Dong Huang personally led the troops to the expedition in fact, there is another advantage, that is, Dong Huang's pro-barbarian and barbarian characteristics obtained from the twin brute!

These two traits can greatly increase Dong Huang's affinity for the barbarians, and when commanding the barbarian troops, the combat effectiveness of the barbarian troops will be increased by 20%.

As for the safety issues that Dong Huang is worried about, Dian Wei + Xu Chu + Zhao Yun + Hua Tuo + Chen Zhi + Fu Wei + Yizhou's most powerful 100 Langzhong + three deputy generals + enough medicinal materials + good hygiene habits, is it enough?

Dong Huang even took great pains to distill high-grade liquor, and soaked artemisia annua and garlic in high-grade liquor.

With Dong Huang's limited knowledge of pharmacology, he doesn't know if he can get artemisinin and allicin in this way, but it is a psychological comfort after all.

Dong Huang has decided that all the generals who go out on the expedition must wash their hands with warm boiled water before and after meals, do not drink raw water, do not eat raw food, and the generals must carry anti-mosquito sachets, and use wormwood, songgrass, mangweed and other common mosquito repellent methods in ancient times to repel mosquitoes.

In addition, officers had to sleep under mosquito nets at night, senior generals drank some medicated liquor every day, and wherever the strikers passed, they had to cut down and burn the grass and trees along the road that were prone to breeding mosquitoes, bury dead puddles, or sprinkle quicklime into puddles.

If there is a fever, fever, diarrhea and other discomforts in the army, they should also be isolated and treated.

In short, the timid Dong Huang has tried all means, even if it is slower and more expensive.

Dong Huang knows very well that the biggest enemy of pacifying Nanban is not the enemy, but the climate and environment.

In order to further reduce the impact of the climate and environment, Dong Huang delayed until the autumn, when the climate was relatively cool and dry.

Compared with the cautiousness of preparations, Dong Huang's requirements for the selection of generals were much lower.

In addition to the generals who guarded the tiger ben, Dong Huang almost did not choose other generals with full loyalty and outstanding achievements, but chose a combination of generals based on the newly excavated talents in Yizhou, Jia Xu and those generals were basically left to watch their families.

In the same way that the prime minister's troops were divided into three ways to crusade against Nanzhong in history, Dong Huang also divided his troops into three ways.

The total strength of the Western Route Army was 100,000, including 10,000 Praetorian Guards, 10,000 Wudang Flying Army, 10,000 Qingqiang soldiers, 20,000 Northern Elite and 50,000 Yizhou soldiers.

This route was personally led by Dong Huang, and the main generals were Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, Pang De, Gan Ning, Yan Xing, Hua Tuo, Chen Dao, Fu Wei, Wang Shuang, Niu Jin, Pang Rou, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Pu Hu, Ma Dai, Hu Zun, Shen Mi, Lou Fa, Tao Sheng, Shen Rong, Ma Jun, etc.

The military advisors are Fa Zheng and Zhuge Xuan.

The goal of the campaign along the way was to eliminate the main force of Gaoding in Yuewang County, and then attack Yizhou County and eliminate Yonghong and Meng Huo's army.

The total strength of the Middle Route Army was 20,000, including 5,000 Wudang Fei Army and 15,000 Yizhou soldiers; The main generals were Zhang Ren, Zhang Song, Wang Ping, Li Hui, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Jiang Xu, Zhao Qu, Han Juzi, and Lu Weihuang.

Their campaign goal was to detour from Pingyi County along the small road to Yizhou County, occupy Meng Huo's base area, cut off Meng Huo's retreat route to aid Gao Ding's army, and close the door and fight the dogs.

The total strength of the Eastern Route Army was 20,000, including 5,000 Wudang Fei Army and 15,000 Yizhou soldiers; The main generals were Huang Quan, Wu Lan, Liu Yin, Lei Tong, Ling Bao, Deng Xian, Liu Xuan, Ma Zhong, Zhang Yi, Liang Kuan, Fu Gan, Zhao Rong, and Wei Yuanjin. The goal of the campaign was to take the easternmost county of Qike, eliminate Zhu Bao's rebels, and pacify the place.

