Before they entered the council hall, Qin Feng and the others heard the sound of quarrels coming from inside. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"There are tens of thousands of cavalry dispatched by the Ilkhanate this time, and a certain does not agree with the old general to go to the danger!" This is the voice of Lou Yong, the general of the Dali Army, "We have insufficient troops in Nanyang, and we take the initiative to delay time as much as possible, in fact, there is a great risk, old general, you can't go!" ”

But soon his voice was covered by another thick voice: "Xiao Yong, you haven't seen your mother's long experience for a few days, don't you dare to slap the table with the old man, where to go to squat for the old man, the old man's order is not your turn to dictate!" ”

This time Lou Yong was completely out of temper, after all, standing in front of him was Ma Yan, not only the only two veterans of the Ming military, but also the person who single-handedly cultivated Lou Yong to this position, and also the robe who once fought side by side with Lou Yong on Guangnan West Road, and the relationship between the two was also a teacher and a friend. For Ma Yan, Lou Yong only has respect, since the old general is already angry, he naturally does not dare to argue, just sullenly smiles: "There is no cool place in this Nanyang······

Hearing Lou Yong's words, the corners of Qin Feng and the others all showed smiles on their mouths. General Lou Yong Lou is the famous master of the South Seas who is not afraid of the sky and the earth, otherwise the imperial court would not have let Lou Yong come to take charge of the Dali army, the first army of the Ming Dynasty dominated by foreign soldiers, and the facts have proved that the decision of the imperial court is not wrong, in the battle of Chengdu, the Dali army did play a majestic style, and the Dali army opened the way with the elephant army was not only the first to rush into the city of Chengdu, but also fought very tragically in the later Chengdu defense battle and counterattack war, and it was also a great result.

The Dali army can have such military exploits, naturally and Lou Yong, the commander of the inseparable, Lou Yong's name is a household name in this Nanyang, the people of Nanyang know that their children follow this Lou General to kill, it is easiest to get fame, so that the whole family can obtain the identity of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and Lou Yong in the rumors of a ten, ten to hundred, but also become a green-faced fang, three-headed and six-armed monster, in this Nanyang one acre and three points of land to let the child stop crying.

As a result, the scene behind the screen in front of him made Qin Feng and the others laugh dumbly, if the rest of the people knew that the dignified General Lou Yonglou was submissive in front of others, I don't know how to feel?

"The old general is angry," seeing Ma Yan angry, Zhang Gui, the commander of the Nanyang Navy, hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade, "General Lou is also thinking about the old general, and the old general should be able to understand General Lou's intentions." What's more, no matter who leads the army, we will always have to fight this battle. ”

Qin Feng and the others glanced at each other behind the screen, this voice was also familiar to them, the commander of the Nanyang Fleet, the dying ruthless man who beat Annan in World War I, plus the previous Dali Army General Lou Yong and Jingjiang Army General Ma Yan, the important generals of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang have been economically together. And General Ma has all seen it before, he is a real Confucian general, especially because of his age, the old general is even more steady, and he has never been angry, and today there is such a big anger, or it is poured on Lou Yong, who he has always regarded as a disciple or even a child, and the urgency of the situation can be seen.

"The grass people have seen all of you!" Qin Feng hurriedly turned the screen, and the merchants behind him also followed suit, for these generals who led the army to fight the South Seas, they still have a lot of respect, especially these generals will never oppress them on weekdays, even the soldiers under their command are strict in military discipline, and rarely disturb the people, such generals are worthy of respect even if they have no meritorious deeds, "Your ministers and we have the grace of recreation, let you wait for a long time, sin and sin!" ”

After turning around, Lou Yong found that it was not only these three generals, but also Yundian Province to appease Jiang Cheng, Yundian Province Governor Xiong Fei, Annan Province to appease Zeng Fenglong, and Nanyang Envoy Lin Guifang were all there.

(Author's note: In history, Jiang Cheng was one of Jiang's "Three Ancient Twelve Zhai", and Xiong Fei, Zeng Fenglong and Lin Guifang were all anti-Mongolian heroes)

"The courtesy of the treasurers." Zhang Gui returned the salute first, and said politely, "Without your merchant ships and caravans, my Ming Dynasty would have no place to stand even if I conquered the South Seas, so I would like to thank you very much." ”

Qin Feng nodded, and just wanted to continue to be polite, Ma Yancheng, who was still angry, said in a deep voice: "Okay, if you want to find a place to greet you, now that the military situation is urgent, let's go directly to the point." Yongzi, you say! ”

Qin Feng and Zhang Gui glanced at each other, and they both showed a smile.

The old general rarely had a bad temper once, and everyone endured it.

