Chapter 627: A fool is better than a coward
"Your fleet also has more than a thousand marine regiments, doesn't it? I'm sure they can also go and attack Qin Gang's army, and if you need horses, I can lend them to you. Vasily said.
Both of them wanted to attack Changshan City, because they both knew that Changshan Prefecture was a big piece of fat!
There are countless treasures of gold and silver, horses, cattle and sheep...... If you're lucky, maybe you can capture that governor Xiao Chen alive and escort him to Her Majesty the Empress for merit, what kind of success is that?
If you are a little lucky, you will completely occupy the entire Changshan Prefecture, and perhaps Her Majesty the Empress will be happy and will directly make them the Governor of Changshan, so that they can be on an equal footing with Governor Peter of Shunfeng Harbor!
The main reason is that the risk is very small, because according to intelligence, the current defense of Changshan Prefecture is extremely empty, and there are only some city defense teams guarding the town, so it is not a random charge that can be done?
Maybe they don't need to attack, as long as they come to the city, the people in the city will immediately open the gates and surrender.
"The situation is unclear now, and Governor Peter has not sent any orders, we can't act rashly, Sands City is very important, once it is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Ivan knew what the two of them were thinking, and immediately refused.
"I think General Ivan, you are too cautious, the Huaxia people are vulnerable, and 20,000 Xian Xiao cavalry can sweep through the entire Yanyun County...... But we have more than 30,000 troops here, and if we just defend the city and don't take the initiative to attack, it will make people laugh, and the empress will definitely be very unhappy. Vasily said.
"I was about to say this, haven't you ever thought about how that Xiao Chen led less than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled cavalry to defeat 20,000 Xian Xiao cavalry?" Ivan frowned.
"That's because there have been changes within the Xian tribe, and Prince Mo Yan Pingqiu has gathered an army to prepare to go south to join their Xian people, so the little prince of Moro has to retreat, otherwise how could Xiao Chen defeat them?" Olga retorted.
"That's what we know, but there's got to be something we don't know." Ivan was unmoved, "Please don't act rashly two generals, our task is only to hold on to Sands and wait for Governor Peter's orders!" ”
"Hehe, I'm afraid that if we wait one more day, Governor Peter and they will capture Changshan Prefecture, and we won't be able to get anything at that time!" Vasily was greatly dissatisfied with Ivan's stubbornness.
"I think Vasily you are too optimistic about this battle, so I ask you have not thought that we are in a state of being attacked from the back? To the west is Qin Gang's 20,000 troops, and on the sea is the combined naval division of the Great Zhou, and they will definitely attack at the same time! Ivan said.
"Hahaha, Admiral Ivan, you don't really think that their mere hundred or so ships can defeat our Invincible Armada, do you?" Olga laughed heartily, because he felt that Ivan's worries were really too much!
"I only know that Emperor Da Zhou is not a fool, and Governor Xiao Chen is not a fool." Ivan said lightly, "And I don't want to be a fool." ”
"General Ivan, if I'm not mistaken, do you mean to say that Olga and I are stupid?" Vasily stretched his face.
"I didn't mean that, I just reminded the two of you not to underestimate the enemy, this is war, not child's play!" Ivan Dao.
"Cowards are more pitiful than fools!" Olga said loudly.
"General Olga, I ask you to retract this sentence." Ivan said coldly, "Otherwise, I will remove you from your position in the name of contempt for the authority of the chief!" ”
"Hehe, who are you scaring about? I am a rear admiral of the fleet appointed by the Empress herself, and I am only under your command temporarily, and you have no right to remove me from my post at all, and do not forget that you yourself are only a rear admiral! If Governor Peter hadn't recommended you to be a general in Sands, you would still be herding horses in Hippolya! ”
Olga didn't care, and sneered.
"Hey, hey, Olga, I think you have to apologize to General Ivan!" Vasily lit a fire on the sidelines.
"Shut up, Vasily, you are not qualified to order me at all!" Olga said angrily.
The other generals on the side were afraid that they would turn their faces if they quarreled again, so they hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them, so that Olga apologized to Ivan very perfunctorily after talking for a long time.
But apparently he was angry, and he didn't even attend the dinner, and just brushed his sleeves away.
"Although Olga is rude, there is some truth in his words." At the dinner, Vasily drank a whole bottle of vodka and became a little drunk, despite Ivan's ugly face and repeated the old words.
"I see that the gentlemen have also eaten and drunk enough, and this is the end of today's celebration dinner!" Ivan didn't pay any attention to him and ordered the dismissal directly.
"General Ivan, I think it's necessary for us to talk." Vasily rushed over and grabbed Ivan's arm, insisting on debating with him again about sending troops to Tsuneyama Castle.
"Vasily, you are drunk! I think you need to sober up. Ivan instructed his men to take him to a cold shower and clear his mind!" ”
A few of his own soldiers uncontrollably put Vasily up and threw him directly into a small ditch outside the courtyard, which was what the Rus called 'sobering up'.
Seeing Vasily yelling like a clumsy bear in the ditch, the big guys couldn't help laughing.
Annoyed, Vasily snatched a long knife from the waist of the guard who helped him up, and shouted for a duel with those who laughed at him......
A good celebration dinner ended up in this almost farcical way.
However, it was said that Xiao Chen and the others had been fleeing from the gate of another large camp more than ten miles away before they began to collect the 'remnants of the defeated generals', and the number of people was checked, and there were basically no casualties, which was also thanks to the fact that the big guys were all lightly armed, and the speed of escape was quite fast......
"The special Ross cavalry is really fierce enough, I thought we could resist for a while, but I didn't expect to rush directly to the bird in front of me as soon as I slipped away!" Xiao Chen recalled the danger just now, and he looked palpitating.
"They are all heavy cavalry, and once they charge, they must not stop." Wei Yuntian said with a smile, "But I think I also tired those grandchildren enough, and many war horses are foaming at the mouth." ”
"If you want me to say, how good it would be for us to just kill the carbine! Why do you have to run, it's not that you can't do it! "Monk Huihai is very dissatisfied with Dugulou's style of play, which only allows defeat but not victory.
It's okay for the soldiers to not get tired of deceit, and it's normal to pretend to be defeated, but we obviously have thousands of fresh troops, so why don't we take advantage of the fatigue of the Rus' cavalry charge to launch a counterattack and end one of them?
What does it really mean to play such a defeat!
"Boss, you fought quite well in this defeat, very realistic, if you weren't our boss, I would have given you the first credit!" Dugulou greeted the camp, and smiled at Xiao Chen from afar.
"Han Zhong, what you say sounds weird!" Xiao Chenxin said what is so special about losing the battle?
You're kidding Boss Ben!