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In addition to Zhao Junchen sitting in the army and taking charge of military affairs, there were also two civilian officials who accompanied the army, one was Zhou Bo, the Shaanxi envoy who was responsible for recording his merits, and the other was Wu Qifan, the prefect of Xi'an, who was in charge of logistics distribution.

When Zhao Junchen rode in the coffin, Wu Qifan was riding a horse to accompany him.

When riding, Wu Qifan's expression was strange, although he also understood Zhao Junchen's intention to take the coffin, but he always felt that this practice was a little unlucky.

It's late autumn now, and it's still a little hot at noon, but the autumn breeze in the evening is cool.

"Ahh Ahh ”

Zhao Junchen sat cross-legged on the coffin like this, and after a long time, it was inevitable that his body was stiff and his blood was not smooth, coupled with the continuous infiltration of the autumn wind into his body, he couldn't help but sneeze twice in a row, which seemed to have some symptoms of wind and cold.

Wu Qifan hurriedly suggested: "Lord Qincha, the autumn wind and cold are getting heavier, and if you sit on the coffin for a long time without moving, it is easy to get contaminated with the wind cold...... If you get sick, the battle will get out of hand, so just in case, you might as well travel in a sedan chair, even on horseback! ”

Zhao Junchen shook his head and said, "I naturally understand these truths...... But I'm doing it to boost morale, and now that the soldiers are looking at me, how can I give up at will? …… Don't worry, it's just a little cold, I can hold on! ”

Seeing that Wu Qifan wanted to persuade again, Zhao Junchen said again: "What's more, the future war plan, we have already discussed it in the Huamachi camp, and when we were in Haiyuan City, we further finalized all the details and reserve plans, even if I can't preside over the battle situation in the future due to illness, there will not be any chaos...... Compared to my body, the most important thing now is the morale of the soldiers, the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu have been afraid of the enemy like tigers for many years, and they have not fought such a large-scale war for a long time, and the soldiers are inevitably afraid, so I must give them confidence! In the end, the Mongols are only victorious in their bravery, and they are not even as good as ordinary border troops in other aspects, as long as the soldiers fight bravely to kill the enemy, we will never lose this time! ”

Wu Qifan sighed lightly, knowing that he couldn't make Zhao Junchen change his mind, so he didn't say anything more, just asked the surrounding guards for a pot of hot soup, and then handed it to Zhao Junchen.

This is what Zhao Junchen is most satisfied with Wu Qifan, this person is not as stubborn and stubborn as Qingliu, if he disagrees with his boss, he will not insist too much, let alone pull back, but silently help his boss improve the plan and increase the success rate of the plan as much as possible.

Such an official may not be enough to take charge alone, but he will definitely be a reassuring executor.

After Zhao Junchen drank a few sips of hot soup, his body warmed up a lot, nodded to Wu Qifan and thanked him, and said: "Speaking of which, this time I was able to successfully persuade Guyuan Military Town to act according to the plan, thanks to Lord Wu's secret cooperation!" Otherwise, it will not be easy to send the main force of the border army of Guyuan Military Town to the battlefield to fight the Mongols! ”

What Zhao Junchen said was naturally a dispute over the direction of the battle that occurred after Zhao Junchen arrived in Haiyuan City.

In fact, long before leaving Huamachi Camp, Zhao Junchen and Wu Qifan and others had reached an agreement, and the controversy that occurred after arriving at Haiyuan City was just a scene, Zhao Junchen expected that Guyuan Military Town must be conservative and unwilling to fight a decisive battle with the Mongols, so he let Wu Qifan and others take the lead in expressing a similar attitude, and also took the opportunity to become the leader of the conservatives...... In this way, when Wu Qifan and others changed their positions, coupled with Fang Zhenshan's active cooperation, Guyuan Military Town could only act according to Zhao Junchen's plan.

After hearing Zhao Junchen's praise, Wu Qifan was still low-key and said: "It's all because of your clever calculations, Lord Qincha, and the lower officials are just following Lord Qincha's plan." ”

Just as the two were talking, they saw Zhou Bo and Fang Zhenshan riding horses together.

