"Great Chanyu, please give the order!" In the court of the Xiongnu Chanyu, King Lu Hou blushed and could not restrain his anger. "We must show some color to the Han Dynasty!"
"The people of the Han Dynasty took in the Wusun ****, and they obviously didn't take me, the great Huns, seriously!" Yin Zhixie, who had just come out and took the position of Youxian King not long ago, also said with murderous intent: "Please make a big order.
I ordered Xiutu, Kunxie, Loufan, Luhou and the kings of Donghu to fully mobilize and send a large army from Yanmen Pass to take Taiyuan directly for another Pingcheng battle!"
Nearly sixty years ago, the situation in China changed drastically.
King Han of the Han Dynasty surrendered to the Huns and resorted to borrowing Huns soldiers to play tricks on the emperor.
At the same time, the old nobles of the old Zhao Kingdom also supported a puppet, calling themselves King Zhao, to resist the rule of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, with the help of the leading party, the Xiongnu cavalry drove straight in smoothly, occupied Juzhu and Taiyuan, and marched to Jinyang City.
This was the first and last time that the Xiongnu directly threatened China's survival.
After that, the Huns no longer had the ability to penetrate so deep into the heart of China and occupy fortified cities like Taiyuan and Jinyang.
Therefore, the Battle of Pingcheng was the pride of the Huns.
In the past, whenever Han envoys arrived or the Xiongnu planned to invade the south, the Battle of Pingcheng would be mentioned again.
This was not only to cheer himself up, but also to intimidate the envoys of the Han Dynasty.
The military officials raised their eyes and looked at Yin Zhixie with a face full of righteous indignation, wishing he could lead the cavalry to capture Chang'an.
Since Yin Zhixie was appointed Queen Youxian, the attitude of the military officials towards him is obvious, basically as if this person does not exist.
But Yin Zhixie didn't know anything about it.
Moreover, it jumps more and more every time.
The military officials naturally knew that Yin Zhixie was trying to win people's hearts.
The exchanges between Han and Hungary lasted for decades.
The higher-ups of the Xiongnu had, more or less, learned some knowledge from the Han Dynasty.
In the past two or three years, Han-Hungarian trade has surged.
Many specialties and commodities from the Han Dynasty entered the Huns through border markets.
The military minister picked up a wine glass placed in front of him. The wine glass was made of a baby's head.
It contains sake imported from the Han Dynasty.
The military minister took a sip, and the aroma of wine immediately overflowed in his mouth, which was extremely refreshing.
He casually picked up some small cheeses placed on the tray, put them into his mouth and chewed them.
The rich milky aroma immediately filled his mouth, whetting his appetite.
But it's a pity...
The military minister lowered his head. This cheese, like wine, is an imported product.
"The people of the Han Dynasty are so smart!" The military minister sighed in his heart.
These cheeses began to flow into the Huns more than a year ago. At first, they were only spread among the tribes near the border. Then, slowly, they spread to the tribes in Hetao, Hexi, Qilian and Yinshan, and finally even
Shan Yuting also began to pursue this kind of cheese produced in the Han Dynasty.
Now, the bulk commodities imported by the Xiongnu from the Han Dynasty every year have changed from tea and corn to tea and cheese.
A gadget like cheese may seem inconspicuous.
And, everyone knows how it is made.
The Huns also had similar cheese-making technology, which was nothing more than fermenting fresh milk from various livestock such as mare's milk, goat's milk, and cow's milk and then cooking it.
But the problem was that the Xiongnu lacked enough vessels to steam and cook fresh milk.
Precious bronze and a small amount of imported iron pots were all in the hands of the nobles of the tribe.
Ordinary herdsmen can only use some enamel products made with crude techniques.
The Huns, on the other hand, were not so much an empire built on horseback as an empire built on the fresh milk of various livestock.
The vast majority of Xiongnu herdsmen are grazing year after year.
But throughout their lives, they only have a handful of opportunities to eat meat.
In the Xiongnu, in addition to warriors, old and young women, children, and herding slaves, their daily staple food was various foods made from fermented fresh milk.
Chief among them are cheese and milk wine.
Even when the army goes out for battle, the rations carried by the cavalry are all kinds of dairy products.
Fresh milk from livestock, just like the crops on the land of the Han Dynasty in the south, was the key to the survival of the Xiongnu Empire.
The Huns could never eat meat, but they could not live without cheese and kumiss for a day.
But now, the Han Dynasty in the south has surpassed the Huns in cheese making technology and craftsmanship.
The cheese they make is sweet and delicious, and can be stored for a long time.
Unlike Hun cheese, it often has a shelf life of only one month due to poor production techniques or incomplete fermentation.
