It is understandable that Ma Chengxun expects Gao Pragmatic to be impressed. Although outsiders refer to him as "Mahjong" at first glance, everyone knows that the core of this Mahjong family is always Ma Gui. Even when Ma Jin was still in office, the Ma family was known as the "two brothers in charge of the army", but in fact Gao Pragmatic was still more willing to use Ma Gui. As long as he used troops in the general direction of propaganda, Gao Situ would definitely take Ma Gui with him. Clear evidence.
Ma Jin is the eldest brother of Ma Gui, followed by the second brother Ma Fu, and Ma Gui is the third son, the third and youngest son of Datong General Ma Lu. Ma Chengxun is the son of Ma Jin, not much younger than his third uncle Ma Gui.
China has been very particular about seniority since ancient times, and the same goes for qualifications. Ma Chengxun did not dare to compare with Ma Gui, but he was very concerned that Ma Gui's son Ma Chengxuan and others also began to join the army, and regarded them as competitors of the same clan. .
Being from the same clan means that their great interests are the same; being a competitor means that they also have comparisons with each other and want to compete for their superiority.
According to the practice at this time, the Ma Jin branch is the eldest branch of the Ma family, that is, the head of the family. But after Ma Jin's death, because the Ma family mainly relied on Ma Gui to support their family status, and also relied on him to maintain the status of the Ma family generals in Gao Situ's mind, there gradually became a situation where the big and small sects were not divided.
Although Ma Gui himself took good care of the nephews left by his two brothers, and they also respected Ma Gui, this could not change Ma Chengxun's mentality of "rebuilding the glory of the master's family". He still wanted to be more successful. His meritorious deeds were valued by Gao Situ.
Ma Chengxun saw it as an excellent opportunity to lead the cavalry alone to pursue the main force of Tumen and Burihatu. Although Cao Yun's order made it very clear, Ma Chengxun's main task this time was just to interfere with Buri Hatu's "plan". No matter what Buri Hatu wanted to do, Ma Chengxun only needed to be responsible for destroying it.
The subtext of such a mission is to follow and harass, and it is obviously used as a ranger. Of course Ma Chengxun knows it very well. However, as the saying goes, troops are impermanent, power and water are impermanent. After he leads the troops and leaves alone, how to make a decision under the ever-changing enemy situation is another matter.
Ma Chengxun moved quickly and immediately started to return. At this not too far distance, Ma Chengxun divided the cavalry into two parts. The one on the west side near the Yehe River was the Ming army cavalry, including his own troops and the part given to him by Cao Yu; In the forest are the eight thousand cavalrymen of Ye He and Beile, who are responsible for paying attention to the movements in the forest.
Ma Chengxun knew that if the Mongols were really hiding in the forest, they would be hidden, but their speed would not be faster. As long as he returned to Dongcheng with all his strength, he would definitely be able to arrive first and get there before the Mongols. Stand ready outside.
In the forest, Tumen's sweating noses kept exhaling white breath. The funny thing was that it was only on one side. The other side might have a stuffy nose, and the breath seemed to be gone.
"Damn it, why is it colder in the forest than on the grassland?" Tumen was sweating profusely and tried to breathe hard, but it didn't help. He couldn't help but cursed bitterly.
Burihatu sat quietly on the fur cushion beside him, holding a book in his hand and reading. He chuckled and replied: "Don't be impatient, Khan. Cao Yu will definitely let Ma Chengxun do it." Those of us who are returning to Shidong City, we just have to wait a little longer before we can go out into the mountains. The humidity in the forest is very high and it is easy to get typhoid. It is inconvenient to light a fire right now. If you are sweating profusely, why don’t you put on another layer of fox fur?"
"If you don't wear it anymore, the sword won't be able to dance round if you put it on again." Tumen waved his hands, sat down, turned his head and asked Burihatu: "I still don't understand why Cao Yun must How about sending Ma Chengxun back to the east city? We don't have enough gunpowder to blow up the city. It's freezing and digging tunnels is very troublesome. There are only a few hundred people left in the west city. Cao Yu only needs to cross the river. , maybe he will go down at once, will he send Ma Chengxun back at this time?"
Seeing that Tutu were sincerely asking questions, Burihatu put down his book and replied: "Great Khan, we know what you said, but Cao Yu doesn't. He doesn't know how much gunpowder we have, nor whether we have They are determined to dig tunnels and blow up the city, not to mention that we only have a few hundred people left to guard the west city.
He knew nothing, and it was extremely rare for the Ming army to go out to fight in the winter. No matter what his strategic intention was at this moment, whether it was to recapture the West City or to defeat our army, he must insist on seeking stability first, and then win.
