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Wei Jin led ten subordinates to gallop in Chang'an. The next morning, Wei Jin led a scout cavalry to reach Quegu County. Quegu County is the southernmost county in Anding County. After passing Quegu County, he entered Jingzhao. They did not stop in the county town, but directly passed Quegu County. When they continued to run south for less than five miles, Wei Jin and others tied their horses. They saw a large group of soldiers dozens of steps across the official road, holding military crossbows, and cut off their way.

After a moment, an officer rushed over and asked sternly: "Who are you?"

Seeing that the other party was also a Han army, Wei Jin hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "We are General Pang's subordinates, hurry to Chang'an to report military information to the King of Han."

The officer looked at them and asked again: "How is there any evidence?"

Wei Jin took off his military card and threw it over. The officer continued to look at it, and then said to his subordinates: "Confiscate their weapons and take them to the Han King's tent."

Wei Jin then realized that the King of Han was in Quegu County. He was nervous and expectant in his heart. He ordered his subordinates to surrender their weapons and followed the soldiers to the south. Soon they entered the military camp. The overwhelming tent stretched for dozens of miles, with at least tens of thousands of troops. They came to a huge and heavily guarded tent. This was the King's tent. The patrol soldiers handed them over to the King of Han's guards.

After a strict physical examination, the guards took Wei Jin toward the tent.

In the big tent, there is a huge sand table, each with a length and width, consisting of four small sand tables. Liu Jingzheng, Jia Xu, Fa Zheng, Zhao Yun, Zhang Ren and other senior military officials stood in front of the sand table to discuss military information.

Liu Jing received news from Pang De a few days ago that thousands of Hu cavalry crossed Liupan Mountain and entered the Guanzhong area to kill and rob. This was a situation that had not happened since the Battle of Guandu. When Cao Cao controlled Guanzhong, Hu cavalry never dared to enter Guanzhong. Now that his Han army controlled Guanzhong, Hu cavalry dared to cross the border to kill people, which made Liu Jing extremely angry and also made him find an excuse to send troops.

After ordering Pang De to dispatch 6,000 cavalry, he personally led an army of 80,000 toward Xiaoguan. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to control Xiaoguan in one fell swoop and form an offensive in the direction of Anding County.

At this time, Jia Xu held a wooden pole in his hand and was introducing the distribution of the Hu cavalry forces in the Guanzhong area. "From north of Guanzhong to Shuofang County, there are mainly distributions of the Dahu people, the Xiongnu forces, the Wuhuan forces, and the Qiang Di forces. In addition, the Jie people, the Xianbei people and some Tuyuhun people are small forces, mainly relying on the Xiongnu, so they don't have to consider them."

"I don't know how to divide their spheres of influence," Liu Jing asked again.

Jia Xu smiled slightly, "Their sphere of influence is very distinctive, called the double ring point. The so-called dot refers to Shuofang County to the west, which is the territory of the Qiang and Di people. Compared with that, it basically does not communicate with the Huns and Wuhuan, but is closely related to the Qiang and Di people in Hexi and Longxi."

Liu Jing nodded, "Let me talk about the situation of the two rings."

"These two rings are actually the Wuhuan people and the Xiongnu people. The Wuhuan people are in the inner ring and are distributed between Anding County, Shangjun and Beidi County. It is the first encirclement of the Han army to the north. The Wuhuan people are composed of more than twenty tribes, one of which is larger, one is the Anding Wuhuan tribe, and the chief is called Bianshu; the other is the Wuhuan tribe, and the chief is Luo Jin; the other is the Wuhuan tribe, which is the main force of the Wuhuan people, and the leader is Luxi, the Wuhuan tribe. The Wuhuan tribe combined with a maximum of four or five people, which is indeed a small witch compared to the Huns."

Jia Xu pointed north with a wooden pole and continued: "The Wuhuan people are not worth worrying about. The key is the Huns. The Huns are the major rings in the two rings. They have at least 10,000 people in the Central Plains, distributed in Shuofang, Hetao, Anding County, Beidi County and Shang County, as well as the Bingzhou area to the north. The Huns in the Central Plains were commanded by the left and right wise kings, Liu Bao, the Zuoxian King, control the vast territory north of the original. The Xiongnu forces we are facing this time are the Right King Qubei. During the Li Kui Rebellion, Qubei and Baibo thief commanders Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai and others were awarded the surname Liu, also known as Liu Qubei, with hundreds of thousands of troops and more than 100,000 armoured cavalrymen. They are brave and powerful in combat, and are our strong enemies."

Jia Xu pointed to She Yanze outside the Great Wall with a wooden pole and said, "There are currently two dens of the right wise king Liu Qubei. One is in She Yanze, called the winter tent and the other is in Hetao, called the summer tent. It is the end of May. They should have returned to Hetao, but the situation inside the pass is tense, and perhaps Liu Qubei is still in She Yanze now."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Whether we are walking on the Xiaoguan Road or the Luoshui Road, we must face the Wuhuan people first. In order to prevent us from sending troops from being empty in Guanzhong and being taken advantage of by the Hu cavalry from taking advantage of the opportunity, I decided to implement a defensive counterattack strategy, first capture Xiaoguan, establish a solid defense in Xiaoguan, and then walk on the Luoshui Road to attack the main force of the Wuhuan King in Shangjun."

Zhao Yun interjected from the side: "The key now is to understand the situation of Xiaoguan."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards reported outside the tent: "Report to Your Highness, General Pang De sent a scout to report on military information."

Liu Jing laughed, "I just wanted to go to bed and I got a pillow. General Pang is very considerate of us."

Everyone laughed, and Liu Jing immediately ordered: "Take them in."

