Cao Bin came to the meeting hall and saw that most of the room was filled with female generals. It smelled of makeup and powder, and only two men sat at the end.
Mu Guiying was sitting in the main seat. When she saw Cao Bin coming in, she nodded slightly, then raised her finger and pointed to the empty seat beside her and said:
"We are discussing the strategy to fight against Liangshan. Please have a seat, Supervisor Cao."
Cao Bin was not polite, he cupped his hands and came to sit down next to Mu Guiying.
Upon seeing this, Mu Guiying began to make detailed arrangements, first the placement of food and grass, the distribution of troops and horses, and then the layout of the city defense...
Regarding the art of war, Cao Bin memorized several military books, but he only knew a rough outline and was not proficient.
If he was given one or two thousand men, he could charge into battle, defend the city and build fortresses.
But if it were tens of thousands of people, it would be beyond his capabilities.
Don't think that fighting means leading people to fight.
As a commander, you need to know how to set up camp, how to maintain morale, how to march...
Even the soldiers need to know how full they are, when to wear armor, and when to go to the latrine.
If a person who does not know how to lead troops is appointed as the commander-in-chief, he will be able to disperse the troops without even having to fight.
Just like now, Cao Bin listened to Mu Guiying's detailed explanation as if he was listening to a book from heaven.
It was as if he had returned to his student days, but within half an hour, he began to fall into a trance as he looked at the beautiful face in front of him.
In addition, after sailing for several days, I can't help but feel a little tired.
It didn't take long for his slight snoring to sound in the council chamber.
Everyone's eyes turned to Cao Bin, who was tilting his head.
Mu Guiying was silent for a long time, and could only show a helpless expression to everyone.
She remembered that when Cao Bin attended the court meeting for the first time, he fell asleep in front of the emperor.
Now that I can listen to myself mumbling for so long, it’s a great honor, right?
Thinking of this, she actually felt a little "very honored".
The other female generals were also dumbfounded. They had never seen someone as heartless as Cao Bin.
Mu Guiying ignored him, turned to look at one of the two men and said:
"Prefect Zhang, the information you provided is too crude. Can you be more detailed?"
The man said with a bitter face:
"Marshal Mu, the bandits in Liangshan are really powerful. We don't dare to risk going deep into the water."
When Mu Guiying heard this, she frowned and didn't speak for a long time.
In fact, she has sent spies, but it is difficult for military spies to find out the detailed information inside Liangshan.
A female general saw this and said angrily:
"Prefect Zhang, even if you can't find out the news about Liangshan leader."
"Don't you even know the hydrological conditions in your own jurisdiction?"
"Even if Liangshan is huge, there have been records before, right?"
"Do you think that just a description of 'different shades of Hong Kong and Hong Kong's branches' can explain it?"
Gao Qiu did not understand the hydrological conditions of Liangshanbo and sailed the big ship into the shallow harbor branch, which led to the annihilation of the entire army.
Moreover, there are reeds all over the water. If the situation is not understood, no matter how powerful the female general of the Yang family is, she will follow in the footsteps of Gao Qiu.
Prefect Zhang spread his hands helplessly:
"I just took over as the magistrate of the state not long ago. There is no archive in the yamen. I don't know what's going on."
The female general glanced at Prefect Zhang angrily, feeling really angry because every time they fought, they would be dragged down by these mediocre and stupid officials.
Then she looked at the other man and asked:
"Yang Zhi, you were captured once, but you didn't even find out what's going on inside Liangshan?"
Yang Zhi, nicknamed the Green-Faced Beast, was the unluckiest guy in the original work. Of course, his current luck is not that good either.
He was originally a branch of the Yang family. Because he couldn't bear the life of poverty, he surrendered to Gao Qiu a long time ago.
When he accompanied Gao Qiu to attack Liangshan last month, he was also captured together.
A few days ago, he was the envoy sent by Gao Qiu to the capital.
The imperial court sentenced Gao Qiu to the crime of confiscating his family and exterminating his family, but for the sake of his descendants of the Yang family, they did not kill him, but they also wiped out his official position.
In order to regain his fame, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Tianbo Mansion to seek a chance to atone for his crimes.
Although Mrs. She agreed that he would go out with the army, Tianbo Mansion's impression of him became even worse...
"what happened?"
At this time, Cao Bin was suddenly awakened by the atmosphere in the room and looked at everyone with a confused expression.
