"Wang Shenxiang wants to harm me, but he doesn't know what Guohua has to do to reverse the crisis?" Kang Long asked the question without answering, looking at Cao Bin with his arms folded calmly.
Cao Bin smiled and said: "Your Excellency, you are indeed aware of everything. Wang Shenxiang is afraid that he will steal a chicken but lose a lot of rice this time and give you a fortune for nothing. Your Excellency, my subordinates think that the Blue Turban Bandits are just a group of scattered bandits."
, there is nothing to worry about, what is worrying is the foreign aid that the Blue Turban Bandit invited this time. Therefore, my subordinates suggested that they be brought in. The Blue Turban Bandit’s goal this time is very clear, which is the 300,000 stone that has just arrived.
Food and grass. There are 5,000 elite defenders and 500 beast soldiers in Sanhekou Town. They are powerful. Now the two thousand Khitan cavalry are looking at them eagerly and are about to burn this batch of food and grass. If the blue scarf thieves want to successfully plunder this batch of food and grass, they must send the main force.
Attack the city. From now on, the number of blue scarf thieves who can stay to guard Huangze Pass will never be large."
Having said this, Cao Bin breathed a sigh of relief. It was the first time that he spoke out the strategy he had hidden in his heart for many years so freely. He felt much more relaxed. Seeing Kang Long listening to his analysis attentively, even the people who were not very optimistic about him just now
The general also listened with a solemn expression, and couldn't help feeling a little proud.
"The defenders at Huangzeguan are one part of the Zhaoyi Army who have recently defected to the Zhangde Army, and the other part are the Linzhang Rural Soldiers under the Zhangde Army. Neither of these troops are elite troops, so they can take advantage of this opportunity."
, and eliminate those old, weak, sick and disabled veterans. After this battle at Huangzeguan, those who will survive must be all elites. If you can show up at the right time, you will definitely be able to conquer these elites."
Kang Long nodded, thoughtfully, and motioned for Cao Bin to continue.
"Sir, since Wang Shenxiang has set up such a trap and asked you to take the blame for the fall of Huangzeguan for him, we might as well use the trick and let the main force of the Blue Turbans enter the pass, and then capture Huangzeguan at night. The Blue Turbans
After fighting with the defenders of Huangze Pass for most of the day, they must be tired and tired. In addition, the main force of the blue scarf thieves headed eastward towards Sanhekou. The thieves guarding Huangze Pass would never have thought that someone would counterattack and attack Huangze Pass at this time.
After your Excellency has captured Huangze Pass, build city defenses and fortifications, trap the main force of the Blue Turban Bandits within Huangze Pass and Sanhekou, and slowly grind them to death. In this way, Wang Shenxiang's attack was not only eliminated in one fell swoop.
The poisonous plan was also rewarded by the imperial court because of the merits of defeating the thief. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he took up the post of supervisor of the army and horses at Huangzeguan. What do you think, sir?" Cao Bin said so much in one breath, and all the other generals in the barracks were
Hearing this, he was dumbfounded.
How could they have thought that Wang Shenxiang's appointment of Kang Long as the commander of the left army of the Zhangde Army and the supervisor of the soldiers and horses of Huangzeguan would have such twists and turns. However, after hearing Cao Bin's analysis, if it really succeeded, Kang Long would
You can take the opportunity to establish yourself here.
Although Huangzeguan is not a big pass, it has a special geographical location. It approaches the Taihang Mountains to the west and is stuck between the Taihang Ancient Road and the Shandong Official Road on the east side of the Taihang Mountains. It crosses the east and west of the Taihang Mountains and connects the east of the river.
Hebei, the choke point of Shandong, is also the main transportation route that passes through Hebei and reaches Henan.
Huangze Pass, one pass and one city are built against the mountains, with the Zhang River flowing around the city. There is a water village beside the city, connected to Huangze City, blocking Taihang in the west, and connected to the canal in the east. Grain and grass can be transferred from Sanhekou at any time to supplement supply and demand.
Although such a place cannot be said to be a good place for establishing a base of power, if you look at the map carefully, Huangze Pass borders the Taihang Mountains to the west, Zhangde Army Jiedu to the east, Anguo Army Jiedu to the north, and Yicheng to the south.
Military Jiedu. Now the Yicheng Army exists in name only, the Zhangde Army is in a confrontation with the Khitan, and the Anguo Army was dispersed by the Khitan just the day before yesterday.
According to the report from Sanhekou Town, an unknown number of Khitan cavalry were looting the fifteen counties of Xingming Prefecture where the Anguo Army was under control.
The fifteen counties in the two prefectures of Xingming are relatively fertile plain areas in Hebei Province. However, due to the harassment and looting by the Khitan cavalry for many years, ten houses and nine are empty, thousands of miles of desolation, and it has become a white land.
A large number of people fled to the Central Plains, but a small number who did not want to leave their homes have been forming brave folk societies in the countryside and carrying out desperate resistance against the Khitan people.
As long as Kanglong can stabilize the situation in Huangzeguan, take the opportunity to expand his power in this area and recruit local braves, he can form a force that cannot be ignored in a short period of time.
The common people in Hebei Province have resisted the plunder of the Khitans for many years, and their folk customs are fierce. Most of the people practice martial arts. Such local brave forces are more capable than the folk braves in other places.
"Guohua's policy is very suitable to my liking." Kang Long was very happy to get a talent like Cao Bin. Maybe coming to Sanhekou Town this time is not a bad thing, especially to get a talent like Cao Bin.
