Regarding Li Yi's initiative to commit such an almost suicidal act, the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials in the DPRK celebrated each other, thinking that they had seen the hope of holding hundreds of thousands of troops in northern Xinjiang in their hands.

Tai Lieutenant Ma Riyan clapped his hands and congratulated him at that time, and he said with a smile: "Eight corps is too few, and it should be suggested that the general of Zhengbei should be changed to eighteen corps." ”

Situ Ding Gong also said: "That will be the promotion of ten more Zhonglang generals." ”

Ma Riyan said with a smile: "Even if we are promoted to another twenty Zhonglang generals, we are also willing." Compared with the threat of more than 200,000 troops in northern Xinjiang to the Great Han Kingdom, what will these dozens of Zhonglang be? Could it be that at this time, we are still stingy with the official positions of dozens of lieutenant generals? Officials of the Great Han Kingdom of 2,000 stone abound. ”

I have to say that Li Yi has more than 200,000 troops in his hands and is dominating the northern Xinjiang, which is a huge threat to all forces in the Han Kingdom. It's like a guillotine hanging overhead, and the guillotine is still out of control and could fall at any moment.

Now, everyone sees the hope of moving this guillotine away, and they are naturally very excited, and they don't have the heart to worry about some other "little things".

If Li Yi heard this, he would definitely regret dying.

Because he has enough qualifications to lead a legion, that is, Yue Fei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and Zhang He, and Mu Guiying as his wife, and he made great contributions in the Battle of Merge Two years ago, he is barely one, but there are still two shorts.

Among the remaining generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army, there are many who are capable enough to lead a legion alone, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Gao Changgong, Lu Bu, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao, each of whom is a general who can stand alone. In addition, Tai Shici's ability is also good, but together with Dian Wei, he has always been Li Yi's personal guard general, and he has not led the troops alone. However, these people all have a common disadvantage, that is, they are relatively shallow. Not enough to convince the public and take on the position of commander of the legion on his own.

In order to make up the main generals of the eight major legions, he deliberately chose Xu Da and Gao Changgong, who had the most military achievements. In this way, he didn't dare to ask for a big official, so he just asked for a midline general for the two of them.

Sikong Liu Hong took the lead in congratulating His Majesty and said: "If it weren't for Your Majesty's Shengming to support the general of Zhengbei to go to the outside of the Saiwai, I don't know when the threat of this northern army will be lifted." Your Majesty Shengming. ”

Lu Zhi said with a sigh: "In order to win the battle in Northern Xinjiang, General Zhengbei was forced to reorganize the army and was forced to adopt this army structure that can exert the greatest power but at the same time is most likely to lose control of the army. It's also a ruin, at all costs. Speaking of which, he is the most loyal general in my Han Kingdom. For the safety of the Han Kingdom, he gave up all his selfish thoughts, even his own life. If this kind of person is not a loyal minister of my Great Han Kingdom, then who else will be a loyal minister of the Great Han Kingdom? ”

The ministers were silent.

Before Li Yi sent this army reorganization plan to the imperial court, it was impossible for him not to think about the consequences that this army formation would bring to himself after the end of the war. He was able to do this, except for his absolute loyalty to the Great Han Kingdom and the Son of Heaven, he really didn't have any selfish desires. He only needs to have the slightest idea of preserving his strength. His plan for reorganizing the army would never have been so thorough and so perfect.

It's just that it is impossible for these people to know that Li Yi is against these generals under his command. Still in control. It was almost impossible to get these people to betray him.

"Loyalty." The Son of Heaven said loudly, "The greatest loyal minister of the Great Han Kingdom. ”

But then the ministers quarreled over the official position of the commander of the Eight Legions.

Because of his conquest of many alien races in Liaodong, Zhang He was promoted to the general of Anyi. And Zhang Fei was because of the complete conquest of the Southern Xiongnu. He was also awarded the position of General Pinglu by the imperial court. Yue Fei was awarded the position of general by the Son of Heaven because he pacified Wu Huan.

However, the other generals under Li Yi are all positions below the rank of Zhonglang General. It is not enough to command a large army alone.

Now that the expedition is imminent, the Son of Heaven wants to promote the others to generals, so that they can justifiably command an army alone.

However, many ministers did not agree to this proposal of the Son of Heaven.

Some ministers said that when the ant thieves rebelled, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Lu Zhi, Dong Zhuo and others were all in command of soldiers and horses as Zhonglang generals, why do they want to promote Li Yi's subordinates to generals now? In the future, if the Northern Xinjiang War is won, and they will be promoted to generals, they will be grateful to Your Majesty and loyal.

Others say that it is good to be promoted now, which can boost morale and help the upcoming war in northern Xinjiang.

In the end, the side that supported the knighthood of the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army prevailed. However, it only had a slight advantage, so the Son of Heaven's initial proposal was not adopted, but a compromise was adopted, and only some people were given the rank of knight.

According to the will of the Son of Heaven, the commander of the 220,000 army in northern Xinjiang was Li Yi, the general of the expedition to the north, the three generals Yue Fei, Zhang Fei and Zhang He, and the five lieutenant generals Mu Guiying, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Xu Da and Gao Changgong, under the jurisdiction of the three armies of the eight army corps of one government. There are 30 captains at all levels, 32 captains at all levels, and more than 200 Sima soldiers and fake Sima soldiers in other departments.

Li Yi summoned the generals to announce the latest formation of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Expedition to the General Mansion of the Northern University: Changshi Kou Zhun, Sima Tianfeng, engaged in Zhonglang Xun Yan, the main subordinates, Ling Shi and the imperial subordinates are Zhong Xuan, Chen Qun, Xun Chen, Xin Ping, Xin Bi, Tian Chou and other 37 people.

