Xianyang, Imperial Palace, Upper Study.

Qin Yiren wore a crown on his head and wore an imperial robe, sitting on the throne, looking forward to being a male and majestic.

Fan Sui, Wang Qian, Li Mu, Wei Yi, Sima Shang, Huang Shigong, Li Si, Han Fei, Fan Zeng, Wang Juan, Meng Wu, Ying Zheng, Meng Tian, Meng Yi, Wang Ben They knelt on the low table, all of them were happy, and they were looking forward to it.

They all knew that Qin Yiren had gathered them here today to discuss the matter of defeating the Xiongnu.

Before pacifying Baiyue, Qin Yiren had convened them to discuss military affairs, and had mentioned the matter of the Xiongnu, which was the preparatory stage, and now it is time to take action, which has a completely different meaning.

Although the overall strength of the Xiongnu was inferior to that of the Qin Dynasty, it was not easy for the Qin Dynasty to defeat the Xiongnu. Wang Jian is sitting in Lingnan, and Lingnan is newly settled, Wang Jian should not have left, however, what a major matter to defeat the Huns, it is necessary to listen to Wang Qian's opinion, yes, Qin Yiren recalled Wang Qian.

As for Fan Sui, not to mention, although he has already made a decision, he has been seeking the country for decades, and he is old and serious, and he is indispensable in discussing the defeat of the Huns.

The reason why Ying Zheng, Meng Tian, Meng Yi and Wang Ben were able to participate in this discussion was because of Qin Yiren's special purpose, in order to increase their knowledge. After all, sooner or later, the Qin Dynasty will have to be provoked by them, and it is good to let them accumulate more.

"Today, I have gathered you together, and I don't need to say that you also understand, that is, to discuss how to defeat the Huns, you can speak freely." Qin Yiren didn't have any exciting opening remarks, and cut straight to the point.

"Huh." The Xiongnu have been in trouble for China for a long time, hundreds of years. Defeating the Xiongnu has always been the wish of countless people with lofty ideals. At first glance. Even though everyone had known about this for a long time, they still couldn't help but burst into tears of joy and laughter.

This time, everyone's eyes did not focus on Wang Qian, but on Li Mu, Wei Yi, and Sima Shang.

The defeat of the Xiongnu was originally planned by Li Mu, and Sima Shang assisted him. When it was decided to send troops from two directions, Qin Yiren decided to lead an army by Wei Yi. sent Wei Yi to the north to plot with Li Mu and Sima Shang, and of course everyone's eyes were going to fall on the three of them.

"Li Mu, you have been in the north for a long time, and you have been planning for the longest time to defeat the Huns, so let's talk about it." Qin Yiren named.

"No." Li Mu did not refuse, and responded, "Your Majesty, during the last discussion, the minister proposed that if you want to defeat the Xiongnu, you must march on two roads. Now, the minister will talk about how to march in two ways. All the way from Shuofang. Passing through the Dragon City, crossing the desert, and smashing the single in the court. This way, the minister is the most familiar, and the minister thinks that it is appropriate for the minister to command the army. ”

Li Mujiu was in the Northland, and although he was familiar with the affairs of the North, however, it was this route that they were most familiar with. If you transfer him to another way, it's not that you can't fight, but it will reduce his efficiency.

"Hmm." Everyone nodded in agreement.

"The other way, led by Lord Wei, set off from Jicheng, went north along the border between the Xiongnu and Donghu, and went straight to the holy land of the Xiongnu to worship their ancestors, and the wolf lived in Xu Mountain." Li Mu continued.

"Good! Pick! The crowd cheered in unison.

The eyes of the crowd were extraordinary, and of course they understood the benefits of such a two-way march.

The Xiongnu did not have sophisticated equipment, did not have advanced tactics and tactics, and did not have strict orders, although Touman was carrying out some reforms, it was still not a strict order, not the opponent of the Qin army, as long as the two armies fought, the Xiongnu were bound to be defeated.

