The Song army is known for its benevolence and righteousness, but the objects of this benevolence and righteousness have never included barbarians.

Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. For the barbarians, the Song army's methods and benevolence can be said to have nothing to do with it.

In the hundred-year bloody war between the Great Song Dynasty and Northern Xinjiang, the two sides came and went, and they all did some burning, killing and looting on each other's territory.

Plundering their wealth, plundering their food, killing their people, and robbing their daughters has long become the norm for both sides. It was the Northern Expedition presided over by Yao Dongming and Guo Yi twenty years ago, and the Song army also grabbed it before leaving.

Yes, now that they heard that Guo Yu taught them to restrain their subordinates, the generals of the Zhenbei Army were a little puzzled.

"This..."

Xiao Huohuo hesitated: "What does the general mean, but you want to teach the brothers not to go too far?" If so..."

"It's not."

Guo Yu looked at him, "What General Ben wants is to teach them to do nothing." What you did when you were in the north is what you do here. ”

"If the general wants to show favor, I'm afraid I'm afraid of picking the wrong person."

Mei Yunhua, who happened to come back from outside, heard what Guo Yu said, and immediately frowned and walked to the center of the hall, and said in a deep voice: "The people of the north have always regarded the barbarians as mortal enemies, and the barbarians are also average. When the general did this, the people in the city would not only not be grateful, but they would also teach them to think that our army was not strong, so they would take the initiative to cause trouble. Besides, our army has newly occupied the south of Xinjiang, and its foundation is not stable, so if we don't use some means to suppress the barbarians in the city, I'm afraid..."

"What means are you using to burn and loot?"

Guo Yu shook his head, "If this is the case, not only will it not shock the people in the city, but I am afraid that it will have some counterproductive effects." ”

"But..."

"This is a military order."

The man's face was solemn, "No matter what happened, since I am the general of Zhenbei at the moment, then the Zhenbei army should listen to me." ”

Seeing this, the generals of the Zhenbei Army were silent, but their faces were faintly disapproving.

"When you come to the northern frontier, you will rob the barbarians, and if you fight with Xiyong Xinqi in the future, do you still want to rob them? In that way, when you return to the Great Song Dynasty, won't you even let go of the Song people? ”

In fact, he could understand the thoughts of the generals of the Zhenbei Army. After all, the two countries have been grudges for a long time, and most of this grievance is vented by soldiers on the other side's people, today I rob you, tomorrow you kill me, you take my money and food, then I will rob your mother-in-law.

But that doesn't mean that some things should be left unchecked, and once this end is opened, there will be no end. If he continues to connive, not only will the Zhenbei Army be finished, but the white-robed army he has trained will also be led crooked.

Therefore, whether it is for the sake of what he wants in his heart, or to curb this unhealthy trend, Guo Yu must press them down.

"The Great Song Dynasty is known for its benevolence, and the Song Army is known as the teacher of benevolence and righteousness by the world, don't throw away all these things for your own pleasure!"

When the generals of the Zhenbei Army heard this, they were all a little embarrassed, and they all lowered their heads and didn't speak again.

"Taking southern Xinjiang is undoubtedly a good start for this Northern Expedition, which represents the initial victory of our army's Northern Expedition."

Guo Yu continued: "The officers and men of the three armies have been marching for days and have long been tired. Even if not a single soldier was lost in this siege, it should be rested for a few days. Next, the general plans to stay in this city for three days, and then set off for the north after three days. ”

For his words, the generals in the hall naturally did not object, and nodded yes one after another.

"What is General Zhenbei's next plan?"

Mei Yunhua asked.

The Northern Expedition of the Song Army was nominally to help the barbarian royal family quell the rebellion, but the real purpose was to relieve the pressure on the north. In other words, it is to help the barbarians to cripple the barbarians.

In this way, the next movement of the army must be carefully considered.

It is naturally impossible to go straight to the royal city, the southern part of Xinjiang and the royal city is really not close, even if the army can drive to the foot of the royal city, with the number of the Northern Expeditionary Army, it is not enough to eat the royal city of the barbarians. And if you don't go north directly, then you can only go to Ningwan or Baitai.

The former is guarded by the wolf lord Hu Yanting, who can survive the battle twenty years ago, and still sits in the position of the wolf lord until today, and his ability cannot be underestimated. If you want to take Ning Wan, it is obviously impossible to be as simple as taking southern Xinjiang.

The latter is the territory of the former wolf sect Qu Ji, and after Yi Qu Ji's death, the city lord was replaced by a man named Wuhu. This person has no skills, and he doesn't have many soldiers and horses, so it is not difficult to capture Baitai.

But the problem is that Baitai is close to Dongwu. If the army sends out a white platform, Wang Minghua will obviously be involved. Although it is a good thing to join forces with them, then the movement of the Song army will inevitably be restricted, at least not as free as it is now.

Because of this, Mei Yunhua wanted to know what Guo Yu's next choice was.

Is it to the west and Huyanting to the hard, or to the east to pick soft persimmons and pinch them, or...

"Divide the troops."

