Back at the coach's hall, Xu Ping handed Han Qi's secret letter to Wang Kai and asked him to lead people to mark Ren Fu's marching route on the map.

Xu Ping knew what Han Qi meant, but he was still worried about Ren Fu and was unable to make specific arrangements. He handed over the command power to Xu Ping in this way. The two armies were separated from Liupanshan, and they were inconvenient to travel, but they were isolated from each other in military terms and did their own things more because of institutional factors. It was not that the court was worried that the frontier chief ministers had too much power. From the beginning, Xia Shuyun was appointed as the strategic envoy of Shaanxi, and later, Xia Shouyun was appointed as the deployment of Shaanxi. The court wanted to have important officials and generals unified the war in the northwest. Later, they were divided into several routes to fight each other, because in actual operations, there was no way to command the army to fight uniformly.

Unified command is not just a large official to manage it. It requires system, manpower and organizational guarantees. At this time, the Song army lacked exactly these. Even in Xu Ping's previous life, the most important thing in unified command was not to appoint a commander-in-chief, but to set up a command headquarters. Only when this command is set up can there be a problem of choosing the right person as a commander.

He led the general to mark Ren Fu's marching route on the map, indicating the mileage, number of troops, and food and supplies on the road. Wang Kai returned his order to Xu Ping. The information on Jingyuan Road that the Longyou Protectorate knew was only this, and no matter how detailed it was, it was gone.

After a brief gesture on the map, Xu Ping said: "Ren Fu's army went upstream along the Jing River, went north to Wating Village, and reached the Zhenrong Army for about 200 miles. They marched for forty miles a day, and they could reach the Zhenrong Army for five days and nights, only two or three."

Wang Kai said: "The troops on Jingyuan Road were originally stationed in various villages, and it took time to order the market, but I'm afraid it would take one or two days at night."

Xu Ping shook his head: "Han Jingluo wrote a letter and repeatedly said that Ren Fu was eager to make contributions and refused to wait for the troops to assemble. He was afraid that while he would march, he would let the troops go to the fort along the way, like a stream flowing into the river. When he arrived at the Zhenrong Army, he would assemble the troops."

When Han Qi sent someone to send a secret letter to wax pill, he must be worried about Ren Fu and could not speculate according to common sense. Xu Ping was not disgusted with the pursuit of victory and struggle for merit. This is the spirit that an army should have. There is no problem with Ren Fu's marching arrangements. The Longyou army often gathered while marching like this. What he was worried about was that the Jingyuan Road army did not have the ability to gather such a battle. In such a high-intensity marching, those who should be assembled could not be assembled, or they could barely get there but did not have the ability to directly join the war.

Pointing to the map, Xu Ping said: "The Hao thief went out of Tiandu Mountain, but there were only two ways. One was to attack Liufan Fort, then turned to Yangmulong City, and attacked Deshun Army along Watingchuan. Another was to attack Pengyang City, or take Qianxing, Tiansheng Villages to the north, or go east into Yuanzhou, along the mountain roads to attack Qingzhou, or go north to Weizhou. If Hao thief entered Watingchuan, all the roads were blocked by us, and it was a place to kill ourselves and there was no possibility of a turnaround. Therefore, Watingchuan could be abandoned but not defended. Even if Hao thief attacked Qinzhou, it would be worth it to wipe out all the elite thieves he brought and himself."

"No matter what momentum the thieves make, with today's momentum, they are actually no longer able to go south. Otherwise, they will fall into the trap and enter our trap! Ren Fu's army heads north, and the most important thing is to defend the Zhenrong Army, and nothing else is to fear!"

Xu Ping nodded: "That's right, so Han Zhengluo asked Ren Fu to guard Sanchuan Village, Zhenrong Army and Huaiyuan City made sense. However, in this way, the thieves' roads north and east were empty. We blocked the northern road, so we could only look at Huanqing Road when we went east."

As Tan Hu investigated the secret reconnaissance led by Zhenrong Army, some roads that had not been noticed before were gradually discovered. After Dangxiang left Tiandu Mountain, there was a small road going east and detouring Pengyang to Yuanzhou. There was a Qiang area in that area. The Song army was not in control and if the Huanqing Road was not prepared early, it would be easy to be attacked. However, if Yuan Haodan went south, it was very likely to be bitten by several large troops of Sang Yi who came from the north, and there was no possibility of fleeing north again. The most important thing was to seal the road from the mountains to Weizhou.

Wang Kai said: "According to the letter of the Lord Lu of the Shufu, he ordered Huanqing Road and Jingyuan Road to send troops to Tiandu Mountain. Since Ren Fu has been rushing there at night, I think that when Huanqing King Jingluo will send troops."