However, what the Qin Dynasty feared most was that the Xiongnu would not fight with the Qin army. If the Xiongnu did not fight with the Qin army, but adopted a guerrilla fight, taking advantage of the vast expanse of the desert to consume the Qin army, then it is difficult to say the number of winners and losers in this battle.

Therefore, the key to this battle was to make the Xiongnu have to fight the Qin army.

To do this, the Qin army had to attack the Xiongnu and defend. Yuting alone and the ancestral shrine have become the weakness of the Xiongnu, as long as the Qin army attacks these two places, the Xiongnu must fight.

Shan Yuting is the residence of the Xiongnu Shan Yu, which has a great stake, symbolizing the royal power of the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu cannot help but fight.

Of course, Shan Yu Ting is not fixed, as long as Shan Yu is where, where can be regarded as Shan Yu Ting. However, the Xiongnu's Shan Yu Court is still fixed for most of the time, and the current Shan Yu Court has not moved for more than ten years, which is of considerable importance in the minds of the Xiongnu.

If the Xiongnu gave up Shan Yu Wangting, this would be a big blow to the morale of the Xiongnu's army, and Tou Manshan Yu would have to weigh it carefully.

As for the Wolf Juxu Mountain, not to mention, the Huns will defend it, and they will fight to the death.

The Xiongnu are a strange race, noble and strong, young and middle-aged have a transcendent status, and can enjoy fine wine and food. The elderly, on the other hand, have a low status and can only enjoy bad food and alcohol. However, the Xiongnu attached great importance to the ancestral tomb, and when burying their relatives, they would give everything they had, and they would bury whatever they had with gold, silver, jewelry, and jade, and there would never be two words.

If someone touches the ancestral tomb of the Huns, the Huns will definitely find you desperately, and this matter has been verified when Li Mu digs up the ancestral tomb of the Huns in Longcheng. In that battle, the Xiongnu were furious, reckless, and vowed to break Li Mu's body into thousands of pieces even if they chased him to the ends of the earth, but they plunged headlong into the ambush of the Qin army, and in the end, millions of people were killed and wounded.

If the Qin army wants to attack the Wolf Juxu Mountain, the holy place where the Xiongnu worship their ancestors, the Xiongnu will definitely fight hard and fight to the death, which is exactly what the Qin army needs.

Li Mu's plan solved the problem that the Xiongnu did not fight with the Qin army, which is not clever.

"The key to this battle is not whether we can defeat the Huns, but how to ensure that there is no shortage of baggage." There was a hint of wisdom in Wei Yi's eyes.

"It's extreme, it's extreme!" Everyone agreed in unison.

The Qin army was strong, as long as it encountered the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu must not be an opponent, which was verified as early as the Battle of Hetao.

The difficulty in this battle lies in how to ensure logistical baggage. You don't have to think about it to know that this time the Qin army will not be 100,200,000, at least 500,000 troops will be needed. In such a large-scale military operation, it is no longer realistic to rely on the captured cattle and sheep of the Xiongnu for food, and it is necessary to have strong logistical support.

Historically, Huo Qu was good at fighting battles without logistics, and he practiced the method of using war to nourish war. The attack on the Hexi Corridor is an excellent embodiment of Huo Quai's tactics. However. At the time of the "Mobei Decisive Battle". Huo Quai's strength is mainly a strong logistical guarantee, because the Han Dynasty dispatched a lot of troops, and it is no longer realistic to rely on capture alone.

"I have decided to dispatch 500,000 troops in this battle, including 200,000 cavalry and 300,000 foot soldiers, what do you think?" Qin Yiren's eyes flashed and he asked.

"500,000 is fine. More words. It's logistically difficult to secure. Li Mu, Wei Yu, and Sima Shang glanced at each other, nodded slightly, and said.

"The desert is no better than other places, and logistics are difficult to support, so 500,000 is the largest number and the lowest number." Wang Jian affirmed.

If the power of the whole country is concentrated, the Qin Dynasty can send an army of seven or eight hundred thousand. However, the more troops there are, the greater the logistical pressure. It is difficult to meet the needs of the army. With the current strength of the Qin Dynasty, it can only guarantee the logistics of an army of 500,000 at most. Any more would be overwhelming.

