Ma Yunjiao said angrily: "Bah. Return a foreign girl. No wonder you always think about sending people as envoys to the Qin Empire. Tell me honestly. Are you thinking about the foreign girl in Rome?"
Hearing the words "Great Qin Empire", Liu Xin couldn't help but think of the Black Whirlwind. A strange color flashed in her eyes. Although it was just a flash, it couldn't escape Ma Yun's vicious eyes. Ma Yun snorted coldly: "Sure enough, There is a problem."
Liu Xin hurriedly explained: "What's the problem? I was thinking of those Great Qin weapons brought back from the Western Regions. That is a powerful opponent."
Ma Yun was dubious. She was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The Qin Dynasty has not traveled thousands of miles to get here. At most, they can have a few caravans to communicate with each other. No matter how powerful they are, they cannot come here. What is there to worry about when they update as soon as possible. "[
Liu Xin said without thinking: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. If the Han caravan is bullied there, we should take care of it or not. If we take care of it, we will inevitably go to war. In short, I will not let the foreigners bully us Han people. .”
Ma Yun nodded and said: "Yes. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. It's better to prepare for everything in advance. Since the Qin Empire was able to send envoys to Luoyang many years ago, we really have to guard against them. What do you have? Intend."
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "I haven't thought about it yet. However, I have ordered the research institute to analyze those Qin weapons to see what materials they are made of. It is estimated that the results should be out in the next few days. We will talk about it then. Right. By the way, you haven’t told me yet. Why is Zhu Rong there joining in the fun?"
Ma Yun chuckled and said, "If I guessed correctly, she must have gone to choose a female guard."
The female guards were organized under Liu Xin's order. Initially, there were only twelve Qiang girls. Their leader was the Hun woman Lanier. After returning to Xiangyang, the Prefectural Mufu was closely protected by the Feihu guards. There was no need to worry anymore. What danger would there be? These female guards were "laid off". Liu Xin had almost forgotten about it. Somehow Zhu Rong heard about it.
Zhu Rong is a true female hero, a heroine. She was the first to update and heard that there was such a "women's army". She immediately became energetic. She quickly begged Ma Yun to quietly get the twelve female guards in. He went to the house, went to the scene personally, and organized them to practice.
In fact, Liu Xin also vaguely knew about these things. However, as long as his woman had fun, Liu Xin usually didn't care much. But she didn't expect that Zhu Rong was not satisfied with the twelve female guards. She missed the whole Qian Dynasty. With thousands of troops and horses coming out, he was able to act as a general in a serious manner.
But it is not easy to expand the female guard team. Most Han women are weak. They can't even swing a spear, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy. Zhu Rong was afraid of Liu Xin's blame, so he only dared to tell Ma Yun immediately. Update but did not dare to tell Liu Xin. It is obviously unrealistic to select female guards on a large scale. Today it happened that Cai He sent a group of foreign girls. These foreign girls are not only beautiful, but most of them are tall. Zhu Rong couldn't wait. I want to select a few suitable people.
Liu Xin figured out what was going on. He chuckled and said, "Actually, I have a good idea. The war in Xuzhou last year left many orphans. The orphanage is now overcrowded. Why not let Zhu Rong go there to choose a suitable girl. The female guards trained in this way will definitely be more loyal."
Ma Yun suddenly realized and said repeatedly: "Yes. Why didn't I think of it. The weakness of the Han family's daughters is mostly caused by their living environment. Those girls in our family are forced to practice kung fu by you every day. They are not lively. I think this method will work. "
With Liu Xin's approval, Zhu Rong's formation of female guards can be carried out openly. However, it is good to select suitable girls and train them from an early age. But water from afar cannot quench the thirst for nearness. Liu Xin still allowed her to come from barbarians, Qiang, Huns and A group of young girls were selected from the barbarians in the Western Regions to temporarily form a female guard of 200 people. After several years of training, those little girls would be able to take on important positions and then gradually replace them.
Time flies. In the blink of an eye, it is the tenth day of October. The second snow has fallen on the northern grasslands. Although these two snows are not heavy, for the herdsmen, it is likely to affect their life for the whole year. Livelihood. However, the situation this year is different from previous years. The two new cities built by the Han people on the grassland have played a role.
The herdsmen of the five tribes of the Huns moved into the outer city of the new city early. Although there were only simple earthen fences there, it was already a great progress for the Huns who could only rely on tents to protect themselves from wind and snow. Not only that, the Han people The soldiers also accumulated a large amount of fodder in the outer city early, which was enough for them to survive the entire winter. Of course, the Huns themselves were not unprepared. Even the most difficult families had to prepare a lot of fodder. What they were most afraid of was It was just a white plague. Now with these two new cities, the white plague doesn't look so scary anymore.
At night, as long as the weather is good and there are no worries, the Huns herdsmen will sing and dance in the enclosure of the outer city. They herd horses and sheep on the grassland all year round. Even the herdsmen of the same tribe will be far apart. Only at this time, they can There is an opportunity to gather together. Young men and women also use this opportunity to fall in love.
