As the host, the Southwest General Wei Hong received Jia Huan grandly.
Accompanying him were the general soldiers of Jingzhou and Yuzhou, as well as Wei Ruolan.
Wei Ruolan is Wei Hong's eldest son. After Wei Hong was injured, Wei Ruolan rushed here non-stop.
Seeing Wei Ruolan, Jia Huan suddenly remembered several plots from the book Red Mansions.
The first plot is the chapter about Qilin Fubai's first double star, which is a metaphor for Shi Xiangyun's eventual marriage to Wei Ruolan. But Shi Xiangyun became a widow soon after.
And he lives in poverty and seems to be betrayed. When he met Jia Baoyu, he shouted for help, but Jia Baoyu, a scumbag, watched helplessly and was helpless.
If Wei Ruolan died, it would probably be on this southwest battlefield. This proves that the Southern Barbarians are powerful and Daxia will lose this war.
As for the Wei family, Shi Xiangyun, as the Wei family's daughter-in-law, was probably convicted afterwards, and that's why Shi Xiangyun ended up in such a miserable state.
The second plot is that Tanchun was adopted as an adopted daughter by the princess of Nan'an County, and then married to the barbarian king of Nanman.
This plot shows that Daxia was defeated in this southwest battle, and in order to negotiate peace, the court did not hesitate to send the daughter of the clan to the southern barbarians for marriage.
This is the person Tanchun married.
Judging from these two points, the Nanman were indeed very powerful.
However, in this life, I came by myself.
Then we must not tolerate the Nanman being so arrogant.
At the banquet, everyone did not drink much wine.
The focus is on discussing how to deal with the Nanman attack.
After this period of battlefield encounters, Wei Hong and the three generals of Jingzhou and Yuzhou had a profound experience of the strong fighting power of the Nanman soldiers. They were completely defeated and even feared the Nanman soldiers in their hearts.
They only thought about how to rely on the strength of the city to resist the attack of the Nanman army, and did not think about the strategy to defeat the enemy at all.
Jia Huan was not too surprised by this.
Jia Huan had just arrived and was not clear about the situation on the battlefield.
Without investigation, there is no right to speak. Therefore, at the banquet, Jia Huan mainly listened and rarely spoke.
After the banquet, Jia Huan quietly sent out the reconnaissance battalion of the Red Flame Army to spy on the defense situation of the Nanman Army.
The reconnaissance battalion can be regarded as the special forces of the Red Flame Army.
They are outstanding talents selected from the Red Flame Army, and then undergo a large amount of special training in lurking, makeup, assassination, spying, instigating rebellion, and detection.
In war, information is king. Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Jia Huan must fully understand the deployment of the Nanman army before he can make the right decision.
In the next few days, the Nanman side increased their siege efforts.
However, as for the Great Xia Army, firstly, the Red Flame Army has joined and its strength has been strengthened.
Secondly, all the Daxia soldiers knew that the imperial support army would arrive soon, so they felt confident and their morale increased greatly.
Therefore, the Nanman siege never made any progress.
The main reason is that the Nanman's siege methods are very crude, and even the siege equipment is very crude.
After all, there are many tribes in the Southern Barbarians, and some tribes even live in trees or in caves.
Many tribes did not even have cities. Although they were brave, the wars they experienced were all field battles. How could they have any experience in siege warfare?
Therefore, it is not surprising that the siege campaign failed.
The Southern Barbarian King immediately gave up the siege tactics after suffering losses in the siege.
They actually gave up on these cities and chose to bypass these three cities and continue heading north into the hinterland of Daxia.
The Barbarian King of the Southern Barbarians mainly plays a tough guy.
The Nanman's tactical change caught the three generals by surprise.
Relying on the strength of the city wall, they defended with all their strength to ensure that nothing would happen.
But now that the Southern Barbarians no longer attack the city, they choose to bypass the city and continue to penetrate deeper. Where should they go?
Go out of the city to intercept the Nanman army? They were definitely no match for the Nanman army.
Even if this is the conspiracy of the Nanman army, it is unknown.
In short, you will be defeated if you leave the city.
But if you don't leave the city, you can only watch the Nanman army burning, killing and looting in Daxia.
Even if the Southern Barbarians were eventually driven out of Daxia by the imperial army, the three of them would definitely not be in a good place.
Finally, Wei Hong convened the three of them again to discuss countermeasures.
"Everyone, now that the Nanman army no longer attacks the city, but chooses to circle around the city, how should we respond?"
After a long silence, the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou said: "We should continue to defend the city. We are outnumbered and cannot be defeated."
"Once we leave the city, we will definitely be defeated by the Southern Barbarians. This is even a conspiracy on the part of the Southern Barbarians. We must not be fooled."
