After a round of greetings and congratulations, the generals returned to their original position. Chen Luoyan coughed lightly, indicating that she would continue to speak.

"The official commander's conferment of the commander today is our first agenda for today's discussion, and there are more important things to do next. Marshal Du, tell you about the Northern Expedition we are about to launch."

Du Fuwei responded at this time, glanced at Shan Xiongxin, and snorted coldly. Turning back, he took several notes from several cases and handed them over to the guards to distribute them to the generals present.

Shan Xiongxin took the letter and opened it. He saw that the beginning read: The Northern Expedition Plan, the code name of Fengluo Jiutian. The first phase goal is to capture the four towns of Jiangdu, Shanyang, Xuyi and Zhongli. Striving to capture the Jiangdu, Zhongli and Liyang counties on the north side of the Yangtze River and the south side of the Huai River, alleviate the siege of the capital Jiankang, and seize the estuary of the Yangtze River, block the Hebei Navy from the free entry into the Yangtze River. Strive to annihilate about 30,000 troops from the Beichen Jiangdu and other cities to defend the city, destroy the defense of the south bank of Huainan, prepare for the next step to capture the entire Huainan and attack the Huaisi."

"This combat plan is expected to dispatch the Jiankang Guard Army, the Dachen Imperial Guard Army, the Huainan Army, the Nanyue Army, the Zhennan Army, and the Taihu Navy Army, a total of 350,000 troops. Among them, there are 100,000 cavalry, 70,000 naval divisions, and 180,000 infantry troops. Another 500,000 logistics assistant civilians, and a total of 850,000 military and civilians. The army will be divided into three routes. The first route will use Du Fuwei as the commander of the middle route, lead 100,000 Huainan Army, and 50,000 naval troops to attack Jiangdu. Li Zitong is the marshal of the second route, command 50,000 Nanyue Army, and 10,000 naval troops to attack Liyang. The third route will use Shan Xiongxin as the commander of the east route, leading 50,000 Zhennan Army, Jiankang Guard Army, the Imperial Guard, etc., 130,000 plus 10,000 naval troops to go through Ninghai to the Jiangdu from the north, and take the three cities of Shanyang, Xuyi and Zhongli on the south bank of the Huai River."

"In addition, before the Northern Expedition, the Princess of Chu led 50,000 reserve troops to attack Jiujiang and the five counties of Yuzhang to attract the attention of the defenders of the northern Chen and Huainan, and attract the Northern Chen army to the west. When necessary, the court could retreat to Panyang, Yi'an and other counties to defend the city. The best efforts are to delay the troops of Northern Chen and Huainan to the south at any cost."

"When the Northern Chen and Huainan defenders were attracted to the south, the three armies of the Northern Expedition immediately sent troops. First encircle the important towns of Jiangdu. Then cut off the canal, divide the Huaihe River, and block the troops from the Northern Chen and Shandong. The three armies of the Northern Expedition must conduct rapid raids on the important towns of Huainan as soon as possible according to the predetermined target. After capturing each city, expand the area with points, and then occupy the three counties and cities and towns in turn, and clear out all the reserved troops of the Chen army's military, seize weapons, food and grass from various places, and transport them back to the south of the Yangtze River."

The hall was extremely quiet. Only Du Fuwei was in a state of excitement and was amazed at the Northern Expedition plan.

The dispatch of 350,000 troops was almost all the troops in Southern Chen except Jianghan. Even the 350,000 troops included a reserve army of almost 100,000. Even the complete troops of Jiankang and the Imperial Guards were dispatched. This was a battle of scattered the country. It was a desperate bet.

Such a plan is already a battle of war between the Southern Chen. If it is defeated, the Nanchen base camp will no longer have any defense. By then, the capital will not only be difficult to protect, but also the entire Jiangnan will not be able to protect. If Jiangnan is not protected, Jianghan will be isolated and helpless, and they will definitely not be able to defend. In the past, Nanliang was destroyed by Chen and some royal families fled to Dujiangling to establish the Western Liang court, which was only 20 or 30 years old.

Shan Xiongxin said with some concern: "Your Highness, this plan is already a desperate bet. The court was defeated on June and Dayue, and the morale of the army was not high at this time, and the food and equipment were not sufficient. In addition, in the south and north, we have always chosen February and March to fight in the north. When the rain is sufficient and the river water rises, it is suitable for the northern expedition. But now it is October, and the autumn is high and the horses are fat, and the river water is exhausted, which is most suitable for the northerners to fight. Our battle is to attack the enemy with its shortcomings."

"One time, this time, the two countries are fighting, and they must seize the power. When you have the opportunity, you must make a quick decision and not be slow at all. What the Unit Commander said is reasonable, but now is an extraordinary time, so we must also do extraordinary things. The Marshal's expedition some time ago, and some news may not be clear. Chen Kefu is in trouble now, and there is a big trouble. The Turks are heading south in large numbers, and they have heard that 400,000 troops have been gathered in the north of Yinshan, ready to expedition at any time. Chen Pojun is already in a tight spot. And Chen Pojun is already in a tight spot.

He was urgently dispatched troops to the north. Some time ago, the troops from Hedong, Hebei, Henan and Shandong had already quietly moved north. But now, Chen Kefu was obviously a little worried. The latest information showed that Chen Kefu had transferred all the troops from Huainan to the north. Just five days ago, Feng Ang from Lingnan and Hu Hai from Jiujiang to the north, and even sent a large number of troops across the Yangtze River to the north. Even His Highness the King of Wu sent information, saying that most of Zhang Zhongjian from Hanzhong had returned to the north, and even mobilized most of the Navy to the north.

