Wan Yankang led the army all the way, and by noon on the third day, he had already arrived at the junction of the Shilka River and the Onen River.

At this time, it was the spring flood season, and the army crossed the river, and it was necessary to find a place where the river was wide and the water was slow. And the junction of these two rivers is an excellent crossing point.

On the west bank of the Shilka River, there was already a cavalry of the Qiyan Division, lined up, eyeing the tiger. This cavalry, waving the banner of a white wolf on a black background, made Wan Yankang's brows tightened.

This place is only three hundred miles away from Chita, and it is already on the edge of the royal court of the Qiyan Ministry.

With Chita as the axis, it radiates three hundred miles around, and it is the range of the royal court of the Qiyan Department. In the royal court, the standing army should be about 40,000.

Of these 40,000 troops, some of them were nobles and the private armies of the generals, and there were about 30,000. In addition, there were 12,000 people in the cowardly Xue army.

The Cowardly Xue Army was a Praetorian Guard personally selected by Temujin, which developed from a personal guard of 100 people to an ace army of more than 10,000 people. Now the 12,000 cowardly Xue army includes 1,000 guards, 1,000 archers, and 10,000 scattered squads. The 12,000-strong army was now under the command of Naya'a, and no one was allowed to move the army without Temujin's orders.

Not to mention the 12,000 cowardly Xue army, they were extremely loyal and obeyed only the orders of Temujin Khan himself. The Cowardly Xue Army has strict discipline, and at the same time, it also enjoys extraordinary privileges, and the status of an ordinary Cowardly Xue Army is even equivalent to that of an ordinary thousand households in the Beggar Department.

Last year's campaign was the most difficult time, and Temujin did not use the cowardly Xue army a few times. When the final battle did not go well, although the soldiers under Temujin had a lot of complaints, no one dared to disagree, and it was also because of the pressure of this cowardly army.

And at this moment, the appearance of the cowardly Xue Jun here represents one thing.

Juekong led the surprise attack of Wushuang, but it did not achieve the expected effect, and it may even be in danger!

Thinking of this, Wan Yankang's heart sank, and he began to think about the various situations since the army was dispatched. It stands to reason that he deliberately annihilated all the Qiyan tribe rangers on the banks of the Ergun River, and also shot down the harrier eagle that reported the news, which can be regarded as buying enough time for Wushuang's surprise attack.

After thinking about it a few times, Wan Yankang still couldn't figure out why Temujin could react so quickly and send the cowardly Xue army to guard this place.

Where are Juekong and Wushuang now?

For a while, a thousand thoughts surged into Yan Kang's heart.

"Dashuai!"

Luo Hanhuai rode his horse to Wan Yankang's side, and let out a clear exhale, waking him up from all kinds of distractions.

"What?"

"Marshal, I've probably counted, the number of enemy troops should only be 10,000. Let's fight more and fight less, it's better to force the river! Luo San pointed to the other side, and his words were full of confidence.

Wan Yankang shook his head: "San'er, the other side is cowardly Xue Jun. Even if it's a fair battle, we won't necessarily be able to win it. If you forcibly cross the river, how many brothers do you think will be buried in this great river in vain! ”

Luo Hanhuai stared at the turbulent river for a long time before he said: "Great marshal, there are only 12,000 people in the cowardly Xue army, and this group of cavalry cannot all be cowardly Xue army!" ”

Wan Yankang nodded: "I know that half of these 10,000 enemy troops can be cowardly Xue Army, even if it is up to the sky, but no matter what, a strong attack is always a strategy." ”

Since the enemy has already taken precautions and this road is impassable, then we have to think of another way. Wan Yankang closed his eyes and began to think of other methods.

Judging from the previous information, more than 200 miles to the north, there is also a place where the Shilka River is wide and shallow, which should be suitable for the army to cross the river.

But since Temujin was already on guard, wouldn't he have sent troops to defend there!

If you can't go north, you have to go south to find a route to march, and in the upper reaches of the Onen River, the amount of water is not large, but there are several places for crossing the river. Even if the beggar army also sent troops to defend, once the troops were dispersed, they could find an opportunity to force the crossing.

If you choose to cross the river from the south, after crossing the Onen River, you must force the Shilka River again, otherwise you will have to detour south and bypass the source of the Shilka River. And once you choose to detour, the distance that the army can reach Chita will change from three hundred miles to two thousand miles.

