The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Jia Xu, Xun You, Xu Shu, Sima Yi, and Yang Xiu came in quickly and bowed to Chen Mo.

"Sit down!" Chen Mo waved his hand, motioning everyone to sit down.

"Your Majesty summoned me late at night, why?" Jia Xu knelt down at Chen Mo's hand position and looked at Chen Mo in confusion.

"This is the information sent back by the spies in Jingzhou, everyone take a look." Chen Mo waved his hand, and the guards standing by the side quickly put the letter that had been copied long ago on the table for the five people.

Jia Xu silently read the letter, frowning slightly. The content of the letter was not much. Chen Mo's spies in Jiangdong, Jingzhou and Shu naturally could not easily detect their secret movements, but he had a set of intelligence detection processes in recent years. Through the direction and amount of grain and grass transportation in various places, he could roughly judge the number and position of the opponent's troops. Since the battle of Nanyang that year, Liu Bei began to recuperate and train his soldiers diligently. Now there are about 100,000 soldiers in Jingzhou, and the main distribution location is Nanjun, with Xiangyang as the largest.

The ration of grain and grass is constant every month, but since the beginning of the year, the spies found a problem. The direction of grain and grass transportation was wrong. There was no sign of large-scale mobilization of troops in Jingzhou, but the changes in grain and grass transportation would not deceive people. The spies distributed in Jingzhou felt that there was something wrong, so they sent the information to Chen Mo.

"My Lord, is there any unusual movement in Jiangdong?" Xu Shu looked up and asked after reading the intelligence. Now that Sun and Liu are allied, if Liu Bei and Jiangdong both show unusual signs, it means that the two families may take action against Chen Mo.

"It has not appeared." Chen Mo shook his head. The reconnaissance methods of Jiangdong and Jingzhou are similar. The main purpose is not to check the troops, but to check the flow of the opponent's food and grass. The mobilization of troops can confuse people, but the flow of food and grass is the most real.

"If so, Liu Bei's target is probably not our army, or Xichuan, or Jiangdong." Xu Shu bowed.

"The possibility of Jiangdong is not high. Liu Bei is not a short-sighted person. Attacking Jiangdong at this time will only make our army reap the benefits." Xun You shook his head and said, "I think Liu Bei is probably going to send troops to Xichuan."

A few years ago, Chen Mo and others speculated on the direction in which Jiangdong and Liu Bei might send troops in the future. Taking Xichuan is definitely the only chance for Liu Bei and Sun Quan to fight against Chen Mo. Cao Cao's last words at that time also suggested that Chen Mo take Shu first. If he took Shu, Liu Bei and Sun Quan would not have to worry about it.

Of course, Cao Cao obviously did not expect Liu Bei to swallow Jingzhou at the beginning, but Shu was indeed the key.

If Liu Bei took Shu, it would be east and west with Jiangdong, and it would have the advantage of geographical location. Chen Mo felt that when that time came, Liu Bei might be more difficult to deal with than Sun Quan.

"My lord, regardless of whether Liu Bei has already sent troops to Xichuan, I think that now that our army has rested for several years, we have enough weapons and abundant food and grass, and it is time to march south." Xu Shu said solemnly.

Chen Mo nodded. The navy has taken shape now. Yu Sheng and Liu Yi have trained well in the Three Kingdoms of Han. The pirates from the East China Sea to the Three Kingdoms of Han and then to Liaodong have been almost eliminated, and Liaodong is also within the attack range of the navy. Gongsun Du has expressed his sincerity several times and is willing to hand over the military power and come to Luoyang to report on his work. However, because the Gongsun family is also a big family guarding Liaodong, Chen Mo did not agree and let the Gongsun family continue to guard Liaodong.

Now there is no external threat behind Chen Mo, and the internal court has been sorted out. Now the conditions for the southern expedition are in place.

