Chapter 1151 The Siege of Mayi (Part 2)
The Huns were essentially not a country, but a tribal union.
And their national policy is actually very simple, that is, grabbing.
Go to the west to grab the Western Regions, go to the south to grab the Han Han. Even inside oneself, there are large tribes who grab small tribes.
They are a bandit group.
In the eyes of Junchen Shanyu, robbing Mayi is nothing.
What can the big man do after robbing him? If the trade is cut off, there are smuggling merchants who send troops to attack him? They don’t have so many cavalry!
At most, the two sides confront each other for a few years, and then threaten and tempt them. In the end, they should be close to each other and trade with each other.
This has been the routine for decades, and Junchen said that he has become accustomed to it.
"Since that's the case, then go and grab Mayi!"
When Junchen thought of snatching one, he could grab goods worth hundreds of millions of dollars, his eyes were all manning.
How could he bear it when he said in front of the robber leader that there is a gold mountain in Mayi?
"If the Great Khan went to rob Mayi, then he would be his subordinates."
When Nie Yi heard this, he immediately slapped his chest and said, "I just hope that after the matter is done, the Great Shanyu can give some rewards."
“Hahaha~”
Junchen smiled with satisfaction, "Don't worry, my Shanyu never treats those who do things for me unfairly. After the matter is completed, I will grant you the king and give you a tribe of ten thousand people!"
If someone who does not understand the form on the grasslands may be very happy to hear this, because it means that he has become the king of a tribe of ten thousand people.
But in Nie Yi's opinion, this matter was very stingy.
The so-called tribe of ten thousand people is not the famous ten thousand qi tribe on the grassland, but refers to the number of old men, children, men, women, slaves, etc. in a tribe.
More importantly, the military minister only talked about people and did not mention livestock.
People on the prairie are very important, but livestock are even more important.
The strength of a tribe depends on how many livestock they have.
If there is not enough livestock, a winter will pass and the tribe will be gone.
Although Nie Yi was infernal affairs, he was not interested in the so-called rewards of military officials.
But since it is an infernal Affairs, you still have to say what you should say.
“The Great Shanyu.”
Nie Yi spoke up dissatisfiedly and said, "I took such a great risk to the Great Chanyu. If I were to be noticed, I might not have a good ending in the whole clan. I would also give more rewards to the Great Chanyu."
On the one hand, the military ministers were indeed unwilling to give too much, and on the other hand, they wanted to test Nie Yi.
After hearing his words, the military minister who was relieved waved his hand and said generously, "If you do your best, you will naturally not treat you badly. If you don't say anything else, you will definitely not give less cattle, sheep and horses from your tribe."
Nie Yi showed surprise on his face and saluted repeatedly, "Thank you, Da Shanyu!"
In a few days, Nie Yi said goodbye from the golden tent.
When I left, I only asked the military ministers to wait for news, and this time, I went from midsummer to autumn harvest to the turn of spring and summer in the coming year.
Nie Yi finally sent a trusted servant and brought his handwritten letter.
It is very clear that the time to rob Mayi is now ripe. The warehouses in Mayi are filled with mountains of goods, especially various iron tools, and countless.
As early as last year, Junchen Shanyu began to do relevant preparations.
He mobilized his troops in secret and concentrated his forces, and even reduced the harassment of the Han people on the side walls in order to paralyze the Han people.
After nearly a year of preparation, Junchen Shanyu had already assembled nearly 100,000 troops.
His idea was to succeed in one blow, and then immediately retreat to the prairie.
After all, he also knew that the Han army's equipment was constantly being updated and its combat effectiveness was getting stronger and stronger.
If the troops were insufficient and they could not capture Mayi as soon as possible, then when the Han army's border guards and even the elite troops of Chang'an City rushed over to support it, this originally relaxed and pleasant robbery journey would turn into a bad battle.
The robbers attacked to grab good things, not to fight to death with those stinky and hard Han people.
So the military ministers gathered a powerful army and made up their minds to fight Mayi in one battle.
After receiving Nie Yi's handwritten letter, Junchen immediately set out with the impatient tribes that had been waiting for a long time.
It is said that it is a 100,000 army, but there are indeed 100,000 troops.
But among them, the main forces that really fought were just a few tens of thousands of cavalry and the Golden Sword Guard led by Junchen himself.
The rest are ordinary herders and even slaves who are responsible for driving away livestock and making military supplies such as cheese.
Tactically, the Huns' light cavalry were very outstanding and could even defeat the big man.
However, strategically, the seemingly mobile and flexible Hun light cavalry are essentially unable to escape the support of the tribe behind them.
Their maximum strategic maneuverage range is absolutely no more than 500 miles. If they exceed this distance, they will quickly lose their combat capabilities due to loss of logistical support.
The person who has seen through this in history is Poached Dan Huo Qubing.
