"Yue's people?" Hearing this news, Zhao Dan was quite surprised in his heart.

This information is from the Shuofang County Guard's Office, and it is stamped with the seal of the Shuofang County Guard, so there is naturally no doubt about its authenticity.

It's just that...... Why did the Yueshi people suddenly appear?

From the perspective of a traverser, Zhao Dan actually has a good impression of Yue's family.

After all, the Yue clan was the sworn enemy of the Xiongnu.

At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions in order to find the Yue clan and form an alliance with the Yue clan to fight against the Xiongnu.

It's just that at that time, the Yueshi had been abused by the Xiongnu out of the psychological shadow, and their own strength was too weak, so they could only politely refuse the Han Dynasty's request for an alliance.

But even so, the Yueshi was generally a very friendly country to the Han Dynasty, and it was also located on the Silk Road, and it also made its own contribution to the opening and development of the Silk Road.

So after the crossing, Zhao Dan once considered pulling the Yue clan to deal with the Xiongnu together, but then there were many things, and the Xiongnu were unexpectedly weak, so this matter was put aside by Zhao Dan.

Now Zhao Dan's main focus is still on the battle for hegemony in the Central Plains, and he doesn't have much effort to pay attention to the Hexi Corridor.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Dan ignored Yue's family, but Yue's family came to the door.

Zhao Dan glanced at several of his subordinates present and asked, "Do you have anyone who knows the information of this Yue Clan?" ”

Zhao Dan doesn't know much about the Yue Clan, and most of them are still records of the Han Dynasty, and the Yue Clan and the Yue Clan of the Warring States Period must be very different without thinking about it.

This also made Zhao Dan secretly vigilant, it seems that if you want to establish a strong dynasty, intelligence work must not only be placed in the Central Plains, but also pay attention to grasslands, plateaus, deserts and other places.

Hu Yiwei had to set up a department specifically responsible for this area, and first send some spies to investigate and collect information on this large area of "future Zhao territory".

After all, the whole world is not the king's land.

As a traverser, Zhao Dan didn't even think about using the area of 9.6 million square kilometers in the next life as the territory of Zhao in his subconscious.

Regarding the question raised by Zhao Dan, several courtiers glanced at each other, and then Li Mu said: "Great King, the ministers are stationed in Gaoquesai, which is not too far from Helan Mountain, and they have caught the nomads of the Yueshi clan, and they have also heard about some things about the Yue clan. ”

"Don't give the widow a quick time!"

Li Mu arched his hand and said: "King, this month's clan has about two or three hundred thousand people, claiming to have 100,000 cavalry, and has repeatedly fought with the Xiongnu and Wusun, winning more and losing less, and it is now a major force in the northwest. ”

Zhao Dan asked, "What else?" ”

Li Mu spread his hands: "King, the other ministers don't know." ”

Zhao Dan was a little disappointed.

At this moment, Zhao Ling, the county guard of Hetao County, who had been beside him without a sense of existence, suddenly said: "Great King, it is said that the Linhu people and the Yueshi people are allies, and now there are many Linhu people in the army, and many of the Linhu nobles are generals in the army, why don't you find a few to inquire about the situation?" ”

Zhao Dan slapped his thigh: "How did the widow forget this!" ”

A moment later, several Linhu people hurried in.

"The last general has seen the king!"

Zhao Dan took a look and found that these Linhu nobles were basically officers of the Zhao army, and there was also a partial general among them.

"Wait and tell the widow about the situation of this month!"

Several Linhu people glanced at each other, and then the Linhu nobleman, who was now a partial general, replied: "Back to the king, the Yue clan's army is divided into the royal tent army and the tribal army, and it is under the control of the five great eunuchs. There are two 10,000 horsemen under the jurisdiction of each Xihou, of which three are directly appointed by the king of the Yueshi clan and are directly subordinate to the king of the Yueshi clan. The other two candidates were appointed by the Yue nobles, mainly composed of cavalry from the small and medium-sized tribes of the Yue clan during the war. ”

After a pause, the Linhu nobleman continued: "If there are 20,000 cavalry this time, then it should be a certain Xi Hou who led the troops to attack. ”

