Chapter 1160: The Dilemma Between 5 Yuan and Shuofang

After Shi A left, Huangfu Chaobo returned to the hall where everyone gathered. Xiao Jiejie was outspoken. When he saw Huangfu Chaobo coming in, he asked without thinking, "Brother, what's the matter with Shi A?"

As soon as the words came out, he came to his senses and quickly continued: "Oh, I just asked casually..."

"It doesn't matter, the Shadow Guards caught a group of spies and asked me how to deal with it;" Huangfu Chaobo smiled and waved his hand, saying: "We have thought of this situation long ago. This is a rare good opportunity. They It would be weird not to catch it.”

No wonder Huangfu Chaobo is like this. It is said that since Luoyang City was rebuilt, its inner city has never been open to others. All allies like Huangfu Chaobo must obtain permission before they can enter the inner city. Otherwise, they can only enter the inner city. You can move around in the outer city area, and all areas of the inner city were rebuilt according to the Tang Dynasty's city system. Different villages were separated by walls. Even after outsiders came in, they were basically in the southern part of the inner city. Activities rarely enter other areas.

This time, they happened to take this opportunity to explore the information about the inner city of Luoyang. Especially the Qi and Wei countries, they hoped to find the Tang Dynasty's crossbow workshop and find out the situation inside.

Nowadays, all the countries in the world basically have their own distinctive arms. For example, the Qin State in Xiliang and several other princes have lance cavalry such as Xiliang Iron Cavalry as their characteristic arms. When it comes to Bingzhou, it is Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, which is a sword. Cavalry, while the State of Yan has sword and bow cavalry such as Baima Yicong, the State of Wei has stronger infantry with swords and shields, the State of Qi has spear infantry represented by Qingzhou soldiers, and the State of Wu in the south has navy troops and Shanyue soldiers. There are only infantry like soldiers in Xishu, which do not have obvious characteristics.

The Tang State is characterized by crossbowmen. Of course, the Tang State is equipped with a large number of cavalry, which is also a major feature. However, except for a few special units, most of them are ordinary cavalry, which are similar to those of You, Bing, and Liang. There is still a big gap between the cavalry in China, but they are quite powerful in the Central Plains.

"Okay, ignore this, let's continue the topic just now." Huangfu Chaobo said with a smile;

Zhao Zilong said: "We discussed it twice this year, and we all felt that Lu Bujun would not let our two counties exist, but this time we forcefully forced them to make peace. In addition, last year's Xianbei invasion to the south and this year's kingship matter, so they were delayed. If time goes by, a group of people led by Chen Gong and Zhang Liao will definitely continue to persuade Lu Bu to send troops to pacify our two counties, so we are here this time because we also want to hear what you have to say. Opinions and suggestions.”

Huangfu Chaobo nodded. In fact, in many discussions, they had mentioned the matter of merging the state. The opinions of the military advisers were consistent with Zhao Zilong's thoughts, that is, Lu Bu would definitely make another western expedition to merge the two counties. No, all the four western counties of Bingzhou should be brought under control.

Today's Shangjun and Xihejun are controlled by several alien forces. Currently, five of the nine counties in Bingzhou are under Lu Bu's control. Together with Daijun in Youzhou, Zhao has a total of six counties. County land. Although the five counties controlled by Lu Bu account for more than 70% of the population of Bingzhou, Chen Gong's strategy will definitely not allow the four western counties to remain uncontrollable for a long time.

"The result of our discussion is the same as yours. With Chen Gong's talents, the four western counties will definitely not be in an uncontrollable state for a long time. According to our estimation, in two or three years at most, Lu Bu will definitely come back again. Send troops. Therefore, you must be fully prepared to avoid being caught off guard by Lu Bu's army."

After listening to Huangfu Chaobo's words, the four people in Bingzhou fell into silence. If they had any doubts about their previous discussions, then Huangfu Chaobo's words had basically determined it. You know, Huangfu Chaobo's military advisors can be said to be the most powerful in the entire game. The top military advisors alone include Pang Tong and Guo Jia, plus five more, including Tian Feng, Xun You, Ju Shou, Xu Shu and Lu Su. They were also among the top twenty during the entire Three Kingdoms period.

The result of so many great discussions was basically a done deal, which is why Huangfu Chaobo was willing to hand over five thousand two-stone yellow crossbows to the four of them during the critical period when his subordinates were changing their troops. The reason is that these five thousand elite crossbowmen are their life-savers at critical moments.

In addition to these five thousand two-stone large yellow crossbows, there are also ten thousand one-stone large yellow crossbows. Plus their own inventory, it is estimated that the four of them can gather 25,000 to 30,000 crossbowmen. Such a number of crossbows In addition to guarding a few passes to block the Xianbei people, there are fifteen thousand or even more soldiers that can be used to fight Lu Bu's army. It will definitely be enough for Lu Bu to drink a pot by then. It is estimated that Lu Bu will jump up by then. He was scolding himself, but Huangfu Chaobo didn't care about it.

Seeing the expressions of the four of them, Huangfu Chaobo smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lu Bu has really mobilized troops again. Even if I can't send a large army to rescue, at least I can still contain a considerable part of his troops."

"Moreover, Lu Bu's army is strong in cavalry, and his infantry is actually very average, so your defense is actually not that difficult. You know, Gao Shun, who is the best infantry under Lu Bu, is now under my command, and the other generals are basically good at cavalry. And among you, don't you have Gao Lan, who is one of the five best generals with Zhang Liao, and he is good at infantry, so there is no problem with defense. Qian Zhao and Qu Bei are good at cavalry. Although they can't be compared with Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, they should be comparable to the other generals of Lu Bu's army."

"So," said the knight, "Boss Chaobo, what you mean is that we will focus on farming in the next few years."

"Yes, in the next period of time, you will intensify farming, accumulate more food and supplies, increase various defenses, especially the defense of several passes adjacent to the Xianbei people, and the reinforcement of various cities, Especially the defense of Qiyang City is the top priority. If Qiyang is not taken, even if Lu Bu enters the heart of Wuyuan, they dare not stay too long. "

Zhao Zilong nodded and replied: "Don't worry, whether it is Manyi Valley Fortress or Qiyang City, I have been constantly strengthening the defense this year. Although it cannot be said to be impregnable, it should be no problem to stop 30,000 to 50,000 enemy troops for half a year to a year. "

"The defenses of Gaoque Fortress and Jilu Fortress on my side have also been rebuilt. They are definitely much stronger than before. Moreover, I have ordered people to store food for 5,000 troops in the fortress for one year, so it must be several times stronger than last year. "The knight also added;

Zongheng Tianxia looked sympathetic and said to several people with a strange smile: "Brothers, come back. The living conditions in the north are too bad. The Great Central Plains will always open its warm arms to welcome you..."

"Ah... dog You can't say anything..." Xiao Jiejie spat at him and cursed with a smile;

The rest of the people also smiled and raised their middle fingers to Zongheng Tianxia, ​​and seeing how close they were, Huangfu Chaobo also smiled and said, "Zongheng is right. You will have to rely on yourself in the future. This time, you can take this opportunity to think about it and see if you need to take anything from me. Take it all away. But, to be honest, what you need most is food, but this is impossible to pass through Lu Bu's territory, so..."

The knights also knew what Huangfu Chaobo meant, and said, "Okay, let's discuss it again, and then go to Xu Shu to see if there are any good things we can use. Don't worry, even if we can't hold on, at least we can delay Lu Bu for a year or two, and buy some time for you, the boss."