"Hmm!"

Xiao Ruxun said slowly: "Before the start of this battle, I used the heads of the dead people in the north that I had obtained before to build three Jingguan on the grassland to threaten and intimidate the north captives, and the north captives left some in the process of going south, and when they arrived outside the mouth of the killing of Hukou, there were about 500,000 people.

There are not a few people who are scared away, and there are countless more who do not plan to go south, all of them are near the Naturalization City, and most of the Tumut tribes have been killed by Xia, and the vacated living space is just given to them.

However, they didn't settle down and live and work in peace and contentment, Fang Gong, it is really because the spring is now on, the climate is getting warmer, the weather is no longer cold, and the north captives have no motivation to go south, instead of no longer going south, and staying until the winter of this year, if the weather is as cold as last year, Fang Gong thinks, will these northern captives continue to go south? ”

The answer to this question is so obvious that there is no need to refute it.

Even Sun Chengzong, a person who has never been on the battlefield and has seen a real big scene, can figure out that if this year's winter is as cold as last year, the northern captives will definitely go south again, and the intensity of the southward journey will not be lower than before.

"What does Governor Xiao mean?"

Fang Shoushi kind of understood what Xiao Ruxun meant.

"In this battle, not only will I wipe out the enemy in front of me, but I will also lead my troops out of the Great Wall, go straight to Guihua City, and wipe out the remnants of the Beiyu and Tumut who gathered in Guihua City, so that they will never be able to go south again, and the first battle will determine the northern Xinjiang for ten years!"

Xiao Ruxun slammed his fist on the table, and the generals below clenched their fists one after another, with passionate looks on their faces.

"This ...... This ......"

The keeper was speechless.

How many years has the Ming Dynasty not officially sent troops to the Northern Expedition?

How many troops are needed? Can the grain and grass keep up? How much do I need for provisions?

"At the moment, I don't have to worry about the problem of food, I got several grain caves in Datong, Shanxi, the grain in it is piled up, I have already ordered the Huotou Army to start making marching military food, there is no problem with food, the problem is ordnance and weapons, swords, swords, halberds, armor, and firearms, these are indispensable, now I have a reserve, I have the confidence of this battle, Fang Gong, the ordnance you brought is still sufficient?"

The generals' gaze shifted to the front of the Fang Shou again, and the Fang Shou opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

His head hadn't reacted yet.

But Sun Chengzong reacted.

"Governor, the dispatch of troops to the Northern Expedition is a big matter, do you want to inform the imperial court and let the imperial court know about this matter?"

Xiao Ruxun looked at Sun Chengzong, and then shifted his gaze.

"I have reported this matter to the imperial court, and the imperial court has not given me an answer, it has been more than a month, Fang Gong, you don't know about this matter?"

Fang Shoushi blinked his eyes and said, "The old man doesn't know about this, and the military department didn't explain to the old man?" ”

Xiao Ruxun frowned.

It's been a month, and there shouldn't be no reply, the emperor knows about it, and allows it, and intends to fully support this attack, but I don't know why, the court still hasn't given a reply.

Could it be that he was busy liquidating the Jin merchants and didn't notice this matter at all?

It's really possible!

I couldn't quite figure it out, Xiao Ruxun simply didn't want to.

"This is a military event, the fighter plane is fleeting, the current armament is complete, the food and grass are sufficient, the morale of the soldiers is strong, everyone has the heart to fight, and the northern captives are defenseless, if the army is killed, it will be able to obtain an unprecedented surplus, such a good opportunity, I can't miss it anyway."

Xiao Ruxun's tone was very firm.

"This ......"

The Fang Shou was stunned again.

Xiao Ruxun's ...... Is this a plan to send troops to the Northern Expedition without the consent of the imperial court? This was not a reconquest battle from Shanxi to Datong, but a sabotage battle that took the initiative to attack the territory of the northern captives, and it was a battle that had not been carried out on its own initiative for many years.

How many years has the Ming Dynasty not taken the initiative to organize a sortie campaign?

And it seems that the number of people will not be small?

"In this battle, I decided to dispatch all the cavalry, with the Liaodong Iron Cavalry as the main force, supplemented by the Taiyuan Yulin Cavalry, after defeating the frontal Beiyu, I will rush all the way to Guihua City, without giving the Beihua a little time to react, and the settlement will be completely destroyed by the Beihua City!"

Xiao Ruxun's bold words were very majestic, the generals were stimulated and screamed, Fang Shoushi was directly petrified, and he couldn't say a word, but Sun Chengzong's psychological tolerance was very good, and he immediately said: "Governor, this matter is very high, if you want to go on the Northern Expedition, you need a lot of cavalry!" Right now, does Daming have so many cavalry? ”

Li Rusong slapped the table and was about to stand up and scold Sun Chengzong, but was stopped by Xiao Ruxun's words.

Then Xiao Ruxun looked at Sun Chengzong.

"Liaodong cavalry, Yulin cavalry and Taiyuan cavalry, there are more than 30,000 people, and the governor will select a group of war horses from the captured war horses, and choose soldiers who can ride horses but do not have enough horses to ride them, and use 40,000 cavalry to attack Guihua City!"

"This ...... I ......"

Sun Chengzong just instinctively felt that something was not right: "But the imperial court has not given a clear answer to this matter, should the governor be cautious?" ”

"Cautious? Be cautious and wait for the north to go south this winter? Isn't it good to finish it all in one battle? ”

Li Rusong couldn't help it, and Sun Chengzong, who was scared of a word, had nothing to say.

Xiao Ruxun waved his hand, signaling Li Rusong to stop talking, and then he looked at Sun Chengzong.

"This is the best plan at the moment, in order to make it completely impossible for the northern captives to continue to go south, and ensure the stability of the northern Xinjiang, as long as the time is right, the governor will definitely send troops for the country's major affairs, and the king's order will not be affected!"

Xiao Ruxun waved his hand, stood up directly, and raised his cup.

"Gentlemen, the Ming Dynasty has not launched a large-scale northern expedition to conquer the northern captives for many years, and it has always been these northern captives who went south to rob my Daming, rob me of money and food, and humiliate my people, this time, we must kill the past, kill them alone, and return to them a hundred times what they have done! Dry! ”

Xiao Ruxun took the lead and drank a cup of tea.

The generals' blood boiled.

"!"

Then they drank the tea one after another.

It's strange, it's tea, it's not alcohol, but it gets a better effect than wine.

Sun Chengzong felt that he had completely become a transparent person, and no one noticed him.

And the Fang Shou thinks the same way.

At this time, Fang Shoushi realized that Xiao Ruxun did understand etiquette, but he was even stronger, but he was the governor, the position was above himself, and he had full authority to control the soldiers and horses of the four towns......

If you don't give the power to restrain him, what can you do to restrain him?

The emperor fully supported this person, and Shen always did not dare to disobey the emperor's orders openly, and did not dare to send a supervising army, but he wanted to control him himself.

Don't give any power, temperate a ghost?

This person is not only strong, but also sees that his prestige is so high, he is only in the eyes of the army, how can he ever have himself? When I first arrived, I was a money-giver, without any prestige and foundation, how to restrain it?

And......

From a strategic point of view, Fang Shoushi had to admit that Xiao Ruxun was right.

If we don't solve those northern captives now, do we have to wait for them to go south again this winter?