Chapter 739: Whetting Your Appetite
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The ministers were not as calm as the potters, and after reading the detailed information and knowing the specific number of the enemy's army, there was a little jealousy between their eyebrows.
Of course, the generals don't take the likes of Cheri Ji Yadan in their eyes, but they can't ignore the 50,000 Xiqiang iron horsemen, you know, the Qiang people's bravery and good fighting are famous in the world, and what Xianbei Huns and the like are inferior.
Back then, the Han Dynasty was in order to quell the repeated rebellions of the Qiang people, and the repeated campaigns did not stop, which indirectly drained the treasury and made Dong Zhuo, Ma Teng and other Xiliang warlords sit big.
It can be said that to a certain extent, the Han Dynasty perished on the endless rebellion of the Qiang people.
The 50,000 Xiqiang Iron Cavalry is definitely a force to be reckoned with.
And the weakness of Great Wei is precisely the lack of cavalry.
Although the territory of the Great Wei is the largest and the economy is also the strongest, the horse-producing areas such as Xiliang, Youyan and Liaodong are not under the control of the Great Wei.
At the beginning, potters could also buy horses from the Gongsun clan in Liaodong, but after the Gongsun clan was destroyed by Liu Bei, the only source of war horses was also blocked, and it could only be supplemented by smuggling a small number of war horses, plus captured war horses.
So, despite the fact that over the years had passed, the potter's territory had more than doubled, but the number of cavalry under his command was only 25,000.
And in the north of the Han Kingdom, after Liu Bei destroyed Goguryeo, he was at least able to piece together ** 10,000 iron cavalry, another Xianbei enemy, all the people were soldiers, and it was claimed that there were 100,000 iron cavalry.
In order to defend against these two enemies, who had more powerful cavalry units, the potters had to deploy more than half of their cavalry in Bingzhou and Jizhou.
Therefore, although the pottery merchant claimed to have an army of 300,000 and divided the troops to attack Qin, the number of cavalry under his command was only more than 10,000 horsemen.
10,000 iron horsemen against 50,000 iron horsemen, the number disparity is obvious, how can the generals not be afraid.
In the imperial tent, which was originally hotly discussed, it suddenly fell silent, and everyone stopped talking.
The pottery merchant saw the jealousy among the ministers, but he smiled disdainfully, and said confidently: "Isn't it 50,000 Xiqiang iron horses, and we haven't defeated the same powerful enemy, so you have forgotten how we destroyed the Hun iron horses who came to help Yuan Shang when we conquered the Jin Kingdom?" ā
The potter's heroic words instantly hooked the memories of the generals, and the scene of the year suddenly came to mind.
In that year, the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu Fuluo, led 40,000 Hun iron cavalry to invade Hanoi, how arrogant the arrogance, the whole army thought that it could not resist the Xiongnu iron cavalry, but in the end it was Tiandan's fire bull array, miraculously wiped out the Xiongnu iron cavalry.
That epic victory, when I think about it, makes the generals have endless memories.
After being reminded by the potter, the emotions of the generals rose again in a blink of an eye, and their ambitions rose wildly, and they all shouted generously to fight.
"Your Majesty is right, back then, we were far less powerful than we are now, we could destroy the iron cavalry of the Huns, and now we are more than several times stronger, and I am afraid that those Qiang people will not succeed, how much he comes, how much we will destroy him!" Fan shouted excitedly.
The blood of the generals was immediately ignited, and they raised their arms one by one and shouted, vowing to destroy the Qiang enemy.
In the imperial tent, the fighting spirit exploded for a while, and the high fighting spirit almost overturned the tent.
In the midst of a generous shout of war, Bai Qi arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the morale of our army is high, which is naturally a good thing, but the minister can't help but pour a little cold water." ā
"If you have any opinions, just say them." The potter smiled and flicked his hand, signaling that he had no scruples.
Bai Qi did not hide his armpits, and said bluntly: "Your Majesty used General Tian's fire bull plan to break the Hun iron cavalry, it was indeed a wonderful plan, but this fire bull trick was used once, the world knows, with Cao Cao's wisdom, he will never be able not to guard, when he will not condone the Xiqiang people, like the Huns arrogantly pursued, and finally hit our army's plan, in this case, if you want to break the 50,000 Xiqiang iron horses, plus 50,000 Qin troops as the backing, I am afraid that it is not as simple as imagined." ā
In the imperial tent, the passionate shouts of war soon fell silent because of Bai Qi's words, and the generals calmed down and thought about it, and indeed felt that they were too optimistic.
"Your Majesty, although this little white man's words are a bit disappointing, but Lao Fan's thinking is quite reasonable, that Cao Cao is not a fool, he is very yin, he should not be stupid enough to fall into His Majesty's fire bull plan again." Even Fan Hao became calm.
Zhang Liang also nodded slightly, shook his feather fan and said: "What General Bai and Fan Dayu said is extremely true, we want to break the Qiang people's iron cavalry, of course it is not possible to fight head-on, we must come up with a strange strategy, as for the fire bull array, it has been used once, Cao Cao must take precautions, it will never work if you want to use it again, you must think of another clever plan." ā
Speaking of this, the strategists frowned, began to use their brains, and thought of a strategy to break the enemy.
