General Qin

At dusk, on the south side of the water control, outside Anyang city.

More than 40,000 Qin Army infantry set up camp here, and they will stay here for one night, waiting for the return of chariots and horses from the north, and then decide on the next strategic deployment.

In the Qin army camp.

"If General Meng captures Zhao Jia and Yan Xi, the matter of eradicating the dynasty is considered to be a final decision. At that time, we only need to send troops to the north to take down the cities of the Dai kingdoms on the north bank of the water control, and the general can report victory to the king. At that time As the envoys come and go, the time is estimated to be after the autumn harvest, so the general can continue to lead his army south and wipe out Qi State in one fell swoop."

Li Shiqi said with bright eyes.

In this battle of eradication, because the enemy is too weak, there is no need for lobbyists to go into battle. General Zhao is quite clever and doesn't need counselors to offer advice, which makes his position as Li Shiqi very awkward. Therefore, he only wanted to launch the battle to destroy Qi as soon as possible, so that he could take off as a nobleman.

Not only Li Shiqi, but also generals such as Heiyu and Zhang He also echoed, all listless.

Zhao Tuo smiled, knowing the aspirations of the generals under his command.

This time of destroying the dynasty, not many were captured. The generation army beheaded and captured more than 10,000 people, and the military merits of the generals were basically not divided. They had made great achievements in capturing the kings before, but now Meng Tian captured the two kings with one hand, but they have cut off their thoughts of making meritorious deeds, and they can only focus on the big meat of Qi.

At this time, a short soldier from outside the tent came to report that the chasing chariots had returned.

Zhao Tuo immediately led his generals to meet him.

Soon, thousands of chariots and riders returned from the north. The knights were travel-stained, and they knew that the two-day pursuit had been exhausting.

"General Meng captured the two kings this time, and made a world-shattering feat, which will surely become famous all over the world."

He saw Meng Tian dismounting from his horse and coming.

Zhao Tuo praised him with a smile on his face.

Just like Su Jiao's capture of the two kings, the credit should be credited to Meng Tian. The great achievements made by Meng Tian are naturally also due to him, Zhao Tuo. As the main general, he is naturally happy to take the credit while lying down.

But Meng Tian, ​​who was supposed to be full of joy, had a gloomy face, and when he heard Zhao Tuo's words, he was even more embarrassed, and confessed: "The last general is guilty, the military situation was wrong this time, and King Yan was not captured."

As soon as these words came out, the generals who followed Zhao Tuo were in an uproar.

"Since General Meng didn't capture King Yan, why did he lie about the capture?"

"Yeah, capturing two great kings, this can scare me."

Just in the middle of the discussion.

Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows and said, "Based on what I know about General Meng, I wouldn't do such a thing of lying about the capture. I think there must be something wrong in it. Although King Yan was not captured, Zhao Jia, can you catch him?"

Seeing Zhao Tuo's gentle words and not blaming him, Meng Tian felt warm and hurriedly said, "General, Zhao Jia has caught him. The main reason for King Yan's matter is that the thief is too cunning. Sigh, Su Jiao, come here." Speak."

Su Jiao came over, his face was flushed, he could not see the arrogance he had when he captured the two kings before, he lowered his head, and reported the situation to the generals.

"The King of Yan kicked the Dai King, and let the Tai Fu Ju Wu pretend to be him, and let the emperor flee on horseback, to confuse you?"

Zhao Tuo was taken aback when he heard that.

Especially the fact that Yan Wangxi kicked Wang Jia on behalf of Wang Jia reminded him of the scene he saw in Yandi back then.

"This old King Yan is really treacherous, and it's no wonder you got caught."

Zhao Tuo shook his head and sighed.

Looking at the ashamed Su Jiao and Meng Tian in front of him, Zhao Tuo didn't blame him, but smiled and comforted him: "Why are the two generals so sad? Although King Yan escaped in this battle, you captured a substitute king, and the fleeing king Ju Wu, the Grand Tutor of the Yan State, this achievement in capturing the king is enough for the two to be promoted to be rewarded. And Zhao Jia is captured, and the matter of destroying the dynasty is considered complete, which is a good thing."

Meng Tian said in a low voice: "What the general said is true, but since King Yan appeared, we did not catch him. If he flees north with the Huns, the king will definitely be unhappy when he hears about it."

Just as Meng Tian said, it’s fine if Yan Wangxi didn’t show up, but if they did, they didn’t catch him, and let Yan Wangxi run away. It's not that I'm very unhappy.

Zhao Tuo frowned, and asked instead: "According to what you said, the Huns have already gone south outside Gaoliu City?"

Meng Tian nodded and said: "According to the account of the captured Huns, the Huns' army is led by Touman Shanyu this time, and the number of them is nearly 100,000. They originally planned to rely on the king of Yan as an intermediary to join forces with us to fight against us. , to prevent us from eradicating the generation and profiting from it."

