After all, it was during the war, Chen Xi didn't care about the love between his children, and he felt that the conflict between him and Hui Niang was not irreconcilable and could be resolved with time.

The troops continued to march on the second day.

Tang Yin did not rush to come over to tell Chen Xi about his plan. According to Chen Xi's instructions yesterday, Tang Yin prepared to submit the plan until the last moment.

The march went smoothly. Even though there was a heavy rain yesterday, the Central Plains was the birthplace of Chinese civilization after all. The roads here were well connected, and drainage ditches were basically built on both sides of the official roads, and no roads were washed away.

The rain in spring is not like summer. After a storm, it is a sunny day again, and the morale that was originally affected is gradually recovering.

However, the muddy roads still have an impact on the carriage's movement. From time to time, the wheels would fall into the mud and someone needed to push them. Chen Xi slept for two hours in the morning. When it was almost noon, he couldn't stand the bumps in the carriage, so he simply rode a horse and took a look at the scenery along the way.

Unfortunately, before Chenxi was leisurely for a long time, urgent reports came from the front line that a small group of thieves were moving forward and had already fought with the pioneers.

"Sir, the number of bandits is quite large, about 1,000 people, and there are cavalry." The person who came to inform Chen Xi of the emergency military information was Ma Jiu.

At this time, as the vanguard of the entire army, it was not the border troops, but the Beijing camp soldiers under Song Shu. It seemed that there were not many rebels, but the Beijing camp had basically zero practical experience, and this hasty fight may not have the upper hand.

When Hu Songyue heard the news, he rode his horse and saluted directly on the horse's back when he saw Chen Xi: "Sir, please let the last general lead the troops to reinforce and win the battle!"

Just when Hu Songyue volunteered, Song Shu also brought people over... When he learned that he had encountered a rebel army in front, Song Shusheng was afraid that something would happen to his subordinates, so he quickly came to ask for reinforcements.

"grown ups!"

When Song Shu saw that Hu Songyue and other border generals had asked Chen Xi for his orders, Song Shu shouted from afar, for fear that Chen Xi would ignore his existence. The first battle to fight the rebellion was crucial. The Beijing camp and the border army both wanted to seize credit and did not want to give the opportunity to make achievements to others.

Chen Xi waved his hand and signaled that all the generals would dismount and prepare to hold a military meeting on the spot.

The people brought by Song Shu rushed to Chenxi, while Hu Songyue and other border generals attacked the master soldiers of the Beijing camp with hostile eyes.

"General Hu, are you here to ask the adults to fight?" Song Shu said to Hu Songyue, "But today the one responsible for the lead is our Beijing Camp. Maybe you have to give in."

Hu Songyue said: "The first battle cannot be missed. Your subordinates have never experienced a big scene. Can they withstand it?"

Before Song Shu could speak, someone behind him choked: "Why do you look down on others?"

Tang Yin was originally thinking about how to formulate an impeccable combat plan on the carriage, but the plan did not change quickly. Hearing the noise here, he quickly got off the carriage and came to Chenxi. After a brief inquire, he knew what was going on, and shouted: "What are you fighting for? Forgot the previous warning of Shangshu Chen? One or two don't know how much they weigh?"

If others come out and say goodbye, no one will pay attention, but Tang Yin had just made a powerful position on behalf of Chen Xi before.

Song Shu turned around and glared at the person who had just interrupted, and the scene soon became quiet. Everyone held their breath and waited for Chen Xi to give further instructions.

Chen Xi seemed to have not heard the dispute between the people in front of him, so he took out a military map, spread it out on the stones on the roadside, and pointed to the map and said:

"The enemy appeared between the North Canal and a hill. They probably thought our vanguard was a grain transport team and was about to set up an ambush at the mountain pass, but it was discovered, so the battle broke out... General Song, you bring two thousand men to reinforce, General Hu, you lead a thousand Shenji camp cavalry, and detour from the outside of the hill to the rear of the bandits, waiting for the rabbit!"

Hu Songyue took the order without thinking and said, "Get order!"

In Hu Songyue's opinion, Chen Xi gave him a good job, and he could also think that when the rebels found that a large number of official troops would subconsciously flee, his chance of intercepting and achieving results was greater than the head-on battle of the Beijing camp.

Song Shu obviously thought of this level and immediately had an objection: "Sir, the rebels are vulnerable, and it is unlikely that there will be a chance to win. It is better to let the general lead people to intercept them!"

