"A miscellaneous army composed of just 20,000 bandits is worthless! Compared with the Cao family, I am more worried about the knives hidden in the secret!"
Zhang Liang asked: "Your Highness, sir, do you know which dignitaries are secretly funding the Cao family?"
"I don't know," the Ninth Princess shook her head: "Every wealthy family knows about the Secret Service, and their slaves can go in any direction when they leave the city. At that time, my husband and I didn't think they were just crying about poverty, and we didn't expect that they would play such a game.
First hand, so I didn’t send anyone to follow. I don’t know whose slave went to Suizhou County.”
"In this case, we can't send too many people to suppress the Cao family." Zhang Liang said: "The capital is the most important. If we evacuate people, it will be bad if they continue to cause trouble in the capital."
"Yes, as long as there is no chaos in the capital, the aristocratic family will not want to act like a monster."
The Ninth Princess nodded in agreement with Zhang Liang, and then asked: "Brother Liang, how many people do you think is appropriate to send to suppress the Cao family?"
"You don't need too many, three hundred people are enough!"
Zhang Liang stretched out three fingers calmly.
"Three hundred people?"
The Ninth Princess was startled and looked at Zhang Liang with suspicion.
Qin'er, Zhu'er and others all had expressions of disbelief, feeling that Zhang Liang was too arrogant.
But Jin Feng, Da Zhuang, Hou Hou and others had indifferent expressions.
"Brother Liang, there are 20,000 bandits, you only sent 300..."
The Ninth Princess said: "To put it harshly, I mean, even if they use people to pile them up, they can still kill three hundred people alive."
"It stands to reason," Zhang Liang nodded, agreeing with the Ninth Princess's words.
But then he shook his head and said, "But they don't have the courage!"
"What's the meaning?"
Princess Ninth asked.
"Your Highness, you have never dealt with bandits, and you don't know their virtues. When they bully the common people, each bandit is more vicious than the other, but once they encounter a tough opponent, each one will run faster than the last one!
All the way from Zhenyang to the capital is plain, which is perfect for cavalry attacks!
Our escorts are all equipped with heavy armor and ride high-quality war horses, coupled with hot air balloons, grenades, heavy crossbows and other weapons. Even if we encounter the Eastern Barbarians, the party's most elite cavalry team, we are confident that they will be defeated. The bandits will not be able to defeat them.
Worth mentioning!”
Zhang Liang said confidently: "If it weren't for the sake of safety, we wouldn't have needed three hundred escorts. Instead, we would have sent two hundred cavalry over and charged with three at most. I guarantee that we would kill them so that they can't even find the north!"
"Actually, we are overqualified for our efforts. If we don't have enough time, it would be most suitable to transfer a thousand recruits from the Zhenyuan Army to practice."
The monkey followed.
When the Ninth Princess heard this, she nodded slightly.
In fact, the Ninth Princess is also familiar with the art of war. She has heard many times about wars in which a small number defeats a large number. However, in the past, when there were more people, the defeated side was always a prosperous one.
The military historians of Dakang would not write too many details about this kind of humiliating battle, so the Ninth Princess did not have a deep understanding of it.
But some time ago, she witnessed the battle between the bodyguards and the Eastern Barbarians, and she had a more intuitive understanding of the situation on the battlefield.
Twenty to thirty thousand people were spread out on the battlefield, which stretched for several miles from south to north and east to west. Except for some soldiers at the front of the battlefield, the others had no idea what was going on ahead and could only watch the flags move.
If you knock down the opponent's command flag and kill the opponent's commander, the enemy's command system will be basically paralyzed.
Most of the enemies in the rear will become blind.
However, the enemy's commander and commander's flag are usually located in the center of the battle formation. How easy is it to destroy them?
That's why breaking into the camp and seizing the commander has become a legendary achievement. Whoever can participate in it will be able to brag for a lifetime.
This is true for other teams in Dakang, but for the escorts with hot air balloons, breaking into the camp to win the handsome man is just like playing.
As long as the enemy dares to show the command flag, it is equivalent to telling the bodyguard where the commander is, floating over in a hot air balloon and throwing a few grenades, and everything will be settled.
Even if the enemy commander cannot be killed, the enemy cannot issue orders.
Then send a wave of black-armored cavalry to charge, which will definitely make the enemy unable to find its way.
When the soldiers in the rear see a rout taking place in the front, they don't know how many enemies there are, so they instinctively run away.
So on the battlefield, a defeat is fatal.
Once one of the warring parties is defeated, it is almost destined to be completely defeated.
"Wuyang, don't worry. Brother Liang has killed countless bandits. No one here knows the bandits better than him. If he says there is no problem, then there must be no problem."
Jin Feng saw that the Ninth Princess was still a little worried, so he comforted her.
"Sir, can I ask a question?"
Kita Chihiro, who was standing aside, suddenly asked.
"Of course," Jin Feng nodded and said, "I'm asking everyone to come to the meeting just to brainstorm ideas. Let's ask."
"I have dealt with bandits in Suizhou. They have been trained by the Cao family. Whether it is discipline or equipment, they are much stronger than ordinary bandits."
Bei Qianxun said: "Aren't there a thousand bodyguards on standby outside the city? Even if we want to prevent sudden changes, leaving five hundred people should be enough. Why not send more people to suppress the Cao family?"
Jin Feng smiled and did not answer her, but looked at Da Zhuang: "Dazhuang, do you know why?"
"Because we want to leave part of it to prevent rebellion in other places?" Da Zhuang asked tentatively: "Or do we want to let the enemy know how powerful we are?"
"These are two of the reasons," Jin Feng nodded and looked at Zhang Liang: "Brother Liang, what do you think?"
Zhang Liang knew that Jin Feng was testing him, so he did not answer in a hurry. Instead, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said, "Sir and His Highness, are you ready to shock the powerful and powerful people everywhere?"
Jin Feng did not admit or deny, but said: "Tell me carefully."
"I don't know much about the court, but I also know that the powerful are divided into powerful families in the capital and wealthy gentry in various places. Your Highness has already shocked the wealthy families in the capital in the recent period. Next, we need to deter the wealthy gentry in the local areas."
Zhang Liang analyzed: "In many places, the wealthy gentry are local gangsters. They have people, money, and courage.
Therefore, in our battle with the Cao family this time, we must not only win, but also win decisively, so that those wealthy gentry will be afraid!"
After saying that, Zhang Liang looked at Jin Feng with some embarrassment: "Sir, I just made a wild guess, is it right?"
"Yes, but not entirely."
Jin Feng smiled and said: "Everyone knows that the previous court was mainly divided into two factions, the main war faction and the peace faction. Now the peace faction has almost disappeared, but two new factions have appeared in the court.
One faction is the reformist faction that supports Wuyang's innovation, and the other is the opposition faction that opposes the innovation.
Different from the previous peace faction and the war faction, this time many powerful people did not dare to openly oppose Wuyang, but instead turned to causing trouble behind the scenes.
It is precisely because of the support of these people that the Cao family dares to provoke us. Therefore, this battle is not only a battle with the Cao family bandits, but also a battle between the reformists and the opposition.
Only if this battle is won cleanly can our reforms be carried out smoothly!"