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Of course, when things got to that point, these people couldn't help making irresponsible remarks.

Arranging government affairs is not the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing is the accompanying officials and others. It is also very energy-intensive to follow who goes and who stays behind.

The emperor's personal conquest was followed by not only the army and generals, but also many courtiers.

They also need to follow along and accompany them all the way to help the emperor handle government affairs, share responsibilities, relieve the pressure on the emperor, and facilitate the emperor to command the army to fight.

Therefore, the emperor's personal conquest is actually tantamount to dividing the entire court into two.

The emperor left a court in Luoyang, and took away another court to handle affairs by himself. The test was the ability of the entire court to handle affairs and the overall quality of officials.

Regarding the list of officials taken away, Guo Peng also discussed with many people.

In addition to Xi Zhong and Xun You, who were identified at the earliest, the staff desk had to take away almost half of the staff and military counselors, and also assisted the emperor in handling military affairs.

As for government affairs, each of the eight ministries, except the Ministry of Punishment, had to take away a minister and at least [-] capable officials to accompany him to assist the emperor in handling daily government affairs.

The cabinet will also dispatch at least fifty capable cabinet members to accompany the emperor to assist the emperor in handling government affairs, upload and issue orders, and relieve the pressure on the emperor.

The inner court needs to dispatch a certain scale of eunuchs to serve the emperor in the accompanying army. The number cannot be less than 50, and the emperor needs their help in all aspects of daily life.

It's fine for the maids, but it's getting in the way. It's not like Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, so it's unnecessary.

After a period of arrangement and discussion, an administrative service team of at least 500 people will follow Emperor Guo Peng on the Northern Expedition.

They will form a small imperial court on the way to the expedition, and they will go to court to deal with government affairs every day, and the government affairs of the country cannot be neglected.

These are still normal, if you want to insist that they are abnormal, it can only be regarded as Shang Shuling Cheng Yu and Shang Shupu She Tianfeng were asked to go out with the army, go with Guo Peng, and work beside Guo Peng.

Before that, some people speculated that one of Tian Feng and Cheng Yuzhong must be taken away, and the other would be left to lead the Shangshutai. They thought that through this wave of operations, they could see who the emperor was more willing to forgive, and who he was less willing to forgive.

This kind of rumor has a lot of market in Shangshutai, and people think that from this choice, it can be seen who the emperor trusts more.

Unexpectedly, both Tian Feng and Cheng Yu were asked to go out with the army and help the emperor handle government affairs during the expedition.

The left-behind officials at Shangshutai must be headed by Crown Prince Guo Jin, who will report everything to the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince will preside over these daily government affairs.

The subordinate officials of Shang Shuling and Shang Shupushe should also accept the leadership of the crown prince.

Then Guo Peng left people such as Xu Jing, Zhang Zhao, and Wang Can to Guo Jin, as well as his staff servant She Guo Jia, and the cabinet chief assistant Cao Cao, to assist and guide Guo Jin with the officials left behind at Shangshutai.

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Cheng Yu and Tian Feng were going to go, they were going to go out with the army, and they were going with the emperor.

This dramatic result not only dumbfounded the officials who had speculated about it before, but also dumbfounded Cheng Yu and Tian Feng.

They didn't expect Guo Peng to take both of them away without leaving any of them, and directly let the crown prince take charge of the daily operation of Shangshutai.

Even if the crown prince is to preside over it, one of Cheng Yu and Tian Feng must be left to assist, so that the crown prince can get started with government affairs faster.

After all, Shangshutai is the core of the country's government affairs. There are a large number of officials, and the government affairs are complicated and diverse. It is difficult to quickly get started with Shangshutai's affairs without a veteran who is familiar with Shangshutai and can mobilize the work of various departments.

But no one expected that Shang Shuling and Shang Shupushe didn't stay behind, they were all taken away.

To put it in a better way, the emperor wants to temper the crown prince's ability to govern and give the crown prince a chance to exercise.

At worst, it meant that the emperor didn't trust Cheng Yu and Tian Feng, and thought that Tian Feng and Cheng Yu would make trouble again if he left, so he simply took them with him.

It's been a long time, and in the end, they still haven't won back the emperor's trust?

This really made them feel uneasy.

The emperor took away the two leaders of Shangshutai, leaving other officials in charge of the specific affairs.

Of course, there are also officials who don't need to follow the emperor to the front line, but can't stay in Luoyang, such as Dong Zhao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

He is the head of logistics for this Northern Expedition. In order to do a good job in logistics, Dong Zhao will naturally not stay in Luoyang, but in Hebei.

