Song Nan's naked ridicule and ridicule, like a sharp knife piercing into everyone's hearts, all of them are Northwest giants here, all of them are pivotal and independent figures, the fierce attacks of the Tartars forced them to retreat one after another, it was already a matter of fire, and the merciless sarcasm of the new coach made them angry. Generally speaking, the coach always has to comfort his generals and improve the relationship between them.

"I know that you must not be angry in your hearts, there is no way, Song is a straight character, and he is so straight when he speaks; You must say that the Tartars are unexpected, the firearms are fierce, our strategy is inappropriate, the support of the court is not enough, and so on, don't say anything about it here, if you can't fight, you can't fight, if you lose, you will lose, the facts are in front of you, what's the use of finding reasons? ”

Everyone was full of anger, but they had to admit that what Song Nan said was reasonable, becoming a king and defeating a king, and as a result, the current situation is like this, it is not caused by the continuous failures in the past few months, and it is useless to say anything.

"Song didn't want to come here to make this trip to the troubled waters, but the emperor's order is in his body, and it is related to the safety of my Daming Sheji, so he wants to come if he doesn't want to come; You should have privately learned about Song's past, the battle of Xinpingbao back then, it was the fierce little Tatar prince in front of you who led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to defeat more than 30 of my personal guards. Surely some of you are saying in their hearts: it is not you who occupy the precipitous terrain. That's right! The so-called war is not just a knife and a shot back and forth, it is a strategic means, a comparison is who has the ability to restrain the other party, and the results of a qiē are all for a reason, not purely by luck. ”

"You must not be angry that I have belittled you as useless when I first arrived, and that is because you have not shown the spirit of my great soldiers, and you have not made any effective countermeasures except for being beaten, which is why I dare not compliment you. However, from today on, you have the opportunity to correct your name, if you can act like a man and regain your lost honor, Song apologized to you in front of the whole army, and apologized to you in the most sincere manner. ”

The generals were silent for a while, and someone began to shout: "The general gives the order, and we will not take a step back even if we die on the battlefield." ”

"Yes, please give the order of the general, we will swear to fight to the death with the Tartars, and never take half a step back, his grandmother's anger has exploded Lao Tzu's lungs."

Song Nan showed a smile on his face, and said lightly: "Finally, you haven't lost your blood, okay, let's not talk about it, now please tell me in detail about the current situation and the movements of the Tartars; Come on, prepare the sand table, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep tonight. ”

Everyone unanimously recommended Yang Yiqing to report on the current situation, although there were military reports along the way, but after all, what he said was a rough idea, and the real situation was much more complicated; After setting up the sand table according to the terrain west of Jingyu, Yang Yiqing pointed to the terrain on the sand table to introduce the current situation in detail, and Song Nan held a small red flag and a small blue flag in his hand to mark the sand table with Yang Yiqing's narration, and his expression was extremely serious.

"After the general ordered the abandonment of the south bank of the Datong River and the Nianbosuo, the 80,000-strong army of the Tartars took advantage of the situation to advance eastward, and had now reached the area of Yehuling and Dasongshan, sixty miles west of Jingyu. The horses reported that the Tartars seemed to be resting and recuperating, and there was no tendency to advance eastward. The current shape is that there are 80,000 soldiers and horses in the Tartars, and 80,000 soldiers and horses in our army, and the strength has been equalized; The advantage of the Tartars was their firearms, and it was their custom to go miles away, first bombarding the city with firearms, and then advancing with chariots and horses, attacking the ruined city and forcing us to fight it head-on. However, our Ming army is good at relying on terrain to defend and is not good at frontal combat, so the chances of victory are not great. ”

Song Nan planted two small green flags on the small sandbags representing Yehuling and Dasong Mountain on the sand table, coughed and said: "Lord Yang, let me insert a sentence, I will ask you to give up the south bank of the Datong River and you must think it is inappropriate, some people say that if I don't fight, I will be cowardly, I can only say that your vision is not far, this time we will block the Tatars head-on and threaten the area around Ningxia Town, with the open terrain on the south bank of the Datong River and the Datong River, it is obviously not good for us." If you look at the topography of Jinglu City and the south bank of the Datong River, the large area west of Yehu Ridge, where the Tartar cavalry comes and goes, is more suitable for them to fight. And with Yehuling and Dasong Mountain at the back, it is obviously difficult for us to retreat in our entirety, and I chose to block here because the terrain east of Yehuling is mountainous. Although the valley leading to Jinglu is flat, we know exactly where the Tartars will attack from. Except for this road, it was impossible for them to climb over the rolling hills on either side and go around to the flank attack. More importantly, Guyuan after the Jingyu is the distribution center of grain and grass materials in our northwest, and our army's supply is easy and easy to hold, which is my intention. ”

The generals looked at the clear sand table terrain and nodded secretly, purely theoretically, what the general said was right, after the Tartars attacked the city with firearms and destroyed the city, the battle of the large corps was inevitable, and the field battle was still in the mountainous area, and it was better to limit the advantages of the Tartar cavalry, it seems that the general in front of him has put a lot of effort into research.

