Chapter 6769 Preconditions for Victory

Chapter 6769 Preconditions for Victory

"We can't be sure of the real situation yet. Although we have collected intelligence on Cao Ang before, especially when Cao Ang was independently in charge of Kandahar, we specially established a file on Cao Ang, but those contents alone are far from enough." Tavasdes shook his head and said.

With little capital, he is cautious. Tavasdes is extremely cautious about taking risks. It's not that he can't take risks. If he doesn't take risks, he will have no hope if he doesn't take small risks to win big. But taking risks also requires certainty. If he rushes forward without understanding the situation clearly, that's not taking risks, that's courting death.

"Then we will intensify the intelligence gathering on Cao Ang." Ardashir didn't say much after hearing this. Although he was a little impulsive now, looking at his lost left arm, he knew that now was definitely not the time to take action. He would wait for accurate news for the time being.

"Let's withdraw to Kabul first. Under the current situation, if a flash flood breaks out, it will be even worse for us." Tawasdes naturally changed the subject.

Tavasdes had collected some intelligence about Cao Ang before. Judging from his experience, replacing Cao Ang with Cao Cao would be very beneficial to Ardashir. Even though Cao Ang was better at uniting people, given the terrain of Beigui, Cao Ang, who was seeking stability, could not change the situation. The general environment here was destined. Only by taking a risk and winning a strategic victory could the situation be changed.

If you want to play it safe, unless you are strong enough to crush the enemy, you can only delay time.

Is Cao Ang's force strong? Very strong, but it is far from being able to crush Ardashir. In fact, even if the support given by Chen Xi at that time was brought over, it would not have crushed Ardashir. In this case, playing it safe is meaningless.

[Huh, this is also good news. Next, we just need to keep an eye on Cao Ang and determine his determination. Then we just need to wait for the right opportunity. Who knows, we can really take down Kandahar in one fell swoop.] A faint smile appeared on Tavasdes' face. After so much trouble, there is finally some hope. For him, all the previous efforts were just accumulating opportunities.

On the other hand, Cao Zhen, who was staying with Liu Xian, was considering what to do next. Cao Ang's succession to the throne was not a bad thing for Cao Zhen, but even Cao Zhen knew that there was a considerable gap in ability between Cao Ang and Cao Cao. Under such circumstances, subsequent wars would only become more difficult.

"Zi Dan, why do you look so depressed?" Liu Xian looked at Cao Zhen and asked.

"Nothing, nothing." Cao Zhen was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and said that he could not tell Liu Xian about his worries. Even though Liu Xian was respected by the officers of the Cao and Xiahou families because of his performance in the past two years, it would be better not to spread Cao Zhen's doubts about Cao Ang's ability.

"Trust your elder brother, he is not that simple." Liu Xian glanced at his son-in-law. As the person who escorted Cao Ang into the secret prison and stayed there until Cao Cao sent him to the secret prison, even if he did not see the end, he had seen a lot of things. What's more, Liu Xian had repeatedly confirmed from his son-in-law that Cao Ang's crown was really worn by Cao Cao.

Liu Xian would understand what this behavior meant if he thought about it for a while.

As one of the earliest counselors to follow Cao Cao, Liu Xian was not the best among this group of people, but he was always sent back and forth as an envoy, and he successfully completed the mission every time, which was enough to show that Liu Xian had a pretty good grasp of human hearts and human nature.

Therefore, Cao Cao, a guy with an evil heart and outstanding abilities, was willing to give the crown to Cao Ang even after being overthrown. It can only be said that Cao Cao accepted the defeat sincerely when facing his son. However, Liu Xian did not think that this was possible given the abilities Cao Ang had demonstrated over the years. If it were said the other way around, it would be even more terrifying.

Cao Zhen didn't understand what he said, but nodded anyway. Now that things had come to this, he really had no choice but to trust his elder brother. There was really no hope for anything else.

Just when Liu Xian and Cao Zhen were communicating, Ardashir sent someone to invite Liu Xian and his party, expressing his willingness to discuss changing the situation with them and willing to agree on a time to act together.

