When Wang Can came to the meeting account, all the generals in the army were already waiting in the account.
In terms of generals, there are Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhou Tai, Gan Ning, Cao Chun, Le Jin and others.
As for civil servants, they were Guo Jia, Xu Shu and Xun You.
Among them, Cao Cao sat next to Wang Can as a soldier, and Dian Wei stood behind Wang Can as a guard.
After last night's carnival, these pillars of the Shu Kingdom gathered together again and began to discuss the next plan for the Shu army for Wang Can.
Zhao Yun took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, now that the war in Xiliang has just been settled, and the Western Regions and other countries are in chaos, I suggest that General Cao Xiu lead an army of two thousand to attack Ganzhou, occupy Tianshui, the throat of Hexi, and secure the rear of Xiliang. At the same time, General Le Jin will lead the army to occupy
Wuwei, to monitor the movements on the grassland."
After listening to Zhao Yun's words, Wang Can began to think secretly.
Now Maodun Shanyu has been defeated. His tens of thousands of Huns and tribesmen still need to be broken into pieces and slowly assimilated in various parts of Xiliang. Therefore, the recovery of Xiliang still needs to rely on the Shu army.
Guo Jia stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think there is something wrong with Zhao Yun's arrangement."
Wang Can said: "Oh? If there is anything inappropriate, tell me and I will listen."
Wang Can just hopes to see such a scene of discussion among ministers, which can not only allow all ministers to use their talents to solve their own problems, but also achieve a certain balancing effect.
Guo Jia did not answer Zhao Yun's question directly, but said: "General Zhao doesn't know how many troops and horses are left in Chencang now."
As the commander-in-chief of an army, Zhao Yun naturally knows his own army well. Zhao Yun said: "Now Chencang has 3,690 combatable soldiers, including 300 cavalry and 1,200 crossbowmen."
Chencang originally had an army of 15,000 people. Zhao Yun garrisoned Chencang for a year. In order to withstand the pressure of Maodun Shanyu and Liu Bang, he did not hesitate to defend. Even Zhao Yun's martial arts skills could not avoid the casualties of ordinary soldiers, and many died in the battle.
Most of the soldiers were elite soldiers who had been led by Zhao Yun for more than three years. After this year, Zhao Yun's foundation was completely destroyed.
After hearing this, Wang Can said in a deep voice: "Zilong, you have to keep a good count of the fallen soldiers. I will let Xun You preside over the memorial ceremony later."
Zhao Yun knelt down on one knee and said, "On behalf of the more than 12,000 dead soldiers, I would like to thank His Majesty for His grace."
Wang Can waved his hand and said, "Guo Jia, keep talking."
Guo Jia said: "Now there should be only more than 8,000 soldiers brought by your Majesty from Chang'an, excluding battle losses. This part will guard the Huns. Generals Cao Xiu and Le Jin will each lead 2,000 troops to capture Tianshui Wuwei. Now they are left behind.
There are only 8,000 troops in Chencang City. If Liu Bang's army attacks, it will be difficult to resist.
As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, everyone in the army became silent. Now Liu Bang has occupied Shuzhong for nearly a year. If it is done properly, there will be no problem in raising an army of 100,000 men.
Moreover, Liu Bang was assisted by Xiao He, Han Xin and others, so naturally he would not do what Liu Bei did when he attacked Hanzhong first and then fought at Jiangling. They would definitely deal with Wang Can and others first. After all, Wang Can and others had just finished a fight with the Xiongnu, and the army
There must have been a lot of damage.
Moreover, Guanzhong has been the place where kings were established since ancient times. When Liu Bang and Ying Zheng first took this place as their foundation, they unified the world.
Wang Can thought for a while and said: "I have made my own decision on this matter. General Xu, how many people do you think can be selected from the Xiongnu prisoners of war to become elite soldiers?"
Xu Huang thought for a while and said: "There are about five thousand people. If the labor force of the Huns to cultivate land in Xiliang is further reduced, it can be increased to about eight thousand people. If there are more, the Huns' resentment will be great."
Wang Can waved his hand and said: "Then five thousand people. General Xu will leave the training to you. I will give you three months to train me an elite soldier."
Xu Huang knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, in two months we will be able to train a tiger and wolf division for the Shu army."
The Huns have almost all soldiers, so their individual combat capabilities are better than those of the Shu army. However, their unruly character is a big problem, but this problem was already solved by Wang Can yesterday.
The moment Mao Dun said that Wang Can was the incarnation of the Kunlun God, Wang Can became the spiritual pillar of the Huns.
Next, Wang Can arranged for Zhao Yun to lead 6,000 troops to garrison at Dangyang Pass in the southwest of Chencang County to monitor Liu Bang's actions in Hanzhong at all times.
After that, it was all trivial matters, so Wang Can left it to Xun You and others to handle on his own, and returned to the Chinese army's tent.
At this time, Diao Chan and others had also gotten up, washed up, and were chatting in the camp.
Wang Can said: "After noon, you can go back to Chang'an. There are still many things to deal with in Xiliang right now, and I still can't get away."
Diao Chan and others did not insist. They just leaned on Wang Can's chest and said: "But Nuo Shi and the others have gone back, and who can come to serve His Majesty? Why not let Xiao Qiao stay and warm His Majesty's bed?"
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Wang Can smiled bitterly and said, "Let's forget it. It's windy and sandy in Xiliang. If something happens to you, I'll be very distressed."
