"I hope that the two towns of Wuyang and Zhengyang will be ready for the Northern Expedition before March next year." Lin Tie his sleeves and pressed against the sandalwood long case, leaned forward, and discussed the Northern Expedition with Yue Lengqiu.

It is already late November, the river is icy and snowy, and the Huaishui has not been frozen this year, but the Ying, Ru, Bian, and Sishui waters of the Huaishui have been frozen solidly.

Truly for the Southern Corps, which is dominated by foot soldiers, the most appropriate tactics are to melt the ice and snow after the beginning of spring, and to borrow warships to go north along the Ying, Ru, Bian, and Sizhu waters. After the thawing, the river is not only greatly convenient for logistics transportation, but also the river is a natural trench, restricting the rapid movement of cavalry, providing flank defense for the infantry formation, and the warships entering the river can provide a strong support for the flank or rear wing of the infantry formation, forcing the enemy cavalry not to approach both sides of the river.

If it weren't for the fact that the Huaidong Army would have formed a formation and mounted a battalion before March next year, Yue Lengqiu and Yue Zhi had also inferred that Lin Jian would organize a northern expedition, and the main force of the Huaidong Army would march north from Xuzhou along Bian and Si.

At this time, Lin Jian asked the two towns of Wuyang and Zhengyang to do a good job in the mobilization of the Northern Expedition and the preparation of weapons and grain before March, Yue Lengqiu and Yue Zhi knew that the two towns of Wuyang and Zhengyang were in a greater sense the chess pieces that attracted and confused the attention of Yanhu and Xuchang and Yuzhou, so that while Xuchang and Yuzhou were all soldiers, they should further attract Yanhu's garrison in the hinterland of Yanji to the Hehuai defense line.

Perhaps the final role of the soldiers and horses of the two towns of Wuyang and Zhengyang is to cooperate with the Huaiyang army in Xu Shou, while attracting soldiers and horses from Yanhu, Shandong, and Henan, to deter Dong Yuan and make him dare not move south.

"The battle of Chentangyi, the southern collapse of the border army, entrusted by the first emperor, patrolling Yanshan, is the beginning of my military administration," Yue Lengqiu secretly clenched his fists, as if he had made up his mind with all his strength, turned around and looked at Lin Tie according to the table, and said, "The sixteenth autumn in a trance is like a white horse passing through the gap, and the frost must occur in the mirror, and I often feel exhausted recently, and I always forget things, and I am not forgiving people at ...... age."

"Oh......" Lin Lian looked at Yue Lengqiu with interest, Yue Lengqiu was not yet sixty years old, and his spirit was still very strong, thinking that he shouldn't use a stack of picks to negotiate conditions with him at this time, just sit quietly and wait for Yue Lengqiu to finish speaking.

"When I came to Haizhou, the road was not far away, but sitting on the brocade couch cushion, I felt that my body was rusty, and I was really old," Yue Lengqiu looked at his nose and sat upright, "I came to see Chongguo Gong this time, and I have a matter on my mind that I want Chongguo to make others supervise the soldiers and horses of the two towns of Wuyang and Zhengyang, and allow me to return to my hometown." In addition, although the two towns of Wuyang and Zhengyang belong to the Henan Army sequence, in the past two years, they have also been inseparable from Xuchang, and there are many discords in the middle. Although it can be barely maintained through multi-party mediation, but after all, it is a strong melon is not sweet, I want to ask Chongguo Gong Xu Xuyang, Zhengyang to set up an army alone, and appoint generals to govern it, Tao Chun, Deng Yu and Yue Zhi are also willing to disarm and go with me......"

Lin Lian sat up with his hands in his sleeves, looked at Gao Zongting and the others who were sitting on the right wing, he didn't expect Yue Lengqiu to hand over the military power at this time, and he hesitated for a while, I don't know how true or how false Yue Lengqiu's words are - Yue Lengqiu and Yue Zhi rushed to Haizhou to meet, which means that there is no confrontation, but to say that they will completely give up military power and give up monstrous power, Lin Lian doesn't believe it, Yue Lengqiu said this, it is more likely to retreat as advance.

