Jinniu Cave, the command post of the Admiral of the Second Army.

In the makeshift tent, the military commander Zu Yingyuan was lying on a bamboo chair reading a book, as if the artillery fire outside had not happened.

In front of the sand table, Army Chief of Staff Ruilin was receiving battle reports from various places, and the staff officers of the military headquarters were constantly marking the situation of the enemy and us on the sand table according to the battle reports compiled by various departments, so that the command could clearly grasp the development of the situation, so that the command could only passively wait for news after the order was issued, as in the past, and could not make timely adjustments according to changes in the battle situation.

This is a new regulation introduced by His Majesty the Emperor at a meeting of senior generals of the whole army two months ago, and for this reason all units are required to attach importance to staff work and regard the formation of a qualified officer staff group as the top priority in army building.

"The cavalry, as the general reserve, is absolutely not allowed to attack without an order from the military headquarters!"

"Tell the artillerymen to use all the medicine! Don't give Lao Tzu a province! ”

"The telegram ordered the third town to strengthen the defense of Tan Qishan, and if the enemy breaks through here, the troops will be shrunk and the enemy will come in to fight!"

"Tell the Fourth Town that Pao'er Ditch is the most important entrance in the whole army, even if the people of the Fourth Town die, the enemy must not be allowed to pass through here!"

“......”

After a few orders in succession, Ruilin looked at the staff officers who were recording: "Retell the order just now!" ”

"Huh! The cavalry served as a general reserve ...

Immediately after the complete retelling, the staff officers drafted the commander's order into a telegram and sent it to the herald to issue it as soon as possible.

A group of people came in and went out in the tent, and the soldiers who were waiting for Hou's order outside changed batch after batch, and the sound of cannons, guns, and fighting was loud in all directions, and it was a scene of great war.

The battle report shows that the attack launched by the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces on the Thirteen Mountains area was not a key attack, but a full-scale attack.

At least six directions were attacked by the Manchu-Mongolian coalition group.

The fighting has been in a fever pitch from the very beginning, and the casualties are being counted by the various departments, and it is estimated that a concrete figure will be available in the afternoon.

On the whole, the casualties of the Restoration Army were inevitably smaller than those of the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces, because the Restoration Army, as a strategically superior side, seized favorable terrain at the same time, and since ancient times, the casualties of the defending side must be less than that of the attacking side.

What's more, the Manchurian and Mongolian coalition forces lacked artillery and other long-range attack weapons, and the firearms were very few, which was destined to wipe out the new army that was choking the throat of Jinzhou, and the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces would pay unimaginable casualties.

The busy chief of staff was in stark contrast to the military commander lying there leisurely.

After issuing a few more military orders, Ruilin couldn't help but look at the admiral who was concentrating on reading a book on the bamboo chair, and said with a wry smile: "In the end, it is the general of the gate, this kind of war is so decisive, I am not as easy as you, my heart is always hanging, and I am always worried that something is wrong." ”

"Don't say what kind of Jiangmen Huzi I am, this word is not a good word for me, you know that every time the emperor says that I am Jiangmen Huzi, I can see the word sarcasm in his eyes."

Zu Yingyuan sat up from the bamboo chair and stretched.

Now he doesn't like to talk to devils anymore, because it's boring.

Every time he wanted to gain the upper hand, Devil Six would put on the emperor's face and ask him cordially: "Azu, don't you have me in your heart?" This is speechless.

"The pre-war meeting was held three times, and the results of the deduction were simulated several times, we have said what should be said, we have strengthened what should be strengthened, all the weapons and equipment are in place, the money, food, salary and silver are also distributed in full, and the rest is the matter of their front-line commanders, what do we worry about."

After speaking, Zu Yingyuan put away the big cotton jacket covering his body, leaned over and roasted his hands on the stove.

Ruilin shook his head with a smile, poured himself a bowl of tea and drank it all in one gulp, and said with a wipe of his mouth: "The emperor should be the shopkeeper, I didn't say that you, the commander of the first army, should also be the shopkeeper, such a big battle, you should also make a show, otherwise how can you give the emperor a horizontal knife and seal the wolf." ”

"Forget about sealing the wolf Juxu, it's okay to go straight to the Yellow Dragon."

Zu Yingyuan smiled, "As leading cadres, isn't the most important function of us to lead the Admiral to take the lead in the charge?" By that time, it means that we have already lost... Pour me a bowl of tea, how can I say that I am also the commander of the first army, you, the chief of staff, have to be polite to me. ”

As he was talking, two dusty yellow coats opened the curtain and walked in, bringing the emperor's handwritten letter to Zu Yingyuan and Ruilin.

"This is the ninth."

Zu Yingyuan opened the letter, and said to Ruilin angrily, "It was he who said it himself, and he also said that he would never ask how to beat him during the military discussion, why did he really send letters to me one by one when the fight started, he really couldn't believe me, so he simply awarded twelve gold medals and recalled me back." ”

Ruilin coughed lightly twice, not daring to take the stubble.

The two yellow coats were not surprised by the grumbling words of His Majesty's most trusted strategic partner, and they were respectfully waiting for the Admiral to reply to the Emperor.

Zu Yingyuan didn't look at it at all, and casually handed the official letter to Ruilin and said directly to the two guards: "I bother you two to go back and ask Your Majesty, who is commanding the second army?" Is it or me? It was his words that let the emperor command by himself. If it is my words, let the emperor wait with peace of mind, and there is no need to make any comments on the deployment of our army. ”

Then he waved for the two guards to go.

"Huh?"

Two guards, look at me, I look at you, one of them took the plunge and confirmed with the Admiral that what he just said was for them to bring to the emperor, and then nodded and replied truthfully.

After the two imperial guards left, Ruilin looked at Zu Yingyuan with some concern: "Aren't you afraid that the emperor will give you small shoes?" ”

"Wearing small shoes? The emperor is not this kind of person. ”

Zu Yingyuan laughed, "In the past, I still had more or less feudal thoughts in my mind like a companion tiger, but now, I don't think I have ever seen through the emperor, nor do I really understand him, if, if..."

After a pause, Zu Yingyuan showed an extremely solemn expression on his face, "If I have to describe what kind of person the emperor is, then I can only say that he is a rare person who has been rare for a thousand years, and he will also be the most glorious, brilliant, and greatest emperor in Chinese history, the kind of emperor through the ages... This kind of person, saying that he has a careful eye is the biggest insult to him. ”

After speaking, he gently put the official version of "The Diary of the Restoration Emperor" on the table, took the tea bowl handed by Ruilin and drank it all.

"The emperor is indeed a benevolent monarch."

Ruilin agreed with Zu Yingyuan's analysis, looked down at the ninth imperial letter sent by the emperor, and then was stunned.

Because the letter is written like this-"Azu, did you not read my letter at all, and just said that I am the first emperor of the ages, that I will not be careful, remember your grudges, and wear small shoes for you?" Don't admit it, Ruilin will report back to me. "Recently, the transcoding has been serious, which makes us more motivated, and the update is faster, so please move your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you

Some people died, but not completely......