After listening to Jia Ke's words, Fan Kang and others went through what had just happened in their minds, and then felt that this idea was not bad.
"My lord is heading south with more than 200,000 troops. I guess it's those small countries, so they must be waiting for the wind." Zhang Chaoxin was naturally the first to come forward and flatter him.
Fan Kang also nodded beside him, thinking that this matter was not difficult.
Peng Bi made another suggestion from the side, "Lord, if that's what you say, then we don't have to prepare so much food and grass."
"Oh, what do you think?"
"Then, since the southern countries have three crops a year, they presumably have sufficient food at home. Wouldn't it be better to let the army feed on the enemy?"
After hearing this, Jia Ke clapped his hands, pointed at Peng Bi and said with a smile: "If you don't tell me, I really didn't think of this. Then according to your opinion, prepare 1/3 less food. When the time comes, we will be in the enemy's country."
Raise food from the ground.”
After Jia Ke said this, he said to Fan Kang who was standing aside: "After I leave, you will have full authority to handle the affairs of the capital. If there is anything wrong, you don't have to report it to me. You can kill it first and report it later."
After Fan Kang heard this sentence, his eyes narrowed. He turned Jia Ke's sentence over and over in his mind, savored it, and heard the murderous intention in it.
"Then what should Mr. Sun, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, do?"
"Ask Sun Yan to follow me south, so that he won't hinder you."
After listening, Fan Kang nodded and agreed to the matter.
Peng Bi, the Minister of War, knew that Jia Ke's trip south this time was decided, so he raised his hands and said: "My lord, the south is very different from our north. There are a few things that need to be prepared in advance."
"Oh, tell me."
"First, the climate in the south is hot and humid, and there are many miasma in various places, so we must prepare in advance. Otherwise, if the soldiers in the south are not accustomed to the acclimatization and climate and suffer widespread illness, then all their efforts may be in vain."
After hearing this, Jia Ke became very smart. He had never considered this matter before, but now that Peng Bi reminded him of it, he realized the danger involved.
At that time, Cao Cao went south to attack Sun Quan. Although it was said that he fell into the opponent's fire attack plan, in history, the number of Cao Cao's navy and ships that were burned was less than one-tenth of Cao Cao's total strength. Cao Cao finally retreated.
The main reason was that the soldiers were not acclimated to the climate, and soldiers became ill in large areas and were unable to continue fighting.
Now that Jia Ke had thought about it, he couldn't make such a mistake again, so he quickly told Peng Bi, "This matter should not be taken lightly. I will immediately send several doctors from Tai Hospital to find you and ask them to study some useful prescriptions for going south.
You prepare the medicinal materials in advance in case you need them."
Peng Bi nodded, and then said to Jia Ke: "There is a second question. I heard that there is a kind of elephant soldier among the southern countries. Once it charges, it is unstoppable. I don't know if my lord can deal with it."
After listening to this, Jia Ke pondered for a long time, and finally said: "I also know about elephants, but I seem to have heard that they are very timid. As long as we prepare more crossbows and hurt each other, I think
There is nothing to fear from these elephant soldiers."
Peng Bi felt relieved when he saw that Jia Ke had solutions to both of his essay questions.
So these people went down and prepared separately.
In the next few days, the capital began to become lively again, first of all, the three major camps and the Xiaoqi camp. These commanders began to fight for each other, just thinking about going south with Jia Ke.
They have already seen that it is a certainty that Jia Ke will become emperor. These old people who have followed Jia Ke in the north and south will definitely be knighted in the future, but the specific status they will be awarded will depend on their own merit.
So this time Jia Ke wanted to lead a battalion south, and the four of them were furious with each other.
In the end, Jia Ke decided to let Xiao Yue go south with him with Fenwuying. The reason why he chose him was because he had been with him for a long time, but his contribution to Li was not as much as that of the other people. In order to balance the situation, he took him south this time.
With these achievements, he will not be humbled in front of others.
At the same time, Jia Ke ordered his own soldiers to pass the order to the grassland, ordering each of the eight banners to select 10,000 horses to join him in the capital.
Then he asked the Ministry of War to send an order to the south, asking the southern chieftains to select 80,000 elite wolf soldiers and wait for his order.
Jia Ke changed the established principle this time. Originally, he wanted to destroy the Tatars in the north first and then sweep across the south. But now it seems that the court's strength is still a bit weak. Even if the Tatars can be wiped out, the court will suffer heavy losses.
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And Jia Ke also remembered the war between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the Huns in the north.
Although it seems to later generations that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty completely defeated the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu had to move westward and fled to the western continent.
But in fact, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not win so easily. Let’s not talk about other things, let’s talk about population. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty died, the population and household registration of the Han Dynasty were reduced by half.
From this point, it can be seen that decades of war were not so easy for the Han Dynasty. If Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not a strong emperor and a slightly weaker one, he would have reached mutual agreement with the Xiongnu in the middle.
Non-infringement agreement.
This time Jia Ke's purpose is to completely defeat the Tatars, which requires mobilizing the power of the whole country. Although this can achieve Jia Ke's purpose, it will have a huge impact on the political economy of the country.
