Ma Gui left, taking with him the remnants of Xin Ai's troops, numbering ten thousand to zero.
Gao Pragmatic's face is calm, neither sad nor happy.
Zhang Bingzhong saw his expressionless face at the side, fearing that he would be dissatisfied with his son Zhang Wanbang's actions just now, so he came closer and said cautiously: "Ma Xie Rong has been on the battlefield for a long time. Since he took the initiative to ask for a fight, everything must be safe... "
Xie Rong is another name given by the Ming Dynasty to the deputy commander-in-chief. But it should be explained that Gao Pragmatic called Ma Gui "Zong Rong", while Zhang Bingzhong called him "Xie Rong" at this moment. It has something to do with their identities and who they talked to.
As a civil official and a full-power imperial envoy, Gao Pragmatic naturally regarded himself as a superior official, so he called Ma Gui the commander-in-chief, which was a sign of praise.
If Zhang Bingzhong usually met Ma Gui alone, he would definitely call him "Mr. Ma", which was a compliment; but now when he mentioned Ma Gui in front of Gao Pragmatic, he couldn't just give him a "half-level promotion", he could only To call him Xie Rong honestly is to "discuss the system".
This is like the leader not telling you too many rules, because that makes the leader approachable, but you can't act recklessly in front of the leader, because that's called lack of organizational discipline.
Officialdom has its own set of officialdom, and it has always been like this throughout the ages.
However, Gao Wuzhen doesn't want to talk about this issue now. In his opinion, there shouldn't be much difference between whether Ma Gui goes or not. Especially after meeting with Xin Ai yesterday, he found that Xin Ai's third son, Buri Hatu, is indeed quite interesting. With his ability, Tumen must have him around. Even Chaterji may not be able to retain this Zasak Tuhan.
If Chatterji can't keep Tumen, Ma Gui may not be able to catch up now. At most, he can catch Tumen's tail with Chatterji.
Of course, it would not be a bad idea to cut off the tumen's tails. At least in this way, the battle will appear more "real".
As for whether Tumen dares to imitate Xiang Yu and sink the boat, Gao pragmatically is really not worried at all.
Tumen's previous performance has fully demonstrated his character weaknesses. This guy came to Tumote. Generally speaking, he was fishing in troubled waters. He typically bullied the good and feared the evil, bullied the weak and feared the hard. And most importantly, he was too worried about his future. If there is too much, I don’t dare to put all my money into it, for fear that if I lose too much, my position will be jeopardized.
Of course, it is not that Gao Pragmatic cannot understand his mentality. After all, the great Khan of the Chahar tribe is actually in a state of small business and poor management. It is not comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty, and he is not afraid even if he loses a little.
The strength of Chahar's headquarters can only be ranked second in Mongolia as a whole. If the losses were greater, who would take him, the Great Khan of Mongolia, seriously? Therefore, it is inevitable for Tumen Khan to look forward and backward.
Gao Jingshi said calmly: "Zhang Canrong, I have no doubts about employing people. Since I let Ma Xiquan go, I won't doubt his ability. To tell you the truth, I have already done all the planning before and after this battle. But as the saying goes, the great avenue is fifty and the heavenly evolution is forty-nine. Human calculations are inherently exhausted, and the remaining one is nothing more than 'easy'.
'Easy' refers to the changes in the number of days. Whether Tumen can be captured with a single move or can still escape is only God who can decide. Why should I bother myself? "
The most pragmatic classic is "Yi", which is known all over the world. However, "Yi" has always been a bit mysterious in the eyes of some people. It seems that if you master "Yi", you can cultivate your body and mind, pursue good luck and avoid evil. Even turning bad luck into good luck is the most powerful thing.
Who can master the Book of Changes? It's hard to say, but according to ordinary people's thinking, since "Yi" is the classic of Gao Pragmatic, the Sixth No. 1 Scholar, then if he hasn't mastered it, I'm afraid no one would dare to say that he has mastered it.
Therefore, when Gao Pragmatic said this, it was difficult for Zhang Bingzhong to examine this issue from a normal perspective, and his mind basically went to mysticism.
He thought to himself: Yes, Gao Shizhong's original scripture is the "Book of Changes", so he can naturally calculate everything accurately, but just like the Bagua array must have a life gate, whether the last glimmer of hope is on Tumen's side is beyond human control. The only thing that can be decided is whether the figures hit the target.
Immediately he said with relief: "The waiter's advice is correct, but I have been worrying too much."
Gao Yongshi was an academic authority in front of him, and there was no need to be humble. He directly accepted this statement and said in turn: "Zhang Canrong, Zhang Shourong, you two, father and son, don't have to think about these things. If you have time, you might as well recall them carefully. In yesterday's battle, think about the actual combat use of the Wanli Type-1 musket and what other issues need to be paid attention to.
The best thing is to record it in writing and hand it over to the Ministry of War and General Qi. At the same time, if there are any suggestions for improvement, you can also provide them to the Jinghua Gun Factory and let them study and improve them. If this thing is done well and the opinions or suggestions put forward are practical, the credit will be as great as winning the Tumen. Do you understand? "
This was the real "tip". Zhang Bingzhong was very grateful and nodded in agreement. While Zhang Wanbang was grateful, he also added: "I must recall my humble position carefully and think about it in detail, so that I can live up to my kindness."
Zhang Wanbang's official position was only to a thousand households, but he was sent to guard. He was called "Shou Rong", but he was not at the level of "general", so he called himself a humble position.
In fact, the size of the defensive positions in the Ming Dynasty varied greatly. A small one like Zhang Wanbang, who was garrisoning a certain fort, obviously had a very small jurisdiction, just in charge of one fort; a big one like Liu Wei, who was garrisoning in Yidong, Yunnan, had a very large area, almost equivalent to half a province.
Therefore, Gao pragmatically called Zhang Wanbang "Shou Rong" instead of "Qian Rong", which was also a polite way of saying something flattering. Zhang Wanbang's status is far behind Gao Pragmatic. Of course, if he praises him, he must express his determination.
At this time, Han Naji finally took the opportunity and interjected: "Speaking of yesterday's battle, I don't know something, and I would like Zhang Shenrong to give you some advice."
Han Naji's current official position in the Ming Dynasty is that of a commander, and Wu Sanjie is only a third-rank Zhaoyong general, who is just the same as Zhang Bingzhong. But obviously Zhang Bingzhong does not dare to really regard Han Naji as his own level - others He is about to be granted the title of King of Shunyi, how can he compare?
So he quickly said: "Taiji has something to ask about, but please just speak up."
He is an honest man, but he is very cautious. He knows that Han Naji is a Mongolian after all, so he cannot tell him that he will "tell everything he knows and tell everything he knows."
But Han Naji didn't seem to think much, and just asked with an incomprehensible look: "Oh, I just can't understand why your hollow square array had to be so thin yesterday, just four rows... Could it be Can't it be thicker? Although we win, if Ma Shenrong hadn't arrived in time, I see that this defense line only has four rows of people. If Xin Ai was more courageous, it wouldn't be impossible to break through!"