As a Chanyu who has been with his elder Shanyu since he was a child, fighting in the north and south, and growing up in the war, the military ministers knew very well what the emergence of this kind of cheese that could be stored for a long time meant.
This means that the Han Dynasty people have been active on the grassland for longer than the Huns cavalry.
They could even stay away from the logistical troops and go deep into the vast prairie for several months before returning to the Great Wall.
The Huns, on the other hand, were subject to logistical problems.
This is a very dangerous signal.
Therefore, in the past, military ministers have spared no effort and even used all means to import various bronze and iron wares from the Han Dynasty.
Especially iron pots and bronze tripods.
Both of these utensils are indispensable tools for processing cheese.
However, imports alone cannot solve the dilemma faced by the Xiongnu.
It was impossible for the Han Dynasty to supply unlimited bronze and iron wares to the Xiongnu.
"That's why we must capture Dawan at all costs!" the military minister said to himself in his heart.
Dayuan was a distant kingdom that was not originally on the Xiongnu’s hunting list.
Until more than a year ago, it suddenly appeared in the sight of the Huns.
Then, the military ministers dispatched detailed investigations and discovered that this country with a population of hundreds of thousands actually had a large number of craftsmen!
In particular, there are many craftsmen who can produce various enamel products and bronze.
If we can conquer Dawan and obtain the bronze production technology of the Dawan people, especially the craftsmen.
The Xiongnu could get out of its current predicament and obtain the large-scale bronze manufacturing technology it needed.
As for the Han Dynasty in the south?
Just thinking about the densely packed fortresses at the foot of the Great Wall makes the military officials feel a little nervous.
In the past few decades, the Han Dynasty told the Xiongnu with blood that if you want to come in, you should first break a few teeth. If you want to go out? It is not that easy!
The military official tried it once himself.
Five years ago, he commanded 40,000 cavalry and invaded the Han Dynasty from the south.
As a result, more than a thousand corpses were left behind and thousands of wounded soldiers were brought back.
What was caught was pitiful.
Almost lost money!
It was from then on that the military officials swore that even if they were killed, they would not go to the foot of the Great Wall, and they would be asking for trouble.
What's more, the size of the cavalry of the Han army today is not small.
Unless the Xiongnu fully mobilizes and draws out all its strength, it is possible to gain the upper hand in the war.
but……
After the Battle of Pingcheng, the Huns had made up their minds to never do such stupid things again!
More than 400,000 cavalrymen and several million livestock herds fought for a year of hard work.
In the end, a peace treaty was exchanged...
The severe cold in the north of the Han Dynasty also caused the Xiongnu to suffer a lot.
"Want to fight, King Youxian?" The military minister stood up and sneered, "Then you might as well give it a try..."
If Yin Zhixie really led his troops south, the military officials would laugh out loud in their dreams.
The copper and iron walls of the Great Wall would definitely hit Yin Zhi's head and cause bleeding.
Then, he justifiably demoted him to Beihai on the charge of being unfavorable in the battle and humiliating the country by losing his master and told the Bank of China to go herding sheep together!
Even if it were to happen, Yin Zhixie was very lucky. When he encountered the stupid general and the stupid emperor of the Han Dynasty, he opened a hole and achieved an unprecedented victory.
That’s even better!
There is no need to go westward!
Grabbing the bitterness in the west, haha, it’s useless!
The only place where you can really eat well is in the Great Wall in the south!
The grains, various gold and silver treasures and bronze and iron tools hoarded and stored in any county within the Great Wall were enough to feed the whole Xiongnu country for three to five years!
If they could capture Chang'an, the Xiongnu would not need to graze their cattle for the rest of their lives and could live like gods.
Under this premise, there will be no conflict at all between the military officials and Yin Zhixie. They will only cooperate closely until they capture Chang'an and take over China.
Going south is an impulse that has been engraved in the genes of all peoples on the grasslands since ancient times.
but……
it's out of the question.
Especially as the Han Dynasty began to become stronger and the combat effectiveness of the army began to increase, this fantasy has truly become a fantasy.
Yin Zhixie's face suddenly turned red when the military officer choked him.
"The Great Chanyu, the Han Dynasty blatantly protected the Wusun ****, and made it clear that it did not take the Great Xiongnu into consideration. If it is not punished, I am afraid that all the countries in the Western Regions and the vassal tribes will become disloyal in the future!" What a bastard of a military official!
One of the Lan clan's Lan Tuosin stood up and said.
Ever since he returned from being ordered to send the Beihai Lan family to the Han Dynasty for marriage two years ago, the future clan leader of the Lan family has become one of the most war-fighting nobles in the Chanyu Court.