Tang Yin was about to reaffirm Chen Xi's majesty in the army, but Chen Xi had already frowned and looked at Song Shu: "General Song, let you take people to confront the rebels head-on. This is an order. Do you want to disobey?"

Song Shu quickly saluted: "Sir, I don't have this intention!"

Chenxidao: "Every time you encounter a military confrontation, there must be a task assignment. How can you bargain? This time, you have a heavy responsibility and have to take the lead for the entire army. You are also leading cavalry with strong mobility. Even if you think the chance of setting up an ambush in the rear is high, have you ever thought that the cavalry you command can start a pursuit and wipe out the bandits in half a way?"

Although Song Shu had other thoughts in his mind and felt that Chen Xi was favored by one and the other, he did not dare to speak out, so he had to accept the order: "I will go now."

Chen Xi said to Hu Songyue again: "One side of the canal is a dead end, and the bandits will never retreat there, but there are many places at the exit of the hills. You can only choose a part of the ambush... Everything depends on your on-site command ability! This battle must end before dark. After dark, all the people and horses must return to the central army... This is a military order!"

"Get orders!"

This time, all the generals present bowed their fists and respectfully received the order.

Soon a group of people scattered.

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...

The vanguard's troops encountered the rebels. Before they knew the opponent's strength, Chen Xi had to be cautious.

Most of the central army was infantry and it was difficult to participate in the war. Although they were still marching forward, they became cautious and ready for battle at any time.

The subsequent food and grass team stopped moving, formed a formation to defend, and then followed the team after the front-line war was over.

Chen Xi continued to ride a horse forward, and Tang Yin followed Shen Xi on a horse, his face full of worry, "Mr. Shen, this battle is hasty, there will be no problem, right?"

"What's going on?" Chen Xi asked back.

After hesitating a little, Tang Yin said: "The specific number of rebels in front is not determined. If their number of troops exceeds one thousand, it will cause casualties and injuries to our officers and soldiers when fighting... You have said before that we should focus on gathering the rebels, why did we not send people to persuade them to surrender in this battle?"

Chen Xidao: "Based on the information we have obtained before, there is no main force of the rebels here, but there are a few bandits, and they are not the rebels' minds. Liu Liu and Liu Qi are dispatched. To put it bluntly, they are the famous Shandong Xiangma... Do you think these people need to make peace with them?"

Tang Yin immediately understood.

It is impossible for Chen Xi to learn about the situation on the front line in a hurry. He must have heard of it for a long time, and even felt that it was possible that Chen Xi deliberately created a situation where the entire army was hasty to face the battle.

Tang Yin thought to himself: "Shen Zhihou did things too unexpectedly, but what is happening now is in line with his personality. I think he was licking blood on the grassland. Now he just sent troops and encountered a small group of horses, so he wanted to try the reaction and combat effectiveness of his troops... His purpose was not just to tackle a few horses!"

"I don't know what I should do?" Tang Yin asked for instructions.

Chen Xi looked at Tang Yin: "Don't you have any objections? Why don't you say that?"

Tang Yin said ashamedly: "Before I was analyzing when I would fight with the main force of the rebels, now it seems that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. It is impossible to have a foolproof plan. It is better to adapt to the situation... As for Shangshu Chen's previous strategy of using troops, there is no mistake in the following!"

"Is there really no omission?"

Chen Xi asked, with a contemptuous expression on his face.

Tang Yin felt ashamed when he saw this. Naturally, he didn't want to stay by Shen Xi and wait for death. He said with a tough bullet: "Shangshu Chen sent two troops who were completely impossible to cooperate with the bandits in front of him... Oh, no, it was a battle between Xiangma, and there might be trouble. Xiangma's combat power was obviously stronger than that of ordinary rebels. If the two troops did not know how to cooperate, there would definitely be mistakes!"

Chen Xi nodded, agreeing with Tang Yin's statement.

"What else?"

Chen Xi was not satisfied with Tang Yin's answer and continued to ask.

Tang Yin thought for a while and said, "But I think that this bandit army should not pose too much threat to our army. Using cavalry to fight is much better than combining infantry and cavalry. I am afraid that the cavalry in the bandit army will escape too quickly and may not complete the task of completely annihilation of the enemy before dark."

Chen Xi looked into the distance: "Then it depends on the two routes that will be set off in the future... It should be said that the three routes of people cooperate, among which the two routes of people in Beijing are the key!"

