Chapter 6499 Inside and Out

For Cao Cao's current forces, there is half of the Kabul Valley. No, it doesn't even need half of the Kabul Valley. As long as Cao Cao can squeeze half of his people in, the potential and combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's forces will need to be recalculated, and the money, food and supplies owed before can be recalculated.

After all, the major families did not want to destroy Cao Cao's forces. In essence, they just wanted to blackmail Cao Cao out of righteousness. However, at the current level, this blackmail seemed like it was going to kill Cao Cao's forces.

But in fact, if Cao Cao's power could develop as quickly as before, the money extorted by the major families would not be something that Cao Cao could not afford to pay back.

Just like the compensation that is very fatal to an agricultural country, for an industrial country, it may be just one year's output. The so-called fatality really depends on the specific situation.

The strategy Cao Cao has come up with now, if nothing else, is at least sufficiently executable. Strategy will only succeed if it is correct.

And what Cao Cao took out now is the kind of thing that any normal person would know is undoubtedly the correct strategy after seeing it.

"In that case, we can give it a try." Barak calculated the difference in combat power between the enemy and us in his mind. Considering that this combat idea was the first time it appeared on the battlefield, there was no way Ardashir would be able to see through it in an instant. The success rate of this thing was already incredibly high.

Upon hearing this, the other Cao officers and soldiers present also looked eager to try.

Sometimes, whether a strategy is correct can really be seen just by looking at it. When facing Ardashir before, Cao's generals were more or less desperate. After all, their morale was unstable and they were burdened with heavy debts. Ardashir was also guarding the Kabul Valley tightly, making it impossible for Xiahou Yuan and others to see any hope of taking the Kabul Valley.

This was also the reason why Cao Cao found that his officers were somewhat depressed when he just came back. Human beings, when they see no hope, will either go crazy or lie down. But these days, with Ancestor Chen keeping an eye on people, it is impossible for them to go crazy, so they can only lie down.

"Okay, let's stop discussing this for now. Is there any problem with this plan?" Cao Cao knocked on the table and asked Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan and others.

"Since you all agree with this strategy, then each department will form an elite detachment, intensify training, and be prepared for a war. The relevant strategic details will be made public after consultation and supplementation with Wen Ruo and others. For now, everyone must remember not to spread it to outsiders." Cao Cao looked at this group of officers who were related to his family by marriage and blood, and gave the order in a cold voice.

The rhetoric prepared by Cao Cao might be able to incite the officers of the Cao and Xiahou families, and might be able to persuade his son-in-law Barak, but this kind of rhetoric is essentially a loan at the credit level. Once problems arise in the link and it cannot be realized, the situation will further deteriorate, making Cao Cao's already poor reputation even worse and completely destroying all hope.

There is no one who doesn't want to live a good life. Even if it means suffering, it is for the sweet life in the future or for those who come after you. There is no such thing as suffering for the sake of suffering.

If all your struggles are destined to be nothing more than a beast of burden in the future, or if all your efforts are destined to become even more miserable, with no sweet life but only a tiring existence, then no matter how good your words are, they cannot change your determination to give up struggling.

After all, relying on words is inevitably somewhat empty, but relying on strategy is really different. Especially this kind of strategy that can be felt to be correct at a glance and can actually change their current situation has a fatal attraction to the current officers of the Cao and Xiahou families.

"No problem. We will gather our elite troops and lead the way ourselves. With the generous reward, we should be able to capture the fortress that Ardashir is building at the pass in a very short time." Xiahou Yuan assured with strong confidence. Their strength was still enough, but their mentality was a little broken. Now that their mentality has recovered, who wouldn't be a capable general?
"I have no problem with this, but I still suggest forming an elite corps to take the pass in one go. Rather than having General Xiahou Yuan lead the main force, I think it would be better for me to lead the elite troops of Beigui directly. The morale of the troops under my command is quite unstable." Barak also realized the power of this strategy, but after listening to Xiahou Yuan's words, he still raised an objection.

[Father is indeed better than me. He succeeded in mobilizing the confidence of all my uncles right after he came back, making them no longer as depressed as before.] Cao Ang looked at Cao Cao with deep feeling. What Cao Cao's forces had always lacked was not combat power and intelligence. They had always had these things. Their biggest problem was continuous mistakes. Now Cao Cao was finally ready to embark on the right path.

"Okay, you will be the vanguard this time." Cao Cao nodded. This was not the time to consider any issues regarding foreign relatives. He should fight first and stabilize this side. After entering Kabul, the mentality of his soldiers would gradually adjust. The best way to soothe the mentality of soldiers in this world was to reward them after victory.

Of course, it is more likely that the knowledge of several top civil officials arrived, and then this knowledge was integrated into a new strategy under the hardware of Cao Cao. But no matter what, this strategy is much better than the rhetoric Cao Cao had prepared before.