Because of his outstanding performance in Yongliang Road, Wang Yan had already been in charge of Tianzhang Pavilion and became a general minister. When he reached this position, he became much more awake and no longer had the indifferent awkwardness with Xu Ping as he used to do. Of course, he could not make trouble for Xu Ping now. After Yongliang Road's training, Wang Yan would not have any major troubles.

Pointing to the map, Wang Kai said: "According to the last general, Wang Jingluo would also send his troops to occupy the Ganxing and Tiansheng Villages like Han Jingluo, and block the road from the mountains to Weizhou. However, the main force of the imperial guards there had already rushed to Huachi. Wang Jingluo only had tens of thousands of imperial guards stationed in his hands, and I don't know how many of them could be gathered together."

Looking at the map, Xu Ping was silent for a long time, and finally said decisively: "I ordered Ren Fu not to go to Sanchuan Village, and instead stationed most of the troops in Zhenrong Army, Huaiyuan City and Dingchuan Village. If the Hao thieves attack, they will defend the city and strive to ensure that they are not lost. If most of the Hao thieves go north, they will chase them, as long as the thieves do not allow the thieves to escape calmly, there is no need to be excited, wait for the troops and horses of Longyou!"

Wang Kai expressed his promise, saying: "There are trenches north of the Zhenrong Army. If the arrangement is not made early, the thieves will go north, and the troops of the Zhenrong Army will not be able to catch up for a while. If the bridge is built early, it will be cheaper for the thieves to move south, which is a bit tricky."

The trenches were set up along the ancient Great Wall when Cao Wei was in Zhenrong Army. He used manpower to dig deep trenches and used large wood and tree walls on the trenches to prevent the Dangxiang cavalry from rushing. The trenches must work, and the most important thing is that the defenders must counterattack the enemy in time after they are warned. The defensive facilities that do not cooperate with the counterattack cannot stop the enemy. Therefore, these trenches are easier to build bridges from the Song army, but to be able to counterattack from the Zhenrong Army. However, the pre-building of bridges also gives the enemy convenience.

After thinking about it, Xu Ping said, "Forget it, don't let Ren Fu build a bridge in advance. After all, it is not the army we are in charge, so we must leave room for room. There are three armies in the north that are blocked by Sang Yi, and it is inconvenient to march on the mountain road. Where can Hao thieves go?"

After saying that, Xu Ping said again: "Ren Fu is the capital of Yuhou of the horse army. If only military duties are used, except for Xia Taiwei, he is the highest among the two routes. If marching and fighting, it is most taboo to order multiple troops to go out. Tell Ren Fu that if Huanqing Road also sent troops, all of them will be temporarily under his control. Let Huanqing Road station the troops stationed in Ganxing and Tiansheng Villages to support each other and block the road from the bandits to Weizhou in the north of the mountains!"

"This" Wang Kai hesitated for a moment, "the two groups of soldiers did not return to the Dumai control. The issuance of such military orders is suspected of overstepping power. We sent Ren Fu, because Han Jingluo wrote a letter, but Huanqing Road was not convenient. In the past, Ren Fu used the Dumai guardian army order to manage the troops on Huanqing Road. What should they do if they did not obey the command? After the war, he could not tell the difference clearly."

Xu Ping sighed: "They listened to me and I went to the court to explain it to me. If they didn't listen, the Hao thief would be let go, and the war would be postponed. There are many variables. As the commander of the road, I should naturally have the responsibility of the commander and cannot look forward to the front and back, which will lead to the unfavorable war. Just draw a military order for Ren Fu and let him take over all the soldiers and horses of the city and Rong army."

When fighting in the army, the most feared thing is to order multiple orders. This military order and that military order are contradictory to each other. Not only does it make the soldiers on the front line at a loss, but the merits and demerits after the war are still unclear. Ren Fu is the highest-ranking general in Jingyuan and Huanqing two routes, except Xia Shouyun, so of course he should be the main one. This is not because Xu Ping surpasses power. In an emergency, he does not have to do this. The mainstream opinion of the court now is to give the generals on the front line greater power, and the more concentrated the better. Of course, the most important thing is to win the battle.

Ren Fu was competitive, but he was indeed the old army of Yu, and he was brave and good at fighting. He was the most suitable front-line commander on the front line of Zhenrong Army. Xu Ping not only was he worried that his command would have problems, but he was worried about whether he could put multiple troops together and cooperate to block Yuan Hao. It was precisely because Ren Fu did not have this prestige that Xu Ping did not hesitate to bear the suspicion of commanding overstealing power and handed over the command of all front-line troops to him in his own name.
Chapter completed!