The first month.

The ice and snow in Liaodong have not yet melted.

But on several main roads in Liaodong, there were already troops marching continuously.

In addition to the four thousand county soldiers brought by Changsun Shunde to Xuantu, there was also Song Laosheng's army in Lelang. Luo Cheng left only one army to guard the pass outside the pass.

He asked Zhang Xutuo and Luo Gui to stay in Liaodong together.

Then he recruited all the troops and horses to start moving south.

The Zhongwu Army had previously organized six armies, and they went south to Shandong and occupied two armies in Pyongyang.

Now there is another army left behind, so the Zhongwu Army that went south this time had three armies, which was the result of the previous county soldiers being incorporated into it.

The three Zhongwu troops had a total of 72,000 troops. Then the three Xiqiu troops formed an army of 24,000, and the Turks and the Martials, and the Goguryeo people formed another army.

There are five armies in total, with a total of 120,000 troops.

The battalions gathered together, and finally formed a group, then gathered one by one, then formed a wing, and finally merged into an army.

This time, Luo Cheng personally led his army to the expedition.

Emperor Yang Qing also went to see him off outside Liaodong City. He awarded Luo Cheng a golden armor and a golden sword and gave him a yellow axe and a golden seal.

On the red giant flag, the white tiger roars at the sky.

The five armies gathered from all over the country outside the pass to Lushun and Dalian Ergang. They would take boats there and then go to Donglai, Shandong, and Qinhuangdao, Hebei.

The soldiers carried spears and armor, and strode southward.

On the road beside the Liao River, local governments in various counties along the way also recruited militias, and the strong men began to assist in transporting weapons, grain and grass to the second ports of Liaonan.

In the two major ports, countless ships have gathered.

There were both navy ships, merchant ships from Liaodong, and many merchant ships from Donglai Port and Qingdao Port. Most of them were hired by Luo Cheng.

The businessmen are very active, but there is a reason for this, not just because they are optimistic about Luo Cheng's chances of winning.

Instead, Luo Cheng had promised the merchants that he would exchange ships for the Liaodong court's special tickets for salt, iron, tea and wine. With the prosperity of the border market and the increasing power of the Liaodong court, the system implemented by Luo Cheng also began to be implemented in the controlled areas such as Dingxiang, Daibei, and Jiangnan.

Without the imperial court's votes, it is difficult to do these businesses.

Even if these businesses pay taxes and get tickets, they still have amazing profits. Because of this, Luo Cheng now asks merchants to exchange ships for attracting, and the result will be so good.

In front of Liaodong City, Luo Chengzheng explained to Luo Gui and Zhang Xutuo who were coming to see him off.

"With you two elders here, I'll be at ease at home."

Many brothers asked Luo Cheng to take Yang Ming to the battle, but Luo Cheng finally asked Yang Ming to stay here. He believed that a lonely man would not make any noise.

"Spring is coming soon. I hope you can win earlier and let the soldiers come back to plow the spring seeds." Zhang Xutuo patted Luo Cheng's back.

Luo Cheng smiled and said, "Then let me borrow the auspicious words from the teacher and you will be able to win triumph as soon as possible."

After several troops were sent, the Zhongwu Army dispatched more than 100,000 people. This was done to the outside of the pass, which had a population of less than two million. So many strong men went to the front line, not to mention the innumerable amount of food, grass, money and food, it will inevitably affect the military farming outside the pass this year.

If the war is delayed for a long time, it may be dragged and collapsed outside the pass.

Du Ruhui settled the accounts for Luo Cheng.

The six Zhongwu army and the fourth army went on a war, and the two armies remained behind. They recruited two more vassal armies to support these many soldiers to enter the pass to fight. The logistics pressure was huge.

Du Ruhui told Luo Cheng that it will last for half a year at most.

If the war cannot end within half a year, or if the supplies and supplies are obtained from the pass, then it will be done.

After all, the population outside the pass is too small, only 2 million people, but it has to support 100,000 people in combat. If it weren't for the rest and savings over the past few years, it wouldn't have even started a war.

Xuanzhao, Lelang, and the three counties in the country have a population of about four million, but now there is still a mess there. We need to sort out and want to get money and food from there and send it to Liaodong City. We don’t know when we have to wait.

Fang Xuanling did not follow the battle this time. Zhang Xutuo and Luo Gui were responsible for military affairs, while Fang Du and others were responsible for internal affairs and stayed behind together. He was somewhat worried about Luo Chengdao, "It is really a bit risky to go to war on both sides at the same time."

"Now that the Xia and Wei armies are fighting, it will be even more difficult for us to take the risk of resolving Dugu Qian from Fan Yang and Chen Ling from Jiangdu at this time."

The decision to send troops to Jiangdu was Luo Cheng's decision after much thought.

Du Fuwei was alone in Jianghuai. Although he now occupied the five counties, he was surrounded by enemies. If Luo Cheng did not support him, it would be very dangerous. Especially now that Du Fuwei went north to attack Jiangdu, he was unfavorable and was dragged by Chen Len under the city of Jiangdu. Jiangnan, Shen Faxing, Lin Shihong, and Zuo Caixiang all began to take the opportunity to attack the Fu Gongyou who was left in Jiangnan.

Fu San also suffered consecutive defeats.

Luo Cheng could not have let Du Fuwei withdraw from Shandong, and he could not take Chen Ling. He wanted to withdraw from Shandong and there was Pengcheng blocking his way.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Luo Cheng also rode a horse on his journey.

His wife Shan Binbin caught up and said, "I don't want to tell you here today that you didn't have to take charge of the battle in person."

"If you have to fight yourself, how can you pretend to be someone else?" Luo Cheng smiled and said to his wife, "Take good care of Jiawen, I hope you are pregnant again this time."

Shan Binbin nodded and said to Luo Chengdao, "Remember to be careful, you are no longer the same as before, you are no longer the leader of the army, you are still the pillar of the court, so don't take any more risks. As for family affairs, just leave it to me. Don't worry, although I don't like the Zheng family of Cui, I will not poison them."

Shan Binbin had handed Zuo Shen Yongjun to his brother Shan Xiongxin before, and then returned to Liaodong. In her eyes, even the leader of the army could not restrain her.

"Bring the Lin sisters, they can not only serve you in the army, but also protect you closely."

Luo Cheng stretched out his hand and fenced his wife's hair.

"When I return, I will enthrone you as the queen and make Jiawen the crown prince."

These words made Shan Binbin smile.

"You have a conscience."

"This time I go south, I swear to win. This is a long-established thunder attack. It will destroy Dugu Qian in the north, then defeat Chen Ling in the south, capture Fanyang and Beiping in Pengcheng, and seize the capital of Jiangdu in Pengcheng. When the mountains are blooming in summer, Siye and Liu Wuzhou will also send troops to the south. At that time, a thousand Wu cavalry will step on the Central Plains, capture Luoyang and restore Chang'an, and the country will be settled."

"Okay, I believe in you, and I'm here to wait for you to enthrone me as Queen!"

On the tall south city gate tower in Liaodong, Hong Shi was taking Jia Wenxuan, who was a few years old, and looking out of the city, watching Luo Cheng leave.

"Dalang, your father took charge of the war and went south to the Central Plains to build a great country for you."
Chapter completed!