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Chapter 38 Siege (1)

Xianyang, Qin Dynasty palace, Shangshu.

King Zhao of Qin, Fan Sui, Bai Qi and Sima Geng are here.

King Zhao of Qin was wearing a regular dress and a mattress, kneeling on a short table. The aura of the superior was restrained, like an old farmer, extremely peaceful.

Bai Qi, Fan Sui and Sima Geng were not wearing official uniforms, but were dressed in regular clothes, with a relaxed expression. They knelt on the short table and formed a circle, not like facing the King of Qin, but like talking to people.

"Haha!" King Zhao of Qin smiled before he could speak. The smile on his face was layered layer after layer, his eyes narrowed, and he was extremely happy.

"The stranger surrounded the Huns in the Yinshan Pass. It was only a matter of time before the Huns' destruction..." As soon as he mentioned this, he laughed even happier, and he could not close his mouth.

Not only was he happy, but Fan Sui, Bai Qi and Sima Geng were also happy, each of whom grinned and smiled, extremely happy.

Since Pangu opened the world, China has never had such a prosperous attack on Hu! I think that Zhou Gong's attack on Hu was just a small victory and did not gain much, but he was praised as a flower by the "Poem" and became a "saint". Compared with the current defeat of the Huns by Qin Yiren, nothing is wrong.

Who can’t be happy if you catch up with such a grand event?

"...Bai Qi, how long do you think it will take to wipe out the Huns?" King Zhao of Qin turned his head and asked at Bai Qi.

Although the Huns were surrounded, they had not been annihilated yet. When they would be destroyed, they were naturally the topic of their concern. Fan Sui and Sima Geng looked at Bai Qi with their eyes high, fearing that they would miss a detail.

"The king, with the view of his ministers, although the Qin Dynasty was invincible in this battle, it is expected to wipe out the Huns completely, but it took a long time, as few as three months, as many as half a year." Bai Qi pondered slightly and immediately gave the answer.

"So long?" King Zhao of Qin, Fan Sui and Sima Geng exclaimed in unison, and were surprised and looked disbelief.

Bai Qizhong's key point is very sure.

King Zhao of Qin raised his eyebrows and said, "In the Battle of Changping, you will be surrounded by him and will only be wiped out by Zhao's soldiers for more than 40 days. Why does it take three to half a year to wipe out the Huns?"

Although the Changping War lasted for three years, the real battle lasted only one or two months. Before Zhao Kuo was a general of Lian Po, the Qin and Zhao armies were more inconsistent. The Zhao army did not go out to fight and allowed the Qin army to use various conspiracies. Until Zhao Kuo was a general of Lian Po, this changed the strategy of the Zhao army. He launched a large attack, hoping to burn the Qin army's food and grass.

But he didn't know that the so-called "food and grass" was just Bai Qi's plan, and Bai Qi ordered the Qin army to dig up the mountain and disguise it as food and grass. Zhao Kuo was fooled by Bai Qi and was besieged by the Qin army.

More than forty days later, the entire Zhao army was destroyed.

At that time, hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops were surrounded, and they were all elites of Zhao. Qin State won the victory in just over 40 days, and the Huns are now more than 400,000. Bai Qi asserted that it would take three to half a year to wipe out the entire body. King Zhao of Qin was really surprised.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that the Zhao army was destroyed very quickly is two reasons: one is that Zhao Kuo's plan was difficult to hold on for longer without bringing food and grass. The other is that Zhao Kuo can order the Zhao army, but no matter how people eat each other." Bai Qi revealed the whole story of the destruction of the Zhao army in Changping.

During the Battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo was trapped and the entire army came out, but he did not bring food and grass. After being surrounded by the Qin army, it would be impossible to persevere for longer.

"People eat each other?" King Zhao of Qin was shocked, his eyes shining brightly, and he said, "Zhao Kuo brought the Zhao army into a desperate situation and had no way to survive. It is logical that the Zhao army should not obey his orders. However, the Zhao army still obeyed his orders. No matter how people eat each other, this person is amazing!"

"Your Majesty!" Bai Qizhong pointed and agreed with this, saying: "Any army is in a desperate situation, and the order may not be able to be implemented. Especially, Zhao Kuo brought the Zhao army into a desperate situation. Logically, the Zhao army should hate him to the core and will not obey his orders. However, the Zhao army can follow his orders in the end, and this person's talent is extraordinary..."

"You look at Zhao Kuo so highly?" King Zhao of Qin absolutely did not expect that Bai Qi's evaluation of Zhao Kuo was so high.

Not only King Zhao of Qin was surprised, but even Fan Sui and Sima Geng were surprised, staring at Bai Qi with wide eyes.

"... The king is not that the minister is highly respectful to Zhao Kuo, but that Zhao Kuo himself is extraordinary. At a young age, his views on military tactics cannot even bend his father, and his talents can be seen from this. Unfortunately, such good materials and beautiful jade have not been tempered and integrated, but they have suddenly reached the high position of general and eventually cause tragic disaster. If his extraordinary views and battle formations are integrated in time, he will be invincible in the world." Bai Qi's evaluation of Zhao Kuo was very high and said: "I think that if he is allowed to escape, it will definitely become a major disaster for the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, I mobilized tens of thousands of powerful crossbows and shot him on the spot."

"I think this Zhao Kuo can make you look so arrogant, it's not bad!" King Zhao of Qin was so frightened. He stroked his forehead with his hand, and found that he was shocked and sweated in cold sweat.

They all know that Bai Qi has such a high vision. How many people can get Bai Qi's eyes? How many people can be so proud of Bai Qi and give such high praise?

