Wang Hanxin's statement is reasonable and well-founded, and even An Jingbian has to admit that there is some truth in it. After half a day of deliberation, the method of first Weizhou, then Yingzhou, and the end of pseudo-Shu was determined.

After lunch, the group continued to discuss how to calm the chaos in these three places. Since Liu Yan basically adopted Wang Hanxin's proposal, the ministers all passed the buck to each other, trying to get Wang Hanxin to speak first, and then felt whether to second. Xue Boren and Wu Sicheng were happy to let Wang Hanxin rush to the forefront, and they didn't want to say anything. Wang Hanxin also took the lead and did not shirk, he believed that for Weizhou, not only should the army be stationed to stabilize the overall situation, but also the imperial court should also send a large number of materials as a backing. Since Weizhou is located at the key point of north-south transportation, it is not particularly difficult to transport materials, but it is a little tricky to mobilize materials, which undoubtedly means that the battle against Tuqi will be affected, and it is difficult for an army with insufficient materials to make a big move.

As for the Yingzhou area, it is necessary to strengthen intelligence work while suppressing them, because of the secretive behavior of the cult in the past, their organizational structure and leadership have always been a mystery. Wang Hanxin believes that the easiest way is to destroy the organizational structure of the cult and kill their leaders at the same time, and this kind of charismatic organizations often face the danger of falling apart once the top leader dies. Instead of injuring his ten fingers, it is better to cut off his palms, so that this cult force can be more effectively eliminated.

Liu Yan agreed, and the work of inspecting the details of the cult naturally fell on Wu Sicheng's head. The next question is who should lead the troops. An Jingbian was dissatisfied with the rejection of his proposal, plus he was older and had a high status. The affairs of this crusade did not suit him; Xue Boren, the squire of the military department, has not yet healed from his leg injury, and even if he recovers, he will not be able to fight on horseback. Therefore, it is not suitable for leading troops, and most of the other generals who remain in the capital lack experience in commanding large armies. Therefore, Wang Hanxin, who was active at the meeting, became the first choice, and since he originally put forward this proposal, Liu Yan was naturally inclined to appoint him to lead the army.

But the problem is that there are two places that need to quell the rebellion, and Wang Hanxin has only one person, who should lead the troops on the other side? At this time, An Jingbian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, suggested that Wang Hanxin should be fully responsible for the crusade. According to him, since Wang Hanxin felt that these two places were urgent and slow, then they could be divided into sequences, and instead of dispersing the forces of the imperial crusading army into two forces, it was better to concentrate on the forces to break each one to be effective. Everyone could hear An Jingbian's suggestion and deliberately trick Wang Hanxin. After all, no one can say how much time it will take for the rebellion in Weizhou to be quelled, and the chaos in Yingzhou cannot wait forever. However, firstly, there is truth in the statement of Anjingbian, and secondly, Liu Yan is really not at ease when he sends someone else to lead the troops, so Liu Yan asked Wang Hanxin if he can be qualified to suppress two rebellions at the same time.

Wang Hanxin looked at An Jingbian, and then saluted Liu Yan and said, "Your Majesty, the country is in trouble, and the husband is responsible." And what about the minister, who is a general? If Your Majesty is sent, the minister will never give up! It's just that there is one point, the minister is just an auxiliary general from the fifth grade, if he leads the army to the battle. When it is necessary for local officials to cooperate with the action, how can they be driven by the rank of the ministers? If this is a big delay. The gains outweigh the losses. ”

Liu Yan couldn't help but be angry and laugh when he saw that he had not yet set out for the battle. reprimanded: "You are only twenty-one years old this year, and you are already an auxiliary general from the fifth grade." What else? I have the heart to seal you up, but if you win and come to ask for a seal, what else can I reward you? That's fine. It's okay to crown you as the general of the rebellion under the five products, and give you the festival of war, you can be arbitrary during the rebellion, and you can dispatch local officials at will, this is always okay, right? ”

"Thank you, Lord Ron!" Wang Han was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to thank him. What he wants is not an official position, but what Liu Yan said. If he can make arbitrary decisions at the last opportunity, he will not be restrained by the central authorities, and without the constraints of the Jingbian side, he will be able to carry out military operations without worry.

decided on the candidates for the expedition, and Liu Yan then asked Wang Hanxin to go to the north and south camps to select people. After all, Wang Hanxin was alone when he came to Chang'an, but now he didn't even have a former soldier to lead the troops, so Liu Yan asked Wu Sicheng to provide Wang Hanxin with a detailed information of the northern and southern battalions, so that he could select the most elite troops from them. Who knew that Wang Hanxin only randomly selected 15,000 people among the infantry, but selected 2,000 elite horsemen one by one in the cavalry battalion.

After hearing Wu Sicheng's report, Liu Yan smiled and said, "It seems that this kid is going to engage in a quick raid again." ”

At this point, whether it is Xue Boren, Liu Xianzhi or Wang Hanxin, they attach great importance to the high mobility of the cavalry, but Wang Hanxin is different from the other two in that he can be said to be familiar with the command and rapid attack of the cavalry, but he is not very good at infantry combat and defense, which will not be changed until many years later.

After selecting the men and horses, Wang Hanxin secretly met with Liu Yan again and put forward a pair of requirements, and then he was satisfied with 17,000 soldiers and marched eastward.

Only five days after leaving Chang'an City, the soldiers found that this notorious "Red Tiger" was really not ordinarily terrifying. On the first day of the march, the army marched only thirty miles. This kind of marching speed is very easy for the soldiers, and Wang Hanxin's face is also full of smiles and comfort, everyone did not expect that the goal of the second day is a hundred miles, and the third, fourth and fifth days are all one hundred miles!

Even if they didn't carry weapons and equipment, the soldiers were already very tired from walking a hundred miles a day for four consecutive days, let alone in a state of weight. Every infantryman was exhausted, and as soon as the tent was set up, he fell asleep and asked for nothing else, but no one envied the cavalry, for the cavalry was more tired than the infantry. Although a hundred miles is an easy distance for a cavalry, and it hardly requires human strength, Wang Hanxin marches a hundred miles at high speed with these cavalry every day, and then they have to prepare everything for the infantry except for building camp tents. This includes finding campsites, finding water, transporting food, chopping wood for cooking, and more. They had to finish it all before the infantry arrived, and then there was still hard training waiting for them.

From the sixth day onwards, Wang Hanxin resumed the standard of thirty miles a day, which puzzled many soldiers, but from this day on, the soldiers could find a built camp every thirty miles, but there was no trace of cavalry. (To be continued.) )