Ordering the generals of various ministries to come to discuss matters? When Zhang Yan heard this, he was stunned, the main generals are basically here, who else is going to pass it on? suddenly remembered that Yan Rou's main meaning should be to pass on Ma Chao, so he instructed the herald to invite Ma Chao, and then asked someone to invite Dou Bin as well.

A quarter of an hour later, Liu Tong saw that the horse was coming, and the two were both twenty-five or sixteen-year-old generals, one was carrying a silver spear, his body was promoted, his appearance was handsome, he was wearing a lion helmet and beast belt, a white robe and silver armor, there was no doubt that he was Ma Chao. The other rode a small, ugly-looking black-billed yellow horse, fat and broad-faced, and carried a large knife, presumably Pound.

"Ma Chao has seen the general of the town army!" Ma Chao took the military general to salute Yan Rou with a fist.

"The two generals Meng Qi and Ling Ming are polite, the two are powerful and Xiliang, Di and Qiang are obedient, what a pair of young heroes!"

"The general praised it falsely, I don't know if the general called me here, what did he order?"

"Meng Qi, this time you fought with the Huns, can you see Guo Yuan? Can you see the Huns left and right the king of the valley? ”

Ma Chao, Zhang Yan, Yin Li and others fell into deep thought.

"No," Ma Chao replied thoughtfully, "The general means that in addition to the left and right Xian kings coming to answer Hu Chuquan, Guo Yuan and the left and right Gu Li kings should also be nearby?" ”

"General, that Hu Chuquan is cunning and resourceful, and he chose to line up here, not necessarily just to prevent us from pursuing, nor to fight our army alone. Are they waiting for reinforcements and using this great terrain to besiege us? Tuoba Liwei said.

"You thought in advance that you were like a hungry wolf chasing a flock of sheep, even if the flock went uphill, it was just a breath of relief, have you ever thought that we ourselves have become a flock of sheep hunted by others?" Yan Rou said.

When Liu Tong heard this, he was shocked, the third uncle was really a veteran of the battle, he thought in advance of how to pursue, and thought that the stakes and traps would delay his pursuit, and now it seems that Hu Chuquan is not planning to escape, but to take advantage of the geographical advantage to fight a decisive battle!

"Meng Qi, one mile west of your army is the Pai River, the river is wide and shallow, have you ever gone down to the river to wade through the water to investigate?"

"General, the water of the river is not as deep as the belly of a horse, and the sandy riverbed. Could it be that Guo Yuan and them are in Hexi? So much better, I told them to come back again! ”

Yan Rou nodded and smiled appreciatively: "Meng Qi, from now on, you have to fight with a twelve-point spirit, mainly to defend against the attack in Hexi. Judging from the time of the arrival of the left and right Xian kings, Guo Yuan and the left and right Gu Li kings are nearby, and the reason why Hu Chuquan did not attack is to paralyze us, making us think that they dare not abandon the grass slope, and our fortification is also a manifestation of the plan. Meng Qi thinks, how should we deploy this battle? ”

"General, I want to ask Brother Ling Ming to cross the river from the downstream after dark, and ambush on the opposite bank of the downstream. Let him be annihilated! ”

"What a spirit!" Yan Rou said, and then turned to Zhang Yan and the others and said, "Our army immediately set up more camps to confuse the enemy, after dark, General Yin Li, General Tuoba, and General Dou Bin detoured from the east and ambushed in the southeast of Huchuquan, left and right Xianwang's department, and when the enemy army charged and our department was glued, seize the top of the slope, cut off its retreat, and attack up and down!" The two generals, Zhang Yan and Liang Mao, must withstand the enemy's impact when the terrain is unfavorable. ”

"Obey!" The generals were ordered to return to their formations.

When Ma Chao left, he saw that the noble son behind Yan Rou was still looking at him, and he hesitated for a moment as if he remembered something, nodded at him, and drove away.

Although Liu Tong had a bad impression of Ma Chao all the way before, he had a good impression of this meeting, of course, he was not from the appearance association, Ma Chao was very handsome, but as soon as he heard Yan Rou's reminder, he could think of the Huns' plan and immediately make countermeasures. In this way, it seems that it is not unreasonable for him to be cool and intimidating.

With this impression, Liu Tong also understood Ma Chao's obsession with plundering wealth and goods, after all, Xiliang was barren, and it was very expensive to support the army, especially to help Hu people such as Qiangdi.

In order to prevent the other side from attacking, Yan Rou took advantage of the darkness of the night to transport other materials that were easy to help the fire to the rear, and then retreated the large army for a mile.

Yan Rou was handsome, and Liu Tong had just finished dinner with him.

"Third uncle, I think this battle, the battle of Hexi is very important, we have obstacles to block the front, the Huns will not be able to take advantage of it for a while and a half, they really have high hopes for Hexi, if we defeat the enemy in Hexi, and then attack the waist of Huchuquan from Hexi, he will be hit on three sides, this victory is even greater."

