The Three Kingdoms

From the Central Plains to the western battlefield, no matter whether you choose to take the Silk Road or the southern sea route, it is thousands of miles away. If you want to transport food on a large scale, the manpower and material resources consumed are too terrifying, even beyond the tolerance of the court. The imperial court has adequate reserves of grain and grass, and the supply will always be insufficient.

If it weren't for the imperial court's early years in the west to lay down the land of the five states step by step, and also sent Xun Yu to rectify the economy and agriculture of the five states as the foundation of this battle, I am afraid that the Great Wu Dynasty would not have dared to confuse the Roman Empire. Fight hard.

"Boyang!"

Sun Ce looked at Ju Yi, and said, "Commander Ju didn't do it on purpose. This matter is indeed a deficiency of the Ministry of War and the Logistics Department. The Military Plane Department gave them military orders, but failed to replenish them with food and grass in time. It is indeed inappropriate."

Although Ju Yi and Lu Bu belonged to the faction of vassals, they did their own thing and the relationship was not very close. Sun Ce still wanted to win the support of this general. If he can support himself in the future, the chance of defeating Zhao Zilong will be much greater.

"My lord, this matter must not be left alone!"

Han Tao, the director of the Military Jurisdiction Department's face was like black charcoal, his eyes were cold, and he roared in a cold voice: "The military law of the Great Wu is the foundation for millions of soldiers to gain a foothold in the world. How can we let them do whatever they want? Now, who will respect the rules of military law in the future, I think Ma Chao should be taken down immediately, and the decision will be made!"

"Decision?"

The generals fell silent.

Although Ma Chao went too far this time, it was not enough to make a decisive decision.

Lu Bu calmed down, his face still a little gloomy: "What do you think Ma Chao should do?"

"Your Excellency, here is another copy!" At this time, a chief of staff next to him handed over a military report again: "It was just delivered, and it was reported by Pan Fengshang, commander of the first war zone!"

"Pan Wushuang!"

When Lu Bu heard this, a sneer sneered at the corner of his mouth. He thought he was a fool. He asked Ma Chao to evacuate the Taixifeng warehouse, and then gave himself a letter of apology. This is really a good trick.

"Pan Wushuang said that this matter was caused by Ma Chao's reckless actions and the misunderstanding caused by the rebelliousness of the rest of the soldiers. He has already taken down Ma Chao, punished him with a hundred army sticks in public, and deprived him of his position as the commander of the rest of the army. Responsibility, locked up, let us deal with it!"

Lu Bu opened the letter from the army and took a look. It was not as he expected, so he smiled indifferently: "You all said, how to deal with this matter!"

"When we are discussing how to deal with it, shouldn't we look at the cabinet's reaction!"

Guo Jia, Minister of the General Staff Department, said: "This matter should be a disadvantage to the cabinet!"

"Ok!"

Lu Bu nodded immediately when he heard the words, looked at Sun Ce, and asked, "Bo Fu, is there any order from the cabinet?"

"No!" Sun Ce shook his head: "I guess the cabinet has not received any news at all?"

"Why?" Lu Bu narrowed his eyes, a little confused.

"It should be Xun Yu, the patrol envoy of the five states in the west, who bought face for our Military Aircraft Department!" Cheng Pu understood it very clearly, and he said indifferently: "Taixi Fengcang was originally under his command, what he said is very important, he If you insist that we are robbing the local granary, and a memorial is given to His Majesty, not only Ma Chao, but the entire military aircraft department will be implicated, but if he says that this is a loan from the local government to the military, then this matter will become a big deal It's small, it's a trivial matter, now it seems that he wants to sell us a face, this is a smart and upright old fox!"

"In this way, this matter will be much easier to deal with!"

Huang Zhongdao: "At least we didn't turn against the cabinet. At this time, everyone in the western battlefield is holding their breath. It's a critical moment. We must not lose morale. If the Military Aircraft Department turns against the cabinet at this time, we will suffer. It's huge!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief. This is related to his dignity as the head of the military aircraft, and it is a good thing to be able to maintain this dignity: "As long as Xun Yu insists that the warehouse is officially separatist to the military, we will not lose face. But if Xun Yu sells us such a big face, we have to pay back!"