But no matter what, as long as Yue Lengqiu and Yue Zhi have no intention of confrontation, the new empire will not lack three or five seats to be stingy and not to give, nor will there be a shortage of three or five cups of soup and not to ask them to share the food.

Lin Jian pondered for a moment and said: "It may be a good idea for Voryang and Zhengyang to be independent, but this matter needs to be told to Dong Yuan; But even if it is a new army, it needs to be checked by people like Yue Du who are good at political affairs and are familiar with military affairs, and they will not be out of the basket. In addition, Tao Chun, Deng Yu, and Yue Zhi are all in the prime of life, and they are serving the country, and it is ridiculous that they want to relieve their armor and provide for the elderly, and the Privy Council categorically does not allow it......"

"The old minister is really old and frail, and he can't bear the heavy responsibility of busy military affairs," Yue Lengqiu bowed down and said earnestly, "Yue Zhi has always complained that he can't increase his knowledge in the army, and he also feels that Jianghuai has had a lot of new atmosphere in the prosperous era after the guidance of Chongguo Gong over the years, so he decided to leave the army; As for Tao Chun and Deng Yu, they have also experienced a hundred battles, and they have a lot of feelings, and they were disheartened for a while. It's just that if you can persuade me, the old minister really doesn't dare to guarantee the ticket......"

Yue Zhi stood up and saluted, and said with a firm expression: "Yue Zhi please Chongguo Gong to fulfill ......"

Lin Lian and Gao Zongting glanced at each other, Yue Lengqiu insisted so much, it didn't seem like a false temptation - since Yue Lengqiu could throw a peach into it, Lin Lian would not be stingy in repaying it, but how to arrange it was a headache.

Gao Zongting said: "Wuyang and Zhengyang can be placed in one army, Tao Chun and Deng Yu can be the chief and deputy commanders, and the military and political grain can be entrusted to Tao and Deng, but it is still necessary for Yue Du to stay in Wuyang to control the overall situation; General Yue intends to travel, and the Southeast Water Division lacks a commander, so maybe he can ask Yue Lengqiu to give in? ”

Lin Lian nodded and asked Yue Lengqiu: "The national crisis is at hand, and the Northern Expedition is unfinished, so I can only force Governor Yue and General Yue like this......"

Even if Yue Lengqiu is sincerely willing to give up his military power, the soldiers and horses of the two towns of Voryang and Zhengyang are responsible for keeping an eye on Xuchang and preventing Dong Yuan from making any changes, and Yue Lengqiu still needs to stay in Voryang to sit in the town.

As for Yue Zhi, it didn't matter if the deputy commander of the Southeast Naval Division gave him the post of general. Although he no longer holds the power of the army, the status of the deputy commander in Huaidong is not low.

Yue Lengqiu was actually afraid of kicking Lin Tie into a certain position, and when he heard Lin Tie arrange it like this, he naturally had no reluctance, and said: "I only wish to be able to contribute my meager strength to the great cause of the Northern Expedition - in addition, I have something to mention with Chongguo Gong." ”

"Governor Yue, please speak." Lin Jian said.

"Yue Zhi and I have a lot of feelings when watching Haizhou's military equipment, even if a new army is established, it may not be able to have the same atmosphere as Fengli and Huaiyang armies. I thought to myself that the Fengli and Huaiyang armies had a staff department, but this establishment was beyond the reach of the new army, and I would like to ask Chongguo Gong to send generals to form a staff headquarters of the new army......"

"It's a good thing that the new army wants to implement a new system," Lin Jian nodded and said, "I'll think about it and see if there are any suitable candidates to recommend to Governor Yue......" There was also a flash of inspiration in his mind, and then he said, "The Changhuai Army also has a brilliant record under the rule of Governor Yue, and then due to many reasons, the sequence of the Changhuai Army is no longer there. ”

"Everything is according to what Chongguo Gong said, and the old ministers all obey it." Yue Lengqiu responded, but he also felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Yue Lengqiu commanded several armies, but the most glorious period was when he was the governor of Jianghuai and the Huai army. And the battle of Xuzhou is also a key battle for the Changhuai Army and the Huaidong Army, since then, he, the governor of Jianghuai, has not been able to suppress this East China Sea fox, looking back on the past, it has been almost ten years.

