PS: Corrected later.............................. Cao Liang was very happy with Wang Ji's arrival and personally went out of the city to greet him.

"Brother Boyu, you are finally here, and you want to trouble the little brother." Cao Liang stepped forward to take Wang Ji's hand and said enthusiastically. His enthusiasm is not the kind of officialdom politeness, but from the heart.

After Cao Liang was promoted to the governor of the state, he urgently needed a person who was capable and had a good relationship with him to be the assassin of the state and act as his right-hand man, and Wang Ji was undoubtedly a suitable candidate.

On such an occasion, Wang Ji was embarrassed to call Cao Liang a brother, and said a little reservedly: "The lower officials see Cao Dudu." ”

Cao Liang smiled and said: "Brother Boyu, why should you be so polite, you and I were in Anfeng at the beginning, but we have lived and died together, the so-called friendship of tribulation cannot be forgotten, you and I are married to Jinlan, and we should be commensurate with brothers." ”

With Cao Liang's current status, Wang Ji is considered to be high, but he didn't expect Cao Liang to be so approachable, which made Wang Ji's sense of strangeness disappear immediately, and he talked to him enthusiastically.

Cao Liang deliberately set up a banquet in the barracks, but there was no wine on the banquet, in the army, Cao Liang is forbidden to drink, especially in wartime, there are those who violate the ban, there is no forgiveness, Cao Liang is the commander-in-chief, so he can naturally lead by example, even if it is a reception banquet for Wang Ji, it is also a tea instead of wine.

Wang Ji was not displeased, but admired Cao Liang very much, so strict in governing the army, no wonder Cao Liang was able to achieve such meritorious achievements, I think it has a great relationship with his serious military discipline, a person who is strict with himself can truly serve the public with virtue.

Cao Liang briefly inquired about the situation after parting, and quickly turned to the topic, talking about the military situation of the border fortress, Cao Liang became serious, and the Xianbei people were menacing, and they had become the first major trouble on the border of Wei.

It stands to reason that the Hu people invaded the territory only to plunder the population and property, and generally they did not have any territorial claims, but this Tuoba Liwei was obviously different from other Hu people, he was ambitious and determined to enter the Central Plains, so in the case of repeated attacks, he still persevered and launched many attacks, disturbing the peace of the border.

This is obviously contrary to Cao Liang's original intention, Cao Liang's purpose in merging the state is to create a base of his own as a capital to compete with the Sima family.

Since it is a base area, it is necessary to ensure the tranquility and stability of this area, and the Xiongnu are pacified, but suddenly another Xianbei appeared, disrupting Cao Liang's plan to govern and merge the state. In other words, without breaking Xianbei, many of Cao Liang's plans will not be realized.

But if you want to pacify Xianbei, it is not as simple as pacifying the Huns, don't look at the Huns, who are also known as 100,000 people, but because the Huns are divided into five parts, each fighting for itself, and suspicious of each other, this gave Cao Liang an opportunity to break them one by one.

But Xianbei people are not easy to deal with so much, they have a weak ability to rule, tribes from near and far have joined one after another, and the cohesion is extremely strong, Cao Liang has no possibility of breaking through at all.

And now Cao Liang is a shortcoming in terms of troops, the Pingbei Army, including the Bingzhou County soldiers, has a total of more than 30,000 people, which is indeed far from the 100,000 or even 200,000 troops of the Xianbei people.

Therefore, if you want to defeat the Xianbei people, you must solve the problem of weak troops on the spot, and only when the state army is strong can you have a chance to defeat the enemy.

However, wanting to expand the army is a relatively sensitive issue in itself, and the imperial court is extremely strict with the behavior of private soldiers, and any initiative to recruit troops outside the establishment will be regarded as rebellious by the imperial court.

The Pingbei Army plus the Bingzhou Army, calculated according to the establishment, is 30,000 people, and the territory of Bingzhou is vast, with these 30,000 people alone, I am afraid that even the garrison is overstretched, let alone want to fight back against the Xianbei people.

Although Cao Liang had also recruited troops in various parts of Bingzhou by recruiting Xiangyong, Cao Liang hoped to strengthen his army in this way, and eventually reach the point where he could compete with the Xianbei people.

Of course, Cao Liang's plan must be agreed by the new Bingzhou Assassin Shi, so when choosing the Bingzhou Assassin History, Cao Liang must be inclined to choose someone who has a good relationship with him to be the Bingzhou Assassin Shi, and the Bingzhou Assassin is not just a magistrate, he must become his right-hand man.

After Wang Ji arrived, Cao Liang did not hide it, but took the initiative to tell Wang Ji his plan frankly in exchange for his support.

Wang Ji was a little hesitant, because he knew that recruiting troops without the permission of the imperial court was tantamount to rebellion, and he was still very clear about the stakes involved.

But when Wang Ji saw Cao Liang's frank and sincere gaze, he couldn't help but be touched, Cao Liang's ultimate purpose in doing this was not to intend to do anything wrong, but to put an end to the trouble of Xianbei, and his selfless behavior should be respected by people.

Therefore, Wang Ji decided to fully support Cao Liang's plan, share weal and woe, and share weal and woe.

Cao Liang mainly discussed with him such a thing, as for other things, Cao Liang has nothing to worry about, after all, the assassin has the responsibility and authority of the assassin, and the governor has the jurisdiction of the governor, and it is obviously the most important thing to do his own thing.

However, it is one thing to recruit the villagers, and it is another thing to form combat effectiveness, and it takes time to expand the armament for war, and there is no systematic exercise, and these recruited villagers are not yet able to compete with the Xianbei people.

And Tuoba Liwei will not rest, after the winter of the fourth year of Zhengshi passed, in the spring of the fifth year of Zhengshi, the Xianbei people attacked again.

Yanmen Pass, a hard bone, the Xianbei people can't gnaw down, but this doesn't mean that the Xianbei people have no chance to take advantage of it, Tuoba Liwei followed the advice of his Han strategist Fan Jian, and broke through the defense line of the Great Wall in a roundabout way, from the northeast to the direction of Daijun, into the northern Jin region.

I have to say that Cao Liang is forward-looking in terms of strategy, just when most people think that holding the gate of Yanmen can completely block the attack of the Xianbei people.

But Cao Liang knows that Yanmen is not a sword gate, there is no kind of dangerous terrain that is not open to a husband, if the Xianbei people give up the initiative Yanmen and march from other places, Cao Liang will definitely not be able to stop it, after all, such a long defense line, with the current Cao Liang's troops, it will not be foolproof at all.

Even if you hold this section of Bingzhou, and the Huns choose to bypass Youzhou, it will be insoluble for Cao Liang.

Therefore, Cao Liang did not get too entangled in fighting for every inch of land, but took the initiative to give up a large area of territory, fortify the wall, and defend several strongholds such as Jiuyuan to contain the opponent's attack.

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