At the foot of Helan Mountain, the ice and snow melted, and pieces of felt tents stood in a forest.

In the vast grassland, there are Yueshi herdsmen, driving horses and herds of cattle and sheep to graze into the distance.

A tall vault.

The rulers of the Kushan tribe of the Yue clan gathered here, studying the news from within the Great Wall in the south.

"Spring is coming, the horses on the grassland are starting to come into heat, and the Qin people in the south are also going to send troops to us. According to the news brought by the merchants, the Qin people will send 300,000 troops this time to fight for the pasture we occupy. ”

Wearing a crown of golden hair, the Marquis of Guishan, with eyes like falcons, said a terrifying number.

300,000!

The nobles of the Yue clan in the tent all inhaled cool air.

Since the last time Su Jiasha, the daughter of the Marquis of Xi, returned from an envoy to Qin, they had already determined that the Qin people wanted to go to war, but it was not until today that they knew for the first time the strength of the Qin army that they were going to dispatch.

300,000 troops!

As a powerful tribe second only to Wang in the Yue Clan, the population of the Kushan Department is only more than 100,000, and there are only 40,000 cavalry who can really go to the battlefield and have combat effectiveness.

Even if you add the Xiumi Department in Henan, the total strength of the two divisions is 70,000 cavalry, which is tantamount to a world difference compared to the 300,000 army.

"Otherwise, we will leave here, retreat to Hexi, and give them this land."

Youyue Clan Wan Chang shouted, his face showed a look of horror, and the number of the Qin army frightened them.

The Marquis of Guishuang glared at his frightened subordinates and roared in a low voice: "Coward, how can there be such a thing as eating meat in your mouth and spitting it out on the grassland, not to mention that the army of 300,000 Qin people is not as terrible as you think. ”

He looked at the woman in military uniform who was sitting at the bottom and said, "Tell these cowards about the 300,000 Qin army." ”

"Yes."

Su Jiasha replied and said to the Yue nobles in the tent: "The Qin army has 300,000 people, half of them are farmers who carry grain, they don't wear armor, they don't carry bows and arrows, and they don't have horses to ride, these people don't need to be afraid. ”

"The real warriors of the Qin people are only more than 100,000 people, as far as we know, the land within the Great Wall is not suitable for raising horses, and the cavalry of the Qin people will not exceed 40,000, and the rest are two-legged foot soldiers."

No more than 40,000 cavalry, the rest are all infantry!

The Yue nobles in the tent all had bright eyes.

Sugarsha continued: "And the Marquis of Xi has decided to give up a part of the pasture and invite the Marquis of Shuangmi to lead his men here and join us against the army of the Qin people!" ”

The three Yue clans of Guishan, Xiumi, and Shuangmi accounted for most of the strength of the Yue clan, adding up to almost 90,000 cavalry.

A bearded Yueshi Wanchang laughed and started a simple addition and subtraction in public.

"Our three divisions have a total of 90,000 horsemen, and if the cavalry of the Qin people is offset by 40,000, then there will be 50,000 horsemen. On the steppe, 50,000 cavalry beat his 100,000 horseless infantry, and he won! ”

"Hahaha, we don't have to be afraid at all!"

The nobles of the Yue clan were in high spirits one by one, and they felt that they were in control.

The grassland north of the Great Wall is open and flat, suitable for horses to gallop, and is the natural main battlefield of cavalry.

Anyone in their right mind knows that it is impossible for infantry to defeat cavalry on the steppe.

The cavalry of the Yue clan was more than that of the Qin people, and they certainly had a better chance of winning.

Seeing that the nobles under his command were in high spirits, the Marquis of Guishuang nodded with satisfaction.

Today's gathering, he is to cheer up before the war and mobilize the fighting spirit of the nobles under his command.

"And there are still our Yue Clan's friends in the Great Wall, they will bring the Qin army's march route, and when the time comes, our Yue Clan people will surround it like wolves and eat the Qin people clean!"

"I'm going to let those 300,000 Qin people go to the grassland and never go back, so that they all become our slaves!"

The confident voice of the Marquis of Guishuang resounded in the tent.

Many nobles of the Yue Clan excitedly agreed: "Turn the Qin people into slaves!" ”

The Marquis of Guishuang looked at Su Jiasha next to him again, and said, "The Qin people sent envoys to Helan, it must be to find out our situation, kill them all, send their heads back to the Great Wall, and anger the Qin generals in the city fortress. It would be better if the generals of the Qin State could lose their minds and lead their troops into the grassland in anger. ”

"An enraged beast will be easier to deal with."

