"Lord Qiqi, some time ago, there was an abnormality at the border pass, and I sent someone to investigate, and sent dozens of horsemen to the most rear, and only a few of them were able to get back. The news was transmitted back that the Xiongnu in the north were about to move, and the Xiongnu Qiangqu Shan Yu was afraid that he would have the ambition to go south. ”

At this moment, Yu Ban said as soon as he arched his hand towards Wei Tao.

"At that time, the lord was at war with Cao Cao, first, I don't know what the situation of the lord was at that time, and secondly, I was not able to find out the exact news of the Huns, so according to the explanation of the lord when he left, he notified General Zhou in time, and later General Zhou returned, and it was also judged that although the Huns had the intention of going south, they would not do it for a while, and they could wait for the return of the lord."

Wei Tao nodded, but he didn't mean to blame, or in fact, this matter was expected by Wei Tao.

"Gong Jin, do you know where the Hun cavalry wants to go south from?"

"It's hard to know. What's more, I thought that instead of waiting for the Huns to go south, it would be better for us to go north to attack. It's a pity that our army is now short of cavalry, and if we go north, I am afraid it will not be possible, so we have to wait for work as a last resort. ”

Zhou Yu obviously thought about it, but Zhou Yu also felt that it was difficult to decide.

"I also know Gongjin's concerns. In the past, I was stationed in Mayi, and I used this to pass the Xiongnu north to seek good horses. Although one can seek practical benefits and enhance the strength of the state, and the other can form cavalry, one day it will be a counteroffensive. ”

Wei Tao shook his head slightly and said directly.

"It's a pity that I have a civil war in the Central Plains, even though Ding Jianyang formed the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, but unfortunately in the hands of Fengxian, there is no trace of the intention of attacking the Huns in the north. On the contrary, the Xiongnu got the help of my Central Plains materials, and gradually grew stronger, and then threatened my frontier. Now I want to come. I also regret it a little. I knew it was so. Why do it? ”

Everyone in the hall was silent, especially Zhou Yu and Xun You, who understood that under the situation of their own strength at that time, if they followed Wei Tao's plan, then the strength of their own side would grow faster than that of the Huns.

But now that the time has passed, it is clearly not interesting to say any more.

Wei Tao just mentioned it casually, and soon his face turned positive, and he looked at Zhou Yu and Xun You seriously and asked.

"Gongjin, Gongda. You two are the most resourceful men under my account, and if you are wise, you can speak of it. ”

"No."

The two of them should make peace, and after glancing at each other, Xun Yu still spoke.

"Lord Qi, what Fang Cai Gongjin said is extremely true, with the strength of our army, it is really not suitable to take the initiative to attack, but if it is allowed to break through the Yanmen Pass, it is even more impossible to intrude on our state."

"That's right, and if we stick to the Yanmen Pass. Then with the cunning of the Huns, it may also be possible to contain our army with a part. The other part bypassed our army to invade and annex the state, so it should be a battle with the Xiongnu in a place where the Xiongnu had to defend. Victory, then the Huns must not change and then go south, defeat, then the only way to retreat to the Yanmen Pass, and then gather all the cavalry under the command of the brother, which place is invaded by the Huns is to save it. ”

As soon as Xun You's voice fell, Zhou Yu said again.

"I don't know where to defend the road?"

Wei Tao frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he finally made a decision.

"Ma Yi."

Zhou Yu and Xun You glanced at each other, and they said in unison, and after they finished speaking, the two couldn't help but smile at each other, which is the same as what the hero sees.

"The city of Mayi is dilapidated, and has not been rebuilt, if the Xiongnu come south, they can only fight with it. Blocking cavalry with infantry, even if I don't dare to say victory, is it so winnable? ”

Wei Tao asked directly, if it is unlikely that he will win, it will be a waste of troops in Mayi, and Wei Tao would rather defend Yanmen Pass than this will definitely not be the case.

"Although the Huns are strong, the cavalry has passed, even if it is the elite of my state, it is not easy to resist, but the Huns blindly hold on to their strength, do not know how to move, if they win by calculation, they should have a sixty percent chance of winning."

Zhou Yu was very calm when he said it.

"Sixty percent, very high. If the two armies fight each other in a field battle alone, even if our army is more than twice as large, it will only have a three-percent chance of victory at most. ”

Wei Tao was not surprised, as for the strength of twice the force, it was calculated by Wei Tao based on the number of previous southern invasions of the Huns.

Although the Xiongnu claimed that all the people were soldiers, they dismounted for the people and mounted for the soldiers.

But in fact, Wei Tao understands that the real elite of the Xiongnu is actually under the control of Qiangqu Shan Yu, and the number is only about 120,000 people.

Although Qiangqu Shan Yu can also allocate elites, but logistics and other supplies cannot be ignored, when the Xiongnu can not completely suppress the Han nationality and arbitrarily kill and rob the Han land, it is impossible to spend the strength of the whole clan to go south.

"Brother, this time the news of the Huns leaked not because we found out the other party's mystery, but because the other party was too slow."

