Gongsun Xu was about to get up and avoid it, but Cao Zhang smiled and said: "It's okay, since we have entered the Huguan, you and I are robes, why avoid it!" After speaking, he opened the general order in front of Gongsun Xu, looked at it for a while and said: "My father plans to withdraw the army back to Xudu, and at the same time let Zang Ba of Qingzhou return to defend the three counties of Qingzhou, stop the attack, and continue to let us guard Huguan, and at the same time send troops to Pingyang to recapture this county." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Gongsun continued to say strangely: "Yuan Shao is alive and dead, this is a good time to occupy Hebei, why does the general want to withdraw his troops instead?" ”

Cao Zhang replied: "Actually, it's not difficult to guess, Yuan Tan guards Qingzhou, Yuan Shang guards Jizhou, Yuan Xi guards Youzhou, Gao Gan guards and merges the state, now Gao Gan is dead, but the three sons are still there, Yuan Shao's soldiers are full of factions, each has its own belonging, my father should have seen that after Yuan Shao's death, the sons will inevitably have infighting, so they withdrew Xu Du Taoguang to raise obscurity, wait and see what happens, and wait for their infighting to reap the benefits of the fishermen." ”

Gongsun continued to think about it and suddenly realized, and said: "Yes, instead of rushing to attack and consuming troops, it is better to wait for them to fight, the weaker side will inevitably use the power of the general, and then it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and it will also save a lot of soldiers and materials." ”

Cao Zhang was greatly satisfied when he heard this, although this Gongsun Xu did not have resourcefulness, but the overall situation was really good, and the reason for the result was clear, and he was also a general if he cultivated it.

So Cao Chang continued to ask: "So, what does Bo Kang think is my father's intention to let us attack Pingyang?" ”

Gongsun thought about it and replied: "It's related to Guanzhong!" Pingyang and Guanzhong are both bordering on Qianghu, and now attacking Pingyang must be to deter Qianghu, so that Qianghu does not dare to invade Guanzhong, it can be seen that the Guanzhong army should not be able to pull away at this time, otherwise the adults will not be allowed to send troops to attack Pingyang, because if the Guanzhong army can withdraw, there is no need to worry about Qianghu coming. ”

Cao Zhang nodded: "That's right!" After speaking, he shouted: "Someone! ”

A guard walked in, and Cao Zhang said to him: "Go and call the middle base order and Captain Zuo Jingfu to discuss it!" ”

The guard took the order and left, and Cao Zhang asked Gongsun Xu: "Bo Kang grew up in the north, not only to know how much does he know about Pingyang County?" ”

Gongsun continued: "My father regarded the Hu people as tigers and wolves all his life, and he fought with them all his life, and he paid attention to the mixed land of Hu and Han in the north. Many county towns have been occupied by the leaders of the Qianghu, and some of them are controlled by the local clans and local officials, although the two sides have fought from time to time, but they can't help each other, the most fundamental reason is that the living habits of the Qianghu people living in Pingyang County are difficult to live in Pingyang County for a long time, and the people are not willing to grow food for them, which leads to the empty county town controlled by the Qianghu, and only when the Qianghu people enter Pingyang County to loot, it will become their garrison. The people of Binh Duong County live in the county town controlled by the local clans and local officials, and are under their protection, so the people of Binh Duong are tenants and are owned by the local clans. ”

Cao Zhang nodded and said, "I see!" At this time, Gao Rou and Chen Zhi walked in, and Cao Zhang said to the two: "This is Gongsun Bokang, the son of the former general Yihou Gongsun Zhan!" Now I am the captain of the Captain of the Golden Temple! ”

Chen Zhi immediately drank the Gongsun Continuation Ceremony, and Gao Rou was a little surprised, presumably surprised why Gongsun Continuation was still alive, but this surprise was fleeting, and he immediately met with Gongsun Continuation Ceremony.

