As a traverser, Zhao Dan was too aware of the threat and destructiveness of these nomadic peoples in the north to the Central Plains.

Xiongnu, Xianbei, Rouran, Turkic, Mongol...... And so on and so forth, in the course of thousands of years of history, it has caused countless troubles to the regime of the Central Plains.

If he could, of course Zhao Dan hoped to strangle this Xiongnu, who had not yet become strong, in infancy.

In fact, Zhao Dan knew very well in his heart that it would take at least fifty years for the Xiongnu to become stronger, so after the crossing, Zhao Dan did not focus on the Xiongnu, but first planned to unify the Central Plains and then go north.

However, what Zhao Dan never expected was that he didn't go to fight the Huns, but the Huns came to the door.

This is simply what grandpa can bear, and grandma can't bear either.

If this time it is not possible to teach the Huns an unforgettable lesson, then it is certain that in the next few years, the borders of Zhao will definitely not be at peace.

Zhao Dan has already made up his mind, this time he must beat the Huns hard, and he will not dare to go south for ten or eight years, so as to eliminate the worries of the north at one time!

So as soon as Lian Po's voice fell, Zhao Dan couldn't wait to speak.

"Why haven't reinforcements arrived yet?"

You must know that Zhao Dan immediately issued an order after knowing the situation, and it should be a few days before the order returns to the five northern counties, and the military and civilians in the five northern counties should have taken action a long time ago.

Although the area of the five northern counties occupies about 40% of the territory of the current Zhao State, the population here is quite sparse, only a little more than one-tenth of the current population of the Zhao State, that is, three or four hundred thousand.

Of course, just because there are so many people doesn't mean there are so many people who can fight.

Among the three or four hundred thousand people in the five northern counties, 100,000 troops can usually be recruited, which can be said to be a very high proportion, after all, the life expectancy of nomads is very short, so the proportion of the elderly is much smaller, and the proportion of young and middle-aged people is relatively higher.

Considering the need to defend the city and the distance, there should be at least 50,000 troops now capable of being put into battle.

Lian Po replied: "According to the speed of the march, the reinforcements from the counties should have been assembled now, and the war with the Huns should start in the near future." ”

Zhao Dan breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and then asked, "Can you win?" ”

Lian Po glanced at Zhao Dan in surprise, as if he was surprised why Zhao Dan would ask such a question.

After a few seconds, Lian Po said in a loud voice: "Please rest assured, the king will definitely win this battle against the Huns!" ”

In fact, not only Lian Po, but even the entire leadership of Zhao State was full of confidence in this victory.

This confidence is not blind, but comes from Zhao Guo's achievements against the grassland aliens over the years.

Lin Hu, Lou Fu, and Donghu were all masters of the grassland, but now they either surrendered to the Zhao State, or they fled thousands of miles away and did not dare to be enemies of the Zhao State again.

Huns? It's the same end!

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At this moment, Pang Xuan, the lieutenant general of the Northern Army of Zhao Guo, who is thousands of miles away from Handan City, also has such confidence.

Where is Pang Yuan?

At this moment, Pang Xuan was on the northeast plain of Xiawu Mountain, leading his troops to advance rapidly to the southwest.

Due to the terrain, Pang Xuan did not lead this army directly to the north, but first went north to Zhongren City near the border between Yan and Zhao, and then advanced to the northwest through Puyin Cheng in the Taihang Eight Mountains, and then turned southwest after passing the mountain pass of Ulcheng and came towards Pingyin City.

It was precisely because of such a long detour that Pang Xuan had not arrived in Pingyin City after being delayed for so many days.

Pang Xuan's side was a total of 50,000 troops, including 10,000 cavalry of the Central Army of the Zhao State, 10,000 cavalry of the Lou Fu and Lin Hu Divisions, and 30,000 infantry of the Zhao State.

The army marched all the way south, with the sound of hooves, smoke and dust, and the heads of people towering, forming a long dragon that lasted more than ten miles.

Although Pang Xuan, the commander of the Zhao army, was over sixty years old, his body was still healthy, and he stood firmly on a military cart, looking at the plain in the southwest.

A sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a general of Zhao State rode his horse and saluted towards Pang Xuan: "General! ”

Pang Xuan nodded slightly, his white beard fluttering in the wind: "What's the situation?" ”

"Pingyin City is thirty miles away, and the Huns are still besieging it!"

"How many soldiers and horses did the Huns have?"

"According to the report, about 35,000 people, all knights!"

"Thirty-five thousand knights?" Pang Xuan's brows furrowed slightly, but he immediately stretched out again and asked, "But the Huns are only in the headquarters?" ”

"In addition to the headquarters alone, there are also tribes such as the Subu clan and the Huyan clan."

Pang Xuan snorted and said, "It seems that the information is really true, this Huns are really going south with all their strength this time." ”

As the so-called infiltration is mutual, since the Huns can learn about the inside of Zhao through Lin Hu and Lou Fu, then Zhao can naturally learn about the situation of the Xiongnu through the same channel.

At this moment, the Xiongnu have a more powerful Donghu in the east, a sworn enemy Yueshi in the west, and Lin Hu, the younger brother of Zhao in the south.

The Xiongnu Empire, which became famous in later generations and once became a major problem of the Han Dynasty for a hundred years, is now just a relatively large tribal alliance in the northern steppe.

The leader of this tribal alliance is the Su Yu tribe, and under the Su Yu clan are the two major tribes of the Subu and Huyan clans, and then the Lan tribe, which has risen rapidly in recent years, and other miscellaneous small tribes that cannot be named.

This is the so-called Xiongnu headquarters.

Although he had not fought with the Xiongnu before, as a leading general, the past few days of leading the army north were enough for Pang Xuan to investigate enough information.

In addition to the Lan tribe that surrounded Yuanyang City, several other major tribes in the Xiongnu headquarters had all gathered outside Pingyin City.

It is precisely because of this that today's Pang Xuan is full of confidence.

After thinking for a while, Pang Xuan asked the general in front of him, "Have you ever been discovered by the Huns?" ”

The general replied: "It has not yet been discovered by the Huns." ”

Pang Xuan asked again: "Are the Huns still attacking the city?" ”

"Yes."

"Good." Pang Xuan nodded with great satisfaction, and then said: "You immediately sent an order to speed up the advance of the whole army, and be sure to rush to the outside of Pingyin City before noon to defeat the Huns!" ”

That's right, Pang Xuan's idea is very simple, that is, to use a clean raid to let this group of bold Huns know what kind of fate it will be to offend the northern overlord Zhao State!