Liu Che stood on the top of Ganquan Mountain and looked at the beacon fire and smoke spreading from the distance.
"The Huns have invaded!" He said to Prime Minister Zhou Yafu who was standing next to him: "Prime Minister, please announce my decree to the world immediately!"
"No!" Zhou Yafu bowed and said, "I obey the imperial edict!"
As the saying goes, if the name is incorrect, the words will not be correct.
Since ancient times, China has emphasized the importance of learning from teachers.
Even after another two thousand years, this mode of thinking and strategic considerations are still deeply rooted in the hearts of Chinese rulers.
Liu Che extended his gaze forward.
His current mood is actually quite uneasy.
This was his first war with the Huns after he ascended the throne. The outcome of the war was of vital importance, and could even directly influence the political structure of Northeast Asia in the coming decades.
Will civilization defeat barbarism, or will barbarism fight back against civilization?
Everything can be seen from the result of this battle.
To say that he is not worried would be a lie!
But he knew very well that as the emperor, the greatest support he could give to the frontline soldiers was to shut up and wait for news from the front.
Whether it is excessive interference or even overstepping the authority of the command, or jumping up and down, impatiently expressing one's expectation of victory, it will cause unnecessary psychological burden on the soldiers in the front.
When it comes to war, the emperor just needs to stay in the safety of the rear and silently provide logistical support to the soldiers at the front.
Even though Liu Che knew this well, there were many times in his heart that he couldn't help but have the urge to inquire and give orders to the front.
"Sure enough, things in this world are not that simple..." Liu Che once again resisted the urge to give orders to encourage the soldiers at the front, and silently turned around.
He knows very well that the biggest enemy of the army is actually the interference and dictation from the top.
He forcibly extinguished his urge to become a general, or even conduct military campaigns to increase his reputation.
Liu Che walked into a hall that had already been decorated.
He raised his head and looked at the huge sand table placed here.
On the sand table, the entire battlefield ahead was displayed in front of Liu Che at a ratio of ten thousand to one.
The center in the middle is the city of Mayi.
A radius of two hundred miles around Mayi was a war zone.
Small human models representing cavalry and infantry were placed densely on the battlefield with a radius of two hundred miles.
More than a dozen ministers, ministers and generals are surrounding the sand table to deduce the battle situation.
Liu Che stood by and watched. Sometimes, when the mood came, he would stop and play with others.
This kind of war game is the only way for Liu Che to cosplay as a general and commander.
Through this game, Liu Che solved his own psychological impulses on the one hand, and deepened his understanding of war on the other.
Of course he understands that it is one thing to trust the generals at the front. But it is another thing to be stupid and believe whatever others say.
The emperor can be a military novice, but he must not know nothing about war.
Just like in other aspects, the emperor does not have to be proficient in it, but he must have some common sense.
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At this moment, at the foot of the distant Daiguo Great Wall, the gates of several fortresses that were originally tightly closed were all opened at this moment.
On one side is a cutely naive billowing flag, flying high inside and outside the Great Wall.
Xiliu Camp. As agreed, we started to leave the fortress.
Under the banner of the Chinese army, more than ten men wearing Xiongnu costumes followed Wei Chi on horses.
Some of these people were guides sent by Lu Tazhi, some were Xiongnu nobles who had been recovered by the Han Dynasty in the past, and some had been lurking in the deep sea of the Xiongnu for countless years.
These people are now gathered together to provide reliable guarantee for Xiliu Camp's advance.
Amidst the billowing smoke of the Xiliu Camp cavalry, Wei Chi looked carefully at the simple map he had just drawn in his hand.
The end point of the map is the biggest goal of his trip - the base camp and starting point of the Huns invaders, and the storage point for their logistical supplies - Nanchi.
Wei Chi loudly ordered to the generals on his left and right: "Order the rangers to disperse immediately and clear out all Xiongnu tribes and herdsmen in the path of the army. Do not let the Xiongnu know our march route!"
In Xiliu Camp operations, the most important thing has always been to cut off the enemy's ability to obtain intelligence.
In such a national war, the concealment of intelligence and information is even more important!
You know, Xiliu Camp, this time, is going to the hinterland of the Huns, to their lair, to destroy their rear area!
Since it is the hinterland, it is the home base and the rear area.
Then, the power of the Xiongnu will not be too weak.
It is even very likely that there will be countless supporting forces.
Wei Chi did not want to give the Huns too much warning time.
However, Wei Chi soon discovered that he seemed to be wrong.
