As the saying goes, the future is bright and the road is...well, difficulties will definitely exist anyway. Li Mu can only and must find ways to solve the difficulties now.
After Li Mu looked around at his many generals, he said in a deep voice, "The wolf clan's troops are now scattered. If you want to completely swallow them up, the first thing you need to do is to gather them together."
"Grandfather, Touman, the wolf tribe's Chan Yuman, suffered a big loss from you just eight years ago. Now I'm afraid it won't be easy to lure him with a trick." As soon as Li Mu said his words, Li Zuoche was the first to respond.
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Everyone present knew that they had to find a way to lure the enemy into an ambush. However, no matter how powerful the wolf clan was, it was impossible for them to lose twice. What's more, Touman, as the wolf clan chanyu who had unprecedentedly unified the wolf clan and established a stable nomadic regime, could not win twice.
, I still have some brains.
Li Mu lowered his eyes and browsed the simple terrain constructed on the sand table. While thinking about it, he replied, "Of course Touman will not fall into the trap easily again, so... we have to give him a tempting enough target."
"He is not a person with a short memory, but when the temptation is big enough, this wolf clan shanyu is absolutely willing to give it a try."
Many generals couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this... Among the three counties in the North, is there any target that can attract Touman's attention so much?
Back then, Li Mu only used some property and supplies to successfully lure Touman and the wolf army led by him to the predetermined ambush location. Of course, he can't do it now... He has to change to a bigger bait.
Li Zuoche was the first to guess what Li Mu had chosen as bait. His expression changed and he hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "Grandpa, no!"
At this time, others also realized what else the target could be, of course Li Mu himself!
I think back then, Touman unified many tribes of the wolf tribe and established a nomadic regime. He was so high-spirited and heroic that he wanted to plunder the Central Plains and show off his grand ambitions. Then... he met Li Mu, and then he encountered the most painful experience in his life.
After so many years of failure, the wolf clan could barely breathe a sigh of relief.
The person he hates the most is Li Mu, no one!
As far as the wolf clan is concerned, the death of Li Mu means that the door to the north will be wide open for them to plunder. Therefore, with this bait, Touman will definitely eat it, and he must eat it.
However, these subordinates of Li Mu could not accept using him as bait, and they all tried to dissuade them:
"General, please think again. The wolves are nothing to worry about now, so why take such risks?"
"Absolutely no, the general must not take this risk!"
"The wolves have insufficient stamina. We will take action slowly. The general must not do this."
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There are many kinds of rhetoric, but the core idea is just one - absolutely not!
Among all the people present, only Sima Shang, who stood next to Li Mu, remained silent. Many people winked at him, but they all turned a blind eye.
Everyone is wondering, what happened in Handan, why did the general insist on annihilating the invading wolf army this time? And it was not the order of King Zhao... Except King Zhao, who could make the general do this?
What about the unwise move?
Li Mu did not listen to their dissuasion. He waved his hand and gave an unquestionable order, "Get ready...this time we must annihilate all the enemy forces!"
"Grandpa..."
Li Zuoche became even more anxious when he heard this, and desperately tried to stop him, but was stopped by Li Mu, "Okay! This is a military order!"
"...I'll listen to the order!" Li Mu said that at this point, no one dared to object anymore. They could only choose to believe in this old general who had kept the Northland stable for more than ten years.
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Half a month later, the war in the Northland developed quite chaotically. Faced with the scattered attacks by multiple wolf troops, Li Mu chose to take the initiative for the first time. However, he gained little due to lack of maneuverability. Fortunately, the Great Wall defense line was not seriously affected.
At most, a small group of wolf tribe soldiers with less than a hundred men crossed the pass and entered the three counties of the North.
In response to Li Mu's uncharacteristic move, a rumor gradually emerged among the three counties in the North - it was because Zhao Wangqian, who had newly ascended the throne in Zhao State, was dissatisfied with General Li Mu and ordered him to fight against the wolves in this war.
We must take the initiative and achieve something, otherwise we will abolish the shogunate.
Therefore, General Li Mu had to switch from defense to offense.
Regarding this rumor, the vast majority of the people believe it. Although they don't understand why General Li Mu, who once dared to be tough with King Zhao, surrendered this time, but... after all, it is understandable that he is facing the king, so this paragraph
During this time, Zhao Wangqian had been scolded in the three counties of Beidi.
No need to guess, this message was spread by Li Mu and others, and the purpose was naturally to deceive the wolf clan.
Li Mu was uncharacteristically abandoning the city and taking the initiative to attack. His staff did not understand, and the people of the three northern counties did not understand. Touman Chanyu was even more incomprehensible than them. After all, he had been tortured by Li Mu's policies and strategies for more than ten years.
It's him.
For this reason, the first step is to find a reason for all abnormal behavior. The result is naturally that King Zhao took over the task and used his reputation to deceive the wolf clan. Anyway, he has no reputation at all.
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It was Li Zuoche who made this suggestion, and Li Mu, who was loyal to the emperor and patriotic, accepted this method without hesitation - everything was for the victory of Zhao State, and it didn't matter if the king sacrificed himself.
Now, Li Mu and others have chosen the ambush location and arranged the layout of the ambush - all copied from before.
There is no good way to surround and kill the wolf cavalry. The chariots block the road in front, the infantry cuts off the retreat, the archers and crossbows suppress it with arrows, and the cavalry harasses them from left to right.
Precisely because they need to deploy a large number of troops, it takes a long time to prepare. It is only now that Li Mu and the others have completed this step. Next, Li Mu, the bait, will appear.
He needs to lead his troops outside the Great Wall in person, face the wolf army head-on, and attract Touman Chanyu.
In order to ensure that Touman would gather his troops to surround and kill him, Li Mu had to bring a force with strong enough combat power, but he could not bring too many people. It was not because he was afraid that Touman would not come, but mainly because he took them away.
If there are too many, the ambush will not be enough...
There are only a total of 150,000 people in the northern border army. The photovoltaic troops surrounding Ji Touman must be at least 100,000, and some should be left to guard the border. In the end, Li Mu can only bring... 30,000 people. Fortunately, here
Thirty thousand soldiers are the most elite soldiers, which is barely enough.
In addition to the regular troops, Li Mu also gathered a large number of martial arts masters this time in order to surround Shan Yu Touman.
In that battle eight years ago, Touman managed to escape with his life. It was precisely because he was still alive that the wolf clan recovered so quickly. Li Mu would never let him escape this time.
This kind of thing is naturally more convenient for the Jianghu people who have high individual combat effectiveness. Moreover, the Jianghu people have become murderous. Even if Touman escaped from the encirclement, he would still dare to chase him all the way into the grassland and fight to the death.
The only thing that makes Li Mu unhappy now is that in his opinion, the strength of these Jianghu people is still a little behind, and they still lack a strong enough positioning master.
