The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 653 Overcoming the Veteran
How could Bo Diao's actions be hidden from Yuan Shao, who had been paying close attention to and even secretly leading the matter?

Yuan Shao's spies had already passed the news to the northern border on the very night that Bo Diao gave the order.

Looking at the secret report stained with incense ash in his hand, Yuan Shao lightly brushed the words "change generals" with his fingertips and smiled contemptuously: "This 'King Wuling of Zhao' really did not disappoint our expectations."

"However, Zarwan's advice still caused us some trouble." Shen Pei frowned.

"It's okay." Yuan Shao said lightly.

"It's just a matter of sooner or later. As long as he is willing to change the general, the matter will be simple."

Yuan Shao glanced at the generals present and asked jokingly, "Who among you is willing to test the skills of General Singh? However, you need to lose a battle."

The generals present looked at each other, and no one wanted to be the scapegoat.

Even though it was a fake defeat, it still doesn't look good!
Yuan Shao's eyes automatically passed over the generals under Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan. These generals were of average strength, easily got angry, and were difficult to control.

After looking at everyone, Yuan Shao finally set his sights on Jiang Qi.

Facing Yuan Shao's meaningful gaze, Jiang Qi sighed in his heart, but still stepped out and said, "I am willing to go!"

Yuan Shao saw this and smiled slightly.

"Yiqu, thank you for your hard work."

Under Yuan Shao's command, Jiang Qi was the most miserable worker, always doing the dirtiest and most tiring work.

His talent "Gathering Collapse" can gather the remaining soldiers, and he is good at cleaning up the mess and playing supporting role.

If you win, the military exploits will come later.

If he loses, he will be responsible for the cleanup, which carries the greatest risk and responsibility.

Yuan Shao also knew that it was unethical to assign this kind of work to Jiang Qi, but Jiang Qi was indeed the most suitable candidate.

Fortunately, Jiang Qi has a steady temperament and is a general who understands the overall situation.

He could only make up for his debt to Jiang Qi in other ways.

Soon, the replacement of Kushan generals was successfully completed, because Zalwan's suggestion did not leave any loopholes for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, so they could only sit back and watch the matter.

Cao Cao didn't care about it at all.

No matter who the enemy is, his strategy will not change.

Only when the northern border is broken, will he mobilize his troops.

After Singh arrived in the north, he immediately began to look through past war situations and the surrounding terrain and defense conditions.

As a leader of the younger generation, his ability to reach this position is not entirely due to Bo Diao’s careful training. His own abilities should not be underestimated either.

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the situation in the North, Singh breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart tightened again.

The reason for the sigh of relief was that the northern border's defense line was basically impregnable and not difficult to defend. Unless there was a huge flaw, the Han army would never be able to break through his defense line.

The reason why his heart tightened was that he did not come here to resist the Han army.

He was very clear about the purpose of Bo Diao sending him here, which was to take the initiative, achieve a big victory, and thus turn the situation around.

There is no point in simply defending it.

He had disappointed Bo Diao once before. If he failed to satisfy Bo Diao again this time, his military career would probably be over.

As Bo Diao's confidant, Singh was well aware of his vindictive and ungrateful character. Even if he trusted him, he would still be reprimanded if something went wrong.

Especially in the current sensitive situation, Bo Diao's temperament has become increasingly unstable, and he must show results to maintain his current position.

Singing all the generals together, Singh began to study the offensive strategy.

Singh spread out the topographic map of the northern border on the sand table. As the candlelight flickered, the veins of the mountains and rivers appeared vaguely in the shadows.

"Everyone, His Highness has ordered us to take the initiative to attack. If we want to win, we must directly attack the vital points of the Han army."

"You are all veterans in the army, do you have any good ideas?"

Upon hearing this, all the generals present looked at each other and remained silent.

On the one hand, they didn't know Singh very well. Seeing that he was so young and had replaced Hussein and Bim, two highly respected generals in the army, they naturally felt a little dissatisfied.

On the other hand, the northern border is a place with mountains and hills, which is not suitable for active attack. It is not only the Han people, but also the same for them.

"General, General Hussein and General Bim have already formulated a strategy of defense as offense, and the effect is good. Why not continue to implement this strategy?" said a general.

Singh frowned upon hearing this, and the candlelight flickered in his pupils, "General, didn't you hear what I said just now? Continue to defend? Do you want His Majesty Bodiao to think that we are cowards and afraid of fighting?"

His fingertips tapped heavily on the edge of the sand table, shaking the small wooden flag representing the Han army camp askew. "General Hussein's tactics are indeed a mature and prudent strategy for statecraft."

"But what Your Highness needs is not to defend the North, but a great victory!"

The veterans in the tent looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally someone couldn't hold back any longer: "General, the northern border is easy to defend but difficult to attack, I'm sure you know that."

"In this environment, the possibility of winning is almost zero if we want to take the initiative to attack. The fact that the Han army took the initiative to attack several times before and returned without success is enough to prove this."

"It's impossible to take the initiative to attack and win a great victory!"

Singh snorted coldly: "Nothing is impossible! Even if it is impossible, we must do it. You must be aware of the current situation of my Kushan. If the North cannot win quickly, the situation will further deteriorate."

"We must seize an opportunity to defeat the Han army in one fell swoop, or at least force them to flee in defeat."

Another veteran general stepped forward and said, "General, warfare is a game of deception. We want to win quickly, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve and the enemy will take advantage of us. It's better to..."

"That's enough!" Singh pulled out his scimitar and cut off a corner of the table. "I will take care of it myself! If you dare to speak against the defense again, you will be punished like this case!"

Singh doesn't want to have a falling out with the veterans unless it is necessary.

But the situation is critical now, and he doesn't have time to slowly appease and gather these veterans.

The news of his transfer here cannot be concealed for long. Once it is delayed and the Han people find out that he has become the commander-in-chief, they will definitely become wary and change their strategy.

If he wanted to win quickly, he could only take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness during this period.

He looked at the generals with sharp eyes. Seeing that Singh was so powerful and knowing that Bo Diao was standing behind him, the generals felt a little depressed.

In the dead silence, the leading veteran finally couldn't help but sighed: "General, there is a secret road in the west called Wind Valley."

"This valley leads to the rear of the Han army. However, the cliffs on both sides of the mountain road are as sharp as knives. Once you enter, it will be like a beast trapped in a cage. If you are discovered by the enemy, you will surely die."

"Because this place is dangerous, our army blocked it early and hid it, and the Han army didn't notice it."

"General Hussein only used it as a backup plan, ready to pursue victory at a critical moment or survive in a desperate situation."

(End of this chapter)