Ye Sizhong couldn't go this time, but I was accompanied by an acquaintance, deputy general Liu Jianchun. This Xianyang man in his thirties is a very refreshing person, and he received soldiers and horses from me in the Jizhou camp, indicating that he fully accepted my command, which laid a good foundation for our sincere cooperation.

The form of the military conference is greater than the substance, and it is more to stimulate morale and boost morale, but what is really helpful to the battle is the small meeting held in the big tent of the governor of Qi after the military meeting.

There were not many people attending the meeting, only seven or eight people, except for me and Liu Jianchun, all of whom were Qi Dudu's henchmen. Since they are all their own people, everyone has no scruples, and they talk about things very directly.

Qi Dudu stared at me for a long time, looking at my sad and joyless face, and seemed to sigh secretly. He knew best about my betrothed, and that I was about to get married—because he was my invited witness. But now that the groom has not done it, but he has become a general, he will be the same as if he is replaced.

But since he is in the army, everything is based on state affairs, Qi Dudu exhaled a sullen breath and asked me directly: "Qilan, you are going to the rescue, if the Tatars quickly attack Jinzhou with the Jurchen Atai Department, how should you deal with it?" ”

I was angry in my heart, and I didn't think about it, so I replied in a muffled voice: "Refuse it with force!" ”

Qi Dudu glanced at me and asked, "If the enemy's two armies attack Jinzhou and Shenyang respectively, how should you deal with it?" ”

I didn't want to think about it, so I replied angrily: "Divide the troops and refuse!" ”

Qi Dudu was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "If this is the case, then Jinzhou and Shenyang are in danger!" If the two cities are broken, the enemy army will face the Shanhaiguan! If there is another loss...... I'm afraid that from now on, the country will not be a country, and the lives will be ruined! ”

I'm awake! For a long time, I have been doing things for the Ming Dynasty, for a national integrity, how come I got into a small mood in front of real events?

Suddenly, there was a slight sweat on his forehead, and he immediately bowed down and said: "Qilan is unclear, thank you for your teaching!" As for the strategy against the enemy, I hope to be supervised! ”

Qi Dudu smiled, knowing that I had already figured out the importance, so he replied in a low voice: "Break the Tatars first, and then attack the Jurchens!" ”

This time was different from last year's Tumut and Blackstone Coal attacks, and the two enemy forces at that time were more suspicious of me. Today, however, there is no connection between the two enemy armies, and there is no question of suspicion, so there is no way to start with the counter-plot. The only link that can be used is what Qi Dudu said - the time difference between the two armies in the order of marching and the number of attack waves!

The scene of the confrontation between the three armies suddenly appeared in my mind.

The Jinzhou and Shenyang defense lines of our army's Li Chengliang division are like seawalls to resist the waves, and the swift and atai divisions are like the tide that has come one after another, and they are about to hit our army's defense line one after another. The best way is to first work with Li Chengliang's troops to exterminate or repel the swift attack, and then gather troops to encircle and annihilate Atai!

I stood up and arched my hand and said, "Governor Mingjian!" Qilan should be kept in mind! This will definitely fight to kill the enemy and live up to the trust! ”

Liu Jianchun and other generals got up together and swore an oath.

Qi Dudu nodded, also stood up, patted me on the shoulder and said, "Go outside, everything is in power!" Then he leaned close to my ear and said, "Don't be reckless! Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood. Remember! ”

I replied. Now that the explanation is complete, Liu Jianchun and I are ready to set off.

This time, I commanded a total of 30,000 reinforcements. Among them, 18,000 cavalry from Jizhou and, and 12,000 infantry, chariots, and baggage soldiers. I discussed with Liu Jianchun before starting out, saving people is like fighting fire, I first led the cavalry to rush to the rescue, and he led the infantry soldiers to arrive at full speed as soon as possible.

Liu Jianchun was very brave and resourceful, and agreed with my plan, but repeatedly told him not to rush forward and communicate first. I naturally responded, so I lit up the general, put three horns, set off the camp, and the troops pointed straight to the northeast!

Along the way, I hurried at full speed without mentioning, and before reaching the border of Hebei, I called out the army to guide Yongqian, and asked him to take out the Jinzhou topographic map on horseback to look at it with me.

Xiang Yongqian is a forty-five-year-old middle-aged man who lives in the Jinzhou area, and can be described as an old horse who knows the local terrain and can reach it with his eyes closed. When I asked where Jinzhou and Yiju were the most suitable for ambush operations, Xiang Yongqian gave me the answer after a little thought.

"If the terrain is treacherous, it is the black pine forest. If you can lure the enemy army in and set it on fire, it will be worth 100,000 soldiers and horses! But if the terrain is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is used for ambushes, it is Zhenyi Fort! Xiang Yongqian replied.

I asked with interest, "How far apart are these two places?" What is the relationship with Jinzhou and Yizhou? ”

Xiang Yongqian and I worked together on horseback to pull away the map, and the free left hand pointed to the terrain to explain it to me one by one. Jinzhou, Yizhou, black pine forest, Zhenyi Fort four large and small places, impartially formed a "mouth" shape, I carefully watched the Zhenyi Fort introduced to Yongqian, that place is two mountains sandwiched by a fort, the mountain in front of the fort stretches, like a long road!