Sister Yang gave him a disgusted look and muttered: "Is this old pig reincarnated? Will he sleep wherever he goes?"
The prefect Zhang said quickly:
"Uncle Cao, please judge for me. Marshal Mu is asking me for detailed information about Liang Shanbo."
"You know, I have just taken office in Jeju, so I have no time to investigate the Liangshan bandits."
Only then did Cao Bin notice him and suddenly laughed:
"It turns out that it's Lao...oh, Lao Zhang, I haven't seen you for a few days, and he has been promoted to the governor of Jeju? Congratulations on the promotion!"
Seeing that Cao Bin recognized him, the Jeju prefect seemed to have found an organization. He quickly ran to Cao Bin and smiled flatteringly with his molars showing:
"Isn't this thanks to Uncle Cao? Without you, how could I, Lao Zhang, be where I am today?"
Cao Bin originally gave Pang Yu a list of available talents, including Governor Zhang.
Although he is very timid, his ability to do things is good.
He could handle everything Cao Bin ordered him to do.
So it was written down by Cao Bin and handed over to Pang Yu.
When the female general of the Yang family saw the two people talking about worldly things, she immediately understood something, and the look she looked at Prefect Zhang became contemptuous.
Needless to say, it must be Master Pang's party.
Sister Yang couldn't help but said:
"Cao Bin, don't go too far. Mastering the mountains and rivers geography within the jurisdiction is the responsibility of the governor."
"He doesn't even know the hydrology of Liangshanbo. Shouldn't he be held accountable?"
"If you support him, we will impeach you as well."
Cao Bin gave Sister Yang a disdainful look:
"I said Eighth Sister, did you ever see me protecting others? Isn't it the hydrological conditions of Liangshanbo?"
"It's not a big deal. You look like a hungry wolf. Why are you going to eat me?"
As he spoke, he took out the drawing paper he had just received from his pocket and taught him a lesson with a slightly contented look:
"I don't know how you lead the army? You don't send spies first when the army goes out. Do you think you have to ask local officials when you go to fight in the Liao Kingdom?"
Looking at the room full of Yang Clan female generals, he couldn't help but show off and said:
"As Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be victorious in every battle!"
"You don't even know this, and you still call yourself a famous general?"
Sister Yang was speechless by his retort and argued forcefully:
"The purpose of using troops is to act according to the situation. We are not fighting against the Liao Kingdom now. What's wrong with asking local officials?"
"You even memorized Sun Tzu's Art of War incorrectly, and you still have the nerve to teach us a lesson. I don't believe you can get any detailed information."
As he said that, he grabbed it from his hand.
However, Cao Bin flicked his palms and avoided her outstretched hands. He stood up and handed it to Mu Guiying and said, "Marshal Mu, come and take a look."
Sister Yang was so angry that she just rolled her eyes, but did not continue to snatch. She turned to look at Mu Guiying.
Mu Guiying did not refuse and quickly took the drawing paper and started looking at it.
The more she looked, the more surprised she became.
Because it not only contains the names and origins of Liangshan leaders, but also their personalities and martial arts are clearly recorded.
In addition, Liangshan's terrain, water shape, military strength, food and grass, etc. were also recorded in detail one by one.
She looked at it for a while, then looked at Cao Bin in disbelief and said, "Jianjun Cao, how did you get it?"
Cao Bin smiled and said: "Of course I have my own way. Long before I returned to Beijing last time, I sent people to sneak into the leaders of Liangshan."
He said this to cover up his own "Swallow" spy.
If the imperial court knew that it had an organization like "Swallow", it would inevitably be suspicious, which would always be a problem.
It would be better if less people knew about it.
Mu Guiying said in surprise: "Did you expect today before you returned to Beijing last time?"
Sister Yang quickly asked: "Guiying, is the information Cao Bin gave you very detailed?"
Mu Guiying glanced at Sister Yang and shook her head in amazement:
"More than detailed? With Cao Jianjun's intelligence, we can at least increase our chances of winning by 30%."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Cao Bin with admiration. They didn't expect that this dandy young master had so many evil intentions.
In comparison, they themselves looked like simple-minded warriors.
Seeing that the female general of the Yang family no longer chased him for information about Liangshan, the governor of Jeju breathed a sigh of relief and gave Cao Bin a grateful look.
Mu Guiying looked around at the crowd and said: "Now that the information is sufficient, let's prepare the ships and prepare to attack Liangshan..."
