Liu Yuan agreed." Fengxiao's words are very good. We can't take the lives of the people as a child's play!" Since I accepted and gave them a promise, I must keep it! Moreover, he had to do it well. He could not be careless at all!”
"Lord is merciful!" Ju Shou bowed." My lord, the troops are stable now. There are no signs of instability. On the contrary, the people are still very optimistic. They all say that my lord is a good official!"”
"Haha…" Liu Yuan chuckled. Although he was also a little happy, he said,"Look, these are the people of the Great Han Dynasty. They are simple, kind, cute, and hot-blooded. In fact, they did not have high expectations of the officials and the imperial court. As long as they were treated well, fed, and given a stable home, they would be grateful. Have you ever thought about why we officials exist? Isn't it for them?"
"My lord is wise!"
" Yuan Hao, let me ask you." Liu Yuan turned his head and looked at the silent Tian Feng seriously."If, I mean if, if I hand these people over to you to arrange, are you willing?”
Tian Feng looked at Liu Yuan for a long time. He opened his mouth and hesitated for a long time before saying,"Alright then. However! I'm not helping you, I'm doing this for Great Han, for the people!”
"Understood, understood!" Liu Yuan laughed and thought,""It's good that you agreed! Once you're on my ship, don't even think about getting off!”
...
Time passed slowly, and the snow in the sky gradually became sparse. However, there were still large pieces of snow, as if they were not snowflakes but ice cubes. Liu Yuan chatted with the elderly, laughed with the young, and teased the children in the crowd.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from the front. Liu Yuan raised his head and narrowed his eyes. It was Xu Huang's subordinate. He wiped the little girl's snot calmly and put her down gently before walking to the roadside.
"My lord, a large number of horse hoof prints have been discovered in the valley road ahead. General Xu sent me to tell my lord to make preparations!”
Liu Yuan frowned and dismissed the messenger. He quickly gathered the advisors and said,"Xu Huang found a large number of horse hoof tracks in the valley road ahead.”
When everyone was called over by Liu Yuan, they saw his frown and knew that something had happened. Now that they heard him speak, they finally understood the seriousness of the matter.
"My lord, it's not surprising for horses from the northern borders to have hoof marks. However, if there are too many of them, it's not good.”Chen Qun said first.
"Not bad!" Qiushou was deep in thought." The northern border is the horse farm of the Han Dynasty. The Han army here is almost all cavalry. If it's the cavalry army under Zhuo County, there's nothing to be afraid of. I'm afraid it's the Horse Gang, Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Guwa.”
"Definitely not the Han Army!" " This place is close to Zhuo County," Guo Jia asserted." If it was the Han Army, they would definitely send people to inquire about our tens of thousands of troops. They definitely wouldn't just leave their marks in the valley path and disappear! They're not coming for good, they're not coming for good!"
"Yes…" Liu Yuan looked at Chen Qun and saw that the two of them were enlightened. He knew that Guo Jia was right and said,""Since everyone thinks so, then prepare for battle! Men, bring Yan Liang here!"
"If the enemy forces are strong, how should we deal with them?" Liu Yuan asked after giving the order.”
"My lord, I suggest that we immediately send Dian Wei and his men to find out the exact situation of the enemy before making a decision!”Guo Jia's eyes lit up." If there are less than a thousand of them, we'll take the initiative to attack and kill them. If the enemy was strong, they could only immediately build fortifications and defend the area. At the same time, they could send people to Zhuo County to ask for help!”
"Fengxiao is right!" Chen Qun and Ju Shou agreed.
At this moment, Yan Liang also arrived with his men.
"Yan Liang!"
"I'm here!"
"I order you to immediately lead the people to the slope in front of us and set up camp. Also, gather the young and strong to build earth walls, dig horse pits, and prepare for battle!”
"Here!"
Yan Liang didn't say anything, his expression was solemn as he turned around and led his men to mobilize the people. Soon, the team headed for the hill.
"This Yan Liang does have some materials to lead an army.”"Congratulations, my lord, for getting another general." Guo Jia smiled.”
Liu Yuan shook his head and turned around to order Dian Wei to investigate. At this moment, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from ahead.
"Report…Reporting to my lord, there are 1200 enemies ahead. General Xu Huang is ready for battle. Please give the order!”
Liu Yuan's face darkened and he shouted,""Let's go!" He immediately pulled the reins and Rhubarb ran out.
In less than fifteen minutes, they arrived at the place where Xu Huang was hiding. As far as the eye could see, the two mountains stretched out to both sides, leaving only one valley path. Although the two slopes were not very dangerous and the trees were not dense, it was more than enough for an ambush in this weather.
"My lord." Xu Huang dismounted and prostrated himself." The scouts have reported that there are about 1,200 enemy troops hiding in the mountains on the left. Please tell me how to deal with them."”
"Who is it?" Liu Yuan asked.
"Wuhuan Cavalry!"
Liu Yuan frowned and shouted," Pay attention to the Hu Krupp's movements at all times. Report immediately if there's anything!"”
Xu Huang accepted the order. "My lord," Guo Jia said to Liu Yuan,"there are more than a thousand of them. Are we going to fight?"”
"Fight!" Liu Yuan's face flashed with a hint of viciousness as he said,""If we don't cripple this group of Wuhuan people, we'll safely pass through the valley road. What should we do if the Wuhuan cavalrymen harass us? If they were to defend this place, in such weather, the people would only need two to three days to despair! Even if they invited Zhuo County's reinforcements, more than half of the tens of thousands of people would die!”
"So, not only do we have to fight, we have to show off our might and annihilate all these Hu!”
"My lord is wise!" Ju Shou pondered for a moment and said,"As long as we attack the many with fewer troops and wipe out this cavalry army, my lord will give these tens of thousands of people a deep hope!" They would plant the seed of the Hu Krupp being so weak in their hearts. When they reached Yuyang, they would spread the name of their lord and rise up to resist the vanguard of the Hu Krupp!”
"Well said!" When Liu Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but clap his hands in praise. In fact, Liu Yuan did not think so much about it. He only felt that it should be done, but he did not expect there to be so many twists and turns.
"Don't think about the benefits first. Let's talk about it after we get through the current difficulties.”Tian Feng poured a bucket of cold water on him at an inappropriate time.
Liu Yuan's face shook." Yuan Hao is right. I've forgotten myself."”
Immediately, Liu Yuan led his subordinates to the refugee camp and saw Yan Liang leading more than a thousand young men to dig a hole and build a wall. The scene was solemn and tense. After walking around and looking around, he found that the terrain was the best for resisting cavalry. Liu Yuan secretly nodded and praised, thinking that Yan Liang, who could be called a famous general, was more or less born with talent in this area.
Following that, Liu Yuan ordered Tian Feng to teach Chen Qun and the other two to appease the restless citizens and to mobilize them to make preparations. He also sent out a portion of strong labor to forge wooden spears and bows to arm these unarmed civilians.
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