Tian Yu saw that the envoy confirmed that the identity of Li Yu's "envoy" was true, and he was immediately furious: "This Kebi can really be rude, he betrayed my Great Wei and took refuge in Shu, the Son of Heaven ignored his previous suspicions, repaid him with virtue, and even canonized him as the king of Xianbei."

It's just that if you don't agree, you dare to kill my Great Wei envoy! Did he think that with the blessing of Shu, he could sit back and relax? Pass the order, immediately reorganize the soldiers and horses, and send bullets to the Sweat Mountain! Let the Marquis of Yanling command 20,000 cavalry as the vanguard. ”

Cao Zhang actually arrived in Youzhou a long time ago, and he has been rectifying during this time and is familiar with cavalry.

However, although the Wei State occupied the annex and Youerzhou, there were not many cavalry, and in Youzhou, there were only 20,000 well-trained and well-equipped cavalry.

Although Wei has border areas and Youzhou, war horses are not endless, and truly high-quality war horses are still produced in the grassland.

And, although it is a border, there is no horse farm with abundant water and grass suitable for the growth of war horses, and its war horses mainly rely on trading with the Hu people, and they cannot cultivate themselves.

Unlike the Han Dynasty, the Wei State established pastures in the western Qinghai region, where they could obtain a steady stream of war horses.

The horse source of Wei was mainly traded from the Hu people on the grassland. But the Hu people were not stupid, they understood that a strong Wei State would be unfavorable to them, so in the early years, when they were still united and did not attack each other, they once swore together not to sell war horses to the Central Plains people (real event).

Tian Yu knew that if these Hu people joined forces, it would be unfavorable to deal with the Wei State, so Tian Yu used a discordant strategy to divide and win them over. Later, Su Li, one of the leaders of the Eastern Xianbei, reneged on the covenant and sent a war horse to Wei, which was attacked by Kebineng.

It can be said that the reason why the Xianbei tribes are now divided into several departments and fight for their own battles has a lot to do with Tian Yu's strategy.

However, although Tian Yu divided Xianbei and caused Xianbei to not be united, the most powerful of them was still reluctant to trade with Wei, and other tribes were afraid of Kebineng's attack if they traded with Wei, so over the years, Wei had not gained many war horses in Youzhou.

But fortunately, there is still Budugen in Wei, and Budugen occupied the Hetao in the early days, and a large part of the war horses used by Wei were provided by Budugen.

However, in recent years, Budugen's power has shrunk to the Yanmen area, losing vast pastures, and there are not many war horses provided for Wei.

From now on, if Wei can't make a breakthrough from the north and find a way to obtain horse sources again, the cavalry and horses will lose a little less.

A few days later, Tian Yu was ready, with Cao Zhang as the vanguard, leading 20,000 cavalry to Danhan Mountain first, and Tian Yu personally led 30,000 foot soldiers to press the formation behind.

On the grassland side, Kebineng also shrank his troops during this time, and concentrated his troops and horses in the royal court of Danhan Mountain, as well as the major tribes nearby, so as to facilitate the response.

The royal court of Danhan Mountain.

"Qi Yu Shan Yu, Tian Yu took Cao Zhang as the vanguard, led 20,000 cavalry straight to Danhan Mountain, and now it is less than a hundred miles away."

Kebi Neng's face sank when he heard this, and said, "Cao Zhang? This person is the son of Cao Cao, and he led his troops to attack my Xianbei back then, and he is extremely brave. However, according to legend, after Cao Pi came to the throne, he suppressed the clan, and Cao Zhang also became a local marquis, which must not be reused.

I don't want Wei to send him out now, I thought that the thief was talking about it last time and deliberately intimidating me, I don't want it to be true! ”

"Cao Zhang is here, this is not easy to deal with!"

"Yes, this person is very powerful, I was slashed by him back then, and now every time it rains on my back, I feel a little faint pain."

"How good is it that such a murderer is coming!"

Hearing that Cao Zhang's army was coming, all the generals of His Royal Highness were a little afraid.

Kebineng also sat in his seat, sighing again and again, looking very sad.

Seeing this, Zhuge Zhan stood up and said, "Why is Shan Yu sighing? Although Cao Zhang is brave, he only has 20,000 cavalry, and the rest of the soldiers and horses are all infantry troops. ”

Kebineng sighed and said: "Brother Zhuge doesn't know, except for the land of Hetao, although I still have more than 100,000 people in the north, they are distributed all over the place, and near Danhan Mountain, there are only 30,000 warriors at present. If the rest of the soldiers and horses want to arrive, it will take at least ten days and a half months.

Although Wei currently has only 20,000 cavalry as the vanguard, it is well-equipped, well-trained, and good at large-scale operations. The warriors of our army, although brave, rarely train together, and compared with the Wei cavalry, they are much inferior. Coupled with Cao Zhang's ferocity, it is really difficult to deal with. Hey......"

"Cao Zhang, don't be afraid!" Zhuge Shang smiled and said: "The two of us brothers came to Xianbei on the order of His Majesty to help Shan Yu, although Cao Zhang is brave, I am not afraid." ”

Kebineng worried: "Cao Zhang has been famous for many years, and he is in the prime of life, although Brother Zhuge is heroic, but after all, he is young, and if he wants to compete with Cao Zhang, he is afraid that he will not be able to do it." ”

"Hahaha!" Zhuge Shang laughed and said: "Just because of this difference, I can't hide it, I will inherit my Han Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, as well as Lin Xiao and Lin Zhonghu, the two generals. Both of them have fought against Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhang is not his opponent.

Although I am young, I can still hold on to 100 rounds in the hands of my mentor, and my strength cannot be compared with Cao Zhang, but it is not far behind. If he comes, I will stop him. ”

"Good, good, so good!" Kebi was overjoyed when he heard this, and his mouth couldn't close with joy.

Zhuge Zhan arched his hand and said: "Shan Yu, although there is a younger brother to deal with Cao Zhang, Xianbei uses soldiers, which is different from the Han people's use of soldiers. Our Han people use soldiers, and the strategies can be described as endless, and now the Wei State is menacing, and the current strength is slightly insufficient.

Therefore, the various tribes around Danhan Mountain should not be able to hold out, not only that. It is also necessary to be cautious and strictly patrol to prevent Wei from attacking and raiding. As long as we hold on for a while, the grain and grass of the Wei State will be exhausted, the army's spirit will be refreshed, and the army will have to retreat. ”

"Hahaha!" After listening to Zhuge Zhan's words, Kebineng laughed and said: "Okay, good, you two brothers, one article and one martial arts, complement each other, with you to help me Xianbei, why not be afraid of Wei State!"

Listen to me, the two envoys are our Xianbei's best friends, on the battlefield, you can follow their commands, see them as if you see me, if you do not obey, you will be dealt with by military law. ”

"Yes!" When the generals heard this, they received their orders one after another.

Zhuge Zhan said again: "Shan Yu, I also know a little about the method of camping, and now that the Wei army is coming, I am willing to assist Shan Yu in establishing a camp defense to prevent the Wei army from attacking." ”