Because this orthodox emperor's personal expedition came too suddenly, even if Liu Juntao was familiar with history and had prepared in his heart, it was too late in time.

Therefore, Liu Juntao's plan to expand the Yushan Town Guard Team can only be carried out after returning from this battle.

Therefore, Liu Juntao summoned his subordinates above the military department, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Investigation Department, and the Praise and Painting Department, as well as all the commanders of the battalions of the Yushan Town Guard, the Yanzhou Mansion Zheng Barracks, and the Qi Barracks to discuss the matter.

Previously, the Yushan Town Guard Army went south to quell the chaos and made meritorious achievements, Liu Juntao was promoted to a general, and according to the rewards awarded by the Ministry of War, the commanders of all battalions participating in the war were already guerrilla generals.

However, because the Yushan Town Escort Force did not have time to expand this time, the internal battalion commanders will still be called commanders, not guerrillas.

Liu Juntao understood that the morale of the army would inevitably be affected if the soldiers were not promoted for a long time, and he was also ready to wait until the triumphant return this time to have a title ceremony to boost the morale of the officers and men of all departments.

In the lobby of the government office, Liu Juntao looked at everyone and said, "Everyone! Now that Imasami has taken the imperial conquest in person, and the defenses in various parts of Gyeonggi are empty, I have received an order from the Ministry of War to summon our troops to defend in Beijing. I decided: The main army of the Yushan Town Guard, the Yanzhou Mansion Barracks, and the Qibing Barracks will be stationed north! ”

Everyone was in high spirits when they heard this, this is stationed in Gyeonggi, in the hearts of everyone, the weight and glory of this battle are far stronger than the previous battle against bandits!

The ministers and Si Cheng of the various ministries are better, they are all discussing the preparations that need to be made by the various ministries, while the battalion commanders and generals are already arguing, and the generals are fighting for the quota of leading the army in front of Liu Juntao.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao also smiled and waved his hand, and said to everyone: "Okay! I know everyone is eager to fight, and I've made arrangements. Listen to the order! ”

Hearing this, everyone sat upright, waiting for Liu Juntao's deployment.

"The Equipment Division will immediately ship 5,000 reserve bird guns, 2,000 reserve three-eyed guns, 2,000 sets of cotton armor, 500 sets of armor, and 500,000 rounds of paper shell fixed ammunition, and transport them to Huakou Town within three days for hoarding!"

The opponent in this battle is the Warat Iron Cavalry, and the strength of Warat is still 300,000, which is an extremely terrifying force!

Although the historical battle for the defense of Beijing only lasted for more than ten days, Liu Juntao was not sure whether the history at this time would deviate because of his arrival, so he must be prepared for continuous combat, and this large number of reserve weapons and equipment is the guarantee.

When Zhang Baigui heard this, he immediately said: "Don't worry, the general will definitely transport all the troops to Slip Town within three days!" ”

Then, Liu Juntao said: "Zhenfu Division, immediately deploy manpower, this time I decided to leave only one battalion of troops to garrison all parts of Yushan Town, and the rest of the soldiers and horses all went north." Therefore, the pacification division must prepare enough manpower to accompany the army to pacify within three days! ”

Cheng Tian Dusheng, the chief of the Zhenfu Division, said with a face sinking like water, clenched his fists and said: "Please rest assured that the general will be able to prepare enough men within two days." ”

When the commanders of the battalions next to him heard that Liu Juntao was going to leave only one battalion of men and horses behind, and the rest of the men and horses would all go north, they were immediately overjoyed, and the most excited was Zhou Zongsheng, the commander of the iron cavalry battalion.

The opponent of this battle is the Warat Iron Cavalry, so without waiting for Liu Juntao to announce, Zhou Zongsheng's Iron Cavalry Battalion will definitely fight.

Therefore, compared with everyone's anxiety, Zhou Zongsheng still seems full of confidence.

Liu Juntao looked at everyone and said: "Once the army fights with the Warat Iron Cavalry, there will inevitably be a large number of casualties among the soldiers of each battalion, after all, the Tartar Iron Cavalry is not a thief like Ye Zongliu, and the combat power is still very strong, and the Warat army has reached 300,000, and our army must not underestimate the enemy!" ”

Speaking of this, Liu Juntao looked at Hu Dexing and said: "Therefore, after the army sets out, the recruit division must pay close attention to the recruitment and training of new soldiers. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals were solemn, although all the generals were looking forward to leading their own troops, but the danger of this battle was also in their eyes.

Hu Dexing said in a deep voice: "General rest assured, the training of recruits has never stopped!" ”

After speaking, Hu Dexing added: "However, I still hope that these recruits will not have the opportunity to participate in this battle." ”

Yes, only if the battle on the front line is smooth and the casualties of the large army are not large, these recruits will not have a chance to participate in the war.