"But the Huns did not expect that our army would defeat the Dai army in advance. Now Zhao Jia has also been captured. From the perspective of the last general, those Huns will definitely lead their army northward when they see that there is no profit. At that time, the King of Yan will follow. It will be very difficult to capture it.”

"Touman Chanyu..."

Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he whispered the name in his mouth.

Many people think that the Xiongnu became strong only from the time of Maodun, and that the Huns before Maodun were not only weak, but also disorganized. weak.

Touman Chanyu, the father of Modun, the real founder of the Huns, was the first to record "Supporting the plow and Tu Shanyu".

The Xiongnu developed and grew in his hands, so that Qin, Zhao, and Yan bordered on the Xiongnu, and needed to build the Great Wall to resist the Huns. Until more than ten years ago, Zhao General Li Mu dispatched more than a thousand chariots, 13,000 cavalry, 50,000 warriors, and 100,000 fighters. With such a huge army and the use of deceitful tactics to show weakness The Xiongnu was defeated and more than 100,000 horsemen were killed.

What is the concept of smashing and killing more than 100,000 Hun cavalry?

In the future, when Maodun was strong and prosperous, the total number of string-controlling soldiers would be only 300,000. It can be seen from the massacres in that battle, and also that the Huns in the Warring States period were not weak. Only by using ingenuity can we defeat the enemy.

Historically, the Huns were so strong that even the unified Qin Empire felt threatened, so in the sixth year after the unification, Meng Tian led 300,000 troops to attack the Huns in the north, severely damaged them, and built the Great Wall for defense.

So Zhao Tuo knew that Touman Shanyu led 100,000 Hun cavalry to replace the land, and he couldn't help but feel a little tricky.

It's not that he was afraid of the opponent. If it was just a battle, his Qin army would not say that he wiped out 100,000 Huns, but he would definitely not lose the wind.

His main concern is that the Huns always advance when they see benefits, and retreat when they are unfavorable.

Tou Mandan then went south to covet the benefits promised by Yan Wangxi, and planned to take advantage of the chaos. Now seeing that the Qin army had destroyed their original ally Daiguo, seeing that there was no profit to be made, maybe after some looting, He would go straight north without fighting the Qin army at all, and would not give Zhao Tuo a chance to capture Yan Wangxi.

Yan Wangxi, that is the person Zhao Tuo wanted.

"The King of Yan took refuge in the Xiongnu..."

Zhao Tuo was whispering, and suddenly his eyes lit up, thinking of an event that happened before, which was very similar to what he saw.

North Hu Nanyue, also have the same?

Will the Huns, who advance when they see benefits and retreat when they see no benefits, really care about an ally who has lost their value?

He turned his head, stared at Li Shiqi, and said with a smile, "Don't you want to make meritorious service, sir? There is a great merit in front of you. I don't know if sir is willing to take it."

Li Shiqi rolled his eyeballs, stroked his beard and smiled, "The general said that he wants me to be an envoy to the Huns."

"Of course."

Zhao Tuo grinned.

"Mr. please be my envoy of the Qin State, bring a translator, and go to the Xiongnu to meet that Mandanyu."

"Tell him, I am willing to spend money to buy King Yan!"

...

Outside Gaoliu City, there are countless felt tents all over the place.

In a felt tent.

Yan Wangxi was squatting on the ground, holding a roasted half-cooked leg of lamb with both hands, gnawing on it, his beard and clothes were full of oil stains, coupled with his dirty appearance, people would only think that he was This is a sloppy old man who would never be associated with the monarch of a country.

On the side, Chen Yu frowned, looking at the bag of mare's milk in his hand, unable to swallow it.

Yan Wangxi glanced at him and snorted, "Eat, eat more and you will get used to it."

Chen Yu rolled his eyes, with a look of worry on his face.

He has no place to go now. The south of Gaoliu has been occupied by the Qin army. If he, a man with a foreign accent, enters the city under the Qin army, he will be found easily. If he is captured by Zhao Tuo I'm afraid I didn't move my head on the spot.

As for Shanggu in the east and Yanmen in the west, they are also in the hands of the Qin people, and because of Zhao Tuo's conquest, these two counties are on military alert, and he dare not go without authorization, in case he is caught by the local Qin army If you don't interrogate her, it won't end well if you think about it.

After thinking about it, Chen Yu could only hold his nose and follow the Hu people to the dark. Fortunately, Yan Wangxi supported him, so that he would not be treated as a slave by the Huns.

Chen Yu put the mare's milk aside, and asked, "Did King Dai really fall into the hands of the Qin army?"

Yan Wangxi snorted, and said: "That's natural. At that time, the Qin army attacked, and there was chaos. Even the lonely carriage didn't know where it went. Fortunately, the lonely Zhongliang Taifu found a horse. Horse, let the horse stay in Gu, and Gu can escape."

