The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 149 The Huns Attack
"My lord, there was a change in the border a while ago. I sent people to investigate, and I sent dozens of horses. In the end, only a few horses were able to return. There is a message that the Huns in the north are about to move, and the Xiongnu Qiangqu Chanyu is afraid The ambition to go south."

At this moment, Yu Jin bowed his hands to Wei Tao and said.

"At that time, the lord was fighting Cao Cao. First, I didn't know what the lord's situation was at that time, and second, I couldn't find out the exact news of the Xiongnu. Therefore, according to the lord's explanation before leaving, I notified General Zhou in time, and later When General Zhou came back, he also judged that although the Xiongnu had the intention of going south, they would not do anything for a while, and they were just waiting for the return of the lord."

Wei Tao nodded, but he didn't mean to blame, or in fact, this matter was in Wei Tao's expectation.

"Gongjin, do you know where the Hun cavalry wanted to go south?"

"It's hard to know. What's more, I thought that instead of waiting for the Xiongnu to go south, it would be better for us to go north and attack. It's a pity that our army is short of cavalry now. If we go north, it may not be possible, so we have to wait for work as a last resort."

Zhou Yu obviously thought about it, but Zhou Yu also felt that it was difficult to make a decision.

"I also understand Gongjin's concerns. In the past, when I was stationed in Mayi, I used it to lead north to the Xiongnu in order to seek good horses. Although one can seek real benefits and strengthen the strength of Bingzhou, and two can form cavalry here, one day it will be a counterattack. .”

Wei Tao shook his head slightly and said directly.

"It's a pity that we had a civil war in the Central Plains. Even though Ding Jianyang formed the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, it is a pity that in Fengxian's hands, he has no intention of attacking the Huns in the north. On the contrary, the Huns got help from the Central Plains. Gradually grow stronger, and then threaten I am in the frontier. Now that I think about it, I also regret it a little bit, if I knew it was like this, why did I do it?"

Everyone in the hall was silent, especially Zhou Yu and Xun You, who understood that at the time when their own side was strong, if they had followed Wei Tao's plan, their own side would have grown stronger than the Xiongnu's side. The speed is fast, and when the time comes, they may really be able to surrender to the Huns when they are under pressure.

But now that the time has passed, it is obviously meaningless to say these things.

Wei Tao also just mentioned it casually, and soon his face became serious, and he looked at Zhou Yu and Xun You seriously and asked.

"Gongjin, Gongda, you two are the most resourceful and resourceful people in my tent. If you have a plan, you can tell it."

"promise."

The two agreed, and after looking at each other, Xun You still let Xun You speak.

"My lord, what Gongjin said just now is very true. It is really not suitable for our army to take the initiative to attack, but if it is allowed to break through the Yanmen Pass and invade our Bingzhou, it is even more unacceptable."

"That's right, and if we stick to Yanmen Pass, then with the cunning of the Huns, we may use some to contain our army, and the other part will bypass our army to invade Bingzhou, so it should be in a place where the Huns have to guard against the Huns. One battle. If you win, the Xiongnu will definitely not change and go south again; if you lose, you can only retreat to Yanmen Pass, and then gather all the cavalry under your brother's command, and rescue any place that is invaded by the Xiongnu."

As soon as Xun You finished speaking, Zhou Yu spoke again.

"I don't know where to defend?"

After Wei Tao frowned slightly and thought for a while, he finally made a decision.

"Ma Yi."

Zhou Yu and Xun You looked at each other, and they said in unison. After they finished speaking at the same time, they couldn't help looking at each other and smiling. This is called a hero who sees the same thing.

"The city of Mayi is dilapidated and has not been rebuilt. If the Huns come south, they will have to fight with them. Even I dare not claim victory with infantry against cavalry. Is it possible to win like this?"

Wei Tao asked directly, if the possibility of victory is not high, then it would be a waste of his troops in Mayi, and Wei Tao would rather stick to Yanmen Pass than to do so.

"Although the Xiongnu are tyrannical, even if our cavalry pass by, it is not easy for the elite of Bingzhou to resist. However, the Xiongnu insists on showing off their strength and does not know how to maneuver. If they win by tactics, there should be a [-]% chance of winning."

Zhou Yu was very calm when he spoke.

"Sixty percent, that's very high. If we just rely on the two armies fighting in the field, even if our army is more than twice as large, at most it will only have a [-]% chance of winning."

Wei Tao was not very surprised. As for the strength of more than twice that of troops, Wei Tao calculated it based on the number of previous Huns' invasions to the south.

Although the Huns claim that all the people are soldiers, dismounting is the people, and getting on the horse is the soldier.

But in fact, Wei Tao understood that the real elite of the Xiongnu were actually under the control of Naqiang Qu Shanyu, and their number was only about [-] to [-].

Although Qiangqu Shanyu can also dispatch elites, it is impossible to ignore logistics and other supplies. When the Huns were unable to completely suppress the Han nationality and arbitrarily killed and plundered the Han nationality's land, it was impossible to consume the entire tribe. The power goes south.

"Brother, this time the Xiongnu news leaked not because we detected the other party's secret, but because the other party was too slow."

At this moment, Zhou Yu spoke again, but even Wei Tao couldn't help being slightly taken aback when he heard this.

