There was indeed a large number of Huns cavalry under Baitu City. Facing these Huns who suddenly appeared, Xun You, who was standing on the top of the city, frowned. He saw that the Huns' formation was very long.

It was very loose, but it was still connected, especially the formation at the rear. Xun You couldn't tell exactly how many Huns there were.

But looking at the posture of the Huns, the number was designated to exceed 30,000, which made Xun You very nervous. There were only 8,000 elite cavalry archers in Baitu City. If they defended the city, they could still hold it, but the casualties would be huge. At this time

The Huns kept shouting and shooting arrows under the city. Although they could not cause any substantial damage, they had a great psychological impact on the defenders inside the city.

The morale of the soldiers was being undermined, and the psychological defenses of the soldiers were suffering. Xun You was very distressed. He noticed something was wrong. A patrol horse came from ahead to report that the Huns in Kucha City had retreated. Liu Tong led the troops away,

However, the Huns suddenly set up a battle formation under Baitu City. This looked like a situation deliberately created by the Huns.

Xun You even began to imagine that if the news about Qiuci City was false and the Huns did not withdraw, then Liu Tong would definitely be ambushed when he attacked the city, and Baitu City would face an attack by 30,000 Huns, and the city would definitely be in trouble.

hold fast.

Thinking of the worst ending, Xun You felt even more uneasy. He could only hope that Liu Tong had not attacked Kucha City and was on his way back to rescue Baitu City. The scout horses with orders had been sent out. As for Liu Tong,

Whatever the situation was over there, Xun You could only hope that he, along with the eight thousand elite cavalry soldiers, would be safe and sound.

"It's been so long, why haven't the Huns attacked the city yet?" Bian Xi was a little puzzled. He had been preparing for battle on top of the city for some time. Bian Xi kept coming and going, and he was already a little impatient with the waiting.

"It's better not to attack the city. The longer it takes, the better. If the Huns really attack the city, we may not be able to defend it."

Xian Yuyin was not a reckless man. If it were not for the important location of Baitu City and the many people living in the city, Xian Yuyin would have suggested that Xun You abandon the city and leave.

"Why can't we hold on? We are facing a powerful enemy. We should be loyal to His Highness instead of boosting their morale and destroying our prestige." Bian Xi looked like I look down on you for being such a coward. If you have the ability, just go up and attack.

posture.

"You..." Xian Yuyin was speechless for a moment and simply stopped speaking.

It is really difficult to communicate with a pure martial artist who has a simple mind and well-developed limbs, so I will endure it for now.

Bian Xi was very proud, but his words did not resonate with Xun You. While frowning, Xun You saw new movements of the Huns outside the city, and they seemed to be about to retreat. Xun You was full of heart.

Confused, he took a closer look and saw that the first two parts of the Huns' array were slowly retreating, leaving only the rear ones motionless.

What are the Huns doing?

At least several thousand people were evacuated during this retreat, but there seemed to be more than 20,000 people in the rear, safe and sound. Xun You was puzzled, but as if he thought of something, he hurriedly shouted: "Get the binoculars quickly.

Come!"

Waiting to take the telescope from the soldiers, Xun You took a closer look and saw that although there were Huns flags flying in the distance, the dust was flying. It was not clear how many Huns were holding the battle. Wait.

The dust cleared up a bit, and Xun You saw the dark figures standing in the dust, but what made him feel strange was why there were still many people lying on the ground.

Why did the Huns withdraw? Why didn't they attack for so long? Or were the Huns not there at all?

Are they Huns?

"Quickly send out the scout horses to investigate." Xun You gave the order, and then more than ten scout horses left the city. After waiting for a while, one of the scout horses came back first.

When Xun You saw the scarecrow on the back of the horse, a bad idea came to his mind, and he hurriedly asked: "What? Are the Huns still there?"

"Going back to the military division, I didn't see a single Huns. The people holding the formation were all scarecrows, probably more than 20,000 of them." Xun You was shocked by Tan Ma's answer, and Bian Xi and Xian Yu Yin were also confused.

Co-authored: We let the Huns bring more than 20,000 scarecrows to block the city gate for so long?

"Have you found out about the horse detection?" Xun You asked again, seeming suspicious.

"It's absolutely true. The formation was full of scarecrows, and there were dozens of horses running back and forth, with bamboo grass and other objects tied to their tails. The dust caused by this caused other detective horses to still explore in the formation."

Tan Ma replied again.

With the scarecrow formation and bamboo tied to the horse's tail, Xun You had to admit that the Huns were really good at using these two tactics. Thousands of people created a formation of tens of thousands, and they successfully blocked Baitu City. Xun You sighed and felt

Surprised, he really didn't understand why the Huns, who always liked to go straight when fighting, suddenly started to play tricks this time. Could it be that the Huns had some expert guidance behind them? Thinking of this, Xun You couldn't help but feel a little worried. Although he was in charge of the elite

Xun You held the position of Sima, the military advisor of the cavalry army, but he was not very good at making plans and arranging troops. Compared to him, he was better at internal affairs. If there really was a mastermind behind the Huns, Xun You was worried that he was not one of them.

opponent, and betrayed the trust of the elite cavalry officers.

We don’t know if there was any expert guidance behind the Huns, but since the Huns had created a formation, why did they retreat again? Could it be that what they wanted was not Baitu City? So what did they want?

