Chapter 209 208 Civil and Military

Wei Guangde really never thought about what Weng Pu was worried about, that is, the reinforcements and Xuanda Army did not dare to take the initiative to fight when they arrived on the battlefield.

But after thinking about it for a while, Wei Guangde felt that maybe he would be able to do this.

Wasn’t that the case in the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing?

The surrounding king-fighting army gathered, but no unit dared to take the initiative to attack Altan's troops scattered near the capital. In the end, they easily withdrew from the pass.

As for those battle reports, you will understand with a little use of your mind. If you don’t dare to fight at the beginning, how can you expect people to work hard to fight to death? Either kill good people or encounter a few unlucky guys who are separated.

"So, what I mean is to force the Xuanfu army to fight before the Datong army is in place?"

Wei Guangde said here, and suddenly understood the meaning of Weng Pu's actions. He not only took the initiative to provoke the war, but also prevented Altan Khan from despising the Ming army, but also prevented the Datong army who arrived later from staying out of the matter.

If the Xuanfu army fought to death there, the Datong army was watching the side, and the lawsuit would inevitably be fought on the Golden Palace after the war, and the Xuanfu was not raised by his stepmother.

Although it means that the army is afraid of the enemy and is afraid of the battle, it must also distinguish the occasion. Even if you pretend, you have to bite the bullet. This is no wonder Weng Pu intends to send him to the Datong Army to supervise the battle.

The two men, two pairs of eyes, stared at Xuanfu and Datong Army, and the attitude of the capital in the end must be based on their opinions.

"It is best if the Xuanfu Army can severely damage Altan's army. The main thing is to show a combat attitude. With the Datong Army approaching, Altan's army should choose to withdraw from the Great Wall."

Weng Pu said softly.

Wei Guangde was silent at this moment, and it took him a long time to ask, "The combat power of the border troops is so unbearable?"

Although he was mentally prepared, Wei Guangde could not believe what he said from the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War.

It's too irritating. If Weng Pu really worried about something, the Xuanfu Datong Army gathered thereafter and did not dare to start a war against Altan's army. In the long run, what kind of morale will the Ming army have? I'm afraid that it would turn around when I see the Mongols.

Run, spend so much money to keep the Great Wall.

"There are only not many people in the border army who dare to fight, so after the Datong army arrives, you should pay attention to which of the following generals and officials have the courage to fight against the Tartars. These people are the key to this battle. Pay special attention to not being treated by those

He was greedy for life and fear of death and led the situation to the wrong side."

Weng Pu continued.

"Mr. Weng, I really don't understand. If that's the case, why don't you transfer these people away and leave behind generals who dare to fight and fight. The Great Wall is still investing money every year to repair it, but the passes along the Great Wall are like this.

Many, I have been walking around the big and small passes and I feel that I can defend the big passes, but I can’t defend the small passes at all, and there are not many people.”

Wei Guangde said again.

"It's not OK to not defend. Xiaoguan City is mainly located in a remote location. You see, there are still many dangerous places along the way. If the border troops have a little stronger combat power, even if the Tartars break the Guan City, they will be rushing inward.

Blocked by the army coming from the surrounding areas.

Ahem, the reason why Daguan is a Daguan is because of the terrain, which makes it more convenient to transport, so it will naturally be able to station the army, and Guancheng is less likely to be broken."

Weng Pu explained.

After hearing Weng Pu's words, Wei Guangde understood why there are so many passes on the Great Wall, and it can be divided into different urban gates, which is related to the road conditions.

Even if the Tartars broke through the small city gate and there was a mountain road behind them that was difficult to walk, it would naturally be easy to block the way by the reinforcements.

Of course, this must be because the Ming army has basic combat power and full fighting determination. Otherwise, as Weng Pu said, it would be useless to run away when he saw the Tartars, no matter how good the terrain was, it would be useless.

But at this time, Wei Guangde suddenly remembered the information he received before. This year, it seemed that the Xuanfu fought well. Except for the fact that a group of people were surrounded and annihilated on the way to the border on the first day of the year, the Tatars invaded and became the new governor of Xuanda Xu Lun.

The battle was colorful under the command of the sequel, at least the scene was not ugly.

There is no war in Datong this year, so I don’t know how powerful the combat power is.

At this time, Wei Guangde was a little moved. Since Xuanfu wanted to start a war first, as long as the Xuanfu army was urged to fight bravely, before the Datong army approached the battlefield, Altan's troops retreated would be the inevitable result. It is very likely that the Datong army did not start fighting.

The answer department withdrew from the Great Wall.

Yes, Wei Guangde wanted to supervise the battle in the Xuanfu Army instead of waiting for the Datong Army. The final military achievements of the two were completely different.

For Weng Pu, no matter what the final result is, he is well-organized and has great achievements.

For Wei Guangde, if he followed the Datong Army and had no military achievements, he would have made contributions to the assistant. But if the Xuanfu Army defeated Altan's army, it would have been a great achievement.

Although Wei Guangde doesn't care much about military merits, he still wants to go back to the Hanlin Academy for a review. After getting the exam, he will be lucky and may be able to get into the title of Taichang Temple or Zhan Shi Mansion. That would be great. He knows that his age is a flaw.

