"The supplies, food and grass are already ready, and you can be transferred to Hanzhong at any time!" Zhang Su, who was responsible for preparing food and grass, stood up and bowed and said, "The Shengong Camp has been rushing to build a cart day and night in March. Over the years, the important roads in Shuzhong have been widened and reinforced. The supplies, and food and grass can be mobilized to Hanzhong within two months."

As the prefect of Shu County, Zhang Su did all these allocation work. Although he was not very capable, his ability to do things was not low. With the help of his subordinates, he could handle many things in an orderly manner. This is also the reason why Ye Zhao attached great importance to it. Although he lacked his own opinions and flexibility, his strong execution and efficiency made him very suitable to be the Shu army or the future prefect of Jingzhao.

"Very good, how many soldiers can our army mobilize now?" Ye Zhao nodded and looked at Xi Zhicai.

"Now under our rule, there are 160,000 standing troops, and there are 40,000 county guards in each county that maintain public order. In addition, there are 50,000 troops brought back from Nanzhong and 20,000 troops stationed in Nanzhong, totaling 270,000, and 160,000 standing troops and 50,000 southern troops can go out at any time."

Xi Zhicai bowed and said, "But if all 210,000 troops are sent, at least 800,000 people will be recruited. Logistics, economic operation and farming will be greatly affected. I believe that we should stay in Shuzhong to prevent Liu Biao and Lu Bu, and we also need a general to guard the two places."

Ye Zhao nodded. Although there are nearly 10 million people in Shu now, it is a huge burden for Shu to recruit millions, and it is not necessary. This is the case in Shu, where there are not many places that need heavy troops to defend. Otherwise, if Ye Zhao was in Cao Cao's position, even if he had 270,000 troops in his hand, he would need at least 200,000 troops to guard the four directions, and the real ones could be taken out would be only 70,000.

After pondering for a while, Ye Zhao said: "Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji in Guanzhong have been scattered, like a plate of loose sand. Although the Xiliang troops in Guanzhong are less than 200,000, it is not one, and there is no need for a 200,000 army. Sixty thousand is enough to deal with this battle!"

Among the generals in Guanzhong, only Li Jue, and Guo Si had similar soldiers and horses. Sixty thousand were calculated based on the soldiers and horses of Li Jue and Guo Si. There were also Li Ru and Hua Xiong under Ye Zhao's command who were quite prestigious in the Western Liang army, so he could gather a portion. In Ye Zhao's view, sixty thousand soldiers and horses were enough to make him conquer the land of Guanlong.

"If it is 60,000, it is necessary to recruit 200,000 civilians. But I think that 60,000 troops have too many variables. Eight to 100,000 should be used as the basis for 300,000 civilians. Now, money, food, economy and livelihood in our Sichuan are enough to support this scale. I wish you bluntly, our army now has enough financial resources and military strength. Although 60,000 is also feasible, I also believe that the lord can win the battle. However, if it is more financial resources, wouldn't it be better to exchange for more chances of victory in this battle?"

Today, Shuzhong can support a large battle of 100,000 troops, and it will not affect the people's livelihood in Shuzhong too much. After going to war, it can also ensure the normal operation of Shuzhong. In this case, why bother to calculate carefully to the limit? The 200,000 army will consume national strength. However, if a hundred thousand can be completely afforded, in order to ensure stable victory, it may not be a bad thing to calculate the strength more abundantly.

"I also think so!" Li Ru bowed and said, "Our army has enough troops, so please pay attention to your own safety!"

"I'm going to discuss it!" Xu Rong, Guan Yu and other generals stood up and bowed to Ye Zhao.

"Okay!" Ye Zhao thought for a while, nodded and smiled, "I'm afraid of being poor. I like to be careful in doing things. I will be extravagant in this battle! In addition, I mobilize enough officials. This time, I want to attack Guanzhong, which is a complete Guanzhong, not a wasteland. When I go to the city, I must do a good job in the peace of the people. In addition, the Shengong Camp is accompanied, and the new flying boats are mobilized to collect hundreds of ships, so don't let it be missing!"

"Here!" The generals took the order in unison.

"Xi Zhicai stayed in Chengdu, transferred Guan Ping, Gan Ning and Zhang Ren to Chengdu, and used Zhang Ren as the left-behind general. Gan Ning and Guan Ping followed the army to fight, so there must be no mistakes!" Ye Zhao looked at Xi Zhicai. He needed someone who could coordinate the overall situation for him in the rear. Li Ru's campaign in Xiliang must be used, so Ye Zhao decided to leave Xi Zhicai to take care of the rear for himself.

"Don't worry, lord!" Xi Zhicai stood up and answered the order.

He was speechless all night. The next morning, Ye Zhao called Li Ru as his military advisor and vowed to go to war.

The various roads in Hanzhong have been closed and the news is closed, so this time, Ye Zhao did not select a pioneer to Hanzhong first and meet Ji Ling.

"Full it, and you will be the tyrant!" In Hanzhong, in the prefect of Nanzheng, Ye Zhao took out two command arrows and looked at Guan Ping and Gan Ning and said.

"The last general is here!" Guan Ping and Gan Ning hurried forward, but he didn't expect that Ye Zhao was the first to look for them.

"You two stayed in Hanzhong. If Lu Bu moves to attack Guanzhong this time, there is no need to take the initiative to fight, just guard the pass." Ye Zhao looked at the two and said.

"Here!" Hearing that he was just staying behind, Guan Ping and Gan Ning suddenly lost their energy like eggplants made from frost.

"Hanzhong is related to our army's retreat. This matter must be taken care of. Lu Bu is also a tiger general on the battlefield. He is brave and powerful in the world, so he should not be taken lightly!" Guan Yu couldn't help but say angrily when he saw Guan Ping's decadent face.

