The harsh sound of the hammer echoed in the northern land for a long time.

Opportunities favor those who are prepared.

Compared with the Qin State, which is full of talents and shining stars, the Xiongnu, a foreign tribe that rose in the north, like other grassland tribes of this era, became stronger with the strength of one person and declined with the death of one person.

Compared with Mao Dun, the military ability of King Youxian who broke up orchids and flowers was far from that of Mao Dun. Compared with Li Yuan, who was constantly strategizing, he was also far behind.

In fact, since the Qin army entered Hexi, Zhelan Songhua has been led by the Qin army. The Huns mission in Loulan failed to lobby, which put the Hexi Huns in danger of being attacked from two sides. Later, the Qin army made a surprise attack

The troops carried out destructive attacks on the Yanzhi Mountain area, and he dispersed the limited troops again and again. This made the Huns' strength change from a slight advantage to a disadvantage on the front line of Wushaoling and Gaizang City.

What's even more serious is that as bad news comes one after another from the rear, the morale of the Huns is also declining day by day. The Huns, who only rely on loose alliances of tribes to send troops, hear that their tribes have been plundered by the Qin people.

After his wife and children were killed, he no longer had the interest to continue fighting.

Just when Mao Dun was angry at the ineffectiveness of the war in Hexi and decided to send a force of 50,000 elite cavalry reinforcements, Li Yuan, who had always conserved his strength, finally ordered the Qin army to attack the remaining troops of the Xiongnu Youxian King with all his strength after learning that the Western Region Allied Forces had arrived.

hit.

The main force of the Qin army, 30,000, was like an overwhelming black torrent, rushing towards the Huns' not-so-high dam. Suddenly the dam collapsed and everyone was killed, leaving a mess.

Under the cover of the city.

The Huns suffered heavy casualties, and the two thousand Yuezhi heavy infantry who were left behind in the main army took on the vanguard of the first wave of attacks with the resentment of regaining their homeland.

Back formation.

Thirty trebuchets were pushed to the front of the battlefield. Now, they no longer had to worry about the Hun cavalry raids. Pieces of sharp-edged stones were piled behind the trebuchets. This was the result of two thousand Yuezhi soldiers coming from the foot of the Qilian Mountains.

A little bit of shoulder deadlifting.

In order to build Cangcheng, the holy land of the Yuezhi people, these Yuezhi soldiers fought tooth and nail.

On the two wings of the Yuezhi people, Luo Jia's cavalry, Gan Yong's cavalry, and a new group of soldiers supported by Zhang Han became the main offensive force.

The confrontation for more than a month made these battle-experienced Qin army generals feel angry, especially when they heard that Cao Xin's army and Li Zhongxiang's Western Region coalition forces had repeatedly achieved results after inserting themselves behind enemy lines.

First, the generals who were second best to others became extremely angry.

"kill!"

"Occupy Gaizang City, join forces at Yanzhi Mountain!" As soon as the slogan to join forces with the other two Qin troops was shouted, the morale of the Qin army was high.

The time for the general attack finally came.

March 2nd.

At dawn, the Qin army suddenly launched a general attack on the Huns in Wushaoling and Gaizang City. The Huns, who already knew that the rear was unstable, had no intention of resisting desperately. At first, one small tribe after another quietly escaped.

, and then the whole army collapsed.

For the Huns who were accustomed to riding horses to fight, the sky was their quilt and the earth was their bed. As long as there were horses, no matter where they were, it was their residence for herding life.

The Huns were defeated.

The Qin army wiped out more than 20,000 enemies in one battle, and King Youxian broke the orchids and Songhua in despair.

The eldest son, Zhelan Lei, accidentally attacked the Qin Dynasty in Bailongdui, and was ambushed by the Western Region Allied Forces. He died tragically on the desert beach. The second son, Zhelan Huai'en, was detained in Loulan. His life and death were unknown, and the future of the Zhelan tribe was shrouded in a thick layer.

shadow.

After fighting hard, Zhelan Songhua was finally caught up by Qin general Cao Xin on the west bank of Ruishui, and was stabbed to death by his horse with a spear.

The various Xiongnu tribes that lost their leaders immediately surrendered to the Qin State, or rolled up their tents in panic and fled towards the royal court in Mobei. For them, Hexi was like a beautiful dream. In this dream, they just stayed there.

In less than two years, he had no choice but to quit.

The smoke of the battle between Qin and Hungary in Hexi gradually dissipated after more than two months.

The end of a local war allowed the Qin State to finally open up the Hexi Corridor. It successfully connected the Qin State with the countries in the Western Regions. The Hu merchants who were stranded in Loulan, Khotan, and Jingjue heard that the Huns were expelled.

After that, everyone cheered and drove the camel caravan through the desert to the place occupied by the Qin army.

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In the same year, late February or early March.

A major alliance related to the future of the Xiongnu was held in Beihai (today's Lake Baikal). It was precisely because of this alliance that Mao Dun missed the opportunity to personally lead troops to reinforce Hexi. Mao Dun was in Shifu and took over the big order on his own.

Afterwards, despite their remarkable military exploits, different voices persisted within the Xiongnu.

This time the Hundred Tribes Alliance.

The purpose is to form a strong leadership organization within the Xiongnu ministries and select a great chanyu from it. This is the most important unwritten system under the Xiongnu tribal alliance system. Maodun is very eager to pass this alliance.

He truly became the undisputed Great Chanyu among the Xiongnu tribes.

