"Is that...one of the Helian faction?"

As he watched a troop of cavalry rapidly approaching in the distance, Tan Shihuai's expression shifted, and he tugged at the reins with his left hand.

Soon the cavalry arrived, and the captain of Tan Shihuai's personal guards led a few men to meet them on horseback.

After asking a few questions, the captain of the personal guards returned to Tan Shihuai's side.

"Your Majesty, they were sent by the eldest prince and have urgent military intelligence to report to you!"

Tan Shihuai raised his hand: "Bring them here!"

"yes!"

The captain of the guards shouted in agreement, then turned his horse around.

Soon the cavalry was brought to the vicinity of Tanshihuai.

The members of this small team all had disheveled hair and haggard faces, and their constantly heaving chests showed that they were exhausted.

"Your Majesty... Your Highness, the young master has... has an urgent letter!"

The squad leader, panting, took out an envelope with a feather attached from his pocket.

As soon as Tan Shihuai took the envelope, the squad leader seemed to let out his last breath, his eyes rolled back, and he fell off his horse.

"Quickly, call the doctor over!"

Upon seeing this, Tan Shihuai hurriedly shouted.

A Han Chinese man behind him responded and quickly walked over.

After examining him, the man said, "Your Majesty, he is just exhausted. He will be fine after a short rest!"

Tan Shihuai grunted in agreement and gestured to the captain of his personal guard beside him: "Take good care of them and prepare plenty of fine wine and meat!"

"It's the King!!"

The captain of the guard agreed and then led the messenger squad toward the rear of the column.

Tan Shihuai also took out the letter and began to examine it carefully.

After reading it, Tan Shihuai's face lit up with joy, and Han Sui, who was behind him, also spurred his horse to follow.

Han Sui asked in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, has the eldest son's situation been resolved?"

"That's right. According to He Lian, there are now 50,000 troops gathered in Yunzhong County, and Lu Zhi of Youzhou has also dispatched a large army that is heading towards Yunzhong."

Judging from the situation, all the garrison troops on the border of the Han Dynasty have been mobilized!

At this point, Tan Shihuai's face lit up with even greater joy. Although he knew that Cao Cao and others had led the Wuhuan cavalry and the remnants of the former Murong tribe to garrison the Yuwen tribe, he did not take them seriously.

As long as the Han army does not help the Yuwen tribe defend their camp, Tan Shihuai is still very confident that he can defeat them in a short time.

"Your Majesty, I have a feeling that something is amiss in this matter!"

Upon hearing Tan Shihuai's account, Han Sui couldn't help but express some doubt.

Tan Shihuai raised an eyelid: "Oh? Is there something strange about it?"

Han Sui said solemnly, “Your Majesty, the Great Wall is not what it used to be. If the Han army wants to stop the attack, it only needs 10,000 or 20,000 men. There is no need for so many troops.”

But now they've suddenly caused such a commotion; is there some kind of conspiracy involved?

"A conspiracy? What conspiracy?"

Tan Shihuai chuckled: "Back then, when I led only three thousand cavalry south, I attracted the attention of tens of thousands of Han troops. Their cowardice is just as evident now."

Otherwise, they wouldn't have spent so much money and resources over the years to continuously reinforce the Great Wall defenses.

Now, our 50,000 feint troops have suddenly appeared at the foot of the Great Wall, naturally startling them into losing their composure!

"In your Han Chinese parlance, this is called 'the more the merrier.' The more people there are, the safer they probably feel!"

As Tan Shihuai spoke, a smug expression appeared on his face, and his words were filled with pride.

Seeing this, Han Sui wanted to say more, but upon careful consideration, he realized that it was indeed true.

After all, since the pre-Qin period, the Central Plains dynasties had adopted a defensive strategy towards the grasslands.

Although the Han army eventually reached the Han Sea during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, they ultimately abandoned the area and chose to continue their passive defense.

In their view, the big man's attitude remained the same: as long as you don't come to attack me, then we can live in peace.

This seems to have become an ingrained perception in the minds of these people.

Han Sui then suggested, "Your Majesty, in that case, we must hurry and advance at full speed!"

Tan Shihuai nodded solemnly: "That's right, Mr. Wenyou said the same thing. A feint is just a feint. If we don't attack for a long time, the Han will definitely become alert!"

Upon hearing Tan Shihuai suddenly mention Li Ru again, Han Sui's lips twitched slightly, but he remained silent.

Seeing this, Tan Shihuai merely glanced at Han Sui indifferently, then turned to his personal guards and gave the order:

"Pass on my order: leave 5,000 men to guard the rear guard's supplies, and the rest of the soldiers, carrying only ten days' worth of rations, advance at full speed!!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!!"

A dozen or so guards responded in unison, then rode off in different directions to convey Tan Shihuai's orders.

Soon, the Xianbei army, which had been moving slowly, quickened its pace and began to rush towards the Yuwen tribe.

In just two days, Tan Shihuai's army of 65,000 men had marched more than 500 li eastward.

Just as Tan Shihuai was leading his army at full speed, the newly drafted battle plan from the Privy Council was delivered to Cao Cao and others.

Yuwen Department.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Xi Zhicai, and Liu Qian sat together.

Xi Zhicai, holding the battle plan sent by the Privy Council, glanced at everyone and said with a smile:

"Gentlemen, the imperial court has now approved our plan and made additions and improvements. Now we can take action!"

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