Xianyang, the imperial palace, the study room.!

Qin Yiren wore a crown and a royal robe, sitting upright on the throne, looking at him with great might and majestic appearance.

Fan Sui, Wang Jian, Li Mu, Wei Liao, Sima Shang, Huang Shigong, Li Si, Han Fei, Fan Zeng, Wang Wan, Meng Wu, Ying Zheng, Meng Tian, ​​Meng Yi, Wang Ben and others knelt on the short table, all of them were happy and looked very excited.

They all knew that Qin Yiren summoned them here today to discuss the defeat of the Huns.

Before pacifying Baiyue, Qin Yiren summoned them to discuss major military events and mentioned the matters related to the Huns. It was the preparation stage and now it was necessary to take action. This has a completely different meaning.

Although the overall strength of the Huns was not as good as that of the Qin Dynasty, it was not easy for the Qin Dynasty to defeat the Huns. Wang Jian was in charge of Lingnan, and Lingnan was newly established, and Wang Jian should not have left. However, it was so important to defeat the Huns. It was necessary to listen to Wang Jian's opinions. Therefore, Qin Yiren recalled Wang Jian.

As for Fan Sui, let alone, although he had retired, he had been planning the country for decades and was very mature and steadfast, and he was indispensable in discussing the defeat of the Huns.

The reason why Ying Zheng, Meng Tian, ​​Meng Yi and Wang Ben was able to participate in this discussion was a special order issued by Qin Yiren, to increase their knowledge. After all, sooner or later, it would be good for them to provoke the Qin Dynasty, so that they could accumulate more.

"Today, I will gather you together. You understand without me saying that you will understand. Just discuss how to defeat the Huns. Just speak freely." Qin Yiren did not have any exciting opening remarks, but directly entered the topic.

"Haha." The Huns have been suffering from China for a long time, and it has been hundreds of years. Defeating the Huns has always been the wish of countless people of lofty ideals. When they heard this, even though everyone had known this for a long time, they still couldn't help but bursts of joy and bursts of laughter.

This time, everyone's eyes did not focus on Wang Jian but on Li Mu, Wei Liao, Sima Shang.

The defeat of the Huns was initially planned by Li Mu, with Sima Shang assisting him. After deciding to send troops from two groups, Qin Yiren decided to lead an army to send Wei Liao to the north and plan with Li Mu and Sima Shang. Of course, everyone's eyes would fall on the three of them.

"Li Mu, you have been in the north for a long time, and you have planned the longest time to defeat the Huns. Let's talk about it." Qin Yiren named.

"No." Li Mu did not refuse and responded: "Your Majesty, when I discussed last time, I proposed that if I wanted to defeat the Huns, I would have to march in two directions. Now, I will talk about how to march in two directions. One way from Shuofang, cross the Longcheng, cross the desert, and attack Shanyuting directly. I am most familiar with this route, and I think it is better for me to command my troops."

Li Mujiu is in the north. Although he is familiar with northern affairs, what they are most familiar with is this route. If he is transferred to another route, it will not be impossible to fight, but it will reduce his efficiency.

"Yes." Everyone nodded in great agreement with this.

"Other way, led by Lord Wei, set out from Jicheng and heading north along the border between the Xiongnu and the Donghu, and directly attacked the Xiongnu's holy land for worshiping ancestors, Langju Mountain." Li Mu continued.

"Okay! Cai!" Everyone cheered in unison.

Everyone had extraordinary eyes, and of course they understood the benefits of marching in two ways.

The Huns did not have excellent equipment, advanced tactics and tactics, and no strict orders. Although Touman was carrying out some reforms, it was still not a strict order. It was not that the Qin army's opponents would be defeated as long as the two armies fought.

However, what the Qin Dynasty feared most was that the Huns did not fight against the Qin army. If the Huns did not fight against the Qin army, but instead took advantage of the vast desert and consumed the Qin army, then the outcome of this battle was hard to say.

Therefore, the purpose of this battle is to make the Huns fight against the Qin army.

To do this, the Qin army must defend the attack on the Huns. The Shanyuting and the holy land of ancestor worship became the weakness of the Huns. As long as the Qin army attacked these two places, the Huns must fight.

The Shanyu Court was the headquarters of the Xiongnu and the Shanyu, which had a great relationship and symbolized the royal power of the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu had to fight.

Of course, the Shanyu Court is not fixed. As long as the Shanyu is, it can be regarded as the Shanyu Court. However, the Shanyu Court of the Xiongnu was still fixed for a large number of times, and the Shanyu royal court has not moved for more than ten years, which is of great importance in the minds of the Xiongnu.

If the Huns gave up the Shanyu royal court, this would have a great blow to the Xiongnu's military morale, and the Touman Chanyu had to think carefully.

As for Langjuxu Mountain, let alone the Huns must defend and fight to the death.

The Huns are a strange race, noble, strong and cheap, old and young and middle-aged, and they have a transcendent status and can enjoy fine wine and food. However, the Huns attach great importance to the ancestral tombs and will give them all when burying their relatives. They will bury whatever gold, silver, jewelry and jade are there, and there will never be any slightest words.

If someone touched the ancestral tomb of the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu would definitely fight you to the death. This matter was verified when Li Mu dug up the ancestral tomb of the Huns in Longcheng. In that battle, the Xiongnu was furious and ignored the consequences. He vowed to tear Li Mu apart even if he chased him to the ends of the world, but he plunged into the Qin army's ambush, and in the end, millions of people were killed and injured.

If the Qin army wanted to attack Langjuxu Mountain, a holy place for the Huns to worship their ancestors, the Huns would definitely fight hard and fight to the death. This is exactly what the Qin army needed.

