Tian Chou said: "Junyi said that through two years of clearance, the Xihe Xianbei Tartars had basically been cleared out, and only a small part of them fled farther north."

After hearing this, Lu Ning said, "That means that Junyi's 40,000 troops can be drawn out to fight the Southern Xiongnu Tartars."

Tian Chou said: "You can draw out 20,000 troops and horses, and the remaining 20,000 troops will be stationed in Yanmen, and 10,000 will be stationed in Shuofang, Jiuyuan, and Yunzhong."

Lu Ning thought for a while and said with a smile: "Just just draw 10,000 yuan. For another 10,000 yuan, Junyi will lead him to take out the Huns' old nest. This time I also equipped him with 10,000 chariots. He can stay on the grassland for a longer time until he cleared the settlements of all the tribes of the Southern Xiongnu and came back after they were wiped out. This time we will let the Southern Xiongnu disappear in the world."

Tian Chou said: "Lord, then our army had too few troops in the decisive battle against the Huns and Tartars. Now there are only 70,000 soldiers and horses in Jinyang City. We can't all be transferred. No matter what, we have to leave 20,000 soldiers and horses to guard the family. Even if we transfer 10,000 soldiers and horses from General Zhang He, our army had only 60,000 soldiers and horses in the decisive battle against the Huns and Tartars. If the Huns and Tartars reached 150,000 iron cavalry, then the Tartars' troops would be more than two and a half times that of our army."

Lu Ning also wanted to use more troops, but there was no way to find them from where Lu Ning looked for them. Lu Ning smiled wryly and said, "Zi Tai, our army only has this little force, and there is no way to do so. I dare not transfer 60,000 troops away. I must leave 30,000 troops in Jinyang. We only have 50,000 troops to deal with the cavalry of the Huns. If I only leave 20,000 troops in Jinyang, I guess someone will have a bad idea for us Bingzhou. This is our base camp. You must not have any problems. If there is a problem, where can we develop?"

Tian Chou was shocked after hearing this. Fifty thousand versus fifty thousand Hun cavalry, this is three to one. Is this okay? Tian Chou looked at Lu Ning and said, "Lord, 50,000 is probably too little. So what is the chance of winning in our army?"

Lu Ning smiled and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, our army should have an 80% chance of winning. Of course, Zitai also has to send a large number of scouts to reconnaise the situation of the Huns and Tartars, and also conduct comprehensive reconnaissance on the geographical and environmental locations of the decisive battlefield. Even every small ditches, rivers, hillsides, and forests cannot be spared. This is very important to our army. If it is not possible, let Wen Yuan go there in person, so we have a better idea in our minds when the decisive battle."

Tian Chou said: "Okay, lord."

Lu Ning said: "Zi Tai, you also have to send someone to contact Zhang Yan, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Taihang Mountains, and ask Zhang Yan if he is willing to surrender to our army. If he is willing to surrender to our army, then we will reorganize his 200,000 Yellow Turban Army. We will calculate as much as possible. If our soldiers do not meet the requirements of our army, we will help them settle them in Bingzhou, and we will also help them settle their Yellow Turban Army's family. Zhang Yan can continue to lead troops to fight. If he is not willing, then we will not have conflicts with him first. When our army frees up its hands, it will eliminate him, so as to save him from being by our side. Let us be on guard against him at any time. This is very unfavorable for our army's next battle."

Tian Chou said: "It's the lord, I will arrange for people to deal with this matter immediately. If Zhang Yan surrenders to us, our situation will probably be much better. It will save our army from sending troops to Taihang Mountain to fight them. This is not a good thing for our army. After all, our army has too few infantry, and most of our army is cavalry, while fighting in Taihang Mountain mainly relies on infantry combat."

Lu Ning smiled wryly and said, "I don't want to fight Zhang Yan in the Taihang Mountains, but if there is no way, there is only combat. Of course, we will postpone the opportunity for combat for a few years. It is not too late to think about it when our army has more infantry. If we fight now, we can't afford it. Our army lost a large number of excellent Feixiong Army soldiers. Besides, the Feixiong Army has no advantage in fighting in the Taihang Mountains, and it is even worse than infantry. This is not cost-effective."

Tian Chou said: "Fortunately, our army has not had any conflicts with Zhang Yan's Yellow Turban Army in recent years. Zhang Yan's Yellow Turban Army has only gone to Jizhou to make trouble. He has never been in our jurisdiction. If our army does not attack him, Zhang Yan should not dare to fight against our army easily for the time being. Zhang Yan may not be able to gain a advantage when fighting with our army."

Lu Ning said: "Zi Tai, is there any news about the three Liu Bei brothers?"

Tian Chou said: "Lord, the three brothers Liu Bei are still staying in the plains and have not done anything for the time being."

Time flies so fast. It is early May. According to the reconnaissance of the Lu Ning army's scouts, the cavalry of the Southern Xiongnu Tartars has basically been assembled, with a total force of about 150,000. There are signs that they will soon pounce on Lu Ning. Now we call everyone to study together. The food in the jurisdiction of Lu Ning has begun to be harvested, and Lu Ning and others are unwilling to let the cavalry of the Huns and Tartars be domineering in the jurisdiction of Bingzhou. Even if we want to fight Lu Ning, we cannot carry out the decisive battle within our own jurisdiction.

After hearing this, Sima Lang asked, "Brother, what do you mean is that our army wants to cross the Yellow River to fight the Huns coalition forces, and not rely on our city defense? Then how can we deal with the 150,000 Tartar cavalry? This is a bit unrealistic. I don't agree with it. This is a decision without a chance of winning."

Gu Yong said: "Lord, the key is where will the Huns and Tartars coalitions pounce on us? This is also very critical to our entire battle. Our army only has 50,000 troops, so we can't use troops in dispersed, right?"

Tian Chou said: "The Huns and Tartars have only two routes. One is to go straight along the Wuding River, and the other is to go straight to Jiaxian County. There is no way to defend it. Our army cannot all deploy heavy troops along the Yellow River. The Huns and Tartars will not let our army destroy them on the Yellow River. If we want to fight the Tartars, our army can only cross the Yellow River to detain them to fight the Tartars, otherwise our army's forces will be dispersed. Our army crosses the Yellow River to fight the Tartars, which is also what the Huns and the coalition hopes."

Cai Yong said: "Ziyi, our army has only dispatched 50,000 troops, which is a little short. Can we send more troops? There is no need for Jinyang to leave behind a 30,000 army to garrison."

After hearing this, Tian Chou said, "It makes sense for the lord to leave 30,000 troops to station in Jinyang. Now Yuan Shao's army is stranded in Hanoi. Who knows what Yuan Shao has to think? Once our army takes the time for the troops in Jinyang City, if Yuan Shao comes to attack us, we will have no way."
Chapter completed!