"Your Highness, are you joking?"
The next day, Liu Qi summoned his ministers in the north and announced his intention to go to war with the Xiongnu.
This was nothing. What surprised everyone in Wood the most was that Liu Qi also agreed on a deadline for himself.
Half a year!
You know, what Liu Qi said was not that he would fight a victorious battle with the Xiongnu in half a year, but that he would completely disintegrate the Xiongnu power in this half year! !
If it had been in the past, Wood and others might still believe that the people of Daqing believed to their core that the Huns were nothing more than cowards who commanded people to steal and steal, and were not worth worrying about at all.
As long as Daqing sends hundreds of thousands of troops, it can defeat the Xiongnu in one fell swoop.
But now, everyone in Wood doesn't think so.
After previous battles, they have fully realized that the Huns are no longer comparable to those of the past. Not only do they have strong fighting capabilities, but they also have an excellent general, Zhamuhe.
Moreover, currently in the north, even if Liu Qi's personal troops are included and all the soldiers are used, there are only 150,000 people, but the Huns are twice as many as them.
In a head-on battle, there is almost no chance of winning.
Moreover, the grassland is vast, and even if the Xiongnu are defeated, they can take advantage of the terrain to fight Daqing's army on the move. In this way, even if they are exhausted, they can completely wear out Daqing's army.
Not to mention half a year, even five years, Wood and the others felt that it was already a great thing to be able to completely defeat the Huns.
What puzzled everyone in Wood the most was that Liu Qi, who was going to fight again, no longer had the time limit set by the court. How long it took for him to defeat the Huns, he just wanted a final result.
I don’t understand why Liu Qi would set a deadline for himself that is simply impossible to achieve.
If it can be explained, it is that the prince must be anxious.
So Wood couldn't help but persuade him.
"Your Highness, today's Huns are no longer what they used to be. They are not only powerful in battle, but also have a clear fighting mind. Although I, Daqing, are not afraid of the Huns, we must not underestimate them. I hope that Your Highness will think about it again. "
However, Liu Qi's answer was very firm.
"Half a year! Just half a year, within half a year, I will definitely plant the flag of the Qing Kingdom on the wall of his city of the King of the Huns!"
Seeing Liu Qi's resolute attitude, Wood and others had no choice but to say more. After all, he was the final commander of this battle against the Huns.
In addition, he also believed that since Liu Qi dared to set a deadline like this, he must have a certain degree of confidence in his heart.
Is Liu Qi really anxious? of course not!
Just as Wood hoped in his heart, he was indeed sure.
And this certainty comes not only from the plan he, Lu Liang and Bai Qi agreed on last night to fight against the Huns.
The most important thing is that if you want to realize this plan perfectly, half a year is the best opportunity. If you miss it, you may not know how long you will have to wait.
Indeed, as Wood said, the current Xiongnu cannot be underestimated.
They are no longer a barbarian tribe living in a corner. Their fighting ability and scale are already comparable to that of a vassal state.
At present, the Xiongnu's elite division mainly consists of three parts.
They are the Khan's personal army, the main cavalry and the foreign legion.
The Great Khan's personal army, numbering 150,000, was under the direct control of the Chanyu. The main cavalry consisted of about 100,000 people, under the jurisdiction of Hatir, and almost all of them were composed of Huns.
These two forces are the main pro-military components of the Xiongnu, and they are also the key to controlling various tribes from causing chaos.
Secondly, there is the Foreign Legion, controlled by Jamuhe.
It is composed of soldiers and generals from other tribes such as the Jin tribe, the Yan Tuo Tuo tribe, the Yinan tribe, the Tieledan tribe, and so on.
Historically, they have three other names that are easy to understand: Tiger Division, Leopard Division and Eagle Division.
The total number of these troops was approximately 400,000. All are cavalry, including light cavalry and heavy cavalry.
There were 100,000 more troops than the 300,000 troops Daqing knew about before.
It can also be seen from this that the last time they attacked Beiping Pass, the Huns did not even dispatch their entire army!
Facing such an opponent with absolute combat power and a large scale, it is not easy to defeat it, not to mention, it will still take half a year.
But Liu Qi didn't think so. Even an iron barrel had its loopholes. Since it looked like an unshakable fortress from the outside, it would be better to start corroding it from the inside.
When Lu Liang came back this time, he brought some important information. It could also be said that he accomplished several major things.
The first one is that he has already established a relationship with Chi Lihan, the clan leader of Yan Tuo Tuo. It can be said that it is very easy to communicate privately.
Liu Qi had known from his letters before that this man was a greedy and lustful man, and he also had deep complaints against the Huns.
In this way, using this point, we will definitely be able to differentiate the second.
The second is that during this trip to the Xiongnu, Lu Liang met Li Er, the prince of the Tieledan tribe. He was a man who acted according to the prevailing circumstances and was driven by interests. He was even more powerful than Chi Lihan. To have better control.
However, Li Ha has a shortcoming, that is, he is timid and has no strategy. It is almost impossible for him to succeed.
But he does have a very important point, that is, he has a very good relationship with the leader of the Jin clan, Aguyan, who is the kind of acquaintance of eight worshippers.
I had learned before that Aguyan was good at fighting, and his sister was Shanyu's imperial concubine.
He is a man who is neither greedy for money nor lustful. He is extremely ambitious. What he has always dreamed of is to sit on the position of Great Chanyu and restore the glory of the Jin clan.
However, he still respects the current Shanyu. And Li Ha was the one who could shake his respect for Shan Yu, and the one who could ignite the seeds of desire in him.
If this is the case, it is certainly not enough.
Power trumps everything.
The main people in charge of military power in the Xiongnu are Shanyu, Jamuhe and Hatir.
If you want to compare, in Liu Qi's opinion, Hatir is capable of fighting but lacks strategy. If he can be regarded as a formidable enemy, it must be Zhamuhe.
Just from the fact that this person laid an ambush before, defeated Daqing's hundreds of thousands of troops on the grassland, and almost led to the annihilation of the entire army, you can see that this person is not simple.
Therefore, Zhamuhe is a nail. If you want to defeat the Huns, you must first remove the nail.
Who can do it?
It was also through Lu Liang and Liu Qicai that he knew that beside Shan Yu, there was now this highly trusted Yan Guan.
He is also half-Han, and his name is Dakai.
This man was not only greedy for money and lustful, but also very timid and fearful of trouble. Taking advantage of Shanyu's favor and trust in him, he could be said to be domineering in the Xiongnu tribe. Shanyu was also very willing to adopt his suggestions.
In Liu Qi's view, the most important thing is to achieve this.
It is no exaggeration to say that one Dakai can even defeat a hundred thousand lions.
He will definitely become the key to dividing the Xiongnu and pulling out the nail of Zhamuhe! !
