A few miles west of Kaocheng City was the cavalry of the Jin army, and the infantry of the Jin army was not seen.

Hundreds of iron horsemen, swept along the wilderness outside the west of the city, rolling up the loess in the sky, and the blue wheat fields were spoiled by these cattle, but now the Xuzhou army could not fight without authorization.

Before coming to Caozhou, Jiang Feng explained two things to Yang Kan.

First, it is necessary to handle the relationship with Zhu Mao, Liu Yansi, and Wang Shouxin, especially Zhu Mao.

The second is to fight and make peace with the Jin army according to the actual situation, the general principle is that you can fight, but you can't tear your face and fight, because if you don't fight, you can't make peace, but if you fight too much, both sides can't put down and want to divide the victory and defeat, then it's not what Jiang Feng wants to see, and I believe it's not what Li Cunhou wants to see.

Zhu Mao is not as good as Liu Yansi and Wang Shouxin, the Tianping Army basically maintains the original structure of Zhu Mao's Taining Army, and the main force is basically composed of his original several pro-army, although Zhu Mao respects Jiang Feng very much, it does not mean that he is pleasing to everyone under Jiang Feng's command.

His respect for Jiang Feng is based on the strength of Xuzhou, and he thinks that following Jiang Feng can get a better development space and give himself a bigger stage to show, so he will agree to work for the second time after the first refusal.

Yang Kan also respects Zhu Mao, but it doesn't mean that he is afraid of Zhu Mao, Zhu Mao's martial arts strength is higher than Yang Kan, but Yang Kan is here on behalf of Jiang Feng, and behind him is the entire Xuzhou Governor's Mansion Five Towns, as long as Zhu Mao is still a member of the Xuzhou army, then he must obey Yang Kan's orders.

"The Jin army infantry army is basically composed of Hedong Han people, among which the Daizhou soldiers and Taiyuan soldiers are the mainstay, and the Yanmen soldiers in the Daizhou soldiers and the Yuci soldiers in the Taiyuan soldiers are particularly fierce, and the Dingxiang soldiers in Xinzhou are also quite fierce. ”

Zhu Mao knew the situation of the Jin army very well, and his many years of dealing with Shatuo made him know everything without sending scouts.

"Although I haven't fought with the Jin army for so many years, I also know that Shi Jingjiao and Liu Zhiyuan are particularly fierce in the Jin army's cavalry, both of whom are Shatuo fierce generals, and their martial arts strength is above the middle stage of Ning Dan. The infantry army is led by Guo's five sons of the Yanmen army as the main force, Guo Chongtao is a family of five sons, all dragons and tigers, this Yanmen army is also a general reference, in fact, it also includes Yuci soldiers and Dingxiang soldiers, because Guo's second son Guo Tingyu married the daughter of Taiyuan Wang, and Guo's third son Guo Tingshu married the daughter of the Sun family of the Dingxiang clan, and the Yanmen army was almost recruited from these three places, so this Yanmen soldiers actually include Yanmen, Yuci and Dingxiang soldiers. ”

The people of Hedong are fierce and tenacious, not inferior to the Yan and Zhao Xiongbing, they are all excellent places to recruit troops, and they are also the main source of soldiers for the Jin army.

"The cavalry is dominated by the Shatuo Iron Cavalry, but the infantry army is dominated by Han soldiers, that is, Guo's Yanmen Army?"

Guo Chongtao, Yang Kan is of course no stranger, this is the most difficult enemy of the Great Liang, although it is a Han Chinese, but it is the official residence of the Great Jin Dynasty School Inspection Taibao, the Privy Council Privy Council, a very popular minister, but later for Li Cunqiao to be jealous, had to retire to avoid trouble, but after Li Cunhou succeeded to the throne, and re-enabled the Guo family, so that the Jin army's infantry strength was quickly restored, and only in recent years did the Jin army's war against the Liang army begin to turn to the favorable side of the Jin army.

In the past, although the Shatuo Iron Cavalry could gain an advantage in the battle against the Liang army, because the Liang army's infantry army was stronger than the Jin army, it could always withstand the attack of the Jin army at a critical time, and finally dragged down the Jin army and its allies with its strength advantage, and finally turned into a draw or even victory.

"Basically, but maybe there's something going on right now. Zhu Mao said in a deep voice: "With the demise of the Great Liang, more than 200,000 Liang troops have been wiped out in more than a year, and less than one-third of them have really been completely killed and destroyed, that is to say, at least more than 150,000 Liang troops have been dispersed, except for about 100,000 who have surrendered to our Xuzhou and Caizhou, Outside Nanyang, the Jin army surrendered at least more than 50,000 Liang troops from several battles in Henan Province, which were mainly infantry troops, and at the same time, after the fall of Bianliang, the Jin army successively surrendered more than 30,000 Liang troops, which means that the surrender of the Jin army will not be less than 80,000 Liang troops, most of which are mainly infantry troops, including many infantry commanders of the original Liang army also surrendered to the Shatuo people. ”

Yang Kan also knows this.

Although Xuzhou also tried its best to win over and recruit the Liang army, during the war in Henan, the Jin army's iron cavalry suddenly broke through Luoyang, cutting off the retreat of the Liang army in Henan Province, and a considerable part of the Liang army was captured and forced to surrender, and was finally absorbed by the Jin army, and a small part fled back to Zhongmu.

