Huan Wen is examining his strategic and tactical vision, and his familiarity with geography, how can Hua An not know, the corner of his mouth smiled slightly, looked at Huan Wen, and said: "The mountains and rivers of Shu are dangerous, not conducive to large-scale marching, in order to quickly destroy Shu, my three roads of the Great Jin Dynasty, each road only needs twenty or thirty thousand, the north road, along the Jiangbei Road, straight to Hanzhong, as long as Hanzhong is occupied, you can cut off the connection between Shu and Zhao, in order to form a situation of closing the door and fighting dogs, the south route Jiaozhi troops, along Xinggu, Qiqi, Bajun, Pressing to Chengdu, the capital of Shu, in order to attract troops from the south of Shu, the middle army went directly upriver along the river, landing from the key, and approaching Chengdu. ”

Seeing that Hua'an's analysis was reasonable, Huan Wen was greatly surprised, which also made him understand that the Northern Expeditionary Army's 100,000 horses and horses that broke Shihu did not rely on luck, but Hua'an's true talent and learning.

"Okay, General Hua is right, as soon as my Great Jin's three-way army comes out, Shu will be defeated." In front of all the ministers, Huan Wen loudly expressed his support for Hua'an.

Seeing that Xuzhou Thorn Shi Huan Wen supported Hua'an, Chu Garlic breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't understand military affairs, but she believed in Hua'an, as long as Hua'an said that he could break through Shu, then he would definitely be able to break Shu, and now there is another Huan Wen Huan horse who can conquer and fight, and the hope of breaking Shu is naturally greater.

You must know that Huan Wen has extremely strong military ability, although it has not been fully reflected at this time, but in several battles with Zhao State, he has been there, and Huan Wen has won every battle, not even a single defeat, and is known as a winning general.

Since marrying Princess Nankang. The career is even smoother, in just a few years. He was promoted from a small lieutenant to the powerful Xuzhou Thorn History, in charge of tens of thousands of horses in Xuzhou. The strength should not be underestimated.

Seeing that Huan Wen supported his strategy of going west, Hua An'an was very happy, he knew that Huan Wen also had plans to go west, so he pushed the boat down the river, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Thank you, Master Ma, our army is on a three-way expedition to the west, can Master Ma pick one way." ”

Hearing this, Huan Wen raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically, "Oh." I don't know which way General Hua wants to go! ”

Hua An smiled and said: "The south road is still far away in Jiaozhou, this road belongs to Deng Tingshi, the middle road is upstream along the river, and the navy is needed, and my Northern Expeditionary Army does not even have a warship, so it is naturally not suitable to take the middle road, the north road is relatively flat, although the road is farther." But it is most suitable for the march of our Northern Expeditionary Army, so the last general is naturally willing to take the northern road and approach Hanzhong. ”

"Haha! Deng Tingshi took the south road. General Hua took the north road, and the middle road naturally belonged to me. Huan Wen smiled and looked at Chu Garlic. Said: "Queen Mother, General Hua's strategy of going west is completely feasible. The minister was willing to lead the troops to the west to help General Hua. ”

Chu Garlic breathed a sigh of relief. opened his mouth and said: "Since General Hua and Huan Juma both support the Western Expedition, the Mourning family sees that this matter is so decided, the specific date and route of the troops, after the uncle returns to Beijing, the Mourning family will discuss it carefully, if there is nothing to do, just disperse the dynasty!" ”

Seeing that Chu Lianzi supported Hua'an and Huan Wen's plan to go west, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty didn't say anything, but they didn't support the westward expedition in their hearts, because they felt that the mountains and rivers of Shu were sinister and not so easy to conquer.

Of course, these ministers are considering the problem from a private point of view, and once a war is fought, it will inevitably affect Jiangnan's economy and their interests will be damaged.

This kind of thinking is obviously a short-sighted view, because Jiangnan is in a remote corner, and even if they can enjoy rich land now, as long as they do not want to make progress, Jiangnan will sooner or later be annexed by the big powers in the north, and their so-called land and property will become a reward for the soldiers of the enemy country, and even their lives will not be guaranteed.

These short-sighted ministers naturally can't think of such a far-reaching problem, and they can only see a little bit of immediate benefits when they are ignorant.

"Since you Aiqing have nothing to do, let's retreat!" Chu Garlic waved his hand and motioned for the ministers to retreat.

Chu Lianzi hugged Sima Dan, got up and left the Taiji Palace, and the ministers in the hall dispersed one after another.

After Hua'an returned to the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army, he immediately reported to the generals under his command what had happened in the early dynasty, and asked the generals under his command to immediately raise materials for the expedition and be ready to go out at any time.

Since Hua'an's Northern Expeditionary Army would march west by the North Road, Hua'an specially borrowed hundreds of large ships from the naval army of Jingbei Camp to transport all the materials needed for the army to Jiangbei, so that when receiving orders from the imperial court, they could quickly attack.

