Seeing that there were people from both sides in the tent, Mu Guiying asked directly:
"Cao Bin, you knew there would be an assassin, right?"
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head quickly and said:
"General Mu, don't make wild guesses. Cao has always been upright and simple. If he knew about the conspiracy, how could he hide it?"
Mu Guiying nodded noncommittally and said:
“Some things, while good for the overall situation, are too risky.”
"Zhang Shanfu is a relative of the emperor and the most trusted by your majesty, otherwise he would not have been appointed to the position of commander-in-chief."
"Once any clues are revealed, it will be a disaster."
Cao Bin nodded and laughed:
"Thank you, General Mu, for your concern. Cao is aware of this!"
Mu Guiying couldn't help but rolled her eyes.
You're so stupid. If I hadn't seen you becoming more and more courageous and couldn't bear your misfortune, I wouldn't have bothered to care about you.
Anyway, I also benefited from this side...
Sister Yang did not understand the meaning of Mu Guiying's words and defended Cao Bin:
"Zhang Shanfu deserves it, how can you blame Cao Bin?"
"He himself was assassinated? Guiying, don't talk nonsense."
"If word gets out, wouldn't Cao Bin be in trouble?"
Mu Guiying was choked, speechless for a moment, and didn't want to say more.
At this time, Aunt Yang asked:
"Cao Bin, now that Zhang Shanfu is seriously injured, the next main force to attack Lingzhou will be you and me."
"I wonder what you have in mind?"
After hearing this, Tong Guan, who was still bandaging the wound nearby, immediately said:
"Uncle Cao has already obtained the imperial court's will."
"Now that Zhang Shanfu has given up his position as commander, of course Uncle Cao will be in charge of military affairs!"
"Is there any objection to this?"
The fifth lady of the Yang family shook her head and said:
"That's not appropriate. The imperial court's intention is to let Cao Bin do things conveniently. Besides, he is young and inexperienced."
"How can you preside over an army of hundreds of thousands?"
When Zhang Shanfu goes offline, a struggle for military power will inevitably occur. This is expected.
The female general of the Yang family was not at ease about entrusting such an important task to Cao Bin.
Everyone present, whether it was Mrs. She or Mu Guiying, had at least ten years of experience in commanding troops, and their qualifications were much deeper than Cao Bin's.
But before Cao Bin could speak, Tong Guan quit and said sternly:
"The army must be led by Uncle Cao, otherwise Tong will never agree..."
He is also the coach along the way. Although he has been integrated into Cao Bin's camp, his words still have some weight.
The female generals of the Yang family looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
At this time, Sister Yang suddenly hesitated and said:
"Cao Bin also has a good military strategy, right? Didn't he also plan to annihilate 80,000 Xixia troops? I think anyone can take charge of military affairs, or..."
Before she could finish speaking, Mu Guiying interrupted:
"Military and national affairs are not trivial matters!"
Mu Guiying discovered that Sister Yang was rejected by Cao Bin, defeated, and captured. After being beaten and bullied several times, not only did she not have any hatred, but her attitude changed drastically and she became more protective of him.
What is this operation? Although she is smart, she is a little confused.
Although she had some recognition of Cao Bin's character, she never believed that his ability to lead an army was greater than her own.
Cao Bin waved his hand and said:
"Why do we have to have unified command? We can just be responsible for each one as before."
Asking him to command hundreds of thousands of troops, he himself had no confidence.
But credit cannot be given away to him, otherwise his subordinates will be dissatisfied.
Human nature is like this and there is no way to change it.
Mrs. She hesitated for a moment and said:
"That's okay, but the two armies should try their best to discuss it properly and not take credit for it."
Although only when the armies are under unified command can they exert their greatest combat effectiveness, now they are arguing and forcibly bringing them together, which is detrimental to the overall situation.
When the time comes, if the Yang family shows more humility, there will be no civil strife due to power grabbing...
After the female general of the Yang family left, Cao Bin's personal guards had already set up their handsome tent again.
