"See the king!" Jia Xu, Xun You, Xu Shu, Sima Yi, and Yang Xiu walked in quickly and saluted Chen Mo.

"Sit!" Chen Mo waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.

"The king summoned him late at night, and I don't know what happened?" Jia Xu knelt down at Chen Mo's hand and looked at Chen [Doudou] Mo suspiciously.

"This is the information sent back by Jingzhou Xizuo, let's take a look." Chen Mo waved his hand, and the guards standing beside him hurriedly put the letter that had already been copied on the table of the five people.

Jia Xu looked at the letter silently, frowning slightly, the content of the letter was not much, Chen Mo in Jiangdong, Jingzhou and Shu naturally could not easily detect their confidential movements, but over the years there is also a set of their own process of exploring intelligence, through the direction of grain and grass transportation in various places, how much can roughly judge the number and location of the opponent's troops, since the battle of Nanyang that year, Liu Bei began to recuperate, diligent training of soldiers, now Jingzhou soldiers and horses, about 100,000, the main distribution location, is Nanjun, with Xiangyang as the most.

The ration of grain and grass is constant every month, but since the beginning of the year, the fine work found that the problem was wrong, the direction of the grain and grass delivery was wrong, and there was no sign of a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses in Jingzhou, but the change in the transportation of grain and grass would not deceive people, and the fine work distributed in Jingzhou felt that it was different, so he sent the information to Chen Mo.

"Lord, I don't know if there is any change in Jiangdong?" After Xu Shu read the information, he suddenly raised his head and asked, Now that the two families of Sun and Liu are in alliance, if Liu Bei and Jiangdong both have anomalies, it means that the two families may have to take action against Chen Mo.

"Didn't show up." Chen Mo shook his head, Jiangdong and Jingzhou's reconnaissance methods are similar, the main thing is not to check the soldiers and horses, but to check the flow of grain and grass on the other side, the movement of troops can confuse people, but the flow of grain and grass is the most real.

"If this is the case, Liu Bei's target is probably not our army, or Xichuan, or Jiangdong." Xu Shu bowed and said.

"The possibility of Jiangdong is not high, Liu Bei is not a short-term person, and attacking Jiangdong at this time will only allow our army to reap the benefits." Xun You shook his head and said, "The minister thinks that Liu Bei is probably going to move troops to Xichuan." ”

As early as a few years ago, Chen Mo and everyone speculated about the direction in which Jiangdong and Liu Bei might move troops in the future, and taking Xichuan was definitely the only opportunity for Liu Bei and Sun Quan to confront Chen Mo.

Of course, Cao Cao obviously didn't expect Liu Bei to swallow Jingzhou, but Shu is indeed the key.

If Liu Bei is allowed to take the land of Shu, one east and one west with Jiangdong, and the geographical advantage, Chen Mo feels that when the time comes, maybe Liu Bei will be more difficult to deal with than Sun Quan.

"My lord, no matter whether Liu Bei has already moved troops to Xichuan or not, the minister thinks that now that our army has been recuperating for several years, the soldiers are sufficient, and the grain and grass are abundant, it is time to march south." Xu Shu said solemnly.

Chen Mo nodded, the navy has begun to take shape now, Yu Sheng and Liu Yi have trained in Sanhan, the Haikou from the East China Sea to Sanhan and then to Liaodong have almost been eliminated, and Liaodong is also within the scope of the navy's attack, Gongsun Du has expressed his sincerity several times, and is willing to hand over the military power and come to Luoyang to report on his work, just because the Gongsun clan is also a big clan guarding Liaodong, Chen Mo did not agree, let the Gongsun clan continue to guard Liaodong.

Now there is no external trouble behind Chen Mo, the internal court has been straightened out, and now the conditions for the southern expedition have been met.

