Chapter 6024 Preparation for the War
"I still need to notify Cao Sikong of this kind." Zhuge Liang said calmly. Although the destructive things Cao Cao did back then were enough to let Zhuge Liang kill Cao Cao, it was not a good thing to harm his own people in the overall situation of the country.
"Although I think Cao Sikong should have received the news, it is difficult for them to consider the problem from a global perspective when they are in that place. I'm afraid they don't realize the overall situation." Chen Xi thought for a while and said.
Chen Xi could trust the abilities of Xun Yu and others. Even if a few of the Cao family's five plots were poached by Chen Xi, the remaining people were not useless. To put it too much, without Xun Yu, Chen Qun would at least be the best match. It would be fine to make up the numbers and make up the five big bosses and advisers.
However, Cao Cao was in a pitiful position in the Imperial Cemetery, and his transportation and intelligence were difficult. If he looked at the problem from Cao Cao's perspective, he would probably only see that Kushan gave Aldashire a lot of supplies, so it was difficult to quickly realize political considerations.
Sometimes, political considerations are even more worthy of analysis than military thinking. After all, war is just an extension of politics.
"I'll send a message to Cao Sikong. The sense of crisis caused by sending messages is definitely not as good as mine." Zhuge Liang said with a calm expression.
Everyone looked at each other, okay, just be happy, so this matter was left to Zhuge Liang. Although Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao's personal grudges were the boss, Zhuge Liang's moral character was still trustworthy and he would not do anything randomly in such business matters, so it would be better to leave it to Zhuge Liang.
Besides, Zhuge Liang's words are very correct. If others send secret reports from others, Cao Cao will not feel any sense of crisis even if he sees them. He will only be prepared according to the secret reports. Zhuge Liang sends secret reports from the past. With Cao Cao's suspicion, he must be more prepared.
At noon, Liu Tong ate beef and cooked buns. Because it was a whole beef used to cook buns, it was too slack. So the Zhengyuan also slaughtered. Everyone was very satisfied, even because Lu Su was not working overtime, the young people were very satisfied. The food was indeed happy.
The secret letter was sent to Kandahar by using the letter eagle. When the super letter eagle flew over, it was not dark at Kandahar. The intelligence personnel immediately sent it to Chen Gong when they received the secret letter. It was not that Chen Gong had higher authority than others, but that Zhuge Liang's secret letter was always demolished by Chen Gong. Who asked Chen Gong and Shen Pei to attack Zhuge Liang in the past?
After that, this behavior continued. After Zhuge Liang returned to Chang'an, he followed the letter to Chen Gong in a conservative manner. However, Zhuge Liang would not send a few secret letters to him for a year, so Cao Cao and others didn't think much about it.
"Does Kong Ming have any better ideas? Let me see." Chen Gong opened the envelope while eating naan bread.
To be honest, Chen Gong was not the same as Zhuge Liang when dealing with Cao Cao. What Chen Gong wanted was torture, pain and happiness, and what he wanted was Cao Cao who could accept it, but after accepting it, his mentality was complicated and his blood pressure increased sharply. There was no way, but Zhuge Liang was simple. Is Cao Cao still alive?
However, due to the current situation, Zhuge Liang could not take the initiative to kill Cao Cao, so contacting Chen Gong about how to torture Cao Cao's cerebrovascular system is the best choice at present. Therefore, the two of them are currently fighting well and have successfully achieved common ground while reserving differences.
By the way, after these two things join forces, unless the Cao family's five strategies are fully in control, it will be basically useless. However, Cheng Yu, the most determined of the Cao family's five strategies, is too lazy to guard Chen Gong, because Chen Gong has really done something for such a long time.
Anyway, Chen Gong is one of the top people in the world. If you really want to cause trouble, you can get the chance. However, with so many opportunities, Chen Gong did not do anything that really hurts Cao Cao's power.
As for attacking Cao Cao's brain cells, damaging Cao Cao's cerebral blood vessels, and severely damaging Cao Cao's spirit, this is not the scope of consideration for Xun Yu and others. After all, they all know the complex love, hate, and love between Chen Gong and Cao Cao as experienced people.