The training of recruits has not been put down at all, the preparation of various materials is also being stepped up, and a busy scene has appeared in the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Because it was an expedition, and the northern road taken by the army was not very far from the border of Zhao, and it was possible to be attacked by the Zhao army at any time, therefore, Hua'an repeatedly imagined that he put forward extremely strict requirements for the army under his command, requiring all horses to develop a good habit of increasing vigilance at any time.

"Big brother, the Western Expedition is imminent, and those recruits who have just been recruited into the barracks are not trained enough, do you want to replace them?" Wang San said softly.

"Oh, how to replace, tell me about it." Hua Anxin was a little curious.

Wang San pointed to the men and horses of Wang Wu and Wang Liu outside the camp, and said softly: "Big brother, Wang Wu and Wang Liu's two teams have a lot of veterans, and it is not enough to transfer these veterans to the main force and the recruits who have just been recruited by the main force to them." ”

"Hehe, will they agree then?" Hua An smiled.

"They are all their own brothers, if there is anything they disagree with, it will be done." Wang San said with a smile.

Hua An patted Wang San on the shoulder and said, "Okay, this matter will be handed over to you." ”

"Well, big brother, I'll do it." Wang San said, turning to leave.

After Wang San left, Hua'an continued to inspect the camp, Hanzhong County of Shu was three or four thousand miles away from Jiankang City in the Great Jin Dynasty, the road was so far away, logistics and transportation was a big problem, how to march quickly, and let the logistics keep up, became a headache for Hua'an.

Last time, in order to improve the speed of the infantry, Hua'an made a large number of baggage trucks and used tens of thousands of cattle.

And this time in the west, obviously also need to use these baggage trucks, for this reason, Hua'an asked the baggage battalion to step up the maintenance of the old baggage vehicles, and built a lot of new and improved baggage vehicles.

In order to ensure the logistics of the troops, Hua'an carried out a targeted expansion of the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

The logistical battalion of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which had only one baggage battalion, was expanded to four, so that the logistics strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army reached 4,000, and most of the new 3,000 men and horses, except for the people who were newly recruited from the people who were good at driving, were drawn from the camps of Wang 5 and Wang 6.

In this way, the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army will be as high as 35,000 cavalry, 10,000 cavalry under Lei Storm, 10,000 infantry under Zhao Wu and Tie Niu, 1,000 cavalry under Hua'an's pro-military battalion, plus 4,000 men and horses from the baggage battalion.

Hua'an's goal is to realize the mechanization of logistics, that is, all the grain and grass are transported by a baggage truck pulled by two oxen.

These cattle are the pastures of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the officers and soldiers personally cultivated, tall and good, used to pull the most suitable, moreover, these cattle are also the best ingredients, once there is a shortage of food and grass, these cattle can be provided to the soldiers for the stomach, of course, until the last resort, Hua'an can not bear to do this.

A few days later, under the coordination of Wang San, all the most elite men and horses of Wang 5 and Wang 6 were transferred to the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the soldiers who were good at driving were also transferred to the baggage battalion of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the main strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army under Hua'an increased greatly.

Since the western expedition had been approved by Chu Lianzi, in order not to encounter too much trouble when the army set out on the expedition, Hua'an specially sent hundreds of scouts to Hua'an's predetermined route to reconnoitre, and found and reported various problems in a timely manner, and then Hua'an could formulate a more detailed march route according to the scout's report.

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Half a month later, when Chaoguo's uncle, Jingzhou Thorn Shi Yu Yi returned to the capital, at this time Yu Yi was seriously ill, no longer had the chic and majestic of the past, and the whole person looked haggard.

In the main hall of the imperial palace, Yu Yi gathered with He Chong, Cai Mo and other important ministers to discuss with the empress dowager Chu Lianzi the next candidate for the western expedition to Shu and Jingzhou.

Since Yu Yi was already seriously ill, it became the most urgent topic to discuss the next candidate for the Jingzhou Thorn History.

For the sake of the family's interests, Yu Yi strongly advocated that his son Yu Aizhi be in charge of Jingzhou, but the minister He Chong believed that Jingzhou's strategic position was extremely important, and it was the most important area of the Great Jin Kingdom, and it was necessary to let a general with military talent garrison, and Yu Aizhi did not seem to have the ability to control Jingzhou.

Since Yu Aizhi does not have this ability, he must select one of the talented generals of the Great Jin State to serve as the assassin of Jingzhou.

Chu Lianzi wanted to recommend Hua'an, but the ministers Cai Mo and He Chong both strongly advocated that the concubine Ye Huan Wen be appointed as the assassin of Jingzhou and be in charge of Jingzhou, the most important Jingzhou in the Great Jin Dynasty, Chu Lianzi nodded in agreement.

After arranging the candidates for the Jingzhou Thorn History, the next step is to discuss the specific matters of the Western Expedition, because Chu Lianzi has already approved Hua'an's requirements for the Western Expedition, therefore, the Western Expedition has become a sure thing.

Regarding Hua'an's plan to divide the troops into the west and attack Chengdu on the three-way army, Yu Yi, who is familiar with the art of war, thought it was true, and thought that Hua'an's plan was completely feasible, but he was seriously ill and could not go out with the army. (To be continued......)