After coming to Zhao Junchen's side, Zhou Bo reported in a deep voice: "Lord Qincha, I just received news that Qi Bin's new army has crossed Weishui and arrived on the north bank of Weishui this afternoon, and it is expected to enter the territory of the prisoner breaker in two days!" ”

After hearing the report, Zhao Junchen looked relieved, nodded and said: "Qi Bin's new army is well-trained and well-equipped, and it is one of the strongest soldiers in Shaanxi and Gansu. …… With such a heavy task, I am afraid that only Qi Bin's new army is the most suitable! ”

Zhou Bo said: "In addition, the cavalry team of the new army and the Guyuan military town has also entered the territory of Gongchang Mansion, and they will soon be able to fight with the army left behind by the Mongol coalition army. ”

Zhao Junchen looked gloomy this time, and said: "The task of the cavalry this time is very arduous, not only to distract the attention of the Mongolian coalition army and cover the actions of the rest of the armies, but also to deliberately lose more and win less when they fight with the Mongolian coalition army, not only to put pressure on the Mongols, but also to make the Mongols disdainful, the scale of which is not easy to grasp...... I only hope that Mao Jiadong can act more realistically, and don't make Mongolians suspicious. ”

Zhou Bo said with relief: "General Mao's personality is calm and sophisticated, and his cavalry skills have always been extraordinary, so he must live up to his trust!" Please rest assured! ”

Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and asked, "Have all the messengers sent to the military town in Gansu been dispatched?" ”

This time, it was Fang Zhenshan who replied: "In order to ensure that Lord Qincha's military orders can be conveyed smoothly, five waves of messengers were arranged to go to the military town of Gansu before and after the humiliation, and now they have all set off!" The Guanxi garrison in Gansu has always been the most elite troops on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, and as long as they appear on the west side of the Mongol coalition army, it is impossible for the Mongol coalition army to break through to the west! ”

Zhao Junchen looked ahead—that was the direction of Gongchang Mansion—with a rather solemn expression, and said slowly: "I just hope that the Gansu military town will not be slow to delay!" Otherwise, there will be a gap in the encirclement this time, and it will not be possible to completely annihilate the Mongols! ”

Wu Qifan said: "Lord Qincha don't worry, you sent Zhang Cheng and Li Pi to lead a part of the new army of soldiers to Gansu some time ago to recruit those officials who disobey military orders, and the civil and military officials in Gansu Military Town have already seen the majesty and means of Lord Qincha, and they will definitely not dare to slack off!" What's more, after Zhang Cheng and Li Pi's mission is over, they are now stationed in the Gansu military town to stand by at any time, and with their supervision, the Gansu military town will not dare to easily resist the order! ”

Zhao Junchen sighed lightly and said, "I just hope everything goes well!" ”

Although he had been fully prepared and all aspects of the plan had been discussed in detail, when the war was approaching, Zhao Junchen was still inevitably a little apprehensive in his heart.

In the final analysis, Zhao Junchen's war experience is almost none, and this war is still a big gamble by Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen has invested too many chips on the gambling table, so naturally there are some gains and losses.

Several civil and military officials around Zhao Junchen obviously felt Zhao Junchen's emotions, and gradually fell silent.

Regarding this war, they are even more uncertain than Zhao Junchen.

After seeing that everyone was suddenly silent, Zhao Junchen knew that his performance had affected their confidence. In his heart, he hurriedly warned himself that he must never be like this again in the future, so Zhao Junchen also put on a confident and calm expression, and said: "You don't have to worry, I just hope to finish the battle now!" We have more troops, better prepared, and we are still fighting at home, and there is absolutely no possibility of defeat! Even if the future war is not very smooth, the worst result will be that the Mongolian coalition forces break through and flee, but even so, we will drive the Mongolian coalition forces out of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which is not a failure! If everything goes well, you can also establish immortal miracles, and you and I will become heroes of the imperial court, so there is nothing to worry about, don't scare yourself! ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, everyone's expressions finally calmed down a lot.

Then, Fang Zhenshan asked Zhao Junchen for instructions: "Lord Qincha, if the sky is getting darker today, the soldiers are not used to traveling overnight, and we will soon enter the territory of Gongchang Mansion, and there are Mongol horses all over the place, and it is easy to expose your whereabouts...... Look, are we camping around tonight? ”

Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Let's camp nearby!" After camping, several groups of exploration horses were sent to the direction of Gongchang Mansion overnight, and it was necessary to find out the current details of Gongchang Mansion! ”

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