Cao Ang bumped fists with Balak after hearing this. Compared to Cao Cao, Balak had a very good sense of Cao Ang. At least Balak didn't feel any suspicion about Cao Ang. As for his father-in-law, okay, if it weren't for this
This guy has a daughter named Cao Wan, who is also his wife, and Barak doesn't want to be bullied by this.
Therefore, during this year when Cao Cao was away, Balak and Cao Ang still got along quite well.
"Barack, let me ask you a question." Cao Ang asked, looking ahead, his eyes a little hollow, and he didn't know what he was staring at.
"Would you like to ask who is stronger between me and Ardashir?" Barak said with a smile. He knew what his uncle would ask with his feet. Compared to Cao Cao, who would only test in private and then let others know.
It is much easier to verify Cao Ang. If you need to ask, just ask directly, as if Balak is a relative.
This kind of feeling is more comfortable with Barak. After all, talking about relationships can sometimes lead to some very bizarre situations. For example, now, Barak is very willing to help his uncle. After all, Cao Wan is pregnant.
Cao Ang and Balak both know this.
"Yes, who is stronger, you or Ardashir?" Cao Ang did not hide it. After hearing Barak's words, he who was originally in a daze quickly recovered.
"Ardashir is stronger. He should actually be the commander of the army. Although it is unlikely that he will be at Arvind's level, I estimate that he and Rahul can give each other a good fight, even taking into account their age and ambition.
On the other hand, if Rahul fights him, he will most likely lose." Barak said very calmly, "In other words, no one on my father-in-law's side can beat the other party."
"It's true." Cao Ang seemed to have speculated for a long time, but he had been unwilling to believe this fact. Now Barak's answer can be regarded as making Cao Ang completely give up. Ardashir is indeed the commander of the large army, and he is still that
An orthodox command.
"But it's useless. In the terrain here, even if you command a large army, the advantage is not very big. You also know that it is difficult to find large terrain here that can spread tens of thousands of people. If Kandahar is in Ardashir
It’s difficult to fight with your hands, because the west side of Kandahar can be expanded.” Barak said with a smile, “So don’t worry, it’s hard to say about the geographical location.”
Cao Ang nodded. He also knew this, so he didn't despair because of this. If he really had a command of a large army that completely controlled the army, had the right location, and had no problems with logistics, the Han army would have to shed a layer of blood if it wanted to pass by.
Skin.
"Actually, there is no problem in our victory in the next battle to seize the pass. The strategy adopted by my father-in-law is very correct, and it is just within our capabilities." Balak said to Cao Ang with some respect.
I don't like Cao Cao very much, but as a general who once commanded the Beigui defense line, he still recognizes the abilities of others.
"This is actually a blind spot in thinking. If Aldashir noticed it, it would be difficult for us to capture the pass. But if Aldashir didn't notice, what we need to deal with is the commander of the legion under Ardashir.
No matter who the army commanders are, we can solve them." Balak said to Cao Ang with strong confidence.
Cao Ang nodded. The generals under Ardashir are indeed good, but those people are too young now. If there are another five years, these people may be difficult to deal with, but now, these people are still dealing with the generals under Cao Cao.
Within the range, in other words, these young generals, relying on defensive equipment and geographical advantages, may not be able to defeat Cao's generals.
"Actually, if we really want to talk about the problem, the person most likely to affect us is not Ardashir. When we take action, we must choose Ardashir to collect food. There will be a time difference. According to Kabul
Due to the terrain conditions in the river valley, there are not many legions that can come to help quickly, but if there is one legion that really wants to help, they will definitely be able to help." Balak's expression became much more cautious. He knew Beigui and its terrain better than Cao Cao.
many.
Not to brag, even Ardashir's understanding of Beigui's terrain and ability to utilize it are far inferior to Barak's. This guy is the real founder of Beigui's defense line against the Han Dynasty, and he really is.
Effectively defended against the Han army's attack.
The most important thing is that when Balak fought against the Han army, but now Cao Cao, plus all the members of the Bingzhou faction, and the backbone of the Liangzhou faction, Balak still fights with Cao Cao from time to time.
Come and steal a house, it can be said that the terrain of Beiguishan District is utilized to the limit.
"The Kshatriya legion from Nangui?" Cao Ang's eyes moved slightly and he understood what Balak was talking about.
"Yes, it's the Kshatriya Army. How can we describe our relationship with the southern Brahmins back then? It can't be said to be North-South separatism. To be honest, it's just hatred. So we in the north have built a lot of cavalry that are suitable for galloping on the southern plains.
And the Brahmins spent all their money to create a Kshatriya warrior army with divine foot power. This thing is just like that in the plains, but in the mountains..." Balak's face was deep. In the mountains, the Kshatriya warrior army may be more powerful than
The three talents are pretty easy to use.
From a functional point of view, the effect of walking on flat ground brought by the divine foot power allows the Kshatriya Warrior Legion to easily walk on cliffs and other terrain that normal legions cannot pass. Coupled with tossing and jumping, the Kshatriya Warrior Legion
It is currently the only strong army that can possibly cross the Northern Guishan Mountains.
