The Huns themselves said that they were all wolves, and there was no doubt about that.

They are indeed a pack of wolves.

A group of ferocious, cunning, greedy, and dehumanized wolves, once they break in, will generally not give up without tearing off a few pieces of meat.

In other words, this is a very difficult group of opponents.

Yang Chuan can't learn to fight, there's no way.

There are many skills in this world, and they are very talented; For example, the matter of leading troops to fight a war sounds very simple, it is nothing more than the dispatch of troops, weapons and food, siege of cities, and life and death, but in fact it is not like that.

Even if Yang Chuan is familiar with a lot of books of soldiers, he still has the cases and details of various classic wars in the past two thousand years in his mind, participated in the Battle of Shimen Barrier, and has military geniuses like Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi around him to get along day and night; However, if you can't learn it, you can't learn it, and there's really no way to do it.

It's almost like Wei Qing will never learn to needlework and cut clothes, and Huo Qubing will never learn to chop vegetables, mix spoons, or turn spoons, it is really limited by talent, and there is always some indescribable providence in it......

In this regard, Yang Chuan thought very thoroughly.

He is not good at leading troops to fight, but he is very good at hunting, and he should be considered a good hunter; Coupled with his talent as a cook and farmer, he always has some way to deal with a pack of wild wolves.

Therefore, this time, he did not dispatch troops like the Taishou and generals of other counties, but wanted to win this battle of Shuofang in his own way.

To put it bluntly, his method is very simple-

Use the method of 'artificial swamp' to protect the vast majority of the tuntian in a short period of time, so that the Hun cavalry can not form much damage in Shuofang County; and then, find a way to cook a piece of fragrant fat meat as bait to attract the Hun cavalry who have entered Shuofang County in a steady stream, and then find a way to slowly wear it off, and give the gang of wolves Riha a break to the ashes.

If conditions permit, it is also okay to do a ritual of the water and land dojo and overtake those murderous and savage souls.

By the way, this set of tactics was once used by a general in later generations, and it seems to be called 'Heavenly Furnace Tactics'......

……

"Marquis Changning, do you mean to say that these roads were built for the Huns?"

"Through these gallops, the Hun cavalry can travel six hundred miles for a long distance in one day and night, and the Marquis of Changning should think twice!"

Listening to the advice of Sima Qian and Dongfang Shuo, Yang Chuan seemed very stubborn.

He spread out a topographical map of Shuofang County, and asked: "You two are both big scholars, and the art of war is at least half of the belly, so you can talk about it, with our strength, if we want to protect the million acres of tuntian from destruction, and also destroy a large number of Hun cavalry, is there a clever plan?" ”

The two pondered for a long time, and finally shook their heads.

"That's right, you can't fight, Benhou can't fight, so it's better to choose a way to fight that we can, and the Huns can't."

Yang Chuan chuckled lightly and pointed to the topographic map: "Look at the topographic map of our Shuofang County, the Yinshan area in the north, after more than half a year of operation, they have built a large number of military villages, almost all of which are good places where one man can be closed, and basically choke the neck of the Huns." ”

"On the east line, there are Shangjun, Wuyuan, and Yanmen, and the Hun cavalry flowing from there will directly enter the hinterland of Shuofang County, and we will not be able to fight field battles with others at all."

"By the way, there is also the Western Front, although we have defended the Jilu Stop, but through the Ulan Bu and the desert, they directly attacked the line of Lingwu, Lingzhou, and Shizuishan, and they can almost poke a knife in the stomach of our Shuofang County, and there is no way to defend it at all."

"To put it bluntly, today's Shuofang County is almost a dilapidated house with wind leaks on all sides, no matter which direction the wind blows from, it is our own ...... who suffers."

Listening to Yang Chuan's methodical 'military situation analysis', Sima Qian and Dongfang Shuo also felt that their heads were big for a while, and their faces were very ugly.

"Marquis Changning, then let's ...... How to fight this battle? Sima Qian's brows furrowed, staring at the map deadly.

Yang Chuan said with a smile: "I have lived on the grassland and am familiar with the habits of wolves, so I want to deal with the Huns by hunting." ”

Dongfang Shuo and Sima Qian shook their heads in unison: "I want to hear the details." ”

Yang Chuan picked up a small wolf pen, dipped it in ink, and circled it on the map: "This wild wolf is a kind of social animal, often dozens or hundreds of them live together, attack and retreat together, extremely ferocious, in order to fill their stomachs, sometimes they will chase a group of prey for dozens or hundreds of miles, almost a bit of an endless look, extremely difficult to deal with."

