Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 240: Beat the drum to gather the generals!

Su Yun convened a meeting again.

"It's not enough to just take a beating like this."

As soon as Su Yun came up and said this, all the generals' faces changed immediately.

Qi Keyong said quickly: "General Manager, we understand your feelings, but it is not feasible to take the initiative to attack. We are not self-deprecating, but we are indeed not as good as the Tanguts in field battles. What the Tanguts have done must be to force us out. We can't be fooled!"

Su Yun nodded and said, "I understand your concerns, so I won't act rashly..."

After hearing this, Qi Keyong and the others breathed a sigh of relief for a while, but the next sentence Su Yun said made their faces change drastically. Su Yun said: "... Next, I will lead the Qiying Camp out by myself. All of you should defend the city according to the existing strategy."

Qi Keyong and others' faces turned pale. No, by doing this, aren't you forcing us to go to war? You are a general manager of a road, and you lead a battalion of only 500 people out, and then we all watch. If we report this to the court, will the court believe it?
It doesn't matter if you die by then, but won't we be punished one by one by the court?

What’s the difference between this and you asking for a full-scale attack?
Su Yun was well prepared, and said softly, "The military secretary recorded this, Su Yun, the general manager of the Fuyan Road Cavalry and Infantry Division, ordered that the Suide Cavalry and Infantry Army, from the commander of the wing to the commander-in-chief, all defend the city according to the established defense strategy. This general manager will lead the Qiying Battalion to conduct guerrilla warfare outside Suide City. Under any circumstances, the other military camps must stick to their duties and are not allowed to leave the city."

After these words were spoken, the generals looked at each other in bewilderment.

Su Yun ignored them, looked at the clerk, and asked, "Is it finished?"

The clerk felt his throat was a little tight and wanted to speak but couldn't say anything, so he quickly handed the booklet to Su Yun.

Su Yun took a look, took out the chief seal and used it, then he went straight out of the detention room. Qi Keyong chased after him and grabbed Su Yun, saying anxiously: "Chief, what are you doing? Let's discuss it properly. If you go out, what will happen if something happens?"

Su Yun looked back at Qi Keyong and said, "I issued the military order. Even if something happens, it has nothing to do with you. Don't worry."

Qi Keyong stamped his feet and said, "I am not worried about the responsibility, I am concerned about your safety!"

Su Yun smiled when he heard this and said, "Then should I take back the general's order?"

Qi Ke stamped his feet again with courage and said, "Butler! Don't be so willful. Human life is at stake. You have a bright future. Why would you take such a risk?"

Su Yun nodded and said, "Yes, human life is at stake. Now Qingbian Village is in danger. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians inside. Once the city is broken, with the brutality of the Dangxiang people, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians will inevitably be slaughtered!
If Qingbian Village is destroyed, Mizhi Village will certainly not be spared. There are tens of thousands of civilians and two thousand soldiers in Mizhi Village. Once the city is destroyed, it will be difficult for them to survive.

The lives of so many people are of paramount importance, and I cannot watch them die in vain in front of me."

Qi Keyong said anxiously: "How can this be the same? Of course, people will die in a war.

Their deaths were not in vain, as they could have consumed the national strength of the Xixia people.

Once the Xixia forces are exhausted, we can take back all these places and even push through Hengshan.

With this achievement, you can be promoted to the position of General Manager!"

As soon as Qi Keyong said this, he found that Su Yun was looking at him with a very unfamiliar look. However, Qi Keyong was not afraid to look at Su Yun.

Su Yun looked at Qi Keyong for a long time before he said softly, "The lives of tens of thousands of people are so insignificant in your eyes. Instead, they are stepping stones that you can use to accumulate merit, right?"

Qi Keyong looked into Su Yun's eyes without fear and said, "Boss, I know what you are thinking. This is not Tokyo, this is the northwest, this is a war zone, and the lives of the people here are worthless, including me!
If we can avoid death, we naturally don’t want to die, but this is not something we can choose. When the need arises, we can all die.”

Su Yun looked at Qi Keyong, and his eyes changed slightly.

