Jinyang, the small conference room of the General Staff Department’s Pentagon building, the chief officers of the garrisons from all over the country, and the high-level civil and military officials in Jinyang City were all here. They came to the meeting, and they all knew that this meeting was very important and would determine the direction of the Big Bear Army’s combat, the route of the battle, and the generals participating in the battle for a period of time.

The meeting was chaired by Chief of Staff Guo Jia. First of all, Guo Jia said: "Except for the war on the Japanese island, several generals who fought in other provinces did not come back, and military officials from other places arrived. Looking at this movement, everyone knew in their hearts that our army had a big move. In the following years, the goal of the army was overseas. Overseas, our army was preparing to open three new fronts, which were mainly island combat, and of course there were also extremely arduous jungle wars. On land, it was mainly in the Western Regions, and it was ready to launch a large army to solve the problem. Inviting you, we must listen to your opinions and ideas from all sides. This will make our plan more realistic, and it will also allow all departments to coordinate and work together."

No one expected that the first person who jumped out to oppose overseas troops today would be Zhang Yang. It was probably because his nephew, Guaijiao, met Lu Ning a few days ago and was fined. Although Zhang Yang was not aware of the matter, he didn't know that there was such a person. He was all the guy who was playing around with his sign, which made Zhang Yang lose face. In order to show his loyalty, he would of course directly tell his thoughts, which is also a form of responsibility.

Although everyone was a little stunned, they came to their senses soon and heard Zhang Yang say, "Lord, General Guo, now there are princes around my jurisdiction who are eyeing me. Although they are currently short of food and grass, their strength is not weak. Once the gap is clear, they all flock to them. Especially Cao Cao in Xuchang, after conquering Xuzhou, his strength has increased greatly. The nearly 30,000 Bingzhou cavalry in Lu Bu's hands were basically taken over by Cao Cao, and there are tens of thousands of Danyang infantry, which are all elite troops. What makes us most troublesome is that after Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou, he obtained a large amount of food and grass. Although it cannot completely solve the problem, it also alleviates the tight food and grass. If our army sends troops overseas to conquer overseas, there will be no mobile troops to mobilize in the jurisdiction, and it will not be difficult to bear it if there is anything. Therefore, I suggest that the surrounding princes should be solved first and then sent troops to conquer overseas. This is the safest way."

Many civilian officials and some generals nodded in agreement after hearing this. This is indeed a very safe way. This will have a greater chance of defeating, and there will be no problems in the rear, so logistics support will be easier to follow up.

Sima Lang also advocated the combat policy of first pacifying the inside and then attacking the outside. Seeing that Zhang Yang's words were received by many officials present, the general nodded and recognized him. Of course, he wanted to make a bigger spree. "Lord (I won't call my brother in a formal place.) I also agreed to first solve the princes around me and then make plans to go overseas for future generations. Our army's conquest on the Japanese island has been fighting for several years and has not yet ended, which shows that overseas conquests are also very difficult, not as easy as some generals think. In addition, they have already conquered and attacked them.

The country has not yet been settled, Bintan Island and Luzon Island have not yet been straightened out, the regime still needs to be strengthened and consolidated, and the local development is even more arduous. We must completely control the territory conquered as soon as possible, establish corresponding regime organs, and prepare for long-term rule. As for sending troops? I think Liangzhou should be solved as soon as possible, and we cannot be delayed anymore. General Zilong's army is insufficient, so we should increase troops to him so that he can pacify Liangzhou in a short period of time, so that the problems of the Western Regions can be solved."

After hearing this, Zhao Yun frowned. What did these fifth brother say? Why did they always sing against the elder brother? Now I have taught me. It's true. "Lord, General Secretary, I don't need to increase my troops in Liangzhou. I have enough troops under my command. My army has been fighting continuously. It's only been more than a year since the dispatch of troops. If it's fast, it will cause major casualties to the soldiers, which is not cost-effective."

Tian Feng, who was in charge of the staff in Zhao Yun's army, also said: "Although the troops sent to Liangzhou are less powerful, they can still be defeated. Now it is not a problem for our army to capture Liangzhou as soon as possible. I think it is important to use troops to Hanzhong immediately and take Hanzhong down. Taking Hanzhong can resist the enemy in Yizhou and send troops to Jingzhou at any time. It is an important place to control the overall situation."

Tian Feng's words made the generals, civil servants, and the staff members nodded repeatedly. Everyone knew that once Liangzhou was taken down, Hanzhong would be very important and the focus of defense. With Hanzhong, the troops used for defense would be much less.

Ju Su was not influenced by others, so he still expressed his thoughts. "Lord, Chief, Prime Minister, how much food and grass are we stocked now? What are the weapons and equipment? Can it support the supply for the combat of several large armies? How are the preparations for transport ships? These are all issues to consider when sending troops overseas."

After hearing this, Gu Yong immediately replied: "Just rest assured, we now have nearly 30 million dan of grain reserves, which is enough to support the army's combat needs. The finances are also relatively loose, with a fiscal surplus of nearly 100 billion yuan."

