The army was in the small village for three days, and for three days it was not moving.

And three days later, the fast horse finally entered Datong Mansion and successfully handed over the letter written by Zhang Ru to Zhang An.

After reading the letter at a glance and ten lines, Zhang An didn't pay attention to the brocade-clothed guard who was kneeling on the ground, and walked towards the White Tiger Festival Hall with great strides.

In the solemn White Tiger Festival Hall, all the senior generals of Xuanfu Town and Datong Town gathered here, and this was the first time that Zhang An summoned them in the name of the governor since he arrived in Datong for seven days.

Yang Rong, who had long known that Zhang Ru was not in Datong Mansion, obviously said something to his generals, and after everyone sat down, Zhang An had not spoken, and the deputy general of Datong, who looked very feminine and spoke very femininely, became difficult: "General Zhang, didn't you say that the commander has an order, and now what about the commander?" ”

Zhang An glanced at Yang Rong, pursed his lips and did not speak.

The deputy commander-in-chief of Datong was very angry with Zhang An's attitude, and said unrelentingly: "Without the order of the commander, General Zhang rashly summoned us and others, it is not a child's play to be a military order!" ”

This is a bit heavy, Mo said that this war was originally a matter of Datong Mansion, and Zhang An, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, did not need to be involved at all. Even if it is an order from the Ministry of War, Zhang An, as the general of the town, has enough authority to hold a meeting with the generals under his command.

Yang Rong stood up and gave his deputy chief a resounding slap with his backhand: "Shut up!" ”

The contradiction between himself and Zhang An is only known to himself and Zhang An, but it does not mean that his subordinates do not know. But at this critical juncture, he categorically did not dare to go against Zhang An.

He still weighed how many catties and taels he had, and what kind of ability Zhang An, who was able to make Zhang Ru specially invited from Xuanfu, have, he Yang Rong knew best.

It's not that the nine-sided governor doesn't trust him, or that his official position Yang Rong can't suppress the hundreds of thousands of border troops in the northwest, but that his ability is not enough to deal with such a big war scene.

After the deputy general soldier who thought he was smart came out, he was slapped by his master, and his face crackled.

Zhang An bowed his head quietly, it seems that Yang Rong can still take care of the overall situation, originally he planned to take out Zhang Ru's letter and pass it on, but the actions of the deputy chief soldier of Datong made him dispel this idea.

No one dares to guarantee that the border army is single-minded, the Ming Dynasty has been founded for so many years, although there are few generals who have committed treason to the enemy, but there are not a few generals who secretly communicate with the enemy. This deputy chief soldier was embarrassed by Yang Rong in front of so many people, who knows if he will do something stupid because of a moment of resentment.

After no one spoke, Zhang An, who had been silent, slowly spoke: "The commander is not in Datong, I think everyone here knows very well. Before leaving, the Governor entrusted me with all the military affairs on the Datong side, which may not be very clear to all of you here.

But none of this matters now, what matters is that the Tatar iron cavalry has reached the area of Tucheng.

A few days ago, the vanguard army slaughtered the defenders of Yajiao Mountain, if it weren't for the timely rescue of 3,000 iron cavalry led by the commander, I am afraid that we will not be able to sit here and chat now.

The sixteen forts of Datong basically do not have more than 1,000 garrisons in peacetime. Now the number of troops from the Datong guards has been increased to increase the number of people in the fortress, and the largest number of people in the fortress of Yajiao Mountain has 3,000 people.

However, the Tatar army has 300,000 troops, and even if all the troops in Datong Town are thrown into it, it is not enough to beware of those ambitious Tatars. ”

After talking for a long time without getting into the topic, Yang Rong said impatiently: "The general should get down to business, everyone here knows it." ”

Zhang An nodded and said: "Okay, then the general will not talk nonsense, from today onwards, all the defense lines of Datong will be jointly defended by the border army of Datong Town and the border army of Xuanfu, and all the forts will be increased by 500 to 1,000 people." The commander of each fortress chooses a capable person to live in, and anyone who keeps giving orders, whether it is a soldier of Xuanfu or a person from Datong, the main general has the right to cut first and then play. ”

Yang Rong frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate to do this!" If someone declares a personal vendetta, I'm afraid."

Zhang An waved his hand: "General Yang doesn't have to worry about this, the commander has already made arrangements, and all the fortresses will have the brothers of Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi to coordinate the command." They don't know anything about military affairs and won't affect the commander's decision, but as long as they find someone who declares a personal vendetta, they will report it to the general, and at that time, the general will not care about any incense and affection, and will be killed! ”

Next, it's time for the generals to take a stand.

Zhang An was also unambiguous, and looked directly at Yang Rong.

As long as this Datong general soldier, who has a disagreement with him, stands up and expresses his willingness to obey the order, others are not enough evidence. Is his own subordinates afraid that they will not listen to him?

Yang Rong hesitated, not knowing whether to agree or not.

He was afraid that Zhang An would take advantage of this opportunity to attack his own people, and at the same time, he felt that Zhang An would not do such a thing that disregarded the overall situation. Under the contradiction between the two, he actually paused.

