May of the sixth year of Yuande is destined to be recorded in history forever.
Because, in this month, the Han Dynasty did it for the first time, delivering the state's orders from the capital to any area it wanted to deliver within ten days.
From the beginning of May, Chang'an received the report from Yanmen, to the middle of May, Chang'an's orders were issued to the Feihu Army in the Taihang Mountains, the Louchuan Yamen, Shanggu County, Yuyang County, and Youyang County in Qilu and even Jiangdu.
Beiping County, Handan City and Jicheng also received orders one after another.
Even Xinhua City and Pyongyang, as far away as Andong, received orders one after another.
Immediately, the huge war machine began to rotate.
One hundred years after the Changping War between Qin and Zhao, the system of total war once again came into play in China.
Moreover, its scale and scope of influence far exceeded that of the Qin-Zhao War.
In the ocean, the huge fleet raised its sails and formed a huge column, carrying hundreds of thousands of stones of food and grass. It marched along the coastline, fighting against the wind and waves, and riding on the waves. In just ten days, the first
A batch of 100,000 shi of military rations from Qilu has been unloaded at Quanzhou Port. At the same time, there are more than 2,000 sailors and local rangers from Qilu accompanying the ship. A rebel army composed of heroes landed here. (Han Quanzhou is today Jinwuqing
Nearby, not Quanzhou, Fujian)
In the military port in the Andong area, rows of soldiers from the escort army lined up neatly, boarding the ship one by one.
In the inland city of Handan, Zhao's county soldiers have already gathered.
As for the border fortresses of Shanggu County, Yuyang County, and Youbeiping County, they have entered a full state of war and are waiting for it seriously.
This is truly an unprecedented miracle.
It is also a symbolic event that marks the Han Dynasty entering the era of militarism.
But at this time, no one cares about these things.
Everyone stared at the northern grassland with their eyes widened and held their breath.
The scouts and intelligence officers were thrown out without their lives.
Many people went hundreds of miles into the hinterland of the grassland to explore the whereabouts of the main Xiongnu force.
Finally, on the 14th day of the fifth month of the sixth year of Yuande, a Han army scout finally brought the exact information about the main force of the Xiongnu back to the Great Wall.
This is a scout that set off from Langmengpai in Shangjun and returned after traveling more than 400 miles into the grassland.
"The scale of the Xiongnu cavalry is endless, I'm afraid the number far exceeds 100,000!" Wen Fu, the governor of Shangjun, sighed: "Just the scouts observed eleven sides of the Huns' banner, and four sides have been identified so far!"
"The headquarters of King You Guli, the headquarters of Shanyu, the headquarters of King Zuoxian and the headquarters of the Lan family!"
"Report the information to Chang'an immediately!" Wenfu did not dare to neglect and said quickly.
Everyone knows that I am afraid that the largest war between Han and Hungary since the Battle of Pingcheng will break out!
Moreover, this war may determine the future of the world!
The Huns came almost in full force this time, and I'm afraid they want to complete their victory in one battle!
Two days later, Shangjun's report arrived at Liu Che's desk.
Taking the report from Shangjun, Liu Che breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "I want to thank Ji Xin. If he hadn't provided the skill of homing pigeons, I'm afraid our Han family would have suffered a loss this time!"
Without carrier pigeons, Liu Che would not have been able to deliver his orders to armies and fleets scattered all over the world so quickly.
Especially for Qilu's fleet and Anton's army, if we go by past standards, if orders are sent from Chang'an, within a month, the local army and fleet will not get any news at all.
And a month later, the day lilies were cold!
With this carrier pigeon, although it was still relatively slow, it was finally possible to get ahead of the Huns and deliver orders to the frontier.
In this way, at least the Han troops in Shanggu and other places will not be suddenly attacked.
The prairie cavalry lost the suddenness of strategy and had no advantages in equipment or combat power.
What else is there to win?
but……
Judging from Shangjun's report, the number of Huns' troops greatly exceeded Liu Che's previous judgment.
"Xia Yi..." Liu Che looked at Guiyi Shanyu, who had been nodding and bowing in front of him, and asked: "How many thousands of horses are there in the Xiongnu royal court?"
"Reporting to your majesty, as I know, the fake Chanyu is in his court, and he has placed the left and right high-ranking officials and the left and right generals, each with 10,000 riders. The Chanyu himself will lead another 30,000 riders, totaling 70,000 riders!"
"King Zuoxian's headquarters has another 40,000 riders, totaling 110,000 riders!"
"The wise king on your right originally had 40,000 cavalry, but His Majesty's divine power defeated his 20,000 cavalry in Mayi. I also brought 10,000 cavalry back to Yi. I am afraid that the remaining 10,000 cavalry can no longer be used..."
"As for King Guli on the left and right, each has two headquarters and ten thousand cavalry!"
"This is the main force of the Xiongnu tribe!" Xia Yi replied: "The rest of the left and right Danghu and Outuo, followed by Wanqi, Lan family, Huyan family and Xubu family, are all other tribes!"
Liu Che was a little surprised when he heard this.
The Xiongnu Empire was so powerful that it was indeed a formidable opponent to compete with the Han army for hegemony in Northeast Asia!