Tang Yin nodded and said, "If it is really a horse, it may not be defeated at once. There may be a bloody battle. If the Beijing camp and the border army know how to cooperate, it may reduce some casualties... But is it too cruel for Shangshu Chen to exchange the lives of soldiers under his command for experience and lessons?"

Chen Xidao: "I didn't joke about the lives of soldiers. It was their responsibility to go to the battlefield to fight with the rebels. If I just sent border troops with rich combat experience to fight with the rebels, would these soldiers in the Beijing camp be willing?"

Tang Yin can't answer now.

Chen Xi said again: "When encountering difficulties, we should find a way to solve them. The soldiers come to block the water and the soil. There is no unchanging combat plan in this world, and basically all strategies are temporarily launched!"

Tang Yin saluted respectfully: "I will be taught here!"

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The situation on the front line was unclear, and Chen Xi did not intend to take the main force of the central army to fight the bandits, and handed over the dominance of the war to Song Shu, Hu Songyue and others.

It was almost dark and there was still no news.

The central army led by Chen Xi had found a place to station on the canal, and the subsequent teams transporting materials started, and the central army sent troops to pick them up.

After camping, Chen Xi was waiting for news in the Central Army's tent. There were not many people accompanying Chen Xi, except Tang Yin and Jing Yue, there were no one else.

Tang Yin and Jing Yue were old friends. When Chen Xi was the governor of the three provinces, they both listened to Shen Xi's hands. Jing Yue was waiting for Chen Xi's order to reinforce the front line at any time.

"Shangshu Chen, there has been no news coming back. Have you sent reinforcements again? That's thousands of horses."

It was not that Tang Yin had no confidence in Chen Xi, but that he did not trust the Jingying and the border troops, which had ulterior motives on the front line. He felt that it was difficult for Hu Songyue and Song Shu to cooperate in combat. Even if Chen Xi was confident, the front line might change the situation due to emergencies.

Chen Xi was still looking at the military map at this time, which was more detailed than the one given to Tang Yin before.

Chen Xi did not look up at Tang Yin, and his tone was quiet: "What are you worried about? I told you before that victory or defeat depends on their fortunes. I have informed me of the specific combat deployment. If there is still a problem, even if the entire army is wiped out in this battle, they will be blamed. Xiangmake cannot kill my camp!"

"this……"

Tang Yin was stunned for a moment. The situation was indeed as Chen Xi said. More than a thousand horses who survived by plundering across the Central Plains. No matter how confident he was, he would not dare to confront Chen Xi's 20,000 central troops head-on.

Chen Xi was equipped with a large number of new firearms, and thousands of people made tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry fail, let alone mere thieves?

Chen Xi said again: "Brother Bohu can just put his heart back on his stomach... I am leading the troops outside, so I don't need to arrange everything properly. If I need to do every small war myself, I'm afraid I will never have any leisure time..."

Tang Yin finally understood Chen Xi's intention and thought to himself: "Shen Zhihou was too tired and had been fighting outside for several years. He didn't want to take everything into consideration. So he took the initiative to train his soldiers. Even if they were two teams who had no cooperation and had conflicts, Chen Xi gave them full trust and let them find a balance point for themselves. Since they were robes and relying on each other, only by uniting on the battlefield and working together to eliminate the enemy can the conflict be resolved."

"Mr. Shen."

Just as Tang Yin was thinking about his concern, Ma Jiu arrived at the entrance of the central army's tent, "General Hu, General Song and others have returned to the camp, and the battle on the front line has ended."

Before Chen Xi could speak, Tang Yin couldn't wait to ask: "What is the result of the battle?"

Ma Jiu bowed: "I don't know the specific situation of the battle, but the two sides did not suffer much damage. Let's wait for the two generals to report to the adults."

Chen Xi then raised his head and said calmly: "Call people in!"

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When Song Shu and Hu Songyue brought their men into the central army's tent, many generals who were waiting outside followed him in.

Song Shu was proud and looked like he was the best in the world in the military achievements. Tang Yin couldn't help but frown when he saw it, and said to himself: "Shen Zhihou's purpose is to let them abandon past grudges on the battlefield and cooperate sincerely. Now it seems that the purpose has not been achieved."

"grown ups."

After Song Shu came in, he shouted in front of many generals present, "Fortunately, the general was lucky enough to be humiliated. He personally led the rebels to annihilate them in one fell swoop, killing more than 200 rebels, and capturing more than 160 thieves alive!"

After Song Shu finished speaking, Tang Yin couldn't help but frown and asked, "General Song, are there just so many rebels?"
To be continued...