(Xie: Eat fish with small arms, don't read floating sama, have thoughts about you, face like peach blossoms and other brothers' monthly passes.) ）

Of course, Wang Yuan can't be too rude to Xian Yu Zhongtong, after all, at this moment, Xian Yu Zhongtong is still the chief official of Jiannan, and he still needs to solve the logistics matters.

Although Xian Yu Zhongtong is a fool, he is not useless, people still understand some truth, the key is that he is willing to pay, and there is a lot of money. Not to mention anything else, at the beginning of coming to Jiannan, this guy still gave himself a big mansion with blood. And he also needs his help in recruiting soldiers.

Hitting a stick needs to be rubbed three times, so that night, Wang Yuan personally set up a banquet again and invited Xian Yu Zhongtong to the banquet alone, explained to him the reason why he did this, and told him that this was to reflect Xian Yu Zhongtong's generosity, calm the resentment in the army, and make a better next move.

Xian Yu Zhongtong already had remorse, especially after seeing the tragic situation of the soldiers who were damaged by the miasma in the morning, he originally thought that Wang Yuan was deliberately finding fault and humiliating himself, but now he also felt that he was indeed negligent. Since Wang Yuan is kind and kind to persuade him, Xian Yu Zhongtong naturally also expressed generosity and said some words of self-humility.

In fact, in this situation, Xian Yu Zhongtong can endure anything. Not long ago, Yang Zuoxiang explained that he must help Wang Yuan win the battle with Nanzhao, so that he can benefit from this victory. Not only can you leave this annoying Jiannan Dao that is looked down upon by Tubo in the west and harassed by Nanzhao in the south, but also can be promoted to the important position of Jing Zhaoyin and enter the core of the capital's power.

Wang Yuan also regarded Xian Yu Zhongtong as a person, discussed the next offensive plan with him seriously, and agreed with some of Xian Yu Zhongtong's naïve opinions, trying to satisfy the vanity of this Xian Yu marshal, and even invited Xian Yu Zhongtong to preside over the expedition ceremony tomorrow, giving him the face of the nominal commander of the Jiannan Army. In the end, the two became brothers again, at least on the surface, they were reconciled as before.

The next morning, Wang Yuan convened the generals to discuss the expedition. Because Yaozhou City is an important transit base deep into the territory of Nanzhao, the defense of Yaozhou City is extremely important. If Yaozhou is captured, the supply of grain and grass materials after the army goes out will be cut off, and Wang Yuan attaches great importance to this. So at the meeting, Wang Yuan proposed that Li Mi concurrently serve as the acting governor of Yaozhou, lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to sit in Yaozhou, and be responsible for the logistics supply after entering the territory of Nanzhao. This proposal was unanimously approved by everyone, and with Li Mi's experience and experience, he assured that logistics would be more reassuring than anyone else.

Li Mi himself was very unhappy, because he would not be able to follow the army to fight in Nanzhao, but he knew that Wang Yuan trusted him very much so that he handed over this heavy responsibility to himself, so he was embarrassed for a while and readily agreed.

There is not much controversy about the route of the march. From Yaozhou to the south, it has entered the dense plateau and mountains, which already belong to the Cangshan Mountain of the Yunling Mountains. Cangshan is not a mountain, it is a general name for a large area of mountains with a radius of hundreds of miles that winds from north to south. The peak of more than ten miles out of Yaozhou is the first peak in the northernmost part of Cangshan. After that, it fully entered the Cangshan Mountain in the territory of Nanzhao.

There is only one way to march from Yaozhou to Nanzhao, and the only Grand Canyon to the south is Nongdong City, which is the southernmost city under the jurisdiction of the Yaozhou Governor's Office, but it has long been the territory of Nanzhao. Hundreds of miles to the southwest of the city is the Yangtho City, which is the last fortified city in front of the Taihe City on the shore of the Erhai Lake, and it is also the city that must be taken.

Although the route is very clear, everyone knows that it is extremely difficult to get troops to come to Taihe City. Because they were marching in the deep mountains and valleys along the way, the barbarian soldiers of the Nanzhao Kingdom could certainly walk on the ground, but for the Jiannan army, the danger they faced when they penetrated into the territory of the enemy country can be imagined.

Not only the danger of poisonous snakes, insects, and wild beasts, but also the poisonous miasma in the mountains, the climate of the plateau, the soldiers and horses of Nanzhao who will be ready to attack at any time in the mountains and forests, and many unimaginable difficulties are all great dangers and obstacles to this advance.

But in any case, this expedition to penetrate into Nanzhao must be carried out, this is the consensus of everyone. And the time is pressing, February has passed halfway, and the end of March is the deadline, even if you can't take Taihe City, at least you have to take a few cities of Nanzhao and achieve practical results, so as to show that the crusade against Nanzhao is successful.

