Half a month ago, the war at Shiyang Pass started, and Dai County dispatched 50,000 soldiers to the city. Now, there are only 70,000 soldiers left in the city.

Su Wei received the news from the front three hours earlier than Pei Yuan, and immediately summoned all the lieutenants to discuss countermeasures. He did not have time to eat dinner, and did not eat until the middle of the night.

Su Wei could not eat, because the news he received was that the Xiongnu Zuoxian King Chunyu Luan led 130,000 troops to Dai County, and they were coming with great force, preparing to take advantage of the lack of defense in Dai County to wipe out all of them.

A general advised Su Wei to go out of the city immediately to meet the enemy and fight against Chunyu Luan's army. He said excitedly: "General, in my opinion, we should take the initiative to attack! Today's weather is very cold and blizzards are raging. Chunyu Luan's troops must be exhausted and lack of cold-weather clothing after traveling all the way south. Although they are numerous, they are like fragile window paper that will be broken by a single poke. We are few in number, but all the soldiers are energetic and full of physical strength. Moreover, Chunyu Luan has always been known for his arrogance. He certainly didn't expect us to dare to come out of the city to meet him. We will kill him by surprise. Even if we can't defeat the enemy, we can still kill his prestige and dampen his arrogance!"

Su Wei felt that what he said made some sense, but he still hesitated. After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "The fierce battle at Shiyang Pass is in full swing now. We are the most important town near Shiyang Pass and we must not lose it. The tactics you mentioned are indeed refreshing, but Not right. Have you ever thought that if we let go and fight Chunyu Luan to the death, the city will be even more empty. If Chunyu Luan is prepared in advance and sends soldiers to attack us from the rear, wouldn't it be easy to break through the city? What should we do then?"

The adjutant disagreed: "General, you think the enemy is too smart. How can we fight if you are so timid?"

"You are young and brave, but you are too reckless." Su Wei's adviser Dai Zeng stood up and said, "I think what the general said is very right. We are not seeking to defeat the enemy now, but to maintain stability. With 70,000 enemies against 130,000, there is such a huge gap in military strength. Even if a god of war like Xiang Ji were to come back to life, it would not be easy to break through the siege."

Su Wei nodded. He thought so too.

Dai Zeng saw Su Wei nod, and urged him more actively: "General, we must not open the city gates to meet the enemy. It is safer to stay in the city. Our city walls are high and thick, and we have a sufficient stock of spears for defense. It is not a problem to hold out for ten days or half a month. Moreover, Feng County where the King of Jibei is stationed is not far from us. His troops stationed there are very strong. When the King of Jibei sends troops to support us and cut off Chunyu Luan's retreat from the rear, we will open the city gates and rush out. It will be easy to defeat his 130,000-strong army!"

"Military advisor, your style of play is too conservative!" Su Wei's deputy general still disagreed, "There is a great possibility of winning, how can we retreat into the city? What's the difference between this and shrinking the turtle's head? Besides, Dai County is not an isolated city. There are three small towns around Dai County and hundreds of thousands of civilians. If we retreat and do not fight, what should we do if those Huns attack them?"

Dai Zeng said, "Under the current situation, it is important to defend Dai County with our troops. We must distinguish between the important and the unimportant and not take risks."

The adjutant was unhappy and wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Su Wei: "No need to discuss it anymore, just do as the military advisor says."

The adjutant had to shut up unhappily and reluctantly took the order and left.

…

On a wide plain thirty miles outside the city of Dai, Chunyu Luan’s troops were clearing the snow and setting up camp.

The military tents were as numerous as stars, stretching as far as the eye could see. The carriages carrying supplies were rolling, each fully loaded, and the wheels left deep marks in the snow. At dusk, when it was time to cook, the soldiers lit stoves, one stove every ten steps, and the smoke curled up, almost covering the sky.

If you didn’t enter the garrison, no one would be able to see that most of the tents were empty, the carriages were loaded with stones, and the pots on the stoves were just boiling melted snow water.

With only 20,000 men and horses, they created the impression of an army of 100,000.

Chunyu Luan was drinking in the central army tent with great interest. His confidant Chaergua came in after opening the curtain, smiling and saying, "Sir, your guess is correct. The gate of Dai County is closed. The garrison commander Su Wei was deceived and is scared to death. I asked people to provoke him loudly from below, but he didn't even dare to say a word."

Chunyu Luan said, "Ask more people to provoke him. The more arrogant we are, the more terrifying he will think we are, and then we can carry out our future plans."

Chaergua nodded in agreement, and said, "We have sent people to raid three small cities near Dai County. I think the King of Jibei should have received the news."

"I really want to thank Lord Pei Xiao." Chunyu Luan put down his wine cup and said with a smile, "If it weren't for his help, I really couldn't come up with such a good plan, let alone know Su Wei's weaknesses and bribe Dai Zeng."

Chaergua asked: "Sir, what should we do next?"

"Wait." Chunyu Luan said, "Our skills of bluffing can deceive Su Wei because he is old and was originally a civil official. He is gentle and conservative by nature. But King Jinbei is different. He was born a military general, more rude and alert, and will soon react to our deception. By then, he will definitely send troops to attack. When he leaves Feng County, we will take the opportunity to attack Feng County again. County, the King of Jibei will realize that he has been tricked and will fight back to rescue. We will set up an ambush on the road and kill him! Once the King of Jibei dies, Feng County will be leaderless, and breaking the city will be as easy as taking something from a bag. Once Feng County is broken, it will be a piece of cake for us to attack Dai County. Two-thirds of the entire Yanbei will fall into our pockets. "

Chaergua said excitedly: "The bait has been laid, and we are just waiting for the fish to bite the hook!"

...

In Shuzhong, where it was raining continuously, Pei Xiao sat in the bamboo forest and played the zither. Small lanterns were hung on the bamboo trees, and a stove was burning under the stage to warm the wine. Everything was the same as when Chunyu Luan came. After

playing a song, he looked up to the north. It was dusk and the sun was slowly setting.

He thought to himself that, judging by the time, there should have been chaos over there.

Chaos was good, he wished the whole world would be in chaos, since the whole world had let him down, then he shouldn't blame him for letting the whole world down!