Kasakatsu.

It was already night, and the Yellow River was rolling, but there were flashes of firelight, and the boats and rafts were constantly coming, risking crossing the river at night, and they were rushing across the Yellow River.

Rafts traveled back and forth between the east and west banks of the Yellow River, transporting tens of thousands of cavalry from Hexi to Hedong, and quietly hid in the camp of Pubanjin.

Su Zhe immediately crossed the east bank and watched his cavalry get off the boat and board the water camp on the east bank.

Since deciding to crusade against the Xiongnu soldiers, Su Zhe asked Huang Zhong to slowly lead the infantry army back to Luoyang under the banner of his own Son of Heaven, and he himself led 40,000 iron cavalry to Bingzhou in the starry night.

After running wildly for five days, his army finally arrived at the line of Pusaka, ready to cross the Yellow River and go straight to Taiyuan County.

In order to conceal his whereabouts and catch the Huns off guard, Su Zhe could only choose to cross the Yellow River at night, so as to take advantage of the night cover as much as possible.

"Your Majesty, Guo Huai has arrived, and he is asking to see him in the tent." Xu Chu's voice sounded beside him.

Su Zhe's eyes lit up.

Guo Huai, as Zhang He's deputy general, has been assisting Zhang He in defending and annexing the state, and he knows the reality of the Huns no better.

At present, Su Zhe's destruction of the Huns is imminent, and he wants to know the other, and Guo Huai came in time.

"Let's go, go back to the big tent." Su Zhe turned around and got off the trestle bridge and went straight to the imperial tent.

Walking into the big tent, Guo Huai was already waiting there, and when he saw Su Zhe coming in, he bowed his head and bowed.

"Boji has worked hard all the way, don't be polite, just get even." Su Zhe waved his hand, and the person had already sat back on the dragon seat.

Guo Huai got up, Su Zhe gave him a glass of wine to relieve his fatigue, and after he sat down, Su Zhe asked him about the war in Taiyuan County.

Guo Huai said: "The Huns because of the food shortage, had to invade my Taiyuan County in the south, General Zhang in order to avoid its edge, all the people moved into the city, a grain and grass, cattle and sheep also moved into the city, with the strategy of clearing the wilderness, so that the Huns could not grab half of the grain and grass, just waiting for His Majesty to come and fight again." ”

"Well, Zhang He is doing a good job, he should be strong and clear." Su Zhe nodded approvingly.

Then, he said: "But what is strange to me is that the Huns' offensive momentum this time seems to be very fierce, and they actually killed directly under Jinyang City, and their combat effectiveness seems to have become much stronger than when I fought with them last time." ”

Guo Huai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is because many scholars from Bingzhou fled to the north and defected to the Huns, giving advice to Nayufuluo and charging into battle, so the Huns' combat power can explode." ”

"I see, who are they?" Su Zhe asked with a sneer.

"The famous ones are Jia Kui, Du Ji and Wang Ji. This Jia Kui was quite clever and was used by Yu Fuluo as the mastermind, and when he heard that it was he who offered Yu Fuluo, he suddenly launched an attack, which made General Zhang's battle unfavorable, so he was forced to take a defensive position. ”

"As for that Du Ji, this person is quite good at governance, and he has made some outstanding improvements in recent years in order to reuse Yu Fuluo and manage the government affairs of the five northern counties."

"There is also that Wang Ji, this person can be literate and martial, he can be regarded as a Confucian general, with this person, the siege ability of the Huns has improved less."

Su Zhe's thoughts were racing, searching for the names of these people, these people are also famous figures in the history of the Three Kingdoms, although they are not first-class talents, but they are definitely like a tiger with wings in Yu Fuluo.

"It seems that these people hate me to fight against the powerful people of the world, and would rather submit to the foreign Hulu than submit to me, or better, but they also save me from finding a reason to get rid of them along with the Huns." Su Zhe is as murderous as a blade.

At this time, Ma Chao stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the iron cavalry as the vanguard, and I will defeat the Huns for Your Majesty, and capture Na Yufu Luo alive and present it to Your Majesty for disposal!" ”

As soon as Ma Chao asked for battle, Pang De, Ma Yunlu, Yan Liang and other generals were willing to lag behind, and they jumped up to ask for battle.

Su Zhe pressed his hand and motioned for them to sit down, not to be impulsive yet.

The excitement of the generals subsided a little, and they sat down again.

"Boji, how many soldiers and horses did the Huns have, and how is their combat strength?" Su Zhe must first know the reality of the enemy's army.

Guo Huai hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, there are 80,000 Huns who invaded the south, of which there are only 10,000 infantry troops, most of which are composed of Han people from the five northern counties, and the remaining 70,000 are all Hun cavalry, and their strength should not be underestimated. ”

"Seventy thousand cavalry, one infantry army......" Su Zhe raised his wine glass, and while drinking a little wine, he calculated the comparison of the military strength of the two sides.

The real combat effectiveness of the Huns is, of course, the 70,000 cavalry.

If it is full, Su Zhe has 40,000 cavalry on hand, plus 10,000 cavalry in Jinyang City, the gap in cavalry is not too much.

However, among his 40,000 cavalry, more than 20,000 are newly built cavalry, which have not yet formed real combat effectiveness, and can only be used to serve as a façade and fight a good battle.

As for his 20,000 elite cavalry, the number is less than that of the Huns, not to mention, following him to fight for thousands of miles, the consumption of men and horses is huge, and the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

On the whole, his inferiority in cavalry was obvious.

In terms of infantry, of course, he had the advantage, and Zhang He alone had 70,000 infantry troops in his hands, which was more than enough to deal with 10,000 Hun infantry.

It's just that in this war against the Huns, no matter how much infantry there is, it is useless, and the victory or defeat of the cavalry is the most important factor in determining the outcome of the war.

At this time, Xu Chu came to report again, claiming that Hu Che'er had returned from reconnaissance and had important information to report.

"Pass him in." Su Zhe also wanted to hear about the latest movements of the Huns.

After a while, Hu Che'er entered and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the Xiongnu Shan Yu Fuluo has led 50,000 cavalry, spared the defense line of my Taiyuan County, and is going deep and burning and looting in the south. ”

This news shocked everyone present.

Guo Huaiqi said: "When the minister left Jinyang, Yu Fuluo was still nailed to Jinyang City and helpless, but he didn't expect that after only a few days, he became bolder, and dared to lead the army to spare my Jinyang defense line?" ”

"Interesting, this Yu Fuluo, he is quite bold, Guo Boji, what do you think is the reason for the Huns' move?" Su Zhe asked with a sneer.

Guo Huai pondered for a moment, and then said: "If the minister is not mistaken, Yu Fuluo must have to risk crossing my Jinyang defense line and coming south to loot because we have a strong wall and no way to grab enough grain and grass. ”

Guo Huai's analysis is exactly what Su Zhe thinks.

Guo Huai then said: "Moreover, according to the minister's opinion, the Huns must not know that His Majesty's army has entered Bingzhou, otherwise even if he borrows ten guts from Fuluo, he will definitely not dare to go south so presumptuously." ”

Su Zhe nodded slightly, stood up, came with his hands in his hands, and paced in the tent.

After pondering for a moment, the corners of Su Zhe's mouth raised a slight sneer: "Since Yu Fuluo is so eager to come and rob the south, then I will give him a meeting gift." ”