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

However, Ning Fan's personal guards were not vegetarians. After sensing the Jurchen's intentions, they quickly surrounded Ning Fan and protected Ning Fan firmly in the center.

The battle lasted for a full hour and ended with the complete annihilation of the Jurchen army. Looking at the bodies of the Jurchens scattered all over the mountains and plains, Ning Fan had no time to think too much and quickly ordered the team to clean up the battlefield to meet the next impact.

Ning Fan knew that it was impossible for the Jurchens to give up. If they did not enter the pass, they would not give up at all.

So far, the Jurchens have lost nearly 15,000 people on the battlefield, which is a huge sunk cost.

If the Jurchens don't want all their previous efforts to be in vain, then they have no way out and can only continue to attack Hulukou in a life-and-death state.

The narrow road in Hulukou has been completely blocked by huge rocks, and the Jurchens who will follow are bound to rush to the top of the mountain from the gentle slope next to it, and then engage in a close encounter with the advance army.

The advance army of only 3,000 people had suffered nearly 200 casualties in the battle just now, which meant that there were now only less than 2,800 fighting troops left.

Moreover, after just experiencing a battle, these soldiers were extremely tired. Some even lay on the snowdrift and fell asleep. In the past, many people had no appetite to eat to replenish their strength.

Ning Fan took out a piece of compressed biscuit from his waist and stuffed it into his mouth. He bent down and grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth. The cold snow and the sweet dried meat were mixed together, quickly replenishing Ning Fan's physical strength and energy. .

"You can't regain your strength without eating."

Ning Fan led by example, and soon more and more soldiers began to eat dry food. However, these cold dry food were really difficult to swallow, but these elite soldiers were equipped with individual picnic utensils.

Moreover, each individual soldier was previously equipped with fuel blocks made of wax and sawdust. These fuel blocks could be easily ignited even in the ice and snow.

Soon, soldiers lit campfires and began to use these campfires to boil snow into water on individual soldier cooking utensils to replenish their physical strength and body temperature.

"Your Highness, if the Jurchens come up this time twice as many as before, I'm afraid the brothers won't be able to hold on any longer. Many brothers' feet are already frozen."

Chen Yuanqing was tall and tall, and his whole body exuded a steaming aura. But at this moment, he looked at these brothers who got along day and night with a sad face. Chen Yuanqing felt sincerely for them.

"We can hold on for one more hour at most. If the Jurchens attack at this moment, we must fight to the death to block them. If they can delay the time, our follow-up team will soon come here to meet us, and then we will hold our ground. This place is no problem at all.”

Ning Fan began to observe the surroundings, even looking for a place to set up camp.

In this season of heavy snow, it is very difficult to set up camp on the top of the mountain. After all, the cold wind will quickly blow away the heat.

If there are not enough measures to protect against the cold, the soldiers will not be able to stand on the top of the mountain.

And as the snow becomes thicker and thicker, setting up defenses on the top of the mountain is full of dangers, including avalanches. Ning Fan has to consider these issues.

It seems that after learning from the past, the Jurchens were not in a hurry to organize the next battle. After they entered the Liangshan area, they set up camp in the valley and gradually began to climb towards the top of the mountain.

However, the cliff on the Jurchen side is very steep, and it is impossible to completely climb the large army to the top of the mountain. Therefore, a small team of Jurchens began to move towards the top of the mountain, hoping to put some pressure on Ning Fan's advance team.

Soon, the follow-up troops also caught up with the team. As the subsequent teams gathered more and more, the entire top of the mountain almost became the world of the Dragon Scale Army.

When all the teams arrived, Ning Fan began to arrange some sheltered places. Some flat places became the places where the Dragon Scale Army camped, and some trees on the top of the mountain were quickly cut down, and some of them were used as firewood for heating. Some of them are used as weapons and are stored on the top of the mountain.

Without a solid city defense, the Dragon Scale Army had to face the threat of hundreds of thousands of Jurchens alone, which was still very stressful.

Although Ning Fan was very sleepy and exhausted, he couldn't fall asleep at all when he lay down. As soon as he opened his eyes, there were shocking shouts of death all around him, so Ning Fan simply sat up and began to discuss some matters with several marching staff officers.

"We will definitely be cannibalized bit by bit by the Jurchens on the top of the mountain that we passively hold on to. Even if we can resist the Jurchens for a while, we will not be able to use up these Jurchens after a long time."

A marching staff officer immediately put forward his own opinion. He was very resistant to Ning Fan's strategy of blocking the Jurchens again from the top of the mountain where he was stationed.

Although Ning Fan is the head coach, and his previous decisions have proved Ning Fan's wisdom and greatness, the strategy of attacking the Jurchens from a high position on the top of the mountain is indeed unwise in the eyes of the staff.

Everyone mustered up the courage to express their opinions and looked at Ning Fan with trepidation, fearing that Ning Fan, as the general in charge, would lose face.

But Ning Fan seemed very rational at this moment. Not only was he not angry, but he still had a faint smile on his face. The fact that these marching staff officers were able to speak out and justly showed that these staff officers really thought about this team, and It’s not just about agreeing with the coach.

"Everyone has done a great job. As a consultant, you have to tell the coach your true thoughts. Only then will the coach consider everyone's opinions and make the next decision."

Ning Fan first expressed his affirmation of everyone's opinions. When he saw the expressions of surprise and confusion in everyone's eyes, Ning Fan then said: "Actually, have you ever thought about it? We have no choice at all. If we don't choose to go to the top of the mountain, If we intercept the large Jurchen army, we are no match for the Jurchens. Once we confront the Jurchens head-on, although our 30,000 people can kill 60,000 or even 80,000 Jurchens, what will happen to the remaining Jurchens? They Will enter Jiangzhou!"

Just when all the staff members were complacent, they were suddenly poured cold water on by Ning Fan. After everyone thought about it carefully, they suddenly discovered that Ning Fan was right. Indeed, the Dragon Scale Army had no better choice. If you want to stop the Jurchens from entering the pass, you must be condescending and use a small number of troops to take advantage of the geographical location to suppress the Jurchens from further encroachment.