Chapter 475: The Imperial Expedition (6)
Si Wenjing has never been beaten by her father, but now she can't care about being sad.
"I'm not going back!" Si Wenjing grabbed his father's arm and shook it vigorously, "For so many years, our father and daughter have been dependent on each other, and my father is fighting outside, but he left me alone in the mansion, I must be worried at night." It's a big deal that I don't go to the barracks, didn't I just follow you from afar? ”
Si Kou's stomach was full of anger and was lost by his daughter's complaining words. When did my daughter say such sentimental things like a tomboy since she was a child? This big war should really worry my daughter. Moreover, since the birth of their daughter, their father and daughter have not been separated much, and even when he was sent out by the emperor to patrol, he took his daughter with him.
Si Wenjing is a clever ghost, seeing that his father was shaken, he shook his father's arm more and more vigorously, "Okay, I promise not to cause trouble for your old man, I will watch from a distance to make sure that you are safe and sound." ”
"But Jiuquan is not safe now."
In case the city is broken, the consequences are unimaginable.
"Isn't there a father here! Don't you have the confidence to protect your daughter? ”
Xie Xun looked at the interaction between the father and daughter on the other side with some astonishment, when did the popular little pepper become so good at singing and writing?
Si Wenjing happened to look at it, and immediately snorted lightly at the nostrils.
"Then you can only follow from a distance, and you are not allowed to enter the barracks. Otherwise, go back immediately. ”
Si Ko finally compromised. With his daughter's temperament, no matter how many people he sends, he can't look at her, and he will still run out. It's better to let her stay far behind, and he will send someone to escort her, which is more reassuring. As for arriving at Jiuquan, the situation was not right, and he asked his soldiers to send people out of the city in advance.
Si Wenjing walked in front of Xie Xun with a high spirit, like a female tiger who has won a fight.
Because Xie Xun found out the person in time, Si Wenjing's episode had little impact. After that, the girl didn't cause any trouble, and quietly sat at the back of the line. The army began to march rapidly, but Xie Xun was too busy, so he didn't pay attention to it.
After another five days, the remaining more than 200,000 troops recruited from all directions met in Zhangye. Most of these soldiers and horses came from Shu.
Further on is Nine Springs.
After discussion, it was decided to rest in Zhangye for one night.
Under the leadership of Xie Sanye, the Xie family army advanced to the county town of Jiuquan in three days, and the city was temporarily held. The Snow Countryers are also repairing the four cities in a row, or they know that the Yun Dynasty army is about to arrive, so they temporarily cease fighting and brew a bigger battle.
In the emperor's tent, more than a dozen generals were clamoring.
Several armies were recruited from all directions, they were all veterans of a hundred battles, but their experience was more or less limited by the local environment, and disagreements occurred, and because they were all confident, they fought for the ground, and almost fought.
"Stop!" The emperor couldn't bear it, "Xie Xun, you are the boss, let's talk about it." ”
Xie Xun had been listening just now and rarely interjected. First, he lacks combat experience and wants to hear everyone's thoughts, and second, although he is in charge of the handsome seal, he is still young, and he can't suppress these old feudal officials from all sides for the time being.
The emperor suddenly called Xie Xun's name, and everyone looked at Xie Xun.
Xie Xun didn't flinch, and strode to the sand table, "The words of the generals just now, this commander heard them clearly. It is very reasonable, and the opinion of this commander is to find out the commonalities, retain the differences, and then make adjustments at any time according to the changes in the battle situation. What do you think? ”
Everyone's eyes lit up. In fact, there are many overlaps in everyone's operational opinions, but everyone in their own barracks is a person who says the same thing, and they refuse to give in, so they quarrel with each other. It seems that after Xie Xun compromised, it will not only benefit the battle situation, but will not be slapped in the face, so naturally everyone will be happy.
Everyone couldn't help but nod secretly, this Xie Shizi is really not ordinary!
Seeing that everyone had adopted his own opinion, Xie Xun picked up the command rod and scolded Fang Xuan on the sand table, "First of all, as the generals said, the enemy army is overwhelming, and we must take the initiative to attack and defeat the enemy army. Secondly, use the technique of luring the enemy, using the vanguard and the Chinese army as bait, and the remaining forces can rely on the terrain to set up ambushes in these two places......"
In the huge camp, there was only Xie Xun's eloquent voice, and occasionally one or two generals echoed it, but they were quickly attracted by Xie Xun's words.
The emperor's face became more and more ugly, and his right hand, hidden under the dragon robe, was clenched into a fist.
He called Xie Xun's name because he wanted to see Xie Xun being ridiculed and beaten by the old generals, but he didn't want to give him the opportunity to show his talents.
Do these people have brains? What about arrogance?
The emperor actually knew what was going on. Military generals are different from civilian officials, they are all people who have been on the battlefield and are fighting for their lives, they are arrogant, but they will make compromises for the sake of the entire battle situation. Xie Xun was humble and polite, saving everyone's face. And the people had no reason to make trouble.
The emperor also wanted to make a strategic plan to perfectly annihilate the enemy, but such a plan, he didn't want to come from Xie Xun's mouth!
"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Having finished talking about the battle plan, Xie Xun looked up at the emperor.
The emperor clasped his hand in front of his mouth, nodded and smiled, "What Xie Aiqing said is very good, let's implement it according to Xie Aiqing's plan." ”
Despite his reluctance, the emperor had to admit that Xie Xun's battle plan was impeccable.
Xie Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the Dog Emperor did not fall insane.
After the discussion, everyone left the Chinese army's tent one after another.
As soon as everyone left, the emperor swept all the things on the table to the ground, "Wait, one day, I will make you unable to laugh!" ”
The battle plan was decided, everyone went back to their tents, and got ready to sleep well, and the dawn would begin. Maybe on the way, you will encounter enemy troops, and you must recuperate.
Xie Xun also lay down early this night, but he couldn't sleep. His right eyelid started to jump again.
The experience of two eyelid jumps made him a little uneasy.
Is there another moth to come out again?
He sent all the secret guards of the Zhenguo Mansion out to inspect all parts of the camp, but found nothing unusual.
The next day, due to the battle strategy, the army left Zhangye in three ways. The 170,000 troops of the king of Pingnan and the 80,000 soldiers and horses of the Marquis of Zhongyong detoured from the north and south respectively to the ambush. The remaining more than 300,000 troops rushed to Jiuquan from the official road.
According to Xie Xun's original plan, it was to let the 150,000 soldiers and horses from Shu and the loyal and brave marquis set up an ambush. Because of the terrain, the soldiers of Shu have good physical strength, and they stay behind to launch a fatal blow to the enemy, which is more effective.
However, the emperor changed the soldiers of Shu to the 170,000 soldiers and horses brought by the king of Pingnan, which was the only change in the emperor's combat strategy for Xie Xun.
Xie Xun knew that Emperor Dog's change was to retain the soldiers brought by King Pingnan to the greatest extent. There were 20,000 more people, and the combat effectiveness was basically the same, so Xie Xun did not fight with the Dog Emperor.
Before the pull-out, there was a small episode. The crown prince and the fourth prince didn't know what evil wind to smoke, and even proposed to follow King Pingnan and Marquis Zhongyong to the ambush place.
"Those two cowards should be afraid of being dragged to the battlefield to meet the enemy head-on." Chu Jue's eyes were full of disdain, "It's a shame that they are still princes!" ”
As a bait, the emperor will definitely go to the battlefield, and as a son, the crown prince and the fourth prince will naturally follow around.
Xie Xun didn't speak, looked at the direction in which the crown prince and the fourth prince left, and tightened his brows.
Is it really just a fear of war?