Speaking of which, Li Yi's strategy of proposing to ambush in the woods a few miles away and finding an opportunity to attack the Xianbei people at night was actually not a problem, even if Li Yi's side was only 95 people. After all, in history, Zhang Liao's 800 people raided Sun Quan's camp of 100,000 troops, and the target of Gan Ning's 100 cavalry raids was the 400,000 army commanded by Cao Cao himself, so it seems that Li Yi's 95 to 40,000 is not outrageous.

However, when Zhang Liao raided the Eastern Wu army, there were still more than 7,000 soldiers in Hefei City, and there were still many troops in the surrounding cities. And Gan Ning is even more needless to say, Sun Quan led an army of 70,000 to attract Cao Cao's attention. And what about Li Yi? Just rely on more than 2,000 people in Jiuyuan County?

Since the Qin Dynasty, the strategy of the Han people against the Hu people in the north has always been to rely on the Great Wall to delay and slow down the southward movement of the Hu people. As a result, the Hu people who traveled south lightly would soon have to retreat because they ran out of food and grass.

While this kind of passive defense sounds frustrating, sometimes the reality is just that. Because for the Han people, the cost of the Northern Expedition was too great, and more importantly, even if the Northern Expedition was won, what would it be? The territory of the Hu people was of no use to the Han people at all.

It's like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the past who went on a northern expedition to the Xiongnu, and after defeating the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only occupied a little territory of the Xiongnu. Because the endless prairie is not even a chicken rib for an agricultural civilization like the Han Dynasty.

"Alright, don't think about it so much." Li Yi clapped his hands lightly, focusing everyone's attention, "The only thing you need to do when the time comes is to follow me!" Believe me, this battle will not only be won, but it will be won very beautifully! And you will also gain honor, wealth, and even marry a daughter-in-law like a flower and jade~" Li Yi chuckled.

The words "Haha~" immediately caused everyone to laugh.

"Then let's rest in place first, and stay here for a few days~ Pay attention to your war horses and don't let them make a noise." Li Yi nodded and said.

These war horses are all the Li family's own war horses, after more than a few months of Xiaobai's roaring education, these horses have become completely accustomed to the existence of Xiaobai's fierce tiger around them, as well as the roaring sound from time to time. Or to put it more simply, they already see Xiaobai as their own king, albeit a completely different species.

After finishing speaking, Li Yi turned his head to look at Lu Bu and Cao Xuan and said again, "Abu, Ah Xuan, the two of you each bring 5 archery masters to be in charge of the north and the west, once you find Xianbei spies, don't make a noise, unless you can't hide it and kill it quickly!" Until the Xianbei army is discovered, come back to report! ”

"Yes!" After the two received the order, they each picked 5 people and disappeared into the woods.

"Xiaobai, it's up to you this time, if you find an enemy, remember to tell me in a way that doesn't make a sound~" Li Yi stroked Xiaobai's head and said.

Hearing this, Xiaobai rubbed Li Yi with his big head, and then gently patted his leg with his paws.

"Hehe, that's it, Xiaobai is really good~ I agreed, I will give you something delicious!" Li Yi laughed when he saw this. Speaking of which, he didn't know why Xiaobai was able to understand most of his words, but Li Yi, who was a scumbag in his previous life, could only be explained by the fact that tigers also understood human nature.

Saying that, Li Yi sat directly on Xiao Bai's body, and casually put the Heavenly Dragon City Breaking Halberd and the Spirit Treasure Bow aside. After stretching his waist, he looked at Dian Wei, who was still standing there on guard, and smiled, "Awei, don't be so nervous, let's take a rest first." Even if the Xianbei people really come, as long as we are not discovered, nothing will happen~"

Hearing this, Dian Wei opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but after a long time, he found that he couldn't seem to find any reason to refuse, and finally touched the back of his head and smiled, and sat down quickly.

In the woods, Li Yi and the others sat quietly on the stump or under the trunk of the tree to rest. No one spoke, and no one was in the mood to speak, for they all knew that in a few days, it would be time to decide their fate. And their horses also lowered their heads under Xiaobai's intimidation, occasionally kicking and panting, which was also cautious.

In this way, time passed slowly, until the night, Lu Bu, Cao Xing and Xiaobai did not make a warning sound, and then Li Yi and everyone silently took out dry food and ate it casually. As Li Yi said, before leaving, he was ready to wait in the woods for several days.

In fact, strictly speaking, the speed of the Hu cavalry was very fast, especially under the constant urging of Helian, and at dusk the next day after Li Yi entered the woods to hide, they arrived outside the city of Jiuyuan County.

Speaking of which, Li Yi and the others have never understood why He Lianhui suddenly led an army of 40,000 to attack Wuyuan County, or went straight to Jiuyuan County, the county of Wuyuan County. Although Helian has an absolute advantage in terms of troops, it is well known that the Hu people are not good at attacking cities. And even if you capture Jiuyuan County, what can you do? Could it be that you still want to occupy the entire Gohara County?

But Helian himself knew that he had to take Jiuyuan County, and the reason was very simple, the opinions and contradictions between the many Xianbei tribal leaders on Helian had become bigger and bigger, and there were even slogans for him to abdicate and make way for Xian. Although it was soon clarified as a misunderstanding, Kazuren knew very well that this must be a temptation carried out by some people.

In response, Helian had to respond quickly, at least with the support of most of the tribal leaders. Otherwise, if he continues like this, he can abdicate and let Xian Ping'an spend the rest of his life, which is already the best result.

And the solution that Helian came up with was ...... Yes, it is to attack the state, or to attack Gohara County! The reason why he hit here is that Helian is also carefully selected. Xianbei's territory extends to Youzhou in the east and Liangzhou in the west, but whether it is Youzhou or Liangzhou, Xianbei has to face the powerful Youliang defenders and the Wuheng and Qiang tribes who seem to be enemies and friends.

But in Bingzhou, the situation is completely different, the absence of the Hun Zhonglang General and General Du Liao has not only caused a fault in the military command of Bingzhou, resulting in not many troops that can be used, but also a lack of powerful generals like Youliang. And because of the lack of generals to protect the Huns, the Southern Huns will definitely not participate in the war in a short time.

He Lian had already thought about it, and immediately retreated after capturing Jiuyuan County and sweeping it, without giving the Han Dynasty a chance to react, as long as the speed was fast enough, there was no need to engage the Han Dynasty army at all. The most important thing is that the martial arts of capturing Jiuyuan County are enough for Helian to sit firmly in the position of Shan Yu in a short period of time.