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Chapter 176
Xie Yuan's camp was the farthest from the camp of the Chinese army where Shen's father was stationed, and the journey of the messengers back and forth was also farther than the others.

So when Xie Yuan arrived, the captains of the other ten battalions in the camp had already arrived.

After Xie Yuanbao entered the tent, the first thing she faced was the scrutinizing eyes of those older than her.

There were doubts and surprises in it, and the eyes of several school captains were sharp on her body at the same time.

Xie Yuan took a few steps forward with his usual cold face, bowed and cupped his hands, and said calmly: "General, the captain of the reserve battalion, Xie Yuan, came late, please forgive me."

"It's okay, your camp is the farthest, so you're included." Father Shen also spoke in a businesslike tone, treating her as if she was not his apprentice, but just an ordinary school captain under his command.

Xie Yuan listened to the order, pressed the saber on his waist, turned around and returned to the end to stand still.

The rest of the school lieutenants withdrew their curious gazes, and put their eyes back on Father Shen, the great general.

In fact, they only heard that there was a young lieutenant under the general's account, but no one had ever seen him.

Firstly, it was because wars often resulted in casualties, and it was not uncommon for people in a battalion to be killed in battle. The lieutenant of a battalion was also changed from time to time, and they did not know each other in the first place.

Or the last time they fought together, they still knew each other. When they fought together next time, it was common for those who were demoted or killed in battle to be replaced by new ones.

Secondly, since the general's army expanded and they set up their own camps to rectify and train troops, they had no chance to meet each other.

Therefore, when Xie Yuan's obviously youthful figure and face appeared at the door of the tent, they were all shocked.

What's more, in their well-armed and neatly armored camp, when she came alone, she only wore a dark red captain's long coat and a wooden armor, which was even more eye-catching.

When Xie Yuan stood at the end of the queue, he also felt that he was dressed too casually, which was a bit embarrassing.

But she relied on her sullen face, coupled with her pair of natural, majestic Danfeng eyes, so that no one could see her embarrassment.

Father Shen raised his eyes and inadvertently glanced at the eye-catching Xie Yuan. He knew why she didn't usually wear armor. He didn't get entangled in this matter, but looked directly at everyone and said:

"Your Majesty has sent an order to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the line was amazed and exchanged worried faces. The one standing at the front was the captain of the Pioneer Battalion.

He went out and cupped his hands and said: "General, we have been stationed at the border for a long time, and we have already lost the opportunity. If we fight again now, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous."

Father Shen sighed and said, "I don't know, but the imperial decree has already been issued, so I don't need to worry about whether it is suitable to fight. The important thing is to find a way to win."

Everyone heard the same thing. Although they were a little downcast, they all began to think of countermeasures and stopped entangled in this problem.

Another lieutenant on the right came out and asked:

"General, can your majesty explain what is the purpose of this attack? Can you point me in the right direction?"

Shen's father waved his hand and said, "Nothing, there are only four words - a shame."

After everyone heard this, they began to look at each other again, with very complicated expressions.

This order is really difficult to handle, why not order the army to attack several cities of the other side for Song Guo.

Shame?How can the shame of the last time be considered snow?

The last time they hit the Huaihe River.If it weren't for the river, those people from the Northern Wei Dynasty would have been able to go directly to the capital if they couldn't get across...

If they want to snow... they probably have to go to the vicinity of Pingcheng to be considered a victory.

But they have fought several times over the years, with more losses than victories, they are most aware of Wei's powerful military force that can easily destroy a country, and everyone thinks it is a dream come true.

There was a demoralizing silence in the camp.

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Shen's father suddenly became a little dizzy.

The fight hasn't started yet, don't you have any intention of winning?No wonder he won!

Father Shen turned his voice cold, and raised his voice to ask: "First, tell us about the recent investigations of each city opposite, and pick a soft persimmon!"

Xie Yuan's reserve battalion was at the rear, and even the soldiers' uniforms were not ready. How could there be any investigations?

She could only keep her eyes open, watching other people report the information she had discovered one by one, exchange and confirm each other, and then discuss whether the information was true or false, and whether it was wrong.

She couldn't get in a word, so she could only write it down silently in her heart, and carefully refer to and study their thoughts and opinions.

"Ren County is short of water, so the garrison will never have many troops. After all, it is appropriate to attack it. As long as one city is conquered, no matter how small the victory is, it will be a victory. It can boost morale and bring a good news back to Beijing. The Holy Majesty will not blame him."

Another lieutenant said: "I don't think so. Although Renxian County lacks water and is small, it is located on the edge of the intersection of the east, west, north and south of the official road. The terrain is high and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Maybe it has not been defeated yet. Reinforcements It's coming, when the time comes, attack from three sides, it's dangerous!"

"That's wrong. Now that we know what's important here, if we can take it down, our army will have a dangerous city. Using this as a base to mobilize the army may really open up the situation and win a big battle."

Everyone spoke up one after another, either agreeing or opposing:

"It's too risky, probably can't win."

"In the current situation, we can only seek victory from danger. The so-called blessing and misfortune depend on each other..."

"Sun Tzu's Art of War says: win first and then seek war. Are you sure you can win? If you are not sure, you will catch up and give away the head. There is no blessing, only disaster!" Someone shouted anxiously.

"Then you are sure where you want to hit, you can tell me one and see!!"

"I said hit Huanshan City! Huanshan City is isolated, even if reinforcements come slowly, they are more sure! Playing chess is also about being outside! Who is like you, who insists on throwing others into the encirclement?!"

"Fart your mother! You know how to play chess!"

The people on both sides of the queue choked, pointing at each other, spitting all over the place, and almost made a move.

Father Shen stopped them loudly, interrupted their quarrel with a rough voice, and said:
"Enough! I asked you to discuss, not to quarrel!"

When everyone heard it, they all silenced, and stood in the queue in an orderly manner.

Shen's father glanced fiercely at everyone with a pair of copper bell-like eyes, and asked:

"At the moment, it seems that there are two cities that can be attacked, that is, Renxian City and Huanshan City. Do you have any other opinions?"

Everyone looked at each other again, exchanged in low voices for a while, and finally agreed that one of these two cities is more advantageous after a narrow victory, and the other is easier to defend after winning. After weighing the pros and cons, these two cities are more advantageous Play it safe.

So no one raised any different opinions, and they all acquiesced.

(End of this chapter)