Zhuge Liang planned to use the less than 10,000 Huns at hand to completely eliminate the Hun soldiers from Meiji. If the other party comes less, he is naturally not afraid, but if he comes out, there are 20,000 soldiers, and he may not be able to win the battle. Therefore, the key to the plan is to first break its array and disperse its troops, so that one person can capture ten captives and win.

So how do you disperse the attacking Hun soldiers? First use grain as bait, and then set up an ambush, which is the proper meaning of the question. But the problem is that the plains are vast, and there are not too many hills and long grass around, let alone cliffs and dense forests, so there is no way to ambush people and horses. Besides, if the Hun soldiers came over, they refused to enter the grain fort and directly sent a small army to burn it, wouldn't the plan be bankrupt?

The latter problem is easy to solve, according to Zheng Hun's exploration, the Xiongnu people in Meiji are often plundered by Xianbei, and life is not easy, with the greed of the Xiongnu, it is unlikely that they will set fire to the grain as soon as they come up, as long as there is an opportunity, they will still focus on looting. Therefore, the Hu people who ordered the rammed earth to build the city heard the alarm and retreated first, and the enemy saw that there was no police around, and there was only a small fort guarded by hundreds of Han soldiers, so naturally they would not have the idea of burning grain first.

As for the former question, Zhuge Liang seems to be possessed by his own projection in the romance, and he directly thought of fire attack. The main reason is that Zhuge Liang at this time has something that is ahead of the times, and if he wants to burn those Hu people who have no knowledge and no knowledge, is it not easy?

In fact, most of the food transported to the grain fort was not food—Shixun really couldn't afford to prepare that much food—except for the rations for the fortifiers who built the city for three days, the rest was hay and gunpowder. That is, the hay is piled on the inside of the wall, and the earth is dug in the middle of the fort, and the grass is also laid underneath. Planks on top. Cellars disguised as reserves. At that time, many grain depots were arranged in this way. The grain was stored underground, and wooden planks were laid layer by layer to prevent fire and moisture, and the Huns also invaded the Han land many times and captured the prefectures and counties, Zhuge Liang guessed that they must know this. Since you know, you won't enter the fort gate and see that there is grass all around, and the middle is empty. Suspect an ambush and quickly withdraw, and will definitely go up to dig planks, and there will be time to set fire to your own house.

So how did he set the fire?

The surrounding haystacks had long been mixed with gunpowder, and several fuses were laid in the secret places behind the haystacks, which were twisted with silk, hemp and gunpowder. The first time he waved the red flag, he was to report that the enemy was coming, and he should be ready to set fire; The second time the white flag was waved, the enemy was notified that the enemy would be shortlisted, and the fire was quickly ignited. Dozens of Han soldiers were arranged in advance in the fort, and several barrels of vegetable oil were dumped on the ground when they saw the flag. Then light the fuse and escape through the pre-dug tunnel in guò. Wait for the enemy to enter the fort. Unless they leaned behind the haystack and looked closely, they couldn't see the flames, and they couldn't hear the sound of the medicine twisting—in fact, even if they did, they didn't know what it was.

The fuse is quite long, but after a dozen breaths, it will inevitably ignite the haystack. The problem is that not only is there gunpowder in the grass around it, but there is oil in the ground, but even there is gunpowder in the hay in the cellar, so it burns up too quickly. Zhuge Liang was also afraid that the enemy army would send a small force into the fort to investigate first, so he even spread the gunpowder all the way outside the fort - so to surround such a large circle of deer on the outside, if you want to enter the fort, you must first break the bar, then the enemy brigade will not be too far away from the deer, and it is even likely to enter the bar, secondly, the deer is made of wood, which is also flammable.

In Zhuge Liang's original calculation, the enemy may send up to 20,000 soldiers and horses, and at least hundreds of people may enter the fort. Then he sent people to inform Zhang He to cross the river to attack Meiji, and at the same time wave his army to kill, and he will defeat the enemy. The Huns suffered a defeat in the Han region, and had to flee thousands of miles back to Meiji, which was convenient for the cavalry to chase and kill along the way, as long as the command was appropriate, there would not be too many people who missed the net, and it was roughly completed the strategic intention of Shixun.

However, on paper, it is exhaustive, but in practice, there are too many things that I can't think of. The first one unexpectedly came not the Huns, but the Xianbei people; The second one didn't expect that the Xianbei people had unknown information, and they were light Han people, so they killed Hulala directly, and Zhuge Liang was almost too prepared; The third one didn't expect that thousands of Xianbei people rushed into the fort to grab grain, and he said in his heart that it was good that I built the grain fort big enough......

There was no suspense in the next battle, Xianbei was defeated, and was flanked by Guo Huai and Qin Yi before and after, thousands of dead - more than half were burned to death - nearly 10,000 people were taken prisoner, and less than thirty percent scattered and ran away, and even the red-eyed Hun cavalry failed to catch up. Of the four Xianbei adults, two of them were captured alive, one was killed by a mid-stream arrow, and the last one saw that the situation was not good, and took the initiative to dismount and surrender.

However, these Xianbei adults refused to fight to the death, because they had not yet realized the consciousness of being killed, they were tied up with ropes and pushed in front of Guo Huai, and the first sentence was: "Make a price, and call my people to ransom me with cattle and sheep." Guo Huai was confused, but fortunately, there were Huns next to him who could understand Xianbei dialect, so he quickly translated it into Chinese. Guo Huai couldn't help laughing: "Do you think I'm a bandit?" ”

However, the status of these three goods is quite high, Guo Huai did not dare to make self-determination, and while ordering strict supervision, he hurriedly sent someone to Yuanyin County to report to Shixun. Shi Xun was also taken aback when he heard the news, and blurted out: "If you want to get a horse, you will get a deer...... How do you say this...... "I heard that I had won a big victory, so I simply ran to the front line under the escort of Sun Wen and his subordinates.

