Looking at the generals below, they were all talking, and they were all scolding Zhao Xin, the traitor who repeatedly jumped between the Han and Hungarians.
General Wei Qing's expression suddenly turned bad.
This Zhao Xin rebelled from him and went to the Huns. Many secrets of the Han army were known to the Huns.
If not for this reason.
In recent years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che would not alienate the general, and even directly evaded his power.
be honest.
In this matter, Wei Qing cannot escape the blame.
Now that the generals mentioned this matter again, Wei Qing's expression was naturally not good, but he still coughed calmly and said: "Why are you panicking? It's not like the Huns cavalry has never fought before. They sent two armies of soldiers to fight with the Huns cavalry on the left and right flanks respectively. That’s right.”
"As for the Rangers, the plan remains unchanged!"
"Still taking a detour from the flank and taking the Huns' retreat."
"Remember, when the time comes, we must leave a way for the Huns cavalry to retreat and give them hope of escape. Prevent them from being trapped and trapped in a fight!"
General Wei Qing's battle plan was very good. When dealing with the Huns' cavalry in the past, this strategy worked almost every time.
after all.
This is something recorded in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
It is a way to figure out the enemy's psychology. Once the enemy feels that there is still a possibility of escape, they will subconsciously forget their fighting instinct.
Because most people with normal brains will have a desire to survive.
But after Wei Qing said these words.
The rear general Cao Xiang said: "General, we don't have that many soldiers and horses now to resist the Huns cavalry that suddenly appeared on our left and right flanks!"
When Wei Qing heard this, he was immediately shocked and said: "General Cao, why do you say that we have no more troops? How can I have 50,000 cavalrymen without any troops?"
At this time.
Seeing that the general did not believe it, Cao Xiang said: "On the battlefield ahead, because the Huns cavalry increased their strength to 10,000, the 5,000 soldiers we originally sent could not resist the attack, so we sent an additional 5,000 troops. This time Just ten thousand.”
"The total number of soldiers guarding this camp surrounded by Wugang chariots is another ten thousand."
"The shock cavalry specially trained by the general took up another 8,000 troops!"
"We have only three thousand cavalry left in our rear guard."
"Unless the general lets the central guards attack, but the troops here are taken away, if the Huns come to kill me, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect them with my three thousand guards!"
When Wei Qing heard this, he immediately frowned and said, "What about the 20,000 more cavalry?"
Cao Xiang then said: "General, you won't forget, right? Former General Li Guang and Right General Zhao Shiqi followed your orders and took a roundabout route eastward, but no news has been sent back yet!"
General Wei Qing frowned and said, "What, where have these two people gone? Why is there no news at all?"
About this question.
Cao Xiang could only shake his head, he didn't know the situation.
At this moment, General Wei Qing had a look of annoyance on his face.
He also thought that the right general Zhao Shiqi and the former general Li Guangneng would take a roundabout route eastward to catch the Huns cavalry by surprise.
But now it's better.
No one knows where they went.
have no choice.
After some thought, the general could only say at this moment: "That's all, since there are less than 20,000 people, we won't use roundabout tactics."
"Send six thousand assault cavalry to deal with the Hun cavalry that ambushed on the left flank."
"The remaining 5,000 cavalry from the central guard will be used to attack the Hun cavalry on the right flank."
"General Cao Xiang, can you take charge of these five thousand cavalry?"
When Cao Xiang heard this, he immediately nodded and said: "General, I will obey your order!"
The words fell.
Cao Xiang, the later general, took the order from the general to mobilize the central guard cavalry.
He originally had three thousand cavalry in the rear guard, plus the five thousand cavalry transferred from the central guard, which added up to eight thousand cavalry.
This force.
It was enough to block the Huns' 10,000-strong cavalry attack on the right flank.
Seeing that General Cao Xiangdu had a cavalry force of 8,000 men to fight against the Huns, General Cheng Bushi, who had never had a chance to fight, immediately couldn't stand it anymore and asked: "General, what are the generals of each army now?" , all have combat missions, what about this old guy like me?"
"Old General Cheng," General Wei Qing looked troubled at this time. He really didn't know how to deal with the old general, so he had to say: "Old General, the current situation between the enemy and us is not optimistic, and our troops are stretched thin. We really can't mobilize them. More troops for you to take to the battlefield!”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty transferred these veteran generals to him, which made Wei Qing suffer everywhere.
no way.
Who asked Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, to send Wei Qing's army on a feint attack mission from the beginning, and Hussar General Huo Qubing was the main force against the Xiongnu Great Chanyu.
When marching ahead.
