"Li Xi?" The Son of Heaven was slightly stunned, he hadn't heard of this name for a long, long time.

Counting the time, it's almost twenty years, right?

Thinking of this, this majesty can't help but feel a little melancholy.

Thinking that at the beginning, he had just ascended the throne, was full of spirit, sat upright on the Xuanshu Palace, and wanted to make a big difference, so he summoned the then Prime Minister Wei Qihou Dou Ying and asked: "Prime Minister, how many famous generals are there today?" ”

Dou Ying bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, the first emperor was dying, and the edict ordered the generals Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi to be the Weiyang Guards and Changle Guards, stationed in Chang'an, to defend the young master, and ordered the general Li Xi to lead the army to Tun Sentence Note, and the general Li Fu led the army to Tun Flying Fox, guarding the Huns, in order to prepare for foreign troubles, so the ministers foolishly thought that the world's famous generals were about to be headed by the generals Cheng Buzhi, Li Guang, Li Xi, and Li Fu! ”

That was the first time he had heard the name of the general.

A few years later, in June of the second year of Yuanguang, when Ma Yi was plotting, the government and the opposition pushed the generals to lead the troops.

Han Anguo, the imperial historian, strongly recommended Li Xi, who was the Taishou of Yanmen at the time and the general of the sentence note.

He even said: "Non-Li Xi is not enough to command the army and suppress the inside and outside!" ”

So, he ordered Li Xi to go to Beijing to meet him.

That was the first time he had met the general, Optimus Prime of the Han Family's Yanmen Pass.

The general was very tall, more than eight feet tall, and he walked with great strength, which made him happy to see it.

It's a pity that Ma Yi's plan fell short, and the plan to encircle and annihilate Shan Yu in the Great Wall was leaked due to trivial matters, and the main force of the Xiongnu jumped out of the encirclement before the Han army closed the siege.

Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered, but they didn't even touch a single hair of the Huns.

The government and the opposition were furious and held accountable.

As the mastermind, Daxing Wang Hui resolutely resisted all the responsibilities and washed away the guilt of others with his own blood.

Even so, other participants are labeled as unreliable and incompetent.

It was also Ma Yi's strategy that made him realize that the situation of the war must be completely reformed.

The battle of the old large corps is no longer competent in the face of the new war.

The Han army must take the road of a decisive cavalry battle and an expedition of thousands of miles.

And to do this, the old military system, the old tactical application, the old strategic thinking, and even the old officers and the old aristocracy must all be discarded.

Because, they can't and can't keep up with the development of the new era.

The facts also proved his original judgment.

Those once famous generals of the Han army, including Cheng Buzhi, Li Guang, and Han Anguo, were all eliminated in the face of the new war situation.

The old nobles and old generals, who were accustomed to fighting on the inside line and did not know how to move and chase cavalry, had little effect except for pulling their hind legs.

The young generals of the new era, such as Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi, Zhao Ponu, and Lu Bode, perfectly adapted to the new era of warfare and developed countless dazzling cavalry tactics.

However, there is a veteran, but it is impressive - Li Xi!

In the spring of the second year of Yuan Shuo, the Xiongnu invaded Liaoxi, tore through the defenses of the Han army from the flank, attacked Yuyang and Youbeiping, defeated Han Anguo's army, and drove straight into the entire north, even threatening the hinterland of Yan and Zhao.

When the news reached Chang'an, the government and the opposition panicked, and there were even soft-footed crabs, so frightened that they wanted to ask for peace.

But as a king, he could not accept the humiliation of being forced to kneel and beg for peace with a knife.

So, he made a bold decision - to defend the east and attack the west.

In the eastern battlefield, he ordered Han Anguo to retreat to Pinggang City in Beiping, right, and resolutely block the offensive posture of the Xiongnu cavalry with the help of fortresses.

At all costs, it is necessary to keep the main force of the Huns out of the thistle.

At the same time, in the western theater, the Han family mobilized heavy troops.

Appointing Wei Qing, who had just risen at that time, as the general of the chariot cavalry, he led 30,000 cavalry, Izumo Middle County, and made a detour along the north bank of the Yellow River to the flank of the Xiongnu's Henan land (Hetao).

On the front, Li Xi commanded tens of thousands of infantry mixed cavalry corps, out of Dai County, and made a gesture of attacking the Xiongnu Dragon City.

