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The Imperial Military Council is being held.

The participants were all generals of the Han Empire in Beijing!

Wei Wei Xingning Hou Wei Chi, General Xiliu Cheng Anhou Qin Mu, Northern Army Protector Envoy Jianxin Hou Xu Mu, Ba Shang Army Commander Xin Hou Zhang Xu, Zong Zheng Ling Thornmen Army Commander Shi Qingyang Hou Liu Jing, etc., are all rising stars of the Han Empire in recent years!

There are also some veterans in the column, such as Zhou Yafu, Li Ji, Han Yudang and other special veterans sitting on Liu Che's left and right, guarding the Han Emperor.

A giant map was spread out in front of everyone.

This is the most complete and detailed map of the Hexi Corridor drawn by the Han Dynasty.

And all the generals sitting here, including the veterans, have already memorized every mountain and river on this map.

This is also a skill that the current Han generals must master - memorizing the map!

I can't even memorize a map, so what kind of general is it?

What is the master of an army?

Go home and farm!

At least it won't kill anyone!

As a relative, Wei Chi served as the keynote speaker of today's imperial military conference.

He took the baton and said in front of the map: "Your Majesty, all the elders, all your comrades, the land west of the river is long and narrow and dangerous, and it is the throat of our army to go out of the Western Regions and the north of the curtain, and it must be taken!" ”

"Today, the Western Xiongnu internal changes, according to intelligence, the Western Xiongnu left general and Qu and carved two months ago was assassinated, a month ago, so the Hun left general Hu Yan Dangtu led his troops to launch a sudden coup d'état in Qilian, controlled Yu Shan Yu, and sent a letter of help to our court!"

"According to the information that our army currently has, the land west of the river is currently divided into three different hostile forces!"

"One, the general of the left who is entrenched in the land of Juyan and the canal is difficult to carve and the ...... of the bones of the king of Zhelan."

"One is loyal to Huyan Dangtu, and currently occupies several ...... in Qilian Mountain"

"On the one hand, it is the tribes that are secretly vacillating and maintaining neutrality......"

"According to His Majesty's holy decree, our army should beat and cut and carve difficult to fold the Lan Department, gently let go of the neutral, and try to be gentle with the Huyan Slaughter Department......

With Wei Chi's introduction, everyone also nodded slightly, feeling that it should be so.

The land of Hexi, the terrain is complex, the situation is also more complicated, the local Huqiang is mixed, and the western part of the horsehair mountain, Xingxing Gorge area, and the north of the curtain, the western region communicates.

If the Han army acted too roughly, it was likely to win the war and lose the strategy.

Once, all the departments panicked and took advantage of the chaos to flee to the Northern Huns, which was equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain!

Many of these Hexi tribes are vassals of the former Xiongnu Shan Yuting or even their own tribes.

These tribes are skilled in herding and have been servants of the Twin Clans for generations.

Among them, Zhelan, Lu Hou, Ruolu and other departments were even the loyal lackeys of the Xiongnu Shan Yuting in the past.

If these people went to the Northern Xiongnu and might become an obstacle to the Han army's westward march in the future, it was still necessary to find a way to keep them in Hexi and under the control of the Han family as much as possible.

Now, Zhidu's actions in Munan have proved a fact - as long as the education is appropriate, the policy is appropriate, and the management is appropriate, Yidi can also become a good citizen of the Han family.

Become a part of the Han Empire's war machine!

"Your Majesty...... The elders ...... "General Cheng'an, Hou Qin Mu, stood up, bowed down slightly, and said: "The last general has a ...... word."

"Talk about ......" Liu Che said with a smile, Qin Mu was his favorite young general.

He was a general who grew up in the Battle of Mayi, and last year he took over Wei Chi's squad and served as the commander of the Xiliu Battalion, the first standing general-level main field army of the Han Army.

Strictly speaking, he should belong to the lineage of Yizong.

It is also the rising star of the largest Shantou Zhou (Zhou Yafu) Yi (Yizong) military group in the Han army.

At the time when Zhou Yafu Zhishi, Yi Zong served as the governor of Anbei Prefecture and began to transfer to civilian positions, and he became one of the highest-ranking active generals in this group.

In the future, perhaps, the descendants of General Qin Kai may create a new family of prominent military generals.

For young people, Liu Che is always very encouraging.

Facing Liu Che's encouraging eyes, Qin Mu sorted out his thoughts slightly, and then bowed: "Your Majesty, the last general foolishly thinks that the holy will is to encircle and annihilate the left general and the right general of the Western Huns, and strive to fight a war ......of annihilation in Juyan."

Liu Che listened and nodded slightly.

It has been indicated on the map that the current situation is that the main force of the Western Xiongnu, including the forces of the Qu clan, the Zhelan tribe and several other large tribes, are entrenched in Juyan as a force to deal with the offensive of the Han army.

