"It is true that the defense is effective, but why lead the Hun army into the burial valley?" Sima Shang asked again in confusion: "You must know that the current Xiongnu army is still a long way from the Burial Valley!" ”

"I also have full consideration in this matter, and our army will implement a two-pronged plan!" Li Mu smiled, and said with the victory in his hand: "One is to lure it with profit, the other is to lead it in, and the third is to suppress it with force." ”

After a slight pause, Li Mu continued: "Specifically, it is: 1. Send spies, sacrifice cattle and sheep, tell Zhao injustice, lie about refuge, and falsely claim that there is a secret passage in the valley, so as to lead the army into the valley of burial; 2. Show the enemy weakness first, wait for most of his Hun army to enter the valley and then counterattack with all his might, and at the same time rely on chariots, bows, crossbows, cavalry, and infantry to drive the remaining army into the valley; 3. Rely on cavalry and heavy armor to cut off the connection between the Xiongnu army and the rear support forces, so that the Xiongnu army in the ambush circle is isolated and helpless. ”

"Li Junshou has no last resort, which can be described as wise!" Wearing the Zhao Army's standard armor and wearing the Zhao Army's standard sword at his waist, Touman opened his mouth and praised.

"Brother Touman praises it! I heard that many remnants of your ministry have returned recently, but I wonder if there is still enough food and grass? Li Mu asked with concern.

"Thank you Lord Li for your concern, our department has been supported by the border army of Zhao State, and I have no worries about food and clothing for the time being." Tou Man continued with a smile on his face: "However, when the people heard that the Xiongnu Shan Yu's army was pressing, they all wanted to fight to thank Zhao for their help and revenge for the annihilation of the Ministry!" ”

"The hearts of the people of your ministry are available! In this case, please entrust you with Brother Touman! Li Mu once again took out a warrant, solemnly handed it to Touman, and said: "Touman, I have selected 10 cronies and warriors in my life, mixed with the people who dare to die in my Zhao army, and pretended to be ordinary herdsmen to graze cattle not far from the Hun camp. Be sure to tell your cronies that once they are captured by the enemy, they do not have to fight, but should pretend to take refuge and lead the enemy into an ambush. Dare to take orders! ”

Tou Man happily took the order and said: "I will send my personal escort Aman to personally go out and make him pretend that I am under house arrest by your army to win the trust of the Huns Shan Yu, please rest assured!" ”

Li Mu nodded when he heard this, and then continued to order: "Master Zhao Zhao, I order you to lead 10,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, and 2,000 heavy armor soldiers to protect the back of our army, and be sure to block the reinforcements left by the Huns in the camp. Do you dare to take orders? Zhao Jie took the arrow with his head held high, with a confident face.

"Sima Shang, I order you to lead 5,000 taels of chariots and 30,000 soldiers to sit in the Chinese army, and ambush five miles outside the valley. Swift action is the key to this battle, and your pressure is not heavy, can you dare to take the order? Li Mu walked up to Sima Shang and stared into his eyes and said.

Hearing this, Sima Shang straightened his waist and replied without blinking: "Humble and orderly!" ”

"If this battle is won, the expansion of the territory is just around the corner, and the north can be safe for decades, and you will leave your name in history!" Li Mu encouraged everyone: "Gentlemen, please go all out to kill the enemy for the country!" ”

Everyone made a promise.

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Cattle and sheep everywhere grazing leisurely on the vast grasslands, and melodious songs echo in the high heaven and earth, and it is difficult for anyone who is immersed in the scene to imagine that the scene in front of them is the scene before the Great War.

On the towering watchtower, Xiongnu Shan Yu was pointing to the herdsmen of Zhao State outside the camp, and had an intimate conversation with his cronies, Yi Chixian and Xin Yunjin.

"Why do the herdsmen of Zhao State frequently circle around my camp, and what do you think?" Xiongnu Shan Yu asked the two cronies of the general.

"According to the last general, this is the pride of the Zhao army to despise the enemy, despise our army, and the herdsmen have repeatedly moved closer to our camp gate, which is fundamentally a provocation!" Xin Yunjin replied without thinking.

"Not so! In my opinion: Zhao Jun may have to take risks due to insufficient armor and weak strength, after all, Yanmen County was just sacked by us two years ago, and it should not be able to recover its strength so quickly. Yi Chi pondered for a moment and replied: "I thought that the Zhao army was pretending to be deliberately strong, so that our army could be lost in the void and reality, so as to constantly postpone the plan of the attack, so that the Zhao army could wait for reinforcements sent from Handan!" ”

"I disagree with Er. In the past few days, I have observed the Zhao army herdsmen for a long time, they are well-founded, their movements are capable, and their every move is a clear eye, and nine times out of ten they are soldiers who are mixed in the barracks. Xiongnu Shan Yu thought for a while, and then continued to speak: "In my opinion, most of the Zhao herdsmen on the grassland want to listen to the reality of our army, so that they can make targeted defenses against our army's actions!" ”

"Shan Yingming, the last general also thinks that what you said is right, but how do we deal with it?" Xin Yunjin asked first.

"I think let's let Tuoba Xiong go out of the camp again!" Xiongnu Shan Yu responded: "Order him to lead the army to expel the Zhao herdsmen on the grassland back to the Zhao realm, if there are Zhao herdsmen who do not obey, they will be killed!" ”

"Tuoba Xiong has more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, once the elite army of the border pass of Zhao State goes out to protect the people, Tuoba Xiong will inevitably be invincible in the comparison of strength and weakness, how should Tuoba Xiong be, what should we do, please instruct!" Xin Yunjin asked.

"Our army has not yet been assembled, and it is not appropriate to start a decisive battle at this time!" Xiongnu Shan Yu was silent for a few minutes and then continued: "You can order Tuoba Xiong to keep a certain distance from the border army of Zhao State and try to avoid conflicts!" ”

"Shan Yu, according to the following opinion, if you encounter the herdsmen of Zhao State, you should not kill them all, but you can accept a certain number of prisoners!" Hearing this, Yi Chi hurriedly reminded: "We know very little about the preparations of the Zhao army, if General Tuoba can capture the prisoner, he can understand Li Mu's intentions from the mouth of the prisoner, which is of great significance!" ”

"Not bad! As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible, everything is as you say! Shan Yu patted Yi Chi's shoulder, and then said, "I'll leave it to you to do the order!" ”

A quarter of an hour later, a burly man led more than a thousand warriors to gallop out of the camp on horseback. Shan Yu stood on the lookout and watched the army cross the gate and rush towards the herdsmen of Zhao not far away. The horse's hooves trampled heavily on the dirt, raising a huge dust curtain, blocking the perspective of the Xiongnu Shan Yu, and isolating the bloody battle scene.

In the face of the powerful Hun cavalry, the Zhao army's death detachment pretending to be herdsmen was difficult to resist, and one after another small detachments were wiped out on the grassland only ten miles away from their homeland. In the evening, Tuoba Xiong drove a large number of cattle, sheep and prisoners back to the camp of the army.