Cao Liang received the documents from Yanghu, and then he knew the beginning and end of the Youzhou incident, and thought that after smoothly forming an alliance with Biqiu Jian, the state army could lock the target of the main attack on Jizhou, but now after the accident in Youzhou, Cao Liang's strategy will have to make new adjustments.

Biqiu Jian died too unjustly, and he was not able to see through Wang Ji's true face as soon as possible, but entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and finally died under the sword of the other party.

The drastic changes in Youzhou have indeed brought about as Yanghu said, this is a new fighter, because the cooperation with Biqiu Jian was forced to suspend due to unexpected reasons, and now Youzhou is controlled by forces loyal to the Sima clan, so Cao Liang can take this opportunity to send troops to Youzhou, not only can justifiably avenge Biqiu Jian, but also defeat the forces of Youzhou, so as to truly control Youzhou in his own hands.

After all, the alliance with Biqiu Jian is only a temporary expediency, the status of the two sides is equal, there is no one who governs whom, and with the urine nature of Biqiu Jian's wall grass, if Cao Liang and Sima Shi are at a disadvantage in the competition, it is unknown if he falls to Sima Shi's side.

Therefore, the assassination of Biqiu Jian is not necessarily a bad thing in a certain sense, and now Youzhou is experiencing civil strife and the military is unstable, which is an opportunity for Cao Liang to pacify Youzhou, as long as he seizes the opportunity, the entire Youzhou is not yet captured.

So Cao Liang urgently convened the strategists and the generals who stayed in Jinyang to discuss the sudden military situation in Youzhou.

When Huan Fan heard that Biqiu Jian was dead, he was not angry but happy, and said to Cao Liang: "Lord, Biqiu Jian is dead, it may not be a bad thing, and now there is civil strife in Youzhou, it is a good time for the lord to send troops to take Youzhou, and the lord can take this opportunity to pacify Youzhou in one fell swoop, which is ten times stronger than forming an alliance with Biqiu Jian." ”

Huan Fan's idea coincided with Cao Liang, and Yanghu also mentioned the matter of sending troops in his letter, which shows that the whole state is now united, which undoubtedly strengthens Cao Liang's determination to send troops.

It's just that Pei Xiu said with some concern: "Now that the north is cold and frozen, and the heavy snow covers the mountains, it is extremely unfavorable to send troops to fight, if it can be delayed for about a month, and then send troops when the spring is warm and the ice disappears, it seems more appropriate." ”

Huan Fan immediately objected: "By all means, now that Youzhou has just experienced civil strife, the people's hearts are in turmoil, and the army's morale is unstable, it is the best opportunity to march, if you delay for another month, let Wei Qian and Wang Qi have the opportunity to reorganize the army, then the difficulty of capturing Youzhou will increase, and I must not delay the fighter." ”

Cao Liang thought so, what Pei Xiu raised was indeed a realistic problem, sending troops in winter would inevitably face all kinds of unfavorable conditions, Youzhou was a bitter cold place, and the spring would be later than that brought by the Central Plains, and fighting in this season would be an extremely severe challenge to the army's logistical support.

But at this time, if you don't send troops, it will undoubtedly give Wei Qian and Wang Qi the opportunity to reorganize Youzhou, once they have completed the integration of military and political affairs in Youzhou, and the state army will attack again, the difficulty will increase infinitely, so now the state army must overcome all kinds of unfavorable conditions for sending troops in winter, and prepare for the expedition as soon as possible.

If the Bingzhou army attacks Youzhou, Wei Qian will definitely ask Sima Shi for help, and Bingzhou is adjacent to Youzhou, thousands of miles away from Luoyang, even if Sima Shi sends reinforcements, it is difficult to reach Youzhou in a very short time, so the unfavorable conditions may not be completely unfavorable, as long as it is used properly, it can also be turned from passive to active.

Soon, the high-level leaders of the state reached a decision to send troops to Youzhou, and various institutions immediately put into intense preparations.

The soldiers are fast and fast, so this time Cao Liang will still be the main cavalry battalion, the Yue cavalry battalion, the tun cavalry battalion, and the Xiao cavalry battalion will all attack, and the infantry battalion that arrived in Lingqiu in advance and the shooting battalion stationed at Yanmen Pass will also send troops to Youzhou, and the first battalion will also join the combat corps as an important force to defend against the enemy's cavalry.

This time, Cao Liang mobilized a total of three cavalry battalions and three infantry battalions, a total of 60,000 horses, which will also be the largest team mobilized by the state army after the battle of Jinzhong, and it is also the first time to cross the border of the state to fight abroad, and it also officially opened the first step for Cao Liang to compete for dominance in the world.

The soldiers and horses did not move, the grain and grass went first, such a large-scale expedition, for the logistics support of the state, is a huge problem, Cao Liang appointed the state assassin Shi Wang Ji as the head of the capital, responsible for raising grain, grass and materials, to ensure the supply of the front.

In the past, the combat scope of the Bingzhou army was basically in the territory of the state, so whether it was the supply of grain and grass or the logistics supply, the road was not far, and the difficulty of the guarantee was not too great, but now it is necessary to attack Youzhou and fight across regions, which has never had such a large-scale operation for the Bingzhou army, which is a huge test.

But no matter how big the difficulty must be overcome, the attack on Youzhou is already a strategic deployment made by the high-level of the state, and all the people must work around this center, after Wang Ji received the order, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and immediately mobilized all the people who could be mobilized, and went all out to devote himself to the preparations.

Fortunately, the economic development of Bingzhou has made great progress in recent years, the warehouses are abundant, the materials are abundant, and it is not too difficult to raise the supplies needed by the front-line army, and the only unfavorable condition is the transportation problem, after all, the previous logistics supply does not need to travel long distances, and there is a relatively large gap in the baggage vehicles.

In this regard, Wang Ji is actively thinking of ways to requisition some vehicles from the private sector to respond to emergencies, and the other is to recruit a large number of civilian husbands to use manpower trolleys to push and pull these materials to the front line.

Although everyone's transportation volume is limited, but as long as enough people are mobilized, these tasks can still be successfully completed, Wang Ji ordered, all the people who are requisitioned, will be exempted from half a year's taxes, so that the enthusiasm of the people is quickly mobilized, half a year's tax is not a small amount, and a trip to Youzhou only takes a few months to come to a day, not to be considered is also extremely cost-effective, so the registration of the people is extremely positive, it only took three days, Wang Ji recruited enough people.

S: Sorry, there was something wrong this morning, the update was late, so I kept you waiting.