In addition, a separate military aircraft department was set up, and Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen, Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Xun You, and Guo Jia, who had just made a crown salute and rushed to northern Xinjiang, served as the military advisor.

The general of Zhengbei personally guarded the army of 6,000 iron cavalry, commanded by Tai Shici and Dian Wei.

There were 54,000 cavalrymen, divided into three major legions: A, B, and C. There were 18,000 men in three corps in each legion, and 6,000 men in each of the three corps.

The commander of the A-shaped legion, Nan Zhonglang, Zhao Yun, and the deputy general Lu Bu. It has jurisdiction over the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd armies of cavalry.

The chief general of the B-shaped army is General Anyi Zhang He, and the deputy general Zhang Yan. It has jurisdiction over the 4th, 5th, and 6th armies of cavalry.

The chief general of the C-shaped army marched to capture Gao Changgong, the general of Zhonglang, and the deputy general Zhang Liao. It has jurisdiction over the 7th, 89th and 9th Cavalry Corps.

160,000 foot soldiers, divided into five major legions. Each legion had four armies of thirty-two thousand men. Each corps consisted of three infantry and one chariot, with a total of 8,000 men.

The commander of the T-shaped army will capture the general Yue Fei, the deputy general Zhang Baicai, and have jurisdiction over the 11th and 12th infantry armies and the 25th chariot army.

The chief general of the E-character Legion is Guan Yu, the general of Xizhonglang, and the deputy general Fang Bao, who has jurisdiction over the 1345th Infantry Army and the 26th Chariot Army.

The commander of the Zizi Legion is General Zhang Fei and Deputy General Gao Shun, who has jurisdiction over the 16th and 7th Infantry Corps and the 27th Chariot Army.

The chief general of the Gengzi Legion, Zhenwei Zhonglang, General Mu Guiying, and the deputy general Chang Yuchun, have jurisdiction over the 19th and 221st Infantry Corps and the 28th Chariot Army.

The chief general of the Xinzi Legion, Xing Ping, the general of Zhonglang, Xu Da, and the deputy general Xun Di, had jurisdiction over the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th infantry armies and the 29th chariot army.

Li Yi ordered the generals of all units to return to their respective camps in early March, striving to complete the reorganization of the army and start training by the end of March.

Now, the hottest question discussed by the generals is when the Northern Xinjiang War will begin, how it will be fought, and who will be left behind by the general of the Northern Expedition to guard the rear.

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Sentence note fortress.

The fortress was full of food and baggage, and it was full of busy people, and countless horse-drawn carriages were shuttling through it. This is a transit place for grain and grass, and the military quarters of the expeditionary army are sent from here day and night.

Li Yi led the army without any stops, and went directly out of the customs.

Guo Yi, the Taishou of Yanmen County, stood on top of Xiongguan, looking at the army that was gradually moving away, looking at the black panther battle flag that was getting more and more blurred, thinking of the expedition that was about to start, and his heart was full of emotion.

Suddenly, Guo Yi raised his hand and roared: "Drumming...... Drum ...... Sending off the general of Zhengbei ......"

Suddenly, the war drums sounded, and the earth-shattering drums were like thunder in the nine heavens, and they exploded between the mountains and mountains, and the momentum was magnificent.

"The Great Han Will Win ......"

On the fortress, tens of thousands of people chanted in unison, and a huge roar accompanied by the sound of earth-shaking drums resounded through the sky like a landslide and a crack.

Li Yi stood on the top of the mountain, looked at the majestic Yanmen Pass, listened to the drums and cheers like stormy waves, and couldn't help but feel full of pride and roar to the sky.

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April 15, the sixth year of Zhongping in the Han Dynasty, Youzhou.

Liaoxi Taishou and Fenwu Zhonglang led Gongsun Zhan with 5,000 white horses and 20,000 foot soldiers to suddenly kill Lu Longsai, quickly crossed the border, and went straight to the Xianbei Mushen tribe in the east. The tribal leader Su Li was not in a hurry, and while hastily organizing iron cavalry to resist the attack of the Han army, he sent people to ask for help from the Lord Micah and other surrounding tribes.

At the same time, Gongsun Zhan's general Tian Kai led 3,000 iron cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers to quickly cross Yanshan Mountain and attack Baitan City. The guards of Baitan City in the central Xianbei went out of the city to face the battle, and they were defeated in the first battle. The guards immediately defended Baitan City and sent people to ask for help from the Lord Kebineng.

After receiving the news of the Han army's sudden attack on Baitan City, Kebineng immediately called his cronies Zonu.

"Is Li Yi's army still here?" Kebineng frowned, pointed to Yanmen County on the map, and asked eagerly.

Since the army of Northern Xinjiang gathered on the front line of the Great Wall last winter, Kebineng was worried that Li Yi would take the opportunity to attack Xianbei, so he sent people several times to warn the king Budugen, Bald Pigu, and Lu Ri Tui, and others, asking them to mobilize all their forces to closely monitor the movements of the Han army.

"My lord, Li Yi's army is still in the area of Yanmen County, and there is no sign of going north." Zonu said nervously, "But this news was half a month ago, and I don't know it now." ”

"Immediately hurry up and tell the king and the grassland tribes, and the Han people have begun to attack the Xianbei country." Kebineng said loudly, "Order all the departments to assemble in Huoyunyuan immediately and quickly reinforce Danhan Mountain." ”

Zonu asked, "My lord, Gongsun Chan and Tian Kai ......"

"It was a diversion attack by the Han army, and the main direction of attack was Xianbei in the north, and it was Danhan Mountain." Kebineng sighed, "It's finally time to face off against Li Yi." (To be continued.) )