At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 289: The Huns destroyed the losers and prepared a united battle with the Han

After arranging everything, Xu Fan sighed and said, "You guys go out."

Because of later historical reasons, Xu Fan had a good impression of Xiang Yu. He originally planned to transfer Xiang Yu to the desert or the Western Regions to display his military talents, but obviously what Xiang Yu did this time disappointed Xu Fan.

(When I didn’t know much about the history of the late Qin Dynasty, I liked Xiang Yu very much and despised Liu Bang. But when I really understand the history, Xiang Yu was the real cruel man. At that time, almost all the forces were on Liu Bang’s side. He destroyed Liu Bang and called him The emperor is what people want)
This also made him realize that the concept of aristocrats in this era is different from that of later generations. Their family and country are very small, or this is their thinking as a ruler, and they are the overall situation. If you think about it this way, it seems that there is no What a difference.

Wu Sheng and others all left the camp. Soon they heard the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong.

Wu Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "This is the first time I have seen His Majesty so angry."

Zhang Cang said: "This may not be a good thing for the Han Dynasty. Qi and Wei are too big. It will be very difficult for my Han Dynasty to expand outside without solving them. Especially the Qi Kingdom is too close to my Han Dynasty in size." If your Majesty is around, you can still suppress them. If you are gone, Qi will definitely rebel. "

Shusuntong shook his head and said: "King Qi is acting like this, and the people of the world will suffer again."

Shusun Tong has lived in Qi State for a long time, and his feelings for Qi State are also very deep. It seems that Qi State is about to suffer another military disaster.

Wu Sheng shook his head and said, "I really don't know what Xiang Yu is thinking. His Xiang family has two great princes and kings, which are more powerful than they were in Chu State back then."

The reason why the Huns were able to establish the first grassland empire was because they had the right time, the right location, and the blessing of people.

But this battle completely shattered the hopes of the Huns. Tens of thousands of them stormed Wubao for three days. The Han troops in Wubao rained down arrows. For many Huns, this was the first time in their lives that they had seen so many soldiers. With the long arrows, the Huns hit their heads under Wubao with bloodshed, but they did not capture Wubao. Instead, reinforcements from the Han people had arrived.

Mao Dun was worried that the main force of the Huns would be surrounded and suppressed by the Han people, so he took the initiative to launch this attack.

The words are divided into two parts, the Monan prairie and the Huns camp.

The Han army is trying its best to encircle and suppress our Xiongnu tribes in the desert. Although we rise up to resist, it is still very obvious that the Han is strong and we are weak. The next battle will be extremely cruel, even more than the battle between Da Qin and Da Qin. They just wanted to seize their land in Hetao, but the Han people wanted to destroy the Huns. "

Mao Dun said with a cold face: "If we can't defeat us, we will plunder the grain and grass of the Han people. The area occupied by the Han forts is Monan. The Han people cannot farm the land, so they can only escort grain and grass to these forts from the rear. As long as our Huns cavalry continue to intercept If we kill these grains and grasses, sooner or later the Han people will no longer be able to stay on the grasslands.”

King Loufan said with a bitter face: "Because the Han people built Wubao, the entire Monan is under the control of the Han people. Depending on the situation, the Han people are not going to retreat this time. I can't beat them again and again, and I can't escape anymore. I really don’t know what to do?”

Modu was discussing with the leader of the Huns' large tribe on an open grassland.

But now the military operations of the Han Dynasty are completely different. Not only do they have a stronger army, but they also have the idea of ​​​​annihilating them. They actually started to build forts on the grasslands and occupy their pastures. Now the Han people even occupy the Monan grassland that cannot be cultivated.

These words silenced everyone. Compared with the Han people, the Huns' economic strength was worse, and they could not afford the consumption.

In order to remove these nails on the grassland, Modu united tens of thousands of tribes and besieged one of the Wubao.

After the Great Wall was built on the border to isolate them, they no longer had to deal with the Huns. At that time, the Huns returned to their ancestral land in Mobei to quickly recuperate and regain their strength. The Qin people just wanted to occupy the land that could be cultivated, but did not want to destroy it. Huns.

During this period, due to the war, the Huns consumed too many young men. In addition, the tribes captured by the Han, the rebellion of the Donghu people, and the plunder of other tribes, the Huns have lost 40% of their tribes. It can be said that they have suffered unprecedented losses. of blow. The Han directly defeated the Huns back to their original shape in this battle.

