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When Li Yan learned that Yue Fei led the expeditionary army to the west, he looked at the map and said nothing for a long time.

To be honest, it was not a good idea to regain the Northwest before the Xixia was cut down. Just like, because of the Xixia barrier, it was difficult for Dazhong to supply the expeditionary army.

But then again, the opportunity must not be missed, and no more mistakes will come. Now it is really difficult to have such conditions that are conducive to regaining the northwest region. Once missed, Dazhong may never have the chance to surpass the Tang Dynasty.

So, Li Yan finally took his eyes off the map and decided to hand over the northwest region completely to Yue Fei and the others for trouble.

Li Yan sent an eunuch to call Hu Shijiang and asked: "When will the railway running through Longyou be repaired and when will it be opened to traffic?"

Hu Shijiang thought about it in his mind, and then replied: "The fastest and fastest, I'm afraid I have to wait until the end of the year after that."

Li Yan frowned and said, "It will take so long?"

Hu Shijiang explained: "The terrain in Longshan is too complicated, with high mountains and many trees. Some areas have to blow up tunnels, so that section is too difficult to repair."

Fearing that Li Yan blamed him for being unfavorable, Hu Shijiang added: "However, as long as you build the Longshan area, the Hehuang area is behind it. The terrain is flat and you can build several miles in a day."

Li Yan knew that the railway construction was unhurried. If it was too urgent, it would be a bad thing. So Li Yan encouraged Hu Shijiang for a few words and asked him to leave.

After sending Hu Shijiang away, Li Yan asked the eunuch to call Xu Guanzhong.

Xu Guanzhong's original proposal was to allow the expeditionary army to advance eastward after recapturing the northern part of the Mo area, cooperate with Liu Qi and Wu Lin to destroy the Mongolian tribe, Kelie tribe, Naiman tribe, Wang Gu tribe, and attack the Jin Kingdom to pacify the Northeast for Dazhong. This was actually the safest plan.

It can be said that Xu Guanzhong, the Privy Councilor, was very competent, and his mind was always clear. He clearly saw that for Dazhong, the biggest threat could not come from the northwest, but from the northeast, that is, the Great Jin Kingdom, Mongolian tribe, Kelie tribe, Naiman tribe, Wanggu tribe, and even Tatar tribe, they were the real threats to Dazhong.

In Xu Guanzhong's vision, Dazhong should concentrate all efforts to eliminate all the major forces and major hidden dangers in the Northeast region, then destroy Xixia, and then consider the matters in the Northwest.

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In terms of original intention, Li Yan agreed with Xu Guanzhong's proposal more.

No one knows better than Li Yan that the biggest hidden danger for the Central Plains dynasty was the Mongols and Jurchens who Xu Guanzhong regarded as the enemy.

But then again, judging from the current situation, Yelu Dashi's proposal is not bad, and such an opportunity is really rare.

This is also a historically proven history. It was during this period that Yelu Dashi unified the northwest region and established the vast Western Liao Empire, which lasted the Liao Dynasty for nearly a hundred years. Later, if it weren't for Yelu Pusu's complete chaos, it led to a major retreat in its national strength, perhaps the Liao Dynasty would have lasted for a longer period of time.

Therefore, Li Yancai had some difficulty in making a decision on the proposals of Xu Guanzhong and Yelu Dashi, and finally handed over the choice to Yue Fei.

After Xu Guanzhong arrived, Li Yan said straight to the point: "Yue Fei chose to go west."

Xu Guanzhong listened to the words and was silent for a while, saying, "Based on the foundation laid by the official family for the Central Committee, we will only start with the west and then the east. Even if both sides are doing it at the same time, there should be no problem."

Li Yan was very pleased to see Xu Guanzhong’s words!

Then, Li Yan expressed his purpose of finding Xu Guanzhong: "Although Yue Fei did not ask the court for support, the court could not help but support the Expeditionary Force. At least it would be difficult for them to support the Expeditionary Force. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to support this long-term war. If they could support it, there would be great casualties. The soldiers fought for the country in a distant place. We must do our best to make them less bury their bones in foreign lands. Well... the train is not expected for the time being. I am planning to ask Wang Shu to collect 500,000 civilians and use local methods to send a batch of weapons and ammunition to Longyou. As for how to send it from Longyou to the Expeditionary Force, what are the solutions?"