During the famine years, some small tribes would be attacked by wolves, not only cattle, sheep and horses, but also people would be bitten to death and eaten. ”

He took a bowl of water, moistened his throat and continued: "However, in the grassland, some experienced hunters and herdsmen, who happen to take advantage of this temperament of the wolves, will cast bait in some valleys, attract a whole group of wild wolves, and kill them all......"

Sima Qian couldn't help but interject: "However, our Shuofang City is flat on all sides, and there is no way to set up an ambush and surround it!" ”

Yang Chuan scolded angrily: "You red-faced Sima Qian, have you read so many books to pig brains?" ”

"Who said that a city with flat sides cannot be ambushed or encircled?"

"You see, let's use the method of irrigating cultivated land, so that the Hun cavalry can only stare at millions of acres of fertile land, so that this Shuofang city has naturally become the only piece of fat, and the Huns want to take a bite, so they have to be attracted continuously."

"Then, don't our advantages come to the fore?"

Sima Qian and Dongfang Shuo were silent, Yang Chuan's 'advantage' naturally refers to the defense of the city, in this regard, agricultural civilization has always been very good.

"But the Marquis of Changning, there are only a thousand soldiers in our Shuofang City," Sima Qian couldn't help but say: "Even if you add the women and children of the people in the city, it can't withstand the fierce attack of 10,000 or 20,000 Huns, although they are mainly cavalry, but after fighting with our Han people for these two hundred years, those Huns have also learned to make ladders;

The last time Yanmen was lost, it was that the defenders in the city were insufficient, and the city was attacked by more than 20,000 Huns with ants, resulting in the city being breached, and more than 70,000 people were killed and injured. ”

Dongfang Shuo also nodded yes, and said: "Those Huns are ferocious and cunning, they often take a large number of our Han people captive first, like driving cattle and sheep, forcing them to attack the city first......"

Yang Chuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have taken all of these into consideration." ”

"As long as you protect Xinken Tuntian, Ben Hou can let go of his hands and feet and fight a tough battle with them, don't worry, I won't be blind......"

……

Because he couldn't go to Chengmobei, Yang Chuan, who was the county guard, came back, so some of the previous layouts and backhands also needed to be slightly adjusted.

Yang Chuan worked day and night ploughing the land, irrigating water, and cultivating the roads, while urging hundreds of craftsmen to build a large number of frame cars and wheelbarrows, and in just three or two days, Shuofang County began to build roads.

Different from the previous road construction, Yang Chuan's method is simpler and rougher.

After the road was deeply cultivated, water was poured on it, and instead of directly ramming the foundation, the 'Sanhe soil' that was constantly carried over was covered with a thick layer, and then it began to find a way to harden.

The method of hardening the roadbed is also very simple, that is, using more than a dozen huge stones, under the pull and push of livestock and manpower, and rolling over and over again.

After that, on the hardened roadbed, a layer of gravel and river sand is laid.

Immediately afterwards, a 'ropeway transportation line' composed of wool ropes, simple wooden frames, iron pulleys, etc., a steady stream of powder called 'cement' was transported, mixed with some river sand and clean water, mixed evenly, and dumped on the road surface.

This kind of ore powder called 'cement' is very magical, after mixing river sand and clean water, and then pouring it on the roadbed, after two or three days, it will become even harder than stone, it is incredible!

Sima Qian and Dongfang Shuo, who were in charge of supervising the work, were stunned.

If this kind of cement can be applied to the construction of the city, this hardness alone is enough to be called 'solid'......

The two knew Yang Chuan's temperament, but they didn't dare to ask more.

Because, asking is Yang's secret recipe, what do you want to do?

Everyone found that since Yang Chuan came back from Jilusai, the temperament of the whole person has changed, and he is no longer idle all day long, not learning and unskilled, but starting to get busy all night.

One county, under the jurisdiction of ten counties, a mess of bad things are too busy, put it in the past, he is almost a hands-off shopkeeper, everything will be handed over to others to handle.

Now, at this stage, he has to do everything.

"It's been seven or eight days and nights since less than a hundred miles of roads have been built?"

"Send 5,000 military households over and speed up!"

"In addition, there is not enough wood to make the chariots, which allows the logging team to speed up."

"Expand the transport team, send out all the cattle and chariots, and be sure to make enough chariots before the Huns attack!"

"The crossbows, blades, and sandwich leather armor used by the women and children of the common people must be produced by all means, distributed as soon as possible, and all the people over the age of thirteen and under the age of seventy must go through a formal training!"

Liu Man, Zhiniang, Naren Tuoya and others had to suspend their 'studies'.

