"If so, we can keep them all." Xuan Shijing groped his chin and said: "If they bring the news back to Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun's army will be scattered, it will be a big trouble for us, after all, the number of troops here in Minzhou is limited, and if it is dispatched from Hezhou, it will take many days." ”

"If this is the case, you should plan early, and all the scouts in the generals should be sent to the border to deliver news at all times, so that you can take precautions against Tuyuhun's actions in advance." Qin Huaiyu said.

"Brother Huaiyu is right, and the other thing is that the army should have all the supplies and grain and grass, and it must be calculated properly, and the next battle is estimated to take a long time, Tuyuhun can't grab grain and grass, and it will be difficult to survive in winter, and it will definitely not extinguish the mind of going east to the Tang Dynasty, not only Minzhou, if Minzhou blocks all Tuyuhun's army, I'm afraid it will affect the whole body." Xuan Shijing reminded: "Although I said hello to Hezhou before, Hezhou may not take it seriously, so I need a handwritten letter from Brother Huaiyu to send it to Hezhou." ”

Qin Huaiyu nodded: "That's no problem. ”

"Chang Le, when the assessment is carried out this evening, it is time to pass on the news, and it is time to put some pressure on them." Xuan Shijing said: "War is about to break out. ”

"Yes, Master Hou." Chang Le responded.

"Send someone to draw another map in the army and send it to the government office, Bingyue and I will go back first, the soldiers will fight in the front, and someone must be responsible for the supply in the back." Xuan Shijing said.

Coming out of the tent and leaving the barracks, Xuan Shijing and Qin Bingyue hurried back to the Minzhou Mansion and instructed the subordinates in the Mansion to immediately invite the Minzhou County Order.

After about half an hour, the county magistrate followed the officials in the government office to the government hall.

"Xiaguan see Hou Ye."

"The county gentleman is quickly exempt, please take a seat." Xuan Shijing motioned for the county order to sit down and speak first.

"I don't know what the Hou Ye summoned the lower officials to do."

"There is movement on Tuyuhun's side, three days at the latest, Tuyuhun's vanguard will invade Minzhou, the army has been arranged, the rest is the government and the county government, about the people in the city, I also hope that the county monarch will post a notice to inform the war, in addition, the grain and grass in the government office, I am afraid that it will not last long, and the purchase of materials still needs to be accelerated, not only Minzhou, even if it is purchased from outside Minzhou, it can be transported to Minzhou, as for the money, there is still money left in the government, which can be fully supported in the army." Xuan Shijing said.

There is also the military salary transported by Chang'an is also going to arrive at the Minzhou government, at the latest tomorrow morning, the government treasury will be full of copper coins from Chang'an, as long as you hold on for a while, Minzhou here, you can fight the war.

"Xiaguan has a few friends, in Xingzhou and Fengzhou. Maybe they'll be able to get busy. The prefectural order said.

"That's very good." Xuan Shijing nodded.

Before the war, the purchase of military materials in large quantities could only be through the hands of the government, if the caravan under the command of Xuan Shijing was allowed to buy, even if the merchant sat on the ground and raised the price, it was helpless, after all, the merchant was a merchant, not the government, and he did not have authority.

"The rest is to appease the people of Minzhou, once the war starts, it is inevitable that people will be panicked, after all, there has been no war for three years." Xuan Shijing sighed.

The county commander Fu Xu said: "This Hou Ye doesn't have to worry, but it's only three years, the notice is posted, explain it to the people, and it will naturally be solved, and the people of Minzhou are basically used to the days of fighting every year before, the greater the movement of the army, the more peaceful the people are, at least they don't have to worry about their own food being robbed by Tuyuhun's people." ”

"That's right." Hyun Shijing smiled.

The prefectural commander stayed in the government office for a long time until the army sent someone to send the map.

Xuan Shijing spread the huge map on the ground and checked the map with the county order, Xuan Shijing did not know the situation at the junction of Minzhou and Tuyuhun, but the county order was different, he had been sitting in the seat of the county order of Minzhou for ten years, and he had been fighting for seven years, so he naturally knew it in his heart.

"There are many mountains in Minzhou, which also gives Tuyuhun's army the most natural hiding place, and it is very difficult to catch them." Xuan Shijing sighed: "Hezhou is closer to the border of Tuyuhun, why doesn't Tuyuhun go to Hezhou?" “

Speaking of going to Hezhou, it's just Xuan Shijing's complaint, Hezhou has a heavy army, and Hezhou's military city is not far from the junction of Tuyuhun and Hezhou, the terrain is flat, the army over there in Minzhou has not yet entered the territory of Hezhou, it can be detected by scouts, Tuyuhun people are not stupid, naturally they will not hit the muzzle, compared to Hezhou, Minzhou is simply a paradise, into the mountains and forests, can be hidden, play the autumn breeze, come and go without a trace.

Although Minzhou is a little poor, Minzhou is like a leek for Tuyuhun, stubble by stubble, take your time.

The terrain on this side of Minzhou determines that the cavalry cannot play much role, and fighting in the mountains and forests is naturally the world of infantry, so there is no cavalry in the training of the Minzhou army.

"Although Minzhou is mountainous, there are only a few roads that can enter Minzhou from Tuyuhun, Hou Ye look at this side." The county commander stretched out his hand and pointed on the map: "There are still here, only these two places are suitable for a team with a large number of people to walk, as for other places, many miasma jungles, even in autumn, if you want to travel, it is extremely difficult, in addition to these places, the rest is cliffs, and it is not suitable for the army to march, and Tuyuhun's purpose is to come to Minzhou to loot grain and grass, even if you grab it, you have to transport it back, so, except for these two roads, there will be no other way." ”

Xuan Shijing nodded: "If this is the case, it will be much easier, the 30,000 troops in Minzhou, scattered out, are a team of 15,000 people, guarding these two roads and cutting off their back roads, so that they will catch turtles in the urn." ”

"If it was usual, the Minzhou army would have 10,000 people, it would definitely not be enough, but now this expansion has become a good thing." The county order is also embarrassing, this King of Jin, unintentionally, did a good thing.

"In this case, early tomorrow morning, I will notify the army to pull out the camp and garrison these two roads, if you can not put people into the territory of Minzhou, it is the best." Xuan Shijing said.

"What Master Hou said is true." The county magistrate also agreed with Xuan Shijing's statement.

Since you can keep the enemy out of your home, why not let people in and harm the people of Minzhou.

"The rest depends on the county monarch." Xuan Shijing looked at the county order.

"Master Hou can rest assured that the entire Minzhou City, including the surrounding areas, will personally take people to visit." The prefectural order patted his chest and promised.