Regarding Li Yi's resolution, the generals had no objections. It's good to have a fight, they were idle for most of last year, and that kind of day was too sad. Not to mention that this is still a large-scale attack on the Hu people, and it is a good opportunity to expand the territory and make contributions.

However, the ministers had a lot of concerns and did not approve of Li Yi's sending troops.

Li Yi's style has always been very direct, fighting quickly and decisively, going straight to the key points, and laying down a piece of territory, he can quickly settle down, and rarely engage in repeated tug-of-war somewhere.

Youzhou has always followed this principle before, so it is deeply respected by the civil servants who govern the government.

Therefore, although I understood the harm of Xianbei through Cai Yong's speech, and also understood Li Yi's mentality of being more external than internal, in addition to Xu Maogong and Jia Xu, the civil servants, including Xun Yu, Xun You, Kou Zhun and others, still did not support the Northern Expedition.

At that time, Emperor Wu launched a nationwide expedition to the north, and there were many large-scale battles with a scale of more than 100,000 people, but it still failed to completely solve the problem of the grassland barbarians. Although the current Youzhou army is strong, can it be compared with the era of Emperor Wu? Although there are many famous generals in the army, how many people dare to claim to be better than Wei Huo Li Guang?

The northern expedition to the grassland, the gains outweigh the losses.

In the midst of the discussions, Li Yi did not speak.

When he speaks, it's easy to silence dissent, but he can't be arbitrary all the time. In the future, military strategy will gradually begin to become the same as government affairs, with only the general strategy in control, and the specific details will rely more on the wisdom of famous ministers and good generals.

The tone for brainstorming must be established from now on.

However, after listening to it for so long, Li Yi found that Wenchen did not have too novel opinions, and it was nothing more than two aspects, risk and benefit.

The northern expedition is risky and the benefits are small, and there is no preparation for it. It is not advisable to march north.

Li Yi was a little annoyed, and said that everything was prepared, everything was prepared, how could a large-scale war involving hundreds of thousands of people be fully prepared? Even the two world wars provoked by Germany in later generations could not be fully prepared.

The so-called thorough preparation is not a reason at all. Li Yi knew that the reason why these ministers stopped the war was completely due to their nature of pursuing stability, and it was not at all that the Youzhou Army was not prepared for the Northern Expedition.

"The question of earnings. would have thought so, and the benefits of levying Xianbei may not be less. Li Yi coughed lightly and slowly spoke, "Don't forget, in the battle of Liaodong that day, our army wiped out the 30,000 troops of Zhuhu in one battle, as well as the Xianbei and Wuhuan armies in the Liaodong rebels, what was the benefit?" And then there's last winter. Our army broke the Xianbei army that invaded the south, and the capture of the two major wars may not be less than that of the Yellow Turban Army and the Liaodong rebels, right? ”

The silence in the council hall was caused by Li Yi's authority on the one hand. On the other hand, there is indeed a lot of truth in his words.

The most captured from the Xianbei and Wuhuan people in the Liaodong rebels, as well as the Xianbei army that invaded last year, was the war horse. Two World Wars. No less than 100,000 horses were seized. In the hands of the Liaodong Zhuhu coalition army, there were a lot of gold and silver seized.

It is precisely because of the existence of these trophies that the Youzhou Army. In particular, the expansion of the Youzhou cavalry is so fast. Not only has the cavalry's war horses been greatly supplemented, so that the entire Youzhou Army cavalry has been equipped with one person and two horses, but also the infantry army has quite a sufficient cavalry establishment.

What's more, the use rate of animal power in the private sector has increased nearly tenfold!

Merchants needed horses, and even if there was the benefit of water transportation, most of the trade routes still had to be stepped on by foot; Farmers also need horses, and both oxen and horses can pull the plow, and the speed of the ox and horse plough is much higher than that of the human plow. After the Battle of Liaodong, the prosperity of Youzhou was not due to the generous gifts of the Hu people.

Li Yi said with a smile: "Whether it is the battle of Liaodong to suppress the rebellion, or the southern invasion of the Xianbei people in the past two years, the enemy has invaded with light cavalry, and he does not carry much property. But as the overlord of the grassland, the wealth of the Xianbei people is conceivable. If we conquer the steppes, this battle will still be very profitable. ”

Zhang Fei slapped his thigh and echoed loudly: "That's it, I have never suffered a loss when I fought with my eldest brother." ”

The generals all nodded, although the ministers felt that Li Yi's words only mentioned victory, and did not mention what should be done if the war was unfavorable or stalemate. But it's not easy to pick up.

Kou Zhun is the head of the Wenchen, and he is a straightforward character, but he didn't have so many worries, and frowned: "The difference between the lord's words, you yourself also said, whether it is the battle of Liaodong or the southern invasion of the Xianbei people, they are all special. In the battle of counterinsurgency in Liaodong, the Hu people were invited to help in the battle, as long as they fought face-to-face, they could be overwhelmed from the front. My Youzhou army is all elite in a hundred battles, well-equipped, and fighting face-to-face, who are you afraid of? As for the southern invasion of the Xianbei people, our army is defending the territory, and with the geographical advantage of fighting at home, it is natural to win easily. ”

"And yet ......"

