Song Zhe fled back to the north bank in embarrassment and knelt in front of Marshal Ning Houye, the commander-in-chief of the land and water army.
"Ning Shuai, I am humble enough to come here to plead guilty! Please Ning Shuai punish me!"
Lord Ning is the one who was responsible for wiping out various factions at the Taishan Martial Arts Conference last time. From being the commander of the Imperial City's imperial army to being entrusted with such an important task, it shows how much King Jing values him, and it also shows that King Jing's employer is a bit too nepotistic.
Of course, this guy still has some skills. If he hadn't met a proud man like Gui Yunzheng last time, he might not have been able to return with a complete victory.
After the last battle, Marshal Ning has become enlightened and has made much better progress. Seeing Song Zhe's appearance, he smiled instead of being angry, and even left his seat to help him up.
"General Song, there is no need to blame yourself. Victory or defeat is a common occurrence for military officers. Although our army has been newly defeated, its morale has not dropped. I will follow you to visit each camp later to boost the morale of the army! Let's rest for a few days and reorganize Good soldiers and horses, let’s fight another day!”
You must know that Marshal Ning has sufficient troops for this attack on Xiangyang City. The loss of a thousand or two thousand men and several warships was all within his consideration, and this was also a foreseeable result. After all, the imperial navy was newly built and inexperienced, so it was to be expected that it would suffer setbacks in the first battle.
Song Zhe didn't expect Marshal Ning to have such a big heart, and the previous anxiety gradually dissipated, and his heart was filled with gratitude.
"Thank you very much, Commander-in-Chief, for your kindness of not punishing me. I will definitely obey Jun's orders in this humble position, clean up the troops and horses, and fight another day to avenge the previous humiliation!"
"Haha, with General Song so determined, why worry about Xiangyang not being defeated!"
Marshal Ning returned his seat with a smile and looked at Song Zhe with great expectation.
Naturally, he had no choice. There were too few generals in the North who knew how to fight with water. Song Zhe and Lin Feihu were treasures! If people's heads are moved at every turn, the battle will be unwinnable.
After dinner, Marshal Ning did not break his promise and came to Song Zhe's tent with a group of guards.
"General Song, the morale of the army must not be disturbed, and the morale must not fall. Let's go and visit each camp to cheer up our soldiers!"
When Marshal Ning said this, Song Zhe couldn't ask for more. He also knows the way of being a general, and knows that most of the soldiers must be very frustrated at this moment and in great need of encouragement.
He quickly summoned Lin Feihu, and the two of them led the way, taking Marshal Ning to the navy camp.
In fact, it is said to be a camp, half on the ground and half on the boat. Those on the ship are to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks at night, and those on the ground are also close to the warship for ready response. Of course, Marshal Ning's ground troops already have thousands of troops. It's not that easy to make a sneak attack. On the ground, Marshal Ning has enough confidence.
This time, the water and land armies were also particular about setting up camp. Marshal Ning didn't want to make the same mistake as Liu Xuande and was burned down. Each battalion echoes each other, but maintains an effective distance. Temporary forward outposts were set up along the river just to prevent sneak attacks from the other side. Once there is a change, they will immediately light up the beacon or send out a warning arrow, and will never easily lose their position.
Of course, this is also an overestimation of Xiangyang's strength. Although King Ping had taken precautions in advance, after all, the time had not come yet, and he was in the buffer zone between the north and the south. Both sides had to fight, and they did not dare to easily mobilize troops from various places. Now, relying on the natural danger of the Han River and the fortification of the city, it is natural to have time to prepare, so this sneak attack will not happen for the time being.
And as Song Zhe expected, the morale of each battalion was slightly affected. Today, in terms of tactics, we are completely at a disadvantage, and many soldiers seem to be still frightened.
However, after Marshal Ning made such an inspection, he saw that there was some light of hope in the eyes of the soldiers. A heavy pension for the dead, a heavy reward for the brave, and full confidence in the outcome of the battle. With these combinations of punches, the soldiers seemed to feel that there was nothing they couldn't do after losing the first battle.
Find wealth in danger! So scared!
