In response to his subordinate's suggestion, the prefect of Wuwei thought for a long time and still agreed to send people north to Xiutuze on the edge of the Great Wall to ask for help.

Xiutu was once one of the Xiongnu royal family.

It is a right-wing force of the Xiongnu, under the unified control and control of King You Xian.

In the Western Han Dynasty, he was defeated by Huo Qubing, the general of the Hussars. Later, King Xiutu was killed by his fellow king Hunxie, and his tribe was annexed to the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, the Han Dynasty established Xiutu County in Xiutuze, a border area north of Wuwei, and sent officials to govern it.

But after decades of war, the prestige of the Han Dynasty became increasingly slim.

Even the inland areas are somewhat busy with themselves, so how can we talk about the internal Hu people who control the border areas?

The tribes of Hu people who had surrendered gradually began to make moves.

It is precisely because of this that Wuwei Prefect was deeply afraid of attracting wolves into his house, so he felt no resentment the moment he heard that the Xiutu tribe had come to attack Shuqi with aid.

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However, it was too late for Wuwei County to discover the Han cavalry!

Just when the envoys from Guzang City, where the government was headed, were ordered to dispatch Xiutu, they galloped northward. However, they were captured on the spot by the Han army sentry posts surrounding the city within a few miles of leaving the city.

Under the threat of severe torture, the envoy couldn't bear the psychological pressure and spoke out all the news.

At this time, the Han army camp was undoubtedly in a state of chaos.

"What?"

"The governor of Wuwei County sent people to the north to invite the barbarians to help?"

"After the civil strife in the Han Dynasty, when I heard that King Xiutu was unwilling to be alone, he began to accumulate strength in an attempt to get rid of the control of the Han Dynasty."

"If the Cao family gets help from the Xiutu tribe, it may have an impact on our army's plan to sweep the land west of Hexi!"

"This group of thieves, think about how much manpower and material resources my big man spent in order to severely inflict heavy losses on the once powerful Xiongnu, which made the northern barbarians unable to recover."

"Now you are willing to lead a wolf into your house just to confront our army?"

"General, please ask the last general for permission. I will immediately mobilize my troops to attack Guzang City, capture these bastards, and execute them in public."

Several words were spoken in succession, and the generals had different expressions on their faces as they spoke one after another.

After the words fell, the camp seemed to be in a stalemate for a long time. The tent was silent for a while, with almost no one making a sound.

Everyone seemed to be silently muttering to themselves.

I don't know how much time passed before Pang De raised his hands and asked: "General, for the present plan, what should our army do?"

After that, he kept talking and continued to explain, "General Xiutu has a little understanding of the tribe. This tribe is not weak. There are about five or six thousand warriors who can fight. It is a force that cannot be underestimated."

"If King Xiutu hears about our army's invasion of Wuwei and really gathers tribesmen to help, the situation may be unfavorable to me!"

As the words were spoken, the expressions of the generals became more solemn.

When they set off for the expedition, in addition to the 5,000 Xiliang cavalry whom Tong Zhao had requested to lead Ma Chao, and the more than 1,000 knight corps gathered at their headquarters, the total number was more than 6,000.

However, Ma Zhong was previously ordered to lead a group of knights to garrison Linqiang. In addition to the soldiers who were killed in the battle, there are now less than 5,000 elite knights in the army.

All the generals knew very well that if the Wuwei Prefect really invited barbarians to help him, it would indeed be an extremely serious threat to them.

After hearing what Pang De said, Liu Yin, who had always been quite impatient, couldn't help but clenched his fist and roared with a stern look on his face:

"These bastards deserve to die!"

"General, do you have any good suggestions to deal with this?"

After pondering for a while, the guard general Huo Yi fixed his gaze on Zhao Tong's body and asked solemnly.

These words undoubtedly reminded the generals present.

Yes, they also have General Zhao, whom they respect the most.

Normally, once any extremely difficult matter falls into Zhao Tong's hands, it will be solved perfectly no matter how difficult it is.

At this time, facing the potential threat from the barbarians in the north, the generals once again focused their attention on the side of their leader.

There was hope in their eyes, wondering if their generals had any other ideas to resolve this crisis.

Seeing everyone's eyes gathering, Zhao Tong looked around, his face still extremely calm, and then thought for a moment, and then responded slightly with a relaxed attitude:

"Let the messenger who asked for help go!"

"?"

"Ah? General, what does this mean?"

But under the expectant gazes of the generals, Zhao Tong's sudden words immediately made them dumbfounded and surprised.

"General, are the enemy envoys trying to persuade Xiutu County to move reinforcements?"

"Our army finally caught him, how can he let him go?"

Amid the unanimous questioning from all the generals, Zhao Tong unconsciously showed a smile on his face and said to the crowd:

"Even if we can detain the enemy's envoy this time, if we see no return movement in Guzang City, we will definitely send people north one after another!"

"Our army only has a few thousand knights. As the saying goes, a hundred secrets will eventually become sparse. How can we guard against all enemy envoys and cut off contact with Xiutuze in the city?"

At this point, he seemed to be talking to himself, and then said: "Of course I can't. In that case, what's the point of detaining the enemy's envoy?"

"King Xiutu will always be informed of the situation here."

"Our army can hide it for a while, how can it hide it for the rest of our lives?"

"It's better to let the envoy go, our army is considering the long term!"

After saying these words, Zhao Tong's expression suddenly revealed a look of confidence.

The generals looked at it one after another and smiled slightly.

"General, do you have any good ideas?"

After hearing this, Zhao Tong faced the generals and said with a smile on his face: "Hahaha, it's not a good strategy. In my opinion, it's just a plan to strike first and take advantage of King Xiutu's lack of gathering of the tribesmen.

Lead your troops to raid the Xiutu tribe and annihilate them!"

"Um?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the generals were slightly shocked.

They looked at the look of determination on their general's face.

It was obvious that this was another plan to imitate the previous campaign of running thousands of miles, raiding Linqiang, and taking advantage of the situation to destroy them.

"But is this strategy feasible?"

Liu Yin, who was always quite impatient, was unconsciously asking at this moment.

"This is the only decision our military can make to resolve this crisis."

Zhao Tong showed a serious look on his face and said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, if we wait until King Xiutu really gathers his troops to come to help, how can we freely raid the land west of Hexi?"

"Only by taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and taking the initiative to exterminate the clan can we make a turn for the better."

After saying this, the generals listened quietly to Zhao Tong's detailed analysis. They all felt that it made sense, and secretly nodded to express their agreement.

"Is the general confident?"

"I thought I could give it a try,"
Chapter completed!