"Anyway, give it a try! In the past few decades, the Southern Jin Dynasty has been recuperating, and the national strength and strength are not what they used to be, maybe they will send troops this time. Wang Shicheng said.

Qin Huaishan nodded and said, "Although you can't count on them, it's more or less a hope." I know that the scholars of the Southern Jin Dynasty are mostly sour and cowardly, with three inches of poisonous tongues, of course, there are also iron-clad people, I hope they can understand the meaning of the cold lips and teeth, and send troops to the north. ”

"Fortunately, our soldiers and horses are always preparing for war!"

"But Your Majesty is right, now we have more soldiers and horses, but what can really be called elite is the original more than 60,000 soldiers and horses......"

"Much more accurate, there should be 70,000, you have to count the wolf cavalry captains directly under His Majesty's jurisdiction!" Wang Shicheng said.

"Okay, even if it is 70,000, if all the war horses, weapons, grain and grass are used by these 70,000 old brothers, then our advantage is the greatest, but the reality is that now there are not enough bows and arrows, and the weapons are not even better, and there are not many siege equipment, even armor, which can only be made of bamboo and wood chips, such a situation, the combat effectiveness of these 200,000 soldiers and horses should be greatly discounted."

Everyone nodded, and Wang Shicheng said: "The threat we are facing basically comes from the north, in my opinion, we should push the defense line to the north, from Handan, to the southeast and southwest, every fifty miles, arranged in an arc, so that once the Hu people in the north go south, no matter which direction they come from, we can be prepared!" ”

"What General Wang said is that since this is the case, it is better for the general to draft a deployment plan and submit it to His Majesty."

Wang Shicheng smiled and said: "Wang is in front of Mr., how dare he use pen and ink, this matter is still by Mr., Wang is willing to help." ”

"Come on, let's discuss." Qin Huaishan said to everyone.

......

Just when Ran Min was still immersed in the pain of losing his wife, a border emergency report was slammed in front of him: the Xiongnu went south.

"Your Majesty! It's not good! Now is the autumn harvest season, the military and civilian tuns around the country are busy harvesting, if it is violated by the Hu people at this time, I am afraid we will not be able to survive this winter! ”

"What's going on in the north now?" Ran Min asked.

"The 80,000 soldiers and horses of the Xiongnu have passed the Yanmen Pass and gone south, and Xianbei has also gone south by the upper valley, led by Murong Ke 50,000 troops. Eradication of the Malay report, there are also signs of the transfer of troops and horses in Xiangguo, I am afraid that Shi Jian and the Murong clan have reached an agreement and want to join forces to annex us! ”

"There are 80,000 Xiongnu, 50,000 Xianbei, and 150,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangguo, and they have joined forces, and there are nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses! For us, it is indeed a big threat! Ran Min thought for a while, and then asked everyone: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

"Since we don't have a military advantage, in my opinion, it's better to hold on and wait for work!" Wang Shicheng said.

"Can't hold on? Everyone has hit the doorstep! Are we still going to hide at home and pretend to be grandchildren? Li Chang scolded the case: "These dogs, they don't know whether they are dead or alive, we should take the initiative to attack!" Take advantage of their unstable foothold and catch them off guard! ”

"But we don't have an advantage in numbers, so we can't go north with the strength of the whole country, right? Who will defend the city? Wang Shicheng asked rhetorically.

"No need to come out of the nest! Just give me 100,000 elite soldiers! Li Chang said.

At this time, Qin Huaishan asked Li Chang again: "General, what strategy do you have to break the enemy?" ”

Asked like this, Li Chang was stunned, and said, "There is no ......"

"The general's courage is commendable, but I'm afraid I can't fight like this this time!" Qin Huaishan said.

Li Chang was a little ashamed, his face was flushed, and he didn't speak.

Ran Min said: "Second uncle's words, I agree with some of them!" You can't defend the city, you should take the initiative! ”

Ran Min's words surprised everyone, and Wang Shicheng asked, "Your Majesty, we obviously have no advantage, why do we still take the initiative to attack?" ”

"That's right, third uncle, you and everyone think so, the Huns and the Xianbei people, they also think so, they will definitely think that we will occupy the territory and defend it, since this is the case, then I want to catch them off guard!"

