On the one hand, Zhang Yuan gave fraudulent news in order to get Gongsun He to speed up and surrender the city.

On the other hand, tell the soldiers that the reinforcements are estimated to be gone.

And we're short of food.

The practice of deceiving superiors and subordinates was only thought up by Zhang Yuan as a last resort and judging the situation.

But this must be done, otherwise it will not be possible to achieve a landslide victory.

Zhang Yuan sat in the tent, listening to all kinds of news from the west, and gradually became sleepy.

So he let people stand guard outside the tent, but he fell asleep.

Early the next morning, the sound of soldiers lighting a fire and cooking woke Zhang Yuan up.

As long as it is not in the sight of the enemy, it is estimated that eating hot mouths is the true thought in everyone's hearts.

There are a lot of wild plants around.

With the soldiers' own helmets, they can eat a wild vegetable soup, and there is some meat in the soup, which was originally jerky, and can add some salty taste to the soup, and with dry dry food, it tastes quite delicious.

There is salt in the military rations, but it is not for people to eat at this time.

Naturally, no one cares about that little thing, and it is already very good to have meat, vegetables and staple foods.

When Zhang Yuan finished washing, someone outside also brought Zhang Yuan's breakfast.

Because I had been riding horses yesterday, and it was late at night when I arrived at the place, no one had eaten.

By this time, they were all hungry.

Zhang Yuan's breakfast was not much special than that of the soldiers.

A bowl of soup with two roasted potatoes.

"Is there any news for the night?"

Zhang Yuan asked while eating to the Zhonglang who was waiting next to him.

There were also some accompanying officials in the Wei General's Palace, most of which of course stayed in the surrendered city, and when the war came, no one went back to take care of their safety.

Those who can accompany Zhang Yuan are all capable enough to protect themselves.

"General Huiwei, according to the report from the scouts, King Hutu and King Hun Evil have been dispatched, and it is estimated that the two armies will come into contact tonight."

It is not surprising that the scouts that Zhang Yuan spilled out ran farther than Zhang Cigong and them.

Judging by the speed of the march of both sides, it is not surprising to judge the time.

But Zhang Yuan didn't believe that it would be so simple.

"It was decided by Zhang Cigong to contact the Hun army at night, right?"

"It's the Marquis of the shore who slowed down."

Zhang Cigong had his own ideas, which made Zhang Yuan feel that he was not looking at the wrong person.

If you were someone else, you would probably just go in recklessly.

Zhang Yuan asked Zhang Cigong to drag it out for a day or two, and the difficulty of the task was not high.

In addition, Zhang Yuan also gave Zhang Cigong the task of negotiating with the Huns, so it was easier to delay the time.

It is the intersection of West Junji Mountain and East Junji Mountain 800 miles away from Fuyangju Mountain.

This is a pass, and the source of the water is here.

The Han people have not yet arrived here, and the lake does not have a Han name.

Besides, the water is only marked on Zhang Yuan's map, so everyone shouts so.

The map does not show the name of the lake.

Zhang Cigong led 10,000 vanguard troops to stop directly here.

"Li Shuo!"

"The end will be."

"Lead the army directly over the pass, and we will rest by the lake."

"Whoa."

This kind of place is easy to defend and difficult to attack by the mountains and water, and it is condescending, and Zhang Cigong could not let the Huns be stationed here.

The Han scouts who came from the west not only passed the news to Zhang Yuan, but also gave Zhang Cigong a copy.

There is still a distance between the size of King Hugh Tu and the army of the Evil King.

Every half an hour, Zhang Cigong is clearer in his heart.

"Arrange for two hundred people to go to the ridges on both sides, and stand one person every fifty meters.

When they saw the Huns coming, they immediately lit torches.

In addition, you will lead the team and lead a hundred men to ambush on the right side of the road, and go and capture a few Hun prisoners for me. ”

Zhang Yuan's plan was only told to Zhang Cigong, and Li Shuo was confused at this moment.

Arrange people to go to the ridges on both sides to ignite the fire, Li Shuo understood.

This is to make the Huns not know how many people there are on their side.

As for the capture of the Hun prisoners, what is this for.

"Please also ask the general to make it clear."

Zhang Cigong shook his head, not wanting to explain more to Li Shuo.

Zhang Cigong is still on Zhang Yuan's side, and Li Shuo doesn't know what he has in mind now.

Releasing the information on the negotiations was originally a delaying tactic.

But in the eyes of those who care, it is another taste.

