Song Zhe fled back to the north bank in embarrassment and knelt in front of Marshal Ning Houye, the commander-in-chief of the land and water army.

"Ning Shuai, I am humble enough to come here to plead guilty! Please Ning Shuai punish me!"

Lord Ning is the one who was responsible for wiping out various factions at the Taishan Martial Arts Conference last time. He was the commander of the imperial army in the imperial city, and now he is entrusted with such an important task. This shows how much King Jing values ​​him, and it also shows how much King Jing is his servant.

It's a bit too nepotistic.

Of course, this man still has some skills. If he hadn't met a proud man like Gui Yunzheng last time, he might not have been able to return with a complete victory.

After the last battle, Marshal Ning had become enlightened and made much better progress. Seeing Song Zhe in this state, he smiled instead of getting angry and even left his seat to help him up.

"General Song, there is no need to blame yourself. Victory and defeat are normal things for military officers. Although our army has been newly defeated, its morale has not dropped. I will follow you to visit each camp later to boost the morale of the army! Let's rest for a few days and reorganize.

Good soldiers and horses, let’s fight another day!”

You must know that Commander Ning's troops were very strong in this attack on Xiangyang City. The loss of a thousand, two thousand people and several warships was within his consideration, and this was also a foreseeable result. After all, the imperial court's water resources

The army is newly built and has no experience. It is expected that it will suffer setbacks in the first battle.

Song Zhe didn't expect Marshal Ning to have such a big heart, and the previous anxiety gradually dissipated, and his heart was filled with gratitude.

"Thank you so much for your kindness, Commander-in-Chief. I will obey Jun's orders in this humble position, clean up the troops, and fight another day to avenge the previous humiliation!"

"Haha, with General Song so determined, why worry about Xiangyang not being defeated!"

Marshal Ning returned his seat with a smile and looked at Song Zhe with great expectation.

Naturally, he had no choice. There were too few generals in the North who knew how to fight with water. Song Zhe and Lin Feihu were precious! If they were forced to move their heads at every turn, the battle would be unwinnable.

After dinner, Marshal Ning did not break his promise and came to Song Zhe's tent with a group of guards.

"General Song, the morale of the army must not be disturbed, and the morale must not fall. Let's go and visit each camp to cheer up our soldiers!"

Commander Ning said this, and Song Zhe certainly couldn't ask for it. He also knew the way of being a general, and knew that most of the soldiers must be very depressed at this moment and in great need of encouragement.

He quickly summoned Lin Feihu, and the two of them led the way, taking Marshal Ning to the navy camp.

In fact, it is said to be a camp, half on the ground and half on a ship. The one on the ship is to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks at night, and the one on the ground is also close to the warship for ready response. Of course, Marshal Ning's ground troops

, there are already thousands of troops. It is not that easy to make a sneak attack. Once on the ground, Marshal Ning has enough confidence.

This time, the land and water armies were also particular about setting up camps. Marshal Ning did not want to repeat Liu Xuande's mistake and was burned into a company camp. The battalions responded to each other, but maintained an effective distance. And along the river,

, have set up temporary forward outposts, precisely to prevent the other party from sneak attacks. Once there is a change, they will immediately light up the beacon or send out a warning arrow, and will never easily mess up the position.

Of course, this was also an overestimation of Xiangyang's strength. Although King Ping had taken precautions in advance, the time had not come yet, and he was in the buffer zone between the north and the south. Both sides had to fight, and they did not dare to easily mobilize troops from various places. Now,

, relying on the natural danger of the Han River and the fortification of the city, it is natural to have time to prepare, so this sneak attack will not happen for the time being.

And as Song Zhe expected, the morale of each battalion was still slightly affected. In terms of tactics today, they were completely at a disadvantage, and many soldiers seemed to have lingering fears.

However, after Marshal Ning made such an inspection, he saw that there was some light of hope in the eyes of the soldiers. The heavy compensation for the dead, the heavy reward for the brave, and the full confidence in the battle situation. These combinations of boxing

After a fight, the soldiers seemed to feel that there was nothing they couldn't do after losing the first battle.

Wealth and wealth are sought in danger! What a fear!


Chapter completed!