After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

"I see you all have a lot of free time. Do you still have time to chat and joke here?"

"What? Do you all think this Northern Expedition is a sure thing?!"

Han Ming raised his eyebrows slightly and said this in a neither light nor light tone.

As a result, the generals under him all felt cramps in their calves. In recent years, Han Ming has been assisting in the administration, and his power has become increasingly heavy. Often, his words would scare many people.

"Han Shuai..."

After all, Guo Kui was the number one general in the Song army after Di Wuxianggong. Seeing that Han Ming was somewhat dissatisfied with the slack mentality of the generals, he hurriedly wanted to explain.

"Guo Shuai, don't speak for these guys."

Han Ming interrupted the other party directly and turned his eyes to Gao Zunyu who was sneaking around with his head down and pretending to be ignorant.

Seeing that the other person's hair and beard were now all white, Han sighed helplessly.

"Lao Gao, you've been with me for more than 20 years, right?"

When he heard Han calling his name, Gao Zunyu, a sixty-year-old old man, was so scared that he quickly stepped out of the line and clasped his fists.

"Han Shuai, it's been twenty-six years since the sixth year of Jiayou!"

After listening to Gao Zunyu's words, the entire general's tent fell into silence. Most of the people here were military talents promoted by Han Ming.

Apart from the newly-promoted military talents such as Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong and Zong Ze, Guo Kui, Gao Zunyu, Liu Changzuo, Yan Da, Wang En, Di Zi, Di Liang and others were all old subordinates who had followed Han Ming from the Renzong Dynasty.

Even Zhang Yu, who achieved success late in life, was promoted by Han Ming. He shone as the commander of the logistics support troops in the Song-Yue War during the Xining period of Emperor Shenzong.

Looking at the aging faces of the people, Han felt a lot of emotion in his heart, which finally turned into a long sigh, and then he pointed at Gao Zunyu with a helpless smile.

"Old Gao, I thought you'd become more stable with age, but you still look so proud and complacent."

"It seems that your nature is hard to change in this life. Then this commander will not be polite. You don't need to participate in this vanguard officer."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Zunyu's face changed and he quickly opened his mouth to defend himself, but was directly blocked by Han Ming's next sentence.

"If you want to go to the logistics support unit, I can also arrange it."

Although Han said this in a calm tone, everyone present was smart and knew that Gao Zunyu had simply walked into trouble, giving Han Shuai the opportunity to make an example of him.

"I only have one preface to tell you all."

"'Northern Expedition to Khitan, Recovering Yanyun' is not just a slogan. At the same time, we should not think that the offensive and defensive situations of Song and Liao are different, so we can be careless and ignore the Liao Kingdom."

"As the saying goes, 'A lean camel is bigger than a horse.' The Liao Dynasty, after all, was a great power that had fallen from grace. It was weakened, but not dead!!!"

Han Ming slammed the table hard, obviously as a warning to some generals such as Gao Zunyu who looked down on the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Expedition.

Upon hearing this, the generals' expressions froze, and they immediately clasped their fists and saluted: "We will remember General Han's words!"

"Zichun, Qingrong, you two will preside over the military meeting and explain the current situation in the Song and Liao countries."

Han Ming didn't say anything more. He waved his hand for the generals to take their seats, and then called on Wang Shao and Cheng Lan to explain the various aspects of the Northern Expedition.

Needless to say, Wang Shao was a local military and political figure promoted by Han Ming. It can be said that Wang Shao had basically not returned to Beijing to take up a post in the past twenty years. He mainly worked in the northwest and looked after the business for Han Ming.

As Han Ming's most trusted right-hand man, he is now the Grand Protector of the Western Regions Protectorate and a top general commanding 100,000 elite troops of the Western Army.

Compared with others, Wang Shao is Han Ming's most loyal general.

Thinking about doing his secretary duties again, Wang Shao smiled knowingly. It was really nice to feel like he hadn't worked with his colleagues for a long time.

"Old Wang, that's not bad. After all these years, you are still favored by Han Shuai."

Zhong Yan winked at Wang Shao.

"If it weren't for the inappropriateness, I would have applied for a transfer and continued to serve as a lieutenant general under Commander Han."

Wang Shao patted Zhong Yan's shoulder and took the military report on the situation on the Song-Liao border from Cheng Lan.

Zhong Yan burst out laughing. He said this as if everyone wanted to do it. If he wasn't stationed at the border, he really wanted to go back to the capital to help Han.

