over there.

Without the ships, no matter how capable the naval force is, won't they have to change their positions offensively and defensively? At that time, not to mention that Tokyo is in danger, people like myself may also be cut off from logistics, locked in Hebei and become a lonely army... No matter how we fight, we will collapse.

From this point of view, the imperial army's right army can really be sacrificed and lost, but the navy army is not allowed to suffer losses... At this thought, Tian Shizhong's face turned pale and ugly. Because he was in Yue Fei's position

On the other hand, or on the positions of several husband-in-laws in Tokyo behind him, they would definitely agree with Zhang Rong's opinion first.

However, he still tried hard to find a reason: "If we talk about defending Tokyo...what if the Jin army takes advantage of the freeze to bypass this side and go directly from the empty east to Jinan to attack Tokyo? It can be seen that the lower reaches must also be

Keep it."

He said this himself in an embarrassing way... How many days will the freeze period last? As long as the navy can be saved, will the gold army withdraw or not?

"Not bad." Unexpectedly, Yue Fei did not pursue the reluctance in his words, but nodded in response. "This also needs to be considered."

However, this statement made Tian Shizhong increasingly wary, because he knew that Yue Fei was not such a confused person.

Zhang Rong even stomped his feet: "He is right, I am right, everyone is right, but can we all do something like a war together? Especially this war is of great importance. According to the Di newspaper, the first hundred people are right.

For many years and the next two hundred years of national destiny have been staked, how can we be reconciled! You Yue Pengju called us over today, there must be an explanation and distribution!"

"I really have to have something to say."

Hearing this, Yue Fei stood up in the basket with his arms in his arms, rarely laughing. "Brother Zhang, Brother Tian, ​​in fact, it's not only you two who have difficulties and ideas, I, Yue Fei, also have..."

Seeing how strange Yue Fei was, the two of them couldn't help but look at each other, and then each became awe-inspiring... Tian Shizhong held the thick rope on the side, while Zhang Rong untied the exquisite cotton-padded jacket given by the emperor, put it on his body, and stood with his hands on his waist.

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"I thought I was only thirty years old this year, so I was appointed Marshal of Hebei Province. Everyone in the world said that I met the Ming Dynasty, but no one secretly said that I had great luck and was a lucky minister. It's just that officials usually have simple affairs.

How can I achieve this by letting me do meritorious deeds? How come there aren’t some flatterers who say all day long that I have a serious personality and am naturally handsome?" Yue Fei ignored the little gestures of the two and just continued to smile and embrace each other.

sighed. "But no matter what outsiders think, for me, since the day when the official promised to be the marshal on the spot and gave me the post of general, although I didn't show it on my face, I was determined to kill Jingkang in my heart."

I am ashamed to repay the kindness of the officials. I have also made up my mind long ago to fight this battle well and make great contributions so that people in the world will not underestimate me... Of course, I must also want to do well.

Take back Hebei and bring your brothers home... The hatred of the country and the family, the long-cherished wish for fame and fame, are all fighting here."

Wang Gui sighed quietly but said nothing.

"Marshal's devotion to serving the country is known to all the world." Tian Shizhong held the rope and laughed dryly.

"Of course. When I first met you ** years ago, I could tell that you were cold on the outside and hot on the inside." Zhang Rong said something extra. "I like drinking, and I like to lose my temper when I drink too much. I also know how to cry when I'm wronged.

When you talk to someone, you won’t be able to finish what you said… Last time I visited your house to see your mother, she told me the same thing.”

"That's not what I mean." Yue Fei was embarrassed for a moment. "What I want to say is that although I want to repay your kindness, succeed in my career, and fulfill my long-cherished wish, but from the day I was appointed, I have never felt at ease..."

"Like Wang Gang's defeat in that battle, although I know that it is common arrogance and underestimation of the enemy to take advantage of merit, and I don't show it on my face, I still can't help but worry about my own combat power..."

"Li Bao won a game at sea, and I just wanted to reward him on the surface, but I was so happy that I couldn't sleep at night. Later, he went ashore and lost another game, and I was so worried that I couldn't sleep..."

"Then later we came to Gao Jingshan. After all, he was a veteran. He arranged the Yuancheng opposite like an iron bucket without making any mistakes. I didn't show it on my face, but I felt increasingly uneasy in my heart. I felt like I was walking on thin ice all day long..."

"It has only been ten days since I came to this famous city, and I have been on a hot air balloon nine times... Each time, after hearing the news about the battlefield, I know that the situation is getting more and more oppressive, and I don't know how to open up the situation, nor how to deal with it.

Those in the upper army couldn't hold back for a moment, so they couldn't help but hide up and push the others down. Only one person was here to observe the terrain, think about the situation, formulate plans, and even make a decision secretly."

"Actually, I am the same." Zhang Rong said with relief. "Fortunately, I don't want to pretend. If I get bored, I just put on a cotton-padded jacket and walk up and down the river embankment..."

