Chapter 1614: A trap


    “Cao and Yuan are about to start fighting again…”


    Fei Qian sat behind the desk and handed the latest intelligence received to Pang Tong. Pang Tong took it, looked through it, and said, "Send troops from Hanoi? This is a good strategy..."


    Fei Qian nodded and said: "I have already sent a copy to Cao Sikong..."


    Preparation before war requires a lot of things. It is often said that you can go out into battle immediately with two clicks of the mouse. Food, grass, utensils, and even the soldiers'' robes, shoes, and socks all need to be prepared. It is messy and cumbersome. Basically, at any time, Those who can be assembled within three days and ready to go into battle immediately can be regarded as a very orderly and powerful army. The Central Forbidden Army of the Pre-Qin Dynasty and the Yulin Army of the Han Dynasty were generally in this category. Generally speaking, those who can go out in battle within five to seven days are considered quite good. This is still a standing army. If it is a conscription of troops, from the time the recruitment order is issued to the end of the gathering of the entire army, those who can go out within half a year are considered on time...


    Hanoi is relatively close to Shangdang. You can reach Shangdang by crossing the Taihang Mountain Trail. There are often fast horses coming and going between Shangdang and North Guanzhong on weekdays. In addition, because Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are at war, it is far better to guard against Cao Cao in the south than to guard against Cao Cao in the south. Fei Qian in the west is more strict, and Fei Qian has deployed some manpower in advance, so it is not that difficult to obtain relevant information before Yuan Shao sends troops.


    And in many cases, this information is basically public. Just like a large-scale centralized transfer of grain, grass, equipment, and large-scale purchases of salt and iron, the inventory in the market was suddenly emptied and prices soared. These are obvious signs. Pay more attention and make a little speculation, and you can basically make a decision. The conclusion is that the horse is about to take action.


    As for which direction to take, it is not easy to know, but in terms of the entire battle situation, the Yuan army starting from Hanoi can only attack Cao Cao''s side and rear route. The rest are not impossible, but rather unreasonable. , and there are not many visible benefits. Unless you are too full and fall ill, you will generally not choose other routes.


    ?For example, suddenly changing direction and marching north to Shangdang...


    It is not impossible, but without any cooperation, Zhang He''s partial army, mainly cavalry, attacked the main force of Cao Cao''s personal commander in history and fought at Huguan for several months? Then before Cao Cao was solved on the front, he immediately opened a second front?


    At that time, Mustache was forced to have no choice but to open a second line, because only by taking the oil from the Caucasus could Kiev''s grain support Germany''s continued expansion and digestion, otherwise he would be starved to death by himself...


    The specifics seem to be similar to those of the Japanese. To get the oil from Central Asia, we must open up the road to Southeast Asia, and to open up Southeast Asia, we must defeat the United States, leaving the United States in a state of distress and having no airspace to control Southeast Asia...


    So resources are the most important.


    "The Liangdao area has been alerted..." Fei Qian tapped the desk, as if wherever he pointed his finger was the Dang''s Huguan, he then swiped it to the side, "Although the possibility is unlikely, it is still better to be cautious... As long as Zhongmou’s troops remain stationary, the threat from Shangdang is not great…”


    Pang Tong nodded and agreed with Fei Qian''s point of view, "It will probably disturb Cao Sikong''s retreat. It depends on how Cao Sikong responds... However, the lord''s intention is... to help Cao Sikong?"


    Fei Qian was silent for a moment and said: "As I said to you before, the Yuan family must fall... Only then can the noble family have a new path... The Yuan family has monopolized the top path of all noble families. If they don''t fall, God will not allow it. …”


    Pang Tong also fell silent, and then suddenly looked at Fei Qian, his eyes seemed a little worried.


    “Do you think I will become like Yuan one day?” Fei Qian noticed Pang Tong’s change, laughed and said.


    ?Pang Tong nodded slightly.


    "My words... probably not..." Fei Qian burst into laughter, "But for future generations... it''s hard to say... So now the system is very important, very important. Without a better system, human nature''s greed, laziness and greed are still the same. What happened in history will repeat itself again and again..."


    “The system can guarantee...” Pang Tong hesitated and did not finish his sentence.


    "Nothing can be guaranteed..." Fei Qian shook his head and said, "It can only be slowed down... it cannot be eliminated... As for how much it can be slowed down, it depends on how far we can go... Let''s encourage each other..."


    Pang Tong was stunned for a moment, nodded, and then returned to dealing with government affairs.


    "Oh, by the way, how did you arrange the incident with Da Ze last time?" Fei Qian was also processing the text without raising his head, and seemed to ask casually.


    Pang Tong finished approving the text in his hand in a few strokes, then opened another book and said, "Isn''t it according to the Lord''s wishes to build the iron of Dazuo openly and the copper of South China in secret?"


