It was obvious that this was beyond Li Mu's expectations. Li Mu was stunned for a moment before saying, "The king favored him, and Li Mu was very grateful. But Li Mu was a defeated general and an ominous person. If he was a general, he might insult the Qin Dynasty. Please think twice."

"What do you think twice?" The King of Qin said without thinking, "This matter is settled, so you General Li goes to the north and lead the northern defense."

The King of Qin not only wanted to use Li Mu, but also valued it. He asked him to command the northern border defense. This move not only surpassed Li Mu's expectations, but also surprised Zhou Chong and others. He also had to admit that the King of Qin's arrangement was not only courageous, but also knowledgeable.

Among all the Chinese generals, Li Mu is the most powerful in the eyes of the Hu people in the north. His ready-made reputation is enough to shock the Huns as long as he stands there.

If it were Meng Tian or any of the generals here, they could defend the north, but they would have to fight a few battles to do it, and would not be ready-made like Li Mu.

For Li Mu, he had never thought about the affairs of the Northern Kingdom. He thought that even if the King of Qin wanted to use him, he would only give him tens of thousands of troops to fight against the Hu people in the north. He never expected that the King of Qin would be so generous and trustworthy. He stood up suddenly and said in surprise: "Master, this must not be done!"

The King of Qin waved his hand and said, "What's wrong? I dare to put you General Li in that position, just believe you, and I don't worry about you bringing the army and fighting back.

You General Li is famous in foreign lands, and the Hu people were scared when they heard about your name. You are worth 100,000 people. With you in the north, I will feel at ease and can concentrate on dealing with the south.

When China resists foreign aggression in this troublesome situation, does General Li not want to contribute to China?"

Li Mu knelt at the foot of the King of Qin, touched the ground with his head, and cried, "My Lord, Li Mu originally thought he could give some advice for the King. If he could accept it, it would be a blessing.

Unexpectedly, the king trusted so much, Li Mu would not let Hu Rennan take a step forward even if he was heartbroken."

The King of Qin laughed, helped Li Mu up, and said, "General Li, please get up. General Li, do you know when I am the happiest? It was at this moment that I heard General Li's bold statement that he was willing to contribute to China and fight against foreign aggression. I was very wise.

Meng Tian and Wang Ben are good at fighting in cavalry, so I decided to let them be your assistants.”

Meng Tian and Wang Ben are rising stars in the Qin army. They are good at soldiers and plots, and perform very well, and are enough to stand out. They actually serve as assistants for Li Mu. That is a great trust in Li Mu, and Li Mu's eyes are filled with tears.

He said: "What the king says, I will do whatever I want."

"Sit, General Li, please sit down." The King of Qin pulled Li Mu and sat down, saying, "General Li has been in the north for a long time and knows the Hu people very well. General Li, how can you deal with the Hu people?"

Li Mu analyzed: "The king, in the opinion of Li Mu, the Hu people lived by the water and grass, and had no guardians of the city. They grew up on horseback since childhood, and were extremely fierce and good at fighting, especially the art of riding and shooting. Therefore, the Hu people were an army with strong mobility and outstanding offensive ability.

Those who do not understand the Hu people only came to a conclusion based on this and believed that the Hu people were invincible. The king knew that in the past, King Wuling of Zhao was defeated by the Hu people first. After realizing the strengths of the Hu people, he decisively ordered the Hu people to ride and shoot.

Zhao State turned weak to strong, and expanded its territory thousands of miles away."

The King of Qin nodded and said, "King Wuling of Zhao is a hero, and I admire him very much. It's a pity that I was born a hundred years later and failed to meet this hero."

Li Mu changed the subject and then analyzed: "However, the Hu people are not without shortcomings. First, the Hu people are in a good position for profit, and their organizational and discipline are not strong. If they are beneficial, they are like tigers. The momentum is unstoppable, if there is no profit.

Then it collapses and even kills each other.

Second, the Hu people's equipment was not advanced, far inferior to China. Although the Hu people were good at shooting, their range was far inferior to that of China's crossbows. Especially the Zhou Gong crossbows of the Qin Dynasty were used to deal with the Hun cavalry, which was wonderful.

With a long range and a rain of arrows, it can effectively kill the Hu people."

Everyone nodded and said that they were wonderful. The King of Qin praised: "The Hu people I heard of are mostly brave and good at fighting and invincible nonsense, and there would be no such incisive and wonderful theory as the general. If the general had not had the general's understanding of the Hu people, he would not have such insightful words.

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"The king has won the award." Li Mu analyzed it down and said: "Third, the harassment of Hu people is seasonal, and there are also harassment at the turn of spring and summer, but the scale is not as large as in autumn.

Because the grass is fat in autumn, the horses are strong, which is the time when the Hu people have the strongest fighting power, which makes it easier to fight tough battles. Fourth, the Hu people are harassing them mostly for plunder. If they encounter snow disasters, cattle and sheep are frozen to death and starve to death, there will be a fierce battle in the spring of the following year."

The main analysis of the shortcomings of the Huns in later generations was these four points. Zhou Chong secretly praised Li Mu in his heart for being a master of attacking Hu and knowing the Huns well.

"General's great remarks, I feel refreshed." The King of Qin was very excited and asked, "In accordance with the general's opinion, how can we maintain peace in the north?"

Li Mu did not answer the question and asked the King of Qin: "Li Mu dared to ask the King, how should he treat the Hu people? Take the defensive, take the offensive, or completely solve the problem?"

"Fully solve the problem?" The King of Qin naturally understood what this said, stood up suddenly, rubbed his hands so excitedly, and said, "Well, if you have the chance, I will fight hard to completely solve the problem of Hu people.

However, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is not possible to take the defensive momentum and buy time for me to pacify the south."

"There are only one set of nine bends of the Yellow River." Li Mu pointed to the map and said, "Please look at it, this is Xianyang, this is the land of Hetao.

Since the civil strife in China, the Xiongnu occupied the Hetao land. The Hetao land was not only fertile, but also lush with water and grass, and was suitable for the growth of cattle and sheep. Therefore, the Xiongnu raised a large number of cattle, sheep and horses here.

Furthermore, the Hetao land is only a thousand miles away from Xianyang, which is like a sharp blade hanging on the head of Xianyang. “

The King of Qin shook his head with his right hand and praised: "Yes. The strategic important place of Hetao is always in the strategic area, and I can't even sleep. General Li's meaning is to take down the Hetao area first and remove the threat from the Huns to Xianyang. Is that what he meant?"

"The king is the wise man!" Li Mu said.

From history textbooks, we all know that Meng Tian defeated the Huns and recovered Hetao. However, the textbooks do not tell us why Qin Shihuang wanted to attack Hetao. The reason is that the Hetao land poses too great a threat to Xianyang.

After the demise of the Qin Dynasty, the Huns reoccupied this rich land posed a serious threat to Chang'an. Emperor Wu of Han tried his best to drive the Huns away from this grassland, completely lifted the Huns' threat to Chang'an, revitalized the entire strategic situation, and changed passive to active.

The King of Qin asked: "It is a good thing to lift the threat of Hetao to Xianyang, but I can't give you too much army at the moment. General Li should have a clear idea of ​​this."

As of now, the wisest strategy of the King of Qin is to first be south and then north, concentrate its efforts to pacify the south, and then deal with the north. Li Mu naturally understood this strategy and said, "Mr., I have calculated that if the King gives me 100,000 people, within three years, I will present the land of Hetao to the King.

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Chapter completed!