"Yesterday, there was news from Li Cheng that the Huns had entered the customs and plundered again!" Shi Hu paused, and continued: "This time the Huns colluded with the Qiang people to invade Yunzhong County, and have plundered a large number of cattle and sheep, and now the guards on the side of Licheng have been dealing with the Huns. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Huns have been grass robbers in the north since ancient times, and it is common to enter the customs and loot, so Your Majesty does not need to worry too much. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoHis Royal Highness King Qing has been leading troops to fight against the Huns in the northwest all the year round, and this time His Royal Highness King Qing once again personally led the troops, which can be described as familiar with the road and will definitely be able to win a big victory. You Jian stood up and made an opening promotion for Shi Zun first.

Shi Hu stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction, after all, You Jian said a bunch of auspicious words at the beginning, which was exactly what he wanted to hear.

"Zhan'er! Is there anything you'd like to say? This march is fighting, and I still want to hear your opinion. Shi Hu saw that Shi Zhan in the queue did not speak, so he called him for questioning.

Shi Zhan glanced up at Shi Hu, stood up from the queue, and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed common for the Huns to plunder, but the minister thinks that all wars should not be taken lightly. There are more than 40,000 garrisons around Licheng, but half of them are foot soldiers, the Huns and Qiang people entered the pass this time, they must be cavalry, foot soldiers against cavalry, first of all, in terms of mobility, they have already lost a cut, they can only defend and fight, it is difficult to run long distances. ”

Shi Hu nodded while listening, looked at Shi Zhan, raised his hand and said, "You go on." ”

"I don't know how many men and horses the Huns and Qiang people have dispatched this time?" Shi Zhan asked.

"Yesterday's battle report from the front said that there were about 30,000 people."

Shi Zhan thought for a while and said: "There are a large number of good horses, cattle and sheep in Yunzhong County, and many of the war horses of my Zhao Kingdom are from the grassland in the clouds. The cavalry dispatched from Li Cheng rushed to the grassland in the clouds, at least for most of the day, and there was no rest in between. It took more than two days for the foot soldiers to be fully armed, and when the foot soldiers arrived, the Huns were likely to have plundered the cattle, sheep and horses, and made a detour to avoid the interception of the foot soldiers. ”

"Your Majesty, please give the minister a map of Li Cheng and the area around Yunzhong."

"Lu An!" Shi Hu waved at Lu An.

Lu Anxin understood it, and quickly found a map and handed it to Shi Zhan. I saw Shi Zhan spread the map on the ground, looked up and said to Shi Hu, "Your Majesty, please come and see." ”

When Shi Hu heard this, he immediately got up, walked down the steps, stood next to Shi Zhan, and looked at the map on the ground.

Shi Zhan pointed to the direction on the map and said, "Your Majesty, look, this is Yunzhong, this is Li Cheng, and this is Yanmen Pass, these three places are almost on the same line. ”

The surrounding civil and military ministers also gathered around, watching Shi Zhan compare and explain on the map.

"Ideally, the real target of the Huns is in the clouds. There are more than 10,000 defenders in the clouds, and when the cavalry of His Royal Highness King Qing reinforces the clouds, the Huns and Qiang people must retreat back the same way, and at the same time, the foot soldiers of King Qing have rushed to the road of the Huns' retreat to intercept them. ”

"Your Majesty, what Xi Huahou said makes sense!" You Jian didn't seem to fully understand what Shi Zhan meant, so he clapped his hands and shouted on the side.

"Lord You, I haven't finished talking yet, I've already said it just now, this is the most ideal situation." Shi Zhan raised his head slightly, glanced at You Jian, and said lightly.

"What if it were anything else?" Shi Hu asked anxiously.

"If I were a Xiongnu Shan Yu, I would definitely not return the same way, but to the west through the river, the war horses can still cross the river, what should the sheep do? Wouldn't it be the same as working in vain if you can't take it away? Therefore, if you want to take Yunzhong, the best plan to retreat is to go north out of Yanmen Pass, and out of Yanmen Pass for most of the day's journey, it is a grassland with a horse and a flat river, and when you get to the grassland, the cavalry will have the initiative. The Huns were born with horses as companions, each good at riding and shooting, if King Qing pursued the 30,000 horses of the Huns with 20,000 cavalry, I am afraid that it will be more auspicious. ”

"Xihuahou, you can't say that, you can win more with less when you beat Xianbei, why did you become more fierce and less auspicious when you get to King Qing?" You Jian sneered.

Shi Hu also looked at Shi Zhan, frowned and asked, "Zhan'er, tell me, why is it so unlucky?" ”

Shi Zhan stood up and said to Shi Hu and the hundred officials: "Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers are here to curse King Qing, as far as I know, the defenders of Li Cheng have been mostly engaged in local defensive operations for many years, and they are not good at the long-distance runs and maneuvers that the cavalry needs most, and this is exactly what the Huns are best at. ”

"That doesn't mean that King Qing doesn't know how to fight long-distance and large-scale cavalry, right?" You Jian is unrelenting.