Lou Yong, who had been kicked into the corner of the wall by Ma Yan before, came back in a gray manner, and did not dare to look at the old general's gaze like a knife, and the pole in his hand pointed on the map: "The Ilkhanate defeated the Delhi Sultanate in the great battle half a month ago, and now the Delhi Sultanate has shrunk to the northern mountains and the southern mountains, and the open plain road in the middle has given way, and according to the latest caution, the vanguard cavalry of the Ilkhanate will attack Zhenla with the road in the middle of the experienced, and it is expected to reach the western border controlled by our Ming Dynasty in Nanyang within ten days, Now our cavalry has spread out to the west, intending to find traces of the forward cavalry of the Ilkhanate. And we have sent messengers and spies into the Delhi Sultanate to find out what is going on in the Delhi Sultanate. ”

After a pause, Lou Yong continued: "Although the number of this vanguard cavalry is uncertain, it is estimated that it should be around 20,000 people, and after this group of cavalry, there are about 5,000 cavalry on the left and right flanks to guard the grain route and deter the defeated Delhi Sultanate, and then behind is the main force of 780,000 infantry of the Ilkhanate, and nine times out of ten they will carry heavy siege equipment such as return artillery, and it is estimated that there are also large groups of foot soldiers and cavalry, and the number is unknown." In addition, there should be a fleet of sailors at sea, and the exact number is also unknown. Because the western region where the Delhi Sultanate and the Ilkhanate are located is difficult to develop secret agents due to language barriers, it is also difficult to know the details of the opponent's army. That's why I've brought you here. ”

Qin Feng, Zhang Qi and the others glanced at each other, and immediately understood what Lou Yong meant, Qin Feng immediately said in a deep voice: "Dare to ask a few ministers, but you plan to let the merchant fleet of the Ilkhanate find out the troop movements of the Ilkhanate?" This should not be a problem, a certain subordinate is more or less accustomed to sailors and ships running Western roads, and has a lot of acquaintances with Western merchants, as long as you are careful to explore, you should be able to get a few of the princes wanted. ”

Ma Yan stepped forward, snatched the pole directly from Lou Yong's hand, and knocked it heavily on the map: "The Mongolian cavalry is coming, but they must also know that the terrain in this area does not allow the large-scale advance of the cavalry corps. So even if it really rushes to the border of the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely not dare to step forward easily, and wait for the rear brigade, and now my Ming Dynasty has only two main armies in Nanyang, if you leave people to defend the fortresses in Nanyang, the army that can be drawn out to fight is about 60,000 people, and even only half of the Mongol Tatars of the Ilkhanate. ”

The Ming Dynasty is now busy with the Northern Expedition, and there are few troops that can be mobilized in the South Seas, and everyone can understand it, after all, no one expected that the Delhi Sultanate would be defeated so quickly.

"What does General Ma mean, how should we fight this battle?" Qin Feng frowned, it was Ma Yan who roared the loudest just now, and now it is Ma Yan who says that the enemy is strong and I am weak, and it is also Ma Yan who has the intention of retreating, so that Qin Feng, who is not very good at marching and fighting, is a little confused. The surrounding merchants also looked at Ma Yan in surprise, the trade routes of the South and the West were related to their life and death, even if the Ming didn't care about success or failure, they also cared.

Before Ma Yan could answer, the Yundian Province beside him appeased Jiang Cheng and said: "Although the Ming Dynasty does not have many troops in the Nanyang, but there is the Nanyang Fleet, plus your merchant fleet, even if the sailors of the Ilkhanate are strong, they can still have the upper hand, and the sea is controlled by us, how to fight this battle, I think you can also guess a thing or two." ”

Suddenly, Qin Feng and the others took a breath of cool air, although they were not very good at fighting, but they were very clear about the situation in the West and Nanyang, and then thinking about the quarrel between Ma Yan and Lou Yong just now, Ma Yan's plan was already presented in front of them.

"Hold back the main force of the Ilkhanate with one army, while the bulk of our army, protected by the fleet and transported by merchant ships, penetrate directly into the western part of the Delhi Sultanate and even the coast of the Ilkhanate, and the front of the army can be directed at the report." The long pole in Ma Yan's hand slammed heavily on the map, and his eyes were full of killing intent, "How long can the empty Ilkhanate in the country last at that time?" ”

(Author's note: Baoda, the winter capital of the Ilkhanate, present-day Baghdad, Iraq)

Qin Feng and the others couldn't help but gasp.

They have more or less traveled the Western route, and naturally know what this plan means.

Extremely daring!

And this audacity is not talking about attacking from the sea, but dragging off the Mongol attack on land. What is the Ilkhanate, Qin Feng and others are very clear, among the four major Mongolian khanates, the Ilkhanate has always been considered the strongest one, when it was strong, it used to fight with the Delhi Sultanate to the east, and to the north it resisted the pressure of the other three khanates of the Kipchak Khanate, the Ögedai Khanate and the Chagatai Khanate, even if it was Kublai Khan's Mongol headquarters, the combat strength was almost like this. And now that the Ilkhanate has an army of 70,000 or 80,000 troops, coupled with the unknown number of rearguard troops and the baggage of the people, it is not easy for them to rely on the current city and army of Nanyang to defend it, not to mention that they even plan to fight back.

