Fang Yuan sat in the middle military camp with a gloomy face, listening to Ma Lin, the commander of the infantry battalion who had returned from being wounded on the battlefield, reporting the detailed military report on the fall of Zhenhai and Jinshan Erwei.

"Fang Junmen, the Xuanjia infantry army of Zhenhai and Jinshan Erwei were attacked by the Japanese soldiers almost at the same time. These Japanese soldiers were strong, far surpassing the Zheng army, and the Zhenhaiwei and Jinshanwei, which were originally well-defended, only held out for two days before they were lost. The sergeants of the infantry battalion of Jinshanwei lost 2,300 men, and the sergeants of the infantry battalion of Zhenhaiwei lost 1,700 men, and the defeated troops escorted the artillery of the second guard back to the neighboring county of Shanghai and Taicang. ”

The two battles lost 4,000 infantry battalion sergeants, this was the biggest defeat since the Xuanjia Army became an army, Fang Yuan stared at Ma Lin, the commander of the infantry battalion who was prostrate on the ground, waiting for military justice, "Commander Ma, how many people have invaded by the Japanese soldiers?" ”

Malin was defeated too quickly, and he didn't have time to find out the number of Japanese soldiers invading, so he could only speculate based on the experience of the battlefield, "Fang Junmen, I estimate that there are at least 20,000 Japanese soldiers on one road, and at least 40,000 Japanese soldiers on both roads!" ”

In the face of the sudden attack of 40,000 Japanese soldiers, although the defeat of the 8,000 Xuanjia Army was reasonable, but what Malin committed was a capital crime, if he did not kill, where was the military might?

Jing Jie said coldly, "Commander Ma, if you don't kill you, you can't serve the public, you go and lead the army yourself!" ”

Ma Lin knew that he would die, kowtowed deeply to the two of them, and said with tears on his face, "Fang Junmen, boss, I have committed the great crime of losing the army, and I am willing to accept military justice, but please take care of my family, they are innocent!" ”

Jing Jie said coldly, "Go ahead!" I will take good care of your family. ”

"Come back!"

Ma Lin was about to withdraw from the Chinese military camp, but he heard Fang Yuan shout and call back, "Commander Ma, I will first put your head on your shoulder, and now I will give you a task to allow you to make meritorious contributions." ”

Ma Lin hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted him, "Fang Junmen, there is a sword mountain and a sea of fire in front of you, and I have also broken through!" ”

Fang Yuan said slowly, "You immediately lead the sergeants of the two thousand foot battalion to Huzhou Mansion to garrison, and then order Zhao Quanzhong of Qiantang Wei to give up Qiantang Wei and bring all the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry back to the Taihu base within two days." Commander Ma, your task is to defend Huzhou Mansion to the death, and you must not let Zheng Sen cross the Lei Chi by half a step, if Huzhou Mansion is lost, or Zheng Sen breaks through the defense line of Huzhou Mansion and enters the five prefectures under his jurisdiction to harass, you don't have to go back to the Taihu Lake base, you will kill yourself directly! ”

Since the Japanese soldiers had invaded, Fang Yuan was attacked on several sides, and he could no longer confront Zheng Sen in Hangzhou Mansion, so he could only choose strategic contraction, withdraw his troops from Hangzhou Mansion, and instead stick to Huzhou Mansion.

Huzhou Mansion is the barrier of Suzhou and Changzhou, Huzhou Mansion is lost, the Second Mansion, and even the Taihu Lake base will face Zheng Sen's offensive, if Zheng Sen attacks from all sides, it is really impossible to prevent.

The military order that Fang Yuan gave to Ma Lin was to resist the offensive of the entire Zheng army with a 2,000-step battalion, which was still almost an impossible task.

Ma Lin pulled up the robe on his arm, cut a hole with his saber, and swore blood, "Obey the military orders of Fang Junmen, if the Zheng army breaks through Huzhou Mansion with a soldier, I, Ma Lin, will not come back to ask for guilt, and I will commit suicide!" ”

Ma Lin, who escaped death, took the order, Jing Jie was still uneasy and said, "Boss, is it too child's play for two thousand sergeants to resist the attack of tens of thousands of Zheng troops?" ”

Fang Yuan said to him with a solemn expression, "Third brother, one is that I can only transfer two thousand soldiers to Ma Lin, and the other is that Ma Lin is brave after shame, and the soldiers are put to death and then reborn." When Zheng Sen thought he would win, Ma Lin would definitely give Zheng Sen a big surprise. ”

Jing Jie nodded, back then, Zhang Liao was able to defeat Sun Quan's 100,000 army with 7,000 troops, and even Sun Quan was almost slaughtered, Ma Lin of course it was possible to replicate Zhang Liao's victory in Xiaoyaojin, and asked, "Boss, the Japanese soldiers have not invaded the Ming Dynasty for decades, why did they suddenly enter the war again this time?" ”

Fang Yuan's face showed a look of guilt, and he blamed himself, "Third brother, this is also to blame me for being too impulsive, and I refused to trade raw silk with the Wa Kingdom before. At least fifty percent of the raw silk of the Wa Kingdom needed to be imported from the Ming Dynasty, and if there was not enough raw silk to trade, the Wa people could not even be self-sufficient in clothing. Before Emperor Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty relied on trade with the Wa State to envelop the Wa State and did not harass the Ming coast. Emperor Jiajing severed trade with the Japanese state, which led to decades and hundreds of years of trouble. ”

