"It's not enough. If Rome spends money, it must lose the face of the Han Dynasty. So Cao Sikong couldn't solve the problem in the past. And I think you are willing to let Cao Mengde stay in Eastern Europe." Jia Xu looked at Chen Xi, and Chen Xi's eyes were a little confused after hearing this.
Flashing uneasily.
Unlike the Yuan family who settled in Eastern Europe, it is not impossible for Cao Cao to really invest all his capital in Eastern Europe and support each other with the Yuan family to block Rome's hand. But if Cao Cao takes that step, then the Han Dynasty will really
He would have no shame to recruit Cao Cao from Eastern Europe and send him to another place.
Would Cao Cao let go of the land that his family had fought so hard to conquer in the barbaric wilderness with just one word from the state? No, although righteousness is useful, people's hearts are there.
And if after repelling the hand of Rome, the Cao family did not move away and settled in Eastern Europe, another empire would have emerged before the cultural circle was established.
Yuan Tan can't defeat Cao Cao. Even though Yuan Tan has now experienced the expansion of land and founding a country in the wilderness, his spirit and vision have greatly improved, but Yuan Tan himself is just a piece of fine iron, and even if it is tempered, it will become fine steel at best.
There is a fundamental difference.
To be honest, if Cao Cao invested all his money in Eastern Europe, and then the Han Dynasty would force Cao Cao back, Yuan Tan would not only not be happy, but he might also feel sad. There are some things that cannot be done, and they will only do it.
It's chilling.
"Cao Sikong can't change anything if he doesn't spend money. If he spends money, it will leave great hidden dangers and even lead to the destruction of the future we hope for. Cao Sikong is not suitable." Jia Xu shook his head and said, "Cao Sikong's army
You can go, but there is a line there."
"But it must be saved. If we put a man in a dangerous place and abandon him in a hurry, he will indulge in the violence of the barbarians externally and injure and kill his ministers internally. If he is not saved at this time, the Xiongnu will invade the fortress again and become a bandit."
Why does Your Majesty use generals?" Chen Xi narrated in a low voice that he must be saved.
"Who is going?" Jia Xu looked at Chen Xi and asked calmly.
The current situation is no longer a problem that one or two legions could solve in the past. When the Han Dynasty does not take a stand, and only based on the individual strength of the princes, even Cao Cao can only defeat Cao Cao unless he recruits all his troops and all his capital.
A bit interesting.
However, this cannot be done, at least from a national level.
"Back then, I laughed at other people who would inevitably argue when big things happen, but it turned out to be the same for me. In fact, this problem is not unsolvable. We do not lack such power. After all, Rome cannot do its best, but it is a pity that we have to consider it.
Other problems." Chen Xi said with a wry smile, "People end up becoming the kind of people they hate the most."
"My lord, you can't move lightly, and you can't go there yourself. Sun Bofu has gone south. Among the forces we can mobilize, Cao Sikong is the only one suitable." Jia Xu said very calmly.
Chen Xixu knocked on the table. For the first time, he felt that after the fight, the manpower was simply stretched. This was because he did not kill him. Otherwise, it would have been even more troublesome.
"By statistics, we have no general who has appeared in Rome." Chen Xi tried his best to calm down. Things have not yet turned around.
"There are many who have never shown up, but most of them have military affairs now. The rest are mostly under Cao Sikong. There are also some generals who must guard various places to maintain stability." Jia Xu sighed and said, there were many generals in the Han Dynasty.
But more is needed.
"Let Cao Sikong go." Chen Xi sighed and said, "No one else can do it."
"Well, actually if you are relieved, there are others who can." Jia Xu was silent for a while and said, "If Huangfu Yizhen leads his troops there, there won't be these problems, but you have to be mentally prepared."
Chen Xi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he nodded. If Huangfu Song goes over, the cost of investment can be greatly reduced. The Yuan family is not weak. There are many middle-level generals who can command hundreds to thousands.
What is missing is a coach who can bring these strengths together.
Although the Yuan family is also short of powerful generals, a few powerful generals can hardly solve any problem in a large army battle. Take Rome as an example. The commanders of the Roman legions basically do not have the level of internal energy separation.
However, when it comes to fighting, they are not much weaker than the elite legions of other countries.
"It seems to be a very good idea for Mr. Huangfu to go. As for the mental preparation you mentioned, it's actually nothing. Even if the Yuan family is interested in Mr. Huangfu, Mr. Huangfu will not stay there." Chen Xi thought for a while and said.
, Huangfu Song Qu is indeed a good proposal, at least in the early stage, it will definitely be able to sustain it, and reinforcements will be available in time later.
"What I mean is that if Huangfu Yizhen goes, the war may escalate." Jia Xu looked at Chen Xi calmly. Chen Xi's face sank when he heard this, and then nodded slowly.
