Chapter 217: Convincing

Soon, the Great Wall Camp, the Shogunate Chamber.

The generals are divided into left and right, Han Xin, Li You, and Zhang Han are originally very high because of their official positions, especially Han Xin and Li You, one is a general, and the other is a captain of the guard, so all three of them are listed in the front position.

Li You took out an edict, walked to the desk of the council hall, unfolded the edict, and read: "The emperor's edict!" ”

The generals have come out one after another, and you are listening.

Li Youdao: "Fate, Li Yang is the commander of the expedition to the north, commanding the 300,000 border troops of the Great Wall, and presiding over the overall situation of the expedition to the north!" ”

After the words fell, Wang Li immediately sent a piece of trailer to Li Yang's desk respectfully.

I saw that there was a token in the shape of a tiger made of bronze.

Li Yang knew that this was the legendary tiger talisman. It is a military talisman used by the ancient emperor to dispatch troops, and the token is split into two halves, half of which is given to the general, and the other half is kept by the emperor. Only two Tiger Talismans can be used together at the same time, and the holder of the Talisman will be given the right to dispatch troops.

Li Yang took the trailer, Wang Li retreated to the bottom, and then led the generals to salute one after another, and said in unison: "See the boss!" ”

Wang Li and others changed the name of Li Yang to Li Shuai instead of the dean, which was to recognize Li Yang as the supreme general who commanded the whole army.

Li Yang said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite, this time to conquer the Huns, you must work together to build an immortal contribution for Great Qin!" ”

The generals replied: "We will be dispatched according to orders, and we will do the work of dogs and horses!" ”

As soon as the edict was announced, even if everyone was not satisfied, they did not dare to disobey the edict.

"Good! Today, I have all said this, this time the northern expedition to unify the Huns, this commander is even more confident! Li Yang laughed.

"Sure enough, it's the unification of the Huns!"

Wang Li and the others, when they heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up.

In fact, they also have speculation these days about what the purpose of this northern expedition is.

If it is said that it is for the defense of the north, then it is a bit unreasonable, after all, since Meng Tian conquered the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu did not dare to go south for several years.

Therefore, this time the army mobilized the people to conquer the Xiongnu, most likely to unify the Xiongnu.

And now it seems that it is not surprising.

Wang Li hurriedly asked: "Dare to ask the boss, what month do you plan to start using troops next year?" ”

Li Yang replied: "Immediately! ”

"Huh? Right now! ”

As soon as they heard this, Wang Li and the other generals were stupid.

Now it's approaching winter, and further north, it's already snowing, how can you fight?

Wang Li and the others were a little skeptical that their ears had heard it wrong.

The deputy general of the Great Wall battalion, Su Jiao asked in surprise: "At this time, it is almost early winter, and the commander plans to go north to use troops at this time?" ”

"Exactly!"

Li Yang nodded.

Su Jiao was a little speechless, if he wasn't afraid that Li Yang wouldn't be able to come to the stage, he really wanted to ask, do you know how to fight?

At that moment, he chuckled lightly and said: "In winter, north of Yinshan Mountain, the weather is cold and freezing, which is not conducive to marching and fighting, and our army's military rations and grass are not in place, how can we go north at this time?" ”

The generals nodded their heads one after another, also questioning.

Some people even began to think in their hearts that this guy is a civilian official after all, no, he doesn't even understand the basic common sense of war. Isn't it a joke that the conditions for going to the expedition are not yet met, and they run over and shout that they will go out immediately?

Regarding everyone's doubts, Li Yang was not displeased, and said with a smile: "This campaign is not to kill the enemy, but to sweep away and seize the livestock of the Huns, so as to feed the war with war, so there is no need for the supply of grain and grass in the rear." ”

"What? Not to kill the enemy, just to take away the livestock! ”

At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded again.

Wang Li also couldn't understand Li Yang's moves, and asked curiously: "Boss, what is the purpose of such a strategy?" ”

Li Yang stretched out a finger and said, "The purpose is one, this commander wants to unify the Xiongnu within the year!" ”

"What!"

Wang Li almost stumbled, and did not fall to the ground.

The other generals were also so shocked that their jaws were about to take off.

Within the year, unify the Xiongnu?

This Li Yang, I'm afraid it's really a tease!

Otherwise, how could such a heart-wrenching nonsense be uttered?

You know, this year, there is only one winter left, if you want to unify the Xiongnu in a winter time, is this fucking possible?

For a moment, everyone looked at each other, completely so shocked that they couldn't even speak.

Although they have been guarding the border passes, everyone has long heard of Li Yang's rumors.

It is said that the biggest characteristic of this person is that he loves to brag and pretend to be strong, and now it seems that the rumors are really not deceiving.

This Li Yang is really a pretending to be a forced person.

Within the year, unify the Xiongnu?

He is not afraid to flash his own tongue when he says this!

Don't say that he is a civilian official who doesn't know how to lead troops to fight, that is, Meng Tian, who can fight well, if he wants to unify the Xiongnu, it will take five years, right?

And Wang Li, after receiving the letter from his father Wang Ben, originally wanted to make a very respectful look to Li Yang, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but despise Li Yang in his heart.

This cowhide is blown, and no one can compare.

At the very least, he has never seen anyone who dares to brag so much.

"Why, do you generals think Ben Shuai is joking?" Li Yang couldn't help but ask when he saw everyone's expressions.

