Beigong Jing was very busy, but he didn't have the time to listen to the two elementary school cocks fighting each other. He forcibly stopped the fighting between them and said, "There are many crises in the south this time, so don't fight. Hurry up and think about what to do to be foolproof!"

Sima Fan snorted: "I don't have the same knowledge as this boy! It's because he repeatedly provoked me, and I'm the one..."

Li Rui also snorted: "I just don't like you Sima's people. How about it? Isn't it okay?"

Beigong Jing glared at Li Rui: "Shut up!"

Li Rui shut up obediently.

Beigong Jing took them back to the central army tent, took paper and pen and quickly drew a very accurate map, saying: "This time the southward journey is of great importance, but the troops that can be used are very limited. King Xiangyang and Li Zhengwei, you must try to avoid fighting with the Hu people on the way." While speaking, you quickly marked the distribution of forces in various places and the movements of the Hu people. Soon, the map was densely filled with arrows representing the Hu people.

Li Rui sighed: "You should mark where there are no people, it's easier to save trouble."

Sima Fan was also worried: "There are barbarians everywhere. If they go south, they will definitely run into them. How can I avoid this?"

Beigong Jing said: "So you can't go south in the plains, you have to go to the mountains."

Li Rui was interested: "Walking in the mountains? How to walk?"

Beigong Jing said: "The current situation is that Wang Mi's army is in the Yingchuan and Chenliu area, while Shi Le is besieging Xuchang and Xiangcheng. Wang Ru's army occupied Nanyang and repeatedly defeated our division. The road to the south of the army has been completely cut off. If you want to go south of Xuchang and Xiangcheng, you must have to collide with Shi Le, which is absolutely not possible. The only option is to start from Xincheng, enter Songshan through Luhun County (today's Songxian), follow the mountain path south, cross Songshan, and enter the Nanyang Basin through Xixian (today's Xixia County). Only this road can avoid Shi Le's army. Once you leave the mountainous area, you will inevitably collide with this devil."

Sima Fan frowned even more: "But there are many refugees in this area, the mountain road is narrow and the mountains are steep, and it is very easy to encounter ambush. It is probably not so easy to walk on this road."

Beigong Jing said: "That's better than facing the strangulation of Shi Le Iron Cavalry on the Great Plains?" At this point, he showed a hint of helplessness.

He was not afraid of Shi Le, after all, Shi Le had been defeated by him many times. However, there were too few generals in the entire Jin Dynasty that could match Shi Le. Sima Fan was an absolute young man with ambition. Because his father and uncle died tragically in the cruel power struggle, he was forced to take on the responsibilities early, with a precocious personality, and he also had the calmness and perseverance that the superiors should have, but in terms of military talent...

Forget it, the Sima family's military talent seemed to disappear with the tragic death of Changsha King Sima Yi. The decisive, ruthless and extremely charming person. He relied on a broken Luoyang city to withstand the fierce attack of the King of Hejian and King of Chengdu. The King of Changsha, who almost dragged down the two princes, seemed to be the last wisp of essence and blood in the entire Sima family and even the entire Northern China. As he fell in the fire, the entire Northern China and even the entire China entered the era of ten thousand horses. From his death to Huan Wen's Northern Expedition, over the long decades, the only one who could achieve brilliant victory in the war against the Hu people was Beigong Chun, Zu Ming, Li Ju, and Xie Ai.

There were only a few people. As for the famous generals such as Wen Qiao, Tao Kan, and Xi Jian, they all accumulated their achievements in quelling the rebellion. In terms of their achievements against the Hu people, they could basically lose anything after rounding them. As for the group of Sima's family, Sima Ying, Sima Yong, Sima Jiong and others had a good military talent, and Sima Yue could only be considered average. In Sima Fan's generation, there were very few military talent. For example, Sima Fan ran away with Sima Yue in history. After Sima Yue's death, the army elected Wang Yan as the commander. Wang Yan knew that he was not the material for leading the troops, so he recommended Sima Fan as the leader. Sima Fan did not dare to accept it. As a result, the army had no leader and was easily slaughtered by Shi Le with 20,000 light cavalry.

The young Sima Fan, who brought thousands of people to face Shi Le head-on was simply to let him commit suicide.

As for Li Rui, he has military talent, but he is still too immature and has a flash of inspiration from time to time. However, because of his lack of independent experience, it is difficult to turn these good ideas into practical solutions. He is also not a match for Shi Le.

The feeling of lack of talent and lack of clones is simply suffocating.

"How many people did that Wang Ru have on hand?" Li Rui noticed a small character who was covered by Shi Le's light and ignored by him.

Beigong Jing said: "There must be 40,000 to 50,000, all of whom are refugees in Guanzhong, and they are very fierce."

Li Rui sighed: "In other words, even if we avoid Shi Le on the mountain road, we will inevitably run into Wang Ru head-on."

