Just after the sixth day of the first lunar month, Wen Anzhi began to handle official business.
According to folk saying, the festival is not over until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
But Wen Anzhi didn't dare to take any time off.
The Northern Expedition was about to begin and he had many things to prepare.
Although they are all trivial matters, with his hands-on personality, I would be uneasy if he didn't take care of them one by one.
For example, the preparation of food and grass, the distribution of armor, and the adjustment of firearms.
As for the soldiers' emotions, Wen Anzhi was extremely concerned about them.
After all, the Northern Expedition was about to begin just after the New Year.
It was difficult to convince the soldiers at this time point.
Only by caring for subordinates can their dissatisfaction be alleviated.
As an important part of the Northern Expedition plan, the main direction of Sichuan's attack was naturally Hanzhong.
If Hanzhong can be captured, it will be extremely beneficial to further attack Guanzhong.
But Hanzhong is a tough nut to crack.
If you are not fully prepared, it will be difficult to win in one fell swoop.
Wen Anzhi has rich experience and knows that the more fully prepared he is in advance, the easier the army will be during the attack.
He is a person who considers problems to the extreme and never wants to cause losses to the army due to his own mistakes.
After all, the money spent on raising the army comes from the private sector, and it is all funded by the people.
Wen'an's impulsive decision-making is likely to waste countless people's hard-earned money.
Therefore, he was trembling with fear, as if facing an abyss, as if walking on thin ice, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
In comparison, the generals under his command had it much easier.
Whether it is the original Lao Sichuan Army, Yuan Zongdi and Liu Fangliang who are branded as the old Chuang Army, or Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi who have just surrendered.
They don't need to think about these details, just fight the good fight.
Although Wen Anzhi didn't know why the emperor was so eager to launch the Northern Expedition, as a minister, obeying the emperor's orders was what he needed to do.
Your Majesty naturally has your reasons.
Even the Ministry of War has agreed.
What else can he say?
In Wen Anzhi's view, the Ming Dynasty was lucky to have such an arbitrary king.
Just when Wen Anzhi was about to convene the generals to discuss the specific plan for the Northern Expedition, suddenly someone from his confidants reported that the imperial envoy sent by the emperor had arrived.
It turned out that Wen Anzhi had only learned about the upcoming Northern Expedition through the Ministry of War, but there was no imperial edict personally issued to him.
Wen Anzhi was still a little unsure as he waited and waited for the imperial edict to come.
Now, as soon as the imperial edict arrives, all the details will be displayed before your eyes.
Wen Anzhi quickly ordered people to arrange the incense case to prepare for the order.
Wen Anzhi happened to be wearing a bright red round-neck official uniform, so he didn't even need to change clothes.
When everything was ready, Wen Anzhi came to the courtyard and knelt down in front of the imperial envoy.
"I respectfully accept the imperial edict from Sichuan Governor Wen An."
The imperial envoy obviously often went out to deliver edicts.
He nodded slightly and then began to read the imperial edict in a cadence.
"The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, the edict says" Wen Anzhi listened carefully.
The words in front of him were all high-sounding clichés that didn't mean much.
But as he listened, he felt something was wrong.
Didn’t the document from the Ministry of War say that the Northern Expedition was to be carried out?
But the Holy Spirit’s decree said that only the hot-air balloon team should go north to burn the Donglu’s granaries.
This was very different from the preparations he had done.
But he still listened patiently to the end of the imperial edict.
Because this is the rule for receiving orders.
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It would be disrespectful to interrupt the imperial envoy's reading of the imperial edict rashly.
If you have any questions, you can wait until the edict is read out.
After he finished reciting the imperial edict, Wen Anzhi thanked him and said to the envoy: "May I ask the envoy why your Majesty's edict is different from the previous documents of the Ministry of War?"
The eunuch smiled lightly and said: "Lord Wen is joking.
We are just slaves delivering messages for His Majesty, so we don't know the difference.
However, I feel that Lord Wen should refer to His Majesty's decree."
Wen Anzhi quickly thanked him and said, "Thank you very much for your advice.
Your envoy must have had a hard time traveling all the way.
Come, please send your envoy to rest."
"Master Wen is so polite.
In this case, our family would be disrespectful."
The eunuch didn't delay, threw down his sleeves and followed the servant away.
After the eunuch left, Wen Anzhi took the edict off the shelf and unfolded it to read.
In order to compare, he also ordered people to fetch the documents of his former military subordinates.
The comparison between the two is naturally extremely clear.
Wen Anzhi confirmed that the Ministry of War's previous statement was very different from His Majesty's imperial edict.
The next thing to do is to decide which one to implement.
As usual, the Ministry of War's writing must have been approved by His Majesty.
But since the two are different, Wen Anzhi decided to follow the imperial decree for the sake of safety.
Maybe His Majesty is showing sympathy for the troops, or maybe he wants to launch a general offensive after Donglu's food has been burned.
But to be honest, Wen Anzhi was not very confident in this hot air balloon.
According to the imperial edict, the craftsmen who will build the hot air balloon will arrive in Chengdu in the near future and will build it on the spot in Chengdu.
Wen Anzhi still had to see it with his own eyes before making a decision.
After all, seeing is believing.
If this hot air balloon is really as magical and can fly as His Majesty said, then of course he will obey the order unconditionally.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed.
The craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Industry finally arrived in Chengdu.
According to what was said before, they really started working day and night to make the hot air balloon.
Because of their abundant experience, they made the hot air balloon very quickly, and soon Wen Anzhi was able to see the true appearance of the hot air balloon.
Although Wen Anzhi is well-informed, he has never seen such a magical existence before.
Especially when he personally sat on the hot air balloon and watched it take off with his own eyes.
The shock from the bottom of my heart is simply difficult to describe in words.
It's really amazing.
The hot air balloon flew higher and higher, and Wen Anzhi could even see the clouds clearly.
With such a magical weapon, why can't we fly over the vast mountains and attack Donglu by surprise?
No matter how solid and shaded the granary was built by Donglu, he still couldn't escape the raging fire falling from the sky.
At this moment, Wen Anzhi finally understood why the emperor issued another decree ordering him to launch a surprise attack with a hot air balloon.
This hot air balloon is an artifact that can influence the situation of the battle.
As long as he can burn Donglu's granary in Hanzhong, where can Donglu find food in the winter?
Without the Ming army's efforts, most of the Donglu soldiers would starve to death.
The remaining soldiers will starve to death.
At that time, Wen Anzhi could send a large number of troops northward to attack the captive soldiers who had only one breath left.
This will be an almost crushing victory without any suspense.
What the Ming army has to do is to harvest the heads, and then plant the Ming dragon flag on the top of Hanzhong City.
It's so refreshing.
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It's so refreshing.
He had been looking forward to it for so long, and finally it was time for Ming Dynasty to launch a comprehensive strategic counterattack.
He must fight this battle vigorously and with great majesty
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