"Stomp, stomp!"

The war horse galloped in, and Li Mu returned to Handan from Yanmen County day and night.

He didn't care about the exhaustion on his body, and after handing over the war horse to his subordinates, he went straight to the palace.

In the palace, King Zhao waited quietly in his study.

"King, General Li Mu is here!"

King Zhao rubbed his eyebrows slightly tiredly and said, "Let him in." ”

Under the leadership of the eunuch, Li Mu slowly walked into the study, and after seeing King Zhao who was lying in front of the case to deal with official business, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

King Zhao waved his hand, signaled Li Mumo to be polite, and then put down his official duties and asked: "Why didn't the widow answer the matter of the Xiongnu in person, but ran around in person for several days and rushed back to Handan overnight?" ”

Li Mu replied: "The minister is here because of the king's letter!" ”

King Zhao's face was slightly gloomy, and he secretly thought: "Li Mu didn't want to question the widow, why did he go back on his word and meddle in the affairs of Northern Xinjiang again?" ”

Unexpectedly, Li Mu's next words made King Zhao a little shocked.

"The minister wants to fight and quell the trouble of the Huns, I don't know if the king is willing to help me."

King Zhao felt as if he had misheard, and asked again, "What did Qing Fangcai say?" ”

Li Mu took a deep breath and said slowly but firmly: "The minister wants to fight and quell the trouble of the Huns, I don't know if the king is willing to help me!" ”

King Zhao heard it clearly this time, but he became more and more surprised.

"Didn't Qing never fight with the Xiongnu in the past, but only passively defended, why did he suddenly change like this?"

It's no wonder that King Zhao has such a reaction.

Li Mu was stationed in northern Xinjiang a few years ago, and even if only a small number of Huns invaded, he did not dare to go out to hunt and kill thieves.

Even though the king of Zhao repeatedly ordered him to attack, Li Mu always acted as a turtle with a shrunken head, preferring to be removed from his post against the king's orders rather than go out to fight the Huns.

Therefore, everyone thought that Li Mu was timid and afraid of war, and only dared to defend the city.

Li Mu's image is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so when he said that he wanted to fight to quell the troubles of the Xiongnu, King Zhao would be so unbelievable.

Seeing this, Li Mu smiled, and his smile was very bright.

"Even the king thinks that the last general is a cowardly and war-fearing man, who has repeatedly attacked and harassed the northern frontier for many years, but he comes and goes freely, and has never suffered setbacks, what will the Huns think?"

King Zhao was a little stunned at first, and then said: "He naturally thought that Qing was afraid of the enemy like a tiger and did not dare to fight. ”

Li Mu said again: "If the Huns invade on a large scale with such intentions, they will set a trap and attack them with the strength of the country, can they quell the Xiongnu in a battle?" ”

When King Zhao heard this, he was already dumbfounded, and a flush suddenly appeared on his old face.

Even when the powerful King Zhao Wuling was strong, there was no good way to deal with the northern Xiongnu who came and went like the wind.

In the past 100 years, the Zhao State has been even more unbearable, even if a lot of manpower and material resources have been wasted in northern Xinjiang, it cannot really solve the problem of the Xiongnu.

If it is really as Li Mu said, first lure the Huns into the Huns, and then encircle and annihilate them with the strength of the country, even if the Huns cannot be completely destroyed, they can also make the Huns collapse from now on.

Zhao Dan's biggest defeat was the Battle of Changping, which was an indelible stain on his life.

Even if Lian Po later broke the Yan Kingdom with inferior forces, it could not completely offset the impact of the defeat of Changping.

"If, if we can really break the Huns and completely solve the disaster in northern Xinjiang, can the widows offset each other!"

Thinking of this, King Zhao's breath was a little short.

Zhao Dan is not a mediocre monarch, compared to his son Zhao Yan and his grandson Zhao Qian, he can definitely be regarded as a Ming monarch.

If it weren't for the defeat of Changping, Zhao Dan's historical achievements would not be even inferior to that of King Zhao Huiwen.

