"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty said: I rule the world with literature, fight chaos with force, and seek the great rule of the world with a vertical arch, relying on the ministers of the humerus, and now there is a great Sima Xiao Yi - remarkable military achievements, repeated defeats, is the pillar of the imperial court, and the country's work is also granted, and he is specially granted the right to open the government and govern affairs, and allows him to set up his own official subordinates and deal with military and political affairs, so as to ensure that the society is not defective...... The ninth year of the Han Jian'an - May 28! ”

A few days later, a servant came to the Wushou's Mansion with a holy decree in his hand, stood in the lobby, read it loudly, praised Xiao Yi's merits, and granted the right to open the mansion to govern affairs, although Liu Xie is a puppet, after all, he is the nominal Son of Heaven, and he will promulgate the holy decree in his name!

Immediately afterwards, the Jun order of the Prime Minister's Mansion also arrived, in addition to verbal congratulations, he also sent a golden lin token, which can be used to order the three armies, as well as the official seals, swords, clothing, and documents used by the subordinates...... All kinds of applications!

With the emperor's decree and the prime minister's decree, Xiao Yi can use the identity of the great Sima to officially open the palace and set up official subordinates, in other words, in addition to the palace and the prime minister's mansion, the third power center appeared in the framework of the imperial court!

Xiao Yi was 'seriously ill' and couldn't come out and walk around, so he had to let his eldest son, Xiao Xuan, come forward to greet the holy decree, thank God's grace, and treat the messenger well.

"I congratulate Da Sima on opening the government and setting up official subordinates, and his achievements will be more brilliant!"

"There is a dog in the Xiaguan family, who is quite smart and studious, if Meng Da Sima does not give up, he is willing to come to serve in the Hou Mansion!"

"Xiaguan also has a few sons, who are willing to follow Lord Da Sima - lead the horse and fall and serve the left and right!"

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After hearing the news, the civil and military officials came to the door with gifts, and some of them also brought their own children and nephews, and wanted to recommend them to enter the shogunate.

This is not a simple banquet, but a flag waving and shouting, clearly telling the world that in the political arena of the Han Dynasty, the Xiao family is unique and has its own independent status, which is equal to the princes from all walks of life!

As the saying goes: People are in good spirits when they are happy, and the house is full of good luck, and after a few days, Xiao Yi, who was originally suddenly ill and bedridden, turned the crisis into safety and recovered from his illness, and personally wrote a recital, which was specially sent to the palace, thanks to the emperor's grace, and his subordinates will be rewarded with death!

The twists and turns in the imperial court, nominally sent to the palace, are actually the instructions of the prime minister's government, which is to clearly tell Cao Cao, you gave me the right to open the palace and govern affairs, and I will also know the grace to repay, this time the conquest of Jingzhou will definitely go all out to attack the city and plunder the land!

Xiao Yat said so and did so, and after recovering from his illness, he immediately did several things:

The first is to set up the shogunate, set up subordinate officials, and began to work independently, although the number of its personnel and the size of the scale are far less than Cao Cao's prime minister's mansion, but although the sparrow is small, it has all the organs, and there are many long histories, joining the army, Gong Cao, and the main book!

The second is to prepare for the expedition, Jia Xu, Feng Ji, Mi Heng, and Guo Yi are all with the army, responsible for planning strategy, participating in military aircraft, and also about the white viscount who is in the small black house and desperately coding words every day, was also dragged out by Xiao Yi and appointed as the chief bookkeeper of the army.

Several ladies are all left, some of them take care of their children, some are pregnant, and they are not suitable for going out with the army, as for Xiao Yi's private life, then there is no need to worry, will the ghost-faced Xiao Lang still lack women?

Xiao Jing took the women's army, and also went out with the army, but was forcibly stopped by Xiao Yi, she and Guo Yi have been married for several years, and there are goods in her stomach, that is the eldest grandson of the Guo family!

In case something goes wrong and affects the fetus in the womb, Guo Jia must be dreaming and scolding every night, and he can't sleep?

The third is to issue an urgent report from Hongling, and dispatch several teams distributed in Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Guanzhong, day and night, gather in Xuchang, stationed outside the city, practice day and night, and prepare to participate in the battle of the Southern Expedition!

The southern rivers are crisscrossed and the land is damp, and some armies cannot be used, such as the Mo sword soldiers led by the big bulls, who are heavily armored and armed with sharp blades, and are invincible...... But when you get to the muddy land, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy, I'm afraid you won't be able to pull out your feet, so naturally you can't go south to fight!

Therefore, several teams of people and horses are carefully selected by Xiao Yi, trapping the camp - flexible and mobile and daring to fight, Danyang soldiers - good at mountain combat, digging army - specializing in digging pits and holes, and there is the Xuanjia iron horse, the south is not suitable for cavalry galloping, but use it carefully, but it can play a strange effect!

As for the Mo sword soldiers, Xiliang soldiers, and Guanzhong soldiers...... As well as Da Niu, Ma Liu, Zhang Xiu, and Jiang Qi, several generals, all of whom were stationed in the same place, were not allowed to participate in the southern expedition!

Xiao Yi is not fake to help Cao, but he will not fight for blood, otherwise the losses of the descendant army will be too heavy, and he will not be able to gain a foothold, not to mention that Xiao Yi is not sure of victory in the south, and he does not dare to take a few good brothers to risk!