"Pass on my military order, order Wuyi, Ma Chao, Pang De, Zhang Xiu, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Yu Ban, Mao Jue, Gao Lan, Zhao Zhao, Cui Geng, and Wei Yanzhong to come to Luoyang as soon as possible to discuss the matter of the southern expedition, there must be no mistake!" Chen Mo nodded, he attaches great importance to this southern expedition, if possible, Chen Mo hopes to be able to decide the world in one battle, and now Chen Mo also has this qualification and ability.

"Whoa!" The five of them led in unison.

"Everyone, go and rest, Yuan Zhi, you are responsible for the transfer of grain and grass in various places." Chen Mo got up and said.

"Whoa!" Xu Shu got up and bowed.

Everyone left, and after Chen Mo returned to the backyard, he looked at the courtyard in the night and went straight to Cai Yan's room.

Diao Chan was helping Cai Yan make the bed, and when she saw Chen Mo coming in, she hurriedly greeted her.

"Shouldn't I go to Mi Mei's place tonight?" Cai Yan looked at Chen Mo suspiciously, as a princess and a lady of the palace, there are some things, even if she is unwilling, Cai Yan has to level a bowl of water.

"I'll go again tomorrow, I want to talk to my wife tonight." Chen Mo shook his head and said.

"Husband, but you're going on another expedition?" After Cai Yan was silent for a moment, he asked, husband and wife for many years, and most of the thoughts between each other can be guessed.

"It's not decided yet, but it should be about the same." Chen Mo nodded.

"Then you shouldn't snub Mi Mei." Cai Yan slapped Chen Mo's strange palm away.

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded, then looked at Diao Chan and said, "Cicada, you go and call Concubine Zhen here, and the four of us will squeeze together tonight." ”

"Wow~" Diao Chan blushed a little, even though he was used to serving Chen Mo with Cai Yan, it was still a little ...... for the three of them to serve together

"Sigh~" Cai Yan couldn't help but sip lightly when he heard this: "The husband should put his body first." ”

"Isn't Madame aware of her husband's health?" Chen Mo took advantage of no one and hugged Cai Yan.

"How long will the husband be away this time?" Cai Yan didn't struggle, just worried.

"It has not yet been decided, and this battle, if it can be won, then the world can be decided, it may be the last battle, at least a year and a half, if more, it may take three or five years." Chen Mo shook his head, there is really no definite number in this matter, Jingzhou is not as good as the Central Plains, a horse and a flat river, there is no danger to defend, there are many dangerous places in Jingzhou, and there is the Han River barrier, if you want to fight further south, there is also the Yangtze River barrier.

Chen Mo is not short of food or soldiers now, so he dares to fight this battle.

"Husband, remember to be careful." Cai Yan said in a low voice.

"Fighting for her husband for half her life, never risking her life, Mrs. rest assured." Chen Mo smiled and reassured.

"Hmm." Cai Yan replied in a low voice, and after a while, Zhen Mi came, and Chen Mo was very busy this night......

The generals of all parties are scattered all over the place, and now Chen Mo summoned him, and it was naturally not a day to rush to Luoyang, and he waited for five days, and all the generals arrived, during these five days, Chen Mo discussed the matter of the southern expedition with Jia Xu, Xu Shu, Xun You and others.

"This time the generals are summoned to discuss the southern expedition." Chen Mo knelt down and sat down, looked at the generals and said in a deep voice.

"Lord, just say how to fight, the last general has already collected the thirty-six elites of Xiqiang, and he can fight at any time!" Ma Chao was the first to stand up and said loudly.

After the Battle of the Central Plains, Ma Teng was recalled to Luoyang by Chen Mo, and Ma Chao went to Xiliang to subdue the Qiang, cooperated with the county Taishou to naturalize the Qiang people, and selected the strong for training, which now seems to be quite effective.

"The Western Liangqiang Clan, can't move all of them, at least 10,000 must be filled into the Western Regions Protectorate." Chen Mo shook his head and turned his head to look at Xu Shu beside him.