    Pang Tong blinked his eyes, with some doubts on his black face, and glanced at Fei Qian, "The iron of Dazuo will divert the attention of the people from Sichuan and Shu, and then take the opportunity to seize the Nanzhong Copper Mine, and wait until these people from Sichuan and Shu find out about Dazuo." When it''s hard to make iron, it''s too late to turn to copper... Isn''t that what my lord means?"


    Fei Qian said "hmm" twice, without raising his head, and said: "Yes, yes, that''s what I mean... Shi Yuan did a good job... By the way, let''s go hunting in two days..."


    "Hunting?" Pang Tong suddenly raised his head and his eyes widened, "Really going? This needs to be arranged in advance..."


    “No, no,” Fei Qian knew what Pang Tong was worried about and said, “It’s not me who goes, it’s you who goes...”


    “Me?” Pang Tong pointed to his nose, and the brush almost hit his face, “Why? I’m not good at bow and horse…”


    “You need more practice if you are not skilled!” Fei Qian replied matter-of-factly, “Hunting, hiking, drinking, writing poems...”


    “What?” Pang Tong was obviously dumbfounded.


    “Your parents have sent a letter...” Fei Qian chuckled twice and said.


    “What?” Pang Tong still didn’t react.


    "What do you mean by what Pang Gong said? You are already a grown man. Either you can find another one in Chang''an, or Jingxiang can arrange one for you..." Fei Qian laughed twice, "Should I consider it? Or you should choose one yourself." Okay, I can’t just sit in the office all the time... Ahem, no, I’m always in the political office, why should I also go and participate in activities for the children of the gentry..."


    “Ah, ah?” Pang Tong’s eyes widened.


    "General Cai from Jingxiang..." Fei Qian looked at Pang Tong with a smile and said, "Some time ago, I heard that I recognized a younger sister from the branch family... It seems to be about the same age as you..."


    “Cai again?” Pang Tong’s eyes widened, his cheeks shaking, “That’s inappropriate, that’s inappropriate…”


    "What else do you want? You''re not looking for it here in Guanzhong, but over there in Jingxiang..." Fei Qian said, "The Kuai family and we can''t get along. The Ma family are all brats, but the Huang family is pretty good. How about I go?" Write a letter to my father-in-law and ask him to find a thoughtful sidekick to recognize him? "


    “Well, forget it, let me see for myself...” Pang Tong sighed and said.


    "Okay." Fei Qian nodded and said, "Anyway, just hurry up... I still remember how you said back then that you would be happy with what the family arranged for you? Why are you still here when things really come to an end? Pushing three and blocking four?"


    "What do you mean it''s coming to an end?" Pang Tong muttered, "It doesn''t sound like a good word... OK, I know this, I''ll hurry up, hurry up..." Fei Qian nodded, and then immersed himself in work again.


    For a while, I could only hear the sound of flipping through bamboo slips and wooden slips of paper...


    After a while, Fei Qian suddenly said again without hesitation: "Ah, by the way, Shiyuan, do you have a good horse at your place... Do you want to go to my place to pick one and practice it by the way, otherwise you won''t be able to climb up when the time comes?" …climb up too…”


    Pang Tong couldn''t laugh or cry. He almost threw the brush away, "I''m not fat! I''m strong!"


    ?Fei Qian looked up to the sky and slapped him haha.


    ?Soon, the two people stopped talking and concentrated on handling matters.


    After a while, I suddenly heard Pang Tong say: "Master, where do you really have a good horse? I mean...a slightly better horse..."


    Fei Qian burst out laughing and waved to Huang Xu: "I''ll take Commander Pang to pick out a good horse later!"


    ?Huang Xu responded with a smile.


    Pang Tong put down his pen and said, "Why wait a while? Go now! Say goodbye, say goodbye!" After saying that, he bowed his hands towards Fei Qiangong and urged Huang Xu, "Let''s go, let''s go..."


    Fei Qian laughed and waved, then watched Pang Tong and Huang Xu leave, smiling, and then saw the Zhongxing sword on the sword stand on the side of the table, and gradually stopped laughing, I couldn''t help but think deeply...


    ……………………


    Unlike the hussar general who was in the mood to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, the Cao Cao who was really under the tiger mountain was Alexander.


    Cao Cao was fully armed, standing on a hillock, looking around.


    ?This is a place more than two hundred miles southwest of Luoyang. Originally, it was supposed to be a piece of cultivated land and there were many villages, but now it is basically abandoned, forming many weedy fields, and there is no human habitation.


    The wind became more and more fierce, passing through the undulating hills, making a whining sound in my ears. The shrubs and small trees on the slopes up and down the slopes rustled together. Occasionally, there were one or two howls, whether they were wolves or dogs. It was mixed in the sound of the wind, and it sounded particularly sad and shrill when it reached my ears.


