Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 31 Preparing for an Ambush
On the vast grassland, Zhao Wuming pulled the reins of the horse to stop, and the [-] cavalry behind him also stopped.

A fast horse galloped forward, and the soldiers dismounted immediately when they saw Zhao Wuming: "I report that the city lord is twenty miles ahead, and found traces of the enemy."

"Twenty miles? If you are in a hurry, it will only take an hour."Zhao Wuming was lost in thought, this time was different from last time.What is needed this time is to completely wipe out this group of Hun cavalry, lest news leaks bring disaster.

Zhang Liang patted the horse lightly, and the horse slowly walked towards Zhao Wuming, looking at the soldier: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the enemy army?"

"No less than eight thousand people."The soldiers thought of the scene where they had just counted the number of enemy troops, and hurriedly reported to Zhang Liang.

Zhao Wuming reacted from his thoughts, and looked forward, as if a Hun cavalry roared: "Eight thousand people".

"My lord, what are you worried about?"Sun Bu'er patted his horse and came over, looking at Zhao Wuming with doubts in his eyes.I don't understand how difficult it would be for [-] elites to fight these [-] Hun cavalry.

Zhang Liang heard Sun Buer's question, and immediately reminded: "Commander Sun, we went out this time, but we didn't bring any servants with us."

"Servant army? Is the lord worried that my Seoul city will be exposed to the eyes of the Xiongnu and Donghu due to a negligence."Sun Buer heard the prompt and reacted instantly.

Zhao Wuming turned his horse's head and looked at the two people in front of him and the army behind him: "Twenty thousand to eight thousand, it's not difficult to defeat them, but the difficulty lies in how we can keep them all."

"Those Hun cavalry, the lord wants to surrender or kill".Zhang Liang looked at Zhao Wuming, his eyes full of inquiries.

Zhao Wuming looked at Zhang Liang, and didn't rush to answer. Instead, he kicked the question back to him: "The military adviser thinks these Hun cavalry, should they surrender or kill?"

"My lord wants to subdue this Xiongnu cavalry. Our army needs to mobilize some guards and reorganize from the already tense troops. If the main force of the medium-sized tribe learns at this time, they will divide their troops to help. Instigate the surrender army to mutiny, attack us from inside and outside. How will it be dealt with?"Zhang Liang analyzed Zhao Wuming, and the intention in his heart was self-evident.

While Zhang Liang was analyzing, Zhao Wuming was weighing in his heart, revealing a hint of murderous intent for a long time: "The only solution for the present is to kill him."

"Kill? My lord, these are [-] cavalry. It is too difficult to kill any one without leaving."Sensing the trace of murderous intent, Sun Buer's heart suddenly trembled.

Zhang Liang looked at Sun Buer and pointed to the horse he was sitting on: "They are cavalry, aren't we cavalry? It's so difficult to ride against each other."

"Although that is the case, there is no dangerous terrain to set up an ambush in this grassland. Our army only has [-] cavalry. It is easy to defeat them. It is extremely difficult to kill them all."Sun Buer heard Zhang Liang's remarks, compared the two in his heart, and then shook his head to express his disapproval.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Zhao Wuming fell into deep thought, and gradually frowned.In this grassland of Mapingchuan, if the enemy army sees that there is nothing to do, they will flee in all directions.With my [-] cavalry, can I really kill them all?
Zhang Liang listened to Sun Buer's question, looked at Zhao Wuming, saw his frown, and then smiled: "What's so difficult?".

"Could it be that the military division has a clever plan in mind."Laughter interrupted Zhao Wuming's contemplation, and seeing Zhang Liang's confident look, his frowning brows gradually relaxed unconsciously.

Zhang Liang nodded and shook his head again: "It's not a clever plan, Liang just has a superficial idea. The lord has experienced many battles, so he should understand that soldiers are like water, and all changes, positive or strange, are all in the heart."

"Gu naturally knows, but in this vast grassland, what can be done. Here, it is easy to win a flat mountain, and it is not impossible to win a big victory. It is extremely difficult to win a complete victory."Zhao Wuming shook his head, thinking of the speed and agility of the cavalry, there was nothing wrong with it.

Zhang Hao seemed to be thinking about what to do, and looked at Zhao Wuming for a long time: "The dangers of heaven and earth are no match for the hearts of the people. If you don't try it, how will you know whether it will work or not?"

"Set up an ambush here, and then send troops to lure the enemy?".Zhao Wuming seemed to have vaguely thought of something, subconsciously lowered his head.Just seeing his own shadow under the sun, he smiled wryly in his heart.The sky is bright and the sky is bright, how can the vast grassland hide.

Zhang Liang lightly touched the sitting horse, as if reminding him or sighing: "War horses can run so fast with people on their backs, but what if they don't carry people?".

"Do not carry people?".A wonderful idea seemed to flash in his mind, but no matter how Zhao Wuming tried to grasp it, he couldn't grasp that idea.

Sun Bu'er felt a little confused, what kind of war horse was touched by a good military officer, and he just said some nonsensical words: "What kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd, military officer?"

"My lord, please look forward and watch carefully."Zhang Liang didn't answer Sun Buer's question, but made Zhao Wuming look at the Han cavalry instead.

Zhao Wuming was a little puzzled, and looked at the [-] cavalry behind Zhang Liang and the others.Seeing a famous cavalryman in red clothes and red armor, besides a horse sitting down, there are still two horses on the left and right.That idea gradually became clear, but it felt like it was still missing a little bit: "My Han army rides three horses."

"In the cavalry of the Han army, apart from one horse for riding, there are two idle horses. So Liang would like to ask, what does my lord think about those idle horses?"When Zhang Liang mentioned the two idle war horses, he showed a slight smile. With the master's wisdom, it shouldn't be necessary to explain it completely.

That thought was finally clear, and Zhao Wuming felt his eyes light up: "What does the military division mean, is it to let Gu lead the army to retreat a little bit, and let these idle horses run quickly?"

"That's right, let the fastest cavalry in the army wave their whips and drive the horses towards the Hun cavalry. My lord is ordering the army to follow and kill them. If there are horses blocking them, it will be very inconvenient for the enemy to flee in all directions."Zhang Liang told Zhao Wuming what was on his mind one by one.

Sun Buer was listening, and couldn't help clicking his tongue: "Using a tamed war horse to do such a thing, I'm afraid only Seoul has such financial resources."

"I agree with the strategy of the military division. If it is not located in the grassland, I, Seoul, would not be able to use such a strategy."Listening to Zhang Liang's strategy, Zhao Wuming imitated Sun Buer and sighed.

Zhang Liang looked at the two, and then bowed to Zhao Wuming: "My lord is running out of time, since you have already agreed, please give the order immediately."

"Let the military division choose more than a thousand cavalry who run the fastest, and drive away the idle horses."Zhao Wuming thought of the coming Hun cavalry, and immediately gave orders without saying a word.

When Zhang Liang heard the military order, he immediately saluted again: "No".

"Sun Buer, how many soldiers and horses do you need, and lure those Hun cavalry to Gu."Watching Zhang Liang turn his horse's head and walk towards the army in front.Zhao Wuming turned his gaze to Sun Buer, and asked for a while.

Sun Buer thought for a moment and bowed to Zhao Wuming: "Three thousand elites are enough."

"Okay, I'm waiting for you to lure the enemy."Seeing the confidence on Sun Buer's face, Zhao Wuming immediately agreed.

Hearing Zhao Wuming's promise, Sun Buer turned his horse and ran into the army.Then three thousand elite cavalry came out from the inside, and roared away with Sun Buer.

(End of this chapter)