"The generals take the order!"

In Shangdang County, Xiang Ao faced the generals under the hall and ordered loudly: "Order Xu Shu to be the general of Zhengdong, Zhao Yun to be the deputy, and General Pingdong to select 50,000 elites to crusade against Liaoxi and Liaodong!" ”

Xu Shu and Zhao Yun clenched their fists excitedly, and stepped forward to solemnly receive the order: "The last general will take the order!" ”

"Order Zhao Liang, Gongsun Xu, Guan Jing, and Yan Gang to be generals, and follow the generals of Zhengdong and Pingdong to crusade against Xianbei and Wuhuan!"

"The last general commands!" The former Youzhou generals under the account of Xiang Ao for the first time were also happy to accept the order.

After saying that, Xiang Ao turned to Xi Zhong and said: "On this trip to Youzhou, Zhicai, as a military advisor with the army, will assist Yuan Zhi to take Youzhou as soon as possible. ”

Xi Zhong got up and said to Xiang Aozuo: "Don't worry, my lord, we will do our best." ”

Xiang Ao nodded, turned his gaze to the rest of the people who were eager to try, and said with a light smile: "The rest of the generals must not be in a hurry, I will send troops to Youzhou, and it will soon spread all over the world." Yuan Shao will definitely not sit idly by, and will even send troops to harass him. The forces of all the princes are staggered, Yuan Shao is in a big move, and Cao Cao, Zhang Yan and others will definitely not be idle. Pull a hair and move the whole body, and then the princes of all walks of life will surely crusade against each other. ”

"If it affects the Guannai, everyone will still have to be busy!" Xiang Ao said with a chuckle, and continued to order: "Lead Jiao Jing as the city lord of Mrs. Fan, and Bian Jing as the captain of Mrs. Fan, immediately go to Mrs. Fan City, recruit soldiers and horses, and stand by to send troops to Liangzhou." ”

"No!" Jiao Jing took the order. As for Bian Jing, he was still staying in Mrs. Fan's city at this time.

"Order Li Jin to be the general of Anxi, and concurrently serve as the lieutenant of Shangjun and Shuofang, Tuntian Shuofang, Shangjun, Shangjun Taishou Zhang Long, Shuofang Taishou Wang Wu fully assisted."

"The last general commands!"

After Li Jin received the order to retreat, Xiang Ao frowned, thought for a long time, and continued: "Qian Luan He is the Taishou of Hanoi and presides over the affairs of Hanoi. Zhang He was moved to be the general of Annam, leading the troops to be stationed in Hanoi, and Li Zhu was the deputy. ”

"General Yang Feng, still the captain of Montenegro, will immediately go to Wei County, Jizhou, and secretly meet Zhang Yan of Montenegro." Xiang Ao faced Yang Feng and solemnly continued: "Tell Zhang Yan that as long as Zhang Yan is willing to be attached, my father-in-law will ignore his past suspicions and let the people of the Montenegrin army enjoy the same treatment as the people of Bingzhou." As for Zhang Yan himself, if he wants, he can join the army as a general. ”

"Fengding does not disgrace its mission, let General Zhang Yan be willing to enter the state!" Yang Feng's face was solemn and replied sonorously.

"Guorang, Zhongda, Ah Meng, and Ah Wei are stationed in Juyong Pass with me!"

"No!" The four of them excitedly clasped their fists to receive the order. Although they envy Xu Shu, Zhao Yun and others for sending troops to Youzhou, the generals of the Northern Regions all understand that only by following their own lords on the same road can the battlefield be the most fierce place. In particular, the generals of the western and southern fronts who were temporarily stationed in the army all cast envious and jealous eyes on the four of them.

Today's merger is completely different from before. After gaining a firm foothold in Hanoi and Youzhou County, Xiang Ao's power was unimaginable to the princes of the outside world. At this time, the population of the merged prefecture alone was nearly 3 million, and nearly 7 million people were naturalized. Today, the entire thirteen states of Dahan, with a population of more than 50 million, account for one-twelfth of the state, which is not huge for the barren state.

