Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 187 Northern Expedition (2)

With the end of the autumn harvest, a large amount of grain was shipped to the north, and the army of the Northern Expedition also began to move.

This time, Liu Yu's main force was still the former Beifu Department that followed him in the Northern and Southern Conquests.

Liu Yu, a [-]-strong army of the Central Army, took away [-].

These [-] soldiers are real elite soldiers, not a force that counts logistics as a sham.

The 20 army plus the armies of Pengcheng, Henan, and Guanzhong totaled nearly [-].

If the farmers and servants in the logistics are counted, this is a super national war that completely mobilizes more than a million people.

Its grand occasion is probably something that has not been seen in a hundred years.

Before leaving, Liu Yu came to find Liu Yizhen quietly alone.

"Che Shi, I'm leaving. I'll leave the overall situation in the court to you."

Inside the house was a secret room, only Liu Yu and Liu Yizhen sat kneeling in it.

"Father, don't worry, my son will not let those ghosts and monsters come out to make trouble."

Now Liu Yizhen must have sufficient ability to resist pressure, so that Liu Yu can have no worries and let him go to the Northern Expedition wholeheartedly.

"This time I will also take your eldest brother and fourth brother to set off together."

Liu Yu finally explained many things after he left.

"It's of little use for them to stay in Jiankang. I want to use them to stabilize the Central Plains."

"There are other people, I will be relieved to bring them along."

To Liu Yizhen, Liu Yu explained a lot, and he arranged all kinds of difficulties that Liu Yizhen might encounter after he left.

"Cheshi..."

In the end, Liu Yu seemed to have a thousand words to say to Liu Yizhen, but he was stuck speechless.

In the end, he leaned forward, held Liu Yizhen's shoulder, squeezed it a few times, and said with relief: "You have grown up."

Liu Yizhen forced a smile on his face.

"Father, don't talk about these things, sons and ministers have their own discretion."

"My son is waiting right here in Jiankang, waiting for the sound of the horn for the triumphant return of the father."

Liu Yuyou patted Liu Yizhen on the shoulder a few times and stood up.

"Yeah, it will be a long time in the future. After fighting this battle for my father, I will have a good chat with Che Shi."

"and also--"

"Take care of your family."

"Ah."

Seeing that Liu Yu was about to leave, Liu Yizhen trembled.

"Father."

Liu Yu looked back at Liu Yizhen.

"Father will win this battle."

Lifting his head, Liu Yizhen looked into Liu Yu's eyes.

This is not blessing, but asking for an answer.

Liu Yu grinned.

"Okay, then we must win!"

Liu Yizhen turned to Liu Yu's direction on the spot, and bowed deeply to Liu Yu.

This ceremony does not represent father and son, nor does it represent monarchs and ministers.

It is the entrustment of the people of the world to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu didn't ask Liu Yizhen to excuse him, but left without looking back after taking a few more glances.

He deserves this gift!

In the second year of Yongchu, Wuzi in October.

After Liu Yu set up an altar in the southern suburbs to worship the heavenly oath master, he led the army and set off to the north in batches.

According to the five virtues from beginning to end, Liu Song belonged to water, followed Yan and Jin to establish the Datong, which was still black.

The armor, clothes, and military flags of the Song Army were all changed into black and black, and they passed through the Lianghuai River from the south, passed through Pengcheng, and arrived in Luoyang with a solemn atmosphere.

Liu Yu, who came to Luoyang again, saw that the city gradually restored its former prosperity under Liu Yilong's governance, and his heart was filled with thoughts.

"Last time, Luoyang was the end point."

"But this time, Luoyang is the starting point!"

The army was stationed in the barracks that Liu Yilong had prepared a long time ago. The sufficient food and grass and the comfortable tents all showed Liu Yilong's carefulness.

The left general Zhu Lingshi also rushed to Luoyang from Guanzhong to join Liu Yu.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Because of the garrison on the border, Zhu Lingshi did not participate in Liu Yu's enthronement ceremony, so he was also full of emotions after seeing Liu Yu now using the emperor's halogen book.

Zhu Lingshi followed Liu Yu when Liu Yu pacified the Huanxuan Rebellion. At that time, Zhu Lingshi was still a teenager, and Liu Yu was just a false general who was not favored by everyone.

But now the world is changing, and now one of the two has become an emperor, and the other has become a heavy general.Things really are impermanent.

"I suffered from Bo'er (Zhu Lingshi's nickname) during the days in Guanzhong."

Although his status has changed, Liu Yu's attitude towards Zhu Lingshi doesn't seem to have changed much, and he still has the same affection as before.

Zhu Lingshi noticed that Liu Yu was still the same as before, so he laughed silly.

"It's not bitter. The current Guanzhong is completely different from when His Majesty first came here!"

When Liu Yugang arrived in Guanzhong, it was the time when the Houqin clan made Guanzhong a mess, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a hell on earth.

But since Liu Yizhen and Wang Xiu implemented the New Deal in Guanzhong, the life of the people in Guanzhong can be said to be good.

The taxation method under the regulation of rent-yong freed the people of Guanzhong from the previous harsh taxes.

In addition, due to the construction of water conservancy projects in the past two years, there have been no major natural disasters. It can be said that the homes of the people in Guanzhong are full of cars and Jiasui, sweeping away the disadvantages of the rule of the Hu people.

Even greater changes appeared in Guanzhong, but Zhu Lingshi, as a general, said that these were more than enough.

When Liu Yu heard that Zhu Lingshi praised Guanzhong's benevolent government so much, he felt a little more at ease with Liu Yizhen in the rear.

The purpose of the meeting between the monarch and his ministers is naturally not to reminisce about the old days.

Liu Yu asked Zhu Lingshi: "The general has been stationed in Guanzhong for a long time, how much do you know about the Northern Wei Dynasty?"

Know thyself, ever-victorious.

The current Northern Wei Dynasty is still a bit too mysterious for Liu Yu and Song Jun.The two sides still have to test each other's cards step by step in the fight.

"Your Majesty, there were eight masters in the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"These eight people are all Xianbei nobles, and each of them has at least [-] cavalry!"

As soon as these words came out, the staff around Liu Yu frowned.

Eighty thousand cavalry?Doesn't this include the soldiers of the Northern Wei royal family?
Fortunately, Zhu Lingshi continued to explain: "Although there are many cavalry in the Northern Wei Dynasty, there are not many truly elite troops."

If there were really more than [-] elite cavalry, it would not be Liu Yu's Northern Expedition, but the Southern Expedition of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In fact, because the Northern Wei Dynasty was still a nomadic people at heart, he basically counted all the tribesmen who could ride horses.

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, not only men can lead troops to fight, but women can also lead soldiers.

Therefore, the military strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty seems to be strong, but it is actually mixed with a lot of water.

Otherwise, wouldn't Liu Yu's current military strength be counted as millions?

This kind of imaginary number is okay to confuse the enemy, but it is not the case in real calculation.Zhu Lingshi dared to assure Liu Yu that the number of elite cavalry in the Northern Wei Dynasty would not exceed 15, the total number of cavalry would not exceed [-], and the total force would be around [-].

Now the Song Army has 20 soldiers, and the strength of the two sides is basically three to four.

However, due to the superiority of the cavalry, it can completely make up for the lack of numbers, and the two sides are basically the same in terms of strength.

After listening to Zhu Lingshi's guess, Liu Yu nodded in agreement.

This is similar to what his staff members calculated in Jiankang.

Then, Liu Yu got to the point: "What do you think the general thinks about marching from the east of the river?"

Hadong...

Zhu Lingshi looked at the place on the map that was split by mountains and rivers.

(End of this chapter)