Chapter Seventy-Two: To Fight or Not to Fight
Qin Cheng followed Li Guang to the side, Li Guang looked at Qin Cheng with a serious face, and said in a deep voice: "The Hun cavalry has crossed the Great Wall!" β
"What's the situation?" Qin Cheng answered.
Hearing the news of the Xiongnu invasion, for some reason, Qin Cheng's first thought was Kong Xiaonu, the Xiongnu princess who let her run away in her own hands. On that day, Kong Xiaonu said goodbye to Ran Min's house, although there were no horses, but Qin Cheng would never be naΓ―ve to think that Kong Xiaonu, who had a leg injury, would delay the trip.
Especially the itinerary of the escape.
Now that two or three months have passed, when the Huns entered the country, if they want to say that they have nothing to do with Kong Xiaonu, Qin Cheng doesn't believe it.
Because Kong Xiaonu is definitely the person who knows the most about the development of the cavalry in Shanggu among the Huns, if it is said that it was a conspiracy for Kong Xiaonu to disrupt the training of cavalry and attempt to assassinate Qincheng before, then if she instigated the Huns to send troops to Shanggu this time, it would be a conspiracy over there.
It's just that a small upper valley is worthy of so much attention from the Xiongnu?
Although, the Upper Valley army defeated King Zuoxian not long ago.
"Today, I received an urgent report from the fort connected to the Great Wall, and the content of these urgent reports is roughly the same, all of them say that the Hun cavalry has entered, and the number is three or five hundred." Li Guangdao, "Before this coming, there were more than three forts for urgent reporting. β
"Three or five hundred?" When Qin Cheng heard this, he was slightly surprised, and his brows furrowed.
"At this time, the general has no plans in his heart, but I think there are no more than a few situations, either the Huns are about to move south, and these are just the vanguard exploration troops, or the Huns are intent on attacking our Dahan border county and creating chaos for us, or this is just a suspicious plan at all." Li Guang analyzed them one by one, although his face was serious, he also had a bit of confidence.
"If it's the third case, it's easy to say, I'll wait and see what happens, but if it's the first or second case, if we don't send troops, it will cause a big disaster, but it is still unknown what kind of situation it is, so it is more troublesome to act." Li Guang continued.
"Today, I will come to inform you of this, just to let you plan earlier, after all, heavy cavalry and light cavalry have not yet been trained, and once you want to send troops, it must be cavalry as the main force, or even only cavalry." Li Guang's face was solemn, "As a hussar captain, these are your duties, you have to weigh it carefully, it is best to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible, and you must have a bottom in your heart if it is not good, tomorrow we will wait for the military camp to discuss the policy, but we will have to make a plan of action." β
"My subordinates understand." Qin Cheng said, his tone was as usual, and his face did not change, "Since the last time, my Shanggu defenders defeated King Zuoxian, and my subordinates also expected that the Huns would go south to retaliate, but I didn't expect it to be so soon." In particular, they also chose a good time, seeing that Chinese New Year's Eve was approaching, and the people could not help it, which was a good time for the Huns to fight and plunder. β
"It is true that the Hun cavalry invaded at this time, the people want to protect themselves, it is really difficult, but at this time the Huns are riding in multiple ways, it can be said that it is impossible to prevent it, this year, to the people are hiding in the fort, it is not a long-term way, if the Huns do not retreat for a long time, it is a ** annoying. At that time, if the assassin is not effective in protecting the people, the general can only be stubborn. Li Guangzheng said, when he talked about the Assassin Shi, the supervisor, there was obviously some unhappiness in his eyes.
"Today's plan can only be slowly figured out, the intentions of the Huns are unclear, and if we act rashly, it will not be good. The people could only hide in the fort first. "Qincheng Road.
Li Guang nodded, seeing that Qin Cheng was not flustered, not arrogant or impatient, and said: "When facing the enemy, the most taboo is that the main general is unstable, and now seeing your appearance, the general will be relieved, you go to settle your sister first, this matter must be taken care of." You should also think carefully about the enemy's affairs, and tomorrow morning, we will wait for the military camp to discuss the policy. β
"My subordinates understand." Qin Cheng hugged his fist.
"Okay, Ben will not stay long, if there is a military report, Ben will send someone to send it overnight." Li Guang said as he walked towards the gate.
Qin Cheng said that Li Guang was sent outside the door, and watched Li Guang leave with his personal guards riding his horse, but he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.
Because servants had been hired in the courtyard, Qin Yue didn't have to worry about how to settle it, and sent Li Guang away, and when Qin Cheng returned to the courtyard, Qin Yue had already walked out of the house surrounded by two maids.
Qin Yue was originally a country woman, she was used to living a hard life, and she couldn't adapt to the life of a noble lady all of a sudden, and it was a little unnatural to see Qin Cheng at this time.
In comparison, Qin Yue is dressed simply, and compared with the two maids, she looks a little like a subordinate.
"Master, the meal has been prepared, should it be served now?" A manservant walked up to Qin Cheng and asked.
"Up." Qincheng Road.
"No."
"Sister looks at the yard if it doesn't fit her heart, if you think it's not good, we can change it." Qin Cheng said to Qin.
"Except for a bigger yard, there's nothing I'm not used to." Qin Yue said with a smile.
