If you don't pay attention, your body will be shattered into pieces.
It is better to use some methods that everyone can understand.
This so-called "cannon" was actually improved from the "shooter" during the Warring States Period.
This kind of siege weapon that relies on the principle of leverage to carry out long-range projection strikes has always been low in appearance due to its accuracy.
But now, the Mohists have improved its mechanical structure and projection method.
Making it more complex and precise.
But it is also more terrifying and devastating.
Originally, this kind of weapon was just a decoration when it was developed.
Because China currently has no use for such weapons.
Therefore, after the first prototype was produced and tested, this weapon was shelved.
To this day, when Gaoque City lies in front of the Han army, this weapon once invented by the Mohists finally has a use.
Now that he had made the decision, Yang Yi immediately called an officer of the Han army, handed a token into his hand, and asked him: "Please go to the General of Chariots and Cavalry and get my Mo family's luggage!"
The new type of 'cannon' is not the stupid and crude weapon of the Warring States Period.
There are dozens of drawings of this terrifying siege weapon.
Obviously, it is impossible to remember clearly by human power alone.
Of course, although you can't make that kind of 'cannon' right away, you can still prepare it in advance.
Yang Yi then found Cheng Bushi and asked him to send tunnel camp soldiers to cut down the giant trees in the nearby forest.
As a result, giant trees that had stood for decades or even hundreds of years were cut down, dragged to the wilderness outside Gaoque City, and piled up.
Huyan Dangtu stood on Gaoque City and looked at the actions of the Han Dynasty in the distance.
This made him very strange.
"What on earth did the people of the Han Dynasty want to do?" Huyan Dangtu was puzzled.
The Huns are naturally not country bumpkins. Countless officials and nobles of the Han Dynasty once fled to the Huns.
These people brought not only information about the Han Dynasty.
It also brought a lot of knowledge and insights.
Therefore, the Huns knew that when the Han Dynasty wanted to attack a fortified city, they usually built various ladders and chariots outside the city.
However, Gaoque City is now covered with a thick layer of ice, and it is located on a mountain, with a dangerous terrain.
Even the Luhou tribe among the Huns, who were famous for their mountain warfare, found it extremely difficult to move outside Gaoque City.
Could the Han Dynasty people send ladders and chariots to the city?
Even if they barely get it to the city, can their ladder be able to hang on the city wall?
the answer is negative.
In this case, what are these Han Dynasty people doing?
Huyan Dangtu couldn't understand, but his intuition told him that Gaoque was in danger.
"Brother Zhe!" Huyan Dangtu turned to look at his younger brother behind him and said: "You take Wanqi, the headquarters of the Huyan clan, to Yulinsai and preside over the retreat of the tribes! You must bring all the tribes and their people together , the livestock were safely evacuated to Juyanze!"
"In this way, even if Gaoque is lost, the Xiongnu will not suffer too much loss!"
The recent Battle of Heyin and the three-pronged advance of the Han army not only inflicted heavy losses on the Xiongnu in military terms.
This is especially true economically.
There were at least 20,000 townspeople and 40,000 to 50,000 slaves who had no time to retreat.
Naturally, they all fell into the mouth of the Han Dynasty.
even……
Huyandangtu also heard some bad rumors that some tribes, such as several clans of the He Lai tribe, took the initiative to "kneel down" with their people and livestock to welcome the Han Dynasty cavalry.
Thinking of this, Huyan Dangtu couldn't help but glared at the leaders of the tribes.
Obviously, these people habitually play hedging their bets.
This is also the norm among grassland peoples.
In the past, whether the Yuezhi people were powerful, the Donghu people were domineering, or the Yangnu or the Xiongnu were rising, situations similar to this happened.
It is even said that when the Qin Dynasty was strong and powerful, Touman Shanyu once recognized the Qin Dynasty general Meng Tian as his second father...
For outsiders, this situation is difficult to understand.
But for the people on the grasslands, this is the norm.
Everything is for the survival and continuation of the tribe.
The people who lead the bow are more eager to survive than any other nation.
In order to survive, there is nothing that the people who lead the bow cannot do.
For example, how many people now know that Maodun Shanyu used to grovel and wag his tail like a dog in front of the Donghu people?
Therefore, Huyan Dangtu knew very well that once Gaoque fell, all the tribes still staying in the Yin Mountains would probably cry and shout to kneel down to welcome the 'King Master' of the Han Dynasty.