Mao Dun said without hesitation: "Now we the Huns are in an extremely dangerous situation. The Han Dynasty is a more powerful enemy than the Qin Dynasty. We are facing a very huge challenge.

This caused great panic among the Huns. The Han people began to occupy the grasslands and how they would live in the future.

The result of the final battle was that the Huns suffered more than 3000 casualties, which verified the strong defensive power of the Han forts. With these forts in their hands, the Huns could not recapture these grasslands.

King Lou Fan said: "We can't fight head-on with the Han people. If we go to Mobei, the Han people won't be able to defeat us."

King Hunxie said helplessly: "But we also have to live a herding life. This year all the young people are fighting against the Han people, and the tribes have all moved to Mobei. The number of livestock has decreased too much. Many people will starve to death this year."

The other leaders of the large tribes also had solemn expressions. Most of them were those who had personally experienced Mengtian's Northern Expedition. Although the Baoqin was powerful back then, it only captured their land in the Hetao.

King Xiutu thought for a while and said: "Moreover, the Donghu people rebelled. They defected to the Han people in large numbers, and there were other grassland traitors who followed the Han people to encircle and suppress us Huns. At this time, the situation in Monan is extremely dangerous for us Huns.
Shan Yu and I simply retreated to Mobei first. No matter how powerful the Han army was, they would not be able to cross the desert of Mobei to attack us. It won't be too late to kill my Xiongnu tribe when they regain their strength. "

When the Han Dynasty goes to war with Qi State, the most embarrassing person is probably Chen Xiao.

The timing of this was that the world was in a warm period at that time, and even Mobei could support many tribes. This was also the reason why the Huns during the Emperor Wu period could always use Mobei as their base to fight against the Han. If during the Little Ice Age, the Huns He had been beaten to death by Emperor Wu a long time ago.

Mao Dun also had this idea in his heart. He couldn't bear it anymore. He planned to abandon the territory in Monan and go to Mobei to restore his strength. Anyway, it was impossible for the Han people to gain a foothold in the grassland (Mao Dun didn't know that there was such a thing as woolen cloth. thing).

But at this moment Zang Yan rushed over on horseback and said joyfully: "Chanyu, great news, the Han people are about to retreat."

"What's going on!" Mao Dun and others stood up excitedly.

Zang Yan quickly dismounted and came to Mao Dun and said: "The news came from the Central Plains. King Xiang Yu of Qi fought against King Tian Heng of Jiaodong. King Xiang Yu of Qi killed King Jiaodong and occupied the country of Qi."

Mao Dun didn't even know where Qi's country was, so he naturally didn't know what benefits Xiang Yu would gain from occupying his country.

Zang Yan explained: "The State of Qi is a large eastern country in the Central Plains. Its population is several times that of the Xiongnu, and it has hundreds of thousands of troops. It is a serious problem for the Han Emperor, so the Han Emperor divided the State of Qi into two and became the current state. Qi State and Jiaodong State, the King of Qi and the King of Jiaodong were in conflict with each other, so that the Han Emperor could separate them."

But now that Qi has been unified, King Xiang Yu of Qi also killed the King of Jiaodong appointed by the Han Emperor. This was a rebellion to the Han King, and the Han Emperor had to suppress it, otherwise he would not be able to secure his position as emperor. The State of Qi is hundreds of times more important to the Han Emperor than our desert. In this situation, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty must withdraw from the grassland to deal with the State of Qi.

"Is this true?" Mao Dun was stunned with a hint of surprise.

Zang Yan smiled and said: "Of course it is true. Starting from today, the Han army will gradually withdraw from the desert."

After being affirmed, Mao Dun came back and said happily: "Okay, okay, this is the immortal god blessing me, the great Xiongnu."

"God bless you forever!" The other Huns tribal leaders were also ecstatic when they heard this.

Zang Yan's words were soon verified. The Huns found that the Han cavalry no longer pursued them, but gradually retreated to the south. This made the Huns warriors who had been fighting fiercely for several months rejoice. The leader of the large Xiongnu tribe brought his own army to regain his territory. But they soon discovered angrily that the Han people retained a large number of Wubao and troops in the Hetao area. This was almost the most fertile territory for the Huns, but now they were all occupied by the Han. Facing the Wubao, they did not dare to attack at all and had no choice but to attack. roared.

