As the commander of the Daming Jiliao Governor and the commander of the Guanning Army, Yuan Chonghuan naturally understands the harm of Jiannu sneaking through Jizhou, and he also understands what irreparable impact it will have if Jiannu gets the grain from Hexi. In history www.biquge.info the first thing he did after discovering that Jiannu had sneaked into the country was to go straight to Hexi and keep the grain there.

But after carefully looking at the map, Yuan Chonghuan said, "There is no road on Hengling for the army to pass through, I wonder how General Qin thought that they would sneak through Hengling?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "There may be a sheep intestine trail, but it is not indicated on the map?"

Yuan Chonghuan said confidently, "This is the topographic map that I personally presided over the exploration last year, and it was surveyed by the horse sentry team under my Guanning Army, so it shouldn't be wrong." ”

"What if there's something wrong?" Qin Shuhuai asked rhetorically.

Yuan Chonghuan was silent, and then nodded, "General Qin is right, there is no trivial matter on the battlefield, if there is a mistake, it will be a catastrophe." ”

Qin Shuhuai breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Yuan Chonghuan still listened to his opinion.

In fact, as long as Yuan Chonghuan did not deliberately indulge the enemy, there was no reason for him not to listen to Qin Shuhuai's opinion. Just a few days ago, he just sent a report to Chongzhen, boasting that Haikou would never let Jiannu cross Jixi one step, and now the pressure he is carrying can be imagined. If it was his judgment that he didn't expect Jiannu to cross Hengling in history, then now that Qin Shuhuai has clearly told him that he can't find and admit this loophole, then he is not a qualified general.

What's more, Qin Shuhuai rescued Zhao Shujiao, helped Guan Ningjun capture Luo Wenyu and Shimen Village, and played Huang Taiji ruthlessly, which reversed the situation on the battlefield to a large extent, and his ability has already been proven. As a general, Yuan Chonghuan has to admit Qin Shuhuai's precise judgment even if he is arrogant.

Jizhou cannot afford to lose, he knows this very well. Therefore, when Qin Shuhuai said this, he still attracted enough attention.

After a pause, he said to Qin Shuhuai, "In this way, the governor can send some more horse sentries to Hengling to monitor day and night to prevent Jiannu from sneaking over." General Qin, what do you think?"

At this time, Yuan Chonghuan showed the demeanor of a general who was humble and unashamed to ask questions, which made Qin Shuhuai breathe a sigh of relief.

If he is not the kind of arrogant maniac described in some black history, or a traitor who deliberately indulges the enemy, then Qin Shuhuai intends to ensure that he survives his own changes smoothly and avoids the fate of being cut by a thousand knives. After all, aside from anything else, his ability to lead and train troops is definitely the top of the Ming Dynasty.

Qin Shuhuai said, "What Inspector Yuan said is extremely true. However, the addition of horse posts is one thing, and I think the best way is to garrison troops in Hengling. ”

Yuan Chonghuan chuckled lightly and said, "General Qin doesn't know anything, at the moment, our army is the most taboo to divide troops, do you know why?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "If you are stupid, please advise the superintendent." ”

"If you divide your troops to guard Hengling at this moment, one of them is easy to be ambushed on the way, you need to know that the main force of Jiannu has reached Jizhou, once my soldiers out of the city are discovered, the Jiannu horsemen will catch up with the whole army and risk of annihilation. Second, our army did not know where in Hengling there was a trail leading to Yutian, and it would take some time to find it. And even if you find it, there is no building pass on the trail, and it will be difficult to stop the full force of the Jiannu army, and our army will only lose troops in vain, what does General Qin think?"

I have to say that Yuan Chonghuan's consideration was right. If the troops are divided to defend Hengling now, on the one hand, it is easy to encounter ambushes, and on the other hand, there are no fortifications on the trail, and with the field combat ability of the Ming army, it is indeed difficult to defend.

Therefore, he proposed to send more horse sentries to patrol, although it did not seem like a clever trick, but it was already a very pragmatic measure.

Now his basic strategy is to lure Jiannu to attack Shimen Village or Jizhou City, he believes that as long as Jiannu attacks the city, he will definitely be able to have another Ningjin victory.

But what Qin Shuhuai was worried about was precisely that Houjin would not attack the city. He was even sure that in a few days, Jin would sneak over Jizhou, as in history.

Although he knew that he would not be able to hold it, he would at least hold off the Houjin army for a while and a half, so that Yuan Chonghuan would have enough time to deal with the situation.

Does Yuan Chonghuan have a chance to drag the Houjin army to Hengling? Of course there is! As long as the main force of the Houjin appears in Hengling, he can boldly divide his troops and go to Yutian, or he can send troops to fight a big battle with the Houjin. You must know that Houjin's advantage is cavalry, and cavalry is still useful for cavalry on the mountain road of Hengling?

But he only has more than 1,000 people in his hands, is it enough to hold back the Houjin army?

