Since Shen Yi led the army, although he has been the one to make the big strategic decisions, when it comes to specific battles or tactics, he will still fully listen to the opinions of the frontline generals.
This concept of seeking truth from facts is also one of his precious assets.
Moreover, Xue Wei has long been one of the most important generals in the Huai'an army, and he single-handedly led the Pioneer Army. At this time, even the coach Shen Yi must consider the opinion of the general Xue Wei.
Mr. Shen unfolded the map of Shanxi on the table, then pointed his finger at the location of Datong Mansion and said, "The strength of the Pioneer Army is still too small."
"The last time I fought against the Qi army, I captured a lot of Northern Qi cavalry and captured a group of horses. I specially asked people to subdue a group of Zhuli people to train the cavalry for me. Now this cavalry is not mature yet, but the scale is There are two to three thousand people. Although the number is not large, the overall quality is much better than the original cavalry in our army."
"You are short of people here. I will transfer them all to Datong to fight instead of training."
Xue Wei knew that Shen Yi was training cavalry, but the Huai'an army lacked excellent horses and basically relied on the capture of Northern Qi's horses. Therefore, there were not many cavalry that were truly useful. They could be called Shen's treasure. Listen. When Shen Yi said he was going to join the battlefield in Shanxi, General Xue couldn't stop grinning.
"General Ling and the others found out, and they accused Mr. Shen of being partial."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly: "I have always allocated resources according to the form on the battlefield. Now in terms of the pressure on each battlefield, although Ling Su may face more people there, the pressure is still greater here."
"After all, no one in our Huai'an army has really faced the Tatars until now."
He looked at Xue Wei, and suddenly his voice was slightly lower, and he said in a deep voice: "This time, it is also a good opportunity for you."
"If you can contact and fight with Tatars, you can accumulate valuable experience for the future. Even if you cannot use this experience to defeat Tatars in the future, at least you will not behave badly when dealing with them. At a loss.”
"You, Xue Da, might become a general in charge of Northern Xinjiang."
Xue Wei Zhanzhan said "hmm", and then sighed in a low voice: "Mr. Shen, the general is also thinking about the Tatars these days. He is wondering whether he can follow you in the future and go north to clear out the Tatars. All departments, but at present, it is unlikely."
"Their speed is too fast. They can still fight according to the city inside the pass. Once they leave the pass, let alone whether they can find their main force, they will not be able to catch up even if they find it."
"If you want to defeat them on the grassland, unless..."
Xue Wei whispered: "Unless there is a cavalry that is faster and stronger than them, it is possible."
Shen Yi looked at Xue Wei with a strange expression.
Xue Da's face turned red when Shen Yi saw him, and he lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, I am just talking nonsense. If you are wrong, don't be offended..."
"You didn't say anything wrong. According to what you said, there is no problem. It's just that they grew up on horses. It's too difficult to beat them in riding and shooting."
Mr. Shen said quietly: "The more appropriate way is to divide them, win over some, and suppress some, so that they will never be a threat."
Xue Wei scratched his head: "General, I still think too little."
"If you are in a different position, your thoughts will naturally be different. In your current position, there is no problem in thinking only about winning the battle."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "If one day, you Xue Dazhen really trains a more powerful cavalry than the Tatars, then your achievements may even exceed those of Duke Dingguo."
Xue Wei has been fighting for so many years. In addition to learning something from Shen Yi, almost all his other skills come from the "Navy Master General". He can even be said to be a disciple of Dingguo Gong Zhao Chong. Naturally Knowing who Duke Dingguo was, he quickly bowed his head after hearing this.
"The minor achievements of the last general are all due to you, Mr. Shen."
Mr. Shen smiled and did not answer.
"We can start setting up defenses tomorrow. Then I will go to the front line with you to see what the Tatars look like. And..."
Shen Yi paused and continued: "My opinion is to stick to Datong Prefecture for the time being. If Datong Prefecture is not easy to defend, we will look for an opportunity to withdraw to Taiyuan Prefecture. Based on Yanmen Pass and the old passes of the previous dynasty, we will keep the Tatars out of Yanmen Pass. ."
Xue Wei thought for a while and said: "Mr. Shen, you can only stay in front for one day at most."
"Early the morning after tomorrow, I will send someone to take you back to Yanmen Pass."
Master Shen frowned slightly.
"What? Are you taking care of me?"
Xue Wei smiled: "If you had been on the front line, there would be many battles that should be fought, and the general might not dare to fight them."
Mr. Shen glanced at him, snorted, and said nothing more.
After the two people discussed the war situation for a long time around the Shanxi map, Mr. Shen clapped his hands and shouted: "Ling Zhan."
Ling Zhan strode over and when he saw someone present, he quickly bowed his head and saluted: "Master Hou."
Shen Yi pointed at Xue Wei and said with a smile: "Have you seen him?"
Ling Zhan shook his head slightly: "I know it's General Xue, but I've never seen him before."
"If you knew it was Xue Wei, you shouldn't be called a general."
Ling Zhan quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Xue Wei, bowed his head and said in Linhai dialect: "Uncle."
Hearing this Linhai dialect, even Xue Wei, who didn't have a very high emotional intelligence, immediately understood the identity of the young man in front of him. He stepped forward and helped the fellow up, and said with a smile: "Is he the son of General Ling? "
Ling Zhan lowered his head: "Yes."
Xue Wei turned to look at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "This kid is not bad. He is tall and strong. He looks like a good material. Mr. Shen, why don't you let him follow me? I will take him to the battlefield to practice hard." he."
When Ling Zhan heard this, his eyes lit up, and just as he was about to speak, Mr. Shen smiled and said: "This is General Ling's eldest son, who is running errands with me. If something happens to him following you, you may not be able to see the Ling family in the future. "
Xue Wei coughed, pretended that he didn't say anything, took off his sword from his waist, and threw it in front of Ling Zhan: "I'll give it to you, kid."
Ling Zhan took it with both hands and bowed his head respectfully: "Thank you, uncle."
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While Mr. Shen was busy dealing with the Tatars in Datong, the commander on the front line received three documents from the imperial court in succession.
One was from the emperor, one was from Zhongshu, and the other was sent by General Lang Yanlang himself.
After seeing these three documents, Nuo Yong felt helpless.
After he took charge of the front line, it wasn't that he didn't take the initiative to attack, nor did he think about delaying the war. Up to now, he hadn't even done much defense.
But the southerners are too cunning.
As long as he attacks with all his strength, the Huai'an troops will definitely retreat. When he relaxes a little, these Huai'an troops will follow him like a shadow.
Every time he punched, it didn't hit an empty space, it was like hitting cotton, which made him very uncomfortable.
It is precisely for this reason that no success has been achieved until now.
Originally, Nuo Yong was not particularly anxious. After all, although he did not have any great results, he did not suffer much loss at the hands of the Huai'an army. However, now that the three documents from the imperial court have arrived, he has no choice but to calm down.
Nuo Yong directly took these three documents and ran all the way to Hejian Mansion. In Hejian Mansion City, he met the Zhou family and his son.
After seeing the Zhou father and son, he threw the three documents on the table, then looked at the father and son, and said coldly: "I don't know what you two are thinking in your hearts!"
"However, now that the imperial court has pushed it to this extent, I have no way to delay it any longer. In three days, I will begin a full-scale southward attack on the Huai'an Army!"
"When you conquer the Southern Army, you must completely obey my command!"
Zhou Shizhong turned and looked at Zhou Yuanlang.
Zhou Yuanlang stood up silently, bowed to Nuo Yong, and then forced out a smile.
"General, don't worry, since it is an order from the imperial court."