Of course, if you want to defeat the Huns, you also need a minimum of 500,000 troops, and it is difficult to make up the merit without it.

"Five hundred thousand, suitable." Fan Sui and they agreed in unison.

"I mean that the main force is 200,000 elite cavalry. Each person had three horses, more food, and each person was equipped with a crossbow, which was used to suppress the Xiongnu's cavalry. Qin Yiren's eyes shone brightly, and he said: "The main task of the foot soldiers is to transport grain and grass for the cavalry and ensure the smooth flow of logistics. ”

Historically, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched the "Mobei Decisive Battle" and dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops. Among them, the main force is 100,000 elite cavalry. As for the foot soldiers, they are mainly used to transport baggage and ensure the smooth flow of logistics lines.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was right in this move, however, the casualties of the Han army were still very large, with nearly half of the casualties. This can be seen from the loss of war horses, when out of the jam, a total of 300,000 horses. After the battle, only 140,000 war horses returned, and the casualties can be imagined.

Tai Shi Gong wrote about this battle in the "Historical Records" with a heavy heart, and wrote that "there are many people who have died", that is, there were heavy casualties.

Of course, the results were also great, after the decisive battle of Mobei, the Xiongnu collapsed, became weaker and weaker, and finally perished. Until now, the Xiongnu exist only in history books.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone had no objection to Qin Yiren's plan.

Fighting in the desert is different from other places, because there is a vast space, it is completely able to maneuver, and the Huns also have many war horses, coming and going like the wind, and it is very unrealistic to rely on the two legs of the foot soldiers to fight with the Huns.

To deal with the Huns, it is necessary to use cavalry, and riding is the best policy. Therefore, in this battle, cavalry is the key to victory.

Each cavalryman has three horses, which can carry more baggage and increase the cavalry's action time. Moreover, it can also be changed to ride to ensure horsepower, which can make the cavalry of the Qin army come and go like the wind, and it can completely chase the Huns.

As for the hand crossbow, it was a sharp weapon to suppress the Huns' cavalry.

The Huns grew up on horseback since they were children and were good at riding and archery. However, once they encountered the crossbows of Huaxia, the Huns' advantage in cavalry and archery ceased to exist. King Wuling of Zhao defeated the Xiongnu, Meng Tian defeated the Xiongnu, and the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, and the reason why it was able to achieve a great victory was because the Chinese army used a large number of crossbows, including strong crossbows and hand crossbows, which completely suppressed the Xiongnu's cavalry.

The Huns only have cavalry, there is no infantry, if the cavalry is suppressed, the Huns will be finished.

After that, everyone discussed some details of the troop dispatch, and this discussion took a long time, and it took a total of half a month to determine all aspects.

"The plan has been decided, it cannot be changed, and troops will be sent in the spring of next year!" After there was no more problem, Qin Yiren stood up and said.

"No!" The crowd roared into orders.

"Mobei is the nest of the Xiongnu, since Pangu opened the world, no Chinese army has arrived, the Xiongnu have always thought that Daqin is unable to go deep into Mobei. Therefore, in this battle, not only to break the Huns, but also to kill on a large scale, only in this way can the Huns be deterred. Qin Yiren's eyes flickered, like a bloodthirsty beast.

The Xiongnu fought against Huaxia several times, and whenever they suffered a big defeat, they fled back to Mobei to lick their wounds and recover their vitality. In the minds of the Huns, Mobei is where their confidence lies, as long as Mobei is still there, the Huns will not give up.

Therefore, the Qin army must go deep into Mobei, destroy the old nest of the Xiongnu, and announce to the world that Mobei is nothing.

Of course, if you want to make the Huns afraid, you can only kill, and you must kill fiercely.

"Let the blood of the Huns stain the desert red! Let the bones of the Huns fill the desert! "The essence in Qin Yiren's eyes is like a sharp sword, the atmosphere is extraordinary, and it swallows the river. (To be continued......)