"There are two other possibilities?" Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

What else is possible?

The current intelligence doesn’t seem to support much consideration, right?

But when they thought about Wang Buxu's way of thinking and his strategic talents, although everyone was surprised, they didn't think it was any surprise.

"First, the Huns did attack the Yuezhi, but the scale of the war was far less than what Yuezhi said. Gu felt that this was like a test, and it was also a warning to the Yuezhi. He sent cavalry to show up at the border. It seemed that he was also

Warning us, we want Gu to disperse his troops to various places for defense." Wang Buxuan said unreasonably, and everything was based on speculation.

Some people nodded, some shook their heads, and no one was sure whether it was right or not.

"If the king's guess is true, then it only proves that Lu Jia's appetite was too big this time and scared the Yuezhi people, but they had no choice but to agree, so they made this decision." Zhang Liang said.

Wang Buxu also nodded, which was one of the reasons why he came to this conclusion.

For a tribe as big as the Yuezhi, there are millions of horses.

Lu Jia asked for 100,000 to 80,000 yuan, which would not scare them at all. At most, it would only hurt their flesh.

But if it's 200,000 or 300,000, it will really scare them.

Peng Yue was the most embarrassed among everyone present.

As the scout governor in charge of intelligence, he is responsible for all intelligence at home and abroad.

Now that such a big thing happened in the north, he didn't know anything about it, which really made him unable to hold his head high here.

But some things are not as simple as imagined.

It is difficult to advance the scouting work in the north, and now the Han Dynasty's scouts in the north are basically free-range.

It is difficult to manage them and form a huge network like in China.

As for the north, since it is all grassland, the scouts follow the nomads erratically.

Some people have even integrated into it and even married and had children.

Although he can hide his identity very well, the problem is the same.

The timeliness of message transmission and the accuracy of order issuance are all issues facing us.

An order sent from Peng Yue's side would sometimes still not be found after half a year. And when the scouts got an important piece of information, if they were unlucky, they would also hold it in their hands and not be able to deliver it for half a year.

The characteristics of the nomadic people have led to the current results.

They can't establish a fixed stronghold, and even if they do, they can't hide it.

The unique geographical environment made it difficult for the scouts to progress in the north, and the efficiency of message transmission was also very low.

Unless the Han army enters the grassland in large numbers, they will have the opportunity to pass on more information.

To sum up, the scouts lurking on the grassland now are basically in a state where the soldiers cannot find the generals and will not find the soldiers.

Recently, Peng Yue is racking his brains to think of a solution, but how can he come up with such a solution in a short while?

Peng Yue lowered his head cautiously, fearing that others would notice him, which doubled the pressure on him.

Fortunately, no one blamed him or paid attention to him deliberately.

"How big Lu Jia's appetite is will be known in two days. I think we should check the accuracy of the information as soon as possible." Chen Ping said.

"Well, Peng Yue, please arrange this matter as soon as possible. In such a large-scale war, it shouldn't be difficult to find traces." Wang Buxu nodded. Verification of the news is still very important.

Although there shouldn't be any traces on the battlefield, a random snowfall can cover everything up. When the snow melts in the next spring, basically nothing will be visible.

Except for the particularly pleasing growth of the grass, no more traces will be left at all.

But the battlefield is easy to cover up, but people are not easy to cover up. Information can be obtained from the mouths of the Huns and Yuezhi people.

And this information, spoken by the Huns, is relatively more reliable.

"Your Majesty, what's the other possibility?" Guan Ying asked next.

The biggest headache now is him, the Minister of War.

At the time of reform, there was a period of slack. If a war really broke out, he would have no choice but to remonstrate and recall those soldiers who had been disbanded.

Even if war comes suddenly, everyone will understand.

But if we do this, it will undoubtedly affect the credibility of the government.

If we carry out reforms without being fully prepared, we will send the troops home, even during the slack period.

Although the Han Dynasty has completed its unification, the people of the world are not here.

There will always be people who make sarcastic remarks, and there will always be people who won't accept it.

"The Xiongnu Chanyu has changed people!" Wang Buxu said directly.

"What?"

"Did the Xiongnu Chanyu change his people?"

Everyone turned their attention to Peng Yue, this guy who wanted to be transparent from the beginning.

At this moment, Peng Yue was even blushing.

I...

It's so difficult for me...

"No... I haven't received any information, and there is no news that the Xiongnu Chanyu is in poor health. The latest information should be from three months ago. Someone saw that the Xiongnu Chanyu was still hunting with his people. It looked like that.

It doesn't look like he's sick..." Peng Yue said with a troubled face.

Wang Buxu smiled slightly. Of course he knew that Touman Shanyu's health was fine.

However, history is not wrong.

And history also told him that what happened this time was most likely an acting competition, because there was not only one Huns in the north.

There are tribes more powerful than the Huns.

That's right, it's that Dong Hu.

Looking back on the historical process, it is difficult to change the history of the northern grasslands. Except for sending out a lot of scouts, the rest is the original history.

Further extrapolation, it seems that the Luotian family will kill his father and usurp the throne this year or next year, because after that, he really doesn't have enough time.

The Xiongnu went south after unifying the grasslands.

And now, to the west is a Yuezhi who has lost his vitality but is still capable of fighting.

To the east is a powerful Donghu, who once defeated the Huns and scared them to sleep.

Under this external situation, how could the Huns go south?

They were solved one at a time, and after two years of rectification, the time was just right for the siege of Baideng.

Although Donghu people are arrogant, they are not fools.

When the Xiongnu fought against the Yueshi before, Donghu was ready to steal his butt.

But because the war was going on too fast and the Yuezhi were defeated too quickly, Donghu was not given this chance.

This time the Yuezhi people relied on the Han State. With the natural barrier provided by the Han State and the cover of elite infantry, once the Huns started a war, they would definitely be stolen by the Donghu people.

Mr. Luantang is not a fool. He is also a hero-level figure. It is impossible for him not to see this.

Therefore, if we want to fight, we must first attack Donghu and completely clear the east side.

As for the west side.

One was a Yuezhi man who was frightened out of his courage.

One is a Han who does not have the ability to go deep into the grassland, so starting a war with Donghu first can avoid being stolen by the west to the greatest extent.

Thinking of this, Wang Buxian suddenly calmed down.

People are afraid of being impulsive, and the easiest time to make a wrong decision is at the moment of receiving the news.

When he saw this information, Wang Buxu really wanted to summon 500,000 infantrymen to go north and fight the Huns bit by bit.

But after calming down, I discovered that this information may itself be a mystery.

Clear away the fog and see the inner essence.

"Continue to strengthen the collection of intelligence on the north. Everything in the country is as usual. Step up preparations for war. All troops must be in place before March next year. In addition, priority is given to the supply of armaments!" Wang Buxu changed his previous anxious state and said calmly in an instant.

"Your Majesty, we have to defend the north. I still think it would be more appropriate to immediately recruit soldiers to go north to defend!" Xiao He suggested.

This news is really scary. What if the Huns really come?

"Don't worry, the Huns will not dare to go south within a year or two!" Wang Buxu said with utmost calmness and certainty.

Then he told them his considerations one by one, including the current power layout in the north.

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be even more surprised.

They had always heard about the Huns, although later they learned that there were other tribes in the north.

Although the intelligence they received was available, it was incomplete. This was not their responsibility.
To be continued...