"Too slow? What do you mean?"

"In the past, if the Xiongnu came directly in a rush, there would be no need for any preparations. Now that we are talking about preparations, could it be that the Xiongnu Qiangqu Shanyu spent time selecting soldiers and transporting food and grass. Only in this way can it be wasted A lot of time, even this period of time is enough to let us know, and we can wait until the return of the lord."

Without waiting for Zhou Yu to explain, Xun You just said it directly.

"If this is the case, the Xiongnu may have 7 to [-] troops going straight down, and in the land of Bingzhou, the integration of all the troops may only be [-] to [-] people. Although the number is still superior to the opponent, the strength is lower. Conspiracy, I am afraid there is only a [-]-[-]% chance of winning."

"Mr. Gongda's words are not bad, the only thing to do is to use scheming, and you must use scheming."

Zhou Yu didn't hide anything, just said it directly.

"I have ordered the prefects of the counties to guard on behalf of my elder brother. It is not long since my elder brother defeated Lu Bu, and the cities will not dare to neglect. As long as my elder brother orders, they will be able to transfer soldiers from all cities in Bingzhou to gather elite soldiers."

Although Zhou Yu has Wei Tao's order, it is not impossible to forcefully transfer him.

But Zhou Yu is well aware that although he and Wei Tao are sworn brothers with deep affection, if he does so, it will damage Wei Tao's majesty.

Maybe Wei Tao won't care, but if Zhou Yu does this today, others may follow suit in the future.

So Zhou Yu would rather put in more effort than do this.

"Gongjin is worried."

Naturally, Wei Tao could also imagine that he just nodded slightly to Zhou Yu right now.

Wei Tao acted resolutely, since he wanted to fight against the Xiongnu, he naturally ordered the whole prefecture to be ordered immediately. Sure enough, soldiers from all directions came immediately, except for leaving some troops for the counties and cities for defense, Wei Tao had a total of [-] soldiers.

Then there is the mobilization of food and grass. In short, there are big moves. Such actions related to a state cannot be hidden from people at all, and at most it is just a delay.

As for Wei Tao's action, even if the Huns were slow to hear about it, they finally knew about it five days later.

Na Qiangqu Shanyu was also very impressed with Wei Tao, the new Lord of Bingzhou, knowing that he might be more dangerous to the Huns than Ding Jianyang in the past, so after receiving the news, he went south with [-] leaders .

If it was really relying on the spread of news, and waited until Wei Tao received the news before dispatching troops, I am afraid that Qiangqu Shanyu would have already reached Yanmen Pass, and by then it would be too late to make any plans.

Fortunately, Xun You and Zhou Yu had already expected that Wei Tao had already led [-] people under his command to Mayi as early as five days ago.

However, Mayi City is too small to accommodate [-] troops. Fortunately, Wei Tao did not want to rely on Mayi City, but ordered in Mayi City to confiscate all the goods brought by the Huns, and then expel them directly. , In addition, during this period, no one is allowed to leave Mayi city.

Wei Tao's order naturally encountered some resistance, especially some Xiongnu with ulterior motives, but Wei Tao didn't care so much, he just ordered him to be killed on the spot.

"Sure enough, these Xiongnu have already made preparations, and what they brought are some unusable and inferior horses. Hmph! Do you really think I dare not do it? Still thinking about cooperating with others? What a dream."

After inspecting it, Wei Tao couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Come here, and send someone to keep an eye on Mayi. I don't want to be attacked."

The Xiongnu came very quickly, and they rushed straight to the tiger's mouth in just half a day, but after learning that Wei Tao had already led the army to station in Mayi, Rao Qiang Qu Shanyu who led the army himself couldn't help but slow down, and dared not Go south recklessly.

"The Huns have arrived, is there any conspiracy between Gongjin?"

After Wei Tao received the news, he immediately approached Zhou Yu to discuss it.

"My lord, the Huns rely on bravery. If they want to defeat them, they can be singled out. With the bravery of Dianwei and Zilong, the Xiongnu will definitely not be their opponents. This can defeat their spirits."

This is because Zhou Yu is already in the army. In order to maintain Wei Tao's majesty, he changed his name to "Lord"

Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Wei Tao nodded slightly. He already knew this trick, and it was not what Wei Tao wanted to ask.

"It is natural to do so, but after the Xiongnu's losing streak, they must drive their cavalry to charge. Most of our army is on foot, and there are only a thousand cavalry, and they are not as elite as the Xiongnu. How can we defend them?"

"My lord, don't worry, the first striker from the south of the Xiongnu will definitely be defeated. I heard that this time it is Na Qiangqu Shanyu who is the leader. If the lord can capture him in one fell swoop, it is not impossible to avoid the enemies of the Huns in the future."

Zhou Yu smiled and said.

"With the wisdom of the Huns, once the vanguard is defeated in a one-on-one fight, they will indeed launch a forceful charge and try to break through our army. However, although the Huns cavalry is sharp, but the formation is uneven, they can break it in one fell swoop."

Zhou Yu's words were also confident, which made Wei Tao feel certain, and asked with a slight smile.

"The plan will be settled, and Gong Jin won't have to go around in circles anymore."

"promise."

(End of this chapter)