The enemy is strong and I am weak, it is not suitable to force the enemy, Shi Hengti yì collected troops into the city, closed the nine gates, relied on the city to hold on, and at the same time continued Chen Xu's strategy of clearing the wilderness, the enemy army could not attack for a long time, the people were sleepy and the horses were lacking, and the siege of the capital was self-relieved.

Shi Heng is proficient in the art of war, and his mention has won the unanimous approval of the civil and military ministers present, and a "protracted war" is needed between Dayan and Wara, which can survive until the weather is cold and the snow covers the mountains, and he will also withdraw if he is not defeated first, and he will exchange the smallest casualties for the greatest results, which is feasible.

"I'm against it!" Chen Xu's voice was not loud, but the weight was very heavy, and he said unhurriedly, "If the war is strong, if my big Yan can't shrink, it will only fuel the arrogance of the enemy, and this war has already lost half of it before it starts." After a pause, Chen Xu said aloud, "I advocate taking the city as the battalion, taking the war as the defense, transferring reinforcements to each other, and attacking inside and outside!" ”

Everyone present, except for Yang Yunrui and Feng Che, the rest of the people were all dumbfounded, this young commander was simply crazy, had he considered the consequences? Didn't he know the gap between Dayan and Warat?

Shi Heng clenched his fists, gritting his teeth and gurgling, he hated first, but he didn't dare to underestimate his elite cavalry, which was like a gust of wind and swept to the ground now I have palpitations in my heart.

Is Dayan going to die at the hands of this young man who is "careless"? Shi Heng stared at Chen Xu with his eyes fixed, "Lord Shangshu, don't ......"

Chen Xu waved at Shi Heng, and then he issued his first military order, "Early tomorrow morning, all the troops will open the gate of the Nine Gates and line up to meet the enemy!" ”

Military orders are like mountains, if the order is changed overnight. It was not only Chen Xu's prestige that was lost—Shi Heng really didn't care about losing such a thing—and more importantly, it was the soldier's spirit. In the whispers of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, Shi Heng sighed dejectedly, and Dayan was in danger.

Da Yan is in danger, not only Shi Heng, but most of the people present have this idea, except for Yang Yunrui and Feng Che, of course, the former is an unconditional trust in Chen Xu, as for the innocent son, he just feels excited. This is the scene of war in his heart.

Chen Xu understood everyone's reaction, he smiled indifferently and began to dispatch troops to guard the nine gates.

"Governor Tao Jin Andingmen, Guangning Bo Liu Andong Zhimen, Wujin Bo Zhu Ying Chaoyang Gate, Governor Liu Ju Xizhimen, Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Xingzu Fuchengmen, all command Li Duanzheng Yangmen, Governor Liu Dexin Chongwenmen. All command the Tang Festival Xuanwu Gate. Speaking of this, Chen Xu paused. The ministers present couldn't help but hold their breath, he still didn't appoint a general to Deshengmen, Deshengmen is just north of the capital, facing the army of the first, once the war starts, it is bound to be a life-and-death fight, it is no exaggeration to say that this will be the most fierce battlefield.

"Chen Xu, Yang Yunrui and Deputy Chief Soldier Shi Heng, Deshengmen."

Chen Xu's words were sonorous and powerful. The ministers were all surprised, if the Desheng Gate could be kept, it would naturally be a meritorious service, but once they missed, they would be the sinners of Dayan, and Lord Shangshu would roast himself on the fire. Feng Che was stunned, and he coughed dryly. Intended to remind Chen Xu that he should do something, Chen Xu turned a deaf ear, and his third military order was tantamount to a thunderclap on the ground. He pointed his finger at Liu Mian and said, "The Jinyi Guard patrols the whole city, but anyone who does not go out of the city with armored soldiers will be killed!" ”

Liu Mian solemnly received the order, Jinyi Wei was famous, Chen Xu asked them to supervise the army, this is definitely a clever move, I would rather die on the battlefield than understand the torture in the prison, I believe that most soldiers have this idea.

The ministers who didn't know Chen Xu all inhaled, and they couldn't imagine that this seemingly elegant young minister would have such a crazy move.

They didn't know that this was the beginning of Chen Xu's madness.

Chen Xu looked around the audience, and he seemed to think about it while saying, "Regarding the combat rules of the army, I have also done an in-depth understanding of the combat rules of the army these days, and the overall situation is very good, but I still want to mention a little unsatisfactory today." After a pause, he continued, "Now the army is not connected with each other, those who advance die without reward, and those who retreat steal their lives without punishment, of course, this is not that the commanders in the army do not want to be clear about rewards and punishments, but there is no way to examine. There is a cloud in the art of war, the strong are not allowed to advance alone, the weak are not allowed to retreat alone, and if 10,000 people work together, 10,000 people work together, and I will set a rule for all officers and men today. ”

The more Chen Xu spoke, the more categorical he became, and after saying this, he took out a blank piece of paper from his body, and he unfolded the blank paper and read, "The military battle company sitting." ”

After Chen Xu finished saying these words, he deliberately paused for a moment, as if to give the people present time to think. The so-called joint sitting, in which one person commits a crime, and his family, relatives, friends, and neighbors are jointly punished, and the cruelty of this decree is well understood by the ministers present.

"First," Chen Xu read aloud, "in the face of national crisis, all soldiers should have the spirit of sacrifice, engage the enemy, and no matter how dangerous it is, they must not retreat from the battle." ”

"Second, this company sitting method is applicable to officers and soldiers at all levels who retreat from battle in wartime, from commanders to soldiers."