He spread the theory of threat to the Han Dynasty in Shan Yuting all day long, and also attracted a group of supporters.
If it weren't for the fact that this guy was quite respectful to his Chanyu, the military officials would have thrown this guy who was buzzing in his ears all day long to Beihai.
The Han Dynasty's hostility and threats to the Xiongnu were not the only ones in Shan Yu's court who took a careful look at it.
Do you need to yell all day long?
However, what Landasin said this time was correct.
If the Han Dynasty blatantly protected the Wusun ****, they would not receive any punishment.
Will Shan Yuting's prestige be disgraced?
In the future, why should he, a Chanyu, command all the tribes and become the co-owner of the grassland?
At that time, the old Shangdan Yu resolutely led the main force of the Huns southward near the Great Wall and fought with the Han Dynasty for more than a year. Even after losing a large household and thousands of warriors, he still refused to retreat.
Isn't it just because a few Xiongnu nobles went to the Han Dynasty to ask for asylum and lost face?
It's a pity that the Xiongnu went south with 180,000 cavalry, but in the end, it ended in a battle to level the city.
After losing troops and generals, a treaty was exchanged for mutual recognition and recognition of the spheres of influence of both parties.
At that time, the Xiongnu Empire under the control of the elder Shanyu could not help but defeat the Han Dynasty.
The military minister does not think that he is better than his father.
So, looking at the Great Wall, the military minister touched his teeth.
He didn't want to have a few teeth chipped but couldn't get anything out of it.
Instead of going to the foot of the Great Wall and getting a bloody head, it would be better to go to the West and make a fortune.
This is the current thinking of most nobles in the Chan Yu Court.
However, the current situation is that King Xianbei reported to the Han Dynasty that the enemies of the Xiongnu, those damn Wusun ****, were brought to the Great Wall for protection.
This is equivalent to a few slaps on Shan Yuting's face, and a few kicks on his head in front of the entire grassland.
If you don't retaliate, it won't be justified.
You must know that the Xiongnu Empire can rule these tens of thousands of miles of endless grassland, control the thirty-six countries in the Western Region, and make the entire world obey its will.
It relies on brutality and bloodshed to frighten all internal and external enemies.
Wusun resisted, so he uprooted Wusun. The heads of Liejiaomi, the sworn brother of the old master Chanyu, were made into wine vessels and placed in the court of the Chanyu for people to drink and have fun.
Use naked blood to make all the surrendered tribes obediently pay tribute on time.
If the Han Dynasty blatantly protected the Wusun people this time, Shan Yuting would not show anything.
Doesn't that tell everyone that the Xiongnu is afraid of the Han Dynasty?
In that case, if nothing else, the wallflowers and small tribes near the Great Wall, as well as the bandits and untouchables hiding in the mountains, might all fall to the Han Dynasty.
Even the current pillars of the Xiongnu Empire, large tribes such as Aries, Loufan, Kunxie, and Xiutu, may have their own little calculations in their hearts.
On the grassland, it is difficult to be the overlord.
It must maintain its power, cruelty and cold-bloodedness at all times and at all times.
Let all the younger brothers see clearly and carefully, and let all allies and internal mountaintops know that Shan Yu's status and prestige cannot be provoked.
Once this is not possible, no matter how powerful the empire is, it will immediately fall apart.
"In your opinion, what should we do?" After pondering for a moment, the military official asked Landosin.
"Great Chanyu!" Lan Tuoxin stood up very excitedly. He walked to the tent and said to the military officials: "I know that the Great Wall is made of copper and iron walls. It is difficult for us, the Huns cavalry, to cross it! But..."
Landosin raised his head and looked at the leaders of the various tribes and the clan chiefs in the tent, and said loudly: "There is another place in the Han Dynasty that is definitely not within the protection of the Great Wall! Moreover, the Han Dynasty will definitely save it!"
Decades of wars and tug-of-war between the Han and Hungarians had exposed many cities and villages in the Han Dynasty to the protection of the Great Wall.
The people of the Han Dynasty also attracted many tribes who refused to deal with Shan Yuting at the foot of the Great Wall and let them graze there as an outpost and early warning of the Great Wall.
But in these cities and villages exposed outside the Great Wall, the speed at which the Han Dynasty people gave up during the war was jaw-dropping.
Once traces of the main Xiongnu force are discovered, the armies, tribes and populations of these cities will all quickly withdraw into the Great Wall.
Then, the Huns could only look at the fortress of the Great Wall and sigh.
However, there is one city that is exposed beyond the defense of the Great Wall.
Moreover, it is indeed a strategic location that the Han Dynasty must rescue!
The military minister stood up and uttered the name of the city: "Mayi!" (To be continued.)
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