I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 475 Yes! (Two in One)

"Your Highness defeated the Hun army with a small force!"

As soon as the messenger said this, Wei Qing immediately acted like he was dying. He sat up in shock, ripped down the curtains in front of the carriage, stuck his head out and asked:

"Tell me clearly how to break it?!"

It’s not that he has no confidence in Liu Ju.

The main reason is that this result has obviously exceeded Wei Qing's common sense and cognition.

How many people does Liu Ju have?

At most there are only 10,000 soldiers and horses.

How many people are there in the Hun army this time?

There are at least 60,000 of them, and all of them are elite cavalry from the Chanyu tribe and the left tribe.

Although he had heard Zhao Po Nu describe in detail the chiseling tactics used by Liu Ju in the great victory at Gushi, that was the first time that the enemy encountered the newly equipped crossbow cavalry of the Han army. Moreover, because they lost two thousand men in the city of Gushi, the remaining troops were probably only twice the number of the Han army.

And this time, it’s six times!
What does six times mean?
Moreover, Liu Ju was in the heartland of the Xiongnu and was basically isolated and helpless.

Even if he asked for a full five million arrows this time, almost emptying out all the arrows in Loulan and Yumen Pass, so what?

The Huns were cavalry that could come and go freely.

Although the Han Dynasty's crossbows were powerful, Liu Ju could only defend passively. Even if he had crossbow cavalry, it would be impossible for them to chase and kill them with such a small number, otherwise there was an 80% chance that they would never return.

After the Huns attacked several times, they found it difficult to gain an advantage against the powerful crossbows, and most likely chose to surround instead of attack.

If the stalemate continues, the Huns can reduce their losses, and the situation will become increasingly unfavorable to Liu Ju, unless Wei Qing leads a large army to rescue them.

The reason why Wei Qing had already learned that Liu Ju was besieged was that he was patient and did not rush to send troops to rescue him, but was always waiting for Liu Ju's beacon fire.

This was also out of trust in Liu Ju.

He believed that with the extraordinary abilities shown by Liu Ju, coupled with abundant arrows, they would be able to safely resist the Huns for a period of time. The reason why Liu Ju never lit the beacon fire was to delay the Hun army while finding and creating the best opportunity for him to rush to his rescue.

At that time, he only needs to lead his troops north and he will definitely be able to defeat some enemies!

The results of it?
Liu Ju actually sent back great news?

How could 10,000 Han troops defeat 60,000 Xiongnu troops?

Big break!

That's a big loss!
Is it possible that Liu Ju's understanding of the great destruction and my own understanding of the great destruction are actually two different criteria for judgment?
"General, this is absolutely true. How dare I lie about this?"

How could the messenger not hear Wei Qing's strong doubts? He quickly told him the details of the battle report he knew.

"The news I received is that of the 60,000 Xiongnu troops, more than 20,000 were killed in battle, 6,000 were killed or injured in internal strife and mutiny, and more than 10,000 rebelled and surrendered, and presented the head of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King to Your Highness!"

"There are no more than 10,000 people left and they fled in all directions."

"I also heard that General Zhao Po Nu alone led his troops to kill and capture nearly 10,000 Xiongnu cavalrymen."

"And our troops' casualties, including those killed and wounded, did not exceed a thousand."

"With such a huge disparity in troop strength and a shockingly high casualty ratio, this is truly an unprecedented and astonishing victory. When I heard the news, I almost fell off my horse and it took me a long while to believe it!"

"..."

The post-war data were already available, and even though Wei Qing no longer dared to believe it was true, he had to accept this "great news" with some doubts.

Everyone has to admit that this victory news is definitely more exaggerated than the previous victory of Gu Shi.

He really couldn't understand how Liu Ju had won the battle.

If only the Huns were so easy to deal with.

How could they have forced the Han Dynasty to suffer humiliation for nearly a hundred years?

How could they have besieged Emperor Gaozu on Mount Baideng?
How could it be so difficult for Liu Che to decide to attack the Xiongnu in the north, squandering all the huge wealth accumulated during the reign of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, and having to rely on Sang Hongyang to continuously reap the profits in order to barely make up for the shortfall?
"General, now that His Highness has achieved such a great victory and the battle is over, should we still rush to help?"

The messenger should not have asked this question, because he was not qualified to ask given his status. It was just that the good news was too shocking, and he was so excited that he lost his mind.

Wei Qing frowned slightly upon hearing this, but did not reprimand him at this moment. He just calmed down and nodded:
"We are already halfway there, let's go take a look. Those Xiongnu prisoners of war also need some manpower to deal with them."

Of course he wouldn't tell the messenger any more details.