The potter smiled, and that smile seemed to have anticipated Bai Qi's worries and the concerns of Zhang Liang and others.
At this time, he smiled secretly, waved his hand and said: "You don't have to bother with it, I had already expected Cao Cao to use the Xiqiang Iron Cavalry before I sent my troops to attack Qin, and I had prepared a plan to break the enemy, just waiting for the Qiang people to hit the muzzle." ā
As soon as these words came out, in the imperial tent, everyone's spirits were lifted, and a pair of excited and surprised eyes looked at the potter.
The ministers have always known that their best skill of the Son of Heaven is to win by surprise, and every time there is a critical moment, they will always use something "whimsical", and they can't think of a strange strategy, turning defeat into victory and breaking a strong enemy.
This time, when the potter said that he had a clever plan to defeat the enemy, how could the ministers not be excited.
"Your Majesty, you are hiding so deeply, it turns out that you have already had a clever plan to break the enemy, what kind of clever plan, tell us about it." Fan Hao exclaimed excitedly.
Before the potter could speak, Jing Ke hurriedly entered, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the secret letter from the palace has arrived." ā
Saying that, Jing Ke presented a secret book to the potter.
The potter took the letter, opened it and looked at it only a few times, and the eagle eyes lit up with a look of triumph, and could not help laughing.
When he smiled like this, the ministers on the left and right were even more curious, and they were speculating about who wrote the secret letter from the palace, and what it said, how it could make the Son of Heaven laugh.
Fan was anxious, and couldn't help muttering: "I said Your Majesty, why are you so happy, let us be happy...... Also, Your Majesty, you haven't answered Lao Fan yet, what is the clever plan you are talking about? ā
The potter smiled mysteriously, but only replied: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and we will see when the time comes, so let's discuss it here today, and then we will all retreat." ā
Fan Hao was in a hurry, jumped up and shouted: "Don't, Your Majesty, what kind of trick are you, just say it directly, you are hanging people's appetites like this, it's very uncomfortable!" ā
The more he asked, the more the potter betrayed him, deliberately did not answer, got up and walked into the tent, leaving only the sound of laughter behind him.
"Your Majesty, don't go, or you can tell me that Lao Fan is okay alone, I swear to the lamp, and I will never tell them......" When Fan Hao was still persistent, the majestic figure of the potter merchant had disappeared behind the bead curtain.
At this time, the ministers knew that the Son of Heaven deliberately did not say anything, and it would be useless to ask more, and they were convinced of the wisdom of the potter, since the potter said that there was a clever plan to destroy the enemy, it must be foolproof.
So the ministers had no choice but to relax and retreat with speculation.
Fan Hao slapped his thigh and muttered and complained: "This majesty, it's still the same as when I was in Haixi, I like to play tricks and hang people's appetites, you just don't say that you have a clever plan, and if you don't explain it, you want me to be unable to sleep......
Seeing that Fan Hao was still reluctant to leave, Zhang Liang stepped forward, stretched out his hand and patted his brain with a feather fan, and said with a smile: "Okay, Fan Dayu, Your Majesty said that if there is a clever plan, there must be a clever plan, anyway, it won't take long to know the result, what are you anxious about." ā
Fan Hao touched the back of his head, glanced at Zhang Liang, and grinned: "What you said is light, don't you want to know what His Majesty's plan is earlier, with such a question in your heart, can you fall asleep?" ā
"Oh, it's dark, I'm so sleepy, I'll go back to sleep......" Zhang Liang didn't persuade him anymore, yawning and leaving.
Looking at Zhang Liang, who was yawning, Fan Hao became depressed, and scolded with a flat mouth: "You can sleep too, a heartless guy!" ā
Complaining is complaining, Fan Hao can only block up his doubts, muttering and retreating.
In the imperial tent, it finally quieted down.
With a loud laugh, the potter stepped into the inner tent, and his eyes fell on the beautiful woman with a bewitching face and a plump body.
That woman is Zhu Rong, the first beauty in Nanban.
You must know that Zhu Rong is a first-class military general with a force value of more than 80, and in order to obtain the marriage martial arts value on her body and improve her martial arts, she must let her marry herself willingly.
If you want her to be willing, it's useless to just confine her in the palace, people are emotional animals, and only by getting along with each other often can they cultivate feelings.
In order to sharpen the knife and not cut firewood by mistake, the potter naturally took Zhurong with him when he cut Qin, and cultivated his feelings like the other concubines.
Of course, in addition to Zhu Rong, the potter also brought the big and small Qiao sisters and the two concubines of Xinna with him, so that they could enjoy themselves and relax at any time.
After all, although Zhu Rong is tempting, she still can't be touched before she gets married.
When she stepped into the inner tent, Zhu Rong was standing in front of the bronze mirror, trying on the gorgeous clothes that the potter had just given her.
Obviously, Zhu Rong doesn't often wear Hanfu, standing in front of the mirror is pulling around, and it took a long time to wear it right, and when he accidentally loosened the belt, the side of the shirt slipped obliquely, and the pink fragrant neck and snow-white jade shoulders suddenly revealed half of it.
Seeing such a beautiful scenery, the potter's heart suddenly jumped.