As long as Cao Cao's power is not hurt, everyone can accept those bad actions. Anyway, Cao Cao is so strong, and some mental blows are not fatal. Moreover, Chen Gong looks very moderate, so he is controlled to let Cao Cao's blood pressure hit his head, but he is not dizzy. This is a completely acceptable range in the eyes of Xun Yu and others.
Anyway, it’s enough for people to be fine. As for the rest, what do you want, let’s talk about it, wouldn’t Chen Gong work hard? If you really want to say that he has made great contributions to Cao Cao’s power, everyone can still accept this kind of venting behavior after considering it. After all, Chen Gong is not a minister of Cao Cao’s power. If you really want to say, Chen Gong’s official position is still in Chang’an.
But the same thing is true. For the top group of people, these things are actually not restrained. Even if Chang'an is using these people in a way that takes advantage of the situation, it is enough not to cheat your own people anyway. Do whatever you like. Anyway, military merit is calculated based on military merit, so you can just consider it yourself.
If you are bad, your title is low, your descendants will suffer in the future.
Of course, there is nothing to say about Li You, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian, who directly say that I have no children. Chen Gong still has family, wife and children, so he is still struggling.
Chen Gong, who was eating the cake, opened the secret letter and glanced at it. He stopped eating the cake. This was a big deal.
Just as Chen Xi had estimated before, Cao Cao had actually collected some news that Vesutva I had provided a new batch of supplies to Ardashire. After all, Xun Yu, Xun You, Chen Qun and others were not vegetarians.
Earlier, the intelligence was transparent because Chen Gong buried thunder for Cao Cao and directly ate the Beigui Yuanzhi Party. The growth grew rapidly, but the foundation became much more empty. The overly complex manpower led to the loss of intelligence.
But with the completion of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu's calculations, the Kushan spies in Kandahar were basically cleaned up.
This is why not long after Ardashir arrived, Cao Cao was fully rectified and was ready to try to attack Kabul when Ardashir was unstable. As a result, Kushan revealed that Vesutva I married Liu Rong again. The original party members were in a state of turmoil, so Cao Cao could only stop to maintain stability.
Then there was the disgusting way Chen Gong handled it, which was to send all the middle-level members of the Northern Guizhou under Cao Cao to Chang'an. This was an outrageous way to play - the Regent Princess, who was the ultimate luxury of your Great Yuezhi. Cao Sikong decided to send you to open your eyes!
The problem was solved, Cao Cao's face turned blue like a frozen bone. Fortunately, he was alive after taking some medicine. How to say it, this solution was of course fine. It completely solved the problem of surrender and rebellion, avoided the Kushan orthodox who had the Liu army to help him pull the sheep, and also solved the possible spy problems.
But this solution is almost like saying that you think this is your person? Hehehe, it is not, this is His Royal Highness’s person.
Of course, Chen Gong explained to Cao Cao that no matter how much these people admire the eldest princess, they cannot come over in Chang'an. And you don't have to worry about the other party seizing power, and just use the other party's name to pull the sheep. Isn't that great?
You are not afraid of a salted fish, you are a capable minister in the world and a hero in troubled times. You must have confidence in yourself!
Cao Cao's cerebral blood vessels were attacked by Chen Gong's sharp words, but the same thing is said, Chen Gong's plan to be unpredictable is basically the best plan, and even Xun Yu, Xun You, Chen Qun, and Cheng Yu would agree.
Of course, this is not to say that the above four people are not as good as Chen Gong, but more direct. Because these four people are counselors of Cao Cao's power, some strategies cannot be used and need to be detoured. This is also the reason why these four people are willing to Chen Gong's behavior. Sometimes the best answer they think about sometimes cannot be told to Cao Cao.
But Chen Gong is different. Chen Gong doesn’t care about this at all. It’s okay for me to make you Cao Cao’s mentality. As for whether these four guys are used as gloves, Chen Gong actually doesn’t care. He doesn’t care about it. As long as he can make Cao Cao’s mentality, it’s nothing to be a glove.
This was also the key to the smooth operation of Cao Cao's power at that time, because they could really use any strategy. Chen Gong would speak out if he wanted to give Cao Cao a chicken soup.
