One thousand two hundred and fifty-one planning war (2)
If we can capture Dragon City and cut off the foundation of the Xiongnu's ancestral tombs.
Just from a political perspective, the significance is huge.
Not only can it inspire the people of the world to have confidence in victory, but it can also severely damage the Huns' self-confidence.
Of course... the most important thing is to realize Liu Che's strategic vision and support two or more Shan Yuting to compete with the military ministers!
In this way, Dragon City, a city with dual strategic and political significance as the location of the Xiongnu's ancestral tomb, must be captured!
"I plan to send Loufan Hu cavalry and Zhongyong army with five thousand cavalry each, and then transfer Xianbei from Andong and Wuheng Hu cavalry each with two thousand cavalry to attack Dragon City..." Liu Che stood in front of the map and pointed to the location of Dragon City.
The general area introduced: "Send another general, command the tiger and guard the elite cavalry of three thousand, go out of Yinshan, attack Juyanze to the west, and create conditions for the battle of Dragon City!"
As soon as Liu Che finished speaking, the generals immediately started talking about it.
Li Ji, the Marquis of Quzhou, asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, why are you using barbarian cavalry to attack the Dragon City?"
The other generals all nodded.
When it comes to military exploits, no one can have enough.
What's more, something like the successful attack on Dragon City is destined to go down in history and be admired by all generations?
Historically, when Huo Qubing was just starting out, his first battle was a surprise attack on Dragon City, so he became famous all over the world!
However……
Although when it comes to leading troops to fight and commanding large armies in battle, Liu Che cannot match the battle-hardened generals of the Han Dynasty.
At most he is a weakened version of Zhao Kuo!
It is even very possible that it can only be equivalent to a small half of Zhao Kuo!
After all, when Zhao Kuo was working on paper at least, all the veterans and nobles in the Zhao Kingdom were not as good as him.
Unfortunately……
War is, after all, just an extension of politics.
In the final analysis, war must serve politics.
A war won at the war level but lost politically and economically.
Then, you won’t win anything, and you may even lose money!
In this aspect, the generals are not as good as Liu Che, a professional politician.
What's more, as a time traveler, Liu Che's strategic vision and preview of future war prospects are not comparable to those of generals.
Apart from other things, among the generals of the Han Dynasty, who knows where the Xiongnu’s vitality and vitality lie?
But Liu Che knows!
The Qilian Mountains and Yanzhi Mountains are the mainstay of the Xiongnu, while the Western Regions are the economic lifeline of the Xiongnu. As for Junji Mountain and Langjuxu Mountain, they are the breathing mouth and nose of the Xiongnu.
Historically, the Han Dynasty did not realize this until Wei Qinghuo was cured of his illness.
This led to several battles at Junji Mountain and Emperor Wu’s ambitious strategy for the Western Regions.
Therefore, Liu Che patiently said to Li Ji: "You know from Quzhouhou, I have announced to the world: Xiongnu, after this Chunwei, are the descendants of the Xiahou clan?"
"I know..." Li Ji was a little confused. Everyone in the world knew about this.
Even the Huns did not deny it and even acquiesced in this statement.
For example, when Mrs. Xia came to get married, she claimed to be the daughter of the Queen of Xia and named her after Xia.
Today's Chanyu Guiyi was given the name Xia Yi.
Even the letter of credence passed to the Han Dynasty by the Huns last year had the title "The Miao of the Queen of Xia, the Xiongnu Chanyu respectfully asks the Han Emperor..."
Not only that, during the Battle of Gaoque, many Xiongnu nobles who surrendered and surrendered also kept claiming that their ancestors were ministers or princes of the Xia Dynasty.
Such behavior before Yuande, Han ministers would naturally be overjoyed.
But now...
The government and the public, and even the scholars, all said: Barbarians do not know how to be kings, so they have the nerve to cling to the nobles of Xia?
And these Xiongnu surrenders and nobles do give people such a feeling.
For example, although the Chanyu Guiyi in Chang'an wore a black robe, a large crown, and a seal ribbon around his waist, he followed the Han aristocratic etiquette when he came in and out.
However, anyone who looks at his appearance will whisper in their hearts: Which monkey running down the mountain is pretending to be a human?
Therefore, the scholars in the world, at this moment, all think that the Huns, especially the Huns nobles, are shamelessly clinging to the noble bloodline of Zhu Xia, and they must not be allowed to succeed!
This is also a very instinctive reaction of interest groups.
After all, the balance of power between Han and Hungary has long been out of balance.
The distinguished ministers of the Han family not only had a sense of moral superiority, but also completely looked down on the Huns in terms of national strength.
And now, after surrendering or being defeated, these Huns are descendants of the Xia Hou clan, all Xia compatriots?
What are you trying to do? Even a blind person can see clearly that these people are exaggerating themselves!
But how could the Han nobles allow them to succeed?
If it is recognized that the Xiongnu nobles are also descendants of the Xia Hou family, doesn't it mean that these surrendered Huns nobles can also enjoy the status and treatment of Han nobles in the future?
So many carrot pits!
No one wants to have their position taken away by others, let alone a group of Huns!
Liu Che said with a smile: "I read Sun Tzu's book on war and heard that in a war, the top priority is to attack the heart, and the bottom priority is to attack the city! This is my plan to attack the heart! It is to dismantle the resistance of the nobles and ministers in the Xiongnu country, and to conquer the hearts of the Xiongnu people!
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If we look at the war between the Han and the Xiongnu from the historical perspective, it is almost impossible to eliminate the Xiongnu.
Because the vast prairie stretches tens of thousands of miles across.
If the Han army did not use some psychological tricks, the tribes on the grassland would feel that they were facing an invasion by a foreign race with different cultures and races, and this foreign race might have to exterminate all the people who took advantage of it.
Then, it is very likely that everyone will be forced to side with the military officials.
Just like in history, Yin Zhixie united all the grassland tribes including the Huns.
This is not good!
Liu Che didn’t want to be entangled with the Huns for decades!
He wanted to kill this great enemy of the Han Dynasty with just one stick!
At least it must be dismembered into several or even a dozen mutually hostile and opposing forces.
At the same time, we need to effectively control and even rule the grasslands in the future.
This cannot push people to the side of military ministers.
In general, after the Battle of Gaoque, Liu Che's strategy has become to weaken and attack the Xiongnu Chan Yuting's power as much as possible, isolate the military officials, and thus dismember the Xiongnu.
At that time, the drama staged between the Han and Hungarians for temporary peace became a very important resource.
Liu Che needed to tell the entire grassland, especially the Xiongnu nobles, that Han and Xiongnu were not two different nations.
We were one family two thousand years ago!
If there is a civil war between the same tribes, then these nobles may stand aside and watch, while other tribes are more likely to remain friendly and neutral.
Just like the countless civil wars that have been fought on the grassland.
Don't worry about the matter being your own.
Whoever wins the battle is the boss! (To be continued.)
