Liu Xian's plan to deal with Zhao He's men and horses transferred from Qinyang in Hanoi was actually quite simple.

Under the circumstance that it was not appropriate to directly attack the military horses hiding in the mountains and forests near the crossing of the Yellow River, Liu Xian just fought with them patiently.

Liu Xian came all the way, stopping everywhere he went, so that more people could see his Liu Mansion caravan, know his caravan, and start the fame of his Liu Mansion caravan all the way.

Now in Yangwu County, it is natural that you can stop here, and how long you want to stay is Liu Xian's freedom.

Liu Xian believed that those 3 or 4,000 officers and soldiers would definitely not be able to hide for too long in the mountains and forests. Since they can't hide for too long, they either withdraw and return to Qinyang. Otherwise, he would directly kill Yangwu County to directly attack his Liu Fu caravan.

But no matter what, this gave Liu Xian the initiative.

If those officers and soldiers retreat to Qinyang, then it is equivalent to giving up the unfavorable intentions of their Liu Mansion caravan, and it is best to do so, and Liu Xian is not saying that he must deal with them. As long as they withdrew to Qinyang, Liu Xian could let the Liu Mansion caravan set off, cross the Yellow River safely from that Yellow River crossing, and go directly to Luoyang.

And if they plan to kill directly to Yangwu County to attack their caravan, then Liu Xian can also set up an ambush and solve them on their way to Yangwu County.

Regardless of them, it was Liu Xian who took the lead. The key is to see how to set up an ambush and how much success it can achieve when ambushing them.

Anyway, after Liu Xian figured out this key issue, Liu Xian was already in an invincible position.

At any given time, there are many obstacles that affect the success or failure of a war or a battle. For example, the strength of the troops of the two sides, the strength of their combat effectiveness, the morale of their respective fighting spirits, the ability of the commander-in-chief of the army, the advantages of geographical terrain, the influence of the weather in wartime, and whether the military rations are sufficient, whether the weapons and equipment of the soldiers are excellent, and so on. Taken together, the outcome of every war will actually be determined by many factors.

However, it is only necessary to grasp some of the key factors, and then you can do something about the shortcomings of the enemy. If you know the enemy's weaknesses and don't formulate a countermeasure for the enemy's weaknesses, you're really an idiot.

The current situation is also clear, Liu Xian is not in a hurry at all, even if the imperial court has an order for Liu Xian to go to the capital to serve the "seriously ill" Ma Guiren, but there is no time for Liu Xian to enter Beijing. In this way, there is room for Liu Xian to maneuver.

As long as Liu Xian stayed in Yangwu County for the time being, then the officers and soldiers of Qinyang who were preparing to attack his Liu Mansion caravan would have to withdraw or take the initiative to attack.

What Liu Xian wanted to do was to secretly pay close attention to the movements of the officers and soldiers hiding near the crossing of the Yellow River.

In addition, Liu Xian also had to find a suitable place for him to ambush the enemy.

After all, it is not far from the crossing of the Yellow River in Nawuzhi County to Yangwu County, it is only more than thirty miles, and if they march in a hurry, they can be killed in about two hours. If Liu Xian wanted to defeat or even destroy these three or four thousand men and horses at the least cost, then he had to grasp the movements of those officers and soldiers as soon as they stopped hiding, and knew whether they planned to withdraw to Qinyang or come to attack the Liu Mansion caravan.

And if he was going to attack the Liu Mansion caravan, then Liu Xian had to get the information before they attacked and killed, and then pull his own men to the ambush site as soon as possible, and lay an ambush before those officers and soldiers passed. If they can't be ambushed in time, then they will directly kill Yangwu County, and then it will turn into a head-on battle with them.

Liu Xian really didn't want to fight them head-on, because it was completely meaningless, and it was also for his own Liu Mansion caravan, this time the Liu Mansion caravan really couldn't afford to lose. In case it really came to such a point, Liu Xian had no choice but to withdraw the Liu Mansion caravan into Yangwu County, and then fight them according to the city. Fortunately, Liu Xian has an interest relationship with the county order of Yangwu County, and if he has to enter the city at that time, Yangwu County will only accept it and will not refuse. But this is only a last resort.

After Liu Xian had a plan, he invited Zhang Ning, who had rested for a while, and Liu Xian asked Zhang Ning and Zhou Cang to take the people from the dark camp to secretly stare at those officers and soldiers.

