When Fang Shoushi and Sun Chengzong left Xiao Ruxun's Hukou camp together, what they saw was the scene where the soldiers and auxiliaries of the entire Hukou camp were preparing for the Northern Expedition.

The silver taels and ordnance materials he brought became the best help for Xiao Ruxun's army, and as the carts continued to drive towards the camp, these ordnance were distributed to the soldiers for further rectification and packing.

The cavalrymen who were selected for the Northern Expedition were all talking excitedly about something.

These ordnance materials are indeed good for Xiao Ruxun, but this is used for defense, who knows that Xiao Ruxun turned it into a material preparation for the Northern Expedition, preparing to gather troops to attack on a large scale.

When Fang Shoushi and Sun Chengzong left the camp, Xiao Ruxun gave each of them three flatbreads for them to eat on the way back, saying that this was the ration he prepared for the soldiers of the Northern Expedition, called baking oil flatbread, and one flatbread could be eaten for a day.

At present, the army is in a hurry to expedite production, preparing to send ten flatbreads to each person before departure, enough for ten days of rations, ten days, enough time, enough for Xiao Ruxun to break through and kill Hukou's northern captives and kill the rest of the northern captives to the death.

After that, if there are still problems, then let the Hukou battalion continue to make flatbread and continue to transport military rations to Guihua City, which is the logistics plan he prepared.

He also said that thanks to the grain caves in Shanxi and Datong, he got enough wheat to make flatbread, and thanks to the fact that the northern captives brought so many livestock and horses, he had enough oil to make baking oil flatbread for the soldiers.

The selection of the remaining group of soldiers who have no need to stay here can slowly return to their original places in Shanxi, the current military food supply on hand is almost 50,000 troops, which is more than enough, and the existing ordnance materials are not a problem to do three or four battles, and three or four major wars are enough for Xiao Ruxun to solve the problem of the northern captives.

Sun Chengzong took out a large piece of bread, took a big bite and chewed it, then poured a mouthful of water, chewed it again, then swallowed it and touched his belly.

"Fragrant and crispy, salty, and even oily and water, the portion is full, eat a mouthful of bread and drink a sip of water, this whole flatbread is indeed enough for a day's needs, and it is so crispy and soft that the soldiers can finish eating without even burying the pot and lighting the fire, which is not only delicious, but also greatly saves the time required to attack.

If this kind of military food can be extended to the whole army of the Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness and mobility of the whole army of the Ming Dynasty can be improved a lot, Dong Weng, in the past, I had heard that some people talked about the ability of Xiao Zhennan to unify the army, and the Ming army would be unsurpassed, at that time, I felt that it was just so, but now, this is really not a false statement! ”

Sun Chengzong pursed his lips, didn't hold back, grabbed the flatbread again, took a bite and chewed it, the more he chewed, the more fragrant he felt.

The Fang Shou also took a bite and chewed on it, and nodded.

"In the past, the military rations were either scones or soaked rice, and then some sun-dried soy sauce was added for rice, and the old man had also eaten it at the beginning, and it was better than nothing, in order to fill his stomach so as not to starve to death, but who would have thought that Xiao Zhennan was willing to use oil to make cakes for the soldiers, and it was so crispy.

This is to sell it in a small town in the mainland, and it can also be sold at a good price, as for the promotion of the whole army, it is wishful thinking, there are solutions to rice noodles and the like, oil and water are not so easy to get, and the most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty dare not say that there is oil and water to eat, so forget it! ”

A helpless smile appeared on the face of the Fang Shoushi, and he sighed, he said slowly: "Before leaving, Shen Ge Lao told the old man that he wanted the old man to restrain Xiao Zhennan in a timely manner, and not let Xiao Zhennan do anything out of line, so the old man asked him to have the right to supervise the army, he just shook his head and said that if he couldn't give it, His Majesty would be unhappy."

Don't give the old man the right to supervise the army, but he wants the old man to control Xiao Zhennan and control the governor as a governor? He Shen Ge doesn't want rules, can the old man not have rules? The governor wants to move troops, but can the old man stop him? This is simply a good woman's cooking without rice! ”

After hearing this, Sun Chengzong said in a low voice: "Dong Weng, in fact, it seems that this is not a bad thing, no matter what, Xiao Zhennan's attack on Naturalization City is a matter of greatly increasing my Ming prestige, if it is a big victory, I am afraid that it is really as he said, and the northern Xinjiang will be stable for ten years!" ”

"Why doesn't the old man know?"

Fang Shoushi shook his head: "But childish rope, have you forgotten Zeng Milling and Xia Yan in Jiajing Nian?" ”

Sun Chengzong was stunned.

"The dynasty has long since lost its sharpness, there are many internal problems, the party struggle in the court has intensified, and the open and secret battles between the various factions have not stopped, no matter who wants to see who has won too much merit, it will break the balance of the situation between the courts.

Zeng Mo and Xia Yan died because of this, otherwise who doesn't know the necessity of recovering the Hetao? Why do they have to die? How can the old man get used to those pointers? However, but the general trend of the court is like this, and the old lady is soft-spoken, and there is nothing to be done.

Xiao Zhennan is different, he is a military general, a nobleman, logically speaking, it is impossible to interfere in the government no matter what, but now, his prestige is the first in the Ming army, if he wins such a rich military exploit, what will happen? ”

Sun Chengzong asked in disbelief: "The courtiers are starting to be afraid of Xiao Zhennan?" ”

The Fang Keeper nodded.

"Childish, you must know that since the civil fort military was suppressed, civil officials like the old man who led the troops became the primary jealous object of the imperial court, and the governor who led the troops outside was always the most unsafe, nothing more than having soldiers in hand.

But many people are confused by the stability of more than 100 years, no matter how a civil official leads the troops, he is still a civil official, and he is still a jinshi who has read the books of sages, but military generals are different, and military generals do not think like this.

The imperial court can suppress the generals, that is for the general generals, a six-grade petty official of the military selection division can manage the generals to death, but when a military general who far exceeds the psychological expectations of the imperial court appears, and a military general who can no longer be restrained by the military selection division, everything becomes different. ”

Sun Chengzong's face became a little ugly.

"Not to mention a military general governor who did not listen to orders, ignored the imperial court, and decided to lead troops to attack the Northern Expedition to the grasslands without authorization......"

"Yes, exactly."

Fang Shoushi nodded: "This is what the old man is most worried about, the court has definitely seen the invitation that Xiao Zhennan said, Shen Ge Lao definitely knows, and he also knows that sending troops to the Northern Expedition to the grassland at this time is definitely the correct strategy."

But he asked the old man to restrain Xiao Zhennan, and the old man asked him if he wanted the right to supervise the army, but he didn't give it, saying that His Majesty was not allowed to set up a prison army to hinder Xiao Zhennan's play, in fact, Shen Ge was judging whether Xiao Zhennan could continue to use it! ”

Sun Chengzong suddenly realized.

"If Xiao Zhennan only defeated the enemy in front of him after getting the military funds and military funds, he didn't make any moves, waited patiently for the orders of the imperial court, and made no other moves, then it means that Xiao Zhennan can continue to use it, and he can rest assured, but if Xiao Zhennan doesn't listen to the order and decides to go on the Northern Expedition without authorization, then ......"

"The imperial court is about to make a move against Xiao Zhennan?!"

Sun Chengzong was shocked.