When both parties signed the contract, Liu Xian tried to ask for peace talks again, but was rejected as he expected. So he didn't say anything more, but silently signed the cooperation agreement to join forces to change the situation, and then quickly left here with the agreement.

[Is Cao Pingxi really planning to launch a strong attack at this time?] Liu Xian weighed the silk cloth in his hand with a thoughtful look. Cao Ang had repeatedly warned him not to negotiate no matter what, and only to talk about changing the situation. Liu Xian was concentrating on his mission and did not think about this matter carefully. But now that the matter Cao Ang had asked him to do had been resolved, Liu Xian could not help but start to think about other things.

[It's impossible. In this situation, there is no stability under my rule. How can I attack?] Liu Xian thought about it for a while and couldn't help but sneer. How could such a thing be possible?

Just when Liu Xian was thinking about whether to send troops next, Cao Ang, after finishing his instructions with Mao Jie and thinking carefully, went to Barak's house in Kandahar in person.

"Uncle." Barak was a little surprised to see that Cao Ang only brought a few guards with him, but he still hurriedly saluted.

"Barak, I need your help." Cao Ang didn't want to play tricks. He hadn't noticed it before, but now Cao Ang knew very well that Barak didn't want to be deeply involved in the war between the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire. To put it bluntly, Barak just wanted to go back to Herat to have a wife and children. But this was not possible for Cao Ang. He needed Barak's help.

"Well, uncle, you should know that if I take action, it will be very troublesome." Barak is not a fool. He was able to sit in a high-level position in Kushan back then. Besides being a good fighter, he was also smart.

"Just this once, it will be considered as an explanation for you and your sister pushing this matter forward. All the things you have done before will be attributed to me." Cao Ang calmly gave the terms of the transaction.

This condition seems meaningless, but in fact it is what Barak needs most. Moreover, if the fact that Barak and Cao Wan had captured Cao Cao before was attributed to Cao Ang, it would also be beneficial to Cao Ang. Even if some rumors and slanders would appear, as long as Cao Ang could capture the northwestern entrance of the Kabul Valley, these rumors and slanders would still appear.

In this case, I might as well bring all the responsibility together. It was I, Cao Ang, who had this idea, and it was I, Cao Ang, who planned it. But things have come to this point, and I am stronger. My father even personally put the crown on me. What do you think?

The benefits that a powerful lord can bring are far greater than those of a lord who can unite others, and what Cao Ang showed before is that of a lord who can unite others. He was chosen only because Cao Cao was going further and further down the inhuman path, and others were forced to do so. But now what Cao Ang is going to do is actually to tell others that it is not you who are taking advantage of the situation, but me who is taking advantage of the situation!

"That sounds really good." Barak sighed, "Uncle, in what capacity are you telling me this? Are you a relative or a lord?"

"We are relatives." Cao Ang spoke after a moment of silence. Unlike Cao Cao, he still retained a considerable amount of humanity and hoped to anchor everything with emotion.

"Then I suggest you don't do it." Barak sighed and said, "I am ten years older than you. As a relative, I can say some outrageous things. No matter what you do or what you decide to do, you must have the ability to match it. What you should do now is not to attack, nor should you ask me for help. Instead, you should stabilize your own power and then seek to make progress. Taking risks is a strategy, not gambling."

Barak is a veteran, and he said this as his brother-in-law, which is truly mature and prudent words, without any intention to trick Cao Ang.

"Barak, if you face off against a group of Holy Death Knights with a vanguard of no more than 1,500, can you hold on?" Cao Ang did not answer Barak's question, but directly asked another question.

Upon hearing this, Barak sighed inwardly, stopped persuading him, and nodded to indicate that it was okay.

Ardashir is very strong, but he is far from capable of killing Barak. Not to say that he is equivalent to Cao Cao, but at least in terms of strategy, tactics and command, he is equivalent to Cao Cao, or even better!

"I'm going to attack the Kabul Valley." Cao Ang said concisely.

"Brother, you are too radical!" Cao Wan, who had been eavesdropping behind the curtain, finally couldn't help but stand up. She was willing to help Cao Ang, but that didn't mean she would follow Cao Ang when he went crazy.

