After hearing Sun Xiangbing's statement, Li Yongji nodded slightly and said, "You are right, when the army is out, you really have to take all kinds of possibilities into account, and you can't be too careful." Well, so in your opinion, what should we do next in the face of this situation? ”

"If it is for the lowly to do it...... Sun Xiangbing paused, and suddenly looked at Li Yongji, "I will follow three steps." ”

"Three steps? So much? Let's hear it. ”

"The first step is to kill all the American prisoners!" Sun Xiangbing narrowed his eyes.

"Kill all the American prisoners?" Li Yongji's mouth opened wide, "Do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"Of course I do." Sun Xiangbing nodded, "It is precisely because I know that I ask Your Majesty to order them to be killed." ”

After a pause, he found that Li Yongji did not mean to ask, but put on a posture to continue listening, Sun Xiangbing continued: "We now have a total of more than 48,000 American prisoners, not to mention that the daily consumption of these people is not a small amount, which will drag down our supplies, and most importantly, this is still the biggest instability factor within us!"

That's right, now it seems that those American prisoners are quite obedient, but as the old saying goes, if it is not my race, their hearts will be different! Now that they have settled down, they just have no weapons and no chance to defeat us, but once the American army attacks us, these American prisoners will riot when they see the opportunity! When the time comes, we will cooperate with the US military outside and blossom inside and outside, then we will be even more passive. ”

"That's not a bad idea." Li Yongji frowned, "But we have raised these captives until now, and the cost is also very much, and they may even be of great use in the future, so it seems too much pity to kill them like this now." Moreover, after killing so many captives at once, the news cannot be blocked. It is very bad for our image and will make us more passive in future actions. To take the simplest example, if others hear that we have killed captives who surrendered, who will dare to surrender lightly in the future? ”

"What His Majesty said is extremely true, and it is a poor consideration of his humble duties." Sun Xiangbing nodded, "Then what do you think about letting Charles's Southern American troops escort these captives back to Cairo?" They are all infantry, and if they are lightly armed, it will be easy to go back. In this way, although there are fewer people here, only we are left. But it is more convenient to command, and the combat effectiveness will not only not decrease, but will be stronger, what do you think? ”

The so-called Charles's Southern American Army refers to the Allied Army that came with the most Li Yongji, and the reason why they are called Southern American Army is because after the Chinese came over, they felt that the United States of America and the Confederate States of America sounded similar, plus the words Union Army and Union Army were more difficult to say. It is often easy to get confused, so they simply call the Union Army the Northern Army or the North American Army, and the Union Army the Southern Army or the Southern American Army, relatively speaking. The names of the North American Army and the South American Army are particularly common in the military.

Therefore, this South America has nothing to do with North America, and it has nothing to do with geographically South America and North America. It's just that the Chinese distinguish between the United States and the Allied States by a Chinese name, and to make an analogy, it is similar to the name of South Korea and North Korea in another time and space.

"Let the Southern Army watch the Northern Army return to Cairo?" Li Yongji nodded. "It's also a way, I'm afraid that something will go wrong along the way. After all, you also know that the relationship between the Southern Army and the Northern Army is not very pleasant, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the enemy is the enemy. ”

"There's no way around it." Sun Xiangbing said, "The lesser of two evils, now these North American captives are clearly a big burden, and they are also an extremely dangerous and unstable factor. But you can't kill it, so you have to send it away. In addition, those South Americans are the same, their combat effectiveness is not strong, the military discipline is sloppy, but every day to eat and take cards to play one game at a time, we have been mixed with them for a long time, even if there is not a system, separate command, but in the end it is also an obstacle to our battle, in case they take the lead in the course of the battle to escape, that is not a small blow to morale.

So, just take this opportunity to drive away all those North and South American guys, we are quiet, so that we can concentrate more on preparing for the battle, and they leave us early, with us in the back, we don't have to participate in the battle, it can be safer, right?

