It was the coldest winter, who would have thought that Bai Qi only took 6,000 people and headed straight for the Xiongnu grassland.
What can six thousand people do? In the eyes of everyone in Wood, maybe giving the Huns teeth as a sacrifice is not enough!
Let alone Wood, even looking at the world, anyone would see this as an act of decapitation.
What Bai Qi did first was not to launch an attack on the Xiongnu tribes and the main hinterland. He led his army day and night and unexpectedly occupied a place called Evil Ridge on the border of the Xiongnu grassland.
This place is very special. Bai Qiyou traveled for nearly two months and after checking the Xiongnu map in many ways, he finally decided on the place to be captured first.
If you advance, you can directly attack the royal city of the Xiongnu. If you retreat, you can directly wander to the imperial city of Yinzhi, which is now guarded by Gan Yuzhou.
This is just the beginning.
After arriving at Evil Ridge, Bai Qi directly sent someone to tell Shanyu Wulan who was far away in Shengtian City.
"I, Bai Qi, am here. Now I have occupied your Evil Ridge, and I have six thousand men under my command. What I said is true. If you have the guts, come and beat me!"
"If you don't come and beat me, don't blame me for taking the opportunity to take your head!"
To be honest, even Liu Qi couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the news. It was almost like sending someone to his death.
At this time, Shanyu Wulan was spending the winter peacefully in Shengtian City, surrounded by the Khan's personal army, numbering 150,000. Moreover, as long as he gives an order to call for reinforcements, the main cavalry and foreign legions scattered all over the grassland can quickly come for reinforcements.
Therefore, for Ulan, he is the safest in the city now, and no one can do anything to him.
No matter how capable Bai Qi's soldiers are, they only have 6,000 soldiers. It's not a joke.
However, Bai Qi told Ulan his troop strength and tactical intentions nakedly, without any concealment.
At this point, even Qin Wei, the deputy general manager of the march beside Bai Qi, and Han Zhong, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, felt that Bai Qi's behavior was inappropriate.
But the result shocked everyone again.
After receiving the war envoy sent by Bai Qi, Shanyu privately said to all his subordinates such words that will be recorded in history.
"If the Qing army failed to lead the main force, would Bai Qi dare to take risks alone? I don't believe it. Bai Qi must be lying. There must be something wrong here!"
In this way, Bai Qi effortlessly planted a layer of confusion in the Xiongnu's heart.
At this time, although Bai Qi had already occupied Evil Sun Ridge, he had formed a deterrent to the Huns, like a sharp blade hanging above his head.
However, the enemy's strength is still there. Anyone who underestimates his opponent does not mean that his opponent is stupid, but he himself is stupid. What's more, Shan Yu has experienced hundreds of battles. Not to be underestimated.
Bai Qi still needs a clever strategy to win.
Regarding this operation, Cheng Rong, who was under Wood, said, why do you need a conspiracy? Gather the army and go straight up to do it. Will it be over soon?
Absolutely not.
Because first.
The Qing army had no strength advantage.
Second, even if you win, the grassland is so big and the Huns are much more familiar with the terrain than you are. They can run away calmly and wait for the next autumn when the horses are fat to take revenge again.
When fighting a war, we must not only win, but we must also not leave any trouble in the future. Otherwise, you are leaving trouble for yourself, and it is better not to fight.
What Bai Qi wants is very simple, to eradicate the roots! This is exactly the idea that Liu Qi has always implemented for them.
And how can we push the powerful Xiongnu into despair step by step?
At this time, facing the Xiongnu who were holding on and waiting for work, Bai Qi began to play chess.
What happened next was simply despicable.
The first step of the tactic is very simple, just two words "harassment".
But it's not about harassing people, it's about harassing animals.
Why?
The reason is very simple. The main wealth of the Xiongnu tribe is cattle, horses and sheep.
In winter, the daily routine of the Huns was to let their cattle, horses and sheep go out to look for food during the day. Due to climate reasons, they did not have enough to eat, so they came back at night to eat the forage saved in the autumn.
This is exactly the weakness Bai Qi is looking for. He began to continuously send small groups of elite troops to capture and kill the Huns' herding teams, cattle and sheep.
As a result, the Huns were losing real money every day.
Moreover, for them, it is the depth of winter and summer is still far away. Such days are likely to last for a long time.
It is worth mentioning that at this time, the Tubo prince Ma Tengteng, who had an appointment with Liu Qi for a long time, had already canceled the trade with the Xiongnu.
Holding a lot of gold, the Xiongnu realized that he was very short of cattle and sheep. It was already very good to have enough food and clothing.
If it were in the past, they would purchase from South Korea or Qingguo.
However, almost all the local sheep in Korea have been slaughtered, and the Qing Kingdom has closed the trade channels with the Xiongnu.
This made the Xiongnu's already not wealthy family even worse in this cold winter, which can be said to be miserable.
As time passed day by day, the Xiongnu killed and injured countless cattle, horses and sheep, and Shanyu Wulan believed that this was a deliberate temptation set up by Daqing in order to get the Xiongnu to send troops.
Therefore, even so, no matter how tight life was, the Xiongnu did not send a single soldier to Daqing.
But the people didn't think so. When they saw their property being slaughtered by Daqing and the Chanyu did nothing, they felt more and more unsure. People, even many people, feel that they have no hope in life.
And when hope is dashed, failure begins.
Now, Shanyu Wulan has not discovered that the various tribes under his control have begun to alienate.
And this is the essence of the art of war that Bai Qi and Liu Qi learned.
Attacking the city is the next priority, attacking the heart is the highest priority!
Immediately afterwards, it was the second step. Divorce!
This was not Bai Qi's operation, but Liu Qi's.
Having said that, in order to gain time, Bai Qi only brought 3,000 people with him, and they were in the bitter cold of winter.
Is he really stupid enough to use these 3,000 men to fight against the Huns' army of hundreds of thousands?
To put it bluntly, all his previous steps and means were to achieve his current goal and give Liu Qi sufficient space to distance himself.
Liu Qi once again sent his own think tank, Lu Liang.
Having had an in-depth understanding of the Xiongnu before, Lu Liang could be said to be quite comfortable with the matter of estrangement.
In less than a month, many Xiongnu tribes received generous treatment from Liu Qi. They gave cattle to breed, money to beauties, and anything they wanted. These had already spread on the grassland.
Therefore, there are some tribes that are not determined and do not reject the emissaries sent by Liu Qi at all.
Not long after, even Chi Lihan, the leader of the Yan Tuo Tuo tribe, secretly surrendered to Daqing.
They were willing to pay troops, as well as their own cattle, horses and sheep, and also brought Liu Qi first-hand information about Shan Yu Ulan.
Now, the seemingly powerful Huns are actually weak.
Bai Qi relaxed for the first time and smiled at the tent full of soldiers.
Because next, comes the most critical and most important step.
Let the fight begin! !
