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Before the Hanoi soldiers arrived, Shen Bing introduced to Yang Duanhe the advantages and disadvantages of the Qin army and the Xiongnu in detail.

This of course includes the use of new crossbows and "fireballs".

These things are second, the most important thing is actually the three-bow bed crossbow...

To be precise, the three-bow bed crossbow is the most important for Hanoi soldiers who are responsible for the protection of grain and grass.

Like other Qin troops, Yang Duanhe's 100,000 troops were mostly infantry, and the cavalry and chariots were only 10,000.

Moreover, these cavalry are still the "first generation cavalry" with outstretched crossbows, and they don't have a cane armor to protect them, and fighting the Xiongnu in the grassland is almost death.

But of course, their mission is not to fight against the Huns but to protect food.

Then Hanoi soldiers can bring a three-bow bed crossbow and use it to launch a "thunderbolt of fire" to threaten the Huns.

Yang Duanhe is more frightened as he listens, and ashamed as he listens...

He never expected that there would be so many ways and dangers against the Huns, and he wanted to attack Wuyuan with an army of 100,000 as the main force.

If this is the case, I am afraid that the entire army of 100,000 will be wiped out.

More than twenty days later, as soon as the Hanoi soldiers arrived at Jiuyuan, Shen Bing immediately distributed the trained three-bow bed crossbow and crossbowmen according to the North Army's organization.

Then he prepared some food and grass, and sent the spies to Wuyuan for reconnaissance.

Mao Dun soon heard the news.

This was not because of the spies sent by Shen Bing, but because of the noise caused by Yang Duan and the 100,000 army rushing to Jiuyuan.

When Mouton heard that another 100,000 Qin army had arrived at Jiuyuan, he frowned when he looked at the map.

After Mao Dun became Shan Yu, King Zuo Xian was naturally taken over by his son Tuji Congee... Ji Congee was the old Shang Shan Yu who later succeeded Mao Dun Shan Yu.

Lao Shangdanyu can be said to have fulfilled Maudundanyu's unfulfilled wish: attacking the Yueshi and killing the Yueshi Wang to ping the Western Regions.

At this time, Ji congee was only more than ten years old, and the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, he said without thinking:

"Shan Yu, give me five thousand men and horses, and I will get the head of Shen Bing!"

Mouton glared at him and said:

"If you think you can defeat the Tigers now, then you will have become food for them before you grow up to defeat the Tigers!"

Ji congee asked:

"Is Shen Bing a tiger?"

Mouton nodded:

"It is a fierce tiger much more ferocious than King Donghu."

"Do you still want to take five thousand people to get his head?"

Ji Congee shook his head and replied:

"When I grow up, I will defeat him one day!"

Mouton nodded.

Youxian Wang Xunxian [yǔn] was originally a general of Maodun. After Maodun was appointed as Shanyu, he was promoted to youxian king to command the Huns.

Xunxuan asked Mouton:

"Donghu is so powerful and moving forward, Shan Yu didn't even frown."

"Why is Qin Jun just reinforced one hundred thousand troops to Jiuyuan, so Shan Yu is so worried?"

"So Shan is worried that Qin Jun will come to the grassland to kill our warriors and snatch our cattle and sheep?"

Mouton shook his head.

Xunhao asked again:

"So Shan is worried that the Qin Army will take our territory?"

Mouton shook his head again.

Xun Qidao:

"The only thing to worry about is..."

Mouton pointed to the sheepskin map and said:

"Wuyuan, I am worried that they will take Wuyuan."

This is a normal reaction. The Qin army's defeat of the Jiuyuan is of course to continue to occupy the upper reaches of the Yellow River with the expansion of the Jiuyuan's achievements, and like Ying Zheng directly ordered the Northern Strike Huns to uproot it... This is just a dream.

Xunhao was a typical Huns warrior. Of course he didn't know the value of Wuyuan, so he just stared at the circle on the map in a daze.

However, Ji congee saw some famous names:

"If the Qin Army captures Wuyuan, our warriors in Hexi will have no way out!"

Mouton nodded with satisfaction. He has been teaching the porridge with the Central Plains art of war, and now it seems that he has achieved some results.

"So!" Mao Dun came to a conclusion: "We must either withdraw from Hexi or keep Wuyuan."

Ji Congee answered:

"Land is the foundation of the country, how can it be easily withdrawn?"

Xun Hao hesitated and said:

"That's...Shou Wuyuan?"

"But that is a city in the Central Plains, we don't know how to guard it!"

After a pause, Xunxun said:

"We can beat them back with cavalry!"

Mouton shook his head and said:

"Remember the battle of Jiuyuan?"

"Qin people will attack Wuyuan like that battle."

When Mouton said this, he dared not speak again.

The sound of "Sky Shaking Thunder" still scared Xun's heart. There was even a scar on his left leg, which was cut from the spikes flying out of "Sky Shaking Thunder"... The Huns didn't know. "Thunderbolt fireball" is what it is, called "shaking thunder."

After hesitating for a while, Xunxun asked:

"So, how do we defend Wuyuan?"

Mouton cast his eyes on the grassland outside the tent, and said thoughtfully:

"I heard...Qin people are riding and archery like us. They are trying to surpass us in riding and shooting."

"Perhaps, we should also learn to defend the city like Qin."

"It's possible to defeat them!"

I have to say that Mouton's idea is indeed extraordinary.

First of all, although the back cover is also a flat plain suitable for horse-riding warfare, the problem is that it is surrounded by mountains and is blocked by the Yellow River in the south. It is not as open and open as the Mongolian plateau in the north for long-range maneuvering operations.

Fighting with the Qin Army in this terrain, and Qin Army has "Sky Shaking Thunder" in his hands, it can be said that it is even more difficult to defend Wuyuan.

Secondly, Wuyuan has a ready-made city.

Wouldn't it be too wasteful to give up without even guarding it like giving up Jiuyuan?

Once again, "the ruler has strengths and inches are short", the Qin army and the Xiongnu cavalry have their respective strengths.

At this time, the Qin Jun was learning the strengths of the Xiongnu to make up for his own shortcomings. Why couldn't the Xiongnu learn the strengths of the Qin Jun?

Of course, Mouton would not be naive to think that they would be able to guard Wuyuan the first time they had never guarded the city.

Mouton formulated a plan for this, which was to combine the defense in Wuyuan City with the mobile operations of the cavalry outside the city, and continue to attack and harass the Qin Army's supply line.

So Maudun immediately ordered 10,000 Huns cavalry to station in Wuyuan, repair the city gate and wall, and store a certain amount of food and arrows in the city.

The other 20,000 cavalry harassed and searched for fighters in the cloud and Jiuyuan area.

And Mouton himself brought 30,000 cavalry to cooperate with Wuyuan outside Wuyuan City.

Everything has two sides, even war is no exception.

It does have many negative effects, such as life, property, destruction... but at the same time it also has a positive effect. It can even be said that war promotes social development and change, and it can also be said to be the "survival of the fittest" rule of human society.