Xiao Jingxuan ordered someone to summon Ye Xiong to the mansion, looking at Ye Xiong in military uniform, Xiao Jingxuan was also very satisfied.

"Ye Xiong, do you think how many people in Fengzhou still obey my military order?"

"Well, Dashuai, now that Fengzhou has a new commander, and among the various ministries, a lot of people have been placed, so it is estimated that it will be more difficult."

Hearing this news, Xiao Jingxuan was still a little disappointed, so he continued to ask, "What about Wolf's Head Mountain?" ”

"Marshal, there are not many people in Wolf's Head Mountain, there are less than 10,000 people, and most of them are infantry, I'm afraid it won't play any role?"

"Now, who is the leader of Wolf's Head Mountain?"

"Back to Dashuai, it should still be Wei Ming. The chief general of Fengzhou had a contempt for Wei Mingduo, so he did not make any moves towards Wolf's Head Mountain. ”

After Xiao Jingxuan asked, he fell into deep thought, and after a while, he looked at Ye Xiong.

"Ye Xiong, I plan to send troops in winter, now, there should be no defenses on the grassland, the strength of the Woluji royal department is a little strong, only by taking advantage of its unpreparedness, we have a chance of winning."

"Dashuai, the wind and snow on the grassland in winter are too big, and it is inconvenient for the army to move, in case of a storm, I am afraid it will ......"

Xiao Jingxuan sighed.

"There is no way, only to take advantage of the winter to weaken the strength of the Woluji Department first, and then open up the connection with Fengzhou."

"Marshal, if the army is mobilized and the Yan Kingdom comes to attack, I'm afraid Fan Yang will be difficult to support."

"No, in the war at the beginning of the year, the Yan Kingdom lost a lot of grain and grass, and a lot of soldiers. Moreover, the top management of Yan Guo is now mired in infighting. Now, there is no way to attack. ”

Ye Xiong hesitated for a moment and considered his words.

"Dashuai, what about Pingzhou?"

Xiao Jingxuan was silent, looking at the beloved general who has always been known for his courage and strategy, and didn't know how to answer for a while. It seems that he is going to take a fresh look at his subordinates.

"This time, I plan to lead 50,000 cavalry to appear, and your troops are also on the march, go and prepare."

Xiao Jingxuan did not directly answer Ye Xiong's question, but told Ye Xiong with his actions that he had made arrangements. At least, Xiao Jingxuan left heavy troops to defend the city in case of accidents.

After Ye Xiong clenched his fists and left, Xiao Jingxuan asked the guards to pass the order, ordering Huangfu Song, Hu Yanzhuo, Gongsun Sheng, Zhou Tong, and Ye Xiong, who had just gone out, to gather in Shenzhou ten days later, and at the same time to prepare the guard battalion.

At the same time, Huangfu Song, who was in Shenzhou, sent a large number of scouts to investigate the reality of the Woluji royal department and the subordinate tribes.

Of course, before the army set out, Xiao Jingxuan had to solve Fan Yang's hidden danger first.

The first thing is Fan Yang's power structure, in terms of civil officials, although there are no good candidates in their hands at present, but the officials of various departments must be complete, and one family cannot be dominant.

After all, Ding Weiran is from the Yan Kingdom, and many of the people he promoted are also from the Yan Kingdom, which is very detrimental to his own rule.

An opponent must be fostered to contain it, and before he goes on his own expedition. Thinking about it, in desperation, Xiao Jingxuan planned to pick some from Pingzhou.

Although the chief official of the Pingzhou Mansion was killed by himself, there are still many adjutant officials and officials of the government.

Xiao Jingxuan took out Zhao Gang's investigation document from the official document on the table, and after reading it, Xiao Jingxuan had an idea.

First of all, Ling Huizhi, the chief secretary of Pingzhou, served as the chief official of the household, and then transferred the head of Pingzhou to the Yingzhou Mansion as the chief arrester.

In order for Ling Huizhi to work better, Xiao Jingxuan also transferred some small officials from Pingzhou into the household.

At the same time, a number of soldiers and horses were transferred from Qi Biao of the Tianhuo Battalion and a patrol battalion was set up to specialize in the security of the state.

That should be foolproof. As for the generals, after they go on the expedition, whether it is Yingzhou or Pingzhou, they must find someone to come out and take charge.

However, among the infantry, there is really no suitable candidate, after all, these generals have experienced relatively few battles.

Moreover, if there is a change, I am afraid that the speed of the infantry will not be able to respond effectively and quickly.

But if the cavalry commander is in charge, I'm afraid these guys in the infantry will be dissatisfied.

After weighing it, Xiao Jingxuan could only reluctantly let Qi Biao temporarily take charge of Shuaiyin, and at the same time left a secret letter to Yang Xiong in case of accidents.

As for the suspicious people from the city, there is no good way to do it for the time being.

So, Xiao Jingxuan asked Zhao Gang to set up a secret guard team to deal with these people.

The name of the squad is Falcon. As for the falcon's personnel, Xiao Jingxuan authorized Zhao Gang to select from the army, and he could also recruit people from the rivers and lakes. However, the number of people should not be too large, and the number of people is limited to 100 people.

As for whether he can do things well, this is not something that Xiao Jingxuan can decide. Anyway, the right is for itself, and it was given to Zhao Gang, and as for the rest, Zhao Gang should have a headache.

Xiao Jingxuan also ordered various farms to transport some grain and grass to Shenzhou. for the army to eat.

