Chapter 46: Fierce Heroism
In the Battle of Hetao, the Tauman Shanyu fled north. If the Qin Dynasty had concentrated its efforts to pursue the Mobei and completely resolved the Huns, there would have been no later Maodun unified the Huns, disturbed the borders, and caused disaster for decades.
The Qin Dynasty did get a good opportunity to deal with the Huns, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Unfortunately, Qin Shihuang died young and the destruction of Qin gave the Huns a chance to breathe. This was the later rise of Maodun, the Han Emperor Gaozu, the suicide note in Pingcheng, and the "humiliation hatred" that was happening in front of him.
The north of Mo was very vast, and even if the Huns did not have the south of Mo, they could survive. It is precisely because of this that Emperor Wu of Han had to insist on launching the "decisive battle in Mobei" when he recovered the Hetao land and captured the Hexi Corridor, and there were no Huns in the south of Mo. The reason was that he could not give the Huns a chance to breathe!
At that time, there was a lot of opposition in the court, and even the prince was opposing it. In their opinion, there were no Huns in the south of the desert, and they could have swords and guns in the warehouse, and horses were put on the Nanshan Mountain, so they could rest assured.
The great and powerful Emperor Wu of Han saw hidden dangers and could not repeat the mistakes of the Qin Dynasty and give the Huns a chance to recuperate. Instead, he devoted all his national strength to launch a decisive battle in the northern part of the Mo, completely annihilated the main force of the Huns, so that the Huns never recovered.
The decisive battle in Mobei achieved brilliant results. "The Shanyu escaped at night", and the heroic song of Fenglangjuxu took place in this battle and became an eternal legend.
However, the cost is far beyond people's imagination. The 140,000 official horses when they left the customs, and less than 30,000 returned. Huo Qubing's cavalry legion had as many as 30% of the "item". The word "item" was said by the Han people, which means death. Just 30% of the dead were killed, and with the injured and sick, how many were there? At least half of the casualties.
The casualties of infantry are even more scary. Less than half of the 500,000 infantry come back. Such a huge price is very scary.
Such a high price caused "half of the household registration in the world" and almost turmoil. This also made Emperor Wu of Han bear the reputation of "military military force".
On the other hand, if Emperor Wu of Han missed the opportunity to finally resolve the Huns like the Qin Dynasty, then the Huns would not have perished. Maybe they are still there and are still plaguing China's borders.
It’s worth it to exchange for a thousand years of peace at the cost of a generation!
Zhou Yang looked at the map quietly and had to admire how wise the decisive battle of Mobei initiated by Emperor Wu of Han was. It seems that to solve the problem of the Huns, one must pursue Mobei and annihilate all the main forces of the Huns, otherwise there would be no peace on the border.
Qin Wuhui was surprised to see Zhou Yang's solemn expression, but he did not worry about Zhou Yang.
After a while, Zhou Yang calmed down and said, "To be honest, I am the commander of the Han army on the border."
"Are you the commander of the Han army? Let's joke!" Qin Wuhui didn't believe it at all: "How old are you? Such a young commander has never been in history."
That's right, there are not a few people who led the three armies to fight in their twenties in their prime. In the history of thousands of years, there are only two people who are very famous, one is Huo Qubing and the other is Emperor Taizong of Tang. However, these two people were both after Emperor Jing of Han, and it was not difficult to believe Qin Wuhui!
"It's true that I didn't joke!" Zhou Yang's face was solemn, he took out Emperor Jing's imperial edict and threw it to Qin Wuhui. You see.
Qin Wuhui took it, looked at it over and over again, and then looked Zhou Yang again and again. After a long time of shock, he said, "You are really the commander of the Han army? Then why did you get here?"
Zhou Yang emphasized: "I am really the commander of the Han army. The reason why I came here is that tens of thousands of troops were disturbing the Huns, and the other is that I want to see the geographical and mountains of the Huns with my own eyes. The more detailed I understand, the more I will be more comfortable using the troops."
"Don't you want my map?" Qin Wuhui hurriedly put away the map.
Zhao Ponu pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes. Zhou Yang waved his hand to stop him: "I not only want your map, but also want to invite you to join us and fight the Huns together!"
