The barbarians left, leaving behind a mess all over the ground.
Dig a hole and bury the corpse of the barbarian.
The horses of the foreigners were skinned and eaten.
It's not that I don't want to save the horses, but the horses left behind are either dead or seriously injured. According to the conditions of the Han Dynasty, it is difficult to save them. It is better to give these creatures a happy life.
Horse meat is not delicious at all, especially in this age when spices are as expensive as gold.
Only now did Fei Qian know that when horse meat is cooked, there is an indescribable stench, as if the smell of forage that has been deposited for many years is suddenly turned over, or like the smell of green sediment in a dark ditch.
The smell of the blackened water...
Boiled horse meat, real boiled horse meat, has no chili peppers, no Sichuan peppercorns, no cinnamon peel, tangerine peel, star anise, etc., just water. The fiber of horse meat is thicker and harder than beef, and biting into it is like chewing on thin wood.
In addition to being rough and astringent, there is also a sour taste like unripe fruit. If Fei Qian hadn't seen it with his own eyes that it had just been cut from a horse carcass, he would have thought that the meat had rotted and deteriorated.
Fei Qian bit the bullet and ate a bowl, then declined the offer to add more. Eating one bowl meant that he was just like everyone else and didn't do anything special, but eating another bowl would be asking for trouble for himself.
In addition to the corpses of more than thirty foreigners and this unpalatable horse meat, the other gifts left by the foreigners were not so pleasant.
While the Nahu people were shooting around the camp, a total of more than 50 people suffered varying degrees of injuries. Among them, more than 20 people were shot in vital parts such as the head or torso because they did not hide well.
He died, and the remaining thirty-odd people suffered varying degrees of injuries and were left behind to nourish themselves.
This casualty seems, seems, should, probably a little better than that of the Hu people?
But don't forget, this is under the cover of shields and wooden walls, and the barbarians have only one direction to attack. There is no way to go around the camp like they did when they attacked other camps before, looking for the camp while wandering.
flaw……
The only thing that can defeat the cavalry is the cavalry, not the camp. The barbarians will fight when they want and leave when they want. Fei Qian has no choice at all, at least not now.
"It looks like we won, but actually... we lost." Fei Qian looked at everyone and said, "But we still have to tell the recruits that we won."
Although the words are convoluted, everyone can understand the meaning.
Fortunately, the Southern Xiongnu obviously did not want to lose too many troops, so they finally took the initiative to retreat. Otherwise, if the battle continued, the final loser would be Fei Qian himself.
Fortunately, the Hu people are very poor, at least this group of southern Huns are not rich.
It is not only the population that is poor, but also weapons.
Fei Qian's eyes fell on the table in front of him and said: "Fortunately, the Hu people are poor, otherwise more of us would die."
On the table, there are two arrows, one has white feathers, the tail feathers are the same thickness, they are trimmed very neatly, the arrow shafts are well-proportioned, and the pointed triangular flat arrows shine with cold light; the other arrow uses mixed feathers, thick and thin
There are some jagged spots and some messiness. The arrow shaft is obviously thinner and shorter. Although the arrow is sharp, it leaves a lot of polishing marks, as if it was rusted and then polished, and then rusted again and polished again.
And formed.
The white feathers were shot by the barbarian who was the first to measure and calibrate the range, while the miscellaneous feathers were taken randomly from the arrows thrown by the barbarians afterward.
Arrows are the most common consumables, but they are also the most important. The weight and length of an arrow will affect the accuracy and distance of shooting. Bai Yu's arrows are consistent with the Han army's military products, but
Those with miscellaneous feathers are obviously defective products.
"Have you ever thought about why the barbarians came to plunder us Han people again and again? Why did the Huns and Dong Qiang who once moved to the south rebel again and again?" Fei Qian asked Dafa.
Everyone in the tent.
Huang Cheng thought for a while and shook his head. He had grown up in Jingxiang since he was a child. This was his first contact with the Hu people. He had no idea about this problem.
Fei Qian smiled slightly and looked at Ma Yan.
Ma Yan said in a deep voice: "Hu people are savage and greedy. They don't know etiquette. They only believe in strength. Their nature is cruel and easy to kill."
Fei Qian nodded. This concept is impartial and is believed by the vast majority of Han people. This is also a characteristic of the Hu people.
Du Yuan raised his head, glanced at Fei Qian, and wanted to say something, but then glanced at Ma Yan, hesitated, and finally closed his mouth and said nothing.
Since Du Yuan didn't want to say anything, Fei Qian didn't force the inquiry anymore, but said: "In the land of Bingzhou, both culture and martial arts were originally prosperous." During the rise of Han Dynasty, the good family members of the six counties were selected as Yulin and Qimen, and they were appointed as officials based on their talents.
There are many famous generals. Since the beginning of the struggle between Qin and Zhao, Xia Zheng was started, and Rongsuo was established in the territory. He was also the leader of military strategists and legalists. The three elders of Huguan in Bingzhou were Linghu Mao, Daijun Fengtang, and Taiyuan Changhui.
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there were more than a million households in Bingzhou, nearly 100,000 soldiers in the county, three arsenals, including Shangjun Ku, Yuyang Ku, Beidi Ku, and Yanchi Twelve, and Shangjun was Dule.
, Qiuci each has abundant water and grass, suitable for farming and animal husbandry, but now it is so ruined, why is it?"
Fei Qian did not wait for Huang Cheng and others to answer, because he knew that even Ma Yan, who had stayed in Bingzhou for a long time and was older, had never cared about the history of Bingzhou, so naturally he could not come up with an explanation for these things.
"Guangwu Zhongxing, with You, Ji, and Bingzhou soldiers and cavalry, conquered the world..." Fei Qian paused, and then said, "...It's a pity that the world can be ruled, but it can't rule the world... The two queens before and after Guangwu, one is the real
One is Queen Guo of Ding, and the other is Queen Yin of Nanyang..."
Everyone has a little understanding.
Fei Qian continued:
"In the sixth year of Jianwu, he moved to Yunzhong, from Wuyuan to Changshan..."
"In the ninth year of Jianwu, Yanmen moved to Taiyuan..."
"In the tenth year of Jianwu's reign, he moved to Dingxiang to Xihe..."
"In the fifteenth year of Jianwu, he moved to Yanmen, Daijun, and went up the valley to Juyongguan..."
"In the 20th year of Jianwu's reign, Wuyuan was moved to Hedong..."
"In the eighth year of Yongping, the governor of the county and state was sentenced to death and imprisoned in Tunshuofang and Wuyuan..."
"In the 16th year of Yongping, it was again found that all the officials in the county were sentenced to death and imprisoned in Shuofang, Dunhuang..."
It is written in the history books that it was to prevent the barbarians from invading the border and to protect the safety of the border residents, but in reality? The border residents who could provide money and food were moved away, but some criminals and prisoners were added. This behavior was actually to protect the border counties.
, or are you ceding border counties?
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, horses were trampling the Yin Mountains. The Hu people were frightened out of their wits when they heard the hoofbeats of the Han cavalry. But now they are attacking the border again. Could it be that the Hu people have become stronger?
There was a saying in later generations, which seemed to go something like this: A Chinese person is like a dragon, and a group of Chinese people are like a swarm of worms...
Although the author does not agree with this sentence, this phenomenon does exist, and it is still very common...
