Early the next morning, Qin Yan was woken up by the sound of alarms, only to hear the sound of enemy attacks outside.

"Could it be that the Xianbei army has already arrived?" Qin Yan said in shock.

"Fortunately, the Xianbei vanguard has been defeated, a large number of fragments have been obtained, and eight thousand troops have been replenished, otherwise Yanmen Pass may not be able to be saved!" Qin Yan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

If he hadn't accepted Zhu Wu's plan yesterday to rob the camp by day and at night, but had not moved his troops, once the Xianbei vanguard converged with the follow-up Xianbei army, with the 6,000 troops of Yanmen Pass, it would not be able to resist the attack of the Xianbei army at all.

And what awaits them will only be endless attacks, and without reinforcements to support Yanmen Pass, it will only be broken by the Xianbei army in the end.

Fortunately, Qin Yan made the most correct decision yesterday and gained a glimmer of life.

"General, there are a large number of Xianbei Iron Cavalry outside, and now the Yanmen Gate has been closed!" Just as Qin Yan was thinking, the voice of a guard came from outside.

"I'll rush over immediately, you first let Zhang Liao, Qin Zheng, Gao Shun and other generals pay attention to the movements of the Xianbei army!" Qin Yan immediately said when he heard this.

"Yes, General, several generals have already arranged troops to defend!" The guard said.

"Okay, you go down first!" Qin Yan put on his trivial clothes as he spoke, and five minutes later, Qin Yan, who was wearing a battle armor, walked out of the room with the golden gun hanging on the weapon rack, and then took the summoned Yanyun Eighteen Horsemen to rush to the top of the Yanmen Pass.

That's right, the eighteen horsemen of Yanyun, who were carried out by Luo Yi, became Qin Yan's guard.

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Outside the Yanmen Gate

The dense Xianbei iron cavalry is lined up in front of Yanmen Pass, and there are at least more than 30,000 people at a glance, so many troops make many Yanmen Pass soldiers feel empty.

Although Yanmen Pass was often attacked by Xianbei and other alien races before, it was the first time that such a large-scale Xianbei siege had been made.

If you add the 8,000 Xianbei pioneers before, there are at least more than 40,000 Xianbei cavalry, and many Yanmen Pass soldiers are happy about Qin Yan's decision yesterday.

"Lord (big brother)!" It didn't take long for Qin Yan to arrive with Yanyun's eighteen horsemen, and Zhang Liao, Qin Zheng, Gao Shun, Zhu Tong and others said to Qin Yan.

"How's the war going?" Qin Yan nodded slightly when he heard this, and then looked at the Xianbei army outside the Yanmen Pass, and his face changed slightly.

"At present, the Hun army has not launched an attack on Yanmen Pass for the time being, but in the opinion of the last general, the Xianbei army has come from afar, and the possibility of attacking the city during the day is very low, and it is very likely to attack the city at night, of course, you can't be unprepared during the day!" A middle-aged general on the side said, and he was Luo Yi, who was born just a few days ago.

"Since this is the case, then arrange for five thousand soldiers to defend the city during the day, and the other soldiers take turns to rest, and we must be prepared for a sneak attack by Xianbei!" Qin Yan nodded slightly when he heard this.

"Yes, my lord!" Luo Yi, Zhang Liao and others said in unison!

"This battle can only be won, not defeated!" Qin Yan's gaze swept coldly towards the movements of the Xianbei army that had already begun to camp on the spot!

The subsequent time also proved that Luo Yi's guess was not wrong, the huge Hun iron cavalry only besieged and did not attack, except for some soldiers guarding Yanmen Pass, most of the Xianbei soldiers returned to the camp.

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Xianbei camp, the big tent of the Chinese army

"Shan Yu, now that Yanmen Pass must be empty after yesterday's battle, why not directly press down the army and take Yanmen Pass in one fell swoop!" A tall Xianbei general who looked like a strong bear looked at the Xianbei leader Tan Shikui in puzzlement.

