Chapter 122 A tough decision

Returning to Zhao Jin's camp, he called everyone in the city to talk about today's military meeting. Everyone was shocked.

The result of all the talking is even more confusion.

Although they had been prepared for it, the news that the war was really coming still made everyone uneasy.

Everyone has different thoughts, and the differences of opinion are getting bigger and bigger. Naturally, Li Ping's decision to go to Sheepskin Beach to set up defenses is not a priority.

Others still have time to argue, but Li Ping's time is very tight.

No matter what, he still has to carry out military orders at present, otherwise Zuo Liangyu will mobilize an army to kill him first the day after tomorrow.

The troops' departure does not mean they can just leave. Some preparations must be made, otherwise Zuo Liangyu will not let Li Ping's troops arrive the day after tomorrow.

Therefore, Li Ping could only take Song Baolai to say goodbye to everyone first. He had to return to the villa to reorganize the army in advance, while Gao Lei and Zhao Lanyue had no choice but to stay in Zhao Jin's camp.

Li Ping's troops are going to Sheeptan. Only the old, weak, women and children and the production department will be left in the villa. The safety index has been greatly reduced. In times of war, the safest place is always in the city.

On the way back, Li Ping's mind was still full of this incredible military order, and Song Baolai kept sighing beside him, not knowing what he was thinking.

But after leaving the city, as soon as the horse started running, Li Ping's heart quickly calmed down amidst the bumps on the horse's back and the blowing cold wind.

Then, some fragments and characters entered Li Ping's mind, and Li Ping gradually clarified many seemingly anomalies.

He realized that those invisible thoughts may be very simple, they are just artificially complicated and not paying attention.

Many things in this world tend to have the same truth. The bizarre, twists and turns, complexity and difficulty only exist in suspense novels and imagination.

Just like in another time and space, Li Ping knew that many decisions are often not complicated, and sometimes even unbelievably simple. They are just based on a simple feeling or a sentence. Anyway, most of them are far lower than what they have never achieved.

peripheral people’s mysterious imagination about it.

The same may be true of the military orders he received.

Sheepskin Beach is located on the outside of the left army's core defense line. Although it is not very far from Xiangyang City, it is extremely risky. At least it is impossible to get effective support from the army, which means that you will be able to carry the invading army alone.

He was sent out to do such a dangerous job after only a few months of training. Most people would think that this was a job that would cost at least a few skins. It was expected that he would suffer big losses. It was by no means a good job anyway.

It was only natural that Zuo Mengeng would arrange such a dangerous job for an unpopular general like Li Ping.

Zuo Menggeng was originally a young and energetic person, and he had always been spoiled by the stars. He was so competitive that he could not run away.

A few days ago, I was influenced by others and wanted to take advantage of Li Ping. I probably thought it was a very common thing. But I didn't expect that Li Ping would dare to be stubborn. Fortunately, he didn't bow his head for a long time. This may have really annoyed him.

However, Zuo Mengeng's wife kept blowing air on the pillow at this time. This may be really counterproductive to the young and energetic Zuo Menggen and make him even more angry. Therefore, he may have saved Li's life.

Thoughts of falling flat.

As for Fang Guoan, I'm afraid it's even simpler.

It's impossible to hold a deep hatred. Maybe I just don't want to be shown as incompetent and feel bad about him.

Zuo Liangyu most likely wanted to see if Li Ping could still be obedient in the face of crisis and whether it was worth cultivating. Anyway, this old guy had no determination to defend Xiangyang. Even if Li Ping was defeated, he would have no real losses.

But there is nothing to feel sorry for a little person.

The deployment of Hui Dengxiang behind Li Ping was actually fully prepared.

It's just that Fang Guoan and Chen Keli were able to appear in Zuo Liangyu's small-scale discussions and speak effectively, which really shows that the relationship between these two people and Zuo Liangyu is extraordinary. Li Ping still didn't pay enough attention to it before.

As he was thinking about it, Li Ping was suddenly startled.

Only then did he realize why he was still thinking about this at this time. Thinking about how to deal with the upcoming war should be the most important thing.

If Li Zicheng really comes, how will this battle be fought?

I have never experienced a war, and the attack a few months ago was nothing compared to a real battle.

Apart from being full of theories, Li Ping is actually still a novice on the battlefield, and not only him, but most of his subordinates are also the same.

It is self-evident that the danger of this battle is to be faced by a young team against an army that has fought hundreds of battles, and this is not a game. If you don't play well, you can re-read the progress.

Li Ping was completely at a loss.

Back at the villa, Li Ping immediately held an internal meeting, with only five members: himself, Song Baolai, Ma Yong, Duan Qiang and Hu Zhongshan.

They must first unify their thoughts and study how the troops and horses will move and what preparations need to be focused on?

To put it bluntly, it was impossible for all of them to go to Sheepskin Beach. Otherwise, there would be so many women and children, and so many possessions, that they would not be able to escape if things went wrong.

Of course, it is not possible to simply divide the troops according to the troops leaving and the support battalions staying behind.

We don't know how long we will have to defend Sheeptan. It is impossible to support the army's long-term garrison by relying solely on the weak logistics force of the army. Zhuangzi also needs troops left behind.

Therefore, who should go and who should not go, and how to divide vehicles, livestock and food and grass became the key.

In the smoke-filled situation introduction, Li Ping was a little surprised that Ma Yong, Duan Qiang and Hu Zhongshan did not have much reaction to the upcoming war. What they were more concerned about was that Li Ping wanted to fight.

To what extent, that is to say, is it a fight to the end or is it just a smooth fight?

