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"General Huo! The Mengluo people have retreated! The Mengluo people have retreated!"
Three days later, seeing Meng Luo's army retreat outside Xuanwu Pass, Han Kuang went to report to Huo Qing with excitement on his face.
At this moment, Huo Qing was sitting comfortably in the general hall, eating boiling hot pot with Zhou Tai.
Hearing Han Kuang's shouting, Zhou Taiben stood up, but Huo Qing pushed him back to the chair and said calmly: "Why are you excited? Isn't this general already expected?"
When Han Kuang entered the hall, before he could speak, Huo Qing pointed at him with chopsticks and said, "Han Shoubei, you came just in time. The hot pot is just right. Let's enjoy it together."
Han Kuang didn't want to eat hot pot. He said to Huo Qing with a happy face: "General Huo, the Mengluo people have retreated. We have defended Xuanwu Pass. Shouldn't we report our victory to the capital?"
"A victory? What victory?" Huo Qing asked in confusion.
Han Kuang said: "Of course we should hold on to Xuanwu Pass and force the enemy back."
Huo Qing smiled softly and shook his head: "Han Shubei, in a defensive battle without any suspense, we have to report victory to His Majesty. This is too..."
Halfway through his words, he smiled again, picked up a piece of raw mutton dipped in sauce on the table, put it into the steaming hot pot soup, stirred it for a while, and looked at Han Kuang.
"No, this battle is not over yet. The enemy's withdrawal does not mean that the war is over."
Han Kuang was stunned: "What does General Huo mean by this?"
Huo Qing picked up the mutton that he had put down before, blew it to his mouth, and then said: "Please General Han prepare 10,000 horses, one person and two horses.
Each war horse must wear a vest, and prepare five days' worth of food and dried meat noodles for easy portability. "
When Han Kuang heard this, he immediately knew what Huo Qing wanted to do, and hurriedly advised: "General Huo, if the Mengluo people retreat, they will retreat. Why do you still want to provoke them? Aren't you afraid that they will come back?"
Huo Qing said with a smile: "A comeback? Han Defei has thought too much. With the Mengluo people retreating, they will no longer be able to pose any threat to our big Han. From today on, the offensive and defensive changes will change. Only our Han army will attack them. Han Just do what the general says when it comes to defense."
After finishing speaking, Huo Qing swallowed the mutton in his mouth and chewed it happily.
Even if Han Kuang didn't understand Huo Qing, Liu Ce's number one military genius, he could only act according to his orders. After declining Huo Qing's invitation to have a meal together, he immediately left to prepare dry food for his war horse.
As soon as Han Kuang left, Zhou Tai couldn't help but ask: "General Huo, I really don't understand why I chose to attack at this time? Isn't it better to wait until the Mengluo people go far away and relax their vigilance before taking action to defeat them one by one?"
Huo Qing said: "You don't understand. The Mengluo people are very proud. If they divide their troops and defeat them individually, they will not be truly convinced at all.
Only by defeating their rear-end team from the front can we truly conquer them psychologically. What's more, since our Yulin Wei formed an army,
The battles are all tough, and the elites will be destroyed. But I don’t know which banner the army behind this time will be. I hope it will be the troops of Murong’s tribe. "
Zhou Tai said: "Murong's tribe, also known as Zhenglan Banner, has a total of 300,000 people who control the strings, and there are millions of people in the tribe. Do you really plan to target him? Even so, ten thousand cavalry, I'm afraid It’s not enough.”
Huo Qing smiled and said: "I didn't say I would only bring ten thousand cavalry to die."
Zhou Tai stared: "But you just..."
Huo Qing stopped him and said, "I'm afraid you have forgotten that Zhu Ling and his team are still living happily in the Mengluo Empire. Counting the time, it's almost time to come back..."
Zhou Tai understood Huo Qing's thoughts instantly, and suddenly felt unprecedented terror towards this general who was younger than himself.
I thought that Huo Qing sent Zhu Ling's 10,000 troops just to harass the enemy's rear, but I never thought that from the beginning, Huo Qing's purpose was far beyond this.
What he wants is the life of Hachiman's main force!
It's terrible, it's really terrible.
For a moment, Zhou Tai was secretly glad that he had chosen to surrender, otherwise, he might have died ten times.
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Sixty miles away from Xuanwu Pass, Murong Lian looked at the desolate Guining City, unable to calm down for a long time.
"Flag Master, the Holy Emperor's troops have returned a hundred miles north, should we set off too?" Murong Chui rode his horse to Murong Lian's side and suggested.
Murong Lian shook his head: "The Holy Emperor ordered me, Murong, to stay behind to prevent the Han army from pursuing us. It is not the time to retreat yet."
Murong Chui said: "Three days have passed. The Han army is coming early. The weather is so cold and freezing. We can't stand it, and our subordinates can't stand it either."
Murong Lian did not reply, but looked at Murong Chui and said: "Brother, be calm and calm, the Han army will definitely come, and it will most likely be the hussar general. Huo Qing will personally lead the troops to pursue them."
When Murong Chui heard this, he was immediately excited: "Very good, I just want to meet this number one general in the Central Plains. Is he living up to his fame?"
Murong Lian shook his head: "No, clan brother, please listen to me. When you encounter Huo Qing's team, you must not fight with him, but try to lure him to..."
His eyes suddenly became extremely sinister, and he pointed in the direction of Munro's army's retreat.
Murong Chui instantly understood what Murong Lian meant, and his face was full of disbelief. He asked in a low voice: "What do you want to do? That is the direction of the Holy Emperor's retreat. Murong Lian, you'd better tell me clearly."
Murong Lian said: "Brother, don't you understand? This southern expedition ended so hastily, and the two white flags fled before the battle. How will Tuoba Hongye deal with the disobedient tribe when he returns to the royal court? "
He called Tuoba Hongye by his real name, and obviously no longer regarded Tuoba Hongye as an emperor.
Murong Chui: "But I, Murong, have not violated the Holy Emperor's orders!"
Murong Lian's eyes turned cold: "But don't forget that the flag leader secretly instigated the two white flags to leave without telling you. Tuoba Hongye, the old fox, will soon come to his senses.
Think about how he will treat us when he returns to the royal court? It will definitely make our Murong tribe send troops to attack the two white banners, so as to reduce each other's strength and consolidate our own strength! "
Murong Chui kept shaking his head: "No, as Meng Luo's ministers, how could we do such a rebellious and unethical thing at such a time? I cannot agree."
Murong Lian said disappointedly: "Brother, I know you are very proud and disdain to use small tricks, but if you do this, you will kill the entire Murong tribe.
In addition, let me tell you another secret. Tuoba Hongye has been seriously ill and may not have much time left. You should also understand what crazy things the dying Wolf King will do for his descendants!
Brother clan, the future of the Murong tribe depends on you. Only by using Huo Qing's help to get rid of Tuoba Hongye can we, the Murong tribe, have a chance to dominate the grassland.
If you miss this opportunity and wait for Tuoba Hongye to recall Tuoba Yuhai from the Slavic border, the Murong tribe will be at risk of annihilation. You should think clearly. "
Tuoba Yuhai, this name is more feared on the grassland than Tuoba Hongye.
Murong Chui knew very well that the person who was most wary of Murong's tribe had to be Tuoba Yuhai. Once he returned to the royal court, Murong's survival would become a problem.
"Alas~"
Considering the interests of the tribe, Murong Chui finally chose to compromise.