"What Xun Yu wants, I understand a little bit!" Cheng Pu nodded, and now it's time for the Military Aircraft Department to work together, and he didn't give in: "I will find a time to talk to the cabinet and give more money to the five western states. Some policy support!"

"What about Ma Chao and the others? Are we going to let them go like this?" Han Tao said coldly: "Everyone, this is not a small problem. It is a matter of principle. Your Majesty once said that military law is the only way for an army to maintain its prosperity. The standard cannot be surpassed by half a step!"

"It's absolutely impossible to let him go like this!"

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, and the water chestnut on his face showed a sharp breath, and said in a deep voice: "For Ma Chao, he should be punished, but now that the big battle is coming, it is not good for him to kill the general. It is better to strip him of his post as commander, but For the convenience of the battlefield, let him take the place of the commander of the Parthian Legion to fight, and make meritorious deeds, and in addition to his military status, he will be charged with a major crime once, and within five years, he will not be promoted to the top position!"

"So good!"

"That's all for now!"

"But this Ma Chao is indeed a bit rebellious, and someone needs to suppress him!"

The generals nodded in agreement.

In the current situation, the war is about to start, and they are not willing to put Ma Chao, a fierce and fierce general, on the shelf.

Today's Wu army is like a cloud of powerful generals, but a powerful general like Ma Chao can only be slapped in the palm of the hand. If one more is on the battlefield, the lives of many soldiers can be saved.

"Hmph, Ma Mengqi is lucky!"

Han Tao also snorted helplessly: "If there is a next time, then don't blame me for turning my face and denying people!"

"There is one more thing today!"

Lu Bu calmed down and put the matter down for a while. He swept his eyes away and said in a thunderous voice, "Your Majesty has issued an order to gather the full force of our military aircraft to personally launch the Western Expedition against the Roman Empire. It’s mid-March, and I’m going to leave in June at the latest, and it’s possible that I’m going north in May. I’ll lead a military plane up and down, and follow His Majesty to the Western Regions. I’ll use all the strength of the Wu soldiers to bring peace to the world. Now we have to discuss At once, the minister in charge of keeping the Central Plains at the military plane!"

Sun Quan's personal conquest is a foregone conclusion.

This matter has been settled at the court council at the beginning of the year.

Time is also a little urgent.

As long as the battle in the west starts, and there is a victory in exchange for reassuring the hearts of the people, they will set off immediately.

Naturally, he did not miss this battle.

This will be his first battle based on the Military Aircraft Division.

Now the Great Wu court has a vast territory, millions of troops, and a lot of things in the army. If the Military Aircraft Department makes a big move, it must be well prepared, at least a few months in advance, so as to stabilize the future situation.

"I think Cheng Cizun is feasible!" Someone said.

"It's better to let Huang Cizun take charge, he is more calm!"

Someone looked at Huang Zhong.

"Let Sun Shangshu take over!"

Sun Ce is also very popular in the military aircraft department. He has been in the center longer than Zhao Yun. Among the young and strong generation in the army, he is the most likely to compete with Zhao Yun for the top position.

Apart from Cheng Pu and Huang Zhong, under Lu Bu, only Sun Ce has the prestige to suppress the whole army.

As for the others, they either lacked qualifications or lacked prestige.

Lu Bu was silent for a while, looked at Cheng Pu, Huang Zhong, and Sun Ce, and already had an idea in his heart.

He only now feels the position of the leader of the military aircraft who has just been promoted, and he will definitely not let Cheng Pu take the position again, otherwise Cheng Pu will have enough ability to make himself empty.

He would never give Cheng Pu a chance to replace him.

And Sun Ce...

Sun Ce is still too brave, what the Central Plains wants now is stability.

Therefore, his final target can only fall on Huang Zhong, saying: "Since we have exhausted all our forces in this battle, there is no need for too many generals to stay in the Central Plains. General Cheng Pu and Sun Shangshu will follow your majesty to the west. Conquer Rome, Han Sheng, and you will be in charge of the military aircraft department."