However, there is another element of instability that needs to be addressed, and that is prisoners of war and prisoners of crime.

Some prisoners for minor crimes can be sent to work on the farm, but some felons and prisoners of war are a problem.

Now that the roads in the states and counties are almost smooth, we can't let them do nothing.

You must know that there were nearly 20,000 prisoners of war, and as many as 30,000 prisoners. Don't think that there are many prisoners.

You must know that the criminal law of Dawei is still very strict, like some larger crimes, raiding homes at every turn, and exterminating the clan at worst.

Now most of them have been assigned to Fanyang. How do these people deal with it and return it to the people, that's not good. In desperation, Xiao Jingxuan could only disrupt the distribution of these people.

Some of them are young and strong, and about 10,000 people are sent to mine in mines near Weizhou.

Ten thousand people were selected to build a city in Weizhou, and the rest were all sent to Weizhou. The men built the city, and the women and children were resettled on the spot and did what they could.

After arranging these, Xiao Jingxuan breathed a sigh of relief. Next, just wait for the army to go out.

After Ling Huiyi and his party arrived, Xiao Jingxuan simply met and appeased them, and then let these people take office.

Next, Xiao Jingxuan set off with the guard battalion and went to Shenzhou.

Now, it is early winter, the weather is already relatively cold, in order to ensure that the army can fight better, winter clothes, gloves and other things need to be prepared.

When Xiao Jingxuan decided to go to war, the entire Fan Yang took action.

Although Fan Yang is newly determined, they are all compatriots of the same clan, and they are extremely hostile to the barbarians.

When Xiao Jingxuan came to the outside of Shenzhou City, the generals of the army went outside the city to greet him.

After greeting the generals, Xiao Jingxuan went to the battalions to inspect. Nowadays, among the various armies, there are many Fan Yang who are young and strong, and they don't know if they are right to be so reckless.

After inspecting the battalions and chatting with some of the non-commissioned officers for a while, the overall situation was quite good.

So, Xiao Jingxuan returned to the city. There is no Xiao Jingxuan's mansion in Shenzhou, so for the time being, Huangfu Song's mansion is regarded as a marshal's mansion.

Led the generals to the council chamber and looked at the map on the wall. Today, the map marks many tribes of all sizes in the north of Shenzhou City. There are still a lot of scouts who haven't come back yet, so there's still a lot that hasn't been marked.

Looking at the map in front of him, Xiao Jingxuan was a little speechless, because there were too many. There are not many tribes under the command of the Woluji royal army at all, and most of them are small tribes of four or five thousand people.

Immediately afterwards, Huangfu Song began to tell about the situation of the Woluji royal department.

The Woluji royal tribe was not connected with the other royal tribes, and the other royal tribes only recruited the young men of the various tribes under their command to obey the royal tribe during wartime.

Every year, the Vorugi Royalty selects a group of the strongest warriors from their subordinate tribes to join their tribe. Therefore, the warriors under the command of the Woluji royal department are the strongest existence in the royal department.

However, there are pros and cons to both approaches. It's hard to tell for a while.

However, the approach of the Woluji royal department can give Xiao Jingxuan a headache.

The tribes were so scattered that it seemed that they were going to divide their forces. Otherwise, I'm afraid the gains outweigh the losses.

After discussing with the generals for a while, Xiao Jingxuan planned to divide his troops into three routes, the first route was Xiao Jingxuan to lead the personal guard battalion, and the Chinese army Ye Xiong killed directly from the left to Wolf's Head Mountain.

The middle route is Gongsun Sheng as the main general, with Hu Yanzhuo, from the middle to the wolf's head mountain, the heaviest task is Huangfu Song, Zhou Tong.

Because it has to go around in a big circle, however, the strength of the Woluji royal department is a bit strong and needs to be avoided, so it is not suitable for hard encounters for the time being.

As for Yang Xiong's department, he stayed in Fan Yang and was on guard. I did not participate in this meeting.

In order for the operation to proceed smoothly, Xiao Jingxuan issued a strict military order.

It's about robbing everything you can take away. Then, except for the unmarried woman, kill all the barbarians in sight. Young and old.

All the loot was sent to Shenzhou.

At the same time, in order to prevent the Woluji royal army from taking the opportunity to attack Shenzhou, Xiao Jingxuan ordered that Dewey, who had been transferred to the camp, come to Shenzhou to take control.

Hearing Xiao Jingxuan's military order, everyone was a little shocked, even Ye Xiong was a little shocked.

Because this military order is even more cruel and bloody than the military order in Fengzhou.

Seeing that the generals were a little hesitant, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the generals and said: "You are all the henchmen of the handsome, I won't hide it from you, the world is about to be in chaos, whether it is the Great Wei, or the Chu State, or the Yan State, there will be a chaos."

For a long time to come, we will not be able to go on a northern expedition, and we must weaken the strength of the barbarians so that they will not be able to invade the south when the Central Plains is in civil strife. Only in this way can the people at the border pass survive. ”

"Dashuai, is it the chaos of the entire Central Plains? Can you elaborate on that? ”

Xiao Jingxuan glanced at Huangfu Song, who was asking.

"How messy? What is the mess like? I don't know, it's just that now the chaos has arisen, and it can't be changed by manpower. As for the reason, with your martial arts realm, it's better not to know. ”

Seeing that Xiao Jingxuan was reluctant to say more, the generals could only suppress their doubts.

In the end, Xiao Jingxuan ordered that the army set off tomorrow and ordered the generals to go down to prepare for the expedition.