I may have the opportunity to move to the Ministry of Rites. Now I am just the head of the Ministry of Rites. It is better to get a degree in the Hanlin Academy and become a bachelor's degree before moving to the Ministry of Rites. I had been more comfortable in Taichang Temple and Zhanshi Mansion before.

As Wei Guangde was awarded the Hanlin Academy for review, Wei Guangde naturally revised his career as an official again. He thought he would stay in the Hanlin Academy for three years and wait for the dispersed hall. Now he doesn't need it anymore. He saved three years to take the exam.

You can do editing if you are full.

But it seems like a good choice to take this thing that is within your reach, and it is a pity to lose it.

Although Wei Guangde was worried that he would be arranged by the court to be a military civil servant, he would not want to miss the opportunity to make meritorious service. It seemed that he could choose to make his resume better.

Wei Guangde was a little confused and didn't know how to choose.

"Sir, when are you planning to set out to the Xuanfu Army?"

Wei Guangde thought for a while before asking.

"Count the time, Li Zhen, the Miyun Army Preparatory Officer, will bring food, grass and supplies in the next two days. I will go with the grain cart at that time, so there will be more guards around me, and I will not be afraid even if I encounter Tartar detective cavalry."

Weng Pu spoke out his plan.

Wei Guangde finally made up his mind to ask for the credit, so he immediately said, "Sir, your health has not recovered yet. This is another fatigue, I'm afraid it will be unfavorable to your condition."

When he spoke, Wei Guangde still looked concerned, as if he was concerned about Weng Pu's physical condition.

Well, no matter what, intercepting his own documents can be regarded as saving his career. At least he did not offend those great forces when he first entered the officialdom.

"If I just go to the Xuanfu Army to supervise the battle and force them to go to war, I think I should be competent."

Wei Guangde carefully expressed his thoughts, stared at Weng Pu, paying attention to his expression.

"You, no."

But when he saw Weng Pu, he shook his head, "You go to Xuanfu to supervise the battle, I'm afraid you won't be able to grasp the time."

"Um?"

Wei Guangde was very strange about Weng Pu's words. He couldn't tell the right time, but he just wanted the Xuanfu army to fight, fight, to wipe out the sharpness of Altan's army, and wait for the arrival of the Datong army.

Then, Wei Guangde heard Weng Pu really say what he wanted.

"Do you think this is just to urge them to fight?"

Speaking of this, Weng Pu shook his head again, "The key is to let them hurt Altan's army and make them feel scared, so that they will retreat before the Datong army arrives."

Upon hearing this, Wei Guangde frowned slightly. It was probably difficult to do it with the power of Xuanfu alone.

If you hurt Altan's team, how strong is it to be able to do it.

Moreover, according to Weng Pu's meaning, it seems that he cannot do his best. He mainly focuses on deterrence, that is, he only dispatches small groups of troops to attack the Tatars, so that they can know the combat power of the Xuanfu Army so that they can force them to arrive before the Datong Army arrives.

Go away.

"Sir, is the army here really so unbearable?"

It seemed that Wei Guangde had asked before, but he still couldn't help but ask again.

Weng Pu shook his head, nodded again, and then coughed several times.

Thinking of Weng Pu's previous words, Wei Guangde suddenly realized it. No wonder Weng Pu asked him to go to Datong Army to pay more attention to the generals and officials below and look for those who dare to fight.

The overall combat power is not good, but choose some courageous and combat-capable generals to fight alone.

So that's the case.

Those who are timid and afraid of death can just let them sway flags and shout in the back to take advantage of their achievements. Just don’t lead the team to collapse when you run away.

Wei Guangde suddenly felt that in fact, these civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were still very clear about the virtues of military generals, but they were not willing to care about them either openly or secretly.

There are only so many official positions, leaving behind some incompetent people, which does not seem to be a bad thing for civil servants.

If all the incompetent people are defamed and talented people are brought to power, I am afraid that someone will pick up the warriors and take back their rights. You must know that at the beginning of the founding of the country, the status of warriors is not low.

Wei Guangde suddenly felt that although there were many brave generals and officials in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, most of them were not outstanding enough. Most of them were flashy and more mediocre people. I am afraid that it was also the result of the manipulation of the civil service group.

To promote literature and suppress martial arts, we naturally need to perform more mediocrely, so that civil servants can excel.

Weng Pu suddenly realized that Wei Guangde's eyes seemed to emit light instantly, and then he quickly returned to calm, but there was something else in his eyes, which seemed to be sharper than before.

When Wei Guangde looked at people before, his eyes were still very peaceful, but now it seems to be different from before.

Is this understanding?

Weng Pu has heard that once some people have an epiphany, their energy and spirit will change. The most prominent part is their eyes, which are the windows of the soul and are difficult to hide.

Thinking that Wei Guangde was born in the Wei Institute, Weng Pu suddenly realized that his previous words were really helping him to understand some tricks.

But at this moment, Wei Guangde was thinking about the way to become an official that he had just realized.

What did the books teach in the past?

Everyone is in an equal competitive relationship. Only when you perform better than others can you stand out.

Of course this is true, but just now, Wei Guangde thought of you, you are indeed not outstanding, but you must make others look more mediocre.

The civil servants’ approach to military generals can actually be extended to the battle between civil servants and civil servants.

When the two compete for a position, Wei Guangde used to think about how to perform better than others, so as to reflect his own advantages. Now Wei Guangde thinks about how to make the other party look more mediocre.
To be continued...