Wanli 1592

Chapter 600
After drinking for three rounds, Zhu Minchun and Xiao Guaner were a little bit drunk, while Xiao Ruxun only cared about eating meat, and kept awake because of the urgency of the war. up.

"Governor, the sentinel came to report that there were many fireworks in the hot spring town, and they saw a northern prisoner killing a horse. For some reason, they came here to report."

Xiao Ruxun nodded, and waved for the messenger to go down.

"Governor Xiao, this..."

The little official looked at Xiao Ruxun nervously. He was looking forward to Xiao Ruxun going to war as soon as possible to clean up the northern captives, and then capture Lalik alive so that he could bring him back to the court and present it to the emperor. Although the big head belonged to Xiao Ruxun, he could still share the benefits Some credit isn't it?
"Don't worry, it's Lalik who is ready to break through with all his strength, so he asked the soldiers to kill the weak horses, leaving only the strongest horses to break through, and eat the rest to increase their physical strength and recharge their batteries. Look, it is estimated that he will be ready to break through tomorrow."

Xiao Ruxun tore off another piece of horse meat and chewed hard.

"Then what's the governor's plan? You can't just watch them eat and drink enough to fight against the Ming army, can you? The fighting power of these northern captives is still very impressive. In the battle of trapped beasts, Ming's losses will not be small."

The little official quickly asked Xiao Ruxun how to deal with it.

Xiao Ruxun swallowed a mouthful of meat, took a sip from the wine glass, took a breath, and said, "No rush."

Then he started eating meat again. He ate half of a large plate of horse meat by himself. It’s really a young man with a good appetite. He ate so much meat, which shows how healthy he is. ,but……

You can't just do that, can you?

Not urgent?
I can wait for you to catch that bastard, Lali Ke, and bring it back to His Majesty, and then offer a prisoner to the Taimiao to pretend to be a coward, and then share some of the credit, otherwise why should I stay in this icy and snowy place to suffer?
Zhu Minchun also thought the same way. Looking at Xiao Ruxun's calm and clear appearance, he felt that this guy's compulsion has improved after he became the governor. He started to speak with suspense, as if he was a master of the world. With the professional attitude of solving doubts, people like myself became ants on the hot pot.

"Governor Xiao, do you want to make some arrangements to deal with it?"

Zhu Minchun asked tentatively.

"Your Highness, don't worry."

The six words popped out, and the treatment was better than that of the small official, but Xiao Ruxun continued to eat meat, and did not seem to explain to the two of them.

Although the two were anxious, there was nothing they could do. They could only secretly slander Xiao Ruxun for grasping the essence of a high-ranking official so quickly.

The two of them had something on their minds, and felt that the meat was not delicious, but seeing Xiao Ruxun eating so deliciously, that a big plate of horse meat was almost gone, and he didn't see him stop, they just felt strange.

Seeing that the horse meat in front of Xiao Ruxun was about to be eaten up, the little official divided half of the horse meat on his plate and handed it to Xiao Ruxun.

"Don't angels eat?"

Xiao Ruxun said five words.

"Preoccupied and have little appetite, let the governor eat first!"

The little official made a pun.

"Thank you."

Xiao Ruxun said two simple words, then reached out to take the plate of meat, put it in front of him, took a piece of meat to dip in the sauce, and then began to feast on it again, breaking the pun easily.The little official was stunned for a long time, and then helplessly returned to his seat to drink.

Zhu Minchun didn't understand what kind of medicine Xiao Ruxun was selling in this gourd. After a while of depression, he could only drink wine and eat a little meat occasionally, but he didn't taste anything, he just felt like chewing wax.

Finally, when the plate of meat was about to be eaten by Xiao Ruxun, another messenger rushed into the tent.

"Report! Governor! Here they come!"

"They? Could it be that the northern captives broke through?!"

Before the messenger left, the little official stood up in fright and shouted in horror, which startled Zhu Minchun.

"No, it's not the Beilu, it's the artillery team."

The messenger looked at Xiao Guan'er in a daze, and then explained something kindly, but Xiao Guan'er blinked and didn't react.

But seeing Xiao Ruxun nodded, he said to the messenger: "Order the artillery team to choose a suitable position to place the artillery, aim the muzzle at the position of the fireworks in the town, load the small cannon with flower bullets, and the Hongyi cannon with solid bullets, wait for me Order."

The orderly nodded: "No!"

Then he galloped out of the handsome tent.

Zhu Minchun finally realized it, looked at Xiao Ruxun who was still eating meat, and asked with some astonishment: "Governor Xiao is waiting for the artillery?"

Xiao Ruxun threw the last piece of meat into his mouth, then wiped his mouth and hands with a cloth.

"That's right, the elite soldiers and horses lost a lot in the previous field battles. We have to go north to counterattack Datong, and we may encounter more northern captive cavalry. If we can reduce casualties, we can reduce casualties. It will be useful in the future." , There is no need to bear unnecessary casualties.

Before the artillery team couldn't keep up with the speed of the large army, the last general asked the army to surround Wenquan Town to prevent the Beilu from escaping. He was also waiting for the artillery team. The Beilu had never been bombarded by artillery since the fight, so he had no defense artillery , When the sky darkened, he still lit a fire to cook meat, he was like a living target.

After the last general bombarded him with artillery for half an hour, the northern captives in Wenquan town would be scattered. Finally, let the cavalry charge, and these northern captives would be finished. Although there is no guarantee that Lali Ke will be alive, but Lali Ke is a dog. How can a thief's dog's life compare to the life of a Ming soldier?What does His Highness think? "

Can Zhu Minchun say otherwise?So what if he said it?How could a prince in captivity who had no real power make irresponsible remarks to a powerful governor who had tens of thousands of troops in his hands?People asked him to give him face, if he objected, he would be ignorant of flattery.

"Of course."

Zhu Minchun nodded.

Xiao Guan'er's complexion is not very good-looking, although what Xiao Ruxun said is correct, but... But if you do this, I... What is the meaning of my staying here?
Xiao Ruxun saw the little official's embarrassment, and smiled and said: "Angels don't have to worry too much. It's not certain whether the dog thief will die or not. Even if he is dead, it will be fine when the governor finds his body, cuts off his head, and brings him back to the capital." Same, anyway, he committed such a heinous crime, he must die."

Little official, think about it, yes, if thousands of Ming soldiers died for this, it would be really difficult to explain, and the number of heads won by Xiao Ruxun led the army in this battle has already broken [-], and there will be Datong after that. , It is certain that the first level will break ten thousand, but it is not certain whether the imperial finance can pay so much money!

If it can be less, it is less, and it is also death. For the burden of the court, it is definitely much better to be killed by artillery and muskets than to be chopped off.

Forget it, how can personal prosperity and decline be more important than the empty treasury of the imperial court?

The little official recognized it.

"Of course, what the governor said is true."

If the internal thinking is unified, then the foreign enemies will suffer. Xiao Ruxun sat up satisfied after eating meat, walked a few steps, patted his belly, took a breath, and laughed.

"I'm full. It's time to fight. This battle has dragged on for too long. It can't go on any longer. Your Highness and the angel will wait a while. I'll come as soon as I go."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ruxun walked out of the tent, got on his horse, and went to the front line.

(End of this chapter)