Chapter 54: Change of generals

Yang Dingbang and Guo Shiyong rectified Yingyang. After returning from the army of the two battalions of Baotao, he returned to report and could set off at any time. Zhang Mai summoned the deputy captain of Baotao Camp Zhong Min, the deputy captain of Yingyang Camp Yang Sanggan, the deputy captain of Langya Camp Guo Luo, the first team of Yingyang Camp Yang Yi, the first team of Langya Camp Tang Renxiao, and the fire chief of Baotao Camp Xi Sheng and others discussed how to march on the south stone platform of Zhaoshan.

At that time, the sun was already west. Guo Shiyong borrowed Zhang Mai's telescope and saw that there were no new troops in the distance. He said a little relievedly: "We will retreat just when it's dark, so we can keep it safe."

Guo Luo pointed to Kitanuma Hei-Tou Wuhu, who had already stopped at the foot of the mountain, and said, "Hei-Tou Wuhu trusts us so much, should we think about them too?"

Guo Shiyong felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and thought that Tang Jun couldn't take care of himself, so he had no time to take care of the life and death of the Heitou Wuhu people? But after all, he was a loyal and righteous person, so he couldn't say anything about this. But if he wanted to notify Heitou Wuhu to escape together, he was worried that the mechanism would be leaked.

Zhang Mai clapped his hands and said, "It's not too late to discuss the matter of Blackhead Wuhu. Now I have two personnel promotions to seek everyone's opinions."

Everyone said, "Please tell me the special envoy."

Zhang Mai said: "In addition to the Third Battalion, there are more than 100 Tang people who we rescued from the Tibetan Monument Valley. We also organized these people into ranks, but after all, they are not combat troops. During the march, a person with strong command ability and affinity is needed to appease these strange tribes and lead them to travel far. Therefore, everyone needs to give them one."

All the generals nodded and said, Yang Yi said, "My uncle and Uncle Yong naturally have this ability, but where can they separate themselves? Let Guo Luo do it, he can do it."

"No." Zhang Mai said: "Guo Luo has to take care of the wolf teeth camp."

Guo Luo said: "Yang Sanggan, deputy captain of Yingyang Camp, can win this position."

Yang Dingbang and Guo Shiyong thought Guo Luo recommended properly, and Yang Sanggan also stood up to ask for the order. Zhang Mai said, "Okay, then Yang Sanggan is temporarily transferred to take charge of this matter." After Yang Sanggan received the order, Zhang Mai said, "In addition, I want to promote two generals to commend their heroic achievements in fighting bravely during this period." He said, pointing to Yang Yi and Xi Sheng: "Yang Yi has been a pioneer and has made outstanding contributions. Xi Sheng is careful and cautious in carrying out various tasks. I want to promote Yang Yi to the deputy captain, and still command the first team of the Langya Camp, and promote Xi Sheng to the team leader. Yang Ziwei, I am just a military supervisor in this line. You are the chief general. Guo Ziwei, Ayi is your commander. What do you think? "

Yang Dingbang was Yang Yi's biological uncle. He was naturally happy when his nephew was promoted. He just avoided suspicion and didn't say anything. However, a smile appeared on his face. Guo Shiyong twisted his beard and smiled, "Xi Sheng should be promoted. As for Ayi, he has been suppressed by his father. In fact, the whole army has been submissive to his courage. Not to mention the deputy captain, even if he was allowed to lead a battalion alone, then his abilities and merits would be enough. Special envoy, I don't think he has to do the team's main job as the deputy captain. Anyway, Sang Gan transferred to take those Tang Mins, so let Ayi be a deputy for me. With him as my deputy, all young people will be full of energy and great help."

After the resolution was decided, the military consultation was turned on. The generals and the guards came to congratulate the two. Zhang Mai raised a scepter - which was also the spoils behind the Zhaoshan Palace. He drew a simple map on the ground and said: "Now we are surrounded on three sides. Fortunately, Zhu Hu didn't know the secret path in the swamp for the time being, but I thought that this secret path could be used to escape or attack the enemy..."

When Guo Shiyong heard the word "attack the enemy", he was already shocked and was worried. He thought that his expectations had come true. However, Zhang Mai drew an arc in the direction of the swamp and said, "If after night tonight, Baotao and Yingyang camps will set off from the mountain road behind Zhaoshan Mountain. People will silence, horses will bribe, and enter the swamp. At about three o'clock, they will be able to go around the back of Zhuhu..."

