Daqin Fusu: It is difficult to start the battle

Chapter 142
Meng Tian thought for a while, and then said: "Maodun Mingdi killed his father, and he was decisive. He has the qualifications of a hero. I am ashamed to say that I have fought face to face three times. Although each time I beheaded thousands of people and robbed countless people, but each time I am ashamed. Let Maodun escape..."

Oh, this is Versailles, no, this is Xianyang Palace... Fusu complained in his heart, but considering that he personally participated in two of them, even though the Xiongnu Shanyu was still Touman at that time.

Meng Tian didn't know what Fusu was thinking, but accidentally caught a glimpse of Qiang Lu's envious expression, and a sentence that Fusu said emerged in his mind, "A hero is old, a beauty is old."

He sighed in his heart, and then said: "I fought against the Huns this time, and found that they no longer use the tactics they used a few years ago."

Qiang Yan heard the words and asked: "The tactics of a few years ago?"

The last time when the Huns were attacked from the north, Qiang Li and Li Xin went out to fight in the border city of Longxi together to ensure the safety of the flanks of the Mengtian Army, so they did not face the Huns directly.

Meng Tian explained to him: "When the Huns occupied Hexi, in addition to nomadic pursuit of water and grass, they also reclaimed farmland in the Yinshan and Helan Mountains. They were only slash-and-burn farming, and the efficiency was extremely low."

"Because of this, when our army launched an attack on them, several large-scale battles were carried out around such farming areas, so although the casualties were heavy in those battles, there were also many beheads..."

Fusu remained silent because of too many casualties, so even though Meng Tian was more than [-] li away from the Huns, he had no chance to become a Marquis.

The reason is that the Huns occupy the Hetao Plain to the south of Yinshan Mountain, and there are many Linhu, Qin, and Zhao people who escaped from the war and defected to the Huns.

The Xiongnu grew stronger than ever, not only established a simple city in Hetao, but even mastered the technology of forging bronze weapons.

If it hadn't been for Emperor Shihuang's decisive action to interrupt their civilization process, I am afraid that the century-old Han-Hungarian battle would have been staged ahead of schedule!

And the people of Qin and Zhao defected to the Xiongnu, which is actually quite understandable.

Confucius once said that a tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger!
At the end of the Warring States period, the intensity of wars between countries rose sharply, and tens of thousands of people were conscripted to join the war at every turn. One can imagine the exploitation of people's power.

Therefore, the Great Wall built by Qin, Zhao, and Yan, on the one hand, was to prevent nomadic invasion, and on the other hand, it was also to control the fugitives from their own country.

"Because the current Huns do not have the shackles of the city, they are flexible and erratic in combat." Meng Tian recalled and said:
"For example, when I went to battle this time, the Huns' army was divided into two parts. The elite main force and the shepherds driving the livestock separated..."

Hearing Meng Tian's words, Fusu thought of the aircraft carrier, a great weapon of great power in later generations.

According to the tactics of the Huns, the tribe is like an aircraft carrier, and the cavalry is like a carrier-based aircraft.

The tribe stayed in a relatively safe rear. The cavalry left the tribe and came and went like the wind. If it is beneficial, it will advance, and if it is not beneficial, it will retreat.

Well, it seems that when the Mongols went west in later generations, they also used this set of tactics...

Sure enough, the tactical thinking was the same.

Qiang Yan said with a smile: "According to what the eunuch said, if we want to completely solve the threat to the northern border, we must rely on the Great Wall and use cavalry against cavalry."

"Just like what the veterans did to the Qiang people in Longxi, when the grass was yellow, Qingqi would go out to burn the wasteland. In the spring, when the Qiang people's livestock were weak, a large group of cavalry would be dispatched, forcing them to change places frequently, so that the livestock and pregnant women would not rest for a moment. !"

Meng Tian nodded in agreement, patted Qiang Li's ass casually, and then said: "But this method of warfare is not needed now, I heard that the envoy of the Huns for peace has arrived in Dianyu Kingdom before Xunyue?"

"Indeed, the envoy of the Huns brought five hundred good horses and ten noble women to the court to surrender." Fusu nodded slightly, and then smiled narrowly:
"I deliberately placed them between the Yueshi envoy and the Donghu envoy. According to the classic report of the state, the place where the envoy lives often hears the sound of metal and iron."

Although Maodun was still pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger grandson at this time, ordinary people in the grassland had a bold personality and drew their knives when they disagreed. Therefore, if they stayed these days, almost all the envoys of the three families would be injured.

This is exactly what Fusu would like to see, instigate them to fight each other, watch the fire from the other side, and then attack the strong and help the weak, waiting for the opportunity to simmer them all!

Qiang Yan and Meng Tian laughed for a while, and Meng Tian said: "Your Majesty, you know that since the Huns retreated to the north of Yinshan Mountain, the business relationship between Qin and Huns has never stopped!"

Um?Could it be that the military is doing business?This is impossible...Fu Su frowned slightly and asked: "I would like to hear the details!"

Before Meng Tian could speak, Qiang Li took the lead and said, "This old minister has also heard about it!"

"There are two ways to trade with the Huns. One is the direction of Youbeiping. Merchants from Qidi first trade with the Donghu people, and then Donghu resells the gains from the transaction to the Xiongnu."

"The second is the Yue clan. Not only do they control the trade route to the west, but they also resell the things of Qin to the Xiongnu just like the Donghu people!"

Sure enough, middlemen are everywhere... Fusu nodded slightly, thinking that it's no wonder that when the Yuezhi people asked for enclosing, they were extravagant, and jade, agate and other things are calculated according to the car!
But Fusu didn't have the bloody horse that Fusu most wanted. The Yuezhi people only sent a few hundred Wusun horses, and most of them were castrated stallions.

So that's why Fusu always left them alone and didn't meet them.

More than a dozen carts of jewelry want to be protected by the Qin people, and they have been controlling the middle of the Silk Road for a long time. They want to eat farts!

Qiang Lu seemed to have thought of something funny, and asked cheerfully: "Your Majesty, do you know what the Huns care about most in the border trade?"

Fusu hesitated for a while, guessing and said: "Salt? Cloth? Pottery?"

Qiang Yan shook his head, looked at Meng Tian who was also smiling but said nothing: "Neither of them, but rhubarb!"

The woof woof?It shouldn't be... Fusu looked sideways slightly, and said with some uncertainty: "Could it be the medicinal material recorded in medical books, rhubarb?"

"Of course! Your majesty is well-known and memorized, and the old minister admires it!" Qiang Yan patted his ass and said with a smile: "The old minister heard that a bag of rhubarb the size of a fist can be easily exchanged for a fine horse from the Xiongnu." !"

Fusu nodded in a sudden realization. It seems that before the tea was spread to the hands of the nomads, rhubarb was an important way for them to treat constipation.

However, this kind of thing is obviously only available to nomads with a certain status. It is impossible for ordinary herdsmen to eat meat and become constipated...

Well, when the three envoys leave, reward them with some more tea... Fu Su twisted his beard and smiled. Although it costs a little money to cultivate user habits, this kind of monopoly industry will pay back quickly!

(End of this chapter)