Therefore, every time Huo Qubing attacked the Huns, he would beat the snake seven inches, first scooping the Huns' nests, and then attacking the Hun cavalry corps that were panicked because of the loss of logistics supplies.
The difference between tactics and strategies is that one can see through the famous generals who have passed down from generation to generation. Those who cannot see through are ordinary generals.
Historically, Huo Qubing died prematurely, which was a major loss to China.
When the military officials led their army to attack Mayi, the place in Mayi had become a huge barracks.
In view of the fact that Xiaozhu's siege in Mayi was unable to achieve any results in history, Wang Xiao made sufficient arrangements this time.
He asked Cheng Buzhi, Li Guang, Han Anguo and others to lead the main force of the Han army, and about 200,000 infantry ambushed around Mayi. When the military officials' cavalry entered the ambush circle, they launched a siege.
At the same time, Wei Qing led Gongsun Ao, Gongsun He and others to lead a cavalry corps mainly powered by the Yulin Army and the Huben Army to take a detour to attack the logistics tribe of the military ministers.
Wang Xiao’s idea was to swallow the Huns’ Shanyu and the 100,000 troops in one bite.
In order to avoid leaks, people outside Mayi City were completely unaware of it. There would be no such thing as cattle and sheep all over the mountains and fields in history, but no one grazed them, and the military officials eventually noticed it.
In Wang Xiao's opinion, the matter this time has been stable.
There is no doubt that when Wang Xiao had this idea, it would mean that something would definitely be an accident.
And this accident even made Wang Xiao unexpected.
The reason is very simple, because the unexpected place was Wang Xiao's ally, Yi Zhixie.
As early as a few years ago, Wang Xiao began to cooperate with Yi Zhixie to deal with Junchen Shanyu.
Unexpectedly, at this most critical moment, Yi Zhixie actually betrayed the previous agreement.
This is not because Yi Zhixie suddenly discovered his conscience and wanted to protect his good brother.
But because of this action, Junchen Shanyu's actions were too big.
One hundred thousand people were brought out, among which there was even the main force of the Yizhixie tribe.
If all this was destroyed by the Han people, then even if Yi Zhixie successfully took up the position of Shanyu, what's the point?
So when the army officials came less than a hundred miles away from Mayi, Yi Zhixie finally couldn't help it.
"Da Shanyu, what happened this time is a bit strange."
Listening to Yi Zhixie's words, the military minister riding on the horse asked quietly, "What's wrong with it?"
"The Han people put so many supplies in Mayi, which seemed to be unprepared. Could it be that they have forgotten the power of our Huns?"
Yi Zhixie's words are a bit tactful, but in fact they mean that we, the nature of the Huns, is to take advantage of them. Those Han people have been dealing with us for so many years and have been taught enough lessons. How could they place so many goods foolishly in front of the Huns?
The military minister hesitated for a moment and then said, "We have the help of the Han people."
Yi Zhixie sneered at this, because he hated the Han people and did not believe in any Han people at all.
"It's just a merchant." Yi Zhixie said with a heartache, "Just because of the words of a mere merchant, he mobilized a hundred thousand troops to come and penetrated into the Han area. This is too risky! If this is a conspiracy of the Han people, then"
Yi Zhixie didn't finish his words, but Junchen had already blocked the reins of the horse.
He looked into the distance and felt doubts in his heart.
However, the wealth of Mayi described by Nie Yi still made him unable to give up.
"I can't say that the Han people are really relaxed."
Yi Zhixie was extremely despised by the military ministers in his heart. Even though he was a great Chanyu, he was completely useless.
If the Great Huns continue to control their own hands, sooner or later they will be ruined, and it is better for me to become the Great Shanyu.
Yi Zhixie, who secretly made up his mind, immediately said, "Yes or no, just send someone to see it, can you tell?"
The military minister thought about it, so he selected a group of some smart Huns, pretended to be herders and quickly went to Mayi to investigate.
In theory, Yi Zhixie should have persuaded the military ministers to jump into the encirclement voluntarily, but now he is in a rebellion, which makes the Huns notice the deployment of the Han army in advance.
After all, nearly 200,000 troops were lying near Mayi, and it was impossible to make no noise.
"It's too much!"
After receiving reports of traces of the Han army's activities near Mayi, the Junchen's face turned pale, or was scared.
If Yi Zhixie had not reminded him, he would have crashed into the Han people's encirclement.
Even if you can escape from the sky, you will definitely have to take off a layer of skin.
"You wait for me!" The military minister drew his sword and pointed at Mayi and yelled, "The Emperor of the Han family! Our military minister will avenge this!"
After venting his emotions, the military minister pulled the reins with hatred and turned his horse's head and said, "Go back!"
At the same time, Wang Xiao, who was sitting on the flying sword in the sky thousands of meters above his head, sneezed heavily.
"Which turtle son scolds me?"
Wang Xiao rubbed his nose and looked down with a sharp gaze.
"Um?"
Chapter completed!