The discussion went on all morning, and in the afternoon, the departure ceremony was held on the school grounds of the southern military camp in Yaozhou, and Xian Yu Zhongtong gave a lengthy and lethargic speech, and everyone frowned and endured his chatter. He himself saw that no one seemed to be listening to him, and finally ended his speech with some embarrassment.

I don't know who of the 50,000 soldiers took the lead in shouting: "Please invite Vice Marshal Wang to come to the stage to give a lecture." ”

As soon as these words came out, 50,000 soldiers immediately raised their swords and shouted: "Vice Marshal Wang speaks, Vice Marshal Wang speaks." ”

The generals pushed Wang Yuan to the middle of the high platform like a moon and a moon, and asked him to make encouraging words to the soldiers. Wang Yuan originally wanted to let Xian Yuzhong be in the limelight today, but it seemed that the army's spirit was difficult to disobey, so he could only say a few words by himself, so he smiled and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

The 50,000 soldiers and horses fell silent, and the 100,000 eyes stared at the deputy marshal Wang in the golden robe on the stage, listening to his words.

"Ladies and gentlemen, from today we will officially enter the territory of Nanzhao to fight, the Jiannan Army began from the imperial court to order the crusade against Nanzhao, this is the first time to go deep into the territory of Nanzhao, and set foot on the territory of Nanzhao to fight, this is the beginning of the real crusade."

Xian Yu Zhongtong was ashamed, and retreated to the corner without shame. Although Wang Yuan's words were harsh, they were true. He was ordered to crusade against Nanzhao, and entered the 80,000-strong army to march into Yaozhou, and was beaten back to his original form halfway.

"If you ask me if I have confidence in this march into the border of Nanzhao, I can't answer you. I can't guarantee that we will be able to break through this battle, and the fighting Ge Luofeng hugged his head and begged for mercy. Because whether or not we can win the battle does not depend on me, nor on the generals in the army, but on you. The idea of victory and the courage to kill the enemy regardless of life and death is the guarantee of victory. And I can only promise to live and die with you, kill the enemy side by side with you, and never take a step back before you. I can only guarantee that all my brothers will not go without food, that all the horses will not go without fodder, that you will not abandon you when you are wounded, that you will bury you when you die in battle, and that your wives and children and parents will be well cared for. Make sure that you are not attacked by poisonous miasma, and that you have medicine to treat you when you are bitten by poisonous snakes and poisonous insects...... And you, just give me a guarantee! ”

The audience was silent, and 50,000 pairs of excited eyes were staring at Wang Yuan, listening to the pre-war lecture of the deputy marshal.

"You only need to give me one guarantee, and that is to promise that you will never give up the idea of victory at any time, and that victory will be ours." Wang Yuan raised his arms high and waved high.

The soldiers in the audience were excited, raising their swords and shouting in unison: "Victory, victory, victory!" ”

The cries of tens of thousands of soldiers resounded through the heavens and the earth, flying out of the city and surrounding the surrounding mountains, for a long time.

Xian Yu Zhongtong stood in the corner in a daze, and he suddenly understood why Wang Yuan could be supported by soldiers and horses. Wang Yuan's words even Xian Yu Zhongtong felt very moved after listening to them, and he couldn't wait to die for Wang Yuan, if he didn't fight bravely to kill the enemy, he would be sorry for Wang Yuan. It shows the power of this person's words to bewitch. Xian Yu Zhongtong admitted that he and Wang Yuan were not a star and a half apart, not only in terms of the ability to lead the army, but also in the ability to speak and act.

After the departure ceremony, Xian Yu Zhongtong felt bored here, and he originally planned to leave Yaozhou tomorrow after bidding farewell to the army in the middle of the night, and decided to leave Chengdu in advance. Because here, he's just a superfluous person.

Wang Yuan sent him out of the city and told him that the logistics support must be guaranteed, and the newly recruited soldiers should also be sent to Yaozhou as a reserve for the army. Although he was greatly hit by coming to Yaozhou, he was still very clear about the importance of this expedition. This is not only about the left minister, but also about one's own destiny. If he wins this expedition, he will also benefit greatly from it, which he is still very clear.

In the early morning of the next day, except for Li Mi and his 5,000 soldiers and horses who stayed behind, all the soldiers and horses drove out of the south gate one after another. With 15,000 soldiers and horses of Song Jianwei as the vanguard army, Wang Yuan and Liu Jun led 20,000 soldiers and horses as the middle army, and Liu Dehai led 10,000 recruits to escort the rear army with heavy grain and grass. Twenty miles after leaving Yaozhou, the army was like a dragon that stretched for several miles, plunging headlong into the vast mountains.