Therefore, when the officers and soldiers of the Cao and Xiahou families left Cao Cao's side, their expressions were much more relaxed than before, and they no longer had the frown on their brows as when they came before. Although the problem has not been completely solved now, they have a goal to move forward, so their expressions are naturally completely different.

With Cao Cao's shot in the arm, the morale, which had been obviously low, quickly recovered, and a group of officers began to actively discuss how to attack the pass that Ardashir was fortifying, and how to quickly become a local occupant and consume Ardashir.

When Cao Cao summoned his clan, Le Jin, Xu Huang, Pang De, Zhang Xiu and other officers from other clans found a place to gather together and talk about what they had to say. This kind of behavior would never be allowed in a normal dynasty. After all, what does it mean that so many generals suddenly gathered together without me, the boss? You want to rebel, right? I will kill you.

After all, this plan was just thought of by Cao Cao. Originally, he summoned all the Cao family officers not to inform them of this matter. It was just that while waiting for this group of people to arrive, Cao Cao looked at the terrain of the Kabul area and the direction of the Helmand River, and suddenly came up with such a plan.

Therefore, all the officers and soldiers under Cao Cao who recognized the reality during this year surrendered.

But now it was different. Cao Cao did not use any rhetoric at all. Instead, he came up with an executable strategy. This strategy was so good that the officers and generals present could understand how high the success rate of this strategy was just by reading it.

In short, after Cao Cao's start, the officers and soldiers of the Cao family who had been prepared to live a life of idleness and wait for death were able to rise up successfully again. After all, lying down was only because they saw no hope. Who would be so stupid as to lie down when there was a chance to become a prince?

But now that Cao Cao has placed hope in front of these people, the officers and soldiers who were originally lying down instantly stood up. After all, in reality, most people who lie down do so only because they see no hope and have no direction. If there really is a direction and hope, who wouldn’t be a struggling freak!

It's just that Cao Cao's power now is not a normal dynasty. In addition, they suffered a big blow at the end of the previous year, so Xu Huang and his people were somewhat tired. Later, Cao's generals gathered for a meeting without them, so they could only gather together and chat.

There is no one who doesn't want to succeed, and no one wants to roll in the mud all their life. No one wants to stand in the sky and look down on the world. It is not a question of whether you want to or not, but a question of whether you can do it. Now that we have such an opportunity, of course we will not give up.

As long as you can win, and win enough, no matter how much resentment the soldiers have had before, as long as they have not abandoned you, they will return to you sooner or later.

However, to be honest, this is the first time that there has been such a big commotion like this one.

But this was the first time Cao Cao summoned generals after his return, and he still only summoned the relatives of the Cao and Xiahou families. After receiving the news, the leaders of other families had to consider what had happened.

"Speaking of which, what should we do next?" Zhang Xiu said with a somewhat tired tone. If he had known that Cao Cao would get to this point, he would have gone directly to Congling with his uncles, or surrendered to Uncle Hua and served under the Grand Commandant. Either of these two choices would not be worse than being under Cao Cao's command now. Damn, I'm so angry. Why did I come up with the idea of ​​starting a business? Isn't it good to be a rich second generation?
But who made him do this because he was young and hot-headed back then, and with the death of Zhang Ji, he lost his uncle and no longer wanted to have more relatives to control him, so he devoted himself to Cao Cao, who seemed to be okay and whose values ​​were similar to those of people from Liangzhou like him. As a result, what is happening now? He feels so desperate.

"What's the point of saying this now?" Le Jin said calmly, "Can you guys still run away?"

Xu Huang, Pang De and Zhang Xiu all held their foreheads when they heard this. You don't really think that we three brothers don't have a next home, do you? We three brothers really do have one, but we have lost too much on Cao Cao's side, which makes us feel a little distressed. If we really want to talk about a next home, it is not impossible for us three brothers to move to another place.

"It's just a little uncomfortable." Pound sighed.

"Compared to these, I think I should continue to develop my legion talents. At least this kind of thing will not produce something that we find outrageous, and it can also enhance our combat effectiveness and survivability." Xu Huang said very calmly. He has long been accustomed to the situation of sitting on the bench. When he sits on the bench, he develops his legion talents and just kills time.

"After so many years, I only had some free time last year. I had some time to study my talent." Zhang Xiu really listened to Xu Huang's advice. In addition, there was really nothing going on with Cao Cao's forces last year. As for the centurion running away, it was not a big problem for Zhang Xiu. There were not many Xiliang cavalrymen running away, and if another one ran away, there would be a substitute, so it didn't have much impact. Therefore, Zhang Xiu had been developing his legion talent for the past year.

"So what?" Pang De looked at Zhang Xiu and asked curiously.

"Probably like that." Zhang Xiu first closed his eyes, then opened them again. At that moment Pang De felt a purple light in front of him, and then he felt that he had suffered a blow on the spiritual level.

"Witness Arrow?" Xu Huang looked at the dimmed purple light in Zhang Xiu's pupils with some surprise. He had thought about how Zhang Xiu would develop his legion's talents, but he had never thought that he would develop it into such an outrageous thing as the Witness Arrow.