General Hussar originally wanted to go to Dingxiang City, but later changed it to Daijun. It was because he heard that the main force of the Xiongnu Chanyu was heading east, so the two armies exchanged their marching directions.
Pity.
The information Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, received was wrong.
The main force of the Xiongnu Great Chanyu did not go east, but also met head-on with the Wei Qing Army. The two sides started a fierce fight in Mobei!
According to the original historical development.
The Xiongnu dan was defeated by the main force, and Yi Zhixie only led the remnant to escape.
The Wei Qing Army won, but only miserably.
Its personnel losses reached a terrifying 70%!
The requirements for obtaining military merit in the Han Dynasty were to kill more enemies and suffer less battle losses. Only in this way can we obtain the military merits rewarded by the imperial court.
The Wei Qing Army suffered heavy losses in this battle and naturally did not receive any military rewards.
The old general Cheng Bushi didn't know this. When he saw Wei Qing's refusal, he immediately said: "It's okay if the general doesn't send troops to me. How about sending me to lead the six thousand cavalry?"
General Wei Qing suddenly frowned and said: "This assault cavalry is used to charge into the formation. To fight with the enemy, you basically charge directly into the enemy's formation. This is very different from the cavalry's fighting style."
"The old general is very old."
"It's better to stay in the Central Guards and be responsible for the safety of this place! How about avoiding bleeding and injuries?"
The general's words were meant with good intentions.
Just like he didn't want General Li Guang to become a forward general and fight with the enemy on the front line.
The two old generals were both old men who had lived through three dynasties, and they were supposed to live out their old days.
If it were left here, it would be unpleasant to hear, and Wei Qing couldn't bear to see it like this.
However.
Old generals like Li Guang and Cheng Bushi had a lot of blood on their hands and had very bad tempers. If they were afraid of bloodshed, they would not participate in this battle in Mobei.
The old general Cheng Bushi said loudly: "General, what are you afraid of when you are bleeding and injured? What does it mean if the soldiers in the army don't bleed? General of the Central Guards, you'd better find someone else. Please let me go into battle to kill the enemy." , even being an ordinary soldier is better than lingering here!"
The general was obviously embarrassed by Cheng Bushi's request.
And at this time.
Huo Guang, who had been holding the sand table terrain beside him, came over and said: "Report to the general, the sand table terrain has been prepared. Do you want to review it?"
The general was upset at this time, and he said: "It depends on the sand table. Fighting on the plains, and the troops are insufficient. Now there is no good way to fight these Huns cavalry, so we can only give it a try."
It’s hard for a clever woman to cook without rice!
Even though Wei Qing was familiar with ancient military books, he could not think of any clever plan to defeat the enemy at this moment.
Commander Wei Qing's cavalry is not as numerous as the Huns' cavalry, and they are on this desert plain!
The main force of the Huns had not even been fully mobilized, which made Wei Qing unable to think of any good strategies to defeat the enemy.
now.
When we meet on a narrow road, we can only see who is braver.
Huo Guang heard his uncle's words and knew that he was under great pressure, so he immediately said: "General, I have a plan that can help our army solve its current predicament and at the same time severely defeat the enemy's army!"
General Cheng on the side suddenly became dissatisfied when he saw Huo Guang interrupting his request to the general.
Plus the previous military exercise.
Huo Guang used some messy tree trunks to inexplicably say that the team led by Cheng Bushi had been killed in battle, which made General Cheng, who had already complained about Huo Guang, lose his good temper even more.
Last time, His Majesty was by his side, so it was not easy for him to have an attack.
Now that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, General Cheng has nothing to do with anything else. He directly mocks: "You are a kid with no hair, do you know how to march and fight? A kid with a yellow mouth who has blood on his hands dares to Nonsense tactics!”
Huo Guang immediately snorted and said, "Why don't I understand marching and fighting? Old general, please don't underestimate me."
"It is said that the first is to attack the enemy with the army, the second is to attack the enemy, and the second is to attack the city!"
"If the old general doesn't understand, I can teach you!"
He obviously just wanted to present his strategy to the general!
The worst thing is not to adopt it.
The general hasn’t said anything yet!
Cheng Bushi came to belittle him, but Huo Guang was not a fool, so he immediately responded.
When the old general heard this, even a small captain dared to speak rudely to him as a general, and immediately shouted: "Huangkou boy, what are you talking about, you teach me?"
Huo Guang shrugged, thinking of continuing to say a few words.
At this time, the general spoke up and said: "Captain Huo, please don't talk nonsense, and you must respect the old general!"
