Yan Xing's army campsite.
This time, Yan Xing was under great pressure as the commander-in-chief of the army.
He had been serving as a guard in the palace, and he only had 1,600 or 700 Yulin troops under his command.
Even the Huben army commanded by Lu Weihuang In fact, there were only more than 3,000 people under his command, but now there are a full 20,000 troops, which is quite different.
Yan Xing has no experience in actually commanding troops to march or go on an expedition.
However, he is still a complete rookie in commanding troops.
Marching is a university subject.
He does not understand a lot of basic military knowledge about marching and does not have this knowledge.
He was worried that if he didn't do it well, he would not only lose his own face, but also Liu Cheng's face, and even the royal family's face.
Who made him Liu Cheng's sworn brother?
Who made him Princess Wannian's Where is the husband?
After he was just appointed as the commander-in-chief of the South Route Army by Liu Cheng, many people in the army privately commented that he could not shoulder this important task due to his qualifications.
Any general accompanying him was more experienced than him.
He was obviously very angry. , but unable to attack, He is indeed too junior, mainly because he has no experience in this area.
Even if he has only participated in a march, a field battle or a siege battle in the army as a small colonel, this can be said to be an experience, but Not once did he.
In order to adapt to the position of the leader of the army as quickly as possible and have enough ability, Yan Xing devoted all his energy.
He humbly asked the senior Yang Ru, Du Kai and others for advice on what to pay attention to when leading troops to march and command operations.
He was involved in all matters in the army, no matter how small or small.
He worked several times harder than others and only rested for two or three hours a day.
It was already past the third watch.
Yan Xing had just finished patrolling the camp and was preparing to take a rest.
He was already very tired.
At this time, Yuanmen Primary School came to report: "General, Zhang Xiu sent a person to see the general and said that it was related.
Important matters concerning the life and death of the army on the southern route must be reported to the general."
Yan Xing was surprised and said: "Is Zhang Xiu the nephew of Zhang Ji, the former general of the Xiliang Army?
Zhang Xiu is quite powerful."
"Yes" "Isn't Zhang Xiu working under my eldest brother?
Why did he send people here instead of eldest brother?"
Yan Xing muttered a few words in a low voice, then thought about it and said, "Bring him to see me and see what he is like."
What news did you bring?"
"promise" After a while, the principal led Zhang Xiu's messenger into the big tent.
When the messenger saw Yan Xing sitting on the main seat, and there were several personal guards in the tent, he quickly stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said, "Young man.
Gu Yang pays homage to General Yan" Yan Xing raised his hand and said, "Get up first.
Why did Zhang Xiu send you here?"
"Back to General Yan, Lieutenant Zhang asked the villain to bring a letter to the general, saying that the general will understand after reading the letter."
After the messenger stood up and said this, he took out a letter from his body and presented it with both hands.
A soldier next to him came over and took away the letter, opened the envelope and took out the letter paper, unfolded it and checked it before presenting it to Yan Xing.
Yan Xing took the letter and read it, and soon his expression became solemn.
Although he didn't believe that Han Sui had the courage to go south to attack his South Route Army after being defeated and retreated by Liu Cheng, but he knew that Zhang As a general, Xiu couldn't joke with him about this kind of thing, and Zhang Xiu's letter only told him about the battle and Zhang Xiu's own speculation, but did not confirm that Han Sui would definitely come to attack his southern army. .
Yan Xing thought for a while and ordered: "Come here, take him down to find a tent to rest, and give him some food and water."
"Yes" a soldier agreed and took the messenger away.
Yan Xing couldn't sleep at this time, and seemed to have forgotten his physical and mental fatigue.
He immediately walked to the map, and according to the direction of Han Sui's army retreat mentioned in Zhang Xiu's letter, it was very likely that it was heading towards He came.
Yan Xing gave the order without hesitation: "Come here, ask the scout battalion captain to come to see me and notify Yang Ru, Du Kai, Zang Ba, Gao Shun, and Mr.
Jia to come to discuss the emergency military situation."
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"promise" The captain of the scout battalion rushed over first, and Yan Xing ordered: "There is news that Han Sui's army is probably coming towards us from the northeast.
I decided to have the scout battalion immediately send troops to investigate their news.
In order to To be on the safe side, the direction of the exploration cannot be limited to the northeast, but must be thoroughly explored thirty miles away, and there must be no omissions.”
"I take my orders," the scout camp captain agreed and left quickly.
The generals and officials who were notified rushed over one after another.
Some people yawned and complained: "It's so late, what kind of urgent military information is there?
It's really disturbing the dream."
Yan Xing knew that some of the officers in the general school were dissatisfied with his young, inexperienced, and inexperienced military commander in a high position, but this time he decided that he could no longer endure it.
It was very likely that a war would come soon.
If he said that he could not If it is effectively implemented, it will be difficult to say whether this battle will be won or lost.
Yan Xing said with a straight face: "I hope all the generals and adults will understand that we are at war.
If we are not careful, we will suffer heavy casualties, or even the whole army will be annihilated.