Its total strength ranged from 50,000 to 70,000.

This force is the coffin of the last wife of the Western Huns.

As long as this force is annihilated, then the Hexi Corridor will be at your fingertips!

In the huge west of the river, there will be no strength that can stop the advance of the Han army!

And once this army escaped from Juyan and scattered among the mountains of Hexi, then the Han army would probably have to be prepared to entangle with the enemy in Hexi.

When the time comes, any bull, ghost, snake and god may jump out.

After all, the supply lines of the Han army were too long!

It will take at least a month for the baggage from Northland County to reach Hali Mountain, and then it may take half a month for transshipment to reach the front-line army.

In Hexi, the Han army can't afford it!

Tens of thousands of troops, eating and drinking Lazar every day, is an astronomical number.

If we add in the consumption of men and livestock......

Once the war drags on for a long time, the young secretary will probably hang himself.

Qin Mu walked to the map, pointed to a place far away from Juyan, and said: "That being the case, the last general is willing to ask Ying, personally marshal the fine willow light horse, raid this place, and cut off the escape of the main force of the Western Xiongnu!" ”

Liu Che looked at the past and found that this place was located in the middle of the Hexi Corridor in the Duanshui and Styx basins.

The so-called Underze, because its lake water looks a little black and named, later named the Black Sea, Hala Lake, is the lake into which the Shule River eventually flows.

It is also the second largest lake in Qinghai.

It was also a strategic place in Jiuquan County, where the Han dynasty set up the Western Governor's Office and the Western Barrier City.

Once the Han army seized this place, it could control the entire Beishan and Shule River valleys.

What's even better is that from the Shule River, you can go straight to the Qilian Mountain, and even close the Xingxing Gorge channel, turning the entire Hexi into a Chinese meal for the Han family.

It's just that......

Even if it was from Heli Mountain, the Han army would need to cross at least a thousand miles to reach the underworld.

The cavalry raided this place, and it was indeed possible to immediately lock the route of the main force of the Western Xiongnu to flee westward and block them in the Juyan area.

Can the Han light cavalry have the ability to surprise at such a long distance?

Can the Han cavalry occupying this place really stop those Western Hun cavalry who want to flee for their lives?

That's the problem?

After all, a thousand-mile expedition, completely separated from the rear, and in a foreign land that is completely unfamiliar with the environment, once the slightest carelessness, the entire army may be wiped out.

Not to mention, a altitude sickness may make the Han army lose its troops!

And those Western Hun cavalry who fled for their lives will test the will and endurance of the Han light cavalry.

Knocking on the dragon head on the armrest slightly, Liu Che asked, "How many cavalry does the general want to bring?" ”

"Two light cavalry commanders and one dragoon commander are sufficient!" Qin Mu bowed and said, full of confidence: "Five thousand to six thousand horsemen, one riding two horses, bringing enough arrows, dry food, and medicine, the last general can guarantee that not a single soldier of the Western Huns will escape back to the mountains of Hexi!" ”

Liu Che thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, then the general will go and prepare......"

Qin Mu's plan is indeed feasible!

If you take Mingze and Duanjishui, the main force of the Western Xiongnu will have no way to escape, and they will be surrounded in the Juyan area and wait for the end of the day.

This is very much in line with Liu Che's consistent strategy - if you don't fight, you must aim to destroy the enemy's living forces!

Defeating the enemy and seizing the land was never his first choice.

He would rather give up some interests first, and give priority to the annihilation of the enemy's living forces!

"It's just that in this way, the main force of the besieged Western Xiongnu may jump over the wall in a hurry, make peace with the Northern Xiongnu, or even directly lead people to flee to the Northern Xiongnu......" Liu Che said worriedly: "What are the opinions of the generals?" ”

This is something that is very likely to happen, especially in the Oriran Department.

And the canal and carving will probably not surrender to the Northern Xiongnu, but the Zhelan people do not have this scruples, forcing the other party, with soldiers, horses, livestock, herdsmen, go to the Horsehair Mountain, through the Junji Mountain to the north of the Makubei, to protect the Northern Xiongnu.

Once the Zhelan people are released, it is equivalent to letting the Northern Xiongnu get an elite cavalry of one or two hundred thousand.

What's even worse is that the Qiang people in the Juyan region and the Hexi region may follow.

That's a force of hundreds of thousands.

In the future, the Han dynasty will pass through Hexi, and if it loses these laborers, it will be half the effort.

"Your Majesty, you can ask the Hun general to make a posture to cross the bow and Lu Shui along the Hanhai Sea in the south of the curtain!" Qin Mu suggested: "Scare the Northern Xiongnu monarchs...... Even if it can't be scared, it can attract some of its troops......"

"As for the enemy of Juyan......"

"The last general suggested that our army's offensive should start ten days after the departure of the last general's headquarters, so that the enemy could be caught off guard!"