Not only that, there are still many displaced people in Sili, Jizhou, and Youzhou who rush to Bingzhou again, after all, the wealth of Bingzhou has been spread in Hebei for a long time. Although the people are reluctant to leave their hometowns, they are forced to survive, and the people have been yearning for the annexation of the state for a long time.

Farming and animal husbandry in the prefecture have flourished since Xiang Ao took office. There is not only the area from Shuofang to Yunzhong, but also the Hetao Plain, where grain production has doubled; There are also countless pastures in Rongcheng, Yinshan to Danhan Mountain. Under the auspices of Zhang Chen and Geng Shou, the official business of the state is terrifying. Nowadays, not only the Jizhou Zhen family has a look up to the official chamber of commerce of the state, but even the family chamber of commerce in Yangzhou and other places farther away, in the coal mines, horses and other specialties of the state, they also have to rely on the official chamber of commerce of the state.

Especially in the area from Liangzhou to the Western Regions, although the war is non-stop, very few people are willing to rob the caravan of Bingzhou. One is that the soldiers and horses in the state are strong, and the other is that the caravans transported out of the state are indeed good goods, if they offend the state too much, the goods will be cut off in the future, and the nomadic herds and the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions in the state do not want to see it.

Now that the population of Bingzhou is sufficient, and the grain and grass are abundant, Xiang Ao dares to raise an army of 200,000. Among the 200,000 troops, there are 100,000 regular elites, and most of the remaining soldiers and horses are still cultivated in the official fertile fields when there is no war.

Among the elite, there are Xiang Ao's 5,000 feather kills, the expanded and adapted 5,000 'White Horse Righteous Servants', and now the 800 traps that Xiang Ao Yu Kill does not dare to face directly. Among the remaining more than 80,000 elites, there are 10,000 heavily armored cavalry armed to the teeth, and 10,000 iron bow light cavalry who are the most proficient at shooting among millions of people in Bingzhou.

As for the remaining 70,000 elites, most of them were infantry, and they were divided into four armies by Xiang Ao. Each division had a combined army of 15,000, including cavalry, infantry, and archers. The Eastern Army of this Eastern Expedition consisted of 5,000 white horse volunteers, 10,000 iron bow light cavalry, 5,000 heavy armored cavalry and 15,000 elite Eastern Army, plus more than 20,000 regular troops and thousands of baggage soldiers and horses responsible for logistics.

The Western Army and the Southern Army were temporarily under the control of Li Jin and Zhang He, and were stationed in Shangjun and Hanoi respectively. As for the Northern Army, the main task is still to guard against Xianbei, and it is temporarily dispatched by Jiang Lu, the imperial historian, and of course, Hu Zhaohe, who is in charge of the entire state affairs, also has the right to dispatch. Xi Zhong accompanied the army to the east, Hu Zhao was responsible for the entire state affairs, and Jia Xu was left by Xiang Ao's side, following Xiang Ao to watch and control the situation in the whole world at any time.

In order to prevent Yuan Shao from getting in the way, Xiang Ao not only stationed 5,000 feathers, 5,000 heavy armor and trapping camps in Juyong Pass, but also ordered Hu Zhao to shift the focus of farming eastward, vigorously implement the tuntian system in Shanggu County, and quietly moved tens of thousands of spare soldiers of Tuntian to various arable river basins in Shanggu County, ready to fight Yuan Shao at any time.

After three months of preparation, Xu Shu sent troops to Yuyang in February of the new year and slowly rushed to Youbeiping. Within three months, Liu Bei really raised troops to attack Li Dao and Guo Yan. However, Liu Bei was weak, with only thousands of soldiers and horses, although Li Dao and Guo Yan were defeated in the area of Youfufeng, but under the scattered pass, Liu Bei's army was almost completely wiped out by Li Dao.

