Fang Xu's words successfully attracted everyone's attention.
Chen Kan looked at Fang Xu thoughtfully and asked, "Training troops?"
"How to say?"
Fang Xu walked out of the crowd, came to Chen Kan and said with cupped hands: "Master Hou, the general believes that there is no possibility of a large-scale war between the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars this time."
"oh?"
Chen Kan raised his head slightly and motioned for Fang Xu to continue.
It was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to conquer the grasslands on a large scale, and it was impossible for the Tatars to invade the Ming Dynasty on a large scale. This was the result that Chen Kan had planned long ago, but he did not talk about this matter with anyone under his command.
This time, the only people who knew about Chen Kan's plan were Zhu Di from Nanjing and Zheng He from Nanyang. How did Fang Xu know about it?
Facing Chen Kan's gaze, Fang Xu walked to the front of the map and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Look, everyone, although the three guards of Duoyan have said that they are willing to cooperate with the Oara tribe to attack Beiyuan, they have never taken any action.
The subordinates believe that the real purpose of Bei Yuan Chen Bing Tumotechuan is to threaten the Ming Dynasty. Everyone knows that Duoyan Sanwei has always followed the Ming Dynasty, so the subordinates have reason to believe that the Bei Yuan Dynasty is warning the Ming Dynasty and coercing His Majesty. The three guards of Duoyan were ordered not to interfere in the disputes on the grassland.
If Bei Yuan invaded the border for this reason, then the war would not be fought. Even if it were fought, the two sides would only engage in a small-scale local war. "
What Fang Xu said was reasonable and well-founded, and Chen Kan couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Others looked at Fang Xu with some surprise.
Everyone present knew that Cheng Feng and Fang Xu were Chen Kan's confidants, but Fang Xu's personal martial arts skills were average. Unlike Cheng Feng, who just entered the army camp and defeated the veteran horse fighting master Meng Ge Suhan, so in the army There has always been no sense of presence in China.
Unexpectedly, Fang Xu, who was originally a humble man, turned out to be a wise general.
Zhou Shi couldn't help but ask: "General Fang, even if what you say is true, what does this have to do with military training?"
Fang Xu showed a calm expression towards Zhou Shi, and then explained: "The reason why the general said that our focus this time is on troop training is because he is sure that the Tatars do not dare to invade the border on a large scale.
Everyone knows that the west of Beiyuan is currently fighting the seceded Oara tribe by the Daotang River, and there is another threat from the Duoyan Three Guards to the east.
The Tatars are already in a situation of being attacked from two sides. If they dare to provoke the Ming Dynasty, they will not be attacked from both sides, but surrounded by three enemies.
By then, how could Oarabu and Uliangha give up this opportunity to beat the drowned dog?
Therefore, the Tatars do not have the ability to pull up such a long front, and they do not dare to invade the border on a large scale, unless they want to subjugate their country and annihilate their species. "
"well said!"
Chen Kan couldn't help but applaud. He could already predict Fang Xu's next plan.
Seeing Chen Kan applauding him, Fang Xu was a little embarrassed.
Chen Kan looked encouraging: "Continue."
Fang Xu nodded and said, "Based on the current situation in Beiyuan, I think we should divide our troops."
"Split the troops?"
The generals couldn't help but exclaimed, and then looked at Fang Xu in surprise.
Zhou Shi couldn't help but interrupted: "No, we can't divide our troops. We only have five thousand people. If we divide our troops again, wouldn't we give the Tatars a chance to defeat them one by one?"
Fang Xu looked at Chen Kan with a smile and did not defend himself.
Cong Chen Kan smiled and nodded: "I agree with your strategy of dividing the troops."
"What?"
Chen Kan divided his troops, led by Zhou Shi, and together with the five thousand households could not help but look anxious.
Zhou Shi hurriedly raised his hands and said, "No, Lord Marquis, we can't divide our troops."
Chen Kan raised his hand to stop Zhou Shi: "You might as well listen to Fang Xu's plan before speaking out against it."
With Chen Kan's support, Fang Xu suddenly spoke louder: "General Zhou, in the eyes of the last general, this army must be divided, otherwise our trip to the grassland will be in vain."
Zhou Shi was just about to scold Fang Xu for confusing the public with his evil words, when he received a warning look from Chen Kan.
Chen Kan glared at Zhou Shi, then looked at Fang Xu: "Continue speaking, if anyone dares to interrupt you again, I am engaged in military law."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Shi and the five thousand households showed a look of dissatisfaction on their faces, but in the end they still did not dare to say any more.
Fang Xu sorted out his thoughts, and then said slowly: "The general's strategy of dividing the troops is very simple. Just divide the soldiers of the three thousand battalion into two parts. One part of the brothers will stay in Xuanhua to help the Xuanhua soldiers defend the city, and the other part will stay in Xuanhua to help the Xuanhua soldiers defend the city." The soldiers abandoned their baggage and food and went into battle lightly, with one man and two horses, and went deep into the enemy's rear to plunder cattle and sheep to support the war."
"As expected!"
There was a smile on Chen Kan's lips. He had thought of this possibility as early as when Fang Xu proposed the strategy of dividing the troops.
After hearing Fang Xu's plan, the other generals hurriedly suppressed their rebuttals in their throats.
Because they found that Fang Xu's proposal seemed to be able to gain military exploits.
And there is no need to have direct contact with the Tatar army.
