There is no doubt that cavalry is the most powerful force in this era, and the grassland nomads who are good at riding and shooting seem to be born to be excellent cavalry. Although the total population of the nomads is far less than that of the Han people, almost all of these nomads are soldiers.
, anyone who can pull a bowstring can be considered a qualified warrior, and the entire southern Xiongnu can easily organize 200,000 cavalry. This is why it has been difficult for the Han people to completely defeat these nomadic tribes on the grasslands.
However, this attack on the desert gave Liu Xin hope of completely bringing the Xiongnu under the rule of the Han Dynasty. This was a feat that even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not accomplish. Just thinking about it makes people's hearts beat.
The application of a series of new equipment such as stirrups raised the cavalry shooting level of the Han cavalry to the same level as the Huns cavalry. The cavalry tactics Liu Xin borrowed from later Mongolian cavalry made the overall combat effectiveness of the Han cavalry far greater.
More than the Huns cavalry. The Mongolian cavalry's separate advance and combined attack tactics were also derived from the prairie nomads' tactics to deal with the prairie wolves, and they were very successful tactics. Liu Xin almost copied them in full. It was quite a kind of "using the other's way and returning the favor."
The flavor of giving to others.
However, these new equipment make people feel mysterious when they are not expecting it. In fact, to be honest, they are worthless and do not have much technical content. Once the nomads on the grassland master these equipment and tactics, their combat effectiveness will increase again.
To defeat the Han cavalry again. Therefore, Liu Xin either did not put these equipment and tactics into practical use. Once he put them into practice, he would completely subdue these grassland peoples and defeat them out of fear, and finally let them truly become part of the Han nation.
Today is the period when the Southern Xiongnu are at their weakest. Liu Bao responded to Dong Zhuo's call to send troops to Guanzhong, and lost one hundred thousand men at once. Coupled with the subsequent civil strife and the retaliatory counterattack of the Han cavalry, the Southern Xiongnu tried to piece together another ten thousand soldiers.
It is very difficult for thousands of cavalry. As the saying goes, I will kill you while you are sick. Now that all the conditions for conquering the Huns are met, will Liu Xin talk about benevolence and justice with the Huns? He has made up his mind to fight in the spring of next year.
After that, he immediately sent troops to Monan and placed the entire southern Xiongnu under the absolute rule of the Han Dynasty.
If this move is successful, it will not only allow the Han Dynasty to have a vast land for raising horses, but also have another benefit. The Huns have occupied the Western Regions many times in history. In order to compete for control of the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty fought with the Huns.
After many battles, if Liu Xin can completely capture the southern Xiongnu, it will be of great benefit to his plan to restore the Western Region Protectorate.
After listening to Liu Xin's analysis and the beautiful blueprint he drew up, Jushou also became excited. Although he was a scholar, who would be willing to let go of such an opportunity to expand his territory and become famous in history?
Jushou soon began to plan according to Liu Xin's ideas, and said with his hands raised: "My lord, if the Huns envoys promise not to harass our Han border in the future, then what reason can we find to use troops against them?"
Liu Xin laughed loudly and said: "Gongyu, you are too honest. Since the Huns sent envoys, we directly raised it with him. From now on, the grasslands where the southern Huns stationed their herders will be part of the territory of the Han Dynasty. The Xiongnu Chanyu will be abolished.
Change the title of the virtuous king and abolish the royal court of the Xiongnu!"
Jushou stroked his palm and said with a smile: "Yes, my subordinates are pedantic. My lord, this plan is brilliant. If they agree, we can defeat the enemy without fighting. We can justifiably appoint officials to manage this grassland. The tribes of the Xiongnu
The common people have become my burly subjects. If they don’t agree, well, then we’ll beat them until they agree!”
The so-called conquering the enemy without fighting is actually based on having strong combat power as a backing. If it hadn't been for the 100,000 cavalry that went deep into Monan and returned with a great victory, Jushou would not have had this confidence.
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Gongming and the others are coming back soon. Ask them to keep the captured Huns women in custody first, and then sell them to the public when the Huns envoys come, so that the Huns envoys can take a good look at them."
grand occasion."
Just after Huchuquan passed Wancheng, he sneezed loudly for no reason. He couldn't help but reined in his horse and murmured: "How far away is it from Xiangyang? How come you can still catch the wind and cold?"
Accompanying Huchuquan on his mission to the Han Dynasty were two tribal leaders, one named Chiwule and the other named Gutu'an. These two Xiongnu tribe leaders had visited the Han Dynasty in the early years, but they had only gone as far as Luoyang.
, but I really don’t know how far Xiangyang is from here, and everyone is completely at a loss.
After their group entered Liangzhou, they were quickly discovered by the patrol sent by Huang Zhong. Beacon fires were lit everywhere, and groups of cavalry quickly surrounded them. Huchuquan could speak Chinese and quickly shouted
He got up and explained that he was an envoy from the Huns, coming to see the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. The answer he received was that the Han Dynasty had no emperor at all, only the general manager of the four states who temporarily took charge of the government. So Huchuquan had no choice but to turn to Xiangyang and go to Xiangyang.
Come and ask to see Liu Xin, the general manager of the four states.
Naturally, Huang Zhong could not allow a team of hundreds of Huns cavalry to freely travel through the territory of the Han Dynasty, so he asked Wei Yan and Ma Chao to escort two thousand cavalry each. Of course, it was called an escort, but in fact it had more of a surveillance component.