Although compared to the land, the Ming navy has an absolute advantage on the sea, and the warships of the Ilkhanate, Qin Feng, they have more or less seen it, and it is not enough to stuff the teeth of the Nanyang Fleet, but the navy will inevitably mean that the army on land will have less of the most important support, and more importantly, it is impossible for the navy to sweep the Ilkhanate with its own small number of marines, so it is inevitable to draw troops from the land defenders, at least twenty or thirty thousand to achieve the goal of attracting the enemy. And if you want to rush all the way to Baoda, I'm afraid you have to do more.

At that time, I am afraid that the main army on land will only be 40,000 or 50,000, and even if we add the army of various places, I am afraid it will be difficult to compete with the army of the Ilkhanate.

Ma Yan looked at Qin Feng and the others with shocked expressions on their faces, and smiled slightly: "Maybe you think it's impossible, but I can tell you a few conditions that can make this impossible possible." First, our Nanyang navy is invincible in all directions, as long as there are enough ships to transport troops, and even multiple reciprocating transportation, which means that the whole battle can be divided into two groups, the main army in Chenla to hold back the army of the Ilkhanate, and an elite group of the first to break into the Ilkhanate and plunder and destroy its ports, while at the same time the second group of troops set off again, making a gesture of attack. ”

Glancing at each other, Qin Feng, Zhang Qi and the others frowned, they had been worried about the problem of troop scheduling before, because although everyone's merchant ships can be drawn out at any time, running the Western Ocean twice less is nothing to these wealthy merchants, but after all, not all the merchant ships are in Zhenla now, so when those merchant ships that are still in the West come back, I am afraid that the daylilies will be cold, and if they are divided into two batches to enter the army, then the first batch can leave now, and wait until the Western merchant ships come back, and then go to the second batch.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a wry smile, Qin Feng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he had now begun to plan how to dispatch ships, wouldn't this be tantamount to acquiescing to this bold plan. And Zhang Qi beside him opened his mouth and asked: "The dispatch of our merchant ships can completely obey the orders of your ministers, without the Ming Dynasty, there would be no waiting for us today, so even if the merchant ships run these two trips empty, there is no problem, I just want to ask you the ministers, how do you plan to fight with the Mongols on land?" ”

Qin Feng and the others suddenly turned their eyes over, there was no way to block the Mongols on land, the first batch of attacking Ming troops would become a dead move, not to mention, the entire Nanyang would probably not be able to be saved.

"This is the second condition," Ma Yan squinted his eyes and said, "According to the planning of the imperial court, the Northern Expedition should come to an end within half a month, and then the firearms of the workshops of the Ministry of Industry and the grain and grass originally transported to the north in the South Sea can all be used by me, especially the newly developed firearms recently developed by the Ministry of Industry, which should be more powerful, and it is said that the cavalry of the Mongolian Tartars suffered a lot during the Northern Expedition." ”

After a pause, Ma Yan continued: "And now the army of the Ilkhanate has just started from the area of Baoda, and if you want to get to this place, it will take more than 20 days to say anything, even if the cavalry advances quickly, it will take half a month, so we still have enough time, and the elephant army with more training now can also come in handy, so that the Mongols can see which is more powerful than the elephant army with firearms and their cavalry." ”

"Elephant Army?" Qin Feng and the others were all in front of them, they were not without understanding of the elephant army of the Nanyang countries before, after all, the elephant army was also the treasure at the bottom of the box of Zhenla and other countries at that time, and it was only because the elephant was afraid of light and fire that it was defeated in front of the firearms of the Ming army.

However, it is said that after occupying Nanyang, the army did not give up its intention to reorganize the elephant army, and worked hard to train the elephants to get used to the sound and light of firearms.

Ma Yan stretched out his hand and pressed the table, looking at Qin Feng, Zhang Qi and the others in front of him, while Xiong Fei and the other pacifiers and governors behind him also straightened their waists. The main armies of the Ming Dynasty are in full swing in the north, and several main armies in the South Seas are not idle even if they stay behind!

Thinking that the elephant carrying firearms swept through thousands of troops, even if Qin Feng and the others were old and had experienced a lot of ups and downs, their hearts were full of blood at this time.

"What do you gentlemen think?" Ma Yan said in a deep voice.

Qin Feng showed a smile on his face and nodded solemnly: "Let's do it!" ”

"Yes, let's do it!" Zhang Qi and others responded at the same time.

The Ming army was invincible in the north and south, and in their eyes, the Mongols were enemies and prey and military exploits, and even if the Ilkhanate was strong, it was just prey covered with thorns. No matter how strong the prey is, it can't get rid of being eaten.

And the Ming merchants in the absence of the army to come to the north and south, now with the protection of the army, but also the four seas, has not been afraid of anyone, the soldiers will block, the water to cover, since the Mongolian Tatars have the courage to come, then everyone will teach them a lesson!