No matter what Ma Gui's action meant, whether he chose to take a side or chose to support himself instead of the Li family, the traditional military tyrant, it was a symbol of friendship and trust. Handing over the capable fighters around him to Xiao Ruxun meant that Ma Gui's trust in Xiao Ruxun was no longer a general level of trust, but a deeper level of trust between family members.
Then, in return for a plum and a show of goodwill, Xiao Ruxun immediately said that he would hand over 25 gunners and 25 gunners from the most elite Ningxia Firearms Battalion under his command to Ma Gui as instructors to help Ma Gui build up the firearms unit of Datong. When relying on the city wall to defend the Great Wall, firearms were still very useful.
Ma Gui was overjoyed and immediately agreed without refusing.
Since then, Xiao Ruxun could be sure that he and Ma Gui had formed an offensive and defensive alliance, and even to a certain extent, this offensive and defensive alliance was led by him, not by Ma Gui. Ma Gui trusted him and handed over the leadership to him. Ma Gui would also cooperate with what he said and needed to do.
This kind of trust made Xiao Ruxun very moved.
After distributing the meat to her father, brothers, and the little tigers of the Ma Family, Xiao Ruxun cut the leftover good meat and placed it on a big plate. She called a bodyguard over and asked him to bring it over to Yang Caiyun and the others to eat.
Since outsiders had come, the womenfolk should stay away from them. However, Xiao Ruxun would not mistreat his beloved wife. He cut the most tender and delicious meat and sent it to Yang Caiyun so that she could eat it better. The chicken soup over there was almost cooked. Xiao Ruxun ordered the maid to bring the soup to his wife and several sisters-in-law.
These women also had small appetites, so the rest was taken care of by a group of men. Xiao Ruxun's father and Ma Gui had hunted a lot of game. After the first round of meat was very delicious, they couldn't wait to eat the second round, which required them to handle the game by themselves.
The meat of these wild animals was very firm and tender. They didn't need too much seasoning to make it taste delicious. Eating large pieces of barbecued meat, large bowls of rice, and large mouthfuls of broth was a very rough feeling. It was what soldiers on the battlefield liked the most. Therefore, a large group of men would hold their bowls of rice and gulp it down. Their table manners were terrifying.
Large pieces of roast beef, roast mutton, and roast rabbit meat, followed by white rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and fragrant chicken soup. This combination was very perfect for soldiers. After eating a few mouthfuls of meat, Ma Gui immediately gave Xiao Ruxun a thumbs up, and then kept bragging to Xiao Wenkui.
"Old Sir, don't just look at how good Ji Xin is at fighting. She's really particular about her food. When they march, they usually eat porridge, and when they're fighting, they eat dry rice to build up their stamina. At most, they'll give them some salted vegetables to replenish their stamina. However, Ji Xin doesn't do that. She goes around collecting meat and wild game to cook with the rice for the soldiers. She even gives them enough salt. When we took down Kai City, Ji Xin even made a large deep-fried pancake for the entire army as a pre-battle meal.
That deep-fried pancake was really delicious! It was crispy, very fragrant, and not hard at all. At that time, it was winter and it was freezing. Ordinary steamed buns and pancakes were frozen to the point of being as hard as rocks. Ji Xin, the pancakes we made, even though they were cold, they were still soft, fragrant, and salty. A pancake and a bag of water were enough for everyone to eat and drink and have enough strength to continue fighting. Ji Xin is really particular! When fighting with Ji Xin, we definitely won't have to worry about not eating well, hahahahaha! "
Listening to Ma Gui's flattering words, Xiao Wenkui felt a burst of joy in his heart. He felt that his son had really grown up and had his own prestige in the army. He had his own followers and believers. The more famous a general was and the more victories he had, the more he would be recognized by the army. Even in the current Daming's system where the general didn't know the soldiers and the soldiers didn't know the general, the soldiers would still have a natural sense of trust in the general.
It had to be said that this sense of trust was very necessary on the battlefield. When a new general went to battle for the first time, the troops he led would have doubts about him because they weren't familiar with him. This kind of doubt would directly affect the general's ability to command. However, it was different for an old general. A veteran general would have a certain degree of trust from the moment he stepped onto the battlefield. Then, the soldiers would resolutely carry out the general's orders.
In the same way, even if a famous general led an army that he had never led before, as long as the army had heard of the general's reputation and understood his achievements, they would also have a sense of trust in him. They would not doubt his orders and carry them out without any discount.
It was just like in the Song Dynasty, during the Battle of Shuiyuan, the elite army left by Zhao Kuangyin was almost defeated by Zhao Guangyi. The imperial army of the Song Dynasty, whose fighting capacity was greatly reduced, was forced to go to the frontline. However, under the leadership of Li Jilong, the only inheritance left by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the imperial army of the Song Dynasty, which was much weaker than before, still recovered a certain degree of morale and gained the courage to fight against the Liao army. They trusted Li Jilong, and in the end, they defeated the Liao army's vanguard attack. Coupled with the unexpected death of the Liao commander, the Treaty of Shuiyuan was finally established.
This was the power of a famous general. As the saying goes, it is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a good general. The power of a famous general was enough to rival an entire army.
Fame, ability to command, dignity, these were all things that a famous general possessed, enough to make a veteran army tremble in fear, not daring to act rashly. The appearance of a famous general was also a part of a country's strategic deterrence. A famous general could definitely become one of the hard forces of a country, causing enemies who wanted to invade to feel fear. For example, before the Song Dynasty conquered Southern Tang, Zhao Kuangyin deliberately wanted to kill Lin Renzhao.
With Xiao Ruxun around, the enemies who had been defeated by him would feel afraid and not dare to act rashly. Ever since Xiao Ruxun wiped out the three thousand cavalrymen of the Mighty Rabbit, even though he was transferred to Korea, the northwestern tribes did not dare to invade the northwestern border of Ningxia because the city wall of Ningxia had not been repaired yet. Within a radius of ten miles around that temple, there had not been a single trace of the Mongolian cavalrymen. This kind of deterrence had not been seen for a long time.
Xiao Wenkui was very happy to see his son riding on the road of Daming General.
The family's picnic soon ended. Before the afterglow of the setting sun, the family returned to the city and home.
When they reached the door, an old servant hurriedly came up and said to Xiao Wenkui, "Master, Eunuch Yang has arrived. He is currently drinking tea in the living room!"
Xiao Wenkui clapped his hands.
"Ji Xin! Your father-in-law is here! Quickly bring Caiyun and follow me to pay your father-in-law a visit! "
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