Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 318 Xu Zhen, I'm afraid it's really going to be the heyday!

"Which way?"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Liao asked seriously.

He knew that this decision must be made after Che Qi had considered it carefully, since it was entrusted to him, he must not live up to his trust.

"Qianghu."

Xu Zhen wasn't joking at all. The Qianghu territory in this era straddled the territories of Bingzhou and Liangzhou. They had been entrenched here for many years, and there were dozens of tribes.

If you count the branches, there are hundreds of them, and they trade with the two places in a large area. At the same time, depending on the situation at the moment, they can choose to go to Xiliang or Bingzhou at any time.

At the beginning, they took refuge in Yuan Shao and defended the land outside the Great Wall for him, so they could get a lot of food and grass support, and even if a powerful clan in Qianghu was attacked, Yuan Shao would come to mediate in person.

If there is a foreign enemy, they will also fight against the enemy and form an allied force to help.

These friendships were broken after Xu Zhen captured Bingzhou, and many soldiers and horses of the Yuan family in later generations fled to the area of ​​Qianghu.

The Son of Heaven will fall into Xu Zhen's hands. Taking this opportunity, how many things can he do!

Less than half an hour later, Xu You and Cui Lin hurried in, neither of them understood what happened, but they felt that the car was strange today.

Xu You twisted his beard with his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment, walked a few steps and immediately figured out what he meant, turned around with a smile and said: "But I want to try to go to the Qianghu area in Hexi, go to the rear of Xiliang, and fight Ma Chao decisively." ?”

In Xudu Zhonglang's mansion, hundreds of elite soldiers came out from the inner hall and surrounded the main hall with water.

Zhuge Liang was stunned: "Huh?"

But in terms of strategy and strategy, it is very bold.

Xu You and Cui Lin saluted, then turned and left.

Xu Zhen didn't hide it either. He knew that Xu You would probably think of his own plan after the words were mentioned here, so he nodded directly and said, "What do you think of this plan?"

The only thing we know is that there are many mountains and deep forests, and you can walk along the Yellow River to the barren grasslands, but before that, all the war horses can only travel slowly all the way.

"Well, it's almost there. The bet is whether there is an ambush in the narrow mountain trail on this road. If there is, there will be heavy losses. It is difficult to save all the troops and return."

Xu Zhen gave the order and roughly arranged the before and after events. Of course, the rest of the people should not know, lest too many people know the secret order, and it will be leaked inadvertently, allowing the enemy to eavesdrop and cause trouble.

"That's how it is," Xu You said with a smile after twisting his beard for a while, "Back when I was friends with the second young master, Jujun was alone, and now he is with Cui Yan in Xudu. I can ask, no Explaining the reason is just a daily correspondence."

This terrain, Xu Zhen can probably guess that it is there, and the famous Hukou Waterfall in later generations is nearby...

In an instant, hundreds of armored soldiers rushed forward and surrounded them.

It was discussed before that death must be a heroic death in the court, so that many Han officials will be awakened with bitter words, so that the world will know that the Cao family is a Han thief, and the matter of the bloody edict of the year will be sent to the mansion of the loyal Han officials .

"After returning to the barracks, call Cui Lin and Xu You."

The current plan is similar to that at that time, and it is also a gamble on whether there is an ambush on the road, and the current riders do not understand the terrain of Qianghu's territory.

Cui Lin's eyes flickered for a moment. Although there are so many horse farms in the territory, grazing has been vigorously promoted, but after all, the time is short, and the young horses born from the breeding of war horses will take a year to be trained and enter the camp.

After all, he really planned to take this path to Xiliang, let Ma Chao suffer from the enemy, and disturb the morale of his army.

Several people exchanged cups and drinks, all very harmonious, the atmosphere was even like old friends gathering, the things they talked about were not murderous, they were just judging the people in the world and reminiscing about the past.

"It's a bit difficult...but try your best."

From Yangping County, Linfen and westward, you can enter the territory of Qianghu. The large mountains and high slope grasslands are extremely difficult. Once you enter, if there is insufficient food, you will die halfway.

……

Such a temperament will be of great use in the future.

Prepare as much armament as possible from Tiangongyuan, so that this elite soldier can be armed to the teeth, so that the chance of success will be greater.

"Wait a minute," Xu Zhen pulled him, and asked Zhang Liao to come closer to him again, and said with a smile, "There's no rush, I'm not going there right away, I sent thousands of scouts to scout the terrain day and night."

Do not march without scruple.

At this banquet, Ma Teng felt that something was wrong from the moment he came in, but Cao Ang didn't ask anything during the banquet, and he didn't quarrel with him.