Yang Yiqing nodded and continued: "The problem now is that sooner or later, the Tartars will have to attack Jinglu with a large army, and their firearms are a great threat, and the city defense of Jingyu City is simply bombed; This is the first time I have seen this kind of firearm, and it is also the first time that all the generals here have seen it, roaring and blooming everywhere, and the ammunition is mixed with iron sheets, iron thistles, porcelain sheets, steel pillars, etc., and dozens of people will be killed and injured in each bullet, and they will not be spared within a radius of more than ten zhang, and it is really difficult to prevent it. And the swift attack launched after such a blow is even more difficult to resist. ”

Song Nan bit his lower lip and thought for a while: "From tomorrow, all the people of Jingyu City will be evacuated, and the army will not be stationed here, leaving a few soldiers and horses standing at the head of the city to confuse the Tartar sentinels." ”

"And where are all the soldiers and horses stationed?"

"Formations are stationed in the valleys on both sides."

"Do you mean to hide from the Tartar bombardment?"

"Of course, isn't it stupid to stay in the city and be bombed knowing that its artillery is fierce? It's June, and it's not a cold winter, and it's okay for the army to camp out in the wilderness. Song Nan gritted his teeth and said.

"What's the situation with the Tartars' delay, do you know that my reinforcements are coming?" Jiang Bin couldn't help but ask.

Yang Yiqing said: "The actions of the army will be detected by the Tartars, but with the temperament of the Tartars, they should not be afraid to fight our army head-on, I am worried that the Tartars will play some tricks again." ”

Song Nan shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily, the supply line of the Tartars is long, after a large-scale attack some time ago, the grain, grass and ammunition need to be supplied, and Fanzhen is still in our hands, the Tartars need to be replenished from the supply line in the area of Jiayuguan in Suzhou, of course, we need to stop the army and wait." This is the reason why the Tartars did not go south to capture Xiningwei and attack Ningxia Town. After taking the town of Ningxia, they solved the problem of supply. The Hetao near Ningxia is their granary. ”

"In that case, why don't we take the initiative to attack when the Tartars are running out of food, grass and ammunition?" A general asked.

"It's stupid, the generals all said that this is just a judgment, do you know that the Tartars didn't deliberately lure? Besides, it was said that the terrain around Yehuling is not conducive to our army's battle, are your ears fighting mosquitoes? Jiang Bin reprimanded.

The general shrank back in a gray manner. Song Nan smiled and said: "Don't worry, the Tartars can't consume it, if they suddenly withdraw their troops, then we can pursue, they stop to rest, that is a sign of attack." While they are resting, I also have things to arrange here, aren't they powerful with firearms? My Daming's firearms are not vegetarian either. Where is Zhang Ning? ”

Because of his special status, Zhang Ning was qualified to attend the meeting as a member of the Qianhu of the Zhankou General Camp, but he had no right to speak, and he was shocked when he heard Song Nan call names.

"Humble duty."

"From tomorrow, all the cannons will need to be transported to the top of the mountain on both sides, and our range is not far, so we can only be condescending. This time, don't pity these iron lumps, and beat them until they are scrapped. Tomorrow I will personally survey the location with you, and I will also do a good job of covering up the camouflage. I will ask Wang Yong to lead the Jinyi Guard cavalry to block a radius of twenty miles in the next few days and expel the Tartar sentry. The arrangements we have made these days are not to be known to the Tartars. ”

"The last will obey."

"Where is Li Daniu?"

"General, humble duty."

"Tomorrow release all the trained harrier eagles, the Tartars like to use the harrier eagles to circle and scout, and use our harrier eagles to drive them out, so that their heavenly eyes are also blind."

"I see."

"Lord Yang."

"The lower official is here."

"Tomorrow, the evacuation of the people in the city will be organized by you, and it must be carried out in an orderly manner, so that the people cannot go hungry, and if necessary, they will be relieved with military rations. You must send someone to escort all the people who have withdrawn from the northwest to Guyuan, and inform the local government of the good student settlement. ”

"The subordinate obeys."

"The Shenshu camp is the same as Ma Ming, and he listens to the order."

Ma Ming stepped forward and bowed his hand.

"Do you remember what happened to you? Starting tomorrow evening, you have to arrange this matter personally, and the things you need will be collected by the treasurer of my Chinese army, remember to be careful and careful, those things don't care about the enemy or me, and it won't be good if you hurt your own people. ”

Ma Ming arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, the general knows that he is powerful." ”

Everyone listened to Song Nan and Ma Ming's answer in confusion, I didn't know what they were talking about, Song Nan didn't explain, stretched his waist and said: "It's almost dawn, I think I'll get here today, everyone go back to sleep for a while, there are a lot of preparations to do after dawn, let's disperse." ”

Only then did everyone look out of the hall and find that it was already dark, so they withdrew one by one and went back to the camp to rest. Yang Yiqing stayed, Song Nan knew that the time had come for the father and daughter to reunite, Yang Yiqing would definitely take Yang Qian'er back to get together, although the reprimand on the surface was ruthless, but after all, it was a father-daughter relationship.

Song Nan returned to the room with a yawn, stripped naked, let Ye Fanggu scrub her whole body with hot water, threw herself on the bed, and soon fell asleep.