Xiao Yi also went to the Zhengming Academy and got thousands of students, including Confucianism, Moism, Bingjia, Taoism, and Buddhism...... Especially the children of the doctor's family, almost even the nest, the divine doctor Hua Tuo is also among them, forming a 'student army!' ’

Zhengming Academy has been established for several years, spent countless material and financial resources, and also cultivated a large number of students, some of whom have already achieved academic success and are ready to leave the school to show their talents!

But there are some things that can never be learned in the classroom, and you must experience it yourself, this battle of the Southern Expedition, even if it is a graduation internship, so that students can understand the cruelty of the troubled times in the midst of blood and fire, so as to hone their minds!

The south is warm and humid, mosquito bites, and the soldiers in the north have passed, and it is inevitable that they will not adapt to the water and soil, and suffer from all kinds of diseases, especially the circulating diseases.

With a good doctor, there must be a good medicine, Xiao Yi found the Zhen family, the Liang family and dozens of big businesses, and asked them to buy musk, borneol, bezoar, realgar, borax, saltpeter, ginger powder at all costs...... It is a good medicine to relieve the heat and detoxify, and then send it to the barracks in case of emergency!

But no matter how busy he is, Xiao Yat spends two hours every day to ride horses, shoot arrows, and practice martial arts...... worked hard to boil up his muscles and bones, but after more than a month, his body lost several pounds, but he was also more brave and brave!

"The husband is the number one general in the world - invincible, invincible, this time it is a strong army, outnumbered, the army will undoubtedly win the southern expedition, why work so hard?"

Seeing Xiao Yi getting thinner and thinner, several ladies were distressed, and they were shushing the cold and asking for warmth, and stewing soup to nourish them, and at the same time, they were also very puzzled, in the past, Xiao Yi led the army to go out, and he had never been so serious!

Even during the Battle of Guandu, in the face of the siege of Yuan Shao and Sun Ce, as well as hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, Xiao Yi was also calm, talking and laughing, and interested in finding a few ladies to discuss the way of life reproduction!

Faced with the questions of the ladies, Xiao Yi smiled and didn't answer, just pulled up his clothes and looked at the four scars on his left arm, which were left by the life-and-death struggle with the evil wolf when he crossed over at that time!

That was the first time Xiao Yi touched death, and he also understood a truth, the traverser is not a darling of heaven, but an outcast, danger is everywhere, if you are not cautious, you will be a white bone in the wilderness!

Fighting a war is not child's play, let alone luck, it doesn't mean that I have the aura of the protagonist with me, sitting in a tent and talking loudly, or using the knowledge of later generations to make a few small inventions, I can easily defeat the enemy, which will only cost myself and countless subordinates lives!

What's more, the enemies faced this time are not the unscrupulous people like Li Dao, Guo Yan, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao, but the most outstanding generals and strategists in this era...... Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Xu Shu, Zhu Zhuliang, and maybe Pang Shiyuan, that one is not easy to mess with!

Xiao Yi has seven wives to hurt (several underground lovers) and eight children to raise (there are still a few in the belly), so he naturally spares his life, and if he wants to live well, he has to defeat all the strong enemies, how can he be negligent?

This time, the Cao army gathered 400,000 soldiers and horses, all of whom were elites who had experienced a hundred battles, more than 1 million people, and young and strong laborers from various states and counties, as well as countless grains, grasses, ordnance, money, vehicles, and livestock...... Gathered from all directions, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!

"Boom! --Boom! Boom! ”

"Woo! --Woo! Woo! ”

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Near Xuchang City - the camp is like the sea, the people and horses are like the tide, the flags are fluttering, the drums and trumpets are ringing in unison, like a spectacular historical song, the people who listen to it are enthusiastic, but there are also a few discordant notes in this long song!

First, the main force of the Cao army gathered in Xuchang, resulting in a shortage of local and border troops, and even a defensive hole, in the newly pacified Liaodong region, the remnants of Karasuma and Xianbei continued to make trouble, sneak attacked several Cao army barriers, and set fire to a small city!

Second, several counties and counties in Hebei Province continued to levy troops, grain, and taxes in order to supply the army to the south...... In addition, the officials mishandled the situation and blindly expropriated and extorted violently, so that several popular uprisings were provoked, although they quickly subsided, they still made people panic!

Third, in Yanzhou-Chenliu County, a team of several hundred people escorted grain and grass to Xuchang, but the rain and roads were blocked, and they were exhausted and homesick, so the people rioted, they tied up two supervisors, and then privately distributed the grain and dispersed in a hurry!

Fortunately, he only tied up and didn't kill anyone, but just privately distributed food and scattered in a hurry, and did not rise up and chop wood for soldiers, otherwise it would be another Daze Township uprising, I don't know how many Chen Sheng and Wu Guang came out!

All kinds of signs show that although Cao's army is strong and strong, there are many people, but the rear is not stable, and the people at the bottom are also war-weary.

Whether it is unstable or worried, under the strong impetus of the traitorous male, the giant chariot of the Cao Ying Group has still driven into the track of war...... The day has come for the army to go on the march!

It will rain on the day of the college entrance examination, is this the grievance of the students?

(End of chapter)