Wei Ni

Perhaps because of mutual humility and the same purpose, Tian Yu and Qin Lang seem to be very close now.

This is also the reason why Xia Houhui did not hear the guards on duty outside the military tent come in and saw Tian Yu opening the curtain and walking in.It was this small detail that made him vaguely realize that Qin Lang and Tian Yu were getting along so harmoniously, which meant that his idea of ​​using the topic to develop might not be possible.
Yes.

His face was filled with irritation and irritation, but most of it was actually an act.

Because he thought that it would not be difficult to attack the Mobei Cavalry in Macheng.

Even if Qin Lang unreasonably replaced the two thousand Xiaoqi battalion cavalry with the Youzhou cavalry belonging to Beizhong Lang general and the eastern Xianbei people who assisted in the battle, he was confident enough to capture the victory and come back alive.

After all, the purpose of going to Ma City for a sneak attack was not to annihilate the number of enemies, but to destroy the backhand of the thief chief Ke Bineng and force him back into a frontal confrontation.

All we need to do is break through. Under the precondition that the enemy is visible and we are hidden, and we have the upper hand, what's the difficulty?

Xia Houhui was [-]% sure that he would be able to return successfully.

The remaining [-]% ​​of uncertainty is left to God's will and to express one's own humility!
But it's just~
Whether you are sure of it or not is one thing, but whether you are willing to accept it or not is another matter entirely.

To put it bluntly, he felt that he was too frustrated.

Good people being bullied!
This time when he came to Bingzhou with the expedition, he was already very polite to Qin Lang.

Before leaving the fortress, Qin Lang found a reason to take away the military power of the Zhongjian camp and put him under his nose. He didn't take it seriously. Along the way, Cao Shuang kept looking at him, in order not to cause trouble. There was an internal dispute, but he chose not to care about it.

After leaving the fortress, Qin Lang asked Tian Yu to show his talents to Tian Yu in order to protect the face of the clan members and the generals. He not only cooperated with him wholeheartedly, but also maintained Qin Lang's identity as the commander-in-chief regardless of any suspicion, and did not hesitate to make suggestions for him.
The results of it?
What did he get in return for his consideration of the overall situation and forbearance and humility?
Does it mean that just because he has a loyal heart to serve the country, he deserves to be given everything he wants?

Xia Houhui has never been a person who takes matters into his own hands.

On the contrary, in his conduct and behavior, he has always been determined to retaliate directly.

Because as a person in the official career, if you give in without a bottom line, not only will you not receive the goodwill of others, but you will condone the arrogance of others, make others feel that you are weak and can be bullied, and then act more aggressively and unscrupulously!
Xia Houhui would not make such a low-level mistake.

In particular, this was his first expedition as a general in the Luoyang Army.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, who are already the emperor's personal soldiers, and the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Chinese army who truly defend the Wei State are all watching!If he is submissive and has no temper at all when someone takes advantage of him, how will he be able to gain a foothold in Luoyang in the future?
How can a man in the army love or fear a general with a weak character?
Furthermore, taking a step back, he didn’t want to get anything from Qin Lang~
The reason why they are willing to compromise these days is just to make the war go more smoothly, and to make the Wei Kingdom's Xianbei border troubles come to an end in one battle as much as possible.

That's for the sake of the State of Wei!
It's not that he wants to please Qin Lang so that his class teacher can say something nice for him in front of Emperor Cao Rui when he returns to the court.

I gave him a peach, but you, Qin Lang, didn't repay me with a penny. Why are you still deliberately plotting and playing tricks on me?
Do you really think that I, Xia Houhui, have no temper at all? !
With this thought, Xia Houhui originally wanted to argue with Qin Lang and have a problem-solving session, but when he saw Tian Yu's arrival, he still suppressed his unwillingness and gave up.

In any case, he and Qin Lang are both generals affiliated with the Chinese Army, and their identities are not simple. In a sense, they represent the prestige of Emperor Cao Rui and the authority of the Wei Kingdom's temple center.

