Luo Xin looked at the city walls of Shanhaiguan and smiled.

After eight days of trekking, he finally arrived at his destination. As the commander of the First Army of the Shenji Army, he was ordered to lead three divisions under his command to join Shanhaiguan.

After ordering the army to enter the city, Luo Xin took his personal guards to the city of Shanhaiguan first. At this time, Lu Fei, who received the news, was already at the door.

Seeing Luo Xin, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Luo Xin, why is your army dragging like a sissy? It's just arrived now."

"Go to your mother, the dog can't spit out ivory." Luo Xin cursed directly. Although the two of them are noisy on weekdays, they are very close.

Because the two of them belonging to different legions are basically unable to meet now.

Lu Fei was scolded and laughed not only because he was not angry, but said to Lei Ming: "Look, this is still a scholar who has been drinking ink for ten years. I think it is no different from us rough people."

Lei Ming smiled bitterly and said, "As the saying goes, those who are close to the ink are black, and those who are close to the vermilion are red. This is not the credit of the commander of the Lu Army."

Lu Fei glared at him and raised his foot to Lei Ming's butt, "Okay, now his wings are hard, so he dares to bury me."

Luo Xin dismounted and snorted, "You can bully Lei Ming now, but he is the commander of the army now, so it's wrong for you to do this."

Lei Ming said with a smile: "The two commanders are still fighting at the dinner table. It's noon, so it's time to have a meal."

Luo Xin's stomach croaked twice at the right time. Lu Fei laughed when he saw this, and took Luo Xin to Shanhaiguan Camp for dinner.

When they arrived at the military camp, the three of them had a few drinks and didn't drink too much. At this time, Luo Xin said, "This Northern Expedition is really satisfying. The emperor's ambition is something that the ancestors of all dynasties did not have."

"It goes without saying that when I followed the emperor, I realized that the King of Qi was definitely not a thing in the pool." Lu Fei was proud.

Compared to the relaxation and freedom of Luo Xin and Lu Fei, Lei Ming looked serious. Because he was in Shanhaiguan for many years, he knew that this war would not be so easy.

After eating the dish, Lei Ming said, "The two commanders arrived at Shanhaiguan. I haven't had time to tell us about the current situation in Pingzhou City."

Luo Xin glanced at Lu Fei and realized that this guy was only one step ahead.

He said, "You are more familiar with us than we do outside the pass. Let's talk about the current enemy situation."

At this time, Lu Fei also put away his unruly expression and looked serious.

After pondering for a while, Lei Ming said: "The two generals must also know the terrain outside the pass. Compared with the plains, hills, mountains, and land outside the pass can be said to be flat. It can be said that at first glance they are grasslands, and even woods are rarely seen. Such a place is very suitable for large-scale cavalry combat, and this is the advantage of the barbarians. According to the small-scale battle between hunting cavalry and barbarian scouts in recent years, our cavalry may not have an advantage."

Luo Xin nodded. In fact, they were not blinded by victory. There are many reasons why they have won sequentially over the years.

When I was in Jizhou, Bei Shan was injured by artillery, and other victories were based on the city defense. Even the recent battle in Bashu was given the opportunity to eliminate the barbarian cavalry because of the scattered robbery.

But this time it is different. This is a formal war between the two countries, and both sides will focus on responding to the war with all their might.

Lu Fei said: "So we cannot waste precious cavalry to fight the barbarians head-on, which will only consume our limited cavalry. Although Qi Guangyi pursued the remaining cavalry last time, he finally won, but he lost more than 3,000 people. This was still the case when the barbarian cavalry was trapped and there were too few horses."

Luo Xin deeply agreed and said, "You are right. Our advantage is artillery and muskets. Cavalry is our weakness, so the limited cavalry can only be used to chase and defeat the defeated soldiers but to consume it. I thought this march would have to walk along the sea. The first step was to build a wubao twenty miles outside Shanhaiguan, so that even if the food channels on land were cut off, we could still obtain supplies from the sea."

After pausing, he continued: "Pingzhou City is only one hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, and this distance is neither close nor far. Just building four Wubao is enough to ensure the food and grass we need when fighting in Pingzhou."

"I think so too. Huajue Island has stored a lot of food between Pingzhou City and Jinzhou, which can provide us with supplies. Unfortunately, the two divisions on this island need to directly attack Liaozhou with Ye Qingyun, and cannot be used by me." Lei Ming said.

All three of them received the order from the Military Affairs Department and knew their plans. Lu Fei said: "It's nothing bad. Didn't Qi Guangyi have already gone to the island? According to the order, his mission was to feint attack Jinzhou and lead his cavalry to disrupt the rear of the barbarians. Now it's time for the barbarians to plow in spring. Even if they can't win this battle this year, they will drive the barbarians crazy in winter."

"That's right. The emperor probably saw this and launched a northern expedition during the spring plowing season. The barbarians now rely on the food obtained by the people of the six cities to ease the famine. At this time, the spring plowing was destroyed, and many people would starve to death this winter." Luo Xin also laughed.

"Since that's the case, when will the two commanders set off?" Lei Ming's eyes flashed with excitement.

Lu Fei pondered for a moment, "This has to wait for the appointment of the Military Affairs Department. Our three armies gathered and needed a legion commander."

Luo Xin and Lei Ming nodded. Before they were appointed, they still needed to make pre-war preparations, including the issue of interconnectedness between the three armies.

Seven days later, with a large number of chariots entering Shanhaiguan, orders from the Military Affairs Department also arrived at Shanhaiguan.

What surprised the three of them was that the commander of the army was not any of the three, but Niu Ben who arrived from Qingzhou.

Xiao Ming was also here at the same time.

"I will meet the emperor!"

The generals of Shanhaiguan received the news and went outside the city gate to welcome the emperor.

"You all have a flat body!"

Xiao Ming rode on a horse, dressed in military uniform. After mobilizing the army to gather at Shanhaiguan, he led some personnel from the Military Affairs Department and the General Staff to Shanhaiguan.

This time he went north was a major event for the country. The reason why he decided to lead the army in person was to boost morale.

At the same time, the symbol of any strong emperor is based on military merits. It is difficult for him to establish prestige in the army when he has been enjoying peace in Qingzhou City.

Moreover, this war is extremely important, and various unexpected situations may occur during the war. At this time, Lu Fei and others may ask Qingzhou for their appointment.
Chapter completed!