In the conference room of Jingbianbao, in front of a huge map, stood Liu Renyu, Li Jiye, Yang Desheng, Zhang Tieniu, Liu Renjie, Ma Wenshan, Wang Zuohang, and other military attachés at all levels of the Jingbianbao army.

At this time, Hua An, the boss of Hua who had returned from exploring the Hetao grassland, was standing in front of the map with a push rod, as if to introduce the information that had been spooked.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the small one has taken a number of people deep into the Hetao, and he has walked many times in this vast desert, and it stands to reason that he is familiar with the road, but even if the distance is very familiar, there will still be casualties every time, and at this point, the small one wants to let you know in particular."

Before Hua An introduced the information, he first talked about the danger of the desert with a little sadness.

"Well, what Hua An said is extremely true. The vast sea of sand, as far as the eye can see, there are many poisonous insects in it, quicksand can easily devour people's lives, and there are enough sandstorms to change the color of the world, we may encounter it when we walk in the desert, this is a risk that cannot be avoided, we can only bear it. Liu Renyu nodded and replied.

"General, can't you just go from Ningxia? After all, I have been dealing with thieves for many years, and the distance is familiar and tight. Li Jiye asked with some confusion.

"It's a familiar way to walk from that side, but when we finish the battle and come back from there, with so many cattle, sheep, and horses, won't our poor and frightened allies be blushing, and if they want to share the spoils, I only ask you, shall we give it?"

"Of course not."

"If it's a big soldier or something like the chief soldier who comes, ask us for it, do you give it or not?" Liu Renyu smiled and asked.

"This .......!"

Li Jiye was silent.

"That's right, it's convenient to go to Ningxia, but there are also a lot of troubles. Walking in the desert is risky and has many benefits. For example, if we attack from the desert, there will be basically no witnesses, and of course no one will report the news, and when we come back, we will not encounter many levels, and they will ask us for loot, don't you say? ”

"What the general said is very true." Zhang Tieniu replied loudly, and the others also nodded again and again.

"Alright, Huaan. Then you say, tell me everything you know. After Liu Renyu explained why he was attacking from the desert, he motioned to Hua'an to introduce information.

"Yes, General. When we sent out the army, how did our army go, and the little one should take the brothers as guides. When our army is out of the desert, we will reach the Hetao grassland. On the Hetao grassland, the Mongols were divided into large and small tribes scattered, and the small ones did not go deep into the grassland according to the instructions of Section Chief Chen, but only circled around the edges, and went to five or six tribes in the name of doing business.

The tribe of the Mongols is less than a thousand people, but the largest ones are thousands. The tribes we have already explored have five small tribes, all of which have less than 1,000 people, and the larger ones have two or three thousand people. These tribes are separated by hundreds to hundreds of miles.

In the autumn, when the autumn is high and the horses are fat, these Mongols will go south to plunder, and when the time comes, about half of the armored soldiers in each tribe will go south, and the remaining half will stay in their hometown, they will leave so many people, one is to protect women and children, and the other is to suppress Han slaves. ”

"Han slaves!? Where are the Mongols and our Han Chinese? Liu Renyu wondered.

"Back to the general's words, exactly. In every Mongolian tribe, there are Han Chinese who were snatched from our Ming Dynasty, mostly young men and women. ”

"Yes! Then let's send troops to fight this time, just to rescue them. It's also a great merit. Liu Renyu first muttered to himself for a while, and then continued to ask Hua Andao: "Do you know the date when the thieves went south to plunder?" ”

"Back to the general's words, this little one doesn't know, and the Mongols won't tell the little one."

"That's right, the date of the dispatch is a military secret, and the Mongols naturally won't tell you a Han Chinese anyway, hehe, I'm really a little confused." Liu Renyu first laughed at himself for a while, and then asked Hua An: "Hua An, let me ask you, are there many cows, sheep, and horses on the grassland?" ”

"General, there are many sheep and horses on the steppe, but there are not many cattle."

"How many horses are there in the herd?"

"There are hundreds of small horses, and thousands of large ones."

Wow!? Everyone on the field was amazed.

"If we grab a vote, everyone under our command can have two horses in one person." Zhang Tieniu's mouth was dripping with saliva, and his eyes were full of little stars.

The rest of the generals are also looking at me and I looking at you, and I am glad not to want it, as if I had already snatched the Mongol horse.

