"Good! Then please sir, this time I might as well be generous, if Zhang Xianzhong cooperates with our actions, I can give him a batch of weapons, which is a thank you to him, in short, it will not let him suffer a loss, if he has something to ask me one day, I will definitely repay him with a peach! Xiao Tianjian immediately made up his mind about this matter.

"Obedience! I will repair the book immediately after a while, and after the handsome use the seal, I will send someone to Zhang Xianzhong! In addition, I would like to ask the general, this time against the ancestral family's Guan Ning Army and Kaifeng Chen Yongfu, I don't know what the general's plans are? Niu Jinxing then asked Xiao Tianjian.

"What can you do? Since they dare to come, I dare to go, this time I personally led six battalions of soldiers directly to Ruzhou, and fought a decisive battle with him outside the city of Ruzhou, defeating him once, I don't believe that I can't defeat him again! Xiao Tianjian stood up arrogantly and said loudly.

After hearing this, Niu Jinxing shook his head and said, "No, no! This is absolutely unacceptable! ”

Xiao Tianjian frowned and asked Niu Jinxing: "Why did Mr. say this, is it possible that you don't believe in the ability of our sons?" ”

Niu Jinxing shook his head and said, "Definitely! I'm afraid the handsome man has misunderstood! These days, there are many lowly positions to walk around in the army, and the skills and lowly duties of the sons and daughters in the army have also been seen, and the generals brought out by the marshal are all elite soldiers, and the lowly positions have no contempt for them! ”

"Then why do you say you can't do it?" Xiao Tianjian asked Niu Jinxing puzzled.

Niu Jinxing got up and walked to the front of a huge sand table in the center of the big tent, for this kind of sand table used by the Xingtian Army, Niu Jinxing has long been full of praise and praise, and this sand table is carefully made by the master invited by Xiao Tianjian according to the map, the topography of the Xingtian Army in the jurisdiction of western Henan and the terrain of the surrounding states and counties are very exquisite, and the mountains and rivers can be seen at a glance on it, which is very convenient for them to march and fight for layout.

There are a lot of small flags planted on this sand table, there are red and blue, the red ones represent the troops and subordinates of the Xingtian Army, the blue ones represent the subordinates of the official army, and there are some small flags of other colors, each representing different forces, which can basically intuitively show the current situation of forces in western Henan and even in central Henan.

Niu Jinxing stood next to the sand table, picked up a wooden stick from the side, pointed to the location of Ruzhou on the sand table and said to Xiao Tianjian: "Boss, please see, the terrain here in Ruzhou is a flat river, if the commander leads his troops to Ruzhou City to seek a decisive battle with Zu Dale and Zu Kuan and Chen Yongfu and other officers and soldiers, although our soldiers are full of horses, but after all, our army is basically a foot army, especially our army's tactics for material consumption is quite large, out of Ruyang to Ruzhou, during which there are fifty miles of flat land, and most of the Guanning army is cavalry, And the combat power is quite strong, and the action in this area is very fast!

Once the marshal led the division out of Ruyang County, there will be no shelter along the way, the baggage camp is behind, and a lot of soldiers and horses are needed to cover, even if it is out of our cavalry, it can only escort the chariots and horses of the baggage barracks with the army, so that the initiative of this battle is lost, once the soldiers arrive in Ruzhou, the initiative of war and non-war are in the hands of the enemy, as long as the officers and troops avoid the edge of the marshal, they can drag the marshal under the city of Ruzhou, they can divide the troops to attack and disturb our army's rear road, once the baggage of the back road to transport grain is lost, Then the marshal will undoubtedly lose this battle, and then the officers and troops can take advantage of the opportunity of the marshal to withdraw and retreat, and take advantage of the situation to chase and kill, so that the chances of winning this battle are probably less than three percent!

Therefore, it is unwise to send troops to meet the battle! That's why I advise the marshal not to act rashly! ”

Xiao Tianjian lowered his head and watched carefully on the sand table, pondered what Niu Jinxing said, and felt that what he said was indeed reasonable, now because he has led the army to fight against the official army and won consecutive battles over the past few years, so that even many generals of the Xingtian Army, including him, are a little blind to the official army, and the heart of despising the enemy naturally breeds.

Although the Guanning army is not as powerful as the legend, but Zu Kuan and Zu Dale, the two generals of the ancestral family, are still quite level, the generals of the Guanning army are much more fully trained than the officers and soldiers in the mainland, and they dare to use their lives than the officers and soldiers in the interior when they go into battle.

If the official army really used the method that Niu Jinxing said to deal with him this time, first avoided a decisive battle with him, and then divided a large force of cavalry to harass his rear road, this battle would not be easy to fight.

So Xiao Tianjian raised his head and asked Niu Jinxing: "Then according to what Mr. has seen, where will the official army use troops first when they come this time?" ”

Niu Jinxing casually pointed his hand and said: "If it is a humble position, this time I will attack us, I will definitely choose Yi Chuan first!" ”

Xiao Tianjian looked at the wooden stick in Niu Jinxing's hand, so he immediately nodded and said, "Yes, if it were me, I wouldn't have hit Ruyang County first!" So from Mr.'s point of view, where should we fight the officers and soldiers in this battle? ”

"Right here......" Bull Venus slammed his stick on a point on the sand table.