"You guys say this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us?"

Shan Xiongxin was shocked: "This is serious?"

“It’s true.”

"Impossible." Shan Xiongxin shook his head, his face full of incredible. "Chen Kefu is the most cunning, and he has always been the most judging force. He had a long time ago, and even commanded Ye Hu to ascend to the Khan position, but he still had the help of Chen Pojun. If the Turks wanted to go south, this was not impossible. But when Chen Kefu faced this matter, he would definitely come up with a way to temporarily compromise with the Turks, take a slow-moving plan, and find a way to unify the Central Plains first before seeking revenge for the Turks, which would be in line with his always-standing style. How is it possible now, leaving the Central Plains alone, and fighting against the Turks, and even emptied all their troops and expose the long southern border to several hostile forces?"

"You mean there is a fraud?"

"It's not impossible. Your Highness, think about Li Yuan, Wang Shichong and Li Mi. The Central Plains war, with millions of troops and many forces competing for the Central Plains. But in the end, Chen Kefu, who sent the least troops and was like watching the show, sat in the Central Plains world instead. In my opinion, even if Chen Kefu wanted to fight against the Turks, there were many dangerous obstacles in the north, and there were many heroic passes, Chen Kefu could completely defend the Turks. It was not reasonable to adjust the southern troops in this way. Instead, it seemed like he was deliberately setting a trap waiting for us to drill. Your Highness, don't forget the Battle of June. Chen Pojun had been pretending for three years before, and suddenly fought south and almost destroyed me. Fortunately, the King of Wu came to support and finally resolved the siege. Now it is not far from the Battle of June, but Chen Kefu suddenly appeared to fight against the Turks. How can this make people suspicious?

Shen Luoyan frowned and hesitated in his heart. What Shan Xiongxin said is not without reason. He suffered too much loss when dealing with Chen Kefu for so long. It is precisely because of that that the court and the middle and middle schools are trying hard to fight this battle, especially Du Fuwei, who suffered a great loss last time, was determined to take revenge. But as Shan Xiongxin said, what should I do if this is a trap? Northern and Chen has a vast territory and is extremely traversing. He deliberately took time to take the troops in Huainan to lure him.

The Southern Chen army was eclipsed and launched a large-scale northern expedition, which deceived the Southern Chen army to cross the Yangtze River, although it would temporarily suffer a loss. But if it was really a trap, if the Northern Chen army suddenly went south, the Southern Chen army, which was scattered in Huainan at that time, would definitely not be able to deal with Chen Kefu. Without the Yangtze River defense line, in such an autumn, the Southern Chen army would likely be unable to return to the south of the Yangtze River. All the main forces were lost. At that time, even if the Yangtze River defense line was still there and there were no troops, how could they resist the Northern Chen army crossing the river?

Du Fuwei began to hesitate when he saw the Shen Luoyan being spoken by Shan Xiongxin for a few words, and he couldn't help but feel angry. Although this Northern Expedition plan was proposed by the King of Wu and the Princess, it was more of his hard work. In the Battle of June, his brothers in the Huainan Army were killed and injured, and the brothers in the army were determined to avenge blood and hatred. How could he bear it as the commander? What's more, Shan Xiongxin was originally his wife's uncle, but he came to join him at the beginning. He gave him trust and gave him troops, but now, he has set up his own business with his troops.

After slamming the table heavily, Du Fuwei stood up and shouted: "How can we say so brave? Li Mi Wang Shichong's defeat at Chen Kefu does not mean that we must always be afraid of him. Opportunities must not be missed, and the times will never come again. No matter whether there are any doubts in this, but now Chen Kefu has come to the door, and the Jiujiang counties have fallen into his hands. My big Chen was cut off by him in half, and he was intercepted by the north and south. If we don't seize this opportunity, we just blindly do whatever we do as Unit coach said. I am afraid that if we wait any longer, Chen Pojun really came to the door. I heard that Chen Pojun has always been concerned about Unit coach. When he recruited several times, all Unit coaches stopped the Northern Expedition. Is it because they had already left a way out for retreat?"

"Don't swear!"

Shan Xiongxin had been tolerating it all the time, but when it came to this point, he could no longer bear it. He couldn't help but slam the table, stood up and looked at Du Fuwei.

"Silent!" Chen Luoyan frowned and said to the two generals. She was angry on the surface, but she was a little happy in her heart. Shan Xiongxin and Du Fuwei were so hostile, but it was exactly in line with her expectations.

"Don't be angry, we will discuss matters. Marshal Du is dedicated to the country, and General Commander is also worried about the country. This princess thinks that the Turks' going south may be real or fake. But no matter what, Chen Pojun mobilized all his troops to the north to move to the north, which was confirmed. Therefore, no matter whether there is a trap or not, I think we can consider it, but we cannot give up the plan. Chen's army goes north to Hedong, Hebei and Liaodong, thousands of miles away from north to south. As long as we move fast enough, we will capture the planned cities at that time, even if the Chen army goes south, it will be too late. Once the Chen army really moves south in large numbers, we can still retreat again. Moreover, I believe that as long as we fight north, the enemy of Jiujiang will turn back to rescue, and we will pull out the wedge of the Five County of Jiujiang at that time. In any case, this opportunity is rare and we must not miss it!"

"If this plan is successful, we can first recover Huainan and then recover the five counties of Jiujiang. If this is a trap, we will eat the bait and then turn back to recover the five counties of Jiujiang. In any case, we can be invincible for this plan!"
Chapter completed!