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

"Chen Qiao, are you willing to lead a team of troops here for me to ambush? You are familiar with this place and have a winning chance. I am willing to believe you."

Ning Fan pointed at Chen Qiao in the crowd and called loudly, but Chen Qiao didn't know that good luck had already fallen on him. Hearing Ning Fan's call, he instinctively raised his head, but his face was full of confusion.

When the generals saw the confused look on Chen Qiao's face, they burst into laughter. At this time, Chen Qiao also realized that he had made a fool of himself and quickly knelt on the ground to apologize to Ning Fan.

"Chen Qiao, what were you thinking about just now? You didn't even hear me talking to you."

Ning Fan frowned slightly, but there was no angry look on his face. On the contrary, Ning Fan acted very tolerant.

Chen Qiao was startled at first, but after looking at Ning Fan's face, he quickly explained to Ning Fan: "Your Majesty, I have carefully calculated just now. I am thinking about how many people are needed to ambush and fight here. Win."

"Then tell me, how many people are needed to win this battle?"

Ning Fan became interested. He wanted to test Chen Qiao's ability in battle.

"Three thousand men and horses should be enough. The enemy should have 15,000 men. But I only need three thousand men and horses, and I should be able to defeat them."

Chen Qiao's tone was a little uncertain at first, but became more confident as he went on. Ning Fan could hear strong confidence in his tone.

But as soon as Chen Qiao finished speaking, the generals around him frowned, thinking that Chen Qiao was bragging.

"Chen Qiao, don't deliberately exaggerate just to show off in front of His Majesty. How can three thousand people fight against fifteen thousand people? What's more, the enemy's forward troops are the most elite."

Some generals stood up and accused Chen Qiao, thinking that he was so proud of his achievements that he deliberately showed off in front of Ning Fan.

Facing the accusations from everyone, Chen Qiao remained silent, neither arguing with anyone nor showing any angry expression.

"Chen Qiao, I will give you three thousand elite troops and you will be responsible for leading this team to Qingshuiyan for an ambush. Remember, this is your own military order. If anything goes wrong, I will kill you with my own hands." head."

Ning Fan looked at Qianqiao coldly and said.

He originally thought that Chen Qiao would regret it, but knowing that Chen Qiao stood up very happily, came out and cupped his hands towards Ning Fan and said: "Your Majesty, I just did the calculation again and felt that three thousand troops and horses are still a bit too much. After all, that stone bridge is It is too narrow. It will take at least an hour to completely pass the three thousand soldiers and horses. Chen calculated that only fifteen hundred soldiers and horses should be enough."

Ning Fan originally thought that Chen Qiao must have said that the troops were insufficient and needed to add two thousand more. Unexpectedly, this guy actually halved the number of troops and used 1,500 troops to fight against 15,000 troops. This was based on war at that time.

"Chen Qiao, are you sure you know what you are talking about? There are fifteen thousand people in the army, and all of them are elites. You only have fifteen hundred people. With this small number of people, you can really resist these vanguard troops. ?"

"You know there's no such thing as joking in the military."

Ning Fan was really doubtful at this time. After all, Chen Qiao was not a prominent person among military generals and had never achieved anything outstanding.

Can such a person really create military miracles? One against ten, use 1,500 troops to resist the 15,000 enemy vanguard.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to use Xiang Xiang's head as a guarantee. If I fail to win this battle, I will have no shame in coming back to see Your Majesty."

Chen Qiao's expression was calm, and he didn't feel like he was facing a formidable enemy at all. At this moment, Chen Qiao gave Ning Fan the feeling that he was confident.

All the generals around him mocked and objected, but Ning Fan frowned slightly, finally nodded, and said against all opinions: "Okay, then I will give you 1,500 elite soldiers."

Ning Fan made this decision after fully considering the cost of 1,500 troops, 1,500 lives, and 1,500 families. If Chen Qiao is really a confused person, Then these people would die if he took them out.

But Ning Fan finally decided to take a gamble. He decided to believe in Chen Qiao once, believe in this young general, and believe that he could create miracles.

Upon hearing that Ning Fan actually allowed Chen Qiao to take risks, all the generals were silent and dejected.

Ning Fan threw out the command, and Chen Qiao followed the order, and soon hurried on with fifteen hundred horses.

Ning Fan looked at the generals and saw expressions of dissatisfaction and worry on their faces. He didn't say anything, but looked at the sand table again.

"The three vanguard armies are actually nothing to worry about. In other words, this is just a test by the northwest rebels against our Pingnanguan Pass. I plan to stop obstructing the other two armies and let them go all the way to Pingnanguan Pass through the green light. Get off. At that time, we will have a real head-to-head confrontation with these rebels to see who has the stronger fist."

Ning Fan looked at the generals. After hearing what Ning Fan said, the generals were really eager to give it a try, and they were all gearing up.

"Your Majesty's latest spies have come to report that under the cover of the enemy's three vanguard armies, there are still 300,000 troops rushing toward our Pingnanguan Pass."

Walking in from the outside, a soldier knelt on the ground and reported the latest news to Ning Fan.

When they heard that there were 300,000 enemy troops, the expressions of all the generals inside the large tent suddenly changed. There were 300,000 enemy troops, but the garrison at Pingnanguan only had 200,000 troops. There was still a huge disparity between us and the enemy.

If there were only 300,000 troops, maybe everyone wouldn't be so panicked, but the key point is that these 300,000 troops might be just an appetizer. After all, the rebels in the northwest have a full 800,000 troops, and there are 500,000 troops behind them. , I don’t know where it is hidden, it may jump out at any time and give Pingnanguan a fatal blow.

"That's fine. Since the northwest rebels have traveled thousands of miles to besiege Ping'an Pass regardless of food and transportation difficulties, then let's play with them and see who can outlast whom."

Ning Fan also lost his temper. At this time, although he knew that long-term siege and defensive battles with the rebels in the northwest would be very time-consuming, the enemy was already at this level, and Ning Fan had nothing to do.

Three hundred thousand troops are pressing down on the border, which is a huge pressure for anyone, but Ning Fan doesn't seem to feel the pressure at all. Apart from spending a lot of time every day observing the sand table, Ning Fan should spend the rest of his time eating. , when it was time to drink, he even found time to go to the weapons camp and forge two steel knives while traveling.

These two steel knives are completely different from ordinary steel knives, because they are based on the prototype of the Tang Dynasty Mo Dao. This type of Mo Dao is a nightmare for heavy armored soldiers and a nightmare for cavalry.

The reason why Ning Fan chose this time to restore this powerful weapon was because at this moment, the defenders of Pingnanguan needed a team to target the enemy's cavalry.

The Mo Dao of the Tang Dynasty was a weapon that could take on such an important task.