Qi Keyong laughed at himself and said, "In war, human lives are just numbers, and a merciful army cannot be commanded.

The Western Xia are good at fighting. We will not be able to defeat them in a fair fight, so we can only compete with them based on our strengths.

What are the advantages of the Song Dynasty? It has a large population and great wealth.

Xixia is willing to use its elite forces to fight against us, and this is what we want to see.

Every time the Xixia people captured a castle, they had to pay hundreds or even thousands of casualties. We could wear them out even if we kept on spending.

It’s just that the Xixia people didn’t dare to do this before, otherwise we would have destroyed them long ago. Now that they are so stupid, isn’t this the best opportunity?
As long as we hold on and wait until the Xixia people are exhausted, it will be time for us to take revenge!"

Su Yun heaved a sigh and said, "I understand this truth, but I really can't just sit there and watch tens of thousands of people die in front of me. I have seen tens of thousands of people die like this, and I can't watch tens of thousands of people die like this again. I have to try to do something."

Su Yun stopped the anxious Qi Keyong and said, "Just treat me as a fool. Okay, I won't say anything else. General Qi, please help me keep an eye on Suide City. If there is a chance, let's drink and chat happily again."

As he spoke, Su Yun strode towards Qi Yingying's camp. Qi Keyong stomped his feet and quickly followed behind Su Yun.

Su Yun still had a lot to say in his heart, but he didn't want to say too much, for fear that saying too much would shake his determination.

From a strategic point of view, Qi Keyong's idea of ​​exhausting Western Xia before counterattacking may have some truth, but this would be using human lives to exhaust Western Xia. Not to mention whether Western Xia could be exhausted, but anyway, tens of thousands of Song people would be buried.

Su Yun is not a famous general with a heart as hard as iron and accustomed to life and death. He is a modern man who traveled through time from the future, received higher education, and was taught to respect life. He has not yet cultivated himself to be a person who can watch tens of thousands of people die without being moved!

You have to do something, otherwise how can you live with your conscience!

Of course, this behavior is a bit stupid.

Some people may say that as a time traveler, there are still many things you can change, and you must cherish your life so that it will be more valuable.

Does Su Yun know this?
He knew it better than anyone else, but he also knew that when the enemy was wreaking havoc and slaughtering his people, if he did not dare to draw his sword like the other generals, would he become the same as them in the future?
If this is the case, does his rebirth have meaning?

These are what he is thinking now, and each one of them has many flaws, but it would be more appropriate to sum it up in one sentence: Su Yun is a big idiot.

Moreover, Su Yun had another idea, which was to let the Qi Yingying camp, which had been training for several months, go out to see some blood.

If you want to become an elite soldier, training alone is definitely not enough, you also have to see blood!

When Su Yun entered Qi Ying's camp, Wang Shunchen, Xu Jin and Qi Ying came to greet him.

Su Yun said: "Beat the drums and gather the troops!"

Wang Shunchen and Qi Ying's eyes lit up. Qi Ying asked excitedly, "General Manager, are we... going to send troops?"

Su Yun looked at Qi Ying and asked in surprise: "Why, are you looking forward to it?"

Qi Ying nodded solemnly and said, "What the Tanguts did is irritating heaven and people. Everyone in the Qi Ying camp is indignant. We are soldiers of the people. Now that the people are experiencing such a tragedy, how can we sit back and do nothing!"

Su Yun glanced at Qi Ying and asked, "Is that the reason?"

Qi Ying chuckled and said, "I was afraid at first, but after several months of training, I now feel that I am terrifyingly strong!"

Qi Keyong looked at Qi Ying in surprise, wondering when did this coward become so tough?

Su Yun couldn't help but smile when he heard that. It was normal for him to feel murderous after having a sharp weapon in his hand.

Su Yun asked: "How is the morale of the soldiers?"

Qi Ying stood solemnly and said, "General, everyone in Qi Ying's camp requests a fight!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yun immediately said, "Then, beat the drums and gather the generals!"

Qi Ying immediately turned around and ran towards the gathering drum in the camp. The rumbling sound of the drums rang out, and the silent camp was suddenly filled with noise.