"Dahe has a point, what are you going to do?" Yan Rou knew that Liu Tong must have other plans.

"Ma Chao divided his troops, the troops are insufficient, I want to lead three thousand troops, take advantage of Ma Chao's battle, suddenly cross the river to kill, once the enemy army is defeated, then lead the army to cross the river to fight back at the waist of Huchuquan!"

"It's a workable idea." Yan Rou was very pleased, this precious nephew was indeed not simple.

Yan Rou said that he took Liu Tong to find a brigade commander and asked his subordinates to listen to Liu Tong's command. Liu Tong said goodbye to Yan Rou, and when he saw that Long Duan'er, Red Carp, and Luo Tie were all about to follow, he grabbed Duan'er and said, "With Red Carp by my side, you can rest assured of my safety, you follow the third uncle." ”

Long Duan'er was a little unhappy, but when he heard that he had to protect Yan Rou, it was not good to argue anymore, and the red carp looked down as if he had done something wrong, and he didn't dare to look at Duan'er.

Liu Tong also took advantage of the night to bring the team to the downstream two miles away from Ma Chao's troops, and the night sky of the grassland, although it was not moonlight and starry, was also as bright as washing.

At night, the near vision is also okay, maybe there is nothing to hide, but Liu informed that Yan Rou's army movements are all retreating backwards, and after moving away from the position, Pang De went west, and Yin Li and Tuoba Liwei only went east.

Liu Tong restrained the troops to dismount and rest on the riverbank, and released secret sentries and scouts to the west of the river. The red carp spread out the military blanket, Liu Tong let the sergeants sleep, and he also hurried to rest.

Although it is in the position, there is Pang De on the opposite side, Ma Chao upstream, and Yan Rou's large army behind him, as a reserve force, there is no need to stay up all night with his eyes open. As long as there is movement, it is enough to choose the opportunity to participate in the battle, so it is important to rest well and maintain sufficient physical strength.

If Yan Rou's prediction is correct, tonight should be the best time for the Huns and Guo Yuan to attack, first, the Han army has gathered, and second, they will hurry up, if they don't hurry, Yan Rou reacts, or suddenly attacks, their whole plan will be in vain.

Liu Tong had no other worries, and he was indeed tired from the long-distance journey during this time, so he soon fell asleep.

Maybe there was something in his heart, when he was ugly, Liu Tong woke up and saw that the red carp and Luo Tie were sleeping sweetly on the side. Their own troops also fell asleep.

Liu Tong got up and went to a small tree by the river to release water, and saw the brigade commander Zhang Yan patrolling the river with a few personal soldiers.

"General Zhang, why don't you rest?"

"Master Hou, on the occasion of the war, it is better to be cautious."

Liu informed that he ordered him to rest, and Zhang Yan estimated that it was difficult to object, and with the military discipline of the national army, after entering the position, the generals would not dare to deal with it like Liu Tong. Since he didn't dare to disobey Liu Tong's order to let the soldiers of the whole brigade not sleep and be on standby, he could always not sleep.

"Let's go to the rest meeting, even if the Huns come, the first contact will not be us. You can't sleep well, how can you have the energy to fight? ”

"Master Hou, go to sleep, the ugly time is almost over, and it is a good time for the enemy to attack at night."

Liu Tong also felt that unless they didn't come, if they did, Choushi and Yinshi would be the best chances, otherwise the sky would be bright, and the sky on the grassland should be brighter earlier.

Liu Tong didn't say anything anymore, turned around and left, leaving Zhang Yan to do his own thing. Liu Tong returned to his sleeping place, only to find that the red carp had also woken up.

"Carp, what, I woke you up?"

The red carp didn't speak, shook its head, and its face was a little red.

"What's wrong?"

The red carp leaned over and said shyly next to Liu Tong's ear: "Childe, I'm also anxious." ”

Liu Tong was happy in his heart, turned his head and looked around, there were sergeants lying on the ground everywhere, which really made the red carp embarrassed, so it was still very embarrassing for the woman to follow the army.

Liu Tong picked up the red carp and pulled her to the river, there were a few trees in his convenient place just now, and he also saw some waist-high grass by the river. The river is well watered, and some of the grass grows well.

When he came to the river, Liu Tong picked up a pile of grass, stepped out of a position with his feet, and then retreated and pushed the red carp.

The red carp blushed.

"Go and shhhh

The red carp still didn't move. Liu Tong smiled, "I'll turn around, promise not to look, and help you block the front." With that, he pushed her in, and turned around himself.

Liu Tong didn't hear the sound of red carp peeing for a while, and he didn't turn around to look, thinking, this girl can't pee when someone is around?

At this moment, there was no sound of peeing, but suddenly from the upper reaches came the noise of military horses and the sound of fighting!