Then he said in a loud voice: "With the permission of the king of the county, the next time the enemy army comes to attack, the naval army will withdraw from the first line of defense, and the riverbank where you lead the infantry will become the first line of defense, face the enemy army directly, and make meritorious contributions, at this time!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the commanders of the various armies present were shocked, including Su Zhong, Pan Cheng, Yuan Hua and others.

"Lord Yang, why is this? Isn't it okay to be the first line of defense for the naval army? Why revoke? A commander immediately asked.

Yang Congyi replied: "I just said that the next time the enemy attackes, the naval army will withdraw from the Jiangzhong defense line, which is a withdrawal, not a permanent withdrawal. Yesterday's battle, you all know, the entire Zhenjiang River defense alone depends on the navy is not good, if the enemy next time to cross the river is still like yesterday, then it is completely meaningless to dispatch the navy, since it can not stop the enemy warship, then simply withdraw the defense line in the river, so that the enemy army can not figure out our movements, the soldiers are treacherous, when the enemy army is advancing or retreating, this problem will be thrown to them, if they retreat, it is naturally easy to say, if Xuan'an continues to cross the river to advance, then let them have no return! ”

"Lord Yang, can you explain to everyone what it means?" Everyone was confused, not knowing what Yang Congyi wanted to do, how to make the enemy army come and go?

"I mean, if the enemy army still scatters to cross the river next time, we will not do anything to stop them in the river, if they are bold and greedy enough, we will let them land, and we will organize a defensive counterattack on the river bank and annihilate the enemy troops in one fell swoop!" Yang Congyi directly told everyone the real plan.

But it immediately aroused everyone's doubts, and someone immediately asked: "Lord Yang, this is too risky, if the enemy army lands and breaks through our defense line, then Zhenjiang will not be finished?" ”

"Yes, we are just these people, if the enemy crosses the river, we will all die on the river beach, and we can't stop the enemy, I don't agree to let the enemy land on the shore, and we must not let them get close to the river bank!"

"The people of Zhenjiang are looking at us, how can we let the enemy army land? Resolutely reject the enemy outside the river bank, and not let the enemy troops land on the shore, once there is an accident, let the enemy army rush into the city, we are all finished, even if we do not kill the head, we must be removed from our posts and punished! ”

The generals blew up, gossiping, all of them were opposed, no one agreed to let the enemy troops land, and they even felt that Yang Congyi had a mental problem.

When the generals were almost done, Yang Congyi said loudly: "This plan was promised by the county king, and the county king is not afraid, what are you afraid of?" The enemy army will inevitably try again before formally crossing the river on a large scale, and we will take advantage of this opportunity to retreat into advance and inflict heavy losses on the enemy troops, so that they will not dare to cross the river easily in the future. As long as we take a little risk and let the enemy army be wiped out when the next time we cross the river, they will never dare to cross the river again for half a month, or even a month, and the enemy army will definitely retreat if it is delayed for a long time, and then you will all be meritorious men who defend Zhenjiang! ”

As soon as the generals heard this, some people immediately wavered, but some people immediately asked: "Lord Yang, it's easy to say, the enemy army is not a straw bag, how can we let the enemy army be wiped out?" Just our manpower? ”

"What are we afraid of the enemy? Isn't it just the cavalry who is afraid that they will come and go like the wind? When the cavalry and infantry intersect, they naturally have the upper hand, and if the enemy dismounts their horses and engages us, tell me, who has a better chance of winning? Yang Congyi immediately fought back.

After a moment of silence, a commander said: "The enemy army is strong in the war horse, how can they be our opponents!" ”

The others did not object, and generally believed that the Great Song Bu Army was stronger than the enemy army who got off the war horse, because this is simply a recognized fact.

Yang Congyi said: "Since the enemy is not our opponent when he gets off the war horse, then what are we afraid of?" Can the enemy cross the river and transport the war horses together? The space of the ship is limited, and if you load one horse, you have to pack four or five fewer people, and since it is to seize the ferry and the river, and it is not to charge into battle, the enemy naturally knows that people are more useful than war horses. Moreover, it is difficult for war horses to run on the river beach, and if they can't run, they are the target of attack, so the first batch of enemy troops crossing the river will not carry war horses. Isn't it easy for the enemy army without war horses, once they land on the shore, to wipe them out? I think you have a way. ”

Everyone was in deep thought, and no one said anything, as if they were all thinking of a way to destroy the enemy.

After a while, Yang Congyi asked, "Okay, what questions do you have?" ”

After glancing around, he saw that among the generals, no one asked questions, so he continued: "Since there is no doubt, the armies will adjust their defensive lines before tonight!" This is a map of the armies' defenses, and all garrison positions have been redeployed. I will not participate in the specific deployment of defenses, but there are only three requirements, one is that the gap between the defense lines of each army should not exceed 30 zhang, the second is that the width of the defense area for which each army is responsible can only be large, not small, and the third is that the entire defense line must be manned day and night, and no carelessness can be taken! ”

All the commanders rushed up and hurriedly stepped forward to check the map of the river defense unfolded by Yang Congyi, looking for their location and which army was on the left and right.