"General Zhonglang, they are the generals Zhonglang of the map!" Xun You suddenly realized that the tactic of besieging a city and calling for reinforcements was a common tactic in battles. The Huns wanted to use this trick now, but Xun You was frightened.

The news of the release of the empty city of Kucha City attracted the elite cavalry troops to separate and seize it. They then set up a scarecrow formation and used horses' tails to tie bamboos to confuse the Baitu City defenders, so that the defenders did not dare to act rashly. Then the separated part of the elite cavalry troops came back to support.

Sometimes, they can ambush halfway and catch them by surprise. As long as they are properly arranged, they may be able to capture this part of the force.

The whole thing is seamless. If Xun You hadn't had a telescope here, he wouldn't have discovered such an interlocking strategy. Xun You couldn't help being surprised. He hurriedly took out the map and scanned it.

If someone wants to set up an ambush, where will they set it?

Xun You quickly set his sights on the mountain trail between Qiuci City and Baitu City. The distance here is the shortest and the time required to return reinforcements is the shortest. If Liu Tong is in a hurry, he will definitely take this road, so when he arrives

At that time... Xun You calculated the time again, and suddenly his mind suddenly flashed. If the Huns' plan had not gone wrong at this time, Liu Tong's troops should have been ambushed.

“Where is Bian Xi?”

The Huns are ambushing us."

"Ah? No way! Military advisor, how can the Huns have the ability to ambush General Zhonglang? This is not a joke!" Bian Xi didn't believe it. Liu Tong took away eight thousand elite cavalry, and their combat power was extremely high. If the Huns wanted to

To ambush this army, we must make an excellent move.

Liu Tong had no doubts about the situation.

It's not that Bian Xi didn't believe Xun You's judgment, he just didn't believe that Liu Tong would easily fall into an ambush by the Huns. Although Liu Tong was not a first-rate commander, he was now experienced in leading troops and could be considered a victorious general. How could a good man fall into an ambush?

Woolen cloth?

I haven’t had a good day today!

Thinking of this, Bian Xi's heart suddenly tightened, "I'll go right away!" As soon as he finished speaking, Bian Xi turned around to leave, but just as he turned around, he heard a shout from outside the city: "The Commander-in-Chief is passing on the order.

Where are the Huns?"

This sudden shout not only stopped Bian Xi in his tracks, but also made Xun You look surprised. Everyone on the top of the city looked happy, but also a little confused.

Where are the Huns? The Huns have escaped!

Xian Yuyin shouted to the city gate: "Is this the person who is coming, General Zhonglang?"

"That's right!" The detective horse at the foot of the city shouted, "General Zhonglang is passing the order, where are the Huns?"

"The Huns have retreated, and there are scarecrows outside the city! Go and deliver the order quickly!" Xun You shouted again, and the detective horse beat the horse and left.

Judging from the fact that Liu Tong's soldiers and horses were not ambushed by the Huns, Xun You could not help but feel relieved. He knew that if Liu Tong's troops were ambushed and suffered heavy losses, it would have a certain impact on the war situation.

It is very big. There are not many cavalry in the Bingzhou Army. There are 20,000 elite cavalry troops and 20,000 Simon Army. The total is only 40,000 people. However, the Simon Army is still garrisoned in Simon City. It is not expected now, so once it is refined,

The cavalry suffered heavy losses. If the strength of the cavalry was greatly reduced, the combat effectiveness of the entire Bingzhou Army would be reduced, which would directly affect the war in Shangjun.

Not long after, Liu Tong led eight thousand fine cavalry to the gate of Baitu City. Xun You hurriedly ordered the city gate to be opened. When the two met, they immediately explained whether the Huns had an ambush or not. This is not yet known, but the reason why Liu Tong was there

He didn't encounter any Huns on his way back to Baitucheng, that's because he didn't take the mountain trail at all.

At that time, Liu Tong learned that the Huns had surrounded Baitu City. He was indeed very anxious. When the troops passed by the mountain trail, he did think about it, wondering if he was taking this trail in a hurry, but at that time he thought

Liu Tong obviously took note of Xun You's instructions not to walk on that mountain trail no matter what the circumstances were. Perhaps because of this, he was not ambushed by the Huns, so he was generally lucky.

As a military advisor, Xun You's greatest blessing was that his general Liu Tong listened to his advice. Although Liu Tong traveled between Baitu City and Qiuci City, he gained nothing, but there was no loss. The two armies fought, and there was no loss.

It was considered a profit. After all, according to Xun You's speculation, this wave of Huns had worked hard to form a chain of tricks, and Liu Tong's coincidence of not falling into the trap could be regarded as breaking the chain of tricks.

A blind cat meets a dead mouse?

After listening to Xun You's analysis, Liu Tong was also frightened. There were no dangers on the way back. Liu Tong quickly rewarded the soldiers to calm their shock, and then brought back tens of thousands of scarecrows outside the city to use as firewood.

At the same time, on the mountain road, thousands of Huns cavalry led by Xiusli had been waiting for a long time. Seeing that the sun was almost setting, there was not a single shadow of the Bingzhou Army, which inevitably made Xiusli upset.

Angry.

What's going on? Where are the Bingzhou soldiers? Are they lost?

"Chief, are we still waiting?" the guard stepped forward and asked.
Chapter completed!