Chapter 36 Night Attack on White Grass
"Demou, Bo Yu, this time the Hu clan coalition was severely damaged, and the personnel and materials were exhausted. It is difficult to do anything else in the past few days. So I have a way to make the Xianbei people completely give up the idea of invading from Lulong."
Cheng Pu and Xu Rong exchanged a surprise look: "I hope to hear the lord's details."
"The Xianbei troops were stationed at the Baicaowa pasture, and when they arrived at Changyugouzi, the cavalry had become infantry. All their war horses were left in the Baicaowa pasture, with at least four thousand war horses. If we added the war horses from the later reinforcements, there might be six thousand to seven thousand war horses on the pasture. Do you know what this means? As long as we take them all over, we will have a strong cavalry team so that we can fight the grassland with these Wuhuan Xianbei people."
Xu Rong frowned: "The lord's plan is huge, but it is very dangerous! The Xianbei lost these war horses and lost seven or eight thousand cavalry. In addition, they lost nearly six thousand soldiers in Lulong this time. In short, the Xianbei people suffered unprecedented losses. I am afraid they can't think of turning over within three or four years - of course this only refers to the central and eastern Xianbei."
"The three thousand troops of Wuhuan were almost all lost to Lu Longsai. It would be even less than a few years to recover. Once the forces that threaten Lu Longsai's safety no longer exist, we can free up our hands to deal with other Hu troops that invaded the Han Dynasty." A glimmer appeared in Cheng Pu's eyes.
"Wuyan's death in battle was a devastating blow to their morale. They hurriedly retreated to Baicaowa pasture overnight. The soldiers must be exhausted and needed rest and adjustments. And those leaders were killed by us and other generals, and they must be neglected to prevent them when they were exhausted, so their vigilance was the worst at this time." Liu He continued to analyze.
"That is to say, they would think that we have also suffered a major blow. Lu Longse's defensive power cannot be restored in the short term. We will definitely hide in the fortress and recover as much as possible. They have always believed that we Han people are timid and cowardly and dare not take the initiative to attack. The monitoring of Lu Longse in the near future will definitely be very negligent." Xu Rong gestured on the map.
"So at this moment, our attack on Baicaowa pasture will be much beyond the enemy's expectations for victory. "
"But lord... What a tempting and huge wealth that seven or eight thousand war horses are placed on a ranch. Why are the Wuhuan people and Xianbei people not prepared? Are the lords considerate?" Xu Rong said cautiously.
"Yes! Lord! The place of life and death, the way of survival and death must be observed. According to our estimates, the remaining soldiers of the Wuhuan people and the Xianbei people will not be less than 2,000. The cavalry of more than 2,000 people has no chance of winning at all. What's more, the cavalry duel with them on the grasslands of the Wuhuan people, even if the sneak attack is very small, Cheng Pu also looked rigorous.
Liu He waved his hand: "The analysis of Demou, Bo Yu and Jun is quite reasonable. However, after the defeat of Wuhuan and Xianbei, morale is low and neglected to prevent it. If they attack them at this time, it is indeed very likely to win. But we do not have the confidence, the courage, and dare not try."
"You have thought about whether the sneak attack will succeed, what does so many war horses mean to us? It's money! It's the food for the people! It's the cotton coat for winter this year! It's the seeds for next spring! It's the peace and food and clothing for the people of Youzhou."
Liu He suddenly became excited. He thought of the refugees he met on the road.
"If seven or eight thousand war horses are sold at a good price, the people of Youzhou will live a little better this winter. In addition, the captive Xianbei leader Suli can also bring us a generous income, which can allow the Xianbei people to spend more money to redeem him, so as not to waste our food."
Cheng Pu and Xu Rong looked at Liu He with a surprised look, as if he couldn't believe that he would say such words.
"Master, why are you..."
Liu He looked at them with a wry smile and said, "Youzhou is located in the northern border, and the area is sparsely populated. Because the border has been plundered by foreign tribes over the years, the war has continued. Although the population is only one million, the national treasury is empty and the financial income is not enough. The hardships of the people in the people are considered the best for me. We could have received financial subsidies from Hebei and Qingzhou every year, but this year, Jizhou has a drought and Qingzhou flood. There is no money left to supplement us. They are not enough. Money! I just want money now, and I can't let the people in Youzhou starve to death and freeze to death."
After hearing this, Xu Rong and Cheng Pu lowered their heads in shame and said nothing.
But Xu Rong still hesitated and he lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "If the sneak attack fails, our losses will be great, and that is, if we fail to steal the chicken, we will lose a handful of rice."
Liu He sighed helplessly and said earnestly: "What else can I do besides this? I will die and live! Yun Chang, Yide is called the enemy of thousands of people. Han is strong and strong, and has the wind of Guanying. Why are these three people afraid of going to war with me?"
"How many soldiers and horses do the lord need to allocate?" Xu Rong asked.
"As for more than ten days of war, the remaining soldiers of our army and Xu Wu's reinforcements totaled 1,800. Among them, 600 cavalrymen have not been dispatched." Cheng Pudao.
"Gather the horses in the infantry and the army." Liu He said.
"promise."
Then he lit up the general overnight, and Liu He said to the soldiers:
"I am willing to fight with you all at this critical moment! The charge will go without returning, and the ambition will die without living! If you die in battle, your parents will be my parents, and you will be able to support you for your old age; your children will be my children, and you will be raised by your husband; your wife will be my sister-in-law, and you will treat her with the courtesy of her uncle and dare not be humiliated. If I die in battle, loyal bones will be buried everywhere in the green mountains, why should I return the horse and the body of a carriage?"
"Everyone! Kill me for my great man!" Liu He held up his sword!
"kill!"
"kill!"
"Kill for the great man!"
Liu He reached out to take the battle flag on Cheng Pu's hand, and strode to his war horse and flew onto the horse.
Facing the faces of his face full of fighting spirit, soldiers who were armed with their bodies were willing to follow him to the battlefield, he suddenly felt that it was worth it even if he died.
"Everyone is on the horse..."
Liu He yelled: "Out..."
The soldiers sat upright and looked up around, looking at Lu Longsei, maybe this was the last glance, and the sound of horse hooves stomping lightly resounded throughout Lu Longsei.
At midnight, the troops galloped for 100 miles in a row and arrived at an unknown small hill. Here, they were seventy miles away from Changyugouzi and fifty miles away from Baicaowa Pasture. Liu He ordered everyone to go into the mountains to hide and rest. Then he told Zou Jing and Liu Bei a few words and led Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei and others to go out of the mountain to reconnaissance.
Zou Jing stood on the top of the hill and looked at Liu He's back gradually disappearing from his sight.
When Cheng Pu and Xu Rong told him the lord's plan, he was surprised at first - this idea was too crazy! Attacking the enemy's Baicaowa Ranch. Last night, more than 2,000 enemy soldiers retreated because Wu Yan died in battle, and attacked them tonight? It was incredible.
Then he was shocked! Six or seven hundred cavalry attacked the ranch with more than 2,000 soldiers stationed. This was really impossible to complete, and if he went there, he would go to die. He didn't understand how the lord, who had always been calm and wise, came up with this plan. After listening to Liu He's detailed explanation, he could only say he was convinced.
Chapter completed!