Inside the big tent.

The bonfire was blazing, the mutton was sizzling with oil, and filled with an alluring aroma.

The three prisoners were escorted in from the outside, and the cold wind also slipped in, causing the campfire to run wildly in shock. Everyone was refreshed by the cold and looked over one after another.

Qin Huaidao also looked at the three people who came in. He glared at each of them with anger in his eyes. He didn't care and asked indifferently: "Tell me where the young men of the tribe have gone. Can I spare you your life?"

One person shouted something angrily, but Qin Huaidao didn't understand a word and looked at Xue Feng.

Xue Feng quickly said: "It seems that no matter why you trust us, I don't know much Khitan."

The language barrier was a problem. Qin Huaidao pretended to be arrogant and started to make nonsense: "Tell them, I, Gao Xuan, the prince of Goguryeo, need to deceive you, a mere commoner? You don't know life and death, and you have angered me, and you have all been exposed in the wilderness.

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Everyone was startled and looked at Qin Huaidao, what kind of regulations is this? But no one stupidly broke it.

The people who were escorted in did not know that they were lying after listening to the translation, and they could not tell whether they were from Goguryeo or not from their appearance. One of them yelled a few words, and Xue Feng quickly said: "Sir, it sounds like it means recruitment by the tribal alliance, go.

After defeating the defense in the west, let us have the ability to go to the west to fight."

Qin Huaidao waved his hand to take the people down, and pondered. The tribal alliance recruited young men to gather secretly, which was consistent with the intelligence they had. It was really concentrated in the west. His original judgment was correct. If he went east from the west of Khitan, he would just hit the army.

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This information is very important, Qin Huaidao looked at the map and thought about it.

After a while, Cheng Chumo said: "General, thanks to us entering from the south of Khitan. It would have been troublesome if we entered from the west. Now it's fine. The hinterland of Khitan is empty. Why don't we just do something big?"

"Tell me, what do you want to do?" Qin Huaidao asked curiously. The battle plan has not yet been decided. It is impossible to discuss it before the battle. It is beneficial to fight by pooling wisdom.

"The Xiwandan tribe is relatively close to us. How about we dig out their lair? If it doesn't work, we can attack the Hedahe tribe. It's fun to do something ruthless. It's boring to fight in a small way." Cheng Chumo suggested.

"What does An Guogong mean?" Qin Huaidao asked.

Zhi lost his mind and shook his head and said: "It's too cold, which is not conducive to marching. In my opinion, we should attack the outside steadily and don't rush in. It will be very troublesome if we are surrounded. We have too few troops."

One is radical and the other is cautious, both have their own reasons.

Li Derjian suddenly said: "General, you just pretended to be the prince of Goguryeo. Do you have any big plan?"

"Yes, why fake it?" Cheng Chumo also asked.

Everyone is curious. There is no reason for a dignified Tang Dynasty general to pretend to be someone else, unless he has other plans.

Qin Huaidao did not explain immediately. He looked at the map and pondered. His eyes fell on a terrain. He motioned for Xue Feng to come closer. He pointed at the terrain and asked, "Have you been here before?"

"Been there." Xue Feng said quickly, feeling a little curious. This location is to the east, next to Goguryeo.

"Tell me the details."

Xue Feng nodded, pointed at the map and explained: "This was originally a river bed. I heard that the river suddenly changed its course a few decades ago, and there was only a small stream left here. Later, the grass became dense and became the main pasture. The terrain is flat, and to the north is

There is a mountain ridge, about two or three meters high, with flat grassland to the south. This kind of terrain is very common in Khitan."

Qin Huaidao asked about some details, took out a piece of paper and started drawing quickly. After Xue Feng confirmed that there was no problem, he asked someone to find a shelf to fix the drawing and put it up for everyone to see.

Everyone's eyes fell on the drawing, and they were a little confused for a moment. This terrain was of no use value.

An Guogong asked bluntly: "General, you don't want to have a fight here, do you? This is not possible."

"Yes, there is no danger to defend. Moreover, there is nothing here and the Khitans will not come back. Why choose here to fight?" Cheng Chumo also asked curiously.

Qin Huaidao smiled: "Everyone thinks it is impossible to fight here. If we choose to fight here, can we achieve unexpected results?"

"Surprise is a sure thing, but there is no danger. We will be the ones who die." An Guogong reminded.

Seeing that everyone was not optimistic about it, Qin Huaidao became more determined in his choice and looked at Li Derjian: "You also think this place is not advisable?"

"The terrain is the aid of soldiers. Those who know this and use battle will win, but if there is no use for it, they will put the army into danger, and the general will not be optimistic about this place." Li Derjian said truthfully.

"It's better if everyone is not optimistic about it. I think the enemy will not think that there is an ambush here." Qin Huaidao smiled, pulled out a knife as a baton, pointed at the map and continued: "Everyone, please listen to what I have to say."

It was a matter of life and death, so everyone cheered up.

Qin Huaidao knew too little about this army, so he had to explain the tactical intentions thoroughly, and also asked all the first-level officers to come over, so as not to convey and implement them in place, which could be regarded as controlling the army command in disguise. He said seriously: "Xue Canjun, here

How far is it from Siwandanbu?”

"Horse for about an hour."

"Where are the other nearby tribes?"

Xue Feng thought for a while and said: "It has taken more than two hours recently. There are still a few small tribes with hundreds of households. Horses cannot run fast in the ice and snow. I am afraid it will take three hours to arrive."

"Where is Goguryeo to the east?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"This kind of weather will last at least four hours." Xue Feng affirmed.

Everyone took note of it carefully, but still can't figure out what Qin Huaidao is going to do?

Seeing that the distance was about the same as he had estimated, Qin Huaidao continued: "In other words, if we choose to fight in this area, we don't have to worry about anyone coming to support us within three hours."