"As for Dai Wang, his horse was ridden away by someone, and he had no horse to ride, so he could only fall behind and not be captured by the Qin people, what else could he do?"

Saying that, Yan Wangxi couldn't help sighing again: "Teacher Ju, you are really Gu's loyal minister. If there is no him, Gu will have no horse to ride, and he can live in peace."

When he heard that Dai Wang Jia had no horse to ride and was captured by the Qin army, Chen Yu couldn't help but blushed, feeling ashamed in his heart.

He simply skipped this question and asked: "Since the king of Dai has been captured by the Qin people, it is a foregone conclusion for the Qin army to destroy the generation. What should we do next?"

Hearing this, Yan Wangxi had a flash of hatred in his eyes, and whispered: "Child Zhao Jia, don't listen to Gu's words, and make such a good thing of forming an alliance with the Huns to fight against Qin. Gu is very evil. Now the generation It is a foregone conclusion that the country will be destroyed by Qin, and based on the understanding of the lone enemy, Man Shanyu, seeing that there is no profit here, he will definitely lead his army north and will not fight the Qin people."

"But it doesn't matter. With the Qin general Zhao Tuo here, even if the Huns go south, they won't be able to get a bargain. If they go north, they can save their strength. We will leave with the Huns for the time being. After the Qin army withdraws, we can Besides, mobilizing the Huns to go south, looting Yanmen, Daidi, killing and looting, must make the Qin people restless day and night, if there are changes in Qin, maybe we still have the hope of restoring the country."

Hearing this, Chen Yu's eyes flashed with excitement.

The reason why he resisted Qin was because Zhang Er was killed in the past, and he had sworn to revenge Qin.

Now that Chen Yu has seen the Huns cavalry, they are so powerful, if he can help them invade the northern border of Qin State, it will be regarded as fulfilling his oath.

"Among the world, the only one who can rival Qin is Hu Ye."

Chen Yu thought secretly, and whispered: "I should learn Hu language as soon as possible."

At this moment, the yurt was picked up.

A sour-smelling Hun came in and shouted in a nonsense, "You two, come with me, Shan Yu has summoned you."

Yan Wangxi immediately threw the mutton leg away, and said with a flattering smile, "Shan Yu summoned me, and we will go right away."

As he spoke, he gave Chen Yu a bewildered look, and shouted, "This is Shan Yu's personal guard. He said that Shan Yu summoned us, so hurry up."

Yan Wangxi and Chen Yu nodded and bowed their heads, and immediately followed Shan Yu's personal guards out of the yurt.

The Hun took two steps, turned his head, and took a look at Yan Wangxi and Chen Yu.

His eyes seemed to be looking at the goods.

Something happened at home in the past two days, and the update time is not stable, so I can barely maintain two updates, and maybe three updates from Monday.

Regarding the Xiongnu in the article, since the mention of the Xiongnu in Chapter 25, some readers have been unable to understand the issue of the Huns and think that the other party is weak. Apart from the explanation in this chapter, let’s talk about it here.

"Zizhi Tongjian": At the end of the Warring States period, the Xiongnu began to grow.

"Historical Records": The Three Kingdoms bordered on the Xiongnu.

It can be seen that the Huns have already occupied the center of the grassland and are adjacent to the Three Kingdoms, so they need the Three Kingdoms to build the Great Wall to resist. Further down, in "Historical Records", Li Mu needed hundreds of thousands of troops, and used tricks to kill more than one hundred thousand Hun cavalry. What kind of concept is this? In the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing went out of the frontier seven times and wiped out more than 50,000 Huns. Huo Qubing attacked the Xiongnu six times, annihilating about 110,000 Huns, which was comparable to the loss of the Huns in Li Mu's battle during the Warring States Period. From the perspective of military strength alone, there were at least hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu in the Warring States Period. After Li Mu, the Xiongnu rested for more than ten years, taking the opportunity to occupy Henan, Yinshan and Yangshan, and other places. This is how Mengtian attacked the north. If the Xiongnu were not strong, Qin would not need to use 300,000 northern expeditions.

As for some people who like to mention "Historical Records" "Eastern Hu is strong and Yueshi is prosperous", this sentence is actually said in Meng Tian's northern attack on the Huns. You can see the example of Touman who wanted to kill Maodun, "to make Maodun belong to the Yuezhi. Maodun was born to the Yuezhi, and Touman rushed to attack the Yuezhi." Touman dared to attack the Yuezhi, which proved that the Huns were not afraid of the Yuezhi. Yueshi did not fight back after being beaten, which shows a proof. And this is after the Huns have been defeated by Qin. If they are not defeated by Qin, the Huns will only be stronger.

There are many other examples, so I won't repeat them here due to space limitations. The main reference is Chen Xujing's "History of the Huns"