In just a quarter of an hour, fully armed soldiers came out trotting. As they were running, because they were fully armored and their steps were in unison, rumbling footsteps could be heard everywhere.

In just a moment, all 500 soldiers in the camp gathered in the parade ground.

Su Yun stepped onto the stage and looked around slowly. When his eyes swept over them, all the soldiers raised their heads and chests out.

Su Yun did not give a long speech, but said in a clear voice: "You all know what happened on the front line, right?"

Five hundred soldiers shouted, "Yes!"

Su Yun asked again: "Can you bear it?"

Five hundred soldiers shouted in unison: "No!"

Su Yun asked again: "Can we fight?"

Five hundred soldiers shouted in unison: "Use me in the first battle, and we will surely win! ... Use me in the first battle, and we will surely win! ... Use me in the first battle, and we will surely win! ... "

The voices of five hundred mighty soldiers were in unison, echoing over Qiying Camp.

Su Yun nodded with satisfaction. Regardless of his actual combat ability, his spirit was completely different from what it was a few months ago.

Qi Keyong's eyes widened slightly, with some disbelief in his eyes.

But Su Yun said loudly: "Make preparations for the battle and leave the city at night!"

Su Yun turned around and walked towards his barracks. He also had to make preparations.

Qi Keyong quickly grabbed Su Yun and said, "General Manager, if we need to send troops, you can let Qi Ying and the others lead the troops. You don't need to go, okay?"

Su Yun shook off Qi Keyong's hand and said, "General Qi, you only need to obey the military orders, and leave the rest to me."

Having said that, Su Yun turned and left. Qi Keyong had no choice but to sigh.

Although Su Yun's move seemed to be nonsense, it was not rash. After all, he was just taking a battalion of soldiers out to take risks and not taking his own life seriously, but he did not really destroy the entire grand strategy.

If Su Yunfei forced the army to go out and rescue Qingbian Village, that would be a disaster!
In that case, there is nothing more to say.

However, I might lose an opportunity to rise to prominence.

That night, Su Yun led the fully armed Qi Yingying Camp quietly out of the city and blended into the darkness.

Originally, Song Dynasty soldiers usually suffered from night blindness, but Su Yun ordered that while providing meat to the soldiers, he also asked the kitchen to add a lot of vegetables.

I have been eating it for three months since the beginning of spring, so I basically don’t have severe night blindness.

In the past two months, training marches have been conducted frequently at night to develop the soldiers' ability to operate at night.

This is also one of the reasons why Su Yun dared to leave the city.

Not having night blindness and being able to move at night means they have natural hiding properties for a small cavalry team.

Su Yun led his team straight to Mizhi Village. Although their speed was not fast at night, they arrived near Mizhi Village before dawn.

However, Su Yun did not plan to enter the city. This time he came to fight guerrilla warfare. If he entered the city and was blocked in the castle, it would be terrible.

Su Yun came to the vicinity of Mizhi Village. He wanted to fight a guerrilla war with the Western Xia army here.

Mizhi was a place specially chosen by Su Yun, as the terrain here was particularly suitable for guerrilla warfare.

Mizhi County is located in the northern part of Shaanxi Province, on the Loess Plateau. The terrain is undulating and full of gullies. This terrain is conducive to the development of guerrilla warfare.

Guerrilla warfare emphasizes flexibility and mobility, and the terrain characteristics of Mizhi County provide natural cover and strategic advantages for guerrilla warfare.

Li Zicheng took advantage of the terrain in Mizhi County and fought a guerrilla war with the Ming army for a long time.

Su Yun only has 500 soldiers, which he does not think are the most elite troops. He will certainly not do anything that would obviously lead to his death. However, he values ​​the terrain here in Mizhi. With the cover of this terrain and the fact that all 500 men are cavalry and have the ability to act at night, as long as they do not seek death or have bad luck, it probably won't be particularly dangerous.

Of course, when it comes to a tough battle, it will naturally be dangerous. After all, they are facing the most elite Western Xia army of that era.

(End of this chapter)