February 17th, night...

The north wind is howling, and the moon is sparse.

In the tent of the Central Military Camp, the flags were fluttering in the wind. At this time, Lu Lang and his group came out of the city to come here.

Lu Lang rode alone in front, with Xun Yu on the left, Guo Jia on the right, followed by Xu Su, Xiao Yao, Yan Yan, Zhou Cang, Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Han Yue and hundreds of guards.

A soldier came to report in front of the horse that the Huns had already left Taiyuan and would soon go to Shuilao Pass.

After hearing this, Lu Lang waved his hand and then brought everyone to the tent.

After Lu Lang sat down, the generals stood on both sides of civil and military affairs.

From the left are Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xu Su, and Xiao Yao.

From the right are Yan Yan, Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Zhou Cang, and Han Yue.

After defeating Liu Bao last time, not only Lu Lang was praised by the people, but also several generals under Lu Lang were praised by the people, calling them the Liuhu of Lu Liang!

But now there are only five people left in Liuhu because Xu Huang was sent to Yang County by Lu Lang.

In the face of the enemy, Lu Lang sent his commander with the strongest combat capability to the rear. This move really puzzled many people, but because this matter is top secret, Lu Lang strictly prohibits the leakage, so although the generals did not understand the intention, they did not ask much.

Lu Lang looked at Guo Jia and asked, "This time Yu Fuluo personally led a 50,000 army to attack the city, and he heard that many civilians had been recruited to transport crossbows and catapults. What should we do?"

Guo Jia said: "The solidity of Shuilao Pass is no less than that of the city walls of Linshui County. We should stick to it here as the first line of defense!"

"Yeah!" Lu Lang asked, "Who has any suggestions?"

"Lord!" Xiao Yao said: "There is a large open area outside the Water Prison Pass. If you want to defend it, you are afraid... with our troops, it will be difficult to deal with the 50,000 Huns army, and... they also have crossbows and catapults!"

"Hmph!" Lu Lang snorted coldly and said, "The Huns have also learned to be smart. They know that cavalry cannot attack cities, and they have also learned to make these heavy weapons!"

Fifty thousand people, as well as bed crossbows and catapults, this really made the situation of the Water Prison Pass very difficult.

If you guard it, you will definitely not be able to defend it. Even if the Huns use the tactics of the sea of ​​people, they can smooth the water prison!

The point is still on those huge crossbows and catapults!

"The Huns' catapult carts and crossbows are a difficult problem!" Guo Jia also frowned, then thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Is there any way to prevent their catapult carts and crossbows from transporting in?"

This is an idea!

Lu Lang's eyes lit up when he heard this, he looked at Guo Jia and asked, "Fengxiao, what have you thought of?"

Guo Jia thought for a while, and then said, "There is a solution, but... I'm afraid it's a treatment of symptoms but not a root cause!"

“How to say it?”

Everyone's eyes were staring at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia came to the front of the sand table among the crowd, and pointed to the outside of the Shuilao Pass and said, "The open space outside the Shuilao Pass is under the water, which is a low-lying area! We can send soldiers to trample on horseback and then dig out the water to drain the water from the river to this open space, so that the land in this area will become a swamp. In this way, the Xiongnu's crossbows and catapults will not be transported in front of the Shuilao Pass and attack the city! And... their food and supplies will definitely not be transported in!"

"Great!"

Hearing this idea, everyone praised it, but Guo Jia said: "However, this method is used to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Once the Huns react, they can take a detour to the path between Luliang Mountain and Nanjiao Mountain, so once... they can only delay them for two to three days, or... the Huns drain the water from the depression, repair it in place, and can continue to march within a few days!"

"It's a day to delay it!" Lu Lang said to everyone: "They have 50,000 people, horses and thousands of civilians. The food and grass they consume every day are huge. I guess this time, the food and grass that Yu Fuluo brought with his army will be the limit for them to last for ten days!"

"Not bad!" Xun Yu finally spoke, and he said to everyone: "We just need to hold them back for ten days and make their food and supplies urgent, and their morale will definitely shake when the time comes!"

Xiao Yao thought for a while and asked, "Yu Fuluo will not sit and wait for death, right? Besides, Taiyuan City must have sufficient supplies and food is out of stock. Isn't it just that the troops are sent to transport them?"

"Hmph!" Lu Lang smiled mysteriously and said, "In just eight days, Yu Fuluo will find that his food and grass cannot be transported!"

Speaking of this, Lu Lang made up his attention and said, "No matter what, I believe Yu Fuluo must have wanted to fight quickly this time. Isn't Hu Chuquan known as General Lightning? This time he was asked to be a pioneer, so we have to try our best to drag it out. If they find that the road ahead has turned into a swamp, they will definitely walk the path between Nanjiao Mountain and Luliang Mountain!"

"So!" Lu Lang picked up the military order and looked at Xu Su and said, "Yanzhao, you and Zhou Cang immediately lead two thousand troops to Luliang Mountain, prepare more rolling stones and giant trees. If the Hun army walks a small path, attack them! Remember... you don't need to annihilate many enemies, just slow down their progress as much as possible!"

Xu Su and Zhou Cang received the order and retreated aside.

Then Lu Lang looked at Xiao Yao and said, "Zi Ming, Water Prison Pass is the top priority after all. No matter what, a battle in front of Water Prison Pass is inevitable. You and Yan Yan lead 4,000 troops here to garrison! Tomorrow I will let Han Yue, Gao Shun, and Dian Wei lead the troops to trample the depression, and tomorrow afternoon you will start digging the river to irrigate!"

Xiao Yao and Yan Yan also stood up to take the order. Lu Lang looked at Xun Yu again and said to him: "Mr. Wen Ruo, you will assist Your Highness in the county to act in all matters. Also, remember to mobilize the people. From tomorrow, I will see the continuous supply of materials and stone wood in the county to the front line!"

Xun Yu stepped forward to receive the order. When he took the order, Xun Yu looked at Lu Lang and said, "Lord, what should I do if there is one person?"

Lu Lang knew that Xun Yu was talking about Tian Ming, so he said to Xun Yu: "I imprison him, remember... During the war, the eyes and ears of the Huns in the city will definitely act, so you must do the show to the end and you must not let them see the flaws!"

Xun Yu understood and took the order and retreated aside.

Finally, Lu Lang looked at the generals and said, "I and the military advisor personally led a large army to guard the Nanjiao Mountain, so we can be safe! Remember, our primary purpose this time is to persevere in a war! If anyone goes to war without authorization, if anyone fails to obey the military order, if anyone talks or disturbs the army, do you know that it is clear?"

"Here..."

Everyone responded at the same time, all of whom were very motivated!
Chapter completed!