As long as the news is disseminated in the army, the morale of the army will be easily shaken.

The main generals are all thinking about negotiation, so why should the soldiers under them fight with their lives.

Liu Che couldn't accept the negotiation, if it was a surrender negotiation, he would probably be very happy, if it was a withdrawal negotiation, then what would he do if he mobilized hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to go to the frontier? Wild getting?

So these have to be hidden first, and it's not too late to make them public when everyone sees the effect.

"Just let you do it, you just do it.

Our vanguard army wants to buy time for the Han Dynasty, and the first task of this general is not to kill the enemy, understand. ”

"But..."

"No, go down, stay safe.

At the very least, a living Hun captive. ”

"Whoa."

There is a little benefit to the pass.

It can block the enemy's view and make them confused.

And the army that first seizes the high place can take advantage of the slope to launch a charge.

The reason why Zhang Cigong didn't want the Huns to be stationed here was that he was worried that they would charge.

Rushing down the pass is much faster than riding a horse on the road below.

Only then could the Huns not be able to catch the tail of the 10,000 vanguard army.

Zhang Cigong did not rule out that the Huns would block this pass, and even if they charged, they would not be able to do without it.

But don't forget that after crossing the pass, you are actually already to the north of Junji Mountain.

As long as Zhang Cigong completes the task, the big deal is to run for one more day, and there is no need to be tough with the Hun army.

Soon you will be able to feel the shaking of the earth.

The sky is about to get dark.

At dusk, you can see the sun and the moon hanging in the sky at the same time.

Li Shuo, who was hiding in the woods on horseback, also began to feel uneasy in his heart.

The war horse under his crotch couldn't stop snorting, and he could only stroke the mane of the war horse to try to calm it down.

The Huns marched very loosely, and this was Li Shuo's only chance.

Because it is likely that the first group of people only scattered and broke away from the main army.

"Listen to my orders later, and ten men will catch a Hun with a fishing net.

The rest of the men fended off the other Huns, and immediately after the incident, they retreated without fighting. ”

"Whoa."

A low roar dispersed through the trees.

Soon the first torches lit up on the ridge.

However, it was not dark yet, and neither the Han army nor the Huns saw this light.

When the torches were lit about fifty bunches.

Li Shuo waved with one hand.

A hundred horsemen then galloped out of the woods.

There were only a few dozen Huns in front of them, and the Huns behind them were estimated to be two or three miles away.

This was not very far for the cavalry, but the Huns behind could not see what was going on in front of them.

The battle of more than a hundred people, it is not very obvious.

At this time, if the Huns marched in a neat formation, there were at least a few thousand people at a distance of two or three miles, and Li Shuo and them would not have succeeded at all.

"The Huns are about to react.

Hurry up and catch someone. ”

"Kill!"

Li Shuo raised his knife and slashed at a Hun who rushed up.

Then he turned around and saw a Hun who was riding a horse and wanted to escape, so he immediately took the bow and crossbow from his back and pointed an arrow at the fleeing Hunn.

The fleeing Huns immediately fell off their horses.

However, the horse under him still ran in the direction of the Hun army.

At this time, the Xiongnu army also reacted.

The hundreds of people at the front galloped forward with a roar.

Li Shuo was also anxious when he saw this situation, and shouted at the ten people who had been arranged earlier.

"Hurry up, their people are coming!"

"General, the man has been tied."

"Withdraw!"

Leaving behind the corpses of seven or eight Han cavalrymen, Li Shuo and the others hurriedly fled in panic.

Most of the dozens of Huns present were killed, and they did not dare to chase them easily.

After King Hutu and King Hun knew that there was a Han army in front of them, they immediately ordered the whole army to stop continuing the march.

They feared that there would be a large number of Han troops in ambush ahead.

The Huns have suffered such losses more than once, especially the evil king, who is a man who knows the times.

It is okay to let him work for the military ministers, but it is absolutely impossible for him to put his own safety on the line to work hard for the Huns.

"General, I've taken the prisoner.

In addition, eight soldiers were lost, and twenty-three Huns were killed. ”

"Very good, let's take someone down and rest.

Find someone to hold the captive up, and by the way, he didn't see what our camp was like, did he? ”

"No, his head was covered all the time."

"Okay, don't let him find out what we're doing here."

"The last will understand."

Soon night fell on the earth.

The fire on the ridge is especially noticeable at this time.

The Huns, who were stationed on both sides of the road, naturally saw it.

