The battalion was full of busy people, and the troops were being reorganized and redressed. The detachments were all dressed in the uniforms that had just been transported from the state capital, and walked around the camp with their heads bowed.

The fluffy battle robe, tightened with a cloth belt, looked energetic and powerful, but the iron helmet with a wide brim on the head was a little nondescript. This kind of iron helmet was designed by Chen Yuan himself. It is made of a thin iron plate and cold-pressed, and it is black, like an iron pot on its head. This pot-shaped iron helmet is made very thin, and there is a silk trench lining in the helmet, with holes on both sides, and the silk silk is fixed under the neck. Although this helmet is ugly, it is lighter and more comfortable than ordinary helmets, and the protection is also quite good, and it can withstand crossbow arrows within 100 meters. The wide eaves can also be used to protect the face to a certain extent.

The production of this helmet is very simple, only need to design a concave cutting board, put the thin iron plate on the cutting board, and then use a convex pressure hammer that matches the concave cutting board to fall down from a high place, with a huge "bang" sound, an iron helmet is basically formed, and the follow-up only needs to drill the hole and add the lining. It's just that the water drain has not yet been made, and the hammer needs to be pulled up by manpower. Fortunately, Chen Yuan designed a set of pulley lifting preparations for the iron mill, and it was also very convenient to lift the bulky pressure hammer.

This method of production is borrowed from the method of making small woks in later generations. In the original time and space, Chen Yuan had seen this kind of small wok-workshop, where the gasoline barrel was unfolded and flattened, and then the thin iron sheet was cut into a round iron sheet with a rectangular tail, and placed on the kind of sunken cutting board, pressing one at a time. Then roll the iron sheet at the tail to become a handle, and a wok, which is very convenient to make.

Chen Yuan originally planned to create plate armor for later generations, but the smelting furnace of the cottage has not produced suitable wrought iron, and the hydraulic forging workshop has not yet been perfected, so he had to let the iron workshop make this kind of helmet first. The imaginary plate armor can only be waited for the next day.

These people in the camp are naturally selected from cottages and mines to prepare for the expedition. There are many people Chen Yuan knows. Seeing Chen Yuan coming, they came over to salute. Chen Yuan also greeted all the way.

"My lord, my lord, I want to go to Anren." As soon as he arrived at the door of the council hall, Chen Jiang ran out of it and stopped Chen Yuan to plead. Then Chen Shan, Chen Lin, Chen Xiong, Zhao Zhong, Zhao Yong and others also came out.

"Your Excellency, you see, these soldiers were all selected by me from the mines, and they are all good soldiers who have been in battle." Chen Lin pointed to some soldiers in battle robes around him and said, "My lord, you just let me take them into battle." ”

"Hey, how did these people become your soldiers?" Chen Xiong also walked over and said with a smile; "My lord, these are all soldiers of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion, and they have nothing to do with Brother Jiang anymore."

"It doesn't matter why I brought them to the river." Chen Jiang said dissatisfied.

"Yes, it was your mine protection team in the morning, and as soon as you entered the camp gate, it was the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion." Chen Xiong said with a smile.

"That's done. My lord, I can't be the commander of the 2nd Company. In any case, I have to go to Anren with you, my lord. Seeing that Chen Xiong couldn't argue, Chen Jiang retreated to second.

"Company commander, you come to be the company commander, who will hand over the mine over there." Chen Shan walked over and said with a tiger face, "Don't let the adults go in yet!" Mess around here. Who goes and who doesn't, the adults have their own arrangements. ”

What Chen Jiang was most afraid of was his cousin Chen Shan, who listened to Chen Shan's words and hurriedly got out of the way.

"How's the preparation?" Everyone entered the hall and sat down in turn, Chen Yuan asked.

"My lord, the mine and the cottage have each selected 100 people to come to the fine tax, and at present, the 2nd and 3rd companies have been hastily formed and are preparing weapons." Chen Xiong got up and reported.

"Prepare armaments as soon as possible, appoint officials at all levels, and at the same time do a good job in mobilizing team members, and leave the division on time the day after tomorrow. The battalion training department must make a good plan for going out for battle. Chen Yuandao.

"Yes. Subordinates receive orders. Chen Xiong and Zhao Yong got up and arched their hands.

"We'll leave in two days, time is running out, you guys go get busy first, get ready to go." Chen Yuan commanded.

"Yes." Chen Xiong and Zhao Yong took the order and went out.

"My lord, is the teacher too anxious? After all, the ministries have just been newly organized, and this official doesn't know soldiers, and soldiers don't know officials. Zhao Zhong said worriedly.

"Anren's side, I'm afraid it will change for a long time. Once an official is not strong-willed, he is lured by the Lu thief and takes refuge in Mengkang, I am afraid that it will be disadvantageous to our army. Moreover, once the order was issued, there was absolutely no room for maneuver. You must leave the school early the morning after tomorrow. ”

"My lord, such a hasty departure from the division, once you encounter the enemy, it is very dangerous."

"Don't be afraid. It is reported that the big traitor Lu Wenhuan went to Dadu to see that his master had not returned, and now there is only Lu Shilu in Jiangzhou. Mengyuan Wanhu Wuxiu is still in Jizhou. The traitor Lu Shikui may wait for Lu Wenhuan to return to Jiangzhou, at least wait for Wu Xiu to settle on the Jiangnan West Road, and then join forces with him to come to Jiangdong. Therefore, there should be no major war on Anren's side for a while, and after arriving in Anren, our army can calmly integrate and drill again. Chen Yuan said lightly.

