Chapter Seventy-Nine: Cao Cao's Decision, Look at Those Aliens!
"Any other comments?"
Cao Cao continued to ask.
With so many strategists under his command, it is not up to one person to have the final say, although Cao Cao understands that the law is correct and talented, but it is not wrong to choose a few more paths.
Soon, Cheng Yu stood up:
"Prime Minister, the minister thinks that it is good to drive straight into Xiliang quickly, but it is a little too hasty."
"Even if you march from Hanzhong to Xiliang, it will take several days just to march, and after entering Xiliang, you will have to march for a distance to confront it head-on."
"The battle line is so long, it is difficult to deliver the supplies and military, if Xiliang is prepared, once he enters the fierce battle, even the tiger and leopard will not be able to retreat."
"The minister thinks that it is still necessary to fight steadily and steadily, using Hanzhong as a base to advance the battle line, so as to ensure the supply of materials and military supplies."
What Cheng Yu said is very pertinent, and no one is sure whether Xiliang will rectify and take precautions in advance.
Although there are not many Xiliang iron cavalry, there are only more than 100,000 people in total, and most of them are cavalry.
If more than 300,000 troops are used to besiege the city, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which is already short of materials, will definitely not be able to hold out for long.
But if they had been prepared and used the terrain advantage to defend themselves, it would be difficult to say.
Although the strength of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is much higher than that of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, if it is fought in guerrilla warfare, it will be difficult to move an inch.
Thinking about it this way, Cheng Yu's worries are not unreasonable.
At this moment, Liu Ba also stood up and said:
"I think that we should attack Xiliang quickly, but before that, we can send someone to familiarize ourselves with the terrain and draw the map."
"After being familiar with the terrain, even if the Xiliang Iron Rider is prepared, he can still drive straight in."
Jia Xu waved his hand and said:
"This matter is not appropriate, if we startle the snake, we will only fall short."
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Ministers, you and I have every word, and each has its own reasoning.
Now the ministers have been divided into two factions.
One faction is led by the important ministers of Bashu, supporting the rapid attack on Xiliang and taking it by surprise.
On the other hand, the Wenchen led by Cao Cao's subordinates supported steady and cautious action.
For a while, Cao Cao was also a little unsure.
However, Cao Cao understood one thing, no matter who said it, he could only send tigers and leopards to ride there.
Infantry, simply could not go.
As the saying goes, all human fears come from lack of firepower, and the same is true of military strength.
If the Tiger and Par Ride is expanded, then these things can be solved.
The strength of the tiger and leopard cavalry has been expanded to at least 50,000, and there is no problem whether it is a steady attack or a quick attack.
Thinking so, Cao Cao ordered all the strategists to be dismissed, leaving only Cheng Yu and Jia Xu.
"What do Zhongde, Wenhe, and you think of Fa Zheng's plan?"
Although Cheng Yu and Jia Xu just proposed a strategy contrary to Fa Zheng's strategy, this is just one more way.
Cao Cao still wanted to hear what he really thought.
Cao Cao was already suspicious, and after the desert island incident, he only trusted the two of them the most.
Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and said:
"My lord, the minister thinks that it is indeed advisable for Fa Xiao to come up with this plan, but he does not know the true situation of our army."
"Tiger and leopard riding, divided into tiger riding and leopard riding, if it is a fast attack and rapid attack, it is suitable for leopard riding, but the tiger riding is far from keeping up with the speed of the march due to the armor."
"In this case, the number of troops that can participate in the battle in the early stage is only 10,000."
"If you drive straight in with 10,000 leopards, it is tantamount to death."
"Or, the minister suggested that it would be better to postpone the attack on Xiliang."
Hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said:
"Oh? Why? ”
This sentence proposed by Jia Xu just coincided with Cao Cao's thoughts.
Jia Xu smiled indifferently and said:
"There are two benefits to doing this."
"First, we can take this opportunity to quickly build armor, absorb new people for the tiger and leopard riders, and increase the number of tiger and leopard riders as soon as possible, so that the lack of troops can be ignored with the number of people."
"Second, at this time, our army has just taken Hanzhong Bashu, Xiliang must be on guard, wait for a while, they will also relax a little."
Hearing Jia Xu's words, Cao Cao said with satisfaction:
"Yes, Wen He's words are right in my heart."
"Then do it, Zhongde, I sent you to supervise the manufacture of steel, and give you three months to build another 30,000 tigers and leopards to ride equipment, can you?"
Cheng Yu suddenly arched his hand and said:
"The minister must go all out!"
Subsequently, Cao Cao continued:
"Wenhe, I have something you need to do."
"I want to send two generals, Ru and Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, to lead 300,000 infantry to Liaodong together."
Hearing this, Jia Xu said with some puzzlement:
"Prime Minister, why is that?"
"Liaodong is extremely peaceful, why do you want to send so many troops?"
Cao Cao shook his head heavily:
"Wenhe, have you forgotten what the young man said?"
Jia Xu was stunned, and immediately remembered.
Liaodong ......
The north of Liaodong is where the alien race is!
Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qian, Qiang, Di.
It was these five alien races that caused the five chaos that happened later.
The prime minister's move is to do something to these five aliens after cleaning up Xiliang?
These five alien Jia Xu have understood how honest and honest they are now.
Whether it is in all aspects, they have been crushed by the Central Plains, and they have no intention of looking for trouble in the Central Plains, and they all preserve their strength and accumulate steadily.
This also led to the internal corruption of the subsequent Jin Dynasty, and they led their troops to the south and won many battles.
Thinking of what Lin Chuan said about what these people had done, Jia Xu suddenly felt a sense of ignorance in his heart.
"The minister understands, the minister will definitely carefully observe the every move of the five clans of the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qian, Qiang, and Di!"
Wen He said in a deep voice.
"Hahaha, Wenhe is really a smart person!"
"Go, when you and the two of you leave, call Zihe."
Cao Cao laughed and waved his hand.
At this time, Cao Cao had already begun to think about how to deal with these five calamity alien races.
Not only are they eyeing the Central Plains now, they have always wanted to enter the Central Plains since ancient times.
It's just that when the Han dynasty was prosperous, they had been suppressed and couldn't raise their heads, so they had no choice but to pay tribute and surrender.
When you think about it this way, these alien races are all woes.
The so-called non-self race will have different hearts, and in order to settle these alien races once and for all.
As for Liu Bei and Sun Quan, as well as Shixie from Jiaozhou, they will be suspended for a while.
The most important thing now is to continue to train and expand the Haw Par Ride.
In the tiger and leopard cavalry, whether it is light cavalry leopard cavalry or heavy cavalry tiger cavalry, according to Lin Chuan, they are all special types of troops that can be used in future generations.
This kind of cavalry, except for water warfare, can be useful in attacking any alien race.
In particular, if the Central Plains is unified and expanded outward, the tiger and leopard riders at that time will become the backbone and mainstay!