Tian Shizhong swallowed a sip of saliva. He wanted to say that he was the same... He had always thought that he was a responsible person before, but this time when he led the right army of the royal camp alone, he liked to pinch things inexplicably. There were many things.

He was crushed, crushed... but after all, he was too embarrassed to speak.

"In short!" Yue Fei sighed. "You have your own difficulties and thoughts in your position. I understand that, but as the marshal of Hebei, I also have my own difficulties and thoughts... I

After much deliberation, there are nothing more than two points, one is preservation, the other is progress... Preservation is to protect the three armies and ensure that under the siege of the Jin Army, the overall situation will not be ruined because of our omissions; progress is, if we can

To capture Daming Mansion, completely open up the situation in front of us, and force the Jin army to be helpless, we must try our best to capture it!"

"marshal!"

Tian Shizhong squeezed the thick rope tightly, and finally felt helpless, even pleading. "I was worried that you would have this idea from the beginning, because according to your usual military strategy, as long as you can

There is a plan, no matter how bizarre it is, it must be done! But Zhang Dutong made it clear just now... It is related to the fate of the country for two hundred years... Even if there is a way, we should make a conservative decision! Let's keep it safe, okay?

good?!"

Yue Fei shook his head in reply: "I didn't take risks randomly, but I looked at this terrain and thought about many possibilities. And I started making preparations from the very beginning when I had an idea. I already had supplies and a rough plan, and that's when I came to you! And!

I think the timing is good... The main force of the Jin army has not arrived yet, so they are slacking off. The small river has frozen and the big river is not sealed, so they can't move left and right... This is a fighter opportunity!"

"I know what the marshal is thinking about, gunpowder to blow up the city!" Tian Shizhong was almost furious. "The people below don't know, don't we know? We watched the gunpowder stone blasting demonstration with the officials that day in Wushan, who

Not tempted? The government has saved so much gunpowder and is not willing to use it elsewhere. It’s very clear what it means! But that plan is just a plan. How can it be possible to risk 90,000 elite soldiers and two hundred years of national fortune to blow up the city in one go?

Above? What if it snows, wets the gunpowder, and doesn't explode? If it explodes, Gao Jingshan is ruthless and grits his teeth to block the opening? Now, despite such a strict arrangement, and rashly attack the city, if it doesn't work

If we capture it quickly, we have to worry about being blocked by the Jin cavalry waiting in the north, and the whole army will be choked! Then what will you and I look like when we go to see the officials? It will be nothing more than wiping our necks under the city!"

"What you said is absolutely correct."

Yue Fei nodded in response. "Gunpowder is a surprising method, but we must not put the lives of our three armies on a gunpowder blast... It is just a surprising introduction. There must be a complete countermeasure to follow... I really

He has a complete siege plan! Even if the gunpowder fails, he can still attack the city safely and resist the enemy properly!"

Tian Shizhong was completely helpless.

Zhang Rong also hesitated to speak.

"That's what I think." Yue Fei ignored the two people's reactions and just returned to his usual appearance, speaking calmly. "If Yuancheng can be broken, with the regulations of these two cities, the ship can be safely stored... Zhang Jiedu, that's right.

No? You don't have to worry about where to store the warships in the winter or whether to sail the ships back to Henan."

Zhang Rong glanced at the river sandwiched between the two cities and the artillery carriage on the other side of the river, and nodded helplessly.

"And if you want to break the city before it freezes, you must have enough troops. On the one hand, you must ensure that you can attack the city with all your strength, and on the other hand, you must work together to reject the reinforcements from the north... Is that correct or not, Tian Dutong?" Yue Feifu looked at Tian Shizhong again.

Master Tian took a long breath, suppressed his dissatisfaction, and said with all his strength, "Yes."

"Then can you personally bring fifteen thousand people here to serve as reinforcements for the Jin army in the north for me?" Yue Fei continued to inquire seriously. "Only in this way can I have enough power to attack the city..."

Even though he was next to the stove, Tian Shizhong felt his scalp was numb and his whole body was cold. "My army is already short of troops... How can we bring more than ten thousand people here? Do we not want more than ten cities in three states?"

"No more." Yue Fei responded calmly. "My perfect countermeasure is very simple on your side. Aren't you a soldier who can't defend so many places? I made the decision and abandoned those three states and more than ten cities... just Guard Xiajin, the narrowest part of the river, and the two cities of Gaotang, connecting Jinan and Qingzhou as a line of defense...can't we guard it?"

Tian Shizhong was stunned for a moment, he couldn't believe his ears, and immediately asked: "After abandoning the three states, how will the marshal explain to the officials and Tokyo? Do you know that after abandoning the three states, what will happen to the ministers, scholars, and people in the rear?" If you don’t know how to fight, I’m afraid it will cause trouble!”