In this way, even if there are any disputes or differences between the two, they cannot be revealed in front of Tian Yu, who is a frontier general.No matter how embarrassed and annoyed they were, they had to maintain the superficial harmony to avoid causing a farce of "discord between generals" in the Luoyang Central Army, which would only add to the laughing stock and damage the temple's face.

Therefore, Xia Houhui immediately stood up, bowed his hands and saluted Qin Lang to accept his order.

He said: "The general has an order, and I dare not disobey, but should do my best. Time is in a hurry, and the military situation cannot be delayed. I will return to camp now to make preparations, and lead the troops to march after the evening meal."

After saying this, after greeting Tian Yu who had just entered, he opened the military tent curtain and strode away.

The speed was so fast that even Qin Lang, who wanted to say something out loud, had no time to speak.

The same goes for Tian Yu.

The reason why he hurried back after going to patrol the camp was because after making a plan with Qin Lang last night, he expected that Qin Lang's arrangement would arouse Xia Houhui's anger, so he thought of coming over to smooth things over; by the way, I had been familiar with Hulu affairs in the frontier for a long time, so I gave Xia Houhui a few words of advice.

Unexpectedly, he came a step too late.

Xia Houhui left without giving him a chance to act as peacemaker.

Yes, Tian Yu, who has experienced the ups and downs of his official career, how could he not guess what happened just now when he saw Xia Houhui's back leaving in a hurry?
Therefore, his eyes couldn't help but dim a bit.

The reason is that this situation could not have happened originally, but Qin Lang's insistence on going his own way made things develop in the worst direction.

To be precise, it is due to Qin Lang's character.

After learning about the military information that Bai Mayi had discovered, Tian Yu came to look for Qin Lang privately last night, and suggested that the main cavalry force of the Luoyang Chinese Army should be used to attack Macheng.

Among his suggestions, Qin Lang was asked to separate [-] leopard cavalry from the tiger and leopard cavalry, [-] cavalry from the hussar camp, and [-] Youzhou cavalry and [-] eastern Xianbei cavalry from the Wei Kingdom. They were all handed over to Governor Xia Houhui, and three hundred white-horse Yi Cong were used as guides to sneak to Macheng and defeat [-] Mobei Xianbei cavalry in one fell swoop!
Yes, the strategy is to break through the war of annihilation!
Not just to destroy the thief chief Ke Bineng's back-up plan.

As for what Qin Lang said to Xia Houhui just now, he was worried that Ke Bineng might be alerted if too many cavalry left here, which did not exist in Tian Yu's eyes.

Although the traitor Ke Bineng led his troops southward, he has not yet entered Youbeiping!
Moreover, the Wei army was now surrounded by chariot formations and settled in camp. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were in the camp, but there were only thousands of cavalry missing. How could Bi Kebineng be surprised?
Could it be that there were spies in the Wei army camp that Kebi could place in advance? !

In other words, war should not be left to chance.

But Tian Yu feels that this is not called taking risks, but that it is the right thing to do.

The advantage of Gain's sneak attack was to seize the time difference for information transmission.

It would take two or three days at the earliest for Kebineng to enter Youbeiping to confront the Wei army. Even if the traitor was extremely cautious and his tactics were different from ordinary people, he would have to observe the Wei army camp for at least three or four days before he could find that there were few cavalrymen and then conclude that the Wei army had Separate the cavalry and leave, right?

And they plan to ask Xia Houhui to ride there overnight.
Therefore, making the worst estimate and calculating the time, the time difference between the two sides is as long as six or seven days.

The battlefield is already changing rapidly, and a decision-making or military information transmission half an hour late may not be able to prevent the entire army from being defeated!
And there is a full six or seven days difference between the two sides!
Moreover, the Wei army used pure cavalry and elite cavalry such as tiger and leopard cavalry to attack in a sneak attack!

So, what does Qin Lang have to worry about?

How can it be said that it is taking risks?
Obviously he is decisive and decisive, and it is a good opportunity to win the victory in one fell swoop~
Yes, it is a good opportunity to win!
In Tian Yu's plan, the reason why he suggested letting all [-] cavalrymen be led by Xia Houhui was not just to defeat the [-] Mobei Xianbei cavalry.

