On this day, an urgent report was suddenly received from Liyang County: a thousand Rao Hun cavalry crossed the county, but did not plunder the county seat, but rushed directly in the direction of Ruyin County.

The Huns have always been brutal, and they plundered everywhere they went, why did this Hun soldier let go of the county town and did not disturb it? Do you think that the population of Liyang County is sparse and not worth starting? Or do you think that you should capture the thief and capture the king, first take the city of Ruyin County and then break up the entire Ruyin County? Whatever the reason, the Huns marched quickly and quickly, and they had to be immediately put into combat readiness.

Ruyin has not had sword soldiers for decades, and when they heard the arrival of the Hun cavalry, many people couldn't help but panic. Shu Yan convened everyone to study countermeasures, and discussed whether to focus on facing the battle or defense.

Hardliners advocate taking the initiative to meet the challenge. Peng Hui was old and strong, patted his chest and said: "Hun Xunhu! I think that when our ancestors of the Jin family were laid, the Huns saddled our horses before and after, and behaved with their tails between them. Now that the court is in decline, he dares to jump out and become a hero, who is afraid of him? If they dare to come, I will lead my troops to fight him, and I will be the first to take his head!" ”

Sun Yi is a conservative, and after listening to Peng Hui's words, he disagreed very much, and sneered: "What a mighty General Peng!" This time, that time. I advise you to be more restrained. The Huns are in full swing and unstoppable, so we'd better avoid their edge. In my opinion, the 10,000 soldiers in the camp outside the city should be transferred to the city to be deployed, and then the city gates should be closed. ”

Peng Hui is just a Sima, and Sun Yi calls him "General Peng", which obviously means to make fun of him. He was immediately furious: "Duh! If the troops are transferred to the city, the safety of the people outside the city will not be taken into account? I've trained 10,000 soldiers, are they all like you to be shrunken turtles? ”

"Who's going to be a shrunken turtle? Do I want to be self-conscious, do I really think that I am the master of tigers and wolves? ”

"Even if you can't be a tiger and wolf master, you can't be a shrunken turtle like you!"

Seeing that the two sides were arguing more and more, Du Jian, who had always been silent, hurriedly stopped: "What a tiger and wolf division, what a turtle with a shrunken head!" We're all here to discuss countermeasures, not to let you attack each other! ”

Peng Hui knew that Du Jian was a centrist and did not take sides, so he asked him: "Master Du, you blame us for arguing, so in your opinion, how should we meet the enemy?" ”

Du Jian waved his hand and said: "The entire army building process has always been handled by Shu Cheng, I am not familiar with this, let's listen to Shu Cheng." ”

The matter was urgent, and Shu Yan couldn't help everyone arguing, so he said: "Since we are training troops, it is to protect the peace of the county and contribute to the imperial court's fight against the Xiongnu." As a last resort, you should not shrink into the city and let the enemy laugh at you. It's a mule, it's a horse, it's always going to be pulled out and slippery. But don't be reckless. Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated. This Hun cavalry was only about 8,000 men, and it was isolated; We were 10,000 infantry, and I drew 10,000 reservists from the counties, adding up to 20,000, and we were not without the certainty of victory. In addition, as far as I know, in the counties that the Xiongnu went to, except for a small number of people who fled in despair, most of the county guards were resisting. ”

Being so by Shu Yan, Sun Yi and the others seemed to have zero confidence, but there was still no shortage of doubts: "In terms of strength, we do have an advantage, but the cavalry's formation is extraordinary, rushing forward, the power is like a bamboo, and the infantry lost in momentum before fighting." Moreover, in addition to the power of the charge, in the real confrontation, the cavalry rode on the horse, and could easily attack the infantry's head, chest and other vital parts, while the infantry was not easy to inflict fatal injuries on the cavalry. In addition, we have two disadvantages: one is the lack of actual combat experience, and the other is the lack of armor. ”

