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Chapter 577

Time flies, and it is another two years in a flash.

The border town, which had been quiet for several years, ushered in the invading Tartar cavalry amidst the smoke soaring into the sky.

In recent years, the frontier army and the Tartars have been in constant conflict.Shen You led the cavalry out of the customs several times, expelled the Tartar tribes, and beheaded the young and strong Tartars.The Tazi tribe has decreased by nearly [-]%, and they have to move northward all the time.

At this time, as soon as the summer was over, the Tartars assembled tens of thousands of cavalry and attacked on a large scale.Naturally, they wanted to burn, kill and loot fiercely before the arrival of winter.

General Meng was sitting in the camp of the Chinese army, and while quickly sending the battle report to Beijing, he quickly summoned the generals in the army to discuss how to deal with it.There are more than [-] military generals above the fourth rank in the army, and they have entered the main account of the Chinese army at different times.

Under General Meng, Shen You has the highest official position, and leads an army independently, with a detached position.Shen Jia and Fang Peng are all behind Shen You, and there are two young generals who have been promoted from the emperor's personal guard.In addition, there is a young general named He Feng, who is the eldest son of General He who died in the frontier army.

After He Feng kept his filial piety for three years, he came to the frontier army. He was a general of the seventh rank at first.Over the years, he went out to fight with Shen You from time to time, and made a lot of military exploits. This year, he was just promoted to the fourth rank.In just a few years, officials were promoted to five ranks, which is very rare in the frontier army.

Everyone knew in their hearts that Shen You's care was indispensable.General He had a relationship with Shen You as half teacher and half apprentice.Later, General He died in the frontier army, and Shen You was ordered by the emperor to go to He's family to pay homage.He Feng brothers are both in the cavalry battalion now, and He Erlang is a fifth-rank official, so he is not qualified to enter the tent today.

There is also a military general from the second rank in the account.This General Yuan is called Yuan Jiang, and he is the younger brother of Yuan Qing and Yuan Hai.This person is in his [-]s this year, and he is a veteran of many battles.The Yuan family in the frontier army is now headed by him.

Among the military generals who are qualified to enter the account discussion, there are five Yuan family members in total, and the other six are from Yuan's family generals.Over the years, General Meng and Shen You secretly worked together to promote and appoint many young generals.However, the Yuan family has been in the frontier army for several generations, and the roots are intertwined, and they are still powerful.

At this time, the Tartars are attacking in large numbers, and the military is urgent. Obviously, it is not the time to think about factional struggles.

General Meng looked solemn, and said bluntly: "The outpost camp has been investigated, and the total strength of the Tatars is [-]. Although they are not as many as in those days, they are all elite. Obviously, they have a shameful desire to rob and kill. .The next step is how to defend and deal with it. You may wish to talk about it.”

Yuan Jiang, who was an old man in the army, opened his mouth first and said, "The Tartars are here, there is nothing else to say. I will try my best to keep the Tartars out of the border city. Drive them all back."

Shen You's eyes flashed, and he said calmly: "The Tartars are all cavalry, and they come and go like the wind. It is difficult to track down their tracks when you want to kill the enemy on weekdays. Now that they show up on their own initiative, it is a rare opportunity. We not only want to Stop the enemy, but also try to kill the enemy."

Yuan Jiang frowned, and glanced at Shen You: "General Shen's heroism is admirable. Speaking of which, only General Shen is qualified to make such bold words. We are all infantry. Once the Tartars retreat, We can’t even catch up.”

Shen You has been in the frontier army for eight years. The cavalry battalion has grown from [-] at the beginning to more than [-] now, accounting for a quarter of the frontier army's strength. It can also be said to be the most elite army in the frontier army.

As the son-in-law of the emperor, Yuan Jiang, the oldest in the army for [-] years, how can he be convinced?
In these years, Yuan Jiang and his elder brother Yuan Hai have exchanged letters from time to time.Yuan Hai did not dare to mention Shen You's real life experience in the letter, but he vaguely reminded Yuan Jiang that he must "be careful and watchful".

Yuan Jiang had always held prejudices against Shen You, but the cavalry battalion formed an independent army with sufficient pay and horses.The generals in the cavalry battalion were either from the personal guards of the emperor who came to the frontier army with Shen You back then, or they were young generals who had shown their prominence in the past few years and were promoted and appointed by Shen You.Yuan Jiang couldn't intervene at all.

Every time the military discusses matters, Yuan Jiang can't help but sneer.

Shen You has never been an easy-going idiot. He raised his eyes and looked back, his voice indifferent and calm: "General Yuan is right. The infantry is mainly defending the city, and I will naturally take on the heavy responsibility of chasing and killing the enemy."

Yuan Jiang: "..."

Yuan Jiang was so choked that he almost didn't come up.

General Meng coughed and smoothed things over with a smile: "The two generals are the mainstays of the frontier army. Whether it's defending the city or chasing and killing the enemy, it's all important."

Then, he ordered people to move the sand table over and began to deploy the war.

Shen You looked back calmly.Yuan Jiang snorted heavily in his heart, looked at the sand table together, and listened attentively.

This discussion lasted for half a day until dark.

"The battle is urgent, so I won't keep you here." General Meng stood up, his gaze was like a torch, and his voice was deep and powerful: "You all go back, and make arrangements quickly."

The crowd answered in unison.

"General Shen, stay here for now." General Meng opened his mouth again, leaving Shen You behind.

Shen You opened his mouth and said yes.

Yuan Jiang snorted again in his heart.The frontier army was originally the territory of the Yuan family. Over the years, there was General Meng first, and then Shen You, which greatly weakened the power of the Yuan family.

General Meng is an upright person and acts harmoniously. While being friendly with the Yuan family, he tried his best to win over Shen You.Isn't it because Shen You is backed by the emperor?
Not to mention that Yuan Jiang left angrily and dissatisfied.

In the army tent, General Meng said to Shen You in a low voice: "...a thousand days of training is a short period of time. This time the frontier army will definitely win a big victory, so that we can live up to the high expectations of the imperial court for the past eight years."

"However, we must not lose our impatience, lest we be taken advantage of by the enemy."

Shen You governed the army strictly, took the lead, was brave and resourceful, and had a high prestige in the cavalry battalion.General Meng had high expectations of him.

Shen You could feel General Meng's high expectations for him, he was not good at words, let alone flattering and flattering, he just nodded and said: "Don't worry, General Meng, he will not be frivolous in the end."

Xinran flashed in General Meng's eyes, and he reached out and patted Shen You's shoulder: "Of course I trust you. It's just a few casual instructions."

……

The military situation is urgent, and the war is imminent.

At this time, any personal grievances have to be put aside.Yuan Jiang felt upset for a while, and when he rode his horse back to the barracks, he let it go.Immediately summon generals to carry out strategic deployment.

The same goes for Shen You.Riding his horse back to the cavalry camp, he didn't even have time to take a bite of dinner, so he immediately summoned all the generals and arranged for them one by one.

After being busy till midnight, Shen You breathed a sigh of relief and had dinner with Shen Jia.

Shen Jia held back for a long time, and only now did she have a chance to complain: "Yuan Jiang is self-righteous, relying on the old to sell the old, with a gun and a stick in his mouth, it's really annoying."

"If it wasn't for the military emergency, I would have to argue with him today."

(End of this chapter)