"You want us to join the Han army?" Qin Wuhui thought there was something wrong with his ears. They were descendants of the Qin army, and regarded themselves as Qin army and had an irreconcilable hatred with the Han Dynasty.
"No, I want it, I want it! I want you to join!" Zhou Yang said very sincerely: "I admire you for being able to persevere for decades in such a difficult situation."
"I admire it too!" Zhao Ponu replied loudly.
Is it more touching that my own efforts have been recognized by my compatriots? Qin Wuhui had tears in his eyes: "But we are the Qin army, you are the Han army. If it weren't for your passionate men, I would have let you eat crossbow arrows."
"Whether the Qin army or the Han army, they are all from the Chinese lineage! We have a common enemy, the Huns!" Zhou Yang's tone was very high: "As long as you join, you can keep your flag and your name."
"This... this is a huge matter. If the Han Emperor pursues it, how can you deal with it?" Zhao Wuhui's eyes were almost falling off, staring at Zhou Yang, and he stuttered.
"The emperor is wise now. I think he will praise you very much and will not blame you." Qin Wuhui and the others' heroic stories are enough to move the world. Zhou Yang believes that with Emperor Jing's wiseness, he will never care about this little thing.
"I believe the Emperor of Han is wise. Otherwise, he would not have ordered you to be a general!" Qin Wuhui nodded in agreement and asked hesitantly: "What if the Emperor of Han pursues it?"
Zhou Yang said without thinking: "I have won two battles, but I have not received any rewards or awarded titles. There is still a big battle to fight next, and I believe we can win. If the emperor pursues the matter, I will exchange the battles of three battles, and you have nothing to do."
Who doesn't want to have the credit? Not to mention, it's military achievements. Zhou Yang's words moved Qin Wuhui so much that he clasped his fists at Zhou Yang and said, "General Zhou, you are a passionate man, and you are a sincere man! However, this matter is too big and I can't make a decision. I have to discuss with everyone."
"Okay! We'll wait for you!" Zhou Yang was very straightforward and waved his hand and said, "You can tell them that I am the commander of the Han army."
Once Zhou Yang's identity is leaked, if the Qin army is not good for Zhou Yang, it will be a huge danger. Qin Wuhui is even more moved: "General Zhou, please rest assured, you are a good man. Even if your brothers don't want to join the Han army, they will not do anything that is harmful to the will of heaven! General Zhou, please wait."
Qin Wuhui turned around and left the tent. Zhao Ponu was very worried: "Master, how can you reveal your identity?"
"They are all good men, and sincerity can bring their sincerity!" Zhou Yang was not worried at all.
After a while, Qin Wuhui came in and said, "General Zhou, brothers want you to go out and meet, and you will have your personal promise."
"Okay!" Zhou Yang agreed with pleasure, and under the leadership of Qin Wuhui, he stepped out.
As soon as the curtain came out, hundreds of Qin Dynasty survivors stood in the local area, old and young, men and women, all of whom were surprised and a little unbelievable.
This is the first time they have met the Han army and their compatriots in decades. If they really join the Han army, then they have hope of returning to their hometown. Although they have never set foot on their hometown, it is the hometown of their ancestors after all!
Zhou Yang glanced at the remains, pulled out the Han sword and pointed at the sky: "I, Zhou Yang, here I swear to the sky: If you cannot keep you safe, you will not be a human being!" Cut your fingers and let blood drip on the ground.
"Long live the Great Qin!"
The Qin dynasty survivors shouted in unison.
"Long live the great man!"
Jianzhangjun raised his arms and shouted on the other side. They already knew the stories of the remnants and were very moved.
Looking at the waving arms, Zhou Yang's eyes were wet, as if the invincible Qin army under Qin Shihuang was right in front of him, as if the Qin army under Meng Tian was right in front of him, their fight with the Huns came to his mind...
Flags are waving, corpses are piled up like mountains, blood flows into rivers, and mountains fly over... This is the steadfast heroic spirit of this perseverance army!
"The old Qin will regain my world! The blood will not flow dry, and I will never stop fighting!"
Chapter completed!