Seeing Wang Can's insistence, Diao Chan and others stopped saying anything.
Time passed very quickly, Diao Chan and others were escorted back to Chang'an by the elite Shu army, and Wang Can also completed the memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers yesterday.
Early that morning, a team of dusty military horses appeared in front of Chencang City.
"Hurry up and open the city gate. I have something important to ask your Majesty."
The soldiers guarding the city rubbed their eyes and looked towards the bottom of the city, only to find Cao Xiu lying on the cart!
Chencang County County Government, this place was turned into a command post when Zhao Yun arrived. At this time, Wang Can, Cao Cao, Huang Zhong, Guo Jia and others were sitting in the court hall with frowning faces. After a while, a military doctor left
Come in.
Wang Can asked in a deep voice: "Yu Ji, how is General Cao's situation?"
Military doctor Yu Ji said: "Your Majesty, General Cao Xiu is not in danger of life. It's just that the blow that General Cao received was really severe and injured his vertebrae. He needs to stay in bed for half a year. During this period, he is not allowed to move at will."
After hearing this, Cao Cao also said with a gloomy face: "Although Cao Xiu's martial arts is not great, how could he be defeated so miserably! Cao Chun, please tell me about the situation at that time."
Cao Chun is Cao Xiu's deputy general, and he accompanied Cao Xiu on the expedition to Wuwei a few days ago.
Cao Chun and Cao Xiu were both Cao Cao's clan brothers. Their return from the defeat made Cao Cao himself very disgraceful.
Cao Chun, who had been kneeling in the hall, said quickly: "Your Majesty, when we arrived at Tianshui City that day, before we could send out the police to find out more about the situation in the city, a group of horses came out of Tianshui City, headed by
He is a young man in tattered silver armor and a white robe, probably in his early twenties."
Cao Chun paused and continued: "At first, we thought it was the local horse bandits who had taken over Tianshui, so we showed our military flags to try to scare them away, but the young man in white robe did not show fear, and instead said
Wildly insulting His Majesty, saying that Your Majesty only relies on half-buried veterans to conquer the country, saying that Your Majesty..."
Cao Chun stopped talking halfway through.
Wang Can had a playful look in his eyes and said: "Keep talking, why? You still expect me to reward you two dollars like listening to a book before you are willing to say it."
As soon as Wang Can finished speaking, the depressing atmosphere in the lobby suddenly relaxed a lot, and Cao Chun continued.
"He said that if he rode alone to the gates of Chencang City, His Majesty would personally come out to greet him and carry his spear and horse for him."
"Humph! That's too much!" Huang Zhong shouted angrily before he could finish listening, and raised his hand to smash the coffee table next to him into several pieces.
Wang Can pondered for a while and said: "Then what's next."
Cao Chun continued: "Cao Xiu was very angry after he stood up, so he kicked his horse and wanted to fight to the death with the young man in white robe. However, after only thirty rounds of fighting, he was shot off the horse by the young man in white robe. We will see the situation in the end.
No, I quickly asked someone to shoot arrows, and then took advantage of the chaos to rescue General Cao."
After listening to Cao Chun's words, Wang Can began to think.,
Although Cao Xiu was not very skilled in martial arts among the Shu army, he was good at horse fighting and could fight Zhang Liao for fifty rounds with his double-edged marksmanship. But now he was defeated by an unknown young general in fewer rounds. This actually caused a stir.
Wang Can's interest.
Cao Cao stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, my brother is incompetent and failed to capture Tianshui. Meng De is willing to pay the penalty and perform meritorious service. If he goes to Tianshui City again, he will surely capture Tianshui City for your Majesty."
Cao Xiu's defeat made Cao Cao, who was sitting here, the most disgraceful, especially now that Shu is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and every defeat in a battle is a serious loss.
Wang Can said: "Mengde, don't be too arrogant. I know that with your strategy, it will not be a problem to capture Tianshui, but how can we make the people of Tianshui City obey us? Xiliang is originally a foreign race."
There are so many people, but it is difficult to win over them with force alone. Do we still have to rebel after conquering them, and then conquer them again after rebelling?"
It's just an increase in casualties.
Guo Jia chuckled and said, "Your Majesty must have a love for talents."
Wang Can said: "Those who know me are called filial piety. If you are filial piety, please follow me."
Then Wang Can began to issue orders, ordering Cao Chun to reorganize his army and go to Tianshui, while Cao Cao stayed to guard Chencang City.
On the way, Wang Can also received news from Le Jin that Wuwei City in Xiliang was occupied by the Qiang people led by a man named Cheng Yin. Now Le Jin temporarily stationed troops to confront them in Anding City, eighty miles away from Wuwei City.
Wang Can thought to himself: I thought that except for the resurrected Xiongnu, no one in Xiliang would be much of a threat. It seems that there are some capable people in Xiliang.
Not much to say, three days later, Wang Can returned to the outside of Tianshui City with his original two thousand troops, two hundred imperial guards led by Dian Wei, and military advisor Guo Jia. But this time, Wang Can only brought a few people with him.
Entering Tianshui City, the army was arranged in the valley.
Along the way, Wang Can saw many towns that were ruined by the Huns. The people were taunted and the houses were dilapidated. Wang Can was so angry that he wanted to have people fly pigeons to send messages back immediately to hang Modun Chanyu up and expose him for three days.