"Then how do you explain the destruction of the vanguard army led by She Dan?" Another Xianbei general stood up and said.

Xianbei Shan Yu Tanshikui didn't say anything when he saw this, but just watched the generals below arguing, and fell into deep thought.

In order to complete the southward plan, he basically transferred all the troops he could mobilize, and gathered a total of 50,000 Xianbei cavalry, and now the vanguard army She Dan was defeated, so that his original plan could only be changed temporarily.

Because he can't afford to lose, once all these 40,000 troops are sacrificed to this, even if he is Xianbei Shan Yu, he can't afford the consequences this time!

After a while, Tan Shikui looked at the generals who were still arguing, and his face sank and said, "Okay, don't say it again, the army will not move for the time being!"

"Qiu Xinggong, I order you to take 10,000 Xianbei cavalry to rest during the day, and attack Yanmen Pass tonight!" After pondering for a while, Tan Shikui decided to carry out a night attack plan on Yanmen Pass tonight.

In his opinion, the guards of Yanmen Pass must be very strict during the day when they are surrounded by heavy troops, and the army has come from afar and has not yet been repaired, once an attack on Yanmen Pass is launched, it will not be able to exert all its combat power at all.

"Yes!"

Qiu Xinggong is the first general under Tan Shikui, and this time he went south with Tan Shikui to invade the Han Dynasty.

"Alright, that's it for now!" Tan Shikui glanced at the Xianbei generals below and said lightly.

"Yes, Shan Yu!"

Then several other Xianbei generals left from the tent one after another, leaving only Naqiu Xinggong and Tan Shikui.

"Shan Yu, I don't think it's appropriate to attack at night tonight, the Yanmen Pass guards will definitely guard against the movements of our army, plus the army has not made any moves during the day, they will definitely be more prepared for our army's night attack!" Qiu Xinggong watched the other Xianbei generals leave and said to Tan Shikui.

Before, because there were other generals there, he didn't directly say what he thought, but now that those generals were gone, he spoke out his worries.

Tan Shikui frowned slightly when he heard this, obviously thinking of the question Qiu Xinggong said.

After Tan Shikui pondered for a moment, his brows stretched for a while, and he commanded Qiu Xinggong: "Then let the army divide 10,000 troops and divide them into five teams to attack Yanmen Pass in turn, so that it can also effectively weaken the strength of Yanmen Pass, but it just so happens that there are still some forces in the army that do not belong to me!" ”

Tan Shikui said with a cruel smile.

In his opinion, as long as it is not his own people, they are all cannon fodder, and on the one hand, he can weaken the strength of Yanmen Pass, and he can suppress those generals in the army who do not obey him, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"It's better to calculate!"

Qiu Xinggong smiled when he heard this, and agreed with Tan Shikui's approach.

Qiu Xinggong has few records in history, but he is indeed ruthless.

In the official history, Tang Taizong deliberately selected Qiu Xinggong when he was the hero of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin is a person who is very gracious, not to mention that Qiu Xinggong once saved Li Shimin's life, but Qiu Xinggong did a thing lacking in virtue at this time.

That is, Liu Lancheng rebelled and was caught by Qiu Xinggong, Qiu Xinggong actually dug out Liu Lancheng's heart and liver, and cooked it.

Li Shimin was surprised when he found out, thinking that Qiu Xinggong was too cruel and would damage the face of the royal family after being selected, so he did not include Qiu Xinggong in the "Twenty-four Meritorious Heroes of Lingyan Pavilion", otherwise Qiu Xinggong could be selected according to his military exploits or kindness.

And this incident undoubtedly proves that Qiu Xinggong is a ruthless person.

Then after the two discussed the next move, Naqiu Xinggong took Tan Shikui's order to draw out 10,000 forces that did not belong to them from the army, divided them into five teams, and took turns to attack Nayanmen Pass.