Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

"I don't know what fate Tavasdes's fate weaving web is weaving, but there must be a direction." Xun You looked at Chen Gong and said, Chen Gong is a dead pit, but Chen Gong's ability is trustworthy. It can be said that for these counselors of Cao Cao's forces, Chen Gong is only trustworthy for his ability and feelings for Cao Cao, and the rest is nonsense.

"Anyway, it is definitely not related to Anxi, because when Anxi collapsed, all the fate weavings involving Anxi's future backfired on the owners, and the heavy backlash made them die on the spot." Chen Gong glanced at Xun You and explained.

"Is this also the basis for you to think that Tavasdes may still accept your control?" Mao Jie reacted instantly. The fate weaving involving Anxi's future backfired on the owner, and Tavasdes did not die, so the object of Tavasdes' fate weaving is definitely not Anxi.

"Yes, he may not be as loyal as you think." Chen Gong explained calmly.

If Tavasdes was really loyal to the Parthian Empire, he should have died when the Parthian Empire was destroyed. Since he didn't die, he couldn't be loyal to the Parthian Empire, because there was no place for the Parthian Empire in his future. Only in this way could Tavasdes avoid the inevitable death of the Parthian Empire.

"Forget it, don't count on this, just go and see." Chen Gong waved his hand and said, "How much power is left under the rule at present, and whether it can support the counterattack."

"If Barak is counted, we are still the first sequence under the empire, not much worse than the Yuan family." There is no point in beating around the bush with Chen Gong, Xun Yu said what he wanted to say directly.

"The problem is that Barak is too strong, do you dare to believe it?" Chen Gong sighed and said, Barak is a strong man who can face the complete Cao Cao forces head-on. Even if he falls into a disadvantage, it may not be so easy to lose.

"If you say you completely believe it, that's a lie, but if you say you don't believe it at all, that's not the case." Chen Qun sighed and said, "The military force that Beigui has surrendered to is not weaker than the Han army in our hands, and even the officers are not inferior at all, such as Kabeqi's former commanders of the front army, who are undoubtedly elites." This is also the reason why Cao Cao took the initiative to win over Kabeqi, Bellona, ​​and Esot. Even now, these people are only in their early thirties, and they have the ultimate internal energy out of the body, and even the martial power of the realm-breaking level. They also have mental images and can command the army. These are worthy of training in the Central Plains. When Barak surrendered, he brought five of these things, which were considered the most elite backbones of Beigui. When Cao Cao was there, the Han army was fully organized and could be suppressed. Now that Cao Cao has fallen, the Han army's organization has also been turbulent from the root. The power of Beigui has already occupied the upper hand under Cao Cao, but there was no leader before, and Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren could still suppress it. But after Barak was transferred from Herat by Cao Ang due to the turbulent situation, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren were still a little different from Barak.

Although Barak was a surrendered general, before the other party surrendered, the target of the attack and the target were all Cao Cao himself.

"It's about the same as I estimated. What do you think is the upper limit of Barak's ability?" Chen Gong exhaled and asked the others.

"If you look at the previous record, his level is higher than Xiahou Miaocai now, but there is no absolute advantage." Cheng Yu said with some inference. Xiahou Yuan is the most representative officer of Cao Cao's forces besides Cao Cao himself. Not only is he powerful, but he also has a big picture view. He is considered to be a person suitable for guarding a place, and can be compared with Barak before.

"But this was only in the past. Now, we think that Barak may be the strongest officer in our entire force, and he is strong in all aspects from here to here." Xun Yu pointed to his head and heart with some caution and said, "We all agree that Barak may be stronger than Sikong at his peak."

Although Barak did not deliberately show his ability, sometimes the changes in the spiritual level will be reflected in reality. Coupled with some special talents, such as Sun Quan's very strange ability, Cao Cao's counselors have some speculation about Barak's strength.

"The mental image is the feedback of a certain belief in the officer's mind in reality." Mao Jie said very seriously, "Then assuming that a certain officer really fulfilled the century-old wish of a nation, then the qualitative change in the spiritual level will cause unpredictable distortion in reality, and the mental image itself is the embodiment of this distortion."

"Is that so." Chen Gong nodded when he heard it. It was not too outrageous. Barak was a man who fulfilled the century-old wish of Kushan after all. It was normal for him to have a qualitative change in the spiritual level.

"But the problem is here. He may be stronger than Cao Sikong, and he is also Cao Sikong's son-in-law, and he is also a marquis recognized by Chang'an. So he took action to win the victory..." Chen Qun said helplessly. This is really an internal and external trouble.

When Chen Gong and his group were discussing Cao Cao and Barak, Cao Cao had already summoned Barak and Cao Ang together, along with the officers of Cao and Xiahou.

As for the foreign ministers, there was none.

Seeing Cao Cao appear again, Xiahou Dun and others were more or less happy. Even if Cao Cao made more mistakes, in their opinion, Cao Cao was still their most reliable brother and their backbone.

As for Cao Ang, while happy, he was also somewhat worried, fearing that his father would do something irrational again.