Zhong Min, Yang Sanggan, Xi Sheng and others heard it, and even Yang Dingbang's eyes were lit up. Zhang Mai continued: "The Hu Hu now only wants to encircle us. The defenses on the Zhaoshan Palace must be strict, but we never expected that our troops would attack from the periphery! Although we only have two battalions of troops, they are well-organized and have better weapons than the other side. If we attack at night, the chances of victory should be more than 70%. If we can win a great victory, we can retreat calmly after defeating the enemy. At that time, there is no need to worry about any pursuers. I expect these barbarians, even the vanguards who arrived later, would not dare to chase them easily. What do you think of my suggestion?"

Zhong Min, Yang Sanggan, and Xi Sheng all said it was a clever plan. Even Yang Dingbang nodded slightly. Guo Shiyong's sharp eyes swept around the field. Seeing Guo Luo and Yang Yi's face were not surprised at all, he thought to himself: "Hmph, you two boys, naturally you have known this plan for a long time!"

Zhang Mai asked Guo Shiyong: "Personnel Guo, what do you think?"

Guo Shiyong pondered for a while, kept bent his fingers, as if he was calculating something, and finally said: "No, our troops are too small, so this matter will definitely not be successful."

Even Yang Dingbang did not agree with his conclusion, thinking: "Does Shi Yong think the special envoy's proposal is incompatible with him, and he becomes stubborn and acts in anger?" He coughed gently and said, "Old Guo, I think this matter is still possible. Although we have fewer soldiers, with my seven hundred light cavalry, my combat power can be as good as the opponent's two thousand. If you attack at night, you will definitely have a chance of winning!"

"Not 70%, at most only 40%!" Guo Shiyong said: "Although we have walked through this road in the swamp, it is extremely dangerous to march in the swamp at night. After the soldiers entered the swamp, they would be trembling and trembling, as if walking on thin ice, and their physical strength and mental consumption were extremely large. Therefore, when the soldiers of the two battalions walked behind Zhuhu, their physical strength could only be at most 30% or 40%. If they attacked the unprepared army with tired people, the winner would be only 50% or 50% at most. What's more, what if the other party was prepared?"

After he said this, Yang Sanggan, Zhong Min and others felt it was reasonable. Zhang Mai said: "What Yang Zhengwei said is reasonable, so I plan to buy another guarantee and ask them to focus their whole body and mind on this Zhaoshan Palace tonight, so the chances of the surprise attacking army will be higher." He then told his other plan.

The generals were even more shocked when they heard this. Yang Dingbang was also shocked. Xi Sheng shouted: "Encourt, are you using yourself as bait!"

Zhang Mai smiled and said, "My martial arts skills are mediocre. I am not as good as a fire-long sprinting on the battlefield. I can't beat Yang and Guo, the only thing I have to do is to have a little name among the Uighurs. Everyone knows that I am the leader, so this is just used. Besides, I have calculated that as long as I succeed in acting according to the opportunity, I should not be in danger."

Yang Dingbang thought to himself: "Shi Yong said he was a good person to take risks, and it was indeed good. This time he was using himself as a bet!" Originally, he was still a little inclined to Guo Shiyong, but seeing Zhang Mai so sighed, he leaned towards Zhang Mai. Only Guo Shiyong was still stubborn and refused to give in: "Encourt, your two plans are really unnecessary. We came to Yibohai to lure the enemy. Now that the Uighurs have attracted them, as long as we can escape, I guess when we return to the old site of Xinshuye City, the Ministry of Civil Affairs should have crossed the river and entered the desert, and the purpose has been achieved, why bother with more trouble?"

Guo Luo disagreed and said, "Uncle Yong, the plan is a plan, but it cannot keep up with the change. When we set out from the Edan, can we know that we will find things about the Tibetan Monument Valley here? Can we know that some Hu tribes will come to surrender on this trip? Can we know that they will absorb Chi Ding, Shi Hui and others? Can we know that a new wolf-fang camp will be formed? Didn't know that at that time? With the current situation, if we steal it so unknown, there will be three major harms."

Yang Dingbang asked: "What are the three harms?"

