The first thing General Shen did when he returned to the camp was to change out of his swaggering and exaggerated outfit.

Not to mention that although it is autumn now, there is still no shortage of heat in Hebei, and wearing such a suit of armor like solar panels in broad daylight is definitely a torture. Being single in the real battle array, daring to dress up so flamboyantly and eye-catching is definitely pure and tired.

However, there are many battalions under the Wang Division, and the prestige of the general in the army is unparalleled, and now he personally commands the Northern Expedition of the Wang Division, inspects all sides, and boosts morale. Only such a striking and flamboyant outfit can make it easier for the soldiers of all walks of life to perceive that the general is fighting side by side with them.

And compared to those soldiers who really fought bloody battles on the battlefield, this suffering is really nothing.

If you don't even want to bear this responsibility, it will be too hypocritical, and you will lose part of the meaning of the Northern Expedition in person, after all, even if the general is really heroic, it is impossible to kill the enemy in person.

Now this set of silver-armored and white-horse outfits has become a symbol that belongs to the general.

With the smooth progress of the war in the early days of the Northern Expedition, the current Yedi has gradually become a large rear, but due to the elongation of the battle line, it is inevitable that some of the Qiang army rangers will infiltrate the rear.

It can be seen that pretending to be too much attracts people's jealousy, even if there is no lightning strike, it will make the enemies hate it and then hurry up. If the dead can also be rewarded for meritorious deeds, the general's glamorous silver armor is definitely not a small credit.

After bathing and changing clothes, the general immediately summoned the Shengwu army Huan Xuan, the Wei County Taishou Zhang Tan and others who had been waiting for a long time, to deal with the troops accumulated during the patrol camp.

At present, the Wang Division has completely entered the territory of Hebei, and the front and rear defense lines of the middle road alone are hundreds of miles long, and it will take at least ten days to patrol the camp.

At present, in addition to commanding the victorious army, Huan Xuan also served as the governor of the rear road of the Chinese army, and began to inform the general before entering, during this time, Si Yu gathered more than 40,000 government soldiers, waiting to be sent to various battlefields.

This time in the Northern Expedition, General Shen wanted to complete his work in one battle, because it is not an exaggeration to say that the whole country has troops, and the number of troops under the Zhonglu Wang Division alone has reached as many as 150,000. Basically, except for Jingzhou, Liangzhou, Qinzhou and other Shuzhong and Longyou battlefields, the troops that could be requisitioned as far away as Jiangdong were all gathered and headed.

Of course, the troops needed on the real frontal battlefield naturally do not need so much, but this time the Northern Expedition is not just an attack on a few key capitals, but the recovery of the entire territory of Hebei, because of the 150,000 troops of the Chinese army, nearly two-thirds of which need to be invested in local clearance and security.

Wang Shi officially started the war in May, and now in the south of Xiangguo, except for Guangping County, there is still a part of the Karma army, and the other counties have all been under control, and the development of such a large territory, and all of them are areas that have been ruled by the Karma Kingdom for a long time in the old years, it is not an easy thing to maintain stability.

Leaving aside for the time being whether there is a counterattack by powerful forces in the local area, the sneak attack and intrusion from the country alone is a problem that is difficult to eliminate. Although the main body of the Wang Division has the advantage of troops, it is still unable to achieve all loopholes in the control of the mountains and fields of Heze.

On the battlefield on the middle road, there were still two strongholds of Xiangguo and Guangzong south of Xindu. Prior to this, the mid-lane forward led by Xie Ai collided with the strongholds of the Kingdom of Qiang several times, and due to the cooperation of the general's cannons, strong bows and crossbows and other offensive weapons, these strongholds were almost destroyed and uprooted.

After several small-scale battles to stop the enemy, the Qian army also had to admit that Wang Shi had completely and completely suppressed them in terms of weapons, and it was no longer possible to stop Wang Shi's steady pace all the way by relying on the stronghold alone.

Therefore, more than a month after the start of the war, the state of Qian is also gradually adjusting its strategy, no longer focusing on the operation of fortresses, but focusing on field intrusions.

The Wang Division performed well in attacking fortifications, and the corresponding demand for logistical supplies increased, and with the large number of troops and divisions infesting the suburbs, the offensive of the Wang Division was also blocked, and several groups of men and horses did not form a strategic encirclement of Xiangguo.

In the area between Xiangguo and Yedi alone, there are more than a dozen large and small ranger forces such as Ma Qiu, Shi Min, and Zhu Bao of the Qiang Kingdom. However, the middle road of the Xingtai Wang Division has truly become a mobile cavalry force with strong combat effectiveness, and it is only 10,000 people, including the Fenwu Army. Therefore, on the side of the Middle Route Army, Xingtai was temporarily at a disadvantage in the field field.

Of course, this kind of weakness is far from enough to reverse the trend of this war, Xie Ai's middle forward, Hurun's middle right wing, and other 30,000 horses, have been slowly and firmly advancing towards Xiangguo, as long as they reach the near shore of Xiangguo to launch a siege war, and defeat the important base of the cavalry on the south of Xiangguo, it can greatly limit the range of activities of these tens of thousands of cavalry.

