A decree came from Chang'an to the grassland, and Liu Che sent the gold records of the princes directly to the army. Of course, this was not a direct canonization, but an attitude.
At the same time, Liu Che issued an order to cancel the plan to attack the Xiongnu royal court and instead defeat the Aries and Loufan kings. In addition, he immediately added Luo Wuji and Huo Qubing's Xiaowei troops to 3,600 troops, equivalent to 3,600 troops. Three times the previous strength.
The reason why more cavalry was not given directly was because most of the Han army could only be called infantry on horseback. There were not many cavalry that could fight on horseback, and half of them had to be left for Wei Qing. After all, Wei Qing was fighting head-on and had no cavalry. For cavalry, many tactics cannot be used.
The imperial edict also informed Wei Qing that Luo Wuji and Huo Qubing were "sharp swords from heaven" and they should "use their sharpness and not hide it in the sheath".
The opportunity was fleeting, and before the decree arrived, Wei Qing had already led the army to attack the Loufan King's Ministry. After Liu Che's imperial edict arrived, Wei Qing completely relaxed and arranged the battle against the Loufan King's Ministry. .
It was said that they were fighting against King Loufan, but the news that the Han army had entered the grassland had completely spread across the grassland with the defeat of King Aries. The enemy they faced was by no means only King Loufan.
The Xiongnu respected Shanyu and then King Zuoxian. The vast land from the left hand of Shanyu's court to Liaodong and North Korea was controlled by King Zuoxian. His political status was equivalent to that of the prince of the Central Plains Dynasty, usually held by Shanyu's son. .
When the Chanyu died suddenly and there was no designated heir, King Zuo Xian took over the position of the Xiongnu Chanyu.
In addition to King Zuo Xian, there is King Zuo Guli again, and then there is King You Xian, and King You Guli. This is called the Four Corners King, and he is the Xiongnu Chanyu who sits in all directions.
But in fact, besides King Zuoxian, King Youxian was the most important.
The land of King Youxian goes all the way from Shanyuting to the west. The south can communicate with King Aries and King Loufan of Monan. To the west is King Zhelan. It also controls King Xiutu and King Xiutu on the Hexi Corridor through Monan. King Hunxie controls the land of the Western Region further west, competing with the Yuezhi and the Yuezhi for control in the Western Region.
This was an extremely critical Hun king. Any military operation by the Han Dynasty against the northwest, or even against the Xiqiang, could not escape the participation of this Hun king.
In the army camp.
Wei Qing and others were discussing the battle plan, and Huo Qubing said directly: "Uncle, the longer we wait for changes, the more things will happen. If King Youguli and King Youxian of the Xiongnu come with their troops, it will really be a hard battle. Judging from my nephew, , you are confronting King Loufan in the front. Your nephew and Captain Yingyang led the elite cavalry to march west first, then turned east and made a roundabout way, directly inserting into King Loufan's flank. He would never have expected that the Han army would make such a roundabout way. If you are far away, you will definitely be able to catch him off guard."
Luo Wuji's eyes lit up when he heard this. Huo Qubing's tactical thinking was actually similar to his. Before, he only thought that Huo Qubing was a warrior, but now it seemed that Huo Qubing was far stronger than he imagined.
Wei Qing was also a fierce man who could kill the deputy king back then, but after becoming the commander, he became much more stable, especially after learning the Huaiyin Art of War, and gained the essence of Han Xin's war sect. He never went into battle in person to charge again, and his tactics Most of the ideas are based on the positive, and the emphasis is on not making dangerous moves.
But this does not mean that he dare not break the rules, and Huo Qubing led a partial force. Even if he did not succeed, and he stabilized the base from the front, he had won enough in this battle so far, and suffered a small defeat. It’s not a defeat, but the question is, is the young master of the Luo family willing to take this risk?
Wei Qing turned his attention to Luo Wuji. Luo Wuji saw this and smiled and said: "The general and the prostitute Yao Xiaowei have the same idea, that is, we need to use surprise troops to win. General, please see, from Longxi County to the north, all the way to Loufan King, this grassland is the key to Hexi. If we can defeat King Loufan and defeat King Youguli at the same time, we can completely cut off the connection between King Youxian and Hexi.
To be honest with the general, the family calls this land the Hexi Corridor. My father once led brave warriors through the Hexi Corridor to reach the far west. Sooner or later, this place will belong to the Han Dynasty. Now if we can directly use the east wind of the great victory to slash By severing the connection between King Xiutu and King Hunxie and the court of the Xiongnu Youxian, the pace of the Han's war against the Xiongnu will be greatly accelerated. "
Luo Wuji's words completely made Wei Qing unable to sit still. He never expected that such a thing would happen. Of course, Wei Qing knew that Luo Wuji would not talk nonsense, but he was still extremely shocked and asked: "Is what the young master said true? "
Everyone was shocked by Luo Wuji's words, and then sighed deeply. It is indeed the Luo family that started arranging external development matters so early.
Huo Qubing laughed loudly and said: "Hahaha, uncle, this is the decree issued by Emperor Su Wang. Do you have anything to hesitate about?