"After the Wanli Emperor resisted the Japanese and aided the dynasty, the Tokugawa shogunate and the Ming Dynasty resumed trade again, so the Ming coastal area was calm for several decades. Now that I have once again severed the trade in raw silk and silk with the Japanese state, coupled with the instigation of the Zheng family, and even the promise of a huge reward, the Japanese invasion should have been expected again. This time, I was really careless and hasty. ”

Only then did Jing Jie know the reason for the invasion of the Japanese soldiers, and said in a deep voice, "The boss is not at fault, if he doesn't do business with his Japanese country, he will invade, what kind of statement is this?" It seems that the Wa Kingdom is also a stubborn country with poor mountains and bad waters, and it should be fought and killed! Now that the Japanese soldiers have occupied Zhenhai and Jinshan Erwei, it is likely that they will immediately send troops to attack Taicang Prefecture in Suzhou Prefecture and Shanghai County in Songjiang Prefecture. ”

Fang Yuan's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he sneered and said, "It's both a bad thing and a good thing for the Japanese soldiers to attack. Zheng Sen's Tiger Ben Guards have attacked, and the invasion of the Japanese soldiers is Zheng Sen's last hole card. Now, Zheng Sen is playing all his hole cards, and it is our turn to make a move. ”

The confrontation between the two armies is like fighting, Fang Yuan has never seen clearly what the Zheng family's hole cards are and how many hole cards there are, so he has never dared to fight back, he is worried that the Zheng family will come up with a fatal move and be knocked out directly.

Now that the Zheng family's last killer weapon, the Japanese soldiers, has appeared, Fang Yuan has basically seen all the tricks and chips of the Zheng family, and knows himself and the enemy, and this general attack of the Zheng family has no secret in Fang Yuan's opinion.

Fang Yuan transferred back all the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, and the strategic goal could not be clearer, that is, to concentrate the strongest Xuanjia Iron Cavalry to defeat this invading Japanese army.

Chigutai, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said loudly, "Fang Junmen, after fighting for so long, my skin is itchy, it's finally time for me to play!" By the way, then again, what the hell is a Japanese soldier? I heard that they are all three-inch, and they can fight like this? ”

Fang Yuan Zhengrong said, "Chigutai, we can strategically despise the Japanese soldiers, but we must pay attention to tactics. The firearms of the Japanese soldiers were bought from the Redbeard Netherlands, although they were not as good as the Xuanjia Shengong, but they were also stronger than the firearms produced by the Ming Dynasty, and the equipment rate was also extremely high; The sword of the Japanese soldier is a sharp weapon in hand-to-hand combat; Most of these Japanese soldiers were veterans of the aftermath of the war, and there was no doubt about their will to fight and their fighting skills. In terms of individual combat ability, it is far superior to the Ming army, only under the Xuanjia Army and the Manchurian Eight Banners. ”

Chigutai saw that he attached great importance to the Japanese soldiers, and hurriedly collected his contempt, "Fang Junmen, how do you say this battle will be fought?" ”

Fang Yuan played with the military token in his hand and said slowly, "I will give the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry the most complete explosion-proof equipment, the most powerful Xuanjia Divine Weapon, the most sufficient bullets, and the most fierce artillery support." In the battle with the Japanese soldiers, a major principle is to focus on long-range combat, supplemented by close combat. ”

In war, what is usually fought is the quality of soldiers, the fighting spirit of the army, and weapons and equipment, and when there is no generation difference in the above three items, the quality of the school's commander, the display of strategy, and the specific tactics of the battlefield will be examined.

The quality of the Xuanjia Army's soldiers is the best in the whole Ming Dynasty; As a victorious army, there is no doubt about the fighting spirit of the army; As long as you provide the most sophisticated equipment, you don't need to explain too much strategy and tactics, no matter how you fight, you will be an invincible force in the world.

Fang Yuan's arrangement was to prepare to use the strongest sergeants and the strongest firepower to give the invading Japanese soldiers a head-on attack, and they would be beaten out of Fang Yuan's territory in a battle. Otherwise, like these locusts, the Japanese soldiers who have no military rules and discipline will plunder the people everywhere, rape and plunder, and cause huge casualties to the people.

Chigutai asked again, "Fang Junmen, why is it mainly a long-distance battle?" ”

Fang Yuan stood up and gestured on the sand table with a wooden stick as he said, "In short, three hundred steps away, artillery; Within 200 steps, the fire gun strikes in five sections, and the shield soldiers defend in formation; Within a hundred paces, bows and arrows; If the Japanese soldiers fled, the cavalry pursued them. ”

He explained the most basic principles, and began to arrange the distribution of military strength, "The third child, Zhao Quanzhong, you lead 8,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry, 2,000 infantry battalions, 500 artillery battalions, and 100 small and medium-sized artillery pieces to meet the Japanese soldiers of Songjiang Mansion; I and Chigutai led 8,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry, 2,000 infantry battalions, 500 artillery battalions, and 100 small and medium-sized artillery pieces to annihilate the Japanese soldiers in Taicang Prefecture. ”

Fang Yuan divided the troops equally, and attacked the two Japanese in two ways, and Jing Jie received the military order and gave up the order.

Fang Yuan threw the small wooden stick in his hand again, and said loudly, "You are all one of the best generals on the battlefield, leading a mighty and majestic army that has won a hundred battles, shouldering the glory of the undefeated Xuanjia Army, and protecting the tens of millions of people in the five provinces!" I won't say anything superfluous, there is only one goal in this battle, to drive the Japanese soldiers into the sea to feed the king! After the triumph, we will celebrate with you for three days of drunkenness! ”

The generals shouted in unison, and the sound shook the military tent, "Drive the Japanese soldiers into the sea and feed the king!" After the triumph, get drunk and celebrate for three days! ”