Shan Xiong was impatient.

"The sixteen tribes of the grassland have been fighting overtly and covertly for many years. How come Wanyan Bi came out to form an alliance?"

When they first founded the country, no one of the Qin officials took it seriously, but now they have become a powerful force.

"They left Qingzhou and Youzhou alone and sent 60,000 troops to attack Liangzhou. Are they crazy?"

Shan Ling took a deep breath and threw out the urgent letter that had just arrived from the military book.

"The Ministry of War is sending an urgent message for 800 miles."

"Let us consolidate the border defenses, hold our ground, and defend the Great Wall to the death!"

"Reinforcements, according to the original plan, will take another half month to arrive."

"What! Half Moon?"

Shan Xiong's face turned green.

With just a few thousand of them, how can they hold out for half a month?

"Junior Brother Xia, I want to hear your opinion."

Seeing Shan Ling looking at him, Xia He thought for a moment and said,

"The barbarian army arrived so quickly, they must have left their baggage and food supplies behind."

"The vanguard troops may not necessarily have 60,000 soldiers. They want to end the battle quickly!"

After hearing this, Shan Xiong slapped his thigh.

"Yes, yes! Why didn't I think of that!"

"If we can find a way to get to the rear and cut off their supplies..."

"Yes, yes! I thought so too!"

Shan Ling glared at Shan Xiong, then frowned.

"Junior Brother Xia's suggestion is good."

"But the barbarian vanguard is in front, and it's not easy to get around to their rear."

The key is, how many people to send, how to go, and how to return?

If there are too many people, the target will be too big and easy to be discovered; if there are too few people, they will not pose a threat to the barbarians.

Moreover, once the barbarians react and send troops to support, they will be surrounded and killed.

Next, all households were summoned to record their accounts.

"Your Excellency, Captain Fan and the General are ill. We will convey all the news."

"Then I won't wait any longer."

Everyone was talking about it.

Shan Ling remained calm and glanced at the hundreds of soldiers in front of the sand table.

"My fellow centurions, the situation is critical now. The barbarian army is about to arrive at the city, and reinforcements are on the way. We cannot sit and wait for death. We must hold the Great Wall before that!"

Then, Shan Ling gave detailed orders.

Several surrounding towns dispatched young and strong people to help reinforce the city wall fortifications.

In addition, all the women and children in the city who are able to work must be called together to make full preparations for defending the city. These people will be responsible for boiling gold juice, carrying stones, arrows and other important materials.

In addition, the martial arts schools and medical clinics in the town are also not allowed to stay out of it.

They were required to send out personnel to form temporary city defense teams and medical rescue teams.

When Shan Ling finished giving this series of orders, the generals below the stage looked at each other in bewilderment.

They were all stunned by Shan Ling's order!

With awe in his heart, he accepted the orders with a serious face.

After talking about the war, the next thing was to reward Xia He for his meritorious service.

Xia He's scout team discovered the news of the barbarian army, which was another great achievement.

"Xia He, I will temporarily appoint you as a guerrilla general. Within five days, you must find out the specific situation of the Barbarian Tribe's army at all costs."

Xia He clasped his hands together and promised solemnly.

"I obey your command!"

A centurion is already a seventh-rank official, and a guerrilla general? Although it is a temporary auxiliary military position granted and not an ordinary military rank, it can be appointed before the war and one only needs to report to the Ministry of War afterwards.

After making meritorious service or completing your term of office, you can be granted the rank of colonel and be officially promoted to an officer!

The eyes of the centurions revealed undisguised envy.

The guerrilla general was an official of the sixth rank, enjoying a salary of a thousand households and commanding hundreds of people.

For ordinary people, if they have not made outstanding military achievements or achieved a major breakthrough in their own cultivation, it is impossible to have the opportunity to obtain such a high position.

Among the numerous centurions present, including Captain Fan, which one had not gone through years of hardship?

Xia He turned and left the tent.

Captain Wang quickly caught up with a very complicated expression on his face.

According to the current job grade classification, Xia He is already a level higher than him.

When we meet in private from now on, should we call each other "sir" or just call each other by our names?

Although he felt mixed emotions, Captain Wang still forced a smile on the surface, congratulating Xia He and greeting him repeatedly.

But when I thought about how I had congratulated him many times not long ago, the smile on my face became a little numb!

After a long while, seeing that the atmosphere had eased a little, Captain Wang finally couldn't help but cautiously asked:

"Lord Yidan seems to want us to defend the Great Wall at all costs? But when will the reinforcements arrive, and how long will we hold out?"

What if we can't hold it in the end? Are we all going to fight to the death here?

Hearing this, Xia He turned his head slightly, glanced at Captain Wang out of the corner of his eye, and immediately understood what he meant.

"Captain Wang, don't worry. Reinforcements will arrive in a few days."

"Many hands make light work. With so many of us working together, we can surely defeat those barbarians who are coming to attack us."

"That's good... then..."

Captain Wang wanted to ask more, but Xia He interrupted him with a hint of apology on his face.

"Captain Wang, I have something important to attend to. We can talk over a drink next time. Goodbye."

After leaving, Xia He rushed to the recruit camp.

When his figure just appeared at the gate of the recruit camp, the villagers who were training immediately spotted him. Their faces were filled with great excitement. They put down their training equipment and swarmed around him.

Xia He just took a quick glance and understood everything.

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