When Xiliu Camp's entire army of 15,000 riders and nearly 40,000 war horses marched for half a day on this vast grassland, the rangers sent out began to return and reported a terrible thing - they found almost nothing.
Xiongnu herdsmen.
This made Wei Chi start to get nervous.
The army has been out of the fortress for so long. Logically speaking, it is impossible for the Huns tribe outside the fortress to have no reaction.
After all, the entire army of Xiliu Camp, including men and horses, stretched for three or four miles on this grassland. The smoke and dust rolled up should be visible even from a hundred miles away in such a clear weather.
As long as the Huns were not blind, they would probably send someone to find out.
So, he rode forward, found the guide sent by Lu Tazhi and the spies of the Han army, and asked: "Why haven't the rangers found even a single Xiongnu herdsman so far?"
"The general doesn't know, it's already August!" A guide replied: "The Huns lived in pursuit of water and grass. Now, most of the tribes that originally grazed in Munan have moved north to the west, chasing water and grass.
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"Moreover, the Xiongnu territory is vast and sparsely populated, so it is normal for the general to see no herdsmen!"
Those Han soldiers Shenhai also affirmed this, saying: "Moreover, the Huns have never been attacked by our Han cavalry, and their defense in Munan is almost non-existent. Even Shan Yuting used to think that we
The Han would never dare to send troops outside the fortress! Although in recent years, Shan Yuting has warned and ordered to strengthen patrols at the border, the Huns have been arrogant for a long time, and the so-called patrols are just for show!"
Wei Chi was stunned after hearing this.
Before leaving the fortress, he also thought of many plans on how to eliminate the Huns' horsemen and prevent them from delivering messages and warnings.
Now it seems that it was a useless effort.
How could this Huns be so arrogant?
Simply unimaginable!
"If this is true, I am afraid that when our army arrives at Nanchi, the Huns will not be able to discover our army!" Wei Chi thought in his heart.
If this is true, then the Xiongnu tribe and army in Nanchi will be unprepared for the coming of death.
"This mistake made by the Huns is really unforgivable!" Wei Chi still didn't believe it. He had always regarded the Huns as a formidable enemy and imagined everything about them to be as strong as possible.
You know, as soon as they left the fortress, the Huns exposed one of their fatal weaknesses.
This contrast made Wei Chi feel a little unbelievable.
However, three hours later, the army led by Wei Chi walked on the grassland for almost an entire afternoon.
The army penetrated deep into the heart of the grassland, the lair of the Huns.
However, the rangers in front still did not find any organized Xiongnu tribe.
However, dozens of unlucky herdsmen were captured.
And after interrogation, it was revealed that these herders were not even Huns.
They are Ding Ling people. They are famous thieves and lazy people on this grassland.
For a long time, they have made a living by poaching and stealing the livestock of the Huns.
The capture of these people indirectly proved to Wei Chi that the Huns' defense and vigilance were frighteningly weak!
Wei Chi had no idea that more than 20 years later, when Huo Qubing, the genius of the generation, went out for the first time, he took more than 800 cavalry and destroyed the sacred Dragon City, the place where the Xiongnu worshiped their ancestors.
The number of dozens of nobles and prisoners of the Luotang clan was even greater than that of Huo Qubing's army.
Even the defenses near its core, Dragon City, were in vain.
What about other places?
Today's Huns do not believe at all that the Han army has the ability to go out on an expedition.
The facts of the past few decades have also proven that the Han army has never left the fortress.
Over time, the Xiongnu people, from top to bottom, all agreed that the Han army would only move within the Great Wall.
However, since the enemy is so stupid, Wei Chi will certainly not imitate Song Xianggong and kindly remind the enemy so that they can be prepared.
He made a prompt decision and immediately revised the battle plan.
"Send the order to the entire army to march at starry night!" Wei Chi issued the general order: "We must arrive at Nanchi before dawn the day after tomorrow!"
"At dawn, our army will attack Nanchi!" He pulled out his sword: "The world will rise and fall, and we will fight here!"
As a result, the huge Han army group began to speed up on the grassland.
They were no longer as cautious as before, like robbers who entered someone else's yard for fear of waking up the owner.
They, now, no longer have any scruples.
The speed of the entire army suddenly increased.
Under the guidance of the guide, we marched on the vast grassland under the moonlight.
The wind blew across the vast land and echoed in the valley.