Hearing this, Peng Hui couldn't hold back his anger again, and scolded Sun Yi: "You will only grow the morale of others and destroy your own prestige." In the past three years, we have been imitating the confrontation and stabbing on the real battlefield, do you think it is just a simple military drill? Also, our armor is ready, I'm afraid you don't know yet! ”

"Didn't the money for the armor be spent millions by the temple built by Gamo? How can our county office have the money to prepare it again so quickly? ”

"Of course, there is no money in the county office, thanks to the eldest princess of Yong'an, Gao Fengliangjie, who understands the righteousness. When the eldest princess learned of this, she deliberately took out her food tax from Yong'an Yi to make up for the shortfall. The armor was just put in place yesterday. ”

Compared with Peng Hui's arbitrariness, Shu Yan is much calmer. Instead, he likes to hear real skeptical voices. Because it is only by accepting advice that mistakes can be reduced. He looked at Sun Yidao, who still seemed to be skeptical: "It is indeed the eldest princess of Yong'an who helped make up for this shortfall." Now the armor is all in place. But as you said earlier, the infantry is at a natural disadvantage against the cavalry. Even if the soldiers put on the armor, they are still at a disadvantage. For this reason, I studied with Peng Bingcao and Tang Daxia for a long time, but I couldn't come up with a good battle method, but this time I burned my eyebrows, but I forced me to come up with a set of war methods. ”

Hearing that there was a good fighting method, Peng Hui was very surprised, and complained that Tang who was sitting on the side replied: "What is the good fighting method, why not early, we can also practice in advance." ”

Tang Hui was not from the official office, so he was reluctant to participate in the discussion of the officials. Seeing Peng Hui ask himself, he replied with a smile: "Shu Cheng just came up with it, and the two of us have only discussed it once." Please ask Shu Cheng for details. ”

Shu Yan elaborated his set of tactics and said: "To confront the cavalry, first of all, you can't be afraid, and the most important thing is to stabilize your mind." Imagine that when the cavalry charged, the infantry felt that they could not be defeated, so they turned around and ran first, leaving their backs to the enemy. Several times the enemy's forces are useless. As long as the cavalry charges steadily, and dares to fight head-on, this is a successful step. After stabilizing the position, when the cavalry rushes over, they will face a real fight. If they fight alone, the infantry will naturally be defeated. If you use two or three infantry against one cavalryman, you have a certain chance of winning. ”

Peng Hui thought for a while, shook his head and said, "We have 20,000 people, and they have 8,000 people, and the number can reach this ratio." If two or three infantry against one cavalry may really be feasible, but I am afraid that once the soldiers on the battlefield are tired of fighting, they will be chaotic, and no one can care about anyone. ”

That's the key. Tens of thousands of people fighting on the battlefield will inevitably be chaotic. So be sure to organize it beforehand. Pick every two people who are brave and healthy as a group, and the remaining three people as a group. These two or three people in the group are regarded as a whole with each other, and they are the group of life and death, which is equivalent to living and dying together, working together against a certain cavalryman. When you get to the battlefield, don't care if the others live or die, just recognize your group. As long as there are no deaths in the group, this combination cannot be dispersed at any time, and it must not be re-formed, and it must always cooperate to kill if once someone in the group is killed, the rest of the people should not fight alone, and immediately form a new life and death group with others to continue fighting. Although the members of the group fight together, they also have their own focus. In a group of two, one of them acts as the main attack, confronting the enemy head-on, and the other person acts as an auxiliary, covering the main attack while attacking the opponent's war horse; In groups of three, one main attack, one covers, and the other specializes in attacking war horses. ”

Peng Hui couldn't help but nod after hearing this, but he had some doubts: "This method is really proper, if you form a mutual aid in life and death, and form an ironclad combination, there will be no chaos on the battlefield." However, it may not be so easy to attack the opponent's war horse. The cavalry is not only heavily armoured, but the war horse is also armored, so the cavalry can rampage without scruples. ”

"Even Rao's armor can't cover the whole body, how can the horse's armor not have exposed parts?"