Guo Yu stood up and said loudly: "This general plans to divide his troops into two routes, 10,000 to the west to take Ningwan, and 10,000 to the east to take Baitai. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

They only brought 20,000 people on this trip, no matter how you look at it, they are a little stretched, but Guo Yu actually has to divide the troops, this is simply...

"Ridiculous!"

Cheng Qixue said coldly: "Your army is only 20,000 people, and you have to divide the troops, is it because you are afraid that you will not die fast enough?" ”

"Why did Your Highness say this?"

Guo Yu smiled, "Previously, when General Ben said that he would take southern Xinjiang within one day, His Royal Highness didn't agree, but now I haven't come to this southern Xinjiang city lord's mansion?" Now that the troops are divided to take the two cities, His Royal Highness knows that General Ben will not succeed? ”

How can these two matters be considered in general? Not to mention Baitai, Ning Wanke is guarded by the wolf lord Hu Yanting, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city, and it is difficult to win with the current Song army alone. ”

Cheng Qixue said: "Not to mention the huge disparity in strength, Hu Yanting alone is not easy to get along." His title is the cunning wolf, and he is the most insidious of the six wolf lords in the past. Although the martial arts are not good, whether it is a person or a soldier, he is quite cunning. ”

"Even if he faced your father twenty years ago, Hu Yanting could get out of the way. With 10,000 troops as its enemy, how is it different from seeking its own death? ”

Among Cheng Xiaoya's many minions, if Yan Bo is the person Cheng Qixue hates the most, then Hu Yanting is undoubtedly the one who gives her the most headaches.

As she said, Hu Yanting is extremely cunning and cunning, just like an old fox. In the endless stream of means, it is difficult to teach people to deal with it.

It was precisely because of this person that they lost one after another on the battlefield and lost the royal city.

For such an opponent, Cheng Qixue really didn't think that half of the Song army could fight against it.

"These generals know this."

Guo Yu obviously didn't care about what Cheng Qixue said, he waved his hand and said with a smile: "But so what, he did retreat at the beginning, but it was just himself." Didn't the army under his command be killed in the end? ”

"Since my father can use 10,000 people to drive him from southern Xinjiang to the royal city, then General Ben can also use 10,000 people to capture his Ning Wan."

“……”

Looking at Guo Yu's unusually confident appearance, Cheng Qixue opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say.

Reason told her that this person was asking for hardship by leading 10,000 people to attack Ning Wan, but she had a faint feeling in her heart that he might really be able to do it.

From the first battle to the conquest of southern Xinjiang, Guo Yu has completed two seemingly impossible things. Even though the division of troops sounds ridiculous, who can say that he really can't do it?

Perhaps, everyone in their Guo family is like this.

Both the Father and the Son like to do the impossible.

It is precisely because of this that even if she disagrees with Guo Yu's thoughts in her heart, Cheng Qixue still did not oppose it after all.

"But what His Highness said is not unreasonable, no matter what Hu Yanting says, he is still a character, and he can't be underestimated, so..."

Guo Yu said: "At that time, General Ben will lead the white-robed army to deal with him." As for the White Terrace..."

He turned his head to look at Liu He.

Mei Zhisheng stayed in the north, and now he is divided into two roads, and the leader of the other road will naturally fall to Liu He. Although Guo Yu didn't know how good he was to fight, since he was able to command the Zhenbei Army before, he also had some ability. Moreover, Baitai is not as good as Ning Wan, the defender of the city is a Muggle, and it should not be a big problem to hand it over to Liu He.

"I don't know if General Zhengbei dares to lead an army alone?"

Hearing this, Liu He was stunned, and then hugged his fists and responded: "The last general will not disgrace his life." ”

"Okay, three days later, you will lead the Zhenbei army to open and attack Baitai to the east. In addition, Baitai is close to Dongwu, and since our army is here to help the royal family in Northern Xinjiang quell the rebellion, it is natural that King Youxian has no reason to sit idly by. ”

Saying that, Guo Yu looked at Cheng Qixue, "I also ask His Royal Highness to repair a letter and send it to Dongwu, and ask His Royal Highness Xianwang to send troops to the south. ”

Hearing this, Cheng Qixue's face was a little surprised.

She originally thought that Guo Yu chose to divide his troops because he wanted to take the opportunity to occupy more cities in northern Xinjiang, but this person actually took the initiative to ask for a joint army.

You must know that according to the previous agreement, only the city that the Song army fought alone will be cut out, and if there are Xinjiang people to help, it will not count. Guo Yu's move seemed to be showing favor to them.

"Okay."

In surprise, Cheng Qixue nodded.

"In addition, in order to avoid misunderstanding, I also ask His Highness to take out a token that can prove his identity, so as to avoid unnecessary friction between the two armies."

"General Guo is worried about this, and after the division of troops, His Royal Highness will follow General Liu all the way."

Cheng Qixue frowned.

"How's that going to work?"

Guo Yu said with a smile: "Your Highness is such a beauty, this general should take it with him, how can he be willing to let others take it away?" ”

Just kidding, if Cheng Qixue was allowed to follow Liu He, how could Wang Minghua let her stay in the Song army and find ways to rescue her? At that time, there will be no hostages, won't he be a bamboo basket to draw water?