On the road, a few wild wolves were singing under the moonlight. When they saw this huge army, they were so frightened that they tucked their tails between their legs, whimpered, and hid in the bushes, shivering.
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When Xiliu Camp began to accelerate, heading towards their intended combat destination, day and night.
The vast area within Wuzhou Fortress fell into a hell-like scene.
The brutal Huns, as soon as they entered the areas controlled by the Han Dynasty, became like madmen and became bloodthirsty.
The craziest ones are undoubtedly the cavalry of the Zhelan tribe.
They burned, killed and looted along the way, and several villages were burned to the ground.
Fortunately, most of the residents had already taken precautions and hid in the nearby mountains and forests in advance - living in the Han-Hungarian border fortress at this time, those who were not clever enough would not survive long.
However, there were also many old, weak, women and children who had no time to escape and fell under the butcher's knife of the Huns' cavalry.
Crops, warehouses and houses inside and outside the village were even burned to the ground.
"King Zhelan, you are crazy!"
The furious King Loufan went straight to find King Zhelan who was frantically leading his men to massacre in a burning military fortress. He covered his face and reprimanded: "These people are all wealth, and you are killing them."
If you kill him like this, when you return to the Chanyu Court, I will definitely file a lawsuit against you in front of the great Chanyu!"
"Hahaha..." King Zhelan held up a human head and said with disdain: "King Loufan, if you want to sue, go ahead! This is how our Zhelan tribe has treated its enemies for decades!"
"Whether they are people from the Han Dynasty or the rebels in the Western Regions, all those who do not submit to my great Huns will die!" He drank the hot human blood and said crazily: "Besides, why not worry about taking the city of Mayi?
slave?"
"This Han Dynasty has so many people that it is impossible to kill them..."
"You!" Wang Loufan was so angry that his head was about to explode.
He felt that he had nothing to say to this madman.
He also understood that even if he went to complain to Shan Yu, he would not be able to do anything to this lunatic.
Because the Zhelan tribe has always been the favorite tribe of Shanyu's confidant Zuo General Huyan Dangtu.
The Zhelan tribe and Huyan Dangtu have a similar odor. These two lunatics often echo each other and fall in love with each other passionately. It's not just a day or two.
"King Zhelan should be more restrained..." At this time, Aries Wang Gushe interjected: "Our army is about to attack the city of Mayi, and the combat deployment and preparations must be arranged! Such a thing will not be solved until it is solved.
Mayi, let’s talk about it later!”
Only then did King Zhelan calm down, nodded, took out a Ming Dy from his body, and started blowing.
Suddenly, the Zhelan cavalrymen who were frantically looting and setting fires for several miles around began to assemble.
They went from madmen to a powerful army.
King Zhelan looked at his army and said proudly: "Did you see it? These are the warriors of my Zhelan tribe. They are number one in killing and fighting!"
He lowered his brows, sneered and said to King Lou Fan: "Don't think that our Zhelan tribe are idiots who don't understand anything, and are muscled barbarians!"
If it were just cruelty and bloodthirsty, the Zhelan tribe would have perished in the war long ago.
In fact, this tribe has a morbid and crazy mentality, but it also has a completely different side.
When the order is given, their madness and bloodthirsty will change to another state.
They are the tribe with the strongest discipline and unity among the Xiongnu tribes.
Generally speaking, as long as the casualty rate reaches 20%, the Hun cavalry will lose their fighting spirit and collapse.
But once on the battlefield, the Zhelan tribe suffered half casualties, but they did not collapse. Instead, they attacked their enemies even more crazily, and in the end, they engulfed the enemy in their mad bites.
From then on, no Huns dared to despise this tribe.
"Let's go!" King Zhelan mounted his horse and said to King Aries and King Loufan: "Let's go to Yin Zhixie to discuss the attack on the city!"
Even for the Xiongnu, combat, especially siege, was an extremely complex and rigorous task.
It requires tribes to serve as peripheral security forces to prevent surprise attacks by enemy reinforcements.
Someone is also needed to act as the main force in attacking the city.
It is even more necessary to surround the city to be attacked with dozens of miles of plains and wilderness.
In despair and isolation, the defenders' will to resist was finally destroyed.
These tasks undoubtedly require very rigorous discussions to facilitate the allocation of respective tasks.
It also requires strong execution so that each troop of each tribe can appear correctly where it should appear. (To be continued.)
PS: That’s all for today~ I want to think carefully about the battle process. Well, next, it will be an unprecedented battle between the Han and Hungarians.
I want to write well and try to write with flavor!
