After that, Xiao Ruxun no longer looked at Li Rusong.
Xiao Ruxun's words were filled with sincerity, and her emotions were extremely natural. The officials from the Ministry of War had no choice but to admit that these words were indeed spoken out of a sense of fairness. Putting aside the prejudices of factions and regions, and considering the interests of the Great Ming Dynasty as a whole, there was simply nothing to nitpick about. Oh, the North Koreans could nitpick, but the Great Ming Dynasty would never nitpick.
This was true. Xiao Ruxun really thought so. He did not look down on the Liaodong Army. On the contrary, he attached great importance to the Liaodong Army. The reason why he said so was that he could not bear to see the Liaodong Army lose too many cavalry! He was born in the northwest, but he did not have the prejudice of factions and regions? Was there such a person in the Ming Dynasty Army?
Thinking of this, Li Rusong suddenly felt a little ridiculous.
The Liaodong Army was basically the private army of the Li Family. How could you, an outsider, feel sorry for them?
But in any case, Li Rusong had to admit that Xiao Ruxun's words made sense no matter how he thought about it.
The cavalry was the most expensive army in the cold weapon era. The training was intense, expensive, and time-consuming. It was extremely difficult to form an army. Emperor Wu of Han raised 700,000 horses, but only 100,000 cavalry. The Tang raised millions of horses, but the scale of the cavalry never exceeded 200,000. It was enough to see how expensive the cavalry was.
It was impossible for a cavalry to become an elite without five or six years of hard work from the beginning of training. Not only did it require a lot of training, but it also required a lot of experience in fighting in battle. Only after surviving hundreds of battles could they dare to call themselves elite cavalry.
The Li Family had 7,000 such elite cavalry that had been through hundreds of battles!
In this era, they were like strategic nuclear weapons, and they possessed great threat. He could lead a group of second-rate cavaliers and beat the Mongolians and Jurchens until they piss their pants and tremble in fear, and he could use them very smoothly. If there were really too many casualties and each party lost one thousand people, Li Rusong would really be a little reluctant to do so. He would really be reluctant to do so, and he would not be able to bear with it.
The cost of cavalry was too high. Even with a strong family like the Daming, he could not afford too many.
So Li Rusong had nothing to say for a while.
Then, Xiao Ruxun began to explain his tactics and military principles, as well as his complete understanding of the terrain and climate of North Korea. Shi Xing was very satisfied and nodded. Those officials could not say anything dissatisfied. Until Xiao Ruxun and Li Rusong left the Ministry of War, Li Rusong was still a little dizzy and did not know what to say or do.
"Commander Li, Ruxun has no personal grudge against the Liaodong Army, nor does she mean to belittle Liaodong Army. But I really don't want the Liaodong Army to lose too many cavalrymen. That is the loss of the whole Daming. It is not worth it for the sake of North Korea. So, if I have offended you before, please forgive me. Well, I'm leaving!"
Xiao Ruxun turned over and mounted the horse. He cupped his hands to Li Rusong and left. Li Rusong stared at the back of Xiao Ruxun in a daze. After a long while, he left the Ministry of War in a daze.
In the Ministry of War, Shi Xing stayed alone in his duty room. He recalled what Xiao Ruxun said and did just now, and a smile appeared on his lips. "What a good Xiao Ruxun! There is really an amazing person in the family of generals!"
When he got home, Li Chengliang came up to him with a hopeful face and asked, "How is it? Have you reached an agreement? "
Li Rusong nodded hesitantly. "Yes, almost. Father, I think Xiao Ruxun is right about one thing. Our cavalrymen are too precious. We can't take them to North Korea to shed blood for the North Koreans. If we lose too many of them, how can we suppress the Mongolians and the Jurchens? Although we have Nu 'er, they are not of our race, after all, so they must have different intentions! "
"Ah?" Li Chengliang was a little confused. He didn't understand what Li Rusong meant. "Rusong, what did you say? What cavalrymen, Mongolians, Jurchens? I'm asking you whether you have got the position of the commanding general? What are you talking about? "
"Commanding general? Oh, I mean Xiao Ruxun's words are very reasonable. He said … "
Li Rusong didn't react. He repeated Xiao Ruxun's words, and then kept nodding to show that he might have misunderstood Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun really didn't want the Liaodong cavalrymen to be lost for no reason out of public concern. He was a man in his forties, but he couldn't see it clearly as a young boy in his twenties. It was really shameful.
After Li Chengliang heard it, he almost fainted, which scared Li Rusong.
"Idiot!!!!"
Li Chengliang sighed and collapsed on the chair.
"Father … you …"
Li Rusong was quite flustered.
Li Chengliang raised the cane in his hand and hit Li Rusong's head hard!
"You have been fooled by Xiao Ruxun! You have been fooled by him! He gained the upper hand as soon as he came up. Have you forgotten what your goal is? It's to seize the position of the Eastern punitive expedition's general and restore the prestige of the Liaodong army! You don't need to think about the losses! Xiao Ruxun's words are right, but he is fighting with you for the position of the Eastern punitive expedition's general! "
Li Chengliang's face was full of exasperation. "How did I have such a reckless son?"
Li Rusong was confused. "Father … What did I do wrong? What Xiao Ruxun said is indeed correct? "
"That's right, that's right!" Li Chengliang knocked Li Rusong's head with his cane again. "You can totally use it! You can lead your own troops, you can lead troops from other places. You can let the soldiers from the south and the soldiers from Shandong go to the frontline to fight to the death. You can let our Liaodong cavalrymen be the last to die! Isn't it fine if we don't fight? Whether we lose or not, it's all up to the general! What you are fighting for is the general! Not the loss! Aiyaya!!! "
His forty-year-old son was being toyed around by a twenty-year-old brat. Li Chengliang looked at his burly son and his heart was filled with sorrow … His eldest son was the most talented among his nine sons and was also the best at war. However, a general not only needed military strategy, but also a certain amount of political strategy in order to have a foothold in the imperial court and not become a pig or a dog!
Xiao Ruxun was young, but he had a solid military record and a solid title of nobility. These two were enough to give him some face in front of the civil officials. The Emperor didn't know why, but he also admired him very much. He even had schemes and strategies. This was a very scary thing! It was also a signal!
The Emperor wanted to support his own military power!
Earlier, Li Chengliang had also received a friendly signal from the Emperor. However, at that time, he was already deeply involved in the civil officials' maelstrom. If this signal had come ten years earlier, he would not have hesitated to hug the Emperor's thigh. However, he was now the trump card in the hands of the civil officials and could not move!
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