In fact, in the original tactical design, no one in the court was optimistic about Li Xi's department at all.

Even if he is the son of heaven, he did not expect Li Xi to have many great results, and Li Xi's troops were able to attack Longcheng according to the predetermined plan, and the Henan troops of the Xiongnu were already full marks.

Even at that time, many people in the court expected the Weiqing Department to only attract the main force of the Xiongnu to return to help and relieve the trap of Youbeiping.

As for seizing the land of the new Qin in Henan, restoring Gaoque, and rebuilding the defense system of Qin, it was just a dream and an ideal at that time.

At that time, the Xiongnu Empire was in full swing.

The nomadic empire that controls 400,000 strings, punches the Western Regions, kicks the Han family, and is majestic and indispensable.

All the challenges of the known world and the unknown world have been crushed by the Huns.

Even the Han dynasty could only rely on the Great Wall fortress and the large corps to conduct a regional confrontation with the Xiongnu cavalry.

Taking the initiative to fight the enemy in the field is, in the hearts of many people, a dead end.

Even if he is a king, his heart is also up and down.

At that time, the strongest fist of the Han army, seventy percent of the 30,000 cavalry soldiers in Wei Qing's department, were recruits who had just joined the army and had only been trained for two years.

Therefore, on the day of Wei Qing's resignation, he even had panic and apprehension in his heart.

The army goes on an expedition, and its success or failure is unknown.

And the national fortunes of the Han dynasty are almost all tied to this plan.

However......

Wei Qing handed over a near-perfect answer sheet!

In a battle, they went down to Gaoque, surrounded and annihilated the Hun cavalry in the entire Henan region, fought thousands of battles, captured tens of thousands, and captured millions of horses, cattle and sheep.

And Li Xi's department also handed over an almost perfect answer sheet.

It's just that at that time, Wei Qing's light was extremely dazzling.

Under his brilliance, all the famous generals and generals are like mortals who have met the gods, and they are unremarkable.

Even Li Xi was completely overwhelmed by Wei Qing's light at that time.

is only slightly more advanced than passers-by, and is considered a super soldier.

But now, looking back, Li Xi's tactical use and decision in the Henan campaign were almost every time with divine help.

It can even be said that without Li Xi, there would be no brilliant victory for Wei Qing.

In this battle, after Li Xisuo's troops left Daijun, they detoured three hundred miles south along the Yellow River, and first made a posture to threaten Longcheng, after attracting the cavalry of the Xiongnu stationed in Longcheng and Ziling, the main force of its headquarters unexpectedly suddenly bypassed the defense of the Huns in the south of the Munan, attacked Yinshan, blocked the escape route of the enemy in Henan, and forced the Huns to gather heavy troops to defend Yulinsai in a hurry.

As a result, Wei Qing's department seized this favorable opportunity to attack Ziling, and quickly penetrated into the hinterland of the Xiongnu after succeeding, and within three days the cavalry marched 800 miles, crossed the Beihe River, captured Honghu Sai, and approached Gaoque.

It was only at this time that the Huns woke up from a dream.

However, there is no way back.

Because of the main force of the Right Xian King, it was entangled by Han Anguo's army for hundreds of miles between Pinggang City and Yuyang Sai.

And the forces defending Henan Xinqinzhong are only part of the forces of the Aries Department and the Loufu Department.

Even if you count the herdsmen in the New Qin at that time, the total number was only 50,000.

However, it has been divided and surrounded by the Han army in a narrow area of more than 300 miles north of Gaoque and south of Yulinsai.

The communication between its various divisions has been cut off by the cavalry of the Han army, and the escape route has also been blocked by Li Xi's department.

By this time, the outcome of the Henan campaign had been decided.

The Huns lost all the games.

When the Xiongnu Youxian King under Pinggang City heard the news, he was furious and immediately ordered the main force to disengage from the Han army desperately and go south to rescue the siege of Gaoque.

But, it's already too late.

Two days later, Wei Qing's troops ascended to Gaoque Fortress.

This homeland of the Qin Empire, the fortress of King Wuling of Zhao, returned to Zhuxia after a hundred years.

Three days later, Li Xisuo's troops broke through Yulinsai and reoccupied Yinshan, ending the Henan Campaign.

