Wei Ni

After listening to Qin Lang's words, Xia Houhui couldn't help but feel excited.

In other words, any general who is determined to be on the battlefield will inevitably have his heart beat faster in the face of such easy-to-obtain military exploits.

Yes, it is a battle achievement that is easily available.

The so-called soldiers are more expensive than elites.

Guided by Baima Yicong, who was familiar with the mountains and geography, and with four thousand well-armored and well-equipped Luoyang Chinese cavalrymen, they unexpectedly attacked the Mobei Xianbei cavalry, which had blunt swords, weak bows, and almost no armor. Even the slightly talented generals Suidu dared to issue a military order and guaranteed with his life that he would return victoriously.

Moreover, for Xia Houhui, if he should send the supervisory troops there, there would be no need to worry that after the war, the emperor Cao Rui would find out that his temperament was still unstable and that he was still greedy for power and took risks.

This was a decision made by Qin Lang and Tian Yu after joint discussion.

Moreover, Kebi's ability to recruit Mobei Cavalry to join the battle was an unexpected situation that no one expected.

If he had agreed generously, the emperor Cao Rui would have felt that he had accepted the order in the face of danger, and would not hesitate to praise him for his loyalty to the country.

However, Xia Houhui did not agree immediately.

The events he has experienced in the past six months have already begun to change his state of mind, and he has begun to work hard to create an image of himself that is calm and steady.

Especially, Tian Yu hasn’t arrived yet!

It's not too late to wait for a moment until Tian Yu comes over and listen to what he has to say before making a decision.

Therefore, Xia Houhui just nodded slightly to indicate that he was listening attentively and waited for Qin Lang to continue talking.

But his behavior made Qin Lang speechless.

To be precise, Xia Houhui's refusal to answer or express his position was beyond his expectation, which made him not know how to continue the draft he had prepared early.

When did this child's character become so cautious?

When Dingxiang County killed Hu Kou and set up an ambush, it was impossible to confirm the fate of the matter. It makes sense that he could restrain his desire to make great achievements, but now it is a sure-fire achievement~
How could he be so indifferent!
And still not even the slightest hint of joy or high-spirited expression appeared on his face.
Qin Lang was puzzled.

After staring at Xia Houhui suspiciously for a moment, he continued to persuade softly, "Zhiquan, with four thousand to attack twenty thousand, although there is a huge disparity between us and the enemy, but with the elite of our army, it is easy to defeat and return."

"Well, what Yuan Ming said is absolutely true. How can a mere Huru from Mobei be the leader of the Wei army?"

"Although Baima Yicong has been living in the mountains for a long time, he has been following the governor Tian to attack the Hu in the past few years. He is more than enough to serve as a guide. Zhiquan does not have to worry about them causing the army to stray."

"This is inevitable."

"Although the thief chief Ke Bineng led his troops south, he has not yet entered Youbeiping. He is far away from our army camp. Our army rode out separately and there is no need to worry about being alerted by them. Moreover, the intention of me and the prefect Tian is to Zhiquan led his cavalry to go east along the river, and then went north to attack Macheng after reaching Sangqian County. The marching route was either among the counties and counties of our Wei State, or through the mountains. Before Zhiquan approached Macheng and attacked, he would not Discovered by the Mobei Hulu."

"I, An Neng, don't believe in the arrangements between Yuan Ming and Prefect Tian!"

Qin Lang:.
Since you know everything and haven’t noticed anything wrong, then you should speak up and take orders!
I gave you all my heartfelt words and persuasion!
What are you still dawdling about!
Regarding Xia Houhui's delay in expressing his position, even Qin Lang, who had always had a good temper, couldn't help feeling angry.

But soon, he suppressed his annoyance and had another thought: Could it be that he was resentful because I had previously seized the military power of the backbone camp, so he was unwilling to serve in this battle?
You can't blame him for having a villain's heart.

After all, he did not hesitate to offend Cao Shuang and rewarded him with great merit, but Xia Houhui's reaction was too abnormal.

There was a moment of silence.

Qin Lang, who was brooding with his beard, quietly let out a sigh of relief, and asked Xia Houhui in a deep voice, "Zhiquan is not willing to supervise the cavalry to attack Ma City?"

"Why did Yuan Ming say this?"

Unexpectedly, Xia Houhui's answer left him speechless again, "I just said that if the Yuan and Ming Dynasty have something to do, you can speak up. Now the Yuan and Ming Dynasties and the prefect Tian want me to supervise the cavalry to attack Ma City. This is a state matter. I Is there any reason why you don’t want to go?”

Uh, okay.

Qin Lang opened his mouth to say a few words, but thought about it and closed it again.

Although he was a little angry, he felt that Xia Houhui had just deliberately teased him.

Maybe he's aware of it.

Xia Houhui, who was just asking questions, continued to ask, "Although Yuan Ming and Prefect Tian have already made a decision, there is one thing that I can't figure out. It's like a lump in my throat. I dare to ask why Yuan Ming and Prefect Tian made a decision when they were planning. The plan is to drive the troops north to attack Ma City? Since our army has discovered the backhand of the thief chief Ke Bineng, why not use the plan?"

yes~
Now that we all know what the enemy wants, the most appropriate strategy is to take advantage of it!

The Wei army was the one eager for a decisive battle.

However, heading north to attack Ma City, regardless of success or failure, would only serve to arouse the enemy. Instead, Kebi Neng would not dare to confront the Wei army again, and would instead evade the battle. Wouldn't that mean that the purpose of the Wei army's coming north was defeated?
Taking a step back, the Mobei Cavalry that attacked Ma City was not of great benefit to the war.

After all, Kebineng’s foundation is in Monan.

As long as the Wei State cannot uproot its foundation in Monan, the Xianbei disaster in the northern border counties will never end.