"Pass on my military order, order Wuyi, Ma Chao, Pang De, Zhang Xiu, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Yu Jin, Mao Jie, Gao Lan, Qian Zhao, Cui Geng, Wei Yan and other generals to come to Luoyang as soon as possible to discuss the southern expedition, and there must be no mistakes!" Chen Mo nodded. He attached great importance to this southern expedition. If possible, Chen Mo hopes to win the world in one battle. Now Chen Mo also has the qualifications and ability.

"Yes!" The five people accepted the order in unison.

"Everyone go and rest, Yuanzhi, you are responsible for the mobilization of food and grass in various places." Chen Mo stood up and said.

"Yes!" Xu Shu stood up and bowed.

Everyone left. After Chen Mo returned to the backyard, he looked at the courtyard under the night and went straight to Cai Yan's room.

Diao Chan was helping Cai Yan make the bed. When she saw Chen Mo coming in, she hurried to greet him.

"Shouldn't I go to Mi Mei's place tonight?" Cai Yan looked at Chen Mo in confusion. As a princess and the eldest lady of the palace, there are some things that Cai Yan has to do even if she doesn't want to.

"Go tomorrow. I want to talk to you tonight." Chen Mo shook his head and said.

"Is my husband going to war again?" Cai Yan asked after a moment of silence. After many years of husband and wife, they can guess each other's thoughts.

"It hasn't been decided yet, but it should be about the same." Chen Mo nodded.

"Then you shouldn't neglect Mi Mei." Cai Yan angrily knocked off Chen Mo's mischievous hand.

"That's right." Chen Mo nodded, then looked at Diao Chan and said, "Chan'er, go and call Concubine Zhen over here, the four of us will squeeze together tonight."

"Yes~" Diao Chan blushed a little. Even though she was used to serving Chen Mo with Cai Yan, it was still a bit...

"Tsk~" Cai Yan couldn't help but spit lightly when she heard it, "Husband, you should take care of your health."

"How is my husband's health, don't you know?" Chen Mo took advantage of the fact that no one was around and hugged Cai Yan.

"How long will my husband be away this time?" Cai Yan didn't struggle, but just worried.

"It hasn't been decided yet, and if we can win this battle, the world will be settled. It may be the last battle. It can take at least a year and a half, or at most, it may take three to five years." Chen Mo shook his head. There is really no certainty on this matter. Jingzhou is not as good as the Central Plains. It is flat and there is no danger to defend. Jingzhou has many dangerous places and is blocked by the Han River. If we want to fight further south, there is also the Yangtze River.

Chen Mo is not short of food or soldiers now, so he dares to fight this battle.

"Husband, please be careful." Cai Yan whispered.

"I have fought for my husband for half my life and never put myself in danger. Madam, don't worry." Chen Mo comforted him with a smile.

"Yes." Cai Yan responded in a low voice. After a while, Zhen Mi came. This night, Chen Mo was very busy...

The generals from all parties were scattered in various places. Now that Chen Mo had summoned him, it would take more than one day to rush to Luoyang. He had to wait for five days before all the generals arrived. During these five days, Chen Mo discussed with Jia Xu, Xu Shu, Xun You and others. This time the southern expedition happened.

"The generals are summoned here to discuss the southern expedition." Chen Mo knelt down and looked at the generals and said solemnly.

"Lord, just tell me how to fight. The general has gathered thirty-six elite troops of the Xiqiang and they are ready to fight at any time!" Ma Chao was the first to stand up and said loudly.

After the Battle of the Central Plains, Ma Teng was recalled to Luoyang by Chen Mo, while Ma Chao went to Xiliang to subdue the Qiang, cooperate with the governors of various counties to naturalize the Qiang people, and select the strongest for training. It seems to be quite effective now.

"Xiliang Qiang cannot move at all. At least 10,000 people must be filled into the Western Region Protectorate." Chen Mo shook his head and turned to look at Xu Shu beside him.