Rome was not stupid, and had produced famous generals. Huangfu Song's command and control, as well as his stability on the battlefield, made it easy for the Romans to realize that something was wrong.
Chen Xi can also imagine what will happen next. Maybe Perennis will appear again. In this case, the war will easily escalate.
"Let General Huangfu drag you." Chen Xi said helplessly.
Chen Xi had no choice. The logistics line had not been repaired. To mobilize troops, logistics needed to be calculated. And the so many people that the old Yuan family brought last year may not have been arranged now.
The previous harvest in the Eastern European plains may have been just enough to support the migrating people, with at most some surplus. Once spring starts next year and spring plowing is delayed, the food problem will become a big problem. Without Eastern Europe, just relying on
The output of the fields near Sizhao City is barely enough to support the people, but it may be impossible to raise soldiers.
What's more, if reinforcements are sent from outside the Central Plains, if they bring supplies, at this distance, they may only have food for fifty people, and only one person will be left after the horses have chewed it.
"This problem is not big. In fact, the biggest problem is food." Jia Xu shook his head. He trusted Huangfu Song's ability. He continued to win and was undefeated, but gradually retreated. Jia Xu believed that Huangfu Song could do it.
, but there is a saying that Han Bai’s courage cannot be fought without food.
"It's impossible to adjust the food supply. We can only see how much reserves the Yuan family has." Chen Xi sighed and said. It is necessary to adjust the food supply at this distance. Unless there is a train, otherwise, basically don't hold on to the possibility of being able to send it there.
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"Where is Cao Sikong's forward base?" Jia Xu suddenly asked. Chen Xi was stunned when he heard the words, and then reacted, looking thoughtful.
After the unification of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao seemed to have forgotten his previous layout in the west of the Western Regions. He also seemed to have forgotten things like building forward bases and relocating people. And since the unification, this matter seems to have completely disappeared.
No one mentioned it again, and Cao Cao and everyone under his command seemed to have forgotten about it.
In fact, if you think about it, Cao Cao established the forward base at the same time as Sizhaocheng and Congling. He even sent Cao Ren, Xu Huang, Pang De and other first-class generals there, and later more
Mao Jie was left in charge, while Zao Jie went over to develop the farmland.
During this period, there was no record of being attacked. From the beginning, it was quietly farming there. What has it developed into now?
"By the way, Wen He, how many people did Cao Sikong migrate back then? How many field soldiers and how many elite soldiers?" Chen Xi crossed his hands, supported his head, and said with surprise.
"Because Cheng Zhongde intervened in this matter, and Mao Xiaoxian was in charge, the whole matter was very tightly guarded. And as you will know later, everyone under Cao Sikong seemed to have forgotten about this matter, so I don't have accurate data.
It's hard to be sure." Jia Xu shook his head and said.
"Just give some rough data." Chen Xi waved his hand and said.
"More than 200,000 refugees, more than 60,000 field soldiers, and elite soldiers of at least two legions were moved back and forth." Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and said, "These data are just conservative guesses."
"Well, in this case, talk to Cao Sikong. The Congling side has more than enough ambition but not enough strength. Cao Sikong's forward base can be farming all the time and has a lot of reserves. It can be used to help the Yuan family." Chen Xi
He said with a smile, "There is no end to the road. Hehehe, I will go back to Mr. Huangfu to make peace. As for Cao Sikong, Wenhe, you and Xuande Gong will talk to you."
"Replacement?" Jia Xu thought for a while and said, "The problem is that if it is to be replaced, at least a rough position must be given."
"Cao Sikong's forward base should be in this area now." Chen Xi pointed to the area in Ili and said, "Although this place doesn't look big, it is one of the few places suitable for farming in such a large desert and Gobi, with rain and light.
It’s all very suitable.”
"In this case, the distance between the two is not very far." Jia Xu looked at the location pointed by Chen Xi on the map, then looked at the approximate location of the Yuan family and nodded lightly.
"Well, if we mobilize food and grass from here, there will be no problem of excessive losses. Although the losses still exist, it is acceptable. Moreover, Cao Sikong even managed to get the military commander there, so he should have saved quite a lot there.
We have food and grass." Chen Xi said with a smile.
"I'm afraid that if Cao Sikong finds out about your plan to attack his forward base, he will be ready to die." Jia Xu glanced sideways at Chen Xi and rolled his eyes involuntarily.
"It's useless to build his forward base there. It's good as a relay station, but where to build it? Where will he develop?" Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said, "In exchange, we can tell him in advance the future development direction, of course.
The position requires him to do it, of course he can hire someone to do it."
"Is it here?" Jia Xu suddenly reached out and pulled down from Cao Cao's forward base, pointing to a place in the south and asked. Chen Xi nodded silently.
