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

In the afternoon, Huang Chao came to visit Ning Fan again, and the two talked for another whole afternoon. However, this time Huang Chao brought a message, that is, the northwest rebels were ready to make a move recently, and I was afraid that there would be another storm in Pingnanguan.

Huang Chao has been occupying Pingnanguan for nearly half a year, and various intelligence channels have been initially improved. Once there is any change in the northwest rebels, Huang Chao will receive the news immediately.

According to intelligence, the northwest rebels were divided into three groups this time: one from Dongchuan, one from Pingchuan, and the other from Nanchuan.

Obviously, there are experts among the northwest rebels. They divided their troops into three groups. This is very meaningful.

These three groups of rebels corresponded to the three positions of Pingnanguan respectively. One group of troops was directed at the location of Pingnanguan's grain and grass areas, while the other two groups attacked from the north and south and headed straight for Pingnanguan.

According to intelligence, the rebels have sufficient food and grass this time, and have prepared a large number of siege equipment. It seems that they are determined to capture Pingnanguan in one fell swoop!

The military situation was urgent. Ning Fan and Huang Chao did not sleep at night. Instead, they came to Huang Chao's Chinese army camp and began to conduct sand table deductions.

Before every war, it is Ning Fan's habit to conduct a sand table deduction. It is also the most practical and effective military strategy in Ning Fan's opinion, more effective than any other military strategy.

How many soldiers and food does the enemy have? How will they move? How many possibilities are there for them?

All of these can be calculated completely. As long as there are enough manpower and brainpower, any result will be calculated, and then the maximum possibility can be calculated, and solutions can be found in a targeted manner. Then this war will be fought to an end. Eight.

In fact, what really determines victory or defeat on the battlefield is not the number of troops or the amount of food and fodder, but unexpected situations that suddenly occur on the battlefield.

During the entire war game, Huang Chao represented the northwest rebels, while Ning Fan represented the defenders of Pingnanguan. The two sides fought fiercely on the small sand table. Almost all methods were used, but The final result of the deduction was far from ideal.

A total of six war games were conducted, and five of them indicated that Pingnanguan Pass would be breached. This was very bad news, and made people like Huang Chao, who had the chance to win, a little anxious.

However, Ning Fan did not seem too nervous at this time. For him, such a result was not surprising at all. After all, Pingnanguan Pass was a pass.

Since Huang Chao took over Pingnanguan, he has fought more than 30 large and small battles with the northwest rebels. Both sides have become familiar with each other's fighting habits and methods of defending the city. After so many failures, The northwest rebels must have also summed up a new attack method.

"Your Majesty, given the current situation, we will definitely lose. I suggest that we deploy troops from elsewhere to strengthen the defense of Pingnanguan."

Huang Chao was really anxious. He knew the importance of Pingnanguan. Once Pingnanguan was lost, the rebels would march straight in and pose a direct threat to Anjing, the capital of Dakang.

However, Ning Fan was not in a hurry. He looked at two places carefully, one was Qingjiang and the other was Pingchuan.

The spring river water is warm. The snowy mountains melt and the Qingjiang River will flood in half a month. Although the water will not flood, it will have an unimaginable impact on the rebels crossing the river!

In addition to this is Pingchuan. Every spring when everything grows in Pingchuan, the Qingjiang River frequently floods, causing mudslides in Pingchuan.

Moreover, Pingchuan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are narrow roads everywhere, and many rugged roads can only accommodate one person and one rider.

As long as a force of less than 10,000 troops is sent to guard Pingchuan, it is unlikely that the rebels in Pingchuan will successfully pass through Pingchuan.

A total of three armies of the rebels entered Pingnanguan. Now, two of the armies have been eliminated by Ning Fan. The remaining army only needs to strengthen the defense of Pingnanguan, which poses little threat to Ning Fan.

The seemingly dangerous situation was instantly smoothed out by Ning Fan.

"There's no need to worry yet. It's not the time to be anxious yet. Ping An Pass is not yet in danger as you said."

Ning Fan seemed very calm. He pointed in several directions on the map and explained all his thoughts.

Huang Chao, on the other hand, listened quietly. After hearing what Ning Fan said, Huang Chao was really shocked.

When he considered the problem, he only considered the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, but he did not consider at all what impact changes in the natural environment would have on the rebels' march.

Now that Huang Chao heard what Ning Fan said, he felt a little embarrassed.

"With the current marching speed of the northwest rebels, the battle will start in a month, so we have enough time to prepare. I suggest preparing with two hands. One is to start from the Pingchuan road, send troops to suppress it, and the other is to start. Reinforce the city defense and reinforce our Ping'an Pass city wall again."

Although Ning Fan is the emperor, Huang Chao is the marshal of this army, so sometimes Ning Fan only makes suggestions but does not make decisions. The real decisions still have to be made by the military commander Huang Chao.

"Your Majesty, I think your previous suggestions are nothing. The problem is that you mentioned strengthening the city defense of Pingnanguan. I think it is a bit unrealistic. After all, the city wall of Pingnanguan has a history of a hundred years. It was built with It is made of rammed earth and is extremely strong. In Zeng’s opinion, there is no need for reinforcement at all.”

Huang Chao said to Ning Fan.

Hearing what Huang Chao said, Ning Fan smiled. Although the rammed earth is strong, even if it is mixed with glutinous rice and lime, its strength is far less than modern cement.

According to Ning Fan's idea, he wants to build an outer city based on the original Pingnanguan City Wall. It is completely made of steel bars and cement. In this way, even if the enemy brings a large number of engineering equipment, they will not be able to attack Pingnanguan for the time being. causing fundamental damage.

In fact, the city walls made of rammed earth are not afraid of gold engineering. What they are most afraid of is the erosion of rain for a long time. Ning Fan has discovered several cracks in the city defense. These are hidden dangers in the future.

"Don't think that the city wall of Pingnanguan is impenetrable. You have to know that the Tan Army came well prepared this time. They must have sensed a certain weakness before attacking aggressively."

Ning Fan did not agree with Huang Chao's idea, but insisted on his own opinion. He insisted on building an outer city again outside the Pingnanguan city wall.

"Your Majesty, we are currently in a state of great prosperity. If we waste manpower and material resources wantonly at this time, it will probably cause a squeeze on supplies. I was worried that once there is a decisive battle with the northwest rebels in the future, there will be a shortage of supplies. Case."

Huang Chao persuaded Ning Fan earnestly. In his opinion, Ning Fan was a little impulsive.