None of the patrols came back, which is too strange.

The patrol team is different from the Chinese army. They are the eyes, nose and ears placed in front of the team. The first task is to detect the military situation. If something goes wrong, no matter the cost, even if the whole team is sacrificed, one must survive and bring the news back.camp.

All the generals present knew this truth, and everyone's faces were heavy.

Song Beiming thought quickly and said firstly: "No one came back, there are only two possibilities, one is that there is an accident and all the people are trapped. But in the rainy day of the grassland, no matter how big the disaster is, it will not be impossible for a hundred people to survive.The other is being attacked, but if you want to completely annihilate a mobile and flexible patrol team, the enemy must pull the encirclement seamlessly, the fight must be very tragic, and the opponent will have to pay the price several times the number of people."

Han Linmo nodded: "But the total annihilation patrol team can't prevent the main battalion from sending troops to help. Because the patrol team has iron rules, if it fails to return to the camp half an hour after the expected return time, it is the highest signal of an attack. The main battalion will send troops.The best troops are going to help."

Han Qi kept up with the train of thought and asked: "Then, Mo Di refuses to keep a life alive at all costs, but wants to welcome the most elite troops to help, which is unreasonable."

"Anything will turn out to be a monster." Song Beiming's eyes were cold, "Either the enemy is not afraid of our elite, or the enemy wants to make a move."

Han Linmo nodded.

With the current news, we can only gamble.

As a coach, you have to make choices.

Han Linmo glanced at the generals present. He was very clear about life-threatening matters, and he did not try to force the generals from the Han army. His eyes fell on Song Beiming and said, "Mengze, order five thousand cavalry to patrol along theThe team will explore the route, mark the road, be careful, if you encounter an accident, don't be too eager to fight, withdraw immediately, and call for help immediately."

Jiang is still old and hot. Han Linmo has always been known for his "stability" in combat. In many cases, "stability" is not easy. A general who can stabilize the battle situation is more precious than a general who can make a surprise attack.

What Han Linmo made was the best choice at the moment.

The missing patrol was heading west. The west side is far away from the governor's mansion, and its location is not as important as the main camp.Once the army moves, what is burned is the money for food and grass, so it is not easy to send out an army.Five thousand cavalry is not many, but the advantage lies in their speed and responsiveness. As long as the main general is mobilized well, he can attack or retreat, and can buy more time for the main commander to deploy.

"The last general takes orders. I'll take some of the soldiers from Beiyuan." Song Beiming saluted. He didn't mention the banner of the Snow-Treading Army again. Considering that the Han army has mainly served as the Jingdu Imperial Guard these years, they don't know the climate in the northwest.But it would be too harsh to say it bluntly, so he said in a roundabout way, "There are also many swamps by the cloud lake in the northern plains, which are similar to the rainy days in the western region."

Han Lin Mo's brows were deep, but his face was calm. He is the backbone of all the soldiers. The commander's majesty is like a needle that fixes the sea. He pushed the general's heart back in the heart-wrenching rain. He nodded to Song Beiming and asked: "To the west are the West First Guard and the West Second Guard. The two guards have just been rebuilt to fill in the troops. The West First Guard is three hundred miles away from here in Xizhou, guarding 10,000 soldiers;There are 10,000 soldiers in one hundred and fifty miles. Although there are many post stations along the way, the number of troops in the post stations ranges from a few hundred to a few tens, which is not enough to supply for a big battle. If you are in danger, the overall situation must be in chaos.Going west will only be more dangerous, and we can only withdraw to the east of Yue Xi's main camp."

When Han Linmo said this, he looked at everyone: "You must remember that the governor's mansion is the Baoxi territory, and Yuexi is the most important. No matter where the battlefield is, any remaining soldiers will return to the main camp."

Han Linmo's words fell to the ground with sound, and everyone present was stunned.

Once a war broke out, the situation changed rapidly. They heard that the situation of the war might be beyond imagination, and they also understood the bottom line that must be maintained in the battle.

Keep the bottom line drawn by Marshal Han, and the battle will not be defeated across the board.

The water droplets on the armor slid all over the ground. Han Linmo's armor was covered with tung oil jacket. Because of the heavy rain, he walked in a hurry, and his lower body and military boots were wet.

His personal guards asked him to change into a new set of clothes, and he was planning to go to the barracks to inspect the soldiers, so he refused, turned to the other generals and said, "A hundred miles to the east of the Yuexi barracks is the Xisanwei, and Wei Tai has 20,000 soldiers.They are elite soldiers and strong generals, if Yuexi's main camp is in trouble, you can only survive by asking for help from the West Sanwei, you all remember."

The generals responded.

