The first snow fell, and Ma Yi was completely quiet. When it snows, the road is difficult to walk, and the snow outside the plug is mixed with strong winds, and the merchants of that place will not rush in such weather. Without those merchants, Mayi City would naturally not be so important.

Su Ren didn't go there recently, he stayed in his room every day, and all the food was brought in, even if he went to the thatched house, he was also in the house. It was so cold outside that the white bearskin cloak couldn't do anything about it, and the cold air would always find a gap in the cloak and it wouldn't be long before the whole body would turn into popsicles.

Su Ren didn't go out, Ma Yi had no business, and suddenly everyone was idle, especially Sang Hongyang was particularly unaccustomed. Sang Hongyang is only thirty this year, and he has been pampered since he was born, and he is younger than Su Ren in terms of appearance. However, the wind and frost outside the plug and the work day and night in the past few months have made Sang Hongyang ten years old all of a sudden. However, Sang Hongyang was very happy, he was sent to Chang'an when he was young, and he has never left for so many years. This time, he not only left Chang'an, but also walked thousands of miles, managing a city in Mayi, managing a city full of merchants and familiar tastes, which made Sang Hongyang very excited. In fact, he is looking forward to the arrival of spring, and then continue to be busy, and continue to watch Mayi flourish.

The snowflakes outside the house are getting bigger and bigger, and the sprinkling is particularly beautiful. The stove in the house was warm, and the water on the stove was already boiling. Sang Hongyang lifted the pot, poured water into the teapot, closed the lid and smothered for a while, and then poured a cup for everyone present. Although he was a city lord and was not the youngest in this room, he had the least seniority by Su Ren's side.

Everyone who accepted Sang Hongyang's water smiled at him. Sang Hongyang is a good person, and during this time in Mayi, it is absolutely best to do his part without being urged by others. He never asked about things he shouldn't know. And put his identity at the lowest, and he was very polite to anyone, even the guards of Su Ren in the city lord's mansion had never blushed with Sang Hongyang.

After pouring the water, Sang Hongyang arched his hand to Su Ren: "Mr. has something, I will leave in the future!" Mr. Nag has benefited a lot from the morning. ”

Su Ren smiled and waved his hand to signal Sang Hongyang to sit down: "Sang Shizhong is not in a hurry, you can also sit down and listen, these things should not be hidden from you, but you didn't tell you because of your hard work, now that things are finally a little eyebrow-raising, it doesn't hurt for you to listen." ”

Sang Hongyang was not pretentious, nodded at everyone, and sat back in his position. There were a lot of people gathered in Su Ren's room, including businessmen, soldiers, and friends who followed Su Ren. Sang Hongyang's position is neither back nor front.

The first to speak was a lieutenant from Wuzhou, this person is a representative of Li Guang, also surnamed Li, I don't know if he is the same clan as Li Guang. It is not the first time that Li Duwei has dealt with Su Ren, how many times Li Guang has contacted Su Ren, this person has run away, and I heard that he was recently promoted to deputy general of Yanmen Pass, which shows this person's status in Li Guangjun.

"Mr. Su, since the Xiongnu are preparing to raise troops regardless of the cold, we should have dealt with it as soon as possible, Mayi is located north of the Great Wall, and there are not enough soldiers and horses to guard, let alone a strong city to defend, in my opinion, we should immediately withdraw to Yanmen Pass."

Another warrior hurriedly objected. This person is from Daijun, he is a cousin who Cheng Bu knows, he is the oldest, and he is naturally safe. He waved his hand and said: "Although withdrawing to Yanmen Pass can avoid being attacked by the Huns, but don't forget, this time the Hun army braved the snow to come for the sake of Mayi, once the Mayi is gone, will they still come?" I have followed Cheng Taishou for decades, in order to guard the frontier for my Han and completely defeat the Huns. I thought that when I used Ma Yi as bait, I immediately reported this matter to His Majesty and mobilized a large army, and fought to the death with the Xiongnu outside the city of Ma Yi! ”

This person's statement was echoed by many people, and even that Li Duwei nodded in agreement. Ying Guangji turned his head to look at the man and smiled slightly.

Han Qingdao: "What Cheng Sima said is very reasonable, just rushing into the army under this anger is the best opportunity, the key is how to let my Han soldiers and horses arrive in Mayi unnoticed, and then surprise them, so as to succeed." ”

The crowd fell into deep thought. Sang Hongyang couldn't help but breathe tightly, he finally understood now why Su Ren wanted to put the field in Mayi, instead of the relatively safe Yanmen Pass, it turned out that people had this intention from the beginning. The prosperity of Ma Yi and the dozens of large granaries outside the city are bait, whether it is Shan Yu or not, whether Su Ren is captured or not, the final result will be to use other methods to get the Huns to Ma Yi. It may be so light, Su Ren didn't even think of it.

