Wang Luan said: "Your Highness, now that the Huns can't count on it, how should we fight this battle?" ”

Wang Luan's question made Shi Jian also fall into contemplation, his original plan had been completely disrupted, and the advantage in strength was gone at this moment.

"Xianbei sent 50,000 troops, plus our soldiers and horses, there are more than 200,000 people, to win a decisive victory against Ran Min, I am afraid that I am not completely sure!" Gao Shangzhi said.

"The last general thinks the same way......"

"Spread the news of the death of Xiongnu Shan Yu to the Huns, and say that Ran Min did it!" Shi Jian commanded.

Gao Shangzhi hurriedly asked, "What are your highness's plans?" ”

"We don't have an advantage in terms of troops, so let's deal with Ran Min in a different way!" After Shi Jian finished speaking, he took out the saber at his waist and swung it hard, and a corner of the table in front of him was cut off.

The next day, when the Xianbei people arrived in the north of Xiangguo, the Murong clan had already learned the news.

"His Royal Highness King Ning, I heard that the Xiongnu Shan Yu and his men and horses were wiped out by Shi Min's kid?" Murong Ke asked.

Shi Jian's face was gloomy, he didn't speak, and Gao Shangzhi said: "The news is really fast!" His Royal Highness already knows! ”

"I just heard about it this morning!" Murong Ke threw the helmet to his subordinates and said, "That old thing is really useless, 80,000 soldiers and horses, and they were beaten without the power to fight back!" Rubbish! ”

"Hehe, this is natural, His Second Highness's subordinates are all elite soldiers, much stronger than the Huns!" Murong Ke patted his chest and said.

At this time, a man in his thirties walked over, stood next to Murong Ke, smiled and said straight to Shi Jian and Gao Shangzhi: "The Huns have been defeated, how does His Royal Highness King Ning plan to fight this battle?" ”

Although this person was smiling, he didn't seem to be polite when he spoke, which made Wang Luan and the others a little unhappy, and Gao Shangzhi still spoke in a calm tone and asked, "I don't know who Your Excellency is?" ”

The man smiled slightly and said, "Under Murong Commentary, meet His Royal Highness King Ning!" ”

Murong Ping's appearance is mediocre, but it gives people a feeling of hiding needles in the cotton, which makes people a little uncomfortable. Shi Jian frowned slightly and said, "Murong Ping? This king doesn't seem to have heard of your name! ”

Murong Ping was not angry, and replied: "Country man, where did you get into the eyes of His Highness?" ”

"Second Highness, when the old man went to Liaodong before, Emperor Yan didn't seem to say that he would send someone else, what's going on?" The noble asked Murong Ke.

"This is my cousin, the royal brother asked him to follow me to the Central Plains to see the world, that's all!"

"I see!" Shi Jian finally laughed.

"I heard that His Royal Highness King Ning is resourceful, capable of writing and martial arts, and that Ran Min is also a difficult opponent, so I want to see how His Royal Highness King Ning deploys troops to defeat the watchdog of this Qiang people."

"Hehe, don't worry, the time is not ripe yet! When the time comes, the king will speak to you in detail. Shi Jian didn't say anything on the surface, but he already had a murderous intention towards this Murong in his heart, this person seems to be inconspicuous, but he has quite a city, just met, he kept testing Shi Jian, and this kind of thought, for Shi Jian now, is naturally regarded as a provocation.

"At that time, naturally, before leaving, the imperial brother specially instructed me to ask His Royal Highness King Ning for advice!"

The more the atmosphere became, the more embarrassed it became, and Gao Shangzhi hurriedly rounded the field and said: "Two, all the way to the car, my Royal Highness has already carried a thin wine in the city, please move again, let me wait for the two of you to wash the dust!" ”

"Tall man, you don't have to pick up the wind and wash the dust! We Xianbei people can still bear this little hardship! Murong Ping rejected Gao Shangzhi with a smile, then turned around, pointed to the tens of thousands of troops behind him, and said, "It's better to see how the fighting spirit of the 50,000 elite soldiers we brought!" ”

After speaking, Murong Ping stretched out his hand, and the tens of thousands of soldiers in front of him shouted in unison: "Kill!" Kill! Kill! ”

The shouts were deafening, the military appearance was neat, and the soldiers were all high-spirited, like tigers descending from the mountains. Seeing this situation, Shi Jian and Gao Shang were both happy and worried.

"Two, how about the armor we brought here?"

