So Wanhua didn't dare to delay, and on the second day of the establishment of the Tiger Army, Wanhua invited Xu Jie to his office and discussed with him about the Tiger Army's use of troops abroad.

As the head of the General Staff, Xu Jie is responsible for formulating the operational policy of the army and the specific operational deployment.

As for the money and materials to support a war, there is no pressure on Wanhua, not to mention the two or three hundred thousand taels of gold and silver that Xu Jie brought from Guanzhong, and the 100,000 army that defeated Liu Yuliang last time, the money and grain seized are countless.

There is also the ransom money received from Liu Yuliang, as well as the savings of the landlords and squires who have always been confiscated, and now Wanhua has more than three million taels of silver in his hand, and it is not a matter to fight a war!

There is no shortage of materials, and now under the rule of the Tiger Army, the cultivation of 16 counties has long been on the right track, and the Ministry of Engineering and the Ministry of Craftsmanship assist the Ministry of Agriculture in digging ditches, building water conservancy, and building large waterwheels, so that the harvest of crops is good.

Compared with other places in the Ming Dynasty, the scene in the field is simply one heaven and one underground, so there is no shortage of grain and grass.

In this way, as long as the direction of the use of troops is set, then it can be done at any time without pressure.

Pointing to the coordinates of Yan'an on the map, Xu Jie said to Wanhua: "Chief, this is our Yan'an Mansion, if we go north, it will be the Great Wall, and beyond the Great Wall, it will be a barren, and then to the north, it will be the Hetao area, which is a natural treasure land for raising horses, if we occupy this place, it will help us build a cavalry force with strong combat power."

However, although the Hetao is a treasure land, but now this area is occupied by the Mongol tribes, if you want to take here, you must first sweep those tribes away, which is now for us, the distance is too far, not suitable for conquest, and the second is to fight against the Mongol cavalry, we are inexperienced, once deep, the risk is unpredictable! So this direction is not advisable for the time being! ”

Wan Hua nodded approvingly,

Indeed, it is too much energy to go to Mongolia to grab the Hetao area now, even if it is taken, if you want to maintain it there for a long time, it will be a huge burden for the current tiger army, and it is not cost-effective.

Then Xu Jie pointed to Xi'an Mansion, that is, the place in Guanzhong, and then said: "Now that Sun Chengzong has gathered an elite army to clear out the thieves in Guanzhong, he is in Guanzhong, and it is not advisable for us to go south!" ”

After speaking, Xu Jie pointed to the location of Shanxi again, and said: "Attacking Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi Province in the east, because there is a Yellow River moat in the middle, it is not easy to cross the river, and now Sun Chuanting is training a new army in Taiyuan Mansion, it is said that the combat power is not bad, if we are ready to cross the river to attack the east, the governor of Shanxi will inevitably send Sun Chuanting to garrison on the bank of the Yellow River, and the battle situation will be unfavorable to our Tiger Army at that time, so it is not advisable to attack the east for the time being!" ”

Wanhua listened to it and thought it was true, the east was indeed not easy to fight, because Sun Chuanting had exterminated Zhang Xianzhong in one fell swoop before, and Li Zicheng's rebellion in Shanxi, Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to hear it, and personally issued an order to let him serve as the prefect of Taiyuan Prefecture.

And his method of organizing and training the new army is not the same as others, everyone is training in the barracks, but he pulls all the soldiers to suppress bandits and fight thieves, in a word, that is, to train by war, although this has caused him to lose a lot of soldiers, but those who survived, all of them are high-quality.

Under his new training method, the new army made rapid progress, and it didn't take long for its combat strength to be comparable to the elite of the nine sides.

At the same time, the thieves and bandits in Taiyuan Mansion and the surrounding areas were also wiped out by him, and the situation in Shanxi was greatly improved because of him, otherwise, how could Li Zicheng be forced to go to Henan and Zhang Xianzhong to Sichuan!

If you can't go north, you can't go south, and you can't attack east, then only the west is left!

Thinking of this, Wanhua couldn't help but set his eyes on the plot west of Yan'an Mansion.

Xu Jie smiled when he saw Wanhua looking to the west, and then pointed to the west and said to Wanhua: "Since the north, south, and east are not advisable for the time being, then our goal is only to expand to the west!"

To the west is Qingyang Mansion, Qingyang Mansion Ling'anhua County, Heshui County, Huan County, Zhenning County, and Ningzhou County, although there are not many counties, but the area is almost the same as our Yan'an Mansion, if this Qingyang Mansion is taken, it is enough to double the territory under our rule, and at that time, we can place all the people who have recently fled there, and solve a lot of trouble for us!

Not only that, but as long as we take Qingyang Mansion, then Pingliang Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion are also exposed in front of our eyes, and the garrisons of these two mansions are very unbearable, and taking them is like taking something from a bag! ”

"Hahaha,,,"

When Wan Hua heard Xu Jie's words, he couldn't help but laugh happily, and after laughing, Wan Hua said: "In this way, wouldn't we be able to take the land of Sanfu in one fell swoop, and at that time, half of Shaanxi will be under the control of our Tiger Army!" ”

"Exactly!"

Xu Jie was also happy, if these three provinces could be successfully captured, then the strategic depth of the Tiger Army would be greatly strengthened, and the land and population that could be controlled by that time would also be doubled.

In this way, as long as the land and population are digested, the Tiger Army can be fed back at that time, and the Tiger Army can be provided with a steady stream of soldiers and food and grass supplements, and the Tiger Army can also develop and grow again!

Then, naturally, depending on the changes in the situation, expand again, occupy more territory, digest more territory, and feed back more strength of the Tiger Army, so that a virtuous circle can be formed, and the Tiger Army will become stronger and stronger!

"Okay, then let's go west!"

Wanhua did not hesitate, just pointed to the Qingyang Mansion on the map, and said to Xu Jie.

"Sir, for the specific battle plan this time, Mr. Lao will lead the staff to plan and co-ordinate!"

Wan Hua said, it was to bow respectfully to Xu Jie, and to entrust this burden to Xu Jie.

Xu Jie naturally won't shirk, this is his business!

"The leader is polite, this is a matter for the students, how can you say "there is work"! ”

The event is set, the time can not be delayed, Xu Jie was about to say goodbye and go to formulate a specific combat plan, but at this time, there was a hurried footstep from outside the office, listening to the voice, it seemed that he was in a hurry!

Wanhua and Xu Jie are both curious, what happened?

Soon, someone came in, but it was not the team member who reported the news, but ,,, Wanhua's father!

As soon as Wanhua's father came in, he pointed at Wanhua's nose and scolded: "You short-lived, you don't know what you're busy with all day long, you don't care about the family?" ”