The intelligence brought back by Xia Houyuan's detailed operations sent to the grassland is not optimistic. Both the Xiongnu and Wuhuan are currently preparing their troops and it seems that some big move is about to be made. From this, it can be confirmed that the alliance of the three tribes is true.
Xia Houyuan rushed the news and sent it to Xuchang.
Cao Cao was extremely concerned about the situation in the north. After receiving Xia Houyuan's urgent letter, he immediately handed over the matters related to Xu Du to Xun Yu, and he prepared to take Cheng Yu and Jia Xu to Jiuyuan City to meet Xia Houyuan and others.
After learning about the possible large-scale invasion of foreign tribes, the emperor in the Han palace was also worried. Fu Wan suggested to the Han emperor that he should take advantage of Cao Cao's northward movement to gather power, but he was severely reprimanded by the Han emperor.
Emperor Han knew that at this critical moment, there must be no more turbulence and disharmony within the Han Dynasty, even the slightest bit must be avoided.
Although the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was very eager to truly possess the power of the Emperor, he still made a very correct decision on the issue of principle. If foreign tribes united to attack the Han, it would be a great disaster for the country, especially in this case.
Unite sincerely to fight against the national calamity. If you still engage in internal fighting and harm your own vitality at this time, then even if you are an emperor of a generation, you will become a sinner of the country and will be infamous for thousands of years.
Cao Cao assigned troops and horses to garrison the border cities. At the same time, he personally led 30,000 troops and horses to Jiuyuan City.
After arriving at Jiuyuan City, Cao Cao gathered everyone together to discuss countermeasures.
All the generals talked about how to deploy defenses and how to resist the other side's aggression. The strategies they proposed were mostly the same, but Lu Xun put forward different opinions.
As a member of the army of the trapped camp, Lu Xun now has the qualifications to discuss matters with the generals. In the previous battle with Xianbei, the strategy in which the trapped camp and the Euphorbias teamed up to deal with the Xianbei cavalry was created by Lu Xun. Lu Xun originally
Because of his youth, he was not taken seriously by others. After this battle, he was completely recognized by the generals of Cao Ying.
"Lord, as Yi Xun sees, the three clans have joined forces and seem to be powerful, but it is not too difficult to defeat them." Lu Xun said respectfully to Cao Cao.
After Lu Xun finished speaking, everyone in the tent was shocked. Isn't it too difficult? The total strength of the opponent's troops exceeds 200,000. No matter how good the plan is, in the face of such a huge number, if you want to
Defeating the coalition of three tribes may not be easy.
"If Boyan has any plans, just tell him." Although Cao Cao was not yet trusting in employing people, he was still open-minded. At this time, he also knew that Lu Xun was indeed a talented person, so he treated him "
The words "It's not too difficult" were also somewhat doubtful, but they did not stop the other party from expressing their opinions.
"The first is Wuhuan." Seeing Cao Cao encouraging him to speak, Lu Xun then said, "Wuhuan is adjacent to Liaodong. Gongsun Du of Liaodong is also a great man of his generation. He has won the upper hand in several battles with Wuhuan. The lord can send envoys to Liaodong.
, and ordered him to send troops to contain Wuhuan. If so, Wuhuan will be unable to move south."
Cao Cao nodded. Guo Jia had mentioned this to himself before leaving. The envoy to Liaodong was already on the way.
However, Lu Xun had been staying in Jiuyuan City and had no way of knowing this. Therefore, he could think of letting Liaodong contain Wuhuan, and his talent was indeed not a lie.
"As for the Huns, we don't have to wait for them to go south to attack us. Our army can consider taking a preemptive strike and attack the royal court of the Huns before they send troops."
Lu Xun's two sentences caused an uproar at the scene.
Actively attack the Huns?
This kind of thing was not done before in the Han Dynasty. Huo Qubing sealed the wolf in Xu, and made the Huns sing the sad song "Losing me in Qilian Mountain, my six animals will not be able to rest. Losing me in Yanzhi Mountain, my married woman will have no color."
How proud it was for the Han people. But with the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, could it still have enough power to attack the Xiongnu?
This was really a matter of great importance, and even Cao Cao couldn't help but ponder.
To attack foreigners, the most important thing is to have an elite cavalry. In the past, both Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were masters in commanding cavalry.
He doesn't have many cavalry. In the previous battle with Xianbei, he almost wiped out all the cavalry. Now he has less than 3,000 cavalry left. With 3,000 strange troops, he took the initiative to attack the Xiongnu, and he still has to attack.
And to win? This is too difficult.
"My lord, if we attack the Huns now, we have at least an 80% chance of winning!" Lu Xun knew that everyone was hesitant, but this did not affect his thoughts at all. He continued to say confidently, "Although the Huns today still have certain strength on the grassland,
and status, but it is no longer the same as the Xiongnu hundreds of years ago. In addition, now that the Xiongnu and Xianbei have agreed to send troops south, the entire army must have been immersed in the fantasy of how much wealth and population they can plunder during this trip.
They would have expected that our army would pre-emptively launch an offensive against them. If they were prepared, they would be unprepared. As long as they sent out a capable general who dared to fight, along with three thousand cavalry, and attacked them with lightning speed, they would be invincible.
It’s not good.”
Three thousand cavalry? This is already the upper limit of the number of cavalry that Cao Cao can use now! In other words, once these three thousand cavalry are used to attack the Huns, he will no longer have cavalry available.
After saying so many words in succession, Lu Xun also felt a little dry. After a pause and swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he continued: "Join Liaodong to contain Wuhuan and send troops to attack the Xiongnu. In this way,
Then Wuhuan, the threat of the Xiongnu can be eliminated, and only the Xianbei army is left. Kebineng fought with our army before and suffered heavy losses. Now he only has 30,000 to 40,000 troops left. When he sees the Xiongnu, Wuhuan has already restrained his hands.
, it’s natural to want to quit.”
Although Lu Xun's words sounded nice, was it really feasible to use three thousand cavalry to attack the Huns?
Cao Cao glanced at Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, wanting them to make a decision.
"My subordinates believe that Lu Boyan's suggestion is acceptable." Cheng Yu was still considering the pros and cons when he heard Jia Xu speak slowly in his usual gloomy tone.
After saying this, Jia Xu glanced at Lu Xun lightly, with a trace of imperceptible appreciation in his dark eyes.
"Although this boy is young, he is really not simple. He will definitely be something different in the future." Jia Xu thought in his heart.
After hearing this, Cao Cao finally strengthened his determination.
When Jia Xu surrendered to Cao Cao, Cao Cao did not trust him, but after all, he had been following him for several years, and Jia Xu had always kept a low profile and kept a low profile, so Cao Cao no longer had any barriers to Jia Xu at this time.
Although Cao Cao did not have the same trust in Jia Xu as he did in Guo Jia, he was usually able to obey his words.
"Xia Houyuan, I will give you three thousand cavalry, and you must destroy the royal court of the Xiongnu!" Cao Cao ordered Xia Houyuan, "As for the defense of Jiuyuan City, I will personally take over the command."
"The general has received the order. Please be assured, my lord. The general will definitely cut off the Xiongnu Chanyu's head and offer it to the lord!" Xia Houyuan responded loudly.