As for whether there will be an accident if the South American military escorts the northern army, well, at most, the South Americans will abuse the North Americans on the road, and even if there are dead and wounded, there will not be too many, and the North Americans will also count this account on the South Americans afterwards, not on us. ”

"The point is, in this case, Charles may be reluctant to do that."

"If you don't want to, you have to be willing." Sun Xiangbing said, "If they eat and drink us, they have to listen to our orders, if they don't listen to orders, what do you want them to do?" Raise an uncle? ”

"That's a way to do it." Li Yongji nodded, "Okay, I agree to this, and I will let Charles's troops move when I turn around and take those American prisoners to Cairo." Well, you move on to the second step. ”

"The second step is simple." Sun Xiangbing said, "When irrelevant people leave, we should seize the time to repair war fortifications, such as digging trenches, setting traps, and accumulating war materials to deal with the upcoming attack." ”

"It's just preparing for defensive battles, isn't it?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, exactly." Sun Xiangbing said, "Since none of our vehicles can move, and because these things are too expensive, we can't leave them behind, so we can only continue to stay here and fight defensive battles." Fortunately, our weapons can still be used, and your secret supply troops have not stopped, well, so if we do a good job of fortification in advance, even if we lose our mobility and fight purely defensive battles, we have a chance to win. ”

"Very well, it's very nice that you can think so." Li Yongji smiled, "What about the third point?" I'm curious to see what the third step is. ”

"The third step is done at the same time as the first step." Sun Xiangbing said, "To put it simply, I just hope that Your Majesty will take your special guards and take a fleet of armored vehicles that can still move, and leave here first."

During this time, you can go with the US troops in the south, but I don't do it, after all, the necessary precautions should still be taken, so it is best to take someone alone, as for the destination, it can be somewhere nearby or a little farther away. Anyway, find a place to hide, don't stay with us, and as for the command of the troops, if you can trust the lowly position, leave it to the lowly position. ”

Why is that? Why did you want me to leave you early? Li Yongji did not suspect that the other party was plotting against him, after all, the high-ranking officers knew that if this motorized unit left him, no one else would be able to play, not to mention that those soldiers could not obey the command of an anti-thief.

"The reason is very simple, because you are Majesty!" Sun Xiangbing's strict sù said. "Your safety alone is far from being comparable to our army, but involves the entire Jiangshan Sheji and the entire Chinese nation! So, your personal safety always comes first!

In the past, because the situations we encountered were not dangerous, when facing the enemy, we had more than ninety percent chance of winning, and we were basically in a crushing position. So I don't say anything about the lowly position. However, the situation is clearly different now, and the cold and heavy snowfall have severely weakened us.

In this case, the weather warms up. Before the vehicle can be used again, it is just that the enemy does not come, and once it comes, it must be a fierce battle!

The so-called fierce soldiers are in danger. Bullets have no eyes, and no one can guarantee that you won't have any problems in this situation. So instead of that, you should leave first and stay in a safe place. In this way, you can still keep in touch with us by radio in the rear, and we will engage the enemy head-on in front, so that your safety can be guaranteed to the greatest extent no matter how fierce the fighting is!

Also, if you are outside, we will be able to fight more at ease, because if the situation is bad and we are surrounded, we can continue to resist each other for at least three months! In the meantime, you can order the Shi Dakai headquarters in Nashville to come to the rescue, and once Shi Dakai's troops come, our safety will not be in question.

However, if you insist on not leaving early, you have to stay with us, in case you are surrounded by North Americans, and then let Shi Dakai lead the troops over, then the situation is not necessarily the case.

With all due respect, although General Shi Dakai has first-class command ability, after all, he has been a thief, and his mind is unpredictable, and he is usually fine, but once you are surrounded and life and death are unpredictable, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be upset.