As the king of Zhao, Zhao Dan did not want to leave a stench for 10,000 years, nor did he want to let the Zhao Kingdom go to the end because of the defeat of Changping.

"The king ordered his ministers to attack the Xiongnu in the north, and this matter is not impossible."

"However, the Huns had hundreds of thousands of soldiers who could fight, and the cavalry came and went, and it was easy to break and difficult to destroy."

"For several years, the ministers stationed in the northern Xinjiang have repeatedly retreated, and the king, the Manchu ministers and the Huns all thought that the ministers were cowardly and did not dare to fight, but this was not the case."

"If you don't destroy the Huns, even if you spend money and food to break them, it will be difficult to hurt their muscles and bones, so it is better to avoid fighting and recuperate to slack off on their hearts."

"When the Xiongnu saw that their ministers did not dare to fight with them for several years, they must have despised it in their hearts, and they went south to plunder more and more unscrupulously."

Li Mu gushed endlessly, telling King Zhao all about his years of enduring humiliation.

The more King Zhao listened, the brighter his eyes became, and his old face was also full of red light.

If this battle can really be fully performed, coupled with the achievements of the past two years, King Zhao may be able to wash away the shame of Changping's defeat a little.

In the history books, it may be slightly better to evaluate it.

"King, are you willing to fight?"

Li Mu stared at King Zhao with burning eyes, and his voice was excited.

"What do you need to do?"

Li Mu took a deep breath and said: "If you want to pacify the troubles of the Xiongnu, you must launch a national war, and it is difficult to do such a big thing only by relying on the defenders of the northern frontier." ”

"The minister has been planning for a long time, this battle needs 1,300 vehicles, 20,000 cavalry, 50,000 infantry, 100,000 archers, in addition to the original soldiers and horses in northern Xinjiang, the king also needs to dispatch 1,300 vehicles, 10,000 cavalry, 50,000 foot soldiers, and 50,000 archers."

"In addition, the grain, grass and baggage must be prepared, and the bows and crossbows and arrows must be sufficient, so that we can get rid of the Huns in a battle."

King Zhao, who was still high-spirited, heard Li Mu's request, but his face was a little stiff.

With so many soldiers, horses, chariots, plus logistical baggage and people, even if it is not a battle to overthrow the country, it is not far behind.

Although Zhao Guo was able to gather these soldiers and horses, it would also consume a lot of money.

If this battle is won, it is natural that so many soldiers and horses will not be lost, and if the army is defeated, it will be more than worth the loss.

The State of Zhao, which had just recovered some of its national strength, would also fall into decline again because of the defeat, and King Zhao had to be cautious.

"According to Qing's words, this battle should break out in winter."

"This year has not yet entered winter, it is already extremely cold, and the Huns are at war in winter, if you do not prepare for the cold, I am afraid that many soldiers will freeze to death."

"If you prepare enough clothes, money and food, it will be an incomparably huge burden for the entire Zhao Kingdom."

"Why don't you start a war at another time?"

Li Mu shook his head and said: "Chen Taoguang has been obscure for several years, so that the Huns think that I dare not fight, and I took the opportunity to train soldiers and consolidate border defenses, and the soldiers have the heart to fight." ”

"With the unpreparedness of the mind, we occupy people."

"The weather is cold, and the Huns will inevitably move their tribes south to plunder, and this is the time of day."

"The two sides are fighting in the land of Zhao, and as Zhao people, we know the terrain better than the Huns, which is also advantageous."

"The time, the place, and the people are all ready, since the whole country fights, it is a battle, and we must not look ahead and miss the opportunity."

"If the weather really warms up, the Huns may not move south to plunder."

King Zhao got up and paced back and forth in the house for a long time.

He remembered that a few years ago, because of the defeat of Changping, the people privately pointed fingers at him, and remembered all the infamy he carried.

King Zhao's face suddenly became hideous, and suddenly he became a victim of gains and losses.

Victory, you can build another great feat before you die.

Defeat will push Zhao Guo, who has just begun to flourish, to the abyss purgatory again.

He didn't know if he wanted to gamble.