But in the face of the tiger-wolf-like Tartar cavalry, will the casualties of the army really be small?

At this time, the affairs of the military department had been arranged, and Liu Juntao said to Tang Yu and Guo Yongzhong: "The army is about to go out, and the money and grain guarantee must be in place. Therefore, within three days, the Ministry of Commerce shall raise 300,000 taels of silver to reward the soldiers; The Ministry of Civil Affairs will allocate 100,000 stone of grain and grass within three days, and transport it to Huakou Town for hoarding. ”

Because as early as more than half a month ago, Liu Juntao had already begun to make various preparations, especially the money and grain of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which had been prepared for a long time in advance, so the amount of money and grain that Liu Juntao mentioned could be raised in a short period of time.

According to the amount of money and grain set by Liu Juntao, 300,000 taels of silver were distributed, and each soldier on average could receive more than a dozen taels of silver, which was enough to settle down; And the 100,000 stone grain and grass is enough for nearly 30,000 troops to eat for four months, not counting the grain and grass issued by the imperial court every month.

Therefore, the money and grain prepared by Liu Juntao are enough to deal with this war, even if the food route of the army is cut off by the Tartars, it can always be held.

Guo Yongzhong and Tang Yu also hugged their fists to lead their lives, and the two had already prepared a large amount of money and food, which could be hoarded on time.

Then there is the Investigation Department, Liu Juntao inquired about the affairs of the Investigation Department, only to see Liu Zian said: "General Qiyu, at present, the Chaotang Division of the Investigation Department is paying attention to the movements of those civil officials in the DPRK and China, as well as several key goals set by the general; The vassal division has already sent all the sentries out, and it is believed that it will not be long before the movements of the various armies of the Warat can be found out; As for the Fang Division, it has already deployed manpower throughout Gyeonggi and is clearing out the fine work sent by Wara! ”

"Good!"

Liu Zi'an's ability is still very strong, at least in terms of intelligence, Liu Juntao can entrust him with carte blanche and he doesn't have to spend his mind on this.

Finally, there is the newly established Praise Painting Department.

Liu Juntao asked, "Minister Lan, tell me how the preparation of the Praise Painting Department is?" ”

Lan Siqi first saluted everyone present, and then said: "General Qiqi, the Strategy Department of the Zanhua Department has clearly studied the overall situation of the National Dynasty and Warat, and made a map for the use of the army; In light of the development of the situation, the General Staff Department has drawn up the latest tactical arrangements, and has already allocated manpower to transfer five people from the General Staff Department as staff officers of the accompanying army, and Zhang Yuqing, the chief of the General Staff Division, will lead the accompanying army to the expedition. ”

After listening to this, Liu Juntao nodded and said, "Very good!" The Praise Painting Department sorted out all the maps and plans and handed them over to Zhang Sicheng for safekeeping, which provided convenience for me to make decisions on the spot. ”

"Subordinates obey!"

At this time, the affairs of all departments had been dealt with, and Liu Juntao looked at the commanders of each battalion, only to see that everyone had looked over, and they all looked eager to try.

"This battle is related to the national fortune of the country and the dynasty for a hundred years, and it is related to the rise and fall of my Yushan Town, I decided to do all the strength of Yushan Town, go north to help defend Gyeonggi, and fight to the end with the Warat Tartars!"

Listening to Liu Juntao's words, everyone felt enthusiastic and excited, especially the battalion commanders, who were full of fighting spirit.

"In this battle, the soldiers of the rear battalion of the Yushan Town Guard Force stayed behind, and the soldiers of the rest of the battalions were all dispatched to participate in the battle!"

After listening, except for Yan Hu, the commander of the rear battalion of the Yushan Town Guard, who was slightly disappointed, the commanders of the other battalions were all cheering.

Liu Juntao smiled, signaled everyone to be quieter, and said to Yan Hu: "Huzi, although you can't lead your troops north to kill Hu this time, don't be discouraged because of this, I will hand over the foundation that our Yushan Town has laid over the years to you to take care of, you have to guard it for everyone!" ”

Yan Hu laughed when he heard this, and said, "Don't worry, general, I will definitely guard my home and wait for the general and everyone to return triumphantly!" ”

After that, Liu Juntao asked Yan Hu to disperse his troops and horses, and stationed more than 400 soldiers in one place, respectively, stationed in Yushan Town, Yushan Military Bureau, Anshan Town, Dongpingzhou, Xuzhou Military Bureau, and Fengsui Fort outside Yanzhou Prefecture.

Yan Hu immediately received the order.