Zhou Cang's injury to Huang Wudie that day was only a minor injury, and although it was not completely healed for the time being, it would not affect his actions. And Liu Xian also felt very lucky, when he was in need, there was a stranger like Zhou Cang. Now that he has Zhou Cang, he can send the movements of those officers and soldiers to his own hands in time.

Of course, Liu Xian estimated that those officers and soldiers would definitely not make a decision immediately, and would inevitably hide there and wait for their caravan to go. They will not withdraw or attack in three or two days.

Therefore, Liu Xian also proudly confessed to Zhang Ning and Zhou Cang, asking them to keep an eye on those officers and soldiers who pretended to be thieves, and to be prepared to keep an eye on the sentry for several days in a row. Also, if those officers and soldiers make any moves, they must also find out their movements, whether they withdraw to Qinyang or come to Yangwu. Preferably, it is necessary to find out their marching route in time.

From Yangwu County to Wuzhi County, there is not only one official road, but also some small roads. The official road is a large road, suitable for the march of large armies, but it will definitely take some long detours. And for some small paths, you can take shortcuts.

Of course, Liu Xian estimated that if those officers and soldiers were to attack their caravans, they would definitely take the official road. Because it is obvious that there are so many oxen and carriages in the caravan of Liufu, they will definitely not be able to take the small road, and they will inevitably take the official road.

After sending Zhang Ning and Zhou Cang, Liu Xian asked Huang Wudie to lead more than 2,000 Liu Mansion caravan escorts.

The caravan guards will leave about 500 men and horses to stay in the caravan camp, and the rest includes about 500 men and horses brought by Zhou Cang, adding up to more than 2,000 men and horses, and these men and horses will be the men and horses who ambushed the three or four thousand officers and soldiers.

However, these people can't move yet, and this premature transfer from the Liu Mansion caravan will inevitably fall into the eyes of others. Who knows if there are spies sent by the officers and soldiers to keep an eye on the Liu Mansion caravan in secret? The caravan camp is not far from Yangwu County, and if more than 2,000 people are transferred from the camp at once, they will definitely not be able to hide from the people of Yangwu County.

Therefore, Liu Xian only asked Huang Wudie to prepare.

Afterwards, Liu Xian personally quietly left the caravan camp and inspected the terrain along the official road, looking for a suitable place for ambush. Of course, you have to take Wang Yue and Huang Wudie, Wang Yue is the guard, and Huang Wudie also has to know the place of the ambush, so that he can enter the ambush site in time with the people and horses.

When the Han Dynasty built the official road, it definitely did not consider where it was easy to be ambushed, but only how to make it more convenient and safe. Therefore, official roads generally do not pass through some mountains that are too dangerous, except for places where there is no way to pass through.

From Yangwu County to Wuzhi County, except for the mountains along the riverbank, which are more dangerous, that is, within more than 20 miles of the riverbank, there are not too many dangerous landforms.

Liu Xian went to Wuzhi County along the official road of Yangwu County to reconnoitre, and it was not until almost half the way, that is, after walking more than ten miles, that Liu Xian found a place that was barely suitable for an ambush.

How can you say that it is barely suitable? In fact, the terrain here is relatively open, and it happens to be at a three-way intersection.

That's right, coming from Wuzhi County, the official road is along a long slope under the bottom, and the long slope is about a mile long and left left. On the other side of the official road at the bottom of this long slope, there is a small river, the small river is really small, the main thing is that the riverbed of the small river is low, about three or five meters high from the official road.

After that, it is the end of this long slope, and then it is divided into four intersections. Go straight along the official road, about 100 meters or so, there is another broken slope, and the official road bypasses along the right side of the broken slope. Then another path passes on the left side of the slope. In addition, there is a small road, which forms a cross with the official road, which comes out of a mountain forest in the distance and stretches out to the mountain range on the bank of the Yellow River.

It can be said that it is accessible in all directions. It turned out that it was still a small village, and there were some collapsed houses on the side of the road that extended in all directions.

The long slope is on the right side of the official road, and the broken slope is on the left side of the official road, and between the long slope and the broken slope, there is an open space about 100 meters apart, extending to both sides.

But whether it is a long slope or a broken slope, it is actually not high.

Coming all the way from Yangwu County, Liu Xian felt that this was the only place that was the most suitable for ambush. If you go further to find a suitable ambush site, then even if there is a more suitable ambush terrain, I am afraid that by that time your men and horses will not have time to enter the ambush terrain, and the officers and soldiers pretending to be thieves have already passed.

Unless there is an ambush in advance. But there are too many unpredictable factors in an ambush in advance.

