When King Qing arrived at Hongguang Pavilion, everyone had already sat down, and seeing Shi Hu looking at him, Shi Zun hurriedly saluted and said: "The son is late, let my father wait for a long time, and ask my father to forgive me." ”

Shi Hu glared at him, did not scold, and said to everyone: "Xianbei people have already done it!" I mobilized 80,000 horses and horses to invade Youzhou repeatedly, and in my hands, I have already received two urgent reports from Youzhou Thorn History. As for outside Yanmen Pass, the Huns also made some moves, but fortunately, Shi Yong was there, and the Huns had not taken advantage of anything for the time being. ”

After Shi Hu finished speaking, everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke for the first time.

"Dumb?" Shi Hu patted the case and scolded: "I don't understand! Youzhou garrison 50,000! How did you get beaten by someone by the nose! ”

"Father! Xianbei people are so arrogant, they can't bear it anymore! Let's fight! Shi Zun said.

"What is your plan? Let's talk about it. Shi Hu asked.

"This ......." Shi Zun was speechless for a while.

Seeing that Shi Zun couldn't answer, Shi Hu reprimanded: "Isn't fighting a war a child's play, you just say it casually with red mouth and white teeth, and you will fight when you say it?" ”

"Erchen, think about it......," Shi Zun said stupidly.

"Zhan'er, tell me about it! Can this battle be fought? Shi Hu looked at Shi Zhan and asked.

Shi Zhan said slowly: "Erchen hasn't thought about it yet!" If you want to fight, you have to come up with countermeasures, and if you don't fight, you should also think about how to deal with the current situation. ”

"Then you want to!" Shi Hu urged.

You Jian said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the Xianbei people are so unscrupulous, most likely because the defenders of Youzhou are not well prepared and ......are negligent for a while."

Wu Shilang on the side couldn't listen to it anymore, interrupted You Jian's words, and said, "Okay, Lord You, everyone knows that the history of Youzhou Thorn is your in-laws, and you are not well prepared?" Can't react to repeated intrusions within a few days? Does that make sense? ”

"The surname Wu, a person who can only play tricks, what qualifications do you have to talk about here? Have you ever led a soldier? Have you ever been in a war? You Jian sneered: "If you don't, don't be crooked!" ”

"You ......"

"Lord You, it's just a matter of talking to Lord Wu in private, is it appropriate to talk nonsense with your eyes open in front of Your Majesty?" Shi Min asked: "The dignified history of the state assassin, or the imperial court officials guarding the border passes, should always be vigilant and can't react?" I don't think I've ever taken it seriously, right? ”

"Your Majesty, there are 80,000 people in Xianbei! There are 50,000 defenders in this Youzhou, and he ...... Even if he has three heads and six arms, it is impossible to defeat the Xianbei people immediately at once! ”

"That's it!" Shi Hu said, "I want you to have an idea!" Do you want to fight this battle? If you don't fight, how to solve the dilemma in front of you, fight, how to fight! ”

"Father, my son asks to lead the troops to the battle!" Shi Zun stood up and said.

"Oh? How are you going to fight? Shi Hu asked.

"The troops and horses from Li Cheng's headquarters were transferred to reinforce Youzhou, blocking the Xianbei people, there is no need to go out to meet the enemy, they are working on an expedition, and food and grass must be a problem. After half a year, they naturally retreated without a fight, and when they retreated, we would seize the opportunity to pursue the enemy! ”

"Half a year? King Qing, when you are consuming them, you are also consuming your own food, grass and morale. Could it be that your men and horses and the garrison of Youzhou can do without eating or drinking? Shi Zhan asked rhetorically.

"The loss of taking the initiative is greater! When the time comes, it will not only be a matter of grain and grass, but also of war horses and weapons, and there will be losses! Wouldn't it be better to wait for work with ease! ”

"Father, as far as the sons know, Youzhou's achievements in Tuntian this year are very small, how long can its military rations support nearly 100,000 troops? Has King Qing ever calculated? This is one of them! Second, what if the grain and grass are not enough to support half a year? The grain in the hands of the people is good if they can barely survive the winter, and they still have to keep the seeds for spring plowing in the coming year, so it is absolutely impossible to levy grain again! Then the only way is to transport the grain from elsewhere, but then the question arises, where is the best way to transport the grain? ”

"I heard that Xihuahou's strategy in Handan Tuntian this year has achieved good results, why not recruit from Handan?"