Cui Jiuming frowned: "This is indeed a difficult matter, although I don't know how many people the Huns will send this time, it will definitely not be less, and our men and horses should not be less, once the soldiers and horses are assembled, it is impossible to hide people, unless there are gods to help." ”

Li Duwei said: "Can the shopkeeper Cui let the soldiers dress up as a caravan and drive over in pairs?" ”

Cui Jiuming smiled and shook his head: "It's winter now, the horses have stopped, how can there be so many caravans?" The Huns are not stupid, if it is one or two teams, it may be possible, but a large number of caravans is absolutely impossible. ”

Cheng Sima said: "At present, there are no major projects in Yanmen and Daijun, and it is impossible to pretend to be a people. ”

Sang Hongyang also thought carefully in his mind, what kind of method could be used to get a large number of troops out of the plug, but no one would find out. This work is indeed difficult, whether it is the Xiongnu or the Han in the other party's internal work, especially in the border areas, but where there is a large force of action, it will definitely be detected by the other party at the first time. What's more, it's still this kind of ambush in advance, and it seems that it really needs the help of the gods.

Su Ren didn't say a word where he sat from beginning to end, lowered his head and stretched out his hands to the stove, turning over and over again. The stove was very warm, and Su Ren's hands were red, but the weather was too cold, even so Su Ren did not withdraw his hand, but moved the chair forward.

"What is there to do about Mr. Su?" Captain Li asked.

Su Ren glanced up at Li Duwei: "Since the army of the Han Dynasty will be discovered by the Huns, what if it is the army of the Huns?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what Su Ren wanted to say. Ying Guangji sneered: "What he means is to let the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty pretend to be Hun soldiers and horses, so that even if the Huns see it, they won't care." ”

"Pretending to be a Hun soldier?" Li Duwei scratched his head: "The appearance of a large number of Hun soldiers and horses in Dahan is even more suspicious. ”

Sang Hongyang's eyes lit up, he really admired Su Ren this time. The contact with Su Ren has only been in Ma Yi for more than half a year, and Su Ren is still away for most of the time. Therefore, Sang Hongyang only thought that Su Ren was a smart young man, and he didn't feel anything else. This time, he sat in Su Ren's room for a while, and when he heard these two news, Sang Hong was completely convinced, there is such a person to help the big man, as long as His Majesty can make good use of it, why worry about the big man?

Sang Hongyang plucked up his courage and coughed: "If I let the Han soldiers pretend to be the Huns, I have to find a place that is willing to let the soldiers cross, only the appearance of the Hun soldiers in the grassland and desert will not arouse the suspicion of the Huns, but this place is not easy to find." ”

Li Duwei smiled: "I see! I get the idea! As long as a large number of Han troops do not appear in Yanmen, the Huns will not know what we are doing. Li Duwei smiled at Sang Hongyang.

Han Qing also smiled and said: "Indeed, it is not easy to find a place where the Han army can cross the border, the Xiongnu have heavy troops on the border of our Han Dynasty, and the kings of Guli are all on the left and right, so it is not easy to sneak over the border." ”

"Then come in! The Huns are immediately powerful, and the foot soldiers are not the opponents of our Han army! Captain Li waved his hand and shouted.

Cheng Sima smiled: "What's the difference between coming in and being exposed?" It's better to send a large army to swagger. ”

"What then? The Huns are not stupid, who wants to watch our Han army operate in his territory, even Yu Dan, who has the best relationship with Mr. Su, is probably not willing! ”

Sang Hongyang suddenly thought of someone and looked up at Su Ren. Su Ren still did what he did just now, sitting quietly by the fireplace and roasting the fire. I was neither excited by the existence of a solution, nor discouraged by the fact that it could not be implemented. The expression on his face was flat, as if he had nothing to do with him, and he just sat there rubbing his hands and looking at the fire.

There was a discussion, then an argument, then an attack. Sang Hongyang did not participate, and he also knew that on this occasion, it was already very good to be able to say a word, and he didn't ask who he could say. Ying Guangji and Han Qing did not participate in the quarrel, in fact, Li Duwei and Cheng Sima quarreled again, they were both soldiers, and their anger and blood were much heavier than others.

Cui Jiuming said something in Su Ren's ear, Su Ren smiled and glanced at Cui Jiuming. Cui Jiuming also smiled, and the two of them lowered their heads and muttered to each other. Sang Hongyang wanted to go over and hear about it, but he knew that this was not the right time for him to go.

Li Duwei and Cheng Sima quarreled for a long time, but no one persuaded anyone, and no one had a good way, but instead made their mouths dry and sat down to drink water continuously.

Li Duwei poured several sips before putting down the teacup: "Mr. Su, if you have a way, just talk about it, so that we don't guess." ”

Su Ren stopped chatting with Cui Jiuming and glanced at everyone: "I have planned this matter for a long time, but it is not suitable to say it here, it is not that I can't believe you, but the fewer people who know, the better, so as not to implicate you in the problem!" To tell you the truth, I have already played this matter to His Majesty, as for how His Majesty will decide in the end, it is not up to you and me to control, the two of you go back to tell the two old generals, waiting for the edict of Your Majesty, once you are recruited, you will fight bravely to kill the enemy, and you will have a military merit to seal your wife and son! ”