After receiving these news, Gao Yuan immediately gathered the generals to discuss.

Ah Ran Shi begged: "Lord, I think this Hun army will not advance in a short period of time, and we can't wait here, in my opinion, we still use the old method, attack at night, and defeat this Hun army, so that the Huns will also know our strength." ”

Ling Feng said: "Of course, it is good to be able to defeat this Hun army, but the Huns have suffered a loss, and they have significantly strengthened the vigilance of the camp, and then want to use the method of night attack, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed, and now we are nearly 100 miles away from the Xiongnu camp, and if we want to run a long distance of more than 100 miles, this is also a little too difficult, and the distance will be doubled compared to the last time." ”

Ah Ran Shi Qimo was obviously carefully conceived, so although he listened to Ling Feng's questioning, he was still confident, and said: "Although the Huns have strengthened their vigilance, but with my understanding of the Huns, there is still a considerable gap between them and us, and the garrison of the camp cannot be too strong, so as long as we attack this time and change the way, it is not difficult to solve it." ”

Ling Feng said: "How to change." ”

Ah Ran Shi begged: "I think we go out this time, we don't need to attack at night, but start attacking at dawn, at this time the night will pass, the day is not clear, it is the time when the defense is the most lax, of course, we can also use a small number of men and horses, or wolves to launch a feint attack at night, pretending to be defeated by the Huns' defensive retreat, so that the Huns can be paralyzed, and then at dawn, we can make a full attack, and we can succeed in a battle." And distance is not a problem, if we decide to attack at Fuxiao, then the whole night can be used to hurry, and we can also use the night to avoid the Huns' spies. ”

After listening to Ah Ran Shi Qimo's words, Gao Yuan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Ah Ran Shi Qimo, it seems that you haven't been in vain in the past few years, you have made great progress, and now you actually use your advice and design to use soldiers." ”

Ah Ran Shi Qimo also smiled: "The lord is too talkative, he has been by the lord's side for so many years, and he has followed the lord to fight in the east and west, how can he learn to set up troops, and he can no longer rely on brute fighting." ”

Gao Yuan was about to speak again, when he saw a soldier outside the tent walk in and said, "My lord, Madame has sent a letter." ”

Gao Yuan took the letterhead handed by the soldier, opened it, and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, they have found a place where they can camp and set up a village, and have drawn a map, and will send five hundred people to reinforce us tomorrow." ”

Ling Feng said: "Of course, it is better to find a place to camp, but it will take a certain amount of time to build fortifications, if we can defeat the rear army of the Huns again, it will be about the same, and Ah Ran Shi Qimo's strategy is feasible, I think we can follow this plan." ”

Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "This plan of Ah Ran Shi Qimo is indeed very good, but I have a better plan. ”

―――――――― dividing line――――――――― dividing line―――――――― although the night came, but the camp of the Huns was still brightly lit, because it was in the new Xiongnu Shan Yu Maoton's big tent, not only lit a dozen torches, but also lit a fire in the center of the big tent, so that the fire in the big tent was as bright as day, and the temperature should be a lot higher than the tent, although it was in the early spring season when it was warm and cold, but it was enough to wear only a single coat.

There was a grill on the fire, and three or four skewers of barbecue were hung, and by this time they were already seven or eight times cooked, and the two slaves in charge of the barbecue were scattering all kinds of spices on the barbecue, and large drops of grease fell on the matches, making a "zizi" sound, and the whole tent was filled with the strong smell of barbecue.

At the other end of the big tent, at this time, Mao Dun and Fu Gongyan were sitting opposite each other in front of a low table, and beside the two of them, there were two good-looking female slaves, who were adding wine and cutting meat and cloth tea to them.

At this time, although tea has not yet become a popular drink, but in the aristocratic class of Chinese countries, it has been basically popular, and the grassland tribes are mainly meat-based, easy to accumulate phlegm, drinking tea is conducive to clearing fire and reducing inflammation, to remove oil and liposuction, so it has also become the favorite drink of the Xiongnu aristocracy, in the commodity trade with Chinese countries, the demand for tea is gradually expanding.

However, the consumption of tea in the Chinese countries is not large, so the tea circulating to the Xiongnu is very small, and it is a very high-end consumer product. And the wine is not the mare's milk wine that the grassland people often drink, but the grain wine brewed by the Chinese countries, and the spices although there is not so little tea, but the quantity is not much, even if it is the Xiongnu's single Yu, can not enjoy these luxury products anytime and anywhere, if it is not for the fact that Mao Dun now has a qiē is obtained with the help of Fu Gongyan, it is impossible to entertain Fu Gongyan with so many good things, not to mention that now it is not in Shan Yuting, the army of the Huns has arrived at the lake.

After receiving the report of the Xiongnu army in front, Mao Dun and Fu Gongyan both realized that they had found a large group of men and horses of the Bailing tribe, so Mao Dun immediately ordered to lead the 80,000 troops stationed in Shan Yuting to attack, and after six days of marching, the team arrived at the edge of Wuerlu Lake.