Gao Shang stroked his beard, smiled and said, "Not bad! Not bad! has the same level as the elite soldiers commanded by General Dugu back then! ”

Murong Ke said: "That's nature! General Dugu is my maternal grandfather and the pride of our Xianbei people! This time I entered the customs to wash away the shame of Snow Wolf Valley! ”

"When His Royal Highness says this, the old man will be relieved!" Gao Shangzhi nodded slightly.

……

Ran Min finally returned to Yecheng on time with his loot, which made Qin Huaishan and the others secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, the deployment in the north is basically complete, and the autumn harvest is basically over, so let's wait for Shijian to come." Qin Huaishan said to Ran Min.

Ran Min said: "This sneak attack on the Huns was surprisingly smooth, not only annihilating the main force of the Huns, but also hitting the morale of the Hu people. They had planned to gather a crowd to go south, but now Shi Jian probably wouldn't dare to act rashly! ”

Huang Lao Yinghe said: "What Your Majesty said is true! However, on this expedition, our men and horses were also killed and wounded, and that was our most elite cavalry! Fortunately, there are abundant seizures, weapons, war horses, grain and grass, which can be regarded as solving our urgent needs! ”

"Two uncles, how are the soldiers and horses doing?" Ran Min asked.

Wang Shicheng responded: "There is no problem in going into battle to kill the enemy, but many people have not been tempered by war, I am afraid that there is still a little gap compared with our original homesickness!" ”

"Good steel needs to be tempered a lot, and it can't be made overnight that these croppers can become brave and good soldiers!" Qin Huaishan said.

"Sir is right! Now there are more than 100,000 war horses, and the grain and grass are enough for us to support until the middle of next year, and then it will be up to Shi Jian to make a move! ”

"Your Majesty, I think that today's Shijian is no longer our opponent, even if there are Xianbei people to help him, there is no need to worry, while we have just won the battle, why not just wave the army north and take Xiangguo County!" Li Chang said.

Li Chang's words made many of Ran Min's generals nod their heads, and someone said: "Your Majesty, General Li is right!" Strike first! These Hu people must not have imagined that we would make a move at this time! ”

Qin Huaishan was silent, as if he was still thinking, Wang Shicheng was a little undecided for a while, he stopped talking, and looked at Qin Huaishan who was thinking.

Indeed, 50,000 cavalry attacked the camp of the Hu people at night, and almost completely annihilated 80,000 elite Huns, including Xiongnu Shan Yu, and 30,000 soldiers and horses of Yanmen Pass under Shi Yong's department, while they only lost 8 or 9,000 people.

Even, at this moment, Ran Min himself was a little moved by Li Chang's words.

At this time, Qin Huaishan slowly got up, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is better to stand still for the time being!" ”

"Mr. Qin! Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! 110,000 soldiers and horses were wiped out overnight! How do you think Shi Jian would react when he heard the news? I'm telling you! He must have been shocked! And then scared! If we don't do it at this time, when will we wait? Li Chang said.

Qin Huaishan looked serious and said calmly: "General, Shi Jian will definitely be shocked when he knows this news, but he will definitely not be very afraid!" ”

Li Chang pursed his lips and did not argue. Qin Huaishan continued: "Now, on the surface, it seems that we do have a lot of advantages, first of all, in terms of troops, the number of our soldiers and horses is almost equal to the number of soldiers and horses under Xianbei and Shi Jian combined. Secondly, we have just won a big battle and our morale is high. Also, Shi Jian did not have such fierce generals as Li Wang and other generals. However, Lao Chen still opposes that at this time, we choose to take the initiative! ”

Wang Shicheng nodded and said, "Sir, I thought so just now!" ”

Qin Huaishan saluted Wang Shicheng slightly, and said to Ran Min and the others: "Xiangguo City is high and deep, I'm afraid there is no way to use ordinary siege equipment, not to mention anything else, our cloud ladder can't climb the head of Xiangguo County!" That's the first point. The second point is that if I take the initiative to attack, all the grain and grass supplies need to be transported with injuries, and as long as there is a transfer, the grain route may be cut off, and at that time, I am afraid that it will be us who are passive. Third, it is related to the first and second points, once Xiangguo County cannot be won in a short period of time, our morale will inevitably decline, and the longer the time drags on, the lower the morale, and the more difficult it will be to supply grain and grass! Therefore, Lao Chen dared to advise His Majesty, don't take the initiative to use troops against Xiangguo for the time being, now we can only defend first, not do it first! ”