"General Yang disagrees with the general's idea?" Zhang An said in a deep voice.

Yang Rong was stunned, stood up and said, "Dare to ask the general, is this an order from the commander, if so, Yang Rong will obey." ”

Zhang An nodded vigorously: "This is the commander's order." ”

Yang Rong glanced at Zhang An deeply, pushed the chair back, and knelt on one knee: "The last general obeys the order!" ”

With him in front of him, the generals under him naturally didn't dare to hold it up anymore, how to say that Zhang An was also a town head general with a higher level than Yang Rong.

The following military affairs are naturally arranged by Yang Rong's subordinates, and Zhang An only needs to set the policy.

The meeting was basically over, but Zhang An only let Yang Rong's people leave, leaving Yang Rong and his subordinates alone. Although the generals of Datong Town did not say it clearly, they couldn't help but have a pimple in their hearts.

Could it be that the general under your Zhang An is a general, and the general of my Datong Town is not even as good as a pawn?

After the others left, Zhang An handed Zhang Ru's letter to Yang Rong: "Take a look for yourself!" When you go back, reassure your brave generals and don't let them think otherwise. As for them to hate me, that's their business, there is a kind of one day to climb on Lao Tzu's head and dictate to Lao Tzu, otherwise let them obediently shut their mouths! ”

Yang Rong's eyes were completely fixed on the letterhead, and he didn't listen to Zhang An's cynicism at all.

Rao is a veteran of the border who has gone through a lot of ups and downs, and after seeing the detailed and bold suggestions put forward by Zhang Ru in the letter, he still can't help but have a palpitation.

It took him a long time before he came back to his senses and looked up at Zhang An: "The general agrees with the commander's decision?" ”

Zhang An wanted to tease him a few words, but after seeing his serious expression, he dispelled the ideas that had sprung up temporarily, and sighed: "The commander is outside now, who can really refute his decision." ”

Yang Rong lost his voice and said: "That's a big deal to lose your head, if you are really in prison, even if the hundreds of thousands of horses in Datong Town and Xuanfu Town plus Ji Town are all out of the customs, I am afraid that it will be difficult to rescue the commander!" ”

Zhang An sat down, and the knuckles of his fingers tapped on the table top made of pear wood: "The commander privately mobilized the soldiers of Xuanfu and Jizhen to come to Datong, and with three thousand Xuanfu soldiers, he dared to go out of the city to find trouble with 300,000 Tatar iron horsemen, which is a major matter of losing his head." This decision to divide the Tatars was nothing more than his habitual military move. The Governor is young, so he is impulsive. We're not young anymore, so we can't be impulsive. ”

"What the general means." Yang Rong was a little confused.

Zhang An explained: "Now that 300,000 Tatar iron cavalry are garrisoning Tucheng, it is not surprising that they should divide their troops here. Batumunk's use of troops has never been logical, but with his character, the most difficult Datong right guard, he will definitely send those loyal to the little Tatar prince to attack.

In this way, it can not only grind down my Ming army, but also eliminate dissidents, if the treacherous plan of killing two birds with one stone succeeds, the Ming will face 200,000 Tatar iron horsemen.

There are not many soldiers in Baobao and Fengzhen, and the defense is not so tight, and it is too late to temporarily transfer troops in the past. Moreover, once Batumunk attacked, it would be futile to mobilize more soldiers to the past.

The people of Datong's right guard have now mobilized a lot, and there are only 2,000 people left in the tiger's mouth, and in the face of 100,000 Tatar iron horsemen, these two thousand people will not be able to resist the attack no matter whatunless they are all immortals.

There are a lot of men and horses in the mobile unit, but there are not many people who can really come in handy, and besides, these people have to be distributed among the sixteen forts, which is a drop in the bucket and it is difficult to continue.

There are only 30,000 soldiers and horses in Xuanfu now, and their ability is limited! ”

Yang Rong said with a solemn face: "If according to the general's analysis, it is feasible to supervise the commanders and soldiers to make dangerous moves. ”

Zhang An said: "So we must create a false impression for Batumunk, that is, our people do not know about his plot, and our people will fight the Tatars to the death." ”

"In this way, Datong right guard is only afraid that he will be disabled." Yang Rong felt a pain in his flesh.

Datong Right Guard was carefully built by him, 3,000 of the 6,000 people were cavalry, and the 2,000 people left in the tiger's mouth now were basically cavalry.

Zhang An closed his eyes and said: "Ci is not in charge of the army, if you want to win the war and let more people live, you can only choose to let a small number of people die." ”

Yang Rong wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.

Because he knows that even if he fights with reason, it is already an unchangeable fact that Datong Right Guard has become an outcast.

Zhang An saw his concern and comforted: "The Xuanfu army will send three thousand people to support the tiger's mouth, even if the battle is to the last soldier, it must not let the Tartars enter the tiger's mouth one step." ”

Yang Rong said sarcastically: "The general is really willing. ”

In this regard, Zhang An could only smile bitterly.

Who would be reluctant to be a general? But who can really give up? It was a fresh life, and it was a young man full of vitality.