Chapter 42 Take the grain and grass on the other side
Seeing that Cao Ang's attitude was questioning, Wen Ping was anxious at that time.
"General Zhonglang, although my 3,000 people, although they are not as good as the heroes of the world like the Prime Minister Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, they can compete with the rabble recruited by ordinary people, and they can also defeat one hundred by one!"
He felt that Cao Ang's attitude underestimated his subordinates, which should be a defense of his own troops.
But Cao Ang listened a little bragging, and he was a hundred enemies...... Then wouldn't you be able to fight 100,000 with 1,000 people?
Good guy, 3,000 people can beat the 300,000 recruited Xiangyong, so don't bring these 100,000 vanguard troops, wouldn't it be worry-free to take his 3,000 people.
Cao Ang knew the difference between the combat effectiveness of the regular army and the ordinary village warriors, but he did not intuitively understand it.
In later generations, there was also a difference in the combat effectiveness of the real elite three soldiers driving hundreds of soldiers to run.
But there were firearms in later generations, and everyone in this era held cold weapons.
Look at the people in the vanguard army, they are also strong and look very strong.
So Cao Ang subconsciously felt that the difference was not so big......
"Zhongye, I don't doubt your combat effectiveness, but I can't do anything with this number of people."
Cao Ang explained, "You see, if I want to attack the Dongwu camp on the other side, according to the art of war, I have to have ten times the strength to have a chance of winning, even if I underestimate a little, I should be twice as strong as the enemy, otherwise it will be really difficult to take it." β
Wen Ping was anxious again: "General Zhonglang, if you want me to take down the enemy camp opposite, just give the order." I can make a military order! β
He's in a hurry, he's in a hurry!
Cao Ang hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't be impatient, Zhongye, I won't give this order, how can I let the soldiers get into danger because of a momentary will, and it will not do our army any good." β
"Then why is Zhonglang worried about the lack of combat power?"
"Is that so, Zhongye, what I am going to say, you must keep it a secret, and you must not tell anyone else, it can be done?"
"Confidentiality is tight-lipped, this is the law of the army, as long as the Zhonglang general asks for it, the last general can do it!"
"Okay, then what we'll discuss next is confidentiality."
Cao Ang said in a deep voice, "Let me ask you, how can you mobilize the Eastern Wu army on the other side of the river to get out of the camp?" β
Wen Ping was stunned for a moment, and felt that Cao Ang wanted to make meritorious contributions, which was normal.
Originally, leading the vanguard army was to reap the credit, but now that the grain and grass are gone, it seems that it is already good if it is not chaotic.
Then take advantage of the fact that the grain and grass problem has not yet thundered, and fight a battle first, if you can win, it will be considered a credit.
"General Zhonglang, this is not easy to do, the army in their battalion will not be easily dispatched."
"Can't you get it out?"
"They accept the order of Soochow, they should be targeting us, not fighting us, so they are very flexible, they can fight or not, if they blindly respond to the war, they will violate their military orders, Lu Mengdang will not be so stupid."
"It makes sense, they don't have a mission that they have to fight......"
Cao Ang also understood this truth, the order given by Dongwu to Lu Meng was to keep an eye on it, not necessarily to take it.
Therefore, Lu Meng's best tactic is to avoid Cao Ang's edge, you come and I will guard, and I will go out to harass you when you go.
LΓΌ Meng had already built fortifications, and Cao Ang did not dare to attack easily even if he had twice as many troops, this was the advantage of the defenders, although it was not as strong as defending the city, but the losses paid by Cao Ang were unacceptable.
Cao Ang also didn't have a command bar that had to be played, and if it affected the establishment of the water village, it would be even more troublesome.
"Let's be honest, I want the grain and grass in his camp, what can Zhongye do?"
"What, General Zhonglang, ask for his grain and grass!"
Wen Ping's eyes widened, this eldest prince really dares to think, how stupid people have to be to let you take it away.
Grain and grass are everything, even if these 100,000 people attack the whole army and force them to pay food, they will not give it.
Wen Ping hesitated: "The last general only knows that if we attack the LΓΌmeng camp, then our losses will be unacceptable, and the water village ordered by the prime minister will not be built." β
"I know this, so think about how to get their food and grass with very little loss."
"This ......"
Wen Ping had no choice, anyway, he couldn't think that Lu Meng could be so stupid.
Lu Meng is not stupid, he is still smart among the generals of Eastern Wu, and he is very powerful.
Therefore, no matter how high the IQ of the strategists in the world is, it is basically impossible to do it, unless Lu Meng has suffered some spiritual attack......
Wen Ping had no choice, and Cao Ang knew that it was difficult, so he didn't continue to ask him.
Cao Ang didn't think he had a high IQ, so he had to rely on the strategists of this era, but Cao Ang had experience.
Even if you don't study history, later generations have heard countless stories from history, and this is experience.
So from this point of view, Cao Ang is really not necessarily worse than Zhuge Liang, he can apply experience.
"You say, is it possible that we will spread false news and deceive the grain and grass over there in Dongwu?"
"How to deceive, even if we besiege the camp on the other side, Dongwu will send troops to investigate first, and will not directly send grain and grass."
Wen Ping said, still squinting at Jia Xu on the side.
This is a strategist, it is said that the strategy is very clever, the senior think tank around the prime minister, why didn't he speak?
Jia Xu really held his breath, didn't say a word, and still looked at it with a smile.
Cao Ang didn't care at all, he was pondering: "Unless...... It is their people who deliver the message, and they will believe. β
Pregnant!
"Zhongye, would you like to help me?"
"General Zhonglang, now I am a subordinate, but please command!"
A strategy formed in Cao Ang's mind is feasible, but there are still some prerequisites for completing this strategy.
Cao Ang suddenly asked, "Then is it possible for you, because of the instigation of other people, to do things against the enemy in order to oppose me?" β
"General Zhonglang, why do you say this?"
Wen Ping was anxious again, "Although his subordinates are generals, they are not gangsters, and they are all Jingzhou brothers in the army, why should I harm them?" β
"Then you say, is it possible for Zhang Yun?"
He ...... If not, he is also a general of Jingzhou. β
Cao Ang shook his head: "You don't understand what I mean, if there is someone who promises to give you a backer now, and it will be smooth sailing in this Cao camp in the future, but the premise is to make trouble here with me, will Zhang Yun do it?" β
"Ah......h
Wen Ping understood, he was not stupid, he was talking about the prime minister's sons fighting for the world!
There is no such thing he can say, so the question cannot be answered.
"But it doesn't hurt for you to say it, just say Zhang Yun, whether he will do such a thing, and this has not hurt anyone in the Jingzhou army, because the grain and grass are gone, they guess I will retreat."
"Zhonglang General, but there is such a possibility, but Zhang allows him to ......"
"Needless to say, I know what you want to say, and you can't say that Zhang Yun did it without evidence, right?"
"Zhang Yun does have doubts this time, but if General Zhonglang's guess is true, it may not be Zhang Yun, and the other party can put eyeliner in our army to find out General Zhonglang's movements."
Indeed, it can not be Zhang Yun, but this person's status must be sufficient to provide intelligence.