In the words of the Han Dynasty people, it is to eat the pulp in the pot...
Huyan Dangtu was not willing to enhance the national power of the Han Dynasty!
Of course, for the Xiongnu, the most important thing now is to save Gaoque.
If Gaoque can be saved, then everything still needs to be discussed.
Moreover, Huyan Dangtu didn’t believe it.
The people of the Han Dynasty were strong in field battles, but they were also very strong in attacking cities.
With Gaoque's natural danger, judging from Huyan Dangtu, the Han Dynasty people would not even be able to touch the edge of Gaoque unless thirty or fifty thousand people were killed or injured!
But what Huyan Dangtu didn't know was that after he sent his younger brother Zhe Ge to Yulin Fortress.
In Gaoque City, an undercurrent immediately began to surge.
Many tribal leaders secretly took advantage of some opportunities to gather together and whisper.
"I think the Huns are going to perish..." In the dark corner, someone stated: "But we can't perish together with the Huns..."
"Yes, yes..." many people responded.
The current situation has become obvious. Even if the Xiongnu can hold Gaoque for a month, they will never be able to hold it for a year.
Sooner or later, the Han Dynasty will conquer Gaoque.
The fall of Gaoque meant that the Hejian Land and Yinshan Mountain would also fall into the hands of the Han Dynasty.
Although Yulin Fortress is strong, how can it compare with Gaoque?
If the Xiongnu loses this place, they can still retreat to Hexi and Qilian Mountains and Rouge Mountains.
But if these tribes no longer have the pastures between Yin Mountain and Yang Mountain, they will become slaves.
It is even possible to perish.
For nomads, without pasture, it means death!
"But... the people of the Han Dynasty are a country of farming and clothing, and they are completely incompatible with people like us who lead bows!" Someone asked doubtfully: "Can the people of the Han Dynasty tolerate us continuing to graze here?"
Some tribes with a longer heritage still remember the situation when the Qin people were here.
The barbarians did not dare to go south to herd horses, and they did not dare to bend their bows to point at each other.
It is not only a symbol of the Qin people's military force and meritorious deeds, but also a symbol of the Qin people's break with the people who lead the bow.
The people of Qin do not want barbarians to operate in their territory.
They drove out all the herdsmen and started building infrastructure and farming in the river land.
"Don't worry, everyone, although the Han Dynasty was a crowned country, it was not like the Qin Dynasty. Didn't the Han Dynasty always fetter many tribes near the Great Wall?" Someone who is familiar with the situation said: "I believe that now,
The Han Dynasty also needed someone to act as a guard for them..."
As soon as this topic was brought up, a well-informed person immediately said: "I heard that the Han Dynasty bound tribes, unlike the Huns. The Huns asked us to pay tribute to livestock and cheese every year... But the Han Dynasty did not have to do this...
"
When this question is mentioned, many people's eyes suddenly light up and they look like, 'Is this really the case?'
The tribes on the grassland, except for the Xiongnu headquarters and a few tribes that the Huns focused on winning over, the other tribes, even large tribes like Xiutu and Hunxie, also bear a terrible heavy burden.
Every year, they must provide a large amount of livestock, cheese and animal skins to the Huns for free, and in time of war, they must mobilize tribal cavalry to fight with the Huns.
Coordinated operations and so on, that sounds nice.
In fact, they are cannon fodder!
However, the tribes had no choice.
Because, on this grassland, the Huns are the most powerful and terrifying.
No other tribe has the power to threaten the Xiongnu.
Moreover, the Huns were very smart and tried their best to win over and favor those tribes with strong fighting power.
They just try their best to exploit those tribes that have no fighting ability.
Originally, the tribes had no idea.
After all, these are the rules of the prairie.
The strong can dominate the weak as a matter of course.
Just like the Donghu people in those days, if they asked the Xiongnu to present a BMW, they would present a BMW; if they asked the Xiongnu Chanyu to present his wife, he would present his wife.
If you don’t accept it, then let’s have a fight, right?
If you win, you can win everything.
The Huns fought and won, so he won everything.
But the problem is that the Xiongnu today are countless times more terrifying than the Donghu back then.
How many cities did Dong Hu have to settle?
The Xiongnu headquarters alone were worth 400,000 cities!
The other tribes combined may not be as good as the Xiongnu!
Therefore, the rule of the Xiongnu was extremely stable.
Until now, the Han Dynasty people came.
The balance was broken, and all the tribes suddenly realized that they had an extra target to kneel down and lick!