Li Mu's plan solved the problem of the Huns not fighting with the Qin army, which was not wise.

"This is not about whether we can defeat the Huns, but how to ensure that there is no shortage of supplies." A hint of wisdom flashed through our ankles.

"Yes, so they are so!" Everyone agreed in unison.

The Qin army has strong combat power. As long as it meets the Huns, the Huns will definitely not be their opponents. This was verified long ago in the Battle of Hetao.

The difficulty of this battle lies in how to ensure logistics and supplies. It is unnecessary to think about it. This time, the Qin army will not be 100,000 or 200,000, but at least 500,000 troops will be needed. Such a large-scale military operation is no longer realistic to rely on seizing cattle and sheep from the Huns for food, and strong logistical support is required.

Historically, Huo Qubing was good at fighting wars that were not logistics-free. He implemented the method of fighting to support wars. Attacking the Hexi Corridor was a very good manifestation of Huo Qubing's tactic. However, during the "Decisive Battle in Mobei", Huo Qubing had a strong and powerful logistics guarantee, because the Han Dynasty dispatched many troops, and it was no longer realistic to rely on seizure alone.

"I decided to dispatch an army of 500,000 in this battle, including 200,000 cavalry and 300,000 infantrymen. What do you think?" Qin Yiren asked with a flash of light in his eyes.

"Five hundred thousand is enough. If there is more, the logistics will be difficult to guarantee." Li Mu, Wei Liao and Sima Shang looked at each other, nodded slightly, and said.

"The desert is no better than other places, and logistics is difficult to guarantee. Therefore, 500,000 is the most and the lowest number." Wang Jian affirmed.

If the whole country is concentrated, the Qin Dynasty can dispatch an army of 700,000 to 800,000. However, the more troops, the greater the pressure on this logistics, and it is difficult to meet the needs of the army. With the current strength of the Qin Dynasty, it can only guarantee the logistics of 500,000 troops at most, and it will be difficult to do anything more.

Of course, to defeat the Huns, it would take at least 500,000 troops, and it would be difficult to make up for the merits if there were fewer ones.

"Five hundred thousand, suitable." Fan Sui and the others agreed in unison.

"What I mean is that the main force is 200,000 elite cavalry.

Each person has three horses, with more food, and each person is equipped with a crossbow to suppress the Huns' cavalry and shooting." Qin Yiren's eyes were shining and said, "The main task of the infantry is to transport food and grass to the cavalry and ensure smooth logistics."

In history, Emperor Wu of Han launched the "Decisive Battle in the North of Mo" and dispatched a total of hundreds of thousands of troops. Among them, the main force was 100,000 elite cavalry. As for infantry, it was mainly used to transport baggage and ensure smooth logistics lines.

Emperor Wu of Han was correct in this move, however, the Han army was still very casualties, with nearly half of them. This can be seen from the loss of war horses. When he went out of the frontier, there were a total of 300,000 horses. After the battle, there were only 140,000 war horses. The casualties were predictable.

In "Records of the Grand Historian", Shigong Tai was in a heavy mood when he wrote about this battle, saying "there are many people who have the consequences", which means he suffered heavy casualties.

Of course, the results of the battle were also great. After the decisive battle in Mobei, the Huns were in a slump, became weaker and weaker, and finally died. Now, the Huns only exist in historical books.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone had no objection to Qin Yiren's plan.

Fighting in the desert is different from other places because it has a vast space and is able to deal with it. Moreover, the Huns have many war horses, which come and go like the wind, and it is unrealistic to rely on the legs of infantry to fight the Huns.

To deal with the Huns, cavalry must be used, and using cavalry to control cavalry is the best strategy. Therefore, in this battle, cavalry is the key to decisive victory.

Each cavalry has three war horses, and can bring more baggage to increase the cavalry's movement time. Moreover, it can also be used to ride to ensure horsepower, so that the Qin cavalry can come and go like the wind, and can fully chase the Huns and fight.

As for the crossbow, it is a powerful tool to suppress the Huns' riding and shooting.

The Huns grew up on horseback and were good at riding and shooting. However, once they encountered the crossbow of China, the advantage of riding and shooting in the Huns would no longer exist. King Wuling of Zhao defeated the Huns, Meng Tian defeated the Huns, and the Han Dynasty defeated the Huns. The reason why they achieved great victory was because the Chinese army used a large number of crossbows, including powerful crossbows and hand crossbows, which completely suppressed the riding and shooting in the Huns.

The Huns only had cavalry and there was no saying that infantry was. If the cavalry was suppressed, the Huns would be finished.

Then, everyone discussed some details of the dispatch of troops. The negotiation took a long time and took a total of half a month before all aspects were determined.

"The plan has been decided and cannot be changed. I will send troops in the spring of the next year!" After no more problems, Qin Yiren stood up and said.

"No!" Everyone took the order with a loud bang.

"Mobei is the old nest of the Huns. Since Pangu opened the world, no Chinese army has arrived. The Huns have always thought that the Qin Dynasty was unable to penetrate into Mobei. Therefore, this battle not only requires the defeat of the Huns, but also the killing. Only in this way can we shock the Huns." Qin Yiren's eyes flashed like a bloodthirsty beast.

The Huns fought against China several times, and whenever they suffered a great defeat, they fled back to Mobei to lick their wounds and recovered their vitality. In the minds of the Huns, Mobei was their confidence. As long as Mobei was still there, the Huns would not give up.

Therefore, the Qin army must go deep into Mobei to destroy the Huns' nests and declare to the world that Mobei is nothing.

Of course, if you want to scare the Huns, you must kill them.
Chapter completed!