Chapter 497 The edict arrives
Border.
Meng Tian was discussing military affairs with a group of his men at this time. Since Touman Shanyu led a hundred thousand Xiongnu cavalry to raid the Xiongnu puppet court, they were caught off guard and lost thousands of Mongolian generals and the land west of Hexi.
Now Meng Tian has returned to the Great Wall. There are 300,000 Meng family troops stationed here, and the Huns did not dare to attack for a while.
But the fact that the Xiongnu did not dare to attack did not mean that Meng Tian did not intend to attack.
So after arriving at the border, Meng Tian first wrote a letter of apology to Ying Zheng, and then rested at the border for ten days before finally regaining his momentum.
"Generals, this time we were attacked by the Huns and suffered a big loss. Are you feeling happy?" Meng Tian asked.
"Not happy," said a general.
"Marshal." Another general said, "Now I want to eat the flesh of the Huns and drink the blood of the Huns. This can relieve the depression in the general's heart."
"That's right." The general next to him agreed directly.
Other generals stood up one after another and demanded a battle with the Huns to avenge the surprise attack.
Meng Tian waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down. Instead, he looked at Han Xin who was silent and asked, "Han Xin, what are you thinking about?".
Han Xin smiled and replied: "General, to be honest, if we send troops to attack the Xiongnu, we have little chance of winning."
"Han Xin, what do you mean?" A general slapped the table angrily, then stood up and pointed at Han Xin angrily.
Others also looked at Han Xin fiercely.
Meng Tian frowned slightly and said, "Han Xin, if you don't explain why, I can punish you for disturbing the morale of the army."
Han Xin replied: "Reporting to Marshal, although you drove the Huns out of Hexi, it was because apart from the surprise attack, the Marshal's formation made the Huns' cavalry ineffective.
But now they came back again and also used surprise attacks to catch us off guard.
But has the marshal discovered that our cavalry is now inferior to the Huns' cavalry, and the previous military formations are no longer effective against the Huns' cavalry.
Now the army is still dealing with the Huns cavalry according to the previous military formation, and it is likely to escape death. That's why the general said that the chance of winning by sending troops to attack the Huns is not good, so it is better to stay still. "
"Fart, how can the military formation invented by the marshal be defeated? You are disturbing the morale of the army.
Marshal, let the general kill this traitor who disturbed the morale of the army? "A general said viciously.
"Wang Tian, please be patient." Meng Tian said.
Wang Tian looked at Meng Tian in surprise and said in confusion: "Marshal, this person disturbs the morale of the army and should be killed."
"Shut up. Sit down." Meng Tian scolded angrily, his tone obviously much harsher than before.
Wang Tian didn't dare to say anything. Although he was unconvinced, he finally sat down obediently.
Wang Tian is a member of the Wang family, one of the descendants of Wang Jian, and is a brother like Wang Li.
Originally, Wang Li followed Meng Tian to garrison at the border, but Wang Ben went to the land of Baiyue. Wang Li followed Wang Ben to the land of Baiyue, while Wang Tian went to the border.
Wang Ben mainly wanted to train Wang Li and make him familiar with the fighting methods between the Xiongnu and Baiyue.
As for Wang Tian, he was sent to the border for training. As a member of a family of military generals, how could he have never been on the battlefield.
The military formation against the Xiongnu was actually thought up by the Wang family and the Meng family together, but Meng Tian finally finalized the battle formation and used it on the battlefield, driving the Huns out of Hexi.
Now Han Xin said that the battle formation was no longer effective against the Huns. Doesn't that mean that the Wang family and the Meng family were outdated? How could he not be angry?
Meng Tian was not angry. He had seen how the Huns cavalry dealt with their battle formation when he was attacked.
"Han Xin, since you think the battle formation is useless, do you have any way to deal with the Huns cavalry?" Meng Tian asked.
Others don't know Han Xin's ability, but Meng Tian knows it. He is called
How can a guy who is a warrior immortal be a fuel-efficient lamp?
Han Xin thought for a moment and said, "Yes, but we can't go head-to-head."
"Tell me about it." Meng Tian became interested.
Han Xin bowed and said: "Reporting to the marshal, the Huns cavalry suddenly appeared, but we didn't notice it at all. This shows that we have the details of the Huns inside."
"Elaborate work?" Everyone was shocked.
The words "Xiaozuo" sounded like a bolt from the blue directly in everyone's mind. Why didn't they think of it?
"Han Xin, you said there was something elaborate, do you have any evidence? The Meng family army has always been loyal to the Qin Dynasty. If you wrongly accuse any soldier, it will cause a lot of trouble." Meng Tian said solemnly.
Han Xin shook his head and said: "I believe in the loyalty of the Meng Family Army to Great Qin, and I did not say that Xizuo was from the Meng Family Army.
The detailed work I am talking about is about the Huns. Your Majesty asked the marshal to establish a new Huns regime in the land of Jiuyuan and supported a new Xiongnu Chanyu as a puppet.
I think this is done very well. As time goes by, the Xiongnu will become the common people of Qin.
However, we are missing one thing. "
"What's the matter?" Wang Tian asked.
"Explore the whereabouts of the army led by Touman Chanyu of the Xiongnu." Han Xin said slowly, "If I were the executor of the plan from the beginning, I would screen all the Xiongnu people.
Then he exiled a group of suspicious people. Regardless of whether they were serious or not, they would go to Touman and them in order to survive.
As long as we follow up quietly and find out the specific situation on Touman's side, the army can set off. At that time, we will directly launch a sneak attack for them. "
"Yes, why didn't I think of it?" Wang Tian said, "No, why are you just telling me such a good idea now? So many brothers died for no reason. The responsibility for all this lies with you."
"Shut up," Meng Tian said angrily, "Han Xin has just arrived, can you believe what he says?
Moreover, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, I am responsible for being attacked by the Huns this time. Moreover, I did not expect such a good plan, so the responsibility is also mine.
Would I put the responsibility on others? Or do you think I am an irresponsible marshal? "
"Don't you dare?" Wang Tian and others said at the same time.
"The decree has arrived."
At this moment, a voice interrupted everyone, and everyone looked outside the tent.
A Black Dragon Guard came in, holding an imperial edict in his hand, and said to everyone, "Meng Tian accepts the edict."
Meng Tian stepped forward immediately. Wang Tian and others stood behind Meng Tian, and then knelt down with Meng Tian.
"We sincerely welcome the imperial edict."
"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Chengyun, the envoy Meng Tian can return to Xianyang City. Han Xin temporarily takes over the post of border marshal. Everyone must obey Han Xin's orders. The announcement will be made at home and abroad, and the envoys of Xianyang will hear about it."
"Wei Chen accepted the order to express gratitude." Meng Tian said.
The Black Dragon Guard said: "General Meng Tian, time is pressing. His Majesty said that we must rush back within five days to see the emperor's master."