Kneel down to the Han Dynasty? Or kneel to the Huns?
This is a tough choice.
But, both sides are kneeling!
Of course I have to choose a stronger master to kneel down and lick!
But now, when the leaders of the various tribes heard that the welfare of the Han Dynasty was actually better than that of the Xiongnu, their hearts suddenly became excited.
"No wonder King Hunxie surrendered so simply..." Someone sighed: "I am so well-informed!"
"Humph, who is King Hunxie?" A person said with a smile: "Do you know Lou Fan is annoying?"
"In the Battle of Mayi, Lou Fan surrendered to the Han Dynasty neatly..." The man said mysteriously: "Guess what the emperor of the Han Dynasty gave Lou Fan?"
"What?" Countless curious babies looked over immediately.
"A vast pasture of hundreds of miles..."
"Hiss!" Countless people took a deep breath. They simply couldn't believe their ears.
A pasture hundreds of miles away?!
No wonder Lou Fanren was willing to work for the Han emperor!
But the man was unwilling to let everyone go. He said, "What's a pasture? The emperor of the Han Dynasty even equipped Lou Fanren with a veterinarian!"
"Veterinarian!" A tribal leader screamed, "Veterinarian, that's a veterinarian!"
In the entire grassland, the number of veterinarians is scarcer than gold!
Many tribes or even entire tribes only have one or two veterinarians with rough skills.
Even the veterinarians of many tribes usually work part-time as shamans.
No one disrespects veterinarians on the grassland.
Because veterinarians control the health, life and death of livestock, they also control the rise and fall and destiny of the tribe.
A good veterinarian can make a tribe live a very happy time.
"Hmm..." The well-informed person smiled mysteriously and said, "I heard that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty sent more than a hundred veterinarians to Lou Fanren..."
"Hiss..." The tribal leaders were shocked and speechless.
More than a hundred veterinarians?
More than 100 veterinarians?
What is this concept?!
I'm afraid, there are only so many qualified veterinarians in the entire grassland, right?
But the people of the Han Dynasty had the luxury of equipping Lou Ann with so many veterinarians!
God! Is this true?
Many tribal leaders expressed disbelief.
If this is true, then Lou Fanren may not have to worry about food and clothing from now on.
"In addition, I also heard that Lou Fanren was a gift from the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, so they no longer have to live in pursuit of water and grass..." The man didn't say anything surprising, and dropped another bombshell.
The leaders of the tribes were stunned for a moment.
No more chasing water and grass?????
"How is this possible?" Some tribal nobles jumped to their feet and couldn't believe it.
For the nomads, living in pursuit of water and grass is not only their fate, but also their sorrow and dilemma.
Nomads live in pursuit of water and grass, and are always on migration routes throughout the year.
This seems poetic.
But in fact, this is a helpless journey of survival struggle again and again.
Tribes driving their livestock, chasing rainfall and green grass, traveled from place to place, passed through danger after danger, and accepted hardships and tests again and again.
If you are careless or inattentive, or God deliberately causes trouble, the rainy season will come early or come a few days late.
That usually spells disaster.
A large tribe with thousands of towns may have directly lost half of its population and livestock as a result.
Even the annihilation of an entire clan is not something that has never happened before.
For a long time, nomads have been unable to escape this sad fate and dilemma.
Their fathers and grandfathers all came here like this.
Their descendants will also pass away like this.
Survival or destruction not only depends on whether you are strong enough, smart enough, and tenacious enough, but also depends on whether God gives you face.
On this grassland, except for the elite cavalry of the Xiongnu headquarters, who dares to say that they can guarantee that they will be able to eat hot cheese and drink sweet kumiss tomorrow morning?
Hungry and struggling with hunger are the norm for nomads.
But now, some people actually say that people with annoying buildings don’t need to move anymore?
Everyone's first reaction is, how is this possible?
If the person who said this wasn't a leader, I'm afraid no one would believe it.
The man chuckled and said, "How is this impossible?"
"The emperor of the Han Dynasty was a god..." he said leisurely: "Gods have great power!"
This statement is really irrefutable.
Yes.
The emperor of the Han Dynasty was a god.
Since he is God, what else is there in this world that He cannot do?
The nobles of many tribes fell silent.
They were all thinking in their hearts whether what they just heard was credible.
But there is no doubt that one must make a choice now between kneeling and licking the Han Dynasty and continuing to kneel and lick the Huns. (~^~)