At this time, Zhou Yu opened his mouth again, but when he heard this, even Wei Tao couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"Too slow? What do you mean? ”

"If the Huns swept directly in the past, there was no need to prepare at all, and now since it is said to prepare, it is not that the Huns and Qiangqu have spent time selecting soldiers and transporting grain and grass. Only then can it take a lot of time, and even this period of time is enough for us to know and wait for the return of the lord. ”

Without waiting for Zhou Yu to explain, Xun Yu just said directly.

"If so, the Xiongnu are afraid that there are forty or fifty thousand troops going straight down, and in the land of annexing the state, all the military forces are integrated, I am afraid that it is only sixty or seventy thousand, although the number is still better than the other party, but the strength is under it, if you don't have to plan, I am afraid there is only one or two percent chance of winning."

"What Mr. Gongda said is true, the only way to use it is to use it, and it must be used to plan."

Zhou Yu didn't hide it at all, and said directly.

"On behalf of my brother, I have ordered the counties to be guarded, and ordered them to be guarded, and my brother will not be long after he defeated Lu Bu, and the cities will not dare to slack off, just wait for my brother's order, that is, the soldiers of the cities in the state can be adjusted and merged, so as to gather elite soldiers."

Although Zhou Yu has Wei Tao's order, it is not impossible to really forcibly transfer.

But Zhou Yu knows very well that although he and Wei Tao are brothers and have a deep affection, if he does so, it will damage Wei Tao's majesty.

Maybe Wei Tao won't care, but if Zhou Yu does this today, others may follow suit.

So Zhou Yu would rather work harder than be like this.

"Gongjin bothered."

Wei Tao was naturally able to think of it, and at the moment he nodded slightly to Zhou Yu.

Wei Tao was decisive, since he had the intention to fight against the Xiongnu, he naturally immediately ordered the whole state, and sure enough, the soldiers from all over the country came immediately, in addition to leaving some troops for the counties to guard, Wei Tao had a total of 60,000 soldiers.

Then there is the mobilization of grain and grass, in short, there is also a big move, so the action related to a state is simply not able to hide people, at most it is just to delay some time.

And Wei Tao's action, even if the news of the Huns was slow, the most lucrative was known five days later.

Naqiang Qu Shan Yu was also deeply impressed by Wei Tao, the new lord of the state, and understood that he might be more dangerous to the Xiongnu than Ding Jianyang in the past, so after receiving the news, he personally led 10,000 pioneers to the south.

If it really relied on the spread of news, and waited until Wei Tao received the news and then transferred troops, I am afraid that Qiangqu Shan Yu would have already hit the Yanmen Pass, and it would be too late to make any plans at that time.

But fortunately, Xun You and Zhou Yu had already expected that as early as five days, Wei Tao had already led 20,000 people under his command to go straight to Mayi, and now the Huns are going south, but they can wait for work.

However, the broken pond of Mayi City is small, and it cannot accommodate 20,000 garrisons at all, fortunately, Wei Tao did not want to rely on Mayi City, but only ordered in Mayi City to confiscate all the goods brought by the Huns, and then directly expel them, and during this period, everyone was not allowed to leave Mayi City.

Wei Tao's order naturally met with some resistance, especially some Huns with ulterior motives, but Wei Tao didn't care so much, he directly ordered him to be killed on the spot.

Sure enough, these Huns had already been prepared, and they brought some bad horses that were useless. Hum! Do you really think I dare to do it? Still thinking about the inside and the outside? It's a dream. ”

After Wei Tao inspected it, he couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Come on, and then send someone to keep an eye on Ma Yi for me, I don't want to have a situation where I will be attacked by the enemy."

The Huns came very quickly, and it took only half a day to rush straight to the mouth of the tiger, but after learning that Wei Tao had led the army to garrison Mayi, Rao is Qiang Qu Shan Yu personally led the army and couldn't help but be slow, and he didn't dare to go south recklessly.

"The Huns have arrived, can Gong Jin conspire?"

After Wei Tao received the news, he immediately asked Zhou Yu to discuss.

"The lord of Qiqi, the Huns are brave, and if they want to frustrate their edge, they can make people go head-to-head, and the Huns will not be their opponents with the courage of Dian Wei and Zilong, so they can frustrate their sharpness."

This is because Zhou Yu is already in the army, and in order to maintain Wei Tao's majesty, he changed his name to 'Lord Gong'

Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Wei Tao nodded slightly, he already knew that this plan was not what Wei Tao wanted to ask.

"This is natural, but after the Huns' successive defeats, they must have driven their cavalry to charge. Our army is mostly foot, only more than 1,000 cavalry, and it is not as elite as the Huns, how to resist it? ”

"Don't worry, the first front of the Huns in the south will definitely be frustrated, I heard that this time it is the Qiang Qu Shan Yu as the leader, if the lord can capture it in one fell swoop, even the enemy of the Huns can be avoided later."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, and then said.

"With the wisdom of the Huns, once the vanguard is defeated alone, it will indeed launch a forced charge and try to break through our army, but although the Hun cavalry is sharp, the formation is uneven, and it can be broken in one fell swoop."

Zhou Yu was also sure of his words, which made Wei Tao sure in his heart, and asked with a slight smile.

"If the plan is settled, Gongjin will no longer have to go around in circles."

"No." (To be continued......)