Now that Lin Fan's decision has been made, everyone below can only accept it. Especially the military attachés of the various battalions in Shenzhou, who knew Lin Fan best, knew that they could no longer change Lin Fan's mind, so they quickly changed their views.

So when Lin Fan convened the generals again to discuss military affairs, they put all the thoughts in their hearts down for the time being, and began to discuss the specific actions of this ambush.

Lin Fan said: "General Deng, General Zeng, this ambush battle is led by the two of you, and I have handed over the battalion under the command of Fang Shu and Wang Hu and the cavalry of Anning to you, what do the two generals think?" ”

Deng Wentong and the others saw that Lin Fan had handed over all the lineage to themselves, and they still didn't understand what he meant.

According to Lin Fan's thoughts, the actual person in charge of this battle was obviously An Ning and the others, after all, they were the people he trusted the most, and their combat power was also the highest in the whole army.

And the reason why he let the two of them serve as the main generals was just to use his official position to facilitate them to better dispatch those soldiers and horses.

Although it was inevitable that they were a little unhappy to be despised in their hearts, Deng Wentong didn't say much. Through these years of contact, they also recognized the ability of An Ning and his party.

The two then said: "The last general will take the order!" ”

Wang Hu interjected at this time: "My lord, in this way, we will take away most of the troops in the battalion, will there be problems on the side of the battalion?" If the thief army takes the opportunity to attack the camp, I'm afraid there will be big trouble! ”

Wang Hu obviously couldn't trust the combat power of the Gwangju soldiers, and was worried that after taking away all the family resources on his side, Lin Fan who stayed in the camp might have an accident.

And he was straightforward, and he said these words directly in front of Zhang Qi and others.

In a way, Wang Hu's words are not wrong. At present, among the Gwangju soldiers, even Zhang Qi and other high-ranking people have no fighting spirit, let alone those ordinary soldiers. Because of this, Lin Fan was unwilling to pin the victory or defeat of this battle on them.

But these words are not good to say, these words fell on Zhang Qi's ears, it was inevitable that they were a little harsh, and they couldn't hang on their faces, and they felt that their faces were constantly hot.

Skipping the embarrassment of Zhang Qi and the others, Lin Fan said to Wang Hu: "It should be no problem, when you leave, leave the flags of each battalion, and we will also give him a trick, so that if you drive from outside, the soldiers and horses in the battalion are still there." Besides, it doesn't matter if they find out later, there are still 2,000 soldiers and horses in the camp, and it may not be possible to attack, but it is enough to defend the camp. As long as you can eliminate the reinforcements of the thief army as soon as possible, they will not have to worry. ”

Since Lin Fan said that there was no problem, then Wang Hu didn't say more, and the old men had always trusted Lin Fan unconditionally.

After appeasing Wang Hu, Lin Fan said to everyone again: "If the matter is not secret, it will be harmful, the most important thing in this matter is to keep it secret, if the matter leaks, so that the thief army is prepared, our army wants to retreat without fear." Therefore, you and the sergeants should wait until late at night before setting out, bypassing the enemy camp from the direction of the rear camp, so as to avoid the enemy's eyes and scouts. ”

"Yes, sir!" Everyone said in unison.

"Okay, time is pressing, then everyone should go down and prepare!" Lin Fan no longer wasted time.

At the end of the day, the officers and soldiers of the attack were ready to go, and Lin Fan personally went to see them off.

He held a bowl of wine and scanned the army.

Before that, An Ning had already led people to clean up the thief scouts around the camp. However, no one can be sure if there are any fish out there, so try to avoid causing them just in case

The vigilance of the thief army, except for Lin Fan's surroundings, there were not too many torches lit in the camp.

Therefore, except for the generals in front of him, Lin Fan couldn't see everyone's appearance clearly.

As far away, all he could see was a dark patch. Most people are hidden in it, and only the occasional sound of armor clashing makes one know that someone is there.

"Everyone!" Lin Fan's voice was not high, but in the silent night, it still had a strong penetrating power.

At this time, even the occasional noise stopped, and everyone looked at Lin Fan.

"Reinforcements from the thief army are coming, if the thieves and soldiers are combined into one, our army will be in danger!"

"Therefore victory or defeat depends on the kings. If the monarchs win, our army will win, and Huainan will be safe; If the monarchs are defeated, our army will also be defeated, and the gate of Huainan Road will be opened from this hole, and the thieves can drive straight in, burn and kill the people of Huainan who have plundered me, and the parents, wives and children of the monarchs are also among them. ”

"Therefore, whether it is for the court or the people, the kings must fight bravely to win this battle. As the head of an army, he can't wait to kill thieves with all the kings and bathe the blood of thieves. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to behead the thief himself? However, he still has to sit in the big camp below, and he can't get out, and he is ashamed. ”

"However, although the lower body cannot go, the mind is with you, and I am here waiting for the news of your victory."

