The history of China is actually a history of blood and tears of mutual conquest and integration with foreign nations.
Looking at the relationship between countless dynasties and foreign races, when the Central Plains dynasty was weak, the nomads rushed to take a bite; when the Central Plains dynasty was strong, they fled to the grasslands and deep into the desert after being beaten in pain.
Nomads can live in tents and migrate with their pastures on the grassland, and do not have many fixed residences or assets.
The Central Plains Dynasty was mainly a farming civilization, and land and houses were inherent assets that could not be relocated, so they were very passive when facing nomads.
The nomads can rob the property of the Central Plains dynasty, but even if the Central Plains dynasty defeats the nomads, they can only get a small amount of cattle and sheep at most, because the nomads feel that the battle is at a disadvantage and will flee deep into the grasslands and deserts. The vast grasslands and deserts
, they disappeared without a trace as soon as they rushed in... If you follow them in, you may not be able to find any trace of them even if you exhaust yourself to death.
What's even more annoying is that even if a nomad is eliminated, a new grassland overlord will rise after a while.
The Han and Tang Dynasties fought wars with the Xiongnu and Turks for dozens of hundreds of years respectively. In the end, the Huns were divided and defeated, and the Eastern Turks were destroyed. The Western Turks and other nomadic peoples respected Li Shimin as the Khan of Heaven. But after the Turks came the Uighurs, not to mention the
Later, the Mongols who invaded the European continent also appeared. The grassland people are just like weeds. Wildfires cannot burn them out, and they grow again when the spring breeze blows. If they are cut off, another crop will appear again.
Another most important reason is that even if the nomads' territory is conquered, the Han people will not be able to occupy it for a long time.
Most of the nomadic areas are grassland and desert, and grassland cannot be cultivated. Migrating the population is too costly... The Central Plains Dynasty once tried to export people to the Western Regions, but in the end it was not particularly successful.
So sometimes it wasn't that the Central Plains dynasties couldn't defeat the nomads, but that they simply couldn't arouse the interest in fighting them.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it fell into a long-term melee between princes, and the vitality of the Han Dynasty was quickly depleted.
The grassland people were naturally unwilling to let go of this opportunity to strengthen themselves, so whether they were the Wuhuan people, the Xianbei people, or even the Huns who had submitted to the Han, they were also looking for opportunities to get rid of the control of the Han court.
Now, in just over ten years, the Wuhuan people have become so tyrannical that they can afford hundreds of thousands of cavalry. If they are allowed to continue to develop, they might one day be able to replace the original Huns and Xianbei and become a new generation of overlords on the grasslands.
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This group of powerful Wuhuan cavalry led by Tadun is not something that Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan can deal with now. Their only hope is Cao Cao who comes from Yanzhou to support them.
But ten days have passed since the Wuhuan people entered the pass, and there is still no news about Cao Cao's army, which inevitably makes Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan very anxious.
Zhang Nan was walking back and forth in the hall, feeling anxious; Jiao Chu was sitting on the side, drinking glass after glass of wine with a frown on his face.
At this moment, a drumbeat suddenly sounded outside the city, and then a messenger hurriedly came to report that there was a group of Wuhuan cavalry, scolding and fighting below the city.
"Bang!" He was already feeling depressed and worried, so he threw the cup in his hand to the ground. The cup fell into pieces in an instant, and the remains were scattered on the ground.
Without saying a word, Jiao Chu stood up and wanted to go out of the city to have a fight with the Wuhuan man. But just as he stood up to leave, he was grabbed by Zhang Nan's arm.
Zhang Nanchao shook his head at Jiao Chu and said, "The reason they came to the city to quarrel is to provoke our army to go out of the city to fight with them in the field. The barbarians don't know how to attack the city, so what do you care about them?"
"But I can't stand this birdiness!"
"How can you become a famous general if you can't stand your anger? If you bear it a little longer, the Prime Minister's army will arrive soon."
"Hey! You guys want to be a famous general, so I just want to kill you!"
Although Jiao Chu said this, he still listened to Zhang Nan's advice and sat down again, then picked up the wine jar and started drinking wine.
If you can't go out to fight, you might as well get drunk and avoid polluting your ears by listening to those dirty words...
But what Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu didn't know was that Cao Cao's cavalry vanguard had actually arrived outside Zhuoxian County.
At this time, as Cao Cao's unbeatable vanguard general, the Dragon Riding Battalion led by Zhao Yun had been hiding outside the city for quite some time.
Zhao Yun was currently using a telescope to look at the Wuhuan people outside the city. Xia Houlan beside him asked in a low voice: "How are they? How many are there?"
After inspecting the Wuhuan army again, Zhao Yun said with a solemn face: "It is estimated that there are about 50,000 people. And there is a wolf-headed flag in the middle. I think this should be the army of a large tribe."
"Then should we wait for the follow-up team? After all, our dragon cavalry battalion only has 10,000 people when it is full."
"The Wuhuan people are not good at attacking the city. They just want to provoke the defenders and lure them into fighting. As long as the defenders don't come out, there should be no danger in the county." Zhao Yun analyzed the Wuhuan people's thoughts and finally decided: "If they continue If there is a stalemate, then we will wait for the following teams; if they dare to attack the city, then let them have a taste of the power of our Central Plains cavalry!"
"Hey! I'm the best at stabbing people in the waist!" Xia Houlan grinned, and then said: "I will arrange for everyone to take turns on duty and rest. If there is a war later, our people will be in better spirits."
Zhao Yun agreed: "Very good, go ahead and make arrangements!"
Xia Houlan nodded and walked towards the place where the team was hiding.
Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan were already brothers and sisters, and they had been leading the army together for nearly ten years, so they no longer needed any extra etiquette.
Just when Xiahoulan left, the Wuhuan army suddenly separated.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Yun raised his telescope and began to observe carefully.
In the military formation of the Wuhuan people, a man in his early thirties slowly walked out of the passage under the protection of dozens of strong guards.
The group of them came to a stop about 130 steps outside the city. The personal guard behind the man shouted to the defenders on the city wall: "Han guard general, listen!
Our leader is one of the three kings who sat down under Tadun Shanyu, King Qiao Su Puyan!
My king is merciful and only wants property and women!
If you are wise enough to open the city gates, if you dare to resist, when we break through the city gates, we will surely wash away the city with blood and leave no chickens or dogs behind!"
"..."
After the man finished shouting triumphantly, he was about to hear the Han people's frightened begging for mercy... but unexpectedly, the city was completely quiet, and there was not even the slightest response.
The guard's face was a little confused... He looked angry and shouted twice again, "surrender quickly, otherwise..."
"..."
It was still quiet on the top of the city... It was as if there was a wild dog barking under the city, not attracting anyone's attention at all...
The guard was extremely ashamed and angry, and wanted to shout again, but unexpectedly Su Puyan snorted coldly and said: "I don't know how to praise..."
After finishing speaking, Su Buyan turned around and turned towards the Chinese army.
On the way back, Su Puyan ordered in a very cold voice: "Attack the city! After the city is broken, you are allowed to massacre the city for three days!"