"Cao and Yuan are about to start fighting again..."
Fei Qian sat behind the desk and handed the latest intelligence to Pang Tong. Pang Tong took it, looked through it, and said, "Sending troops to Hanoi? This strategy is not bad..."
Fei Qian nodded and said: "I have already sent a copy to Cao Sikong..."
Preparation before war requires a lot of things. It is often said that you can immediately go into battle with two clicks of the mouse. Food, grass, utensils, and even the soldiers' clothes, shoes, and socks all need to be prepared. It is messy and cumbersome. Basically, at any time,
Those who can be assembled within three days and ready to go out immediately can be considered a very orderly and powerful army. The Central Forbidden Army of the Pre-Qin Dynasty and the Yulin Army of the Han Dynasty were generally in this category. Generally speaking, they can arrive in five days.
Those who go out in battle on the seventh day are considered to be quite good. This is still a standing army. If it is a conscription of troops, from the time when the recruitment order is issued to the end of the gathering of the whole army, those who can send out troops within half a year are considered on time...
Hanoi is relatively close to Shangdang. You can reach Shangdang by crossing the Taihang Mountain Trail. There are often fast horses coming and going between Shangdang and North Guanzhong. In addition, because Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are at war, it is far better to guard against Cao Cao in the south than to guard against Cao Cao in the south.
Fei Qian in the west is more strict, and Fei Qian has deployed some manpower in advance, so it is not that difficult to obtain relevant information before Yuan Shao sends troops.
And in many cases, this information is basically public. For example, large-scale centralized transfers of grain, grass, equipment, and large-scale purchases of salt and iron have caused the inventory in the market to be emptied all at once, and prices have soared. These are obvious signs.
Pay more attention and make some assumptions, and you can basically draw the conclusion that the troops are about to take action.
As for which direction to take, it is not easy to know, but in terms of the entire battle situation, the Yuan army starting from Hanoi can only sneak attack on Cao Cao's rear route. The rest are not impossible, but rather unreasonable.
, and there are not many visible benefits. Unless you are too full to eat and fall ill, you will generally not choose other routes.
For example, suddenly changing direction and marching north to Shangdang...
The possibility is not impossible, but without any cooperation, the cavalry-based Zhang He's partial army attacked the main force of Cao Cao's personal commander in history, and fought at Huguan for several months? Then Cao Cao's front has not been solved, and again
Open a second front immediately?
At that time, Mustache was forced to have no choice but to open a second line, because only by taking the oil from the Caucasus and the food from Kiev could the country continue to expand and digest, otherwise he would be eaten to death by himself...
The details seem to be similar to those of the Japanese. To get the oil from Central Asia, we must open up the road to Southeast Asia, and to open up Southeast Asia, we must defeat the United States, leaving the United States in a state of distress and having no airspace to control Southeast Asia...
So resources are the most important thing.
"The Liangdao area has been alerted..." Fei Qian tapped the table, as if wherever he pointed his finger was the Dang's Huguan, he then swiped it to the side, "Although the possibility is unlikely, it is still better to be cautious.
...As long as Zhongmou's troops remain immobile, the threat from Shangdang will not be great..."
Pang Tong nodded, agreeing with Fei Qian's point of view, "It will probably disrupt Cao's army's retreat. It depends on how Cao Sikong responds... However, the lord's intention is... to help Cao Sikong?"
Fei Qian was silent for a moment and said: "As I told you before, the Yuan family must fall... Only then will the noble family have a new path to follow... The Yuan family has monopolized the top path of all noble families. If it does not fall, it is the law of heaven.
It’s unacceptable…”
Pang Tong also fell silent, and then suddenly looked at Fei Qian, his eyes seemed a little worried.
"Do you think I will become like Yuan one day?" Fei Qian noticed Pang Tong's change, laughed and said.
Pang Tong nodded slightly.
"My words... probably not..." Fei Qian burst into laughter, "But for future generations... it's hard to say... So now the system is very important, very important. There is no better system, human nature
Greed, laziness and greed will still repeat these things that happened in history again and again..."
"The system can guarantee..." Pang Tong hesitated and did not finish.
"Nothing can be guaranteed..." Fei Qian shook his head and said, "It can only be slowed down... it cannot be eliminated... As for how much it can be slowed down, it depends on how far we can go... Let's encourage each other..."
Pang Tong was stunned for a moment, nodded, and then resumed his work on government affairs.
"Oh, by the way, how did you arrange the incident with Da Ze last time?" Fei Qian was also processing the text without raising his head, and seemed to ask casually.
Pang Tong finished approving the text in his hand with a few strokes, then opened another book and said: "Isn't it according to the Lord's wish to build the iron of Dazuo openly and the copper of South China in secret?"
