"Before the Northern Expedition, there is one thing to make clear, all the actions of the various armies, whether it is a field battle or a siege or a defense of the city, there is only one purpose, to defeat and kill the Menghu army, if this goal is not achieved, it is an empty city in front of most of the capital, and it is not allowed to occupy it, do you understand?"

The crowd agreed, and it was about to begin. Everyone understands what Lin Jianyue means, but if most of them are really in front of him, it is estimated that no one can bear it.

"When did the Northern Expedition start? No one knows when the Liaodong Campaign will end, but we can't wait for it to end before we move, definitely not, then maybe Li Chongshan will run away with his army. ”

Someone privately underestimates, isn't that better? Domination without a fight. But after all, there are a few people who think so, and under Lin Jianyue's years of indoctrination, they all know the significance of retaining Li Chongshan's core main force.

"Before the start of the Northern Expedition, Ren Yixiang was the governor, Guo Shouzheng was the deputy commander, and first sent the Wuwei army across the Bohai Sea to Suzhou on the southern Liaoning Peninsula, and joined the Huaihua general Liu Jiahao's department, one is to help hold Chenzhou, and the other is to find an opportunity to break through the besieging troops. However, this was not the main task of the Wuwei Army, but to send the vanguard to secretly land in the east of Dadu with the cooperation of the Dinghai Navy to find the landing site and the place to hold the army. The time when Liaodong defeated Mohan was the time when the entire army of the Wuwei Army landed in the east of Dadu. There are also two tasks after the landing, one is that the main force immediately marched west to threaten Dadu, attracting Li Chongshan to divide his troops, and the other is to send cavalry troops to quickly go north and sneak attack behind Yuguan, so as to create conditions for the Huaiyang Army of the Liaodong Army to enter the pass. The Navy is responsible for logistical supplies and sea retreats in extremely unfavorable situations. This was the key to the success or defeat of the Northern Expedition, which required both caution and patience, as well as courage. After the two generals crossed the sea, they immediately told General Huaihua what I said, and the Wuwei Army and the Dinghai Navy were under the unified command of the General. ”

Guo Shouzheng asked: "Your Highness, if the enemy army has been prepared in advance, and the army is gathered, how should the Wuwei army stop?" ”

Lin Jianyue nodded with satisfaction and said, "General Guo has thought it out well. If this is the case, the Wuwei Army is using the base in southern Liaoning to drag the enemy's army at sea. The coast is so long, it is impossible for them to defend against it, the army will not be able to go ashore for a while and a half, it doesn't matter, there is no problem in constantly smuggling small troops, it is slowly accumulating, and it is not possible to risk a forced landing. The Northern Expedition is very long, there is no need to rush for a while, the troops that have landed on the shore have accumulated to a certain extent, and it is still necessary to sneak attack Yuguan, which is an unavoidable task, but the enemy must be prepared, so I say that courage is still needed. ”

Guo Shouzheng said angrily: "Your Highness, rest assured, even if the Wuwei Army is wiped out, it will definitely be able to complete the task arranged by His Highness!" ”

Lin Jianyue shook his head and said: "I don't want your whole army to be wiped out, but I also believe in the ability and courage of the Wuwei army, and I also hope that everyone can celebrate the great cause of expelling the Tartars and unifying the world in Dadu!" ”

Everyone was solemn in their hearts, His Royal Highness only arranged one front army so meticulously, although the distance was far away and he could not command in time, but it can be imagined how much effort His Highness put into this and attached great importance to the Northern Expedition, and he could not perform worse than Guo Shouzheng.

"Back to the topic just now, when is the exact time for the start of the Northern Expedition? That is, the time when I led the forward battalion to cross the river, and before that it was the prelude and preparation for the Northern Expedition, and the future actions of all armies were calculated based on this time. When crossing the river, Li Jizhong commanded the enemy's intelligence department to inform the armies by means of carrier pigeon transmission, and he was not afraid of being robbed, let alone afraid that the enemy would know, so he prepared a few more routes, and I believed in the ability of the enemy intelligence department. ”

Although they all knew that Lin Jianyue would inevitably personally preside over the Northern Expedition, he was still uneasy in his heart, so he couldn't command in the rear? looked at Liu Bingyun and Hao Tianfeng together, and it was most appropriate for them to dissuade them.

