"Brother Yun, I don't understand, since you said that Lizhou can't be defended, then why do you want to send these grains to Lin Bei?"

On the way back, He Jin looked at Li Gengyun a little strangely and asked, and when he happened to meet the team arranged by Song Qing to transport military rations, Li Gengyun didn't say a word, so they asked them to send the grain to Xima City, and they continued to march towards Xianyang Pass.

"Lin Bei is a good general, but he takes his identity too seriously and is tired of his reputation. I hope Song Qing won't be like him. ”

Li Gengyun let out a long sigh, he had to admit that this Lin Bei was very loyal, even when Lizhou was already in danger and isolated, he still chose to be loyal to the Great Song Dynasty. This is understandable, it is indeed unparalleled loyalty, but Li Gengyun's strategy is also very reasonable, giving up the city and fighting in the mountains, so that the advantages of the Song army can be brought into play, and the troops of the Northern Yuan Dynasty themselves are not good at fighting in the mountains, and the same can protect the family and defend the country, but Lin Bei has never been able to abandon the reputation of the army, and does not want to be considered by others as a grass coward, but chooses to continue to stick to Xima City, which is very unwise.

Of course, what he had to consider now was whether Song Qing, who was stationed at Xianyang Pass, would have the same idea as Lin Bei.

After Li Gengyun's trouble, the 50,000 troops originally arranged by Baili Xi in Lizhou have all collapsed, and in the current situation, they have an advantage. However, it is recorded that Lizhou will face the 200,000 army of Baili Xi, and in terms of the current strength of the Song army in Lizhou, it is not the opponent of the other party at all, and it can only be transferred to the mountains to fight, and the implementation of guerrilla tactics is the most reliable strategy.

However, this change in Lizhou is also Li Gengyun's plan after he arrived at Pingyang Pass, originally there was no Lizhou in his plan, if Song Qing agreed to switch to guerrilla tactics, then he would have a certain degree of power in Lizhou, which can provide the necessary reserve force for future operations in the whole territory, which can be regarded as one aspect of ambush tactics.

"Brother Yun, do we really want to give up on the current situation? Are we really going to Xiangzhou? ”

He Jin is still a little entangled in Li Gengyun's decision-making, he is a little reluctant, and the prestige that he has finally built up, Li Gengyun said that if he gives up, he will give up, and he is about to leave before he is a general, and his heart is really a little uncomfortable.

Of course, Li Gengyun knew what He Jin was thinking, so he said to He Jin with a smile: "I know that you are reluctant to call you a general, don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future." When you arrive in Xiangzhou, I can guarantee that you will become a righteous general. ”

"What's justifiable? Brother Yun, is my current general not right? ”

He Jin was a little strange, why did Li Gengyun say that he would become a righteous general after arriving in Xiangzhou, and he was not now General He in the mouth of the soldiers?

"Do you have an appointment from the court now? Everyone calls you a general, to put it bluntly, because of your outstanding personal ability, so thousands of people call you a general, in the military system of the Great Song Dynasty, your name does not exist, where does it come from? But after arriving in Xiangzhou, it was different, Queen Zhao Zhen was in Xiangzhou, and she had the national jade medal in her hand! When the time comes, I will ask her to give you the appointment of a great general, and then stamp the jade seal on the holy decree, then you will be the great general of the Great Song Dynasty, a righteous general! It's not that thousands of people call you a general now, but tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people call you a general, and the people of the entire Great Song Dynasty have to call you a general! ”

Li Gengyun said with a smile, it is true that it is not only He Jin's general name that is not justified now, but even Song Qing's general name is not justified. In the military system, Song Qing was only the lieutenant of Pingyang Pass, and He Jin didn't even have a military system, at most he could only be regarded as a wild coward, and it was a big deal that Song Qing was included in the army, and the establishment was only a squad leader at most.

But after arriving in Xiangzhou, it was different, Li Gengyun had already learned from Hu Dahai that Zhao Zhen and they had passed the Yellow Water, and according to the previous plan, they had now arrived in Xiangzhou. The jade chapter of the country is in the hands of Zhao Zhen, with Guo Feng's plan and the support of Ma Wenlong and Quantong Quanfang's father and son, Xiangzhou should have been in Zhao Zhen's hands. At that time, as long as he takes He Jin to Xiangzhou, it is not a matter of words to ask for the position of a proper general for He Jin, not to mention that He Jin's strength is enough to become a general.

"Brother Yun, what you said is true! Ah Jin, I don't read much, don't lie to me! ”

"Ah Jin, don't worry, I will never lie to you if I read a lot, and I promised your grandparents, so you understand!"

"Hehe, Brother Yun, my general depends on you!"

After Li Gengyun's persuasion, He Jin was also overjoyed, this time with his brother Yun's promise, his general's matter was also implemented, and in the future, he would be the general of the Great Song Dynasty, and he would be respected as General He wherever he went, and he was very comfortable when he thought about it.

"There are still four days to go, so I will take a detour from Pingyang Pass to Yangcheng, and then go down to Fenglin Town, cross Luomapo, and cross the yellow water to Xiangzhou."

Li Gengyun had planned the route of action a long time ago, and he also calculated the time, it would take about two days to go back to Xianyang Pass, and they had only walked for a day and a half to reach Xima City, but now his 6,000 soldiers carried more than 3,000 pieces of heavy armor, which he ordered the soldiers to grab from Gusuteng's team. Heavy armor is a very lethal class in ground warfare, its attack and defense are very strong, but it has an obvious weakness is poor mobility. This kind of army is most suitable for guarding the terrain of the valley type, so Li Gengyun wants to bring these heavy armors back and hand them over to Song Qing. Regardless of whether Song Qing accepted his plan or not, these heavy armor were enough to form a heavy armor army of 3,000 people, which could add strength to Song Qing.

Regarding the characteristics of the troops, Li Gengyun also had a certain amount of research after learning the art of war and referring to the books in Menglin Academy, and he didn't know that there were so many arms in this era. Cavalry, infantry, and archers are all considered normal cognitive ranges, while heavy armor, throwing knives, and shield soldiers are all considered special troops. However, no matter what class they are, their strengths and weaknesses are obvious, such as this heavy armor, which focuses on attack and defense, and gives up speed. As for the shield soldier, it basically directly gives up the attack, focusing on defense, and after forming a shield array, it can cooperate with the pikemen or halberd soldiers to advance the front.

Li Gengyun thought about it, the most suitable types of troops for mountain combat are archers and infantry, and heavy armor soldiers can be used as special combat arms to make up for the shortcomings of insufficient defense, so that in the future, in the battle with the Northern Yuan army in the mountainous area, they will also have enough self-protection and counterattack capabilities.