Song Beiming was ready to set off. He thought that the road to the east would be more dangerous and difficult in rainy days, because there was a fairy lake on the road, and the muddy shore was difficult to walk on.fell into a deep lake.

He euphemistically reminded: "Lord Dutong, on the way to the east there is Fairy Lake, where the water banks meet and the rivers and lakes intersect."

"Meng Ze has a heart. Please pay attention to the generals. When traveling in rainy days, put the original snow troopers in the leading position." Han Linmo strode over, patted Song Beiming on the shoulder and said, "Vice Dutong Song, let's go.".”

The 5,000 soldiers and horses that Song Beiming pointed out were mainly the Snow-Treading Army. The original Snow-Treading Army walked in front and on both sides, and the original Han Army was protected in the middle.Big and small puddles.

Because of the supply from He Qinghao and Anbu, all members of the Canglong Army were equipped with oiled paper clothes from the Snow-Treading Army, and even the horses were tied around them.

This tung oil paper garment is expensive to make, and it showed its prowess in the battle of Niangziguan. At this time, in the early cold rain, it separated the soldiers and horses from a cavity of dryness and warmth, which not only preserved the physical strength of the soldiers, but also warmed the soldiers.Heart.

This is the advantage that the Canglong Army used a lot of money to play.

The north wind screamed in the rain, and the five thousand cavalry galloped for fifty miles. Song Beiming looked forward solemnly.

On a sunny day, it takes less than an hour for a cavalry to run fifty miles, but it takes twice as long in the rain.

The heavy rain covered his eyes, ears and nose. Song Beiming reined in his horse, and the rain column slipped from his helmet and dripped on the tung oil coat.

"Duyue," Song Beiming made a quiet gesture, and the whole army stopped and held their breath, "Can you hear anything?"

Duyue was a scout, with five senses that surpassed ordinary people. He shook his head and said, "The smell was washed away by the rain, and the sight was blurred. The sound of the rain covered up the movement. Master, after walking for fifty miles, there is still no movement. I think it is dangerous., Mo Di deliberately chose this ghostly weather, I don't know what is hidden in the rain."

"Using Dinghou Mountain as the boundary, ordinary water vapor will be blocked when it reaches Dinghou Mountain, and it will fall down to become the rain on the grassland and woodland.There is only a large desert, and there are not many rains in a year. Modi soldiers are even more unaccustomed to rainy days. They are used to attacking and running fast, and they can't perform well in the rain." Song Beiming keenly grasped a little clue, and said thoughtfully, "But they chose the weather that they are not good at. I guess, their move is not for a big battle, because both sides are not well prepared at the moment, and no one dares to challenge once to determine the outcome. Modi is for a single goal."

The more he followed Song Beiming's train of thought, he observed the knee-length weeds nearby, and there seemed to be people in every dense bush. He listened with bated breath, distinguishing the voices from different directions, and said, "If so, Mo Di can only fight in an ambush..”

The rain swept across Song Beiming's cheeks. His eyes were shining in the rain, and he glanced around and said, "They want a partial victory with a symbolic meaning. The Canglong Army is dominated by Master and I am supplemented. They want Master or me.head."

The head coach of the Canglong Army and the king of Beiyuan County are both very lucky.The people of Modi hold grudges, they lost a prince, they must want to get one back.

Du Yue also thought of this, he even felt that Song Beiming was more important than Han Linmo, and was more likely to be Mo Di's target, he said: "We swear to protect the master to the death."

Song Beiming's thoughts turned to a farther place, and his horsewhip pointed forward: "It would be good if it was aimed at me. I'd like to see who has the ability to take my head. I'm afraid"

Song Beiming kept his words in his throat, Han Linmo's hand injury can't be said, once it is exposed, it will shake the morale of the army, and Mo Di will catch the weakness, which is even more dangerous.

The more he saw Song Beiming stopped, he knew he couldn't ask further questions. He moved his ears in the rain and said, "Master, the rain seems to be getting lighter."

Song Beiming's eyes showed a cold light, he vaguely sensed some of Mo Di's intentions, his eyes slowly brightened and said: "Let's run for a while, before the rain falls, if the people ambush on this road don't show up, we will go back to the camp."

Fifty miles away in the Yue Xi military camp, the rain has not stopped.

Han Linmo inspected the barracks, and when he returned to the main tent, there was water all over the ground.

He sent additional patrols in four directions, and asked people to build a canopy for the Shenji Cannon on the top of the camp gate. The gunpowder had already been piled up on the top of the camp and wrapped in tung oil paper.

The rest of the equipment was also in place according to wartime standards, Han Linmo still felt that something was missing.

He calculated over and over again with a sullen face, his face was always calm, the guard asked him to change his clothes again, but he still refused, saying: "This tung oil coat is a good thing. My coat is not wet. It warms the heart and lungs.In rainy weather, I am already a hundred times stronger than my opponent. The soldiers are still drenched in the rain, so don’t worry about me.”

