With time of the essence, Huangfu Song immediately summoned the military officers and soldiers to the central command tent to make arrangements and deployments.

"Gentlemen, we have just received an urgent edict from His Majesty. He has dispatched four thousand Imperial Guards and elite Northern Army troops to provide support, ordering us to annihilate the seven thousand Northern Wuhuan invaders within ten days, at all costs!"

Huangfu Song then handed Liu Hong's edict to his personal guard and had him read it aloud.

The generals looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing the contents of the imperial edict.

"Commander, even with His Majesty's reinforcements, we can annihilate the invading Northern Wuhuan people. But the Northern Wuhuan people are only here to plunder; they certainly won't fight us to the death, will they?"

One of Huangfu Song's lieutenants looked at Huangfu Song with considerable suspicion.

"Yes! They always strike and retreat immediately after each conflict; they're very cunning!"

"Indeed, if we venture too far in rashly, we risk falling into their ambush!"

The generals in the tent all spoke up, expressing their concerns. Their only worry was not being able to capture the Northern Wuhuan people; they seemed never to have considered whether they could even win the battle.

“What you all say makes sense, but... the prey won't take the bait simply because the bait isn't enough!”

"What does the captain mean...?"

The generals looked at Huangfu Song with puzzled expressions, not quite understanding what Huangfu Song meant by "bait"!

"The only way is to lure the Northern Wuhuan here, let them launch a strong attack on the Southern Wuhuan's camp, then we can flank them from behind and cut off their retreat, and then the two armies can surround and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"

One of the lieutenants asked, "Then where will you lead the Northern Wuhuan people?"

Then Huangfu Song ordered someone to bring a map and pointed to a mountain hollow.

"South of this mountain pass is a depression. We only need to lure them into the depression, concentrate our superior forces and those of the Southern Wuhuan to launch a frontal assault, and then send a strong force to ambush them from both sides of the mountain pass to launch a surprise attack from the rear! We will surely be able to annihilate them in one battle!"

Upon hearing Huangfu Song's plan, everyone nodded in agreement.

"What bait does the Commandant intend to use?"

The plan was good, but the Northern Wuhuan had to fall into the trap.

"We just need to feign a retreat, and then have the Southern Wuhuan people move to that low-lying area with a large amount of supplies!"

Huangfu Song then informed everyone of the specific details of his plan and made detailed arrangements for them.

Everyone accepted the order and left to pack their belongings and prepare for the retreat.

After everyone had retreated, Huangfu Song summoned one of his personal guards, whispered a few words to him, and then the guard mounted his warhorse and hurriedly left the camp, galloping towards Youbeiping.

Just as everything was arranged, a messenger arrived at Huangfu Song's tent.

"Report!! To the Commandant, His Majesty has dispatched Huang Zhong, Gongsun Du, Ma Teng, and Gongsun Zan with four thousand reinforcements, who have already arrived at the south of the camp!"

"Good!! Summon all the generals and come with me to greet them!"

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Song relaxed. With this reinforcement, the chances of winning this battle were much greater.

Before long, Huangfu Song led a group of officers and soldiers to the camp gate.

It was nearly sunset, and under the glow of the setting sun, Huang Zhong and his men, along with their soldiers, were clad in gleaming armor, radiating a dazzling light.

"Captain, what kind of armor are they wearing...?"

The officers and generals of the Youzhou cavalry all stared wide-eyed in astonishment, their eyes filled with shock as they looked at Huang Zhong and the others.

For a moment, everyone unconsciously looked down at their own dark armor.

"Sigh~ No wonder they are His Majesty's personal guards; even an ordinary soldier's armor is far superior to ours!!"

"Yes! I really don't know what kind of terrifying power such a force would unleash on the battlefield!"

The soldiers behind Huangfu Song were also discussing among themselves, their words filled with envy for Huang Zhong and the others.

Huangfu Song, who was in charge, was also shocked. What shocked him was not only the bright armor worn by Huang Zhong and the others, but also the excellent equipment they carried.

At a glance, everyone was equipped with spears, crossbows, standard longswords, and fine hard bows!

Judging from the equipment alone, this can almost be described as an all-around cavalry force that combines charging, pursuit, harassment, and cutting.

Moreover, Huangfu Song discovered the most important point during their march: each of them maintained a certain distance between themselves, and even as they approached, there was hardly any deviation. The entire army looked like a single unit.

In Huangfu Song's view, even if he himself wanted his subordinates to do this, it would require rigorous and systematic long-term training.

In other words, it means practicing hard every day without fail!

Even with the Youzhou army having ample military supplies, Huangfu Song only conducts training every three days.

To train every day, in addition to being well-fed, one must also have a constant supply of meat. Looking across the entire Han Dynasty, only the Imperial Guards and the Northern Army could do this, as well as the group of young men in the Imperial Guard Camp.

"His Majesty is indeed like a god, to have built the Imperial Guard into such a formidable force!!"

When Huang Zhong and his men arrived, they saw that each soldier was burly and vigorous, and they couldn't help but admire them once again.

Huangfu Song knew something about the Imperial Guards in the past. Under the control of eunuchs, corruption was rampant in the Imperial Guards and the Northern Army.

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