"That's good. Today we have been on the road for a long time, so we will eat first, and then my sister will go to rest. In the future, my sister will be the master of this courtyard, everything in this courtyard can be arranged at will, I live in the barracks on weekdays, if I have time, I will definitely come back to visit my sister often. Qin Cheng and Qin Yue entered the house together, leaving Le Yi behind.
"It's a big deal in the army, you don't have to worry too much about your sister, are you still worried that your sister can't take care of herself?" Qin Yue said seriously, "General Li came to look for you, I'm afraid there is something urgent, right?" Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to wait for you at home at this time, could it be that the Huns have invaded again? β
A few people did it at the table, Qin Cheng said: "It is indeed the Huns who have invaded, although it is approaching this year, but Da Lang may not be able to come back from time to time, and if he doesn't get it, he may go out at any time, and he may not have time to inform my sister at that time, so I will say it here today." At home, it is okay for my sister to arrange for a servant to do it, and I can also take a servant to buy it, and if Da Lang is out on Chinese New Year's Eve, please don't wait for Da Lang. β
"Sister knows. A good man is supposed to serve his family and country, kill the enemy and make contributions, and my sister has nothing to say, but you have to pay attention to yourself. You don't have to worry about sister, sister must be very good at home. Qin Yue took Qin Cheng's hand and admonished.
"Got it, sister."
After a few people had eaten, Qin Yue went to rest, Qin Cheng and Le Yi lived in the wing, but the two of them couldn't rest so early.
Qin Cheng told Le Yi what Li Guangfang had just told him, Le Yi listened, and said coldly: "I have long known that the Huns were defeated last time, and they will definitely not give up, but I didn't expect them to really pick such a day to find trouble." It's just that their actions this time are very weird, it seems that the comers are not good, and they are not easy to deal with, and the cavalry in the military camp has not yet been trained, so if you really want to fight, what are your plans? β
"If they dare to come, we will send them back." Qin Cheng lay down with his head held high, his eyes looking at the roof beams, and he seemed to say casually.
"How to fight? Our heavy cavalry has not yet formed combat strength, weapons and equipment are not in place, and the light cavalry are all chariot infantry, and they have only been trained for three months, so what can they do to fight others? Le Yiqi said, thought about it, and said happily: "Could it be that you already have a plan?" β
"Nope." Qin Cheng said simply, "You know, if the Huns send out 10,000 people, we don't have enough people to stuff their teeth, what can we care about?" The best plan is to hold on to it, endure the anger for a while, and when my Shanggu cavalry grows stronger, I will go to sweep his Hun desert. β
This is reasonable, and it is also in line with the current situation in our military camp. It's just that now it's a few days before Chinese New Year's Eve, and it's a little difficult to get the people to be grounded and hide in the fort. Le Yi held his chin in his hand and looked thoughtful, "This Hun is really good at picking the time." β
After Le Yi finished speaking, he glanced at Qin Cheng, and saw that he was holding Erlang's legs, but his eyes were closed, and he couldn't help but shake his head and said: "No, it will never be like this, Qin Cheng, you don't want to lie to me, you definitely won't plan to do so!" β
"And what do you think I can do?" Qincheng Road.
"How do I know what you're up to?" Le Yi said, he really couldn't stand Qin Cheng's indifferent look, and couldn't help kicking over, "When is this happening, are you still selling Guan Zi in front of me?" β
Qin Cheng opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Aren't I thinking of a way, what are you anxious about." β
"If you can't win if you fight, if you don't fight, you can't do it, what can you do?" Le Yi said angrily.
"Who says you can't win? We can't win against tens of thousands, and if we can't win against hundreds of people, then hell! Qin Cheng laughed gloomily twice, "This group of Hun barbarians actually played tricks with us in terms of wisdom, I will let them see how profound the Central Plains culture is!" β
"You really have an idea, haha, let's hear it!" Le Yi struck the knot and said excitedly.
"Not really." Qin Cheng took the pillow and closed his eyes, "Sleep!" Only when you sleep well can you have the energy to think about these questions. β
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At dawn the next day, when they could barely see on the street, Qin Cheng and Le Yi took their horses, said goodbye to Qin, who also got up early, and rode their horses to the barracks.
On the way, they happened to meet Li Guang and others, Qin Cheng and Le Yi stepped forward to salute, and rushed to the barracks with Li Guang and others.
When they arrived at the barracks, the drums were beaten, and all the senior generals in the army went to the big tent of the Chinese army to listen to the orders.
It's not so much a matter of listening to orders as it is of deliberating on countermeasures.
Because so far, Qin Cheng and Li Guang have not been able to come up with a perfect plan for a while.
"Yesterday, the long castle came to report, the five Hun cavalry went south, invaded the border, each cavalry ranged from three hundred to five hundred, today the generals were summoned, just to discuss a foolproof strategy, and immediately send troops!" Li Guang was still sitting behind the general, and the first general standing on his left hand side was Qin Cheng. "Whatever the generals think, they can say it directly, let everyone consider it, and if it is feasible, do so. Time is pressing, and I hope you will hurry up. β
After listening to Li Guang's words, the generals first glanced at each other, and then turned their eyes to Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng stood calmly, but he didn't mean to speak immediately.