Chapter 142: The Earth Is Like Its Name
After receiving the war letter from the Xiongnu Shan Yu, Liu Yi thought about it again and again but did not reply immediately, although he was full of enthusiasm and some narrow nationalism, he was by no means a brave man, and he saw very clearly the strength on the battlefield, and he would never have a decisive battle without being sure! Because the envoy was respectful and courteous this time, he did not stay any longer, and entertained him with delicious food and drink, and asked him to bring a letter to Huchuquan Shan Yu, and he would definitely give an answer within five days!
"General Yan, you are familiar with the terrain outside the pass, where is this running wolf?" Sending the envoy away, Liu Yi will close the generals to gather in one place to discuss the matter of this battle, just now it is this place name that aroused his greatest interest, if the place is as its name may be used.
"The terrain of the Wolf Plain is flat, open and sparsely populated, all of which are named after the presence of a large number of wolves! The cavalry assault here is exactly where the Hun army can be used, and the lord needs to think carefully and not be provoked by the words of the messenger! Yan Gang said that after getting along with the lord for a while, Yan Gang felt very similar, so he didn't have many scruples between his words.
"General Yan is reasonable, I heard Tie Niu say that the fierceness of the Hun elite cavalry is not under the Dong thief Xiliang Iron Cavalry that day, and our army is at a disadvantage in numbers, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for our army to win a decisive battle with it!" It was Gan Ning who spoke in agreement, originally he didn't trust Liu Yi when he saw Liu Yi sending Yan Gang to come to reinforcements that day, so there was a quarrel between the two, and Liu Yi also said something about him afterwards, where would anyone dare to vote for Liu Yi in the future? Xingba admitted his mistake on the spot, plus Yan Gang was a victory after he arrived at the pass, and he was indeed a real talent, after the army came, Gan Ning also went to find Yan Gang, although he did not apologize, but the meaning was very obvious, since he was like this, and Zhao Yun was on his side, how could Yan Gang be embarrassed, and he accepted it, and it was verbal speculation under the conversation of several people.
"All of you here are trustworthy people Liu, don't hide it from everyone, Liu's long-cherished wish is to sweep the world and revitalize my Han rivers and mountains, fortunately with your help, there is now a state of land, you can sit and watch the Central Plains! However, this Hun is my confidant after all, if I can't break it, my heart is really uneasy. This clan is mostly nomadic, coming and going like the wind, like today, gathering hundreds of thousands of troops to fan my territory, it is a good opportunity for me to catch its main force and annihilate it in one fell swoop, I really can't bear to abandon it, hey~~ Could it be that Liu can only sit and guard the city pass? Liu Yi said here but pretended to be sad, one person is short, everyone is long, and fully listening to the opinions of the generals present is also what he, the lord, should do.
Sure enough, all the generals saw the face of the lord and showed deep thought, those who are subordinate to the lord cannot share the worries for the lord is dereliction of duty, the lord dominates the world, when did he have this kind of sadness? However, in the face of absolute strength, all strategies are floating clouds, and the generals have been brainstorming for a long time and cannot find a feasible way to defeat the opponent in a head-to-head duel.
Regarding Liu Yi's sad state, Zhang Hu knew that it was a half-truth and a half-truth, how could he not know the good opportunity that the lord said? However, manpower is sometimes poor, in the final analysis, Liu Yi is still not strong enough, but in a mere state, tens of thousands of elite soldiers, if there are hundreds of thousands of elites under his command, why worry about today? In his heart, he is still inclined to defend and retreat from the enemy, and then carry out a strategy of division, although this plan is slow, but it will be effective, the reason why he has not said it until now is to see what wonderful ideas the lord can have, and the past experience tells him that his lord can always create miracles.
The atmosphere in the tent was a little stagnant for a while, and Liu Yi actually had a hole card in his hand, that was the Wuhuan tribe! Through the exchanges in the past few years, both sides have taken what they need and can benefit from it, especially Hu Yanshuo, because Liu Yi's strong support has been elected as the big leader by various tribes. Liu Yi invited him to come this time to let him help, but Wuhuan is still much worse than the Xiongnu forces, Liu Yi estimates that Hu Yanshuo can only send 20,000 cavalry at most, but in the current situation, unless Liu Yi can guarantee that the Hun army will not return, otherwise even if he has a good relationship with Hu Yanshuo, it is estimated that this person will not send troops, because behind him is hundreds of thousands of people of the entire tribe, and even if Wuhuan is willing to send troops, it will take time, Liu Yi is also waiting for Hu Yanshuo to come at this time.