A plan slowly developed in my mind—a method of luring the enemy deeper, burning the pine forest, driving the enemy into the valley, and flanking the enemy from front to back.

After thinking about it, I called the staff team of the army and began to study. Although these staff officers are not able to fight a real war, their plans and deliberations are still acceptable. After research, they all thought that my plan was feasible, and put forward some detailed suggestions for revision, and I also agreed.

But despite the unanimous agreement, there was always a faint uneasiness in my heart, and I always felt that I had not thought of something. When I looked around, everyone looked at me with solemn expressions, only Lakshin had a smile in his eyes, and there was quite a lot of content in his eyes.

As soon as my heart moved, I dismissed the crowd and slowly slowed down my horse, gradually parallel to Lakshin. Rakshin understood what I meant, and deliberately kept pace with me.

I asked softly, "Lacshen, do you have any doubts or good ideas, but it doesn't hurt to say it." "I really rode a donkey to find a donkey, but I forgot about him before - the best strategist around, the "steppe eagle" Lakshin!

Rakshen smiled: "Sir's plan is good, but it misses a little!" ”

I motioned for him to continue, and Rakshen smiled and said, "Get the suspicion quickly!" The tone was very firm.

I took a "hiss" breath, was silent for two seconds, and asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Lakshen sighed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Quickly turn the ministry into a disaster in Liaodong for twenty years, vertical and horizontal, the Ming Dynasty has no choice, relying on the word prudence." ”

I bowed my head and said nothing, and Lakshin continued: "Quicken should have a nickname on the steppe, called 'Talnut Jona,' which translates in the language of the steppe to mean steppe wolf. Although his power is not as strong as the previous Tumut and Black Carboniferous, it is more treacherous and inscrutable! ”

Seeing me thinking, Rakshen said again: "So, there is a saying in our area near Hulunbuir Hailar, which is called Ningya Tu Black Tiger and not touching the steppe wolf. This steppe wolf is just the right thing to do! ”

I tilted my head, looked at Lakshin and asked, "What do you think you should do?" ”

Rakshen showed a grim smile and said: "There is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty that you can't put your shoes on your wolf if you don't want to!" ”

I silently pondered what this sentence meant by the phrase "I can't put my shoes on my shoes."

I have to say here that this sentence has actually been misread as "reluctant to let the child trap the wolf", and people understand that in order to achieve the goal, you have to pay the price, but in fact it is a misreading.

This error stems from the fact that in many dialects, the pronunciation of "shoes" and "child" coincides, and the mispronunciation of this group is slowly deduced.

The original meaning of reluctant shoes to put on wolves is that if you want to hit a wolf, you must not be afraid of running away and wasting shoes.

Because the wolf is cunning by nature, and has a strong physique, it can run well, and once it is discovered by hunters, it will either hide in Tibet or flee. If hunters want to catch it, they often have to climb mountains and run many mountain roads; The mountain road is very shoe-intensive, and the ancients mostly wore straw sandals and cloth shoes on their feet, which were very wear-resistant.

Therefore, in ancient times, people often had to wear out one or two pairs of shoes before it was possible to catch wolves, and if they were reluctant to spend on these two pairs of shoes, it would be difficult to catch wolves. So, slowly there was a saying that you can't put your shoes on your wolf.

What does Rakshin mean by this? Outflanking? Caught between two sides? I didn't know the essentials for a while, and I was silent.

Lakshin laughed: "What the department is best at is outflanking and maneuvering quickly, and it is unrealistic to catch up with them." ”

I understood what he meant, and said, "So, the best thing to do is not to surround him, but to let him take the initiative to send it up!" ”

Rakshin didn't explain, and continued to laugh and whisper: "Offense is the best defense!" ”

The terrain of the four places flashed in my mind, my eyes lit up, I turned my head to look at Lakshen, and said in a low voice: "Li Chengliang's troops held Jinzhou, divided their troops out of Yizhou, and made a feint on the right side, making a roundabout encirclement and the emptiness of Yizhou!" ”

Rakshen smiled and whispered: "The soldiers of Jinzhou secretly Chen Cang, sneaking to the speed of the only way for the department to attack Yizhou - Zhenyi Fort!" ”

I continued with a little excitement: "And our reinforcements went around the rear to burn the black pine forest, and drove the department south!" ”

Lakshen said in a categorical whisper: "Therefore, the place of the decisive battle is in Zhenyi Fort!" ”

The two of us looked at each other deeply on the horse, and an unprecedented tacit understanding arose! I never imagined that Lakshin would be so resourceful that he would definitely live up to the name of "steppe eagle". I never imagined that this "steppe eagle" would become my most important right-hand man in the seven seas in the future, and won the name of "sea eagle".

After agreeing on the plan, Lakshin and I deliberated it a few more times, and then called the captain of the horse exploration team and asked him to send someone to Jinzhou at an expedited speed of 800 miles, meet Li Chengliang, communicate my plan with him, and return as soon as possible without delay!

Looking at the back of the captain of the Tanma Expedition personally leading people to deliver the letter, I secretly clenched my fists in my heart!

May it all go as it should!