"My lord, if the Lu thief and the thief join forces to attack, and the number of troops exceeds 10,000, the strength is so great that it can be stopped by thousands of township soldiers unless the punishment is raised. It is very dangerous to go to Anren here, and only one battalion is dispatched, is the force too weak? Zhao Zhong said worriedly.

"You can't keep nature." Chen Yuan said lightly, "The main purpose of our dispatch this time is to train our team, and destroying the enemy is secondary. Taking the team out and bringing it back safely is victory. When there are more people, they lose their flexibility, which is not conducive to moving around. ”

"But once Fuzhou and Raozhou are lost, Xinzhou will face Meng Yuan, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop Meng Yuan's soldiers, and our lead mountain is even more dangerous to defend, do you have a plan?" Zhao Zhongdao.

"The loss of Shinshu is expected." Chen Yuan nodded and said, "However, it is not necessary to say that Lead Mountain is not dangerous to defend. Our lead mountain is backed by Wuyi Mountain, and there are many mountains and forests, which are enough to reach 100,000 troops. When we arrive, we can retreat to the mountains and forests and deal with Meng Yuan. Meng Yuan has a lot of soldiers, let's retreat to the mountains, Meng Yuan has few soldiers, so we eat him one bite at a time. ”

"My lord is saying, let's throw the estuary and Yongping to Meng Yuan and run into the mountains?"

Zhao Zhong, who was deeply affected by the orthodox offensive and defensive operations, was a little puzzled, didn't he flee into the mountains and forests and fall into the grass? Zhao Zhong is naturally extremely resistant to falling grass.

"At this stage, it is not possible to have a hard encounter with Meng Yuan. At best, we are only 2,000 township soldiers, which is the opponent of more than 10,000 elite Mengyuan. Chen Yuan shook his head, "There is a way to save land and lose people, people and land are lost, people and land are lost, people and land are lost, and people and land are saved." The Mengyuan people want to believe in the state, the estuary, and Yongping, as much as they can give to them, but they want to exchange their lives for it. The temporary retreat is precisely for the future attack, after we resist, we will enter the mountains and forests, preserve the living force, strengthen our own strength, and keep consuming his strength, but when our strength surpasses them, Kawaguchi, Yongping, and Shinshu are still ours. ”

"My lord is saying that we mainly harass, we will fight if we can, and retreat if we are unfavorable?" Zhao Zhongdao.

"Yes, we must not collide with Meng Yuan when our strength is weak, and we can't do a loss-making transaction. But we can't let the Tartars get any better. We can make use of the deep mountains and dense forests of Lead Mountain to deal with Meng Yuan, so that Meng Yuan is restless. ”

"Good. That's a wonderful way to do it. In the land south of the Yangtze River, there are many mountains, forests and wilderness, if there are people in every mountain forest and Mengyuan Tartar, Mengyuan Tartar will not be able to live in peace, and will be consumed by us to death. In the mountains and forests, we are like fish in water, and Mengyuan Tartar is dizzy, which is our opponent. Wang Fuzi clapped his hands and laughed.

"However, if Mengyuan occupies Xinzhou, the estuary and Yongping land, and does not enter the mountains and forests, we can't stay in the mountains." Zhao Zhong was still worried.

"Don't be afraid, if they don't go into the mountains, we will go out of the mountains from time to time to harass them, open our mouths to bite him when it is advantageous, and practice in the mountains when it is unfavorable. Don't be afraid that they are not in a hurry. Chen Yuan said lightly, "Our method of warfare, we can call it guerrilla warfare, which means wandering around and waiting to attack the enemy. ”

"Guerrilla warfare?"

"The enemy is strong and we are weak, so we can only carry out guerrilla tactics and slowly accumulate strength." Chen Yuan is sure of authenticity.

"But we won't?" Zhao Zhong frowned.

"In this world, how can anyone be born to fight, let's take our time. Guerrilla warfare is nothing to put it bluntly, that is, you can't suffer losses, and you can fight whatever you want. In this kind of tactic, we must keep in mind the 16 words: When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we pursue, when the enemy is stationed, we disturb, and when the enemy is tired, we fight. Chen Yuantian shamelessly plagiarized.

"When the enemy advances, I retreat, when the enemy retreats, I chase, when the enemy is stationed, I disturb, and when the enemy is tired, I fight..."Zhao Zhong muttered. Everyone in the hall pondered.

After a long time, Wang Fuzi clapped his hands and praised: "Okay, if this is really the method of warfare, it is indeed impossible to suffer." The Lord is really a celestial being, and he has come up with such a good method of warfare. ”

After all, Liu Yuan's face was a little thin-skinned, and he hurriedly said: "This is not something I thought of, this is proposed by everyone surnamed Mao in view of the current situation." ”

"My lord, this person is very talented, I don't know where he is now? Why don't we invite them to come and give us advice. Chen Shan said.

"I met occasionally, but now I don't know where I am."

There was a sigh in the hall.

"Since this person has nothing to do with us, we don't need to care." Chen Yuan waved his hand and said, "We can learn war in the midst of war." However, we must study this kind of guerrilla tactics from top to bottom and implement the idea of guerrilla warfare in everyone. Master Wang, Brother Wang, I will leave this matter to you. It is necessary to make it clear to us that the forces of Meng Yuan should deal with us, and build up confidence in victory. ”

"Yes." Wang Fuzi and Wang Lin got up and answered.

"Everyone should pay attention to this matter. Our battle with Meng Yuan will be a long-term process. Our forces are much worse than Meng Yuan, and there will inevitably be many setbacks. Everyone should do a good job in the ideological work of the team members and explain the reasoning clearly. Since ancient times, the land of China has been sterile and heterogeneous, and our Han people are a hundred times that of the Mongols, as long as we are united, victory must belong to us. ”

"Yes." The crowd responded in unison.