So, Your Majesty, this time is not a child's play, you can't continue to play, or listen to the words of the lowly officer, take your special forces, and leave this place of right and wrong in advance, here I am in charge, I guarantee that there will be no problems, and when the threat is eliminated, it will be the same if you come back, and the credit for commanding the operation is still yours. ”

"Oh? Hehe, do you think I'll covet that little bit of merit for commanding the battle? Li Yongji smiled playfully.

"No, no, no, of course not." Sun Xiangbing hurriedly said, "It's Your Majesty's speech, but Your Majesty's intentions are good, please think twice." ”

"Hmm." Li Yongji nodded, "I know you mean well, but unfortunately, I won't leave." ”

"But Majesty xià ......"

"Needless to say!" Li Yongji waved his hand, "Your first and second steps are not bad, don't worry, I fully support you." As for letting me leave early, don't say it, I won't give up my men and run away alone at any time, so let's do it...... Oh, by the way, the word Majesty, don't say it here, be careful to say it, how many times have I told it. ”

“…… Yes, Honorable Commander! Sun Xiangbing slowly bowed deeply, showing respect for Li Yongji's order.

Seeing that he seemed to be moved, Li Yongji nodded with a smile and didn't say anything, but he felt very satisfied in his heart.

In fact, Li Yongji chose not to leave, of course, it was not exactly a pain in the face, he would never abandon his subordinates and go alone, once this kind of thing is necessary, he can still do it, after all, in his mind, his life is indeed more important than others.

However, he himself knows very well that he has the golden finger of the space-time trading system, as long as the enemy does not appear immediately, the longer he waits, the greater his advantage, especially after losing the two big burdens of American prisoners and alliance mercenaries, it is more than enough to go all out to support the elite of the dream division of more than 20,000 people.

It is true that the severe cold has made most of the vehicles unable to start, and the troops have lost their mobility, but the firepower has not weakened much, as long as he stays here, with the strength of the three regiments of the Dream Division, and concentrates on defense, Li Yongji believes that no army in this world can break through his own defense. It won't cause any big problems for yourself.

On the contrary, if Li Yongji broke away from the large army and left alone with only the special forces of 2,000 people, it would be really dangerous.

You know, now there is a real forest and snow field near here, and there is no GPS satellite positioning, just relying on the compass and map, it is easy to get lost, and once you get lost, you accidentally run into the main force of the US military. It doesn't need to be more, if there are 30,000 or 50,000 people, your more than 2,000 people will have to be trapped, and if the number continues to be large, it will be really dangerous.

Therefore, compared with leaving alone, it is safer to stay with a large army, and having your own dream division is the real invincible force. Especially with the blessing of his golden finger, he can play a modern firepower network, otherwise, once he leaves himself. They were surrounded again, and after a long time, the ammunition was consumed too much, and it was really possible to be annihilated by the American army.

Of course. In addition to these rational factors, I am eager to be on the front line and feel the atmosphere of war. is also a reason, if it weren't for the feeling of fighting more and more about personal feelings, Li Yongji should not have appeared here at all, but it is serious to be an emperor in China honestly.

For example, even if he attaches great importance to the US civil war and believes that the United States is the biggest threat in the future, he wants to strangle the bud in advance and cut off the luck of the United States, but he does not have to come over in person, he only needs to send someone to bring troops over, and he can also use radio remote control to command in Nanjing.

If others don't say it, let's just say Shi Dakai, even if he doesn't have himself by his side, he does it very well, and as long as he gives the Chinese more advanced weapons and fairly good supplies, and cooperates with the alliance army, even if Li Yongji does not personally end the battle, the odds of victory are still very high.

Not to mention that the Chinese army in Smithland, under the guidance of precaution, began to make defensive arrangements in full swing, and the New Virginia Regiment and the James River Regiment, which abandoned the infected and began to march on foot towards Evansville, diverged less than three kilometers after leaving the same place.

