The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 646: The Courage of the King of Donghu [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

"After years of forbearance, it's time to let the world see what a steel torrent is!" Yan Yan said confidently and majestically while looking towards the east.

Someone once asked, what would happen if you traveled through time and space and had five heavy cavalrymen?
The answer is obvious, the local county lieutenant can deal with you.

When you have fifty heavy cavalry, the local county lieutenant must inform the local garrison captain and then send troops to suppress the bandits.

When you have 500 heavy cavalry, the local county lieutenant will pay attention to you, and the county governor's office will dispatch a large army to suppress you.

When you have 5,000 men, the central government will pay attention to you and recruit you as the main approach. If you refuse to be recruited, the central government will order you to quell the rebellion.

When you have 50,000, the emperor will decide whether you want to become sworn brothers with him and make him a king or a general.

When you have half a million, the court officials will ask the emperor why you are rebelling?

Bingzhou does not have 500,000 heavy cavalry now, but it still has 30,000 to 50,000 heavy cavalry.

Especially in this era, although cavalry has been valued, except for Bingzhou, no other vassal state has divided the cavalry into heavy cavalry, light cavalry and other multi-purpose cavalry.

As for the Donghu and Xiongnu, although they are known as a nation on horseback, their productivity is low, and they have more light cavalry.

As for cavalry armed to the teeth, neither the Donghu royal court nor the Xiongnu royal court had any.

After returning to the Bingzhou Palace, Yan Yan once again presided over a strategic meeting against the Donghu invasion.

Although everyone knew that it was the Huns who were knocking on the gate, so what?

Bingzhou does not admit that it was done by the Xiongnu, and believes that it was done by the Donghu. Either you, the Donghu, produce evidence, or we go to war.

As for the verbal attack and investigating the case?
Bingzhou will not recognize it!
The court of the White Deer King of Donghu was also as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Times had changed, and Bingzhou had become the biggest overlord on the grassland in terms of population, territory and army.

"Bingzhou clearly wants us to hand over the 300-li territory east of Danlin. Even if we really capture the Xiongnu cavalry, Bingzhou will not recognize it!" The Prime Minister of Donghu is not stupid, or in other words, few of those who can reach their position are fools.

They all knew that it was the Huns who were knocking on the gate, and Bingzhou knew it too, but Bingzhou refused to admit it!

Even if they captured the Huns who were knocking on the pass, Bingzhou would not recognize them.

Therefore, it was either war or humiliatingly handing over the 300-li territory east of Danlin.

"Has the Bingzhou army been mobilized?" asked the King of Donghu with a frown.

When he first ascended the throne, Donghu was the undisputed overlord of the grassland, just like Bingzhou today.

Even though there were Loufan, Danlin, Linhu, Xiongnu and even Dayuezhi at that time, Donghu was still the undisputed number one on the grassland and could suppress the entire grassland on its own.

If they were not unable to control such a vast grassland, they would also take action against major grassland forces such as the Xiongnu, Danlin, and Loufan.

But in just ten years, the situation reversed.

Tanlin, Linhu and Loufan were destroyed by the State of Zhao.

At that time, the Donghu didn't care. Even if the Zhao State destroyed the three major tribes, what could it do? The grassland was the territory of their eagle sons, and the two-legged sheep of the Central Plains could not handle it.

However, because of their connivance, Bingzhou appeared on the grassland with the help of Loufan's reincarnation.

They developed slowly step by step, from only owning Loufan to occupying a large territory south of the Great Wall, and then swallowing up Danlin and Linhu, reaching a new peak and being able to compete with their Donghu on the grassland.

At this time, the Donghu were still not panicking, because they could still suppress Bingzhou in terms of military strength. If Bingzhou wanted to move against them, it would still need the help of Yan, Zhao, and Qin. But until Bingzhou suddenly raised troops across the country, it destroyed the Xiongnu and Dayuezhi in one fell swoop, and drove them into the snowy forests and plains to eat ice and swallow snow, and drove them to the west outside the map.

The Donghu were scared at that time.

And that would be the only chance for Donghu to turn the tables, but unfortunately they were cowardly!

They took advantage of Bingzhou's westward expedition to launch a sneak attack on Bingzhou, but unfortunately they encountered the troublemaker Zhao State, which caused them to miss the best opportunity to destroy and contain Bingzhou's war.

But they actually had a second chance like this, and that was after Bingzhou returned. In fact, Bingzhou's food and grass were no longer sufficient to support a full-scale war.

If they had been braver and more determined at that time, they could have completely defeated Bingzhou, although the Donghu would also have suffered heavy losses.

However, that was the only chance for Donghu to curb the development of Bingzhou.

Unfortunately, they were afraid and chose to stop fighting with Bingzhou and recuperate.

"According to the reports from scouts and spies, Bingzhou did not withdraw a large number of troops from the country. It only selected 30,000 troops to garrison Danlin City!" The Prime Minister of Donghu repeatedly confirmed the reliability of the intelligence and presented it to the King of Donghu.

"Just taking away 30,000?" King Donghu was also a little surprised.

Danlin City itself has only 5,000 people guarding it, and with the 30,000 new arrivals, there are only 35,000 people in total.

However, their garrison outside Danlin City was as high as 120,000.

Thinking of this, the King of Donghu couldn't help but start to have some ideas.

"Will the Bingzhou royal court continue to send reinforcements to Danlin?" Although the King of Donghu had some thoughts in mind, he decided to play it safe for the sake of safety.

"No, according to reports from insiders and merchants in the Bingzhou royal court, we have not received or observed any signs of mobilization of the Yulin Guards and military camps in various parts of Bingzhou." The Prime Minister of Donghu also guessed what the King of Donghu wanted to do.

"It is better to strike first. Since Bingzhou is so arrogant, they must pay the price for their arrogance!" A smile appeared on the corner of the Donghu King's mouth.

There is an old saying on the grassland that even a goshawk will use all its strength to hunt a rabbit.

Since Bingzhou wanted to intimidate me and did not send out its entire army, I shouldn't blame them for taking the initiative!
"Pass on the Chanyu's order, all 100,000 new troops of the royal court are dispatched, and the entire clan's troops are mobilized to attack Tanlin!" said the King of Donghu in a sinister voice.

He will not make the same mistake as Bingzhou. If he wants to fight, he will send his entire army forward!

"Yes!" Prime Minister Donghu did not object.

Ask them to hand over the 300-li territory east of Danlin. If they retreat today, Bingzhou will use the excuse of missing soldiers tomorrow to continue demanding Donghu to retreat. What should they do then?
So, either don't fight, or fight a big, all-out war.

Therefore, the Donghu took the lead. All the tribes and troops of the entire Donghu were urgently withdrawn to a place thirty miles outside the city of Danlin in the west.

The unusual movements of the Donghu were noticed not only by Bingzhou, but also by the Yan State in the south and the Xiongnu who were hiding in the forests and snowy plains in the north.

"My goodness, the King of Donghu has a bad temper!" In the snowy field, Maodun looked at the information in his hand excitedly.

He sent three thousand cavalrymen to provoke Danlin, just to create friction between Bingzhou and Donghu, so that Bingzhou would focus on Donghu and stop targeting him to death.

I never thought that Donghu and Bingzhou would start a national war just because of the intact Danlin City.

(End of this chapter)