Thinking back to reality, Yang Guang came back to his senses and said to Laihu'er: "Next, it's time to talk about the Northern Expedition!" Chongshan, since the issuance of the edict of the Northern Expedition, what is the morale of the army? ”

Lai Hu'er said excitedly: "Back to the saint, the soldiers are all excited when they hear the edict of the Northern Expedition, not to mention the scene of everyone in the Xiaoguo army clapping their hands and celebrating, just the sailors of our department are also gearing up, and they are very motivated!" ”

"Hmm." Yang Guang nodded, and asked instead: "Chongshan, since you are going to be the commander of the Northern Expedition Wang Division, then the commander of the Water Division, Ai Qing thinks, who should be the commission?" ”

Hearing this, Laihu'er thought for a while and swept towards his nine sons, who also straightened their chests one after another, all full of confidence!

"The minister thinks that General Hu Benlang and Doctor Youguanglu are up to the task!"

"Haha! Chongshan, you think exactly the same as me! Yang Guang laughed and looked up and down, he was more than seven feet tall, with bright eyes and bright teeth, a face like a crown of jade, and a lofty instrument, but at the age of twenty-five or sixteen, he had the demeanor of a famous general!

"I'm not afraid of tens of millions of officers and soldiers, I'm only afraid of Ronggong Liulang." Yang Guang recited the limerick poem specially made by the bandits of Changbai Mountain, and said with a satisfied face: "Chongshan is really an external move that does not avoid relatives, and an internal move does not avoid virtue!" ”

Lai Hu'er also looked at his Liulang with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "The minister's nine sons, all of them are good men who are alive and well, dare to fight!" Among them, Rokuro's art of war strategy is the most outstanding, and in terms of martial arts alone, Rokuro is also the head of the brothers! ”

Yang Guang was not verbose, and directly stood up and announced: "The edict decrees that Hu Benlang will lead the Right Yiwei Water Division in the future, and the scattered cavalry Lang Lai Kai and Guo Yi Lang will be Hong as their deputies, and the rest of the six brothers who will come to the family will be in charge of the various departments of the Water Division!" ”

The brothers who came to the house were all in good spirits, and under the leadership of the whole group, they saluted Yang Guang and said, "The last general takes the order!" ”

Yang Guang rushed to rectify and encouraged: "Liulang, the old thief of Changbai Mountain was scared by you, and he made limericks to praise your awesomeness!" Now that Wang Shi is about to go on a northern expedition, the first enemy is Li Mi, who has a back-handed backbone. This Li Mi was born in the Guanlong family, and his tactics and methods of action are different from those of the previous bandits, and I hope that you can still continue your glory in the face of a strong enemy like Li Mi! ”

Hearing this, Lai Cheng's face looked very confident, but not proud, his eyes were full of fighting intent, and said: "Under the personal guidance of the saint, even if he was born in the five surnames and Qiwang, and is the grandson of Li Bi of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, the last general is also confident that he will win the battle and add a strong stroke to the merit book!" ”

"Good!" Hearing Lai's inspiring words, Yang Guang himself was immediately full of confidence, and directly promised: "If you defeat Li Mi this time, and you come to make great contributions, then I will reward you with his ancestral title of Duke of Pushan County!" ”

Lai's face was overjoyed, and he bowed to Yang Guang again, and said, "The last general Xie Sheng's instrument is heavy!" ”

Yang Guang said to Laihu'er and his sons: "Chongshan, after a hundred years, the title of Duke Rongguo can only be inherited by the eldest son, and the other sons may have to fight for their own future, but as long as your father, son and son can make war achievements, I will not hesitate to reward!" I look forward to your coming family, where both father and son are ranked as princes of the country, and the grand scene of a high hall! ”

Seeing this, Laihu'er took all the sons to bow down, and was moved: "The saint is as kind to the micro-minister as a mountain, and now he wants to sprout the descendants of the minister, the minister is grateful to the saint's heavenly grace, and there is nothing to repay, and the we-chen can only come to the family full of blood to be loyal to the saint and the Great Sui!" ”

Although I feel that these courtiers can't bow down at every turn, so that they always have to get up and help, which is very distressing, Yang Guang still enjoys this feeling of being on top, it's not too cool!

Yang Guang secretly warned himself not to swell in his heart, and on the surface, he still smiled and helped Hu'er up, and then motioned to the ninth son of the family to get up, and said, "Okay, the loyalty of the family to me and Da Sui is really visible!" ”

After everyone re-seated, Yang Guang turned to ask: "Regarding the march route of the Northern Expedition, do you think it is better to take that road?" ”

Lai Cheng had just been appreciated by Yang Guang, and he was the first to speak at this moment, saying: "The Holy Lord wants to return to the Eastern Capital, and there are two options to choose from. The first is to go north, first take Shandong, fight steadily, and then move west. The advantage of this is that it can lay down a larger territory, which is of great benefit to the supply and cultivation of the whole army, and can slowly compress Li Mi's territory. The disadvantage is that it takes too long and is afraid of accidents. ”

The second is to go west to Pengcheng to collect grain and raise ships on the spot, and then go north directly along the Pengcheng waterway to find Li Mi for a decisive battle. The advantages and disadvantages of this are obvious, which is equivalent to pressing the treasure all at once, and if it is not successful, it will become a benevolent! Our army is brave and brave, morale is available, but there is a lack of grain and grass and stable plates, if a battle is won, then the Central Plains can be passed on, but if the battle stalemate, it is extremely unfavorable to our side, if the battle is defeated, the general trend will go! ”

"Hmm." After listening to the whole analysis, Yang Guang nodded, which was the same as what he thought. Although Yang Guang already had the answer in his heart, he couldn't help but ask Laihu'er: "Chongshan thinks, which military plan should you take?" ”

"Wechen thinks that he has been elected as the second plan!" Laihu'er said without hesitation.

Hearing this, Yang Guang's eyes shrank, stared at Lai Hu'er deadly, and asked, "Why?" ”

"The key to this Northern Expedition lies in the unity of the top and bottom and the availability of morale! The art of war is cloudy: husband war, courage also. One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion. If you choose the first plan, although it is safer, it will inevitably wear down the spirit of our army, Li Mi is not an ordinary thief, even if our army goes all out, there is no complete certainty of victory, so it is even more difficult to sharpen the edge of the army! ”

"Moreover, now that Li Mi has just defeated Wang Shichong, although he has a great victory, his heart will be sluggish, his generals will be arrogant, and his army will be slack! Our Northern Expedition Wang Division went directly north with lightning speed, and Li Mi would not have enough time to prepare, so he had to rush to the battle. In this way, Li Mi's spatial advantage will be wiped out, and both sides will be victorious in a battle! ”

"This expedition, my Great Sui can be said to be as sharp as possible, the combat effectiveness of the Xiaoguo army is unparalleled in the world, the minister's water division is also unparalleled in the world, although Li Mi has millions of people, but his factions are complex, the mountains are numerous, and the intrigue between the owners of the village, when I meet my Haohao Wang Division, I must not be able to resist the enemy with one heart, as long as our soldiers are not damaged, then Li Mi can be captured in a battle!"

Hearing that Lai Hu'er said everything he wanted to say, Yang Guang happily patted the small case and praised: "Aiqing, your thoughts are exactly the same as mine!" ”