Three hundred miles, but only one day.

And the distance of 2,000 miles, even if it runs for days without stopping, it will take seven or eight days to arrive. And the army marched for seven or eight days, and by then it was no longer a problem of people being sleepy and lacking horses, but I was afraid that it was ten percent of the combat strength, and ninety percent of it was gone!

In this way, even if you rush to the enemy's base camp, you will not go to war, but rush to send people to the head.

Thinking about it, there is no other way. Wan Yankang had no choice but to order to set up camp and rest on the spot. Secretly, he sent a team of scouts to the north to investigate the situation of the ferry port in the north.

After the camp was set up, Wan Yankang asked the soldiers to notify the officers above the battalion commander to have dinner together and discuss how to go next.

Meals in the army, even if Wan Yankang is a handsome, he can't be luxurious, and he usually chews some jerky and fried cakes. It has been more than ten days since the army set off, every day the meat is dried and fried cakes, and Wanyankang eats a little greasy, he took advantage of the afternoon to have some free time, so he took a silver gun, went down to the river and forked dozens of fish, and then handed it over to the soldiers to clean up, smeared a little salt, and began to barbecue.

When the fish was grilled on the outside and tender on the inside, the fragrance was overflowing, and everyone grabbed the fish next to them and began to gobble it up.

Wan Yankang looked at the appearance of everyone starving to death and reincarnated, and couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "Pay attention to your image, you are all senior officers!" ”

"The world is big, and the food is the biggest." I don't know who muttered, so that some men who listened to Yan Kang's words and prepared to be more gentle, continued to ignore their image.

Wan Yankang shook his head with a smile, and also grabbed a grilled fish in front of him, cut a piece with a dagger, and put it in his mouth.

Fresh and sweet, although there are no condiments, but the Shilka River formed by the melting of snow water, the meat quality of the fish is naturally good, and with a little salt, it is a delicious dish in the world.

After eating a fish, everyone licked their lips and sucked their fingers. Luo Hanhuai licked his face and said, "Dashuai, if you don't work hard, go to a few more ......"

Wan Yankang slapped his head and pretended to be angry: "Stinky boy, I won't go down the river!" ”

Luo Hanhuai grinned: "How can it not, this is not a return to the old business." After speaking, he pulled Xiao Baili and a few people who knew each other well and knew water, and one of them copied a spear and ran to the river.

Luo Hanhuai and Xiao Baili studied art in Shaolin with Wan Yankang when they were young, and things such as catching birds in the mountains and fishing in the river are commonplace. It's just that at that time, a few people were relatively well-equipped, and at this moment, the army went out, and there was no equipment to catch fish, so they could only use spears to spear fish.

It only took a quarter of an hour for Wan Yankang to fork dozens of big fish in the afternoon. Luo Hanhuai and the others did the same, each took a spear, went to the river to remove their clothes, and jumped into the river naked.

"Chill to death!" As soon as they jumped into the river, several people shouted at the same time.

Luo Hanhuai and Xiao Baili are not weak in martial arts, and they are at the peak of their lives when they are in their twenties, and they are quite unbearable to jump into this river where the snow has melted recently.

But since they have gone down to the river, they can't give up halfway, and a few people gritted their teeth and puffed up their strength to make a ruthless fork in the river.

First, it was cold, and secondly, it was dark, and the kung fu and eyesight of these people were far from Wan Yankang. Several people tossed in the water for a while, but they ended up catching two or three fish, which was not enough to even stuff their teeth.

"Have you had enough?" Wan Yankang's voice suddenly came from the shore.

Luo Hanhuai and the others looked up, and hurriedly climbed ashore with a flutter.

"Hurry up and dry yourself and get dressed!"

After saying this, Wan Yankang took off his clothes, only a pair of close-fitting shorts remained, grabbed two spears, and jumped into the river. He jumped into the river, took a dozen or so steps toward the center, and then stood still.

After a while, Wan Yankang waved his hands down at the same time, and then saw him raise his hands to the shore, and two fish flew from the tips of the spears to the ground.

After half a cup of tea, there were a bunch of fish on the shore, and Wanyan Kang jumped on the shore, steamed his body a little, put on his clothes and went back to the camp to eat.