After a quick glance, Wang Shao immediately connected the situation in his mind.

Walking to the huge military map on the side of the general's tent, Wang Shao compared it and immediately signaled the meeting to begin.

"Everyone, this pre-war meeting for the Northern Expedition has officially begun. First, let's discuss the troop strength of the two countries for this battle."

"In addition to the military camps stationed at various border locations, our country has mobilized a total of 130,000 infantry, 50,000 cavalry, and 50,000 naval forces from the five major war zones, for a total of 230,000 troops."

"As for the Liao Empire, according to the latest intelligence from the 'assassin' of the Border Pacification Office, Yelu Hongji has mobilized 140,000 troops from the five routes of Shangjing, Zhongjing, Dongjing, Xijing, and Nanjing, including 40,000 infantry and 100,000 cavalry."

When the generals who were listening to the military situation below heard the number of 100,000 cavalrymen, their faces changed and they couldn't help but look ugly.

It was originally thought that the Liao Kingdom was in chaos and had many internal problems, and it would be difficult for it to mobilize effective military forces to compete with the Song Dynasty.

Although the total strength of the Chinese army was 90,000 less than that of the Song army, the two sides were completely superior in cavalry units, which determined the outcome of the war.

Such a gap is like a time bomb on the battlefield. Once the Liao army's 100,000 cavalry are unleashed, it is hard to say whether the Song army can resist.

Moreover, there are so many things that cavalry units can do. In the plains within the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, they can quickly penetrate and go around behind the Song army to implement various tactics.

Seeing the generals' changed expressions, Han Ming nodded slightly. These guys had fought foreign wars too smoothly in recent years and almost forgot that the Liao Kingdom was a terrifying enemy that dealt a heavy blow to the newly established Song Dynasty!

Even over the past hundred years, it was common to be terrified when talking about Liao, and it was common sense to compromise.

"The Liao generals are currently unknown, but according to my subordinates' speculation, Yelu Hongji will likely lead the army in person, accompanied by Xiao Boyu, Yelu Liang, and others."

Cheng Lan saluted and added some information.

"Don't think too much about it. If anyone in the entire Liao Kingdom hates me the most, it must be Yelu Hongji. This time, I am leading the army to the north, and he is determined to avenge his hatred."

Han Ming waved his hand nonchalantly, with a faint smile on his face.

As soon as he finished speaking, the generals below laughed out loud, thinking that Yelu Hongji was indeed capable of doing this.

"Then we can't miss this opportunity. We must capture Yelu Hongji on the battlefield and destroy the Liao Kingdom!!!"

The king's uncle Shen Congxing looked at Han Ming with some excitement and agreed loudly.

All the generals thought this was reasonable and started discussing it.

"Well, whether or not we can capture Yelu Hongji is a matter for another time. Our fundamental goal is to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and build a Great Wall defense line."

"If there's a chance, I'll take you for a stroll on the grassland..."

Han Ming interrupted everyone's heated discussion and made a promise. Suddenly, everyone was in high spirits and no longer worried too much about the so-called Liao cavalry.

Wang Shao, Zhang Qie and others watched Han Ming act with ease. One moment he was trying to fool the generals by using the Liao Kingdom's 100,000 cavalry to scare them, and the next second he was using Yelu Hongji's personal expedition to encourage everyone to capture the enemy leader.

Morale instantly reversed two levels, making people sigh that Han Ming's ability to control people became more and more sophisticated, comparable to that of the late emperor.

"Next is a report on the internal situation of the two countries. Our country is currently experiencing rapid development in all areas."

"Thanks to the Eastern Theater Command's overseas expansion, we now have drought-resistant, high-yield crops like sweet potatoes and corn."

"In this way, during the war with the Liao Kingdom, we will have a very stable rear area and an inexhaustible supply of food and grass..."

Wang Shao began to explain the potential advantages and disadvantages of the war between Song and Liao in order to provide a most detailed analysis of the entire strategic level.

By letting the generals know their own strengths and weaknesses, they can avoid using their own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths in battle.

This topic was so huge that it took nearly an hour to discuss. Everyone was lost in thought, constantly using this information to improve their Northern Expedition strategy.

After all, when the war really breaks out, the military situation on both sides will change, and it will be impossible to always follow the pre-military tactics.

These generals need to use their own tactics to achieve local victories while keeping the overall strategy unchanged.

In the end, all the generals united as one, completely promoting the victory of the overall strategic battle situation!!!