"Taking into account the confusion caused by the combination of Sakala's special talent and the magical foot power, to be honest, this thing is more difficult to handle than the three talents in such complex terrain." Barak said somewhat helplessly, jumping out.
After the circle of Kushan, when he went to see Kushan again, Barak knew that Kushan's many resources only needed to be integrated to unleash amazing combat effectiveness.
In fact, this is the reason why Vesudeva I did not take back Sakala. If he went back to the south to fight Guan Yu, the Kshatriya warrior legions on the plains were just ordinary guards, and even faced with that kind of large-scale advance
The performance of the legion is not as good as that of the Praetorian Guards. After all, the Kshatriya warrior legion is best at confusion. Facing the armor of the shield guards, it is indeed not lethal enough.
The Kshatriya legion, which can be replaced by mountainous terrain like Beigui, can easily travel between mountainous cliffs and cliffs, and can pass through various strange terrains, has combat capabilities that ordinary legions cannot match.
Considering that Kushan really needs a legion to be stationed in Kabul to show its attitude, and Saqqara, the iconic legion of Southern Guishan, is really not good for appearing in the era when Northern Guishan completely overwhelms Southern Guishan.
Indus-Ganges River Basin.
"But you can win, right?" Cao Ang looked at Balak with as much smile as he could.
"I will win. No matter what, I have fulfilled the century-old wish of the Great Yueshi. I can't defeat Ardashir, and I can't defeat these guys." Barak said confidently, "In fact, if I really want to say,
The gap between Ardashir and me is more about qualifications, belief and will, and consciousness. I can guarantee that I will not lose to the other party. The soldiers under my command, the soldiers under my command, will never be weaker than Anxi.
The problem that I can't beat is on me."
In the days that followed, Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others had a long debate and analysis on how to capture the pass in the Kabul Valley and when to capture it, and finally came up with a detailed and enforceable charter.
Sometimes you can feel the correctness of something like strategy just by seeing it. The behavior of Xun Yu and others is more about checking for omissions and filling in the gaps to ensure that the strategy can be effectively implemented.
After Cao Cao and his advisers completed the strategic plan, Cao Cao convened another meeting with all the generals. With detailed supplements from Xun Yu and others, this time the strategic plan became more detailed, at least it could be easily
to see its execution.
After having such a strategic plan, Cao Cao's subordinates, who were originally worried, have become relatively stable. After all, it is not just the middle-level generals who are worried, but the upper-level officials are also confused because of Cao Cao's tricks and can no longer see the future.
shake.
Think about it, Zhang Xiu is considering becoming the second generation rich, Xu Huang is in private contact with the Yang family, Pang De is writing letters to complain to Ma Chao, etc. These are actually true portrayals of the fluctuations in the hearts of the upper class, and as the
With this strategic plan, these waverings gradually disappeared.
At the very least, among the upper-level generals, there is no longer such serious fluctuations in people's hearts. After all, compared to the middle and lower classes who live in the present and crave short-term benefits, the upper-class people need future benefits more.
The fluctuation of people's hearts is more likely to mean that the upper class cannot see the future, and the strategies and plans that Cao Cao has come up with are enough to prove that Cao Cao's power still has the ability and confidence to expand. For those upper class who have invested their youth and a large amount of assets,
It's the Dinghai Shenzhen.
The future and expectations are the most valuable things to these people!
Without these, it is only a matter of time before there is disunity and mutual deviation.
Therefore, when this strategy was released at the top level, Cao's senior management finally settled down. Immediately afterwards, the middle and upper levels were directly affected by the upper level. Even if there was no accurate information due to the gag order, the behavior and attitude of the upper level were affected.
Changes will also make the middle and upper levels aware of changes in the situation.
Just like this, it was passed on layer by layer. At least the atmosphere in Kandahar was not as tense as before.
"A'hao is really smart, he can actually think of such a plan." After the conference, Chen Gong said during a small meeting in private.
"Indeed, this move was really unexpected. Sikong did something amazing." Chen Qun said with some admiration. Regardless of Cao Cao's moral issues, Chen Qun was still convinced of Cao Cao's ability.
One thing to say is that Chen Qun would never vote for Cao Cao if given the choice. But the reality made Chen Qun despair like this. Whether it was official history or Shen San, Chen Qun had no choice.
In the official history, Chen Qun dangled in front of Liu Bei for several years, and even later brought his father Chen Ji on his back. As a result, Liu Bei, who had not yet adjusted his mentality at the time, still did not understand what it meant.
Maybe both of them don’t know how many small theaters have been played.
Chen Qun: Why doesn't Liu Xuande come and ask me? I know everything. I can get whoever you want. You trash bureaucrat in Xuzhou, as long as you ask, I will bring you a group of people from the Han Dynasty for blood exchange.
Ah, I really can do it.
Liu Bei: Is this guy really here to vote for me? Is such an outrageous person here to vote for me? What does he see in me?
Chen Qun: Should I run over and ask Liu Xuande directly if he needs any help? Doesn’t this seem like I’m not too reserved? I’m the head of the Chen family in Yingchuan. I even carried my father on my back.
What's wrong with this guy?
