"No jokes in the military, so don't be silly!"
Seeing that Zhao Xin was still arguing, Zhao Yun said sternly.
"yes!"
Zhao Xin stuck out his tongue. "Next, we'll naturally ambush them on both sides of the road. As soon as the city's troops come out to put out the fire, we'll take the initiative to attack and seize the opportunity to enter the city!"
"This strategy is feasible!"
Zhao Yun nodded. "You take thirty men to the grassland and set it on fire. Zhao Kai and I will each lead more than two hundred cavalry to ambush on the left and right."
"Once the troops in the city come out to put out the fire, we will attack them separately."
Zhao Yun made a decision on the spot, and they immediately split up to take action.
Moments later, white smoke rose and flames flickered.
Because of the damp air from the snow, once the grassland was set on fire, large plumes of white smoke rose into the air in no time.
In Gaoliu City, a thousand Xianbei soldiers were stationed.
They were in the rear, enjoying the plundered wine and food, living a carefree life.
Adding to the woes, a sudden heavy snowfall caused the commander of this thousand-strong army to order his soldiers to huddle inside the city, unwilling to go anywhere else.
The general and several centurions were warming themselves by the fire and drinking heavily.
They didn't notice the thick smoke rising from the grasslands outside the city until patrolling soldiers on the city wall rushed over to report, which startled the commander.
"What's going on? The pastures outside the city are on fire?"
"Quickly assemble the troops and go to put out the fire, otherwise our more than a thousand warhorses will go hungry."
Upon hearing this, the other centurions also sobered up from their drunken stupor.
This pasture outside the city was the main food source for their warhorses.
They had originally planned to move into the city, but the heavy snow came suddenly, so they had no choice but to leave the hay outside the city.
They thought that with the heavy snow covering it, no one would notice.
But then a fire broke out!
Moreover, the fire occurred during a heavy snowfall, making it obvious to anyone with eyes to the fact that someone deliberately set it on fire.
They must be Han Chinese people from the surrounding villages.
The general and all the centurions agreed.
This county was a settlement of Han people. The Murong Xianbei tribe was lured by Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun of Yuyang with benefits and rose up together to divide Youzhou.
For the Xianbei people, they had no intention of occupying cities; they only wanted to plunder and make a fortune before returning to the eastern grasslands of the Gobi Desert once the ice and snow melted.
Spring is almost here, flowers are blooming, time to go home and herd sheep!
They plundered a large amount of wealth, food, and people from the Han people of Dai County, and were waiting to return home laden with their spoils after the heavy snow.
These Han Chinese civilians, who had been robbed, harbored immense hatred for the Xianbei people. When the heavy snow arrived and the Xianbei people in the city were unwilling to move, they came out to cause trouble.
"These cunning yet pitiful Han people are like little girls who can be trampled on at will."
"They dared to burn our grasslands; we will make them pay the price."
Taking advantage of his drunken state, the general became extremely arrogant and immediately mustered a hundred soldiers to personally lead him out of the city.
"You all stay in the city and guard your homes. I'm going to cut off a few Han heads and I'll be right back!"
Before leaving, he gave instructions to the other soldiers under his command.
"The boss got all the good stuff!"
The other centurions, seeing the drunken commander leading a hundred cavalrymen out of the city in a menacing manner, complained behind his back.
Cutting off the heads of Han people, one could send them to the main tent of the Murong Xianbei army in Ji County to claim credit with King Mohuba, and would be rewarded with women, cattle, and sheep.
"Who told him to be our commander? When you become the commander one day, you can do whatever you want too."
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"Only a hundred riders? That's like using a big gun to poke a mosquito, a huge waste of talent!"
Zhao Xin led thirty men into the grassland and swiftly killed the dozen or so guards who were huddled together by a fire for warmth.
They didn't even need to take out a tinderbox; they simply used the fire in the brazier to set the grassland ablaze.
After attracting the attention of the city's garrison, they discovered that only a hundred cavalrymen had arrived, and they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"What should we do? We have over five hundred men lying in ambush here, which has only attracted a hundred cavalrymen."
"I've conquered such a large stronghold, I should at least get some more enemies!"
Zhao Xin shook his head helplessly.
"The enemy only has a hundred cavalry. Let Zhao Xin lead thirty men to engage them in close combat and hold them off."
"We will also send out a hundred cavalry to surround them from behind, while the rest of the troops will remain in ambush and not reveal their presence."
“The Xianbei people in the city will send more troops to annihilate us when they see that we have few soldiers.”
"That will be the best opportunity for us to annihilate the enemy forces in the city in one fell swoop."
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Yun decided on this course of action.
Someone immediately sent a message to Zhao Xin.
Before long, a hundred Xianbei cavalrymen, led by a drunken general, arrived at the grassland in a menacing manner, just in time to see Zhao Xin and his men setting fires everywhere, with billowing white smoke.
"Where did you come from, you troublemakers? Are you tired of living?"
To keep warm, Zhao Xin and his thirty riders obtained a lot of hemp clothing from the village they had visited before, wrapping their horses and themselves in it, making them no different from ordinary people in Dai County.
This convinced the somewhat drunken general that Zhao Xin and his entourage were indeed ordinary people.
Upon seeing Zhao Xin and his men setting fire, they immediately demanded an explanation.
Buzz!
Zhao Xin ignored him and shot an arrow straight at his face!
The Xianbei general broke out in a cold sweat, sobering up considerably. He scrambled away and shouted, "Kill them!"
A hundred cavalrymen roared and charged toward Zhao Xin and his men.
The two armies are locked in a fierce battle!
Facing the numerically superior Xianbei cavalry, Zhao Xin led his men in a fighting retreat.
Seeing that Zhao Xin was no match for him, the sound of hooves rang out, and a group of cavalry emerged from the hillside behind the Xianbei cavalry.
"I didn't expect these Han people to have so many cavalry. It seems that burning our pastures was intentional, an attempt to lure us out!"
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