I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 438: The Han Dynasty Could Not Give the Xiongnu the Option to Surrender
"This……"

Even Wei Qing had to admit that Liu Ju's so-called "learning from the barbarians to defeat them" tactic was very forward-looking and creative. It was a brand new tactic that the Han Dynasty had never used against the Huns before.

Previously, in order to resist the invasion of the Huns, the Han Dynasty continued to build walls and passes on the border, but it still could not completely stop the Hun cavalry. People in the border towns were always looted and massacred, and they were forced to humiliatingly seek peace again and again, but it could only bring short-term peace.

Therefore, even he had to admit that Liu Ju's words made sense.

Even though the Han Dynasty had so many city walls and passes, it was unable to completely stop the invasion and looting of the Xiongnu cavalry.

Then think about it from another perspective. Except for the Xiongnu Dragon City, most of the Xiongnu tribes and royal courts lived near water and grass, living in tents that were easy to dismantle and move. They didn't even have a decent fence when they set up camp. Naturally, it would be even more difficult for them to resist the invasion and looting of the Han cavalry.
However, the Han Dynasty did not have any effective tools to indicate the direction before. Even though the Xiongnu Chanyu had been driven out of the south of the desert, its understanding of the south of the desert was still insufficient.

In this situation, even group operations often lost their way... When he was leading the army before, many of his generals were convicted for missing opportunities to fight, and Li Guang committed suicide for this reason... How could the Han Dynasty dare to have a sudden idea like Liu Ju, dividing the troops to adopt harassment tactics against the Xiongnu tribes, and even ordered these cavalrymen to only bring ten days of food and grass, playing this trick of fighting to support the war?
The Han army did not dare to use it, and neither could the Xiongnu surrendered soldiers who were familiar with the desert and grassland environment.

When Huo Qubing recruited a large number of Hun surrendered soldiers, he was also fighting in a group. He had to ensure that these surrendered soldiers were under his control. If he had dispersed them like Liu Ju did, it would have been tantamount to letting a tiger go back to the mountain. They would most likely never come back, and the Han Dynasty would have to lose its war horses.

But now we have a compass, so we can find the direction at any time.

With a map as a basis, the probability of getting lost is greatly reduced, so this tactic is indeed worth a try.

only……

"Is he planning to take this opportunity to officially start a war with the Xiongnu and force them to submit to the Han Dynasty in one fell swoop?"

The hot blood in Wei Qing's chest rippled uncontrollably.

After the great victory in the Battle of Mobei that year, the Chanyu Yizhixie still refused to submit to the Han Dynasty. Liu Che wanted to strike while the iron was hot and make the final decision.

Unfortunately, when preparing to go to war, Huo Qubing suddenly died of illness. Liu Che was already under considerable financial pressure, and because he believed in ghosts and gods, he thought this was a very bad sign, so he stopped and did not attack the Huns in the north for a long time. This gave the Huns a chance to breathe, and also gave the Han Dynasty a chance to breathe.

Although the Han Dynasty now recovered a little, the Huns also recovered their breath.

However, the Huns forgot the pain as soon as their wounds healed, which led to the previous Western Qiang Rebellion, the subsequent robbery and killing of Han envoys by the Western Regions countries, and even the rebellion of Wei Man Joseon not long ago, all of which had the shadow of the Huns.

This time when Liu Ju led his army to attack Gushi, King Youriju was able to gather 20,000 troops to come to the rescue in such a short time. It also shows that the psychological shadow that the Han Dynasty cast on the Xiongnu in the Battle of Mobei is fading.

Indeed, the Huns are impossible to tame.

In the past, the Han Dynasty would humiliate the marriage alliance, offer gifts and money, but it would not work, and within two years, they would invade again.

Later, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, he and Huo Qubing finally managed to give the Huns a good beating. But just a few years later, the Huns began to stir again.

Now that Liu Ju's army had won a great victory, it must have been another heavy blow to the Huns.

However, how long this can last, or if it is still not painful enough, the Huns are planning how to retaliate, all of which is still unknown... The Huns have always been the biggest hidden danger for the Han Dynasty. As long as the Huns are still there, the Han Dynasty will never be able to sleep peacefully.

and so.

If we can settle the matter in one fell swoop and make the Huns completely surrender, it will undoubtedly be a great thing for the Han Dynasty. At least we will be able to avoid foreign invasions for decades, right?

“It doesn’t seem to be…”

Han Ling heard this and continued,

"I remember that His Highness seemed to have told me privately that the Xiongnu were too big now, and the Han Dynasty could not give them the option of surrender."

"What do you mean? Is he still planning to kill all the Huns?"

Wei Qing's eyebrows jumped and he asked subconsciously. It's impossible to kill them all!
The Huns were a nomadic people. If the Han Dynasty pressed on step by step, even if they invaded the northern desert again and destroyed the Huns' Xinlong City, the Huns, seeing that the situation was not good, should be able to continue migrating to further north. After leading the Han army away, they would move back at an unknown time. They were like a dog-skin plaster that could neither be shaken off nor killed.

Han Ling shook his head and said in confusion:
"I don't know about that. Your Highness hasn't explained it in detail. I can only wait for the general to come back and ask him in person..."

As several people were talking like this.

Suddenly, a report came from the guards outside:

"Report! Sima Han, His Highness has returned from Qiuci and has now entered the royal city!"

"You've come back just in time. I'll ask him myself!"

Wei Qing's spirits lifted, and he immediately took big strides forward and walked out.

Han Zeng and Han Ling looked at each other and hurriedly followed him out.

Han Ling still felt a little guilty, because what she had just told Wei Qing was actually their pillow talk, which made her seem like she was betraying Liu Ju. She really shouldn't have been so talkative just to show off in front of her uncle...

……

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Liu Ju was very surprised to see Wei Qing coming towards him with Han Zeng and Han Ling.

This should be Wei Qing's second time leaving Beijing since he traveled through time. The first time seemed to be when he was assassinated in Hejian State.

"What? You don't want to see me?"

Wei Qing deliberately put on a stern face and asked back.

"No, no, I have no one to rely on in the Western Regions, and every step I take is like walking on thin ice. Now that my uncle is here to take charge of the situation, it is like adding wings to a tiger. I am so happy that I can't wait to see him."

Liu Ju quickly bowed his head and politely asked with a smile,
"I just don't know why my uncle is here, but what decree did my father issue?"

"Your Majesty didn't have any special decree. He was just afraid that you would run too far away like Huo Qubing, so he ordered me to come and take you back to the capital to report."

Wei Qing snorted and said,

"Luckily I came. Now you have already fled to Qiuci. If I had come a little later, you would have fled to Yanran Mountain. Is that right?"

Liu Ju grinned and laughed dryly to defend himself:
"Uncle, this is not my fault!"

"You should have heard the battle report from Gu Shi. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was not me who wanted to cause trouble this time. It was the Huns who came to provoke me first."

"As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate."

"As the saying goes, a real man should finish what he starts."

"As the saying goes, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. If the enemy moves, I will move recklessly..."

Before he finished speaking, Wei Qing raised his hand to interrupt him and said:

"Stop talking nonsense and don't move. Come with me. I have something to ask you."

(End of this chapter)