Xu Shu nodded, got up and walked to the map and said: "Now our army has been recuperating for several years, the country is rich and the people are abundant, and the soldiers and horses are sufficient, now in addition to the 30,000 Qiang Hu soldiers in Xiliang, the 30,000 elite soldiers in the Western Regions need to guard the Western Regions, and the elite of Karasuma in the state, distributed in Danhan Mountain, Hetao, Pingxiang and other places to suppress Xianbei, in addition, there are two generals in Youzhou, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici, each with 20,000 to suppress Karasuma, and the Xianbei departments should not be moved, and the rest are 50,000 Hejian New Army, 50,000 Guanzhong Lanchi New Army, 40,000 Guandu New Army, 30,000 Nanyang New Army and 30,000 Heluo New Army, a total of 200,000 troops, plus Meng Qi's 20,000 Qiang Hu soldiers, there are 220,000 people, and now the grain and grass mobilized to the front line are enough to support the 200,000 army for three years. ”

When the generals heard this, their eyes lit up, and no one expected that in just a few years, there would be so many soldiers and horses, not counting the soldiers and horses who maintained local law and order in various places.

And most importantly...... There is enough grain and grass, so many soldiers and horses plus enough grain and grass are enough to calm the world.

"In addition, there are 100,000 sailors trained by Han Jun in the past few years." Chen Mo added, the navy should also come in handy, even if it is not defeated by the Jiangdong navy, it is enough to contain it.

Xu Shu nodded: "In this way, it is an army of 300,000, plus the annual grain tax, without disturbing the people, it can support our army for at least five years." ”

When the generals heard this, they were all excited, and Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "This calculation is enough to support our army to calm the world." ”

Xu Shu shook his head and said: "According to the information obtained by our army over the years, Jingzhou alone, Liu Bei has also continued to expand the army over the years, one Jingzhou, there are 80,000 soldiers and horses, and the Jiangdong water and land army has 120,000 people, in addition to Shudi, Shu has not been affected by the war in recent years, but there are also 100,000 soldiers, not to mention, this time our army is attacking, and the strength is not dominant. ”

"What do you mean by ...... gentleman?" Zhang He frowned.

"Fighting is naturally going to fight, but it needs to be divided into sequences, although there is no conclusive evidence, but Liu Bei has now mostly entered Shu, Hanzhong needs to take the first place, take the lead, it is best to take the Jiameng Pass, Hanzhong Zhang Lu has been friendly with our army over the years, when it can be said to surrender, we need to take an army to guard Hanzhong, and enter Sichuan at any time." Xu Shu smiled.

"In other words, the battle of Shu is not the main attack?" Ma Chao suddenly lost interest.

"The main place of attack this time is Jingzhou, if Jingzhou goes down, it can separate Jiangdong and Shu, and it will be much easier to attack Jiangdong or Shu in the future." Xu Shu nodded.

"Sir, I don't know who guards this Hanzhong?" Zhang He asked.

"Sublime, Hanzhong is guarded by you, he destroys Shu every day, and you are the main commander." Chen Mo looked at Wu Yi and said in a deep voice.

"The last general commands!" Wu Yi stood up and bowed.

"In addition to General Wuyi, the ministers have already done it, and they need the assistance of several deputy generals." Xu Shu looked at the generals, but saw that the generals naturally avoided his gaze, after all, this battle was mainly to attack Jingzhou rather than Shu, and there was no battle.

"Gao Lan, Cui Geng, Mao Jue, Yu Ban!" Chen Mo smiled and looked at everyone.

"The last general!" The four generals had no choice but to get up and respond.

"The four of you will lead 30,000 Lanchi soldiers and horses with Wuyi, and 10,000 Qianghu cavalry to Hanzhong, remember, don't treat Zhang Lu slowly." Chen Mo said with a smile: "Just take away Zhang Lu's military power, if Zhang Lu wants to stay in Hanzhong, let him continue to lead Hanzhong Taishou, if he doesn't want to, he can go to Luoyang to report on his work." ”

"Whoa!"