Pang Tong blinked his eyes, with some doubts on his black face, and glanced at Fei Qian, "The iron of Dazuo will divert the attention of the people from Sichuan and Shu, and then take the opportunity to seize the Nanzhong Copper Mine, and wait until these people from Sichuan and Shu find out about Dazuo."
When it is difficult to smelt iron, it will be too late to turn to copper... Isn't that what my lord means?"
Fei Qian said "hmm" twice, without looking up, and said: "Yes, yes, that's what I meant... Shiyuan did a good job... By the way, let's go hunting in two days..."
"Hunting?" Pang Tong suddenly raised his head and his eyes widened, "Really going? This needs to be arranged in advance..."
"No, no," Fei Qian knew what Pang Tong was worried about and said, "It's not me who goes, it's you who go..."
"Me?" Pang Tong pointed to his nose, and the brush almost hit his face, "Why? I'm not good at bow and horse..."
"Only those who are not skilled need more practice!" Fei Qian replied matter-of-factly, "Hunting, outing, drinking, writing poems..."
"What?" Pang Tong was obviously dumbfounded.
"Your parents have written a letter..." Fei Qian chuckled twice and said.
"What?" Pang Tong still didn't react.
"What Mr. Pang means is that you are already a grown man. You can either find another one in Chang'an or arrange one for you in Jingxiang..." Fei Qian laughed twice, "Should I consider it or you should make your own choice?"
It's better, you can't sit in the office all the time... Ahem, no, you're always in the political office, why don't you also want to participate in activities for the children of the gentry..."
"Ah, ah?" Pang Tong's eyes widened.
"General Cai from Jingxiang..." Fei Qian looked at Pang Tong with a smile and said, "Some time ago I heard that I recognized a younger sister from the branch family... It seems to be about the same age as you..."
"Is it Mr. Cai again?" Pang Tong's eyes widened, his cheeks shaking, "That's inappropriate, that's inappropriate..."
"What else do you want to do? You haven't found it here in Guanzhong, but over there in Jingxiang..." Fei Qian said, "The Kuai family and we can't get along. The Ma family are all brats, and the Huang family is pretty good. How about I
Write a letter to my father-in-law and ask him to find a thoughtful sidekick to get married to?"
"Uh, forget it, let me see for myself..." Pang Tong sighed and said.
"That's okay." Fei Qian nodded and said, "Anyway, just hurry up... I still remember how you said back then that you would be happy with what the family arranged for you? Why is it that things are really coming to an end? You
Are you still trying to push back and forth?”
"What do you mean things are coming to an end?" Pang Tong muttered, "It doesn't sound like a good word... OK, I understand this matter, I'll hurry up, hurry up..."
Fei Qian nodded and then resumed his work.
For a while, I could only hear the sound of flipping through bamboo slips and wooden slips of paper...
After a while, Fei Qian suddenly said nonchalantly: "Ah, by the way, Shiyuan, do you have a good horse there... Do you want to go to my place to pick one out and practice it by the way, otherwise you won't be able to climb when the time comes?"
Go up...climb up..."
Pang Tong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He almost threw the brush away, "I'm not fat! This is strong!"
Fei Qian looked up to the sky and slapped him haha.
Immediately, the two of them stopped talking and concentrated on handling matters.
After a while, I suddenly heard Pang Tong say: "Master, where do you really have a good horse? I mean... a slightly better horse..."
Fei Qian burst out laughing and waved to Huang Xu: "I'll take Commander Pang to pick out a good horse later!"
Huang Xu answered with a smile.
Pang Tong put down his pen and said, "Why wait a while? Go now! Farewell, farewell!" After saying that, he cupped his hands towards Fei Qiangong and urged Huang Xu, "Let's go, let's go..."
Fei Qian laughed, waved his hand, and then watched Pang Tong and Huang Xu leave, smiling, and then saw the Zhongxing sword on the sword stand on the side of the table, and gradually stopped laughing,
I couldn't help but think deeply...
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Unlike the hussar general who was in the mood to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, the Cao Cao who was really under the tiger mountain was Alexander.
Cao Cao was fully armed and stood on a hill, looking around.
This is a place more than two hundred miles southwest of Luoyang. Originally, it was supposed to be a piece of cultivated land and there were many villages, but now it is basically abandoned, forming many weedy fields, and there is no human habitation.
The wind became more and more fierce, passing through the undulating hills, making a whining sound in my ears. The shrubs and small trees on the slopes up and down the slopes rustled together. Occasionally, there were one or two howls of wolves or dogs.
