After listening to Fan Nan's strategic deployment, only some of the captains in the big tent nodded slightly. Pei Lun remained calm, his eyes flickering, as if he was brewing something.
Fan Nan made the battle plan based on the overall situation of the Dayin army in Hedong Road and the terrain and topography of the northern part of Shuozhou.
The three natural geographical units of Heituo Mountain, Hongtao Mountain and Zishui River Valley form a huge V shape.
Together with Jingbian Military Town, Wuzhou City, Shuozhou Prefecture and the beacon towers scattered around, they formed Dayin's defense system in the north of Shuozhou.
Fan Nan originally planned to gather the troops from the 23 prefectures of Hedong Road, and with the support of Guannei Road and Hebei Road, he planned to integrate 50,000 troops and take the initiative to attack in three directions to recapture important cities in the Hetao Plain such as Yunzhou, Shuofang, and Wuyuan, push the defense line to the Daqing Mountains, and drive King Zhelan's troops to the desert north of the Daqing Mountains.
After his incognito visit ended, he changed his mind.
If one wants to solve the problem of the Tartars invading the border of Hedong Road once and for all, then the best option is to cripple King Zhelan's manpower.
So Fan Nan and his staff discussed for several days and came up with a strategy of ambush the Tartars if they entered the pocket.
The most important link is to defend the Jingbian military town at the bottom point of the V-shape, paralyze and delay the Northern Di Tartar army, and allow more Tartar troops to enter the Zishui River Valley.
Fan Nan assigned the most capable Shuozhou Zhechoufu to take on the important task of luring and intercepting the enemy.
Firstly, this Zhechoufu is located at the northernmost end of Hedong Road and has been fighting with the Tatars all year round, so its combat effectiveness is stronger than other Zhechoufu.
When Fan Nan went incognito to Jingbian Military Town, the encounter at Heituo Mountain gave him a certain degree of confidence and assurance in the combat effectiveness of the border troops.
Secondly, Yang Jian, the captain of Shuozhou Zhechoufu, was his student. Compared with others, he could carry out Fan Nan's military orders more strictly, which also made Fan Nan feel at ease.
As long as the Tatars enter the Zishui River Valley, the Jingbian Military Town will block their way and hold out for about three days, which will allow the entire Tatar army to fall into an ambush.
At that time, the ambushes lying in ambush on the mountains on both sides of the river valley will all come out, and the troops from Jinyang Prefecture behind Jingbian Military Town will also join the battle.
They surrounded the Northern Di King Zhelan and his followers on three sides and annihilated them in the Zishui River Valley.
After Staff Officer Xu finished his retelling, the tent fell silent.
Every general was weighing their losses and gains in this battle.
"Everyone, do you have any objections to my deployment, or are there any areas that need to be adjusted or improved?"
Looking around, Fan Nan looked at everyone with a smile, as if to see who agreed and who disagreed!
Inside the big tent, no captain spoke out. They all looked at each other, observing the wind direction.
As Fan Nan's student, Yang Jian is also the key to the teacher's strategic deployment. He wanted to step forward to break the awkward silence, but Fan Nan signaled him with his eyes not to be anxious.
Silence was not a solution. Pei Lun saw that most of the captains were looking at him, as if waiting for him to speak. He was very satisfied, so he slowly stood up and broke the silence:
"Very good, very good! Lord Fan has laid out a trap like a net, waiting for the Tartars to slip through!"
"I just have a few small questions, I wonder if Master Fan can answer them."
Fan Nan smiled slightly. He expected Pei Lun to be the first to speak out. "Master Pei has served as the governor of Hedong Road for many years and is very familiar with the Northern Di Tartars. Master Pei, please feel free to speak frankly!"
Knowing that Pei Lun was the governor of Hedong Road and had some knowledge of the Tartars, why didn't they discuss this battle plan with Pei Lun in advance?
So, Fan Nan deliberately didn't let Pei Lun participate! As for the reason, it is unknown.
But all the captains and officials present were experienced in officialdom, and they understood a lot after listening to the conversation between the two.
"I have three questions: First, will the Tartars be so obedient as to try to sneak into our pocket? Second, the Shuozhou Zhechongfu only has 3,000 men. Can they hold the Jingbian Military Town? Third, even if the Jingbian Military Town holds, if they discover an ambush and immediately withdraw from the valley, won't our efforts be in vain?"
"I personally absolutely agree with Lord Fan's deployment. However, I would like to ask Lord Fan to consider these three issues."
"Otherwise, if we can't catch the Tartars, or if they break through Shuozhou Prefecture and directly enter Jinyang, causing great suffering to the people of Hedong Road, we will all be sinners!"
Pei Lun immediately started talking.
The three questions were indeed reasonable and well-founded, causing everyone to nod and look at Fan Nan, wanting to see how he would respond.
Yang Jian wanted to stand up and speak, but was stopped by Fan Nan's eyes.
"Lord Pei asked a good question. I have certainly thought carefully about these three questions, and I do have some plans to deal with them." Fan Nan laughed.
"Please tell me, Lord Fan." Pei Lun immediately became interested.
"From this moment on, the border is sealed and no one is allowed to leave. The Tartars must not be informed of our army's gathering movements, or they will think that only the troops from Shuozhou Prefecture are here!"
"This way, the Tartars will have no qualms about marching south!"
"However, this requires close cooperation from all parts of Hedong Road. Anyone who leaks this information will be executed!"
"It takes a thousand days to maintain an army, but only a moment to deploy it. If the Shuozhou Zhechongfu, with its 3,000 men, cannot defend the Jingbian Military Town for three days, Captain Zhechong, bring your head before this Governor!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Jian stepped forward and said, "General, my 3,000 soldiers from Shuozhou Prefecture are willing to live and die with the Jingbian Army. Unless we are all dead, we will never let the Tartars take a single step beyond the Jingbian Army."
In the entire Hedong Road, Shuozhou Zhechoufu is the northernmost, and together with Weizhou Zhechoufu, it is on the front line of defense against the Tartars. Therefore, it is a superior prefecture together with Jinyangfu, with a quota of 3,000 soldiers and horses, and 1,000 light cavalry!
If Shuozhou Zhechofu can't even hold on for three days, then no other Zhechofu can!
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