Even if our army does not provoke King Yougu Li's tribe, he will definitely come to support King Loufan. Why don't we take the initiative and clear out the Xiongnu tribe between King Youguli and King Loufan first, so that Youguli If the king wants to come to support King Loufan, he will have to spend time recruiting livestock. This time difference is enough for our army to completely defeat King Loufan.
The swords of the nephew and Colonel Ying Yang have been sharpened to the point of becoming bloodthirsty. "
Huo Qubing is really brave. This is not a simple change in tactics. This is a big shift in the entire strategy. From attacking the Loufan King's Department to clearing out the Monan part of the Youguli King's Department. , once things go wrong, it will immediately be an all-out war between the Han and the Huns.
Yes.
In fact, until now, this is still not a full-scale war between Han and Hungary. A full-scale war between the strongest nomadic empire and the strongest agricultural empire in the world is not of this magnitude.
This battle in Monan can, at best, be regarded as a battle between some winners and losers before a full-scale war.
Wei Qing no longer hesitated and immediately gave the order: "Pass the general's order and order Yingyang Colonel Luo Wuji and Prostitute Yao Colonel Huo Qubing to each lead 3,600 elite troops to attack. The rest will follow my general to attack King Lou Fan head-on.
In addition, people were immediately sent to Chang'an City to report the new battle plan to His Majesty. "
Wei Qing was still cautious. Under such circumstances, he wanted to send the plan to Liu Che for review. No wonder Liu Che trusted him.
King Yougu Li would never have thought that in this short period of time, a discussion would cause the Han army to target him. Luo Wuji and Huo Qubing walked out of the military camp together, and Huo Qubing's face was filled with excitement. He asked: "Brother Wuji, you said that your father once went to the far west. What was it like there?"
Luo Wuji smiled and said: "My father spent almost half his life there. The Western Region is a beautiful and fertile land, but the road is full of thorns and dangers. The Huns in the Hexi Corridor not only have King Hunxie and Xiu There are two kings of Tu, countless other little kings, and many other clans and tribes. It can be said that there are many small countries, and it is difficult to move forward."
Luo Wuji thought that Huo Qubing would be inspired, but he didn't expect that Huo Qubing was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then heard him say leisurely: "Qubing understands, Brother Wuji must want to open up the Western Region and fulfill your father's unfulfilled wish. This Didn't you ask Dong Ahou to recommend you to serve as an official?
Before I was cured, I had doubts. You are the next Zhaogong appointed by King Zhaosheng. Why do you want to serve in the Han Dynasty court and why do you work so hard to come to the battlefield? "
Luo Wuji looked at Huo Qubing strangely. In a short period of time, Huo Qubing surprised him twice. He did not expect that Huo Qubing would be such a keen person in this regard. In such a short time and with such little information, Being able to analyze so many things, he was about to speak when he heard Huo Qubing say: "Brother Wuji and I hit it off right away. In the future, I will attack Hexi with Brother Wuji's support, just like how I defeated the Aries King before." , the two of us join forces, we are invincible in the world, the Huns and bandits are nothing more than chickens and dogs!"
Huo Qubing and Luo Wuji were only seventeen years old when they went to war. They were still young men without even being crowned. Huo Qubing in particular had an even more wanton personality and didn't care much about most people. But once they got interested in him, like Luo Wuji, .
Huo Qubing felt that Luo Wuji was very impressive, so he looked at Luo Wuji in a new light. He fell in love with Luo Wuji at the first sight and felt a certain kindness.
Luo Wuji was stunned when he heard this. He looked at the energetic Huo Qubing in front of him and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, brother Qubing. It's settled."
The two of them were walking together, and Huo Qubing asked, "I still don't know the birthday of Brother Wuji Guigeng."
The two knew that the other was the same age as themselves, but they didn't know who was older and who was younger. That's why Huo Qubing asked, and then they were born on the same day. Such a coincidence was really unbelievable.
Huo Qubing laughed and said: "Brother Wuji, I felt like an old friend when I first met you. I didn't expect that there would be such a coincidence now. It is said that there are twin stars in the endless starry sky. You and I must be Zhu Xia's Gemini."
Luo Wuji also smiled and said: "Pick up the sword and let the Huns see the grace of the twin stars of the Han Dynasty."
While the two were talking, they walked out of the general's camp, and then went to their respective captain's headquarters. Nearly half of the entire Han army's cavalry was commanded by these two.
"Walk!"
Two loud shouts were heard, and then the horse emerged like a dragon.
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In the all-out war between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu Empire that lasted for decades, some scholars attributed the Han Empire's victory to the Han Empire's more powerful national power. However, this is a very biased research result and is not lacking in history. Empires with stronger national power gradually fell into the whirlpool of national power exhaustion due to continuous failures in foreign wars. In fact, strong national power only increased the trial and error nature, and did not mean that the stronger country would definitely win. In Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's foreign affairs In the early days of the war, the Han Dynasty did not have an advantage. It was not until the outbreak of the Monan-Moxi War that Luo Wuji and Huo Qubing emerged. Together with Wei Qing, the Han Dynasty reversed the previous tug of war. The author of this article will detail Explain the impact of the Monan-Moxi War on the war situation of the Han Dynasty. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
King Su is here, the alliance leader has paid off all his debts.
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