"Zixiu handled Kandahar very well during the year we were here." Cao Cao first praised Cao Ang, and Cao Ang was slightly stunned when he heard this. While his heart warmed, he thought of the deaths of his mother and brother. Seeing that Xiang Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"What happened the year before last was my mistake. You can spread this word, but people have to look forward after all. Stopping here will not solve any problems. I will shoulder the mistakes of the past and continue to move forward. At least let the living get the benefits they deserve." Cao Cao looked at the generals present with deep eyes.

Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others were somewhat surprised by Cao Cao's words. After all, Cao Cao was not someone who easily admitted his mistakes, let alone explained them so openly and honestly. However, considering everything Cao Cao encountered last year, they could understand it.

"The benefits promised to the major families will also be honored in the future, but this kind of fulfillment will take time. It is impossible to hand over it now. It will need to wait until the Kabul Valley is conquered before it can be fulfilled." Cao Cao ignored the looks of everyone present and continued to speak. , "In this regard, we don't need to use any more means. It's meaningless. If we do too much, we will make too many mistakes. It's better not to do anything."

The faces of the principals of the Xiahou family and the Cao family all turned red, and the events at the end of the year before last were still vivid in their minds. Indeed, sometimes it was like this, and resorting to tricks would really backfire.

"Barak, how confident are you if you are facing Aldashir?" Cao Cao did not pay attention to the expressions of the people in charge of his family. He turned to Barak and said, for him now, he is entangled in What happened in the past is meaningless, it is better to find ways to solve real problems.

All the knowledge of the six counselors is in place. For ordinary people's hardware, it is impossible to bring it up. But for Cao Cao, it can still work. And as long as it works, then the god Cao Cao really has the possibility of being born. .

"Father-in-law, I'm afraid that's not possible. The Kabul Valley is too dangerous. Ardashir himself is a famous general. He sticks to the pass. We can't launch the front line yet, so how can we face Ardashir directly." Barak did not say that he and Ardashir had let go. Instead of focusing on the issue of winning rate, the issue fell on Bei Gui's poor terrain. In this terrain, he had no good solution.

He did find some manpower on the inside. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a legion, but if he wants to rely on such a legion to penetrate the Kabul Valley, he must first start fighting with Ardashir in the upper reaches of the Helmand River. After the battle, the two sides reached a stalemate, and then they could send out surprise troops to attack the rear of Ardashir. Only by attacking from the front and back could they defeat Ardashir.

The problem is that even Barak is not sure that he can start a battle with Aldashir in the ridiculous terrain from the upper reaches of the Helmand River to the Kabul Valley, forcing Aldashir to devote all his main forces to it. To be honest, With that kind of terrain, the opponent doesn't need to invest too many troops at all.

Different from the previous situation when Barak was in charge of Beigui, Ardashir was obviously accumulating food to slow down the pace of becoming king. He did not fight with Cao Cao to the death, but continued to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity to kill with one blow. Therefore, They defended the pass and did not start a large-scale war with Cao Cao.

This style of play could easily be considered idle when the Kushans were strong before, but now the situation in the Kushans is not very good. The purpose of recruiting Ardashir was just to solve the problem of the invasion of the Han Dynasty in the north. It is equivalent to hammering a nail to block the Han army in the north. As for driving out, it is the best, but it will not affect the overall situation of Guishang.

This also gives Aldashir enough autonomy. Anyway, his task is to guard this place, and everything else can be regarded as overwork.

In this way, even if the Han army wanted to fight a large-scale decisive battle, if Ardashir did not cooperate, Cao Cao would have no good solution.

As for small-scale discussions, they have been continuing. After all, both sides now need to use this small-scale discussion to strengthen the strength of their own legions and improve the sense of belonging of their soldiers. However, such small-scale battles are closely watched by both sides. It's tight, and no one is willing to shave off the opponent's hair. To be honest, the damage is really not much.

So when Cao Cao asked Barak if he could confront Ardashir, Barak was also very embarrassed. It wasn't that he didn't dare, or that he couldn't, but he just felt that there was no such chance. After all, it was the completion of the Kushan Empire. He boasts of being idealistic, but he still has some foundation in actual combat.

"Suppose there is a big chaos in the Kabul Valley, can you lead your troops to break through the blockade arranged by Ardashir at the pass and break into it." Cao Cao looked at Barak and asked.

"If my father-in-law allows me to select elites from various departments, I can give it a try. If such an opportunity does exist, it will be fleeting, so we must make a quick decision without any delay." Barak said with a solemn expression. .

"Okay, just wait for my time. From now on, you will select elites from each department to form an elite army and be ready to attack the Kabul Valley." Cao Cao nodded to Balak after hearing this, and his generals Cao and Xiahou He was somewhat surprised, but did not raise any objection. On the one hand, Barak himself was also a famous general, and on the other hand, the Kabul Valley was really difficult to navigate, especially after Ardashir entered, the entrance to the valley had become obviously fortified.