No one dares to joke about the emergency military situation.
You If you don’t want to come, you can hand over your military power and go back to Chang’an to enjoy your happiness.”
No one muttered anymore, the only sound in the big tent was the sound of Yan Xing's soldiers pouring tea for everyone.
Yan Xing took the letter in his hand and said: "This afternoon, Han Sui led an army of 20,000 to attack Lord Sikong's northern army, but was defeated by Lord Sikong.
Captain Zhang Xiu, a cavalry captain under Lord Sikong, was ordered to lead 3,000 cavalry to bypass Han Sui's army. to ambush in front, but However, Han Sui's defeated army diverted in the direction of our southern army.
Zhang Xiu then led his army to pursue him.
He wrote a letter and sent a horse to detour to report and warn me.
This is Zhang Xiu.
Please take turns reading the letters sent by someone."
The letter was first delivered to Jia Xu.
After Jia Xu read it, it was passed down, and everyone read it in turn.
Yan Xing finally took back the letter and asked, "Mr.
Jia, what do you think of this matter?"
Jia Xu was a good man, and he did not look down on Yan Xing because of his youth, lack of qualifications, and lack of experience.
In terms of age, experience, and qualifications, Liu Cheng was no better than Yan Xing at first, but now Liu Cheng's eyes are full of power.
Ye, who dares to underestimate Yan Xing who has been guarding the palace for the past few years, but has never had the opportunity to gain experience.
Besides, Yan Xing is Liu Cheng's sworn brother.
Anyone who deliberately offends him would be really incompetent.
Jia Xu stroked his long beard and said: "General, I think it is better to believe it than to believe it.
Han Sui must have known the combat power of our imperial army after a battle with the lord.
In a head-on confrontation, he has no chance of winning." , only by making strange moves can we have a chance to win.
There is no guarantee that he will not take risks to sneak attack our army."
"Generals and adults, please tell me what you think."
Yan Xing turned to look at the other generals and officials.
Yang Ru said: "I read the letter, and it is just Zhang Xiu's speculation.
He is not sure that Han Sui's defeated army will definitely come towards us.
According to the current situation of Han Sui's defeated army, there are only a thousand cavalry, and there are more than 14,000 left.
We are all infantry.
If he wants to use a thousand cavalry to sneak attack us, it is simply a fantasy.
He can only use a large group of infantry to attack us.
Calculating the distance of the infantry, they will probably arrive around Mao hour.
We must make preparations now, but if Han Sui doesn't come when we wait for our deployment, wouldn't it be a waste of troops and troops?
It's so cold in the middle of the night.
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I woke up the soldiers, but in the end it was a false alarm.
I'm afraid the soldiers will complain."
Yan Xing was very angry after hearing this, and was about to explode, but found Jia Xu winking at him.
He had to suppress his anger, thought for a while, looked at Gao Shun and asked, "General Gao, what do you think?"
Gao Shun is dull by nature and not good at words, but that doesn't mean he can't observe the situation.
He has long noticed that there are people here who are dissatisfied with Yan Xing.
He didn't want to get involved, but this matter is a big one and he can't pretend to violate his own principles.
Deaf and dumb.
He said: "I believe that when marching and fighting, we must not take chances, nor be afraid of trouble, nor be afraid of the complaints of the soldiers.
Regardless of whether Han Sui's army comes or not, now that we have received the news, we should make corresponding arrangements for all of us.
We are all soldiers.
We are here to fight, not to be masters."
These words were so powerful that Yan Xing gained support and confidence.
He looked at Zang Ba: "General Zang, what do you think?"
Zang Ba smiled and said, "Didn't Mr.
Jia say it?
It's better to believe that it exists than to believe that it doesn't exist.
Now Zhang Xiaowei has sent someone to send a message to warn us.
If we don't make response arrangements, if Han Sui really comes, we will If you are unprepared, what will you do if you are defeated and defeated?"
"Okay" Yan Xing nodded and said: "I have asked the scout battalion to send a large number of scout horses to explore the surrounding areas.
As soon as there is news about Han Sui's army, I will report back immediately, but before that we must move to prevent the enemy from coming and we will be in a hurry.
Generals , Sir, how do you think we are going to deploy it?"
Du Kai said: "Since we want to fight, we must defeat Han Sui openly, completely destroy the morale and confidence of Han Sui's army, give the entire Liangzhou a disincentive, and let everyone in the world know that the imperial court is capable of annihilating the rebels." " Yan Xing frowned and asked, "General Du means to immediately gather troops and be on standby.
Once Han Sui's army is discovered, he will immediately set up a battle formation to greet him."
"Not bad."
Du Kai nodded.
He knew that his words might arouse Yan Xing's resentment.
He did not deliberately go against Yan Xing, he just expressed his thoughts.
Zang Ba asked: "General Du, what if Han Sui learns that we are prepared and immediately turns around and runs away with his troops?
Should we chase them or not?
Should we watch them escape?
We are here to fight, not here."
If you are a tourist who pursues mountains and rivers, how can you know that this is not Han Sui's trick?"
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