The three little women were also busy, continuing to serve as the 'heads' of the old people's group, women's group, and children's group, going all out to help Yang Chuan, and commanding the people of the city to prepare for war.

So busy and chaotic, in a blink of an eye, a month has passed.

It is said that Wei Qing, Lu Bode, Li Guang and other five-way armies are progressing smoothly, sweeping two or three hundred miles outside the Great Wall.

Yang Chuan knew in his heart that he was sweeping bullshit.

It is clear that the Huns vacated the desert of more than 300 miles north of the Great Wall as a strategic buffer zone, allowing 150,000 Han troops to circle in the desert; As for the main force of the people, the devil knows where to hide!

Maybe he will hide in Mobei, or he will already make a detour to the south and join the cavalry of the Right Xian King.

It is also possible that only a cavalry of 350,000 people was sent to attack and harass in the areas of Yanmen, Dingxiang and Wuyuan, and the main force of the people secretly poked and hid in a dark ravine, waiting to deal a fatal blow to the Han army......

The extreme backwardness of transportation and communication led to the fact that the information of both sides was unequal, and the main force of the Han army could not find the main force of the Xiongnu, and similarly, the main force of the Xiongnu could not see the main force of the Han army, and this battle was very chaotic and aggrieved.

The only one who has no news is the Yulin Army led by Huo Quzhi and Cao Xiang.

Ever since the west left the chicken and deer plug into the desert, that army has disappeared, and even the general Wei Qing does not know where they have gone; For this reason, I heard that Liu Che in Chang'an City was furious and dropped several pieces of glazed ware and valuable 'porcelain'......

Yang Chuan knew.

He counted his fingers, after a month's long-distance travel, Huo Qubing should have arrived in Longcheng, maybe he was in a big tent to count the Huns they had captured, right?

In the battle of Dragon City, they should have captured Yi Zhixian's father-in-law, uncle and a lot of wives alive, and there should have been a few little chrysanthemums laughing on that kid's handsome face, right?

Whenever he thinks of Huo Quzhi and Cao Xiang's two second goods, Yang Chuan can't help but laugh and scold: "Two fools!" ”

At dusk on this day, Yang Chuan climbed the north gate of Shuofang City alone, and on the steps of the city gate building, he sat on the ground, chewing the beef tendon in sauce and drinking wine, looking at the north with some melancholy.

Seeing that a month has passed, the short summer in the land of Mobei will soon be over.

Once the autumn rainy season begins, the Han army that has traveled long distances, coupled with the longer and longer supply lines, will be in a dilemma, without a compass, or a 'guide' who is familiar with the grassland desert, it is naturally easy to get lost.

Yang Chuan guessed that Yi Zhixian's main force was waiting for such an opportunity.

When people are sleepy and the roads are lost, the wolves will appear like ghosts, baring their sharp fangs and tearing the good sons of the big men to pieces.

"Damn, this battle is suffocating."

Burying tens of thousands of heroes and sons in vain is obviously a crime!

Yang Chuan spread out a map, and took out a special 'compass' from his arms, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, he half-squinted, carefully looking for the location of Dragon City......

"Changning Hou, Jilu is in an emergency!"

At this moment, Dongfang Shuo rode his horse and galloped over, and before he reached the root of the city wall, he rolled off his horse and ran up the city wall in great strides, panting and said: "Zhang Tang sent a secret letter, two hundred miles west of Jilusai, and found 15,000 Hun cavalry!" ”

Yang Chuan put away the compass in his hand, shifted his gaze to the direction of Jilusai, and stretched out a finger: "Two hundred miles west of Jilusai, that is, the Huns appeared on the edge of Ulan Bu and the desert?" ”

Dongfang Shuo leaned down and took a look: "It should be." ”

"No, why are there only 15,000 people?" Yang Chuan groaned a few times, and his right index finger tapped lightly on the map, "It seems that the directions of Yanmen, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and Wuyuan are all feints sent by King Zuo Xian to attack and disturb. ”

"This time, Yi Zhixie's target is really Shuofang County."

Yang Chuan suddenly raised his head and said, "Give Zhang Tang immediately...... No, first send a message to the general Wei Qing and the direction of Chang'an City, saying that more than 15,000 Xiongnu elites were found on the Western Front! ”

Dongfang Shuo nodded, ran down the city wall quickly, and rode his horse away.

Yang Chuan slowly stood up, held the city wall with his hand, glanced at the map spread out on the ground again, and muttered: "What about Yi Zhixian and the other main forces of the Right Virtuous King?" ”

"Could it be that Liu Che is right, those wolf Riha's main targets are really Chang'an City?"

(End of chapter)