A Hun soldier used the spear in his hand to kill several times on a ball of horse manure on the grass, and then he bent down again, looked at it carefully, and said: "This ball of horse manure is only three days at most, and there are a lot of grass grains, which should be left by the war horses of the army." ”

Another Hun soldier also nodded and said, "It seems that the direction we are tracking is not wrong, the Dai army withdrew from this direction, and it should be reported to Shan Yu quickly." ”

When the other soldiers heard this, they all got on their horses and ran away in a blink of an eye.

The Huns are a people on horseback, almost everyone is an expert in raising horses, and they know the habits of horses well, and observing horse manure is also one of the things that should be understood about horses. Experienced Huns could not only accurately judge the time of horse manure, but also infer the number of horses, as well as their physical condition.

In fact, animal manure is very useful in the grassland and is the main fuel. Because there are not many trees on the grassland unless it is close to the mountains, and cattle, horses, sheep and other livestock are mainly grass-fed, but they cannot digest all the grass they eat, so the manure contains a lot of plant fiber, which can be used as fuel after drying.

The Hun soldiers found a large number of horse footprints on the grassland, and then judging the time from the horse manure, it can be basically determined that this is the direction of action of the army, so the Hun soldiers continued to chase down, and on the other hand, they sent people to tell Mao Dun and Fu Gongyan.

At this time, Mao Dun and Fu Gongyan had already led the Xiongnu army to the previous garrison of the Bailing tribe, although at this time the Bailing tribe's brigade and the representative army had been evacuated, but the traces of the camp and stove left behind were still very clearly visible.

Because he had temporarily lost the whereabouts of the Bai Ling Clan's brigade, Mao Dun had no choice but to order to temporarily camp at the previous camp of the Bai Ling Clan, and wait for the spies to find out the whereabouts of the Bai Ling Clan before making plans.

But this has caused the dissatisfaction of some tribal leaders, because before sending troops, Mao Dun swore to the leaders of the tribes, ensuring that this time it is not difficult to send troops to attack the Bai Ling tribe, and they will definitely be able to achieve a big victory, and everyone is waiting to harvest the spoils, but since the gathering of people and horses, it has been more than a month, and the Hun army has suffered three consecutive defeats, and the loss of troops has reached seven or eight thousand people, although nearly half of the losses are directly under the army of Mao Dun, but other tribes have also lost a certain number of people, After a long run, they rushed here and lost the trace of the Bailing clan, so many tribal leaders lost patience and thought that they should withdraw their troops back.

In fact, these tribal leaders really didn't mean to have a hard time, and they didn't want to seize more population and materials to increase their wealth, but the herdsmen under their command couldn't stand it, because now it was spring and the flowers were blooming, it was the season for sheep and horses, and livestock mating, but young and middle-aged men were recruited to fight, and the families were left behind with old, weak, women and children, and it was difficult to say whether they could complete these tasks. And if the animals are not fed and mated in the spring, life will be very difficult for the year.

At first, the herdsmen did not want to go on the expedition, but they were forcibly recruited by the leaders of various tribes. Although even if the battle is won, most of the spoils will be taken by the leaders and magnates of the tribe, and the herdsmen can not share much, but there is still some hope, if the harvest is more, they can always get some considerable harvest. But until now, three consecutive defeats have been fought, nothing has been gained, and many people have died, and until now the correct position of the Bailing brigade has not been found, so many Hun soldiers have also retreated, and have asked the leader to withdraw their troops in the name of taking care of the livestock.

The leaders of the various tribes were also a little lazy, but after listening to the repeated advice of their subordinates, they naturally had the heart to retreat, so they united to ask for a meeting with Maudun. In fact, as soon as the leaders of the tribe asked for a meeting, Mao Dun also felt a headache, and knew why they came, but he could not refuse, so he had to order to meet them.

There were more than 20 tribal leaders who came to see Maudun, and they unanimously demanded that Maudun withdraw their troops, and Maudun wasted his tongue, knowing it with reason, moving with affection, tempting it with profit, and scaring it with threat, only talking with dry mouths and sweating profusely, but the tribal leaders were still unmoved, insisting on withdrawing their troops, and the leaders of two large tribes even bluntly said that whether Maudun agreed or not, they would leave with their tribes tomorrow.

Just when the two sides were arguing and were about to turn their faces, the Hun spies who suddenly inquired about the whereabouts of the Bai Ling clan reported that they had found the station of the Bai Ling clan, which was more than a hundred miles away in the southeast.

This time he suddenly came to his senses, because an important reason for the tribal leaders to ask for the withdrawal of the army was that they had not found the brigade of the Bai Ling clan yet, maybe they had already run away, but now that they had found the brigade of the Bai Ling clan, this reason was naturally not valid. Therefore, Mao Dun also insisted on not withdrawing the army, and said that the leaders of the various tribes were willing to go back, and they could go back, and they would lead their own men and horses to stay and attack the Bailing tribe, of course, the plundered population, livestock, and property would naturally not be distributed to the tribes who did not participate in the battle.

