Chapter 620: Bait
"This battle can be considered their graduation exam. If they perform well, they can lead the army in the next battle against the Huns."
After watching Zhuge Liang and others leave, Xun Yu felt a little emotional. Young people grow up very quickly. Even if they cannot surpass them immediately, their existence becomes something they cannot easily ignore.
The Xianbei were just a minor trouble, but being able to deal with the Xianbei meant that Zhuge Liang and others could handle any situation below the imperial war.
To achieve this, the Han Dynasty must also allow them to grow independently.
After all, flowers in a greenhouse cannot withstand wind and rain, and they must be allowed to face it completely independently. Then it will be clear at a glance whether they are dragons or phoenixes.
When that time really comes, their future achievements will depend on their respective opportunities and performance.
Just like Jia Xu, whether his ability can overwhelm others is not to be discussed, but as the earliest counselor to follow Guo Hao, he is inherently invincible.
"The latest news from the Kushans is that they have clearly stated that they will not cause trouble for us during our attack on the Northern Xiongnu, but there are signs of a large-scale troop gathering in the direction of the Pamir Mountains."
Guo Jia opened his mouth slowly and began to change the subject. Being overtaken by the person behind him, this was not a topic worth continuing to talk about.
"The Kushans are keeping their troops on hold? Does that mean Parthia wants to intervene in this war?" Li Ru reacted quickly.
After all, he always gets first-hand information about the Congling Mountains.
I am also more familiar with the situation in the direction of Pamirs.
"They seem to have resolved their internal problems and resumed the name of the Parthian Empire."
"I remember Jiang Boyue said that Parthia and the Northern Huns once fought together?" Jia Xu asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Humph, the Northern Huns are really going backwards!"
The counselors present were all smart people and they immediately understood why Parthia intervened in this war.
"The last time the Yulin Army showed up, Parthia should have seen the might of the Han Dynasty. How much did the Northern Huns have to pay to make them tempted?"
Chen Xi frowned and said, there is no friendship between countries. Parthia and Rome don't get along well with each other, and they even had a fight with Kushan some time ago.
Now he's turning back to provoke the Han Dynasty. Has he really had enough of living and is planning to drag the entire Eurasian continent into the quagmire of war?
"Be prepared for a rainy day. Tell Xu Rong to be careful. If Parthia dares to intervene, we will fight directly."
Guo Hao snorted coldly and made the final decision.
"We, the Han Dynasty, have the Northern Xiongnu firmly in our grasp. Even if the Kushans come together, they will not be able to save the Northern Xiongnu."
"Can we make use of Great Britain as an ally?" Xun Yu said after thinking for a while.
"Impossible. Great Britain and Parthia have a common enemy, Rome. Before the fall of Rome, it is impossible for the two sides to turn against each other." Li Ru shook his head and denied Xun Yu's idea.
"It's just a smile with a knife hidden in the heart" Chen Gong said in support of Xun Yu "Whether it succeeds or not, it's a plot to sow discord"
"No, there is no need to damage the relationship between us. Great Britain is too far away to reach us. Let's think about how to deal with Parthia."
Chen Xi shook his head. He also had a package of economic plans that required the cooperation of Great Britain. There was no need to damage the trust between the two sides for such a meaningless matter.
"Parthia also lacks a military spirit, but I heard that the royal guards of the seven royal families are quite capable. Among them, the Undead King Cavalry and the Undead Royal Guards are rare defensive troops that can rival the Xiliang Iron Cavalry."
"And the foundation is stable. A group of talented people emerged in the previous battle with Kushan."
Li Ru briefly introduced the combat effectiveness of Parthia, and the counselors who had not seen the relevant intelligence also had a preliminary impression of Parthia.
An image that is slightly stronger than the Northern Huns but weaker than the Han Dynasty comes to life on paper.
"Divide the two sides? Are the troops in the west enough?" After a long silence, Ju Su went straight to the point.
"Xu Rong's ability is trustworthy, and Ma Teng has also brought a large number of Qiang people to assist, so the military strength should be safe."
"On the contrary, we need to make some adjustments to our route of advance. We should try our best to block the Xiongnu's escape route to the west, lock the battlefield in the eastern region, and prevent Xu Rong from being attacked from both sides." Li Ru nodded and said.
Ju Shou didn't say anything. Thinking back to when he and Xu Rong were fighting against each other, although Xu Rong was the one defending the city, his ability had long been recognized by Ju Shou.
As long as there is no problem with the military strength, Xu Rong can completely stop them.
Of course, the premise is that Parthia does not produce any military god-level figure. If such a person really does appear, Xu Rong will be powerless even if he wants to.
