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Volume 1 Chapter 99 Zhiguan Conspiracy

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    Zhi County and Zhi Pass, upon hearing these two names, everyone felt that Zhi Pass must be a pass in front of Zhi County. Therefore, when Cao Ang accepted the task of garrisoning Zhi Pass, he felt a heavy sense of responsibility in his heart.  , I felt that I could never live up to Wang Kuang's trust.  However, after everyone arrived at Zhiguan, they realized that Zhiguan was not to the south of Zhi County, but to the east of Zhi County.

    Here, a brief introduction to the geographical location. Hanoi County is north of Yin, Henan and northeast of Luoyang.  In other words, if Dong Zhuo raises troops to attack, the location of the battle should be in the area south of Zhi County.  But Zhiguan is to the west of Zhi County, and it is a pass to defend Hedong County.  Of course, it cannot be said that Zhiguan is insignificant because of this. This is an important line of defense to prevent the Baibo Army from entering!

    Just in October last year, the Baibo Army advanced into Hedong and rapidly expanded to more than 100,000 people.  Dong Zhuo was afraid that they would go south to attack Luoyang, so he specially ordered his son-in-law Niu Fu to suppress them, but he was defeated by the Baibo Army!  However, in everyone's opinion, the Baibo Army has no ambition to take over the world, and they are satisfied with being able to dominate Hedong County.  Relatively speaking, they don't have much ambition for Hedong County.  In other words, Wang Kuang arranged Cao Ang here to take care of him, and did not want him to go into battle to kill him at all.

    At this time, the capable generals around Cao Ang included Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Wei Zi, Le Jin, Li Qian, Li Dian, and Liao Hua.  Everyone gathered to discuss military strategy, and Le Jin was the first to speak: "My lord, we are really bored staying here at Zhiguan. How about we take the initiative to attack the Baibo army?"

    Everyone shook their heads, and Xia Houyuan said in a deep voice: "Wen Qian, there are more than 100,000 Baibo troops, but we only have 7,000 here. What is the purpose of provoking them? What's the benefit of causing a war?"

    "It's a good time to kill! We fight, isn't it just to rush into the battle formation!" Le Jin said loudly.

    Xia Houyuan raised his forehead with his hands and was speechless.  Cao Ang smiled and asked: "Wen Qian, how many military books did I read to you some time ago?"

    Le Jin was a little embarrassed, "My lord, you know me. After joining our Cao family army, I started to learn to read, and now I still have some difficulty reading. Strange to say, I am still interested in fighting on the martial arts field for two or three hours.  But when I open the book, I feel like sleeping, alas!"

    Cao Ang smiled bitterly, but Cao Hong said with a smile: "I have a method that can definitely cure your problem."

    Le Jin quickly asked: "General Cao, tell me quickly!"

    Cao Hong smiled and bowed his hand to Cao Ang, "I also asked Zixiu to transfer Wen Qian's salary to me. If he recites a military text, I will give him ten guan of money; if he recites a wrong word, he will give me one guan of money.  Over time, Wen Qian's memory will definitely be strengthened and he will definitely be familiar with the art of war!"

    Le Jin was greatly shocked. Before he could object, the generals who were booed unanimously approved it.

    Cao Ang couldn't help but smile slightly. When he saw Liao Hua sitting aside and not speaking, he smiled and said: "Yuan Jian, everyone has spoken, but you are the only one who hasn't spoken. It's just a small talk anyway, so you should talk about it."

    Liao Hua stood up, bowed to everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone may know that before I surrendered to the lord, I worked as a bandit in Heifeng Village. Speaking of which, everyone may think that bandits are good, drinking a lot of wine.  Eating meat is actually not the case! If you can¡¯t grab food, you will starve. Sometimes you even want to go out to rob but you are so hungry that you have no strength. You have to eat some grass and chew some dirt first! You may think that one hundred thousand white waves  The army is huge, but I only see 100,000 big mouths! It¡¯s not that Guo Tai¡¯s Baibo army doesn¡¯t want to move, but if they move, they have to consume more food, and they can¡¯t move at all!¡±

    As soon as Liao Hua said this, everyone calmed down and thought seriously.

    Cao Ang even clapped his hands lightly and praised in a deep voice: "Yuan Jian is right, and it has inspired everyone a lot. As far as I know, there are not only us Han people in Hedong County, but also many nomadic tribes. Year after year,  The war caused the land in Hedong County to be abandoned on a large scale, and the grain output dropped sharply. No wonder the Baibo Army is safely staying in Hedong County, but they are still busy farming!"

    Cao Hong suddenly stood up, walked to the tent, and saluted Cao Ang seriously: "General, I have something to report to you, please send me back!"

    Hearing what he said, the remaining generals stood up one after another and wanted to leave.

    But Cao Ang shook his head and said to Cao Hong in a deep voice: "Uncle, in my opinion, everyone in the tent is my comrade-in-arms and can be trusted with their lives! Uncle, there is no need to hide it, but it doesn't matter if you say it!"

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, all the generals were a little excited, especially Li Dian, Le Jin and others who had just joined Cao Ang's tent. They were even more excited.

    Cao Hong nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "The general thought that we could make a deal with the Baibo Army and exchange food for war horses!  "

    As soon as these words came out, all the generals were shocked. No wonder Cao Hong wanted Cao Ang to retreat from others. This was raising a tiger's head!