Liu Xian felt that the ambush site was located here.

As for the idea of an ambush, Liu Xian estimates that it will be so.

Those three or four thousand officers and soldiers, they should also be regarded as officers and soldiers of a local nature, and their combat effectiveness may be there, at most, similar to the officers and soldiers of Guo Dian in Julu County, with a certain amount of combat effectiveness, but it will definitely not be too strong.

And after a few days of hiding in the mountains and forests, they will definitely be extremely impatient, even a little tired, and a few days will also wear down their will to fight.

In this way, if they marched towards Yangwu County and planned to attack the Liu Fu caravan, then their leading generals would definitely urge them to speed up their march. From the place where they were hiding to the march to this ambush site, it had already traveled more than ten or twenty miles, and it had been almost an hour, right? After a rapid march for an hour, this army must have been extremely tired.

In this way, their combat effectiveness is definitely limited. Moreover, Liu Xian assumed that when they marched, they marched in two columns in unison, but after a rapid march of more than ten or twenty miles, their formation would definitely be long.

Liu Xian ambushed part of the men and horses on the long slope, and part of the men and horses in the broken slope. In addition, men and horses were assigned on the other side of the fork, and the cavalry waited on the official road ahead to charge.

It should be noted that the centaurs on the other side of the fork in the road will not participate in the attack, they only need to make some noise on the sides and let them set fire when the time comes...... Well, it's a pity that this is not winter, and although the weeds in the woods grow luxuriantly, they are green and not easy to make fires. However, if you can't make a fire, you can make smoke. As long as the smoke is raised, there will be more movement, so that the officers and soldiers who have been ambushed will think that there are large armies killing on both sides, so that they will not dare to easily break through from both sides.

In this way, the officers and soldiers who were suddenly ambushed could only retreat along the official road or rush forward, or hide in the bed of the small river on the other side of the official road.

A total of more than 2,000 people ambushed 3 or 4,000 men and horses, Liu Xian estimated that only one round of strikes was needed, and when the cavalry in front of the official road rushed over, the whole army came out, and it was estimated that the 3 or 4,000 officers and soldiers could be killed directly.

At that time, it will be up to Liu Xian's men and horses to enter the ambush site before those officers and soldiers arrive.

Liu Xian discussed the detailed plan with Huang Wudie again. It was decided.

Among them, Huang Wudie believes that in fact, some people can enter the ambush site first, for example, hiding on the long slope and hiding on the broken slope.

At night, he sent men and horses to quietly leave the caravan camp, and unknowingly, when he arrived at the ambush site, he hid it, and waited in the same place. In this way, he can also prevent his ambush men and horses from rushing for more than ten miles to attack as soon as they are like those officers and soldiers.

Liu Xian also thinks that this is also okay.

Unable to cut off the retreat of the officers and soldiers, Liu Xian asked Wang Yue to be in charge of the ambush on the long slope, and Zhang Ning would also follow the officers and soldiers back to cooperate with him.

Then Huang Wudie went to reconnoiter the terrain on both sides of the intersection, and how many people and horses needed to be sent to set off fireworks on both sides was also decided by Huang Wudie.

In fact, it is not very appropriate to set up an ambush in such a well-connected place, at least more troops are needed to be able to completely annihilate the enemy. Liu Xian's ambush this time will definitely make many people escape.

But it doesn't matter, it's best to be able to destroy them all, not all of them, as long as you can defeat them, it's the same. As long as they are defeated, the Liu Mansion caravan will not be any threat.

After all, they were officers and soldiers, and Liu Xian didn't intend to destroy them all. Speaking of which, they don't have any grudges against Liu Xian, it's just that they are now obeying Zhao He's orders and plotting to kill themselves.

It is enough to defeat them and ensure that your Liu Mansion caravan crosses the river safely.

However, if they can be annihilated, Liu Xian will not be polite, if he intends to kill himself, he is the enemy, and there is nothing to say, if he is destroyed, he will be destroyed.

Liu Xian returned to Yangwu and waited for Zhou Cang's information.

After all, Liu Xian was in the name of a caravan, so some big merchants in Yangwu City also came to visit, asked to see Liu Xian, and discussed some possibilities of cooperation with Liu Xian.

Not only merchants, but also some local magnates will also come to get acquainted with Liu Xian, which is also the impact of Liu Xian's fame after it spread.

A person who can set up a caravan of such a large scale, and who has a certain identity background, if there is a chance, who would not want to get acquainted?

In this way, Liu Xian's reputation will naturally spread more widely.