"Ugh"

Unexpectedly, Qin Lang let out a long sigh when he heard this, "As for what Zhiquan is worried about, I discussed it with Prefect Tian last night, and we both agreed that our army no longer has the strength to take advantage of the situation. Zhiquan must not forget that I Before coming to Bingzhou, Bi Shijun killed more than [-] cavalry by going to war?"

nonsense!

Can I forget?
Moreover, why does our army not have the strength to take advantage of the situation?
As long as you separate more than a thousand cavalry from the heroic cavalry camp, and combine two thousand cavalry with seven hundred leopard cavalry and hand them over to my command, I will dare to issue a military order, and Huangque will be behind to give them to the twenty thousand Mobei cavalry when they raid. Broken!With such thoughts, Xia Houhui was about to retort, but suddenly remembered something and quickly stopped his words.

After pondering for a moment, he tried his best to ask, "Does Yuan Ming know how many of the more than [-] cavalrymen Bi Shijun buried were wearing armor?"

"On foot and horsemen all wear light leather, and on foot there are 1000 or [-] in iron armor."

Qin Lang showed a wry smile, "The fighting weapons he carries include a thousand bows and crossbows, and there are many arrows."

That's it!

This time, Xia Houhui completely understood.

With the Wei army outnumbered and coming from afar, everyone was still full of confidence in this battle. One of the factors was the huge gap between the enemy's and our own armors and weapons.

But Bi Gui ruined Wei's advantage.

The seizure of 1000 and [-] pieces of iron armor, coupled with the ring-shou knives, spears and crossbows smelted by Han craftsmen, allowed Kebi to greatly reduce casualties when he stormed the Wei chariot formation.

Even if he was more ambitious and risked his life to create a gap in Wei's chariot formation, he might even be able to allow the armored tribal warriors to find a chance to break through the formation!In any case, after Bu Dugen defected and joined with more than [-] people, Kebineng was able to gather nearly [-] string control men to fight in Monan alone.

In this way, the Wei army could no longer take advantage of the situation.

Because Tian Yu and Qin Lang did not dare to confirm what duties Kebi Neng planned to put the 1000 or [-] armored tribal warriors into, and when they would go into battle.

It's okay to be a pioneer in attacking tough situations.

Tian Yu, who commanded the chariot formation to defeat the enemy, would then adapt to the situation and mobilize his crossbowmen to suppress it.

But if Kebi could send him to assist Mobei Cavalry in the raid, then the Wei army's pursuit out of camp might be cut off.

Let me ask, after the Wei army left the camp, the Mobei cavalry raided from the side. Kebi Neng led the Monan tribe to return to fight. However, those 1000 and [-] well-armored and well-equipped tribal warriors crossed the battlefield and formed a formation to intercept the Wei army's return. How can the Wei army, which is already at a numerical disadvantage, guarantee victory in this battle?

Moreover, Wei State was bound to go out to meet and pursue the enemy.

Because without pursuit, Kebineng would not be completely defeated and the goal of this battle would not be achieved.

And if the Mobei Cavalry attacked Ma City first, it would relieve the Wei army of worries and greatly damage the morale of the Xianbei tribe, making them timid in the face of battle and motivating each tribe to blame each other in order to preserve their own strength.

Therefore, Xia Houhui, who understood everything, remained silent and no longer had any doubts.

I just cursed in my heart: Bi Gui really deserves to be killed!

Qin Lang, who was sitting across from him, saw that he was silent, and could guess that he had no objection to heading north to attack Macheng, so Su Rong raised his hands and said, "Now that the matter has come to this, in order to live up to His Majesty's trust, I ask Zhiquan to be brave. Break the situation for our army!"

"only!"

After hearing this, Xia Houhui immediately stood up and bowed to accept the order as a subordinate, "I will live up to the general's trust!"

"Hahaha~"

It also made Qin Lang laugh heartily, and quickly came over to help Xia Houhui, "With these words, our army has nothing to worry about!"

After saying that, he personally poured a cup for Xia Houhui to express his gratitude.

But this harmonious atmosphere did not last long.

After he returned and took his seat, he hesitated for a moment and then said softly, "The so-called long night and many dreams. Prefect Tian and I thought it would be good for Zhiquan to lead his troops to join Baima Yicong tonight. But before the troops go out, I have one more thing to do. I'll let you know when I find out."

"Okay, I'll set off after nightfall."

To this, Xia Houhui responded with all his heart, "Yuan Ming, what else do you want to say? It doesn't hurt to just say it."

"Um, cough! In order to prevent the bandit chief from finding out that there are few cavalry here and getting suspicious, in addition to the seven hundred leopard cavalry, I can only allocate one thousand cavalry from the Xiaoqi camp to Zhiquan."

What do you mean? !

The words you just asked me to supervise four thousand cavalry are still in your ears, but I just agreed, and you changed your mind and only sent out one thousand cavalry from this department?

Are you kidding me?
Or do you want me to die?

In an instant, Xia Houhui's eyes became sharp.

"Zhi Quan, don't be impatient. You'd better direct the four thousand cavalry to go north."

Seeing this, Qin Lang, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, quickly explained, "Three hundred of the cavalry are white horse Yi Cong, the other one thousand are the Youzhou cavalry commanded by General Bei Zhonglang, and the other thousand are the eastern Xianbei annexed to our Wei State. ride."

There are only four thousand cavalry belonging to five places. Can this patchwork of cavalry be able to enforce orders and prohibitions?

Is it worthy of a long-distance attack?
After listening to the explanation, Xia Houhui's eyes did not diminish at all.

But before he could argue, he was interrupted by the sound of the curtains of the military tent being opened.

It was Tian Yu who arrived. (End of chapter)