Fighting a war is not based on brute force alone, especially for high-ranking generals, who have to analyze the situation and formulate a campaign strategy, so it is quite important to have a good mind. Although the Ming Dynasty had the bad habit of eunuchs supervising the army, most eunuchs were still very knowledgeable and knew that fighting was not their strong point, and they would not interfere much, so victory still depended on the true skills of the generals themselves. As for eunuchs like Wang Zhen, they are only a very small number and are not discussed here.

Jing Tianchu did not show smugness about his boss's recognition and appreciation, but said with a little self-reproach: "Actually, the last general didn't think of this level before, thanks to Deputy General Zhong's high vigilance, which reminded me, so it was still the last general's negligence." ”

For Zhong Nan, the deputy commander-in-chief who came from the airborne, whether it was Liu Hu or Jing Tianchu and other generals, they were all dissatisfied at the beginning. Later, I learned about Zhong Nan's experience in the Korean War, and there were some changes, coupled with the old general's reconciliation, I reluctantly recognized the identity of the other party.

Zhong Nan knew what his subordinates thought, he didn't mind, the days to come will be longer, and it will be more time for them to be convinced.

"Jing guerrilla must not blame himself! I was afraid that I was worried too much, but now it seems that everyone feels this way, so the more important thing now is how to deal with it. Zhong Nam didn't want his subordinates to blame themselves and affect morale, so he changed the topic.

"What's there to say, isn't it just a 'typing' word!" Liu Hu is a standard boss, and he is extremely brave when he goes into battle, that is, every time he discusses tactics and strategies, he responds with the word "fighting".

Hearing Liu Hu's words, all the generals laughed, and Liu Hu didn't mind this situation, grinning together, and the originally slightly tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

"What General Liu said is right, if the Mongols dare to invade our Jizhou, they will definitely beat them up!" Zhong Nan also smiled, "It's just that we know that the other side can win all battles, so we still have to find out the other party's movements first." ”

"You can send scouts to pretend to be merchants and go outside the Great Wall to investigate first." Choi Dae-jeong proposed.

"We ourselves must also be vigilant, and the defense line and the outposts must be appropriately moved forward." Ouyang Shan said.

"I also have to contact the Xuanfu and Datong to see what the situation is on their side." Jing Tianchu was also unwilling to be left behind.

Immediately, the whole camp was lively, everyone spoke freely, and each general said his thoughts, whether it was right or wrong, Zhong Nan would record them one by one in the small book in front of him - this was one of his habits when he was negotiating business in the original time and space, and now it is quite effective in internal discussions. This move greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the generals, and at each seminar, everyone spoke enthusiastically, and Zhong Nan controlled the direction and progress in a timely manner, which was really like brainstorming, and from time to time he could discuss a unique plan.

Wu Weizhong, who was on the side, looked at the scene in the camp tent and was extremely relieved. Originally, he had only dealt with Zhong Nan many times in the War of Aid to Korea, and he had a good impression of him, thinking that he could indeed be a general, so he agreed to the emperor's candidate. Now it seems that the old general feels that he has underestimated this descendant, and believes that in time, this son will become a great weapon, maybe the border defense of the Ming Dynasty will have to rely on Zhong Nan when the time comes!

After months of getting along, Wu Weizhong's feelings for Zhong Nan went beyond the ordinary relationship between superiors and subordinates, and was more like a master and apprentice or a father and son. Therefore, the old general will spare no effort to support Zhong Nan, let his henchmen be loyal to the new deputy commander-in-chief, and at the same time hand over all kinds of resources one by one. It's just that now that the old general has reached the time when the oil has run out, there is no way to see Zhong Nan establish a great cause, thinking about it, Wu Weizhong's heart is becoming more and more sad.

The old general spent most of his life in the barracks, although he had a wife and a daughter, but he spent very little time with him, and he almost regarded the barracks as his home. Once upon a time, he thought that he would die on the battlefield in the end, and "return the horse leather shroud", because that is the final destination of the soldier, and it is also the best interpretation of the identity of the soldier. Now I can only sit on the sickbed, looking at my former subordinates and my successors, pointing to the military map and swallowing mountains and rivers, but I can't help them. The psychological gap in this is estimated that few people can understand it!

None of the people in the camp noticed the sadness and loneliness of the old general, and they were expressing their opinions with the encouragement of Deputy General Zhong. The feasible suggestions were gradually refined into plans, and finally orders were formed, which were issued by Zhong Nan one by one.

Every general in the camp was assigned tasks one by one by the deputy commander-in-chief, and everyone trotted away quickly after receiving the order, seeing that there were fewer and fewer generals around Zhong Nan. After more than three hours, the meeting finally ended, and only Wu Weizhong and Zhong Nan were left in the entire camp tent.