As a result, Wang Gui said first: "Your Highness, with the current situation, the five-way army will besiege Dadu, and the result will inevitably be victory. Even if we don't win so completely, it doesn't matter, we have more opportunities. The old minister suggested that Liu Bingyun could cross the river to form a former enemy headquarters, and the Enemy Intelligence Department sent capable personnel to accompany him to report the battle situation in a timely manner, holding His Highness's golden sword and arrows, who would dare not obey? Liu Xiang has been following His Royal Highness, and he is also old in the battle array, there is no problem with small things, and major matters are reported to His Highness for decision. What do you think, Your Highness? ”

Everyone hurriedly agreed loudly, and indeed they didn't want Lin Jianyue to be in danger again.

Lin Jianyue said with a smile: "Everyone listen to me!" I crossed the river and didn't lead people to the capital to fight Li Chongshan alone, they were all behind the butts of the Zhulu army! It's not that I, Lin Jianyue, have to be a hero, but it's necessary to do so. I will talk about this later, and I will continue to arrange the preparations for the Northern Expedition and the future plans of the armies. ”

Lin Jianyue decided to interrupt first to make it easier for everyone to accept.

"On the day of the end of the meeting, it was when the Guards Army and the Xinyang Army crossed the river, and the Rao Cavalry Army responded in the rear."

"At present, we know the approximate number of enemy troops on the front line of the Yellow River, but the enemy does not know when our whole army will go north. The Daimyo's Mansion had 200,000 cavalry troops and 50,000 defenders; There are 180,000 cavalry troops in Dezhou, and 50,000 defenders of the city, which are the main forces of the enemy army on the front line of the East Yellow River, in a vain attempt to rely on the natural dangers of the East Yellow River to confront. Behind it, from Zhendingfu all the way south to Enju between the Daimyofu and Dezhou, nearly 200,000 cavalry troops lined up in a triangle. They think very well, we can support there when we fight there, and we can quickly concentrate superior forces on the great plains to fight us all the way, or even annihilate all the way, this is a clear plan, there is no army of more than one million people rushing up, it is indeed immobile. ”

"But we didn't just use the Yellow River front-line troops to go on the Northern Expedition, but used the first-line main force of the Yellow River to drag Li Chongshan's main force, waiting for the other roads to exert their strength, and finally gather and annihilate them, how to hold them back? After the meeting, the Guards immediately crossed the river to occupy Puyang County to threaten the Daimyo's Mansion, the Xinyang Army had sufficient infantry and was divided into two routes, starting from Licheng, crossing the river all the way to the west, capturing Liaocheng, and attacking all the way east to occupy Gaotang to threaten Dezhou, these three cities were also finished in the shape of a glyph to deal with Li Chongshan's three-way army. ”

"Some time ago, the cavalry has been harassing across the river, and the enemy is used to it, but don't take it lightly. The above three cities are all on the edge of the Yellow River, in fact, the enemy has completely abandoned, there is no problem in occupying them, but the speed must be fast and fierce, and the logistics supply must be timely, especially the city defense materials and horse materials. Immediately after the occupation, the city defenses were strengthened, and forts were built on the left and right to accumulate troops. After completing this step, don't easily attack the Daimyofu and Texas, it is a confrontation, so that they can't move, and the training can still continue, the Rao cavalry is the main force of the cavalry, but the whole army is hoarded in Liaocheng and responds. ”

Son asked, "If the enemy's army is concentrated in one place, can it go to war if there is an opportunity?" ”

Lin Jianyue said with a smile: "Of course you can, but the three cities are all on the edge of the Yellow River, I guess Batusu won't dare, unless most of them support him again." After crossing the river, the three armies strengthened their ties, and if there was an opportunity, even if I was on the edge of the Yellow River, I might not have time to ask for instructions, and it would be decided by the champion general Son Masayoshi on the spot. ”