"But this can at least ensure that in case of defeat, the line of defense can be preserved." Yue Fei responded simply. "As for the rear... First, according to the official decree before leaving, the prime ministers in Tokyo can only ask questions, but they can't Interfering with us; secondly, this war is related to the fate of the country, how can we waste our troops at the end just for the sake of face and commotion in the rear? If we lose the overall situation, it will be a disaster for hundreds of years; thirdly, this matter really has a beginning and an end, and I will take responsibility for it! You I just want to say that if we come to defend like this, can you get me 15,000 soldiers from the right army of the royal camp?"

Tian Shizhong stared at the person in front of him with an extremely complicated look, but actually shook his head and affirmed:

"Yes! But fifteen thousand people, how can they block you on the plains from the three thousand households of Ali, Piaohe, and Wang Bolong who have appeared in the north? Especially the two thousand households of Ali and Piaohe, just north of Yuancheng The Guantao garrison next to it is only twenty or thirty miles away."

"I have a way!" Yue Fei blurted out.

Tian Shizhong almost cursed, but suddenly remembered something, and his heart moved slightly, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just suppressed some speculation and uneasiness, and slowly shook his head: "The other side of the river is not blind, how can we quickly let the main force cross the river? How about setting up a defensive line?"

Yue Fei turned to look at Zhang Rong, who had not spoken for a long time.

Zhang Rong was startled for a moment, then realized, regardless of whether he was in a basket in mid-air, he still lowered his voice and pointed to the river to the east: "Pengju! Of course I, Lao Zhang, can trust you... But in this situation, you let me How can my fleet get through? There are gun carriages pressing down on it! The water is much shallower!"

"This is the key." Yue Fei finally spoke with a slightly difficult tone. "Brother Zhang, don't want too many... In the past dozen ships, two to three thousand people, just grab a position... If you can do it, I will let you go." If you don't succeed, let's just retreat and set up a defensive line... How about that?"

Zhang Rong looked at the other party steadily and said nothing for a long time.

Tian Shizhong was holding a thick hemp rope on the side, his fingers almost bent to a dangerous degree, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

Wang Gui, who had been silent for most of the day, hesitated to speak, but had no choice but to restrain his hands. After a while, he simply picked up the shovel and prepared to add charcoal to the hot air balloon's furnace.

However, this action was stopped by Yue Fei's hand.

"It's politeness first, then attack, right? If I don't agree, will you give the military order directly if I don't agree?" Zhang Rong's tone was trembling. "I'm not allowed to speak?"

"Brother Zhang!" Yue Fei exclaimed in mid-air. "We serve as soldiers and eat food... Is it just that we serve as soldiers and eat food? Why do we serve as soldiers and eat food? After three or five years of peace, have we forgotten the thoughts and people of the past?

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Zhang Rong also sighed, and then gritted his teeth: "Since you mentioned back then, well, just like you believed in me back then and almost led the Jin army to Shoutou Beach alone, I should believe you today too.

You have the right character and ability...Three thousand people, twenty small ships, I will let Xiao En lead the team!"

After saying this, the commander of the imperial navy simply turned his face to the east, avoiding the waterway to the west in an evasive manner.

Tian Shizhong was standing by. He wanted to speak, but he didn't know how to speak, so he could only squeeze the hemp rope harder. However, soon the conductor Bei below began to drag the hot air balloon down at Wang Gui's signal, and the hemp rope was tightened.

It was tight, but he didn't even have a place to pinch the thing. He was at a loss for a moment, so he simply squatted down in the basket and held his head to deal with it.

Then, still silent.

As for Yue Pengju, he took a deep breath at this time, and then tried hard to think about his plan again. In fact, it had been hatched since the first day he arrived. At this time, he was already familiar with the plan, but he could not calm down.

After a while, the hot air balloon was slowly pulled down, with Marshal Yue as the leader, a Jiedu, and the two vice-deputies jumped out of the basket one after another, and then they all looked calm and walked with wind, and left straight away, which also made Bei

A low-level officer like Yan secretly admired him.

After a while, drums began to be beaten in Daming City to gather the generals. When the generals gathered in the city, Marshal Yue Fei of the Hebei Front Army was sitting on top in full robes, Zhang Rong was sitting sideways in a cotton-padded jacket, and the two deputy commanders, Tian and Wang,

They were also sitting in the top positions on the left and right, with expressionless faces and solemn expressions, showing a sense of grandeur.

"I have a complete plan. We will destroy Yuancheng and capture Daming Mansion within this month." Yue Fei calmly ordered. "You all must follow the military orders and step up your preparations!"

From Zhang Zigai to Tang Huai to Zhang Xian, there was an uproar in the tent. Only the four highest-ranking generals sat still, as if they had already made an agreement and were confident, unlike these ordinary generals.
Chapter completed!