A meeting of officers of the 1st Independent Division at the regimental level was held. Lin Zhaolong, as the deputy division commander, read out the order of the joint command to everyone and rearranged the work.

Zhou Lei returned to Yulinbao and stepped up the recruitment of the Second Infantry Regiment, which must be full within a month. Andreas stayed in Datong and joined Wang Qianxiang to recruit and train new cavalry, and in the same month, the cavalry regiment was to be expanded to five cavalry battalions of 2,500 people. Zhao Qi's heavy artillery regiment was brought back to Yulinbao by Zhou Lei, and Zhao Qi stayed in the 12-pounder artillery battalion brought by Ye Zhan in Datong. As the commander of the Fifth Infantry Regiment, Xu Tianbin led the Fifth Regiment to follow Zhou Lei back to Yulinbao to intensify training and form combat effectiveness by the end of April. At the same time, Xu Tianbin received a secret mission to select good shooters from the fifth regiment to train snipers and form a sniper team.

After the meeting, everyone went to work on their own affairs, Xu Lang stood in the conference room of the division headquarters and looked at the map on the wall for a long time without speaking.

"Are you trying to see through the wall?" Lin Zhaolong smiled in the back, "You've been watching it for more than an hour." ”

"There are more than 1,700 miles from Yulinbao to Beijing." Xu Lang finally turned around from the front of the map, "Even if our independent 1st Division goes all out to help Beijing, it will take half a month at the earliest." ”

"Do you think Huang Taiji will attack Beijing directly?"

"I don't know, it's hard to judge right now." Xu Lang walked in front of Lin Zhaolong, "Zhaolong, you can show me the order from home again." ”

Lin Zhaolong took out the order from the document: "You have read it more than eight times, and you have memorized it all, what else do you think." ”

"I always feel like we're missing something." Xu Lang took the order and turned his head to look at the map.

"Then you think about it slowly." Lin Zhaolong stood up, "I'll go out for a walk, you can also take it easy, don't think about it." ”

An hour later, Lin Zhaolong turned back: "I haven't figured it out yet, it's time to eat." ”

Xu Lang stood in front of the map and did not speak, holding a pen in his hand and kept drawing on the map, and the entire map had been drawn into a big face.

Lin Zhaolong was taken aback: "Xu Lang, what are you doing." Let's just have such a detailed map, how did you draw it like this? ”

"Don't bother me yet." Xu Lang didn't stop the pen in his hand, and he didn't even look back.

Lin Zhaolong sat down helplessly: "Okay, then you can draw it, anyway, this map can't be seen." ”

After about a quarter of an hour, Xu Lang stopped his pen and turned around with a heavy expression: "Zhaolong, the family may have made a big mistake, and Wang Zhaoxing's second fleet should not be transferred back." ”

"Why shouldn't it?" Lin Zhaolong asked, "How can you deal with the Westerners if you don't transfer back to the Second Fleet?" ”

"Come and see." Xu Lang pointed to the map, "Forget it, don't look at it, you can't read this map." ”

"No one but you can read this picture." Lin Zhaolong said with a smile, "What kind of mistake is the mistake you just said, why did you say that Wang Zhaoxing should not be transferred back." ”

"We may have made a mistake in judging where the Manchu Qing Dynasty broke through."

"Have you judged the location of the Manchu Qing Dynasty?" Lin Zhaolong became interested.

"Yes, I think I should have figured out Tao Min's plan."

"Then where do you think the Manchu Qing should be?" Lin Zhaolong asked, "Datong, Xuanfu, or Beijing or Ningyuan?" ”

"No, in Tianjin, Tao Min will choose Tianjin as a breakthrough."

