Song Che originally wanted to stay in Chuzhou until the first artillery hits the ground, but who expected an urgent military report to disrupt his rhythm-

The Huainan army besieged Longkou Mountain for only ten days, and Wang Li was tied down the mountain by the Japanese minions, and more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers raised their hands and surrendered.

Soon, a basket of human heads was sent from the barracks, and each head had a note in its mouth:

"If you don't let people go, slaughter Yancheng!"

How arrogant!

"Prepare the car, go back to camp!"

As soon as he received the military report, Song Che left Chuzhou City and hurried back to Yancheng in a hundred miles.

When I arrived at the barracks, it was late at night.

The barracks were brightly lit, and the soldiers were ready for battle.

"Mr. Bai, you can come back."

The whole army with titles was waiting in the big tent.

Song Che took off his robe, dusted off the snow, and asked first: "Attack Yancheng, is the news true?" ”

Gao Chen said: "The troops stationed in Longkou Port have detected the wandering of the Japanese warships in the past few days, and there is also news from the direction of Taizhou that a large number of Japanese soldiers have been withdrawn and are gathering in Chuzhou. ”

Song Che hummed and looked at the full audience of civil officials and military generals: "Everyone, what do you think?" ”

"Of course it's a hit! The Japanese invaders wrote a war letter with their heads, and they were so provocative, did they deceive our Daliang army without blood? ”

"Yes, sooner or later there will be a big battle, and you can't avoid it!"

"Generals, fighting a war also depends on strength, now Yancheng only has more than 20,000 naval and army personnel, and more than 80 warships, but the other party claims to be 50,000 troops and more than 1,000 large and small warships! Yancheng is only a small corner, the city wall is so low, and there is no moat, what can you do to resist the Japanese invaders? ”

"Yes, seventy or eighty miles outside Yancheng are all salt farms, not to mention whether this battle is won, it is a protracted war, which will definitely affect these salt farms, and by then most of the people in Huainan will have no salt to eat!"

"In my opinion, it is better to think of a delaying plan first, and when the ships are enough, the city walls are high, the city river is dug up, and the salt pans are transferred, it is not too late to fight a decisive battle."

"Ridiculous! How can there be a war that does not cost the people and money, and those who are afraid of this and that will always have to be bullied by them! The plan you mentioned to delay the army is obviously to send Wang Li and the others back and make a soft deal with them? ”

"If you can resolve the crisis without blood, why not? The people of Yancheng also think the same. ”

"In my opinion, it's your nest! You don't need to carry a knife to the battlefield, you are afraid of a bird's feather! ”

"That's right! It is precisely because of you cowards and rotten people that the war has dragged on to this day, if you want me to say, you can't put on the battle, all of them should be forked out for me! ”

"You, you...... If you say so, then Mr. Bai should also go out! ”

The military generals are the main battle, and the civil officials are the main peace, and it seems that they have been two opposing factions since ancient times.

The argument of using military generals to curb the cowardice of civilian officials and using the rationality of civilian officials to contain the recklessness of military generals is very reasonable in Song Che's view.

From this quarrel, the pros and cons are clear at a glance.

"Hahaha......"

Song Che laughed.

The crowd was puzzled.

Song Che said with a smile: "Generals, observe, join the army, Yu Hou, it's late at night, you might as well go back to the camp to rest, Lord Gao, General Bao, General Kang, you are tired and leave a note." ”

Gao Chen waved his hand, and all the civil officials and military officers retreated.

When there was finally calm, Song Che came to the sand table and stared at the layout in deep thought.

Gao Chen saw that Song Che had been silent for a long time, so he personally poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over: "Mr. Bai, do you want to fight, or do you want to make peace?" ”

Song Che took the teacup, held it in his hand to keep warm, shook his head and said: "The Japanese are just snakes and rats, and my Liang army is the division of tigers and wolves, how can I make peace with them?" ”

Kang Han praised: "Although the military advisor is also a literati, his integrity is more than a thousand times higher than those rotten Confucians!"