If the horses were traveling on trails, once they were ambushed, the entire army would be wiped out. Perhaps Su Tiejia could save lives a little, but in reality, it was far from that simple.

"In the territory Qianghu currently occupies, more than a dozen strongholds have been ambushed in the land of Yongliang. They have not visited for several years. I don't know what their situation is. However, in those days, their internal clans often fought and killed countless people. It is cold and the vegetation does not grow, so the horses are not considered fat, and the more you fight, the more exhausted your armament will be."

You can't use your own soldiers, soldiers, horses, and money and materials in the territory to squander at will.

With [-] war horses and the war cavalry already in Zhang Liao's army, one man and two can ride out and march slowly. The food and grass must be prepared enough.

In this way, even the anger dissipated, and Ma Teng thought he was thinking too much.

I am afraid that the gift money alone has collected a lot, how could I not know it at all.

What valley?I have never been out of any valley, so there is no reason why I dare not go out.

Once successful, there is no need to conquer two heavy cities that are already full of fortifications.

But Xu You was still at a loss, a little helpless, and said with a wry smile: "Cheqi, I really can't do anything about this matter. At the beginning, Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, and Qiang Hu communicated with each other. He's in charge, I'm just getting a sense of it."

"Yes, where there is a will, there is a way."

"Here."

"However, has Che Qi understood the hidden dangers and risks involved?"

Xu You nodded with a chuckle. This rider is bold and careful, and he is very cautious in his actions. He is stubborn, which is rare in the world, such as patrolling the camp and scouting the terrain.

It is right to take risks, but even if you know how to take risks, you must find a way to ensure your chances of winning as much as possible.

Xu Zhen nodded after thinking about it.

"Then choose soldiers and horses, and then prepare food, armaments, and belongings. I want you to go through this place with the most elite posture, and take a look at what Qianghu is doing today."

Xu Zhen was dazed for a moment, and was about to speak, then held back, and sighed: "Forget it, it's useless to tell you, you don't even dare to walk in the inclined valley, and why are you talking about mountains that are tens of miles away."

"Go."

I have been waiting for the news before, and the handling of government affairs is also concentrated in two hours a day for all approvals, and then the rest of the time should be spent lazing and resting, doing as I please.

It can go directly to Anding and threaten Ma Chao's rear. Maybe it can be solved next year. If you want to use your life to pile it up, it will be very troublesome.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Ma Teng immediately stopped drinking. Because he drank a lot of wine, his face was flushed and his eyes were bloodshot.

Unfortunately, it fell short.

This is, what do you mean?
You can't beat me for something, right?

Xu Zhen muttered slightly worriedly...

"That's right," Xu Zhen smiled and said, "I need [-] war horses. If I can't find them, I'll deploy them from the army."

"Cheqi, why did you call us here... why?" Cui Lin was still the same as before, honest and honest, but he was very serious in his work, knowing that he must have something to discuss when he called us.

I want to make Cao Cao regret it.

Dare to march like this, it must be how much trust you have in the soldiers under your command, and how brave the soldiers are who are not afraid of life and death.

"good."

Of course, the strategy idea is good, but judging from what Cao Ang is doing at this moment, it should be difficult to implement. Ma Teng is planning to assassinate Cao Ang when he returns to invite Cao Ang in a few days.

"Then, please, I don't know, what will be the final result after Ma Teng enters Xudu?"

"In addition, I will go to the Tiangongyuan to give orders, and I will also write a letter to Xudu, asking my brother for help. While asking about Xudu's affairs, I will mention the outside of the Great Wall a little bit. My brother is jealous. If Knowing that, I can’t help but tell some clues in the letter.”

Because Xu Zhen didn't have any news about Qiang Hu, even the scouts sent out to investigate could only get some maps of the surrounding forests when they came back.

Zhang Liao looked overjoyed. It was obvious that what Xu Zhen said later made him happy. As a confidant and general in command of the armored cavalry camp, he certainly had access to many secret workshops.

"Well, if Che Qi has already figured it out, then you can really give it a try..."

"Alright."

"feasible."

After that day, what is the prestige of the Cao family?

Xu Zhen did think carefully before he came up with this strategy, and he hadn't discussed it with Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu and other advisers. This is an extremely bold idea.

"How could I not understand?" Zhuge Liang immediately leaned back, and what you said was a bit hurtful, "Master just wants to take risks, Kong Ming won't say it, can you tell me about this plan? , I'm so interested!"

"Tsk, you don't understand even if you tell me." Xu Zhen said suddenly, his thoughts were still diverging, and it seemed that there were all kinds of possibilities in the march, so talking to him was actually not very serious.

"Are you familiar with the Qianghu area? Or do you know the terrain?"