Specifically, it is on the front line of grain and grass dispatching in Bingzhou. With the assistants of Bingzhou governor Xia Houdun and Youzhou governor Xianyufu, they will handle the dispatch of grain and grass logistics for the army together without any mistakes.

After the administrative issues were basically resolved, Guo Peng began to arrange military issues.

In this expedition, with Guo Peng himself as the commander, the troops were divided into three groups and marched hand in hand, sweeping Mobei together, and completely devoured Xianbei.

However, Guo Peng obviously cannot directly command an army of 10,000 + nearly 20 troops, so other generals must be arranged.

The Central Route Army under his personal command was composed of the main body of the Guards, with Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Li Dian and Guo Dong as the main generals.

Regarding the personnel deployment of the left and right armies, Guo Peng decided to dispatch Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under Cao Ren's command, Xu Huang and Zang Ba under Zhang Liao's command, and Tian Yu under Yu Jin's command to lead the troops respectively.

Guo Peng decided to use Guan Yu as the leader of the left army and Zhang Fei as the leader of the right army. With the two of them as his right-hand man and right arm, he sent troops at the same time as himself and marched hand in hand.

If the Xianbei people send troops to resist, they will defeat them, then outflank them, surround the Xianbei people's lair, and cut off their escape route.

When Guo Peng personally led the main force to completely defeat the main force of the Xianbei people, they needed to assist Guo Peng to completely swallow this nomadic tribe with a population of more than 50.

This time, Guo Peng didn't use any of the five tiger generals, but he wanted to use five people other than them to fight.

You can't think of the Five Tigers as soon as you go to war. It's not like the Wei Empire didn't have other excellent generals. If you really want to talk about it, it's the difference between experience and record.

And this time, these five people have things to do, so they can't be transferred.

Zhao Yun was in charge of the center, Cao Ren was in charge of the west, Yu Jin was in charge of Liaodong, Lejin was in charge of the southwestern border, and Zhang Liao was in charge of Yangzhou.

Except for Zhao Yun and Cao Ren who currently have no combat missions, the other three may face various combat missions at any time.

Especially Zhang Liao, Guo Peng has ordered Zhang Liao and Tai Shici to join forces to go out to sea to find Taiwan Island, ready to start exploring at any time.

None of the five tiger generals is suitable to be dispatched at this time, so it is natural to use the generals of the second group.

Moreover, they have each made high military achievements and are very capable, so Guo Peng doesn't need to worry too much.

Needless to say, Guan Yu's ability to lead troops in battle can be summed up in two words: leading troops in battle with fierceness, and he is never soft when fighting, especially suitable for this kind of grassland warfare.

Not to mention Zhang Fei, the reason why Guo Peng asked Zhang Fei to lead the troops to be the commander of the First Route Army was because Zhang Fei was too familiar with this prairie and the Xianbei people, so there was no need for Guo Peng to arrange it. You can play wonderfully by yourself.

Give Guan Yu 1 troops, give Zhang Fei [-] troops, and let them advance side by side with the main Chinese army led by Guo Peng as the left and right wings. This is the only tactic of the Wei army.

Simple and crude, unreasonable.

When it is strong enough, Wei Jun no longer needs to design a lot of tactics when facing a powerful enemy as before, but now, it doesn't need it.

They themselves are the most powerful tactics, and their own combat effectiveness, organization and mobility are the strongest tactics.

No matter how much the Xianbei resisted, it was impossible to counter the Wei army's charge head-on.

A real torrent of steel will teach them to be human.

In May of the fifth year of Yande, Guo Peng's order has been implemented.

The three armies of the Northern Expedition set out from Yunzhong County, Yanmen County in Bingzhou, and Shanggu County in Youzhou.

Guan Yu set off from Yunzhong County with [-] cavalry, Zhang Fei led [-] cavalry from the headquarters and [-] cavalry from the Karasuma Division of Shanggu County.

Guo Peng himself led a main force of 13 from Yanmen County.

In this battle, the Wei army dispatched 17 troops, plus 20 cavalry from the Karasuma Division of Shanggu County, a total of [-] troops.

Guo Peng dispatched the main force of the forbidden army and the main force of the guard army as his own main force.

Zhang Fei led the [-] cavalry from his headquarters to follow him in the South and North Wars. After arriving in Shanggu County, he would attack with the [-] cavalry from his old acquaintance Nanlou.

Guan Yu led the 3 elite cavalry from the Northwest Corps. After arriving in Yunzhong County, Bingzhou, [-] cavalry from Yuyang Camp would also join Guan Yu's army, making up for Guan Yu's [-] troops.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others received the order as early as April and led the army to set off. After visiting Guo Peng in Luoyang, they went straight to the designated attack point to gather.