Qin Huaishan frowned slightly and asked, "What strategy does Your Majesty have in mind?" Can you show me? ”

"Lu An, map!" Ran Min commanded.

"Yes......"

Several servants in the temple quickly spread out a map and spread it out in the temple.

Ran Min and everyone got up and surrounded the map, Ran Min took out the knife on his waist, pointed to several locations on the map, and said: "Since the Xianbei people did not go south from Youzhou, but took the upper valley, this shows that Shi Jian does not trust him, and Pan Jun did not let him go, so he will naturally be wary of the Huns." Therefore, from a formal point of view, the Huns will only go south from Ziyun and through Taiyuan. Yunzhong has been ransacked by them before, and the nature of the Huns is difficult to change, this time, they will definitely fish in troubled waters and fight the idea of Taiyuan. Now that there is still nearly a month before the end of the autumn harvest, they will not be in the city at this time, otherwise, will they have to go to the fields to harvest the crops themselves? ”

"And what does Your Majesty mean?"

"At least within twenty days, outside Handan City, there will be no soldiers and horses of the Hu people! In this way, we have nearly twenty days to strike first! ”

"Strike first? To whom? Xiangguo? Wang Shicheng asked.

"It's not! It's the Huns! Ran Min said.

Qin Huaishan nodded slightly, and said, "Your Majesty's meaning, the old man understands!" The Huns are mostly cavalry, and they will definitely stay in Taiyuan for a period of time when they go south from Yanmen, and they will not immediately join forces with Shijian, Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to disperse the Huns first! ”

Ran Min nodded and said, "Mr. is right, that's what he meant!" ”

"Your Majesty, the last general doesn't understand, the Huns have 80,000 people, and Xianbei only has 50,000, why don't we pick soft persimmons and pinch them? Do you have to hit a hard rock? Zhang Mufeng asked.

"Facing the Xianbei people, passing through the territory of Xiangguo, it is impossible to be unaware! Even if we take a detour to avoid them, once the battle starts, it is very likely that Shi Jian's soldiers and horses will go north and attack us back and forth, so that we will fall into passivity! But if we make a detour from the west to the north, Taiyuan is still some way away from Xiangguo, even if Shi Jian and the Murong clan come to support, we can still retreat with our whole body, wouldn't it be better? ”

Everyone nodded their heads and expressed their approval of Ran Min's deployment.

"There is another reason why we fought the Huns first, because we have a deep hatred with them!" Ran Min said solemnly.

Xu San on the side finally said: "Your Majesty is right! Back then, the general led us to fight with the Huns, and killed tens of thousands of brothers in battle, and my arm was lost that time! The general also almost died, this account, almost 20 years, must not be reported! ”

Li Chang and Wang Shicheng looked at each other, and they both remembered the fierce battle that year, Wang Shicheng said: "Xu San is right, indeed, more than 50,000 brothers died at the hands of the Huns, and those of us who survived also escaped death. This incident still makes me grit my teeth when I think about it! ”

Ran Min said to everyone: "So this time, we are going to completely cripple them!" To avenge the revenge of the year! ”

"I wonder how Your Majesty plans to dispatch troops?" Qin Huaishan asked again.

"This battle is not suitable for a long time, my idea is to mobilize our elite cavalry, from Shangdang, Wuxiang, and then north to Taiyuan to march, with our marching speed, we can reach Taiyuan in three days!"

"All cavalry?" Li Chang asked.

"That's right! All with cavalry! ”

Qin Huaishan pondered for a moment and said: "Now the war horses in our hands add up to only 100,000, these horses can barely support 50,000 cavalry, and some of them must be set aside in the city, Your Majesty, the cavalry you can dispatch is only about 40,000 at most!" ”

"Forty thousand? Too little! Using 40,000 people to face twice the Huns is a bit of a child's play! Li Chang said.

"Second uncle, you just said that as long as there are 100,000 soldiers and horses, you can face the Hu people! How? Scared now? Ran Min deliberately teased.

"Afraid? I'm not afraid, I'm worried that if I do this, I will miss the overall deployment! Li Chang said.