After the fall of Bianliang, there were still some Liang troops who were reluctant to flee to Xuzhou, Caizhou and Nanyang because their relatives and friends were still in Bianzhou, Zhengzhou, and Huazhou, and finally surrendered to the Jin army.

This greatly enriched the strength of the Jin army, and at the same time laid the foundation for the Jin army to take over Henan, Zhengzhou, Huazhou, Bianzhou, Huaizhou, and the Central Plains Prefectures.

"That's a problem. Yang Kan showed a thoughtful look on his face, "Brother Demou, if we send people from our side to deliberately win over these Liang army descendants, do you think there is a chance?"

After Zhu Mao was stunned, he also thought about it.

Yang Kan's meaning is obviously not as simple as a simple wooing, of course it is good to be able to win over some people, but if you can't win over, then there is nothing, and it can also intentionally or unintentionally leave a seed of doubt in the minds of Shatuo people, and even some of the Liang army who are already willing to serve Xuzhou, I am afraid that Xuzhou's side will also deliberately let it not vote here for the time being, but hide in the Jin army.

This kind of fiction and reality, true and false, can greatly destroy the impression of these descendants in the hearts of Shatuo people, so that Shatuo people dare not use them, either cast idle, or can only be divided and disintegrated, slowly digested, which will undoubtedly greatly stimulate these descendants, so that those who have no intention of serving Xuzhou have to consider finding another way.

"This is a way, and if you want to move, you have to start as soon as possible, before the Shatuo people have really bought the hearts of these people. Zhu Mao put his hands behind his back and said slowly: "Both the Privy Council and Wuwentang should start to do this, especially those senior officers, Yang Shumi also has his own connections in Bianliang, including many generals from Liang in our Xuzhou Army, who can play the role of their own family connections and operate well." ”

Yang Kan also admired Zhu Mao's big heart, and he didn't taboo this at all.

In fact, it's not that no one has mentioned it in this regard, but everyone is quite tactful and subtle, after all, there are many generals in the Xuzhou army who are born in the Liang, from the top to the middle and low levels, but this kind of factional color is originally taboo for the people, even if Jiang Feng is generous, I am afraid that he does not want to have too strong a certain system under his command.

Zhu Mao, this guy, actually dared to say it in front of himself, the number one person in the "Liang Department", did he really not think there was anything about it, or did he still have to focus on the "overall situation"?

"Brother Demou, I'm afraid this kind of thing still has to ask the king of the county first, of course, we are also duty-bound, as long as it is beneficial to our Xuzhou, of course we must go all out. Yang Kan snorted, "But if the brothers on the Tianping Army's side also have connections over there, they can also use it, which can also be regarded as a merit." ”

"Yes, too. Zhu Mao also laughed and changed the topic, "With the will of the privy council, let these crow troops be unbridled in our Caozhou territory now? Doesn't this show that we are weak and can be bullied? These Hu people are veterans of bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, the more you show toughness, they may be stunned." ”

Yang Kan also considered this situation, "Of course it can't be like this, Caozhou Xinde, if we are afraid of wolves in the front and afraid in the future, how can we let the people of Caozhou return to their hearts? Send an envoy to Taoling first, if the Shatuo people on the Taoling side can't be the master, let the envoy go to Yongqiu, and tell them that we in Xuzhou are not willing to fight, but we are not afraid of war, if there are Shatuo cavalry entering without our permission, we will have to defend the land." ”

The voice of Yang Kan's last words also raised a few degrees.

"Salute first, then soldiers, okay!" Zhu Mao liked this tough posture very much, "Then I'll send someone right away!"

"In addition, immediately send scouts to Xiangyi to investigate the situation, to see if the Shatuo people have entered the territory of Xiangyi, and how Caizhou will deal with it. Yang Kan then said: "We must also be ready for war, Brother Demou, the cavalry of the Tianping Army must be pulled out and ready to fight at any time." ”

"Yang Shumi, don't worry, the Tianping Army is not muddy, as long as you give the order, hehe, we are never afraid of a war, and even eager for a war!" Zhu Mao grinned widely, revealing a hideous smile: "If the Shatuo people want to come to our Caozhou to beg for cheapness, I will let them go around without food, whether it is Shi Jingjiao or Liu Zhiyuan, it is the same!"

Yang Kan nodded slightly, as if he was weighing something, savored it for a while, and then said slowly: "That is the case, then the messenger will not be busy, Brother Demou, let your cavalry attack, and expel this crow army from the territory of Kaocheng, you don't have to leave your hands, but don't deliberately chase and kill!"

"Ah?!" Zhu Mao and Gao Jinzhong, who had been silent next to him, were both shocked, how could this Yang Kan have a whim? They knew Jiang Feng's letter, they were not afraid of a war, but they couldn't deliberately provoke a war, this meaning was specifically told to Zhu Mao and Gao Jinzhong, that is, they were afraid that the two of them would be murderous and take the initiative to provoke a war, causing unacceptable consequences, why did this Yang Kanlai want to do the opposite, and actually take the initiative to provoke?

Seeing that Zhu Mao and Gao Jinzhong were both looking at each other, Yang Kan said calmly: "If you don't have a hard attitude, how can you understand how determined the Shatuo people are to fight? Don't worry, I'll take all the responsibility!"