He is now thinking about a question:
When Liu Ju was facing off against the Hun army, he did not light the beacon fire. Now that the war is over, Liu Ju lit the beacon fire around this time. Could this also be his plan?
As for what Liu Ju was thinking, Wei Qing was not sure now.

But he believed that Liu Ju wanted him to lead the army now, and it would definitely be of great use...

……

"This battle was entirely thanks to Wu Shilu's cooperation. Everyone should not be proud and complacent. The credit for killing the enemy does not belong to me, but to the soldiers who risked their lives. I only shot and killed more than ten people at most."

Faced with the flattery and congratulations from his generals, Liu Ju was very humble and spoke the truth.

Although the chances of winning this battle were very high and most situations were within his expectations, he really didn't expect that the victory would be so smooth, let alone such gains. The only thing he could blame was that Wu Shilu was too cooperative.

Isn’t there a saying like this in later shooting games?
Whether the grenade is thrown accurately or not depends on how well the opponent catches it.

Wu Shilu's reception was so good that when Liu Ju first met Zuo Xian Wang, who had an equal status to him in the Xiongnu, all he saw was his head with his eyes open.

In history, the rebellion and assassination attempt by Zuo Daduwei failed, and the Han Dynasty lost Zhao Po Nu and 20,000 Han men.

Unexpectedly, it was realized in this battle.

Wu Shilu probably never imagined until his death that his conspiracy, which was originally intended to lure Liu Ju into an ambush, would eventually come true.

"If your Highness says so, I dare not take credit for it. Without your Highness's planning, who would dare to think that we alone could defeat 60,000 elite Xiongnu troops? Have you ever thought about it?"

Zhao Po Nu stood aside and deliberately asked other generals in the tent in a mischievous manner.

"General Zhao asked this question, and we dare not even think about it. Has General Zhao ever thought about it?"

The other generals shook their heads in unison, their lips curled up unconsciously.

This time, Zhao Po Nu would probably have to add at least one or two thousand more fiefs to his marquisate. After all, he took advantage of the enemy's chaos and led thousands of Han cavalry to charge out of the camp, killing and capturing more than ten thousand Xiongnu cavalry in one fell swoop. This was another military achievement that he could brag about for the rest of his life, and his name would even be recorded in history books.

The remaining generals also gained a lot.

After all, more than 20,000 Xiongnu died under the Han crossbows this time, which was also their credit. It would not be a problem for them to be rewarded with titles and generals. Facts have proved how important it is to follow the right leader!

In their eyes, Liu Ju is now like a big boss who can make great achievements. As long as they follow him, they will have endless achievements. Nothing is impossible as long as you dare not think of it!
Zhao Po Nu actually became arrogant after hearing this, wiped his nose and said proudly:
"Hahaha, I'm different from you. I've already received a warning from His Highness before this."

In fact, Zhao Po Nu is not like this on weekdays. He usually looks serious and is strict in disciplining his army, giving people the feeling that he doesn't want to be approached by strangers.

But this time, even he couldn't hold it in and changed his temper.

These words immediately attracted the envious glances of the other generals... Being able to get the notice from His Highness means that he is His Highness's confidant, isn't this much more important than ten thousand military merits?
"Alright, alright, let's get down to business."

Seeing this, Liu Ju waved his hand and continued speaking seriously.

"I ordered people to light beacons during the previous battle. I believe the general is already on his way with his army to help us."

"With the support of the general, and the main force of the Xiongnu has suffered heavy losses from our army, then our next strategic goal should also be adapted to local conditions, so the next step..."

While speaking, Liu Ju pointed his finger at the map hanging in the big tent, and continued to slide it all the way to the north, until he slid to a blurred mark on the very edge of the map.

"North Sea?!"

Everyone looked in the direction of Liu Ju's hand, only to find that it seemed to be the North Sea, which the Han people knew very little about, and they were shocked.

This place is where Su Wu later grazed sheep, but now it is a place that the Han people have never set foot on.

When Huo Qubing conquered the Wolf's Lair, he only "led his troops straight to the North Sea", but in reality he did not reach that place. He only defeated Zuo Xian Wang's troops more than a thousand miles away from the North Sea, and then turned back to conquer the Wolf's Lair.

Today, this map with the location of the North Sea was also drawn based on the description of the surrendered Xiongnu general.

"Oops, my hand slipped. I was actually pointing here."

Liu Ju smiled and moved his finger back to Zhaoxin City, which was closest to the Han army camp.

"..."

Naturally, everyone didn't believe it. They thought that since Liu Ju pointed this out, he must have set this place as his target.