"It's different now. The grassland has been sealed by ice and snow. Let alone three hours, as long as the news is not leaked, no one will come back for a day." Xue Feng said with certainty.

Qin Huaidao asked solemnly: "It's about half an hour away from Xiwandan tribe, right?"

"That's right!" Xue Feng agreed.

"Everyone, pay attention." Qin Huaidao pointed to the map and said: "I know that the Wandan tribe summoned all the young men to gather and station troops in the west to prevent the Tang Dynasty from moving eastward. The tribe must not have many troops, but it will prevent He Dahe's subordinates from committing crimes.

It is estimated that there will be about 10,000 people. Ten thousand people are enough to withstand any sneak attack for a period of time. A direct attack will definitely not work. We only need to send a cavalry of 2,000 people to sneak attack, use rockets, and run away after the attack. What will happen to the Xiwandan Department?"

"It goes without saying that we will definitely send troops to chase him." Cheng Chumo said.

"That's right, there are only two thousand people. If it were me, it would be enough to send five thousand people to chase and kill. The remaining five thousand will stay behind and we are not afraid of another sneak attack." Yuchi Baolin also added.

Qin Huaidao smiled and said nothing, looking at An Guogong.

An Guogong thought for a while and said: "Since the Wandan tribe was attacked by a sneak attack, they will definitely want to find out who it is and arrest some people to find out their identities. If they don't pursue it, they will definitely not be willing to do it. Otherwise, they may not succeed. During the insurance period, there is a possibility of five thousand

The most important thing is that no matter how much you do, you won’t dare to do it, for fear of luring the tiger away from the mountain, and someone will take the opportunity to sneak attack on the headquarters.”

Qin Huaidao smiled, pointed at the map and said: "It will be easier if everyone reaches a consensus. The people who attack in half an hour cannot be overtaken by the enemy and can come here. However, everyone here is not optimistic about it and thinks there is no danger to defend.

There is no way to ambush, and the pursuers will also underestimate the enemy."

Speaking of this, Qin Huaidao paused deliberately and looked at everyone.

Everyone was silent, staring at the map.

The bonfire danced, grease fell, and crackled.

The howling of the cold wind outside continued, like a ghost roaring, whimpering, and roaring.

After a while, Qin Huaidao saw that the fire was almost over and explained: "Look, everyone, the sneak attack troops are running along the open area below the mountain ridge, and the pursuers will naturally follow suit, and they will gather together invisibly. At least there will be no pursuers on the mountain ridge.

Mr. An Guo, are you right?"

"From the terrain point of view, this is indeed the case. Although the mountain ridge is not steep, it is covered with ice and snow, which is not conducive to the running of war horses. It is safest and most convenient to follow. However, the terrain of the mountain ridge is convenient for ambushes, but the pursuers will also know that they must maintain

It's useless to ambush an army within a stone's throw." Zhi lost his thoughts and said solemnly.

"Who said we were going to set up an ambush on the mountain ridge?" Qin Huaidao laughed, pointing to the open area in front of the mountain ridge and explained: "This is a stream. Of course, the stream has frozen, and the war horses can rest easy, but what if the ice melts?

If the war horse rushes over, will it slow down here?"

"Of course, it depends on how wide the stream is. If it is one or two meters wide, just jump over it." An Guogong said.

"It's only one or two meters wide." Xue Feng added beside him.

"What I want is for them to jump over." Qin Huaidao said, drawing small circles densely packed along the side of the stream, and then explained: "Ice can be burned. If you spread it along the stream line, dig a horse pit position, five meters wide.

About 100 meters away, the pursuit formation cannot be spread out to 500 meters wide. When running in the snow, naturally it is safest to follow the path that others have taken. Running rashly will break the horse's legs. It is impossible for the Khitans not to know that as for the thickness,

, about twenty meters is almost enough, the war horse jumps over the stream, and just rushes into the horse trap formation."

Everyone's expressions changed greatly, as if they saw countless cavalry rushing towards them. They habitually drove their horses high over the stream and plunged into the horse pit. The horses fell heavily and the men flew out.

An Guogong reminded: "But where are our people?"

"A passage will be left in the middle to facilitate passage."

"But what if the pursuers also come along the passage?" An Guogong asked.

Qin Huaidao drew a passage on the map, then drew a box, and explained: "This general will lead the Yulin Army to meet and block the enemy at this location. After the sneak attack troops passed through the passage, they split into two, ran to both sides, and then

Turn around, join the battle with your crossbow, and shoot the fallen man."

"No, it's too dangerous. How can the general stop the enemy personally?" An Guogong was shocked.

"It's enough for me to lead people." Fang Yiai's eyes lit up with excitement when he heard that there was going to be a tough battle.

"Everyone on the Yulin Guards has been nailed here, and you are no exception." Qin Huaidao glanced at Fang Yiai, and continued to An Guogong who wanted to say something else: "Don't worry, there are not just one person, there are two thousand forbidden troops.

After digging the horse trap position, two thousand men and horses ambush in the open area in front of the stream, where the pursuing troops must pass, and attack with repeated crossbows." Qin Huaidao marked the general direction on the map as he spoke.

An Guogong reminded: "The two sides are flat, which is not conducive to ambush."

"Dig up the snow, put a quilt underneath it, go back and find it from the tribe to prevent frostbite, lie down, cover your body with the quilt, help each other cover it with snow, drag it with a quilt or felt cloth, smooth it, and you only need to crawl

If you can't move, you can't be exposed."

When everyone heard this, they were all moved. He actually hid his troops under the ice and snow. This idea was so wild and ruthless that he was not afraid of freezing the soldiers to death, even if they were cushioned by bedding.
To be continued...