"Please give me a drink, mother!"

Cao Peng and others raised their glasses together and drank with Mrs. Zhang...

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After the New Year's Eve banquet, the old lady drank some wine and felt a little tired, so she went back to her room to rest.

Huang Yueying and others gathered together, whispering to each other about the secrets of her daughter's family. Cao Peng, Deng Ji, Deng Zhipangde and others gathered together again, drinking wine and chatting. They chatted all over the world.

, the topic gradually led to the battle against Bingzhou next year.

"Brother-in-law, what do you think of the Battle of Bingzhou?"

Cao Peng became Deng Ji, and he was promoted to the first rank.

Deng Ji pondered for a moment and then said: "I will go to Xudu in the next year and am about to discuss this matter with my lord.

The high-ranking cadres in Bingzhou are just clowns. If you want to get rid of them, it will take no effort. However, I think it will not be easy to use troops against the high-ranking cadres at this time."

"oh?"

Cao Peng couldn't help but be startled and looked at Deng Ji doubtfully.

Deng Ji smiled and glanced at the silent Deng Zhi, "Actually, this is also the conclusion that Bo Miao mentioned and we discussed several times. I think that the most urgent task for the lord at present is to eliminate Yuan Xi as soon as possible, rather than high officials.

.Yuan Xi is also a thief of the country. Although Youzhou is a bitter and cold place, it cannot be underestimated. Yuan Shao has been running the north for a long time, and his power is very strong. Although Yuan Shao is dead, he has left behind many parts. And these parts,

After Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were killed, most of them defected to Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi occupied a state, contacted the barbarians externally, and accepted the remnant troops internally. If given time, it was bound to happen. If he wanted to eliminate it again, he would have to spend a lot of effort.

, on the contrary, the gain outweighs the loss.

Therefore, I think the top priority is to eliminate Yuan Xi as soon as possible.

This is one of them."

Cao Peng looked at Deng Ji with surprised eyes.

He can be 100% sure that there is no such person as Deng Ji in his memory.

And looking at his pride in guiding the country now, is there any trace of the dejection of that little official back then? Therefore, life is the best partner to temper people. Disasters can make people grow faster. Deng Ji lost an arm and was destined to

He was unable to climb to the top of the court. However, he was able to sink his mind and ponder his knowledge, vision and knowledge. Compared with before, he has grown much more, and his outlook on the overall situation has also become much stronger.

"Want to hear the second one."

"The second thing...let's let Bo Miao do the talking."

Deng Zhi nodded and said seriously: "Master, do you know how many people there are in Bingzhou? How many Han residents are there? How many Huru residents are there?"

"this……"

"Bingzhou has eight counties and a vast land, mostly plains and grasslands... Bingzhou has a population of about 800,000. If the unregistered population is included, it is at least about 1.5 million. Among them, only 40% are Han people, and

There are as many as 60% Hulu. Not to mention, the Southern Huns who have occupied Wuyuan and Shuofang have hundreds of thousands of people and countless people to control them. Moreover, they have been fighting for many years and the land is barren... It is easy for the Lord to destroy high-ranking officials.

But if you take Bingzhou, you will face huge troubles. First of all, after Bingzhou is collected, it will not be self-sufficient for at least three years. Therefore, the lord must be prepared to import two million dendrobium of grain and grass to Bingzhou every year to achieve stability.

situation.

Secondly, Bingzhou is vast and has scattered passes.

After the lord takes over the Bingzhou, he must add troops to the Bingzhou to prevent harm. But the problem is how to defend the thousands of miles of border from Shangdangxihe to Yanmen Yunzhong. Think about the time when the Qin Dynasty conquered Henan,

We drove out the Huru, but were quickly recaptured by the Xiongnu. The difficulty lies in the fact that the border is too long... If we capture and merge the state, we will have to station at least 200,000 soldiers and horses, and the daily consumption is astonishing."

After Deng Zhi finished speaking, he glanced at Cao Peng.

It can be felt that Deng Ji and Deng Zhi really put a lot of effort into Bingzhou.

It is said in the book of war: The method of using military force is to use thousands of chariots, thousands of leather chariots, a hundred thousand armors, and food supplies for thousands of miles. The internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the materials of glue and paint, and the support of chariots and armor, are

Spend a thousand gold. Then, a hundred thousand troops will be raised.

This was the cost of using troops during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

If it were placed today, I'm afraid it would be even more amazing!

Although Deng Zhi did not say anything about the consumption of the 200,000-strong army, he could estimate it roughly.

Cao Peng couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, "Is there a third one?"

"Third..." Deng Zhi took a deep breath, "The barbarians are greedy and cannot be relied upon. Now, the Southern Xiongnu and the high officials have joined forces to gain a foothold. However, Xianbei seems to have formed an alliance with the lord, but Kebineng cannot.

I believe. The Southern Xiongnu are here, and they won’t be able to cause any serious trouble. But if the Southern Xiongnu are not here, my lord will face the entire Xianbei army. Do you think, with your current abilities, you can resist the Xianbei army?"

Cao Peng raised his eyebrows and shook his head after a while.

It seems that immediately withdrawing the annexed state is not a good thing.

He glanced at Deng Ji and asked after a moment: "But if high officials interfere, it will be a trouble after all. How can we solve it?"

Deng Ji smiled slightly and said, "What's so difficult about this?"

"Appreciate further details."

"My lord only needs to send one wise general to defend Huguan, and then tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will not dare to act rashly.

If the pot is closed, Gaogan will not be able to stir up any trouble. Bingzhou is like a gourd. If the mouth is blocked, the water in the gourd cannot flow out. There are three thousand soldiers and horses, one wise general, plus the governor Cao and the

While General Li is here, senior officials are like turtles in an urn, they will die sooner or later.

Three years, only three years.
Chapter completed!