On 2 August, based on the "Jixia Agreement" between Ning and Xuan, the two sides determined a preliminary battle plan in Jinling, with Xiao Yu as the supreme commander to resist foreign enemies and Chen Zhiqing as the commander in chief of the Xuan army.

The two sides agreed to divide eight major theaters, the first theater is the Western Regions Theater, with Gongsun Yu as the commander of the first theater, and Daxuan will lead an army with Geng Chao to participate in it; The second theater is the Guanlong Theater, the supreme commander of the theater is Xiao Han, and Daxuan takes Qin Wang Menghuan as the deputy commander of the Guanlong Theater; The third theater is the Sanjin theater, with Pei Xin as the commander of the theater and Yu Qing as the deputy marshal, the fourth theater is the Youji theater, with Chengji as the commander of the Youji theater and Wang Ziling, the fifth theater is the Jiuqu theater, with Teng Han as the commander and Xu Daozong as the deputy marshal, and the Xuanjun is not allowed to enter the Sanjin, Youji and Qilu in any form; The sixth theater is the Jiangdong Theater, with Changsun Ji as the commander and Xuan Song as the deputy commander, and the Jiangdong Theater is the only coalition army in the true sense of the two; The seventh theater is the Zhejiang-Fujian theater, the commander is Yu Qingwu, carried out in Yuhang and Dongyang, and the deputy marshal is Luping, which is carried out in Fujian, and the two sides do not interfere with each other, and they can ask for help from each other in distress; The eighth theater is the Liangguang with Yu Geng as the commander, and this is also the only theater of the all-Xuan army.

"Qingshuai, you are now one of the auxiliary commanders of the United Army, and if you have time, you still have to come to Luochen often to staff with everyone." Xiao Yu said with a smile.

"Thank you Your Majesty Emperor Daning, the minister is not in good health, His Majesty of my family asked me to come just for show, and the fight against foreign enemies still depends on Daning's soldiers and horses, so I won't command blindly here." Chen Zhiqing could hear Xiao Yu's polite words, if he really stayed in the headquarters of the United Army, I was afraid that Xiao Yu and the others would not want to see it.

After the two sides agreed on specific matters, Chen Zhiqing went straight to Changsha, because Meng Yan had already taken Changsha as the accompanying capital, and the pivotal platform of the military command system between the DPRK and China had also moved to Changsha.

Changsha City in the rainy season is immersed in smoke, but the temperature is really unbearable, Meng Yan is wearing a shirt and shaking a fan, almost all the high-level generals of Daxuan are in place, Gu Qingfeng took a group of maids to prepare chilled watermelons for everyone and sent them in, they didn't care about their image, they ate one by one, just to covet that trace of coolness.

Chen Zhiqing, who hurried back, looked at the scene of everyone eating chilled watermelon, and was so envious, he hadn't eaten chilled food for many years, and Meng Yan specially arranged for people to stare at him and not be greedy.

Gu Qingfeng saw Chen Zhiqing's embarrassment, smiled and brought the Western Regions grape brew with ice, and whispered: "Qingshuai, you are not in good health, the watermelon is cold, but this grape brew brought back by General Geng can be drunk, and the palace has already let people go to the ice, but you can't be greedy." ”

Seeing this, Chen Zhiqing hurriedly got up and said, "Thank you for your care, my body is dragging everyone down." ”

"You don't come, how many years old brother, will this kind of talk, it's not interesting!" Yu Geng scolded with a golden knife, he couldn't see Chen Zhiqing like this, and in his heart, all the old brothers should live well.

"Yu Laohu, you just can't spit out ivory in your dog's mouth!" Quartz scolded with a smile.

"You save it, what? Why don't you do your big education order, what are you doing in our army? ”

"Yu Laohu, how many people has Lao Tzu sent to you over the years, at this time, I am not convinced, let's go and fight with the people of the East China Sea one by one!" Quartz's most unhappy thing is that people say that he can't lead the troops in this big education order, which is an obsession in his heart, in other words, the fiasco of the year is still pressing on the bottom of his heart.

"Okay, all Gui Geng? also bickering, let the juniors see jokes. Meng Yan interrupted the argument between the two.