"General Yan, you said that there are a lot of wolves in this wolf plain, I don't know what to say?" After waiting for a long time to see that all the generals did not speak, Liu Yi also knew the concerns in their hearts, smiled slightly, and asked Yan Gang again, this question The rest of the generals and Zhang Hu were puzzled, but Gan Ning and Zhao Yun looked moved, thinking of how Liu Yi dealt with Zhao Hai back then. Speaking of this person, it should also be mentioned, when Zhao Zhong gave the head, Zhao Hai was naturally also affected by the pond fish, fortunately, Tian'er rescued him at a critical time, Liu Yi still regarded him as a friend in his heart, of course, all this was done very secretly, Zhao Hai was even more grateful and disrespectful to Liu Yi after escaping death, and the family moved to Yan County, and now he is also one of the most powerful officials and businessmen under Zhang Hu, which is also the will of heaven to make people.
"The lord asked, how dare Gang say that the water and grass here are abundant, it is a natural pasture, but now it is inaccessible, it is because of these hungry wolves, those herdsmen once gathered thousands of people to exterminate the wolf plague, who knows that the whole army was wiped out, and it was unbearable to see, if it was not for the army of more than 100,000, how would it dare to fight with the lord in this place." Yan Gang saw that the lord asked, although he didn't know the reason, he also explained in great detail, this place is extremely famous outside the customs.
"Okay, hahaha, Hujiuquan, there is a way in heaven for you not to go, you want to fight me in this wolf plain." Liu Yi laughed out loud when he heard this, and then fell into thought, the thoughts in his heart still need to be considered, and he didn't dare to disturb the lord's thinking if he didn't say anything.
"Report, lord, there is a young scribe under the gate who asks to see him!" The voice of the herald outside the tent broke the silence in the tent, and all the generals were strange, who would come to see the lord at this time?
"What's the name of the person who came? What does it look like? Liu Yi asked.
"This person is about twenty years old, he is quite handsome, he seems to be a scribe, he doesn't know his name, he just said that he came to help the lord!"
"Okay, invite him quickly, no, I'll go and greet him, Zicai, you come with me, the generals are here for the time being, I'll come when I go!" Liu Yi's heart moved, could it be that he was a strange person? But there is no famous person near this Sanguan, but everything would rather be believed, not trusted, or go to the most appropriate by yourself, but just take a few more steps, the Hun army is big and no one knows, but this person still dares to help his words, he will be able to do something.
"Second general, third general, the lord is too polite, isn't it, a mere scribe even greeted him in person? I don't know if there is real talent and real learning, we battle-hardened generals haven't figured out any way, he can help the lord with a weak scholar? Seeing that Liu Yi eagerly led Zhang Hu out of the account, Yan Gang spoke, with a slight disdain in his tone, at this time he was completely adapted to Liu Yi's subordinate.
"General Yan, don't say this, the eldest brother is not only both civil and military, but also has a good eye for people, from the beginning of the army to the present, he has not missed it, he is his own people, I am willing to speak, don't care, it is you, dare to send a new future to guard such a critical place? I heard Gongming say that Mr. Xi also tried again and again, and the eldest brother was always humble and polite, so he got along with Mr. Xi, that is a great talent, although I am a literati, I am Gan Xingba, but I admire it tightly! So brother, you better take a look, maybe someone will have a way to break the Huns! Seeing Yan Gang mention this, Gan Ning immediately made a tirade, and when Yan Gang himself said that he was a drama Zhicai, the generals all nodded again and again.
"The second general doesn't need to worry, Yan is definitely not a person with a small amount of energy, you are right, it will be difficult for me to do what the lord does! When the lord sent the general, Yan was only excited in his heart, and when he thought about it today, what the lord did at that time did have great courage, it seems that Yan is with the right person this time, but he is incompetent, and it is difficult to help the lord break the Huns! Yan Gang sighed.
"Hehe, since I started the army with the lord, there have been countless wars, no matter how difficult the lord will always have a plan to deal with, I think everyone should spend less thought, just wait for the lord's order, we will fight to the death!" At this time, Zhao Yun said with a smile.
"The three generals are reasonable, and they should be so." The generals spoke in unison.
Liu Yi and Zhang Hu came to the city gate, the green-shirted scribe was waiting, this person was more than seven feet long, his face was handsome, his eyes were flexible, and his body was full of an unruly atmosphere, especially a pair of eyes were extremely smart, and the whole person looked very free, but his face was a little pale.
Seeing this person, Liu Yi's mind flashed, could it be him?