After all, when Liu Ju was in Loulan before, he "slipped" and pointed to Mount Yanran, and then the "Yanran Stone Inscription" incident happened.

Therefore, everyone thought that his finger was very important. Even if he really slipped and pointed at the wrong thing, Liu Ju might just make the best of it, and then it would be the Huns who were at fault.

"Now that the Xiongnu Chanyu and the main forces of the left wing have been severely damaged, Zhaoxin City has become an isolated city with no reinforcements."

Liu Ju didn't care what they thought and continued,

"In that case, we will not wait for the general. You should send troops to besiege the city immediately and force Zhao Xincheng to surrender. As for manpower, in addition to our own soldiers, we should also bring the more than 10,000 Xiongnu surrendered soldiers with us to strengthen our force."

"It would be best if we could persuade Zhao Xincheng to surrender before the general's reinforcements arrive."

"If that's not possible, just surround the city without attacking. When the general leads the army to arrive, the people in the city will only become more desperate, and it will be a matter of time before they surrender."

The city of Zhaoxin is very important. For the Han army, it is a key fulcrum to pry open the Huns.

Because Zhao Xin City is different from the Xiongnu's left and right wise kings' courts and today's Longcheng, it was a city built under the personal guidance of Zhao Xin, a surrendered general of the Han Dynasty, and it borrowed many architectural ideas from the Han Dynasty cities.

Therefore, it has a tall and sturdy city, and even a double-layered urn city. It can almost be said to be the most difficult city to capture in the entire Xiongnu.

Attacking the city by force is obviously not a wise move.

As the saying goes, "The best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, and the worst is to attack their cities." Liu Ju is not Wu Shilu, so he would not easily risk the lives of the Han army's soldiers for merit.

And his target only included Zhao Xincheng.

It's just something in the bag, why rush? Can't we use this place as a key fulcrum if we don't enter the city?

……

Ten days later.

Liu Juxin walked out of the gate of Zhaoxin City and personally greeted Wei Qing's army which had missed the trip.

The generals of Zhao Xincheng had a weak will to resist, especially the captain who cooperated with Wu Shilu to deceive Liu Ju. After hearing the news that 10,000 Han troops had defeated 60,000 Xiongnu troops, he fled overnight with his family and his own troops.

The same was true for the Xiongnu subjects in Zhaoxin City. When they saw that the situation was bad, those who had the means even gave up their property and went straight to making a living, taking their families with them. There was no sense of family and country at all.

The few remaining defenders lost their backbone and regarded the invincible Han army as heavenly soldiers.

The Han army had not yet formed a siege, but only sent an envoy to the city to negotiate. After the defenders in the city learned that they would not be massacred as long as they surrendered, they happily opened the gate.

The result caused by this is.

When the generals under Wei Qing learned that they no longer had to go to the Han army camp and could go directly to Zhaoxin City to join the garrison, everyone of them cried with envy.

Before the good news came out, some people secretly felt lucky that they were not chosen to follow Liu Ju as bait.

But now, they only regretted not taking the initiative to ask to follow Liu Ju into the war, otherwise this unparalleled achievement of being granted a title of nobility and appointed as a general would have been enough to allow them to have a taste of the rich soup.

In fact, it was not just them, even Wei Qing was shocked by Liu Ju's efficiency in conquering cities.

With such a "rebellious son" like Liu Che, what need did he have for the Flying General of Dragon City, and what need did the Han Dynasty have for the two pillars of the empire?
Do you still want to see the general who just walked out of Jianzhang Camp?

Look at your sister, pay attention to your son, isn't he nice? !

Even Wei Qing couldn't imagine what Liu Che's expression would be like after receiving the battle report here, and it was hard to say whether Liu Che's current physical strength was enough to celebrate.

I still remember that Wei Zifu once said this to him in private.

When the victory report of the battle in Mobei came back, Liu Che stayed in the Pepper Palace for three consecutive nights to celebrate, and also to show his attitude to the Wei and Huo families. Unfortunately, he did not create a second prince...

"uncle……"

Seeing Wei Qing, who had lost weight, being helped down from the carriage, Liu Ju's heart ached, but he still kept a respectful and friendly smile on his face. He took two quick steps forward and supported Wei Qing.
"Uncle has arrived at the right time. Whether we can accomplish anything from now on will all depend on your divine power."

"No need to hide it from uncle anymore."

Wei Qing laughed and looked Liu Ju up and down lovingly.

"Whether I am still fit to go to the battlefield, others may not know, but you should have known it a long time ago, right?"

Liu Ju was stunned for a moment, his smile gradually faded, and he moved his lips and said only one word:

"can!"

(End of this chapter)