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The mood of the people in the county was stable and the fighting spirit was high, which made Gao Shun very satisfied.

In the morning, he carefully explained to Zhao Xiong, Xu Fu, Cao Xing and others, and left enough food and arrows and other materials in the county office.

In the afternoon, Gao Shun led Li Qiang, Cao Shan, and Zhou Fei out of the city on their BMWs, and Zhao Xiong announced that they were going to meet reinforcements, and to contain the barbarians in the rear, harassing them to attack the county seat.

They first crossed the Zhishui (Sanggan River) from a small bridge in the northeast of the county, and then went east along the northern foot of the mountain to face the Xianbei barbarians.

When Gao Shun came out yesterday, he checked the local terrain, and the county seat of Mayi is located in the northwest corner of the junction of the Hui River and the water control; Under Hongtao Mountain in the north, the terrain is higher and the ground is flat, which is convenient for horses; Below the confluence of the Sanggan River and the Hui River, the water is deep and wide, the waves are turbulent, the swamps on both sides are all over, the carriages and horses are unbearable, the people are wading in the meantime, the water gushes and the sand sinks, which is also the reason why there is no county governance within hundreds of miles between Mayi and Wangtao County in the east; East-west transportation, only along the basin north and south close to the foothills of the Tongning Ancient Road or Xishan Ancient Road; Due to the obstruction of the swamps on both sides of the water control, Yanmen County still controlled the county south of the water control at this time, and the land of Hebei was lost.

The entire Datong Basin has a distance of 400 miles from northeast to southwest, and the strategic depth is sufficient; The eastern part belongs to Dai County, and the western part belongs to Yanmen County; The north is Hongtao Mountain and Cailiang Mountain, the south is the Hengshan branch, the west is Guanshui Mountain, in the middle is the alluvial plain, and the western part of the Datong Basin is like a pocket, if there are enough troops, Gao Shun definitely wants to leave all the enemies who come to attack.

Now his map has been expanded to show a range of 8 kilometers from the front and back, to the left and right, and within this distance, it is absolutely possible to detect the enemy in advance and prepare for it in advance.

The strength in his hands has 130 people in the camp and 40 junior cavalry people, and there is no chance of winning in the face of the enemy's thousand-man team, Gao Shun has to be careful, it is good to be able to contain the enemy and attack the city.

As Gao Shun walked, he considered the strategy of dealing with the Xianbei barbarians, and he could only outwit them, not attack them.

In the evening, they camped at the southern foot of Hongtao Mountain, which is the hottest month of the year in Mayi, and the mountain breeze is gentle, and the camping in the wilderness is very comfortable.

The Xianbei cavalry also camped less than thirty miles away from Gao Shun and others.

These cavalrymen were very unhappy with the demands of the tribesmen to fight in this season, the weather was hot, the rain often came unexpectedly, and the roads were overgrown with weeds and bushes, making it very difficult to march and fight.

The commander was also in a very unhappy mood, and after receiving the order of the tribe lord, it took a lot of effort to organize the army, not to mention the impact on grazing, and there was not much oil and water in this work, and he was complained from top to bottom.

Those centurions and others kept complaining that it was not yet the autumn harvest season, and the loot that they had to loot now must be very scarce, and their efforts were in vain, hoping to loot a few Han women or strong men to go back as slaves.

Those cavalrymen at the bottom had no right to speak, and only hoped to kill a few more Han people to relieve their anger.

In the end, several centurions consulted with the commanders, hoping that after arriving at Mayi, the hundred-man teams would split up, and the spoils plundered by each team would go to the hundred-man teams, and if the troops were concentrated, there would be little to gain at all.

In order to appease the grievances of the hundred-man team, the commander reluctantly agreed to everyone's request; The order he received was to plunder the surrounding townships of Mayi County without capturing the county seat of Mayi, and such a separate action did not conflict with the orders of the tribal lords.

At this time, Gao Shun and the others put away their horses and rested on the mountain beam, the moon rose early, illuminating the earth, and the water control not far ahead, emitted a silver light like fish scales under the light of the moon, which was very conspicuous at night.

At that time, the soil and water were well maintained, and the water quality was clear, but it was not like that of later generations, where the sediment was all under the mud and sand, and the water was yellow and muddy.