Gao Chen was much more rational, and said: "But the worries of the civil officials are true, with the low wall of Yancheng, you can climb it with an ordinary ladder; Even if the civilian ships are called over to get together, the sailors are only a hundred or so ships, and the Japanese army of 50,000 is advocated, but in fact it will certainly not be less than our army; The navy and army of Taizhou and Tongzhou are all contained, and the Japanese will definitely not let them come to their aid easily, alas...... This battle came at an inopportune time. ”

"No, this battle came at the right time!"

Song Che first comforted: "Don't worry, listen to me analyze the overall situation-

The so-called 'knowing oneself and knowing that the other cannot be defeated in a hundred battles', the Japanese counted him as 30,000 people, 300 warships, and controlled the sea area, and could advance and retreat, which was their advantage;

Although our army was inferior to them in numbers and ships, it occupied the city, controlled the port of Longkou, had strong horse infantry, advanced guns, and the determination to defend the country;

The Japanese are invaders, and the pirates, ronins, and Japanese soldiers in the ranks are sloppy and unable to understand the language, how can a group of selfish marauders be united?

Moreover, the Japanese had no horses, only infantry, and the siege equipment must be insufficient;

Using my strengths, attacking the enemy's shortcomings, using my shortcomings, avoiding the enemy's strengths, this is the key to victory;

Our army did not have enough warships, so I did not fight with them, and let them land on the mainland, and it became something in my pocket;

Longkou Port is the closest to Yancheng, they will definitely land here, but the port has been blown up by General Bao, and the Japanese must rush to the beach if they want to land, there is no port wharf, and the big ships cannot enter, so they can only charge with small boats;

The advantage and disadvantage of small boats is that they attack quickly and retreat slowly, and if they want not to be swept away by the waves, they must dock in groups. ”

He smiled and asked, "Do you remember how you won the battle against the Japanese in Hangzhou?" ”

Gao Chen exclaimed: "Even the plan of attacking the ship with fire!" ”

"Yes, even the ship should be attacked by fire, but this battle is different from Hangzhou, and the burning of the company can only be supplemented, not the main;"

Song Che paused, and looked at Kang Han first:

"If the Japanese invaders force their way across Longkou Port, our army can divide its troops into two routes, one is led by General Kang with 5,000 men, and engage the Japanese in Longkou Port, remember, only defeat is not allowed to win, and it will create the illusion that our army is struggling to resist, but cannot be defeated;"

Then he looked at Bao Dayou:

"When I attacked Sanguan before, I observed that there was a bamboo forest in the direction of the mountain foothill and the port, which grew densely and was extremely suitable for hiding;

General Bao allocated 3,000 people, brought enough Molotov cocktails, and explosives were the other way, hiding in the bamboo forest to watch the changes;

General Kang was defeated and retreated, and the Japanese robbers succeeded in seizing the beach, and they must have risen in arrogance, waving their troops to pursue the victory;

When the Japanese army arrives in the city, I have my own clever plan to slow them down the pace of the siege;

When the time comes, I will order someone to light a beacon fire in Yancheng, and when General Bao sees the wolf smoke rising, he will lead his army out of the bamboo forest, go straight to the Japanese ships, burn their ships, and cut off their retreat!

There is no wharf, the big ships cannot enter, and even if the Japanese come to reinforce the troops, they will not be able to come in time;

If General Bao succeeds and uses the fire meteor as the number, then the whole city will be killed, and the front and rear will be attacked, and this battle will be won! ”

He said to Gao Chen again: "Master Gao, since they sent the heads, why don't we return him two baskets, cut off the heads of Wang Biao and Xu Tao, and send them a few pots of urine and wine."

Gao Chen praised: "Very good!"

"Hey, military advisor, Wang Li is the leader of the thieves, why don't you cut him?" Kang Han was puzzled.

"If Wang Li is dead, Wang Zhi may not come, the living are more valuable than the dead," Song Che said with a smile: "What's more, I have another use for Wang Li."

"Then, let's prepare for war!"

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