Han Qi is Han Linmo's personal lieutenant general, and he is worried about Han Linmo's hands.

He saw that although Han Linmo's lower body was wet, the water vapor and chill would spread all over his body. He saw Han Linmo unconsciously pinching his right hand, so he knew that Han Linmo was probably suffering from wet pain.

Seeing that Han Linmo couldn't be persuaded to change his clothes, Han Qi opened his mouth to pass the carbon basin, just as he was opening his mouth, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside: "Report!"

Han Linmo put down the hot tea he was about to drink.

The guard at the door lifted the curtain, and the sentry came in with a wet plop and knelt down, shouting, "Letter! Xisanwei is surrounded by 60,000 soldiers of Mo Di Zuo Xian Wang Di Xiao, asking for help!"

There was a dead silence in the military tent.

Everyone held their breath, exchanged glances in silence, and gasped heavily at the same moment.

They never thought that the West Three Guards would bear the brunt of this battle.

Because Xisanwei has the most favorable terrain, and the Xisanwei under the rule of Wei Tai and Yan Yu has never lost a battle, Modi will not easily challenge such a tough nut to crack.

The main battalion put Xisanwei in a position where he could reinforce his battalion, but he didn't expect Xisanwei to come to ask for help instead.

Everyone looked at Han Linmo.

The war is already on the string, and the hand that pulls the string is in the hands of the enemy.

The Canglong Army fell into a passive position. After dispatching Song Beiming, they were faced with dispatching another chief general.

To save Xisanwei, who was surrounded by 60,000 soldiers, counting Xisanwei's own 20,000 soldiers, the main battalion must send at least 40,000 soldiers to barely match the force, and it must be led by an experienced and powerful general..

There are 120,000 soldiers in the Western Territory, excluding the 50,000 soldiers of the four guards, there are only 70,000 soldiers in the main battalion, the 5,000 cavalry soldiers brought out by Song Beiming are elite, and the remaining 65,000 soldiers are mainly infantry, of which there are only 10,000 cavalry soldiers.

If 40,000 soldiers were sent to reinforce the West Sanwei, the main battalion would only have 25,000 soldiers, which would be too empty.

Under the gaze of all the generals, Han Linmo spoke calmly and calmly: "Mo Di is obviously trying to disperse our troops. If we divide our troops into three places, it is a big taboo to disperse our troops."

Han Linmo looked at the generals.

A general asked: "Marshal, why are there three places?"

Han Linmo stood in front of the sand table, pointed to the terrain and said, "Since accidents occurred on the west and east sides at the same time, then the main camp in the center has actually been surrounded, and it is very likely that Modi's soldiers and horses are waiting to attack the main camp. Now the dreamZe's 5,000 men were going west, and the battle situation on that line was unpredictable. He had few troops, so the main battalion had to set aside troops to support him. The main battalion had to have defenders, and the West Third Battalion had to save them..”

It is hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and there is a disparity in military strength between the western border and Modi, which is an insurmountable gap at the moment.

Han Linmo pointed to the Governor's Mansion in the middle of the sand table and said, "I still mean the same thing. To guard the main camp is to guard the Governor's Mansion fifty miles away. The main camp cannot be empty, and the Governor's Mansion cannot see the light of the sword. The people sent to XisanweiThe reinforcements still need to be mobile first, send 5,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry to reinforce, and at the same time send an urgent report to the West Fourth Guards, telling them to dispatch all 10,000 soldiers to reinforce the West Third Guards. Leave 40,000 soldiers to guard the main camp."

No general raised objections, because this is obviously the most stable layout.

Han Linmo turned around from the sand table and faced the outside of the tent, Han Qi knelt down first and said: "The last general asks for orders to reinforce Xisanwei."

Han Linmo re-fastened the straps of his helmet, ignored Han Qi's pleading, and listened to the sound of the rain, and said, "Remember, even if Mo Di's main force is targeting the main camp, the main camp will not be too dangerous.The main battalion has magic guns and enough gunpowder, as long as you don’t rush out recklessly, the main battalion can hold for many days. Once there is a turning point in the battlefield outside, the main battalion can also unite internally and externally to beat Mo Di.”

Han Qi and Han Linmo thought the same, staying in the main camp was safer than going out to fight, so Han Qi wanted Han Linmo to guard the main camp.

Han Linmo did not choose to retreat to the camp. He knew that this trip was dangerous. He was the commander and the most experienced and powerful general in the army. He had the responsibility to bring these soldiers back.He held "Leng Feng" in his hand, fastened the tung oil jacket, and said: "The battle situation outside is complicated, and there is no room for loss. This commander will go there in person."