After a moment, Wei Jin hurried into the tent and knelt down on one knee to salute, "The scout Marquis Wei Jin met His Highness the King of Han, and came to deliver the letter under the order of General Pang, so that your highness could be seen."

He took out the letter scroll and presented it with his hands. A guard took it and passed it to Liu Jing. Liu Jing unfolded the letter scroll and looked it hurriedly. He looked at the scout again and said with a smile: "Are you the captured scout mentioned in the letter?"

Wei Jin showed a look of shame on his face and clasped his fists and said, "I am not good at exploring information. Unfortunately, I was captured by the Wuhuan cavalry. Wuhuan chief Bian Shu was afraid of the Han army and sent us back."

"But General Pang praised you in his letter, saying that you went deep into the tiger's den to investigate the enemy situation and was an excellent scout."

"General Pang has been too rewarded, and he is guilty of being a humble official position."

Liu Jing stared at him for a moment and said lightly: "General Pang has always been arguing and never silence. You don't need to explain anymore. Tell me about Xiao Guan and An Ding Wuhuan. General Pang said you know very well."

Wei Jin was moved. This was clearly what Pang De recommended himself in front of the King of Han. He pondered for a moment and clearly told Liu Jing and the senior officials present what he saw and heard before and after his capture.

Liu Jing nodded in admiration. What Pang De said was true. This person is indeed a talented person. He is rare to be both martial. He was born in a famous Jingzhao family and once served as the army under Zhong Yao's tent. He was highly valued by Zhong Yao. Such a talent was only a military marquis. It was a pity that Liu Jing couldn't help but feel the desire to cherish his talents. He pointed to the sand table and smiled: "Further the situation of Xiaoguan you know on the sand table."

"Abide by the order"

Wei Jin came to the sand table. He served as the army under Zhong Yao's tent. He was familiar with the sand table. He moved quickly and carefully, marking the sand table one by one with flags and mud soldiers, and it was completed quickly. Liu Jing walked forward, picked up the wooden pole and pointed to several small blue flags in the north of Gaoping County and asked: "What is this?"

"Report to Your Highness, these are the elderly, weak, women and children in Wuhuan County, who are in the north, and usually use ox carts, clay men and flocks as signs. If you can't find these signs, you have to use blue flags instead."

"Did Zhong Yao use ox carts, mud people and sheep to identify Hu people?"

"It's because he doesn't like to use flags. He always uses small pottery carts to mark them. It's very vivid, you can tell at a glance."

Liu Jing nodded, "I like Zhong Yao's method very much, and I will consider adopting it in the future. In addition, I want to know how we should use our troops if we want to take down Xiaoguan."

Wei Jinyi was considering this issue. He was originally an army. As a wartime adviser, this aspect was his good at this. He pondered for a moment: "Although Xiaoguan is a dangerous fortress, it is only for the Hu cavalry in the north, but it is not dangerous to the south. The key is that General Pang is all cavalry, so it is really unrealistic to let the cavalry cross mountains and ridges. If it is an army that is good at climbing, it will be easy to capture Xiaoguan from the south."

"Tell me specifically" Liu Jing handed him the wooden pole. At this time, Jia Xu, Zhao Yun and others also surrounded him with interest and listened to the low-level officer talking.

Wei Jin pointed to the Great Wall on Xiaoguan with a wooden pole and said: "Xiaoguan actually refers to a defensive line about twenty miles long from Muxia Pass, Wating Pass and Liupan Pass, which is also called the Pass. Because the front line is long, the Wuhuan people's troops are very scattered, and the troops are mainly concentrated at the Pass. If we attack the Pass, I suggest going to the Wating Canyon in the middle, first seize Wating Pass and out of Liupan Mountain, and then encircling Wuhuan, another army will go north along the Great Wall, attack Muxia Pass and capture Pinggao County. The Wuhuan people will fight sharply, but fighting in the mountains will probably not be possible."

When Wei Jin said this, everyone showed praise in their eyes. This person was indeed good. Liu Jing smiled and said, "It seems that Wei Junhou is a military talent."

Wei Jin understood Liu Jing's meaning and hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said, "I used to be the army under Zhong Yao's tent, but I was determined to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, so I took the initiative to apply to the scout army and beg your highness to allow Wei Jie to continue to serve in the war army."

"Of course, too"

Liu Jing said solemnly: "But the front army was rewarded with the merit wheel, which has nothing to do with your military talent, do you understand?"

"I understand that I am willing to get a lot of money and get promoted."

Liu Jing admired his backbone very much and smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I will give you an important task. If it is done well, I will be promoted to vice lieutenant."

Wei Jin was overjoyed and said with his fists: "I am willing to go through fire and water for humble duties."

Liu Jing immediately ordered his left and right and said, "Go and find Deng Ai. After a moment, a young and heroic general came in. Deng Ai, who was twenty years old this year, officially joined the army last year and also served as the military marquis. He knelt down on his knees and saluted, "See Your Highness the King of Han."

Liu Jing took out a secret order and handed it to Wei Jin, "Wei Junhou is the chief and Deng Ai is the deputy. You two can lead twenty Eagle Strike Army to Beidi County. Your mission is within the secret order. This matter is of great importance, so you must be careful."

Deng Ai and Wei Jin looked at each other and bowed together, saying: "After the order"

The two stood up and left. Jia Xu looked at Deng Ai's back and smiled, "Isn't your highness worried about such a dangerous task?"

Liu Jing said lightly: "The Huns have a proverb. The eagle that cannot fly high is always inferior to others. I don't want him to become an eagle that cannot fly high altitude."
Chapter completed!