He changed his words and said: "If we go north on a big expedition, the Xianbei people may not be willing to fight a decisive battle with you. Just like the great battle in the sixth year of Xiping, the Han army went out of the fortress, and Tanshi Huai immediately led the crowd to flee, and when the momentum of the Han army was exhausted, it was encircled in a big way. If the Xianbei people are intimidated by the prestige of the lord, so the trick is repeated, I advance the enemy and retreat, I retreat and the enemy returns, this war is bound to be protracted for a long time, even if it is captured, how can it make up for the consumption? ”

Li Yi nodded, Kou Zhun's concerns were very reasonable. The nomads were the real experts in guerrilla warfare, and the horsemen and archery were unparalleled, but they were just the self-boasting of the Tartars of later generations. All the people are soldiers, relying on mobility to deal with the enemy, this is the only weapon of the grassland barbarians in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties.

The defeat of the Han army against the Xiongnu or Xianbei is basically this routine, counterattacking, the enemy fights and retreats, lures the enemy to go deeper, and waits until the supply line of the Han army is stretched to a certain extent, and the reinforcements from all sides arrive, the Han army is outnumbered, and the supply cannot keep up, and finally returns with a heavy defeat.

As for why the Han army didn't eat a trench and grow wise, Li Yi was not very sure, probably because the situation was not easy to judge, right? After all, Hu rode into the Kou, all with a small family, and the pursuing Han army may have a feeling that they will be able to catch up soon.

Sometimes this feeling is real, sometimes it is a ploy of the Hulu, and even the Hulu themselves are not sure if there will be reinforcements to help.

This is what Li Yi has seen and heard in the past six years since he came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, combined with imagination and inference. If he guessed correctly, the battle would become very difficult to fight, and no military commander would like an opponent who is good at guerrilla warfare, let alone playing hide-and-seek with the powerful Han army on the steppe for hundreds of years.

But since Li Yi decided to go north, he is also sure. In fact, since he came to this era, he has been preparing for the northern expedition to the grassland. Over the years, the caravan of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce has traveled the northern prairie all year round, almost all over every Xianbei tribe, not only to do business, but also to understand the customs of the grassland, as well as to collect information about various parts of the grassland, and draw a map of the grassland.

After nearly six years of preparation, this information has been almost gathered. When it comes to understanding the geography of the grassland, the Xianbei people are probably difficult to compare with him.

Therefore, when Li Yi took out the map of the grassland terrain and the distribution of tribes, all the civil and military forces in Youzhou were stunned.

At this point, the voice of opposition to the Northern Expedition was completely lowered, not because they were forcibly suppressed by Li Yi, but because they had no reason to oppose it.

Looking at the military under his command who had no more words, Li Yi stood up, pointed out several strategic directions on the map, and then waved his hand down violently, and said: "Now that our army is full of food, when the ice and snow melt, it will be the day when our army will launch a comprehensive attack on the prairie, and calm the prairie in one fell swoop with the momentum of Mount Tai!" ”

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The plan was set, and Youzhou's huge war machine was set into action.

As the most powerful general in the Han military, Li Yi and the Youzhou Army under his command were the focus of attention of the entire imperial court. As soon as the Youzhou army moved, the information spread as fast as possible.

Luoyang.

"The Youzhou army is moving in the direction of the Great Wall on a large scale? What about the goal? Are you finally going north? Now you can breathe a sigh of relief. He Jinzhong of the General's Mansion, the staff rushed to tell each other, and even a steady person like Zhao Qi showed a relieved look.

Now is the critical moment for them to depose the Son of Heaven and set up a new emperor in their plan, and Li Yi, the Wei general who has won a hundred battles, has 100,000 troops, and sits in Youzhou, is undoubtedly the confidant of the great general He Jin. This is the deterrent effect brought by Li Yi's undefeated feats in successive battles in the past few years.

As long as Li Yi doesn't move, the 100,000 army is a guillotine hanging above his head, which will fall down and hurt him at any time.

"Now that this danger has been eliminated, it seems that the pace of preparation should be accelerated, and the queen will urge the Son of Heaven to go north to the Hejian Kingdom as soon as possible to worship his ancestors......" He Jin thought.

Hearing that Li Yi had the intention of marching north to the grassland, he was not only happy with the general He Jin, but also from the various gate families.

Be unexpectedly rescued from a desperate situation!

Get a new lease on life!

In the capital of the Han Dynasty, there was jubilation. Celebrities and gentlemen have hollowed out their minds and used up all their life's learning, but they can't describe this miraculous divine turn!

"Destiny! This is destiny! In Yuan's mansion, Yuan Kui raised his hands to the sky, so excited that he burst into tears, and he couldn't help himself.

Since the first year of Guangzhongping, the Runan Yuan clan has fallen into a seemingly endless nightmare. He Yuan Kui planned again and again, but in the end they all fell short, and he could only sit and watch the Li family grow day by day.

Today, the light finally appears!

Yuan Kui knew very well that as long as Li Yi's Youzhou army went north, it would fall into the quagmire of war, and eventually be dragged down and completely destroyed. And that day was the day when his Yuan clan re-emerged.

"The sky will not die in the Han, and the Han Zhongxing is hopeful!" Yuan Kui's cheers resonated with many, and for a while, the atmosphere in Yuan's mansion was extremely warm, as if Li Yi had fallen and they had regained control of the imperial court.

Such an atmosphere made Yuan Kui feel slightly drunk, not experiencing wind and rain, not seeing the rainbow, this feeling of being a bright village is really beautiful. (To be continued.) )

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