Then he immediately dispelled the idea of attacking the Han army camp at night.

The evil king knew that the cavalry of the hundred-man Han army was not encountered by chance, but purposefully captured the Xiongnu prisoners, and he understood that the number of the Han army was not very large.

He subconsciously thought that the generals of the Han army just wanted to know about them from the mouths of the Xiongnu captives.

But he didn't know what happened to them, and he didn't care about them at all, and he didn't interrogate the prisoners when he caught them, so he hung them directly in a wooden fence.

Li Shuo also thought the same as the evil king, and thought that Zhang Cigong's arrest was used for interrogation.

The two sides spent the first night after meeting peacefully.

Before dawn the next day, Zhang Cigong asked people to bring the Xiongnu prisoner to his camp.

He handed him a letter without saying a word to the Huns.

Then he sent people to send the Xiongnu prisoners out of the camp of the Han army, and it was not until they were close to the camp of the Xiongnu army that the Han army that escorted the captives withdrew.

The contents of the letter were addressed to King Hutu and the Evil King.

The letter was written by Zhang Yuan and stamped with the seal of General Dahanwei.

When the captives returned to the barracks, they were immediately taken outside the king's tent.

Because the evil king had not yet woken up, he had been waiting outside the tent.

As long as it wasn't a sneak attack by the Han army, the rest of the things were not as important as their king's sleep.

Finally, when the day dawned, and the king had eaten breakfast, he ordered the captives to be brought into the king's tent.

"Meet the King."

"You are the little cub who was captured by the Han people yesterday?"

"That's me."

"Why did the Han people put you back?"

"I don't understand either, the general of the Han people gave me a letter before I came back.

The rest didn't say anything. ”

Zhang Cigong was also very wronged at this time, there was no one in the army who understood the Xiongnu language, and he said that the captives could not understand Chinese, so what else could he say, do you use your hands to gesticate?

"Give me the letter."

"Yes."

When the Evil King saw that it was a letter on paper, the movements in his hands were much smaller.

Ever since some paper flowed into the grasslands, he liked this thin and light writing material.

However, Dahan's control over paper is also very strict, and the price is very high, so he has to pay a higher price if he wants to buy it.

Therefore, paper failed to become popular among the Xiongnu royal family.

The letter Zhang Yuan wrote to the evil king of Hun was all bluffing.

The said Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty has mobilized 150,000 cavalry and 300,000 foot soldiers from Yuyang County and Wuyuan County respectively, to encircle the Xiongnu Dadan and Yu military ministers and exterminate them in one fell swoop.

However, Zhang Yuan, the general of the Great Han Guard, who commanded the cavalry, intercepted the envoy of the military ministers on the way, and this envoy returned to the military ministers from the side of the evil king.

As a result, it was learned that the Xiongnu still had a support army.

The Han army has changed its mind, if the Hun Evil King and the Hutu King do not withdraw their troops, the 250,000 troops from Wuyuan County will directly attack the Hun Evil King Hun Tu Wang.

Because the hussar general Wei Qing was equal to the strength of Da Dan Yu's military ministers, Wei Qing was still able to gain the upper hand.

The Han army had plenty of time, so they didn't mind taking down the army of the evil king Hun Tu first, and then going to surround the Xiongnu army of the military ministers.

Moreover, they directly threatened the evil king of Hun and the king of Hutu, if they insisted on acting recklessly, the Han army would wait for them in the surrendered city.

In addition, there is no need to worry about their tricks, because there will be countless Han scouts around them staring at them, and their whereabouts have long been exposed to the Han army's sight.

After reading the contents of the letter, the evil king didn't care about the precious paper, and directly crumpled the paper into a ball.

He is smart and understands that those who know the times are handsome, but he can't accept Zhang Yuan's tone and tone in the letter.

How can a steppe king tolerate the threat of an enemy general.

"Bring King Hugh Tu, and I will discuss with him."

"Isn't the king marching today?"

"Defer it."

"What about this man?"

The wise man of the Hun Evil King pointed to the Hun captives and asked.

"Killed."

The evil king spoke in Chinese, because he knew that the captive could not understand.

But he did not dare to take such a risk, for if the captive had read the letter and spread its contents, the army would have rioted.

The think tank nodded, and then let the two soldiers drag the Hun captive out.

Then he was killed directly outside the king's tent.

As long as there are monarchs in this world, there is no one who is not cold-blooded, and those monarchs who are not cold-blooded will never become a good monarch.

Mercy is only a façade of a monarch.