The commander-in-chief of Yuzhou nodded and said, "That's true. We must not fall into the trap of the Southern Barbarians. As long as our city is not breached, the Southern Barbarians will not dare to go too deep."
"After all, these three cities of ours are equivalent to three nails wedged behind the Nanman army. We can cut their retreat at any time."
Wei Hong couldn't help but say: "What the two generals said is certainly true. But if this happens, the people of Daxia around will be massacred by the Southern Barbarians."
"The court will hold accountable me afterwards. I'm afraid it won't be easy for me and others to explain!"
The commander-in-chief of Yuzhou couldn't help but say: "It's better to choose the lesser of two evils. Now that's all we have to do."
Wei Hong looked at Jia Huan and couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what General Jia has to say?"
Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "I think we should go to war and scare the southern barbarian army into fear and pain, so that they can retreat on their own initiative and not dare to plunder my Daxia people."
"I am the general of Daxia. How can I stand by and watch the Nanman soldiers kill my people in Daxia?"
After hearing what Jia Huan said, Wei Hong hurriedly advised: "General Jia, please don't act out of emotion. We have a small army and few generals, and we are no match for the southern barbarian army."
"Once we leave the city, we are in danger of destruction at any time. By then, not only will we die, but the city will also fall into the hands of the Nanman."
"Once this happens, the Southern Barbarians will become even more powerful by relying on the city. Wouldn't we become the sinners of Daxia? We will be infamy for thousands of years!"
Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "When the time comes, please ask three generals to defend the city. I will lead 10,000 red flame troops out of the city to stop the southern barbarian army! I have made up my mind, please don't persuade me, General Wei!"
After hearing Jia Huan's words, the Yuzhou and Jingzhou commanders couldn't help but stand up one after another and bowed deeply to Jia Huan.
"General Jia Gaoyi, please accept my bow!"
Jia Huan returned the favor to the two of them.
After the two paid homage to Jia Huan, they exchanged looks and smiled at each other.
For them, it was the best thing that Jia Huan really led 10,000 Red Flame troops out of the city to stop the Southern Barbarian army.
How could a mere ten thousand Red Flame Army be a match for the Southern Barbarian Army?
As long as the Red Flame Army leaves the city, they will surely die at the hands of the Nanman army.
The Red Flame Army will use their destruction to prove that sticking to the city is the most correct choice.
In this way, after the Southern Barbarians are driven out of Daxia in the future, their guilt will be much lighter, and it is unknown whether they will even be able to escape guilt.
A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist!
General Jia will use his life and property to exonerate them.
Isn't such a good person worthy of their worship?
When Wei Hong heard what Jia Huan said, he was shocked and quickly advised Jia Huan not to act out of anger.
The Wei family and the Jia family are old relatives and are in the same camp.
And Ruolan even got married to General Jia's biological sister.
In terms of emotion and reason, in terms of public and private matters, Wei Hong could not just watch Jia Huan commit suicide and die in vain.
It's a pity that Jia Huan was determined to send troops. Wei Hong couldn't persuade him, so he finally gave up.
After all, Emperor Chongkang had decreed that this time the court would counterattack, Niu Jizong would be the general and lead the entire army.
Jia Huan was a pioneer officer and was not under his jurisdiction. He could not stop Jia Huan.
Wei Hong tried hard to persuade him to no avail, and could only feel sorry in his heart.
After returning to the Red Flame Army, Jia Huan summoned all the commanders of the Red Flame Army into the military tent to discuss matters.
After everyone arrived, Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "The Nanman are preparing to bypass the city and massacre my Daxia people."
"My general is going to lead his army out of the city tomorrow to snipe the Nanman army. After you go back, you will make mobilization and preparations before the war. Make a fire to cook at five o'clock tomorrow. After dinner, everyone will go out of the city to fight."
"Yes, General!"
At this time, Zhou Tong couldn't help but ask: "May I ask the general, how many soldiers and horses of the other three armies are cooperating with us in the battle? How will they respond?"
In Zhou Tong's opinion, since Jia Huan said he would go out to fight in the city tomorrow, all four armies must send a group of soldiers out of the city.
Then as long as these four armies cooperate well, they can snipe the southern barbarian army heading north.
Zhou Tong wanted to hear how the other three armies would cooperate, so that it would be easier for him to make tactical arrangements.
Although Jia Huan's sand table deduction is very powerful, this is actual combat.
Zhou Tong feels that Jia Huan is unreliable. When it comes to actual combat, this guy cannot be counted on and everything has to depend on himself.
Then I heard Jia Huan say: "Tomorrow, only one of our Red Flame Army troops will leave the city. The other three armies will stay in the city and defend the city."