    Hearing the sound of the wind and the shrill howling, Cao Cao trembled slightly.


    Last night, Cao Cao had another nightmare. Although many details were blurred in the morning, Cao Cao still remembered that he seemed to be dreaming about his son Cao Ang, standing not far or near, staring at him. , there seemed to be a lot of emotions in his eyes, so complicated that even Cao Cao couldn''t recognize them clearly...


    ??There seemed to be Mrs. Ding, but it was a bit different. Anyway, she was staring at Cao Cao. The emotions in her pupils were full of resentment, fear and sadness, just like the eyes of Lu Boshe who died in his own hands.


    The chaotic and unbearable dream, he didn''t know whether he was overthinking or what it meant. When Cao Cao woke up from his dream, he discovered that those creepy curses that seemed to be floating out of **** were actually actually It''s just the sound of wind.


    ?Perhaps it is indeed not the sound of the wind, but still the sound of curses floating from a distance?


    Cao Cao has become somewhat confused.


    The blood rushing in his body still kept Cao Cao standing with his head held high, and bursts of cold sweat broke out on his back. He felt an indescribable cold when the wind blew him. Although it was already spring, he couldn''t feel it at all. of warmth.


    Cao Cao knew in his heart that because of the deterioration of the situation and the death of Ang''er, he had fallen into a state of trance in many aspects. However, he had no room to adjust or recover. He could only grit his teeth and grit his teeth. So, this will inevitably bring about many follow-up problems, but Cao Cao understands that he has no choice.


    ?This time we have indeed reached the most dangerous juncture. If I show a little bit of depression, I am afraid that the only way out is defeat.


    ??Cao Cao faced the wind and laughed twice. He seemed to be very relieved, but he was still trying hard to dispel the uneasiness in his heart. Then he waved to the side and called Cao Hong.


    ??Cao Hong thought about Cao Cao''s salute, and then asked: "My lord, what are your orders?"


    ??Cao Cao did not immediately say anything about the battle plan, but asked: "Zilian, the wind is strong today, can the soldiers prepare something to protect themselves from the cold?"


    ?? Cao Hong was stunned for a moment, and then he raised his hands and said: "Reporting to my lord, the wind is strong on the slope, but it''s OK on the lower slope. In addition, there is some felt cloth in the baggage, which is enough to keep out the cold."


    Cao Cao nodded and said, "Good." Then he stopped talking.


    ??Cao Hong is a little sluggish. Is this why he called me here? After blinking, Cao Hong turned to the ordering soldier and told him a few words, asking him to pass on the order to the soldiers to deliver Cao Cao''s orders and distribute some cold-proof items to the soldiers. Then he came back, stood behind Cao Cao, and said after a moment of silence. : "Lord, this... Yuan Jun will definitely be here?"


    From Hanoi to Yuzhou, normally you have to pass through Luoyang, but if you don’t want to be discovered by people in Luoyang, then you naturally need to go a little further.


    ??Cao Cao closed his eyes, but the eyes under his eyelids were still moving: "We will definitely get here!"


    After a pause, Cao Cao added, "The Yuan army has been at odds with us for a long time, and they are in urgent need of finding a breakthrough. If our food routes are attacked, civil strife will definitely break out... Yuan Benchu ??is also thinking about the hussar general, and he does not dare to act recklessly..."


    Cao Cao opened his eyes, and there was a fierce light in his slender eyes, "So Yuan''s army is bound to arrive! We will take advantage of the plan and send the food team to lure the enemy... When he is in the urn, we can take the opportunity to attack him! Definitely! A great victory!”


    ?Actually, Cao Cao himself had made clear calculations before and after. He explained more at this time just to strengthen his confidence. Rather than explaining it to Cao Hong, it was actually more of a repeat to himself.


    The Kuai Ma news coming from Guanzhong also confirmed this. General Hussar seemed to have no plans to leave Guanzhong, or in other words, he had no plans to leave Guanzhong for the time being. Although Cao Cao also knew that Fei Qian was waiting to become a fisherman, he could only By taking this opportunity, by defeating the Yuan family, he could unify the north and south of the river and have the strength and opportunity to compete.


    Seeing Cao Hong nodding in agreement, Cao Cao also cheered up, temporarily blocked all distracting thoughts in his mind, focused all his attention on the matter in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, let Mancheng send out the grain team to lure Yuan''s army out! "


    What other target is more worthy of Yuan''s attack than the grain transport team?


    ??If it really attacks the grain team, whether it sets out from Luoyang or Yuzhou, it will also hit Cao Cao''s rear. Therefore, if Yuan Jun learns of this news, he will definitely attack!


    Zhang He, Zhang He, are you really going to jump into this pit?


    (End of this chapter)