During these ten days, Liu Fan not only recruited people and mobilized necessary materials such as food, ammunition, and cotton clothes needed for the expedition, but also took time to attend the graduation ceremony of the military academy.

On September 13, the sixth year of Chongzhen, on the colonel field outside the Shihe military camp, 15,000 soldiers of the Broken Army and more than 20,000 people of 5,000 people who were about to go out stood in a neat queue in the school field. Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while! Now that the Central Plains Liukou is wreaking havoc on the people and the people are struggling to make a living, it is time for me to break the army and be loyal to the country! The vicissitudes of the sea show the true character of the hero. At the moment when the country is in danger, it is also the time when my good man in Shandong is famous all over the world! This time, I will destroy the captive army and vow to kill all the enemies! Return the world to a peace! Now I declare that the Breakers are about to go to war! Put down the rebellion! ”

"Kill all the enemies! Put down the rebellion! As a soldier who doesn't want to be famous and powerful in the world, Liu Fan's words aroused the blood in the hearts of the soldiers, and the soldiers followed the shouts, and the momentum rushed into the sky, echoing in the heavens and the earth.

Liu Fan and other generals stepped off the high platform, stepped on the war horse, and shouted, "Go!" The soldiers moved when they heard the sound, and under the orders of the officers, the rear team changed into the front team, and moved slowly. Under the eyes of the Jiaozhou fathers, the Broken Army gradually traveled far away and stepped on the unknown battlefield!

Liu Fan led the Broken Army to march for more than 60 miles in a day, and finally arrived in Gaomi before sunset. The army was encamped outside the city, and the lights were bright in the marshal's tent at night, and Liu Fan was convening a meeting of officers and above the officers of each team. Sitting on the main seat, Liu Fan looked around at the many officers and asked, "Is there any information from the Military Intelligence Department?" What is the situation in Jinan now? ”

Hearing Liu Fan's question, Wu Tao got up and replied, "Handsome!" According to the news from the Military Intelligence Department, after the 36th battalion of thieves led by Liukou Zijin Liang to defeat Zuo Liangyu's department in Wu'an, he has been entrenched in Wu'an, Shexian and other mountainous areas to form a confrontation with the official army! After the rout, Zuo Liangyu's troops had retreated to Handan, and after the last defeat, they had no strength to fight again in a short period of time. Now the imperial court is mobilizing reinforcements from the surrounding areas, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the two sides gather strength, and they will fight again! ”

Liu Fan nodded and continued to ask, "What about Wang Pu?" ”

Wu Tao continued to reply, "According to the news that came, since Wang Pu set out from Jingshi at the beginning of August, he has now arrived in Julu!" ”

Liu Fan frowned and said, "It's been more than a month before you arrived in Julu?" The capital to Handan is a plain all the way, how can this Wang Pu go so slowly! ”

Wu Tao replied respectfully, "Yes! That's what the intelligence says! Handsome! You also know what virtues those old soldiers in Jingying have, and now they can go to Julu, Wang Pu, which is still a little capable! If someone else else is not as fast as him! ”

Liu Fan smiled bitterly, Wang Pu and Zuo Liangyu are really proper "pig teammates"! It seems that these two people can't count on it! I'll have to rely on myself in the future! Liu Fan shook his head and said, "Okay!" Leave this Wang Pu alone! After a pause, Liu Fan continued, "This is the first time we have participated in the war-torn land of the Central Plains, and this battle can only be won and not defeated!" We must make a name for ourselves as a captive army! Let us know what you think! ”

Wu Tao first spoke, "Dashuai, this expedition I think our marching route must be changed, the original marching route is actually not suitable for us, although the straight-line distance from Jiaozhou to Jining is the closest, but the mountainous area of central and southern Shandong is large, the terrain is steep, I am afraid it is not easy to pass from here!" And our army carries a lot of baggage and some heavy cannons, if you take the mountain road will seriously slow down the march, it is better to bypass the mountains from Weifang through Qingzhou, Zibo, Jinan, and then go south through Liaocheng directly west into Handan, so that although the distance is a little farther, but the victory is that there is an official road to go, and there are big cities nearby, it is also convenient to supply! ”

Liu Fan thought about it, nodded and said, "Hmm! You have a point! Just do as you say! "In fact, Liu Fan's original intention was to go to the mountains to exercise the team, after all, the future battles will basically be carried out in the mountains, but Wu Tao's consideration is also very reasonable, he carried so much baggage this time, once he went to the mountains, I am afraid that it will delay time, once I don't rush to Handan before the cold winter comes, I'm afraid the future battle will not be good! After thinking about it again, I still listened to Wu Tao's opinion, after all, it is not too late to train troops when they arrive at the place! And he didn't want to fight guerrilla warfare with the rogues in the mountains and forests! That's too much to lose!

Looking at the map on the desk, and estimating in his heart the route of the march that Wu Tao said, Liu Fan raised his head and said, "Okay!" It's not too early! Everyone is tired of the day! That's it for today! That's right! I plan to set up a staff department to analyze the military situation full-time, provide advice, and provide advice to assist the commander! Do you have any good candidates to recommend! If you think you can do the job, you can also nominate yourself! Well, that's all! Go back and think about it! Report it to me in the next few days! ”

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this, but Liu Fan's order had already been given, and everyone could only comply, and replied in unison, "Yes!" My lord! ”

Liu Fan waved his hand and didn't say anything, and after everyone left, Liu Fan pondered the case, Liu Fan has been thinking about the establishment of a staff department for a long time, and he was restricted by his subordinates and had no talent to implement it before, but now that he has students from the two phases of the military academy, Liu Fan feels that it is time to establish an independent staff department to help him march and fight!

Liu Fan used to be just an otaku, if you want to talk about marching and fighting, or marching and fighting in ancient times, I didn't think about it at all, but now after more than two years of training, I have participated in several wars, and my level has grown a little, but Liu Fan knows in his heart that he is just a middle-aged man! It's a bit reluctant to bring 3,000 people, let alone more than 10,000 people!

In the ancient era of leading weapons, the military talent of a commander often determined the strength of an army! Take Qi Jiajun as an example! Why was the Qi family army able to sweep the world, and the Japanese and Mongolian Tartars were cold? Is it because the Qi family army is really the most powerful force in the world? No! You must know that the Qi family's army was only 350,000 at its peak, and most of these 350,000 people were foot soldiers! And in the era of cold weapons, in battles with 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of people at every turn, the 350,000 Qi family army couldn't even make a splash if it was put in according to the number! Why can the Qi family army still shock the world! It relies on Qi Jiguang's outstanding military talents, good training methods, and extraordinary strategic vision! Liu Fan himself asked himself what if he wanted to defeat the enemy if he couldn't compare to a military strategist like Qi Jiguang who had been difficult to come out for thousands of years? You can only brainstorm and rely on the wisdom of everyone! (To be continued.) )