And at this moment, a few tribal leaders who had not spoken just now, but watched others come out of the way, immediately came over to play a round, saying that the previous request for the withdrawal of the army was mainly because the brigade of the Bai Ling clan had not yet been found, and it was a waste of time, so it was better to go back and take care of the livestock, and now that the location of the Bai Ling clan has been discovered, of course, there is no need to withdraw the army, and everyone should still work together to attack the Bai Ling clan.

It turned out that although the Xiongnu army suffered three defeats in a row, the leaders of the tribes basically understood people, and knew that the Bailing tribe was now mainly supported by two or three thousand generations of troops, and the brigade carried a large number of old, weak, women and children, so as long as the actual location of the Bailing brigade was found, the 100,000 Xiongnu army attacked on all fronts, and it was not difficult to defeat the Bailing tribe.

After coming out for more than a month, he didn't catch anything, so he went back like this, and the leaders of the tribes were naturally unwilling, but now that he found the location of the Bailing Clan's brigade, seeing that victory was in sight, he naturally didn't want to withdraw his troops and leave this fruit to Maotun.

Someone came to play the round, so the leaders of the tribes who shouted the most fiercely before also pushed the boat, and immediately expressed their willingness to listen to the advice, put the overall situation first, no longer withdraw the army, and work together to attack the Bailing tribe.

Of course, Mao Dun knows what these people think, but it's not easy to say, anyway, the leaders of all the tribes have been stabilized, which is a good result, so he pushed the boat down the river, saying that since everyone is willing to focus on the overall situation, it is naturally no better, so let everyone go back immediately to prepare, and tomorrow will send troops to attack the Bailing clan. The tribal leaders said goodbye to Maudun and went back to appease and mobilize their herdsmen.

Finally sent away the tribal leaders, Mao Dun also wiped his sweat, only to feel anxious and exhausted. At this time, Fu Gongyan turned out of the back account and said, "Shan Yu has worked hard." ”

Mao Dun smiled bitterly and said, "Sir doesn't need to comfort me, now I have finally calmed them down, but I don't know how long this time will last." ”

Fu Gongyan said with a smile: "Shan Yu, don't worry, as long as we rush to the station of the Bai Ling Clan and let them see the brigade of the Bai Ling Clan, even if we drive them away, they will not leave." ”

Mao Dun said: "That being said, there are still some things in my heart that are not low, if we can't quickly defeat the White Spirit Clan, or if we are attacked by the plateau again, I'm afraid someone will be shaken again." ”

Fu Gongyan shook his head and said, "Shan Yu, don't worry, the first two times we were attacked by the Dai Army, it was our own lax defense, and now that we have strengthened our guards, we will naturally not let the Dai Army succeed again." Moreover, now the White Spirit Clan is actually supported by two or three thousand generations of troops, and we still have nearly 100,000 horses, so as long as our army arrives, we will definitely be able to defeat the White Spirit Clan. ”

Mao Dun suddenly said: "Sir, the Dai army has attacked us twice at night, so can we come to a tooth for a tooth, since we have now found the station of the Bai Ling Clan, and the distance of more than a hundred miles is nothing, can we also send an army tonight to attack the Bai Ling Clan, if we can plunder back some people and materials, it will be able to strengthen the confidence of the leaders of other tribes." ”

Fu Gongyan said: "I have already thought about what I said, Gao Yuan is proficient in the art of war, and he attacked us twice at night, wouldn't he have taken precautions himself?" If the night attack fails, and then we are defeated by the Dai Army, I am afraid that it will be a heavy blow to the momentum we have just gathered. Therefore, it is better to wait until tomorrow, concentrate the army, and attack the White Spirit Clan. We now have an army of 100,000 men, and we can attack head-on, without resorting to such tricks. ”

Mao Dun frowned, and said with some reluctance: "Since Mr. said so, let's do it." ”

Fu Gongyan observed his words and looks, of course, he saw Mao Dun's thoughts, so he said: "Actually, what Shan Yu said is not unreasonable, in my opinion, it might as well be so, Shan Yu can send someone to secretly instigate one or two tribes, let them send troops tonight, to attack the station of the Bailing clan at night, if they can win, it is naturally good, it can boost the morale and confidence of other tribes, so that everyone can work more together, and even if it fails, it will not affect too much, because they are sending troops without authorization, and they have not obeyed the order of Shan Yu, on the contrary, it can also prove that Shan Yu is prescient." ”

After hearing this, Mao Dun also praised it again and again, and said, "Mr. really has a clever plan, I'll find someone to arrange it." With that, he hurried out of the big tent.

But Fu Gongyan sneered and said: "Gao Yuan, I really want to take a look, and when you see the Hun army appear, what else can you do." ”