Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"Your Highness wants me to lead these 50,000 wolf soldiers to surround the Jurchens' retreat. After all the Jurchens' main force is dispatched, I will lead my men to destroy their rear."

Huang Chao finally understood what Ning Fan meant, and there was a bit more emotion in his eyes.

"You finally understand what I mean. Remember, never fight with the main force of the Jurchens. Avoid their main force. What you have to do is to cut off all their escape routes and completely transform these two hundred thousand Jurchens. Become a lost dog."

Ning Fan's lips curled into a sneer.

"Even if I act according to His Highness's instructions and cut off all the Jurchens' escape routes and destroy the Jurchens' reserve force, as for the Huns, their population and military strength far exceed that of the Jurchens. The Huns' The population is at least between 18 million and 20 million, and this number is difficult to estimate."

Huang Chao talked about his worries.

"You don't need to worry about this anymore. I will lead the Dragon Scale Army to do the same thing as you."

Ning Fan already had a plan. Since a large army was no match for the enemy, he would engage in guerrilla warfare with the enemy.

Ning Fan was very familiar with the tactics of guerrilla warfare. Even if there was no food and baggage, it would be good to support the war with war.

For one night, Ning Fan and Huang Chao had a long conversation. He poured out all his thoughts to each other. When the sky turned white, their conversation finally ended.

At this time, Huang Chao's face was not tired at all, but full of energy, and his eyes were as sharp as the stars in the sky.

"People often say that listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. I didn't understand the true meaning of these words before, but now that I see His Highness, I understand the meaning of these words."

Huang Chao sighed.

This night really benefited Huang Chao a lot. Many of Ning Fan's modern tactics and strategic thoughts deeply influenced Huang Chao.

If Huang Chao is the master of military strategy in this era, then Ning Fan is a strategist from the future. Some modern people have summarized thousands of years of experience in combat tactics and modern people's views on war, completely subverting Huang Chao's heart. Inherent ideas.

As the saying goes, the broader the vision, the greater the ability. A person may not be smart enough, but if he has enough vision and has seen enough things, then in many cases the decisions he makes are far superior to those of his contemporaries.

At the junction of Yunzhou and Jiangzhou, there is a pass that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. This pass is where Ning Fan established the city defense of Jiangzhou. It is called Jiangguan Pass by Ning Fan.

On New Year's Eve, Ning Fan did not stay with his family. Instead, he led the 50,000 dragon-scaled troops to Jianghai Pass at night and set up city defenses.

Ning Fanying, who was dressed in armor, was full of energy, and his eyes shone with an icy cold light in the dark night.

Luo Yong was also busy on the city wall, directing soldiers to carry logs and stones up the city wall. In addition, he also prepared oil pans, fire sponges and other necessary things for city defense. The city wall with a height of more than 20 meters was simply not something that the Jurchens could climb, but Even so, preparations must still be made.

After coming down from the city wall, Ning Fan began to inspect the armory. Throughout the night, Ning Fan hardly rested. He knew that at dawn tomorrow, the Jurchens' iron hooves would probably enter the Yunzhou territory. In less than three days, Ning Fan The time will come to Jianghaiguan.

This Jianghaiguan will be the gate of Dakang. Once the Jurchens are allowed to pass through Jiangguan, they will march straight in from then on, and the capital of Dakang will be exposed to the iron hoof of the enemy. Therefore, Jianghaiguan must not be lost. .

It was hard for Ning Fan to count on the imperial army, because the northwest border was facing greater pressure. The Huns' military strength far exceeded that of the Jurchens. It was still unknown whether the northwest city could hold on.

"Your Highness, it's New Year, are the Jurchens really coming to attack Jiangzhou?"

Chen Yuanqing still can't believe that the Jurchens will take advantage of the New Year to attack Jiangzhou.

Ning Fan nodded and said: "Don't take any chances and be prepared for the worst. At that time, I will only leave 10,000 people to guard Jianghaiguan, and the remaining 40,000 people will all outflank and attack from the rear. The main force of the Jurchens.”

"Defend the city. Defending the city is not something I am good at. When the time comes, let me lead the troops to attack the Jurchens' rear."

Not only was Chen Yuanqing not as nervous or as frowning as other soldiers, but he looked extremely excited.

This guy is born to be a war madman. If he is allowed to soak in war every day, he will most likely smile.

"Take it one step at a time and try the Jurchens' fighting power first. Jiangzhou City will become a war meat grinder, and the flesh and blood of tens of thousands of Jurchens will be crushed under the city."

Ning Fan stood on the city wall, looking down into the distance.

A bloody storm was about to hit, and he had already sent people to Kyoto to report the news, but the reaction from the court was still unknown. Basically, Ning Fan had already guessed the outcome.

That is Dakang's regular army, which cannot be counted on at all. If Jiangzhou and Yunzhou have to guard against the Jurchens, they will definitely fall on themselves.

Arriving at Jianghai Customs three days in advance, Ning Fan had done all he could to prepare, and now he only brought the Jurchens with him.

The 100,000 cattle and sheep obtained from the Jurchens have been processed into military rations. Now the Dragon Scale Army's military rations are enough to last three months. In addition to various cans, there are also a large number of compressed biscuits, and in Jianghaiguan can also find some wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger every day, so there should be no need to worry about military rations in the short term.

However, as nomadic people, the Jurchens had limited food. Once they were blocked by Jianghai Customs, the shortest time they could hold on was only half a month.

Ning Fan's plan is to defend the city with 50,000 dragon-scale troops for half a month, and when the Jurchens are about to collapse, let Chen Yuanqing lead 40,000 people to outflank the Jurchens and sneak attack the large Jurchen army from the rear. Defeat these 200,000 Jurchens.

On the third day, there were dark clouds in the sky and small snowflakes began to fall, and the leading troops of the Jurchens finally came towards Jianghaiguan.

All the soldiers on the city wall became nervous. This did not mean that the Dragon Scale Army was timid, but that many soldiers had never participated in a real battle and they lacked understanding of the cruelty of war.

What is learned on paper is ultimately shallow. Many commanders of the Dragon Scale Army learned their war knowledge from paper. Without the baptism of war, the knowledge they learned cannot be fully transformed into combat effectiveness.