When Chen Xu read the first article, no one objected, and when he said that commanders and soldiers were treated equally, there would inevitably be whispers. Chen Xu was stunned, and he continued, "Third, the provisions of the Lian Sitting Law are as follows: First, if the small flag retreats with the subordinate soldiers, the small flag will be killed, the general flag will be killed if the subordinate soldiers retreat, and the hundred households will kill the hundred households if they retreat with the subordinate soldiers......

This "military battle and sitting method" is Chen Xu combined with the memory of the Whampoa Revolutionary Army's military battle and sitting method formulated, although cruel but very effective, it is said that this law came out, the Whampoa student soldiers are all frightened, in the battle of Tamsui, the first retreating company commander was shot on the spot, after that there was no one who dared to retreat without authorization.

In the later battle of Mianhu, the first regiment of the teaching was almost completely annihilated, but no one dared to retreat, this method of sitting is like everyone has a knife on their heads, and there is a rope tied to their feet, everyone is connected, people do not dare to have the idea of retreating in battle, in the later Northern Expedition, the Northern Expeditionary Army won a hundred battles and this method is not unrelated.

“…… The same is true of the commander-in-chief of the whole army, if the commander does not retreat, and all the officers and soldiers retreat so that the commander of the formation is in command, the general who commands his subordinates will be killed...... If a thousand households do not retreat, and the officers and soldiers under their jurisdiction retreat so that a thousand households are killed, they will kill the hundred households to which the thousand households belong; 100 households do not return...... If the general flag does not retreat, and the subordinate soldiers all retreat so that the general flag is killed, the small flag under the general flag will be killed; If the small flag does not retreat, the subordinate soldiers all retreat so that the small flag is killed, and all the small flag soldiers will be killed. ”

When Chen Xu read this, the whole venue became unexpectedly noticeable, and most of them had heard of the military regulations set up when Chen Xu led the 800 forbidden troops to gallop outside the Saiwai.

"As soon as the battle begins, that is, when the battle is fought to the death, all the armies will kill the enemy bravely."

"Before the battle, those who will retreat first regardless of the army will be killed immediately!"

"The army does not care about those who retreat first, and the rear team will cut the front team!"

"Those who dare to disobey military orders will be killed."

At the beginning, I only felt that this military regulation was extremely cruel, but compared with what Chen Xu said at the moment, the "military battle and sitting method" was simply insignificant, and this decree killed only three or five people, which seemed to have little interference with the soldiers, but it was not, even if millions of soldiers advanced and retreated, they could be investigated.

To give a simple example, if the officers and soldiers under the Qianhu retreat together, they will kill the Qianhu, and he will definitely refuse to retreat. According to the decree, the officers and soldiers of the thousands of subordinate households retreated so that the thousands of households died, then they killed hundreds of subordinate households, and the hundred households were afraid of the death of the thousands, and he did not want to pay for the lives of the thousands of households and did not dare to retreat, and so on. Millions of soldiers, one by one, restrained each other, and the military battles sat in succession, cruel and wonderful, I am afraid that only Chen Xu can come up with this military regulation method that can be damaged and admirable.

Yang Yunrui was the first to smooth out the various tricks of the military regulations, not only did he feel cruel, but his heart was filled with ecstasy, if this method is applied properly, the soldiers swear to serve their lives, and the second-rate rabble can also achieve the division of a hundred battles, if... If the third child proposed such a decree before the Battle of Tumubao, he would probably have been a prisoner of Dayan; Shi Heng glanced at Chen Xu with complicated eyes, and the words "if you don't accept it" echoed repeatedly in his heart, Chen Xu's young Shangshu is simply a demon.

"Article 4, this joint sitting law shall come into force immediately."

Chen Xu put the paper on the table, and he let out a long breath, "The officers and men of all armies must tell the soldiers of the whole army, if there is disobedience, they will not be forgiven!" ”

Chen Xu was very satisfied with the surprised expressions of his colleagues, he looked around the audience, and his eyes finally fell on Wu Ning, the squire of the military department.

"On the day when the generals go out of the city and the army goes to war, the nine gates will be closed immediately, and those who open the city gates without permission will be beheaded immediately!"

Hearing Chen Xu's words, even if Yang Yunrui and Shi Heng, the veteran generals on the battlefield, felt bold, this military order was tantamount to telling the generals that they must fight to the death, unless they can defeat the enemy, they will not escape death. Chen Xu Chen Shangshu is planning to play with his life, the most hateful thing is that he not only has to play with his own life, but also with the lives of others, what kind of juvenile experience can make him such a dark character? It's just perverted.

Wu Ning's heart sank, if it were on another occasion, he would have asked if the adult had a fever and was confused, but at this moment, he was not allowed to hesitate, and he hugged his fists and said, "The next official will take the order!" ”

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"Third child, you have all gone into battle to kill the enemy, so what should I do?" After the meeting ended, Feng Che chased after Chen Xu and asked.

"Overseer!" Chen Xu turned his head to look at Feng Che, "You have also heard about the military order I just had, when the war starts, if anyone retreats from the battle, kill them." ”

"Do I have a chance to kill the enemy? Killing one's own people feels quite unfulfilling. ”

Yang Yunrui was speechless, but Chen Xu said with a straight face, "In the face of the Warat cavalry, morale is the key, there is a retreat, it will inevitably cause a rout on the whole front, I must nip this possibility in the bud, your task is very important, if you can defeat the enemy in this battle, you will be a great contribution." ”

Feng Che suddenly became happy, thought about it and said, "Third brother, the military battle company sitting method you mentioned today is so complicated, and the decree when we made a big fuss outside the fortress was very good." ”

Chen Xu shook his head helplessly, and Yang Yunrui smiled and said, "Go home and think about it yourself, and you will understand." ”

Feng Che: "......"

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