After greetings and congratulations, the generals returned to their original positions, and Shen Luoyan coughed lightly, signaling that she was going to continue talking.

"Today's seal is the first item on our agenda today, and there are more important things to come. Marshal Du, tell us about the Northern Expedition we are about to launch. ”

Du Fuwei rose up at this time, glanced at Shan Xiongxin, and snorted coldly. Turning around, he took a few folds from several cases and handed them to the guards to distribute to each of the generals present.

Shan Xiongxin took the fold, opened it and looked at it, only to see that it was written at the beginning: Northern Expedition Plan, the combat code name Fengluo Nine Days. The goal of the first stage is to seize the four towns of Jiangdu, Shanyang, Xuyi, and Zhongli, which are important towns in Jianghuai. Strive to capture the capital Jiankang north of the Yangtze River, and the three counties of Jiangdu, Zhongli, and Liyang to the south of the Huai River, alleviate the siege of the capital Jiankang to the north, and seize the mouth of the Yangtze River, and block the free entry of Hebei naval divisions into the Yangtze River. Strive to annihilate about 30,000 horses defending the city of North Chenjiangdu and other cities, destroy its defense on the south bank of Huainan, and prepare for the next step of seizing the entire Huainan and attacking Huaisi in the north. ”

"In this battle plan, it is expected to dispatch the Jiankang Garrison Army, the Dachen Janissary Army, the Huainan Army, the South Vietnamese Army, the Zhennan Army, and the Taihu Water Division, a total of 350,000 troops. Among them were 100,000 cavalry, 70,000 sailors, and 180,000 infantry. In addition, 500,000 logistics support civilians were recruited, and the total number of soldiers and civilians was 850,000. The army will be divided into three routes, the first route with Du Fuwei as the commander of the middle route, leading 100,000 Huainan troops and 50,000 sailors to attack Jiangdu. With Li Zitong as the marshal of the second road west road. Commanded 50,000 South Vietnamese troops and 10,000 sailors to attack Liyang. The third road has Shan Xiongxin as the commander of the east road. He led the southern army of 50,000 people, and the 130,000 and 10,000 water divisions including the Jiankang garrison army and the Praetorian Guard army bypassed the Jiangdu from Ninghai and went north from the canal, and directly took the three cities of Shanyang, Xuyi and Zhongli, which were important towns on the south bank of the Huai River. ”

"In addition, before the Northern Expedition, the princess of Chu led 50,000 reserve troops to feint and attack the five counties of Jiujiang and Yuzhang, attracting the attention of the defenders of the southern departments of Northern Chen and Huai, and attracting the Northern Chen army to the west. When necessary, the imperial court can retreat to Panyang, Yi'an and other counties to defend the city, and do its best to drag the troops and horses of North Chen Huai to the south and south at any cost. ”

"When the defenders of North Chen Huainan were attracted to the south. The Northern Expedition of the Third Route Army immediately sent troops. First encircled the important town of Jiangdu, then cut off the canal, cut off the Huai River, and blocked the soldiers and horses of Beichen Mountain from going south. The soldiers and horses of the Northern Expedition must follow the predetermined goal. The first time to carry out a rapid raid on the important towns in Huainan. After seizing the cities, they expanded the area by points, and then occupied the cities and towns of the three counties in turn, and immediately cleared all the reserve soldiers and horses of the Chen Junfu Military Station, seized the weapons, grain and grass in various places, and transported them back to the south of the Yangtze River. ”

The hall was unusually quiet, and only Du Fuwei was in a mood reading the Northern Expedition plan.

Dispatched 350,000 troops, which was almost all the troops of Nanchen except for Jiang Han. Even these 350,000 men included a reserve army of almost 100,000 men. Even Jiankang's complete troops and the Praetorian Guard were dispatched, this was a battle for the country, and it was a desperate gamble.

So planned. It is already a battle related to the survival of Nan Chen. If it is defeated, the base camp of Nanchen will no longer have the power to defend itself, and when Beichen goes south, not only will the capital be difficult to protect, but even the entire Jiangnan will not be able to be protected. Jiangnan is not guaranteed, Jianghan is isolated and helpless, and it will definitely not be able to hold it. When the Southern Liang was destroyed by Chen, some of the clans fled to cross the river to establish the Western Liang court, but it was only a remnant for twenty or thirty years.

Shan Xiongxin said with some concern: "Your Highness, so planned." It's already an all-or-nothing gamble. The imperial court had just been defeated on the east and west fronts in June and Dayue, and at this time, the morale of the army was not high, and the grain and grass equipment were not sufficient. In addition, in the south and north, February and March have always been chosen, and the rain is sufficient. When the river is rising, it is suitable for the Northern Expedition. But it's October. It was the autumn when the horses were high and the rivers were dry, which was the most suitable time for the northerners to fight. Our battle is short, but the enemy is long. ”…,

"At that time, at this time, the two countries are at war, and it is most necessary to judge the time to seize the situation. When you have the opportunity, you must make a decision immediately, and you must not delay at all. What the commander said is true, but now is an extraordinary time, so we must also do extraordinary things. The marshal went on a southern expedition some time ago, and some news may not be clear. Chen Kefu is in trouble now, and he is in big trouble. The Turks marched south, and heard that they had gathered an army of 400,000 troops north of Yinshan, ready to march south at any time. And Chen Pojun is already urgently secretly transferring troops to the north. Some time ago, the troops and horses of Hedong, Hebei, Henan, and Shandong had quietly moved north. But now, Chen Kefu is obviously a little worried, the latest intelligence shows that Chen Kefu has transferred all the troops and horses in the Huainan area to the north, just five days ago, Feng Ang in Lingnan and Hu Hai in Jiujiang have sent a large number of troops across the Yangtze River to the north. Even His Royal Highness King Wu sent information that most of Zhang Zhongjian in Hanzhong had also returned to the north, and even mobilized most of the sailors to the north. ‘

"You say, is this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us?"