The generals smiled and thought to themselves, if you weren't joking, it was really a big joke.

"Ahem!"

Wang Li coughed, smiled awkwardly, and then said, "Boss, do you really think that one winter can unify the Xiongnu?" ”

Li Yang nodded and said, "This is exactly the reason why this commander wants to use troops in winter, sweep the grassland, and slightly seize the livestock production." ”

"Oh, I hope the coach will advise!" Wang Li said with a deferential voice.

And the other generals also looked at Li Yang curiously, eager to hear why he dared to brag so much.

Li Yang also knew that if he didn't tell the plan, he would definitely not be able to win the trust of these people, so he said: "Winter is coming, the grassland is covered with snow, and the Xiongnu can only rely on livestock to survive the winter." Right? ”

Wang Li nodded.

Li Yang said again: "The Huns are all cavalry, they can be driven and cannot be destroyed, are they?" ”

Wang Li nodded again, and at the same time, he was even more puzzled.

I thought, since you know all this, how dare you say that in a winter's time, you will destroy the Huns?

At this time, Li Yang said: "The Huns can be driven and cannot be destroyed, it means that the Huns are all cavalry, flexible and mobile, they see that there is a chance to fight, they will fight, and when they see that they cannot fight, they will flee, so it is difficult to force them to fight a decisive battle, is what the commander said right?" ”

Wang Li nodded again.

Li Yang smiled and said, "Since this is the case, if you want to unify the Xiongnu, it is definitely not something that can be done in the short term, right?" ”

Wang Li couldn't understand what Li Yang wanted to express.

However, what Li Yang said was right.

The Xiongnu were mobile and nimble, and if they couldn't win, they would run, and even if you chased them to the far north, they would come back after you left, so it was almost impossible to unify the Xiongnu.

It is precisely because of this that Meng Tian only drove the Xiongnu to the north of Yinshan and then stopped the campaign against the Xiongnu, because if he wanted to unify the Xiongnu, it was by no means like Baiyue, which could be attacked by one city and one wall.

At this time, everyone was confused, you Li Yang said for most of the day, didn't you mean that it was difficult for the Xiongnu to fight, why did you just say that you want to unify the Xiongnu this winter?

At this time, Li Yang glanced at everyone, and then said: "We already know the strengths of the Huns, so why don't we attack their shortcomings?" ”

"Weaknesses?" Everyone was stunned.

Wang Li said: "Dare to ask the boss, what are the shortcomings of the Huns?" ”

Li Yang replied: "Wandering maneuver is their fatal shortcoming!" ”

Wang Li: "............"

Generals: "............"

Everyone looked stupid, looking at the bombastic pretending in front of them.

Free maneuver, this is obviously the strength of the Huns, okay?

To be honest, Wang Li didn't want to take Li Yang's words anymore.

However, in order to save face for Li Yang, he finally asked: "Boss, why is it their shortcoming?" ”

Li Yang said: "They are free to move and come and go freely, precisely because they have no city and no city wall that can resist the enemy. In this way, when winter comes, a city without an enemy is their fatal shortcoming. ”

"Oh?"

At this moment, Wang Li frowned slightly, because he found that this was indeed a problem.

At this time, Li Yang continued: "There is no city protection, and they live nomadically and do not farm, so they all rely on livestock to survive the winter, and these livestock are all in the grassland wilderness without the protection of the city. You might as well imagine that in winter, our army swept the grasslands on a large scale and exhausted the livestock production, how could the Huns not fall into a desperate situation? ”

Hearing this, Wang Li was stunned, because he had already vaguely felt the beauty of this strategy.

Not only Wang Li, but other generals also frowned at this time.

"Our army has taken a little bit of livestock, and he will fight a decisive battle? If there is no decisive battle, the livestock will be lost, and the decisive battle will be held, and our army will come prepared, and they will perish. In this way, even if he is free and maneuvering, what can I do? ”

Li Yang smiled when he said this.

The crowd was dumbfounded.

Because what Li Yang said is so right, there is a feeling that people can see the sun and suddenly open up.

Yes, in the past conquest of the Huns, the most troublesome thing was that they fled if they couldn't defeat them, so it created a kind of conclusion that "the Huns can be driven and cannot be destroyed".

And now, if they change to a little bit of livestock, they will be forced to fight a decisive battle.

In other words, as long as they keep an eye on their livestock, they will not be able to escape.

If they want to escape, they will not be able to survive the winter.

Thinking of this, Wang Li couldn't help but praise: "Wonderful! That's a great plan! ”

Li Yang smiled and said, "Our army has swept up the grassland livestock on a large scale, and instead of being killed, I think they will give up the livestock and flee for their lives." Therefore, after our army swept away their livestock, the Xiongnu, who were finally in a desperate situation, had only two choices, one was to fight a final battle with our army; Second, surrender to our Great Qin without a fight. And the outcome of all this can be seen in a winter! ”

At this moment, everyone was stunned.

They have been dealing with the Xiongnu for more than ten years, and they never thought that they could deal with the Xiongnu in this way.

This strategy is simply pinching the lifeblood of the Huns!

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Li Yang in surprise.

At this time, they finally found out that they had underestimated Li Yang just now, this person was simply a genius!

Suddenly, everyone saluted one after another, and said in unison: "The boss's clever plan, I'll be convinced!" ”