Originally, Ju Shou did not believe that there were military gods in this world. He even thought that the descriptions of some military generals in history books were too exaggerated. If they were to be described today, they would at most be at the level of Huangfu Song.
But after he actually fought with Han Xin and others, Ju Shou realized that it would be more promising for him to be an honest counselor.
Commander in chief? What a bullshit commander.
After getting Tian Feng to cooperate, they lost even faster and the casualties were even more embarrassing.
He was tortured in various ways by the trio of military gods and ended up in the hospital with a cerebral hemorrhage.
From then on, Ju Shou stopped talking about military strategies, thinking that he was a complete waste. The only thing that mattered was to focus on building the canal , and letting young people take charge of the command.
After everyone discussed it, various strategies and solutions emerged.
Many hands make light work, and what's more, those present are all counselors. It is not impossible to use their spiritual talents to forcibly bring the Northern Huns into their perspective and simulate future developments.
On the other side, Zhuge Liang and others, after receiving Guo Hao's order, led 100,000 wolf cavalry directly towards the Xianbei.
Along the way, they encountered many private soldiers from aristocratic families. Zhuge Liang did not hold back. Relying on the reputation of Yuan Tan, Cao Ang, Sima Yi and other children from aristocratic families, he recruited them all.
The wolf riders were too intimidating, so they needed a bait to lure the Xianbei into the trap and then kill them with one blow.
They stated all these things clearly, and those noble families who were willing to follow along, and those who were unwilling were sent directly to report to the main business.
Basically, no one from the aristocratic families refused. They came here voluntarily to contribute. They could die, but their death had to be worthwhile.
This plan of luring the Xianbei into a trap and then destroying them all was very much to their liking.
What's more, they had no fear at all of the Xianbei.
However, the private soldiers of the aristocratic families are only scattered forces after all, and their combat effectiveness is uneven , so they can only serve as auxiliary forces.
The real bait force is Ma Chao and his barbarian army, which should now be called Ma Chao's headquarters.
When Ma Chao came back from Great Britain, he took away an entire army. These barbarians came here to make a name for themselves.
For them, there was no difference between making a name for themselves in Great Britain and making a name for themselves in the Han Dynasty. They all followed Ma Chao and ran away.
There was not much reaction from Great Britain, it was just a single army corps.
After Ma Chao paid dozens of pieces of fine silk, the legion was packaged and sold to Ma Chao.
With such a dual-talented main force, coupled with the assistance of the private soldiers of the aristocratic families, it is not a problem at all to attract the Xianbei into the encirclement.
After all, the combat effectiveness and scale are commensurate.
As for being spotted by the Xianbei's war eagles? That's totally impossible.
With Lu Bu around, at least you have to be a war eagle that can break through the boundaries to escape from Lu Bu.
But do the Xianbei have it? Obviously not, they don't even have many war eagles with internal energy, let alone such super-level assistance as breaking through the boundary.
What's more, with the existence of such a person, Wu Yunqi would be in great danger if he encountered Lu Bu.
"Qi, ant!"
Lu Bu put down the huge bow in his hand, looked at the falling Hu people in the distance, and spat with disdain.
The pressure on Lu Lingqi who was following Lu Bu increased dramatically. Just from the momentum, it was obvious that the internal energy of Lu Lingqi was not weaker than hers. Lu Bu shot an arrow through her chest, leaving her without any chance of survival.
Lu Lingqi, who had been quite satisfied with her own strength before, was really a little overwhelmed at this moment. She still thought that after she broke through the realm in the future, she would be able to physically persuade Lu Bu to let her marry Zhao Zilong.
As a result, given the current situation, she still has to hope that Zhao Yun can make progress in martial arts.
This was the first time she witnessed Lu Bu's thundering methods with her own eyes, and all her fantasies were shattered in an instant.
It’s like people have only heard that Mount Everest is the highest, but when you really come to the foot of Mount Everest, you will know what the highest peak is.
Some people only need to look up to realize that they can never climb such a high mountain.
"Ling'er, what's wrong with you?"
Lu Bu asked with concern, the murderous intent and bad luck just now disappeared, and his face was full of concern for his precious daughter.
"Nothing! I was just thinking about the purpose of Zhuge Kongming asking us to come here." Lu Lingqi shook her head and lied to Lu Bu against her will.
Lu Bu looked at Lu Lingqi suspiciously. He always felt that Lu Lingqi had not said something.
In an instant, his evil thoughts towards Zhao Yun reached a new level. Ever since his lovely daughter was bewitched by this pretty boy Zhao Zilong, she no longer gets close to him.
