Soldiers come to the world

Two days later, Liu Jing led the Han army to escort more than [-] Xiongnu prisoners of war captured in two battles to Gaonu County. Zhao Yun also led his army back to Gaonu County, where [-] Han troops converged.

Although Huchuquan's army escaped by chance, the Han army still won the final victory of the Han-Hungarian War. The two Huns who had invaded the Central Plains for decades were all wiped out, and the Han army finally regained the lost ground that had been lost for decades.

When the three armies joined forces, hundreds of thousands of soldiers rejoiced. Liu Jing ordered to kill sheep and cattle to reward the three armies. At night, hundreds of bonfires were lit on the vast field. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers gathered around the bonfires to drink and eat meat. Celebrating the victory in the three-month war.

In a giant tent covering an area of ​​three acres, there are a circle of tables filled with roasted golden beef and mutton, and pots of the best mellow milk wine. More than a hundred generals and counselors gathered in one tent , celebrating their victory with Han Wang Liu Jing. In the middle of the big tent, two tall and fat wrestlers performed sumo wrestling to the sound of drums, which attracted bursts of laughter from everyone.

At this time, Jia Xu turned sideways and whispered to Liu Jing: "Your Highness, please say a few words!"

Liu Jing nodded and winked at the guard next to him. The guard immediately asked the two wrestlers to retreat. At this moment, Liu Jing stood up, and the big tent suddenly became quiet, with more than 100 pairs of eyes staring at His Highness the King of Han.

Liu Jing raised his earcup and said loudly: "Although we won the final victory in this battle, we also paid the price of more than 1 soldiers killed in battle. When we celebrate our victory, we should not forget to sleep forever under this land. Therefore, I suggest that our first glass of wine should be dedicated to them."

After finishing speaking, Liu Jing slowly poured the wine on the ground, and everyone got up, and followed Liu Jing to toast the wine to the soldiers who were buried in the ground.

Liu Jing filled another glass of wine and said loudly to everyone: "I will offer this second glass of wine to you and the soldiers celebrating outside the big tent. Without your sacrifice, today's victory would not be possible. Come, let us drink this cup."

Liu Jing drank it all in one gulp, and everyone drank the wine in their hands with a bang. At this time, Liu Jing filled the third glass of wine and continued: "This third glass of wine is dedicated to all the folks, elders and elders in our Han country. All the officials in the court, it is they who donated food, money, and labor to ensure the stability of our logistics, everyone, for today's victory, we drink this cup."

Everyone drank it down again, and Liu Jing smiled at everyone: "Have fun tonight! Get drunk."

The drums sounded again, wrestlers resumed their sumo wrestling, everyone sat down, talked and laughed, drank and ate meat, and spent the joyous night

Liu Jing was toasted one by one by everyone. He drank dozens of cups and got very drunk. He didn't know how long he slept before finally waking up. There was no light inside, and it was pitch black all around.

"Come on!"

He yelled in a low voice, and a personal guard rushed in quickly, bowed and saluted, "Your Highness, please order!"

"When is it?"

"It's just after five o'clock now, and it's not yet dawn."

Liu Jing nodded, "Pour me a cup of tea."

The guards quickly brought Liu Jing a cup of hot tea. After drinking the tea, Liu Jing put on his clothes and walked out of the big tent. The snow had stopped, and the night sky was extremely clear. The sky was full of stars, and the light was bright, but the air was also extremely cold. Liu Jing exhaled With a breath of white air, the cold wind woke him up immediately.

At this time, Liu Jing saw a gray figure standing beside a large tent in front of him. Under the reflection of the snow, he recognized it as Jia Xu. Liu Jing smiled and stepped on 'Crunch!crunch! ' Dexue walked towards Jia Xu.

"Can't the military master fall asleep?" Liu Jing stepped forward and asked with a smile.

Jia Xu shook her head and smiled, "As you get older, you sleep less. It's like this every day. You get up at five o'clock, and you're used to it. But why is Your Highness so early today?"

Liu Jing walked to his side and said with emotion: "I used to wake up at four o'clock when practicing martial arts, but it's not good in the past few years. I can't wake up until Chenshi. Today is special because I drank too much last night."

"Is Your Highness better now?" Jia Xu asked with concern.

"It's much better now, thank you for your concern."

At this time, Liu Jing remembered something and asked again: "Does the military division think it will snow again?"

Jia Xu glanced back at him and smiled faintly, "Your Highness is referring to the Xiongnu Chanyu!"

Liu Jing nodded, and sighed, "I don't know if my decision is correct, but I'm worried that my consideration is too simple, and it will become the hatred of the enemy in the end."

"Your Highness's thinking is not simple. Letting Daman go back is a clever move. It is very likely to trigger a struggle among the Huns. Hu Chuquan can't go back for a while. When he goes back, the grassland will be full of people." There will be two chanyus, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and internal strife among the Huns will inevitably break out."

