After listening to the envoy of the Huns, his heart fell into a daze, the purpose of the envoy of the Huns was to let himself send troops to fight with him outside the city, and if he lost, let the county seat of Yangqu out. Wang Gang wanted to disdain it, but looking at the envoy's arrogant face, Wang Gang couldn't swallow this breath again.

"What do you two mean," Wang Gang asked Hao Meng and Chu Yu beside him.

"It's okay to have a fight, but you have to change the rules. Five hundred men from each side fought several battles. In this way, our chances of winning will be much greater, but the Huns have never said what we will gain if we win," Hao Zhao said first.

"If Wu Zhao is here, maybe he can win a game, the archers are at a great disadvantage to the cavalry, if there are five hundred people, they can also give it a try, if there are more, I'm afraid there is no chance of winning" Chu Yu said.

Cavalry is a fast-moving force, and archers shoot up to two arrows. Even a three-star archer can't kill an enemy in a large area in two rounds of arrow rain. Then when the cavalry gets close, it will be a massacre.

"Then our side can win at least four games, then we will compete with them in seven games, each army will send five hundred people, led by a main general" Wang Gang also wanted to see what chance his soldiers had of winning when both sides were ready.

When Wang Gang and Hao Meng were discussing the details, Chen Gong and Tian Feng came in a hurry, and their attitudes were very anxious. Obviously, the two of them already knew about the arrival of the Xiongnu envoy.

"General Zhenbei can't promise the Huns, this is the Huns' plan to lure the tiger down the mountain" Tian Feng saw Wang Gang, and he didn't care about saluting, and hurriedly said.

"The Huns can't attack for a long time, their morale has declined, if they win the competition outside the city, they will definitely be excited, this is what the Huns want, the general of Zhenbei only needs to strengthen the defense of Hequ County, and when the Huns run out of food, they will only retreat" Chen Gonggong said.

"I also know that this is a strategy of the Huns, but after all, I have to fight head-on with the Huns, and I will never know the gap with the Huns without facing a real battlefield. We can't defend the city all the time," Wang Gang said seriously.

"But if you lose, let go of Hequ County, the western gateway of Taiyuan County is wide open, Taiyuan is in danger, and the general of Zhenbei is asked to think twice" Tian Feng's eyes were red, and he said impassionedly.

"If the general does not let out of Hequ County at that time, although the soldiers are not tired of deceit, they will inevitably be criticized. It will damage the prestige of General Zhenbei," Chen Gong also reminded.

"I naturally understand the intentions of the two, but it is impossible for the people of Bingzhou to go out of the city and go to the land of Huizhou, and hide on the city wall all the time. Besides, even if the county seat of Hequ is gone, I am sure to hold the Shiling Pass and make it difficult for the Huns to advance an inch" After Wang Gang finished speaking, he motioned for the two to sit down.

Chen Gong and Tian Feng glanced at each other, knowing that it was unlikely to persuade Wang Gang to change his mind, maybe what Wang Gang said was right, it was impossible for the people of Bingzhou to hide on the city wall all the time, and the land of Bingzhou was a pain in the hearts of the people of Bingzhou, and only the people of Bingzhou would empathize.

"Now that General Zhenbei has made up his mind, I don't know how the general is going to fight this gentleman's battle," Tian Feng said.

"To be honest, I don't know much about the wars of the Warring States Period, and I would like to ask Mr. Tian to elaborate," Wang Gang said with some embarrassment.

Tian Feng was speechless for a while, but he still patiently explained.

"Some rituals have long been broken, and they must be famous, and they will fight when they hear the declaration, and they will not attack or attack, and they will not hurt the innocent, and they will not run for more than a hundred steps, and they will not be able to do anything but three times. After the war, the defeated party presented gifts, formed an alliance, and the two families each dismissed their troops" Tian Feng told Wang Gang in detail about the etiquette of the war in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Wang Gang listened with a burst of curiosity.

"The Huns have sent a hundred war horses, what does this mean" Wang Gang thought that the Xiongnu's envoy had sent a hundred war horses, and he had already arrived in Hequ County, and couldn't help but ask.

"This is to cheer up, to worry that we are not enough weapons, so send some over. As a matter of courtesy, we are going to send some food over to call the consolation army. They are afraid that they will not have enough food to eat. ”

Wang Gang was speechless for a while.

"Then they sent their soldiers over to ask if we would like to accept their invitation to fight outside the city?" Wang Gang asked again.

"Yes, this is the war after hearing the war, if we don't agree, they will declare war on us, and if they are invited to fight in the alliance after the war, they will be treated differently" Tian Feng said.

"It is estimated that these are not needed, so according to the etiquette of inviting war, fight with the Huns outside the city. As for the alliance, forget it"

"The general must have misunderstood, the alliance book here is not a real alliance, but some defeated compensation agreements, just like we were defeated, they want a reason for Hequ County, it is just a written admission, and it doesn't have much practical significance for now" Tian Feng finished speaking, his eyes narrowed slightly, he had already thought of a plan.

"Then you can fight" Chen Gong also instantly understood what Tian Feng meant, and there was a touch of ruthlessness in his eyes.

"Since the two gentlemen also think that they can fight, then I will order to send some food over, and by the way, tell them that if the Huns are defeated, let go of Wudu County" Wang Gang's face showed a relaxed smile, if Wudu County can be recovered, then it is best to lead the war to Wuyuan County, and it will not affect Taiyuan County again.

And Chen Gong and Tian Feng glanced at each other, feeling that they were not on the same level as Wang Gang, and seeing that Wang Gang did not understand what the two meant, he spoke.

"The general can withdraw the people of Hequ County, prepare more things to ignite the fire, wait for the Huns to enter the city, and then let the city be carefully lit, even if they can't all burn the Huns to death, the Huns will definitely be defeated, but the general will take advantage of the victory to pursue."

Wang Gang was shocked when he heard this, this Chen Gong's strategy was very vicious. However, there are also a lot of loopholes, in case the Huns only send a small number of people into the city, and then send troops to pursue, it is inevitable that they will not be ambushed, and then they will burn their own cities in vain, not to mention, but also lose soldiers and generals, sometimes the conspiracy is like this, if it is used well, it is a big victory, and if it is not used well, it is to lose the wife and break the army.

"Mr. Chen's plan is a little inappropriate, although I hate the Huns to the bone, but in order to win the battle, I still can't do it after burning the county seat of Hequ, and the people of the state are poor, located in the border, life is not easy, the Huns still know not to destroy the city houses, how can I burn the people's houses, we will win this battle, and please relax the two gentlemen" Wang Gang said

Chen Gong listened to Wang Gang's words, and a trace of loss flashed in his heart, feeling that Wang Gang had some woman's kindness. Although they swore by what they said, Chen Gong and Tian Feng were not optimistic about this gentleman's battle outside the city.

The Xiongnu envoy brought Wang Gang's words to Liu Bao and Yang Cheng, and the two agreed to Wang Gang's request after a little summing. So the two sides agreed that three days later, outside the county town of Hequ, a gentleman's battle would be held, and a total of 3,500 men from both sides would be divided into seven teams. Engage in turn, with the most victorious side winning.

A word from the writer