……

"The grassland is vast, and the spread belongs to each other, and the place where this car rides is also, and the infantry is not one in ten."

Zhao Tuo stood on the loess plateau, looking at the endless military tents and human heads.

The 300,000 troops given to him by the emperor have been arranged in place, and there are 50,000 people each in Qiangqi in Longxi County and Yang Yuan in Shangjun, and he has 200,000 troops here.

However, among the 200,000 troops, 100,000 were auxiliaries responsible for transporting grain and heavy loads, and there were only 100,000 soldiers, including 20,000 cavalry and 80,000 infantry.

This number was not much different from the number of Yue's cavalry in Henan that he knew, and it was very likely that the Yue's people would ask for reinforcements from their own clan from Hexi.

In this way, the number of Yue's cavalry may even exceed the number of soldiers of Zhao Tuo's main force.

Chen Ping, Li Shiqi and others, in order to be safe, said that on the grassland, the infantry was inferior to the cavalry, and this strength was not advantageous compared to the Qin army.

It is better to let General Qiang of Longxi County and General Yang Yuan of Shangjun lead a partial division to converge, and the Qin army will maintain its superior strength and fight a decisive battle with the Yueshi people.

Zhao Tuo finally refused.

The steppe is too vast, and it is not a good choice to join forces.

Moreover, both Qiang and Yang Yuan's partial divisions are useful, and it is more useful to let them carry out tasks than to stay in Zhao Tuo's main force.

As for the strength of the two sides, Zhao Tuo was not too worried.

"The infantry on the plains is unstoppable. But it also depends on who beats whom, and how can it be false to say that a man is a five-hundred- ”

"20,000 cavalry equipped with cavalry three treasures, plus 80,000 soldiers with strong bows and crossbows, hum."

Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart, his self-confidence comes from the top equipment of today's era.

He found Xiao He, who was appointed as the chief historian, and asked about logistics.

The general chief Shi is an official of the nature of the staff, equivalent to a position such as secretary general, and can be held without the requirement of a knighthood, Zhao Tuo is just used to place Xiao He, let him be in charge of logistics and internal affairs, and see the ability of the other party.

Xiao He already had the experience of serving as an official when he was in Peixian, and after getting started for a period of time, he basically got used to it, and now he is facing the general's inquiries, and he talks eloquently and is very organized.

After he finished talking about the amount of corn in the army, he said: "Guanzhong also transported 100,000 stone flour, and after making wheat cakes, our army does not need to bury the kettle for cooking in half a month, and there is no danger of lack of military rations." ”

"Good."

Zhao Tuo's eyes flashed with essence, half a month's dry food, on the grassland, played a role not ordinarily large.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps in the distance, and Li Shiqi walked over with a calm face and said to Zhao Tuo: "General, there is news from the Great Wall that the messenger we sent to Helan Mountain was killed by the Yueshi people, and all his heads were cut off and thrown under the Great Wall. ”

Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned cold and said, "I underestimated these Yue's people. ”

Li Shiqi said: "The Yue's people killed my envoy, which is a suitable reason for war, but our army has just assembled now, and the training level is not enough, will the general wait some more time to send troops." ”

"Wait for half a month, I won't fight unprepared battles, let the soldiers cooperate with each other to train for a period of time, and bows and crossbows and arrows must also be prepared enough. In addition, it can also be used by the Ushi side. ”

Zhao Tuo sneered: "Wu Sun Tzu said that those who use the room must ask for the enemy to come between me, so they will benefit and give up, so they can be obtained and used." ”

"The name of the Wu clan is my Qin State Dajia, but in fact, he leaked information to the Yue clan for his own interests, and it is between the Yue clan, and we use him to deal with the Yue clan, which is the purpose of the opposite. Mr. Li, if you take advantage of this Wu clan, you will say that I am very angry about the Yue clan's killing of the envoy, and I can't wait for the cooperation of the partial division, and after half a month, I will lead the army out of the fortress to take Helan directly. ”

"In this way, the Yue clan can concentrate their forces to fight a decisive battle with our main force, and at the same time, the two divisions can also secretly send troops to cooperate from the flanks."

Li Shiqi responded: "Don't worry, general, I will definitely let Wu Shilu do what the general wants." ”

Zhao Tuo nodded, his face cold.

"After the news spreads, his entire clan will be immediately detained, and this person will be taken with him in the army, and he will be of some use in the grassland in the future."

Li Shiqi, Xiao He and others all received military orders and left.

Zhao Tuo silently stayed where he was.

The war is about to begin, and the exit is imminent.

But his biggest fear is not the coming war.

He looked southeast, his face worried.

"It's due date."

(End of chapter)