Guo Peng required the entire army to arrive at the designated attack point before the tenth day of June, and then after ten days of rest and preparation, the official attack would begin.

On June [-]th of the fifth year of Yande, it was the day when the whole army set off for the Northern Expedition.

The whole country of Wei has moved.

In April, all prefectures and counties in Hebei began to mobilize in an all-round way. Auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands were in place in various places. Manpower was counted, tasks were arranged, and the attack was prepared.

After cleaning, the surviving and newly appointed officials, including the chief executives of the townships and villages, led the townships and villages to gather at designated places, take name tags, assign tasks, load various materials into vehicles, and start transportation Work.

They transported all the materials in various military arsenals all over the land of Hebei to the starting point of the front line.

It is even one step ahead of the army to open up the grain roads and lay the foundation for the army's advancement.

A large amount of stored grain, meat, ordnance supplies, etc., marched from the Hebei arsenal to the army's assembly point. Every county in every county in Hebei can see people who use various means of transportation to deliver supplies to the army.

Dong Zhao had already gone to Hebei to arrange the transportation of grain and grass, and Xiahou Dun and Xian Yufu also started to move.

Now, it is necessary to start action according to the previously determined plan, and transport the food and grass to the designated place for assembly first.

The logistical aspect relies on a full-blown mobilization operation in full swing.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also led their respective armies to the designated starting point.

The whole of Hebei has been prepared for war, has entered a state of war, and is ready to burn and contribute to this war.

In this context, on May [-]th, Guo Peng swore in Luoyang for the Northern Expedition.

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The entire preparation process for this Northern Expedition was relatively long.

It took more than half a year to make preliminary preparations, notify the news in place, and then prepare manpower.

The specific preparation of the materials will continue for more than two months. The materials needed will be calculated, the materials in the local warehouses will be counted, and how to transport the materials in each warehouse will be calculated.

Then there is the specific assignment of tasks, the central government directly allocates to each warehouse, and the counties and counties near each warehouse are responsible for organizing manpower and material resources to deliver these materials to designated locations.

That is the starting point of the army.

For the officials and subjects of the Wei Empire, this is undoubtedly a heavy burden.

However, this burden is not unrewarded.

They will be rewarded, and they will enjoy an unprecedented peace. They will no longer be frightened by the grassland tribes in the north, and worry all day long that nomadic cavalry will go south to plunder.

They will also get corresponding tax relief clauses, so they can pay less taxes, keep more for themselves, and have a good meal.

Guo Peng set off this time to beat Xianbei to the point where there were not even any species left, to devour them completely, to bring the entire prairie under the rule of the Wei Empire, and to become the meat, egg and milk supply base of the Wei Empire.

Such a large grassland and such lush aquatic plants can breed a large number of livestock. Such a large number of livestock is enough to increase the intake of meat, eggs and milk of the people of the Wei Empire by an order of magnitude.

Meat, eggs and milk will no longer be elusive. In the near future, these non-staple foods will enter thousands of households.

The price may not be much cheaper, after all, the shipping fee is here.

However, it is absolutely impossible for a person to die without tasting meat once.

The army is relatively better.

With the Grassland Animal Husbandry Economic Zone, the cavalry of the Wei Empire can gallop across the grassland, and will also be supplied with a larger amount of meat, eggs and milk.

The financial expenditure of the Wei Empire will also be subsidized in this regard, reducing some pressure.

These are benefits that can be extended to all.

Therefore, during the propaganda, the whole land of Hebei knew that His Majesty the Emperor would lead them to completely wipe out the northern threat that had enveloped them for hundreds of years, and to do it more simply and thoroughly than in the former Han Dynasty, so that there would be no one left.

And to be honest, when His Majesty the Emperor Wei said such a thing, it was hard for people not to believe it.

Guo Jin also had no doubt that his father could successfully win the war, thereby realizing his strategic goal and truly expanding the territory of the Wei Empire to the extreme north.

However, the anxiety in my heart is also indispensable.

Because this is the first time he has been entrusted with important responsibilities by Guo Peng.

It is true that in the absence of Guo Peng, in the absence of Guo Peng in Luoyang City, he was entrusted with the responsibility of governing the country.

Can you really do it yourself?

Is it really okay to be in charge of the daily administrative work of Shangshutai?

Although Guo Peng left Cao Cao to assist Guo Jin and Guo Jia to give advice and guidance to Guo Jin, no one knows whether it will work or not.

Guo Jin herself did not dare to confirm.

"Okay, don't worry, just come here."

On the day of Guo Peng's expedition, when he was approaching the main gate of Miyagi in the crowd, Guo Peng stopped Cao Lan and Guo Jin who were seeing them off all the way.