Looking at the back of Jing Tianchu, who was the last to leave, Zhong Nan stood up and stretched, sighing in his heart that this meeting was not an easy matter. Wu Weizhong, who was sitting on the sickbed on the side, asked his soldiers to prepare hot tea and snacks, and beckoned Zhong Nan to sit next to him. The two of them, one old and one young, talked while eating and drinking, talked about the latest developments in the court from the military situation, chatted with the generals under them to the big names in the palace, and finally talked about the family routine for a while, until it was getting dark.

After returning to his camp, Zhong Nan couldn't rest yet, because things were not finished yet. He took a pen and paper and wrote down the changes of the Mongols and his own analysis and judgment, which was his separate report to the emperor, which could be sent to Beijing urgently for 800 miles, and then directly submitted to Zhu Yijun's desk.

After carefully checking the contents and confirming that there was nothing missing, Zhong Nan sealed it in a special envelope and then covered it with a special fire paint. After all, to a certain extent, the nine sides are a defense whole, and if there is a situation on their side, they must inform them, and at the same time, they must also understand the situation in other defense areas.

After finishing the writing work, Zhong Nan thought for a while, the ancients wanted to "three provinces and my body" every day, although he couldn't do three provinces, but he still wanted one province. Finally, he walked out of the tent and exercised for nearly an hour, and did not go to bed until he was over.

Now all the affairs of the Jizhou army are in charge of Zhong Nan, the deputy commander-in-chief, and he is very busy every day, and sometimes he even has to urge Xu Wanzhou to eat again and again. Despite this, he has never relaxed his practice of martial arts, and has learned a lot of moves with the masters in the army, this kind of battlefield killing methods are different from the martial arts of the people in the rivers and lakes, and its moves are simple and not fancy, but they are practical.

At the same time, in order to expand the training content of the "Zhong Jiajun", he also promoted the military physical boxing moves that he could remember in his memory to the Jizhou army, and some structures were also changed with reference to the model of the People's Liberation Army, which seems to be quite effective at present. As a pseudo-military fan who has been mixed with websites such as Xilu and Iron Blood, Zhong Nan believes that the principle of integrating the strengths of each family is also effective in the military camp of the Ming Dynasty.

Two days later, Emperor Wanli Xuanjizhou's deputy commander-in-chief rushed into Beijing, and it seems that after receiving information from the front, Zhu Yijun attached great importance to it. Zhong Nan did not delay for a moment, and immediately set off after arranging military affairs, and rushed to Beijing the next day, first went to the military headquarters to report, and then went to his residence to wait for the emperor's summons.

At the moment of the report of the Ministry of War, the then Shangshu Shixing and the squire Song Yingchang respectively summoned Zhong Nan, which was very different from the previous treatment. The two military bigwigs knew that this deputy chief soldier was a celebrity in front of the emperor, and after talking with him for more than half an hour, they also agreed on a private banquet time. Zhong Nan did not refuse the olive branch thrown by the two, although Zhu Yijun favored him, but the relationship between the bigwigs of the military department and him is also very important, and he must not be stiffened.

The emperor did not let Zhong Nan wait for a long time, and summoned him in the imperial study the next day, but this time it was not a separate meeting between the two, and there were several auxiliary ministers and military bigwigs present. At this time, there were four auxiliary ministers, Shen Shixing, Xu Guo, Wang Xijue and Wang Jiaping, Shen Shixing was the first assistant, these four Zhong Nan had never seen them, except for hearing the names of Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue in the original time and space, nothing else was known. In addition to the two Shi and Song who have seen the three military officers, there is also one of them who is Xing Jue, a waiter. The emperor introduced the seven people one by one, and Zhong Nan visited them one by one, and after the ceremony, this very important meeting began.

The emperor first asked Zhong Nan to give a detailed introduction to the military situation in the Jizhou area, and then asked Xing Jue to state the military situation of Xuan and Da Lin, and when the explanation of the two was finished, everyone in the room looked solemn.

It turned out that not only Jizhou, but also the Mongols in the direction of Xuanfu and Datong were also ready to move, from this point of view, the Mongols probably had the ambition to go south again, but I don't know why they chose this time node.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the emperor named Lord Shoufu. Shen Shixing is an old man in his sixties, and because of his age, he is slowly swallowing his words, "Emperor Qi, the ministers think that the Mongols are wolf-like, but this war matter, several adults in the military department should have more right to speak." ”

As soon as he heard that Shoufu kicked the ball to the military department, Shi Shangshu naturally couldn't continue to pretend to be dumb, he cleared his throat and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is not yet certain whether the Mongols have the intention of invading south; Even if they have the intention of doing so, we can make peace with them. Therefore, it is too early to discuss the matter of war now. ”