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After discussing the affairs of the day, at dusk, Lin Jian was also exhausted, so Gao Zongting and Wu Qi invited Yue Lengqiu, Yue Zhi and the accompanying generals of Wuyang on his behalf, and he returned to Xingyuan with Song Jia and Liu Miaozhen to rest.

"This can be regarded as a complete solution to a trouble," Song Jia looked at Lin Jian with a smile and asked, "What are you going to do with Changhuai and his family in the future......

Yue Lengqiu's problem was no longer a problem after the Battle of Jingxiang, but it was still quite happy to be able to solve it so thoroughly.

"In the near future, Hu Qiaozhong was transferred from Ganzhou to Wuyang to serve as the staff officer of the Changhuai Army," Lin Jian said, "As for the long term, I am not a cold person, and everyone in the world is staring at me, I think it is nothing more than adhering to the principle of 'adding the new and not removing the old', which will not hurt people's hearts too much." ”

Song Jia nodded, and sighed lightly, it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to sit on the country; It is easy to share hardships and hardships, and it is difficult to share wealth and wealth. After the establishment of the new dynasty, how to ensure that the heroes and commanders do not harm the imperial power? In history, there are countless examples of cunning rabbits dying and lackeys cooking, which is also the fundamental reason why Yue Lengqiu is still reluctant to go to the position of power even at the last moment.

In the final analysis, only if the military power is in his own hands does it count, who knows if Lin Jian is kind at this time, will he turn his face and deny people in two days? asked Yue Lengqiu to let go of his defense, and after the battle of Zongyang, Lin Jian also put a lot of thought into it.

Thinking that Dong Yuan was at a loss in the Battle of Jingxiang, it was impossible to let down his guard against Huaidong.

Lin Jian was in the Privy Council at this time, and he also adhered to the principle of "adding new and not removing the old".

Lin Jian transferred Wang Chengfu, Sun Shangwang, Li Shuyi, Zhu Ai, Changsun Geng and others to the center, but Lin Mengde, Sun Jingxuan and others were still important ministers of the Privy Council, and their actual status was not threatened. Although the authority is diluted, it is not serious, and there are many affairs in all aspects, and under the constraints of the forest, everyone does not have the mind and delusion to centralize their own power; When Lin Mengde and Sun Jingxuan were old and frail and told their old men to take care of themselves, Wang Chengfu, Sun Shangwang and others took over the power of the Privy Council, which could form a smooth transition.

As for the Changhuai Army that will be newly established, Lin Jian can not disband it immediately, will not send those many generals home to farm, and will retain their generals, but will ensure that they give up their intention to secession, and in the early stage, it is nothing more than to fill the Changhuai Army with more auxiliary generals such as staff officers, commanders and military commanders, so as to form a smooth transition in three or five or even ten years, and everything must be full of blood.

"What about the Cao family and Dong Yuan, what are you going to do?" Song Jia asked.

"I opened my heart, said to Cao Yiqu and Dong Yuan: I will ignore the past suspicions, and I will ensure that you enjoy wealth. Even if Chen Zhihu descends to me at this time, I am willing to save his life, but will they believe me? Lin Tie grinned, sleeved hands, secretly felt that the most rare thing between people is trust, everyone wants to seize the initiative in their own hands, until the mountains and rivers are exhausted, no one is willing to compromise and retreat, thinking of this, and said, "If they don't give in, then drive them west." After the Northern Expedition, Yanhu lost the land of Yan Ji and Liangliao, and the remnants would also retreat westward, so that they would join the same stream on the way to the west. Only then will we have an excuse to continue our march westward......"

"Anyway, don't let me lead the troops anymore." Liu Miaozhen said with a smile, they also knew that Lin Jian was in the reconquest of the pass, and they did not stop the pace of using troops to the northwest.

Although there is a suspicion of reckless use of military force, if we do not continue to use troops, armaments will be reduced, and the arms procurement market will also be reduced -- at least in the early stage of the development of new schools and new industries, this cannot be regarded as a good thing.

On the other hand, the northwest territory of the new empire in Lin Bin's mind, from the Rouran Sea in the north to the Yili River in the west, how could it be possible to stop using troops after recovering Guanzhong? The strategy used in the luxury family back then to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf will be used again this time.