In this battle, the number of beheadings of the Han army was not very large, and the combined results of Li Xi and Wei Qing's troops were only more than 3,700 beheadings.

However, the strategic significance is unquestionable.

It completely changed the offensive and defensive trend of the Han and Hungarians.

From then on, the Han army seized the initiative in the strategic offensive.

More importantly, in this battle, Wei Qing's troops and Li Xi's troops captured countless war horses, cattle and sheep, and countless cheeses and furs that the Huns had hoarded in the Hetao Plain.

The number of livestock alone is in the millions!

Since then, the era of Yihandang Wuhu has come!

Thinking of this, the Son of Heaven was slightly moved.

"Am I being too harsh on Li Xi?" He thought to himself, and when he lowered his head, he looked at the lieutenant in front of him again.

It has been almost thirteen years since General Li Xi died of illness in Caohan.

In other words, when the general died of illness, the lieutenant was barely babbling and was just beginning to speak.

In other words, this lieutenant has no relationship with General Li Xi.

But he was willing to give up the title and food he had received for the sake of this general, who had been dead for thirteen years and was almost forgotten by the world, in exchange for the praise of the gods under the other party's springs.

This is really, only something that worshippers can do to idols.

After careful calculation, General Li Xi's military exploits and achievements are indeed very dazzling!

Although it is far inferior to the twin stars Wei Qing and Huo Quai, who were active in the same period as him, they are not even as good as Lu Bode and Zhao Ponu.

And after the Battle of Henan, the veteran basically withdrew from the front line, training soldiers only in the rear to consolidate the new frontier.

But the number of beheadings in his career is indeed exaggerated, even far exceeding Wei Qing and Huo Quai.

Before and after his life, counting the Huns and Qiang, the total number of beheadings exceeded 100,000!

Among them, the Qiang people contributed more than eighty percent!

As a result, the veteran is not recognized.

Many people feel that the results he obtained when suppressing the Qiang people can be done by himself.

After thinking about it in his heart slightly, the Son of Heaven said: "Since Aiqing insists on requesting, then I will consider it and posthumously crown the general Li Xi......"

"It's just ......" he smiled at Zhang Yue: "You have to think clearly!" Once this is the case, Na Qing is afraid that unless he leads his division to go out and win a great victory, I am afraid that there will be no such a good opportunity! ”

A Guannei Hou is still a Guannei Hou with 2,700 households in the food district, and the meaning of this can be known without going into detail.

Once he is sealed, then this lieutenant can immediately use this as a basis to establish his own power in the government and the opposition.

You can even struggle for 30 years less, and complete ahead of schedule the forces that it would take others 10 or 20 years to build!

Zhang Yue listened, but he did not hesitate, and bowed: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has already thought clearly!" ”

"Big husband, take fame but take it right away!"

"And General Li Xi, the minister is indeed extremely respectful, may Your Majesty Jia General Li Xi be a god!"

For Zhang Yue, using Li Xi's name to reject the so-called title of Lintong Hou is not only to avoid becoming the target of public criticism, but also a direct manifestation of his ambition!

General Li Xi has countless fans and fans in Caohan, Tianshui County, and Wuwei County.

Up and down the Yamen, almost all of them have received his favor.

Through this incident, Zhang Yue can establish a good relationship with the military and civilians of the entire Tianshui and Longxi.

So as to lay a good foundation and prepare for the future expedition to Huangshui.

In the future, after the training of the Xinfeng New Army, of course, it is necessary to find a place to run in and exercise, so that these recruits can see blood and grow up in battle.

Is there a better object of tempering than the Qiang people?

Without!

In Zhang Yue's plan, in the future, he will take turns to pull the trained new army to Huangshui to communicate with the Qiang people.

Just like the PLA of the old mountain wheel battle, the monkeys are warmly welcomed.

In the course of exchanges, the officers and men of the new army will certainly grow up by leaps and bounds and become a fighting force.

The Son of Heaven looked at Zhang Yue with a sincere face, thought about it carefully, and chased Li Xi, for him, there was no problem.

General Li Xi's military exploits are indeed enough to qualify for a liege.

Not to mention, there are also his own favored retainers, who are willing to exchange his title.

So he said: "In that case, then I will edict Taichang and Zong Zheng to discuss the matter of posthumous General Li Xi!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yue bowed heavily.