"Tianjin?" Lin Zhaolong walked to the front of the map, "Could it be Tianjin, where did they go to Tianjin?" ”

"Tao Min is a person who is very familiar with history." Xu Lang explained, "During the two Opium Wars and the Eight-Nation Alliance, they both fought in Tianjin, especially the Second Opium War and the Eight-Nation Alliance, both of which landed at the mouth of Dagu in Tianjin and went straight to Beijing, which is very close to Beijing. And don't forget, Tao Gong is still in Nampo, and there is also the North Korean New Army in Nampo. ”

"But does Tao Min have a ship?" Lin Zhaolong asked, "According to our intelligence, Tao Min only has four warships in Nanpu, and how many soldiers can be transported by four warships." ”

"Battleships are not used to transport troops." Xu Lang said, "As long as these four warships take down the Dagu Pass, or control a landing point, Tao Min will have a way to transport troops over." ”

Lin Zhaolong also sensed the seriousness of the problem: "Then what should we do, or transfer Wang Zhaoxing back?" ”

"I'm afraid not." Xu Lang began to walk around in the conference room, "First, it's too late; Second, when Tao Min landed in Tianjin, it would definitely be the time when the Westerners attacked us, and the Second Fleet without Wang Zhaoxing would really not be able to deal with the Westerners. ”

"Do you want Zheng Zhilong to defend Tianjin?" Xu Lang himself shook his head again, "It's still not good, Zheng Zhilong just won Taiwan, he definitely won't go." ”

"Otherwise, let's go over with a division on our own." Lin Zhaolong suggested, "Tao Min's transportation of troops to Tianjin must be increasing troops one by one, since we can't stop Tao Min at sea, then drive him back to the sea on land." ”

"There's some truth to your suggestion, but it still doesn't work." Xu Lang stopped and suddenly asked, "Zhaolong, have you read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", do you know the story of Zhuge Liang's Anju Ping Five Roads?" ”

"I forgot for a long time, I still watched "Three Kingdoms" when I was in elementary school, and I still watched comic books."

"Actually, the story is very simple. Liu Bei died newly, and Cao Pi, who was not long after becoming emperor, used Sima Yi's strategy to take the opportunity to contact the Five Route Army to attack Shu, wanting to achieve the great cause of unification. These five route soldiers are: 1. 100,000 Qiang soldiers in western Liaoning, first take Xipingguan from the dry road; 2. Meng Shu, the king of the Southern Barbarians, raised 100,000 troops to attack Yizhou, Yongchang and other counties; 3. Sun Quan raised 100,000 troops, attacked the mouth of the Liangchuan Gorge, and took Fucheng; Fourth, the general Meng Da raised 100,000 soldiers and attacked Hanzhong in the west; 5. Cao's army led 100,000 troops with the general Cao Zhen to attack Yangping Pass. 500,000 soldiers and horses are coming from all directions, and it is imminent. At this time, Zhuge Liang couldn't get sick and couldn't go to court, closed his door for several days, and finally came up with a strategy to retreat. ”

"What do you mean by telling this story?" Lin Zhaolong asked, "Do you want to be Sima Yi or Zhuge Liang?" ”

"Zhaolong, don't worry, listen to my explanation." Xu Lang smiled, "I just said that I figured out Tao Min's plan, and Tao Min is now Sima Yi." ”

"Could it be that Tao Min will also attack Daming with five soldiers and horses, and he will be so smart?" Lin Zhaolong didn't believe Xu Lang's words.

"It's very likely." Xu Lang walked back to the messy map he had drawn, "On the first road, the Mongol army will attack Datong and Xuanfu and hold back our independent first division; On the second road, Li Zicheng will go all out to capture Xi'an, and once Xi'an is lost, the world will be shaken; On the third way, the Westerners will definitely attack Yulin Bay or Singapore or Priango at the same time, so as to hold back our fleet and make it impossible for us to reinforce Tianjin; On the fourth road, Huang Taiji will lead the Eight Banners to attack Beijing, maybe he will divide his troops to attack Ningyuan, and also drag Wu Sangui; The most important killer feature is the fifth road, Tao Gong will attack Tianjin directly from Nanpu, and Beijing will be in danger if Tianjin falls. ”

Lin Zhaolong was shocked by what Xu Lang said: "Impossible, Tao Min is definitely not so smart." Although what you said was very reasonable, Tao Min would never have thought of doing this, if he thought of him, he would really be Sima Yi. ”

"Ugh." Xu Lang sighed, "I also hope that he is not Sima Yi." ”

Lin Zhaolong suddenly jumped up again: "Since Tao Min is Sima Yi, then you Xu Lang will be Zhuge Liang once, and you will also live in peace on the fifth road." ”

Xu Lang said with a smile: "I can live in peace, I really have to think about it." ”

Xu Lang really learned Zhuge Liang once, locked himself in the conference room for two whole days, and even let people send the meal to the conference room to eat. Except for Gao Chen who went in to deliver food, Xu Lang saw no one.