Zhao Dan thought for a while and asked, "Then in your opinion, will the Hou who came this time be directly under the King of the Yue Clan, or the nobles of the Yue Clan?" ”

General Lin Hu shook his head and said, "King, this minister doesn't know. ”

Zhao Kuo on the side suddenly interjected: "King, in the opinion of the minister, this is very likely to be a temptation by the King of the Yue Clan, and it should be the army directly under the King of the Yue Clan. ”

Zhao Dan turned his head to look at Zhao Kuo: "What evidence do you have?" ”

Zhao Kuo said: "The minister has no evidence, just conjecture. Since the Yue clan has 100,000 troops but only 20,000 troops, it shows that this is just a temptation. Since it is a temptation, sending too weak troops will not have the effect of temptation. ”

Zhao Dan thought for a moment, and felt that Zhao Kuo's words seemed to have some truth.

Now it's a little tricky.

Zhao Dan opened his mouth and asked, "How many soldiers and horses are there in the two counties of Hetao now?" ”

The answer to this question was Zhao Ling, the county guard of Hetao County: "Back to the king, there are 2,000 soldiers and horses stationed in each of Hetao and Shuofang counties, all of which are cavalry. ”

Zhao Dan calculated that the two counties added up to 4,000 cavalry, plus the 5,000 cavalry brought by Zhao Dan, a total of 9,000 cavalry.

Although it is only about half of the strength of the Yue people, with the strong strength of the cavalry of the Zhao State, it should be able to fight.

So Zhao Dan opened his mouth and asked, "Li Mu, if you are outnumbered and ordered to lead your troops to resist the Yue Clan, will you be able to win?" ”

Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Great King, of course the minister has this confidence. But ......"

Li Mu wanted to speak and stopped.

"Say!"

Li Mu was drunk by Zhao Dan like this, so he had to reluctantly say: "It's just that the king must promise his ministers, this time the king will definitely not be able to come to the battlefield in person." ”

Only then did Zhao Dan understand that it was this problem.

Seeing that the words had already been spoken, Li Mu simply made it clear directly: "If the king is on the battlefield in person, the ministers must leave an elite army by the king's side to protect the king's safety, so that the soldiers will not be able to let go." And since the Yueshi people can defeat the Huns repeatedly, their strength is not to be underestimated, and now the number of Yueshi people is twice as many as our army, if the whole army can not go into battle, this victory is unpredictable. ”

Zhao Dan pondered for a long time, nodded and said: "Well, since you said so, then the widow will not be in person this time, and will wait for the news of your victory in the north city of this town." ”

Li Mu was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The king is wise! ”

Zhao Ling, the county guard of Hetao County on the side, still looked a little uneasy, and said: "King, now that the war is dangerous, it is better for the king to cross the Yellow River north first, so as not to ......."

Zhao Dan waved his hand and interrupted Zhao Ling's words: "Now that the Yue clan has invaded the territory of the widow, how can the widow be a deserter when the enemy comes!" Immediately told all the people of Hetao and Shuofang counties that the widow was in the north of this town this time, and was with the people of the two counties! Until the Yue clan is defeated, the widow will return to Handan! ”

After Zhao Dan's words, everyone present was also very encouraged in their hearts, and said in unison: "Oh! ”

Zhao Dan thought for a while, and then asked Zhao Ling: "Zhao Ling, I heard that there are many Hu soldiers in the army now?" ”

Zhao Ling nodded and said: "Exactly, this is the old system of the Martial Spirit King, and the ministers are just following it." ”

Zhao Dan said: "Since this is the case, then pass it on, as long as you can behead a Yue clan person in this battle, you can get rid of Hu and join Zhao." If the beheading is above the first level, it will be rewarded according to the Zhao people's meritorious service system! ”

Several Hu generals and officers present were overjoyed when they heard this, and saluted Zhao Dan in unison: "The king is wise!" ”

Zhao Dan handed over half of the tiger talisman to Li Mu: "Without further ado, you should go and prepare quickly, and you will lead the army to set off tomorrow!" ”

Li Mu respectfully took the tiger talisman and promised Zhao Dan in a loud voice: "Please rest assured, the king will definitely let the people of the Yue clan come and go!" ”