Step on a branch

Chapter 172 Benefits
After the Qianfeng Battalion returned to the pass, the atmosphere in the army was much more tense than what Jingzhong thought.

Lin Fan went to visit the injured Zhen Hao.

General Zhen was seriously injured, and the military doctor stopped the bleeding, but the pain was still too much.

He was awakened by pain.

Opening his eyes, he looked vaguely at Lin Fan in front of him.

Due to the excessive blood loss, Zhen Hao's thoughts were not very clear and smooth.

"I remember you," Zhen Hao said hoarsely, "It was you who fought me back."

Lin Fan said: "Here, Lin Fan, the vanguard army ordered by General Feng, arrived at Feimen Pass not long ago."

Frowning slightly relaxed, Zhen Hao said: "Duke Ding's son?"

After finishing speaking, Zhen Hao himself tasted it.

The Duke Ding he knew had passed away many years ago.

Now, the title is inherited by young people.

He heard that Lin Xuan's son would go to battle, but he had been stationed at Yushakou before, and had never seen a real person.

It turned out that it was the one who rescued him.

Lin Fan didn't mind Zhen Hao's words.

For these veterans far away from the capital and guarding the border, Ding Guogong is Lin Xuan. They have dealt with him a lot and are used to it.

"The army hasn't arrived yet," Zhen Hao smiled wryly, "It's like this again, it's really..."

Lin Fan said: "The most important thing is to heal the wounded, after the wound is healed, we will fight the Xiliang Tartars."

Zhen Hao reluctantly agreed.

As a general, it is impossible to be afraid of death, but you have to cherish your life.

Lin Fan struggled to carry him back. If he insisted on seeking death, he would be too sorry for this young man.

Furthermore, with life in hand, more enemies can be killed.

Lin Fan told Zhen Hao to take a good rest and get out of the tent.

Yan Yue came over and said in a low voice: "General Liu has rumored that General Mao wants to mobilize troops to attack Yushakou."

Hearing this, Lin Fan frowned.

Hastily rushed to General Mao's tent, as expected, except for Liu Ben, Cao Lun and several other generals were also there.

General Mao glanced at Lin Fan, and continued to explain to Cao Lun and others.

Listening to what he said, Lin Fan really wanted to attack.

Waiting quietly for General Mao to finish speaking, Lin Fan stopped Cao Lun and said to General Mao, "Isn't this appropriate?"

General Mao crossed his arms and gestured to Cao Lun to go to work quickly with his eyes, and then said to Lin Fan: "The Duke just arrived, I don't know what's going on here, I'm still the commander-in-chief, I'm forming an army, please don't stop the Duke. "

Lin Fan pursed his lower lip.

The words "Guogong Ye" came out of General Mao's mouth, without any meaning of respect, but rather like ridicule.

Everything that mocked him was overshadowed by his parents.

Lin Fan was not annoyed.

Whether this kind of "provocation" or "joke", he saw it a lot when he first entered the officialdom.

Especially after he became the commander of the red guards from the imperial bodyguard, in the first few months, he was not the "one on the tree" who had a headache for the civil and military ministers, which often happened when he was investigating cases.

From the very beginning, Lin Fan didn't take this kind of thing to heart.

He is Lin Xuan's son, not just.

He is himself.

But at the same time, Mengyin gave him a lot of convenience, which is also a part of him, and there is no need to avoid it.

As long as he acted worthy of these favors, it would be fine.

Lin Fan said: "The location of Yushakou is very important to Feimenguan. If we lose it like this, it will put our army in a disadvantageous situation."

General Mao raised his eyebrows.

From his point of view, Lin Fan was very calm and didn't care about his anger at all.

Moreover, what Lin Fan said seemed to agree with him.

Putting aside his impatience, General Mao signaled Lin Fan to continue.

"Yushakou must be taken back, but at this time..." Lin Fan changed the subject, "The army was just frustrated, not because of the loss of morale, but because there were too many wounded soldiers. With the current strength, we can attack Yushakou. Shakou, it is very possible that the front was not shot down, and Feimenguan in the rear was attacked by Xiliang again."

General Mao said: "The Yusha Pass is critical. We know it, and the people of Xiliang also know that once troops are dispatched to Yusha Pass, Xiliang will definitely defend it. How can they have the energy to fight against the gate?"

"Even if Yushakou is recaptured, Feimenguan can hold it." Lin Fan walked to the map and pointed his finger. Contact, if the supplies are not replenished, it is in the enemy's pocket."

General Mao's gaze fell on the map, and he said: "He wants to stab him horizontally. After the reinforcements arrive, we are fully capable of cutting this knife and turning it off."

Double-teaming basically depends on who has the upper hand in terms of terrain and numbers.

When Feimenguan was too busy to take care of himself, Yushakou in front became an isolated island, but once Feimenguan was free, it was not the same.

"Whether this knife is fast or slow, no one knows," Lin Fan continued, "So I think, rather than attacking now, it is better to send scouts to check the situation ahead and the distribution of Xiliang people to make sure they are not Sharpen your knife, and it’s not too late to go out.”

General Mao did not speak immediately.

After a while, he shook his head and said to Lin Fan: "Your thinking is too conservative. You are young and lack of drive. When your father was young, he was more daring than you. I have made up my mind, so don't talk too much. You don't It doesn't matter if you agree, the garrison will take the main attack, and you don't need to go out from the cavalry formation."

After speaking, General Mao strode out of the tent.

The rest of the people followed one after another.

Liu Ben glanced at Lin Fan and followed without saying a word.

Lin Fan didn't move, and looked at the map carefully for a long time.

In this matter, to put it bluntly, General Mao knew that what he said was right, but he insisted on his own opinion. At the same time, Lin Fan knew what General Mao was thinking, or what he was anxious about.

General Feng leads the army and will arrive soon.

At that time, General Mao's position as chief general must be handed over to Feng Zhong.

In this battle, the garrison left behind lost Yushakou and fled back to the pass in embarrassment.

It is hard to say how much power General Mao will have in the garrison who had just suffered a defeat before the arrival of the army.

At that time, Feng Zhong was in power, the lieutenant general, Xianfengzhong, the son of Yongninghou, Anbeihou of Mengyin, Duke Dingguo of Mengyin...

In the eyes of General Mao, these are the most in need of merit and future. At that time, the amount of military exploits all belonged to the reinforcements and had nothing to do with their garrison.

After thinking about it, General Mao urgently needed to take back Yushakou before reinforcements arrived to save face.

This is also the reason for not using the cavalry formation brought by Lin Fan.

Therefore, even if Lin Fan's idea was more in line with Da Zhou's interests, General Mao would not listen.

General Mao wants to put the interests of the garrison first.

The most basic contradiction is that there is no possibility of persuading General Mao with his mouth.

Furthermore, matters in the military are decided by the commander.

General Mao decided to go on an expedition, so Lin Fan couldn't contradict him in front of the soldiers, otherwise, he would shake the morale of the soldiers.

At this moment, what he should consider more is how to reduce the losses of those who stay in the pass once General Mao's plan fails.

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