After hearing this, Zhou Tong's expression changed drastically.
He hurriedly said: "General, our Red Flame Army only has 10,000 soldiers and horses. Going out of the city alone to snipe the Southern Barbarian Army is a recipe for death. I am opposed to the large army going out to fight!"
Jia Huan couldn't help but sneered: "General Zhou, aren't you brave in battle? Why have you become a coward now?"
"Back then, you dared to lead your troops into battle when facing the Jin army that was several times larger than yours. Why are you so afraid now?"
Zhou Tong said with a straight face: "General, this moment is the same as that moment! At that time, the Jin army was eager to withdraw from our territory in Daxia and had no intention of fighting. Naturally, I dared to fight with them."
"And now, the Southern Barbarians' army is twenty times larger than mine, and the Southern Barbarians also have an army of beasts. The disparity in numbers between the enemy and us is so great that we will definitely be defeated when we leave the city!"
"And the most important thing is that the Southern Barbarian Army has falcons. The enemy can clearly see all our movements, but we have no idea of the enemy's arrangements."
"If you blindly leave the city, you will inevitably fall into the enemy's siege. Once you leave the city, your entire army will be annihilated."
"Why should we accept a losing battle? How can I, the general, lead my brothers to death before my eyes?"
Hearing Zhou Tong's words, Jia Huan couldn't help but laugh and said: "General Zhou is really not a master of the art of war. You said that the southern barbarian army is twenty times larger than mine. It is true."
"But are the 200,000 Nanman troops gathered in one place? No, they are scattered."
"You said that there are falcons in the sky of the Southern Barbarians, and they know our every move clearly. Can falcons talk? They are just beasts and cannot speak."
"In that case, why can't we take advantage of this and deceive the Southern Barbarians?"
"Since I, the general, dare to lead the Red Flame Army out of the city, I am sure of victory! You only need to obey the military orders and there is no need to say anything else."
Jia Huan's words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding directly in Zhou Tong's ears.
Jia Huan's words were like opening a portal in front of him, allowing him to glimpse another world.
So is this the reason why our military formation can't defeat him?
Is it because my layout is too small?
But even so, Zhou Tong still felt that it was very dangerous to lead his troops out of the city.
The disparity in strength between the two sides is too great to be overcome by strategy.
Thinking of this, Zhou Tong said: "Although the general's words have some truth, the general is still opposed to leading troops out of the city."
"General, what if you can deceive the falcons and make them misjudge? You know, the Southern Barbarian Beast Legion is not just falcons!"
"They also have wolf armies, elephant armies, buffalo formations and other animal legions. These legions only act based on instinct and will not be swayed by tactics."
"Therefore, I absolutely cannot watch the general lead my Red Flame Army brothers out to die. I hope you generals will work with me to persuade the general."
After saying that, Zhou Tong couldn't help but look at the other ten captains.
After more than half a year of management, Zhou Tong felt that his prestige in the army had already surpassed that of Jia Huan, and he had already ignored Jia Huan.
During daily training, these ten captains have already followed his lead.
Now when he proposes, these ten captains will definitely join him in opposing Jia Huan.
As a result, Jia Huan issued a military order, but none of his generals listened to him.
In this situation of being completely ignored, he will have no choice.
Zhou Tong didn't want to do something so cruel, but who asked Jia Huan to issue such a ridiculous military order? He also had to stand up and object.
Immediately after Zhou Tong finished speaking, a captain said: "General Zhou, the general is Wenquxing who descended to earth. If the general says he can win, he will definitely win!"
Another captain immediately nodded and said: "Yes, General Zhou, you must have confidence in the general! You have forgotten that you learned all your tactics from the general!"
The third captain laughed and said: "Yes, yes, this time General Zhou is just learning from the general!"
The fourth captain: "General Zhou doesn't know how to fight. The general will teach you how to fight!"
As a result, all ten captains actually trusted Jia Huan, and not one of them stood by him.
Of course, these ten thousand captains had no intention of alienating Zhou Tong.
They didn't even notice the infighting between the general and the deputy general. They had long been brainwashed into thinking that the deputy general admired the general just like them.
They thought that the general and the lieutenant-general just had different opinions.
Zhou Tong, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded.
how come?
how so?
Jia Huanming was obviously very lazy. He was often away from the barracks. He rarely trained with the soldiers, let alone lived with them?
He was no match for himself in archery, horse riding, and shooting. Why did each of these ten captains trust him so much?
Why does everyone think I am inferior to him?
When did he give these ten captains the ecstasy?
At this time Zhou Tong was completely dumbfounded. (End of chapter)