Two days later, another regimental officer meeting was held.

Xu Lang briefly introduced Tao Min's five possible offensive routes, and then said: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, everyone don't have to be nervous, let me say my thoughts first." On the first road, the Mongol soldiers attacked Datong and Xuanfu. We don't have to worry about it along the way, let Wang Pu and Yang Guozhu deal with it, although the combat effectiveness of the Datong and Xuanfu armies is not very good, but the Mongols are not much better. Let's make a plan, and then provide some firearms to these two general soldiers, and the money will be owed first, and then it will be counted after the battle. ”

Lin Zhaolong wrote it down in his notebook: "I will arrange this matter." ”

"On the second way, we can also ignore Li Zicheng's attack on Xi'an, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng will solve it. sent someone to send a letter to Lu Xiangsheng, telling him about Li Zicheng's current firearms situation, suggesting that he should not confront Li Zicheng head-on, use harassment tactics, and keep Xi'an City first. And told him that don't worry about Beijing, with the Yulin Army and the Quick Gun Team, Beijing is foolproof. As soon as Beijing lifts the siege, we will immediately reinforce Xi'an. ”

Lin Zhaolong finished recording and asked, "What about the third way?" ”

"The third way, the attack of the Westerners." Xu Lang smiled, "We don't have to worry about it, we can't help if we are worried, and the family will deal with it." But Zhaolong, you'd better send another message to your family, so that Li Fuqiang can quickly contact the British and win over the British before the Dutch. The balance of power between one and one will be very different. ”

"I will, I'll send someone to deliver a letter home right away."

Xu Lang continued: "On the fourth road, Huang Taiji attacked Beijing. Immediately sent someone to inform Zhang Hai and Jiang Beiming, and asked Zhang Hai to find Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun, or Yang Sichang, and persuade the Ming Dynasty government to transfer troops from Shandong and Anhui to Qinwang and prepare to hold Beijing. Let Beiming stay in Ningyuan to assist Wu Sangui, and if the Eight Banners attacking Ningyuan are strong, he will stick to Ningyuan; If there are few soldiers in the Eight Banners, let Beiming persuade Wu Sangui to attack Shengjing. ”

"Chief of Staff Xu." Wang Qianxiang smiled, "You have to do it again." ”

Xu Lang smiled and didn't answer: "On the fifth road, Tao Min Taogong attacked Tianjin." Along the way, our 1st Independent Division personally dealt with it, and secretly transferred the 1st Independent Division to Tianjin to set up an ambush. According to Zhaolong's suggestion, if they can't be stopped at sea, they will be driven back to the sea on land. At the same time, Zheng Zhilong was informed and asked him to send warships to block them from the sea. ”

"Can Zheng Zhilong come?" Lin Zhaolong asked, "Didn't you say he wouldn't come?" ”

"We informed the news, it is his business whether to come or not, and everything is prepared to be foolproof."

"Well, do you have any opinions?" Xu Lang asked.

Everyone exchanged their heads for a while, and they all said that this was the best arrangement.

Xu Lang nodded at Lin Zhaolong, Lin Zhaolong stood up and said, "Since everyone has no opinions, let's do what Chief of Staff Xu wants, and everyone will go separately to prepare." ”

After the meeting ended, Xu Lang stopped Lin Zhaolong alone: "Zhaolong, you know what I mean, right?" ”

"Clear, what do you think?"

"Not an idea." Xu Lang said, "The matter of the independent first division will be handed over to you, I will take Gao Chen to Beijing immediately, I am worried that Zhang Hai will not move the Ming Dynasty government, I have to go in person." ”

Lin Zhaolong thought for a while, stretched out his hand and shook Xu Lang's hand tightly: "Then you go, it's okay here, I'll take care of it, you take care all the way." ”

Xu Lang also shook Lin Zhaolong's hand vigorously: "Take care." ”