Huo Guang suddenly said helplessly: "General, I really have a plan to offer, and I am not joking. This old general just won't listen. I don't know what he is mocking about. Is it possible that he can defeat the Huns cavalry by mocking his own people?"
"you"
General Cheng's face suddenly turned red with anger.
If the general hadn't been here, he would have taken action against Huo Guang.
At this time, the general also immediately stretched out his hand to stop Cheng Bushi from starting a fight and said: "Old General Cheng, don't be angry. You might as well listen to Captain Huo's plan first."
The words fell.
Wei Qing turned to look at Huo Guang and said, "Tell me, if it is really a useful strategy, I will adopt it!"
Hear the words.
Huo Guang then said with a smile: "My plan requires the general to serve as bait and lead a group of cavalry to break out of the encirclement of the Huns' cavalry and escape to the rear. In this way, the Huns' cavalry will be deceived into hiding their hidden strength, and then"
The words are not finished yet.
Cheng on the side didn't know the old general and laughed loudly: "Haha, what kind of clever plan do you think I am, just like this? Ha!"
"The Huns are suffering from the inability to find our general. It would be better for you to let the general serve as bait!"
"Using the coach as bait, huh, what on earth do you have in mind!"
Maybe the last military exercise really made old general Cheng Bushi bear a grudge.
Before Huo Guang finished speaking, he was ridiculed by the old general again.
As a captain.
Huo Guang naturally had a temper, and immediately said: "I haven't finished speaking yet, why did you interrupt me? Can't you just listen patiently to the end?"
"The general is the commander-in-chief of our army, and he is also my uncle, Huo Guang. Although he is not related by blood, he is closer than his biological uncle!"
"Of course I won't harm the general."
On the side, Wei Qing also said: "Old general, please be patient and listen to what my nephew has to say, okay?"
here.
Wei Qing specially emphasized his nephew, just to tell the old general Cheng Bushi.
He repeatedly interrupted the old general.
Presumably even the good-tempered Wei Qing was dissatisfied.
then.
Cheng Bushi had no choice but to say: "Since the general has spoken, you kid, just continue talking, as long as I don't interrupt!"
Don't know how to express your opinion.
Wei Qing just nodded and signaled to Huo Guang: "Captain Huo, you can continue."
Because his thoughts were interrupted, Huo Guang thought for a while before continuing: "As the commander-in-chief, the general cannot take personal risks."
"But in order to lure the Huns, all the cavalry was dispatched."
"so!"
"I need to borrow the general's armor and ask my subordinates to dress up as the general and lead a group of cavalry to break through the Hun cavalry in a breakout and escape posture!"
"By then, when those Huns cavalry see that the general is about to flee, they will send all their troops to chase him without hesitation!"
On the side, General Cheng Bushi, who was leaning on his back and listening with his ears straight, asked curiously: "Even if you deceive all the Huns cavalry, what's the use? We have fewer soldiers than the Huns, you How to destroy the entire Hun cavalry?"
Huo Guang suddenly frowned and said, "Why did the old general break his promise? He promised not to interrupt me, and then he did it again!"
However.
But Cheng Bushi snorted: "The plan you said is full of loopholes. I'm bringing it up now for your own good!"
"Hmph!" Huo Guang murmured softly, ignoring Cheng Bushi, and simply said: "When all the Huns cavalry are dispatched, I will arrange for my subordinates to throw out the new weapons brought by His Majesty from Chang'an and beat them. Caught off guard!”
"correct."
"The ten flying thunder cannons have also arrived."
"When the time comes, I will ask my subordinates to prepare the flying thunder cannons. When ten flying thunders fall to the ground, they will explode and knock the Hun cavalry off their backs."
"At this time."
"General, don't be stingy with your troops. All eight thousand cavalrymen will be dispatched. While the Huns have not stabilized their position, they will rush forward to harvest the battlefield!"
Huo Guang's suggestion was based on his ten thunder cannons and a batch of grenades.
But how powerful is it?
As a general, Wei Qing didn't know.
Cheng Bushi, who was on the side, heard Huo Guang's plan and continued to taunt him by referring to the last military exercise: "Flying thunder cannon, is that what you used tree trunks as weapons last time? Oh, what, you think this time you are a Huns?" They will also listen to you obediently. If you said they were killed in battle, they were killed in battle?"
Cheng didn't know the old general's chatter.
Huo Guang ignored him, just looked at Uncle Wei Qing and asked, "General, will you adopt your nephew's suggestion?"
To this.
The general just frowned tightly and asked: "Then how sure are you?"
After Huo Guang thought for a moment, he resolutely replied: "Ten percent!"
(End of chapter)