"You are eavesdropping." Cao Ang turned his head to glance at Cao Wan, and Barak pointed indifferently to the seat beside him, motioning Cao Wan to sit down and listen.

"Given the current situation, how are you going to attack the Kabul Valley?" Cao Wan came over and spoke hurriedly before she even sat down on the chair.

"There should be no problem in dispatching the army tomorrow, and as long as Barak can really stop the Holy Death Knights, I can indeed take a gamble." Cao Ang was not angry at Cao Wan's rebuttal, and he spoke with a calm expression.

"Ardashir is not a fool. He will leave a garrison there, and even leave the Holy Death Riders." Cao Wan said very seriously. These were not Cao Wan's speculations, but what Barak told Cao Wan when he was bored and explained the situation to her. "So from the beginning, there was no possibility of taking down the northwest entrance of the Kabul Valley in one go."

"Yes." Cao Ang sighed softly, pinched his brows and looked at Cao Wan, "Sister Wan, if you talk about Ziwen, the people of Kandahar, and the choice you and your brother-in-law made, I actually knew it a long time ago. Even after my father put me in the secret prison, I knew what would happen next. What would you think?"

Cao Wan was stunned when she heard this, then shook her head. She and Cao Ang were siblings from the same mother and she knew her brother very well. He was a good man, but just a good man.

"My crown was not taken off by you, but was put on me by my father in the secret prison in Kandahar." Cao Ang sighed softly. Cao Wan's face changed when she heard that, and she looked at Barak reflexively. Barak pinched his eyebrows involuntarily when he heard that. In this case, his perception was indeed correct, and Cao Cao was indeed awake.

"Barak, do you want to bet?" The grand spirit revealed in Cao Ang's eyes made Barak and Cao Wan, who were looking directly at Cao Ang, feel a little pressure.

"Brother..." At this moment, Cao Wan's expression became extremely complicated. Did I not understand my brother at all? Did I see everything that my brother told me to see?

"If that's the case, you should have prepared everything you need." Barak looked at Cao Ang solemnly.

"What preparations do we have for this terrain?" Cao Ang said with a sneer, "But before we reach the northwest entrance of Kabul, the heavy rain from Kandahar to Kabul will drop to moderate rain, and when we reach the northwest entrance of Kabul, the heavy rain near the Kabul River Valley will rise to extremely heavy rain, or even more exaggerated."

"Using water instead of soldiers is indeed a good idea at this time. It can even be said to be the best idea." Barak looked at Cao Ang with a complicated expression. "In this way, Ardashir only needs to choose disaster relief, and we will face fewer enemies. As long as we take the northwest corner of the Kabul Valley within a few days, we will be able to completely turn the tables."

"I can stop Ardashir." Barak said slowly.

"I want to go too." Cao Wan said viciously, with a look of disillusionment with her elder brother's kindness, "I must see with my own eyes whether you have lied to me or not."

Just as Cao Ang was about to refuse Cao Wan, he was stopped by Barak.

"Let your wife go with you. It's only this time." Barak looked at Cao Ang very seriously and said that. Cao Ang thought about it, looked at Cao Wan with a stubborn face and nodded slowly. Just as his sister understood him, he also understood Cao Wan. When she got angry, he couldn't persuade her.

"Okay, Barak, listen to my orders." Cao Ang stood up and looked at Barak and said.

Barak stood up from his seat upon hearing this, then knelt on one knee, "Barak takes the order."

"Call all the Northern Noble Centurions to attend a meeting at the government office at dawn tomorrow." Cao Ang said solemnly. The next victory or defeat would really depend on this time.

After watching Cao Ang leave, Cao Wan's expression became extremely complicated.

"My dear, can my brother accomplish this?" Cao Wan asked, looking at Barak anxiously. "Although he has changed, I still hope that everything goes well for him and that he doesn't follow the same path as my father."

"He has almost gathered all the prerequisites for victory." Barak turned his head and looked at Cao Wan and said. He was not lying, but he really felt so.

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