After hearing Huchuquan's question, Wei Yan pointed the broadsword in his hand towards the south and shouted: "The Huns envoy is escorted by a certain class. Just go your way. If you ask so many questions, Mo Feier and others are spies."
Can’t make it?”
Huchuquan immediately fell silent, spurred his horse and ran forward. He had suffered a lot along the way.
When he was in Liangzhou, he knew that there was no emperor in the Han Dynasty. There were clearly two emperors now. However, these two emperors were not recognized by Liu Xin, but Liu Xin was the one in Liangzhou.
However, he had already embarked on the road to Xiangyang and he did not dare to say anything else. He could only bite the bullet and meet Liu Xin first.
However, Huchuquan was very unconvinced. The two tribal leaders who came with him were both well-known warriors of the Xiongnu, so he secretly instigated the two men to challenge Wei Yan and Ma Chao, hoping to establish a foothold in front of the Han army.
Establishing prestige. Chiwu Le and Gu Tu'an, who relied on their bravery, really did not take the Han people seriously. In the end, they were unable to persist in the last three rounds under Wei Yan and Ma Chao and were defeated. This was still Wei Yan and Ma Chao.
and their status as envoys of the Huns, otherwise, even if they were not killed, they would have been maimed.
Therefore, along the way, Hu Chuquan and others were very honest, almost following Wei Yan's orders to go and stay, without daring to contradict him.
In fact, the current Han Dynasty can be said to have the most powerful generals and counselors in history. It could have created the most powerful era. However, it is a pity that the mediocrity of the imperial court made the people miserable. Later, after a hundred years of the Three Kingdoms, these powerful generals and counselors were exhausted.
, the national power also declined greatly as a result, which gave Wu Hu an opportunity to invade China. Now, with the arrival of Liu Xin, there is finally hope that all this will begin to change.
However, Huchuquan, who admired Chinese culture, was still very satisfied with what he saw all the way. Especially after arriving in Nanyang, the prosperous cities dazzled him, and he actually had a feeling that he would not leave because of the big man.
Thoughts, and the further south you go, the stronger these thoughts become.
After walking for another two days, we could already see the majestic Xiangyang City in the distance. Suddenly a group of cavalry came galloping over. There were about a hundred people in these cavalry, all wearing black clothes, black armor and red cloaks, and all of them had majestic black crotches.
Horses. There were not many of them, but they were like a huge mountain. They were so heavy that people like Huchuquan couldn't breathe.
This group of cavalry rushed straight towards Huchuquan. The horse speed did not slow down at all. Until they were still ten steps away from them, they only heard the "whisper" of the leader, and hundreds of horses galloped quickly.
The war horses all stopped their iron hooves and stopped in front of them.
Hu Chuquan and others all grew up on horses and were all experts in riding skills. Seeing the skillful riding skills of these people, they were secretly amazed. Before leaving, Yu Fuluo and others asked about the Han cavalry.
They didn't take it for granted that they were able to sweep through dozens of Xiongnu tribes. They thought it was because the Xiongnu tribe was unprepared and was successfully attacked by the Han army. If it were an open and honest fight, the Han army would definitely not be their opponent on this vast grassland.
However, after seeing the martial arts of Wei Yan and Ma Chao, and seeing the miraculous riding skills of this group of black armored cavalry, Hu Chuquan could no longer resist.
I saw the leader of the black-armored cavalry walking forward slowly, waving the cooked copper stick in his hand, and shouted in a deep voice: "Is this the Huns envoy?"
Wei Yan could see clearly in the team that the people who came were all Liu Xin's flying tiger guards. He stepped forward on his horse and saluted: "I am Wei Yan, the deputy general of the fifth army. On the orders of General Zhao and General Huang, I am here with you."
General Ma is escorting the Huns envoy here. Who are you? Please lead the way quickly."
"I, the Marquis Qi Nu, have met two generals." The leader cupped his hand, took out a token, and said, "Please ask the two generals to hand over the Hun envoy to Qi Nu."
Wei Yan and Ma Chao both recognized the token. With this token, it was Liu Xin's personal order. They couldn't help but look at each other, nodded in unison, reined in their horses and stepped aside. This was already the border of Xiangyang, and those Huns didn't understand.
Dare to play any tricks, even though this team of flying tiger guards only has a hundred people, they are all warriors who have been carefully selected from various legions and have experienced hundreds of battles. They can all be equal to ten. To deal with these hundreds of Huns envoys, that is too
It's more than enough, so Wei Yan and Ma Chao have nothing to worry about.
When Hu Chuquan saw Wei Yan, Ma Chao was quite polite to this ugly big man. Although he didn't know his identity, he thought he must be of high status, so he stepped forward and held his hands in his hands and said: "I am the envoy of the Huns, You Xian.
The king called Chuquan and asked the general to lead the way."
Hou Qinu was a fool. When he heard that Hu Chuquan claimed to be King Youxian, he was not happy and said coldly: "I am not a general, I am just a slave of my master. Humph, my master has never been king, so you don't think so.
How dare you call yourself a wise king?"
Huchuquan was upset and angry, but he didn't dare to get angry. He had no choice but to follow Hou Qinu and steer his horse southward.