The soldiers of the three armies slaughtered sheep and cattle and held a banquet to celebrate their victory in the city of Shanwu!
After Liu Wei and his soldiers raised their cups and drank together, and ate some food casually, he summoned Xue Rengui, Liu Du, and officers of the Great Wall Army above the rank of captain to discuss matters.
"Commander Xue, although we won the first battle, annihilating eight thousand Xiongnu! And the fire we set terrified the Xiongnu!"
"But Qiangqu came with 50,000 troops; how could he retreat just because 8,000 soldiers died!"
"If he really retires, that's even less of a thing I want to see!"
Liu Wei's original intention was to use Yufuluo's head to provoke Qiangqu, so that he would send out his entire force to fight.
This would solve the problem of the Xiongnu people in the four commanderies of Yunzhong in one fell swoop!
Now, the Qiangqu people have been provoked one after another and have launched a large-scale attack. They certainly will not let it go just because eight thousand people have died!
However, Liu Wei was worried that if he hurt the Xiongnu too badly, the Qiangqu would not dare to come over.
"That's natural! The Xiongnu aren't stupid; they can only use the same ambush once!"
"My lord, the next battle is the defense of the city!"
Xue Rengui said, "With fifty or sixty thousand Xiongnu troops gathered at the foot of Shanwu City, I will show my lord how I, Xue Li, will exhaust the Xiongnu army in a direct battle!"
"I will turn this Shanwu City into a meat grinder for the Huns!"
Xue Rengui drank a little wine, and his face turned red with excitement!
After these battles, he realized that the soldiers Liu Wei had given him were incredibly useful!
They were brave in battle, possessed exceptional personal qualities, were highly disciplined, and obeyed orders without question!
This is the state that every general or commander desires most.
Soldiers can be used without training, and they will rush forward without hesitation at a single command!
As a general, all you need to do is strategize, lead by example, and carefully plan every battle!
Although he only had 13,000 soldiers!
We also have three thousand Xiongnu and three thousand Xianbei people available!
But it's enough for defending the city!
In city defense battles, Xue Rengui had a hundred ways to take the lives of the Xiongnu!
"My lord, city defense can indeed deplete the Xiongnu's forces. In addition, we have four thousand iron cavalry, and we can freely employ various tactics such as surprise attacks, infiltration, and harassment! Combined with the city's defense, we can definitely inflict heavy casualties on the Xiongnu!"
Sima of the Great Wall Legion also spoke.
This Sima was equivalent to Xue Rengui's chief of staff and the second-in-command of the Great Wall Army!
In addition to appointing captains for various military branches, Xue Rengui also established important military positions such as Sima, Dujun, and Canjun to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Great Wall Army!
"I believe that your Great Wall Legion can defeat the enemy in the city defense battle!"
"However, in the back-and-forth battles, the efficiency of killing the enemy is still somewhat low!"
"What if the Qiangqu suffers repeated setbacks, stops fighting us, and runs away?"
"The Great Wall Legion's cavalry, plus Captain Liu's, totals seven thousand cavalry, which is far from enough to pursue the enemy!"
"Moreover, there are ten thousand Xiongnu people coming from Yunzhong to the north!"
"I must ensure that not a single Xiongnu who comes to Shanwu escapes!"
hiss!
They originally planned to kill tens of thousands of Xiongnu people under the city walls first, and then pursue and gradually expand their gains.
Unexpectedly, Liu Wei was planning to wipe out all the invading Xiongnu in one fell swoop!
The Marquis has an extraordinary appetite!
Xue Rengui, Liu Du, Sima of the Great Wall Army, and other officers all frowned.
At this moment, Liu Wei also realized that he lacked a team of strategists around him!
After this battle, I must accumulate some points to exchange for a strategist!
Take charge of the overall direction yourself, and leave the details to your advisors to refine and execute.
He can simply wash his hands of the business and occasionally flirt with Diao Chan!
Why aren't any of you saying anything?
Seeing everyone keeping their heads down and remaining silent, Liu Wei called out, "Don't feel pressured, everyone. Take it one bite at a time!"
"Commander Xue, you are in full command of the campaign against the Xiongnu. Commander Liu Du, your troops and three thousand Xiongnu soldiers are temporarily under Commander Xue's command!"
"Everyone, let's go back first!"
"If you come up with any good ideas, come and report to me anytime! If your ideas are adopted, you will be richly rewarded!"
"Here you go!"
The group bowed and left.
Liu Wei returned to his residence. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Xiao Guizi calling out to two servants who were carrying a basket of things into the house.
The basket was still dripping water.
"My lord!"
Upon seeing Liu Wei, Xiao Guizi greeted him with a smile.
"What's this?"
Liu Wei curiously stuck his head out to take a look.
It turned out to be a basket full of lively, jumping blackfish!
They are quite large, with the smallest weighing over ten kilograms!
"This...this Shanwu City is just a clear river flowing through it!"
"I think the river is very shallow; we can wade across!"
"How could there be such a big fish!"
Fish the size of a palm are normal, but fish this big absolutely cannot be raised without large rivers and deep lakes!
Moreover, these fish are so lively and jumping that it's impossible for them to have been sent from the Yellow River, which is two or three hundred miles to the west!
There are still tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops between Shanwu and the Yellow River!
"My lord, I don't know either!"
"When I was buying ingredients at the market, I found someone selling fish. Remembering that the Marquis loves to eat fish, I bought it all!"
Xiao Guizi hurriedly explained, "My lord, rest assured, this servant would not dare to embezzle a single penny, not even a tiny bit..."
Suddenly, Liu Wei interrupted him: "Xiao Guizi, you and Yang Yi go and invite the fishmonger over now. I have something to ask him!"
"My lord, is it because this fish is not good?"
Xiao Guizi looked aggrieved. "My lord, if you must punish someone, punish me. It has nothing to do with the fishmonger!"
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