After hearing Gao Rou's name, Gongsun Xu said: "I have heard of your name, and the state soldiers are strong and strong, and you can't have it unless you have it!" ”

Gao Rou said: "Now they are all serving the imperial court, and there is no need to mention the past." ”

Gongsun continued to smile and then stopped talking, and several people sat down, Cao Zhang said at this time: "My father asked me to march into Pingyang County, Wenhui, and the border between Pingyang, and the state and Pingyang, where you must know the situation best, why don't you tell me, how many troops do I need to send to take Pingyang?" ”

Gao Rou said: "If you want to take Pingyang County, General Zhang Yan's 50,000 troops will be enough as long as they are equipped with armor and weapons!" However, if you want Qianghu to stop harassing Pingyang County, you need at least 4,000 elite horsemen! ”

Cao Zhang asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Gao Rou said: "Although the forces of Pingyang County are complicated, they are all rabble, General Zhang Yan's 50,000 army is enough to sweep the whole county, but the Qianghu people have always regarded Pingyang County as a granary pasture, and the market will come to loot, so if you want to let the Qianghu not come again, you must use the elite cavalry to fight a few tough battles with them, let them know that at this time Pingyang County has elite cavalry garrisoned, they can no longer rob, this kind of Hu people will only succumb to strong force, so there is no other way." ”

Cao Zhang pondered for a while and asked, "I don't know how powerful the Qianghu cavalry is?" ”

Gao Rou said: "Qianghu is not good at smelting iron and steel, and his armor and weapons are not as good as my Han Dynasty soldiers, but these Qianghu people are very skilled in riding, not only can they sleep on horses, but they can also lead two horses to ride a horse, usually not only use two horses to carry food and materials, but also constantly change horses, no need to stop and rest, so it can be called like the wind, plus they have captured Pingyang County many times, and they are extremely familiar with the terrain, so they are even more elusive, and the sound is east and west, The method of cavalry combat that combines fiction and reality is used perfectly, not so much that he is strong in battle, but that they are clever in tactics. ”

Cao Zhang heard the words and said: "I see, if this is the case, our army is moving slowly, and we don't have enough troops to guard the entire territory of Pingyang County, it is indeed difficult for them to stop entering the county to loot!" ”

Chen Zhi said: "If their riding skills are so skillful, even if we have four thousand elite horsemen, it will be difficult to catch up with them, after all, it is impossible for our knights to ride one horse and carry two horses, they can constantly change rides, and the Qianghu cavalry can easily throw off our pursuit!" ”

Gongsun Xu, who had not spoken all this time, said: "Mr. Gao said that he used the elite cavalry to fight a few tough battles with them, not to pursue this group of looting cavalry in Pingyang County to fight them in a decisive battle. ”

Gao Rou said: "Yes, General Gongsun is an expert in this, so it's better to talk about General Gongsun!" ”

Gongsun continued to nod his head, and said unrelentingly: "My father has fought against the Hu people several times when he has gone deep into his lair and fought with him, and even had a situation where he was surrounded by a heavy siege and lacked food and grass, but my father still insisted on using such tactics, and the fundamental reason was that as long as they ran long distances to kill the Hu people's lair, these Hu people would be forced out to fight to the death, otherwise they would definitely rely on their excellent riding skills and hide in Tibet." ”

Cao Zhang said: "In this case, can the four thousand elite cavalry go deep into the enemy formation and win? After all, it is in someone's lair, and there are a lot of people. ”

Gongsun continued: "My Central Plains people are afraid of the Hu people because they have excellent riding skills, cruel style, no land where they pass, and corpses are everywhere, but they are not well equipped and have unfavorable weapons, but they are only good in riding and cruel in temperament, so that my Han family is in a position like a tiger. ”

Cao Zhang said with a smile: "I understand, to deal with the Hu people, you have to use the other way, return the other way, and open up the battlefield into their lair!" (To be continued.) (To be continued.) )