As for the reason for the disagreement, it was the conflict of opinion between the two commanders, or rather, the sudden change of mind of Burnside, the commander of the New Virginia Regiment.

At first, Burnside was only bent on bringing his troops back to Evansville, and also convinced Benjamin, the commander of the James River Corps. Butler, and even for this they threw away the sick numbers that had the flu.

Things have done this, it was normal, the army had just begun to leave, Burnside suddenly changed his mind, he didn't want to go back to Evansville, he actually wanted to lead the troops back, but not to go back to the original station, but to Smithland!

The idea scared Benjamin. Butler jumped, although Burnside said various considerations, such as such bad weather, the weapons of the Chinese and the Southerners must be affected, the Chinese and the Southerners are not strong enough and so on, and they can give full play to the numerical advantage and have a hand-to-hand fight with the enemy.

According to Burnside, such bad weather is the best chance, because in this weather, the technical weapons of both sides will be weakened to a minimum, and at this time, the American army with numerical superiority will be even more advantageous, and this is also the only chance to defeat the combined army of the Chinese and the Yankees.

It should be said that Burnside's idea is still very reliable, even Benjamin. Butler was almost convinced, but in the end, Butler still did not agree.

The reason is simple, that is, Butler has not had any major defeats so far, and besides, the troops who came to meet him were originally the troops, as long as they can keep the troops and not make mistakes, then it will be OK.

But Burnside is different, he has been defeated before, this time he led troops to attack Smithland, and did nothing, although President Lincoln did not say anything, and this operation was also ordered by General Mead in advance, but no action is no action, in the future, if President Lincoln uses this as an excuse to contact the military, or even send it to a court-martial, then there is no reason.

Therefore, Burnside suddenly thought about it, that is, since the future is bleak, it is better to take this opportunity to fight hard, maybe he can make a difference.

What made Burnside think this way was the recent cold weather and heavy snowfall, and the other was Burnside's scientific literacy.

As mentioned earlier, this Ambrose. Everett. In addition to being a senior corps commander, General Burnside was also an inventor and industrialist, and a long time ago, he had invented a rear-loading gun that used metal cartridge bullets, that is, the Burnside rifle, and later, many new weapons of the American army also had his shadow in it.

Because Burnside has a high scientific literacy and is also an excellent mechanic, he knows one thing very well, that is, low temperature has a great impact on machinery, even if the steam engine can continue to do work, but Chinese cars are on wheels, in this road situation, the wheels cannot move, at least not on two human legs.

Therefore, he wanted to gamble once, bet that the Chinese's weapons and vehicles would not work properly, so he would take this opportunity to press the GIs over and fight them in hand-to-hand combat, and maybe he could win.

Even if it doesn't work, the other party still has combat effectiveness, but there are many of them, and then they will retreat, anyway, they carry a lot of dry food, as for the water, there is snow everywhere, and they don't worry at all, and they are ready to play hand-to-hand charge, and the bullets are not a problem, they can play it once.

In this way, Burnside changed his mind and wanted to lead his troops back, and asked Benjamin to listen to him and let his James River Army act together.

But it's a pity that Benjamin. Butler didn't want to go crazy with Burnside, he insisted on bringing his troops back to Evansville, and Burnside insisted on fighting back.

So in the end, because they could not reconcile because of their differences, they simply parted ways, one went back with the New Virginia Regiment to fight the Chinese, and the other continued to go forward and continue to Evansville.

However, Benjamin also gave Burnside a little face, although he did not agree to lead the troops back, he gave a large amount of supplies and ammunition to the other party, and also gave the other party a large number of carriages, which can be regarded as a small help to Burnside.

Not to mention how much impact this parting of the ways had on the subsequent battle, but the variable of General Burnside's change of mind halfway made Sun Xiangbing's speculation come true, and things are really developing towards the worst outcome, after encountering a severe cold and heavy snowfall that is rare in a century, a big battle is still inevitable after all. (To be continued......)