Liu Jiu grew up on the grassland, of course, he would not be ignorant of weather changes, and this expedition, there was a possibility that it would rain, he had thought of it in advance.

However, before he intercepted the "chicken feather letter" of the Fujiao soldiers, it didn't rain or not, he didn't care about it, this was not a problem for him to consider, 30,000 troops went to fight Beidi County, not to mention rain, even if it rained and snow together, it was not a problem, just with the power of the Huns' swords and horses, it could still sweep the Beidi County away!

But now that he had received the letter from the Horn Guard, it was inevitable that he would have more things to think about.

Liu Jiu called Dade Wu and said: "Now I understand the meaning of the Han army's bamboo slips, in the right time, place and people, they account for two, the time and the place are good, so what about people?" What does it refer to, and why do people and those two words draw red circles, and what do they represent? ”

Da Dewu has always been cautious in speaking, he has said countless "prophecies" in his life, and it is inevitable to make some small mistakes when he is young, but when he is old, he has never made a mistake again, because he understands what kind of prophecy can be said, what kind of prophecy to avoid, try his best to push the god on the body, do not let him say it himself, even if he says it, he must say it vaguely.

After thinking for a long time, Dade Wu said: "The officials of the Han family, when killing criminals, have the habit of using a red pen to delineate, and they draw red circles on the word rendition, does it mean that they have not yet won the harmony?" The person who sent the letter wants to tell the person receiving the letter that if he doesn't solve the good people, then it may be over? ”

Liu Jiu touched his yellow beard and thought for a long time before he said: "What kind of person is it, and who does the Han soldiers want to make peace with?" ”

Dade Wu sighed and said: "Only the gods in the sky will know, but the gods have not sent down the revelation for a long time, and I don't know!" ”

You can't force the gods to explain it to them, if mortals are a little confused, the gods will quickly explain to their dreams, then they won't be guilty of asking God, anyway, if they don't ask for it, they will answer, then what is there to ask for!

Liu Jiu and Da Dewu didn't understand what the person who drew the red circle was talking about, so they could only give up and continue to hurry with the Hun soldiers to Lian County.

However, along the way, there were constantly Hun soldiers coming and going, saying that they saw Han soldiers coming and going in the northeast, but the Han soldiers were on guard, and they were far away from the army, and the Hun soldiers couldn't even get close, let alone arrest people!

The most terrible thing in the world is not knowing what the danger is, but knowing that there is danger, but not knowing what the danger is!

The more unclear he became, the more irritable Liu Jiu became, and he was in a hurry, but suddenly another Hun soldier came to report, saying that he had encountered the army that had retreated from the defeat of Beidi County, and there were soldiers from both vanguards, with almost a thousand people, but there was no trace of Liu Shiyi and Liu Heipanther.

Liu Jiu was taken aback, defeated and retreated, 6,000 people went to fight a small Lian County, can they still be defeated? Less than a thousand people have fled, and his two younger brothers have not returned, how is this possible!

He hurriedly called over a few defeated soldiers, and he asked a centurion, "Why was it defeated, but you met the main force of the Han army?" How many soldiers are there, who is the general who led the troops, and is it the captain of Huqiang who came in person? ”

The centurion who fled back, he had already thought about the words on the road, he was afraid that Liu Jiu would blame the protection was not good, and lost the two Guduhou, after listening to Liu Jiu's questioning, he howled before he spoke, and cried a few times, and then said: "Back to the king's words, I don't know who leaked the news, so that the Han army was prepared, and they don't know how many troops were ambushed in Lian County, first defeated the first vanguard, captured the big bone marquis, and when the little bone marquis took us to the rescue, they dispatched a large army, fought in the field outside the city, and even captured the little bone marquis... He called Liu Shiyi the Marquis of the Great Bone and Liu Heibao the Marquis of the Little Bone.

Liu Jiu hurriedly said: "Who led the soldiers, and how many people are there?" "As the king of the Huns, the younger brother is not a big deal, not to mention that the younger brother was arrested, and the old lady and wife were taken away by the enemy, it is not an uncommon thing, he cares about the number of Han soldiers and the generals who lead the army.

The centurion was silent for a long time before he said: "I heard that the captain of Beidi County came in person, not the captain of Huqiang, the soldiers he brought are called the Fujiao Army, there are many people, and they are good at ambushes, we estimate that they must have more than 100,000 people......"

Liu Jiu was furious, raised his whip and whipped people, and shouted: "Nonsense, even Liangzhou does not have 100,000 soldiers and horses!" Who led the soldiers, who was it, and how could they not say their names! ”

The centurion trembled with fright, hugged his head, and shouted: "No, I don't know the name of the person, it seems that I heard that this captain is a wizard and knows dark witchcraft, as if his surname is Li, what is it called, I didn't find out, I didn't catch the Han soldiers!" "They have all been captured by the horn soldiers, how can they have a chance to fight back against the horn soldiers.

Liu Jiu was stunned for a long time before he said: "What the hell is going on, Fujiao Army, it seems that I have heard anyone mention it." ”

Da Dewu also frowned beside him and said, "It seems that I have indeed heard people mention it, but ......"

After a long time, Liu Jiu regained his steady, and he asked some specific details, but no one could say clearly about the defeated Hun soldiers, everyone had a saying, and the more they said it, the more bizarre it became, it was a very simple matter, but after they said it, it became a mess, and Liu Jiu was in a fog, completely confused!