As soon as the Xiongnu army left the village, Mao Dun received the news that the vanguard army had been attacked by the Dai army at night, and nearly half of the 10,000 horses had been lost.

I originally thought that with the defection of the Bai Ling clan and knowing the details of the Bai Ling clan, the plan to raid the Bai Ling clan brigade this time was a sure thing, but I didn't expect that as soon as the troops were dispatched, they were beaten by the Dai army, and lost nearly 5,000 men and horses, so Mao Dun did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly invited Fu Gongyan to discuss countermeasures with him.

To be honest, as soon as the Hun army attacked, it fought a big defeat, which was indeed something that Fu Gongyan did not expect, and it seemed that he really underestimated the ability of the plateau, but at this time, of course, Fu Gongyan would not admit it first, and Fu Gongyan did not think that losing this battle would have a heavy impact on the entire battle situation. Therefore, he was still confident, and said: "Please rest assured, the defeat in this battle is still because of our own negligence and unpreparedness at night, which gave the Dai army an opportunity to take advantage of, but it is not a crime of war, not to mention that we now have an army of 100,000 people, only 5,000 men and horses, and it does not hurt our muscles and bones, we still have an absolute advantage in the strength of the Bailing clan, so it is not a matter of concern." ”

Mao Dun nodded and said: "I know all these things you said, but it is not a good thing to fight a lost battle as soon as the troops are dispatched, I am worried that the morale of the army will be affected, and I will not hide anything from you, and you also know that not everyone agrees with this dispatch." ”

Of course, Fu Gongyan knew, because Mao Dun's Shan Yu's position was obtained by killing his father's head Man Shan Yu, and the time to ascend to the position of Shan Yu was too short, and his prestige was insufficient, so he did not completely convince the hearts of the people within the Xiongnu, this time he sent troops, there were many Xiongnu tribes who refused to send troops, although some tribes sent troops, but they were also forced to do so, or had to follow, but they had the heart of both ends, if they won the battle, of course, they would follow Mao Dun to seize the spoils of war together, and obtain greater benefits for the tribe, and at the same time they could win the trust of the new Shan Yu, And once he loses, he immediately takes his men and horses to sneak away in advance to preserve his strength. It doesn't matter what happens.

And the mentality of these tribes, Mao Dun is not unintelligible, of course he also knows that now is not the time to send troops, but should consolidate his power first, but Mao Dun still decided to send troops, first, because he had promised Fu Gongyan before, and he was able to ascend to the position of Shan Yu, and it was all thanks to the help of Fu Gongyan, and he must also fulfill his promise; Second, under the planning of Fu Gongyan, he successfully seized the position of Shan Yu, and Mao Dun also had full confidence in Fu Gongyan's ability, coupled with the defection of the Bai Ling people, so that Mao Dun felt that this time the troops were almost sure of victory, if he fought a big victory and captured a large number of spoils, he could also consolidate his position, so Mao Dun decided to resolutely send troops. But this defeat shook Maudun's confidence, and he even had the idea of retiring from the army.

Fu Gongyan knew that he had to make Mao Dun firm first, otherwise there was no need to talk about anything, so he said: "Shan Yu's worries are not unreasonable, but Shan Yu, please think about what will happen if Shan Yu retreats at this time." ”

Mao Dun listened, and also fell silent, because in the spring, the grassland people began to graze the season, and most of the cattle are mating and breeding, so the herdsmen are often very busy, and they gather people and horses, attack the army of the Bailing tribe, has delayed the herdsmen's grazing time, and now they have just lost a battle, so the withdrawal of the army back with nothing will be a heavy blow to their already low prestige, although it cannot be said that the position is not guaranteed, but it is also dangerous. Therefore, there is actually no way out for him.

Seeing that Mao Dun bowed his head and was silent, Fu Gongyan also knew that he was moved by his own words, so he continued: "Although we suffered a defeat and lost five thousand men and horses, this also proves that we are not far from the brigade of the White Spirit Clan, otherwise the Dai army would not have raided us at night, first, the troops are insufficient; Second, they are also afraid of revealing their whereabouts during the day, so as long as we can find the brigade of the White Spirit Clan and launch a full-scale attack, they will be on guard, but it will be absolutely difficult to resist. And after the success of this battle, there is no need to worry about the previous defeat. ”

After hearing this, Mao Dun was really moved and said, "So what should we do next?" ”

Fu Gongyan said: "Shan Yu should immediately order General Kalugu to camp in place and be careful to guard in case the army attacks at night again, but send a large number of scouts to find out the whereabouts of the White Spirit Clan Brigade in the surrounding directions, as long as we find the whereabouts of the White Spirit Clan Brigade, we can win with confidence." ”

Mao Dun nodded and said, "Okay, I'll order it right away." ”