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Chapter 143 Head-to-head
143 Head-to-head
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When Mao Dun led the Huns to attack, the Qin army in Jiuyuan City had a serious disagreement on how to deal with the Huns.
The Qin army is mainly divided into two factions, one is the main combat faction, and the other is the avoidance faction.
The so-called main combat faction advocates taking the initiative to confront the Huns' army and defeat the Huns through decisive battles.
The war-avoiding faction believed that they had the advantage of Jiuyuan's city defense and did not need to go out of the city to fight the Huns cavalry at all.
Among them, the main combat faction is led by Lu Bu, Ma Chao and others, while the avoidance faction is headed by Jia Xu, Huang Zhong and others.
Xu Feng summoned the civil servants and military generals in Jiuyuan City to discuss the matter of fighting the Huns, and the two factions began to argue fiercely.
"Your Majesty, I must emphasize to you that there are 30 Huns going south this time, and they are all excellent cavalry.
When it comes to field battles, they are experts.
Although our army's cavalry is also extremely sophisticated, their number is far less than that of the Huns. If there is a cavalry decisive battle, it will be really disadvantageous to our army. "
At this time, Jia Xu stood up and said to Xu Feng.
"No matter how many lambs there are, they are no match for wolves."
Lu Bu looked at Jia Xu coldly and retorted.
"Every man can only show his courage for a while, but it will harm His Majesty and me, Daqin.
Fighting a war is not just about personal bravery, you have to use your brain, and your brain is a good thing. "
Jia Xu glanced at Lu Bu opposite, with disdain in his eyes, and a sarcasm in his words.
Of these two people, one advocates fighting, and the other advocates avoiding fighting. At this time, their opinions are at odds, and their words are too targeted.
Moreover, Jia Xu and Lu Bu didn't deal with it very much because of their personalities.
Lu Bu despises Jia Xu's insidiousness, and Lu Bu despises Lu Bu's recklessness and arrogance. This time it really hit the nail on the head.
"Jia Wenhe, if you dare to insult this general, this general will kill you."
When Jia Xu said this, Lu Bu got angry immediately, stood up and shouted.
Unfortunately, Jia Xu was not afraid at all, he did not believe that Lu Bu would dare to kill Xu Feng in front of him.
"General Lu calm down, this is a matter of discussion, each expresses his own opinion, the Governor of Jia has absolutely no intention of insulting you.
Calm down, calm down. "
Sure enough, as soon as Lu Bu stood up, other generals of the Qin army around him pulled him back and comforted him.
Naturally, Lu Bu couldn't really kill Jia Xu in front of Xu Feng, that would be too disrespectful to the emperor Xu Feng.
"Your Majesty, I invite you to be the vanguard in this battle. Your Majesty only needs to give me [-] cavalry, and I will definitely kill these Huns to collapse."
The angry Lu Bu asked Xu Feng to fight.
"Arrogant, do you really think that the Huns can't be made of mud, twenty thousand versus three hundred thousand, or do you say that you, General Lu, are descended from heaven?"
Jia Xu scolded immediately.
"Jia Xu, this general is going to kill you."
Lu Bu rushed over, but was stopped by Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and others.
"Okay, both of you don't talk.
Lu Bu, sit back. "
Xu Feng couldn't stand it anymore, so he stopped the two of them from speaking.
Xu Feng never expected that there would be such a big conflict between his number one general and his most trusted adviser in Jiuyuan.
In fact, in Xu Feng's heart, he is more inclined to the main battle.
Because, Xu Feng wanted to fight upright, defeat the Huns head-on, and show the prestige of the Qin army.
Only in this way can we truly deter the Huns by virtue of their strength, so that the Huns will not dare to go south easily in the future.
However, after listening to Jia Xu's words, Xu Feng had to admit that what Jia Xu said was also reasonable.
Moreover, before Xu Feng left Xianyang, Guo Jia told him to listen to Jia Xu's opinions when he came to Jiuyuan.
Guo Jia once commented on Jia Xu with Xu Feng in private.
However, Guo Jia said this: "Wenhe's strategy is not inferior to Jia. Moreover, Wenhe's work is more ruthless, which is not as good as filial piety."
It can be said that Guo Jia's evaluation of Jia Xu is already very high, although Guo Jia doesn't like Jia Xu very much.
Moreover, this time along with Jia Xu in advocating avoiding the war, there is another general Xu Feng relies on, Huang Zhong.
Xu Feng had to give careful consideration to the opinions of Jia Xu and Huang Zhong.
Compared with Lu Bu's belligerence, Ma Chao's contempt for the Huns.
Huang Zhong is more stable, so Xu Feng is naturally very concerned about Huang Zhong's opinion.
"Han Sheng, why do you advocate avoiding war? Tell me your reasons."
Xu Feng looked at Huang Zhong and asked.
"Your Majesty." Huang Zhong stood up.
"First of all, I am definitely not because I am afraid of the Huns, and secondly, I agree with what Jia Junshou said before.
The Huns were able to roam freely outside the pass and almost unified the entire grassland. In terms of cavalry field battles, we are indeed inferior to others.
Even if our cavalry officers and soldiers are equipped with stirrups, it is still difficult to make up the gap.
But the Huns had too many troops this time, and if they wanted to defeat them head-on, it would be an impossible task for us to have only [-] cavalry now.