Li Ping also realized that he and Song Baolai were the only novices here, and those three people had long been accustomed to it in a war-torn world.

What Li Ping didn't expect was that Song Baolai was the first to express his opinion.

Song Baolai's opinion was also very simple. He decided to stay and stay in the villa to guard the family. This was the result of his careful thinking along the way.

Although Song Baolai was more willing to go to Sheepskin Beach with Li Ping, and knew that it would always be safer to be with a large army, there had to be someone to take charge of everything in the villa, and he was the most suitable candidate.

Song Baolai didn't want to embarrass Li Ping, so he voluntarily chose to stay.

In response to Song Baolai's speech, Li Ping was speechless for a long time and just smoked cigarettes one by one.

Song Baolai didn't want to agree with this opinion. If he lost everything else, he would lose it. The worst he could do was start over.

But if your brother's life is lost, you will never get it back.

But reason told Li Ping that Song Baolai's opinions were not unreasonable. It would not be appropriate to give up the wealth that he had finally saved before the extremely dangerous moment.

This was a very difficult decision, and no one could predict whether this would be a permanent separation between the two. Only at this moment did Li Ping realize the benefits of being stationed in the city.

Things really always have two sides.

Seeing this, Song Baolai had no choice but to pretend to be relaxed and comfort him, saying that he had already thought about it. Although most of the people left behind were women and children, there were still thousands of them after all! Ordinary petty thieves would not dare to come and make trouble, so it was safe.

There is still a lot of protection.

Li Ping thought about it and it made sense. If Jiang Fang was breached, he should be the first to know and return with all his strength.

Therefore, he decided to agree with Song Baolai's opinion.

After discussion, Li Ping decided to bring a month's rations to garrison in Sheeptan. The support battalion would also deploy about 200 people to accompany the army for transportation and logistics work. Malan, the commander of the reconnaissance company, would stay at the villa with a company of troops to assist Song Baolai in the security work.

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The troops preparing to leave will start packing and preparing dry food tomorrow, while the remaining troops and support battalions will also be mobilized and packed after the troops depart. They must be ready to abandon the mountain villa and make a full retreat.

The main purpose of separating the packing and preparation work of the departing troops and those staying behind was to not affect the combat confidence of the troops heading to Sheepskin Beach. They could not know in advance that the entire army was ready for a comprehensive retreat, otherwise the battle would not be fought.

Keeping Malan was proposed by Ma Yong and was approved by Li Ping from the bottom of his heart. This is indeed the most reassuring suggestion, but Malan's outstanding personal ability only accounts for the smallest aspect.

Family love is the decisive factor!

At this moment, family affection has not only become the most effective means of loyalty, but also family affection will make caring people more willing to believe that each other will keep their promises, which is equivalent to a reassurance.

Even Li Ping smiled bitterly. He thought of a lot of ways to check and balance and ensure loyalty. When the critical moment came, what he wanted to believe most was the power of family affection.

The ancient tradition of using relatives to control soldiers cannot simply be said to be ignorance.

Malan did not lead the reconnaissance company to stay. After all, the reconnaissance company would still be used in possible battles.

The first, second, and third companies will each leave a platoon under the command of Malan and form a temporary guard force. At the same time, Malan will also be authorized to unified command the militia force composed of all male members left behind by the support battalion.

Not leaving an entire organic company instead of transferring three platoons is naturally not unnecessary, but takes into account the checks and balances of military ranks and positions.

Letting Malan command three platoon commanders is naturally smooth and no problem, but asking him to command a company commander of the same level can easily lead to trouble.

Even if it is clear who is in charge and who is second, even if the relationship between two people is as good as wearing a pair of trousers, it will not work, because it will definitely cause interference and inefficiency in command. It leads to the problem of human nature and is a taboo in command.

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Finally, Li Ping and Song Baolai met:

No matter what the war ahead is like, as long as Li Ping survives, he will definitely bring his remaining troops back to the villa to meet Song Baolai. If Li Ping dies, Song Baolai must find a way to find Zhao Jin. If the villa is threatened by a strong enemy in advance and it is difficult to protect itself, then

Song Baolai can retreat to the southwest to take refuge in the mountains or retreat into the city. Li Ping will search southwest on his own. If he cannot find it at several preset points, he will know that Song Baolai has entered the city.

This agreement is based on the principle that the two parties cannot establish contact. After all, in times of war, no one can guarantee that the liaison personnel they send will arrive safely or that the liaison personnel will not run away, so they must be prepared to cut off communication.

After the major principles were discussed, although it was already dark, Li Ping still organized a mobilization and task assignment meeting for the battalion officers and officers above the grassroots company. Time was not waiting for anyone, and he could not afford to delay.

Of course, it would have been better to have another swearing-in meeting attended by all officers and soldiers, but the time, venue and amplification conditions obviously did not allow it, so we had to give up.

This resulted in many requests having to be consolidated into meetings with officers above the company level, who would then convey the deployment. Li Ping also specifically requested that the troops must conduct pre-war mobilization and deployment in company units that night.

Li Ping particularly emphasized that it is necessary to let every soldier know what they are going to do and what to prepare for, to build up the soldiers' confidence and courage in combat, and to prevent the troops from showing signs of timidity and fear.

These three must also be the top priority of all work.

After the meeting was over, the usually dark villa soon became brightly lit, with chaotic sounds and moving figures everywhere.

In a dark corner, Li Ping stood quietly alone, looking at the stars in the sky above his head, avoiding the hustle and bustle and seeking peace and quiet.

He had just spoken impassionedly to others, but his own heart was still full of confusion.
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