Volume 1, Chapter 97 Sending troops

Bai Qi's words startled everyone.

Is this possible?

Bai Qi does not use the power beyond mortals, does not use the strength of the cultivators like immortals and demons, and does not even participate in the process of killing the enemy.

Can this win the war?

Everyone expressed doubts.

The Xiongnu came out in full force this time, with a total force of more than 500,000, while their Honghua City had a total of only 200,000 defenders.

If it is to defend the city, then they will definitely have no problem. After

all, the Central Plains Dynasty relied on the city walls to fight against the grassland people. As long as there is food, no matter how many people come, you can be exhausted.

But what Bai Qi has to do now is to take the initiative to attack, which is completely different. Last time, Yang Wudi asked ten teams of 10,000 people to go and inquire about the movements of the Xiongnu.

The 10,000 soldiers led by Yang Paifeng almost died on the grassland.

Yang Paifeng said anxiously: "Bai Qi, this is not a joke."

Bai Qi smiled without saying a word, but looked at Yang Wudi, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, with a burning gaze.

Yang Wudi tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and in his heart, he kept calculating the gains and losses.

This time, the 500,000 Xiongnu troops attacked, and they would definitely not retreat so easily, after all, they were competing for the position of the first Khan of the Xiongnu.

If these Xiongnu surrounded Honghua City, or even a small group of troops crossed Honghua City and rushed into the hinterland from the mountains and forests, it would cause a devastating blow to the people behind them.

Various situations of slaughtering villages and villages would occur one after another.

The Xiongnu must be firmly restrained, and their iron hooves must not be allowed to step into Honghua City.

Yang Wudi had an idea in his mind instantly, and then he slapped the table heavily and said: "Bai Qi, I will trust you again, and you can fight as you say!"

"Dad!"

Yang Paifeng hurriedly stopped her, but she was interrupted by Yang Wudi as soon as she said a word.

"Shut up, now we are discussing military affairs, report if there is something, and don't speak if there is nothing."

Yang Wudi directly scolded his daughter Yang Paifeng.

He would not take Bai Qi's words lightly. If Bai Qi was really capable of winning the war at the lowest cost, then he would definitely adopt it.

If one person died less, it would be the best explanation for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Not to mention that from Bai Qi's tone, even fewer people would die.

At this time, the tens of thousands of generals looked at each other, and in the end no one raised any objections. After all, it was Bai Qi who went on the expedition this time, not them.

They needed to stay in Honghua City, where their safety was guaranteed.

If they still had any opinions now, then Yang Wudi would have to ask them how to fight this battle.

So they knew what was good for them and shut up.

Finally, Bai Qi stood up and said, "Then please ask Marshal Yang to allocate 10,000 elite soldiers to me, and I will set off immediately!"

"Also, please ask Marshal Yang to stay in Honghua City. No matter what method you use, you must hold back the main force of the Xiongnu for me, and don't let them come back for support at will."

After Bai Qi finished speaking, Yang Wudi laughed and said, "Don't worry about this. With 200,000 defenders in Honghua City, can't I hold back the 500,000 troops of the Xiongnu? Just let go and do it!"

Bai Qi immediately took the order and brought Yang Paifeng to the martial arts field.

30,000 soldiers have already been assembled here.

These are the ones who have no defense mission today.

And they are the most elite soldiers under Yang Wudi.

The purpose is to be ready to be dispatched by Yang Wudi at any time.

Therefore, their patrol and city defense tasks have to be cancelled. They eat and drink well every day. As long as the horn of war is blown, they will charge into battle at the first time.

Bai Qi went to the long platform and shouted to the 30,000 soldiers:

"Who is willing to go to war with me against the Xiongnu?"

"Only 10,000 elite soldiers will be selected this time. We will go deep into the heart of the Xiongnu.

Those who are not afraid of death, come here!" When he shouted, the soldiers below the stage immediately burst into thunderous cheers. Few of these soldiers were afraid of death.

The most important thing is that the speed of military promotion for those who followed Bai Qi was too fast.

Da Zhuang, Er Niu, Hei Wa and others rushed out at the first time.

Seeing this, other soldiers also signed up enthusiastically: "We are willing to go through life and death with the general, and we are willing to share the joys and sorrows with the general!"

Of course, they would rather follow Bai Qi to get promoted and make money.

Good!

Bai Qi's eyes were full of excitement. He looked at the 30,000 soldiers with appreciation. These were the elite of the country.

In the end, he still selected the best from the best and selected 10,000 soldiers. All of them were cavalry, and the most proficient were horseback archery.

