Jiuyuan County, under the Great Wall.
In just a few days, Qin An had led a hundred thousand soldiers to rush here.
White military tents were neatly arranged, and black flags were fluttering in the wind.
Qin An was sitting behind a short table in a tent in the military camp.
At this moment, the personal guard outside the tent hurriedly entered the account and reported.
"Reporting to Lord Anding, General Meng and Young Master Fusu are outside the camp seeking an audience.”
"Bring them in." Qin An nodded in response. Then, his eyes darkened slightly as he fell into deep thought.
These two people could be said to be his old acquaintances. He had not seen them since he went out to sea. He did not expect them to come to the Great Wall in the north.
A moment later, Meng Tian and Fu Su entered the tent. After they stood still, they bowed to Qin An.
"Greetings, Lord Anding."
"Greetings, Lord Anding."
"No need for formalities." Qin An waved his hand and said slowly.
Although Meng Tian was at the Great Wall, she knew what had happened in Xianyang through her brother Meng Yi's handwriting.
He knew that Qin An was currently in charge of the country under His Majesty's orders. This time, he was personally leading the army to attack the Xiongnu.
Because of Meng Yi, Meng Tian was very close to Qin An. Furthermore, when he was conquering the six countries, he was also a general under Qin An.
Meng Tian naturally supported his decision to govern the country.
He knew that not only was Qin An extremely skilled in martial arts, but he also had outstanding military achievements. He was also well-read and had countless policies for governing the country. He had the ability to govern the world.
If one had to choose a person in Great Qin to be the ruler of the country, no one could be better than Qin An!
Meng Yi was now a high-ranking official, in charge of internal affairs and assisting Ying Zheng. Qin An was the only one who could be called a teacher by him!
Meanwhile, Young Master Fusu looked at Qin An with a complicated gaze.
It was because he already knew that his younger brother Huhai had died because of Qin An.
The reason why he was demoted to the Northern Territory was because of Huhai and the others. He was also stripped of his position as Crown Prince.
During the years when Fusu was in the north, Huhai had been writing letters to Ying Zheng to report his fabricated crimes, so he had been kept at the Great Wall in the north, unable to return to Xianyang.
Even so, he didn't hate Huhai.
After all, he was her younger brother.
However, Fu Su had seen what Huhai had done in Xianyang.
However, he did not expect that he would be so bold as to attack Qin An, who was in charge of the country.
Back then, Qin An and Ying Zheng had fought their way out from the bottom of the world and walked step by step to where they were today.
Even his son, Fu Su, could see the sincere feelings between him and Ying Zheng.
If Qin An had the intention to usurp the throne, he would not have gone out to sea for more than ten years.
Fu Su sighed in his heart and stopped thinking about this.
The matter of Huhai would be decided after Imperial Father came out of seclusion.
Qin An and Meng Tian were familiar with each other. After catching up for a while, they immediately got to the main topic.
"General Meng, can you send spies to investigate the Xiongnu?”Qin An's expression turned solemn as he said seriously.
Meng Tian pondered for a moment and immediately reported,""Replying to Lord Anding, according to our scouts.”
"This time, the Xiongnu dispatched 400,000 troops, almost the entire strength of the Xiongnu.”
"Moreover, the Yue Clan, Liu Clan, Wusun Clan, and the other vagrant clans that submitted to the Xiongnu have sent about two hundred thousand soldiers.”
"In total, it's twice as many as the border army!”
"How's the battle situation?" Qin An's eyes narrowed slightly. The Xiongnu were attacking with almost all their strength!
This time, Meng Tian was a little hesitant. She paused for a while before continuing to report,""The 600,000 strong Xiongnu army has been attacking Gaoque Pass day and night for four days.”
"Other than leaving enough troops at the critical checkpoints, the remaining 200,000 soldiers have all been stationed at Gaoque Pass.”
"But…"
"The other party seems to be determined to take down this checkpoint, completely disregarding the casualties of the vagrant servant army.”
"In just a few days, we have lost tens of thousands of soldiers.”
"Although the enemy has suffered greater casualties, our army is already exhausted under such a human wave tactic. I'm afraid that Gaoque Pass will fall at any time!”
When Meng Tian said this, her expression was a little ugly.
If it wasn't for the massive difference in numbers between the two sides, with Great Qin's army formation, he would have long since led his soldiers out of the city and crushed these Grassland Barbarians.
These soldiers who had been sacrificed were his comrades who had guarded the Great Wall with him for many years, but now, they were falling in front of him because of these Xiongnu.
Other than sending more soldiers to defend the city, there was nothing else he could do…
Fu Su and Meng Tian had worked together at the Great Wall for many years, so he naturally knew how Meng Tian was feeling.
Seeing Meng Tian's gloomy mood, he immediately continued to speak to Qin An,""Lord Anding, although you have brought 100,000 soldiers to reinforce us, but…even if you include these 100,000 soldiers, there are only 300,000 soldiers that can be used.”
"Compared to the 600,000 Xiongnu soldiers, the gap is still huge.”
" That's why I've discussed with General Meng before whether we can temporarily give up on Gaoque Pass…"
"If the Xiongnu continue to attack for a few more days, I'm afraid we'll lose more than half of our army!”
Qin An understood Meng Tian and Fu Su's feelings. These were soldiers who had gone through life and death with them.
The feelings within were definitely not something that could be clearly expressed in a few words. Perhaps only veterans who had served in the army could understand.
Qin An had led the Qin army for more than ten years, and each expedition would take months. He would camp with the soldiers, sleep with them, eat with them, and when they encountered a critical situation in battle, he would charge forward and fight the worst battles with the soldiers. This was precisely the feeling that he understood the most.
Qin An pondered for a moment and instructed,""Men, bring me the map of the Northern Territory."
Immediately, someone brought a huge map made of sheepskin and spread it out on the short table.
The map showed that Great Qin's northern Great Wall stretched from west to east for over 100 kilometers, and there were countless passes of various sizes.
The Gaoque Pass of Jiuyuan County was the closest to the west.
Looking at the crisscrossing lines on the map, Qin An chuckled confidently.""However, I already have a plan to defeat the 600,000 soldiers.”
This map was very well drawn. The contours of the map and the geographical markings were drawn very clearly, but it made Qin An's eyes reveal a hint of nostalgia.
This was when he was commanding the Qin army. In order to make the map more convenient for marching and setting up formations, he had passed down his knowledge of maps in the army. He did not expect it to be used until now.
Upon hearing Qin An's words, Meng Tian and Fu Su's eyes immediately widened. They looked at Qin An in disbelief.
Then, they turned their heads mechanically and looked at the map on the short table.
However, after carefully looking at the map several times, almost sticking their faces to the parchment, they could not figure out the strategy to defeat the 600,000 Xiongnu army.
Why did Qin An only take a glance at the map and come up with a plan?!
Meng Tian really couldn't tell from the map. She couldn't help but ask Qin An,""Lord Anding, I wonder…what countermeasures you have? Can you tell us a thing or two…"
Qin An smiled mysteriously and looked at Meng Tian and Fu Su, who were craning their necks to listen attentively. He said,""Just watch quietly. You'll naturally know when the time comes!”
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