"The horse's head, neck, back, and ribs are all armored, and only the legs, belly, and tail of the horse are exposed, but these places are either behind or underneath, relatively hidden, and not easy to attack."

Tang replied: "With other people in the group as cover, it is completely possible to attack the horse's legs and belly at close range. ”

Wu Qian also said: "The cavalry relied on war horses, and when the horses were injured, the cavalry fell to the ground, and a heavy armor was a burden. ”

After some discussion, everyone discussed and discussed it properly. Then we started arranging the groupings.

The horn sounded, and Peng Hui quickly assembled the team. In just three years, these people have changed from a rabble to a regular and mighty army with neat military appearance and high morale. Military discipline is strict, everything is done quickly, and there is no procrastination. Peng Hui was assigned one by one, and the two hours of work had already been completed.

Boosting the morale of the army is often more important than well-equipped equipment, so before the war, the main generals must do pre-war mobilization. Although reluctant, it has reached the most critical time, and as the main general, Biyu has no choice but to come to the camp in person. It was also the first time he had stood on the podium. When he saw such a strict military appearance, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised - it turned out that Shu Yan's training was not a lie, but a real one!

Biyu has always been skillful, and when talking about the Xuanchang, he often fights three or five debaters with his own strength without being at a disadvantage. But now, when he wanted to speak, he opened his mouth but didn't know anything. Words come from the heart. What comes out of the heart. Biyu's head is full of thoughts of doing nothing and doing nothing, and going with the flow. Guided by this thought, it seems that he should now: "If you don't want to be quiet, the next will be self-determined", "The husband is not fighting, so the next can not fight with him" and so on.

However, he knew that it was not appropriate, so he only said, "Wait—do it yourself." ”

On this occasion, what we want is to unite as one, support the main general, and unite people's hearts. It's understandable just to "wait", after all, people are the chief general of an army, the chief guard of a county, and the eldest princess, but how to understand the four words "good for yourself"? Do you fight the enemy well, or do you protect yourself? Everyone is simply baffled. How can this inspire the morale of the army? It's clearly discouraged!

Just when everyone looked at each other, they heard Biyu say again: "The Huns rebelled, destroyed my Jin room, abolished my capital, lost my family and country, and my parents also suffered at the same time with the court. Ah, these painful accusations come from the bottom of our hearts and are quite inspiring. Before Shu Yan and the others could be relieved, they listened to Biyu continue to say: "I will serve my parents and perform the gift of worry." should have reported to the court and then dismissed at home, but the son was in trouble, and now it is the turn of the ownerless minister. Although there is no way to report, the etiquette system cannot bear to violate, so I hereby announce: From now on, I will step down from the post of Taishou and Jing'an generals, and all of them will be entrusted to Shu Yan to take over. ”

The conversation turned straight to the point, and it turned out that Biyu wanted to completely retire in the name of mourning and worrying about his parents.

"How does this work!" Shu Yan was simply stunned, and hurriedly persuaded, "At present, the great enemy is in danger, and the family and country are in danger, so we should work together to assist the prince of the government and protect the people together." At this critical time, how can the prince be confined to the etiquette system and retreat? ”

"Three years of mourning, and the next mourning. When Dr. Shu passed away, you, as the eldest grandson, earned a good reputation for your parents and grandfather for three years. Now that you are blocking me in the opposite direction, do you not want to trap me in the infamy of disloyalty, unfilial piety, and unkindness? ”

"This ......" was asked by Biyu like this, what else could Shu Yan do, so he had to take a step back and say, "It's okay for you to go to mourn, and I can also take over the duties of governing the county and the army, but I must not accept these two titles." ”

Biyu listened, but silently said nothing, did not say anything, and turned around and stepped down.