After this additional meal, Wan Yankang wiped his mouth, pointed at Luo Hanhuai and said, "San'er, tell me, what do you think about going down to the river to fish." ”

Luo Hanhuai subconsciously wanted to say a few words about the invincible handsomeness, but when he said that, he suddenly stopped again. Luo Hanhuai understood, and Wan Yankang's question was quite meaningful. He took a deep breath and turned around in his mind a few times before replying: "Marshal, at this time, the spring is cold and the river is cold, if our army forcibly crosses the river, in the case of strong obstruction on the other bank, I am afraid that the battle damage will be too great." ”

"Forcibly crossing here, I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out!" Xiao Baili added.

As soon as these words came out, most of the others were unhappy, and they refuted one after another, saying that Luo Hanhuai and Xiao Baili were growing their ambition and destroying their own prestige.

And the battalion commanders who had just crossed the river all experienced the thoroughness of the river at this time, understood the truth of what Luo Hanhuai and Xiao Baili said, and immediately stood up to support Xiao Baili and the others.

The proponents of the forcible crossing believed that it was expected that the enemy would be attacked in half a way, and that in the case of superior equipment, the range of bows and arrows could also make up for the geographical advantage, and that it would be convenient for them to gain a firm foothold and occupy the victory after the first wave of warriors rushed ashore.

Luo Hanhuai and others believed that although the range of their bow and arrow was slightly better than that of the enemy, their cavalry could draw their bows in the river, which was difficult to borrow, while the enemy could borrow horses to shoot quickly. In this special case, the advantages of your own equipment cannot be brought into play at all, and the two are slightly inferior to your own.

The side that supports the forced crossing believes that even if its own equipment advantage is not there, as long as it can advance to the other side, it should pay a small price.

Xiao Baili pointed out that advancing to the other side of the bank is completely different from whether the army can go ashore smoothly. If he is the commander of the enemy army, he will definitely not let his side go ashore calmly, and once the landing is blocked, with the chill of the river at this time, after the men and horses freeze a cup of tea in the river, there will be a large area of combat damage and unnecessary attrition.

The side that supports the forcible crossing immediately retorted that there is no immortal in a war. At present, the morale of our army is high, and the commanders are superior in force, so there is no reason why we cannot land on the shore.

Luo Hanhuai also said that if the damage to the forced crossing is too great, even if the army crosses the river, I am afraid that it will not be able to move westward again.

Wan Yankang looked at everyone, and he didn't say a word, just let them keep arguing.

After a while, everyone couldn't fight for the victory, so they slowly calmed down, looked at Wan Yankang together, and waited for the coach to show them.

Wan Yankang clapped his hands and cleared his throat: "The more you argue, the clearer it becomes, the argument you just had was because you had your own tactical ideas, and it seems that the lessons in the martial arts hall were not in vain." ”

Everyone laughed, Wan Yankang paused, and continued: "Qiangdu, can you fight it?" ”

"It must be possible."

"But, is it worth it for us to fight like this?"

"It's definitely not a good deal!"

Wan Yankang glanced at everyone's expressions, and saw that some people had different expressions, so he didn't name them, but only said: "You are eager to fight, and it's too late for the commander to be happy, but you must not forget one thing, your military achievements as officers are calculated based on the number of enemies killed minus the number of self-losses." ”

As soon as these words came out, many people on the side who originally shouted that they wanted to force the crossing, seemed thoughtful.

In all dynasties, there is a saying that the three armies are easy to obtain, and one general is difficult to find.

Since the establishment of the Divine Soldier Base, Wan Yankang has intended to cultivate the ability of his subordinates to take charge of themselves. For the students of the first phase of the Divine Soldiers, after years of training and tempering in several major battles, they have now been tempered into steel, and they are not half a point worse than Song Jin's slightly famous generals.

With the exception of the cadets, the other new battalion-level officers were all killed on the battlefield with a knife and a gun, and the military command quality of these officers was not as good as that of the cadets of the divine soldiers, but they were generally slightly superior in terms of personal force, otherwise it would be difficult for them to stand out among the tens of thousands of troops. After the training of the martial arts hall, these fighting men were able to put forward their own opinions when discussing tactics, which shows that the results of the training of the martial arts hall are gratifying.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Wan Yankang issued a military order: "The method of forcible crossing is not advisable for the time being, you all go back to the camp first, pick out the people in the camp with good water quality, and report the list early tomorrow morning!" ”