Nine hundred and eighth chapter exchange prisoners (1)
After arranging the affairs of his brothers, Liu Che turned his attention to the north.
Counting the time, the first prisoner exchange in the history of Han and Huns should have been held at the foot of Yunzhong City at this moment.
As a pre-credit-earning step in the latest treaty between the two countries.
This time, the Han and Hungarian sides will exchange 300 prisoners of war.
Of course, they are all insignificant pawns.
On the Han Dynasty, those sent out were all prisoners with severed hands and feet, at least thirty years old. (The life span of human beings on the grassland is very low. Forty years is considered a long life, but at thirty years old, ordinary
Herdsmen will all enter the aging period)
Naturally, the Xiongnu didn't have any good intentions.
Most likely, they should have taken some old, weak, sick and disabled people like the prisoners handed over by the Han Dynasty to make up the number.
However, this matter still has huge political significance!
This will tell the whole world that the Emperor of Han and Emperor Liu will not give up any of his people.
As long as this is done.
It can inspire the morale of the people all over the world, and it can also take the opportunity to gain a reputation and leave an endless legacy to future generations.
"In the Xiongnu country, there are at least 200,000 captives and their descendants..." Liu Che tapped his fingers gently: "It is probably not realistic to redeem them all, but only half of them will be enough!
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Half the population is 100,000 people!
Even if there are only one-tenth of the strong men among them, there are still ten thousand avengers who are skilled in riding and shooting, and are full of hatred for the Huns.
More importantly, they are familiar with grassland geography and landforms.
It will become the key to the Han army's march out of the fortress in the future!
In history, during the Emperor Wu's dynasty, there were many generals among those who were taken captive by the Xiongnu.
The most famous ones are of course the two fierce generals under Huo Qubing and Wei Qing, Zhao Ponu and Zhao Xin.
Needless to say, Zhao Ponu.
Loulan will never be returned until it is broken!
With eight hundred cavalry, they raided thousands of miles and returned with the destruction of the country!
In the entire history of ancient wars, only Ban Dingyuan managed the Western Regions and Wang Xuance conquered half of India on his own.
As for the other person...
Although this person eventually became a traitor, he was also a notorious traitor.
He taught the Huns the invincible military techniques, tactics and combat methods at that time, and formulated a strategy for the Huns to move quickly across the desert and trade space for time.
But in terms of ability and record, objective evaluation shows that this person is indeed very powerful!
If he wasn't powerful, Emperor Wu wouldn't have breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard the news of Xin Zhao's death.
What the Han Dynasty lacks most today is generals like Zhao Ponu and Zhao Xin.
Among the current generals, even Yi Zong, has never had the experience of leading an army on an expedition of thousands or even tens of thousands of miles to conquer a country and capture a king.
"In today's world, even if there is Xin Zhao, I can still use him!" Liu Che said confidently.
Xin Zhao rebelled against the Han, which of course had extremely bad consequences.
However, if Zhao Xin appeared in the current Han Dynasty, he would not be able to rebel against the Han Dynasty.
the reason is simple.
Liu Che was much more generous than Emperor Wu.
Why was Liu Bang able to defeat Xiang Yu back then?
The answer is that Liu Bang is more generous than Xiang Yu.
You can make a bunch of promises with your eyes closed.
Can Xiang Yu do it?
No, so all the heroes in the world surrendered to Han and rebelled against Chu.
Yingbu, Peng Yue and Han Xin joined the battlefield at the critical moment and gave Xiang Yu a fatal blow, which directly led to the rapid destruction of Western Chu.
It's the same now.
In Liu Che's eyes, except for China's inherent sacred territory (the territory of later generations of emperors), there is nothing that cannot be enfeoffed.
Anyway, I don't feel sorry for the young man.
It is better for the meat to rot in the pot than to be eaten outside.
As for Central Asia, West Asia and India, Liu Che could give them away without hesitation and entrust them to meritorious officials.
As for the promise of free money and titles and honors, Liu Che was even more generous.
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At this moment, outside Yunzhong City, as Liu Che expected, the first prisoner exchange ceremony between the Han and Hungarian countries was underway.
The cavalry of the Han and Hungarian countries were arrayed in a wilderness eighty miles outside Yunzhong City.
According to the requirements agreed long ago.
Both Han and Hungarian countries only sent 500 cavalry here.
And they all had a tacit understanding to shrink their respective armies back by forty miles, creating a demilitarized zone with a radius of forty miles on the border between the two countries.
The Huns are very sincere.
They didn't even bring weapons, they just rode horses and brought prisoners with them.
This is a feat that is difficult to persuade.
He told the military officials: If you want to win the trust of the Han Dynasty, you must first show sincerity.
To put it simply, it was to make the Han Dynasty people 100% convinced that the Huns were indeed willing to fully abide by the treaty between the two countries.
Is there anything more peaceful and sincere than going to an appointment unarmed?
there is none left!
Of course, this move was also criticized within the Huns.
But under the strategy of the Western Expedition, these criticisms were all ignored.
Of course, the Xiongnu's sincerity only ended here.
