The involvement of the Xianbei people in this war was expected by Ran Min, but after breaking through the Xiangguo, Shi Jian ran away, which was unexpected by him. For the sake of prudence, Ran Min was not in a hurry to occupy Xiangguo, firstly, the situation in the city of Xiangguo was complicated, even if his soldiers and horses were stationed in the city, there may still be many hidden dangers, and secondly, the previously implemented Tuntian, in the absence of soldiers and horses stationed, was bound to be destroyed by the Hu people, and Ran Min naturally could not bear the fruits of the soldiers' hard work to end up like this. The most important point is that the problem of grain and grass has always been an aspect that has plagued Ran Min, so in this case, moving the defense line south to echo Handan not only preserved Tuntian, but also kept the northern border of Great Wei.

In the case of the huge disparity in the number of soldiers and horses between the enemy and us, Ran Min will naturally not take the lead in a large-scale attack, Murong Ping is the first think tank of Yan State, and his way of using troops, Ran Min is not clear. In the face of such a battle related to life and death and even the fate of his family and country, Ran Min had to be cautious and cautious.

Throughout the winter, the sky in the north was shrouded in the clouds of war, and the bitter cold and the atmosphere of murder were almost suffocating. After the Xianbei people went south, in the next half month, Murong Ping had several small-scale actions, but basically they didn't take much advantage, of course, Ran Min was not idle. The two sides have come and gone, and they have fought many times, and they both know each other well and know that the other party is testing themselves.

Ran Min stopped in a clearing in the camp, looking at the night sky, snowflakes began to drift in the sky, and Zhang Mufeng was on the side, guarding with a knife. Since Ran Min commanded the wolf cavalry, Zhang Mufeng has not only become a wolf cavalry captain, but also the hundreds of subordinates under his command have also become Ran Min's most relied on personal guards, which can be said to be the most elite of the three thousand wolf cavalry captains.

"Remember this time two years ago?" Ran Min asked Zhang Mufeng.

"Remember! At this time two years ago, the Great General was leading us to fight Dugu Nanxin! Zhang Mufeng responded.

Ran Min nodded and said, "You're right! At this time two years ago, I was still waiting for news from my father's front line in Yecheng! And you are still in this bitter cold, fighting to the death with the Xianbei people! Unexpectedly, two years after the blink of an eye, it was my turn to do the right thing for heaven! ”

"Last time, the Great General defeated Dugu Nanxin, and this time, Your Majesty can also defeat the Hu soldiers and horses of the Murong Clan!"

"Naturally, that's what I want!" Ran Min put his hands behind his back, turned his head to look at Zhang Mufeng, and said, "However, I haven't thought of the best way to break the enemy!" ”

"In the past ten days, Murong Ping has sent people to fight with us many times, but in the eyes of the last general, he should be testing us!"

Ran Min nodded: "You're right! Murong Ping is indeed testing us! They're also looking for opportunities! ”

"Compared to the Murong Clan, we have made several sneak attacks, and it seems that we have gained a little! It seems that this Murong Ping's ability is nothing more than that! Zhang Mufeng said.

"That's what makes me feel that something is wrong!" Ran Min slowly paced in the snow and said, "Don't you think that this humble soldier and horse seems to be as vulnerable as Shi Jian's men?" ”

Zhang Mufeng frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty said this, it seems that you really said that...... However, this should be a good thing for us! Why is Your Majesty so sorrowful? Are you worried about what's wrong with this? ”

"That's right!" Ran Min suddenly stopped, looked at Zhang Mufeng directly, and said, "For some reason, I have a feeling that this seems to be a conspiracy of Murong Ping!" ”

"Conspiracy?" Zhang Mufeng obviously couldn't understand, and asked: "The last general is not puzzled, please make it clear to Your Majesty!" ”

"Murong Ping is deliberately showing weakness!" Ran Min said slowly.

"In these sneak attacks, they lost nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses! Just to show weakness, the price is inevitably too great! Zhang Mufeng didn't dare to imagine it at all.

"Do you remember how my father dealt with Dugu Nanxin at this time two years ago?" Ran Min asked.

"The last general roughly knows!"

"Don't you think the current situation is familiar?"

After Ran Min's reminder, Zhang Mufeng seemed to understand what was going on, and couldn't help but gasp and said: "Your Majesty means that Murong Ping deliberately showed weakness to make us feel that the Xianbei people were vulnerable, so as to paralyze us and make us underestimate the enemy, so as to expose flaws!" ”

"You're right! Exactly! Ran Min said solemnly.

"What Your Majesty said is indeed very possible, but maybe all this is just speculation, maybe this Murong Ping is just this ability to lead troops!"

"That's why I'm always hesitating!" Ran Min couldn't help but clench his fists and said, "It's not that I don't want to end the battle as soon as possible and drive the Xianbei people back to Liaodong!" Now that the Hu people have almost twice as many soldiers and horses as us, taking the initiative is by no means the best choice if we are not completely sure! But the number of Murong Comment's paths seems to be a bit unpredictable! ”

"It would be nice if Mr. Qin was here, with his resourcefulness, maybe he could give His Majesty some advice!"

"The more this is the case, the more you can't be anxious! If you are in a hurry, you will make mistakes! In this case, if I make any wrong decision, it will lead to a total loss! At the beginning, Dugu Nanxin was because of his own impatience, and finally defeated Snow Wolf Valley! ”

"Your Majesty said yes!" Zhang Mufeng nodded, suddenly looked at Ran Min again, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, there is a sentence in the end, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"What?" Ran Min was a little puzzled.

Zhang Mufeng said respectfully: "In successive battles with the Hu people, the soldiers have tasted the sweetness, and now, there seems to be some arrogance in the camp, and many people have the idea of underestimating the enemy!" I'm afraid that's not a good thing! ”

Ran Min frowned slightly, and ordered, "Finish your words!" ”

Zhang Mufeng couldn't help but glance up at Ran Min, and said with a little hesitation: "The last general is only ...... these words."

"I'm afraid that's not what you mean, is it?" Ran Min asked.

Zhang Mufeng lowered his head and didn't dare to squeak.

"If what I expected, the few words you didn't finish are that the second uncle and Deputy General Gou already have the idea of underestimating the enemy, and they have passed on this emotion to the soldiers! But the second uncle is much more senior than you, the second uncle and the first father are opposite-sex brothers, and you were originally a soldier under Adjutant General Gou, so you don't dare to say anything! Is that right! ”

Ran Min's words, almost every word hit Zhang Mufeng's true thoughts, he "pounced" and knelt down, and said, "Your Majesty Mingjian!" The last general did not want to provoke the relationship between His Majesty and General Li Chang, the last general just felt that even if the Xianbei people were incompetent, they could not be careless when responding to the enemy. The last general is worried that such thoughts will affect the morale of the soldiers! It even affects the direction of the entire battle! Your Majesty, please be wise! ”

"You're not wrong!" Ran Min said, raised his hand slightly, and ordered, "Get up!" I understand what you say! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Mufeng got up slowly, but still kept his head down.

"The second uncle is straightforward by nature, attacking cities and grabbing land, charging into battle, few people in the world can match him, but in some things, he is not so thoughtful! I can fully understand why they are so emotionally charged now, and even urge me to fight the Xianbei people as soon as possible! Because for this continuous profit, I am also a little excited! Ran Min said, sighed, and said, "But what is needed now is calmness, not blind confidence!" ”