"What if Hu Chuquan can't go back?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"If he can't go back, many people will be jealous of Shan Yu's position, and I think the internal fighting will become more intense."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu smiled knowingly, "It seems that His Highness does not want him to go back."

"Of course I don't want him to go back, otherwise I won't do everything possible to hold him back. I hope this heavy snow will make him repeat the mistakes of Liu Qubei."

"If that's the case, I think His Highness will definitely get his wish."

Jia Xu looked at the northern night sky with his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "There is a proverb in the grassland that there will be three consecutive heavy snowfalls in October, but there will be no autumn grass to worry about. It means that as long as the snow falls in advance, there will be three consecutive snowfalls. This is only the first snowfall. Believe me. The second snowfall is coming."

The proverb Jia Xu said is not wrong. The first heavy snow only lasted for two days, and the second heavy snow arrived as expected. First, the wind became stronger and stronger, rolling the snow on the ground into the sky. Soon, the northern sky At the end, a long white thick cloud appeared, slowly rising and expanding, gradually covering the sky, and the white cloud also became as black as ink, covering the sky in blackness, as if the end was coming.

The wind calmed down, and the sky began to snow. The small snowflakes quickly turned into large snowflakes. The wind roared again, and the blizzard came. In an instant, the dark sky and the sea of ​​snow became one. out of sight.

Hu Chuquan's army did not go to Lingzhou. He got the news on the way that Lingzhou had been captured by the Hexi Han and Qiang coalition forces, and all supplies were looted. All the herdsmen were moved to Xiaoguan. Lingzhou has changed. Into ruins, without food and population.

Hu Chuquan hated and angry, but had no choice but to order the army to divert north to Hetao. His only hope was Liu Qubei's old nest in Hetao. He could spend the winter in Hetao and return to the grassland in spring.

But the thick snow made it extremely difficult for them to march. After walking for several days, they were located on the grassland north of the Sheyan Sea. At this moment, the second snowstorm suddenly fell, and tens of thousands of Hun troops were submerged in a short time. In the vast sea of ​​snow.

The cold wind howled, like ghosts crying and wolves howling, the wind covered the sky with snow particles, and rushed towards the Xiongnu army mercilessly. They braved the strong wind and snow, led their horses, and moved forward step by step. The snow was more than their knees. With every step, they would fall into the thick snow, unable to move for a long time. At this time, they could not see anything between the sky and the earth. Many soldiers crawled down in despair, waiting for the god of death to take them away.

"Shan Yu!"

A Wanqi commander shouted in Huchuquan's ear: "Mei Li's army hasn't come back yet, so they will lose contact. Do you want to wait for him?"

Mei Li led [-] cavalry to the west to look for tribes, cattle and sheep, and he hadn't returned for almost two days. At this time, Huchuquan couldn't care about anyone, he just wanted to save his life.

"Leave him alone, keep going!" Hu Chuquan shouted with all his might.

At this moment, there was a scream in front of him. Hu Chuquan was taken aback. Before he could react, his whole body lost his balance and rolled forward, as if falling into an abyss. He couldn't help screaming .

The Xiongnu army lost their way. They actually walked above a deep ravine. The thick snow and the whistling snowstorm made them unable to see the cliff in front of them. The weight of the war horse collapsed, and the collapse of the soil layer led to the avalanche of snow. Thousands of soldiers, including Shanyu Huchuquan, were engulfed and rolled into a ravine more than [-] feet deep, and then a large amount of accumulated snow was poured down. Snow flooded.

For all the nomads, it is undoubtedly a catastrophe to be unable to retreat to the camp after encountering a blizzard. This Hun cavalry was hit by a once-in-a-century blizzard. They were trapped on the vast plateau. Quan fell into a deep ravine together with thousands of soldiers. Although he was rescued by the guards desperately, his serious injuries could not heal, and he died three days later.

Shan Yu's death was just the beginning. This army faced the triple threat of extreme cold weather, food shortage and wolf attack. Soldiers continued to die under the torment of hunger and disease. They suffered heavy casualties.

When the ice and snow melted in the second year, there were only more than [-] people left in this tens of thousands of troops, and they were all dying. They were finally discovered by the patrolling cavalry of the Han army.

The death of Huchuquan vacated Shanyu's position, which triggered the competition among the major powers in the grassland. Infighting and massacres continued to occur within the Xiongnu. In the end, Daman, the son of the chief of the Yundan tribe, with the support of Liu Jing, the king of the Han Dynasty, In the autumn of the second year, he ascended the throne of the Xiongnu Chanyu.

At this time, the Southern Xiongnu's vitality was severely injured, and they were no longer able to go south. At the same time, they were also targeted by the Xianbei people in Mobei.

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