Yu Geng looked around, the young generation of generals led by Huo Youji, Deng Ang and others were all bowing their heads and pursing their lips, these boys were too bold.

"Qingshuai, you just came back from Jinling, let's talk about it." Meng Yan finished eating the last bite of watermelon and shook the pu fan and said.

"Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, Daning plans to fight a decisive battle with the Donghai people in Jinling, and when I come back, the Xiao royal family and the ministers of Daning have already withdrawn, and now it is the eldest grandson Ji who is presiding over the defense of Jinling."

"Jinling? What about the people? All withdrawn? Meng Yan asked, frowning.

Chen Zhiqing shook his head and said, "The East China Sea Division has gathered in the east of Yangzhou City, and there are many people in Jinling, and it will take at least two months to evacuate them all. ”

"Qingshuai, do you think Jinling can't be held for two months?" Huo Youji hurriedly asked, Huo Youji and Lu Ping's partner were very discordant, and this time he just wanted to take advantage of the gathering in Changsha and almost wanted to ask for a transfer.

"The Daning Navy Division has failed twice, and there is no strength to compete with the East China Sea on the water, Jinling is built on the water, once the East China Sea people block the water artery, Jinling is a lonely city, even if the eldest grandson Ji resists hard, a month and a half is the limit." Chen Zhiqing expressed his analysis.

"Xuan Song, how is the preparation of the Condor Army?" Meng Yan asked with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, according to the agreement, the 80,000 people of the Condor Army have all assembled in Jiangxia and are on standby, as long as the Xizhou port is opened on the Daning side, we will be able to reach Jiangdong in fifteen days at most, but the sailor side will have to watch the dragon."

Xia Wenyu heard Xuan Song mention him, and quickly got up, Xia Wenyu was nervous, Jiaolong has no record since he became an army, and he has spent a lot of money and food, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has repeatedly suggested to Shutai to reduce Jiaolong's expenses, but His Majesty and Haitang Garden have rejected it.

And now that the East China Sea Division has broken through the coastal defense line of Fujian and penetrated deep into the hinterland, Jiaolong can only retreat to the Fujiang River by preserving its strength, which is really embarrassing.

"Your Majesty, Xuan Shuai, Jiaolong's three fleets in the two lakes have been prepared, and they can set off with Xuan Shuai's army." Xia Wenyu's tone was full of nervousness.

Meng Yan looked at Xia Wenyu thoughtfully, and then said: "Xuan Song, most of your trips to Jiangdong this time are land battles, and the sailors basically don't need it, so let Jiaolong send a fleet to cruise on the river." ”

Xuan Song arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we should preserve the strength of the water division, as long as the Dajiang port is blocked, the entire Central Plains water division will be left with the only seedling of Jiaolong, and they can't take risks, they are the main force when they counterattack." ”

Xia Wenyu looked at Xuan Song gratefully, this was also a suggestion that Xia Wenyu had thought about for a long time but didn't dare to say.

"What Huaihou said makes sense, the old minister also thinks that Jiaolong can't send troops, and their task is also very important, blocking the main road of the Dajiang port, and taking on the task of training troops in the two lakes, let the other brothers take it first." Lu Ping rarely expressed his opinions, he has now completely given up his old thoughts, and he is also the only one among the high-ranking generals of Daxuan, and now he is leading the troops again, this opportunity is rare, and he requires himself to grasp it.

Meng Yan was quite satisfied with Lu Ping's current attitude, and said: "In this case, Xia Wenyu, Jiaolong Jun will not move for the time being, I will give you two years, you must give me the water master to practice, don't live up to the time that the brothers fought for you." ”

Xia Wenyu tearfully bowed his hand to the generals, he knew what these people would face in the future, and he seemed to see the blood-soaked banner fluttering in the sky above the river.

"Everyone else should also talk about it, Jiangdong is the most dangerous now, but other war zones are also dangerous, let's talk about it, let's talk about any difficulties today, and it is not easy for people to stay in Chengdu." Meng Yan needs to know everyone's attitudes and thoughts about this fight against foreign enemies.