Liu Bei: What's going on with this guy? He feels so distant. Is he hanging on to me, using me as a spare tire, and will change jobs after a few years? He's from a big family, I don't understand!
Then nothing more happened. After Xuzhou was captured, Chen Qun expressionlessly surrendered to Cao Cao.
Not to mention here, for a creature as shameless as Chen Qun, it is absolutely impossible for him to vote for Liu Bei who has Chen Xi. Of course, with Chen Xi’s character, Chen Qun might be able to match Lu Su’s status if he were to vote for him.
Even if Lu Su is overthrown, he can still be one of them. Oh, and Zhuge Liang is there, so there is no other way.
In short, after Chen Qun was in a trance because of Cao Cao's coquettish tricks, he really couldn't get motivated towards Cao Cao. After all, his morals were too corrupt. But when it came to ability, Cao Cao was indeed very good. Even Chen Qun admired him.
What's more, the trick he pulled out this time was really powerful.
"What's wrong, Wen Ruo, what are you thinking about?" Mao Jie asked, looking at Xun Yu who kept his head down and thinking, "Didn't you speak a lot before and fill in a lot of gaps in this plan? A lot of things
, I didn’t even think about it when I heard about this plan.”
"Why do you think it's because the plan itself was made by Xun Wenruo." Chen Gong curled his lips and said. He had thought about how to attack Kabul before, but he didn't form a plan in his mind. He just had some ideas. Others should
The same is true. Xun Yu probably already had a formed idea, and he only needed to make the final step. Then everyone passed on all the knowledge to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao directly spelled out a complete plan, so it was easy for Xun Yu to check and fill in the gaps.
"Ah?" Chen Qun looked at his father-in-law in disbelief.
"It's almost the same. It's just not as complete as it is now. But this is good. At least it will allow Sikong to stabilize his position. Once he returns to Kandahar, everything will not be affected by what happened before." Xun
Yu did not answer directly, but explained directly, "But mine is just a rough idea..."
"Okay, stop talking. I have a rough idea. It's very complete. I've even thought about how to do it, how to do it, and when. It's just an idea. You're just waiting and watching." Chen Gong said angrily.
Among the people, he really disliked Xun Yu. He had everything he wanted, he was from a good background, and he probably occupied his own position. He used to sit where Xun Yu was sitting now.
"I think it's a good idea to report this to Chang'an. We have always fought independently, but this time, Chang'an really needs to share some of the pressure." Xun You naturally helped his uncle change the subject.
"But after this submission, I'm afraid I will need to submit it in the future." Chen Gong said casually, and then he may have noticed some other implications in his words, and added, "I'm not saying that it's not good for the country to keep the whole story.
, but this behavior means a further loss of autonomy, and the vassal states and the generals at the front are always different."
"Take your time, take it one step at a time." Xun Yu said very calmly. He had a very open mind about this matter and had nothing to say. He would submit it as soon as he submitted it. As for what will happen after this submission.
As a matter of routine, a report needs to be made to Chang'an before each battle, but there is a saying that if the general does not accept the order of the foreign emperor, he is far away, and the fighter plane disappears in a flash, so do it first and then make up for it later.
"But it can be regarded as a test of Barak's ability. His confidence seems to be not low." Mao Jie looked at Xun Yu and said, "I am afraid of Aldashir, but I don't have any fear. Considering the current situation
, together with the generals who came to Beigui, he should be stronger than us."
"Now is not the time to think about this." Chen Gong shook his head and said, "Only after passing this level can there be meaning in internal fighting. Without passing this level, internal fighting is actually meaningless. They are all other people's wedding clothes.
, so let’s watch.”
Chang'an, the Government Affairs Department received for the first time the strategic plan of the Kandahar Military Region before the war. Previously, it received only post-war statistical documents.
"It seems that Cao Sikong has also succumbed to reality." Guo Jia took the secret letter from abroad with a bit of ridicule and said with a bit of emotion.
Zhuge Liang glanced at Guo Jia, what do you mean Cao Sikong has succumbed to reality? If it was really Cao Sikong, you wouldn't have seen this plan.
It can be said that this plan is good news for Zhuge Liang. Cao Cao should have really fallen. No matter how close the AI is, it is still not Cao Cao after all.
"Bring it to me and take a look." Chen Xi waved to Guo Jia, "Let me see what Cao Sikong wants to do. It's rare to have a strategic planning book in advance. Let's see what it contains."
Guo Jia didn't stop him and handed it directly to Chen Xi. After Chen Xi took it, he quickly decoded the code and quickly understood what Cao Cao's plan was. He couldn't help but look surprised. The more he looked at this plan, the more it looked like Zhuge Liang's last appearance.
In Qishan, the whole family, young and old, went into battle to farm the Weishui River, and relied on their own fighting power to forcibly turn them into landowners.
"Kong Ming, look at it, don't be surprised." Chen Xi handed the strategic plan to Zhuge Liang and said that this thing should not be shown to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang didn't know why. He took the secret report and glanced at it. Then he was stunned, and his face became very ugly. This was Zhuge Liang's plan to defeat Aldashir, but the prerequisite was that Cao Cao fell and Zhuge Liang took over!