Snow has arrived to welcome spring, and amid the heavy snowfall, the time has come to the second year of Guangwu.
The temperature became colder and colder. Even if there was no formal war, soldiers in the Western Barbarian army were still injured, and many people died of frostbite.
But no matter how the Jin army harassed them, these people were like hedgehogs. They directly reported to the group to defend and ignored the Jin army's attack.
Should he just go all out and fight Ximan, or should he continue to drag them out and wear them to death... This is a great test of Zhao Yanxun's courage.
In the end, Zhao Yanxun decided to put stability first and only harass the Western Barbarians for the time being, waiting until a new batch of grenades arrived.
Although the Forbidden Army is said to be powerful in combat, after all, the Western Barbarians have gathered 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers and horses. If they attack by force, the Jin army will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.
The number of soldiers and horses of the Western Barbarians on the front line is still increasing as time goes by.
Each batch of troops arriving at the front line would bring a large amount of food supplies, enough to support the continued consumption of the Western Barbarian tribes.
By the end of January, the Western Man tribes no longer had any increase in troops, and the two kings gathered together again.
Except for King Muliqing and King Jinanta, no one else can fully grasp what is going on in the army.
Just because one more person knows, there is more possibility of leaking the secret, and the chances of the Western Man tribes winning will be even less.
The reason is that there is not much food and the situation of the Western Man tribes is extremely dangerous.
Outside the military tent of King Muli Qing, guards stood ten meters away so that the conversations in the military tent would not be leaked.
In the military tent, King Jinan Pagoda said with a gloomy expression: "The total food stored in various places in the army is only enough for the frontline units for half a month, and there will be no more food sent from the rear!"
In fact, there is still food in the rear, and there is a lot of it, but it is a pity that this food cannot be mobilized.
After all, the millions of mouths behind also need to eat to survive, and robbing them of food will only cause civil strife.
"When do you plan to launch a general offensive?" King Jinan Tower asked again.
Tapping his fingers on the table, King Mu Liqing said calmly: "The day after tomorrow..."
King Jinan Tower originally came to ask for confirmation, but he didn't expect to be so anxious. The general attack the day after tomorrow must be prepared as soon as possible.
"When will the order be given?"
"Wear the order tomorrow!"
The two of them have analyzed countless times on how to attack, how to distribute troops, and how to coordinate with each other.
Once the war begins, all you have to do is follow the plan.
After a few breaths of silence, King Jinanta asked: "Is there any news from the Huns?"
Although they are in a state of hostility with the Huns, the Western Barbarians have not severed contact with them, and both sides are happy to see this happen.
For the Huns, they did not want their lives to be pinched, so naturally they would not listen to the Jin court's orders.
"If you want them to attack from Tianyu Pass, it will be too difficult for you!"
"The Huns wag their tails like dogs and beg for mercy, how dare they show their teeth to their masters?" King Mu Liqing sneered.
"It's ridiculous to say that the Jin people asked them to exchange the heads of our soldiers for food, but the Huns actually approached King Yikuosi and exchanged the food for the corpses of our soldiers!"
"One corpse is exchanged for fifty kilograms of grain. This is the price offered by the Jin people to Yushan, but Yushan also paid the price to King Yikuoxi. One corpse is exchanged for twenty kilograms of grain..."
"Yushan made thirty kilograms of grain in vain without doing anything. This guy is really good at making money!" The smile on King Mu Liqing's face became brighter and brighter.
Unexpectedly, King Muliqing asked: "Has King Yikuoxi changed?"
Good guy, these words really stopped King Muliqing from questioning him, because King Yikuoxi had indeed changed.
"Replace it with the old, weak, sick and disabled!" King Mu Liqing said solemnly.
The old, weak, sick and disabled are of no use and consume food in vain. Using them in exchange for food is a win-win situation.
"The Jin people are not stupid, can't they see it?" King Jinanta asked again.
"The Huns use the sole of their right foot to show off, but the Jin people can't see it!"
Even if only one foot is cut off, it is impossible to save the person with the medical conditions of the Western Barbarians.
"King Yikuosi is at war with the Huns. The transaction has been going on for a month now, and the Jin people haven't discovered the truth yet!"
After hearing this, King Jinanta said: "The Jin people have so many spies, I'm afraid this matter won't be kept secret for long. Once the truth is discovered... the Huns will never have an easy life!"
"We are about to have a decisive battle, and the Huns definitely don't want to hide it for long!"
"If we win, they will attack the Jin people immediately. If we lose..."
King Muliqing did not say anything else, but King Jinanta also understood what the result would be.
Next, the two men passed the order and summoned senior officials from various ministries to come and conduct the final deduction of the combat plan.
A war is about to begin. It is undoubtedly very necessary to summon senior officials to conduct a deduction and let everyone have a picture in mind.
When the Huns were preparing for the final battle, they were once again stopped outside the Tianyu Pass hundreds of miles away.
"We came in exchange for food, why did you close the door and ignore us?"
"Open the door quickly, we need to exchange food..."
Outside the city gate, the Huns were like ants on a hot pot. They would be guilty of serious crimes if they could not get food.
"You Jin people, are you going to break your appointment again?"
"The contract between the two countries has been changed again and again by you. Is this the faith of you Jin people?"
At the last moment, these Huns became more and more bold, and their words became more and more "outrageous".
Facing the noise below, the garrison soldiers did not respond, which made the Huns feel bored, so that their voices became smaller and smaller.
At this time, Meng Hai, who was in charge of the defense, appeared on the top of the city. He said calmly: "Don't you know the business that you Huns are doing?"
"You want food? Just fight with the Western Barbarians honestly, otherwise you deserve to starve to death!"
The Huns looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know how to answer.
They were naturally aware of the dirty tricks the tribe was doing, but they didn't expect to be discovered by the Jin people.
"If you don't fight with the Ikosi people, you don't have to come here again...get out of here!" Meng Hai scolded.
As he finished speaking, dozens of soldiers appeared on the city wall, their bows drawn with arrows aimed at the Huns outside.
Seeing this, the Huns had no choice but to complain, and then the group left in embarrassment.
After these people walked away, Meng Hai asked his men to put away their weapons.
"These bastards came to defraud us of our food. They really took the courage out of their hearts!"
"Thankfully the people from Jinyiwei discovered it, otherwise they would have taken a huge advantage!"
Behind Meng Hai is Ma Shan, the commander of the Tianjin Guards. He was transferred to Tianyu Pass half a month ago.
Ma Shan and Meng Hai were close friends, and they talked about everything when they were together.
"How would you choose the Huns?" Meng Hai turned around and asked.
"How to choose? Do they still dare to attack us?"
Having said this, Ma Shan smiled brightly and said: "I hope they come over..."
"Others were transferred to Tianshan County and joined the emperor in beating up the Western Barbarians. I am very envious..."
"If the Huns attack, we will be able to make a contribution!"
Although Mashan hoped that the Huns would attack, he also knew that this was not realistic unless the Huns had lost their minds.
Turning around, Meng Hai shook his head, knowing that it was impossible for the Huns to attack.