Zhao Tieniu listened to Guo Er's words, his curiosity was even stronger, and he said, "What is the truth of this?" Since our army took advantage of the night to harass them, and even Lian was only more and more vigilant, how could they not take precautions in the Thang Long Valley? ”

Guo Er smiled and said, "This is the master's cleverness." Do you think, if you go to the three cities outside the Saiwai City, I am afraid that there will be nearly ten days away, if you harass him every day, when his army arrives, where will you have the strength to attack the city? ”

Zhao Tieniu slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! Why didn't the lord adopt such a brilliant idea? ”

Guo Er said: "Hey, you Taoist lord and military advisor can't think of this?" The lord said that this trick is called showing weakness to the enemy, and it can also be called a strategy of arrogance. Seeing everyone's reverent gazes, Guo Er's vanity was greatly satisfied, so he explained to everyone: "What do you think, what will this Xianbei person think when he sees me sending troops to harass me? ”

Zhao Tieniu said: "Naturally, it's 'Ah, bad!'" The whereabouts of our army have been made known to the enemy.'" ”

When Guo Er saw him playing with treasure, he couldn't help but say, "Yes, but then I will think that our army is not strong, otherwise where would it be necessary to send a small force to attack and disturb?" Now that there are nearly ten days left before the three cities outside the Saiwai, he must be worried that our army will disturb him day by day, so he will definitely speed up his advance in order to arrive as soon as possible. At that point, it's time for my army! ”

Seeing that Zhao Tieniu was still about to ask again, Guo Er's face turned pale, and he said: "Don't ask again, seeing that the Xianbei people are silent, I think it's time to rest, all the sergeants check the equipment, and are ready to break the enemy with me!" ”

Seeing this, everyone's faces immediately turned serious, and they shouted in unison: "No! ”

The snow melts, everything recovers, the sky is clear, and the moon and stars are scarce. In the warm spring breeze, although the night outside the plug is no longer as cold as the harsh winter, no one wants to spend the night in the wilderness. Therefore, after dinner, the Xianbei people went back to their tents to rest.

Because there were many puddles of water on the ground after the snow had melted, many people pushed the wagons they accompanied into their tents and used them as bed boards. After all, the carriages were limited, and most of the people still picked a large amount of hay for holding the horses and spread it on the ground as a temporary bed. Covering it with a layer of animal skin, although it is not particularly comfortable, but after all, it is a march, so it can be handled even if it is spent all night.

Near midnight, when a group of Xianbei soldiers were sleeping soundly, they suddenly heard a crackling sound around the camp. This sound was crisp and coherent, not to mention that the young Hobatsha had never heard it, and even Tatara, who had fought several "big battles", was also confused. The two of them, who were of the same race, now slept together in a small tent, and when they heard the noise, they both put on their furs, took the sword and bow that they had placed on one side, and lifted the curtain and went out of the big tent.

There were many others like them, but they only heard a very fast and chaotic sound, and saw a few sparks extinguishing on the edge of the camp, but there was nothing out of the ordinary. When the sound passed, only a few horses on the outskirts of the camp were startled, but the rest did not suffer any losses.

Everyone was about to go back to sleep, but they heard a whooshing sound coming through the wind, and when they looked back, it turned out to be a rocket tied to a burning cloth. Until this time, everyone reacted that this was an enemy attack.

In the darkness of the night, rockets were fired from all sides of the camp, and they did not see the enemy, but the range of the rockets could cover half of the camp, and the large single in the middle of the camp was in the king's tent, and was occasionally harassed by a few arrows: this was really frightening. For a while, the screams, cries for help, running sounds, and loud shouts resounded through the sky, spreading far away in the grassland shrouded in the vast night.

When a dozen or so scouts scattered towards the place where the arrows came from, the enemy was nowhere to be found, and they were so angry that they shouted at Lian Wawa, but there was nothing they could do. Fortunately, in the spring, the grassland was full of freshly melted snow, so most of the rockets in the first wave did not cause much damage, and only a few of them were lucky enough to hit the tents, burning most of the three or two tents.

However, even so, the camp of nearly 30,000 people was in a commotion for a while, and it took more than half an hour for it to subside. It's no wonder that they have poor discipline, these Xianbei cavalry were originally the most ordinary herdsmen, where did they receive military training? Therefore, in the event of an emergency, not only do they not know how to deal with it, but the officers want to stabilize their high mental tension, which is also a very challenging job.

And not long after the camp was calm, the rapid and loud crackling sound of Shicai reached everyone's ears again. At this time, everyone had experience, they quickly got dressed, took their swords and carefully went out of the account, waiting for the opponent's rockets. But left and right, the crackling sound has been sounding for a long time, but there are still no rockets. When the scout team returned from another patrol, it was unexpectedly uncatchable.

Seeing this, Helian fortunately got up in his clothes and no longer slept. He ordered the troops to continue sleeping, while the scouts went out of the camp to patrol the camp and escort them as soon as they caught a suspicious person. He immediately ordered the Chinese army to beat the drum and quickly summoned the generals to come to the meeting.

