Looking at the group of sturdy young men from the Ma Clan surrounding Xiao Ruxun, not uttering a single word, any military general would be shocked if they saw such a scene. Li Chengliang of the East and Ma Clan of the West were the shining twin stars of the Great Ming Dynasty's military world. Although they were military generals, there were still differences between military generals. Li Chengliang was the outstanding talent of the Great Ming Dynasty's military, and to be able to stand side by side with the Li Chengliang Clan, the Ma Clan naturally had the ability.
For such a group of people to be able to wholeheartedly submit to a certain general was not an ordinary matter. Rather, it could be said that the Great Ming Dynasty's military was finally about to produce a figure that everyone could wholeheartedly submit to. If such a figure were to appear, it would definitely not be simple. It must be known that the last time such a figure appeared was Xu Da.
In the past few days, Xiao Wenkui had heard some rumors in the capital. It was said that the two most capable generals in the Daming in the past were Ma Gui and Li Chengliang, the Twin Stars. However, after the war that affected the hearts of the whole country, once the glorious results were announced, it immediately attracted the attention of busybodies. Some busybodies even selected five top generals for the Daming based on the achievements of the generals in the war. Referring to the saying in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, they were called the Five Tiger Generals of the Daming.
Which five?
East Li, Li Rusong. Like father like son, Li Rusong inherited his father's career and led the Liaodong cavalry to gallop unhindered, defeating the Japanese pirates several times. His reputation was illustrious.
West Liu, Liu Yi.
Although he joined the war late, his achievements were not small. The Sichuan army under his command was fierce and good at attacking fortifications. They broke through many fortified cities and captured a lot of people. The Japanese pirates were frightened and valiant.
South Wu, Wu Weizhong.
General Qi Jiguang left the wealth to the Daming. He led the Iron Army against the Japanese in the expedition to Japan. His combat power was not reduced at all. The Mandarin Duck Formation of the Qi family reappeared in the world and beat the Japanese pirates. The South Army under his command was the first to kill the pirates.
Bei Ma, Ma Gui.
He was an expert in fighting the Mongolians, he had been guarding Xuan Prefecture for many years, he was also an expert in fighting the Japanese pirates, the Ma family's soldiers were unstoppable on the battlefield, when the Japanese pirates heard about it, they could not sleep well at night.
The last one was also the most powerful one, Xiao Ruxun.
He led two large-scale battles and had never lost a single one of them. He won every single one of them. He did not fall into a disadvantageous position when he faced Bo Bai's rebel army and the Mongolian armored cavaliers. He killed three thousand Mongolian armored cavaliers, causing them to be terrified and not dare to invade. When he faced the Japanese pirates, he used forty thousand to defeat two hundred thousand Japanese pirates and obtained glorious results. The other four generals had all obtained great achievements under his command, and as the chief general, he deserved to be the first.
Some busybodies claimed that these five people should be the Daming's Five Tiger Generals. In the future, if the Daming is in a war, he can send these five people out to fight, so that the Daming will have no worries.
At that time, Xiao Wenkui was still a little worried in his heart. He felt that his son was inexperienced, but he was praised so much by those busybodies. Wouldn't this cause those generals who were older than Xiao Ruxun but ranked behind Xiao Ruxun to feel dissatisfied? Especially when it came to East Li and West Ma. Wouldn't they be dissatisfied?
Now, when he saw how the Ma family's disciples acted, they were all so obedient. It was very clear that they had been won over by Xiao Ruxun. At that moment, Xiao Wenkui suddenly felt that his worries were a little unnecessary. He felt that the person who spread the news had overreached himself and helped his son instead.
Wasn't it an honor to be able to stand side by side with someone he admired?
Looking at his youngest son who was sitting in the center and playing with the game in his hand with a smile, Xiao Wenkui understood that his son had grown up and was no longer the rascal that he needed to worry about.
Naturally, there were those who were happy and those who were unhappy. In Li Chengliang's mansion, Li Chengliang, who had just been happy because his son had obtained the title of count, was depressed by the sudden rumor of these busybodies.
"Hehe, these busybodies are really interesting. Are they fascinated by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? They even gave the Daming the Five Tiger Generals. Isn't that comparing our Emperor to Liu Bei? The Five Tiger Generals have a good reputation, but they still couldn't help Liu Bei unify the world! "
When Li Rusong heard this news, he was happy and didn't say anything. Li Chengliang looked at Li Rusong's expression and suddenly became angry.
"You're still laughing! You're already in your forties, but you're defeated by a 20-year-old kid. Not to mention that you've become his subordinate, you can't even rank among the people. You still have the nerve to laugh?! "
Li Chengliang was angry because he didn't want to fight.
Li Chengliang had been competitive all his life because he didn't want to succumb to fate. Even after he became a general, he fought to be the first. Although generals were salted fish, even if they were salted fish, they had to be the salted fish. Therefore, even if he was Zhang Juzheng's lackey, he still wanted to compete with Qi Jiguang to be the first. When Zhang Juzheng died, he went to find someone else. In short, he was an old man made of iron, and he wouldn't fall.
However, Qi Jiguang had endured humiliation for the sake of a better life for the troops under his command, while Li Chengliang had done it for his own power and status. Therefore, even though he had become the first general since the Wanli Dynasty to be conferred the title of nobility, he did not become the leader of the generals and was hated by most of the generals. The generals under his command from the Liaodong faction were even ostracized by the entire Ming Dynasty. Even though they were strong in combat, they were not liked and isolated everywhere.
However, he was still very competitive, very competitive, and couldn't bear to see others stronger than him. In the past, he was the strongest, but now he wasn't. Xiao Ruxun struck later and was conferred the title of Marquis of Peace. The title of nobility was not pleasant to hear, but he was already a Marquis. Li Chengliang, on the other hand, was only an Earl at 70 years old. He would never be able to touch the threshold of the top nobility in his life. How could he be reconciled?
And more importantly, everyone was originally a salted fish, but now there were signs of a salted fish turning over. What would the other salted fish think of him?
"Father, although I had a lot of conflicts with Xiao Ruxun before, and I don't like him, I have to admit that on the battlefield, he has never made things difficult for me. He gave me everything, never lacked anything, ate well, treated his soldiers well, and tried his best to be fair. I have never seen him favor anyone. Tell me, if he can't do well, how can the 40,000 soldiers from all over the world work together for him? For this, I really admire him. "
Li Chengliang was even angrier.
"You! Why don't you know how to improve yourself! I've wanted to be strong all my life, and I finally got the title of Earl and became the number one general in the Daming Dynasty. You know how much bitterness and suffering I went through during this period. Don't you know what kind of life I lived before I was 40 years old? How much effort did I put in to get to where I am today? How many times did I kneel!? I won ten times! And this Xiao Ruxun surpassed me in just two battles and one fight. How can I be reconciled to this! "
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