Huizhou.
The east is bright and a faint red glow appears on the horizon.
Dong Xuan stood on the city wall and could see the Huns' arrangements clearly in the sunlight.
In just one night, the Huns had set up a solid camp outside Huizhou City.
The camp was set up in an orderly manner with almost no flaws.
Dong Xuan was even more shocked and surprised.
This village is totally inconsistent with the Huns' usual style!
If people from the Central Plains came to attack Huizhou, it would be normal to set up such a camp.
But now the Huns have also learned to set up camps?
It was very neat and there were no flaws.
It's really weird.
The Huns always rode two horses at a time, relying on their long legs and fast speed to come and go like the wind. They basically never set up a proper camp.
In the eyes of the generals of the Great Zhou, the camp set up by the Huns was like a child playing house. At a glance, there were flaws everywhere.
After all, mobility is the core for the Huns. If they spend all their efforts to build a tortoise shell and it burns down in two days, it would be better not to build it at all and send more scouts to patrol.
As long as enough scouts are sent out, no army will be able to sneak up on them and launch a surprise attack.
This is indeed the case.
The Central Plains fought with the Huns for hundreds of years, but there were only a handful of successful sneak attacks.
Either they were discovered by the scouts, or they ran into Hun passers-by.
In short, before Huo Qubing.
Big detours, big penetrations, and sneak attacks from behind are all nonsense.
Speaking of this, we have to mention an old unlucky guy - Li Guang, who missed the opportunity to fight many times because of getting lost.
It can be seen how difficult it is to fight in such a vast area, find the battlefield, and arrive at the battlefield at the right time.
But since Huo Qubing came into being, everything has changed.
He led only a light cavalry to attack the Xiongnu, and then he fed the enemy along the way, defeated the Xiongnu and made them surrender, and then took the initiative to act as a guide...
In the end, he even wiped out the pride of the Huns, the Zhelan Cavalry, with a lone army.
I have to admit that the gap between people is so huge.
Dong Xuan stared at the camp below the city for a long time and finally came to a conclusion.
There is no special feature, no flaws, it's just very stable.
Generally speaking, unless he received a death order, he would never want to attack such a village by force.
In the village, the Huns were still busy, constantly strengthening the camp.
It seemed as if he had made up his mind to settle down outside Huizhou City.
Could it be that they want to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements?
Dong Xuan had a guess and hurriedly called his personal guard to ask.
"Have all the people who asked for help been sent out?"
"We've sent them out," Xiao Wuzi replied. "According to the general's instructions, after the whistling arrows sound, a team will be sent out every hour to report to the prince on the situation in Huizhou."
"Right now, the eighth team's personnel have just left the city."
"Understood." Dong Xuan nodded. "Pass the order down. Team Nine, don't rush out."
"Yes, General."
Dong Xuan folded his arms and looked at the Huns outside the city, seeming to be lost in thought.
There were 5,000 defenders in Huizhou City, with countless defensive weapons and enough food and fodder to last for three years.
If the Huns were not in a hurry to attack the city and wanted to drag it out, he would be happy to stay in the city and stare at the Huns.
only……
In the middle of winter, the Huns would hide in a warm place to spend the winter.
Just to come over and surround and attack the reinforcements?
He scratched his head but couldn't figure out what they were trying to do.
"Old Cheng, what do you think?"
Dong Xuan turned his head to look at Cheng Yaojin beside him and asked questioningly.
Cheng Yaojin lost his composure again and jokingly said, "General, do you think the Huns are not even in the village?"
"We've been in Bingzhou for so many years, and we've never seen the Xiongnu build turtle shells."
"hiss--"
Dong Xuan was enlightened by Cheng Yaojin, and a possibility flashed through his mind. The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.
The Huns deliberately set up their camp outside the city.
Judging from the number of tents alone, there were at least 100,000 Huns outside Huizhou City.
How much food and grass would these 100,000 people consume every day? How many cattle and sheep would they have to eat?
There's no way we can just quietly stay outside the city and watch!
The only explanation.
The Huns are bluffing!
In accordance with the usual practice of the Zhou Dynasty's defenders, when attacked and besieged by the Huns, they would hold their ground and send people to ask for help.
No one would dare to go out of the city to test it.
If we don't leave the city to test the waters, it will be impossible to see through the Huns' strengths and weaknesses.
In this case, where would the main force of the Huns be?
but!
Or perhaps the Huns were trying to trick him into leaving the city to test his strategy.
In war, there are many combinations of reality and illusion.
Everything is possible.
what to do?
"Old Cheng, do you think we should leave the city and give the Huns a try?"
"After all, you fought against three thousand Xiongnu cavalry last night. They must be terrified when they see you!"
"Let's give the Huns a fight first to dampen their morale."
Cheng Yaojin's face suddenly turned dark.
Three thousand Hun cavalry?
One person's spit can drown him!
Even the invincible King Xiang couldn't defeat three thousand people alone.
General, why do you take it seriously?
Cheng Yaojin suddenly bent over, holding his stomach, and said in pain: "General, my stomach is a little upset and I'm not feeling well. I have to go to the toilet first."
As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared in a flash.
Dong Xuan couldn't help but smile and shook his head. What a funny guy.
"General Dong, what should we do?" asked the grain supervisor Geng Fu.
"Select five hundred men and I will go out of the city to take a look." Dong Xuan said slowly.
Geng Fu shook his head. "The general is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. How can we act rashly?"
"Let me lead the troops out. General, stay on the city wall and keep a close eye on the Xiongnu camp."
After saying this, he turned around and wanted to leave.
Dong Xuan put his hand on Geng Fu's shoulder and said, "I am the defender of Huizhou City. I should live and die with Huizhou City."
"Lord Geng was only the grain supervisor and had no responsibility for defending the city. He was merely accompanying the army to oversee the transportation of grain and fodder, and happened to be trapped in the city. Why would he risk his life?"
Geng Fu said, "General, this is wrong."
"There are still tens of thousands of civilians in Huizhou City. If Geng were to be in charge, we would definitely not be able to defend this city."
"General Dong is the only one who is deeply loved by the military and civilians, and is familiar with everything in Huizhou City. He is the best candidate."
He then bowed and said solemnly, "Geng has made up his mind. General, there is no need to say more."
Dong Xuan was not one to drag his feet. Hearing him say this, he laughed out loud and said, "I am honored to have been able to go through this with Mr. Geng!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, putting life and death aside.
Geng Fu turned and drew his sword, saying loudly, "The Xiongnu have come from afar and must be exhausted. Are you willing to follow me out of the city and fight?"
"I'm willing to go!"
"I'm willing to go!"
"I'm willing to go!"
The soldiers knew very well that leaving the city this time would most likely mean their death.
Geng Fu roared, "Pass my command! Beat the drum!"
The drums roared, and soldiers all over the city shouted: "Kill the bandits! Kill the bandits!"
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