Judging from the data confessed by Xia Yi, the Xiongnu's headquarters alone had 190,000 cavalry. The total strength of the Xiongnu's headquarters alone was probably as high as 120,000 to 140,000 cavalry.
If other cavalry are included, there are at least 250,000 available troops.
The rest of the vassals and bonded tribes can also deploy the same troops at ease.
Controlling strings for 400,000 yuan is really not bragging!
Fortunately, before today, through the two battles of Mayi and Gaoque, the Han army basically eliminated and defeated the Xiongnu's main force in Munan, and cut off the three major thugs it relied on to dominate the world.
The Xiongnu lost hundreds of thousands of people and millions of livestock.
Otherwise, I am afraid that the power of the Huns will become even greater!
Thinking of this, Liu Che asked: "Based on what you see, how many enemies should be invading this time?"
Xia Yi thought for a while and replied: "Based on what I have seen and heard, all the tribes in the Munan area currently have less than one million livestock herds! Even if the fake Chanyu draws livestock from the Rouge Mountains in Hexi, the Qilian Mountains, and the Junji Mountains
, but it can only mobilize around 500,000 at most. Based on this calculation, the pseudo-Chanyu can bring up to 200,000 people to invade!"
Liu Che nodded after hearing this. Xia Yi was now tied to the Han Dynasty, and it was impossible for him to lie about this matter.
Moreover, what he said should be the truth.
Judging the Huns' military strength from the number of livestock is indeed an extremely important reference indicator.
At that time, in the Battle of Maling, Sun Bin used the strategy of reducing the number of kitchens to induce the Wei army to advance rashly.
This illustrates from another aspect the importance of food to the army.
"Two hundred thousand..." Liu Che smiled and said, "How many of them are capable of fighting?"
Like the Central Plains dynasty, nomads actually brought a large number of non-combatants with them every time they fought.
For example, there are shepherd slaves, horsemen and various cooks, and the number of these people is not low.
After all, the army doesn't just have to fight.
"About 120,000 to 30,000..." Xia Yi replied.
"Oh..." Liu Che nodded and looked serious, 120,000 to 30,000 cavalry! The military officials are crazy!
Since the Battle of Pingcheng, the Huns have never assembled such a powerful army!
It's not that they can't assemble, it's that the consequences of assembling so many troops would be too serious.
Not to mention, the number of young and strong men in the Xiongnu population was originally small, so taking away so many at once would leave the entire headquarters empty.
Even if we win, what will happen?
After returning home, countless people will be happy to be fathers, even nobles will enjoy green grass!
In order to prevent Xiongnu from becoming a father and raising other people's children, all the newborns of the Xiongnu will be drowned this year!
This alone will kill the Huns!
Not to mention, if the military officials took away so many people, what would happen to his lair?
I’m afraid all kinds of careerists will be unable to hold back any longer!
At that time, Mao Dun fought with the Han Dynasty in Pingcheng, resulting in a fire in the backyard. The Yuezhi people came back, took back Hexi, and threatened the Qilian Mountains and Rouge Mountains. Have the Huns forgotten the story?
"If the old Shanyu knew that he had given birth to such an arrogant and stupid son, would he crawl out of his grave in anger?" Liu Che said with a smile.
Regarding the reckless actions of military officials, Liu Che had several ways to kill him!
One of the most ruthless methods is to simply order the defense line to be abandoned, take away all the people and soldiers, burn all the cities, and clear the country.
Although this is a seven-injury punch, it hurts yourself first before hurting the enemy.
However, this is a strategy that can make military officials mad and angry to death.
Think about it, the military officials are all 8bb, and the whole family has been wiped out.
Strategically, it doesn't matter if you give up a branch mine.
The military officials and the Huns will pay a heavy price for this!
Maybe the entire Xiongnu Empire will collapse because of this!
However, Liu Che did not want this strategy, not because he was arrogant, but because he knew very well that this was a shortcut for the Han Dynasty to quickly solve the Xiongnu problem!
As long as this battle is won, the Xiongnu's ruling order will fall apart, the grassland tribes will rise up, and the Western Kingdoms that were once oppressively ruled and enslaved by the Xiongnu will break away from the control of the Xiongnu.
In this way, even if the Huns can still survive, I am afraid they will be an insignificant tribe and will no longer be able to rule as kings and hegemons.
The Han army, on the other hand, can gain a huge advantage through this battle. At the very least, Munan can be handed over, and even Hexi may be able to surrender.
Just like what Huo Qubing did after the Battle of Rouge Mountain in history, he was invincible all the way. The Xiongnu tribe surrendered in despair, so they sealed the wolf and lived in Xu Mountain, almost causing the Xiongnu to collapse!
But now, it's different.
The two battles between Mayi and Gaoque caused the Xiongnu to lose hundreds of thousands of people, and they were already severely injured.
If Shan Yu's main force fails again this time, it will be a replica of the Mobei decisive battle.
After the decisive battle in Mobei, the Huns were able to survive because the current Yin Zhixie could endure it, and the Huns could firmly control the Western Regions and continuously suck blood.
But now, Liu Che will not give him this chance!
As long as the Huns are defeated, the thousands of miles of grassland from the Great Wall to the vast sea will become a sad road for the Huns.
Liu Che will shed all the blood of the Huns on this road!
Let them kneel down completely and surrender to China!
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