Qin Mu's opinion made Liu Che and other generals shine, Zhou Yafu was even more proud, Qin Mu was also one of his students, after the Battle of Mayi, he was the first batch of martial arts generals to be trained.

There is nothing that makes him happier than seeing the students he teaches so well.

"Good!" Liu Che stroked his palm and said: "Just do it according to the general!" ”

Northern Huns?

In Liu Che's eyes, it is actually a group of cowards who were scared on the battlefield.

Don't look at the sentence, Lihu shouts every day that he wants revenge, wants to change the law, and learns from King Yue Goujian.

But actually......

This is a cowardly bag that did not face the sharp edge of the Han army's iron cavalry at all.

Otherwise, in last year's Munan War, the Northern Hun cavalry should have appeared on the battlefield in formation.

Instead of quietly instigating the various departments in the south of the Mumi, he even took the initiative to send people to contact the Han family now, hinting at the joint encirclement and suppression of the worm horse bandits.

Isn't this tantamount to telling Liu Che - don't come to beat me, I'm very well-behaved?

There was no need to think about it, Liu Che knew that once the Zhidu Department put on a posture that planned to cross the Gonglu Shui and Hanhai.

Nine times out of ten, the Northern Xiongnu will shrink their eggs.

Even if he is unwilling, others will 'persuade' him to 'focus on the overall situation'.

At least he won't take the initiative to get involved in the Juyan war.

At most, send some miscellaneous cards to Juyan to make trouble, or wave the flag and shout in Junji Mountain.

It's like the thing about Makunan.

With Qin Mu opening his mind, others are naturally not far behind.

Wei Chi said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that once the war starts, our light cavalry can quickly cross the Juyan Gorge, regardless of everything along the way, and go straight to the Horsehair Mountain!" ”

"As long as the Horsehair Mountain is captured, then the enemy of Juyan's way to escape north will also be cut off!"

"The minister recommended the Tiger Benwei Zuo Du Lieutenant Xu Dare to serve as the general to seize the Horsehair Mountain!"

Xu Dang also immediately came out to worship and said: "The last general is willing to make a military order and seize Horsehair Mountain within ten days!" ”

Xu Dang is also a tiger general, he is a young general who is not known in Wuyuan Mountain, and he is a well-known fierce general in the Han army.

Then he took Gaoque and occupied Yulin, his troops were all vanguards, sharp knives!

Liu Che naturally approved this plan and appointed Xu Dang as the commander of the horseman, leading 3,000 light cavalry to raid the horsehair mountain.

……………………………………

This military meeting in front of the emperor lasted until the end of the day, and finally determined the strategy of the Han army in the entire Hexi campaign.

The strategic goal is to annihilate and encircle the living forces of the Western Xiongnu.

The entire campaign will be divided into three phases.

In the first stage, Qin Mu led the light cavalry of the Xiliu Battalion to raid Mingze, and then Xu Dang led three thousand tiger light cavalry to intersperse with Horsehair Mountain.

This is the most difficult and the most test of the execution of the Han army.

But as long as it succeeds, the enemy's westward and northward escape will be blocked.

Unless the Northern Xiongnu don't want to die, pull out their main force and come to the rescue in Hexi.

That...... It can be a little tricky.

However, if this is the case, since the Northern Xiongnu dare to gamble, then Liu Che is also willing to accompany him, he will take out all the gold reserves of the inner treasury, and at the same time order Guanzhong, the Sanhe region, and the northern counties to enter the general mobilization.

Pull out all the main forces of the Bashang Army, the Thornmen Army, the Tiger Benwei, the Yulinwei and the Xiliu Battalion, as well as the elites of the Daiguo, Beidi, and Longyou of the Northern Counties, and assemble a huge corps of more than 200,000 to fight a decisive battle with them in Hexi!

At that time, the Northern Huns are coming, so don't go!

Just once and for all, solve the Huns!

It's just that the Huns should not have this guts.

Therefore, after ruling out the option of the Northern Xiongnu coming to the aid with all their might, as long as the Han army achieved the operational objectives of the first stage, the second phase of the campaign began.

Wei Chi will personally go to Heli Mountain to preside over the battle.

With the cuirassiers of Hu Benwei and Yu Lin Wei as the middle, and the Ba Shang Army, the Xiliu Battalion and other elite units as sharp knives, the Han army will divide and surround the enemy in the vast Juyan area.

In the end, all of them were annihilated in Juyan!

The plan and operational deployment of this campaign, in Liu Che's eyes, was already a bit like the Liaoshen Battle in later generations.

The capture of Mingze and Horsehair Mountain is the move of the Northeast Field Army to take Jinzhou and close the door and fight the dogs.

It's just that compared with Dongye, the current advantages of the Han army and the enemy cannot be compared with the opponent of Dongye back then.

Therefore, the war is to be won!