Chapter 963: Bold
In the eyes of his subordinates, Lei Yuan is the commander who is invincible with troops. When discussing the situation, his subordinates like Ren Hui and Deng Fan naturally believe that Lei Yuan can solve any difficult situation in the face of him.
Lei Yuan himself has always known that his brilliant achievements over the past years have not only depended on himself. In Lei Yuan's view, the victory of an army, or even the success of a military and political group, does not lie in the wise and powerful leaders, but in the performance of everyone from top to bottom.
As Lei Yuan's status grew higher and higher, his army was more and more, and his territory was more and more large, regardless of military, political, and economic affairs, he was ten or a hundred times more complicated. When he was fighting in the mountains, the scope of the battlefield was only within his sight. But later, there were many wars and multiple fronts were spread out at the same time. Where could he take care of it alone?
Since he could not take into account both, Lei Yuan could only cultivate his subordinates' abilities as soon as possible. He set up a well-organized military academy and invited his generals to teach military tactics. After each war, he would issue a written summary in the army. By constantly drawing backbone officers from various departments as entourages, officers were encouraged to learn from each other and exchange experiences, in order to enhance the strength of his subordinates and allow them to stand alone.
Especially after Lei Yuan left Jiaozhou, due to the complex environment inside and outside Jiaozhou, the military administration strictly implemented the former Han system and suppressed local tyrants, which led to almost every month of fighting with the barbarians and rebellious village heroes. Almost every general under Lei Yuan had the experience of serving as the chief general, going deep into the barbarians and conquering the rebellion for a long distance.
Deng Fan is the best person who grew up in battle.
Deng Tong died in Runan when he was killed in battle for the army. Before his death, he recommended his cousin Deng Fan as the successor. However, there was no system under the command of the King of Hanzhong, so Deng Tong's troops were quickly split and the only ones under the leadership of Deng Fan were Lei Yuan's tribe assigned to the Deng family.
Deng Fan led these divisions and made a record. The more complicated the situation is, the more he needs to break the deadlock independently, the more he can show his courage and carefulness and courage to take the initiative in the battlefield. After repeated attempts, while Lei Yuan continued to encourage and improve him, he also questioned several times whether this man was a fierce man in history who had a stuttering disease.
It is precisely because of this suspicion that Lei Yuan will inevitably take special attention to Deng Fan.
This time, Lei Yuan attacked Lumen Mountain and told Ren Hui privately that the situation of the war has changed rapidly and the opportunity to fight is fleeting. Generals and generals are outside, so there is no need to stick to the previous tactical purpose. If necessary, you might as well listen to Deng Fan's suggestions.
Because Lei Yuan ordered him in front, Ren Hui asked with great interest: "If the Cao army in Sui County and Jiangxia does not move for the time being, then what should we do?"
Deng Fan lowered his voice: "I have a thought, ah, I just don't know whether to speak or not..."
After capturing the Cao army's small village, the quarantine officer packed up a small amount of seized materials. These materials were distributed to various departments on the spot to allow subsequent marches.
Some of the arrows were all sent to the troops of Jiang Li, the powerful crossbow commander under Ren Hui. Jiang Li took a group of subordinates to take away the arrows and came to Ren Hui with a book of signings and collections to see him.
Jiang Li joined the army at the age of thirteen and followed Lei Xu and Lei Yuan and his son. A few years ago, he married the Zheng daughter, and Lei Yuan came to celebrate. Therefore, although his position was not very high, he was the core officer of the Jiaozhou army. Ren Hui and Deng Fan did not avoid him when discussing military affairs.
Listening to Deng Fan's solemn speech, Jiang Li laughed and said, "Tell me! Tell me quickly!"
Ren Hui also said, "Shize, don't you know me yet? He has always been good at doing good. Just talk about it!"
"From the depression we are in at the moment, the terrain is getting higher and higher. To the Caiyang and Anchang areas, these two counties are like lonely islands in the depressions. Our army traveled dozens of miles and captured these two places, and then we could isolate the path for the Cao army in Jiangxia to advance westward. The question is, what about the Cao army in Nanyang, Xinye and other places? How can we restrain it?"
Deng Fan looked at Ren Hui and then at Jiang Li.
Ren Hui pondered: "Cao Xiu's troops came from Xinye, right? General Lei led the main force to Lumen Mountain to seize the favorable terrain, confront the Cao Xiu's troops, and then cover up the offensive launched by the Jingzhou army against Xiangyang."
