Chapter 1381 Zilong's Proposal

"Three Kingdoms Online Game: The Battle of Princes ()"

"Come here, tell General Pingbei to come and see me!" Standing in front of the map, Huangfu Chaobo thought for nearly half an hour, and finally made up his mind and said to the guards at the door;

"Yes!"

Soon, someone hurried away and went out of the palace to find Zhao Yun.

When Zhao Yun hurried to Jinyang Palace, Huangfu Chaobo was still buried in the map. He got up after hearing the message from the waiter outside the palace gate.

"Zhao Yun pays homage to my king!"

"Okay, Zilong, no need to be polite, get up." When Zhao Yun entered the palace, Huangfu Chaobo dismissed all the waiters and palace maids. Now there were only the two of them in the entire palace.

"Thank you, my king, but the etiquette between the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished!" Although there was no one else present, Zhao Yun still bowed in a proper manner, and then thanked and got up.

Huangfu Chaobo was somewhat helpless, but he did not say anything more. There was no other way. Zhao Yun was just that kind of person. To be frank, he was the same kind of person as the stubborn Tian Feng, except that Tian Feng was more straightforward, while Zhao Yun was more tactful.

"Now that Bingzhou has been newly settled, the foreign tribes in the north seem to be ready to move again. I wonder what Zilong thinks we should do?" As he said this, Huangfu Chaobo handed the news from the north to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun stretched out his hands, took the report handed over by Huangfu Chaobo, read the contents carefully, and after a long time, he bowed to Huangfu Chaobo and said: "Thank the king for not abandoning me. I am willing to guard the northern border for the king. As long as I am alive, I will not let the barbarians step through Yanmen Pass!"

"According to Zilong's opinion, how many troops are needed to keep the northern barbarians out of the country?" Huangfu Chaobo did not answer Zhao Yun's request immediately, but continued to ask;

"The land of several counties in Bingzhou north of Yanmen, from Qiangyin in the east to Jilushai in the west, is about a thousand miles long. If you want to defend these places, if you use special cavalry like the White Horse Volunteers, at least 30,000 or more are needed. If it is ordinary cavalry, it must be more than 50,000. In addition to the garrisons of dozens of city passes, the total force will not be less than 80,000."

"80,000, including 50,000 cavalry!" Huangfu Chaobo couldn't help but take a breath after hearing what Zhao Yun said.

You know, in the whole Tang Dynasty, a large county like Runan, with nearly 40 cities and a population of more than one million, has only 40,000 soldiers, of which only 10,000 are cavalry. In the whole Tang Dynasty, the total number of cavalry is only 200,000, which is already a huge burden.

You know, the cavalry of Wei State under Yuan Shao is less than 30,000, while the cavalry of Qi State under Cao Cao and Wu State under Sun Ce are even less. Huangfu Chaobo was originally planning to reduce the cavalry a little after returning to Luoyang this time, but he didn't expect Zhao Yun to ask for 50,000 cavalry at the first moment. If calculated in this way, there is no possibility of reduction at all.

Today, Wei State has opened up the connection with the Hu people outside the Great Wall. It is conceivable that in the next period of time, Yuan Shao, who is not short of money, will expand the cavalry in large quantities. In this way, the cavalry advantage of Tang State over Wei State will be greatly weakened.

And the increase of war horses in Wei State, as his ally, Cao Cao has a stable source of war horses, and even Sun Ce in Jiangdong is the same.

In this case, a chain reaction will occur, just like a domino effect.

Another point is that a large number of foreign tribes appeared in the north of Yinshan Mountain, which means that the three counties of Yunzhong, Wuyuan and Shuofang in the south of Yinshan Mountain are already under the threat of foreign cavalry. In the next few years or even longer, the Tang Kingdom will be cautious about the invasion from the north at any time.

Thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo couldn't help but feel a headache. He originally wanted to deal with Lu Bu and then concentrate on dealing with the other princes. Unexpectedly, he killed the tiger but attracted a group of wolves.

"What do you think we should do in the war with foreign races?" Huangfu Chaobo asked again;

"Attack as defense, whether it is King of Yan Gongsun Zan or King of Zhao Lu Bu,

they all do this." Zhao Yun said without hesitation: "But..."

"But how?"

"Cavalry also needs a lot of food and supplies to support the battle, otherwise, it will be like what King of Zhao Lu Bu did before, and it will be a waste of military power."

"What about the deployment of troops, how should it be arranged?"

"If the king gives me 50,000 elite cavalry, then arrange 10,000 cavalry in Guangmu and Jiuyuan respectively, led by a deputy general, and the remaining 30,000 cavalry will be led by me personally, stationed in Yunzhong, forming a situation of defending the west and attacking the east."

Huangfu Chaobo looked at the map and immediately understood Zhao Yun's idea. The west is actually very easy to defend. The army only needs to guard the four pass cities of Jilushai, Gaoqueguan, Wujiahecheng and Manyiguguan, and it can basically be said that the enemy is kept out of the country.

But the situation in Yunzhong in the east is different. Although the Daqing Mountain in the north blocks the passage between the grassland and the Central Plains, there are still several valleys in this section of the Daqing Mountain that can connect the north and the south. Another point is that the army must not only prevent the foreign cavalry army from going directly south from the north.

It is also necessary to prevent them from taking a detour from the Danhan Mountain and Baideng Mountain in the east. Of course, this must have been secretly approved by the Wei State. Therefore, Zhao Yun's 30,000 cavalry must defend not only the north, but also the east.

After listening to Zhao Yun's words, Huangfu Chaobo had some ideas in his mind, but he couldn't make a final decision yet. He had to wait until he returned to Luoyang and discussed it carefully with a group of civil and military officials before he could make a final decision.

"In this case, Zilong should go down and rest first!" Thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo waved to Zhao Yun and said;

"Yes! I will take my leave!" Zhao Yun heard this and said no more. He bowed and saluted, and then left the hall.

After a long time, Huangfu Chaobo took his eyes off the map and turned to look outside the palace: "Come here, pass on my order to order Gao Shun's Xianzhen Camp and Dian Wei's Tiebi Camp to accompany me to inspect Yanmen. Among all the generals, except Huangfu Jianshou who stayed in Jinyang, all the other generals will go with me."

"Tell General Anyi Tian Yu to arrange the defense of Shuofang and lead the generals to see me at Yanmen Pass!"

"Tell General Pingnan Zhang Yan to arrange the defense of Tumen Pass and go to Yanmen Pass to meet me!"

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Since he was going back to Luoyang, Huangfu Chaobo decided to inspect the various places at Yanmen Pass first and then lead the army back. Of course, this time only a few troops of the Guards would return with him. The arrangement of the remaining troops of hundreds of thousands could only be decided after he went back to discuss.

As Huangfu Chaobo's orders were passed down, several groups of fast horses quickly rushed out of Jinyang City and galloped towards the north and west. The soldiers and horses in Jinyang City quickly prepared themselves and made preparations to follow the expedition.