I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 466: Li Ling's Lesson

"What kind of nonsense is this..."

When Wei Qing heard this, he couldn't help but complain in his heart. If Liu Che heard this, he would probably be angry again.

After all, what does it mean "A son wishes to support his parents but they are no longer there"? When these words came out of Liu Ju's mouth, it sounded like a curse on Liu Che.

At this moment Wei Qing had not yet realized that Liu was actually talking about him.

Even though his health was deteriorating today, he just thought that he had some underlying illness and was not used to the climate and water after arriving in the Western Regions. After the war here was over, he would go back and recuperate for some time.

Thinking about this, Wei Qing asked again:

"Now you should tell me about your infallible confidence."

"My confidence lies in the strong crossbows of the Han Dynasty and my uncle, the flying general of Dragon City."

Liu Ju smiled.

Wei Qing naturally knew that the Han Dynasty's crossbows were very powerful. If the Huns did not have cavalry that could move freely, it would be almost impossible for them to gain any advantage in the war with the Han Dynasty.

However, if it was just a powerful crossbow, the Han army had already been equipped with it long ago, so how could we ensure that it would be foolproof?
And him.

Although he was not afraid of a major battle with the Huns, war was unpredictable and no one could guarantee victory forever. Moreover, Liu Ju had entered the game himself. If the Huns were determined to capture or kill him at all costs, he would not be able to control this.

"Please explain it more clearly."

So Wei Qing continued to ask.

"Uncle, do you remember that before I set out to conquer the Western Regions, my father asked me about defending the city?"

Liu Ju said seriously,
"That's what I said. If there is an army that must be rescued, there is a city that must be defended. This is my response strategy."

"This time, regardless of whether the commander of Zhao Xincheng is pretending to surrender or not, I will personally go to meet him. If it is true, then that is good. If it is a false surrender, then it must be to target me, which is even better."

"Then they will know that I have been fooled. The Xiongnu will certainly send their main forces to attack me and swear to kill me to avenge their hatred."

"At this moment, I am the bait for fishing."

"And my uncle is the fishing net that catches fish. Once a big fish bites my bait, my uncle will immediately pull in the net. This time the catch will definitely be extraordinary."

"Although I am just bait, you should know that there are sharp fish hooks hidden inside the bait. If the Huns dare to eat the bait, they will definitely get their mouths pierced by the fish hooks. And these fish hooks are the powerful crossbows of our Han people."

"Uncle, just listen to me and give me 10,000 soldiers and horses, and give me... 5 million arrows and 2,000 chariots."

"As long as I have these things, I can guarantee that the Huns will not only fail to hurt me, but will also pay a heavy price for it."

"With the help of my uncle's big network, I'm afraid the main force of the Xiongnu will not dare to come. If they come, they will never return."

This was actually the way the battle was fought nearly ten years later, when Li Ling was captured.

At that time, Li Ling had only 5,000 infantrymen, most of whom were crossbowmen, and was equipped with 500,000 arrows and hundreds of chariots.

When he led his army to the Junji Mountain area, he unfortunately encountered 30,000 elite cavalry led by the Xiongnu Chanyu.

Li Ling immediately ordered his soldiers to arrange the chariots and baggage vehicles into a fortification, with shield soldiers and halberd soldiers in the front and crossbow soldiers in the back. They would advance when they heard the drum and stop when they heard the gong.

Seeing that the Han army was small in number, the Xiongnu Chanyu rushed straight towards the Han camp. Li Ling led the counterattack and when the Xiongnu were within the range of the crossbows, thousands of arrows were fired at once, knocking the Xiongnu cavalry off their horses.

Then, seeing that the Xiongnu cavalry formation was in chaos, Li Ling immediately led his troops in pursuit and killed thousands of them in one fell swoop.

The Xiongnu Chanyu was so frightened that he had to summon the 80,000 soldiers under the command of the Left and Right Wise Kings, bringing the number of Xiongnu cavalry participating in this battle to 110,000. Even so, Li Ling still did not lose out and killed more than 10,000 people in subsequent battles.

The Xiongnu Chanyu was unable to do anything to him and had originally planned to withdraw his troops.

At this time, a military officer in Li Ling's army who surrendered to the Xiongnu explained the current situation of Li Ling's army to the Xiongnu Chanyu, especially stating that the 500,000 arrows that Li Ling brought with him had been used up, and it would be difficult to counterattack with a powerful crossbow.

So the Xiongnu Chanyu gathered his courage and fought again. This time, Li Ling had no arrows to fight back and was eventually captured.

The place where Li Ling was captured was actually only a hundred miles away from the nearest border of the Han Dynasty. With only five thousand infantrymen, isolated and helpless and unable to outrun the cavalry, he forced himself to march thousands of miles and killed more than ten thousand Huns. He was truly a brave general.

In fact, if there were Han cavalry to support Li Ling, or if there were more arrows.

He would never have ended up like this.

Before being captured, Li Ling also sighed:
"If everyone had a few dozen more arrows, we could escape back."

The reason why there was no response was, on the one hand, that Li Ling himself was too eager to make achievements, and on the other hand it was also related to the merits of Li Guangli, Lu Bode and others, and the master-servant dispute. It all came down to human relations and social customs.

However, Liu Ju was different from Li Ling.

With the lesson learned from Li Ling's failure, he doubled the number of soldiers and horses, increased the number of arrows tenfold, and even increased the number of chariots five or six times.

The Xiongnu Chanyu's 110,000 cavalrymen were no match for Li Ling's 5,000 infantrymen.

Now, even if the main force of the Huns is sent out, they will not be able to do anything to him. He just has to shoot, shoot, and let his brothers shoot to their heart's content, and shoot every sage!
What's more, there was no dispute between him and Wei Qing about merit or master-servant relationship.

Even if Wei Qing was asked to risk his life to save him, Wei Qing would most likely not even frown, so he would definitely not fight alone.

Therefore, this matter is really a sure thing and there is almost no possibility of any mistake.

……

In the end, Wei Qing was forced to accept Liu Ju's countermeasures.

Because Liu Ju had a complete rogue look on his face, as if saying "Even if you don't accept me, I'm determined to go, otherwise I'll cry, make a fuss, or even hang myself", and he couldn't be persuaded at all.

Of course, there are also aspects that Wei Qing approves of.

Whether it was Liu Ju's strategy of "turning the tables" or the detailed arrangements in all aspects, it fully demonstrated that Liu Ju made the decision after careful consideration, rather than acting on impulse.

In addition, Wei Qing did think that this was a good opportunity to lure the main force of the Huns into a decisive battle in advance.

So a month later.

After exchanging several secret letters with the commander of Zhao Xincheng, Liu Ju finally learned the date of arrival of Zuo Xian Wang Wu Shilu, and also agreed on a meeting place with the commander of Zhao Xincheng.

Another half month passed like this.

Liu Ju personally led 10,000 soldiers and horses, carrying a large number of arrows and chariots, and secretly stationed in a mountain valley only forty miles away from Zhaoxin City, waiting for the Zhaoxin City commander to surrender, or waiting for the main force of the Huns.

At the same time, in Zhao Xin city.

"I thought this Han prince was very capable, but he is nothing more than this."

Wu Shilu raised his lips and showed a playful smile. He stood up and said to the captain of Zhao Xincheng beside him,

"Now that he has entered the grave, it is time for me to secretly leave the city and personally lead the Hun army to give him some surprises."

(End of this chapter)