Xiao Chen and the others also have to face a difficult choice.
If Wanyan Pingqiu brazenly attacks Uluolan, what will Xiao Chen do?
Three response options.
The first plan was to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, letting the female tiger Wu Luolan and the male tiger Wanyan Pingqiu bite each other, causing both losses, and then make the next decision based on the casualties of both.
This plan is quite good, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually not the best idea.
Because Xiao Chen has already formed an alliance with Wu Luolan, if he stands idly by and watches her defeat or even die in battle, that would be considered a breach of trust!
From now on, Xiao Chen will no longer have any credibility in the entire northern border, and no tribe will choose to cooperate with him. They will all become his enemy!
Therefore, this is a last resort and will not be considered for the time being.
The second plan is also more conservative, that is, if the two sides start a war, they will immediately send troops to respond to Wu Luolan, but only to respond, not to fight Wanyan Pingqiu head-on.
As long as she and her people can be brought back, it won't be considered a breach of the oath.
Then together we relied on the danger of Niutoushan to defend Wanyan Pingqiu from going south.
It sounds like a good choice, but it's actually a bad idea.
First of all, if Uluolan retreats, all the baggage will probably be left behind. So how will they deal with the food and fodder for the 20,000 people?
Xiao Chen and the others were short on food and grass, and it was impossible to support so many people.
The second is where will they be stationed? It would be difficult for everyone to take care of each other at the bottom of the mountain. It would definitely be inappropriate to let them go into the mountain.
In addition, everyone is also worried, that is, what will happen if Tuhungu decides to form an alliance with him under the pressure of Wanyan Pingqiu?
Most of Uluolan's generals must still obey Tuhungu, because their family members, young and old, are still in Tuhungu's hands.
Once a mutiny occurs in the army, the consequences will be unimaginable!
So this plan actually doesn't work.
The third plan was quite risky, but it was proposed by Zhuge Xiaosheng, who was always very cautious.
That is, if Wanyan Pingqiu launches an attack on Uluolan, then we must do our best to support her and fight side by side with her!
"Zhuge, do you want us to abandon the natural danger of Niutoushan and go to the grassland twenty miles away to confront Wanyan Pingqiu's 100,000 cavalry?" Fu Yan said, these words are new to me!
"If Wanyan Pingqiu launches an attack, even if more than ten thousand of us defend Niutoushan, we may not be able to hold it. If we take the initiative to send troops, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance of winning..." Wei Yuntian also shook his head. expressed objection.
"Since Xiaosheng said this, he must have his considerations. Xiaosheng, you are the commander-in-chief, and you have the final say on military matters. We will fight how you say!" Xiao Chen unconditionally trusts Zhuge Xiaosheng, no matter what He firmly supports whatever decision he makes.
"We must fight quickly now!" Zhuge Xiaosheng said, "We must not waste it with Wanyan Pingqiu. They can afford it, and we can't afford it, because our food and grass are only enough for about ten days. There is no food and grass. , Niutoushan cannot be defended no matter what."
"Yue Zhonglin will deliver grain and grass within ten days. As long as we can keep the grain road, I don't think there is a big problem." Wei Yuntian said.
"Yuntian, you are wrong. I predict that within five days, there will be a sleet. The roads will be very muddy by then, and it will be very difficult to move the fully loaded grain trucks. Let alone ten days. Zhong Lin can get there in twenty days." It went smoothly, and that was without being harassed by bandits and bandits." Zhuge Xiaosheng went to Zhi Tian Wen.
"In addition, if Wanyan Pingqiu's cavalry kills us, we can only hold on. What if he sends troops to cut off our food routes?" Zhuge Xiaosheng sighed, "Rather than being passively beaten and sitting in the isolated city, it is better to take the initiative. Attack and win in the face of danger.”
"What Zhuge said makes sense. If we join forces with Uluolan's 20,000 cavalry, we can fight Wanyan Pingqiu, but if we want to win, I'm afraid it won't be easy, right?" Li Tanhua was obviously tempted. .
"We only need one victory!" Zhuge Xiaosheng said, "But we must also hurt Wanyan Pingqiu. As long as they feel pain, we can take a certain initiative and use it as a bargaining chip to fight against He negotiates.”
"Negotiate with him? How?" Fu Yan disagreed.
"It's up to me, the boss, to talk to him personally then!" Xiao Chen said, "If he refuses to retreat, I will hit him with gold, silver, ironware, porcelain, and silk until he agrees!"
Everyone was shocked to hear this, and they were all confused. Boss, are you going to negotiate or surrender?
"Boss is wise!" Zhuge Xiaosheng clapped his hands and laughed, "Even if you can't knock him out, you can knock out other people. As long as there is one who is tempted, it will be done!"
"But before I hit him, I have to knock someone out first." Xiao Chen suddenly said.
"Tuhungu!" Zhuge Xiaosheng, Li Tanhua, and Fu Yan blurted out almost at the same time.
"Hehe, this is what heroes think alike!" Xiao Chen said with a smile, "I wonder if that Tuhungu is a hero or a bear? I'll go and meet him in person." As the boss, Xiao Chen always likes to use his own Take risks.
"No!" The three of them said in unison.
"I'll go, I can speak Xianbei dialect to some extent, and I can also use my status in Tianxuanhui to threaten him," Fu Yan said.
"How can you go when you look so sick? It's better for me to go. My deterrence in Northern Xinjiang is much greater than that of your Tianxuan Society. The old guy has to give me some face, otherwise I will follow him. Blood splattered five steps!" Li Tanhua said.
"It would be best if we go to Tanhua, but..." Zhuge Xiaosheng hesitated.
"It's just that if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs!" Li Tanhua waved his hand, "That's it. I'll set off tonight. I will arrive at noon tomorrow at the earliest. If everything goes well, I can come back the day after tomorrow. ”
If it doesn't go well, he may never come back.
"I'll go with the monk!" Duan Linger raised her little hand high.
"I'll go too, so we can still have care." Tie Kunlun said.
"I would also like to follow Tanhua for a while." Lu Fei said.
"Then take me with you." Xiao Ye saw that everyone was going and wanted to join in the fun.
"Monk, why don't you let a few of them go with you? I'm not worried about anything else. I'm just worried about meeting that She Etu." Xiao Chen said.
"That guy She'etu was seriously injured, but it's nothing to worry about. Besides, as a national master, he is a god-like existence in the minds of the Xianbei people, so I don't expect him to go back with injuries like that to the Xianbei people. The respect for him will be greatly reduced."
"Aren't you willing to go with me out of good intentions? But in fact, it's much easier for me to move alone than to take you with me. If you follow me, you won't be able to help me, but will become a burden to me."
What Li Tanhua said was true.