Therefore, even if the elites of various ministries are concentrated under Barak, it will not be an easy task to conquer the Kabul Valley. Even if Ardashir itself is prepared, it is even possible to fall into death.

"Father, how about I march with General Barak." Cao Zhen suddenly jumped out and said. Although he is a foster father, Cao Cao is really good to Cao Zhen. In addition, Cao Zhen has developed really well in the past two years. After realizing this, After the situation became very difficult, he felt that he still needed to stand up and help Cao Cao share his worries.

"No, you have other things to do, and the Kabul Valley is not easy to conquer. Even if all the elites from all the ministries are concentrated in Barak's hands, it may not be possible to capture it." Cao Cao rejected Cao Zhen's proposal, "It's just that we can't conquer this pass. If you don’t face it, it’s just a matter of time.”

"Only when we take the pass can we truly secure this place." Cao Cao looked at everyone present and said, "Rather than letting Aldashir continue to build this pass and turn it into a comprehensive fortress or even a city, our subsequent offensive will become more difficult. If there are any difficulties, it is better to remove this pass that has only completed its preliminary fortification now."

"If we remove this pass, it will be relatively easier for us to defend or advance in the future." Cao Cao said, pointing to the pass in front of the Kabul Valley on the map.

"Even if we remove this pass, it will be very difficult to defend it. The distance from Kandahar to Kabul is not close. Just because we rely on river transportation, our logistics pressure is relatively small, but compared with the nearby Kabul, this Even if we capture the pass, it will be very difficult to hold it. Even if we insist on occupying it, it will easily become a blood loss point." Cao Ang looked at the position of the pass pointed by Cao Cao, which was very close to Aldashir. Kandahar is far away.

The distance between the two sides can even reach ten to one. Although Kandahar has the advantage of river transportation on the Helmand River, which makes the logistics pressure extremely low, even so, compared with Aldashir, who is fighting nearby, the logistics pressure on both sides will be as high as Three to one, or even four to one, fighting Ardashir under such logistical pressure, Cao's army might be completely destroyed.

The generals and commanders present were all veteran generals who had spent their entire lives in battles, and they could all see this, so they were not very interested in Cao Cao's proposal. It was indeed very possible to defeat Cao Cao by concentrating superior forces, but after defeating him, as a Blood loss point? Ardrassil's whetstone? Isn't that a brain disease?

"No, what I mean is that the whole family, old and young, will go into battle together, capture this place, directly become a squatter, extend towards the interior of the valley, and fight with Ardashir inside the valley." Cao Cao pointed to a more detailed volume of Kabul said the internal map of the river valley.

It was a strategic idea that completely exceeded everyone's expectations, and was something that had not been recorded in any previous history books. However, after this idea was taken out by Cao Cao, all the generals fell into deep thought. It seemed that there was no problem, as long as they could To seize this pass, this combat method seems to be no problem.

Cao Cao's strength is about the same as that of Ardashir. Everyone knows this. The reason why it is difficult to attack is because the poor terrain puts too much pressure on the logistics, plus the natural advantages of the defender.

But if we take away the advantages that the terrain brings to the defenders and the logistical problems caused by the mountainous terrain, and Cao Cao and Aldashir are facing a bombardment, Cao Cao may not necessarily lose.

"It seems there is no problem." Barak was the first to understand this idea. He suffered a lot in fighting the pass, but as long as he was determined to fight, Barak could still fight it. He didn't fight before, just because the loss was too great. Subsequent benefits.

But if Cao Cao had brought his whole family, old and young, into battle, destroyed the pass, and farmed on the spot, the terrain advantage of the Kabul Valley would have been completely wiped out.

This method of fighting had not appeared before the Three Kingdoms. The first one to do it was Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang actually killed Sima Yi with this one hand, and even turned himself into a squatter. If it weren't for the fact that his magical powers were not as good as those of Tianshu, Zhuge Liang was taken away by God. Zhuge Liang cut off Yongliang's grain, which was enough to wipe out Yongliang within the next year and return it to the old capital.

Although Cao Cao's idea is still different from Zhuge Liang's, what makes Cao Cao better than the official Zhuge Liang is that when Zhuge Liang went on the Northern Expedition, there were already very few people from the Han Dynasty in Yongliang who responded, but if Cao Cao's whole family, old and young, went into battle together, he would become In the Kabul Valley, there will definitely be many Beigui who respond to Lao Cao. The card of Barak is still very useful.

It may not be easy to use the card of Barak to poach the people of Vesutiva I, but using the card of Barak to poach the northern nobles under Ardashir will be really effective when the momentum is huge.

In addition, the time when Cao Cao was watching was when the summer grain was coming down. At that time, the whole family, old and young, went into battle. Even if Aldashir was prepared, it was absolutely impossible for Aldashir, who had never experienced such a thing, to block it before he could react. Cao Cao.

Even if the pass is occupied by Cao Cao, Ardashir may not be able to realize the seriousness of the matter. At this time, if Ardashir performs a second-hand transformation, he may really be able to enter Kabul directly, although it will not be possible. Fight it down, but at least the situation won't be as embarrassing as it is now.