Ma Jun looked at it and knew it was time for him to speak. Although Ma didn't speak normally, he didn't need to call him when he wanted to speak. "Lord, our army is ready to be filled with all kinds of weapons and equipment, which is enough to bear the consumption of the army. Now, with our army's processing ability, even if we are now producing various weapons and equipment, it can meet the needs of the army to go to war."

Mr. Cai Yong usually does not attend military meetings. Today is related to the direction of the Big Bear Army's combat in a few years, and they were also called. He thought a little more: "Ziyi, send three more troops overseas, plus the one that conquered the Japanese islands, and send another more troops in the Western Regions. Wouldn't we have to fight five routes? Can we bear it? Once the five routes of troops were out, the jurisdiction would be empty, which is not good. Let's first solve the princes around before deciding to send troops overseas. If there are families who are unable to overcome the situation, they think about fighting against the outside world. This is putting the cart before putting the cart before turning over the horse."

Guan Ning was a great scholar in the age of time. As Lu Ning's master, he generally did not interfere with Lu Ning's decisions. He is now wholeheartedly cultivating talents for Lu Ning, popularizing education, and making outstanding contributions to improving the quality of the people. He is also the Taishan Beidou in the cultural field under the Lu Ning system. His words and deeds have a great influence and have a strong appeal. Over the years, he has personally witnessed the changes in the lives of the people in the jurisdiction of Lu Ning, and is quite supportive of Lu Ning and his series of policies.

On this key issue, Guan Ning did not want Lu Ning to make any mistakes. Lu Ning was indeed the backbone of the jurisdiction. Anyone could lose it, but Lu Ning could not lose it, let alone fall down. "Zi Yi, I have no objection to send troops overseas, but I am afraid that there will be difficulties in sending troops from five routes at once? It is difficult to be in place in time. It is very difficult to replenish combat forces outside Shanghai, basically there is no. If the war lasts for a long time, it will be very unfavorable to our army. I suggest sending fewer troops, so that it is convenient to command and supply will be kept up. At the same time, we must also take precautions within the jurisdiction to strictly prevent other princes from taking advantage of loopholes."

The master of military strategy, Lu Zhi, looked at the arrangement of troops and routes for him by the General Staff Department, and felt that the five troops were too many, which was not conducive to commanding the battle, and the defense in the jurisdiction was even more empty. "Zi Yi, our army's total strength is only a little more than 500,000. If the five armies send troops to fight overseas, it will be almost 200,000, and there will definitely be problems with the supply. This is not a matter of whether there is food and grass, and how can it be transported in time? If this problem cannot be completely solved, it cannot send troops to the five routes, and it can only be reduced. Also, there is such a large territory in the jurisdiction and the surrounding princes eyeing each other, the remaining nearly 300,000 troops are too few. It takes more than 100,000 troops to deploy defense in one place. If you want to defend the border well, you must have heavy troops to guard. In this way, there is basically no mobile force. What should you do if there is a situation in that place?"

What these old men said was very reasonable and to the point. What they were careful about was not unreasonable, but it was very reasonable. But Lu Ning, Guo Jia and others also had difficulties, and it would not be of much significance to recruit troops. If they were just defending the surrounding princes, their current military strength could be defeated. But it is really not the time to send troops to solve the surrounding princes first. It is easy to conquer a place, and governance is a big problem. If you want to manage the newly built places, you need talents, a large number of internal affairs talents and various professional talents. After more than ten years of development, although Lu Ning has some talent reserves, it is still not enough, and internal affairs talents have always been very nervous.

If you are looking for talents in the place where you have been built, it is not impossible. It is just that the concepts, ideas, and methods of handling affairs are very different from those of Lu Ning's officials. This is the problem that Lu Ning is most worried about. It is too difficult to change the concepts of those Confucian scholars, and even more difficult than climbing to the sky. Traditional habits and customs formed over thousands of years are not so easy to change. If the talent problem is not solved, even if all the princes around him are eliminated, there will still be big problems and repetitions. Unless the Three Lights Policy is implemented, there will be no good solution. Those pedantic Confucian scholars have little ability, but their influence on the people is still very large.

Zhang He didn't care about other things, nor did he care about internal affairs. Someone was in charge of internal affairs. His task was to lead troops to fight. He had not been active for several years now. Seeing that other generals were so glorious about fighting outside, he had already wanted to go out and kill. Now that the opportunity has come, how could he stop him from sending troops?

Zhang He looked around and said with a full fighting spirit: "I insist on supporting the dispatch of troops to fight, and I will also be the first to fight. Our army has been tempered for more than ten years, and there are a complete set of methods and methods in terms of supply, combat, marching, etc. I am not worried about the supply of the large army outside. It is not a big problem to tighten the troops? The key is that as much troops as you actually need, it is a waste if you have too much troops. I just want to ask here that there will definitely encounter many difficulties in sending troops overseas. Not to mention anything else, but how good the medicine is prepared is, this is a major event that concerns the lives of soldiers and is also the most important link to reduce casualties."
Chapter completed!