After the important affairs were reported, the sky was almost completely dark, and the general's face was already showing a deep tiredness.

This time, I inspected the camps, and I almost didn't touch the ground for more than ten days, and after I came back, I didn't have time to rest before listening to the report. Although the specific affairs and operations are all in charge of the subordinate officials, even if it is just the overall control, it is enough to make people tired.

In previous years, when he was not in power, Shen Zhezi was a little incomprehensible, those in high positions did not have food and clothing, why would there be frequent lazy politicians?

When he reached such a position, he realized that a moment of diligence is nothing, but if you want to maintain it for a long time, it is not easy. In addition to having strong energy, there must be a heartfelt love and pursuit of power, an uncontrollable desire for power, and endless fun in fighting with others.

Everyone saw that the general was tired and couldn't hide it, so they all retired with interest. Shen Zhezi still had some specific affairs that he wanted to ask, but seeing that it was getting late, he might not be able to find the corresponding chief official in time, so he also gave up, and after Huan Xuan and the others withdrew, he wrote down these unfinished affairs, handed them over to be sorted out and prepared, and dealt with them early tomorrow morning.

After that, he hurriedly bathed and rested, but he only slept for more than two hours, and when he woke up again, Shen Zhezi was in good spirits again.

Everything is effective from top to bottom, even the generals who are in power are so diligent, how dare the subordinate officials slack off, before the sky is dark, the officials who accompanied the north have already been waiting outside the three big tents, ready to report to the general on the progress of their respective affairs.

On the way to breakfast, the general first summoned Yu Du, the governor of Zhisu who had arrived from Hanoi.

Although Yu Du is known as the governor of Zhisu, his ministry is not limited to the dispatch of grain and grass, and other military weapons, camp tents, chariots and horses and other logistics materials are within his ministry.

"The Great General......

After entering the big tent, before Yu Du had time to salute, the general had already waved his hand to signal him to take the table: "Eat first, and talk while eating." ”

Seeing this, Yu Du was no longer formal, and after entering the table, he grabbed the corn cake and chewed it, everything in the army was simple, even the general Yu didn't pay much attention to the diet.

The half-pound corn cake quickly entered the stomach, and after the hunger was alleviated, Yu Ducai began to report with buttermilk in his hand: "I was ordered to gather war horses a month ago, and now I have gathered more than 8,000 horsemen, and after Chongyang, we can reach all parties on the front line one after another." As for the east direction of the river, due to the rampant banditry around the Wangwu and the many trails such as the Guanguan and Taihang, it may not be possible to lose horses to the border in front of the east......"

The field battle in the middle lane is unfavorable, and the root cause is still the lack of war horses. Although Xingtai has accumulated several years in this regard, there is still a significant gap compared with the unique wealth of the country. As the main attacker, the tactical choice of the special Xingtai Wang Division is not flexible, no matter how the battle situation changes, the troops can only invest in those fixed big city fortresses.

Based on this, the Karma Rangers can carry out targeted guerrilla obstruction. In order to ensure the safety of the grain route, it was also difficult for the cavalry team of the Wang Division to carry out targeted attacks.

Speaking of which, there is no lack of self-inflicted blame for the disadvantages of Xingtai. Nowadays, the most cost-effective transportation channel is naturally the waterway, but since the early years of the Central Plains War, Xingtai has been building a Fangtou stronghold to attack the southern waterway channel of the Qiang Kingdom, because the destruction is too thorough, so that after the king division marched north, there was a lack of mature waterway channels.

Although the Wang Division has an absolute guarantee in terms of military morale, it is inevitable that it will be exhausted in one go, two will decline, and three will be exhausted, and it is natural that there is a counterattack in view of the situation that the field battle is suppressed.

Therefore, after discussing with the generals of all walks of life, the general decided to deal with a group of field cavalry of the Qiang Kingdom before the winter. Because once winter comes, the logistical needs will be greater, and if the enemy army still maintains the current level of field strength, there will be too many variables.

Hanoi is a large base of the cavalry of the royal division, but because it has to defend the Taihang Road, the main force cannot be easily mobilized. Soldiers cannot be easily mobilized, but war horses can, Shen Zhezi plans to gather more than 50,000 cavalry mobile forces on Guangzong's side before winter, first completely destroy the stronghold of Guangzong, and at the same time ensure that the Qian army near Guangzong is strictly guarded and forced to retreat backwards without fleeing around.

At present, the three places of Gwangjong, Xiangguo, and Sindu are the core war zones where the Kwangjong Kingdom is the horn of each other, and once Gwangjong is defeated, this stability will no longer exist. After that, whether it is to attack Xiangguo or directly take Shinto, the tactical options can be more diverse.

At present, the cavalry combat power of the Central Route Army has more than 13,000 troops, including the Fenwu Army, and the southern Hebei side has more cavalry because the battle line is longer, with more than 26,000 troops.

Considering the rotation and recuperation of war horses, there is still a shortage of nearly 30,000 war horses needed on the battlefield at present, and part of the gap problem can be solved in the newly recovered Hebei land, but it is still necessary to mobilize nearly 20,000 war horses from Hanoi and Hedong.

"The king's house bandits? Have they become rampant enough to compromise trail safety? ”

Hearing Yu Du's report, Shen Zhezi frowned.

After the start of the Chinese War, it is inevitable that some of the strong Liang people will be unbearable and lonely, and want to take advantage of the chaos, which are mainly the local Haoqiang in Hebei who are unwilling to naturalize and the miscellaneous forces that were originally subordinate to the Qi State, such as Ding Lingren.