After earning enough fame, Liu Bei hurried back to Nanyang. Liu Bei and Liu Biao are both relatives of the Han family, and after Liu Bei was defeated and retreated to Nanyang to ask Liu Biao for help, Liu Biao had to appoint Liu Bei as the Taishou of Nanyang in order to seek the face of the royal family. After getting the chassis in the name of righteousness, Liu Bei used the residual power of the crusade against Li Dao and the others to visit the family and celebrities everywhere, and even waved the flag and shouted everywhere to recruit soldiers under the slogan of avenging the emperor.

Liu Bei not only recruited tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in a few months, but also many Nanyang and Yingchuan families came here. made Liu Bei, who had been depressed and succumbed to the eaves of others, look like he had turned over.

There are so many royal clansmen in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and no one has gone to the ruined court of Guo Yan and Li Dao to accept the mandate of heaven for several months, and no one has raised the banner of the Han family to divide one side, and it seems that all the princes are waiting for the dissipation of the residual power of the Han family in tacit understanding. Whether it is the princes or the family, they still recognize the existence of the Han Dynasty, and the new year will continue to use the name of the emperor, which is the fifth year of the first peace.

In the spring and February of the fifth year of the first peace, the right north of Lulongsai.

"General Yuanzhi, according to the strategy of the lord, the Wudong army needs to cross Lulongsai, make a detour to White Wolf City, attack the hinterland of Liaoxi, and directly expel Xianbei and Wuhuan from Liaoxi."

When Xu Shu heard this, he looked at the map calmly, nodded, and did not speak. Although the right Beiping was occupied by Xianbei, but the prestige of the former Northern Regions Army still exists, after learning that Xu Shu led the army to send troops to the right Beiping, the Xianbei army either retreated north or eastward, and most of them left the territory of the right Beiping, which made Xu Shu feel that he had punched the cotton violently, and his heart was unhappy.

What Xi Zhong said just now was the rough strategy of Xiang Ao, Jia Xu and others before sending troops. However, the generals will not be subject to foreign military orders, and the duel depends on the timing.

"Strategist, please take a closer look!" Xu Shu gently pulled Xi Zhong and said in a deep voice: "As soon as the Eastern Army entered Youbeiping, the Xianbei army withdrew most of it. In this way, Xianbei does not care about the belonging of Youbeiping for the time being. Since Xianbei withdrew from Youbeiping, why didn't he plan it, and wantonly cleared it in Youbeiping, wiped out the remnants of Xianbei, and made Xianbei and Wuhuan in western Liaoning think that our eastern army should fight steadily and take back Youzhou step by step? ”

"After Xianbei slackened, the army division led the elite to attack from the mound and the order, so that Xianbei thought that the eastern army of Wuzhou would talk about the coastline and recover western Liaoxi." Speaking of this, Xu Shu put away his solemn face and became extremely confident and continued: "This general will lead the elite cavalry north to Lulongsai, bypass Xianbei in the north, and then raid the white wolf according to the lord's strategy, and enter the hinterland of western Liaoning. ”

"In this way, wouldn't it be possible to recover the western part of Liaoning as quickly as possible with a north-south attack?"

Xi Zhong's face was a little shocked and looked at Xu Shu, who was a little excited, and then said with a little worry: "The general's voice is attacking the west, and the strategy of combining the virtual and the real is indeed extraordinary, but the number of the Eastern Army in this Eastern Expedition is only 50,000, if the troops are divided north to the hinterland of Xianbei, the safety of General Yuan Zhi is not guaranteed." ”

"The military advisor doesn't have to worry, with General Zilong here, even if Xianbei moves south, Shu is confident that he will be like a fish in water among thousands of troops!" Xu Shu said, turning his face to Zhao Yun, his eyes full of trust.

Zhao Yun smiled bitterly when he heard this: "It is fortunate for Yun Sansheng to have the trust of the general." However, everything is impermanent, and Yun does not dare to guarantee that he will protect the general among the thousands of horses in the front army. ”

Zhao Yun's achievements are spread in Bingzhou, with the same name as Gao Shun and his own lord, but Xi Zhong still feels a little more cautious. But Zhao Yun is so modest, which makes Xi Zhong have more and more confidence in Zhao Yun.

"Can General Zilong take the head of the enemy general among thousands of troops?"