By the eighth day of October, the forces of Dayanjing City had been assembled, and although the 220,000 defenders had an absolute advantage in numbers, their combat effectiveness was not comparable to that of the Warat cavalry. What's more, they have to guard nine gates, and on average, the defenders of each gate are less than 30,000, and according to the report of the horses, the cavalry of the first division is not less than 30,000.

The whole country of Dayan knew that this day was coming sooner or later, and if this day really came, they felt panicked, although Chen Xu had "done" enough preparations, but most people were not optimistic, the soldiers could not catch up with the enemy, and the two armies did not have a numerical advantage in the confrontation, how to win this battle?

Chen Xu didn't have a complete grasp in his heart, the situation in front of him reminded him of the motherland, the total GDP was quite high, and the average individual immediately dropped.

"Third child, the nine gates of the capital, how do you plan to allocate troops?" Yang Yunrui asked Chen Xu, "Desheng Gate, Xizhi Gate and Anding Gate, if I am also first, I will definitely enter the city through one of these three gates." ”

"Then we will ambush all the main forces in these three gates, just wait for him to step into our encirclement first, and he will definitely not return." Feng Chejian said.

"What if you don't go through these three gates first?" Chen Xu asked rhetorically.

Feng Che was speechless, and he said tentatively, "It's not like this, right?" ”

"If he doesn't go the wrong way, won't we fall short?" Chen Xu suddenly said, "Second brother, the war cannot tolerate the slightest sloppiness, the slightest omission may lead to the collapse of the whole line, once the capital is lost, half of the imperial court will also go first." ”

Yang Yunrui nodded with some relief, but Feng Che said with some unconvinced. "I think that the three of us brothers were outside the fortress at the beginning, but they made dangerous moves again and again, why are you afraid this time."

Chen Xu stretched out his hand and pointed at Feng Che, "My caution is strategic caution, as for tactics, even if you charge into the tent of the army with a knife single-handedly, I will see you off with a small handkerchief." ”

Feng Che stopped doing it now, "You are stupid, although I am powerful, I can't kill a group of enemies." ”

Chen Xu and Yang Yunrui laughed at the same time, after laughing. Chen Xu suddenly said, "Don't worry, I have already asked people to gather the generals, and I will surprise you at the meeting." ”

Feng Che asked what the surprise was, Chen Xu smiled but did not answer, Yang Yunrui thought about the experience outside the Saiwai, with the "madness" of the third child, his so-called surprise is probably more appropriate......

"And how are you going to distribute your forces?"

Chen Xu looked at the map for a long time. "In addition to Desheng Gate, Xizhi Gate, and Anding Gate, the remaining six gates have 20,000 defenders each. Each of these three gates is thirty thousand. ”

"And 10,000 more." Feng Che's arithmetic ability was not bad, and he asked, "Also, if you don't attack from these three gates first, I'm afraid that 20,000 people won't be able to resist the Warat cavalry." ”

"If you can't stop it, you have to block it, dig pits, sprinkle lime, stumble, as long as you can win, even if you crush the enemy's eggs, in a word, do everything." There was a pause. Chen Xu said, "Also, spread the word to the people of nearby prefectures and counties, Hebei, and Shanxi, and fight guerrilla ...... with them" Chen Xu looked at Yang Yunrui and the two of them with a puzzled look, and he explained, "It is small-scale harassment, the enemy advances and I retreat, and the enemy retreats and I advance." The enemy is tired and I fight, that is, they are not at peace, do you think about what kind of situation it is to lose a few people every time? ”

Yang Yunrui and Feng Che looked at Chen Xu like ghosts, and the former said sincerely. "I ran into you first, I guess his life is not good." Feng Che said, "Third brother, this is in line with your character. ”

Chen Xu said a little modestly, "Where is this, since you said that your life is not good, then I will give him another big gift." As he spoke, he pointed to Juyong Pass on the map, "Boss, if you send a powerful general to garrison here, and by the way, transfer dozens of artillery pieces over, I don't believe that the old boy is not happy." ”

Yang Yunrui gasped, but Feng Che was surprised, "There are not enough people in the capital, why do you have to divide troops to garrison Juyong Pass?" ”

"It is not good to attack the capital first, he wants to return to the north, and Juyongguan is the best choice."

Chen Xu gave Yang Yunrui a thumbs up, the two had a feeling of sympathy, Feng Che scratched his head, "I still don't understand." ”

"If you cut off the way back, even if you are lucky not to die, you must be greatly injured."

"What if our people can't beat them?"

Chen Xu smiled, "Who wants to fight him in a short fight?" My cannon will explode. ”

"I mean, what if you also strike first?" Feng Che obviously used his brain, and this could not but be said to be an improvement for him.

Yang Yunrui couldn't help frowning when he heard this, he was indeed negligent about this issue.

Chen Xu said, "Don't you think it's cold early this year?" There are signs of ice in the capital, let alone further north? I'll make a bad move for you, and you will pour water on the city wall, and the water will condense into ice, even if the first person is a gecko, it is estimated that he can only beat his chest. ”

Feng Che was dumbfounded, Yang Yunrui was actually trembling, and he was indeed unlucky at first.

On the 10th day of October, Chen Xu organized and convened the last all-military meeting, which was attended by the general who commanded the army except for the Manchu Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.

History tells us with facts that power comes out of the barrel of a gun, and the world cannot be ruled immediately, and in peacetime, the civil servants pointed out the river and stirred up the words, and the war stopped, especially at this moment, some of them were scared like quails; On the other hand, most of them are eager to try, the war together, the battlefield is the step for them to advance, one of them is particularly conspicuous, this person is born with a tiger's back, big ears, a beard, a big knife in his hand, and a bad face.

He is Shi Heng, a general who fled on the battlefield, Chen Xu released him from prison and served as the deputy chief soldier under Yang Yunrui. Shi Heng treats the ministers of sin, the defeat of Datong, he regards it as a great shame in his life, since he knows that he also broke the Bauhinia Pass first, he told himself that the time has come. Of course, Shi Heng is not a brave and unscrupulous person, he has been thinking about how to defeat the enemy these days, as for the "life-saving benefactor" Chen Xu, to be honest, he really doesn't take this stinky child in his eyes......

The three Chen Xu brothers arrived at the scene last, Yang Yunrui was dressed in military uniform, Feng Che was dressed in a strong costume, and as for Chen Xu, he was wearing a moon-white Confucian shirt, and his gentle appearance was more like a son-in-law who was full of poetry and books - commonly known as a nerd.

During this period of preparation, Chen Xu's methods were gentle, although he did not impress those generals, the civil officials had a good impression of him, and when they saw the three of them coming in, they all stood up in unison.

It was not the first time that Chen Xu had experienced this kind of occasion, he waved his hand to signal everyone to take their seats, and he asked straight to the point, "The cavalry of the first will arrive in the capital in a few days, how should the soldiers resist the enemy when they come to the city, do you have a good strategy?" ”

Chen Xu hopes that the ministers present will speak freely, this is called democracy; Of course, he will still insist on his own proposition, which is called centralization, and only by first democracy and then centralization can we do great things......

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