But what about the Demon Sect's Loess Banner and Red Fire Banner joining?

Maybe it can't be in the plains, but on the mountain trail, Qin Shuhuai dared to pack a ticket and say that he would definitely be able to! Not to mention anything else, just the civil engineering ability of the Loess Banner can completely block this trail! In addition, the mountain road is narrow, and the passage of the army is bound to be crowded, and if the Red Fire Banner is attacked with fire, it should not be too cool!

What's more, he can still gather thousands of the original Jizhou garrison, and he can't hold back the Houjin army?

The key question now is that we must immediately find out where this trail is! Later Jin was able to find this path through Neiying, but the Ming army was not, and this has to be said to be an irony.

However, Qin Shuhuai has a trump card in his hand, that is, the loess flag. In addition to the great soil work, the Demon Sect Loess Banner is also known to survey the mountains and rivers of the world, which is known to everyone in the martial arts. Their ability to survey the terrain is much more powerful than Yuan Chonghuan's professional horse sentry team, so I believe that as long as they go out on horseback, it will not be a problem to find this trail.

Before setting out on the expedition, he had secretly sent people to inform the Red Fire Banner and the Loess Banner. Calculating the time, they should be able to reach Hengling by evening.

Come to think of it. Qin Shuhuai said to Yuan Chonghuan, "Supervisor, from the current point of view, Jiannu has lost four thousand main forces before, and I am afraid that I will be more cautious in the future, and whether it is Shimenzhai or Jizhou City, it is a strong city, and Jiannu is afraid that it will not attack the city easily." ”

Regardless of whether Yuan Chonghuan would be unhappy or not, Qin Shuhuai directly broke this point first, and only hoped that he could have a clearer understanding of Houjin's sneaking over Jizhou.

Then he said, "Of course, this time I have no intention of interfering with the Inspector's defense. However, he can guard Hengling for the overseer. Once the Jiannu army crossed the Hengling, he would inform the superintendent of the army, and the superintendent would respond as soon as possible. ”

Yuan Chonghuan said, "General Qin is going to guard Hengling? But I don't know how big Hengling is, how will the general defend it?"

To put it bluntly, Yuan Chonghuan still didn't believe that Jiannu would cross Hengling, thinking that this was just a small possibility, after all, Jiannu was mostly horsemen, and it was a bit unbelievable to cross a mountain range, and his horse sentry team had also surveyed Hengling before, and did not find that there was a trail that could pass through the army. He had promised to step up patrols in Hengling, but it was just out of caution, just in case.

Qin Shuhuai smiled faintly and said, "Inspector don't worry, I have my own way." ”

Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said, "In this way, the governor will not worry too much." Jiannu is cunning and fierce, General Qin must be cautious. If there is any incident, please send someone to inform the Governor. Although the Governor and you are the host and guest, they both serve the imperial court, and at this time of national crisis, it is important to communicate with each other and help each other in the same boat!"

The words were extremely polite, and it could be seen that he welcomed Qin Shuhuai to guard Hengling. Although it seems to him that being stationed in Hengling is completely dispensable, at least if Qin Shuhuai goes there, he will not mess up his own defenses, which is also a good thing.

Qin Shuhuai hugged Yuan Chonghuan and said, "In this way, I will leave in the future." Inspector Yuan, take care and look forward to it!"

After the two said goodbye, Qin Shuhuai immediately took Meng Wei and Meng Hu out of the city, returned the same way, ran for more than ten miles, and joined more than 1,000 people and horses who hurried to Jizhou.

After that, Qin Shuhuai led his men and horses straight to a place called Hengshanwei twenty miles away on the southwest side of Hengling, where more than 2,000 Zhang Yingyuan's troops who were sent out from Jizhou City were stationed.

When he arrived at Hengshanwei, Qin Shuhuai saw that the gate of the camp was closed, and there was a commotion inside, and the situation did not seem right.

Meng Wei said to Qin Shuhuai, "My lord, the soldiers inside seem to be making trouble. ”

Qin Shuhuai frowned, and said in his heart, hasn't the problem of Zhang Yingyuan's salary and silver been solved? What is the Ministry of War doing?

The brigade came to a halt in front of the camp gate, and the noise inside seemed to be much quieter. Maybe the soldiers inside knew that Wang Shi was coming, but they didn't know what it meant, so they all stopped temporarily.

Meng Wei shouted inside, "Lord Qin, the guerrilla general of Jinyi Weitongzhou and Jizhou, is here!

The gate of the village was not opened, but after a while, I saw a person on the high lookout shouting, "Which Lord Qin?"

Qin Shuhuai looked up, and saw that the man was disheveled, with a ruffian face, and at first glance he was a veteran soldier, who looked like he was the leader among these troublesome soldiers.

As soon as he shouted, a roar rang out in the camp, "Pay, pay, pay!"

It seems to be a demonstration to Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai frowned and roared, "The whole army is lined up, ready to attack!"