Lu Bu couldn't even withstand that time. Guan Yu's sword skills were growing more and more powerful over the years, and he was also willing to compete with Lu Bu again, but he did not think that Guan Ping and Gan Ning were Lu Bu's opponents. Seeing that the two of them were not concerned, he couldn't help but get angry.

"Here!" Guan Ping shuddered and quickly said with a solemn look.

"The army enters Guanzhong, and it is difficult to walk on the small path and is easy to detect by the enemy. I plan to go to Yangpingguan Avenue and directly attack Longyou. A general needs to lead a side army to go to Jigu out of Xigu to attack Jixian County in the north, attracting the generals of Xiliang, and the main force attacks Longyou. I wonder who is willing to take this important task?" Ye Zhao spread out the map and pointed to the location of Xigu. This place is not suitable for large-scale marching, but Jixian County is a major town connecting Guanlong. Once it is broken, it can divide Guanlong east and west, and at the same time approach Chang'an, which can intimidate the three auxiliary.

However, once it is defeated, it will inevitably make Li Jue and Guo Si uneasy, and the two of them join forces. Therefore, this battle is just to deter rather than to directly attack Ji County, in order to attract their attention rather than to really attack. The real purpose is to cover the real purpose of the main force.

When the generals frowned slightly when they heard this, they felt a little thankless along the way, not a tough battle, but just a threat.

"I'm willing to go!" Zhao Yun saw that no one came out, he thought for a while and stepped forward and bowed.

"I'm relieved to go Zilong." Ye Zhao nodded and smiled when he saw Zhao Yun willing to go.

Zhao Yun was humble, did not strive for merit, nor was radical. He also had bad military strategies in Shuzhong over the years. Although he had no outstanding achievements when he fought in Nanzhong, he was a perfect leader and was not greedy for a temporary achievement. He was indeed the best candidate.

At this moment, Ye Zhao ordered Zhao Yun to lead five thousand soldiers out of the silence valley to lure the enemy.

The next step is to attack Longyou.

Li Ru pointed to the map and said, "Tianshui, Nan'an, Longxi, Anding, Guangwei are the five counties of Longyou, which are also the first battle of our army's expedition. These five counties are now under Li Jue's control. In previous years, our army has traded with Guanzhong and the Western Regions, and has also traveled to these five counties. Among them, Tianshui Prefect Hu Feng, Longxi Prefect Li Xian is the nephew of Li Jue, and the other three counties are the generals. I think our army should first conquer Tianshui, as the foothold of the army, and then do not take care of the other three counties. Forced attack on Longxi. Longyou's soldiers are mostly in the hands of these two people. If these two people are defeated, you can get all the five counties of Longyou, which are the foundation of our army in Guanzhong."

Looking at the generals, Li Ru smiled and bowed to Ye Zhao and said, "So, I think the battle between Tianshui must be fast. Before Li Xian reacts, take down Tianshui and advance to Longxi!"

"Who..." Ye Zhao was about to call the general, but he saw an officer coming hurriedly and said to Ye Zhao: "See lord."

"Rareless!" Ji Ling couldn't help but angrily when he saw this person: "This is when discussing military operations, how dare you enter without a chance!"

"What's the matter?" Ye Zhao was a little unhappy. How could outsiders allow him to come in easily when discussing military operations? Since Ji Ling had spoken, he couldn't blame him anymore, so he just asked.

"Return to the lord, more than a dozen caravans in Shu were robbed by Li Xian, the prefect of Longxi in Longxi. A large amount of wealth was taken away by Li Xian. He also threatened these merchants to redeem them with hostages. Now more than a dozen caravans are complaining outside the mansion, hoping that the prefect can uphold justice for them." The officer bowed and said, "I thought this matter might be useful to our army, so I came to report it without authorization."

"What's the use?" Li Ru's eyes lit up. He wanted to speak, but was stopped by Ye Zhao. He looked at the officer with interest. He was not very old, seventeen or eighteen years old, but his demeanor was extraordinary. He should be a general under Ji Ling. In the Shu army, Ye Zhao had never seen this person.

The most important thing is that Ye Zhao could perceive the surging ambition and confidence in the young general's heart from this expression. Ambition is not a bad thing. Ye Zhao always believed that only if one has ambition can one have the motivation to make progress. However, this view is contrary to the mainstream consciousness today. If others were to see the young general's behavior, they would probably not be favored.

"Go back to the lord!" The young general was overjoyed when he saw Ye Zhao asking, and bowed and said, "The last general can lead an elite force and disguise himself as a merchant to redeem people. The lord can send an elite force to lie outside the city. When the last general enters the city, he will take the opportunity to seize the gate. All the ambushing soldiers can be attacked by one stone. According to the last general's secret investigation, there are only 3,000 troops stationed in Longxi. With the elite soldiers of our army, only 800 ambushing soldiers can be captured. At that time, the lord will lead the army to capture Tianshui, and then the land of Longyou can be returned to the lord!"

"Are you teaching me to wait for the war?" Xu Rong glanced at the young general with a bad expression. Although it was well organized and feasible, the young general's performance was too ostentatious and disliked.

Not only Xu Rong, but also the generals in the tent were dissatisfied with the performance of this young player. They looked at him with a bad expression. Are they saying that we are incompetent?

"The last general dare not!" The young general changed his expression and he quickly lowered his head.

"The plan is good." Ye Zhao waved his hand to stop everyone and said, "If it can be successful, only more than a thousand people can take down Longxi. Then Li Xian himself will not blame us. If it can be successful, it can save half a month of hard work."

"What the lord said is very true!" Xu Rong and others bowed.
Chapter completed!