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Chapter 467 Plotting the Northern Expedition to Donghu
After talking about the military reform, everyone raised their hands to the battlefield, only Wang Fugui said with a bitter face and a face of reluctance: "My lords are very happy to agree, but this military reform involves all aspects of the military, and it will take a lot of money." How much is it? Not to mention anything else, just changing the military uniform will cost millions of taels, isn’t this a waste?”

"Master Wang, I don't like to hear your words." Li Huzi, the military minister who has always been hot-tempered, said with a displeased face, "This military reform will comprehensively improve our army's combat strength and morale. How can it be a waste? Besides Now, this time, our Hengshan Army got so much money from the Western Regions, do we have to care about giving some money to our army?"

When Li Huzi spoke, the military generals present immediately applauded, isn't it? All this money was obtained by our soldiers from the Western Regions with one knife and one gun. Could it be that there is no return at all?
Luo Yi looked coldly at the group of generals who were clamoring, hummed slightly, and shouted in a deep voice: "Shut up!"

When the generals saw that the commander-in-chief was angry, they immediately sat back in their seats, shrugging their heads and not daring to look directly at him.

"My lord, my lords, these soldiers are used to being wild and have no rules, which makes you laugh at me." Luo Yi stood up, cupped his hands with a wry smile.

Zongbing Luo was polite. "Wang Fugui didn't dare to treat him as a big gift, so he hurriedly replied, "It's not that I'm reluctant to part with the little money. In fact, this year's financial plan has been customized. Except for various expenses, there is really not much left in the treasury. too much."

"No way?" Luo Feng stared at him and said in surprise, "According to what the general knows, this time the Western Expeditionary Army brought back more than 3000 million taels of wealth from the Western Regions. Isn't there any excess in taxes?"

"Hehe, General Luo doesn't know something." Wang Fugui glanced at Lin Yifan sadly, "Among the wealth brought by the Western Expeditionary Army, only about 1000 million taels of real gold and silver, and the rest are all kinds of rare treasures. It will take time to sell and convert it into gold and silver. But the 1000 million taels has been decided to be deposited in the bank and cannot be moved lightly. Therefore, the financial quota allocated by various departments this year can only rely on the taxes collected last year. If this distribution continues, the treasury will There are not many left, so I will feel this emotion."

Everyone couldn't help turning their eyes to Lin Yifan when they heard the words. Lin Yifan rubbed his nose in embarrassment, and said with a dry smile, "Everyone, what are you looking at me for? That 1000 million taels really shouldn't be moved lightly, and there must be something big if you move it."

"Well, my lord, my subordinates are puzzled, what is the 1000 million taels for?" Not only Wang Fugui, who was recently the deputy director of the finance department, was puzzled, but everyone was also full of doubts about Lin Yifan's move. , why not directly put it into operation in various departments to make Hengshan develop to a higher level?
Lin Yifan looked at everyone's puzzled expressions, and couldn't help but smiled wryly: "I had an idea before, and I planned to save this money for future use. Now it's time to confide in everyone. The 1000 million, This officer is actually preparing for the Northern Expedition."

"What? The Northern Expedition?" Everyone was shocked when they heard the news. Who was the Northern Expedition?The only enemy north of Hengshan is the Donghu people, so is this Northern Expedition a preparation for war with the Donghu people?
Different from the worries of the civilian officials, the military generals were all happy when they heard the truth, and they were secretly thinking about how to transfer themselves to the ranks of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

"My lord, now that the Central Plains is in turmoil, and the situation is about to change, why do you go far away to fight in that bitter and cold land?" Han Song tried to persuade him with a puzzled look.