However, this year's prairie party has many new faces. They are young Han soldiers stationed in the inner city of the new city. Now of the two new cities, one is personally in charge of Zhao Yun, and the other is handed over to the new champion Ma Chao. Both of them are of the same age. Not too big. He gets along very well with the young soldiers under his command. Please come to more chapters soon. He understands the needs of these soldiers better than anyone else. After a brief discussion, the two of them agreed that soldiers who are not on duty can Go to the outer city to party with the Huns herdsmen.
These Han soldiers were all cavalry. More than a year of grassland life allowed them to develop the same bold and rough character as the Huns herdsmen. They were better at riding and shooting than the Huns. They were more sturdy and powerful. They quickly won over the Huns. The girls were full of eager eyes. Xiongnu women were much more open-minded than Han daughters. As long as they found a suitable lover, they would just find a dark corner and start doing it. Many young Han soldiers would In this new city, they "paid" for the first time. No one knows whether the two sides can come together in the end. But in this way, the restless hearts of these young soldiers who are far away from home have calmed down. The two new cities finally took advantage of this winter to lay their foundations on the grassland.
When you need to wear fur coats and wrap yourself in quilts on the grassland, the south has just changed into unlined clothes. Liu Xin's four-pronged army finally launched a full-scale attack on this day.
The first group was led by Zhang Fei and Yan Yan. Their attack targets were the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan. This was the northern and eastern part of Vietnam in later generations. But the Han Dynasty did belong to the territory of China.
When Liu Hong was still in power, Jiaozhi no longer listened to the court's call. Later, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. Coupled with Liu Hong's death, Jiaozhi's prefect Shi Xie began to dream of a Tu emperor. Updated as soon as possible. He broke away from the Han Dynasty and became independent. Even the trade route to Yizhou was cut off. Caravan traffic was prohibited.[
The reason why Shi Xie dared to do this was because, in addition to the fact that the sky was high and the emperor was far away, Li Duo relied on the dense mountain forest at the junction of Jiaozhi and Yizhou. It almost became a natural barrier between Jiaozhi and Yizhou. The Han army The soldiers had no problem attacking and defending the city, but it was much more difficult to pass through this mountain forest.
However, Shi Xie miscalculated this time. The Han army led by 7,500 men from the Seventh Army. These were experts in mountain warfare. Liu Xin divided the Seventh Army among the four armies. Make use of their specialties to avoid being ambushed by enemies in the jungle.
But Liu Xin was too careful this time. Shi Xie blocked the connection between him and Yizhou. He didn't know the movements of the Han army at all. He never thought that the Han army would dare to cross the jungle. So he didn't even think about it. No ambushes or traps were set up in the jungle. Not even a patrol of scout horses was arranged.
The soldiers of the Seventh Legion carefully split the thorns. After a day and night of fighting, they just used machetes and hands to open a path in the jungle. When the large group of Han troops passed through the dense forest in a thrilling way, they arrived at the plains. It was just midnight. Zhang Fei and Yan Yan had a discussion and decided to attack Wanghai City overnight.
The terrain of Jiaozhi County is mountainous in the north and plains in the south. Almost all the cities are surrounded by Longbian City, the city of Jiaozhi County. A solid line of defense is formed around Longbian City. However, this layout also has a fatal weakness. That is, as long as one city is breached, Longbian will be directly exposed to the enemy's attack. Wanghai City is the barrier to the northwest of Longbian.
Wanghai City is not high. You can reach the top of the city with just one long ladder. It is not difficult for the Han army who have gone through long-term rigorous training. With the experience of studying in advanced training classes, Zhang Fei and Yan Yan are both calm. A lot more. The two people were commanding from behind side by side, instead of rushing to the front like in the past.
The defenders in the city were unaware of the coming danger. Even the soldiers on duty at night fell asleep with their spears in hand. The Han soldiers quietly climbed up to the top of the city and wiped out the defenders in a few strokes. There was a "creak" sound from the army. The city gate opened wide. Han troops swarmed in. Looking at the sea, they announced the change of ownership. At this time, in Longbian City dozens of miles away, Shi Xie was sleeping with two petite concubines in his arms. .
After entering the city, the Han army did not rest too much. Instead, they immediately set off and attacked Longbian. Zhang Fei was good at attacking and Yan Yan was good at defending. The two men had worked together for many years and had a tacit understanding of division of labor. Yan Yan stayed at Wanghai to consolidate the city's defense. As the base for the advance, the main task of attacking the Dragon City was naturally undertaken by Zhang Fei himself.
The people of Jiaozhi are both Han Chinese and local indigenous people. The folk customs have always been tough. Shi Xie has been in Longbian for many years and is used to being arrogant and domineering. The boss of the sky and the second child have no idea how much they weigh. When he is sleeping When Shi Xie learned that Longbian City had been surrounded, his first thought was not to defend the city, but to go out of the city to fight the enemy. When the city gate opened, Shi Xie leaped on his horse with his sword drawn and shouted loudly. : "What kind of thief dares to offend me, Jiaozhi? Who will fight to the death with me?"