Warfare is based on deception!
There's no limit to how cunning they can be!
Although Yi Xie Er's tactical design was ingenious, he overlooked the crucial element of 'wolf droppings'!
By simply analyzing the distribution of wolf droppings, Jiang Ming indirectly uncovered Yi Xie Er's strategic intentions.
Wolves are cunning creatures, and they also exhibit a very clear and strict social organization.
Wolves that can prey on herders' sheep are organized and powerful wolf packs, and their droppings are very dense.
Wolves that can only eat wild rabbits are just small, unruly wolves without a clan... their droppings are scattered.
Halfway to the Great Xianbei Mountain, there is an Erji River Valley, where large amounts of wolf droppings were also found.
This indicates that the wolf pack, having witnessed the large-scale human migration, secretly followed behind...
In fact, the wolf's cleverness lies in the fact that it doesn't just follow you because it's eyeing the flock of sheep.
When you were wielding swords and spears and migrating in large numbers on horseback, they also realized that war might be brewing between humans!
After the battle, the thousands of corpses on the battlefield were nothing short of a feast for the wolf pack!
Therefore, a pack of wolves with "insight" will quietly follow behind when they see a large-scale movement of cavalry on the grasslands, waiting to scavenge any remaining pieces...
Eating the dead is much safer and more affordable than stealing sheep from tribes!
......
Jiang Ming believed that this Erji River Valley was the place where Yixie'er was preparing to ambush him.
This area is densely forested, and with hundreds of thousands of troops hidden on both sides of the valley, they would be completely undetectable...
When Jiang Ming's army arrived, they sealed off both ends of the valley, trapping them like turtles in a jar!
Therefore, this shortcut is definitely not the way to save Murong Hong!
If you want to go to the Great Xianbei Mountain, there is another long way. Just go east along the Yanshan Mountains, go around the Yanshan mountain range, and you will arrive there. However... it will take five to six more days to get there!
This road is within the territory of the Yan state, and the Northern Xiongnu cannot reach here.
Jiang Ming decided to launch a long-range raid, making a large detour to directly reach the rear of the Northern Xiongnu army besieging Daxianbei Mountain and launch a surprise attack on them!
But he had to keep this process a secret!
So the next day, he dismissed the messenger sent by the Xianbei Khan Murong Hong to ask for help with an extremely dismissive and perfunctory tone!
Tell him that this is a matter for the other six tribes of the Xianbei, and has nothing to do with us!
The Great Xianbei Mountain is besieged; this is due to the incompetence of the other six Xianbei tribes. Figure out your own way out...
Not only that, Jiang Ming also adopted a posture of building a wall and a Great Wall in the border area, conscripting a large number of laborers who were busy day and night.
The Xianbei Khan's messenger was rebuffed and cursed Jiang Ming for being heartless!
In a fit of anger, Jiang Ming gave him twenty lashes!
......
When the messenger arrived, he was actually followed by a 'tail'.
Because of how well the tactics and strategies were executed, Yi Xie Er had to keep track of Jiang Ming's movements at all times!
Seeing that the Xianbei messenger seeking help had been driven out of the northern grasslands and seemed to be injured, the Northern Xiongnu scouts were somewhat surprised... It seems that Jiang Ming really has no intention of saving his father-in-law!
Not only did they not offer aid, they also built a 'Great Wall' on the border of the Yan Kingdom...
This clearly indicates a defensive posture, indicating a reluctance to engage in direct combat with the Northern Xiongnu army.
When the news reached Yixie'er's camp, both Yixie'er, the Chanyu of the Northern Xiongnu, and his advisor Luo Gongzi were somewhat surprised: Jiang Ming had actually abandoned the Xianbei Khan!
"Great Chanyu! This is a ruse!"
Having suffered enough at Jiang Ming's hands, Young Master Luo immediately advised, "Jiang Ming is incredibly cunning. He's building the Great Wall to show weakness to us... It's very likely that he'll take a major military action next!"
Yi Xie frowned slightly and pondered, "How could I not know? I just don't know... what this guy will do next."
Young Master Luo said, "I believe he is deliberately creating an opening to lure us into an attack... Jiang Ming is particularly adept at setting ambushes. Knowing that it won't be easy to find our main force, he might as well adopt a defensive posture, wait for our main army to arrive, and then launch a surprise attack halfway..."
Yi Xie Er stroked his mustache and pondered, "This kind of trick is too obvious. It shouldn't be something a hero like him would come up with... Young Master Luo, do you really think he doesn't care about his father-in-law at all?"
"Great Chanyu!"
Young Master Luo said, "Jiang Ming is a ruthless man who looks down on us nomadic peoples from the bottom of his heart... Although he married Murong Lie's daughter, a dignified Xianbei princess, he only made her a concubine... Jiang Ming's first wife is said to be a village woman from Chenjia Village in Dukang County of Yan State... A princess of a dignified state as a concubine and a village woman as the principal wife, you can see a lot from this. The Great Chanyu's siege of the Great Xianbei Mountain was, in Jiang Ming's eyes, just like dogs fighting over a mouthful of hair!"
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, one of the generals under Yi Xie'er's command immediately flew into a rage, drawing his precious sword with a clang!
"Oh dear, don't be angry with me! I meant in that Jiang guy's eyes..." Young Master Luo quickly explained.
Yi Xie Er frowned slightly and coughed lightly, and the general immediately calmed down.
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