Chapter 27 He Xi’s Responsibility
"The current situation is for the sake of safety. I suggest withdrawing the troops." Fu Youde pondered for a while and said; "Now the enemy's situation is unknown and the geography is unclear. There are internal and external troubles. If a flaw is exposed, big problems may arise. And the purpose of this expedition is It has already been achieved. It’s better to stay safe and don’t add any unnecessary extravagance.”
Feng Sheng was silent.
Fu Youde is actually right about this situation. The odds were stacked against me. Why do you have to fight here with Tamerlane?
The most important thing about being a famous general is knowing how to advance and retreat. Be invincible first, then wait for the enemy to be victorious. In the current situation, if we don't have the burden of hundreds of thousands of prisoners, we can fight no matter what. But the situation is not different. There are too many uncontrollable factors in the situation.
Anyway, Ming Dynasty is strong and Yuan is weak, so Ming Dynasty is not in a hurry.
If we don’t fight today, we can just look for opportunities tomorrow.
Don't rush.
But Fu Youde is the deputy commander. Not the coach.
The deputy commander's responsibilities are relatively small, and Fu Youde can completely consider military matters without thinking too much. But Feng Sheng couldn't do this. He couldn't stop thinking about it.
In fact, this time Lan Yu came out on top and took the lion's share of the credit. Many people in the army were already dissatisfied. Chang Mao is certainly a fool. But Chang Mao's performance was nothing more than bringing out some undercurrents among the generals.
Just put things on the countertop that can't be put on the countertop.
Feng Sheng also had to take care of the people below him. Everyone had been preparing for so many days in order to make great achievements in the Northern Expedition and to have a wife and son. You let Lan Yu take it all. Is this how you become the boss?
Feng Sheng has high prestige and seniority, so he can suppress these opinions. But now, another enemy appears. Don't let them fight? If you really retreat when you see the enemy, let these generals who want to make great achievements go back empty-handed. What Feng Sheng said in the future may not be effective.
It's not that Fu Youde doesn't understand the reason, but he can put the matter aside and go to Song Guogong. But Feng Sheng couldn't.
Feng Sheng didn't speak, Lan Yu snorted and said nothing.
Fu Youde said: "Marquis Yongchang, what are your suggestions?"
Lan Yu said: "No Gao Jian. I just feel that in the past twenty years, the imperial army has not retreated from the enemy."
Lan Yu was actually not without ideas, but he knew that no matter what ideas he had, this battle had nothing to do with him. It doesn't matter at all. He has already won the first victory in this battle. If you still grab the connected fighter planes, you will offend too many people.
There will be countless tricks against him in the future.
Lan Yu is a little arrogant but determined not to be stupid.
He told the truth. In the past few decades, Ming Dynasty has repeatedly won against Can Yuan, and everyone has become more energetic. Now we don’t know how many enemies there are or where they are. Don't even know who the enemy is. It's all guesswork. Just knowing that the enemy is coming means retreating.
It’s also very damaging to morale.
Fu Youde sneered and said, "Do you think I am cowardly? Master He just said that the grain road was attacked. What does this mean, don't you know? There are nearly a million troops, plus so many animals, it takes What is eaten is a mountain. There are deep mountains and old forests everywhere. How can we catch Timur when he is hiding? But what will happen if our food road is cut off? There is no better way to plot poison than to cut off food. You don't do you know?"
"Also, even if the food pipeline continues, how much food does Liaodong have? Can it support such a huge consumption?"
"Withdrawal is the wisest choice."
Lan Yu could only snort coldly. He had to admit that what Fu Youde said was right.
Various situations on the battlefield were not favorable to him. And you can't catch your opponent's traces. Time is not wasted either.
"Okay." Feng Sheng said: "Withdrawal is necessary. But not just withdrawal. Otherwise, the Tatars will really think that the Ming Dynasty is afraid of them. What's wrong."
He Xi said: "The official is here."
