Just after the sixth day of the first lunar month, Wen Anzhi began to deal with official business.

According to the folk saying, but the fifteenth first month is not over.

But Wen Anzhi didn't dare to be idle, there were many things to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

Although they are all small things, it is really reassuring that he does not ask them one by one with his personal character.

For example, the preparation of grain and grass, such as the distribution of armor, such as the adjustment of firearms.

As for the soldiers' emotions, Wen Anzhi was also extremely concerned.

After all, the Northern Expedition is just over the New Year, and it is difficult to convince the soldiers at this time node.

Only by caring for their subordinates can their dissatisfaction be alleviated.

As an important part of the Northern Expedition plan, the main direction of Sichuan's attack was naturally Hanzhong.

If Hanzhong can be captured, it will be extremely beneficial for the further capture of Guanzhong.

But Hanzhong is a hard nut to crack. If you don't prepare enough, it's hard to win in one fell swoop.

Wen Anzhi has a wealth of experience, and knows that the more well he prepares in advance, the more comfortable the army will be in the process of attacking.

He is a man who thinks about problems to the extreme, and he never wants to cause the loss of the army because of his own mistakes.

After all, the money spent on raising the army comes from the people, and it is all the people's fat and people's ointment.

Wen An's impulsive decisions are likely to waste the hard-earned money of countless ordinary people.

Therefore, he trembled, as if he was on the edge of the abyss, as if he was walking on thin ice, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

In comparison, the generals under his command are much more relaxed.

Whether it is the original Lao Sichuan Army or Yuan Zongdi and Liu Fangliang who are branded as the old Chuang Army, or Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi who have just surrendered. They don't need to think about these details, they just need to fight a good battle.

Although Wen Anzhi didn't know why the Son of Heaven was so eager to go on the Northern Expedition, it was what he needed to do as a courtier to follow the king's orders.

Your Majesty naturally has Your Majesty's reasoning, and even the Ministry of War agrees with him, what else can he say?

In Wen Anzhi's view, it is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have such a cadreless and dictatorial king.

Just when Wen Anzhi was about to convene the generals to discuss the specific plan of the Northern Expedition, a henchman suddenly reported that the envoy sent by the Son of Heaven arrived.

It turned out that Wen Anzhi only learned about the upcoming Northern Expedition through the channels of the Ministry of War, but he did not personally issue a holy decree to him.

Wen Anzhi waited left and right, and he didn't come to the holy decree, and he still had some bottomless in his heart.

Now, all the details of the decree will be visible to you.

Wen Anzhi hurriedly ordered someone to arrange the incense case and prepare to receive the order.

It just so happened that Wen Anzhi was wearing a big red round-neck official uniform, and even the link of changing clothes was omitted.

When everything was ready, Wen Anzhi came to the courtyard and knelt down in front of the envoy.

"The minister of Sichuan, the governor of Sichuan, Wen Anzhi, respectfully received the holy decree."

The envoy was obviously often out to deliver the decree, but he bowed his head slightly, and then began to read the decree in a subdued tone.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict says..."

Wen Anzhi listened carefully, and there were some high-sounding clichés in front of him, which didn't mean much.

But when he listened to it, he felt that something was wrong.

Didn't the documents of the Ministry of War say that there was going to be a Northern Expedition? But what does the Holy Lord's will say that only the hot air team should be sent north to burn the granary of Dongyu?

It's a far cry from what he's been doing.

But he still patiently listened to the decree.

For this is the rule of the command. It would be disrespectful to hastily interrupt the envoy to read the decree.

If you have any doubts, you can wait until the decree is read.

After the holy decree was recited, Wen Anzhi thanked the envoy for the decree before he said to the envoy on the side: "Dare to ask the envoy, why is there any difference between Your Majesty's decree and the previous documents of the Ministry of War?" ”

The eunuch smiled lightly and said, "Lord Wen said that he was joking." Our family is just a slave who speaks for His Majesty, how do you know the difference. However, the slave maid felt that Lord Wen should follow the statement in His Majesty's holy decree. ”

Wen Anzhi hurriedly thanked: "Thank you for the advice." The envoy must have had a hard time traveling all the way. Come on, send the envoy to rest. ”

"Lord Wen is polite. In this case, our family will be disrespectful. ”

The eunuch did not procrastinate, but threw off his sleeves and followed the servant.

Wen Anzhi waited for the eunuch to leave, and then took down the holy decree from the shelf, and unfolded it to look at it.

In order to compare, he also ordered someone to take the documents of his former soldiers.

The comparison between the two is naturally extremely clear.

Wen Anzhi's previous statement was very different from His Majesty's decree.

The next thing to do is to decide which one to follow.

As usual, the words of the Ministry of War must have been approved by His Majesty. But since the two are different, for the sake of safety, Wen Anzhi still decided to follow the holy decree.

Maybe His Majesty is sympathetic to the troops, or maybe he wants to launch a general attack after the food in the east has been burned.

But to be honest, Wen Anzhi is not very confident in this hot air balloon.

According to the holy decree, the craftsmen who will build the hot air balloon will arrive in Chengdu in the near future, and they will be built in Chengdu.

Wen Anzhi still has to see it with his own eyes before making a decision, after all, seeing is believing.

If this hot air balloon is really as magical as His Majesty said, then of course he will obey the order unconditionally.

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More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

The craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Industry finally arrived in Chengdu.

According to the previous statement, they really began to work on hot air balloons day and night.

Due to their full experience, they were very fast in catching hot air balloons, and soon Wen Anzhi was able to see the true face of the hot air balloon.

Rao is Wen Anzhi is well-informed, and he has never seen this kind of magical existence before.

Especially when he personally sat in the hot air balloon and watched it fly with his own eyes.

The heartfelt shock is hard to put into words.

It's really amazing.

The hot air balloon flew higher and higher, and Wen Anzhi could even see the clouds clearly.

With such an artifact, why can't you fly over the vast mountains and attack the east?

No matter how solid and shady the granary is, it can't escape the raging fire that fell from the sky, right?

At this moment, Wen Anzhi finally understood why the Son of Heaven would issue another decree ordering him to use a hot air balloon to surprise him first. This hot air balloon is a completely life-changing artifact.

As long as he can burn the granary of Donglu in Hanzhong with a fire, where can Donglu find food in winter?

Without the strength of the Ming army, most of the soldiers would have to starve to death. The remaining captives will also starve half to death.

At that time, Wen Anzhi could send troops north in a big way to attack those captives who only had one breath left.

This will be a suspenseless and almost crushing victory, and what the Ming army has to do is to harvest the head, and then plant the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty at the head of Hanzhong City.

It's so enjoyable, it's really exciting.

He has been looking forward to it for so long, and finally looks forward to the time of the Ming Dynasty's comprehensive strategic counteroffensive, and he must fight this battle heartily and majesticly!

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