After this battle, Chang'an seems to have regained its calm.

In the Taiyuan area, Xiao Feng began to step up preparations to meet the test from the Yuan army.

Although Xiao Feng once fought in Jiankang Mansion and completely defeated the main force of the Yuan army, she knew that the other party must have come prepared to attack this time, and she did not dare to be arrogant, which led to the defeat of the war, so as soon as she came to this Taiyuan, she began to prepare for a defensive posture.

"My lord. Will we really not attack in this battle?"

Cheng Feng was a little puzzled, since Xiao Feng came to Taiyuan, he had been busy defending, and he had no preparations for attacking, which made him a little disappointed.

Xiao Feng replied, "That's right. ”

"But my lord, after the White Lotus Sect uprising, the Yuan Dynasty has already suffered a great loss of vitality, and it is the best time to capture the Central Plains. Cheng Feng felt annoyed, and said: "We should take advantage of this time to attack, so that we will definitely be able to take the Central Plains." ”

"And then?"

Xiao Feng shook his head, his face full of mockery.

Cheng Feng blinked, puzzled: "Lord, what do you mean by this?"

"If the Yuan Dynasty withdraws its troops and doesn't fight our army head-on, then what?" Xiao Feng sighed and then asked.

Cheng Feng's expression paused slightly, and then he said: "Isn't that great? Don't you think that the lord thinks that we can't do this?" He was also a little unhappy about Xiao Feng's worries, and it was just when he faced the Song Dynasty before, after all, the resources in the Guannai were limited, and he couldn't fight on both sides.

However, now Xiao Feng is still timid, which makes him feel unhappy, and even begins to wonder if Xiao Feng has forgotten his former ambition.

"Definitely. ”

Xiao Feng shook his head, but said: "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that the times are easier, and this place is definitely different from the Southern Dynasty." As you know, it is inconceivable to maintain the supply of the army by land alone. When we attacked the Song Dynasty before, it was thanks to the shipping of the Yangtze River that the consumption of our army was reduced to the limit. But if it is changed to the north, it is not necessarily. ”

"This-"

Cheng Feng understood this slightly, and the expression on his face froze.

Xiao Feng smiled bitterly: "You also know that the Yuan Dynasty has not built a railway now, and if you want to transport grain, you have to rely on people to pull carts and send it." If you want to meet the consumption of 100,000 soldiers, you have to need a million people. Not to mention that the Central Plains has just gone through civil strife, and the savings in the government have been exhausted. If the troops are dispatched at this time, they will indeed be able to take the Central Plains, but they will inevitably be forced to deliver a large amount of food in order to help the local victims, and the consumption in the customs will naturally be extraordinary. And the Yuan army only needs to send people to invade and harass our army's logistics, which can naturally put us in a situation of exhaustion and sleepiness. When they only need to attack, how can we fight it?"

The north is not inferior to the south, and there is no developed water system for ships to navigate.

At that time, the reason why Xiao Feng was able to conquer the Song Dynasty with the land of Guanzhong was only through the water transportation of the Yangtze River, which completely took it, but if it was replaced by the north, it would require at least twice as much strength as the Southern Song Dynasty.

With the current strength of the Huaxia Dynasty, it is still impossible to achieve this goal.

"But isn't it too much to hide here and never send troops?" Cheng Feng only felt aggrieved, and always felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

Xiao Feng reproached: "It's really a nest. However, as the commander-in-chief, I should pay more attention to military strategy, and we must not easily throw away the lives of soldiers. Do you understand?"

"But my lord. If we follow this approach, then when will we be able to drive away the Tartars and recover China?" Cheng Feng asked again, he had heard Xiao Feng say this kind of thing since he was young, and he still heard this kind of thing until now.

But since Xiao Feng's performance, he felt a little lost.

is really too conservative to act like Xiao Feng.

"Alas. We have just won the Song Dynasty, what are you anxious about? Don't forget, this Yuan Dynasty is not the cowardly people of the Song Dynasty, they are much stronger. ”

Xiao Feng shook his head, seeing that Cheng Feng still looked unacceptable, he reprimanded: "In fact, if it weren't for the defeat of the elite of the Song Dynasty by the Yuan army, do you think we would be able to succeed so smoothly? Don't forget, when we planned to destroy the Song Dynasty, it took ten years. Now, can't you even wait ten years?"

Probably because he has experienced too many things, Xiao Feng is no longer as radical as usual, everything must be expected and considered danger, and after several arguments, he will sit down and decide.

Thankfully, she had been lucky all these years, but she didn't make much mistake.

Cheng Feng's expression froze, and he quickly stood up straight, and apologized: "I'm sorry for disappointing the lord." ”

"Nothing. It's just that you are now the marshal of the Northern Army, so don't be so impatient today. After all, the Yuan army is also an extraordinary person, they are eyeing the tiger, and they will go south at any time. As the landlord of this land, you should remember to keep the people here safe. Do you understand?" Xiao Feng warned.