"Hehe, Lord You's words are light, Benhou's harvest in Handan this year is indeed okay, but do you know how many people Handan has gathered now? So many mouths not to eat? Benhou's tens of thousands of horses don't need grain and grass? ”

"If it weren't for Your Majesty's kindness and the policy of Tuntian, they might have starved to death a long time ago, and it is already a blessing to live to this day! Why not requisition food now? ”

"Lord You, as a member of the imperial court, is this what you should say? What did His Majesty order Tuntian for? Isn't it just for the people of Zhao State! They have been plowing for a year, and now you are going to take away their rations, hmph, if there is a riot, you will come to clean up the aftermath? ”

You Jian looked at Shi Zhan angrily, but did not refute it, obviously Shi Zhan's words were not unreasonable.

"Xingyang has enough grain and grass, wouldn't it be good to transport grain from Xingyang!" Shi Zun said.

Shi Hu thought for a while, and then asked Shi Zhan: "Zhan'er, what do you think?" ”

"Father, the son thinks that this time either not to fight, if you want to fight, you must attack quickly with the momentum of thunder. Can't have a protracted dispute with the Xianbei and the Huns, and Zhao can't consume national strength like this! ”

"Don't fight? Can not playing solve the problem? Speaking of which, don't you still have to work hard? Didn't Xihuahou still oppose it again and again a few days ago? You Jian scoffed.

"The Xianbei soldiers and horses are not as strong as the Huns, and the defenders of Yanmen Pass are only 40,000 horses, why has Yanmen Pass not been in a hurry so far?" Shi Zhan sneered: "If the Youzhou Thorn History has Shi Yong's methods, why bother!" ”

"Xihuahou! You can do it! What's the use of playing tricks! You Jian said angrily.

"You Jian! Stay honest with me! Xihuahou is right! If he Hong Kuan is as capable as Shi Yong, he still needs me to worry about this? ”

"Your Majesty! Youzhou is different from Yanmen Pass, where the area is wide and the defense is more difficult......"

"Lord You, my father has spoken, what else do you have to say?" Shi Zun on the side scolded, and glared at him fiercely.

You Jian was probably dizzy from anger, not realizing that Shi Hu was already very impatient, fortunately Shi Zun stopped him in time and told him to shut up, You Jian sat beside Shi Zun very unconvinced, a pair of eyes glared at Shi Zhan, but Shi Zhan turned a blind eye and ignored it.

"Father, the sons and daughters think that in terms of the current situation, the Xianbei people look very arrogant, but the real hidden danger is the Huns! Their more than 100,000 men and horses are just outside the Yanmen Pass. Even if the tens of thousands of defenders in Taiyuan are all transferred to Yanmen Pass, once the Huns do their best, Yanmen Pass will definitely not be able to hold it! Therefore, Erchen suggested that to fight Xianbei, first stabilize the rear, in addition to Taiyuan, 30,000 soldiers and horses can be recruited from Luoyang and Chang'an to go north, so that we can talk about sending troops to Youzhou. In addition, in order to reduce the losses of Zhao, when he quickly sent people to Hexi, ordered the Qiang and Di tribes, attacked the Huns, and messed up their positions and military morale. ”

"Xihuahou, you are too naïve, the attachment of the Qiang and Di clans was already reluctant, now let them play with their lives, is it possible?"

"Just send someone to run, whether it succeeds or not, will it have any impact on your Royal Highness King Qing?" Shi Zhan frowned and asked.

"Hehe, if Xihuahou likes it, this king has no opinion."

At this time, Gao Shangzhi, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, everyone, from the perspective of the old ministers, should you send an envoy first to talk to the Xianbei people, can you not use troops, or don't you......"

"Prime Minister, there's no need to talk, right? Xianbei people have wolf ambitions, they are fooled once, can they still believe in them? Shi Zun said.

"Father, what the Prime Minister said is right, you should send an envoy to explore the reality of the Xianbei people first." Shi Zhan said.