Seeing the generals fall into silence after listening to Fang Xu's proposal, Chen Kanxiao asked, "Do you have any more questions?"
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Shi.
Zhou Shi was glared at by Chen Kan, and his face turned red with embarrassment: "No... no objection."
Chen Kan looked at the five thousand households again. The expressions of the five thousand households were similar to Zhou Shi's, and they shook their heads like rattles.
Chen Kan nodded with satisfaction, looked at Fang Xu and said, "They have no problem, but I still have a few doubts."
"Master Marquis, please speak."
After these discussions, he successfully gained a foothold in the army.
So now my words have a bit of a neither humble nor arrogant meaning.
Chen Kan did not sell out, and asked his doubts bluntly: "As you said, we divided our troops into two groups, abandoned our baggage and food and went deep behind enemy lines to support the war. How can you be sure that we will definitely find the Tatars on the huge grassland? The tribesmen are plundering, and what if the large Tatar army cuts off our retreat?"
Hearing Chen Kan's two questions, Fang Xu suddenly showed a confident expression, and then smiled and said: "The general has already thought about the Marquis's question. First of all, how can we find the Tatar tribe tonic? This is simple. We don't need to go to the Tatar tribe at all, we just need to follow their army.
On the grassland, war horses, cattle and sheep, and even various types of horse and goat milk are food.
The Tatar army has a complete supply line. We can just go and grab it. We don’t need to grab a lot at a time. We can leave as soon as we touch the Tatars. We can’t find the Tatar tribe. How can we not find the Tatar tribe? A garrison place? "
"As for the second question, it's even simpler. The grassland is so big, and the Tatar family is not the only one. If the back road is cut off, we will probably take a detour to Walabu.
Moreover, there are the defenders of the same generation of Xuanfu who are eyeing the Tatars. They are already in the dilemma of fighting on three sides, and where are the manpower to intercept us.
The worst result is that we are chased by Tatars all over the grassland. In a war, there will be no casualties. We will not feel that we can bear this risk. "
Chen Kan narrowed his eyes and looked at a group of generals headed by Zhou Shi, and asked: "Where are you, should you take this risk?"
Several people looked at each other in confusion, what else could they say if this was what they were talking about.
So Zhou Shi said knowingly, "I am willing to be driven by the Marquis."
Chen Kan nodded and said, "In that case, let's make a strategy to divide our troops."
"I will obey the general's orders."
Chen Kan's words meant that he had made the final decision, so no matter what the generals thought, they could only bend down and obey orders now.
Chen Kan pondered for a moment and shouted calmly: "Fang Chaorong, Zong Anliang."
"The end will be here."
Two thousand households, Fang Chaorong and Zong Anliang, came out. The two thousand people under their command were the infantry of this army. Since they were going to the grassland, they must be cavalry, so they were responsible for cooperating with the Xuanhua general to defend the army. city.
Chen Kan ordered: "I only need 2,000 men. You two are responsible for guarding the city with the remaining 3,000 men."
"Got the order!"
The two of them had no objections, and they also knew that going deep behind enemy lines would definitely be of no concern to them.
The two received the military order, and Chen Kan shouted again: "Zhou Shi, Cen Gu, Qiu Han, Qian Xinghu, Cheng Feng, Fang Xu!"
"The general is here!"
Chen Kan said: "Get ready and select two thousand elites to go with me to the grassland."
"Got the order!"
Chen Kan had five thousand men under his command, including three thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry.
Chen Kan only took away 2,000 men, so he had to leave 1,000 cavalrymen to defend the city in Xuanhua.
Chen Kan would definitely take away the Qianhu Cavalry, which was composed of Han people, so the people who stayed could only be picked from the Qianhu Station, which was composed of the two remaining foreigners.
Chen Kan gave this task to Cheng Feng.
Cheng Feng was a natural cavalry general, and Chen Kan could feel confident using the cavalry he selected.
After finishing the general deployment, the sky has darkened.
After eating some dry food, Chen Kan climbed onto the camp bed and lay down undressed.
There was going to be a battle with the Tatars soon, and Chen Kan felt a little complicated now.
There were not too many people who committed suicide after coming to Ming Dynasty, and there were no sequelae such as post-war psychological trauma.
But in the past, games were played in the Ming Dynasty, and going to the battlefield was still a big girl getting on the sedan chair.
He didn't know what the battlefield looked like.
After lying down for a long time, Chen Kan didn't feel sleepy at all. He found that he had a rare insomnia.
Unable to sleep, Chen Kan simply put on his armor and walked out of the camp gate, staring at the moon in the sky in a daze.
There are many soldiers on night duty patrolling the camp, and when they meet Chen Kan, they will always salute him respectfully.
Chen Kan waved to the soldiers who saluted him and told them to continue doing their own thing, then continued to watch the full moon in the sky.
The moon in the north looks brighter than the one in the south of the Yangtze River, and its outline is clearer. Unlike the moon in the south of the Yangtze River, it always feels like it is covered with a layer of mist.
"One step up the mountain, another step up the water, walking towards the bank of Yuguan, it's late at night and there are thousands of tent lights.
The wind is blowing, the snow is blowing, my hometown dreams are shattered, and there is no such sound in my hometown. "
Looking at the stretching tents in front of him and the tall walls of Xuanhua City thirty miles away, Chen Kan whispered Nalan Rongruo's Sauvignon Blanc.
At this moment, he missed Jiangnan a little.