Among the Hu, Ding Ling people are not too strong, but they are very active, and even in the early years of the southern expedition of Shi Hu, the lord of the Qiang, they are often thousands or even tens of thousands of people into their own forces, do not produce, wander and plunder, and occasionally act as mercenaries.

At present, the bandits active near Wangwu Mountain were mainly active in the western counties of Jizhou earlier, but after the start of the Central Plains War, Han Huang's West Road Wang Division increased the purge of these bandits, coupled with the Hedong army north into Pingyang, Xihe County to attack Taiyuan, and the situation in Bingzhou also became chaotic, these bandits flowed around Wangwu Mountain, which greatly affected the flow of materials between Hedong and the Central Plains.

Yu Du, as the logistics manager under Wang Shi's eyes, was also deeply disturbed, and it was inevitable to talk about these bandits in Wangwu Mountain: "These bandits are like locust plagues, they have no fixed place, although it is difficult to stop the general trend, but if they continue to grow, they may be eroded in the mountains." ”

Hearing this, Shen Zhezi was also irritable, and he lacked much patience for these scabies, and after a little muttering, he spoke: "After winter, the war on all sides will come to an end, and the offensive on the Pingyang side can be suspended, so that Li Bing's main force will clear the Wangwu thieves, and Han Huang in Hanoi will also be careful to guard the path, even if he can't kill them all, he will trap them in the mountains and wilderness!" ”

In fact, if you can appease them with your heart, a considerable part of these bandits in Wangwu Mountain can also be used for their own purposes. After all, these people lack a sense of family and country, and they are mercenary, as long as Xingtai gives them enough benefits, they naturally do not refuse to be used by Xingtai.

For example, in the old year of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu's Northern Expedition, flooding the Seventh Army, and shocking China, there were bandit rangers in the south of Xuchang who responded to Guan Yu, which caused the situation around Xuchang to collapse, and almost forced Cao Cao to move the capital to avoid trouble. It can be seen that although these bandits are just a ragtag of scattered sand, if they can be used properly, they can also play a big role.

However, at present, hundreds of thousands of Wang Divisions are distributed on various battlefields in the Northern Expedition, and they already have an advantage, and they are not in a hurry to attract this part of the scattered forces for their own use to help the army. And these thieves are unruly, only money and goods can move their liver and intestines, and they are not enough to rely on at critical moments.

If you can't be obedient to the people, then there is only a dead end. At present, the strength of the Wang Division is sufficient, and the troops of Tongguan and Hedong are all invested in it, as well as the Hongwu Army, the Zhenwu Army and the Guanzhong soldiers who ended the battle on the plug, hugging the grass and beating the rabbits, and taking them away in a wave, if they can't do it, it will seem that Li Bing and others are too incompetent.

Yu Du has no objection to the general's arrangement, as for how to deploy forces in the future, that is the issue that Li Bing and other generals should consider.

After that, Shen Zhezi asked about the experience of those young men in the Secret Pavilion. In addition to the parallel selection of the hall and the station, some officials are also unwilling to miss this rare opportunity to stuff their children into it for training, everyone knows that if they can join, it is tantamount to entering a fast lane, and the future development can be smoother.

These young people lacked much practical talent, but they were superior to Puyu, and Shen Zhezi did not protect them closely, but assigned their talents to various troops.

In addition to the combat troops on the frontal battlefield, the logistics task that Yu Du is responsible for is the most important, and the experience role is also the most obvious, because nearly half of the members are assigned to Yu Du.

These young people are not lacking in immaturity, but at least the cultural quality is sufficient, and Yu Du has also benefited greatly during this time, and when he heard the general ask, he also described the performance of these young people, especially some of them who performed well, and they did not hesitate to praise.

Hearing Yu Du's report, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but show a satisfied look on his face. The scale of the platform is getting bigger and bigger, and there is always a gap in the demand for talents, and if this group of young people can be cultivated, it will be of great significance for the future governance of Hebei.

At present, there are many people in the lower stage, in fact, there is also a faint division of factions, such as Yu Du, who originally belonged to the old department of the general Zhaowu, and has formed a rather huge force with Xie Yi, Xiao Yuandong and even Shen Yun and others.

There is also the Shen clan, the iconic Shen Mu, Shen Yun, and Shen Jin have gradually gained the ability to take charge of themselves, and the people of other clans, who have few talents, are also distributed in many important positions.

Mao Bao, Han Huang, Lu Yong, Guo Yu and other generals, all belong to the old department of the Governor's Mansion. Although Xie Ai's internal investment of Bian Shi was slightly weak in previous years, as the Xingtai became stronger and stronger, especially the addition of a large number of Guanlong talents, it is now gradually gaining momentum.

There are also Hurun, Bian Zhang, etc. as the representative of the protégés, Ji You and other old friends from Jiangdong, Zhang Tan and other Hebei people are also in urgent need of development, the current Xingtai can be said to be full of talents, as for the old people of Zhongxing who originally occupied the mainstream of the Jiangdong court, with the death of a group of old people, the influence in Xingtai has been minimal.

As for the talents of the pavilion as a reserve force, such as Wang Meng, who has already emerged, Xie An, Chen Kui, etc. are also in sight, plus a large number of young sages in the secret pavilion have gradually been appointed, and these conditions have been met.

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