On the contrary, those soldiers who were proficient in fighting on horseback and using long spears and broadswords.

Bai Qi did not select them into his team.

Because this time he was not going to fight the enemy head-on.

After the 10,000 soldiers were selected, Bai Qi immediately led them to another military camp.

"Come on, go out and be on guard!"

Bai Qi gave an order and immediately sent more than 100 scouts out of the military camp. They were on guard in all directions of the military camp and strictly prohibited anyone from approaching.

After confirming that there were no spies around, including the spies on his side,

Bai Qi said to the 10,000 soldiers: "Now, I will issue a combat order."

The 10,000 people were excited. They didn't know how Bai Qi would fight, but it was right to follow Bai Qi.

Yang Paifeng stared at Bai Qi with his beautiful eyes. He wanted to know more than these soldiers how Bai Qi would use 10,000 to fight 500,000.

At this time, Bai Qi said loudly:

"First, from now on, you take off your armor. You are not allowed to wear armor in battle." As

soon as Bai Qi finished speaking, the people below exploded, and everyone was stunned.

The reason why the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were able to fight fiercely with the Huns on the grassland was because of the armor they wore.

Without armor, the ratio of casualties in their battles with the Huns would definitely be 1:1.

Instead of the current 5:1.

Armor is a life-saving weapon, and without it there is no sense of security.

At this moment, many people's faces turned ugly.

However, no one of them raised any objections. After all, Bai Qi had only given the first order, and there must be other orders next, and they had to listen first.

Yang Paifeng also held his breath, wanting to know what Bai Qi would do next.

Bai Qi continued to give orders: "Second, mess up your hair and disguise yourself as a Hun. Don't shave your beard. The messier the better, the dirtier the better."

At this moment, many soldiers understood what Bai Qi wanted to do.

Someone asked directly:

"Excuse me, General Bai Qi, do you want us to dress up as Huns?"

"Are we going to dress up as Huns and run to the Huns' territory?"

These people were the elite soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They had fought with Yang Wudi for many years. When Bai Qi said this order, they instantly thought of what they wanted to do next.

Bai Qi laughed. This was why he chose the elite, because these people understood it immediately.

"That's right! If we fight the 500,000 Huns army head-on, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg."

"We have to catch the Huns off guard this time!"

"The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty have never disguised themselves as Huns before. This time we are going to surprise them."

Bai Qi smiled and nodded, and was even more satisfied with these soldiers. Then he issued the third order:

"Third, take out all the Huns' clothes that were seized before and put on Huns' clothes. If there are not enough clothes, buy a piece of cowhide or sheepskin for me to wear."

Yes!

The soldiers took the order.

Immediately, the quartermaster ran out. He wanted to ask Yang Wudi for military supplies.

Bai Qi continued, "Fourth, you can only bring bows and crossbows on this expedition. Travel light and bring dry food and water, especially water."

"No one is allowed to carry swords, spears, swords, halberds and other weapons. We must maintain the speed of invasion."

"Fifth, this operation is top secret!"

"From now on, no one except the quartermaster is allowed to leave this camp, and no one is allowed to reveal our war plan to others."

"Violators will be killed without mercy!"

Bai Qi said, and his eyes swept over everyone coldly.

"Yes, yes!"

The soldiers knew that such an action could not be spread. If the Xiongnu knew that they did this, they would directly send troops to intercept them.

Then they would be like sheep walking into the tiger's mouth.

Bai Qi's order was not only to ensure the smooth progress of the war plan, but also to ensure their lives.

So everyone was very concerned.

Yang Paifeng was very excited when he heard Bai Qi's plan. The generals in the past had never fought like this.

They spent most of their time guarding Honghua City, passively defending, and rarely took the initiative to attack.

If there is a proactive attack, it is not the defenders of Honghua City who participate in the war, but Yue Shenqiang, Qin Guogong and others who participate in the war.

They will use their absolute military advantage to carry out an annihilation war against the Huns.

This will greatly damage the national strength of the Huns, allowing them to stay in the grasslands peacefully for a few years and not dare to come out to wreak havoc in the Central Plains.

But this time Bai Qi actually took the initiative to attack, and just hearing this method made him feel very cool.

But Yang Paifeng was very worried, and then asked: "The Huns live by water and grass. What if we run to the rear of the Huns and can't catch up with them?"

This is also a problem that many generals worry about.

The Central Plains civilization fights the nomadic civilization, and on the one hand, it can't beat it, and on the other hand, it can't find anyone.