Xu Shu nodded, stood up and walked to the map and said: "Now that our army has been recuperating for several years, the country is rich and the people are abundant, and there are sufficient soldiers and horses. Now, in addition to the 30,000 Qiang and Hu soldiers in Xiliang, 30,000 elite soldiers from the Western Regions need to guard the Western Regions, and Bingzhou Wuwan Elites were distributed in Danhanshan, Hetao, Pingxiang and other places to suppress Xianbei. In addition, there were two generals in Youzhou, Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci, who each received 20,000 yuan. Suppress the Wuwan and Xianbei tribes and do not move lightly. The remaining ones are 50,000 Hejian New Army, 50,000 Guanzhong Lanchi New Army, 40,000 Guandu New Army, 30,000 Nanyang New Army and 30,000 Heluo New Army. Total The 200,000-strong army, plus Meng Qi's 20,000 Qiang and Hu soldiers, totals 220,000. The food and grass currently mobilized on the front line is enough to support the 200,000-strong army for three years. "

The generals' eyes lit up when they heard this. No one expected that in just a few years, there would be so many soldiers and horses, not counting the soldiers and horses in various places to maintain local security.

The most important thing is... enough food and grass. With so many soldiers and horses and sufficient food and grass, it is enough to bring peace to the world.

"In addition, there are the 100,000 navy troops that Hanjun has trained in the past few years." Chen Mo added that the navy troops should also be put to use. Even if they lose to the Jiangdong navy, they will be enough to contain them.

Xu Shu nodded: "Based on this, we have an army of 300,000, plus the annual grain tax, which can support our army for at least five years of warfare without disturbing the people."

All the generals were inexplicably excited when they heard this. Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "This calculation is enough to support our army to pacify the world."

Xu Shu shook his head and said: "According to the information our army has obtained over the years, in Jingzhou alone, Liu Bei has continued to expand his army in recent years. In Jingzhou alone, there are 80,000 soldiers and horses, and the Jiangdong land and water army has 120,000 people. In addition, there are There is Shu, which has not been affected by the war in these years, but it still has a hundred thousand soldiers. What's more, our army is attacking this time and does not have an advantage in strength. "

"What do you mean, sir...?" Zhang He frowned.

"Of course we have to fight, but we need to prioritize them. Although there is no conclusive evidence, Liu Bei has probably entered Shu now. Hanzhong needs to be taken first to seize the opportunity. It is best to capture Jiameng Pass. Hanzhong Zhang Lu and others We have been friendly with our army for many years, so we can surrender. We need an army to guard Hanzhong and can enter Sichuan at any time." Xu Shu said with a smile.

"In other words, the battle in Shu is not the main attack?" Ma Chao suddenly lost interest.

"The main place of attack this time is Jingzhou. If we go down to Jingzhou, we can separate Jiangdong and Shu. From now on, whether we attack Jiangdong or Shu, it will be much easier." Xu Shu nodded.

"Sir, I wonder who is guarding Hanzhong?" Zhang He asked.

"Shang Gao, you will guard Hanzhong. I will attack Shu one day with you as the commander-in-chief." Chen Mo looked at Wu Yi and said solemnly.

"General, take your orders!" Wu Yi stood up and bowed.

"In addition to General Wuyi, I have already done this. I also need the assistance of a few lieutenants." Xu Shu looked at the generals, but saw that they naturally avoided his eyes. After all, this battle was mainly about attacking Jingzhou rather than conquering Shu. Fighting.

"Gao Lan, Cui Geng, Mao Jie, Yu Jin!" Chen Mo smiled and looked at the crowd.

"The last general is here!" The four generals had no choice but to stand up and obey the order.

"The four of you will go to Hanzhong with Wuyi and lead 30,000 Lanchi soldiers and 10,000 Qiang and Hu cavalry. Remember, don't wait for Zhang Lu." Chen Mo said with a smile: "As long as Zhang Lu takes away his military power, if Zhang Lu wants to stay in Hanzhong, he can Let him continue to serve as the governor of Hanzhong. If he doesn't want to, he can go to Luoyang to report on his duties."

"Here!"