    Cao Ang did not object rashly. He believed that his uncle would not lie to him, and he also believed in the vision of his uncle Lian.  However, exchanging food for war horses is a big deal, and there must be a sufficient reason to impress him!

    So Cao Ang whispered: "Uncle, I need a reason!"

    Seeing that Cao Ang did not object immediately, Cao Hong was very happy and heard a deep voice say: "First, the horses in the Central Plains are too expensive, and most of them are inferior. We have spent so much money, but now there are only one hundred in the army.  Twenty cavalry! This small number of cavalry just meets the needs of the scouts and cannot be used as a trump card on the battlefield;

    Second, through multi-party fundraising and careful inventory of previous wars, we have found that not only is there no shortage of food in our army, but on the contrary there is a surplus.  Of course, outsiders don¡¯t know about this situation at all, which gives us the opportunity to operate in secret;

    Third, as Yuan Jian said, Hedong County is very short of food, and the food has been speculated to an inflated price.  There are many nomadic tribes in Hedong County, and there is no shortage of horses.  In other words, we can buy the war horse at a low price. If we pay with food, the price of the war horse will plummet!

    Fourth, even if the Baibo Army is given a certain amount of food, there are only two ways for them to develop, and that is to advance eastward and southward.  If they go eastward, they have to cross Wushan Mountain and attack our Zhiguan Pass; but if they go south, they only need to cross the Yellow River!  There are many ferries on this section of the river, and Dong Zhuo's troops are totally defenseless!  Moreover, Bai Bo's army defeated Dong Zhuo's army several times and had considerable psychological advantages!

    In this way, even if we trade grain and grass with the Baibo Army in Hedong County, it will only increase Dong Zhuo's burden and improve our military strength. The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages!  "

    After hearing what Cao Hong said, all the generals agreed. Cao Ang pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "What my uncle said does make sense. Let's do this. Write me a specific strategy. Who will be mobilized and what impact will it have?"  , all must be written down. Especially the impact on the defense of Zhiguan must be considered comprehensively and must not be done behind closed doors. Yuanjian, you have dealt with the Yellow Turban Army before. Go and assist Uncle Zilian in completing this matter. In addition, please ask everyone  Write me a military training plan and a defense plan for Zhiguan, and let¡¯s brainstorm to make Zhiguan foolproof and expand our early warning circle to Taihang Wangwu!¡±

    One day later, the generals gathered around Cao Ang and reviewed and sorted out all the plans. It took three or four hours to finally complete the "Plan for Exchange of War Horses with Baibo's Army Food and Grass", "Military Training Outline" and  "Zhiguan Enhanced Defense Plan".

    Cao Ang appointed Cao Hong and Liao Hua to be fully responsible for the transaction with the Baibo Army, appointed Xia Houyuan and Le Jin to be responsible for the military training, and appointed Wei Zi and Li Qian to be responsible for the city defense.

    Cao Ang even summoned Le Jin alone and said to him: "Wen Qian, you also know that fighting requires not only bravery, but also use of brains. Uncle Miaocai is full of strategies, and one person can complete the training tasks of the soldiers.  So I ask you to assist him, mainly because I want you to learn more knowledge from your uncle and become an independent general as soon as possible!"

    Le Jin was very excited and saluted Cao Ang solemnly, "Lord, I, Le Jin, will never disappoint your expectations. I will study hard, listen carefully, and learn all the strategies from General Xiahou!"

    Le Jin was short in appearance, unattractive in appearance, and did not have a profound background or outstanding military skills. He was only passionate and passionate. If he was placed in the ranks of other princes, he would only be a low-level third-rate military general and would not be reused at all.  However, after joining Cao Ang's army, he was first appointed as an official in the tent, and then promoted to military prince.  Although these official positions were very small, Le Jin felt that Cao Ang valued him. What's more, even Liao Hua, who first followed Cao Ang, is now only on the same level as him, so why shouldn't he be satisfied!  I believe that as my lord's strength increases, I will have a greater future!

    After everything was arranged, Cao Ang called Li Dian over alone and whispered to him: "Mancheng, you and Yuan Jian are similar in age, but in my opinion, he is far less mature and stable than you. Now there is a task  , it has to be you, I hope you won¡¯t refuse!¡±

    Li Dian originally felt a little disappointed. After all, everyone had been assigned tasks, but he had gained nothing. After hearing what Cao Ang said, he immediately raised his chest and said in a deep voice: "My lord, just give me your orders, and I will not give up until I die."  !¡±

    Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Mancheng, although we are stationed at Zhiguan, we must remember our central task, which is to defeat Dong Zhuo! Although it is unlikely that Dong Zhuo will send troops to attack in a sneak attack, I had a battle with the Hanoi man not long ago.  When the prefect Wang Kuang met, he found thatI felt that he had a slight contempt for Dong Zhuo. Although he sent two armies to garrison, he did not pay the attention he deserved to the river defense!

    In view of this, I want to send you to Zhi County and lead 500 elite troops to quietly station there, just in case.  The external designation is our Cao Jiajun Baggage Transport Camp, responsible for the transportation of grain and grass.  What do you think?  "

    Li Dian saluted solemnly: "My lord is acting cautiously, and I admire you very much! When I go to Zhi County, I will definitely learn from my lord, have a good relationship with the generals in Zhi County, properly arrange the transportation of our army's grain and grass, and conscientiously build the building."  Make a good camp and arrange your defenses to prevent any unexpected events!"

    Cao Ang punched Li Dian hard and said in a deep voice: "I can rest assured that you are doing the work!"

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