Chapter 221

Lu Wan and Zhou Yafu were both deep in thought.

At this moment, none of them had a particularly good solution!

Even Wang Jian couldn't help but feel a headache!

This was indeed a dead knot.

If Li Yuanba were sent over, it was highly likely he would end up entering a perilous situation.

If Li Yuanba were to die because of this, then Ying Su's claim of destroying the Xiongnu would truly become a joke.

Not only would the new Emperor Ying Su lose face, but Wang Jian himself would have no face to show.

If a general as outstanding as Han Xin, combined with Li Yuanba who could single-handedly fight tens or even hundreds of thousands of troops, still could not destroy the Xiongnu, how could you, Wang Jian, still have the shame to call yourself a famous general?

Wang Jian frowned tightly, thinking constantly.

And as half a day passed with no one speaking in the tent, Fan Kuai began to grow irritable.

He waved his large hand and said, "Hey! If you ask me, you are just worrying too much!"

"It's not even certain that there is an ambush yet, and you are already scared!"

"Moreover, even if there is an ambush, so what?"

"Let me take two thousand men and go with Li Yuanba; as long as we don't rush into the swamp, what can they do to us?"

As he spoke, he immediately started calling out for Li Yuanba!

Han Xin directly slapped the table and angrily said, "Without my order, no one is allowed to act recklessly!"

Wang Jian likewise grabbed Fan Kuai, saying, "The enemy wants to kill both my hundred thousand troops and Li Yuanba together; a single slip would mean falling into their trap!"

"Absolutely do not act recklessly!"

Fan Kuai said, "But if the supply route is constantly cut off, that won't work either! I do have cattle and sheep over there, so we won't lack meat for every meal, but what about the soldiers?"

"Zhou Yafu, how many more days can our provisions last for the soldiers?"

Zhou Yafu replied, "The Emperor's supply of provisions for us has always been sufficient; over half of the grain seized from the nobles has been transported here!"

"And the grain collected by Zhang Liang and Huang Chao from the nobles is also being supplied to us!"

"Besides the main camp, there are also some storage points in the rear; adding all this grain together, we can currently hold out for about a month or so!"

"But... having the supply route constantly cut off is not a solution!"

"Unless, within this month, we can annihilate the Xiongnu!"

Zhou Yafu stated.

Han Xin thought for a moment and said:

"Fan Kuai, take one hundred men first to investigate the situation; go find that five thousand Xiongnu troops, then scout the area within twenty li around them. If you discover anyone other than these five thousand, do not linger; return immediately!"

"I suspect that the Hundred Schools of Thought from the Central Plains, along with those martial artists, have all come over; they must have set traps all around, just waiting for Li Yuanba to rush in!"

Han Xin spoke these words, while Wang Jian listened with a frown, and finally slammed the table hard: "Back when I destroyed the Six States, I should have conveniently wiped out these so-called Hundred Schools of Thought!"

"Helping the Xiongnu fight against us, these people have really become something!"

Wang Jian was furious.

Han Xin said, "Go investigate first; after days of continuous warfare, the army is exhausted, especially Li Yuanba. You should rest well first. Once Fan Kuai returns, we will deliberate further!"

"Then, Zhou Bo and Xia Houying, you two each take ten men and scout along the Tuermuhe River area, reporting every situation encountered along the way!"

"Go!"

Han Xin issued the orders!

At this moment, everyone left and went their separate ways to act!

However, Wang Jian did not leave; instead, he stared at Han Xin!

"Old General, why are you not leaving?"

Wang Jian stared at him and said:

"I feel that you, young one, are plotting something evil!"

Han Xin laughed: "Old General, why do you say such a thing?"

Wang Jian said, "You use troops like a ghost; on this entire campaign against the Xiongnu, which time did you not plan before acting? Which time did you not have a clear plan in mind?"

"Just as you said, our escort for the grain supplies has been small for days, not just one or two days; you should not have no precautions whatsoever!"

"This is not your style of warfare; today's situation is strange! Very strange!"

"I guess you are probably plotting something evil in your heart, right?"

As Wang Jian spoke, he looked at Han Xin!

Han Xin sighed:

"No one knows me better than you, Old General!"

As he spoke, he pulled Wang Jian over to the map and pointed to the Tuermuhe River area, saying:

"Old General, look, this is the Tuermuhe River, and this is our position!"

"This is the direction of Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu's three hundred thousand troops. Without Li Yuanba, if you were to engage in a decisive battle, where would you choose to fight?"

Wang Jian stared at the map for a while and said, "Here, because there are too many swamps here; the Xiongnu can fully use the terrain advantage of this place to drive us, forcing us into this swamp, and we would be in a very passive position!"

Han Xin said, "What if we occupied this swamp area in advance?"

Wang Jian's eyes lit up: "In that case, even without Li Yuanba, our army could stand in an invincible position; for Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu to try to devour us, he would probably have to exert immense effort!"

Han Xin said, "What if we occupied this swamp area, plus the Hulun Grassland as well?"

Wang Jian's eyes shone with light again: "If so, then... combined with the military formation, if Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu dares to fight, he is bound to be defeated!"

"Even without Li Yuanba and without grain supplies, we could still achieve a great victory!"

"Because this grassland is fertile; even without herdsmen, it can attract wild cattle and sheep to come here to graze!"

"Relying on these wild cattle and sheep, we can fully sustain an army of one hundred thousand!"

"With this, even if we just wear them down, we can exhaust Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu's three hundred thousand men; moreover, we still have Li Yuanba in our hands!"

"Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu, however many come, that many die!"

Wang Jian spoke while his face was full of excitement!

He was truly utterly shocked.

Shocked by Han Xin's train of thought, bypassing Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu's three hundred thousand strong army to seize Hulun Pasture; such a peerless stratagem could be thought of by him, truly too amazing!

You must know, do not look at this as merely a small turn, but it is precisely such a turn that the situation changes completely!

You Fan Zeng do not want Li Yuanba's life?

Then Han Xin wants the lives of your three hundred thousand soldiers!

Not only did he take the lives of three hundred thousand soldiers, but he will not give you Li Yuanba's life either!

Truly worthy of being called using troops like a ghost!

He was shocked beyond measure!

But very quickly, he could not help but feel anxious:

"Since you see all this so clearly, then why do you not do this?"

"The urgent matter of the present should be to seize Hulun Pasture as soon as possible!"

"Make the great army move faster!"

He shouted; at this moment, he was truly extremely anxious!

And Han Xin frowned, finally shaking his head and saying, "I dare not!"

Wang Jian was stunned: "Dare not?"

"Because... it is too risky!"

"What if, when the great army passes through this marshland, they encounter an ambush; how many would die and be injured?"

"And the experts from the Central Plains, everyone's target is Li Yuanba!"

"What if Li Yuanba dies in the hands of these people, how would I explain to Your Majesty?"

"How many people in Great Qin want to kill the Emperor, yet at such a critical moment, the Emperor entrusted Li Yuanba to me, letting me destroy the Xiongnu!"

"What if Li Yuanba dies, how would I, Han Xin, have the face to see the Emperor?"

"This kind of action is truly too risky!"

Han Xin sighed while speaking.

And once these words were spoken, Wang Jian's heart trembled!

Han Xin!

Having known Han Xin for so long, when had he, He Ceng, ever seen this side of Han Xin?

Facing General Meng Tian and Tell Meng Wu's five hundred and sixty thousand soldiers watching hungrily from the rear, he sneered with disdain.