The Han emperor also moved the Zhenbei General's Mansion to Jiuyuan County, and the Han king's 5 troops suppressed Jiuyuan County. They still could not regain their most fertile land, and the Han emperor even regarded them as enemies. This is obvious It's to guard against them.

"The Han people have bullied others too much. They are all fighting among themselves, and they dare to occupy the most fertile pastures of our Xiongnu." King Lou Fan said angrily, because most of the pastures of the Han overlords belong to Lou Fan's tribe.

"Chanyu, we have to teach the Han people a lesson, so that the Han people know that we Huns are not easy to bully." After learning that there was a war within the Han Dynasty, the leaders of these large tribes of the Huns were no longer afraid of the Han people.

But although Mao Dun looked ugly, he still said: "Zang Yan, send an envoy to the Han Dynasty to beg for mercy from the Han Dynasty. As long as this war can be ended, I, the Huns, are willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty."

Although Mao Dun knew that this was a good time to attack the Han people, the Huns also had many problems both internally and externally, and their enemies were not much less than the Han people.

"Chanyu, we cannot surrender to the Han people. Now it is them who are at war. It is us who have the upper hand. We should take the opportunity to take back our own territory." King Hunxie said excitedly.

Mao Dun said solemnly: "The desert is the foundation of our Huns. No matter how hard the Han fights, they will never be able to take root on the grassland. Therefore, the Han is not the biggest enemy of our Huns, but the Yueshi in the desert." People, Xianbei people, Fuyu people, Wuheng people, Goguryeo people, they took advantage of the weakening strength of the Xiongnu to occupy our pastures and plunder our people. These tribes are our biggest enemies. "

This is the reason why Mao Dun showed weakness to the Han. The Han was too strong. The Huns could not be the opponent of the Han in a short period of time. However, the Huns were not the only enemy of the Han. They had more enemies than the Han on the grassland. These tribes saw The Xiongnu were in decline, and every one of them wanted to devour the Xiongnu and strengthen themselves. Compared with the Han Dynasty, these tribes were more harmful to the Huns.

"These traitors and scoundrels on the grassland, without them, our situation would not be so difficult." Modu's words aroused the anger of all the leaders of the Huns tribe.

Han and Hungary are enemies. No matter how fierce the fight between the two sides is, they will not be angry.

But the Xianbei, Fuyu, Wuheng, and Goguryeo people were also grassland people, but they took refuge with the Han people for a little profit and helped the Han people to fight the Huns.

Moreover, they also occupied the Huns' pastures. Now a lot of the Donghu people's territory has been occupied by the Xianbei people. The pastures close to the Han Dynasty have also been occupied by the Wuheng people. The territory in the Mobei direction has been taken away by the Fuyu and Dingling people. Quite a few.

The gains of the Huns' expansion a few years earlier were essentially destroyed. The hatred between the two sides is even deeper than that of the Han Dynasty, and these tribes of the Huns want to eliminate these henchmen even more.

Mao Dun said: "The big Han is our life-and-death enemy of the Huns. Of course we must fight, but not now. The big Han is too powerful. We Huns are no match for him now. We must first eliminate the Dayue clan, the Xianbei people, and the Fuyu people." , Wuheng people, Goguryeo people, these are the lackeys of the Han Dynasty, annexing their tribes to strengthen themselves, when the entire desert belongs to us Huns, we will have the power to fight against the Han Dynasty. "

Mao Dun's words unified the Huns' internal understanding. The Han people wanted to fight, but before fighting, they must first eliminate the doglegs in the grassland. Let them know that being a Han Chinese dog will not end well.

So Maodun sent an envoy to the Han Dynasty to seek peace from the Huns.

The fourteenth day of August in the fourth year of Han Dynasty.

The autumn harvest of the Han Dynasty was approaching, and even war had to give in to the autumn harvest. Xu Fan dismissed a large number of infantry in the north and allowed the civilians to return home to complete the autumn harvest.

In Xue County, Xu Fan ordered Ge Ying to monitor Xiang Yu's movements. Even if Xu Fan wanted to eliminate Xiang Yu again, the Han Dynasty could only launch military operations after the autumn harvest.

At the same time, Xu Fan ordered the governors and magistrates at all levels of the Han Dynasty to ensure the autumn harvest and ensure the grain harvest, and ordered Zhou Zhang to collect grain throughout the Han Dynasty to meet the needs of the war.