I had no choice but to lead the army to continue to rush and go straight to Lian County!

Lian County.

The city fortifications are nearing the end, Li Qin stood on the city tower, looking at the defense line of the entire county, for the upcoming Hun soldiers, he knew that the city was difficult to hold, but he didn't need to hold it, just delayed time.

Jia Xu ran over covered in dust and shouted: "Ah Qin, the three city gates have been sealed, only the west gate remains, do the strong men want to withdraw, or stay in the city?" ”

Li Qin said: "You have to stay, tell them to stay in the city, it is nine deaths, if you go out, you will be caught by the Huns, you will definitely die." ”

Jia Xu nodded and said: "I think so too, if I am caught, the key point of the city defense will be exposed." ”

The Zhuangding who stayed, not only from Lian County, but also from the Ministry of Qiang and Sister Qiang, these Qiang and Hu people lost their homes, although there are mutual grievances, but in the final analysis, the root of the grievances is on the Huns. If it weren't for the Huns' urgency, Sister Qiang would not attack the Bin Department, and Sister Qiang was almost wiped out by the Huns, all of them were weak tribes with broken families, and it was meaningless to fight each other, so they could only find a common enemy, the Huns, so many strong men also stayed behind to help the Fujiao army defend the city.

These days, the soldiers and civilians blocked the east, south and north three city gates, dug trenches outside the city to fill water, and made the flat ground potholes, fortunately God opened his eyes, the rain came up, and the ditches were filled, so that the Huns were unable to launch an attack on the three city gates, and only the west gate was left.

The principle of using troops to fight a war enumerated in the "Art of War" is that when attacking a city, there is a rule that it is to encircle three sides and encircle three sides, leaving only one side. This is not to kindly let the enemy go, but to keep the enemy from defending to the death, and when the enemy escapes, you can pursue from behind and expand the results of the battle!

Li Qin was the defender, but he still used this principle, which was tantamount to forcing the Huns to attack from the west gate to prevent the Huns from breaking through other city gates!

The fortifications of the other three gates are built outside the city, and the main fortifications of the west gate are built in the city, the city is full of wooden fences and earthen bags, and the city wall is divided into a small section, so that even if the Huns attack it, they can't immediately occupy the entire city wall, Li Qin's total number of troops is small, but there are many parts, and the local strength advantage can be maintained, and the Hun soldiers who attacked can be driven down again, and Li Qin did not block the west gate, in order to carry out the tactics of closing the door and beating dogs!

Li Qin came to the West Gate, the rain hit his armor, crackling, he looked into the distance, through the rain curtain, even a hundred steps away can not see clearly, thinking: "What should come is always coming, the Hun soldiers will arrive in these two days, only hope for this rain, don't stop, it will be good for a month!" ”

Liu Jiu finally arrived in Lian County with a large army, he was cautious, and did not immediately organize an attack on the city, but instead sent a large number of scouts and cavalry to investigate around, waiting for a return.

30,000 Hun soldiers all stopped in the rain, quietly waiting, after the vanguard army was defeated, the Huns of the headquarters also knew about the Fujiao army, and in the mouth of the defeated soldiers, after exaggerating the Fujiao army miraculously, now even the Huns of the headquarters began to shake, if the Fujiao army is really powerful, and there are wizards in charge, then can they win, and after the victory, can they get the expected wealth and population, can the great virtue witch kill the school captain wizard? None of this they know for sure!

Da Dewu is also in extreme trouble, his son Ge Boge was arrested, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, how can he not be anxious.

After waiting under the city for a long time, the empty bags sent out were returned, and they also brought back a small group of Hun soldiers, who were defeated soldiers under the original Liu Shiyi, and the centurion who led the troops was named Pisuo, the son of the commander of the thousand soldiers.

Pi Sona said that he took people to chase Zhong Yu and Liu Xun, and when he was halfway through the chase, he was suddenly attacked by Gao Shun, and under the fiasco, he could only take people into the nearby countryside to hide, but he did not participate in the battle between Liu Shiyi and Liu Heipan, but it happened that they caught a person, and this person was actually out of the protection of Gao Shun and others!

Tang Biao is a person who is familiar with Li Qin's details, after being arrested, what did he say, and told Li Qin's old background, Pi Suo listened to it, thought that Tang Biao was very useful, and continued to hide in the countryside, until Liu Jiu came, they dared to come out to meet.

Pisuo's father and brother were killed by the Fujiao Army, and he was bitter and bitter, and he swore that he would not be at odds with the Fujiao Army, and as soon as he saw Liu Jiu, he immediately told everything he knew.

Liu Jiu asked them to bring the soup table and asked them kindly. Tang Biao was soaked, kneeling in front of Liu Jiu's horse, he had no backbone, he asked what to say, he was not afraid of foreign enemies, he was afraid of fighting in the nest, and there would be traitors!

When Liu Jiu learned that Li Qin was the one who robbed him of a thousand silk bowstrings, he finally remembered it, no wonder the name Fujiao always felt very familiar, it turned out to be him!

But Liu Jiu didn't get angry, and thought to himself: "Li Qin, this person is amazing, he is a general, better than all the generals under me!" Thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find, if you want to achieve great things, you must have a good general, this Li Qin must be used by me! "He called the Great Witch.

Liu Jiu said: "You personally go and persuade him to surrender and tell that Li Qin that as long as he is willing to submit, I am willing to marry my sister Liu Shi to him and make him the Marquis of the Bone Capital." ”

(To be continued)