Shi Zhan didn't even look at You Jian, and said to Shi Zhan: "Your Majesty, what the minister said just now is to assume that the goal of the Huns is in the clouds, and there is another possibility!" ”

"What possibility?" Shi Hu's heart hung again.

Shi Zhan squatted down, pointed his finger at a location on the map, and said, "This is it." ”

"Li Cheng?" Shi Hu was puzzled, obviously not expecting such a possibility.

Shi Zhan nodded, got up and said: "From the point of view of location, Licheng is in the west, closest to the border of the Xiongnu, King Qing's army is stationed in Licheng all the year round, although there are not as many grain, grass, horses, cattle and sheep as in the clouds, but there are not a few, enough for the Huns to spend two winters!" If the Huns feinted Yunzhong with 20,000 cavalry, the other 10,000 people only needed to make a slight detour to avoid King Qing's footmen, and then retreat to the southwest, entering the Qiang territory to the west of the river, and then returning to the Xiongnu territory from the northwest of the river. As for the 20,000 cavalry, it was a bluff, and it would not really attack Yunzhong at all, as soon as the Qingwang cavalry arrived, only one charge was needed, and the Huns could pretend to be defeated and retreat, and go north through Yanmen directly into the Mobei grassland. ”

"Father, the son thinks that what the fifth brother said is very reasonable, and there is indeed such a possibility!" After listening to Shi Zhan's words, Shi Shi hurriedly spoke out to express his support.

"Then in your opinion, how should this battle be fought?" Shi Hu began to worry a little about Shi Zun.

"I don't know the movements of the Huns yet, and I don't know what arrangements King Qing has made. To be on the safe side, the best plan was to send another 5,000 cavalry north from Yecheng, wait for the Huns on the way from Licheng to Hexi, and then march in the direction of Licheng, and once the Huns really succeeded, they would immediately intercept them. In addition, send someone to inform King Qing that 20,000 foot soldiers stayed in Licheng and resolutely did not attack, once the Huns returned by the same route, they would definitely move slowly with cattle, sheep and livestock. King Qing's 20,000 cavalry saw the Huns' intentions before acting. In addition, it is also necessary to send 10,000 horses to close the Yanmen Pass and prevent the Huns from leaving the pass. ”

"Where are you going to send people from?"

"Taiyuan!" Shi Zhan pointed his finger at the location of Taiyuan without hesitation, and then said: "To the north of Taiyuan is Yunzhong and Yanmen Pass, once Yunzhong is really attacked, it will be too late to send troops, but Yanmen Pass must increase the number of troops, because no matter how the Huns plan, Yanmen must be the way for the Huns to retreat." ”

"You Jian!" After listening to Shi Zhan's words, Shi Hu shouted.

"The minister is here." You Jian was startled by Shi Hu's sudden voice.

"Quickly send someone to inform King Qing of the situation that Xihua Hou said, and then go to Taiyuan with a military talisman to transfer 10,000 troops to reinforce Yanmen Pass, do you understand!"

Although You Jian was ten thousand dissatisfied with Shi Zhan in his heart, seeing Shi Hu's serious tone and firm attitude, he didn't dare to refute, so he could only obediently obey Shi Hu's will: "Yes!" ”

"Where will the remaining 5,000 cavalry be transferred?" Shi Hu turned his head and asked Shi Zhan.

"Five thousand cavalry can be transferred from the barracks outside the city." Shi Zhan replied decisively.

"Who to send?" Shi Hu asked.

"Shi Min and the right forward general Wang Shicheng."

"Let Xiao Min go? Can he do it? This kid hasn't been to the battlefield yet! Shi Hu asked with some hesitation.

Shi Zhan replied unusually calmly: "Yes, you have to do it!" If it doesn't work, it has to work! If he didn't have that ability and died on the battlefield, then blame him for not being proficient! ”

After Shi Zhan finished speaking, everyone was stunned, and they were all impressed by the spirit of an iron-blooded soldier like Shi Zhan.

"Why don't you go in person and let Xiao Min stay in Yecheng?" Shi Hu asked.

Shi Zhan smiled and said: "Father, the son's injury is not yet healed, and it is not appropriate to lead the cavalry to a long-distance attack in the near future. If the father believes in his son's plan, he can rest assured that Shi Min will go, just give him a chance to hone his skills, not to mention that with Wang Shicheng here, there will be no problems. ”

"You have to be sure about this matter, Xiao Min can't make a mistake!" Shi Hu pointed at Shi Zhan and said solemnly.