Chapter 556 Huo Qubing’s strategy
"Maybe. But history has happened and no one can change it. If Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could let Huo Qubing survive, I believe he would rather not let Huo Qubing go to war." Qin An said.
Meng Tian nodded slowly and said, "Let alone Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, no Chinese person would want anything to happen to Huo Qubing."
Qin An nodded and said, "Yes, no one in China wants anything to happen to him. In fact, against the Xiongnu, two generals alone are not enough. There are also soldiers who are not afraid of death. The whole court is united.
In addition, there is financial support, money and food are in place, and the most important thing is the war horses.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian as an envoy to the Western Regions, which resulted in the Han Dynasty purchasing many war horses from various countries in the Western Regions. Among them, the Dawan horses were the most famous, and the bloody horses among the Dawan horses were the most famous.
I once said that the Sweat-blooded BMW is a world-famous thousand-mile horse that can truly run a thousand miles in a day. Moreover, when running, the Sweat-blooded BMW's sweat is red, like blood, so it is called a Sweat-blooded BMW.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once had a horse with blood, which made countless contributions to the Han Dynasty. After his death, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to build a mausoleum for the horse with blood, but the minister finally stopped it.
Although he was stopped, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could still see his feelings for this bloody horse. From this, it can be seen that this bloody horse is a truly rare and good horse. "
When Meng Tian heard this, he couldn't help but said: "It would be great if I could get a bloody horse in my lifetime."
"Almost extinct." Qin An said, "Your hopes are about to be dashed. Unless this is the real Great Qin, you can still go to Dayuan to buy horses."
The first half of the sentence made Meng Tian immediately disappointed, but the second half of the sentence made Meng Tian feel hopeful again.
"I will definitely get it." Meng Tian said firmly.
Qin An nodded and said: "I don't know if the Xiongnu you are going to deal with is the Xiongnu I think.
I can leave it to you with the various tactics and strategies Huo Qubing used in the war against the Huns. "
When Meng Tian heard this, he immediately stood up and bowed solemnly to Qin An: "Please give me some advice, sir."
"Sit down, sit down and talk." Qin An said immediately, "You made it so grand, I was a little scared.
Huo Qubing's tactics were first of all surprise attack tactics: Huo Qubing was good at taking advantage of the Huns' weaknesses, choosing the weak links of the Huns' army to carry out surprise attacks, attacking the Huns' production and living resources, and making them lose their combat effectiveness.
That is to say, for those herdsmen, the Xiongnu's food is mainly beef and mutton. As long as they attack their herdsmen or the army that manages the food and grass.
Without food, the Huns army would lose its fighting capacity.
The second is to divide his troops for raids: Huo Qubing was good at dividing his troops for raids, taking advantage of the dispersion and disunity of the Xiongnu army to attack them from different directions, making it difficult to deal with them.
You also know that the Xiongnu were mainly composed of various tribes, and then they were unified by the Chanyu and became the Xiongnu.
However, no matter it is a large tribe or a small tribe, they all dislike each other, and even the other is an enemy.
Huo Qubing can see through this, which shows that he understands the Huns very well, and is responding to a sentence in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu: Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. "
"Indeed," Meng Tian said, "We still know too little about the Huns. If our ancestors could understand the Huns as well as Huo Qubing did, we might have killed the Huns to extinction."
Qin An shrugged. He didn't want to comment on what-ifs, because there were too many possible consequences and it was really hard to say.
Immediately, Qin An continued: "The third is to attack the enemy unprepared: Huo Qubing was good at taking advantage of the Huns' army being unprepared or neglecting to defend, to launch an attack quickly, attack the enemy unprepared, and win the victory.
This was mainly due to the inconvenience of information transmission, and Huo Qubing liked to divide his troops to attack. After each success, he sometimes did not go back, but continued to wander in the Huns' territory.
As long as you see the Xiongnu army unprepared or neglecting to take precautions and give them an unprepared attack, I believe you will be able to kill the opponent without leaving any trace behind.
You may want to ask how to solve Huo Qubing’s food supply. "
"Yes." Meng Tian said, "What should I do if I have been in the Huns' territory for a long time and have no food?"
"It's very simple. As long as they attack the next tribe, they will have endless food. And when there is really no food, they can go back." Qin An said.
"What if we are discovered?" Bai Siqi asked.
"If you find out, retreat." Qin An replied, "But that also depends on the strength of the opponent's troops.
Huo Qubing also has another point. In many battles, he defeated more with less. With sophisticated equipment, excellent command and brave morale, he defeated the Huns army that was stronger than himself.
So equipment is also very important. This time I will give you the special forces and Mo Dao soldiers, Lao Meng. Their equipment is definitely top-notch in your eyes.
So there is absolutely no problem in defeating more with less, but the soldiers you send out must also be a group of ruthless people who regard death as their own. "
"Don't worry, sir." Meng Tian said, "They are all Meng family soldiers left behind by their ancestors, and each of them is capable of fighting well."
"That's good." Qin An said, "The last step is also the most important step, which is to use political means.
I told you before that political means were used to establish puppets, and the purpose was to lure out the Xiongnu Chanyu.
You went to deal with them again this time. The Xiongnu Chanyu must have come out after hearing the news and caught you off guard. "
Meng Tian responded: "Sir, your prediction is good. Fortunately, the village chief is dealing with it, otherwise I will definitely be punished by the court."
Qin An nodded and said, "So this time you need to use political means such as recruitment and migration to divide the Xiongnu forces and weaken their combat effectiveness."
"Don't worry, sir, once there are people who surrender to us, I will make use of them, and I will treat the captured people well," Meng Tian said.
"Why treat prisoners kindly?" Bai Siqi asked, "Wouldn't it be better to just kill them?"
"Master Bai, you don't understand this." Meng Tian said, "I will treat the captives preferentially, giving them land, food, cattle and sheep, and at the same time giving them freedom."
"Bastard, what if they run away?" Bai Siqi said angrily, "In this case, wouldn't they become the fighting force of the Huns again?"
Meng Tian said: "But if the Xiongnu soldiers learned that they were our prisoners, not only would they not kill them, but they would also give them cattle and sheep, food and freedom. What do you think the Xiongnu soldiers would do if they knew about it? What would happen if the Xiongnu generals knew about it? What will happen?"
Bai Siqi said in a deep voice: "I will kill the bastards who spread rumors first, and then stabilize the morale of the army."
"One or two is fine, but what if there are hundreds or thousands of prisoners? Can you control one person talking, can you control so many people talking?
Master Bai, this is a conspiracy, an upright conspiracy, a conspiracy that leaves the Huns generals helpless. Meng Tian said with a smile.