The expeditionary army leaving Beining City is like a stone entering the sea. Only they can send messages back with carrier pigeons. The court cannot contact the expeditionary army at all. Therefore, if Yue Fei and the others do not take the initiative to ask for it, it will be difficult for the court to send them supplies.

Xu Guanzhong thought for a while and said, "Let Zhang Xian send a large army to escort him."

"Send a large army?" Li Yan said.

Xu Guanzhong said: "Yes, at least 30,000 to 50,000. In that case, if Xixia wants to stop it, it must dispatch a large army. It is impossible to pretend to be bandits and loot, but in that case, Xixia will give us an excuse to attack it."

Li Yan said: "You have a good idea. Do you have any specific plans?"

Xu Guanzhong said: "I have conducted a detailed analysis of the expeditionary army's route to the east, and have also circled the necessary routes to the expeditionary army's eastward one by one, and found a region closest to Longyou, asking Zhang Xian to send a large army to transport ammunition there, and wait for the expeditionary army to take it, so that the expeditionary army can be supplied."

Li Yan asked: "Where is that area?"

Xu Guanzhong replied: "A canyon at the intersection of Yizhishui and Yemili River is called "Mengshukou". It is the only place to pass through the Altai Mountains and the Qilian Mountains to enter the Western Regions."

Over the years, Li Yan has to look at the map several times almost every day. It can be said that the whole world is already in Li Yan's mind.

So, as soon as Xu Guanzhong spoke out the mangrove mouth, Li Yan knew his approximate location and then said: "So far!"

Xu Guanzhong said: "Yes, it's a year to go back and forth."

Li Yan said: "Is there no closer?"

Xu Guanzhong shook his head and said, "In other places, we either don't dare to ensure that the expeditionary army will pass by, or there are powerful forces entrenching there. Only the mangrove mouth should be the most suitable one."

Li Yan thought for a while and asked, "Does there be so many big livestock in Zhang Xian?"

Yue Fei and his team had 600,000 to 700,000 war horses and camels to fight west. Similarly, if Zhang Xian and his team wanted to go so far, they would definitely not be able to send weapons and ammunition to Yue Fei and his team.

Xu Guanzhong said: "We can only let Wu Jie gather all the large animals of the Western Army to Longyou."

Li Yan hesitated and said, "This will not give Xixia an opportunity to take advantage of it, right?"

Xu Guanzhong said: "Our army has been completely restructured, and now it is mainly musketeers. Therefore, the demand for war horses is not as great as before, especially when defending. Therefore, as long as we do not attack Xia in the near future, all the large animals of the Western Army will be transferred to Longyou, there should be no big problem."

The advantages of cavalry are mainly reflected in rapid response and maneuverability, and rapid response and maneuverability are mostly used in battles. Therefore, if it is not a formal battle, it is just a dangerous situation and transfer all the large animals of the Western Army away, which is indeed not a big impact.

Li Yan thought for a while and said, "It is not easy for us to supply the Expeditionary Force once, so let's add as much as possible. Well... let's do this, don't come back if you want to add this time, let them join the Expeditionary Force. After the Expeditionary Force reached the entrance of the mangrove, there should be certain casualties and injuries. The road behind is still long, and I am afraid that their troops will not be enough."

This time it was Xu Guanzhong's turn to hesitate. He said, "If you don't come back... the generals are nothing, it's easy to add, but this war horse... is all the assets of the Western Army. If they were given to the Expeditionary Army, Wu Jie would probably run back and fight with me..."

Li Yan said: "We are afraid that the expeditionary army's suffering in the western expedition is something we can't imagine. Therefore, as much help we can give them, we must give them as much help. As for the war horses of the Western Army, you tell Wu Jie that in the next three years, all the war horses received in the Longyou area will be allocated to the Western Army. If it is not enough, let him overcome them by himself."

Xu Guanzhong knew that the government had already given the greatest support to the expeditionary army.

If this is the case, Yue Fei cannot recover the northwest region for the Dazhong and the officials, then the responsibility will really not be with the officials.

After pressing his temple, Li Yan asked again: "How is the Northeast?"
Chapter completed!