Feng Sheng said: "When I was preparing to retreat, I first beat the Tatars until they hurt, and then I retreated. And the key to this battle lies with you."
He Xi said: "With me?"
Feng Sheng said; "You must ensure that the food roads are open and supply food and grass to the front line as much as possible. Let me have more room for maneuver. The first is. The second is that you will find such a devoid of Timur?"
He Xi said: "My lord, I am willing to serve the court. But I really don't know how to find him."
Feng Sheng said: "Don't worry, he will find you."
He Xi said; "Looking for me?"
Feng Sheng said: "Yes, sometimes don't just think about your own problems, but also think about other people's problems. Why can't Timur linger here? But how many people he brought with him are the only ones in Yuan Ting Elite. Nahachu is irreversible. What is he thinking? "
Lan Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Our most appropriate countermeasure is what he wants us to do."
Feng Sheng said: "Yes, retreat. He is worried that the imperial court will set up a city and guard here."
He Xi's heart suddenly moved. He didn't know anything else, but he still knew the name of Yu'er Lake. He suddenly took a look at the map that had been hanging on the tent, and suddenly realized that in terms of absolute distance, their current location was still far away from Yuuer Lake. But from a relative distance perspective, it's not far. It was even within the attack range of the Ming cavalry.
After this battle, He Xi knew that cavalry could leap thousands of miles. Either they don't understand anything, or they are making desperate plans and bet the lives of the army to either win or lose. However, the cavalrymen brought dry food and assaulted hundreds of miles at a time. There is indeed no problem.
The fishermen are already quite close to this distance.
And He Xi also knew that Lan Yu caught up here. In other words, the original Yuan Ting is not here.
After thinking about this, He Xi suddenly became enlightened. It turned out that they had already stepped on the threshold of Yuan Ting. This was the reason why Timur had to deal with it here because he knew clearly that he had few soldiers and weak strength. Because behind him is the Can Yuan court.
Feng Sheng said: "I don't know why he is worried about this. But what the enemy is worried about is what we have to do. He Xi, it is not appropriate to leave this matter to anyone else, only you are the most suitable. "
He Xi said, "Xiaguan understands." He paused slightly and said, "Xiaguan heard what the Duke said, and suddenly had a guess. That is, where is Yuan Ting now?"
As soon as these words came out, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu all brightened up and stared at the map.
After a long time, Feng Sheng suddenly let out a sigh of relief and said: "If you do something once, how can you do it again?"
Under the current situation, Fu Youde's plan is actually the most reasonable. After all, the army has won. There is no thought of establishing rule here. It's not that Ming Dynasty didn't want to do it, but Liaodong is a vast and sparsely populated area, especially here. No one is worried about letting the Mongolian tribesmen from Nahachu here. If we don't let them here, where will the people be moved from?
nobody. It's like nothing.
Don't do something just because the enemy wants you to do it. This is certainly wrong. But you cannot change your original strategy just because of what the enemy does. Otherwise, where would the tacit understanding on the battlefield come from?
No matter how correct Feng Sheng's analysis was, he could not hide the fact that he wanted to win the battle against Timur. That is more selfish than public. Although he also speculated that Yuan Ting was nearby.
After all, Ming intelligence knew that Yuan Ting was in Eastern Mongolia, but Eastern Mongolia was too big, not to mention that Yuan Ting had returned to a nomadic state and was mobile. Therefore, Yuan Ting is not far from here now. But the army no longer has the ability to attack again.
Even though Feng Sheng knew that if he could bring down Yuan Ting, it would be the destruction of the country.
He could only sigh slightly and said: "He Xi, I don't think you have said this before. Go and do things quickly."
He Xi agreed and went down. However, how can we treat what He Xi said as unsaid? Feng Sheng, Lan Yu, and Fu Youde are all people with intentions. Without He Xi knowing the situation, he had stayed awake for countless nights. Jin Yiwei and other spies were running around the grassland, looking for traces of Yuan Ting's existence within the designated area.
The next war is already brewing in advance.