Since stability is required, the East City must not be lost, otherwise the Ming army will become rootless and the Ye He tribe will become disloyal. But it was impossible for him to return the entire army at this time, so he could only let Ma Chengxun go back and take a look. In Cao Yu's view, no matter what our army is going to do on this trip, Ma Chengxun is enough to cause us trouble and make us unable to do anything, and this is enough for Cao Yu. "
Tumen thought for a while and thought it made sense, but then asked: "Then how do you know that Ma Chengxun will not come back soon enough for us to have a fight by the river? What Ben Khan means is that the two places The distance is only more than twenty miles, so if Ma Chengxun spares no effort in this time, even a round trip won't take long, right?"
Burihatu smiled and said: "Cao Yu and Ma Chengxun are of different ages, and their status and situation are also different, so their ideas are completely different.
For Cao Yan, he was an old Liaodong man who had been working in Liaodong all his life, but now that Li Chengliang was in Liaodong, there was no chance for him to be promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief. If he is really obsessed with the position of Liaodong Commander-in-Chief, the only chance is not that he can surpass Li Chengliang in terms of military exploits. Only if something happened to Li Chengliang himself, and Gao Jingshi strongly recommended Cao Yun to the court, could he have the possibility of taking over the whole party.
Since whether he can become the commander-in-chief is not based on military merit, he will definitely be cautious when fighting, not seeking victory, but seeking invincibility first. It's not too difficult for me to judge his behavior at this time, I just need to be careful about him. "
Tumen were a little stunned, and Burihatu paused and said: "Ma Chengxun is not the same. He is young and energetic, and he is the eldest member of the family, but his status in the Ming court is not as good as that of his contemporaries Ma Chengxun." Cheng'en. Great Khan, I sent someone to learn about the resumes of Ma Cheng'en and Ma Chengxun. The former is the son of Ma Fu, and the latter is the son of Ma Jin. Ma Jin and Ma Fu are the eldest sons of Ma Lu. These sons are both Ma. Your brother.
Ma Fu died young. In the past, the "two general soldiers" of the Ma family were Ma Jin and Ma Gui, while the Tieling Li family had "two general soldiers, father and son", Li Chengliang and Li Rusong. The Ming Dynasty called them "East, Li, and West Ma". explain. However, when Ma Jin died, Ma Chengen rose to prominence because he followed Gao Jingshi and succeeded in successive battles, and was recommended by Gao Jingshi as Kaiyuan's general.
His good luck was not over yet. Not long after Gao Jingshi returned to the Ministry of War, a veteran general from Xuanda University, Wang Guoxun, resigned due to old age. Gao Jingshi recommended Ma Cheng'en as the chief soldier of the Xuan Dynasty... The Ma family again The momentum of one branch and two generals was restored. Unfortunately, this had nothing to do with Ma Chengxun. He only took over the Kaiyuan staff general vacated by Ma Chengen.
Although everyone's abilities are quite different, the children of the elder's family are not as good as the children of the second family. The reason for all this is that the children of the second family have fought two more battles with Gao Qingshi... Dahan, if it had been changed. You are Ma Chengxun, are you in a hurry to make meritorious deeds and prove in front of the highly pragmatic Gao Situ that your ability is no worse than that of your brothers? "
Tumen really suddenly realized this time and slapped his thigh: "So that's what happened. Ben Khan understands. Ben Khan is very clear about Ma Chengxun's current thoughts. At this time, he is only thinking about fighting and building a big victory. It is best if no one else can share the credit with him. This kind of person is very desperate in fighting, but his brain may be stubborn and he will often get into a dead end and be unable to get out, so it is easier to deceive."
Burihatu laughed when he heard this: "Heroes see the same thing. Great Khan, I guess Cao Yun will tell Ma Chengxun to follow our 'big army' closely and not let it go no matter what. So, this A 'big army' will..."
"I will lead Ma Chengxun around in circles." Tumen took over the words and laughed: "What a great idea, Burihatu, you are really sent by the Immortal God to assist me."
Burihatu smiled, but slightly reminded: "It is the decree of the Buddha."
"Oh yes, it's Buddha, Buddha." Tumen said solemnly, clasping his hands together and looking very serious.
This time Burihatu didn't say much and just kept smiling. Tumen immediately asked again: "However, even if Ma Chengxun leaves, he won't be able to come back for a while, but... the Ming army this time is all elite, and I'm worried that it won't be easy to eat."