That was just the first link in the strategy.

With his many years of experience in the frontier and his sense of war, he dared to guarantee it with his head. As long as Qin Lang acted according to his plan, sending Xia Houhui to attack Macheng would definitely succeed in one fell swoop!
After defeating the Mobei Xianbei cavalry, the initiative in the war could be controlled by the Wei army.

The reason was that he wanted Xia Houhui to not rush back to the camp in Youbeiping after his sneak attack on Macheng. Instead, he would lead the Hubao Cavalry and Hussar Cavalry camps to lie dormant in the Yanghe River Basin, waiting for an opportunity; he would separate the White Horse Yi Cong, Youzhou Cavalry and The eastern Xianbei cavalry who had surrendered to Wei State turned around and invaded Kebineng's territories, destroying the pastures of his die-hard loyalists and plundering women, children, cattle, sheep and war horses.

As a result, the thief Ke Bineng fell into a passive position.To be precise, he was forced to the point of no return where he had no choice but to make a desperate move.

The Xianbei cavalry in Mobei, who was the back-up man, was attacked, and the pastures of the direct tribes were being burned, killed, and plundered. If he did not want the Xianbei alliance that he had finally united to collapse again, he had no choice but to fight decisively with the Wei army.

After all, if he transferred his troops back to rescue his territory, not to mention the danger of being attacked by the pursuing Wei army and Xiahou Hui, the Budugen tribe who had just united with him would feel that he did not dare to fight against Wei, and would give birth to abandonment. He was thinking about leaving.

Besides, at this time, he needed a victory.

To make up for the mistakes in scheduling, so that the tribal leaders are still willing to believe that he can restore the glory of Xianbei in the past.

He also has to have a big win.

Only after conquering Budugen, Xieguini and other Tanshihuai tribes can we intimidate most of the western Xianbei tribes who have been recruited as vassals by Wei!
Yes, if Tian Yu's strategy goes smoothly, Ke Bineng will have no other choice.

As long as the two sides engage in a decisive battle, Tian Yu feels that the Wei army will seal the victory in advance.
The advantage of nomads lies in their mobility to come and go freely, and they are not good at attacking difficult situations.

If Kebi could give up the advantage of the horseback nation and come to compete with the Wei army for positions and enclosure, then he was not looking for death~
Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the Central Plains dynasty has relied on foot to resist cavalry. Even if the enemy's strength is three to five times that of ours, it can be said that victory is guaranteed!
Not to mention that the main force of Wei's battle this time is the Luoyang Central Army, Wei's soldiers with the highest morale, the strongest combat power, and the most rigorous array!Regardless of whether there are cavalry on the side to support them, Xianbei, who is discordant, has no chance of winning.

Therefore, as long as Kebi Neng can be forced to come for a decisive battle, the Wei army's strategy has been achieved; and as long as Kebi Neng cannot break through the Wei army's camp, the previous beheading plan of Dingxiang County to kill Hukou and set up an ambush will come to an end. Great opportunity.

This is also the reason why Tian Yu asked Xia Houhui to attack Macheng without having to bring his troops back.

In order to prevent Kebi from defeating the Wei army camp in Youbeiping, all the Xianbei tribes were demoralized and did not dare to flee eastward to their homeland and escape into the Yanshan Mountains.

And if you can't go east.
Ke Bineng then fled west, went to Dingxiang County to kill Hukou and returned to Yunzhong County, where he happened to sneak into the Wei army's ambush point.

This is all Tian Yu's plan for Qin Lang last night.

However, his efforts were in vain.

Qin Lang, who just listened, finally refused after pondering alone for a long time.

He felt it was all too taken for granted.

The seemingly interlocking strategies are actually based on the success of every link. This is a typical case of eager for quick success and luck!
He has always been cautious by nature and seeks safety in everything.

They would rather not kill Ke Bineng with great merit than dare to use radical war planning.