Although Dong Huang did not send his world-shattering treasure generals, such a combination of famous ministers and generals was far better than when Zhuge Liang Ping Nanban.

In terms of ministers, Fa Zheng was originally good at military strategy, and Zhuge Xuan, a mascot with good ability, brushed the "Zhuge " buff, and Huang Quan and Zhang Song were also quite wise.

In terms of generals, Dian Wei and other fierce generals are enough to suppress any Southern Barbarian generals, Zhang Ren, Wang Ping, Li Hui, Ma Zhong and others are also talents in the first echelon of Shuzhong.

As for the strength of troops, it is far better than the strength of Zhuge Liang's Southern Expedition in history, of course, it is much worse than the 500,000 army in the Romance, but the real situation is that in terms of the logistics situation and the number of rebels in Nanzhong, if you really want to send 500,000 troops, that is to find death.

Even for these 140,000 people, Dong Huang thinks it's a bit much.

Before the official march, the cautious Dong Huang pulled Jia Xu and Fa Zheng to review the possible situations, such as how to deal with the appearance of rattan armor soldiers, elephant soldiers, animal tamers, poison springs, etc., such as how to appease the barbarians.

In the end, Dong Huang also took out a special map and sand table.

Before becoming a war agent, Dong Huang had been attracted by the war in northern Burma, and had seen the topographical maps of Burma, the Indochina Peninsula, and India.

With this map and sand table, maybe it will really end the history of Yunnan without an outlet to the sea!

Giving Yunnan an outlet to the sea can also be regarded as expanding its territory, and the overall evaluation will be higher at that time, right?

"Dong Huang'er finally sent troops?"

In the big camp of Beishui County, Yonghong, who was waiting for Dong Huang to wait for the flowers, jumped up suddenly.

Don't complain that Yonghong is emotional, it's really that he has waited too long.

Before Gaoding sent troops to support Liu Yan, Yonghong's army had already come to Beishui to camp, after Gaoding was defeated by Tai Shici, Yonghong thought that Dong Huang wanted the army to come, so he joined forces with Gaoding, cobbled together fifty or sixty thousand horses, and set up more camps in Yangniu, Dingdi, Beishui and other places to defend, ready to wait for work.

As a result, it is three months smaller.

The barbarian soldiers were not originally standing troops, but ordinary barbarians were improvised patchwork, although they were brave and ruthless, but the military discipline could only be said hehe, at the beginning, Yonghong and Gaoding were still able to control, but there was no war for three months, one or two had already slipped, and the sentry was not serious, and they either basked in the sun or went to fish in the summer all day long.

In addition, there were decades of logistics accumulation less than the historical rebellion, resulting in a shortage of food and grass, and some officers asked their barbarians to hunt and pick to make up for the lack of military food, so the army had long been in chaos.

Yonghong was about to be driven crazy by them.

If Dong Huangjun doesn't come again, Yonghong will have to consider whether to let some people go back to farming.

"How many people are the main force of Dong Huangjun? Which direction is the goal? Are we here, or are we still a cow? ”

Yonghong asked his henchman Yongdu.

With the help of Yongdu, the crop yield in the area controlled by Yonghong increased by 50%, which was regarded as a miracle by the barbarians, and Yongdu was really valued by Yonghong.

"It is said that there are 200,000 people, and the main force has passed the Lingguan Dao, so it will definitely attack the Niu first!"

Yongdu replied.

If Dong Huang's army marches to Beishui without taking it, it is very likely that the enemy of Xuan Niu will be cut off from the back road.

"I'm afraid that the defenders of the cow won't do their best!"

Yonghong frowned.

Yonghong's words are for a reason.

The defenders of the Niu were the old Sidu Elder Li Qiucheng of Gaoding.

And just half a month before Dong Huang sent out his troops, Yonghong had just killed King Gao Ding.

(End of chapter)