Having said this, Burihatu finally restrained his smile and said in a deep voice: "Yes, the Great Khan was extremely worried. Ever since Gao Pinggong used a bayonet formation in Monan, the Ming army's subsequent battle in Liaonan This method was actually used against Fried Flowers and against Boshu Ketu in the Northwest Battle. I have sent people to learn about it and found that this method is indeed quite detrimental to our army."
Tumen was a little annoyed and confused, and frowned deeply: "I still can't figure out what is so powerful about this bayonet array? I almost saw it with my own eyes when Chaohua failed, but I accepted it. Bored, you want to say that standing a bayonet in front of the formation can prevent the horses from charging, but wasn't this also the case with the spear formations in the past?
And this method is not insurmountable. All you need to do is blindfold the war horses. The best and experienced war horses will not dare to rush into the battle just because their eyes are blindfolded. They completely trust the masters on their backs. In this way, the horses will be blindfolded. Wouldn’t the bayonet array be broken? Why didn’t Chaohua think of it, and neither did Boshu Ketu? "
Burihatu shook his head and said: "Things are not that simple. In the final analysis, the reason why Chaohua and Boshu Ketu failed was because they did not know the power of the bayonet array in the first place. The Great Khan had also seen the Ming army's bayonets. The longer spear, which is far inferior to the spearman's on the ground, does not look scary. Surprisingly, the shining bayonet can scare the war horses, because the war horses know that the thing is a deadly thing, and they will be afraid.
In addition, I think the strengthening of Ming military weapons is another reason. The original three-eyed guns of the Ming army (the towns in the north mainly used three-eyed guns at that time) were rarely used as bird guns. They would only fire at a very short distance, so the war horses were not afraid of those things. When the Ming army After firing, the war horses had no time to be frightened, and the formation that needed to be charged had already rushed in.
But now the Ming army has begun to completely abandon the use of three-eyed blunderbuss. Most of the Ming army, especially the elite Ming army, have long been equipped with bird blunderbuss. As far as I know, these bird cannons are almost all made by Jinghua. Not only can they hit farther than the three-eyed cannons, but they can also hit farther than the earlier bird cannons. They are also extremely powerful. If they hit a vital point, they will almost be killed by the cannons. .
If that were the case, it wouldn't be a big problem for the war horses. After all, as long as they could break through the Ming army's defense line, the bayonet formation would be broken. But the trouble is that these new muskets are extremely loud when fired, and they emit bright flames, which is fatal for war horses..."
As soon as people heard this picture, they understood that not only war horses, but almost any animal is naturally afraid of loud noises and fires. The Ming army now has a lot of firecrackers and equipment. When they fire together, they are so arrogant. Can the war horses not be frightened? Once the horse is frightened, it is remarkable that the knight on the horse, even if he is a Mongolian athlete, can hold himself firmly on the horse without falling off. How do you expect them to successfully complete the charge? Dreaming.
"How can that happen?" Tumen became worried after hearing this: "Since you said that Cao Yu must be careful in everything, then even if Ma Chengxun is gone now, the Ming army across the river will definitely be careful in their arrangements. Can we Did you successfully defeat them?"
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In addition, I think the strengthening of Ming military weapons is another reason. The original three-eyed guns of the Ming army (the towns in the north mainly used three-eyed guns at that time) were rarely used as bird guns. They would only fire at a very short distance, so the war horses were not afraid of those things. When the Ming army After firing, the war horses had no time to be frightened, and the formation that needed to be charged had already rushed in.
But now the Ming army has begun to completely abandon the use of three-eyed blunderbuss. Most of the Ming army, especially the elite Ming army, have long been equipped with bird blunderbuss. As far as I know, these bird cannons are almost all made by Jinghua. Not only can they hit farther than the three-eyed cannons, but they can also hit farther than the earlier bird cannons. They are also extremely powerful. If they hit a vital point, they will almost be killed by the cannons. .
If that were the case, it wouldn't be a big problem for the war horses. After all, as long as they could break through the Ming army's defense line, the bayonet array would be broken. But the trouble is that these new muskets are extremely loud when fired, and they emit bright flames, which is fatal for war horses..."
As soon as people heard this picture, they understood that not only war horses, but in fact almost any animal is naturally afraid of loud noises and fires. The Ming army now has a lot of firecrackers and equipment, and when they fire together they are so arrogant. Can the war horses not be frightened? Once the horse is frightened, it is remarkable that the knight on the horse, even if he is a Mongolian athlete, can hold himself firmly on the horse without falling off. How do you expect them to successfully complete the charge? Dreaming.
"How can that happen?" Tumen became worried after hearing this: "Since you said that Cao Yun must be careful in everything, then even if Ma Chengxun is gone now, the Ming army across the river will definitely be careful in their arrangements. Can we Did you successfully defeat them?"
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