After a while of silence, Lu Huaizhong still issued the last order calmly.
"Everyone will go back to their own tents first and prepare for handover. After I leave, please remember to follow General Hong's orders and not cause trouble."
"Yes!" Several trusted generals agreed helplessly.
"It's not too early today. The general will leave with me tomorrow. General Hong still needs a border. General Mian, you are here for a while. I will have to rest with a few guards."
"Don't worry, sir, although the conditions in Ziwu Pass are a little worse, I will definitely let some people rest well and relieve fatigue along the way." Lin Haoming agreed with a smile.
When Lu Huaizhong heard this, he immediately realized something. Lin Haoming didn't care what the other party guessed and walked out directly.
"I have met the master in charge several times before, but I don't know the master in charge of the master." After Lin Haoming walked out, he immediately smiled and greeted him.
"General Mian, don't be polite to me. The general and his adopted father are good friends. I have followed his adopted father since I was a child and have the surname of him."
"It turned out to be Manager Tao."
"General Mian, Your Majesty has a secret order for you. I will only give it to the general. You can take it out if necessary." Manager Tao said as he took out an imperial edict from his arms and handed it to Lin Haoming.
Lin Haoming understood that Yang Kangkai was a little anxious when he found that the possession was not good. He had not authorized him before and now he regretted it, so he took this opportunity to replace Lu Huaizhong.
After they were settled, Lin Haoming took out this secret decree. Sure enough, Yang Kangkai granted himself the power he originally wanted, and even proposed that he could give up Ziwu Pass if necessary.
Ziwu Pass is now considered an isolated city. After defending Yelang Mountain, the Northern God Kingdom cannot save it. Ziwu Pass is surrounded. Even if it cannot be attacked for a while, it can still use its superior forces to surround and attack the aid, and continuously consume the national strength of the Southern God Kingdom. Therefore, the situation is very clear at the moment and cannot be defended at all.
Of course, if you retreat rashly, you will be under great pressure. Even Yang Kangkai would not dare to give up directly. In this way, what he received was a hot potato.
Before the night could be over, Lin Haoming arrived at Hong Chenyi's side in the middle of the night and took out the secret order.
When Hong Chenyi saw the secret order, he was immediately excited, grabbed Lin Haoming's arm and said, "Brother Mian, what you are going to wait for is really waiting for. What should you do next?"
"If I had given this authorization earlier, there would be no situation now. The opponent's troops are more than twice as powerful as ours. They are still the people who have already gone out to guard Yelang Mountain. There are many enemies and we are fewer, and the enemy does not want to piece together temporarily before, but instead spends more than a winter to form and train. It is completely different from the situation at that time. That Gu Licai is not a simple person." Lin Haoming signaled.
"What should I do?" Hong Chenyi asked back.
"There is only one way." Lin Haoming said.
"What's the solution?" Hong Chenyi asked curiously.
"Give up Ziwu Pass."
"Brother Mian, although you can give up the imperial edict when necessary, you really give up..." Hong Chenyi was not a fool, and immediately hesitated.
"So, there are different ways to give up. It is definitely not possible to withdraw directly, but it would be different if you can win a battle or make the other party suffer a loss." Lin Haoming said with a smile.
"What should I do?" Hong Chenyi asked.
Lin Haoming smiled and pointed to the map and started talking.
The next morning, Lu Huaizhong left with Manager Tao. He had been in Ziwu Pass for many years and many generals planned to see him off. However, at this time, Hong Chenyi deliberately recruited everyone to have a meeting early in the morning, which made many people a little annoyed. Hong Chenyi did it on purpose.
Now Hong Chenyi is sitting upright in the position of commander in the conference hall. There are already many generals sitting next to him, but there are still some people who have not arrived. Everyone knows what's going on.
When it was noon, Lin Haoming came over when he saw Xiao Sheng and several generals.
Hong Chenyi was not angry, nor did he blame them, but pointed to the map and said, "Last night, the scouts were rewarded, Gu Licai did lead the army towards Ziwu Pass, and he could arrive in at most three days. If it was fast, it would probably be the day after tomorrow."
"How does Governor Hong plan to respond?" Xiao Sheng asked.
"Pushing is not a desirable way. General Mian already has a plan to face the enemy." Hong Chenyi signaled.
Many people were a little surprised when they heard this. Had a solution been made in just one night?
Lin Haoming looked at everyone and pointed directly at the map and said, "The enemy is strong and I am weak at the moment. The right time and place are not with me. To defeat the enemy, we must win by surprise."
"General Xiao, you have been in Ziwu Pass for many years and are most familiar with the terrain here, so whether you can defeat the enemy this time is up to you." Lin Haoming said.
"Me?" Xiao Sheng was originally worried that after he came back, he would be taken over by the new official Hong Chenyi, but he didn't expect to take on the heavy responsibility, which caught him off guard for a while.
"What? You think you can't do it, and you can change people even if you don't do it." Lin Haoming said directly.
"If we can really retreat to the enemy, we will naturally be willing." Xiao Sheng immediately expressed to Lin Haoming and Hong Chenyi.
"Okay, since that's the case, you will lead 50,000 troops tomorrow and pretend to be ambushing the enemy." Lin Haoming said.
"What? This is your plan. This is to let the soldiers and I die." Hearing this, Xiao Sheng, who was already vigilant, was furious.
Hong Chenyi immediately said with a cold face: "Xiao Sheng, this is your attitude. Soldiers regard obedience as their duty."
"But I won't fight a battle that will surely die." Xiao Sheng said angrily.
Lin Haoming deliberately sneered at this time: "Lu Huaizhong is an old stubborn man who doesn't know how to adapt. He only acts as a turtle that keeps shrinking his head and is finally slaughtered, and you are the same."
"Mian Zhizhuang, you, a child with a yellow mouth, dare you humiliate me?" Xiao Sheng was furious when he heard this. He could see that Hong Chenyi and Mian Zhizhuang were planning to underestimate him. If he was unwilling, he would have to hand over the military power. This was simply a conspiracy.
Lin Haoming sneered: "The last general can take down Tianzhu City, can you?"
"Who knows whether you took Tianzhu City or the credit of Prince Yang?" Xiao Sheng said bluntly.
Seeing them like this, Lin Haoming said, "Since General Xiao doesn't want to, then please hand over the military power and give it to those who want to."
"Mianzhizhuang, may I give you the military power? If you are willing to go out of the city to meet the enemy, I will give it to you, otherwise don't use the excuse to seize my military power." Xiao Sheng shouted loudly.
"Yes, General Xiao said politely." As soon as he said this, many people followed suit.
Lin Haoming just smiled and said, "Of course I dare, Xiao Sheng, you hand over the military power now, I don't need to lead the troops tomorrow, today."
"What you said is true?" Xiao Sheng was a little surprised.
"Did I still joke with you in front of so many people?" Lin Haoming asked back.
Chapter completed!