"Sure enough, I have to beat Zhao Zilong up to get rid of the hatred in my heart." Lu Bu thought silently in his heart.
"It doesn't have any special meaning. This is Zhuge Liang's Bagua formation. The place we are in is the escape gate of the Bagua formation. In the future, the Hu people will flee in this direction, so we need Wen Hou to come here to guard it in person!"
Sima Yi, who was accompanying the army, began to explain.
Even he had to admire Zhuge Liang's talent. The Bagua formation, with the Five Elements inside and the Bagua outside, displayed the vastness of the universe vividly.
Although his understanding of the universe was different from Zhuge Liang's, he was also deeply inspired by it.
Similarly, Zhuge Liang also highly recognized Sima Yi's level, and specially placed Sima Yi and Lu Bu at the Shengmen position of the Bagua Formation.
The purpose is to destroy the Bagua Formation directly and catch all the enemies trapped in the formation.
This cannot be achieved even if Zhuge Liang himself is stationed here. Sima Yi and Lu Bu must cooperate with each other.
Just as a few people were thinking about it, a firework exploded in the distant sky.
"Ma Mengqi has already started fighting with the Hu people, so please restrain your abilities, Marquis Wen!" Sima Yi said decisively.
Then he directly turned on his own talent, ignoring the enemy and himself, and began to frantically block all legion talents and spiritual talents, and then turned them off instantly. This was also the signal agreed upon by everyone.
If you look down from the sky now, the 100,000 wolf riders are divided into eight teams, guarding the eight directions, which looks like a huge Bagua.
"Set up the formation!"
After receiving the notification from Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang decisively started to activate Xun You's talent and used the power of the Bagua Formation to spread Xun You's talent.
It has to be said that every time Zhuge Liang used this talent, he would feel that Xun You’s talent was very suitable for being an assassin.
They have done tests and found that only divine generals at the level of Lu Bu and Guan Yu could sense Xun You approaching from a distance. Apart from that, even Zhao Yun could be approached by Xun You within ten feet of him.
It is indeed a necessary skill for murder and robbery at home.
Before in the desert, Zhuge Liang used this talent to ambush Fuward. At that time, the Bagua formation had not yet been fully formed, but the effect was still very good.
With the help of Xun You's spiritual talent of eliminating his own presence, the 100,000-strong army disappeared on the grassland out of thin air.
Unless you look from outside the cloud, you won't see any problems at all.
Especially once you reach the hidden range of clouds, you will be affected in an instant, as if you are trapped in an illusion and cannot extricate yourself.
While Zhuge Liang was getting ready, the fighting had already begun on Ma Chao's side.
After receiving the news from the scouts, several leaders of the Xianbei army rushed forward, and none of them was willing to give up this hunting opportunity.
You have to pick the weak ones when you can, and Ma Chao's troops, whose total strength is less than 20,000, are a very suitable target for them to demonstrate their strength.
If they don't dare to take the initiative to attack when the Han army is fifteen times their size, then how can they lead the troops? They can just go back to grazing.
Several leaders held different opinions and none of them could convince the other. Each of them wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to swallow up Ma Chao's tribe and establish the leadership of his own tribe in the entire coalition.
"Well, since no one is willing to give in, then let's target this Han army. Each of us will try our best. The tribe that gets the head of the Han army leader will be the commander of this coalition army!"
Bu Chenyi was fed up with the endless wrangling and directly put forward his final conditions.
The leaders of the other tribes thought about it and agreed to this proposal. After all, the purpose of their coalition this time might be to plunder the border counties of the Han Dynasty. If they really kept arguing, that would not do.
"Huh, they're finally coming?" Ma Chao let out a breath and quietly observed the Hu scouts wandering in the distance.
Zhuge Liang had already told him very clearly that this battle was their ticket to enter the Han-Xiongnu battlefield, and they would be the ones to divide the merits of the Northern Xiongnu in the future.
Being granted titles of nobility and honor was a piece of cake, but if they lost, they could only watch Chen Xi and others divide up the merits, leaving only a little bit of profit for them.
Of course Ma Chao was unwilling to accept such defective products. He had already been granted the title of marquis, but this title was not obtained in a legitimate way.
Moreover, he had promised his subordinates that he would have them all join the official organization of the Han Dynasty and become citizens of the Han Dynasty.
Strictly speaking, these people are just his personal private soldiers, and are no different from the private soldiers of the surrounding aristocratic families.
To achieve this, great achievements must be made, which is why he resolutely took on this role after clearly understanding the risks.