This is the most troublesome.

100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of troops were mobilized to fight the Huns, but after a circle on the grassland, no one was found.

In the end, huge military expenditures were spent, and there was no result at all.

This is not only impossible to explain to the court, but also to the people.

There are even many civil officials who impeached them, saying that the generals were aggressive and that they wasted the court's money and food, but they did not achieve anything!

This is very embarrassing.

So Yang Paifeng still has to remind Bai Qi. After all, in Yang Paifeng's view, Bai Qi has never really commanded a war.

And Bai Qi is still a new soldier, and Bai Qi doesn't know a lot of things.

Hearing Yang Paifeng's question, Bai Qi smiled knowingly, and had a higher evaluation of Yang Paifeng's ability to lead troops.

After all, being able to think of this problem shows that Yang Paifeng is not a person who talks about war on paper.

Many people think that the Central Plains civilization fights the nomadic civilization. As long as I have advanced weapons, as long as I have enough people, as long as I want to fight, how can I not win?

But the most critical question is, if they don't want to fight, how can you catch up?

How can you find it?

If Bai Qi is the native of this world, he may not know how to solve this problem, but Bai Qi is a time traveler.

There are memories of the previous life, and there are thousands of years of cultural precipitation of Yanhuang in the previous life.

This problem has long been solved by someone, and the person who solved it is Wei Qing, the most famous general in history!

Bai Qi tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and said leisurely: "You don't have to worry about this, as the saying goes, the monk can run away, but the temple cannot."

"There is a place where there must be people, that is, the Dragon Court of every Xiongnu Khan!"

After Bai Qi finished speaking, Yang Paifeng's eyes brightened instantly.

What is the Dragon Court?

That is the place of faith of the Xiongnu people.

Not only are there Xiongnu nobles there, but most importantly, there are Xiongnu wizards.

Because every time they sacrifice to their ancestors and every time they lead their troops to go on an expedition, the Xiongnu people have to sacrifice to the gods.

No one can stay anywhere, but there must be someone in the Xiongnu Dragon Court, and the one who stays is still the top nobles of the Xiongnu people.

For example, the queen of the Xiongnu, the senior priests of the Xiongnu, and the national teacher of the Xiongnu may also stay in the Dragon Court.

It can be said that the families of the senior Xiongnu generals basically stay in the Dragon Court.

Yang Paifeng thought of this and slammed her palms excitedly, and said excitedly: "You mean we raided the Xiongnu's nest and killed their nobles?"

Bai Qi smiled and shook his head.

Isn't that right?

Yang Paifeng was stunned. She guessed wrong again?

"But if we don't kill them, what are we doing in the Xiongnu Dragon Court?"

She asked again, but Bai Qi avoided the question this time and said lightly: "You will know when we get to the Xiongnu Dragon Court. This is the key to our victory this time!"

After Bai Qi finished speaking, he gave the last order to everyone:

"Everyone eat and drink enough. Within three days, I will choose a time point, and everyone will follow me to leave the city at night."

Yang Paifeng rolled her eyes. Bai Qi was too cautious. You didn't even say when you would go out of the city to attack the Xiongnu. But you

only said within three days. Are you so afraid that the news will leak out?

But Yang Paifeng also knew how important information is in war, so she wouldn't be stupid enough to ask Bai Qi.

He just bowed and said, "Then I and others will obey General Bai Qi's orders!"

After that, Yang Paifeng felt a little depressed. She remembered that Bai Qi was his soldier last time. How come it was less than a year later.

Did she become Bai Qi's soldier?

This was a bit hard to adapt to!

………………

At this moment, in the Xiongnu coalition.

The third Khan and the second Khan have gathered together, and they sat side by side in the golden tent.

The second Khan said to the third Khan: "You must support me this time. As long as I become the first Khan of the Xiongnu, I will give you the most fertile grassland."

The third Khan patted his chest and said:

"Don't worry, don't the people of the Central Plains say that unity is beneficial to both sides, and division is harmful to both sides."

"The two of us are much stronger than the fourth Khan and the fifth Khan working alone."

"And more importantly, I have invited a master to help this time."

After saying the third lesson, he clapped his hands.

Soon, a man in green walked into the tent. He was elegant, but he held a compass in his hand and muttered something in it.

"Who is this?"

The second Khan's eyes were full of confusion. This man was obviously from the Great Zhou. What was he doing here?

The young man arched his hands towards the two Khans and said: "I am Tian Suanzi from the Tianji Sect! I came here specially to help the Khan."