Cheng Feng hurriedly replied: "I understand." ”

"Of course, it's not like I don't really know what the soldiers mean. Xiao Feng's face softened at this time, and then said: "It's just about the Northern Expedition, I have other arrangements." If it succeeds at that time, it will definitely be able to make a final decision and completely drive the Tartar out of the Central Plains. Do you understand?"

"Other arrangements, but I don't know what the lord plans to do this time. ”

Cheng Feng was puzzled, although he wanted to ask, but because of Xiao Feng's majesty, he still didn't dare to ask.

After all, that arrangement may be a secret of the Huaxia Army, and if he hastily learns about it, he is afraid that he will leak the secret, but it will be known to the enemy, and even sabotage the entire plan.

Xiao Feng sighed slightly, and thought, "If it is now, the East China Sea Army should have been established." Hopefully, they'll be able to function as well as I hoped. Raising his eyes and looking out, he saw the smoke and dust billowing north of Taiyuan, covering half of the sky, which was the army of the Yuan Dynasty.

Led by Ali Buge, they also come here to fight to the death against their former rivals and decide who will decide who will rule the land.

Xiao Feng also jumped up, came to the top of the city, and shouted at the soldiers below.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Yuan army has arrived, let them see the strength of your waiting. Remember, don't forget our goals. ”

"Expelling the Tatars and reviving China. ”

The shouts rushed into the sky, making everyone feel their eyes red and their blood surging, and they just wanted to go into battle immediately and kill all these Tartars who had trampled on their homeland, leaving nothing behind.

When Cheng Feng saw this scene, he also put his previous thoughts behind him, and shouted to everyone: "Forward." ”

"Forward!"

With neat steps, everyone stepped out of the city together, ready to start a duel with the Yuan army.

............

Matsue Prefecture.

After a year of development, the once small fishing village has also changed, and instead of the simple wooden blocks and coarse cloth huts, there are rows of brand new houses. These houses are the same as Chang'an, they are made of bricks and stones, and the walls are painted with vermilion paint, which can be described as incomparably new and really enviable. The streets are also hardened with gravel and asphalt, so even on a rainy day, they are not as muddy as they are.

Walking here, Kang Lu was surprised and asked: "It's just a year of development, and you have become like this here, which is really amazing." ”

"Alas. It is also the grace of the lord that the door is wide and convenient, otherwise how can it develop to the present?" Wang Mu replied, but a smile on the corner of her mouth revealed the joy in her heart.

To be honest, if there was no support from the lord behind them, and even took the initiative to issue an order to abolish the checkpoints on the Yangtze River, so that the goods of Songjiang Mansion could be sent to Chang'an unimpeded, they would definitely not be able to develop to the present.

Kang Lu smiled and said, "This is also true. His gaze swept over the dozens of warships by the river, and he said again: "It's just that I didn't expect that the lord would let our army move here, which is really strange." But in this case, perhaps the East China Sea Navy should not be called a naval army, but should be called the East China Sea Navy. ”

Just before Xiao Feng left Chang'an, they promoted the Yangtze River Navy to the East China Sea Army, and allocated nearly one million yuan of military expenses every year to purchase ten new ironclad ships and train the corresponding crews, of course, the place they were responsible for patrolling has also expanded a lot, at least the entire ocean is within their control.

And their station has also changed from Zhenjiang Mansion to Songjiang Mansion.

"Huh. Maybe it's for the future. As you know, the Yuan army escaped from our pursuit by ship. If we had a strong navy, we might have been able to pursue them. Isn't it?" Wang Mu replied with a smile.

"That's just as well. Kang Lu was thoughtful.

Although the ironclad ships equipped by the Yangtze River Navy were powerful, they were only built for inland navigation after all, and if they came to the ocean, they would be easily drowned by the waves.

In desperation, they could only watch the Yuan army flee, and they could not do anything.

This incident has always made Kang Lu regret.

Wang Mu comforted: "And the shipyards here have also begun to build new ironclad ships that are enough to sail in the ocean. When the time comes, when these ironclad ships are put into service, even if the Yuan army really comes here, it will definitely be difficult to escape. Isn't it?"

Previously, Songjiang Prefecture had not been developed, so it was naturally not suitable to become a garrison for the East China Sea Army, but now after development, the population of this place has not only increased by dozens of times, but also has at least 100,000 people, and there are many more shipyards and repair yards, and the docks here have also been widened a lot, and it can park nearly a thousand ships at a time.

It was precisely because of these conditions that Xiao Fengfang let the East China Sea Army move here.

Only then did Kang Lu feel a little more refreshed, and laughed loudly: "Then these days, I will trouble you." ”

"It's okay, after all, are we all here to expel the Tatars and revive China?" Wang Mu said with a smile, and then took Kang Lu to the newly built shipyard here, where there were newly built warships of the Huaxia Army.

They believed that with these warships, they would be able to completely defeat the Yuan army and fulfill their oath.