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Chapter 644 Jinshan

Zhang Shao was overjoyed and asked, "Marshal has a solution?"

Zhao Xuan puffed out his chest and said loudly: "Just look, the marshal has always had a solution!"

These military officers followed Guo Ning for several years and witnessed many miracles accomplished. Their admiration and awe for Guo Ning came from the bottom of their hearts, almost burned into the depths of their bones.Hearing Zhao Xuan's answer, Zhang Shao nodded again and again, but didn't ask any more questions.He knew that each person was responsible for different affairs, and Zhao Xuan would naturally bring up anything that required his cooperation, other than that, there was no need to worry.

A few miles to the northwest, suddenly a Qingqi rode back.They happened to run across a dry hillock, and when the horses hooved over the bushes, they kicked up a cloud of dust.

Zhao Xuan walked a few steps up the stairs to the higher level of the enemy building.

Zhang Shao immediately said: "It's okay, it's mine."

He waved his hand, and the officer on duty above the enemy building waved a colorful flag as a signal.

There were several cavalry camps scattered throughout the wilderness. At this time, there were knights on horseback in many directions, waiting to approach this team of light cavalry.Seeing the flag waving on the tower, he pulled his horse back to the camp.

"From here to the northwest, two to three hundred miles in length and width, all are lands with fertile water and grass. At least six Mongolian households are facing us. The cavalry gallops and they will arrive in a day. So I set up extra guards. Cross the Yehu Ridge , On the side of Angjiluo, there are more Mongols, and it is even more difficult to deal with. Back then, the Jurchens' idiots lost all that territory, and now it takes ten times the effort to get it back."

"It's hard to defend if you take it back. The Black Tatar cavalry is not in the control of these strongholds now. It has to restore Dajin's defense line regulations and set up densely packed fortresses."

"Daikin's hanging hair regulations."

Zhang Shao spat and said, "During those few years, Dajin built a lot of forts, but the soldiers and civilians living in them were not even as good as beggars. The big men at the top still had to drink soldiers' blood, and the military salaries they paid were waste paper. Those who come to do business are all profiteers. Hundreds of people flee every year, and there is no one in a hundred who can fight!"

Speaking of this, both of them had personal experience, they lost control of their emotions in an instant, and scolded for a long time.It wasn't until the sentry cavalry rushed into the city that the two of them bent down to look down.

"Commander, we found the black tartar's sentry cavalry in the northwest. We intercepted them and fought, and injured three brothers. Because the black tartars began to gather, we retreated first."

Zhang Shao frowned: "I told you not to be so reckless! Has the injured brother been brought back? Is the injury serious?"

The cavalryman yelled: "Commander, the Heitas we met this time are different from the ones we met a few days ago. They obviously come from several different families, and they are at least Batuer under Qianhu Nayan's tenure! According to the outpost The scale is estimated to be at least four thousand households, and it has already crossed Xuande Prefecture, passed the pass of Jiming Mountain, and continued to the east!"

Zhao Xuan asked, "Is such a situation rare?"

The cavalry looked at Zhang Shao.Seeing Zhang Shao nodding, he said, "It's common for Mongolians to change grasslands. However, the Batu'er of four thousand households acted together, and they seemed to be directly pressed to Juyongguan. In the past two months, we have never encountered Pass."

The so-called states behind the mountains to the north of Juyongguan are all distributed in valleys and plains surrounded by mountains.There are vertical and horizontal valleys between each other. Although the distance is close, the transportation is not convenient.At this time, the main force of Qiu Huiluo's troops had passed the Guichuan River, which is just west of Jinshan Mountain, and was heading towards Fanshan Mountain. If the Mongols suddenly gathered between Xuande Prefecture and Jinshan Mountain, they would be able to It is equivalent to blocking the connection between the three fortresses of Jinshan, Guichuan, and Juyongguan. Instead, the various departments of the Dinghai Navy located in the states behind the mountains have become scattered solitary troops.

Zhao Xuan took a look at Zhang Shao: "Old Zhang, you are familiar with this place, and arrange security."

Zhang Shao was also not polite, and pointed to a general: "You go to select reliable subordinates first, and hurry up to [-] li, and notify Fanshan, Longmen, and Juyongguan separately."

"Yes." That will all be answered.

At this time, the generals and schools of all ministries heard that the sentry cavalry had turned back urgently, and rushed to the tower one after another.Zhang Shao ordered one by one, and immediately issued more than a dozen orders.The dozens of orders were all directly aimed at the city defense, and the military academy who received the order immediately went to execute them, and the atmosphere in the military camps in the city was instantly solemn.

After all, he had been stationed in Jinshan City for more than two months. With the vision of a veteran, it was enough to build the city into an iron barrel in a short period of time.But he was very cautious and did not issue any orders other than city defense.

This is because all the generals and schools of the Ding Navy had received Guo Ning's face-to-face instructions before they went north.

The expansion of the Ding Navy to the current point is indeed terrifying, but there are too many places that need to be adjusted.If the entire Dinghai Navy is regarded as a giant, now is the time when the giant is fighting with others and urgently needs to calm down and even eat.If this mouthful of food is not eaten, and this breath is not continued, the giant will suddenly fall down, and even his life is in danger.

At this time, if a large-scale field battle breaks out with the Mongolian side, emergency changes must be made in terms of logistics, finance, military dispatch, and even the entire arrangement of the military and political system of the Marshal's Mansion.And every change is also a squeeze on the current potential and a possible loss of future growth.

Therefore, although the Mongolian tribes in the north changed, Zhang Shao's arrangements were all in the defense of the city, and nothing else was easily involved.

A lieutenant asked eagerly: "Why don't we send more troops and go west once to ask for directions? If there is a chance, kill him ruthlessly!"

In the past two years, the Ding Navy has fought more times with the Mongols, and most of the fear that haunted the soldiers before has dissipated. A courageous officer like this lieutenant even began to consciously seek opportunities to fight the Mongols.Especially the defenders here in Jinshan, who just waited for the arrival of the new boss, had a particularly strong desire to show off.

But Zhang Shao shook his head again and again: "The number of cavalry here in Jinshan is slightly insufficient. We have [-] cavalry on hand, at least half of them must be left to cooperate with the defense of the city. With [-] cavalry, we can meet any complete Mongolia Qianhu, I'm afraid I will suffer a big loss, and if I add pawns, I'm afraid it will be too late."

The deputy general looked at Zhao Xuan, and tried to persuade him later.Zhao Xuan waved his hand and said:

"The city defense of Jinshan City is very effective. Even if the Mongols want to do something, we will stick to the defense of the city, dispatch elite troops to ride outside, and rely on the city to sweep. The few thousand households of the Mongols can't do anything to us... What do they really want? Conspiracy, but will fall into the hostile attack of our three military towns, that is courting death! Don't worry, you will follow Commander Zhang's order!"

The deputy general had no choice but to agree and hurried down to the city.

Zhang Shao suddenly turned around and stared at Zhao Xuan: "No! No!"

Zhao Xuan asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Shao's thick eyebrows were furrowed, but he couldn't tell the specific reason.After a while, he still didn't speak, but walked around Zhao Xuan twice.

Zhao Xuan only smiled, leaning against the city wall.

"When you just took office, you came across the Mongolian movement...how can you be so calm?" Zhang Shao asked abruptly.

He looked around and saw that the soldiers were all busy with the matter at hand. He lowered his voice and asked, "You knew in advance that the Mongols would make moves, right? What are the Mongols going to do? What are you going to do?"