It has to be said that in the conversation between Cao Zhen and the emperor Cao Rui before his death, his judgment of Qin Lang was absolutely accurate.

Moreover, Qin Lang used the emperor Cao Rui as a reason to prevent Tian Yu from insisting on his opinion.

"This battle is related to the majesty of our Wei state in the northern frontier, and it is also related to your majesty's wisdom in employing people. The envoy has already lost his troops after the previous battle, so I can no longer use the strategy of the governor!"

He said so.

After hearing this, Tian Yu was speechless for a moment, full of grief.

When the opportunity arises, it must be cut off!
When was there ever a chance that everything was safe and everything was foolproof?

Let’s not talk about the distance, taking the example of Cao Cao from Wei Wu in the past, whether he attacked Wuchao in the Battle of Guandu or went out to attack Wuhuan, no matter which time he was fully prepared in advance!
They were all adopted as fake children, so why didn’t they learn any decisiveness?
Of course, it's all slander.

The decision-making power is in Qin Lang's hands, and Tian Yu will not hesitate for too long, just asking what Qin Lang's decision is.

But when he heard that Qin Lang only planned to detach a thousand cavalry from the Hussar camp, and add up the Youzhou cavalry and the Eastern Xianbei cavalry that had surrendered, he couldn't help but say something.

The reason is that it is difficult for the four thousand cavalry to defeat the [-] Mobei Xianbei cavalry.

The most ideal result would probably be to rush in for a while during a sneak attack, not asking for a large number of kills, but just destroying Ke Bineng's backhand.

But what Qin Lang wants is this kind of result.

He just wanted Kebi to know that there was no possibility of playing tricks in front of the Wei army, so that he could turn all his troops to a decisive battle head-on.

Similarly, his explanation to Tian Yu still used Emperor Cao Rui as the reason.

He claimed that before the expedition, Emperor Cao Rui had told him that Xiahou Hui was young and energetic, and he liked to take risks and be greedy for power, so he should keep an eye on him when he came north, so as not to let Xiahou Hui find the opportunity to act without authorization.If Tian Yu's suggestion was followed and [-] tiger and leopard cavalry and [-] hussar battalion cavalry were handed over to Governor Xia Houhui, with [-] white horse followers who were familiar with the mountains, rivers and valleys as guides, he might be daring and disobey the general's orders. act.

ok~
After saying these words, Tian Yu gave up persuading him directly.

One sentence is "Emperor" on the left and "Emperor" on the right. As a general, what else can Tian Yu say?
All he could do was to start drafting, thinking about how to persuade Xiahou Hui not to be dissatisfied after receiving Qin Lang's general order, let alone act out of emotion, and to focus on war and the country.

Unexpectedly, he didn't even have a chance to speak out the manuscript he worked so hard on last night.
"Prefect Tian, ​​although Zhiquan accepted the order and left, he seems a little embarrassed and annoyed. Is there any way to resolve it?"

Just as Tian Yu looked at Xia Houhui's leaving figure with dark eyes, Qin Lang walked over with a helpless look on his face and asked softly.

Qiao Pei Yuanxun's disciples are angry with Wei Wu's pretenders. How can I, a man from the border, resolve this issue?
Hearing this, Tian Yu immediately said something in his heart.

After a moment of silence, he replied calmly, "No. However, I believe that Zhiquan is not a person who abandons public service for personal reasons. Now that I have received the general's order, even if I leave in anger, I will not miss the country's merits." .”

"Um"

Nodding gently, Qin Lang responded with his nasal voice, and added another sentence in his heart: I hope so.

However, things didn't go as he wished.

After taking the evening meal and waiting for the sky to be dark, the expressionless Xia Houhui led the cavalry to leave the camp overnight as he watched; but at noon the next day, there was a constant stream of dust smoke on the skyline to the east of the camp It grew stronger, and the sound of thousands of galloping horses got closer and closer.

The scouts who were on guard outside had already discovered it and determined the identities of these thousands of riders.

When the report was given to the Chinese military account, Qin Lang was immediately stunned.

Immediately, his face was full of bitterness. (End of chapter)