"Liu Yaoben takes the order!" Xiao Tianjian sat upright behind the handsome case, and the two sides of the sand table below were full of generals above the deputy battalion general of the Xingtian Army, all of whom were waiting for Xiao Tianjian's order with their chins raised with their chests folded, and Xiao Tianjian picked up an order arrow, drew on it with a red pen, and shouted.

Liu Yaoben immediately stood up from the queue and said loudly: "The last general!" ”

"I order you to order you to order a battalion under your command today, set off immediately, and rush to Lushi County to personally sit in the Guandaokou Soldier's Fort in the north of the county, the township barracks and the new battalion in Lushi County, all of which are dispatched by you, give me to guard the Guandaokou, and not let the officers and soldiers in the direction of Tongguan enter Lushi County, as long as Lushi County is lost, then you don't have to come to see me again! I cut off my head, and then someone sent it to me! But you remember for me, don't just remember the north of Lushi County, but also be careful of the road leading to Luonan from the west of the county, and strengthen the reconnaissance of the north of the county, so as to prevent the official army from sneaking up on Lushi from this area! Xiao Tianjian ordered loudly.

Liu Yaoben was stunned for a moment, the boss in his heart was unhappy, seeing that there was another big battle, Xiao Tianjian's first thought was to drive him to Lushi County, which was too ...... But he didn't dare to express his dissatisfaction, and his mind turned sharply and he immediately understood Xiao Tianjian's arrangement, since Xiao Tianjian sent him to sit in Lushi County, and asked him to personally sit in the official crossing, then it is likely that he has already received the news that the officials and troops will attack Lushi County, so that this battle still has to be fought, and there is still a big battle to fight, so he immediately changed his mind, went out of the column to receive the order loudly, took the order arrow from Xiao Tianjian's hand, and returned to the column.

"Zhao Erdonkey obeys the order!"

"The last general!" Zhao Erdonkey immediately strode out of the queue, now he Zhao Erdonkey is no longer the deputy battalion general, this time Xiao Tianjian expanded the battle camp, Zhao Erdonkey finally got his wish to become the main battalion general of the sole battalion, and Luo Li, Li Xuanzhu These people are on an equal footing, and the battalion under his command was awarded the number of the sixth battalion of the Xingtian Army, which obviously exceeds the other three battalions newly formed, Zhao Erdonkey is finally satisfied, this time he is very energetic, as soon as he heard Xiao Tianjian call his name, he immediately went out and responded loudly.

"I order you to lead the six battalions of soldiers, sit in Ruyang County, focus on showing me the Wuwan Pass area in the east of the county, once the official army is coming, block them here as much as possible, and repel them for me, if the official army is too fierce, allow you to retreat into the county seat, but remember for me, before withdrawing into the city, you must first evacuate the people around the county! We can't let the officers and soldiers harm them at will! Do you understand?

Besides, after I lead my division to leave here, the battalion should not be withdrawn, but more flags should be planted, and constantly moved, creating a false impression for the surrounding area that our main force is still here and has not left! This matter is very important, whether you can win this battle, and how well your suspicious soldiers here are doing, is crucial! Xiao Tianjian took an arrow and commanded Zhao Erdonkey.

Zhao Erdonkey immediately nodded and said: "The last general understands, please rest assured that as long as I am alive in Ruyang County, the officers and soldiers will not be able to take it away!" ”

When Zhao Erdonkey received the order to retreat, Xiao Tianjian continued to order: "Liu Bao listens to the order"

Liu Bao came out and said: "The last will be!" ”

"I order you to receive the order, immediately lead the four battalions under your command, and rush to Yongning County as quickly as possible, the new battalion and township soldiers in Yongning County are all at your disposal, and I will keep an eye on Wang Shaoyu's troops in the direction of Yiyang, once they make any changes, I will mercilessly slaughter them and drive them back to Yiyang! In addition, you must also be careful of the officers and troops in the direction of Shaanzhou, don't let the officers and troops in the direction of Shaanzhou have a chance, Yongning County is not easy to defend, so I handed it over to you, whether you can keep Yongning County depends on your ability! Xiao Tianjian instructed Liu Bao, Liu Bao has a relatively calm temperament, and he has an advantage over Luo Li in this regard, so Xiao Tianjian will choose him to return to Yongning County.

Liu Bao listened to Xiao Tianjian's instructions, and immediately nodded: "Please rest assured, general!" Although he didn't say much, his tone was very firm.

"Where is Situ Liang?"

"The last general!"

"Order you to lead the cavalry under your command, immediately start to act, go to the Ruzhou area, and cooperate with the battalion scouts to keep an eye on the whereabouts of the Ruzhou officers and soldiers, you can attack them with a small group of soldiers and horses, but you can't confront them head-on, let alone fight, once you find that they have signs of sending troops to Yichuan, you will immediately report back to me!" Also, hold them back as much as you can! Do you understand? Xiao Tianjian took out an arrow and commanded Situ Liang.

After Situ Liang listened, he stepped forward without saying a word and returned to the middle of the column to receive the order.

"Good! The rest of the battalions are moving with me! Let's go down and prepare! ”

The generals answered the order loudly, and then saluted Xiao Tianjian and withdrew from the tent in great strides.