After hearing the news, Xiang Yu believed that this was the best opportunity for him to step into the Central Plains. He couldn't wait to run out with his men, but he didn't seem to agree with his idea of ​​attacking immediately after hearing what Fan Zeng said, so he asked: "What did Mr. Fan think? Could it be that we still have to wait here?"

Fan Zeng said: "Don't be impatient. Although it seems from the news that this time does have a great opportunity with me, how can the overlord be sure that this is true? I am sure that Fusu has also installed a lot of spies in my Chu area. In this way, they must have known the news that we attacked Qi. Perhaps he was afraid that our Chu State would become bigger, so he gave up such a great opportunity to lure the overlord to lead his army to attack. The overlord should know that although the losses of our army in the conquest of Qi were not too great, the soldiers were exhausted. As the saying goes, it is hard to penetrate Lu's shady at the end of his strength.

If the long-term war army fights with the prepared Qin army, it will inevitably be at a disadvantage, so I still think that the most important thing at the moment is to confirm the news. Then the battle between Qin and the Huns has not been once or twice. At that time, Meng Tian’s 300,000 troops could not completely annihilate them. This time, Fusu really started a war with the Huns, which will not be able to end in a short period of time. So we can fully understand the matter before deciding whether to send troops. In this way, our soldiers can also rest for a while. It is not too late for the Overlord to take them to fight with the Qin people after their physical strength has recovered."

Although Xiang Yu was determined to expand his foundation as soon as possible, he was not a person who refused to listen to advice. Now that he heard what Fan Zeng said, he could not help but start to shake his original thoughts. So he turned his attention to Long Qi and Xiang, wanting to hear their opinions. Xiang was relatively mature. When Xiang Yu first said that he wanted to send troops to attack the Central Plains, he felt that this was not feasible. After hearing Fan Zeng's words, his decision became even more firm, so he said: "Old King, Mr. Fan said very well. Let's find out the situation first before sending troops."

Long Qi nodded and said, "It is indeed not appropriate to make a big move now. Regardless of whether the news is correct or not, it is difficult to defeat the Qin people with our strength. Only when the Qin people and the Huns are inseparable from each other's battle with them is difficult to separate. Moreover, although the Qi people have surrendered, the people in Qi must still be thinking about the old country in their hearts, which cannot be allowed to return in a short time. If we fail to attack Qin, these Qi people may face us in the future. Therefore, we think it is better to follow the opinions of Mr. Fan to wait and see what changes will happen."

Seeing that the three people who he valued and trusted thought it would be better not to send troops first, Xiang Yu finally made up his mind to take a look first, but he still ordered the spies to inquire about the news in Xianyang and the northern area to seize the best attack opportunity. So many spies from Chu were sent to various parts of the Central Plains to explore the news. The frontal battle between Qin and Chu did not start, and the intelligence war had already begun. But what Xiang Yu and the others never dreamed was that his talents left Chu. Xianyang City had already received news about their movements. The message was conveyed to Xianyang through a station of Fei Ge's letter.

On the grassland, Maodun was listening to a man who was sweating all over his body and panting reported to him the news he received from all parties. "The Great Shanyu, the Qin people in the Central Plains have arranged thousands of people in every important place. Once they find suspicious people, they will immediately kill them on the spot. These news were found by the spies risking their lives." The man said, raising his sleeves to wipe the sweat from his head.

"I really didn't expect that these Qin people's actions were so fast that they were ready for all battles in just a short time. Mr. Ji, do you think we should still send troops to attack?" Mao Dun regretted that he made this decision rashly. After all, he still had a memory of Meng Tian's defeat of the Huns back then. Although he did not go to the battlefield because he was still young and did not value his father, he still heard from the soldiers that many Qin people were powerful.

Ji Du stood in front of the sheepskin map he had drawn, and marked the locations that the man said on the map with a rough brush made by himself. Just as he was looking at these important checkpoints and heard Maodun’s question, he hurriedly replied: “Da Shanyu, according to my judgment, the Qin people would not lay all the intersections on their way. They did not have so many people, so as long as we find a weak point, we can rush into the Central Plains. By then, your troops and horses will be robbed in all parts of the Central Plains."