As for Ma Chao in Xiliang, he no longer had to listen to the emperor's restraints, and he could really take the conquest of the Central Plains as his own business, and he was famous for his father's hatred.

Ma Teng knew that he would die, and he came to Xudu to ask for death, but if he died like this under the random knife in Zhonglang's mansion, it would be the same as what he wanted, not half what he thought before.

The elite soldiers in the armored cavalry battalion must have martial arts far beyond ordinary people if they take off their full-scale heavy armor, and equipped with powerful armaments, they must be invincible.

In addition, scholars all over the world are also waiting for this opportunity to attack Cao Mengde in groups. Under such a chaotic situation between the north and the south, and internal and external instability, how can he still march safely.

"But, do you have a plan?"

"What is the meaning of this!"

"The last general, take orders."

"Cheqi suddenly asked about this...uh..."

After being under Xu Zhen's command these years, he has already learned to act cautiously and not to talk too much, lest he make mistakes in the future and be laughed at by others, and there will be great losses.

"Uncle, strike first."

But what he wants is not to conquer Qianghu immediately and take all this large territory as his own, but to find the land of the river, spanning from Pingyang County to Anding County.

At the beginning of the battle to capture Liucheng, they also retreated to advance. They marched day and night, and ran for hundreds of miles.

There are almost no places to garrison troops, and there are several places where clans gather. They are all small clans. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are mobile car shops. They are always on the move, so there is no strategic significance.

This is, soldiers take risks and take risks.

A rough man like him, a fierce general who came out of horseback, didn't want to sit still. He also wanted people like Cao to see the anger of the man from Xiliang.

Give him some more time, and he will be able to find a chance to do it.

He is really going to be in full swing.

Xu Zhen mainly wanted to ask Xu You. At the beginning, he was Yuan Shao's friend, and he should have done all these things in person. For example, Xu You might have a map of He Qiang. Back then, he was responsible for sending envoys. Do business with these foreigners and come and go at any time.

He smiled, his usual dignity in the army was gone, as if he was a farmer who took advantage, stroked his beard to the neck, laughed twice, turned around and went out.

"Eldest son, what do you mean!?"

Coming out of the main hall, Xu Zhen ran into Zhuge Liang who had just left to give orders. Kong Ming walked over quickly, "Master, what's the matter today? Why did you suddenly summon so many people and seem to have given a lot of orders?"

Xu You didn't dare to make judgments either. He made too many judgments under Yuan Shao's command.

"In addition, Gao Shun and Wen Yuan should be familiar with each other. If you ask more questions about Che Qi, you can roughly redraw the map. With a few months as the boundary, secretly check the terrain and information of Qiang Hu, and check day and night. , will certainly gain something.”

"Go."

At this time, he can only regret.

Xu Zhen smiled, and immediately looked at him with approving eyes. Xu You, who had a new life, was not as wild as before, and even his thoughts became much calmer.

As for why he was so angry, Ma Teng knew in his heart that the edict sent by Cao Ang, coercing the emperor to order the princes, made Ma Teng not only deeply feel that there would be obstacles at every step in the future if he wanted to do big things, but also caused him to be blocked. man threatening anger.

This made Cao Cao in the south restless and could only return to the army.

Unexpectedly, after a commander entered the main hall, he whispered a few words in Cao Ang's ear, and repeated eager and heavy footsteps sounded like thunder shaking the mountain.

This road is extremely dangerous, and it is necessary to gamble on whether Qianghu's current military strength is strong, and whether they have always had very strict precautions against Bingzhou.

The last point is that Ma Teng chose an opportunity when Xu Bowen was on the border, which made Cao Cao have to worry that if the battle in the rear was finally settled by Xu Zhen.

After he left, Cui Lin asked: "Cheqi wants to inform the Tiangong Academy, and prepare the cotton clothes and horses?"

There are so many armaments available in the Tiangong Academy, and almost any of them can be taken out at will, which can make it difficult for ordinary soldiers and horses to deal with. pick.

At the same time, let all the spies brought in dare not fear death in Xudu, and kill as many as they can, so as to threaten the Cao family.

Cao Ang stood on the main seat, stared at him condescendingly, smiled lightly, put his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice: "I am kind, and I don't want to kill heroes."

"But I didn't expect that when my uncle entered my Xudu, he brought thousands of killers with him. The school officials have already gone to arrest him."

"Hehehe!" In despair, Ma Teng's eyes were bloodshot, and he closed them dryly, looking up at the sky helplessly, "No wonder, as soon as the school commander came in, you immediately attacked."

It turned out that everything was deceiving me, and I planned to kill people from the beginning.

(End of this chapter)