Listening to Luo Huan's bold words, Zuo Nianyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The Guangnan Camp was short of everything, but there was no shortage of silver. Although the court looked at them differently, Guangzhou Prefecture added another sum of silver to launch the Northern Expedition. However, when he arrived in Hebei, Zuo Nianyuan and other officers found that there was almost no silver to buy anything here. After wars and the Khitans retreated, they almost destroyed the fields and took them away, and the strong men were either taken away or became bandits. The Northern Expedition Army of Song State not only found it difficult to purchase supplies from the people in Hebei, but instead had to divide military rations to help the people. Arms, cotton jackets, and each army was short of, and the price of pigs and sheep was dozens of times that of Guangnan. Fortunately, Luo Huan and other officers made great efforts, focused on maintaining the morale of the army, and spared a lot of money to search for military supplies everywhere. Although it was cold outside, the Guangnan Camp was happy, and everyone was thinking of returning south as soon as possible.

"Master Zuo———” "Master Luo——”

The soldiers at the camp gate saw Zuo Nianyuan and Luo Huan, and both took the initiative to salute.

"Yeah, it's very good." Zuo Nianyuan nodded with satisfaction.

The soldiers in the camp all had smiles on their faces. It seemed that the news that the army was about to go out did not bring them too much burden. The officers were thinking about making achievements, while the soldiers thought of overcoming Youzhou as soon as possible and everyone would go home early. Among the minds of many scholars in Guangnan, the land population of the Song Dynasty was several times that of the Liao Kingdom, and the Northern Expedition Army had more than 100,000 gathered elite soldiers and generals from the world. As long as there were no treacherous officials in the court, it was natural to defeat the Liao Kingdom.

.The Guangnan Camp valued scholars as officers, and this optimistic mood inevitably affected the entire army. Therefore, the superiors and subordinates were determined to fight, but they did not feel afraid of war and cowardly. The army was about to go out, and the people entering and leaving were particularly neat, and the barracks were wafting in the barracks. Luo Huan grinned. It seemed that the other officers of the Guangnan Camp had the same idea as him, and they were about to fight a big battle. Let the soldiers eat enough before they could go to battle and kill the enemy.

The news that the Northern Expedition Army was about to deport the camp to the north was moved, and the entire Song army camp centered on Hejian Prefecture was moved. Although the rewards from the court had not been shipped yet, it was already promised. In addition to money and grain, Wang Gui once again confirmed to the generals in public that once the Northern Expedition was successful, from generals to soldiers, everyone would get a piece of land in Hebei and eat food according to the official rank and merit. In this way, morale under the lower level immediately rebounded. For most of the soldiers in the Tokyo Left-behind Division, they learned civil and military skills, goods and imperial families, and were in the army to eat food, and they were just silver, money and land. Especially those old soldiers who had been in the army for many years, they fought with the Liao army for many years, and were not afraid even if they fought in the wilderness. Instead, they were vaguely looking forward to ending the war early and receiving the rewards and resting.

The Prime Minister attached great importance to this advance. After Cao Liangshi was moved to the Hebei and Henan Transportation Envoy, he not only did not ignore the court, but instead urged the transfer of supplies and military supplies in various places to all regions. He was a tycoon manager and was in charge of Tokyo for several years. Cao Gong's pole was actually effective. The officials from all over the country did not dare to be negligent. Under the strict supervision of Tokyo, Daming, Transportation Department and the Ministry of War, the supply supply in the rear suddenly accelerated, and trucks of food, grass, gunpowder, and heavy snow were continuously sent to Hejian. Cao Liangshi estimated that he would wait until the snow melted in February and the canal channels were thawed, and the baggage problem of the Northern Expedition Army would be solved.

However, after his memorial was reached in the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was only regarded as another means for him to defend himself and Yue Fei.

In February, although the climate is particularly cold and the rivers and lakes in the north are still frozen, the Prime Minister's Mansion still urges troops to be sent.

So, on the tenth day of February, the Northern Expedition General Wang Gui gathered again to discuss matters and decided to send troops on February 15th.

Wang Gui issued a general order, Lu Mingyu and Luo Xianshi led the left army to send troops to attack Bazhou in advance, Zhang Xian led the front army to attack Xiongzhou, and the commander Yang Wenzhong led 30,000 troops to stay in Hejian City. Wang Gui led a large group of troops to follow the left army and the front army, and fought with the main force of the Liao army. To some people's expectations, neither Zhao Xingde's old subordinate Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi, nor Yue Fei's old subordinate Zhang Xian did not oppose Wang Gui's arrangement during the military discussion. The three generals ordered each to go back to prepare for the expedition, which made them always care about Hebei.

The important officials of the camp were half relieved. February 15th was the day when the Left Army sent troops. Zuo Nianyuan and Luo Huan's Guangnan Camp were originally assigned to the front army. Zhang Xian was worried that the south wind would not compete and might not be able to win the field with the Liao army in the middle of winter, so the former army did not have enough supplies and refused to take over the Guangnan Camp. So the Guangnan Camp was kicked to the Left Army again, and Lu Mingyu arranged for them to march with the artillery team. The artillery team was operated with the Zuo Army camp and protected the most comprehensively. This was because of the face of the Lishu Society and took special care of the Guangnan Camp.

"Unexpectedly, by accident, I marched with Lord Lu."