Lin Fan raised the wine bowl in his hand a little higher: "I'm here to see you off now, and I'm drinking a send-off wine." ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but laugh: "I don't hide it from you, I'm afraid that everyone will make a mistake after drinking, and the wine in the camp is limited, so I mixed water into the wine." ”

Then he said: "You should be regarded as what I owe to you, and bear with it for the time being, the right is to expel the cold in your body." However, I promise you that I will set up a celebration banquet in the camp, wait for the victorious return to the camp, and then drink the celebration wine with the kings. I assure you that the wines of that time were genuine and good. ”

After speaking, Lin Fan drank all the wine in the bowl, turned the wine bowl over, and signaled to everyone.

Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang didn't say anything, and they also drank the wine in one go, showing the bottom of the bowl.

The rest of the people did the same, and drank the wine from their bowls.

Because there is no big movement, no one does the thing of smashing dishes and bowls, and everything is done in silence, which makes the current thing seem a little less proud.

But what is happening now is no less than the pride in those stories, if not better.

After the wine was drunk, the people who had been waiting for a long time collected the wine bowls in everyone's hands.

Before the departure was imminent, the soldiers, after handing over the wine bowls, began to stuff a piece of willow branch that had been prepared in advance into their mouths, and the cavalry with war horses had to strangle the horse's mouth with strips of cloth or harnesses.

This is the man's rank, the Mahler's mouth, which is often done on night marches. This was to prevent the soldiers from talking to each other while marching or alarming the enemy with the neighing of their horses, thus revealing their position.

After doing this, Deng and Zeng bowed to Lin Fan: "My lord, the lower officials will go now!" ”

An Ning and the others followed behind the two and also saluted Lin Fan.

Lin Fan snorted and said, "Take care, I'm waiting to celebrate with you!" ”

Deng Wentong and the others agreed, and saluted Lin Fan again, and then got up and got on the horse.

Looking at the army hidden in the darkness, Deng Wentong

He waved his hand vigorously and said in a deep voice: "Let's go!" ”

After saying this, he took the lead in turning the horse's head and leading the army out of the camp.

The army pinned its horses along the way, and after leaving the camp, it first bypassed the reconnaissance of the scouts of the thief camp, and then went straight to Juhuling.

Lin Fan saw the army out of the camp, and then returned to his camp.

He was confident in this peace, but he was worried, and he stayed up all night.

When it was about to dawn, the scout who had gone to confirm the news came back.

Lin Fan, who was in a fake sleep, immediately sobered up when he learned about this, and hurriedly let the scout in.

This is the third wave of scouts tonight, and the last time the scouts reported back the news was that they had brought reinforcements from the thieves before the army set out.

The reinforcements of the thief army were about 3,500 people, mainly infantry, mixed with a small number of cavalry, who were scouts and rangers in the thief army.

It was also this news that made Lin Fan firm in his confidence to send a large army to attack, the thief army did not have many troops, and it was also the real reason why he dared to send a large army to set up an ambush this time.

The number of reinforcements of the thief army was not much more than that of An Ning, and it was not too difficult to win this battle with deliberate calculations or unintentional intentions.

After the scout entered the tent, he knelt down on one knee and replied: "My lord, the thief army has arrived at Yemiao Mountain, and it is still thirty miles away from Juhuling, and seventy miles away from the thief army's camp. Moreover, the camp of the thief army has sent scouts to meet this reinforcement army, and the speed of the reinforcements has accelerated! ”

If Lin Fan hadn't sent this ambush, the thief army reinforcements would have arrived by tomorrow at the latest. When the situation reverses, even if the officers and troops want to withdraw, they may not be able to withdraw.

In fact, when the two sides of the thief army have already made contact, they may not be able to leave now.

As long as the official army moves, the thief camp will definitely send troops to attack and harass it, delaying the retreat of the official army. And as soon as the reinforcements of the thief army arrived, the officers and soldiers were in a state of confusion, and the rout of the officers and troops was inevitable.

It can be said that Lin Fan has missed the best opportunity to withdraw his troops on this day delayed.

But now was not the time to think about it, and besides, he hadn't thought about withdrawing in the first place.

He estimated the time, and the scouts in the Anning army should have already connected with the forward scouts.

So he asked, "Has your team made contact with the army at the front?" ”

"My subordinates don't know!"

The scout paused, then replied, "At least not before the subordinates set off." ”

Lin Fan nodded, he was not surprised by this, it was still night when the scout came back to report, and the army was still far away, so it was normal that there was no convergence at that time.

He asked the other scout who had come in with him, "Is there any movement in the camp of the thieves?" ”

For the smooth implementation of this plan, Lin Fan sent several teams of scouts to keep an eye on the thief army camp, and this person also came back to report the news, but it just happened that the two met together.

The scout replied: "The brothers have stared at all the entrances and exits of the thief camp and the nearby intersections, and have not found any signs of the movement of the thief camp. ”

Lin Fan's heart was relieved a little more, and there was no movement in the thief camp, which showed that Du Zishan did not know the movements of the official army now.

"Revisit! As soon as there is any news, come back immediately! Lin Fan said.

"Yes!" The scouts both left the tent.