Zhong Ping was noncommittal and did not continue to speak. The two were silent for a while. There was a sudden noise outside the door. The sergeant said: "General Erlu...Elder..." Before he finished speaking, General Erlu and an elder of the herdsmen rushed in.

"What's the matter?" Zhong Ping looked at it, obviously both of them had important things to report.

Erlu was strong and seemed more anxious. He pushed the elder to the side and said loudly: "The enemy situation in Jiuyuan County! A large number of Chinese troops are stationed in Jiuyuan County! What's even more outrageous is... a large number of fallen troops are also stationed there. Jiuyuan County."

Zhong Ping was stunned for a moment, what was the situation. Luochen and Cao Cao were still choking each other a moment ago, posing as if they were going to kill each other, so they joined forces so soon?

"How many people? How many are Luo Chen's and Cao Cao's troops?" Zhong Ping asked with a cold face.

"It's not clear yet..." Erru said, "but it is clear that the fallen army is the main force, and many of them have already set up camp outside the city. There are many cavalry. The commander seems to be Xu Da, a famous general in the Central Plains, because many handsome flags It has the word Xu written all over it."

This is an interesting phenomenon. Previously, the Han army had never set up camp directly outside the city. It would be nice to be able to defend it in the city, but now the Han army dared to set up camp outside the city. It is conceivable that the Han army's momentum is full of confidence, which is completely different from the past. The main leader will be Xu Da, Luochen's number one general, and Xu Da has been the coach in most of the previous large-scale expeditions.

The largest and most elite main army in the Central Plains has already reached Shuofang and Jiuyuan, and has reached the edge of the grassland. Even if the command room fell into dust, Zhong Ping would not be surprised at all, because these hundreds of thousands of horses are almost the main force of the Central Plains. .

Chapter 79 The Hunter and the Prey

This was Xu Da's first expedition to the Xiongnu. He previously fought in the South and Central Plains. He was impressed by the vastness of the desert steppe, where cavalry could gallop unhindered. This is the place where boys run the battlefield.

Xu Da's army actually just passed through Jiuyuan. 200,000 troops, 150,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry. Xu Da's army set out from Guanzhong Plain and its east, Yizhou and other places, passed directly through the territory controlled by Cao Cao, and gathered in Jiuyuan County. Overnight, the continuous Dazhai was built in front of Jiuyuan County, and a powerful corps instantly appeared on the edge of the grassland. The mighty Central Plains cavalry seemed to pour into the vast expanse of grassland. The grasslands do not have the dense fortifications of the Central Plains, but there are fierce grassland cavalry.

The fall of the army was not unconditional. Xiahou Dun was ordered to supervise the transfer of a large number of main cavalry troops from Tongguan to the north, and then followed Xu Da all the way to Jiuyuan County. Cao Cao's army in Jiuyuan had about 50,000 people and was responsible for the defense. This important frontier town has welcomed such a large army for the first time. If it weren't for the huge and endless supply of supplies at the rear, the city obviously couldn't supply so many people~.

Xu Da was standing on the fortress of Jiuyuan County. The city in Jiuyuan was better than that in Shuofang, because Cao Cao had run it for a while, but the Luochen Group had been in constant wars since its establishment, and had no energy to take care of the north at all. Looking from a distance, he could see the grassland patrolmen wandering around with the naked eye. According to the information, part of the main force of the Huns gathered in the place relatively south of the royal court, and the exact location is not known only. Facing the mighty army, Xu Da felt a little surprised that the Xiongnu soldiers dared to wander like this.

"Aren't the Huns' patrolmen afraid of being caught?" Xu Da asked Xiahou Dun next to him.

"The grassland is wide and there are no obstacles. You can see it with the naked eye. In fact, the distance is still relatively far. Our cavalry rushes past here, and the Xiongnu soldiers can still escape calmly." Xiahou Dun said.

"You have an elite army with a huge number, but why are there so few generals?" Xiahou Dun couldn't help but say. "You command an army of 200,000 people, and only one general, Ma Chao, is on hand. Duke Cao is surrounded by fierce generals."

Xu Da just smiled and shook his head: "This is Luo Gong's arrangement. Several other generals are stationed in Yizhou and other places. Can General Xiahou help me?"

Xiahou Dun laughed. Although the two were still tit-for-tat enemies a few days ago, due to joint operations, the two sides have been relatively harmonious these days. "I'm afraid not, Cao Gong will send me back at any time, and Cao Gong just let me watch the battle, but did not let me join you." Xiahou Dun seemed to suddenly remember something: "By the way, where is Luo Chen? The army pressed down on the edge of the grassland, but Luo Gong didn't come to command in person? Does he have anything else to do?" Xiahou Dun stared at Xu Da, as if to read an answer from his face.

But Xu Da's expression remained the same, with a friendly look: "This is a public arrangement, I have no right to know... Maybe where he is going to supervise the work... I only know that Mr. Xu Da will come over in a few days, The law is in the process of making arrangements, and the court should appear soon..."

"Oh..." Xiahou Dun nodded curiously. This falling dust is indeed a little erratic.

"Ma Chao!" Xu Da's voice was loud, as if he was about to give an official order. Ma Chao stepped forward immediately: "Yes, General." Xu Da did not avoid Xiahou Dun at all, but gave the immediate order: "Organize a reconnaissance team, send a reconnaissance team to the north, and track the whereabouts of the main force of the Huns!"

"Yes!" Ma Chao went down immediately, obviously the fallen army had already prepared, and waited for Xu Da's order to dispatch.

