The old wolf who was expelled from the wolves on the grassland was only dead.
If the Han people cannot show enough strength, they may not be interested in helping them to suppress the rebellion, but they must be interested in swallowing them in one bite.
They picked out ten warriors and competed with the Han army on the bank of Fen River.
The result is jaw-dropping.
All of them, including Liu Xie himself, felt that the Huns would be defeated, but they would not be defeated completely.
After all, riding and shooting is the ancestral skill of the Huns. Even if the Han army produces one or two riding and shooting masters, they cannot form a comprehensive crush. There is a high probability that the Huns will win.
But I don’t know if it was the Huns that they really couldn’t do it, or if the Huns were too brave. In the first riding and shooting event, the Huns actually crushed the Huns.
Ten Tiger Ben Assistant Ministers, each with twelve arrows, fifty steps in the target, the worst one is six arrows, the best one is ten arrows, the average hit rate is above eight arrows.
The Huns had only about seven arrows, and the worst one only shot three arrows, which completely lost all the Huns' faces.
Even if you ride and shoot, you can't beat others, let alone watch anything else.
When they fought in close combat with spears, the first charge was that seven Huns took the lead, and only two of the Hu Ben Assistant Ministers were dismissed.
After dismounting the horse and fighting, the Minister of the Hu Ben also easily defeated the opponent and won the victory.
At the end of the competition, all the Huns, including Huchuquan, had their faces turned green.
Liu Xie, who was watching the game, patted his knees and smacked his lips.
"Shanyu, don't you need to compare, right?"
Hu Chuquan felt ashamed and agreed repeatedly. "No need to compare, no need to compare."
Finally, there is another project that is group battles. You don’t need to look at them and you know that the Huns will definitely lose.
Individual warfare, there is no chance for group warfare. In terms of cooperation with each other, Hu Chuquan, who has seen the training of the Han army, is very clear about the gap between the two sides.
"What's going on?" Liu Xie looked puzzled and did not hide his disappointment.
Hu Chuquan's face was red and his ears were speechless.
Aiken, who was standing beside him, said: "Your Majesty, just like a horse. Even the best horse on the grassland will become weak when we arrive in the Central Plains. We have been in a few years since we escaped, and we have no food supplies or horse replacement. We have the strength to do so.
It's not as good as before. If we can return to the grassland, we will regain our strength in a few years and become His Majesty's most brave hunting dog."
Liu Xie looked at Aiken in surprise.
This kid is very smart, at least better than Huchuquan.
No wonder he lived so long between the Wei and Jin Dynasties and gave birth to a strong man's son.
"is that so?"
"Yes...yes." Hu Chuquan lowered his head and did not dare to look into Liu Xie's eyes.
Liu Xie nodded and signaled to end the competition.
He wanted the Huns to see the gap in strength between the two sides, recognize their identities, and not to have improper thoughts, but not to seek a temporary pleasure.
In the future, they will be required to lead the way.
At Liu Xie's instructions, Guo Wu and others exchanged feelings with the Huns who participated in the competition, talked about martial arts and skills, and also took off the sword on their waists and gave them to them as gifts to show their closeness.
Holding the exquisite, sharp ring-headed knife, the Hun warrior who had just been beaten to the point of bruising and swollen eyes turned angry and smiled.
Unlike later misunderstandings, the Huns did not use scimitars, they also used ring-headed swords. Some were spoils picked up from the battlefield, and some were imitations made by imitating the Han army's system, but no matter what, they could not be with the Hu Ben Shishang.
The gift of the ring-headed knife is comparable.
This is a masterpiece created by Anyi Iron Official, a real hundreds of refining sword.
When the Huns could not take advantage of their weapons, they used other things instead. Some were treasured jewelry, some were their own mounts, and some were carefully crafted horn bows.
Taking advantage of this enthusiasm, Liu Xie ordered Yang Biao to hold a banquet to entertain the Huns and let the ministers and ministers attend together.
Yang Biao understood and ordered people to pass on messages and feasting civil and military officials, so that the Huns could see what the majesty of the Han family was.
The emperor crushed the Huns with force, making the Huns dare not be arrogant and contempt. They wanted to conquer the Huns with civilization, so that the Huns would be ashamed of themselves and yearn for themselves.
While Yang Biao was preparing for the banquet, Liu Xie chatted with Hu Chuquan and Aiken.
Liu Xie asked Aiken the question mentioned just now, which was also his long-standing doubt.
Why is the Central Plains always short of horses?
Hu Chuquan and Aiken can't explain this issue clearly, but they all know one thing.
The number of horses transported from northern Xinjiang to the Central Plains is very large, with thousands of horses every year, and most of them even tens of thousands of horses. In the past two years, wars in the Central Plains have continued, and horse trading has become one of the most profitable businesses.
An ordinary horse, which costs only three or four thousand yuan on the grassland, is worth at least ten thousand yuan.
The price of war horses is higher, usually between 30,000 and 100,000.
Excluding consumption, the profit is still considerable, and doubling is basically guaranteed.
With Taihang Mountain as the boundary, there are two ways to sell horses: one is through Yanmen, Taiyuan, and the other is through Zhuojun, and Zhongshan.
Horses in northern borders cannot be transported directly to the Central Plains, as they will die in large numbers due to the lack of adaptation to the local conditions. The Horse Chamber of Commerce chooses to recuperate for a period of time in the middle to allow the horses to adapt to the climate and forage in the Central Plains, and then go south.
On the Yanmen and Taiyuan trade route, Taiyuan is the most commonly chosen stop for horse merchants.
Because Taiyuan has a large number of mountainous land and grass is available, it is easier for horses to adapt to the process from grazing to feeding.
As for Liu Xie’s question, Hu Chuquan raised a possible answer: Although the lifespan of a horse is not short and can live for thirty or fifty years, the time it can be used is very short, only fifteen or sixteen years.
As for war horses, unless carefully raised, they rarely remain in shape for more than ten years.
Liu Xie understood a little.
Unless the fertile land is turned into a pasture like the Mongols, the Central Plains cannot solve the problem of the origin of war horses and can only rely on the northwest region. In terms of the current conditions, it is the three states of You and Liang.
Other places may produce horses, but they cannot have enough war horses.
It is inevitable that the Yueqi camp will gradually disappear, so that later generations cannot figure out whether the Yueqi camp is a cavalry camp composed of Yue people, or it means that it is superb riding and able to climb mountains and waters.
In fact, when the Yueqi camp was established in the Han Dynasty, the Baiyue land was still wilder and horses were available. However, later, the Baiyue land gradually promoted farming, and there were fewer animals such as horses that rely heavily on grasslands, and the Yue people were not as good as the Yue cavalry.
The Hu soldiers in the northern border disappeared in the depths of history.
Liu Xie felt that he had grasped the key points and horse trading was definitely a big business.
Controlling war horse resources in your own hands can not only solve some financial problems, but also influence the situation in Shandong.
What kind of horse you want to sell, how much you want to sell, and who you want to sell are all methods that can be used.
Furthermore, even without war, the Central Plains needed a large number of horses to transport, and the number was large every year.
If horse legs are plug-ins for human legs and control the origin of horses in the Central Plains, it means binding the legs of Shandong people. Although it will not make them difficult to move, at least they can control their speed and range of movement.
Such a strategic high ground must be in your own hands.
The originally somewhat vague strategy gradually became clearer and there was a possibility of realization.