"Have you found a point that can be attacked?" Maodun walked up to him and asked, looking at the picture he couldn't understand. Maodun had always been curious about this map. He could vaguely understand the images that symbolize rivers and mountains, but he didn't understand the twisted words at all.

Ji Du read for a while before saying, "I can't find a breakthrough now. After all, our spies cannot fully grasp the garrison situation in various places, but I can be sure that these soldiers will not be able to be distributed in various places, so we have a great chance."

Mao Du always felt that what Ji Du said was equivalent to not saying it, so he had to ask: "In your opinion, how should we find that breakthrough?" There was a hint of distrust in his tone.

Ji Du thought for a while before saying, "If the Great Khan was willing to give up a team of men, they could ask them to attack a key pass with all their might, and at the same time they sent spies to investigate at various critical passes. If one place was threatened, they would inevitably send people to ask for help from everywhere. Those places where the troops remained unmoved were weak points of the guards. But in this way, the troops used to find out the news would probably be difficult to come back." What Ji Du gave him was the strategy of throwing stones and asking for directions.

After hearing this plan, Maodun also considered it and felt that there was no better way than this method, or he was willing to give up this action, so he said, "Okay, then I will send Nata to take his troops to attack one."

Ji Du nodded and began to look at the map again. In fact, he knew very well that the wisest way now is to keep the troops still and wait for the opportunity to come. After all, there are only a thousand people who are thieves, and there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Fusu placed all his people in the north, and the expense would be very huge. In addition, there was news about the enemy of Chu in the south of the Central Plains earlier, and the Huns could wait for the conflict between them to take advantage of the situation before taking advantage of the situation. This would lead to a greater chance of success. However, because of the hatred in the line and the disgusting life on the grassland, Ji Du wanted to go back to the Central Plains, so he resolutely skipped the best solution.

Just when Maodun made up his mind, suddenly the person who came to report the matter to him rushed in again. His face was sweating even more, his face was full of horror. As soon as he saw Maodun, he shouted: "Da Shanyu, the big thing is wrong. A cavalry with more than a thousand people suddenly appeared in the east of us and was rushing towards the direction of the big tent!"

"What?" Maodun jumped out of his cowhide tent and looked east. But because of the distance, he could not see anything, but he vaguely heard the shouts of killing coming from a distance. Maodun grabbed the man and said, "What's going on? Where did these people come from and who are they?"

"Yes... are the people from the Central Plains. I don't know what happened. They suddenly appeared in the east less than ten miles away from here. The original herders there were attacked by them and came to ask for help from the Great Shanyu. Now these people from the Central Plains have chased them and come to us." The man was so angry that he was pulled by Maodun, but he still honestly said.

"Cough!" Maodun pushed him out loudly, and then shouted, "The warriors who are not guarding are calling out, and use our bows and arrows and sabers to show these people of the Central Plains some of their power."

The man woke up like a dream at this time, and hurriedly started to scream. After a while, more than 200 people walked out of dozens of small tents beside the big tent. Maodun saw that there were only one person and asked, "Where have my guards and other warriors gone?"

Ji Du leaned over to him and whispered: "Has Shanyu forgotten? Others were either sent by you to the grassland to find the whereabouts of these people in the Central Plains, or contacted people from other tribes to attack the Central Plains. Now there are more than 200 warriors around Shanyu."

After hearing Ji Du's words, Maodun suddenly remembered this. He had indeed sent everyone around him out and could not come for a while. His face suddenly darkened. But Maodun had seen strong winds and waves after all. He dared to kill his father Touman Shanyu without the support of many people. He was also very brave. Since this time was already here, he knew that escaping was completely seeking death and had to fight with the enemy. So he said to two of them: "Wutu, Soha, hurry up and find reinforcements in the nearby tribe, and the others prepare for battle with me!" The two who were pointed to the name jumped onto the horse and headed west. The other Huns also became calm because Maodun was not panicked, and each found a favorable place to prepare for battle.

Maodun said to Ji Du: "Mr. Ji, please hide in the tent first. Our people will come to rescue soon, so you can rest assured." After saying that, he ignored Ji Du and took out his bow and arrows like others and aimed at the distance. As soon as the attackers appeared, they would give them a head-on blow.

Sure enough, when they were just ready, they saw a large number of black shadows running towards them in the east. (To be continued)
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