Xiahou Dun was indeed a little emotional. It was as if he swept the southern part of the prairie back then. Pursue the main force of the Huns all the way west. At that time he was a beast, and the Huns were the prey. It is a pity that his troops were too few at that time, and the supply line was very weak, and he was unable to make a deep attack. The Xiongnu retreated into the depths of the grassland, and he was unable to enter. Later, he regretted to withdraw from the grassland.

In the past few years, the Huns have become stronger and more aggressive. In the eyes of the Huns, the troops on the frontier of the Central Plains were rabbits huddled in holes and sheep huddled in sheepfolds, and they were prairie wolves. In the past few years, the Central Plains army was completely incomparable with the state of Xiahou Dun.

This time, the heavy army group pressed on the edge of the grassland, and from the beginning, they set up their camp in front of Jiuyuan County, as if they were not afraid of the Huns coming to attack. And their first military action was to order to find the main force of the Huns, as if a hunter began to search for his prey.

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The roles changed again, and the strong posture was revealed.

Zhong Ping was a little surprised when he received the news that the fallen troops were stationed in Jiuyuan, and he dared to set up camp directly in front of Jiuyuan County. Since there are 200,000 fallen troops in Shuofang County, the army led by General Xu Da here is probably not much less.

"The situation is dangerous." These were the first words Jesso said after hearing the Eru report.

Zhongping did not respond. Just facing Oru: "Has the army gathered? Are you ready?"

"Yes," Erru replied. "Sentinels have been sent to various places, and the farthest has been sent to the nose of Jiuyuan County."

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Zhong Ping nodded, feeling a little relieved.

"It is recommended that our army join forces immediately, otherwise it will be easily defeated." Jesso suggested again.

"Why?" Zhong Ping turned his head, "You have no confidence in our Xiongnu cavalry?"

"The absolute number of the fallen army is obviously much higher than ours, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is not inferior. Now the fallen army is placed in a pincer shape. If the main force of our army is found, it will not hesitate to attack, even if it only uses a pincer. Facing two A hundred thousand troops, we will fight very hard..." Jesso gushed. "It is recommended to join forces to form a group of 300,000 heavy troops, which can attack any pliers of the fallen army."

"Shuo Fang...are you not fighting?" Erru asked.

Zhongping did not answer. Yesuo gave a short laugh: "Now it's not a question of whether we can fight Shuofang, but whether the fallen army can fight us. Gone are the days when our army attacked the borders of the Central Plains with absolute superiority. Now It is a life-and-death confrontation between the main corps. We must immediately remind Zhong Ting to prepare the Central Plains cavalry for a confrontation with our army from the front."

Zhong Ping's rare silence this time seemed a little undecided. "By the way," he turned to the elder who was left out in the cold. "What do you want to report?" The elder was stunned for a moment. He saw several top leaders in the grasslands are talking nervously and with serious expressions. He was fascinated and scared when he heard it, and he almost forgot the purpose of his visit this time. .

Chapter 80 Dialogue

The elder was stunned for a moment, like waking up from a dream, and hurried to Zhongping's side. But he looked at Jesso, with an air of hesitation. Ye Suo immediately and keenly noticed that he usually despised these thieves and rattlesnakes. When Jesso was young, they were arrogant in front of him and his mother. After Yesuo became Zhongping's number one counselor overnight, these people's attitudes immediately turned 180 degrees. .

"Just say it directly." Zhong Ping said, "Don't hesitate."

"Yeah... General Jesso's mother..." The elder said as he glanced at Jesso quizzically, as if hesitating and hesitating, as if he was about to announce major explosive news.

"What happened to my mother?" Jesso asked coldly.

"Uh..." The elder once again showed the appearance of "Six Five Three" but he was hesitant to say anything. As if to report to Zhongping alone.

"If you want to say it, say it quickly! If you have a fart, let it go! It's a waste of time to talk about something!" Erlu was extremely impatient, and couldn't help but curse.

"Maybe I should retreat." Yesuo said to Zhongping coldly.

"No need." Zhong Ping obviously found that it was very inappropriate for the elder to stay at the high-level meeting for so long. "Come on, Jesso and General Erlu are my confidants, I can say anything."

"General Jesso's mother is Cai Yan." The elder said in a low and terrifying voice, as if an extremely important news had been announced. "It was pointed out by a Han slave. Cai Yan is very famous in the Central Plains." He revealed proudly, as if he thought he had made a perfect ending, and then lowered his hands contentedly and waited for Zhongping to express his position. He wanted to see how these people dealt with this.

Maybe this is extremely important news, maybe Zhong Ping didn't care, anyway, nothing appeared on Zhong Ping's face. "Okay, you can go back." Zhong Ping said coldly.

"Da Chanyu..." The elder was stunned for a moment. He thought that Zhongping and Yesuo would be very excited, especially Yesuo, who didn't seem to understand. He even suspects that he didn't express himself clearly or that they heard it wrong.

"You can go." Zhong Ping raised the volume slightly.

"Uh," the elder shuddered, and Zhong Ping let him go... He seemed to be hurriedly bent over and said, "Yes." Then he pushed out slowly.

"Wait..." Zhong Ping seemed to suddenly think of something.

The elder was overjoyed, and there was a glimmer of hope in his heart, maybe Zhongping would reward him.

"What you heard in this big tent and the news you got must not be spread out, otherwise...kill!" Zhong Ping said in an extremely cold voice.

"Yes, yes." The elder's voice trembled a little, and he exited at a loss.

"Eru, go out and pay attention to the defense, especially pay close attention to the main movement of the fallen army. I want to talk to General Jesso." Zhong Ping said calmly. Erlu looked a little stunned. He still stroked his heart with his right hand and lowered his head.