Shan Xiongxin was taken aback: "Is this serious? ”

"Absolutely."

"Impossible." Shan Xiongxin shook his head, his face full of incredulity. "Chen Kefu is the most cunning, and he has always been the most judgmental. He had an alliance with the Western Turks for a long time, and even when he ascended to the position of Khan, he still got the help of Chen Pojun. If the Turks wanted to go south, it was not impossible. However, in the face of this matter, Chen Kefu will definitely come up with a way to temporarily compromise with the Turks, implement a strategy of delaying the army, and find a way to unify the Central Plains first, and then seek revenge from the Turks, which is in line with his usual style of acting. How is it possible now, leaving the Central Plains alone, bent on a decisive battle with the Turks, or even emptying all the troops and horses in this way, exposing the long southern border to several hostile forces? ”

"You're saying there's fraud in this?"

"It's not impossible. Your Highness, think about Li Yuan, Wang Shichong and Li Mi at the beginning. In the Great War of the Central Plains, millions of troops and many forces competed in the Central Plains. But in the end, Chen Kefu, who sent the least troops and had been watching the show, sat in the Central Plains instead. In my opinion, even if Chen Kefu wants to fight the Turks, but the north is dangerous, and there are many heroes, Chen Kefu can completely prevent the Turks. It is not reasonable to evacuate the southern troops and horses in this way. It's like he's deliberately setting a trap waiting for us to drill. Your Highness, don't forget the Battle of June, Chen Pojun had been pretending for three years, and suddenly marched south, almost destroying my Nan Chen. Fortunately, King Wu came to the aid and relieved the siege. Now it is not far from the June battle, but it suddenly appeared that Chen Kefu was going to fight a decisive battle with the Turks, how suspicious is this. ”

Shen Luoyan frowned when she heard this, and hesitated in her heart. What Shan Xiongxin said is not unreasonable, he has suffered too much after dealing with Chen Kefu for so long. It is precisely because of that that the DPRK and the Central Committee are desperately trying to fight this battle, especially Du Fuwei, who suffered a big loss last time, is bent on revenge. But as Shan Xiongxin said, what if this is a trap? The territory of Beichen is vast and extremely deep. He deliberately evacuated the Huainan soldiers and horses, lured the Southern Chen to come out of the country, and launched a large-scale northern expedition, deceiving the Southern Chen army to cross the Yangtze River, although it would suffer a loss for the time being. But in case it was really a trap, if the Northern Chen Army suddenly moved south, the Southern Chen Army, which was scattered all over Huainan at that time, would definitely not be able to deal with Chen Kefu. Without the Yangtze River defense line, in such an autumn, it is very likely that the Southern Chen Army will not be able to return to Jiangnan. The main force was lost, even if the Yangtze River defense line was still there, there were no soldiers and horses, how could they resist the Beichen army crossing the river?

Du Fuwei began to hesitate when he saw that Shen Luoyan was said by Shan Xiongxin in a few words, and his heart couldn't help but be angry. Although this Northern Expedition plan was proposed by King Wu and the princess, it was more of his hard work. In the first battle of June, his brothers in the Huainan Army suffered countless casualties, and the brothers in the army were bent on revenge and blood hatred, how could he endure it as the commander-in-chief. What's more, this Shan Xiongxin was originally his wife's uncle, and he came to join him in the first place. He gave him trust and gave him soldiers and horses, but now, with his soldiers and horses, he has set up his own door. …,

Slamming the table, Du Fuwitten stood up and said loudly: "If you are so timid, how can you be brave?" Li Mi Wang Shichong's defeat at the hands of Chen Kefu does not mean that we must always be afraid of him. There is no time to lose. Regardless of whether there are any doubts in this, but now Chen Kefu has deceived the door, and the Jiujiang counties have fallen into his hands, and my Da Chen was cut off by him, and the north and south were sandwiched. We don't seize this opportunity again, we just blindly do what the unit commander said, and we are afraid that if we wait any longer, Chen Pojun will really come to the door. I heard that Chen Pojun has always been worried about the unit marshal, and he recruited him several times, but he didn't become the unit marshal to stop the Northern Expedition, but he had already left a way out? ”

"Don't spew blood!"

Shan Xiongxin has always forbeared, but when it comes to this, he can't bear it anymore. I couldn't help but slap the table, stood up and looked at Du Fuwei.

"Silence!" Shen Luoyan frowned and said to the second general, angry on the surface, but a little happy in his heart. Shan Xiongxin and Du Fuwei are so hostile, but it meets the expectations in her heart.

"Don't be angry, two marshals, we'll discuss things. Marshal Du is dedicated to the country, and the unit marshal is also worried about the country. Princess Ben thought that the Turks going south might be true or false. But no matter what, it is a confirmed fact that Chen Pojun mobilized all his troops and horses to go north. So, whether there is a trap or not, I think we can consider it, but we can't give up on the plan. Chen's army went north to Hedong, Hebei, and Liaodong, thousands of miles from north to south, as long as we moved fast enough, when we captured the planned cities, Chen Jun would not be able to go south. Once Chen Jun really goes south, we can go back again. Moreover, I believe that as long as we go on a northern expedition, the enemy in Jiujiang will definitely come back to the rescue, and we will just pull out the wedge of the five counties of Jiujiang at that time. In any case, this is a rare opportunity and we must not miss it! ”

"If this plan is successful, we will be able to recover Huainan first, and then the five counties of Jiujiang. If this is a trap, we will eat the bait, and then turn back and recover the five counties of Jiujiang. In any case, we can be invincible in this plan! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )