Soldiers come to the world

In the northern part of the Hetao Plain, here is an endless grassland, but in the half-person-high thatched grass, there are constantly protruding mounds, and on both sides of the mounds, faintly identifiable fields and abandoned water canals. A hundred years ago, here It is a large area of ​​farmland. Hundreds of thousands of farmers who moved north from the Central Plains turned the fertile Hetao Plain into a granary.

At this time, the farmland was barren and the ditches were abandoned, and the hard-working farmers in the past could no longer see them. The Hetao Plain became the territory of Liu Qubei, the wise king of the right, and became the world of nomads again.

The grassland in August is the season when horses are strong and sheep are fattening, and it is also the most leisurely and fulfilling season for shepherds in a year. By a clear small river, snow-white sheep are huddled in piles and drinking water by the river. Not far away On a haystack, a young shepherd was lying leisurely, with his hands under his head, chewing grass roots, staring at the white clouds in the sky in a daze.

At this time, the young man sat up suddenly and looked towards the north suspiciously. He seemed to feel something. The earth was shaking. It was a galloping horse coming from the north. Soon, he saw a black line, heading south quickly. Advance, this is thousands of cavalry killed.

The boy panicked immediately, he didn't know whether to run away, or to take care of the flock first, but he was by the river, so it was not a big problem, if there was any danger, he could jump into the river and escape.

A group of cavalry rushed to him, and the young man was relieved. He recognized that it was the Huns' army, and they were his own. After a while, the Huns cavalry rushed to him not far away, reined in their horses, and the head of the centurion shouted: "Young man, where is your king's account? We are Shan Yu's vanguard, and we are here to find King Youxian."

Hearing that it was Shan Yu's army, the young man suddenly became agitated. He got up and pointed to the southwest, "Go to the tent of King Youxian, and we will arrive there in half a day."

"Thank you!"

The cavalry turned their horses and ran back. After a while, a large group of cavalry rushed to the southwest, and soon turned into a group of small black spots. The boy watched them go away.

He suddenly remembered that his father had told him that if Shan Yu's army went south, it would be a war. He was frightened in his heart, and hurriedly drove the sheep to the south to go home.

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Since Liu Qubei's big camp in Sheyanhai was raided by the Han army, he moved the entire tribe back to Hetao. This is where his base camp is located. More than a dozen tribes under his control are distributed all over Hetao. His other son Liu Meng Then led his own tribe to occupy Lingzhou, making Lingzhou another territory of Liu Qubei.

Liu Qubei's king's tent is located on a lush grassland. There are 10,000+ tribe herders following him. There are tens of thousands of large and small camps, 10,000+ horses, and millions of cattle and sheep.

This time, the great defeat of the Qiang people in Lingzhou brought Liu Qubei huge profits, countless cattle and sheep, mountains of grain, countless treasures and silk, and tens of thousands of young women and children. What made Liu Qubei ecstatic was that they actually seized hundreds of thousands of catties of pig iron. This pair of Huns who were extremely short of pig iron was undoubtedly the most tempting spoil for them.

The rich booty made the Huns temporarily forget the misfortune of Sheyanhai. The men got new women, and the housewives got new young sheep slaves. The luster of gold and silver, and the ladies are intoxicated by the smoothness of silk. For a whole summer, no matter the common people or the nobles, they are immersed in the joy of harvest.

However, Liu Qubei did not forget their strategic plan, nor did he forget the deep-rooted hatred. In the autumn after August, Shan Yu's army will go south to Hetao to join him. At that time, they will send [-] troops to bloody Guanzhong.

Liu Qubei was looking forward to it day by day, and this afternoon, he finally received the news from Shan Yu that a soldier came to report that Hou Meili, the right bone capital, led [-] troops into the edge of their territory.

Liu Qubei knew that Meili was Shanyu's brother-in-law, his full name was Huyan Meili, he was the eldest son of Huyanzhu, the great chief of the Huyan tribe, and one of Shanyu Huchuquan's confidantes.

His arrival meant that Huchu Spring was not far away. Liu Qubei was overjoyed and immediately led more than a thousand cavalry to meet Shanyu.

Although Hou Meili, the capital of the right bone, found the location of the king's tent, they did not enter the camp, but set up a tent on the grassland about ten miles away from the camp. Their task was to find the camp and water sources and prepare for defense. To get in touch with You Xian Wang Liu Qubei.

Just as Mei Li commanded the soldiers to set up camp, a soldier pointed to the distance and shouted: "Youxian King is here."

I saw a group of cavalry rushing towards this side, and the cavalry gradually approached. The leader was Liu Qubei, and Mei Li hurriedly urged his horse to meet him.

"You Guduhou has worked hard all the way!" Liu Qubei laughed and urged his horse forward, and slapped Meili hard.

"Thank You Xianwang for coming to visit."

While talking, Mei Li glanced back, but did not see the flock of sheep. According to the prior agreement, this time the main force of the Xiongnu went south, and King Youxian was in charge of the food. He and three thousand soldiers came all the way to eat dried meat and drink mare's milk. , I hope that Liu Qubei can drive a large herd of cattle and sheep, so that they can kill cattle and sheep to welcome Shan Yu's arrival.

Unexpectedly, Mei Li did not see the promised flock of sheep. He felt a little dissatisfied immediately, and said with a dark face: "The Shanyu army is only fifty miles away from us, and it will arrive at night at the latest, but our food has not been settled yet, which makes me feel very sad." It's embarrassing, what will Shanyu eat tonight?"

Liu Qubei suddenly realized, hehe laughed and said, "Don't be angry, you don't have to be angry. The food is ready and will be delivered right away. I'm here first to ask about Shan Yu's news."

Only then did Mei Li's complexion improve a little bit. At this time, the sound of horns sounded in the distance. When they turned their heads, they saw the colorful northern flags fluttering, and a group of more than a hundred cavalrymen holding the flags had arrived.

Mei Li was startled, and hurriedly said: "Youxian King, Shan Yu is coming soon, let's go to meet him!"

Liu Qubei nodded, and headed north with Mei Li. After traveling for a few miles, they saw another group of soldiers with colorful flags coming. They ran all the way north, and encountered seven or eight groups of soldiers with colored flags in succession. They traveled for a full thirty miles. , finally saw Shan Yu's king team.

Tens of thousands of cavalry are boundless and powerful. In the middle of the team is a cart pulled by hundreds of horses. On the cart is a large golden tent surrounded by guards. There is a big flag with a wolf's head in gold.

Thousands of armored cavalry guarded the king's tent. This is the golden king's tent of the Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan. Huchuquan personally led the army to the south.

According to the agreement reached by Liu Qubei and Hu Chuquan, the Xiongnu will send a total of [-] troops this time, two of whom will each send [-] troops, with the goal of capturing Guanzhong and driving the Han army back to Bashu.

Hu Chuquan is about 40 years old. He has a generous face, a beard, a big mouth, a nose like a purple eggplant protruding from the center of his face, but his eyes are thin and small, and his eyebrows are thick and thick. ups and downs.

Hu Chuquan is an extremely shrewd person, and he has stayed in the Central Plains for many years. He has inherited Shan Yu's position for more than ten years, but he is determined to attack the Central Plains for the first time. The reason is that he feels a huge threat from Liu Jing.

Hu Chuquan has been paying attention to the changes in the situation in the Central Plains, especially for the newly rising Liu Jing. After Liu Jing's army defeated Cao Jun several times, he realized that sooner or later he would deal with this southern warlord.

Sure enough, after conquering Bashu, the forces of the Han army continued to move northward, finally occupied Guanlong, and planned to move the capital to Chang'an.

If Liu Jing still adopted the same pacification strategy towards the nomads as Cao Cao did, and everyone would not invade each other and live in peace, Hu Chuquan would not be as nervous as he is today.

But Liu Jing conquered some weak nomads in Longxi one after another, and then defeated the Qiang people in Hexi, and took back Hexi. If Liu Jing's attack on the nomads ended here, Huchuquan could endure it.

However, since this year, the Han army began to attack the Wuhuan and Huns in the pass on a large scale, and the bloody methods finally made Hu Chuquan unbearable. He began to realize that Liu Jing was going to drive the Huns out of the Central Plains. Once he really won the world , the dark age of the Huns is coming.

Hu Chuquan finally made up his mind. He wanted to take advantage of Liu Jing's strength to completely defeat the Han army and drive them back to the south. Hu Chuquan had to let Liu Jing understand a truth, and wanted to change the power structure formed over the past century , he will have to pay a heavy price.

However, although Hu Chuquan has made up his mind, he is still very cautious. He chose to go south to the pass after autumn in August. On the one hand, autumn is the traditional combat season for the Huns. On the other hand, he also needs time to prepare and convene various The tribal chiefs discussed and asked the tribes to send troops.

Hu Chuquan has been in the south for many years. He knows the difference in weapons and equipment between the Hun cavalry and the Central Plains army, and also knows the advantages of the Hun cavalry. He had a battle plan long before sending troops.

At this time, a guard reported from outside the tent, "Qi report to Shan Yu, King Youxian has arrived!"

Hu Chuquan nodded, "Please come in!"

After a while, the curtain was lifted, and Liu Qubei strode in. The two laughed and hugged each other tightly. Liu Qubei smiled and said, "I'm waiting for my brother to arrive, and my hair will turn gray."

"Young brother just swallowed the Lingzhou Qiang people, have you digested them so quickly?"

"Although the attack on Lingzhou was fruitful, the deep-rooted revenge of killing my son and wife kept me awake day and night."

Hu Chuquan patted him on the shoulder sympathetically, "Sit down and talk!"

Liu Qubei sat down and saw a map on the small table. He moved closer and saw a map of the pass. Three red circles were drawn on the map, which were the three strongholds established by the Han army in the pass.

"Is Shan Yu planning to attack these three cities?"

Hu Chuquan sneered slightly and said: "When our army goes south, the Han army will inevitably retreat to the pass, guard the pass, and confront us for a long time. When winter comes, we have to retreat north, so the best strategy is to surround the points and fight for aid. We fought Children, don’t be afraid that adults won’t come.”

Liu Qubei nodded silently. At this moment, he remembered something and asked quickly, "Did Liu Bao go to Shan Yu?"

"No, did something happen to him?"

Liu Qubei said with some concern: "I got news that Liu Jing may have formed an alliance with Cao Cao. It is said that Cao Cao has [-] troops in Taiyuan. I am worried that something may happen in Bingzhou."

"Ah!" Hu Chuquan was stunned for a moment, he didn't know a thing, he asked anxiously: "When did this happen?"

"At the end of June and the beginning of July, more than a month has passed."

Liu Qubei paused and said again: "However, maybe Cao Cao has other deep meanings, he may not really attack Liu Bao."

"Why?"

Liu Qubei smiled, "Think about it Shanyu, if Liu Jing is driven back to the south, who will be the biggest beneficiary?"

Hu Chuquan understood what Liu Qubei meant, and he nodded slowly, "You are right, since Liu Bao didn't come to ask for help, it must be because he and Cao Cao have a tacit understanding, Cao Cao may just want to restrain Liu Bao, give Liu Bao Jing is a favor, but also occupies the righteousness, if he is really asked to send troops, he may not agree."

Speaking of this, Hu Chuquan stretched out his thick fingers and tapped Gaonu County on the map, "I decided to encircle Gaonu County first and force Liu Jing to send troops!"