In fact, if the goal is only set on recovering Xiangguo, Wang Shi is not without a strategy. Han Huang of the Western Route Army was mainly composed of cavalry, and once a full 30,000 cavalry troops were transferred to the Chinese army to fight, they could even end the stage of fighting in Xiangguo before Chongyang.

However, Han Huang's West Route Army also undertakes a very important combat mission, that is, to block the communication between Shanxi and Hebei along the line of Taihang Mountain. Xiao Yuandong of the Hongwu Army had already launched an attack on Taiyuan in Xihe County, and once the army of the Bingzhou side poured into Hebei from the Taihang Road, it would have an unpredictable impact on the overall campaign.

The reinforcements that may appear on the side of the state are also the help of the high hopes placed on the Lord Shi Humu, hoping to reverse the current unfavorable situation.

Although in the early years, Shi Hu abused his power and brutally killed Kui An and other elders of the Qiang nationality, so that the people of the Dexian nationality had a certain centrifugation with it. But now that the kingdom of Qian has reached the moment of life and death, Shi Hu has also been trying his best to call on these people of the same clan to help him tide over the difficulties.

Second, Shi Sheng of Taiyuan is not a majestic lord, as the living environment is constantly squeezed by Wang Shi, the power is gradually declining, and Shi Hu is also eager to bring this part of the force under his command.

Because Shi Hu sent his important combat strength, Li Nongbu's begging army entered Yanmen through northern Hebei, on the one hand, to guard against the imminent Daiguo, and on the other hand, to prepare to open the passage with Taiyuan and other places at a critical moment to attract soldiers from Bingzhou into Hebei.

Under such circumstances, Wang Shi naturally needed to retain Han Huang's powerful cavalry army to deal with the variables from the merger state. Once Shi Hu gets reinforcements from Shanxi, it may really be possible to achieve Yu Wangshi's intention to continue the confrontation and retreat Wang Heshuo, which General Shen can't bear.

In order to ensure a complete strategic victory at a higher level, it is not intolerable for the Middle Route Army to be temporarily suppressed in the field at present. At present, the Fenwu Army and other middle cavalry can still ensure the safety of the logistics grain route, and as long as the logistics road is not affected, then the seemingly rampant activities of the cavalry of the Qiang State at the moment will not be able to hit the fundamental strategy of the Northern Expedition of the Wang Division, and it will only delay the time of defeat slightly.

Therefore, the Central Route Army placed the logistics battalion in Xingyang, Henan, instead of Fangtou, which was closer to the front line, in order to prevent a large number of cavalry from gathering in the rear to carry out a sneak attack. At present, the main force of the state of Qian is completely suppressed in the northern Hebei side, and even if these cavalry rush all the way to the river, they will not be able to cross the river on a large scale.

Moreover, once there is a large-scale assembly in the rear, and there is still an elite victorious army in the Santai battalion that has not been put into battle, it is completely possible to return to the army and unite with the cavalry army of Hanoi to wrap them in dumplings.

However, according to the current situation, there is no possibility of joint operations at all. Among these people, Ma Qiu's troops are naturally the most prosperous, and Ma Qiu is also the current Xiangguo Town Guard, and his subordinates are the chassis that retreats from Yedi.

In last year's confrontation, because the Wang division had not yet completed the mobilization of operational preparations, the Yedi army was mainly forced to retreat, because the strength of Ma Qiu was not much. However, because his people lost Yedi, an important place in Hebei, they were also beaten and reprimanded by the lord of the county, so that they could stop the resistance in Xiangguo.

Although Shi Min fought bravely, the real rise of his people was after the Xiangguo Rebellion last year, and he currently maintains a force of nearly 10,000 troops under his command, and the main area of activity is around Guangzong. Those who became famous in troubled times have their own extraordinary, regardless of their virtue for the time being, it is precisely because of Shi Min's poor resistance that the advance of the Hurun Yanzhou Army on the right flank of the middle lane is not smooth, and it has been able to pass Yangping so far, and there is still a certain distance from Guangzong.

However, the outstanding performance of an army is not enough to reverse the general trend of decline of the kingdom as a whole. The Qingxu Right Route Army led by Shen Mu has now recovered the entire Qinghe County because it laid a good foundation last year, especially Dongwu City, which is not far from Guangzong, is also under control.

After a period of stability, Shen Mu could reach a cooperation with Hurun to uproot the stronghold of Guangzong, leaving Xiangguo completely isolated and helpless.

At that time, if Shi Min is unwilling to accept Ma Qiu's moderation, after losing the supply base of Guangzong, even if the rangers are fierce, they will become rootless duckweed, and it is inevitable to retreat and keep their promises, otherwise they can only gradually die out in the movement.

After all, in such a relatively pure field battle, the control of the troops is more demanding, which is originally lacking in the current state of Qian.

Even weaker generals like Zhu Bao no longer dared to fight for their lives against the Jin army, avoiding the real logistics hubs, and only wandering and plundering among the suburbs of the counties where Wang Shi's control was still weak to enrich their own strength, in fact, it had little effect on Wang Shi's ability to exert restraint.

Probably these people are no longer optimistic about the future of the country, but it is a pity that as a general and hopeless to surrender to the enemy, they take advantage of the current chaos to seek some bargaining chips to survive in the troubled times, and they only disobey the military orders of Xindu, and they will not obey the orders of Ma Qiu, the general of the defeated army.