Luo Huan walked beside the cannon cart with a dark face. Zuo Nianyuan walked beside him and smiled and said, "It's better to have less things than to do more. If you move up and down for this, you won't be able to have any ups and downs behind you." He looked at Lu Mingyu not far away and sighed: "I heard from Brother Jia that the Zuo Army's thunderheads all have the military achievements of several Liao thieves. This is the elite strong soldier who fought against millions." "Elite?" Luo Huan smiled bitterly, "It should look like an elite. But the guys of the Zuo Army are not like imperial guards?"

The horse-striking and musket battalion where Jia Yuanzhen was located had already advanced as the vanguard of the left army.

According to the road on the ice surface discovered by the scouts in advance, the left army brigade had more than 20,000 troops and horses as neat columns. Teams of war horses dragged bulky cannon trucks, ammunition trucks, baggage trucks, and blacksmith trucks in the middle of the team. A battalion of musketeers carried guns and marched on both sides of the cannon team, with distinct armor and majestic momentum. However, compared with the front army, which was famous for its military appearance and discipline, the left army's marching line still seemed a bit loose. The front army under Zhang Xian's command was known as the strongest soldier in the Tokyo Left Office. After Yue Fei took the general, except for a few personal soldiers, the original elite central army, including the Beiwei Army, all returned to the left army. The left army expanded from the original 30,000 troops to more than 40,000. Wang Guizhi could not make Yue Fei's personal soldiers return to his heart anyway, so he agreed.

In this way, all the powerful generals and elite soldiers of the Tokyo left-behind Division returned to the front army, with the military power as strong as iron.

Although it is more appropriate to march with the left army, which has some connection with Zhao Xingde, being kicked out by the front army made Luo Huan a little depressed. Yue Fei and Zhang Xian personally trained the Left Army with the most military discipline, regardless of military appearance and military discipline. In contrast, Lu Mingyu and Luo Xian, the left army with the backbone of the Jingxiang heroes, seemed much looser. Some commanding officers even had bandit spirits, which made Guangnan officers who were born in scholars such as Luo Huan frowned.

However, even Luo Huan frowned, even he had to admit that the military preparations of the Left Army were closest to Guangnan Camp. Most infantrymen used musket guns and spears, and most of the cavalry were mainly horse and infantrymen who used musket guns. In contrast, both Zhang Xian's front army and Wang Gui's headquarters kept a large number of cavalry. Therefore, the left army's defense was completely revolved around firearms. Even if the attack was attacking, it was based on artillery bombardment. The musket gunmen lined up like a wall, and at critical moments they used elite thunderbolters to break through the enemy formation.

"General Lu, Wansheng is the reporter of 'Ezhou News'. As the commander of the Left Army, what are your feelings about sending troops this time?"

Lu Mingyu frowned and looked in the sound. He saw a scholar in a blue cloth cotton robe with a look of enthusiasm.

Next to this scholar, there were several other people, who looked like ordinary literati at first glance. Ya Jiang Wang Lin stood beside the group of literati and nodded to Lu Mingyu quietly, indicating that these "reporters" were carefully screened by the Left Army Shogunate.

Since the imperial court opened a clear discussion and the diversion of turbidity, the newspaper industry in the Song Dynasty flourished. In metropolis like Ezhou and Bianjing, there were hundreds of different kinds of newspapers and big news. Sometimes, the political affairs discussed by the inner court last night could be reported in the early morning of the next day, and it was spread all over the streets, and soon it was heard all over the world. News with credibility and fame has become the basis for the court's school students to discuss the country together. Although Deng Su set up a diary to suppress public opinion, he could not completely control the direction of news and discussion. "Ezhou News" is a huge influence. It has an issue of publication almost every day, affecting all states across the country.

"I remember someone once said that as long as civil officials do not love money and military generals do not hesitate to die, peace will be just around the corner."

Lu Mingyu looked at the reporter of "Ezhou News" and said with a righteous look: "In this Northern Expedition, the soldiers were in the battlefield. The three towns in Henan took over as the vanguard of the Left Army and took Bazhou first. Even if I, Lu Mingyu, died in the evening, as long as it is beneficial to the country and the people, I will not hesitate to do so! The 30,000 men of the Left Army share the same heart and the same mind, and do not hesitate to expel the Northern Army and restore the old border!"

Lu Mingyu finished the righteous and stern words with a serious face. Without waiting for a few reporters to ask questions, he nodded slightly and then drove his horse forward. The flag bearer and several command officers urged the horse to follow him, as if there was some urgent military affairs waiting for the general to deal with it. Zuo Nianyuan and Luo Huan smiled, and Luo Huan whispered: "This general's ability is not just on the battlefield." Zuo Nianyuan looked left and right and sighed: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. The three towns in Henan have supported it until now, and they are even good at it. How can it be done by the elite and brave generals alone? A natural hero can only see him doing good or evil."

Several scholars of the information report were still stunned. Zuo Junya general Wang Lin greeted with a smile: "Several masters, everyone drank the wine from the war last night, and there was still a lot of wine and meat left. They happened to be taken back to the fangs and sacrifices for the masters." Several scholars hurriedly thanked him with a smile. There was a huge shortage of supplies in Hebei. Although they were Qingliu scholars, some of them had not tasted the meat for more than a month.
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