This time, the prisoners of war they brought were all Han Dynasty soldiers and civilians who were captured twenty years ago.
The youngest among these people is already in his thirties this year.
On the grassland, it could die at any time.
It was useless for the Huns to keep them.
Generally speaking, when slaves or even herdsmen become old and have no use for labor, various tribes in the Huns will choose to abandon them and let them fend for themselves on the grasslands.
Just like the prisoners who were exchanged this time.
The Huns never thought of settling them.
The military officials even ordered that when they cross Hexi, they should be released to the south of Yinshan Mountain.
To put it simply, let them go to the mountains and fend for themselves, or join the Qiang people in herding sheep to make a living.
Just don’t increase the burden on the Huns!
And these prisoners also knew their fate.
All of them had their heads drooped, as if they were waiting for death with their eyes closed.
Some people even begged, wallowed, and refused to go back.
but……
Wei Shang rode on his horse, looked at the prisoners, and snorted: "Why did you go there earlier..."
These prisoners of war were all lazy scoundrels and saboteurs selected from prison camps and various pastures.
In Wei Shang's view, the emperor's kindness, the rain and dew, gave you an opportunity to join the glorious and great Xia people, but you didn't take advantage of the opportunity!?
It is simply a crime worthy of death!
The Han family didn’t raise rice worms, let alone Yidi rice worms!
Wei Shang raised his eyes and looked forward, looking at his comrades behind the Huns cavalry fifty steps away.
Even though he was used to strong winds and waves, he still couldn't help but his hands were shaking.
Because these prisoners are specially requested and designated prisoners.
All of them were people kidnapped from the clouds when the old Shangdan invaded.
The warriors who fought side by side with him, or the people who were behind him and transferred food and grass to him!
It was regrettable that he could only watch these comrades, these people from Sangzi, being kidnapped by the Huns.
today……
"Wei Shang is here to take all the brothers home!"
With this thought in mind, Wei Shangce immediately stepped forward to meet the Hun nobleman opposite.
According to the agreement, Wei Shang already knew the identity of the other party in advance, Xiongnu Zuodadanghu Lan Tuoxin.
Regarding the Lan family, Wei Shang was not at all a model.
This is an old friend!
Back then, when he was young, he became famous all over the world by beheading a Hun noble named Lan!
"I don't know who the Xiongnu leader is," Wei Shang thought in his heart.
The relationship between the Huns is very complicated.
On the one hand, they attach great importance to the purity of their bloodline.
But on the other hand, the Huns don't care whether the children born to their wives are their own or their brothers'. Anyway, as long as they are of the blood of their own clan, they regard them as their own.
Therefore, the relationships within the major clans are actually extremely complicated.
Many times, outsiders cannot tell whether a person's relationship with his uncle is an uncle-nephew relationship or a father-son relationship.
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On the other side, Landosin looked at the Han Dynasty general who was slowly coming towards him with a complicated expression.
He clenched his hands and gritted his teeth.
But it's not hatred.
But fear.
Wei Shang, the governor of Yunzhong County in Han Dynasty!
The whole grassland was like thunder.
If there had not been the Battle of Mayi, he would have been the most terrifying enemy of the Huns!
In the Shanyu Court, there were even herdsmen who set up sacrifices for him and worshiped him like a god.
In the past, on such an occasion, Landosin would have killed this old Han Dynasty general at all costs.
but now……
Landosin took a deep breath and looked at the Han cavalry behind the veteran with a complicated expression.
With just one glance, Landosin lowered his head!
After the Battle of Mayi, even if the Huns were unwilling to admit it, they knew that the world of cavalry experts had changed from the Huns to the Han Dynasty.
Look at those Han cavalry equipment!
Everyone is equipped with bows and horses and is fully armed.
Many of the equipment made Landosin feel a little intimidated when he saw them.
"Did the Han army equipped with such equipment destroy Yin Zhixie's army?" Landosin thought in his heart, and then he looked back at the prisoners.
Among these prisoners, he placed a dozen reliable minions who had been selected by him and the Bank of China.
They have been completely brainwashed and become dead soldiers fighting for the Huns.
"I hope they can bring back the secrets of Han Dynasty equipment and weapons for the Huns..."
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"According to the order of the great Chanyu who is born in the day and month of heaven and earth, the Xiongnu left the great leader Lan Tuoxin to worship the Han general!" Lan Tuoxin's Chinese is very fluent, even as fluent as a Chinese scholar-official.
This made Wei Shang slightly stunned.
After the astonishment, came shock.
"Listen to the accent, this is the accent of Zhao Guo..."
"Did Bank of China say that the thief has resurfaced?"
"I must report this to the Emperor!"
As a veteran general, Wei Shang has been dealing with Bank of China for most of his life.
Although the two have never met.
But even though he was ten thousand miles away, Wei Shang's nose could smell the stench of the eunuch whom Bank of China said was there.
In Wei Shang's eyes, there is no enemy that makes him more wary than Bank of China.
This crazy and shameless eunuch had loomed behind all the large-scale invasions of the Huns.
In many cases, the Huns' march route and strategy were all handled by Bank of China. (To be continued.)