"Master Han is too worried. Although the Central Plains is chaotic, the situation cannot be changed in a short period of time. Even if there is, I, Hengshan, can intervene." Lin Yifan explained with a smile, "But the grassland is different. Although the Donghu people are now in civil strife, But Huerle has completely controlled the situation, and those rebellions can no longer stir up many storms. Once the Donghu people stabilize, we will face huge pressure in the north of Hengshan. With the assistance of the Central Plains talents, the Donghu people have gradually begun to get rid of The law of survival of the grassland has gradually evolved into the model of the Central Plains country. If it is not destroyed as soon as possible, sooner or later it will be our enemy in Hengshan. Now the balance of power in the Central Plains has been broken, and the civil strife is slowly deepening. Once the Central Plains War breaks out, all parties will suffer extremely Great consumption. If the Donghu people take the opportunity to go south at that time, who can stop it? It is better for me, Hengshan, to weaken the power of the grassland and make it unable to go south. At that time, I, Hengshan, can go south to fight for the front without any worries."

"But once we go north, wouldn't our strength in Hengshan be greatly reduced? Then, how should we go south to fight for the front?" Han Song still shook his head, obviously not agreeing with his idea.

"Don't worry, my lord, this strategy isn't all bad." Ye Hongyu, who closed his eyes in thought, opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Although the Central Plains is in chaos, I, Hengshan, still have the ability to control the balance of power among all parties so that it doesn't happen in a short period of time. Drastic changes. As long as all parties continue to fight, Hengshan will be of great benefit to us. After our army sweeps Donghu, we can dominate the north and look at the Central Plains. When all parties are exhausted, we can go south in one fell swoop and seize Central Plains. Conversely, if we keep watching Donghu become stronger, once our army goes south, it will inevitably harass our northern border and prevent our army from going south with all its strength. This is a hidden danger that must be eliminated."

"I also know this, but the grassland stretches for thousands of miles, and Donghu is full of cavalry. If it can't be settled quickly, it will be a protracted battle. Can Hengshan afford it?" Han Song said with a wry smile.

"So this matter should be kept secret for the time being. Don't let the secret agents of Donghu find out." Lin Yifan said in a deep voice, "I plan to use the opportunity of this military reform to gather cavalry from all over the place here. Then I will quietly go north to Xiayang Pass, Thousands of li raided Donghu's base camp, Tianlang City, and killed Huerle in one fell swoop, causing Donghu to split again. Even if Donghu cannot be eliminated, its vitality will be severely injured and it will be devastated."

"My lord, this plan is brilliant." Ye Hongyu's eyes lit up, and he nodded in praise, "If the strike is successful, there will be no more external troubles in the northern border. However, what should be done with the remaining golden werewolves in this Northern Expedition?"

"Speaking of the golden werewolf, I really admire the King Hubli Khan." Lin Yifan said with a smile, "When he first surrendered, there were only [-] remnants left, which can be described as extremely embarrassing. But now, Hubli Khan Under the banner of Jinlang Khan, he recruited no less than [-] Jinlang remnants to join him, and his army strength has also increased to about [-]. After recovering a little strength, he no longer obeyed Hengshan's orders. In this case , this Northern Expedition, let’s destroy it together. Without the Donghu, there is no need for the Golden Wolf to exist.”

"That's very good." Hearing this, everyone nodded their heads, as if dealing with [-] Golden Wolf cavalry was as easy as crushing an ant to death.

But today's Hengshan indeed has such strength. Although the strength of the Golden Werewolves has recovered, more than half of them are herdsmen with low combat power. The real elites have long been exhausted in the war with the Donghu people.As for the original [-] remnants, after seeing the strength of the Hengshan cavalry, how could they have the courage to fight against them.Therefore, everyone in Hengshan didn't care about it.Luo Feng was even more thinking about going back this time, whether he should take his cavalry with him and destroy them first.

"Everyone, besides continuing to develop our strength, my Hengshan mission this year is the great event of the Northern Expedition to Donghu." Lin Yifan stood up and said in a deep voice, "I have decided to raise troops in July, and these three months will be this time." The time for the military reform. And this battle will also be the purpose of testing whether the strength of our military has been improved after the military reform. I hope that we will not disappoint the soldiers, let alone the people of Hengshan."

"I will live up to your expectations." Everyone hurriedly saluted Lin Yifan.

(End of this chapter)