Seeing Gao Shun's frowning, Li Qiang asked, "General, haven't come up with a strategy to deal with the barbarians?" ”

Gao Shun sighed with emotion: "Well, the strength is too weak, and the barbarians are at a loss just by coming to a team of 1,000 people." ”

Li Qiang comforted: "The general doesn't need to worry, there are a lot of troops in the county, 1 tun junior infantry, 2 tun sword and shield soldiers, 2 tun pikemen, 150 recruited infantry, more than 300 cavalry, as well as young Zhuang and the guards of various families, the total strength is more than 1,000 people, it is difficult for a barbarian team of 1,000 people to overcome, and the grain and grass in the city are sufficient, the strong walls outside the city are clear, the barbarians can't loot the materials, and they can't conquer the county, I believe they can't hold out for long, and they will retreat soon." ”

Gao Shun carefully recalled Li Qiang's words, and felt that it made sense, there was no problem with the safety of the county, and the strong walls outside the county were clear, and the Xianbei people could only return in vain.

The Xianbei barbarians only sent troops to walk around, but Mayi County was in chaos, moving the villagers to the county seat, and their production and life were destroyed.

The more Gao Shun thought about it, the more unwilling he felt, he must give them a hard blow, it is best to leave them all, now the number of people synthesized every day has increased greatly, and the number of synthetic places needed is in short supply, if these Xianbei barbarians are left, it can alleviate the demand for synthetic places for a period of time.

Suddenly, seeing the narrow ancient road in front of him, Gao Shun had a plan in his heart, and couldn't help laughing.

Li Qiang and the others were stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "General, have you thought of a strategy to deal with the barbarians?" ”

"Simple, try to leave all these barbarians behind, have a good rest now, and have important tasks tomorrow."

Li Qiang asked curiously: "General, what way?" Listen to it, or we won't be able to sleep. ”

"Haha, don't say it, if you can't sleep, you'll be on guard."

"Yes, General." Li Qiang and others were very helpless.

There was nothing to say all night, and Gao Shun slept very sweetly.

At noon on July 11, the Xianbei thousand-man team crossed the mountain beam where Gao Shun and others were located, and galloped west from the narrow ancient road in front of them.

After entering the territory of Mayi County, the 100-man team acted separately, and every time they encountered a village, they mobilized the army to surround the village, and then gradually attacked, to their disappointment that there was not even a single figure in the village, not even a grain of grain, a piece of cloth was not grabbed, these Xianbei cavalry were very angry, and as Gao Shun thought, they burned the village to vent their anger.

This has been the case with every village they have encountered since then, and they have nothing to do but burn down the village.

In the evening, the teams returned one after another, and the commander was not surprised when he learned of the results, perhaps because the news had leaked and the villagers fled to the mountains; He decided that he would not be able to leave the Yuanshui River for the time being, and there was not even a figure on the east bank of the river, which was just so convenient for them to rest safely, so he found a village to spend the night.

The horses were freed into the fields, and only a few soldiers were left to guard them; Now the millet in the field is about to ripen, and it is good fodder for horses.

Thick black smoke rose from the villages in the eastern part of the county, and it was very clear from the head of Mayi City.

The residents of the city were terrified, but fortunately the county magistrate moved them into the county seat, otherwise they would definitely be persecuted by the barbarians.

Zhao Xiong, dressed in armor, also climbed the city wall, and through observation, he estimated that the enemy was still east of the Yuanshui River, and they would come to the city tomorrow, so he ordered the officers and soldiers to rest in batches and maintain sufficient physical strength to meet the coming battle.

Under Zhao Xiong's orders, Bao De formed all the young men and their families into four tuns and trained them according to the skills of pikemen; The logistics were carried out by the old men and women, who knew that no one would be spared after the city was broken, so they all worked hard, but fortunately there was no shortage of food in the county, and everyone could eat enough, so that they had no complaints.

When the officers and soldiers and the county residents saw that the county magistrate had not evacuated, their hearts suddenly relaxed a lot, and they were no longer nervous and afraid, as if they had the backbone of the main body, and they all carried out the assigned tasks step by step.

The officers and men in the city were ready to face the battle, and all of them were in high spirits, and they must not allow these barbarians to invade the county seat, otherwise they would be slaughtered.