But if we can rely on the strong defense of Jiuyuan City, even if the Huns come this time with an army of 30, it will definitely be difficult to break through the city in a short time.
When it comes to cavalry field battles, the Huns are still experts, but when it comes to defending the city, we are their ancestors.
In addition, Jia Junshou has already cleared the entire Hetao.
The Huns did come from afar, and they couldn't bring much food and grass.
Moreover, according to Weichen's understanding, the Huns have always liked to support war with war, and they would not carry too much food and grass in battle.
In this way, they can't stay here for long.
As long as we can hold Jiuyuan City for more than a month, the Huns will definitely retreat.
At that time, if Your Majesty really wants to defeat the Huns, then is the best time.
The avoidance of the war that Wei Chen said is not not to fight, but to delay the time.
Your Majesty, this is what I want to say. No matter what your Majesty decides, I will strictly follow His Majesty's will. "
After Huang Zhong finished speaking, he sat down.
"What General Huang said coincides with what this minister wants to say.
Please be clear, Your Majesty. "
Jia Xu said appreciatively.
"Ma Chao, tell me too.
You have fought several battles with the Huns, and you are the only one among all the people who have fought against the Huns. Tell me your opinion. "
Xu Feng did not rush to make a decision, but looked at Ma Chao and asked.
"Your Majesty, I can only say that Junshou Jia and Han Sheng are both right.
However, there is no need to overestimate the actual combat power of the Huns, they are not as strong as imagined.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Weichen to defeat the Huns with a mere five thousand elites.
Although this is related to the daring of our soldiers to fight their lives, it also has a lot to do with the backward weapons of the Huns.
At this time, not only were the Huns not equipped with stirrups, but they were still using bronze weapons and even bone arrowheads.
The bronze swords in their hands are not suitable for cavalry charging at all, and can be easily cut off by our soldiers' horse-cutting swords.
The bone arrowheads shot by the Huns could not even penetrate the cotton armor of our soldiers.
Before, the Huns didn't know this, so they suffered a big loss when they fought against Weichen.
This is also the main reason for the main battle of the Weichen. The Weichen feels that even if our army is not as powerful as the Huns, it is still enough to fight the Huns head-on. "
"Well, well, the situation Ma Chao mentioned is indeed beneficial to us."
After listening to Ma Chao's narration, Xu Feng was also overjoyed.
Indeed, compared to other people, Ma Chao fought the Huns several times this week and achieved excellent results. What he said was very important to the Qin army.
You must know that the [-] cavalry of the Qin army that Xu Feng brought this time are not like the cavalry of Ma Chao before, only a small number of cavalry are equipped with cotton armor.
The [-] Qin cavalry that Xu Feng brought this time are not only elite, but also luxuriously equipped. All of them are equipped with cotton armor, which is an improved version of cotton armor.
Besides, Xu Feng still has two ace cavalry teams in his hand, Zhao Yun's 'Xuanjia Cavalry' and Huang Zhong's 'Tiger and Leopard Cavalry'.
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After listening to the various suggestions of his servants and generals, Xu Feng fell into silence at random, tapping the wooden case with his fingers apprehensively.
No one spoke anymore, they knew that Xu Feng was thinking, and no one dared to disturb him, they waited quietly for Xu Feng's decision.
The sound of click, click, lasted for a full minute before finally stopping.
Xu Feng stood up, and the officials and generals of the Qin Army in the two rows below also stood up one after another.
"I have already decided, go out to fight!"
Xu Feng said in a firm tone.
After hearing what Xu Feng said, Jia Xu sighed and shook his head slightly, while Lu Bu was very happy and threw a provocative look at Jia Xu.
"I will follow His Majesty's will."
The crowd shouted in unison.
No matter how much they disagreed before, now that Xu Feng has made a choice, they have no choice but to follow orders.
"I ordered Ma Chao to lead [-] cavalry to go out of the city overnight, take a detour to Xiping Pass, and attack the Huns there.
If my prediction is correct, most of the only food and grass carried by the Huns was left there.
Your task is to destroy it. "
"No, I will live up to His Majesty's expectations if I take orders."
Ma Chao took the lead.
"Jia Xu."
"Wei Chen is here."
"You organize the infantry in the city, and then recruit [-] young men to guard Jiuyuan City.
I will personally lead [-] cavalry out of the city to fight against the Huns. I can't take care of Jiuyuan City, it's all up to you to defend.
Don't be careless, there can be no mistakes in Jiuyuan City.
I have entrusted you with the lives of more than 40 people in the city. "
Xu Feng looked at Jia Xu and said solemnly.
The resident population of Jiuyuan City is more than 25. Once again, Jia Xu moved all the people around Jiuyuan City into Jiuyuan City, directly increasing the number of people in Jiuyuan City to more than 40.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as Jia Xu is alive, no Huns will be allowed to invade Jiuyuan City, otherwise I will leave it to Your Majesty."
Jia Xu also promised after listening to Xu Feng's order.
"Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, listen to the order."
"Wei Chen is here."
"Go back to your respective ministries and gather your cavalry immediately. In the early morning of tomorrow, follow me out of the city to fight against the Huns."
Xu Feng glanced at the three of Lu Bu and shouted loudly.
"promise."
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