The more war is launched, the more critical food becomes. It can even be said that the food from this autumn harvest is the key to determining how many soldiers the Han Dynasty and Xiang Yu can recruit and how long they can fight.

No matter how much attention is paid to Xiang Yu, who is not as brave as hegemony, he should be taken seriously. If this battle is not fought, the big man will use all his strength to directly crush Xiang Yu to death.

Before returning to Chang'an City, Xu Fan summoned Ji Xin, the Zhenbei general, Song Liu, the Zhonglang general, and Shusun Tong, the general who joined the army.

He said to the three of them: "Qi is a powerful country, and Xiang Yu is a famous general. I can't guarantee how large-scale or how long this war will take, so you will be on the defensive against the Huns for a long time. The imperial court Only 50,000 troops and horses can be left for you to defend the north, and the supplies and food to support you will be very limited. Everything in the north will be on your own for the time being. "

Ji Xin said confidently: "Your Majesty, don't worry. With the granary counties in northern Xinjiang now, we will eventually have the confidence to defend the Han Dynasty's borders."

Although the number of the Han army was reduced, the millions of stones of grain and weapons and equipment that the Han had transported to the north in the early days were still left in the counties of northern Xinjiang. These weapons, equipment, and grain gave Ji Xin sufficient confidence.

But Xu Fan did not dare to underestimate Mao Dun. He continued: "If you want to defend these thousands of miles of defense, you must first make good use of the power of allies, such as King Dai and King Shanggu, and they must make good use of them to establish a complete The defense system makes it difficult for the Huns to invade the borders of our Han Dynasty.

Also, we must maintain good relations with other Hu tribes on the grassland. Don't ignore them, don't discriminate against them, and treat them as slaves of my big man. "

When Ji Xin and Song Liu heard this, they felt a little dismissive in their hearts. The Huns had been beaten half to death by them, but His Majesty still regarded them as formidable enemies and was too cautious.

"As long as they are willing to surrender to our Han people, you can generously allocate pastures to them. Anyway, the pastures in the desert belong to the Huns, so there is no loss to our Han people. At the same time, they occupy the Huns' pastures, and they are life-and-death enemies with the Huns. In this way Instead, these barbarians have to rely on us big men.”

"You must unite the Xianbei people, Wuheng people and other barbarians on the grassland, and work together to resist the scourge of the Moton grassland.

If these Hu people are willing, your Zhenbei General Mansion can recruit a large number of Hu people as soldiers. The quota I give you is 5 people. If there are 10 cavalry in the north, the Huns will naturally not be a worry. "

Ji Xin said: "I will eventually understand."

Then Xu Fan looked at Shusun Tongtong: "Ji Xin and the others are all warriors and can't do fine things. I keep Mr. here because I want him to educate the barbarians and make them common people of my Han Dynasty. This requires giving." They respect and respect the beliefs and customs of the Hu people, and try to find ways to use them for our advantage. In the Northern Xinjiang Army, any remarks and actions that slander compatriots of all ethnic groups are prohibited. This is left to you, sir, to catch anyone who dares to violate it. , even if he is a general, the court will punish him severely.

Shu Suntong: "I understand."

Ji Xin was a little embarrassed. But Xu Fan had to say it so seriously. He couldn't imagine how high-quality people in the feudal era could be. There was always discrimination in the Han army.

After the founding of the Han Dynasty, the original Chu people discriminated against people from other areas. After the Han Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an City, the Qin people discriminated against the Zhao people, Wei people, Han people, and Yan people, and the people in the entire Central Plains also discriminated against the Hu people. Such a chain of contempt. It has always existed. Even if Xu Fan made rectifications over and over again, the effect was still not obvious.

No one is a fool. You can tell whether you are discriminating against others. You cannot expect others to do their best for you when you are discriminating against them. No fool will do such a thing.

Discrimination is about the progress of artificial integration. When the Han Dynasty was strong, there were no hidden dangers, but if it declined, the fools in the Western Jin Dynasty would set the best example.

Then Xu Fan looked at Ji Xin and said: "As the general of Zhenbei, you not only have to manage the military, but also find ways to organize production. We occupy the Monan area of ​​​​the Huns. You have to divide the pastures for the Huns who have taken refuge with us. Teach them to build settlements, build pastures, and help them sell cattle and sheep. We must let the Huns and other tribesmen on the grassland know that only by following me can you get meat, and by following Maodun can you only drink the northwest wind."

(End of this chapter)