"As rumored, bandits prefer firearms. Not only do infantry use firearms, but even cavalry are equipped with firearms." Man Gui said to Jiang Yingzhao.

Jiang Yingzhao frowned and said, "There is no good use of firearms on horseback. Everyone is good at using bows and archery. He is not weak in riding and shooting. Even if he is not an opponent, he should not just escape back."

As he said that, he looked at the whistle detective in front of him.

"Everyone of the thief riders is wearing iron armor. It is difficult for the young to shoot them with arrows. On the contrary, the muskets among the thief riders will be either killed or injured as long as they hit it. It is difficult for people like the young to be injured by the gun again." The prosecutor explained it and defended himself.

Man Gui said: "Okay, you go down to find the military doctor to heal the wounds."

"You're going to leave." The whistleblowed and bowed, and was helped out of the tent by the soldiers beside him.

Three generals including Jiang Yingzhao were left in the big tent again.

"Two generals, the last general just heard that they wanted to divide the troops? Could it be that the two generals had any good strategies for the enemy?" Deputy General Lin Huai's eyes turned around on Jiang Yingzhao and Man Gui's faces.

Man Gui said: "You have also heard that the main force of the bandits may have arrived near Yongning City. If you don't prepare in advance, once the army attacks the city, the main force of the bandits attacks from the rear, the army may suffer losses."

The other party is the deputy general in the army and has the right to know the matter of division of troops. Moreover, the deputy general is also one of the decision-making levels for division of troops.

"It is indeed necessary to send a troops to set up an ambush in advance. If the main force of the bandits can be wiped out, they will continue to attack the defenders in Yongning City. Maybe if the city knows the news, they will take the initiative to offer the city to surrender." Lin Huai said in his mouth.

Man Guidao: "What I mean by Jiang Zhentai is that I will lead a team of about 20,000 troops to continue to attack Yongning City. Jiang Zhentai will lead troops to set up an ambush. No matter which side succeeds on both sides, it will be a blow to the bandits."

"In fact, there is no need to take such a risk. Eliminating the main force of the bandits is more important than taking down Yongning City. You can use the main force to encircle and suppress the main force of the bandits. Yongning City can send a small number of troops to attack to attract the main force of the bandits to come to the rescue, and at the same time cut off the bandits in the city from leaving the city to rescue the main force of the bandits." Lin Huai said.

He did not object to the division of troops, but he did not support wasting a large number of troops on attacking Yongning City.

At this time, Jiang Yingzhao said: "We are not sure how many soldiers and horses are there in the main force of the bandits, and whether they came to Yongning City is also unknown. When the provost encountered the bandits, it cannot guarantee that they must be the main force of the bandits, or they may be a small group of bandit cavalry. More importantly, the army needs food and grass in Yongning City."

"Otherwise, send more sentry detectives to investigate the situation around you and confirm whether the main force of the bandits has arrived?" Lin Huai suggested.

I also understood in my heart that the sentry sent by the day encountered the thief cavalry and did not obtain specific information about the main force of the bandits. Their guesses were just in their minds about the main force of the bandits coming to Yongning City.

Man Gui continued, "There is another thing I haven't told you. The military supervisor has issued a death order and must take down Yongning City tomorrow."

"The two generals would otherwise go and persuade the military supervisor. Yongning City is already a dead city, so there is no need to take it down tomorrow." Lin Huai said to the two people in front of him.

It is no secret that Jiang Yingzhao and Man Gui often go in and out of the military tent.

The generals in the army knew in their hearts that without the support of the military supervisor, no matter how brave Jiang Yingzhao and Mangui were, they would not dare to enter Yanqing Prefecture alone without the order of the commander of the army Xing Youwei.

Man Gui said again: "The reason why the military supervisor is so anxious to take down Yongning City is because Xing Duxian also led a 50,000 army out of Juyong Pass to the north."

Hearing this, Lin Huai stopped talking.

He has seen many things about competing for merit, and it is useless for anyone to persuade him. Maybe he will offend one of them because of persuasion.

"Since you are here, don't leave first. I will send someone to find all the leaders and generals of each battalion to discuss the division of troops tomorrow." Jiang Yingzhao said to Lin Huai, and at the same time arranged for personal soldiers to go to the battalions to pass on orders.

Under the night, braziers were lit on the top of Yongning City.

Yang Fan stood in front of the mercedes, holding a pipe in his hand, putting it in his mouth from time to time, and breathing out a mouthful of white smoke from his mouth.

"We've held on for another day."

As the voice fell, the deputy captain of the Thousand People Team, He Qianyou, came to Yang Fan.

Yang Fan heard He Qianyou's voice, and did not look back, and looked outside the city and said, "The enemy has an army of 50,000. Once they attack the city regardless of their casualties, Yongning City may not be able to last for too long."

"I think the generals from the government army are definitely unwilling to lose too many troops under Yongning City. Maybe we can hold on for a while." He Qianyou said.

"I hope!" Yang Fan sucked the mouth of the pipe hard and said, "Since the enemy retreated, I always feel uneasy. I think something is going to happen. By the way, how are you doing? Has the enemy taken action from the East City Gate?"

He Qianyou said: "The enemy's cavalry only walked around the city and left. Moreover, I have someone blocked the East City Gate. Yongning City was besieged by a 50,000 army, and it is difficult to survive if it leaves the city. It is better to cut off the retreat and fight to the death."

"Before that, Chen Shizheng will definitely come to rescue Yongning City. As long as the First Battle Division arrives, Yongning's danger will be relieved." Yang Fan smiled and comforted the other party.

He Qianyou said: "This time the court was determined to deal with our general and the tiger flag. It is known as a 300,000 army. There are only a small part outside Yongning City. The remaining official troops may enter Xuanfu from other places. Once Chen Shizheng and the others are entangled by other official troops, I am afraid that Yongning City can only rely on ourselves in a short period of time."

"It's okay to say this to me, don't say it to others." Yang Fan glanced at He Qianyou.

He Qianyou heard this and said, "You thought of it too, so why didn't you say it before? I thought you didn't think of these things."

"Do you know why I didn't block the South City Gate?" Yang Fan asked back.

He Qianyou pondered for a moment and said, "You deliberately kept the South City Gate to make sure that reinforcements will come."

"Yes." Yang Fan said, "Once all four city gates are blocked, it is equivalent to telling the people in the city that Yongning City and they are abandoned. It will not only damage the morale of the defenders in the city, but also make the people in the city panic, and Yongning City will be even more difficult to defend."

He Qianyou sighed and said, "The besieged official army is likely to be the Liaodong soldiers from Guanning. They are much more powerful than the opponents we have encountered in the past. If there are no reinforcements to support Yongning City, it will be difficult for Yongning City to defend."
Chapter completed!