"Demou, Boyu, this time the Hu coalition army has suffered heavy losses, and the loss of personnel and materials is huge, and it is difficult to make any more moves in the past few days. So I have a way to get the Xianbei people to completely abandon the idea of invading from Lulong. ”

Cheng Pu and Xu Rong exchanged a look of surprise: "I wish to hear the Lord in detail." ”

"The Xianbei troops were first stationed in the Baicaowa Pasture, and by the time they arrived at Changyugouzi, the cavalry had already turned into infantry. All their war horses were left in the white grass valley pasture, and there were at least four thousand war horses. If we add the war horses of the later reinforcements, there may be 6,000 to 7,000 war horses in the pasture now. Do you know what that means? As long as we take them all, we will have a strong cavalry army, so that we can fight these Wuhuan Xianbei people in a decisive battle on the grassland. ”

Xu Rong frowned: "The lord is planning this, although the benefits are huge, it is very dangerous!" Xianbei lost these horses and lost seven or eight thousand cavalry, plus they lost nearly six thousand soldiers in Lulong this time, which is an unprecedented loss of Xianbei people, I am afraid that in three or four years they will no longer want to turn over - of course, this only refers to the central and eastern Xianbei. ”

"Almost all of Wuhuan's 3,000 troops were lost in Lulongse, and it will not take a few years to recover. And once the forces that threaten Lulongsai's security no longer exist, we will be free to deal with other Hu forces that have invaded the Great Han. Cheng Pu's eyes showed a glimmer of light.

"The death of Uyan was a devastating blow to their morale, and they hurriedly withdrew to the white grass valley overnight, and the soldiers must have been exhausted and in dire need of rest and adjustment. And those leaders were killed by our generals and others, and they must have neglected to take precautions under exhaustion, so their vigilance was the worst at this time. Liu He continued to analyze.

"That is to say, they will think that we have also suffered a major blow, and that Luronse's defense will not be restored in the short term, and we will definitely hide in the fortress and recover as much as possible. They have always one-sidedly believed that we Han people are cowardly and do not dare to take the initiative to attack, and the recent monitoring of Lu Longsai will definitely be very negligent. Xu Rong made a gesture on the map.

"So at this moment, our attack on Baicaowa Ranch will greatly surprise the enemy, and the chance of victory should be more than eighty percent."

"But my lord... Seven or eight thousand war horses on a pasture is such a tempting and huge wealth, how could the Wuhuan and Xianbei people be defenseless? Is the lord thoughtful? Xu Rong said cautiously.

"That's right! Lord! The place of death and life, the way of survival, must not be overlooked. The remaining soldiers of the Wuhuan and Xianbei people, according to our estimates, will not be less than 2,000 people, and the cavalry of more than 2,000 people has no chance of victory for us at all. What's more, it is still a cavalry duel with them on the grassland of the Wuhuan people, and even the chance of winning a sneak attack is very small. Cheng Pu is also rigorous.

Liu He waved his hand: "Demou, Boyu, and the analysis of the two of you is quite reasonable, but Wuhuan and Xianbei are demoralized after the current defeat, and they are negligent in taking precautions, and if they go to attack them at this time, the chances of winning are indeed very high." It's just that we don't have the confidence or courage to try. ”

"Have you ever wondered what it means to us that there are so many war horses once the sneak attack is successful? It's money! It is the rations of the people! It's the cotton clothes that will survive the winter this year! It's the seed of next spring! It is the tranquility and food and clothing of the people of Youzhou. ”

Liu He suddenly became emotional, he thought of the homeless people he met on the road.

"If seven or eight thousand war horses are sold at a good price, they can make the people of Youzhou live a little better this winter. In addition, the captured Xianbei leader Su Li can also bring us a good income, so that the Xianbei people can redeem him with more money, so as not to waste our food. ”

Cheng Pu and Xu Rong looked at Liu He with surprised eyes, as if they couldn't believe that he would say such a thing.

"My lord, why do you ......?"

Liu He looked at them with a wry smile and said: "Youzhou is located in the northern part of the country, which is vast and sparsely populated, and because the border has been plundered by foreigners over the years, the war has not stopped. Although the population is only one million, the treasury is empty, the finances cannot make ends meet, and the hardships of the people's lives are also the first in my Han Dynasty. Originally, we could still get financial subsidies from Hebei and Qingdao every year, but this year's drought in Jizhou and floods in Qingzhou, where is there any money to subsidize us, they themselves are not enough. Money! I just want money now, and I can't let the people of Youzhou starve to death or freeze to death. ”

Xu Rong and Cheng Pu listened, and lowered their heads a little ashamedly and did not make a sound.

But Xu Rong still hesitated, he lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "If the sneak attack fails, our losses will be great, that is, if we can't steal chickens, we will lose a handful of rice." ”

Liu He sighed helplessly, and said earnestly: "What else can be done now?" Rise from the ashes! Yun Chang and Yide are both known as the enemies of ten thousand people, and Han Sheng is strong and strong, and has the wind of filling babies. Why should these three go with me on the expedition? ”

"How many soldiers and horses does the lord need to deploy?" Xu Rong asked.

"And for more than ten days of continuous fighting, the remaining sergeants of our army plus Xu Wu's reinforcements, a total of 1,800 people. Six hundred of them were never dispatched. Cheng Pudao.

"Then gather together those who can ride horses in the infantry army." Liu Hedao.

"No."

Then overnight, Liu He said to the sergeants:

"At this critical moment, I am willing to fight with you all on horseback! The momentum of the charge has gone and there is no return, and the will to fall into battle has death and no life! If you die in battle, your parents will be my parents, and they will be provided for in their old age; Your children are my children, and they will bring them up to adulthood. Your wife is my sister-in-law, and she will be treated with the courtesy of an uncle, and she will not dare to insult her. If I die in battle, the bones of the faithful will be buried everywhere in Qingshan, why should the body be returned to the horse leather shroud! ”

"Gentlemen! Kill for my big man! "Liu He raised his sword!

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill for the big man!"

Liu He stretched out his hand to take the battle flag from Cheng Pu's hand, strode over to his war horse and flew on the horse.

He faced faces full of fighting intent and looked at death, and soldiers who were fully armed and willing to follow him to the battlefield, and suddenly felt that he was worth it even if he died.

"All on the ......"

Liu He yelled: "Out of the ......"

The soldiers sat on their horses and looked around to see if this was the last time they could see Luronse, and the sound of the horses' hooves resounding through Luronse.

In the middle of the night, the troops galloped for a hundred miles in a row, reaching an unknown hill. It is seventy miles away from Changyugouzi and fifty miles away from Baicaowa Ranch. Liu He ordered everyone to go into the mountains to hide and rest, and then he confessed a few words to Zou Jing and Liu Bei, and led Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei and others to go out of the mountains to the ranch to reconnoitre.

Zou Jing stood on the top of the hill and looked at Liu He's back, gradually disappearing from view.

When Cheng Pu and Xu Rong told him about the lord's plan, he was first surprised - this kind of idea is crazy! Attack the enemy's white grass pasture. Last night, more than 2,000 enemy soldiers withdrew because of the death of Uyan, and they went to attack tonight? It's incredible.

Then came the shock! Six or seven hundred horsemen went to attack the pasture where more than 2,000 soldiers were stationed, which was really an impossible task. He didn't understand how the lord, who had always been calm and wise, could come up with this plan, and when he listened to Liu He's detailed explanation, he could only say that he was convinced.

"My lord is really a hero." Zou Jing sighed in his heart.