The process of the alliance was uneventful, with only a few small tribes expressing their dissatisfaction with the actions of Mao Dunshi's father, but soon, these blind guys tasted the pain and shut their mouths completely.

dead.

Can't speak.

Similarly, when a tribe is annexed, the people who represent it have no say.

Mao Dun was in a very good mood. Later, he learned from the reinforcements that King Youxian was defeated and the Huns fled. In anger, Mao Dun decided to send 300,000 troops to attack Qin in the south. He was determined to

He wanted to teach the people of Qin a lesson, especially Li Yuan, the God of Qin and Wuhou, whom he had met once, which made him feel uncomfortable that he was being targeted.

Some people are born enemies.

Just relying on intuition, Mao Dun identified that the ultimate goal of Li Yuan's rise was the Huns.

Correspondingly, no force in the south has ever shown the same deep hatred towards the Huns as Qin did.

There is no need to question Mao Dun’s strategic vision.

But this time, he made a mistake. Before the alliance, Mao Dun also analyzed Qin's next military move, but he never expected that Li Yuan would actually do it when there were anti-Qin forces inside to contain it.

He would also choose to send troops to attack Hexi, and he showed no hesitation.

There are only two heroes in the world, Li Yuan and me!

As for Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu who was said to be invincible in the world, Mao Dun didn't take it to heart.

The people from the south are good at horses, and the people from the north are good at horses. No matter how powerful the Chu army is, they will not be able to achieve any good results on the great plains of the north. In this regard, Mao Dun is very confident.

However, everything has changed.

Including people and affairs, the Western Chu Kingdom is no longer the country that was prone to civil strife before. Xiang Yu does not have to be busy putting out fires everywhere. With Li Yuan as an example in front, Xiang Yu's strategic vision gradually extends from the country to the northern grasslands.

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In the sixth year of the Qin and Xinli calendar, March spring.

A quarrel between the princes of Guandong unexpectedly triggered a war of internal strife among the princes.

Among the various princes who opposed Qin, some acted like gentle elders, such as the King of Han Liu Bang; some were eager for quick success, such as the King of Wei Wei Bao; and some were rhetorical, except for their powerful mouths.

They are useless. The reason why they became princes is just because of fate.

Shenyang, the king of Henan, and Zang Tu, the king of Yan, are the two most prominent among the latter.

Shenyang was attacked and destroyed by the Qin army. In the spring of this year, Zang Tu finally took the position of the princes and kings to the end. The Qin State marched westward, but Xiang Yu, the overlord who was the leader of the princes alliance, remained stationary. Zang Tu was encouraged by Shusun Tong.

, was so hot-headed that he overestimated his capabilities and launched a rally to denounce Xiang Yu in Jixian County.

Zang Tu's intention is very obvious, that is, Xiang Yu has lost the courage to fight with Qin and is no longer qualified to be the leader of the alliance. Next, the emergence of a new leader should be re-recommended by representatives of all forces. As for which princes and kings to recommend

After coming out, needless to say, there was a meeting in Yandi, and there was no one else selected except him, Zang Tu.

Xiang Yu's violent temper broke out when he learned that Zang Tu was making small moves in Yan. Under his personal leadership, the Chu army, with seven thousand cavalry as the vanguard, marched north from Qi and suddenly occupied Xiang County of Yan.

In Beiping, Ji and other places, Zang Tu's main force was guarding the Qin army by the Yishui River. He never thought that the Chu army would be killed from behind.

After more than four months of training, the Chu cavalry army, which was supported by some of Qin's war horses and harnesses, was basically formed. Having tasted the benefits of cavalry, the proud Xiang Yu wanted to attack Qin westward, but found that although Qin had raised its troops in

Hexi, but in Guandong, the two main armies of Han Xin and Jiang Yu were still retained.

Han Xin's ability has been tempered in actual combat, and Jiang Yu, a Qin general who is good at holding on, also left a deep impression on Xiang Yu.

The Qin State had no opportunity to take advantage of it. Xiang Yu looked around and found that the area around the Chu State could allow him to further strengthen the strength of the cavalry. There was only one place left with the resources to provide war horses.

Yan State.

Zang Tu's provocation played into Xiang Yu's heart.

The Yan army was almost defeated in the confrontation with the Chu cavalry.

What's funny is that Zang Tu claimed to be very good at martial arts, but his actual ability was average. He opposed Xiang Yu in such a high-profile manner, but the Yan army did not deploy defenses in a targeted manner. The tragic King of Yan Zang Tu died in the battle, and Shusun Tong was

The shameless Confucian moral integrity has once again fallen into disrepair.

After Zang Tu's death, the remaining troops belonged to his son Zang Yan and continued to fight in Yuyang County and Liaodong County. In order to completely wipe out this remnant, Xiang Yu sent Chu general Huan Chu to lead a cavalry army to attack Yuyang County on the line of Yan Great Wall.

clear up,

Zang Yan once appeared as an envoy of the Yan State during the war between Qin and Zhao. This guy's ability to survive was much stronger than his father. Huan Chu's troops swept back and forth in Yuyang County many times, but failed to bring him down.

Zang Yan was captured.

Early April.

Zang Yan led the rest of his troops to defect to the Xiongnu. After hearing this, Huan Chu led the Chu army across the Great Wall and pursued in the direction of the Hannan River due north.

In the sudden change of situation, the Chu army, which had been operating in the south, unexpectedly became the vanguard of the attack on the Xiongnu, and Huan Chu's troops also became the furthest troops of the princes that penetrated deep into the north. (To be continued...)
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