Of course, with Cao Bin's help, Kang Long is convinced that Shan Yi will definitely join his camp in the near future.
Because, just half a day before arriving at Sanhekou Town, Kang Long once again recruited Shan Yi to surrender. In order to get rid of Kang Long's entanglement, Shan Yi recommended Cao Bin to him.
Shan Yi and Cao Bin were originally from the same sect, and both came from the sect of Wei Shi, a great scholar in Kansai. Unlike Shan Yi, Cao Bin was good at both civil and military affairs. He was familiar with the art of war when he was young. In his spare time, he also studied criminal laws, money and food planning and other miscellaneous subjects.
According to Shan Yi, Cao Bin is the Xiao He and Xu Maogong of the current generation. They have great talents, but their pearls are covered in dust and they have not met their masters. It is a pity.
Kang Long always kept Shan Yi's words firmly in mind, and he also paid attention to Cao Bin. He had heard the noise outside the camp before, but when he heard Cao Bin's name, he was moved, and that's why he came here.
"Guohua, what did you mean when you said there were beast soldiers in Sanhekou Town? Could it be that Wang Shenxiang had some strange people who knew how to tame beasts and trained a group of beasts as soldiers in battle?" Kang Long said with one hand.
He held his chin, walked around the barracks, and asked thoughtfully.
"No, sir, the beast soldiers mentioned by my subordinates are orcs. I wonder, sir, have you ever heard of the orc tribe in the Western Regions?" Cao Bin looked at Kang Long and asked.
"I've heard of it, but I've never seen it, so I don't know if it's true or not." Kang Long replied honestly.
"This is true. These beast soldiers were trained by the orcs that Wang Liusou bought from Yangguan City with a lot of money in the past. However, these orcs were all sold to the Eastern Continent by the orcs from the Western Regions. Because they were born with incompetence,
Perfectly evolved, they were all slaves in the Western Regions. I was lucky enough to see them once from a distance. These orcs were either human bodies with animal heads, or human heads and animal bodies. They were all extremely powerful and could be divided into tigers and leopards, nothing more than that. But
These orcs are too terrifying, and it is impossible for brothers Wang Liushou and Wang Shenxiang to use them easily." Cao Bin said knowingly.
"Do you think the reason why the Blue Turban Bandits broke through so quickly this time has something to do with Hedong? Is it possible that Hedong and the Blue Turban Bandits colluded?" Kang Long seemed to be talking to himself, but also whispered in confusion.
Cao Bin nodded slightly but did not answer. Some words should not be said carelessly.
Kang Long shook his head heavily, as if he wanted to get rid of something, and then half-jokingly asked Cao Bin: "Guohua, what kind of war horses are you going to get me?"
Cao Bin laughed and said: "Of course it is a war horse for the 'old, weak, sick and disabled'!"
The other people in the barracks were infected by the two people's relaxed mood and also laughed. The atmosphere that was originally filled with gloom due to the difficult situation they were about to face was resolved in this way.
"Commander Hua, you lead five hundred brothers and go with Guohua to collect war horses and food and grass. Jixun, you lead three hundred brothers and inspect all the yellow, red and black flagships and prepare to set off at any time. Thirty ships
For the grain ships, I will choose the ten strongest ones and hand them over to the Gao brothers, Gao Da, a sophomore in high school. I hope you can gather all the 900 boatmen for me. Don’t worry, if we do a good job this time, I will never treat you badly."
Kang Long comforted the two mud-legged brothers who were wearing coarse shorts and shorts with bitter faces. The two nodded, then carefully handed over their hands and retreated.
"Li Hu, you and Li Ba will lead the remaining two hundred brothers and follow Guohua to get the war horses. As soon as the war horses are obtained, they will immediately leave the city and head west to Huangze Pass. You must be cautious on the road. If you encounter a blue scarf thief, do not accept it.
To fight, just collect information and gather the remnants. Just tell those remnants that they are the new Huangzeguan Military and Horse Superintendent and lead the army to come to the rescue. Remember, no matter what situation you encounter, you must collect the latest collected information every half an hour.
The information was sent to Duckbill Bay with sounding arrows." Kang Long pointed to a spot on a sketch map of Huangzeguan with a radius of a hundred miles, and said to the two Li brothers.
"It's the last hour, let the brothers have a good meal, and then bring enough dry food with them, and board the ship at the beginning of Youshi. Before that, Commander Hua and Guohua, you must load the grain and grass onto the ten grain ships. Three
The mouth of the river is 28 miles away from Huangze Pass by water, and we can get there in an hour. We are hiding in Duckbill Bay, four miles away from Huangze Pass. Once the main force of the blue scarf thieves passes, we will attack and capture Huangze Pass.
Pass!" Kang Long clenched his fist with great confidence, showing a domineering air of having everything under control. Everyone in the barracks was shocked, pumping their fists and shouting, "Get Huang Zeguan!"
Before the commanders and chiefs left, Kang Long gave them instructions and told them several strange things. When these officers and staff came out of his barracks, they all looked confused and couldn't figure out why the Lord arranged this.
Of those strange things, only Cao Bin seemed to have understood them, with an unfathomable look on his face. However, since it was an instruction from an adult, everyone had a plan in mind and must carry it out properly, so as not to delay the important events of the adult in the future.
Please give me all kinds of requests! Spread flowers, VIPs, tickets, all come! Kang Long roared, if you hit me with tickets, I will hit you with beautiful girls!