When attacking a few days ago, Li Xiang got a message from a tribal chief that they had entered the sphere of influence of the Ronggong tribe, the third largest tribe of Tuyuhun. The chief wanted to threaten Li Xiang and told him not to go too far. Unexpectedly, this gave Li Xiang a new plan.
During the seven days of his journey, Li Xiang destroyed a total of eleven tribes, killed more than thirteen thousand people, and exiled more than nine thousand people.
This in itself is already a great achievement, but for Li Xiang, it is not enough to satisfy him, so he plans to raid the third largest tribe of Tuyuhun, the Ronggong tribe, which is the tribe of the Tuyuhun emperor's uncle.
The largest tribe of Tuyuhun was naturally the Wangting tribe where the Khan was located.
The second largest tribe is the Midu tribe where the prime minister is located.
The third largest tribe is the Ronggong tribe where the emperor’s uncle is located.
According to the information Li Xiang obtained, the Ronggong tribe had a total of 70,000 infantrymen. Even if 8,000 cavalrymen were withdrawn to support Wang Ting's battle, there were still more than 60,000 people in the tribe. If Li Xiang could take down this tribe, he would definitely become famous in one battle. No matter what the outcome of the Tuyuhun battlefield this time, Li Xiang's contribution would be set in stone.
Last night, Li Xiang made a statistics of the strength of his men. There were more than 6,600 men when they arrived. After days of fighting, more than 700 men have been killed and only more than 5,800 men are left who can fight.
Five thousand people against sixty thousand. The enemy has ten times more people than us, but there are more than thirty thousand old, weak and sick people in their tribe, and there are only about thirty thousand people who can really fight.
What's more, after having the chain crossbow, Li Xiang found that the combat effectiveness of his subordinates had increased more than doubled. If we handle it properly, there will be no problem in paying for the Ronggong tribe.
When Li Xiang finished washing up, Shu San and Shu Si had already returned. The two of them had been busy all night and had conducted a systematic investigation of the Ronggong tribe. Because they were scouts themselves, the information they obtained was relatively detailed.
"Let me first explain the specific situation. The Ronggong tribe uses this mountain as their back. They camp against it. To the north of them, there is a guard camp on each side, numbering approximately 3,000. If we were to attack directly, we would likely be discovered by their main camp the moment we enter their area of influence."
Shu San and his men spent an entire night figuring out the situation around the Ronggong tribe. After all, it was the third largest tribe of Tuyuhun, and it was completely different from the other tribes. They set up two satellite military camps around it, each with 3,000 cavalry stationed in it. Even if you wanted to attack, they would never give you a chance.
“There’s no way around it.”
As soon as Shu San saw Li Xiang was about to open his mouth, he immediately knew what Li Xiang wanted to ask. They had been circling the two military camps for nearly two hours last night, but in the end they found that there was no way to go around them. When they set up camp, they must have seen the surrounding situation clearly. If you want to go around them, that can only be done in a dream.
"We can't possibly eliminate these two guard camps without anyone noticing. But if we just charge in like this, I'm afraid people from their main camp will have to come to our aid. We won't be able to handle so many people then. We need a certain degree of surprise to achieve victory. We don't stand much chance of winning in a head-on confrontation."
After analyzing all the data, Huo Qubing finally came to the conclusion that this guy was always greedy for merit and acted recklessly, but now he began to back down, mainly because the gap in strength between us and the opponent was too big.
"Your Highness, we can adopt another strategy."
Just when Li Xiang was about to back down, veteran Li Guang suddenly had an idea.
Li Xiang nodded with an encouraging look to see what the flying general thought.
"The gap in strength between us is too great. We can't wipe them out all at once, but we can surround and attack the reinforcements sixty miles to the left of the Ronggong tribe. We've also discovered that there's another tribe here. We can attack them as quickly as possible and deliberately let some people go. Then they'll ask the Ronggong tribe for help. We can also set up ambushes along the way. No matter how many Ronggong tribe members come out, we can wipe out the reinforcements first and then make plans. This is much better than facing 60,000 people right now."
Li Guang drew several circles on the ground, representing different regions.
After hearing his words, everyone present's eyes lit up. "We were being too rigid just now. Everyone was just thinking about killing the Jinronggong Tribe. We shouldn't have been more flexible. If we keep going head-to-head like this, what will we do when we get to the Wangting Tribe? Do we have to attack them head-on as well?"
If it weren't for the 3,000 men under Cheng Yaojin, Li Xiang could have easily taken out more troops from his own system, but now that he had Cheng Yaojin's 3,000 men, Li Xiang could not do so, so as to avoid having to explain himself when he returned. It just so happened that Li Xiang also wanted to exercise his abilities, so it would be a good idea to use these 6,000 men to fight.
"Then what are we waiting for? After breakfast, get on your horses and wipe out this tribe first. But don't be too drastic. Let a hundred or so people go, and then send people to keep a close eye on the Ronggong tribe."
There is not much time for Li Xiang to think on the grassland. Establishing a battle plan may only take the blink of an eye, which also leaves the enemy no time to think. If they can keep up with our strategic pace, then we will be in trouble. But if they can't keep up, then you can just wait to be annihilated. What matters is speed.
The eldest princess saw from a distance that the brief meeting of Li Xiang and his men had ended, and her heart felt as if it was being cut by a knife. In the past few days, the eldest princess had basically become accustomed to the way Li Xiang and his men did things. Every time this brief military meeting ended, their Tuyuhun tribe would most likely be killed.
The eldest princess had previously believed that the Tuyuhun soldiers were brave and skilled in battle, but ever since they encountered Li Xiang and his men, it seemed as if all the skills of the Tuyuhun tribesmen had been rendered useless. Li Xiang's blitzkrieg was truly terrifying. He would retreat immediately after the fight, leaving no one with time to analyze him. He was like a demon on the grassland...