This led to Chen Gong, a civil servant who specialized in torture Cao Cao, who could even live happily under Cao Cao's command. Because everyone is smart and knows how important it is to have such a wise man who can say anything. Therefore, as long as Chen Gong does not step on the deadline, Xun Yu and others will even specially help Chen Gong in some matters.
As for Cao Cao's cerebrovascular system, it is regarded as a sacrifice made for hegemony.
"It's rare that the public station is here at this time." Chen Qun looked up and saw Chen Gong and said. He had no conflicts with Chen Gong. Even because he couldn't write two Chens in one stroke, the relationship between the two was quite good.
"Are you on duty today?" Chen Gong looked around and said.
"Well, I'll be on duty and calculate the balance at the end of the year. The situation this year is really good." Chen Qun said with a smile, then pushed the things he had calculated to Chen Gong and said.
This year, Cao Cao did not launch a war, and even a small-scale war stopped. He had been guarding the fortress in the upper reaches of the Helmand River. Ardashir, who was in Kabul, had no movement. In this chaos at the beginning of the third century, the imperial cemetery rarely entered a period of calm.
There was no way, all the middle-level members of Beigui were sent to Chang'an by Cao Cao, and even those who served in the army were not spared. Ardashir came to Kabul again, and he also needed to win people's hearts, adjust the military structure, and prepare for the next step. Both sides were in a state of ease, so they were in peace all year round.
Cao Cao had no way to fight, so he could only carry out construction. The water network construction plan near the Helmand River near Kandahar was also achieved roughly. Hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland were developed, and the logistics pressure of Cao Cao's power was instantly lifted. Coupled with the rest of the year, Xun Yu and Chen Qun were able to carefully complete the registration of households and people, and completely enter the stage of Chineseization.
It can be said that the war has stopped this year, but the growth of Cao Cao's power has not slowed down at all. If you really want to say it, while the growth rate exceeded that of the past, the foundation was also consolidated. It is basically impossible for the previous situation of the Great Yuezhi rebellion.
It is precisely because of this that after the middle-level members sent to Chang'an returned one after another, Cao Cao had actively started preparing for the war. Herat was picked up, Kandahar was a bride price, and Kabul, as the last key to the imperial cemetery, had to fight. Moreover, what happened before was also a warning to Cao Cao that it was easy to get into trouble. If you want to settle down, you have to rely on your strength.
Therefore, in the Kabul River Valley, Cao Cao chose to fight head-on and take it down by himself. Only in this way can he prove that Cao Cao is qualified to sit firmly.
"This year looks like a great harvest!" Chen Gong took a look at the data. Since Chen Qun had almost simplified it, Chen Gong quickly calculated the approximate total amount.
"The people from the Li family and the Wang family are really good at water network architecture. Now the main road has basically been completed, and the rest are tributaries." Chen Qun said with some conscience. Not to mention these days, even if it is a thousand years later, there will be amulets for doing water conservancy well.
"For this, this is Chang'an's secret report." Chen Gong handed the secret report to Chen Qun.
Chen Qun didn't ask where it came from. After taking it, he looked at it and frowned slightly, "This matter is quite consistent with our information. We were still thinking about why Vesutva I transported such a large amount of supplies to Ardashire again. It turns out that the root of it is here."
"I think we can try to force Kabul when Ardashir is going to attend the wedding. Even if Ardashir is ready and will come back on the wedding day, we can also try it. Even if we can't fight, we can destroy the defense facilities in the Kabul area." Chen Gong directly gave his own suggestions.
"The small fight is useless, you can just fight directly. Moreover, Kabul is not easy to fight. As long as you are prepared, the terrain advantage is too obvious." Chen Qun sighed and said. They have been studying how to fight Kabul recently. As a result, after studying, the more they study, the more they feel that they can only fight against the unfavorable terrain, because there is really no good choice in this place.
"Then let's investigate carefully and be ready to fight." Chen Gong said with sharp eyes, "This kind of opportunity cannot be missed."
"This is OK." Chen Qun nodded. Of course, this opportunity would not be missed. "But don't rush for a moment, just report tomorrow. Speaking of which, Zichu has brought everyone to make money recently. Do you want to participate?"
"Make money?" Chen Gong asked in confusion. He was not familiar with Liu Ba. Although he had seen it many times, the two had different views.
Chapter completed!