The garrison position marks of each army on the map are very simple, with the Zhenjiang ferry as the center, each army is arranged to the left and right in turn, and the garrison area of the troops with more soldiers and a wide range of troops is larger, such as the troops of 1,000 people, the garrison area along the river is only one mile, and the garrison area of 3,000 troops is three miles, and so on, the front army of more than 20,000 people plus the Jingwu army, the Yangwu army and the two cooperative waterproof armies, the entire garrison area along the river stretches for more than 20 miles, nearly 30 miles.

Of course, in order to prevent accidents, the defensive positions of the Jingwu Army, the Yangwu Army, and the two joint waterproof armies were not spread out too much, so as to prevent the enemy troops from suddenly changing the way of crossing the river, concentrating on crossing the river again, and attacking the same defensive position.

The commanders quickly figured out the area where their armies were to be stationed, and they couldn't wait to go back and set up their positions.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the enemy will definitely try to disperse across the river again in the near future, so remember that the adjustment must be completed by tonight! Whether you can annihilate all the enemy troops crossing the river on the river bank in one fell swoop depends on you, I am waiting for your good news! Let's get ready! Yang Congyi ordered loudly.

"Yes, the last general obeys!" The generals stood up and clenched their fists to receive the order.

The people hurried away, each to his own preparation.

Yang Congyi raised his hand to rub his faintly swollen temples, and was about to rest for a while, but he heard the guards report: "My lord, Commander Yuan, General Su, General Pan, and General Xue have arrived!" ”

"Let them in." Yang Congyi continued to rub the acupuncture points to make himself feel a little better.

"My lord, are you going to assign us a combat mission?" As soon as he entered the camp, Su Zhong asked.

Yang Congyi raised his eyes and looked at Yuan Hua, Su Zhong, Pan Cheng, and Xue Wang, and then said: "Today I went to the Shuaifu to meet the newly arrived Lord Yang of Tong'an County, who presided over the defense of Zhenjiang, and the county king highly praised our three victories in the soaphorn forest, Taiping Prefecture and Guazhoudu. ”

"Promoted to three levels? Then what kind of official am I promoted to the third level? Su Zhong was overjoyed.

The others were also smiling when they heard the news, and although they had expected it, they were still very happy to hear it now.

Yang Congyi thought for a while, and then said: "You were originally a Xiu Wu Lang, and you should be Wu Yilang when you are promoted to the third level, and you will be promoted faster in the future." Pan Cheng is also Wu Yilang. ”

After speaking, he glanced at Xue Wang and said: "Xue Wang, you have been in Nanyang for a long time, you have not had many military exploits over the years, your official position is lower, and after being promoted to the third level, you are a loyal trainer." ”

"Yuan Hua, I don't know what your original official position was, from today onwards you will be the commander of the Yangwu Army and lead an army alone!"

"Thank you, sir!" Yuan Hua hugged his fists and thanked him.

Then, Yang Congyi said again: "Su Zhong and Pan Cheng listen to the order!" ”

"The last general!" The two of them shook their bodies and stood by with their fists clenched.

"From now on, Su Zhong and Pan Cheng are both the commanders of the elite army, and they each lead a thousand people!"

"The last general obeys!" Su Zhong and Pan Cheng immediately received the order, very excited.

Although the two of them were originally led by a thousand people each, they did not have the name of commander, all relying on the prestige accumulated over the years in the elite army, and now they have been promoted to commander, and it is justified to command the army.

They are not young, and if they can't rise again, they won't have many opportunities in the future, how to make them unhappy?

"Ordered the elite army and the Yangwu army, the previous three battles were victorious, greatly boosting the morale of our army, the generals of the two armies, all of them were promoted to three levels, and when the situation is stable, they will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and they will be conferred!"

"The last general obeys!"

The four of them should be in unison, excited, with such a good thing, they can finally give an explanation to their brothers.

After the promotion was finished, Yang Congyi immediately arranged the matter of Jiang Fang.

"As you have heard just now, if the enemy forces disperse and cross the river again recently, the heavy responsibility of defending the river will be handed over to the other units of the front army, and once the enemy troops have landed, they will be handed over. However, if there is an unexpected situation, and the enemy army suddenly changes the way of crossing the river and crosses the river on a large scale again, then you must be responsible for destroying the enemy army in the river, and you must not let them land, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Yang Congyi suddenly became serious, because this is not impossible, if the enemy army knows that the Zhenjiang defense line will be adjusted, and they will also change with it, if the Jingwu Army, the Yangwu Army, and the Xieshui Army do not make contingency preparations, they will inevitably be unable to stop the enemy forces who are concentrated on crossing the river.

"Yes, the Admiral understands!" Four people answered.

"Xue Wang, in the past few days, you still have to cruise with warships, not only during the day, but also at night, in case the enemy army risks a sneak attack at night and disturbs the morale of the army."

"Yes, sir!" Xue Wang took the order.

"Su Zhong, Pan Cheng, Yuan Hua, you stay on the river bank for the time being, without accurate news from Xue Wang, don't bring a boat into the river, and prepare to give the enemy an empty city plan."

"Yes, sir!"

Su Zhong and the other three should be.