The battle began in the afternoon, and by the time he arrived at the forward base, it was already the morning of the second day, and the battlefield had been cleaned, but the ruined grain fort was still emitting black smoke. A large group of Xianbei captives were bareheaded, revealing half-bald (in fact, hair) heads, wearing dirty leather robes, sitting on the ground with their heads down, and from time to time Hun soldiers galloped on horseback, drawing bows against each other.

Shi Xun also saw a few Hun soldiers running around in a circle with a smile, kicking a gray thing into the air from time to time, just like a football in later generations...... No, it's more like a keju. When he got closer, he realized that it was a humble-style fur hat that dared to be kicked by them. Yes Xun couldn't help but wonder, and said in his heart, should I invent a soccer ball or a juju to assist in training soldiers?

There was a fight yesterday. The Huns also knew that it was actually Xun who was not in the fort. But there is no dissenting intention - the big man will not be there tomorrow today. Do I need to report my whereabouts to you in advance? Now seeing that Xun Ce Ma was approaching, several Hun soldiers had already recognized the general and hurriedly took off their hats and saluted. One of them rushed straight over, and Shixun's subordinates hurriedly drew their swords and unsheathed them, stopping them. Seeing that the other party was quite far away from him, and that he didn't look like an assassin, he pretended to be kind, leaned over and asked him, "What do you say?" ”

The Hun soldier fell to one knee. In an unfamiliar Chinese dialect, he said: "My lord, these Xianbei dogs burned the grain prepared by the adults for the little people, and the little people tied them up and handed over the horses to the adults. But their bows and knives are not looked down upon by adults, so please give them to the little ones. ”

While speaking, Guo Huai, Zhuge Liang, and Qin Yi had already greeted the generals, and Guo Huai explained: "These Xianbei belongings are all taken by the Huns, and I am not guilty." Only bows and swords, war horses, not without permission. Therefore it is to receive it, and wait for the Lord's public order. "The Huns want to rob the Xianbei prisoners, and I can't stop them, but the weapons and horses can't be given to those Hu people casually, I put them away, and wait for the lord to come and send them.

Shi Xun "haha" smiled: "The soldiers of Xianbei are not compared to my Han soldiers?" What good is left for what is bad? What hurt is it? handed it over to Liu Jing and distributed it. "The grassland lacks iron, and there is a lack of forging technology, even if it can afford to fight a few knives and spears, the quality is not much better, why should I keep it? Of course, it is undeniable that the nomads may have some good archery tools for breaking wood and stripping tendons into bows, but the question is how many good bows can they make in terms of their backward productivity? So, if the Huns want it, then give it to them, and I'll lead them to fight again, so why don't you equip them first?

The Huns who had asked for it earlier flashed a pair of cloudy little eyes, and they didn't understand it at all. It was Liu Hu who rode forward and told him: "My lord has already agreed to your request, that is, all the weapons of Xianbei will be divided with you, and I will ask Liu Jing for it." By the way, intentionally or unintentionally, he lit up his newly gifted good bow, and his face was proud.

Shi Xun did not enter the fort, but surrounded by Guo Huai, Zhuge Liang and others, he went to a large tent prepared in advance and sat down in the center. After inquiring in detail about the process of this battle, he couldn't help but sigh: "I want to take the Huns, but I defeated Xianbei, and Xianbei is defeated, I don't expect the Huns to dare to come, what can I do?" Zhuge Liang hurriedly bowed down and apologized: "This is all the student's inconsiderate thinking, please punish Mr." ”

Shi Xun smiled and waved his hand: "Kong Ming is calm and adaptable, breaking the capture of the general, the great merit, has you had a good time?" I want to take the Huns, and I also want to take Xianbei, but I only think about the order. Now first break Xianbei, and then cut down the Huns, and there is no injury. "Looks like we'll have to re-enact our plans to attack Meiji, but before that—" I asked, first of all. ”

It didn't take long for Sun Wen to bring the three Xianbei adults into the account, and they were all tied up like zongzi. Shi Xun looked at Sun Yunan, and felt quite relieved, so he ordered: "How to talk like this, and go to tie them up and teach them to sit." "There is a part that comes up to untie the rope, the three Xianbei adults move their hands and feet, raise their eyes to look at Shixun, and see that Guo Huai, who captured him, is still sitting under Shixun, then he understands - this is the boss of the Han people.

So he knelt down on one knee, spread his hands out, and said in unison: "We are ignorant and have offended the great tiger, and I ask your lord to forgive me and allow my people to redeem it." Liu Jing understands both Xiongnu and Chinese, so this time he will be the translator.

When Shi Xun heard this, he didn't say anything, but pointed casually: "Let's sit down first." The three Xianbei adults sat cross-legged and side by side. Shixun had the expression of a wolf grandmother: "Are you thirsty?" Hungry or not? Do I need to eat or drink? ”

These three Xianbei adults have been captured since yesterday afternoon, Guo Huai, Zhuge Liang and others are busy cleaning up the battlefield and cleaning up the aftermath, anyway, they have to wait for Shixun to come before sending them down, so they are too lazy to care, as a result, the three of them did not eat water and rice all night, thirsty lips are dry, and their faces are sallow with hunger. This time, listening to Liu Jing's translation of Shixun's words, he hurriedly bowed his head and said: "If you have to give you wine and food, you will be grateful." ”

Shi Xun said, "I have a word to ask you, and if I answer truthfully, I will have food and wine." The three of them said in a loud voice: "But if you ask, you must tell the truth." Shi Xun nodded: "That's it—get wine and food, and I'll go with you." (To be continued......)