Not only was King Zhao of Qin thriller, but even Fan Sui and Sima Geng were sweating in cold sweat.

You should know that in the Changping battle with Qin, the only opponent of Zhao, was killed by the state of Zhao, and the general trend of the world was in his own hands. The road for Qin to unify the world has been opened. If Zhao Kuo escaped and integrates the views on military strategy with actual combat, it would become a major concern for Qin. By then, the unification of Qin will be difficult, and King Zhao of Qin will not be surprised.

"Luckily Zhao Kuo is dead!" King Zhao of Qin was very grateful.

Later generations defamed Zhao Kuo only knew how to talk about war on paper. In fact, Zhao Kuo's talent was extraordinary, but he had not carefully crafted it. If he had been tempered by practical combat, his extraordinary insights and practical combat in military tactics would be a famous general.

"But, what does this have to do with annihilation of the Huns?" King Zhao of Qin asked.

"The battle to annihilate the Huns is just the opposite of Changping's war." Bai Qi raised his eyebrows, like a sharp sword unsheathed: "Let's talk about food and grass first. Although we all say that the Huns have grown up on horseback since childhood, they can live their lives on horseback, coming and going like the wind, as if the Huns had no supplies and food. In fact, otherwise, they had to eat and drink as if they were individuals. The Huns still had food and grass, but they were different from the Central Plains."

This makes sense. As long as it is an individual, one has to eat and drink, and even the Huns are no exception. However, the Huns have a special situation, and their supplies, food and grass are different from those in the Central Plains.

"The Xiongnu's baggage, food and grass are their cattle, sheep and horses." Bai Qi said in a deep voice: "Every time the Huns are in great motion, countless herdsmen come with them. These herdsmen drive cattle, sheep and horses, which are equivalent to our civilians."

"Well, it's reasonable." King Zhao of Qin, Fan Sui and Sima Geng emphasized the key points and agreed with them.

"The Huns are good at using flying cavalry and use the speed of the horse to come and go like the wind. If the cattle and sheep cannot keep up, the Huns can also drink horse milk. The horse milk is simple and easy to carry, without any drag. You only need a pasture." Bai Qi knew the Huns quite well.

For the Huns, it is good to eat beef and mutton, but it is not a problem. As long as there is horse milk, it will be done. Whenever you are hungry, the Huns will get under the horse's belly, hold the horse's milk and suck it hard, and then they can wrap their stomachs. To maintain the supply of horse milk, you only need to have a pasture.

"At the beginning of the escape from the Beihe River, the Huns must be riding horses, and there must be a large number of horses at the pass. The Huns will drink horse milk first, and then slaughter the war horses and eat." Bai Qi's tone was not high, but he was very confident.

The Huns traveled all by horses. Starting from the Beihe escape, almost everyone rode their horses and fled. There were so many war horses concentrated in the pass. If there was enough grassland, the Huns could make a living by drinking horse milk. However, the pass was only a little big, and the grassland was definitely not enough. They would be eaten up by horses soon, and the Huns would lose their horse milk. Then, the Huns would eat horse meat next.

"This horse meat alone is enough to make the Huns last for a long time, and three or two months is inevitable." Bai Qi calculated very accurately.

"More importantly, the Huns did not have strict orders, nor did they have the heart of shame. They would eat each other after eating horse meat." Bai Qi's words were amazing.

"People eat each other?" King Zhao of Qin, Fan Sui and Sima Geng were moved again.

For the people of the Central Plains, it is difficult to understand and an unforgivable serious crime. However, for the Huns, it is no big deal. Whenever there is a famine, when cattle, sheep, horses and horses are too killed or injured, and food is insufficient, they will feed on human flesh.

"Thus, it would be better to be able to wipe out the Huns within half a lifetime." Bai Qi said last.

"Hey!" King Zhao of Qin sighed with a look of reluctance and said, "If the Huns can be dealt with as soon as possible, there will be a chance to advance eastward in large quantities."

How rare is it to move eastward? He is still a little unwilling to accept it.

"It's not impossible to advance east as soon as possible. You only need to pay an extra 50,000 to 80,000 or more casualties." Bai Qi's words were enough to make people angry.

King Zhao of Qin pointed at Bai Qi and rolled his eyes. The price of 50,000 to 80,000 reigns was very heavy, and King Zhao of Qin was absolutely unwilling to pay.

"Your Majesty, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, Han, Yan, Wei, Qi, Chu, Zhao, Wei, and Zhou... The envoy has arrived in Xianyang and congratulates you." At this moment, the chief secretary Huanxing quickly stepped in and reported to King Zhao of Qin.

"What did you say? Congratulations?" King Zhao of Qin looked surprised, his tiger eyes widened.

"Yes." Huan Xing stroked his forehead and said excitedly: "Han's ceasing twenty cities, thirty cities in Wei, and 40 cities in Chu."

"I didn't ask them to congratulate you, and I didn't ask them to cede land." King Zhao of Qin still didn't understand.

King Zhao of Qin just sent people to spread the word everywhere and did not put pressure on the nations. They came to congratulate him and cede land. King Zhao of Qin really couldn't understand.

"Your Majesty, who dares not be afraid of the military power of the Great Qin?" Fan Sui took the lead in understanding and said, "The Great Qin defeated the Huns in Hetao. This is a grand event in China. They dare not refuse to congratulate them. If they do not congratulate them, they will definitely give the Great Qin a justification. The Great Qin will send troops to the Great Qin. These Shandong countries have long been afraid of being beaten by the Great Qin, so they dare not refuse to congratulate them."

Fan Sui is worthy of being a talented man, and he explained the intentions of Shandong countries in one go.
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