"However, our army was trapped in muddy depressions at this time, and the terrain of Nanyang, Xinye and others was slightly higher, so Cao's army was able to mobilize freely. I think that a mere Cao and Cao Xiu were not the opponent of General Lei, but there were hundreds of thousands of Cao's army north of Xinye. If we go south quickly along the river beach roads along the turbulent water, Bishui, AoShui, and Zheshui, is the pressure on General Lei a little too high?"
Ren Hui thought for a moment and replied, "Our army attacked Xiangyang this time to attract the main force of the Cao army in Nanyang and not allow them to reinforce Guanzhong. Therefore, if the Cao army in Nanyang, Xinye and other places go south to fight, General Lei will be happy to see it. What's more, you know that our army is good at mountain combat and is not afraid of the Cao army."
"I just said that, I have enough confidence in General Lei." Deng Fan said in response: "Our army trains troops in Jiaozhou for a thousand days, and its morale is like a rainbow. General Lei leads this tiger, and the army of Tiger Ben will definitely be able to defeat Cao's army. However, if the Cao army can go south slowly, the pressure on General Lei will be smaller. At least, it can make General Lei calmly use troops, divide and govern them, and defeat them one by one. Right?"
When Deng Fan talked about this level, Ren Hui and Jiang Li both smiled bitterly. They have been working with Deng Fan for several years. Every time Deng Fan is so tempted, he must have planned to let everyone take risks with him.
However, in Jiaozhou, we were only facing some barbarians. Even if the light troops rushed forward and killed seven in seven out, it was nothing particularly scary. This time, everyone was facing hundreds of thousands of troops led by King Cao Cao of Wei. If there was a slight accident, it would be a disaster!
General Lei does have some preference for Deng Fan, but should he support Deng Fan's military adventure because of this preference?
When Deng Fan saw Ren Hui, Jiang Li looked embarrassed and immediately said, "General Lei is the leader of our army. He dares to raid with elite troops and drive to take Paoshan. How can we, the subordinates, sit and watch General Lei take risks and be satisfied with completing the most, most basic tasks?"
Ren Hui took a deep breath: "Shiz-so, don't go around in circles, just say it, what are you going to do?"
Deng Fan turned around and saw that the other soldiers were all busy, and they were all a little far away.
He took a half step forward, approached Ren Hui, Jiang Li and the others, and said slowly in a deep voice: "I heard that General Lei was in the mountains and clashed with tens of thousands of Cao's army with twenty cavalry, and even took an arrow at Cao*, which slowed down the pace of Cao's army's advance and bought time for the retreat of the Huainan Haoyou Alliance. I often imagine General Lei's Yingfeng spirit back then, and I yearn for it."
Every word was solemn, and he didn't say anything for a long time. It was obviously Deng Fan thought about it for a long time. As soon as this said, Ren Hui and Jiang Li's face changed.
Ren Hui suddenly sweated on his forehead.
Jiang Li took a breath of air conditioning, and somehow, he had a little toothache.
The two of them could not believe that Deng Fan had such courage. This was more than just being bold and arrogant? It was simply bold and incredible!
"Is what Shi Ze planned a little dangerous?"
Deng Fan was very excited, his eyes shining.
He said: "North of Caiyang, many rivers are parallel to each other and eventually converge and flow into the pure water. Now that the water is rising in the rainy season, it is easy for Cao's army to move south, but it is difficult to support and cooperate with each other. Moreover, we can rely on Zhaoyan, Maduyan, Shangshiyan and other lakes as a basis to fight freely, fight and retreat."
The Deng family in Nanyang has been prominent for generations. Since the Shang Dynasty, the clans have gathered in Jingbei for more than a thousand years. Deng Fan has lived in Wancheng and Jiyang County between Xinye since childhood. Regarding the surrounding terrain and climate influence, Ren Hui and Jiang Li are far inferior to him.
The two of them were a little moved and listened to Deng Fan continuing: "If this matter is accomplished, it will not only help the Jingxiang battle situation, but also make the reputation of the Jiaozhou Army spread all over the world. We are in full swing, and we are in the present and have a reputation for the future!"
Jiang Li gritted his teeth.
He looked at Ren Hui and then at Deng Fan: "I am the powerful crossbow captain!"
"What?"
Chapter completed!