If this is the case, it would be better to go south first and acquire a large amount of land and slaves, and then use the blood and flesh of these foreigners to replace the people of this country.
In this way, there will be no major turmoil in the country, and the gentry and farmers in the world will not oppose Jia Ke excessively.
When the dignitaries in the capital heard the news that Jia Ke wanted to go south, they all had different reactions.
Some people think that Jia Ke is just being aggressive. If this continues, the world will not be able to support these soldiers.
But some people are just the opposite. These people think that Jia Ke is opening up a living space for the Han nation, and his contribution will be made in the current world and will last forever.
Especially many wealthy businessmen. The last time Jia Ke went north to fight the Tatars, they donated a lot of money, and the land Jia Ke promised was fulfilled one by one after the victory over the Tatars. So this gang
People are extremely positive.
And this time, Jia Ke went south again, and the attack was on the small countries in the south, so naturally they were easy to capture. Now these people are starting to find connections and connections, thinking of handing the money to Jia Ke again.
So that Jia Ke can share some benefits with them after his victory.
But Jia Ke did not go as they expected this time, because Jia Ke thought that he would be able to capture him this time, and the land in the south was too fertile. Jia Ke still needed them to reward the soldiers and raise the food and grass for the north. If they were divided among these
Wealthy businessmen, it is a troublesome thing to put away the measurement in the end.
No matter what these people said, there was no delay in Jia Ke's preparations. In less than half a month, the Eight Banners' cavalry had gathered near the capital.
These Eight Banners cavalry were very happy to go on an expedition, because every time they went on an expedition with Jia Ke, although there were casualties, the supplies they plundered were very rich. The property gained from one expedition could enable their families to live for several years.
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Because of this, every time the Jia Ke Dao Eight Banners tribe recruited cavalry, these people rushed to be the first, and the troops sent were the most elite, because the slightly weaker ones could not pass the selection.
These cavalrymen who came to the capital from the Eight Banners this time were all the most brave and adept at fighting among the Eight Banners tribes. They wore three layers of iron armor and carried swords worth tens of kilograms. They were the main force of Jia Ke's charge every time.
The Fenwu Camp in the capital has also been fully prepared. The current Fenwu Camp only does not wear paper armor like before. Since Jia Ke came to power, he has vigorously developed the iron smelting industry. Most of the people in Fenwu Camp now are
They all wore iron armor, and only some soldiers who needed to move flexibly still wore paper armor.
After these hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in the capital, the day for Jia Ke to go on an expedition was not far away.
Jia Ke had first arranged things in the court. This time, Jia could ask Sun Yan to go to the south with his army on the grounds that he needed someone to make suggestions in the south.
And once again let Fan Kang sit in the capital and preside over the government affairs of the world.
After Jia Ke has taken care of these things, it's time to deal with family matters. This time, he still has to report to Jia's mother before going on an expedition.
When Jia Ke arrived at Jia Mu's house, naturally someone informed him in advance. When Jia Ke arrived at the door of the main room, Yuanyang was already waiting there.
Yuanyang was all smiles when he saw Jia Ke coming. He first gave Jia Ke a blessing, and then said softly: "Uncle, do you want to see the old lady?"
"If so, I need to report it to the old lady."
After Yuanyang heard this, he quickly stepped forward and opened the door curtain, and then Jia Ke lowered his head and entered Jia Mu's room.
And here, Jia Mu was joking with Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu.
Jia Ke entered the room, and Jia's mother immediately saw him, then beckoned him to her bed, took Jia Ke's hand and asked: "Brother, you came just in time. I was talking to Baoyu, how many do I have?"
Something to share with your brothers."
Jia Ke smiled and said, "How dare I ask for the old lady's private house? You should save it just in case there is any other use for it."
After hearing this, Mother Jia smiled and said: "I have kept this thing in the box for many years. It seems that I have no need for it. Now I will give you a share as soon as possible to save you from fighting when I am gone."
After hearing this, Jia Ke quickly stood up and cupped his hands: "Old lady, please stop saying that. It's all the grandchildren that make the old lady worry."
Jia Mu smiled and shook her head, then said to the mandarin duck next to her: "Go and get my red box."
As soon as Yuanyang listened to Jia Mu's instructions, he went through the things in Jia Mu's warehouse in his mind, and then he knew what he wanted.
After a while, Yuanyang came back from the warehouse, holding a one-foot-square wooden box in his hand.
Yuanyang brought the wooden box to Jia Mu. Jia Mu stretched out her hand to take it, then caressed it lovingly, and finally opened the wooden box.
Jia Ke and Jia Baoyu thought that the wooden box contained some rare jewelry, so they both poked their heads to see what it was.
As a result, when they looked at you, they were all disappointed. It turned out that the box did not contain any rare jewelry, but only a few thin books.
Mother Jia looked back at their brothers, and then said with a smile: "You are such an ignorant person, you know that those gold and silver pickled goods, these few books are the foundation of our Jia family."