Author: Writer hcaGwv

The twentieth day of the first lunar month

The Turks have stopped cutting ice since yesterday afternoon. Now Changsheng Camp has entered a camp-wide alert, which requires all officers to gather in the main camp tent in their free time.

Qin Qiong is the least active of all the officers, and almost every time he arrives he just misses the mark.

It was the same today. As soon as he entered the door, everyone looked at him with a solemn and serious expression on their faces.

Qin Qiong felt a little uncomfortable. He touched the back of his head, carefully walked to his seat, and asked Changsheng, "Subordinate, I'm not late, right?"

Chang Sheng said expressionlessly: "No, sit down."

At present, there is no news from Dunhuang and Linchuan, so everyone has to stick to it here. Although adhering to the tradition that no news is good news, everyone sitting around the table looked a little nervous.

In order to soothe their emotions, everyone was busy with their work meticulously. After unremitting efforts, all officers are now beyond the level of illiteracy, and it is no problem to carry out daily reading and writing work.

This tense and oppressive atmosphere was broken by the guards who hurried in to report the news. After the guards performed a military salute, they began to report loudly: "My lord, the main direction of the Turkic attack is my long life. Many Turkic cavalry flags have appeared one after another.

At the mouth of the Yangshu River, the flags of Tiele's main force appeared along the way from Shanshan to here."

There was an incredible expression on Changsheng's face. He abandoned Dunhuang, which was empty of defenders, to attack Changsheng Island, which was the most powerful place? Was he out of his mind?

After receiving the detailed intelligence, Fang Xuanling began to report: "The main force of the Turks is Ashina Ranqian of Fuligu and Tiele Khan, a total of more than 5,000 people. Their banners have been discovered by us. It is estimated that two

The main force will all arrive near Yangshu River within days, among which there should be nearly a thousand armored soldiers and even more auxiliary soldiers."

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Changsheng looked solemn and said nothing. She pinched her sleeves hard, which was a habit she had developed when thinking about problems.

After she figured it out, she raised her head and put her hand back on the table. She looked around at her subordinates. Even the most powerful Qin Qiong was waiting for her order with a stern expression.

"This troop strength is indeed beyond my expectation. In contrast, it is us who should dig ice for defense. I still underestimated the courage of the Turks, but there is no need to panic too much. It is impossible for them to attack immediately after they arrive in batches.

It still needs two days of repairs, and then it will take time to build the siege equipment, so there are still a few days left for us."

"Okay" Changsheng clapped his hands and said, "It seems that someone will spend this first month with us."

Zhang Baobao said cautiously: "I am thinking about whether we can return to the auxiliary camp and use the geographical advantages there to defend. This way the risk will be smaller."

The officer below was unwilling, "We can move the machine tools and weapons, but how can we move the water tankers, reservoirs and so many barracks we built, leaving them all to the enemy?" Liao Zhong said sadly, more than half of them

He poured his heart and soul into it.

Changsheng is also very distressed. After all, it is the result of everyone's hard work for several years, but if there is no way to win here, it will be destroyed sooner or later. It is better to give up and retreat to the second battalion, which is better defended, to save more vitality.

"Sir, we should stick to our position and build a defensive offensive outside the camp. Our army also has artillery and firearms that the Turks don't have. Didn't Master Lu have 4 cannons that have been put into production through experiments?"

"It's five doors." Liao Zhong reminded.

"Yes, it's the fifth gate." Qin Qiong's voice became louder when he heard it, and he shouted: "We will bombard him with cannons, and then mobilize all the soldiers to join the battle. I believe we will be able to hold the camp."

Because the geographical location of the old camp is not good, not only is there a vast plain nearby and five dangers can be defended, but it is also far away from the garrison, which is not conducive to everyone's support. At that time, it was mainly chosen for agricultural production, and at the same time, military training was as far away as possible from the eyes and ears of others. I did not expect that one day this place would one day

It would become a target, so no solid fortifications were designed.

There is also a second camp near the prefectural government office, which is mainly used for the living and production of the non-combatant population. Sun Simiao and many old, weak, women and children live there.

But there is also a chance to defend as Qin Qiong just said. If the opponent launches an attack on the old camp, then our army will defend and the enemy will attack. The number of troops on both sides is almost 4 to 6, and the equipment is much better than the opponent's.

After the local famous figure Ashina Rangan came, Chang Sheng did not dare to look down upon him. After all, he had a great reputation, so it was not impossible to retreat first to ensure that he was warm.

Just as he was thinking about it, Master Gao also hurried over. When he heard that the enemy army was invading in large numbers, his face turned pale. But at least he had experienced several battles. When he heard that the enemy army was less than twice our number,

, he said that it was not impossible to keep watch.

After all, the enemy does not have an absolute advantage in numbers, and we are fighting at home.

Changsheng felt a little headache from their quarrel and said: "Master Gao, please let me think twice."

At this time, Fang Xuanling came over. He mustered up his courage and said, "I think we can retreat from this battle unless we are hungry."

"Oh? Tell me." Changsheng rarely saw Fang Xuanling make suggestions with such a firm expression.

Fang Xuanling also expressed her inner thoughts directly: "I think that fleeing without fighting is detrimental to morale."

"Morale won't be irretrievable if we win more battles in the future. Isn't there a saying: Don't fight uncertain battles?" Changsheng also felt that it was not good to be timid before fighting, but he also wanted to hear Fang Xuanling's thoughts.

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"Our army has been aggressively attacking before. This time it is a defense that faces a difficult task. We cannot only have the determination to attack without the courage to defend." Fang Xuanling paused and continued; "This time we can push back and retreat.

The Turks are coming again to me

We may choose to retreat again. We are worried that this will encourage us to prefer to stay in a corner, and let our entire army develop the mentality of running away when the enemy comes, and then finding opportunities to carry out sneak attacks and defeating fewer with more. This is not conducive to me.

The development of our army.”

Changsheng looked at Fang Xuanling intently, waiting for the other party to finish speaking. As expected, Fang Xuanling's face turned red and said, "My lord Mingjian, when you went back to your hometown to visit relatives last year, we had this idea in mind before letting the Tatars seize the bunker."

All have been built, so this year I have learned from the painful experience that this kind of over-anxious thinking will never happen again, because we are deep in the rear, and it is most likely to have over-anxious thoughts and miss the opportunity to fight."
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