"The Hu tribe who surrounded Zhaoshan Palace came to surrender. They were just our inferences about us and were not exposed. If we left, they would hide their own plots and promote our timidity, making our army's actions laughed at tonight. In the future, we cannot regard ourselves as brave people in the face of all forces in the Western Regions. This is the first harm! The new recruits of the Langya Camp came to surrender. They seemed very excited to see the return of all the troops. If we suddenly retreat, these new recruits might not have been able to see Hu.

If the tribe has such subtlety as fraud, we will feel that our actions are inexplicable and our morale will be hit. This is the second harm. If we leave, even if the Blackheaded Ugu in Kitabata is not slaughtered by the Uighurs in the future, they will be reintroduced to the arms of the Uighurs. Murasu, Chiding and others will also be disinterested. Influence will be within our reach, the Huseng and the Civilian Ministry who are admitted to China will be shaken. This is the third harm. On the contrary, if our army wins a battle, there will be countless benefits - but I don't need to state these one by one, right?"

Guo Luo talked casually, but unfortunately he still couldn't beat Guo Shiyong's heart. He just said, "Aluo, I think you were blinded by those great benefits. As for the great harm you mentioned, they are very vague. Now we are just talking about whether this battle will be successful? I think the chances of winning are very low, so I can't be ordered. I have brought so many living children to take them back alive-I don't want to seek temporary achievements to take the risk of hundreds of orphans and widows in the rear for no reason."

Yang Yi said: "When we come out to fight, how can we be without danger? If we face these thousands of Hu tribes, we will be afraid. How to climb the Palacioles tomorrow? How to break into Shule? How to return to the Central Plains?"

Guo Shiyong shouted: "Ayi, you are not reasonable in your words! This is not a question of whether you are afraid or not, but a question of whether you can succeed!" At this point, he is obviously very firm in his position and proposition.

Zhang Mai was even more determined than him: "This is not a question of whether we can succeed, but we must succeed! The battle we are facing today is not sure, but where is there a war that will win in the world? In today's situation, we dare not give it a try. What should we do if we meet a stronger army tomorrow? Everyone, our home has been lost, we have no money, and we have no city. Besides the belief of winning, what else can gather the morale of the army and cheer up morale? No! Is there anything else that can make the soldiers follow us over the desert, climb snow mountains, and fight against strong enemies? No! We need this belief of winning, and this need is even more urgent than the need for military rations, because only it can keep our team going! But where does this belief of winning come from? Of course it depends on fighting!"

All the generals were moved when they heard this, and Zhang Mai said again: "I firmly support this battle because we need to win this battle, and I also believe that we can win this battle! We have succeeded in the Battle of Burning City, and we have succeeded in the Battle of Carbide, and we will definitely succeed tonight!" He had already said a lot of truths before, and no longer stated the reasons for these words, but there was an unforgettable force in his words! Finally, he looked at Yang Dingbang and said: "So Captain Yang, please support me."

Yang Dingbang finally nodded faintly. Guo Shiyong was very disappointed. Zhang Mai said: "Personnel Guo, now I want to order the night attack tonight. Can you accept the order?"

Guo Shiyong said: "What if I still think there is no chance of winning this matter and refuse to be ordered?"

Zhang Mai said: "This battle must be filled with the desire to burn the boat. If Captain Guo refuses to take the order, or he doesn't think it will be successful from the bottom of his heart, then please ask Captain Guo to temporarily retreat to the second line and the deputy captain leads Yingyang Camp to carry out this mission."

Guo Shiyong snorted, suddenly remembered something, look at Yang Yi - if he refused to obey the order, the new Yang Yi would become the Captain of the Yingyang Camp. Thinking of this, Guo Shiyong suddenly blew his beard and angrily, shouting: "So, it turns out that you had planned it early in the morning!"

Zhang Mai didn't hide it and said generously: "I have already decided, so I have prepared for all kinds of situations. But I still hope that Captain Guo can change his mind and agree with my opinion. After all, I believe in your ability."

Guo Shiyong said: "You have all decided, why do you still say so much? Humph, believe in my ability, but you don't believe in my judgment! But I still want to remind you again, this fact is..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Mai stopped him: "Person Guo, whether you agree with this move or not, since the military discussion has been decided, you can make additional opinions, but you must not raise any objections, and you must not say unethical words. Otherwise, it will slow down the morale of the army and require military law to deal with it! You should understand this rule!"
Chapter completed!