Beigong Jing said: "He and Shi Le are sworn brothers. Shi Le has a soldier in Wancheng."

Li Rui: "..."

This is a rhythm that you can't hide from no matter how you hide it!

Beigong Jing comforted him: "But you don't have to worry too much. Now Shi Le's main force is besieging Xuchang and Xiangcheng. There are not many troops in Wancheng. Your main opponent is Wang Ru. Although he has a large number of troops, most of them are untrained. They rely on a brave and chaotic refugee. As long as you calmly respond, it is not difficult to defeat and understand."

Sima Fan swallowed: "This... thousands of people are trying to get tens of thousands, is it really okay?"

Beigong Jing said: "There are certain risks, so it is best to try to avoid fighting with the other party. Everything is best to arrive in Xiangfan safely."

He showed great patience, broke the entire plan apart, and told it little by little to Sima Fan and Li Rui. What forces were divided along the way, which were stronger, which were weaker, which could be fought for, which could be spent on the way, which should be resolutely destroyed, what should be paid attention to during the march... They all explained in detail, and they stopped until they were dry.

"Li Rui, have you remember all what I said?" he asked.

Li Rui nodded: "I remember everything."

Beigong Jing said: "Just remember it."

Sima Fan said: "I remember it too, and this will make people transfer the army to the new city!"

Beigong Jing nodded: "Please be as soon as possible!"

Sima Fan immediately took out his token and asked Jia You to return to Xin'an quickly and transfer the four thousand Jingzhou troops to Xincheng.

Li Rui also asked the First and Second Regiments to prepare quickly.

From Luoyang to Xiangyang, the distance is more than 500 miles even in a straight line. If you walk on a mountain road, the actual distance is at least 800 miles. The distance is really not short, so there are naturally a lot of things to bring. Fortunately, the infantrymen will take all their equipment and a bag of dry food, and they will work together, but the cavalry will not do it. Not only do they have to bring all the food for people to eat, but even the Ma Napo portion must be brought.

People can make do with what they eat, but horses can’t make do with what they eat. If you dare to fool it, it will dare to show you.

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of a heavy cavalry, at least three horses, one war horse, one follower horse, and one slow horse. War horses and follower horses are cavalry during wartime. Not to mention cavalry, even if they are asked to carry luggage and armor, they will be beaten with military sticks or even lose their heads. A slow horse with low running speed but full of endurance is responsible for helping the cavalry carry equipment and luggage. When military emergency situations are urgent, the cavalry will directly ride a slow horse and run dozens or hundreds of miles to the battlefield, and will use cavalry with relatively good physical strength at the cost of exhaustion and even exhaustion of horses.

The two war horses were sent to the battlefield to ensure that they could immediately enter the battle after they arrived at the battlefield. In other words, Li Rui had to bring two regiments of cavalry and his own guards, nearly a thousand cavalry, and at least three thousand horses were required. These three thousand horses were all for food. Not to mention war horses, even if they were marches, they could not only eat grass during a long distance. They had to eat a considerable proportion of barley or beans with salt, otherwise they would not have the strength. So much horse material could naturally be carried by the cavalry themselves, and they had to be carried by camels or carriages...

The preparation of all kinds of things in all aspects is quite amazing, and Li Rui is one and two big. Fortunately, Beigong Jing is also helping him. He is an expert in this field. He knows how many errands, how much materials, and how to arrange transportation forces in a cavalry unit. He arranged 120 horse-drawn carriages for the entire army, and the carriages were loaded with dry food, horse materials, and weapons. He also recruited 1,000 errands for Li Rui, who were responsible for mowing grass, feeding horses, chopping wood, camping and other tasks. During wartime, he also had to serve cavalry wearing armor, helping hand over weapons, etc. The combat effectiveness of these errands was not very good, but it was really not possible without them.

"The food and grass on the carriage are enough for you to spend half a month." Beigong Jing said to Li Rui, "The food and grass are definitely not enough to support you to walk to Xiangyang. You have to find ways to collect food and fodder from prefectures and counties along the way, and only in this way can you ensure sufficient food and grass."

Li Rui asked: "What if the docks along the way refuse to provide us with food and grass?"

Beigong Jing said: "Then let go and grab it, don't be rude."

Li Rui frowned: "Then won't we become bandits?"

Beigong Jing said: "When there are troubled times, who cares about the land or bandits. Survival is the most important thing. If you don't rob, your soldiers will be starved to death. If you all starve to death halfway through the way, and the plan to conscription and grain in Jingzhou failed, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Luoyang City will starve to death! In such troubled times, you have to put aside moral constraints, otherwise not only you will die, but your army will die, and all those who hold hope for you will die! If you want to survive, you have to harden your heart. Do you understand?"

At the end of the day, his expression had become very strict.

Li Rui was depressed and cursed weakly: "This bitch is chaotic in the troubled times!"
Chapter completed!