Mianyi Xiangyun also changed his clothes, came to see Cao Bin with a long spear, and said doubtfully:
"Uncle, are you a god?"
"You just patted my forehead, and I dreamed of Zhao Zilong in the Shu Han Dynasty."
"He taught me a lot of martial arts and military skills, and he also made my slave stronger."
"Is this enlightenment?"
The religious atmosphere in Xixia is very strong, so it is not surprising that she has this idea.
Cao Bin was just surprised that the way she accepted the inheritance seemed different from the sedan chair.
However, he didn’t think too much and just warned:
"This is a secret, don't tell outsiders!"
Mi Yixiangyun nodded quickly and lowered his voice excitedly:
"Uncle, don't worry, Xiangyun understands."
Seeing the enthusiasm in her eyes, Cao Bin felt that she had misunderstood something.
At this time, Hu Sanniang also walked in in a state of embarrassment and said with resentment in her eyes:
"Uncle, are you too partial?"
"What exactly did you give her? Why didn't I share it?"
It turned out that when Xiangyun was practicing marksmanship, she kindly stepped forward to give him some pointers, but was deeply shocked.
In just a few moves, he was knocked upside down.
Cao Bin glanced at her and said casually:
"This is all fate, don't worry, it will happen in the future."
Hu Sanniang shook her head reluctantly and muttered:
"Isn't it because she climbed into your bed?"
In her opinion, Cao Bin was treated differently for this reason.
She was a bit of a martial arts fanatic, and she was very jealous when she saw that Mi Yixiangyun suddenly had such high martial arts skills.
Hesitating whether to take the initiative...
Originally, the female general of the Yang family had reached a consensus with Cao Bin and was waiting for Zhang Shanfu to give up his position to attack the city.
Unexpectedly, in the evening, I didn't hear the order. After making some insinuations, I found out what Zhang Shanfu was thinking.
He actually continued to fight against Lingzhou City under the banner of "he could not leave the battlefield even if he was slightly injured, but he would die to serve the country if he was seriously injured."
Hearing the news, not only the female general of the Yang family was overjoyed, but Cao Bin was also a little speechless.
This guy is too greedy for success.
It was not until the Xixia people found him lying ill in bed that they attacked him at night and annihilated nearly ten thousand people. He reluctantly retreated.
It wasn't that he suddenly woke up, it was that his soldiers couldn't stand it anymore.
When two armies confront each other, as long as the loss exceeds 20%, the elite troops will collapse.
He continued to lose men and horses, making his soldiers very fearful and nervous, fearing that they would be sent to the first camp the next day.
So a group of soldiers secretly touched Zhang Shanfu's tent at night and wanted to assassinate him.
If it hadn't been for the alertness of his personal guards, he would have died on the spot.
Therefore, he had to retreat, replace Cao Bin and the Yang family, and camp at the Yellow River ferry to guard against Xixia reinforcements.
It was his luck, because if there was a camp roar, his army would collapse immediately.
In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, he had to keep appeasing his soldiers, and he didn't even have time to trouble Cao Bin.
Cao Bin led the army to camp under Lingzhou City. He did not attack the city immediately, but allowed the soldiers to rest.
Early the next morning.
Cao Bin had a full meal of war food, put on his golden suozi armor, and led a group of generals and two thousand soldiers out of the stronghold. Then he joined the female generals of the Yang family and came to the city to challenge.
When the Lingzhou garrison saw this, he did not hesitate at all, he directly opened the city gate and sent out soldiers to fight.
Tong Guan rode his horse close to Cao Bin and said with a smile:
"It seems that Zhang Shanfu's attack on the city was not ineffective. At least the defender relaxed his guard and dared to go out of the city to fight."
Zhong Shiheng shook his head and said:
"I heard that there are two generals in Lingzhou City who are extremely skilled in martial arts. We must not be careless..."
Just as he was saying this, the Yang Family's Sanniang came out of the formation and shouted:
"I am Dong Yue'e of the Yang family. I am a Western Xia barbarian. Who dares to challenge me?"