Baras's witness arrow is now a famous item in the three empires. Its lethality is average, but its outrageous controllability and suppression capabilities are top-notch among the elite of the empire.

"Not really. I just realized something. As the saying goes, eyes are the windows to the soul. Looking directly into the eyes is looking directly into the soul. My legion talent is actually the embodiment of will in essence. I just changed the way I use it." Zhang Xiu explained.

Compared with the one-foot-long spear of will, the current move used by Zhang Xiu is more unexpected. As for the lethality, it may not be inferior to the spear of will.

"This development direction is indeed beyond my expectations." Xu Huang said in admiration, "But this is also good. Talent development beyond expectations is the real talent development."

"Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I might as well develop it. Last year, I summarized all my battles over the past ten years, and it can be considered a result of my accumulated experience. At least I have really improved a little." Zhang Xiu felt better when he talked about this.

After all, compared to other things, this kind of thing belongs to you no matter what the situation is, and no one can take it away. After seeing Cao Cao's cheating methods, Zhang Xiu more or less realized that compared to those things that can be taken away, he has to be strong enough.

"In fact, there are some other extensions, but they are not suitable for use here. Anyway, it is not a bad thing to stop and sort them out for a year. It is better to have fun in suffering." Zhang Xiu said with a smile. He has made up his mind. If Cao Cao continues to cheat him like this, he will go to Pamir Mountains to inherit the family business. If his business fails, he will go home to be a rich second generation. At least his family has a fiefdom for him to inherit.

"I didn't develop anything else. I just optimized the things I sorted out before, so that the tricks that were originally difficult to use can be used normally." Xu Huang said with a smile.

The Yang family has already contacted Xu Huang. Even though Xu Huang directly refused the first time, as the Yang family visited him many times, Xu Huang had to admit that the Yang family did have something. But in the end, Xu Huang still rejected the Yang family, but this rejection was actually equivalent to conditional consent.

The Yang family also accepted this. For the Yang family, now they just had to wait for Cao Cao to collapse. If Cao Cao collapsed, they could at least take over a person who was once under their command. Although Xu Huang seemed to be not very famous and not very strong, the Yang family also had their own assessment. Xu Huang was not weak, and could even be said to be very strong. It was just that Xu Huang rarely had the opportunity to show his abilities under Cao Cao.

"I went to Mao Xiaoxian for help. He helped me develop some other military formations that can be combined with each other. Mainly, I can use them by myself. Recently, I have mastered them thoroughly. It can be considered progress." Pang De said happily. He knew everything that happened under Cao Cao's rule. He just wanted to be consistent.

This is also the reason why Pang De did not develop his legion talent. His legion talent is too dependent on his own beliefs and will. Under the current situation under Cao Cao's rule, Pang De's beliefs and will are not as good as before, and the limit level that can be burst out by his legion talent has been weakened a lot.

So Pang De went to Mao Jie to find some other way to make up for it, and Mao Jie could understand this. Not to mention Pang De, Mao Jie himself was greatly shocked.

"You have all made progress." Le Jin looked at the three people and said with a sigh, "I am still a little short of that. I hope the remaining time will be enough for me to finish it."

"Take your time. Who knows what will happen next?" Zhang Xiu said, half leaning back in his chair. "We may need to reduce the number of gatherings in the future. Who will take the next turn?"

"It's my turn." Pound said.

"As soon as Cao Sikong came back, we got together and it seemed like we were plotting something." Xu Huang sighed and said, "I don't know if the situation can get better. Many of my centurions complained to me about this matter. To be honest, I feel very uncomfortable too."

"Sikong Cao is back, and the war should begin. Under the current circumstances, it is not certain that my soldiers can perform at even two-thirds of their level last year." Pang De was somewhat desperate. The unrest in people's hearts was no joke. It was a real dissatisfaction with Cao Cao from the bottom of his heart.

As for why they were dissatisfied, it was because those officers who wanted to kill Cao Cao saw no hope of killing Cao Cao and had long since left, and most of the officers who had a good relationship with these people had also left as well. Even the legion commander could not persuade them of such a thing.

"Brother Xu, haven't you been to Kabul? How was it?" Pang De turned his head and looked at Xu Huang and asked.

"Not very good. Ardashir has capable people under him. The Kabul Valley is well managed and prosperous. I estimate that if this continues, the local Yuezhi people will be loyal to Ardashir." Xu Huang sighed and said, "It will be difficult to fight. It will be very difficult to fight."

"Moreover, from time to time, one or two young officers whom I have never seen before appear under Ardashir's command. From my observation, these officers are not very outstanding, but at least not bad. The enemy's combat power is gradually being supplemented. To be honest, I really don't think it will work if the situation continues to drag on." Xu Huang said with some fatigue. Unlike other officers who focused on internal affairs, Xu Huang still had some desire to make achievements.

Every day is the beginning of a new round of failure. What can I do?