Liu Renyu waited until his generals were very nonsensically happy, and then said to Hua An: "Okay, we all know the information you squire, Hua An, you go down to rest and rest, when the day of sending troops comes, I will send someone to call you." ”

"Yes, General Liu, all the generals, the little ones will retire." After Hua An finished the salute, he walked out of the conference room.

"Gentlemen, you must have heard the information on the other side of the Hetao. Let's enter the grassland this time, let me set the tone first, let's take advantage of the good opportunity of the autumn thieves to go south, take a partial division into the grassland, find a few small tribes, kill the Mongols, snatch back all their livestock, and rescue the Han slaves that the Mongols robbed, basically this is what it means. ”

"Dare to ask the general, how many people do you plan to bring with you to this battle? Now, our main army has 2,000 people, and the new army of the left hanging station has also completed training. Li Jiye asked out loud.

Several generals asked Li Jiye what they thought, and they all pricked up their ears and listened to how Liu Renyu arranged it?

Liu Renyu heard this question, first looked at each of his subordinates, and then smiled: "I know that all the monarchs want to go to war and go to Hetao, but this time we are a surprise attack, and we are caught off guard by the Mongols." Moreover, the Hetao is separated from us by a large desert, and it is wishful thinking to use horse-drawn carriages in the desert, so our logistical supplies cannot rely on horse-drawn carts, but only on livestock. Therefore, the musketeers and artillery charioteers, who have high logistical requirements, cannot go into battle. ”

As soon as Liu Renyu said this, Li Jiye, the leader of the artillery and charioteers, and Wang Zuohang, the leader of the firecrackers, were all pale and a little lonely, while the other generals were overjoyed.

"Jiye, left hanging, now is an eventful season, and Jingbian Fort is our fundamental place, you stay in Jingbian Fort, one is to help He Ergou He Qianzong, and second, take care of the Liujiabao construction site, can you two understand?" Liu Renyu saw that Li Jiye and Wang Zuojiao looked a little lonely, so he spoke out and arranged the important task of guarding Jingbian Fort.

"Inferior rank understands." Li Jiye, Wang Zuohang responded listlessly.

"Again, I don't understand." Liu Renyu slammed the table and shouted.

Everyone was really taken aback when Liu Renyu suddenly came so suddenly.

Li Jiye and Wang Zuohang saw that Liu Renyu lost his temper for no reason, and knew that it might be because he had an improper attitude when he answered the question, so the two generals hurriedly stood upright, raised their heads and chests and stomachs, and shouted in unison: "The lowly rank will live up to the trust of the general, and it will definitely guard Jingbian Fort and Liujiabao." ”

"That's right, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, and the orders of the superior must be carried out without discount, and they must not be neglected, so can you write them down?"

"Humble ranks, remember." The generals replied in unison.

"That's it, Jiye and Zuo Jiao each took their headquarters soldiers and horses to stay in Jingbian Fort, Desheng, Tieniu, Wenshan, Renjie, you and others each brought their headquarters soldiers and horses to Hetao with me."

"Yes, General." Yang Desheng and others responded.

"Jiye, left hanging, since you two men and horses are left behind, then lend the horses first and give them to the officers and soldiers in battle."

"Yes, General." Li Jiye and Wang Zuojiao were afraid that Liu Renyu would be angry, so they didn't complain a word, and responded very happily.

"Desheng, Tie Niu, Wen Shan, Renjie, the officers and soldiers of your department, each have three horses, one horse is specially used to carry water and grain, and the other two are transferred. But you have to take care of the horses you borrowed from others, and you can hear them clearly? ”

"The inferior ranks are all clear." Yang Desheng and several other generals nodded.

"Very good, Renjie, we don't know the date of the thieves' troops, and we can't stay for a long time if we send Hua'an and them to Hetao, so you will send someone to Ningxia to stay, and once you receive the news that the thieves are going south, report it to me immediately."

"Yes, General, the humble duty has been written." Liu Renjie commanded.

"Well, this time to fight in the Hetao, please pay attention to the logistics support, the desert is a dangerous place, and there is no room for the slightest mistake. Combat armor and weapons must naturally be brought enough, food and water, especially water, must be brought enough, and you must be clear with the soldiers, can you write it down? Liu Renyu said solemnly again.

"Please be relieved, general, we will explain it to our subordinates." Yang Desheng and several other generals agreed.

"Very good, this is the end of this meeting, adjournment."