"Well, the old man will rely on the old man to sell the old first." Yu Geng was the first to stand up, only to see Yu Geng pause and say: "Our so-called troublesome place in the Liangguang Theater is the problem of internal and external cooperation, according to intelligence, the Donghai people reached some kind of agreement with the old ministers of the Chong clan in the early years, and the old ministers of the Chong clan instigated the mountain people and the bureaucrats to wreak havoc everywhere in the Liangguang area, and the old Chenjing suffered two fires in three months, and these people are hateful!" ”

"Yu Laohu, I only ask you how long it will take to eliminate these people, and what support you need from the imperial court, and tell me all about it!"

"Your Majesty, Xingtan is fundamental, the old minister does not need additional support from the imperial court, three years, three years will definitely be fully recovered, of course, the matter on land is solved, and the matter on the sea has to rely on Jiaolong." Yu Geng looked at Xia Wenyu as he spoke.

Xia Wenyu stood up and said, "Hu Shuai, Chenjing has two fleets that will definitely cooperate to sweep away the coastal bandits." ”

Meng Yan shook his head and said: "Tiger, I can't give you three years, the East China Sea Division will withdraw from the South China Sea in two years at most, two years, I can only give you two years, Xingtan, Zhaonan's soldiers, horses, grain and grass are all for you to deploy, you are the backing of the entire Central Plains, there is no room for loss!" ”

Yu Geng did not hesitate to get up and say yes, and Jing Yi, the commander of the Vientiane Army on the side, also stood up and said yes, from this moment on, the two armies of the Tiger and Vientiane officially entered the war, with Yu Geng as the main leader, Jing Yi and Deng Ang as the auxiliary.

"King Qin, King Su, you also talk about it, your opponent is different from everyone else, you are facing the Beimu Wolf Army, the Central Plains has not fought with them much over the years, what do you think."

Meng Shen glanced at Meng Huan, he had never led soldiers, he didn't dare to talk nonsense about some things, he could only listen to Meng Huan militarily.

"Brother Huang, the situation in the northwest is complicated, the old department after Gan Mingxi escaped was led by Gongsun Yu and Xiao Han respectively, the two are not very good, Geng Chao's army has reached the pass, but Gongsun Yu is not cold, and has no intention of cooperating, as for Xiao Han, he has always been wary of us."

"What are you going to do? The Western Regions and Guanlong are the western gates of the Central Plains, and no matter what, nothing can happen. ”

"Brother Geng decided to stick to Hanzhong, if Xiao Han can't hold on, Brother Chen will immediately lead troops into Xijing, and General Geng Chao in the Western Regions is enough, no matter what Gongsun Yu's attitude is, his reputation in the Western Regions is still good."

"Okay, since you have a way, I won't say much, there is no shortage of food in the Guanlong area, just keep the trade routes in the Western Regions, the Beimu people are ferocious, and they are notorious in the Central Plains and the Western Regions, as long as you people are not hot-headed, it is no problem to stick to it."

After the matter in the northwest was finished, Meng Yan's attention looked at Lu Ping and said, "Lu Ping, how long will it take to counterattack back to Fujian?" ”

"As long as the grain, grass and soldiers are sufficient, within a year, within a year, the minister has the confidence to return to Fujian, and if he can, the minister plans to enter the front line of Dongyang and Yuhang."

Meng Yan thought for a while and said: "I believe in you, but don't be in a hurry about entering Dongyang and Yuhang, don't have unnecessary conflicts with Daning, unless they take the initiative to invite, let's not do things that fall into the ground." ”

This is a warning to Lu Ping, and it is also a reminder to others, he knows the thoughts of these arrogant generals very well, but it is better not to engage in friction during the alliance.

Lu Ping looked embarrassed, and his heart was even more shocked, as if he had said the wrong thing again, seeing the embarrassing scene, Chen Zhiqing slowly got up and said: "Now is the time for everyone to work together, if you have any needs and ideas in the future, you must report to the cardinal, we don't take advantage of others, and we can't let people bully us!" ”

Meng Yan raised his eyebrows, this senior brother seems to have the bearing of the year again, in fact, in Meng Yan's heart, Ye Bohuai is the best choice for the commander of the Xuanjun, but Ye Bohuai's problem is too complicated, forget it, it is the most important thing to repel foreign enemies first.