When all the generals gathered, he said: "Let's discuss it and see where the rockets in the middle of the night came from?" ”

When Qian Man heard this, he immediately came out of the queue and said: "Qi Father Khan, my sons think that Father Khan is the big single Yu of my Xianbei clan, invincible on the grassland, where does anyone in the ordinary tribe dare to come to pick the tiger's beard?" This attack came strangely, although the momentum was not small, but the casualties caused were very few, so the retainers thought that this time was only harassment, and it was not worthy of our army to face the enemy. ”

He Lian listened, nodded, and said, "Well, it makes sense." So which tribe do you think the people who came to harass this time could be? ”

Qian Man hurriedly swept away the smile on his face and said, "Our army is going south to attack the three cities outside the Saiwai this time, and the movement is very great. There were more than 30 tribes nearby, and nearly 50,000 people were gathered, and the army went south, so naturally the news could not be hidden. The three cities outside the Saiwai of the Han people were trade cities, and merchants from all over the country gathered, so the flow of information was naturally extremely rapid. They already knew the news of our army's march south. ”

He Lian said slowly: "You mean, these two sneak attacks tonight were done by those Han people in the three cities outside the Saiwai City?" ”

Qian Man hurriedly said: "Father Khan is wise, my army of 50,000 is divided into three routes and goes south, numbering 150,000. With the banner covering the sun and the spirit monstrous, what tribe on the grassland is so blind and dares to come to find trouble? It must have been the Han people who learned the news of our army and specially sent troops to stop our army. ”

He Lian nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, my son's knowledge is really good." It seems that you have recently asked you to take people to the Han city to do trade, and it has really grown a lot. ”

After receiving the praise, Qianman was naturally full of joy.

I heard He Lian continue to say to him: "Then tell me, this time, how should our army respond?" When the generals looked at this posture, they were clearly taking this opportunity to test Qianman's knowledge. At that moment, they looked at their noses and noses one by one, and they only waited quietly for Qian Man to answer.

Qian Man peeed and mixed with the upper class of Xianbei, and Yu was naturally familiar with the intrigues, where did he not know the meaning of Helian? At the moment, after thinking about the words, Fang said: "From the perspective of Erchen, since the Han people sent troops to attack, our army naturally has to deal with it carefully. Father Khan often taught his son that the march should be done steadily, and the son thought that he should spread scouts, and that all the troops should be swept and emptied within fifty miles, and the enemy should not be given the slightest chance. ”

After a pause, he said: "Tomorrow, our army will arrive in Thang Long Valley, although the terrain in Thang Long Valley is not very important, but if the enemy army is based on the high place, it will still take a lot of effort. Therefore, according to the son's opinion, he should act steadily. ”

He Lian listened, was noncommittal, and said, "Oh? In your opinion, how should you act steadily tomorrow? ”

Qian Man said: "The Thang Long Valley is long and narrow, and it is extremely vulnerable to enemy attacks. Erchen thought that he should first order people to quickly occupy the high ground on both sides, and then order the army to divide into three sections, and order the vanguard army to go out of the valley, wait for it to choke the mouth of the valley, and leave the rear army to guard the entrance, so that the main force of the army can pass slowly. ”

He Lian looked at a person dressed as a Han Confucian at the bottom, nodded slightly, and said, "Mr. Qin, what do you think?" ”

Mr. Qin stroked the long beard with a slightly sparse chin, patted his thigh with the volume of "The Art of War" in his hand, and saw that everyone's eyes in the tent were focused on him, Fang shook his head and said: "What the eldest prince said is deeply in line with the art of war." Weichen also believes that the enemy who attacked this time must be the Han army in the three cities outside the Saiwai. However, as for how to deal with it, Wechen has a little suggestion here. Please also ask the Great Khan to see me. ”

He hurriedly waved his hand and said sincerely: "Mr. Kuangshi is talented, what he said must be good." If anything, don't be worried, but don't worry! ”

Mr. Qin seemed to be enjoying the feeling of being respected now, and after a long time of silence, he whetted everyone's appetite and said: "The art of war has clouds, the so-called virtual is real, and the real is virtual. Therefore, it can not be shown, and it cannot be shown. Now that the enemy has come to harass us, it shows that they know the movement of our army. Therefore, there are two reasons for this harassment. ”

He Lian looked at Mr. Qin shaking his head and shaking his head, but his eyes were shining, and he obviously ate this set. As a big Dan Yu of the Xianbei family, he naturally has to keep the world in mind, and does not avoid the appointment of sages by Hu Han, so he can naturally better reflect his mind and courage. This Mr. Qin is depressed in the Central Plains, but his knowledge is excellent, and since he has been in the Acting Department, he has helped and even reorganized the department. Not to mention anything else, just this set of etiquette and music system that imitates the Central Plains has made He Lian taste the pleasure of the superiors. Therefore, He Lian has always attached great importance to Mr. Qin's opinion.

At that moment, he put on the appearance of Corporal Lixian and asked, "Dare to ask sir, what is the reason?" ”

Mr. Qin was extremely satisfied with Helian's attitude in his heart, so he shook his head and said: "According to Wei Chen's view, first, he wants to make our army step by step to slow down the pace of our army's advance; Second, they want to drag down our army, so that our army is unable to attack the three cities even if they reach the three outer cities. When the time comes, the spirit will be lost, and it will be even more difficult to conquer the fortified city. ”

He hurriedly said: "Mr. is very worried, so according to Mr. opinion, how should our army respond?" ”

Mr. Qin said: "These two reasons actually expose a problem, that is, the three cities outside the Saiwai are not prepared enough for our army to go south this time, and their strength is insufficient. Since he did not want us to arrive as soon as possible, we should hasten our march in order to launch the siege before they were ready to stop. ”