It was mixed in with the sound of the wind, and it sounded particularly sad and shrill to the ears.
Hearing the sound of the wind and the shrill howling, Cao Cao trembled slightly.
Last night, Cao Cao had another nightmare. Although many details were blurred in the morning, Cao Cao still remembered that he seemed to be dreaming about his son Cao Ang, standing not far or near, staring at him.
, there seemed to be a lot of emotions in his eyes, so complicated that even Cao Cao couldn't recognize them clearly...
There seemed to be Mrs. Ding, but it was a little different. Anyway, she was staring at Cao Cao, with the emotions in her pupils full of resentment, fear and sadness, just like the eyes of Lu Boshe who died in his own hands.
The chaotic and unbearable dream, he didn't know whether he was overthinking or what it meant. When Cao Cao woke up from his dream, he discovered that those creepy curses that seemed to be floating out of hell were actually...
It's just the sound of the wind.
Maybe it's really not the sound of the wind, but still the sound of curses floating from a distance?
Cao Cao was already a little confused.
The blood rushing in his body still kept Cao Cao standing with his head held high, and bursts of cold sweat broke out on his back. He felt an indescribable coldness when the wind blew him. Although it was already spring, he couldn't feel it at all.
of warmth.
Cao Cao knew in his heart that because of the deterioration of the situation and the death of Ang'er, he had fallen into a state of trance in many aspects. However, he had no room to adjust or recover. He could only grit his teeth and grit his teeth.
So, this will inevitably bring about many follow-up problems, but Cao Cao understood that he had no choice.
This time we have indeed reached the most dangerous juncture. If I show a little bit of despair, I am afraid that the only way out is defeat.
Cao Cao faced the wind and laughed twice. He seemed to be very relieved, but he was still trying hard to dispel the uneasiness in his heart. Then he waved to the side and called Cao Hong.
Cao Hong thought about Cao Cao's salute, and then asked: "My lord, what are your orders?"
Cao Cao did not say anything about the battle plan immediately, but instead asked: "Zilian, the wind is strong today, can the soldiers prepare anything to keep out the cold?"
Cao Hong was stunned for a moment, and then he raised his hands and said, "Reporting to my lord, the wind is strong on the upper slope, but it's OK on the lower slope. In addition, there is some felt cloth in the baggage, which is enough to keep out the cold."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Good." Then he stopped talking.
Cao Hong was a little sluggish. Is this why you called me here? After blinking, Cao Hong turned to the ordering soldier and told him a few words, asking him to pass on the order to the soldiers to deliver Cao Cao's orders, distribute some cold-proof things to the soldiers, and then come back.
, stood behind Cao Cao, remained silent for a moment and said: "My lord, this... Yuan Jun will definitely be here?"
Normally, from Hanoi to Yuzhou, you have to pass through Luoyang, but if you don't want to be discovered by people in Luoyang, then you naturally need to go a little further.
Cao Cao closed his eyes, but the eyes under his eyelids were still moving: "It will definitely come to this!"
After a pause, Cao Cao added, "Yuan Jun has been at odds with us for a long time, and they are in urgent need of finding a breakthrough. If our food routes are attacked, civil strife will definitely break out... Yuan Benchu is also thinking about the Hussars General, and he doesn't dare to act recklessly...
…”
Cao Cao opened his eyes, and there was a fierce light in his slender eyes, "So Yuan's army is bound to arrive! We will take advantage of the plan and send the food team to lure the enemy... When he is in the urn, we can take the opportunity to attack him!"
We will definitely win a great victory!”
In fact, Cao Cao himself had made clear calculations before and after, and explaining more at this time was just to strengthen his confidence. Rather than explaining it to Cao Hong, it was actually more of a repeat to himself.
The Kuai Ma news coming from Guanzhong also confirmed this. General Hussar seemed to have no plans to leave Guanzhong, or in other words, he had no plans to leave Guanzhong for the time being. Although Cao Cao also knew that Fei Qian was waiting to become a fisherman, he could only
By taking this opportunity, by defeating the Yuan family, he will be able to unify the north and south of the river and have the strength and opportunity to compete.
Seeing Cao Hong nodding in agreement, Cao Cao also cheered up, temporarily blocked all distracting thoughts in his mind, focused all his attention on the matter in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, let Mancheng send the grain team to lead Yuan's army out!
"
What could be a more worthy target for Yuan's army to attack than the grain transport troops?
If it really attacks the grain team, whether it sets out from Luoyang or Yuzhou, it will also hit Cao Cao's rear. Therefore, if Yuan Jun learns of this news, he will definitely attack!
Zhang He, Zhang He, will you really jump into this trap?
