Chapter 86: Taking advantage of the situation

"Click! Click!"

The sound of cracks of ice and snow came one after another, and it sounded like a piece, and cracks extended southward.

"Rumor!" The thunderous sound made the earth tremble.

The source of the loud noise is a world of crowds of people, horses and cattle and sheep. If you look from the air, you will see cattle and sheep surging in a thousand miles of radius, surging and magnificent, rushing towards the south.

This is exactly the Han army that won the victory!

Unlike the march towards Longcheng, they brought the spoils. In this battle, the spoils were extremely abundant. The cattle, sheep, horses and horses of the entire Huns fell into the hands of the Han army. Although the Han army had eaten for a month, they killed a lot of them to build the city, and less than half of them were consumed.

In addition, Zhou Yang left some cattle and sheep in Longcheng, guarded by Ding Jun. Tens of thousands of Huns were left behind. They were the coolies, slaughtering cattle and sheep, making jerky meat, and preparing for the next year's march.

That's all, there are still countless cattle and sheep that want to rush back to the Han territory, and it runs for thousands of miles.

If you look from the air, you will definitely be shocked. It is likely to be the largest train in human history.

Zhou Yang rode on the wind chasing horse, looking around, unable to help but feel shocked. He looked east, there were crowds of people, and there were countless cattle and sheep; he looked west, and the crowd was surging, and the roars of cattle and sheep were heard; he looked north, and the horses were galloping, and the cattle and sheep were screaming endlessly; he looked south, and the cattle and sheep were galloping, and the loud noise was like thunder.

When you are in this, you are like being in a thunderous world, only the thunder sounds like thunder. This sound is composed of the sound of the hooves of tens of millions of cattle and sheep. It is not necessary to say or describe how powerful the shock is. Only those who have experienced it personally can deeply understand what shock is! This is shock!

"Oh my God!" Li Guang rode his horse beside Zhou Yang, unable to help but pick up his beard, and his nose and eyes were squeezed into a cloud: "Master, at first glance, I thought we were Huns!"

"I have eaten mutton for more than a month and drank horse breasts for so long, so I am half a Hun!" Zhou Yang nodded slightly, pointed to the fur clothes on Li Guang's body, and smiled and said, "General Fei, isn't this the Huns?"

The Han army stayed in the desert for nearly two months, and changing clothes had long been a problem. As a last resort, they had to wear the Huns' fur coat and fur hat to keep warm. At first glance, more than 200,000 Han troops were all Huns.

"I have fought the Huns all my life, but I never thought that in the end, I will become the Huns!" Li Guang teased.

All the generals surrounded Zhou Yang, talking and laughing, and making jokes. This time the journey was extremely relaxed.

In contrast to the joy of the Han army, the Junchen Shanyu and the others all drooped their heads, looking like a living dead man, without any anger. They became prisoners of the Han army and were taken back to the Han Dynasty by the Han army. That was to go through an unexpected abyss. No one knew what their fate was, so how could they not worry about it.

"The head of Shanyu is hanging low enough! If you lower it a little bit, you can lick that thing!" Cheng Buzhi saw Junchen Shanyu's dejected look in his eyes and joked.

"Haha!" This made everyone laugh.

Behind Junchen Shanyu and the others was the tombstone of Maodun Shanyu, who made a sled for the Han army and pulled it with a horse. The tombstone of Maodun Shanyu was extremely heavy, and it would take a lot of effort to transport it back to Chang'an. Zhou Yang thought about it and made a sled better. This method is really easy to use and saves effort.

In the minds of Junchen Shanyu and others, the tombstone of Maodun Shanyu was sacred and inviolable. At present, they saw Maodun Shanyu's tombstone, as if they saw sharp blades, but they were still the kind of placing them on their necks.

Maodun Chanyu was the greatest Chanyu of the Huns. Their tombstones became souvenirs of the Han army. Is there anything more terrifying than this?

While we were talking and laughing, a majestic song came, and the soldiers couldn't help but feel happy and sang "The Walk of Man": "There are many heroes in the Yanhuang land, and one is not timid to fight a hundred people. People are not timid, and enemies will be snowed. Look at the blood of Chinese men! The blood of men is heroic and heroic, and the heart is as strong as iron! Carrying a golden knife in his hand and wearing a white jade pendant, eating the head of an enemy chief in his hunger, drinking the blood of an enemy thirsty!"

This song "The Man's Journey" has been sung countless times. In the past, it was used to be inspiring and inspiring. Today, it is a fact that a great victory has become a truly magnificent song. The soldiers sang majestic and loudly, containing endless joy.

Zhou Yang and the others could no longer stop their joy and sang: "The love between children and daughters, let's abandon them, the ambition of the vast sea, only now! A man walks thousands of miles with his sword, kills Hu Jie all the way! The battle songs fly in the vast sea, and the songs congratulate me on China! The Shanyu Wangting dances with steel swords, and the swords and swords stain the blood of the Huns! Set ambitions and keep a strange feud..."

The soldiers were in a very good mood. The more they sang, the more they became, the more they were, the more they were, the more they were, and they sang the song "The Man's Walk" over and over again.

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The north wind was soaring, making waves of sobs, and the snowflakes on the ground were flying in the air, thousands and thousands of flowers, which were spectacular.

The earth is frozen, and it is a world of ice and snow. Only the beautiful West Sea is still as bright as before, with waves shining and not condensed into ice. This is an important reason why the Qiang people love the West Sea. There is no shortage of water here and it is a good place for grazing.

"Dede!" A sudden sound of hooves sounded, and a horse galloped. The war horses spewed out white air from time to time. As soon as the white air was sprayed out, it immediately condensed into ice chips and floated in the air, which was very beautiful.

The knight on the horse's back, fur-clothed and fur-haired man, was a Qiang man. He was tall and strong, but his face was tired and shaking from time to time. If he hadn't been holding the horse's hair tightly, he might have fallen off the horse's back at any time.

He is a scout of the Western Qiang, and there is huge news to report to the Western Qiang King.

Near the West Sea, the tents are connected, one after another, and there is no sight at a glance. I don’t know how many of them are. The eagle flag is waving in the wind, making a sound of rushing sound, corresponding to the howling cold wind.

At this time, it was cold and the ground was freezing, and no one would come out to play except for the patrolling Western Qiang soldiers. In this season, it was still a joy of hiding in the warm tent and eating meat and drinking.

Among the many tabernacles, there is a tabernacle that is particularly wide, which is the King's tent of the Xiqiang King. There is a flagpole in front of the tent and an eagle flag embroidered with golden silk on the flagpole, which is lifelike and stretches like a picture in the wind, and is particularly beautiful.

A team of guards were on guard in front of the tent, all of whom were red with cold faces, whispering to the air conditioner, and muttering from time to time. In this cold season, it was so comfortable to snuggle in the tent, eating mutton, and drinking hot horse breasts. Their guards had no life and could only drink cold wind.

In the tent, the tall Xiqiang king sat on the throne, with a roasted whole lamb in front of him, grabbed the lamb legs with his left hand, held the golden cup with his right hand, ate a bite of meat, and drank the hot horse's breasts, moaning so comfortably.

Like the Xiongnu, the Western Qiang belonged to the same nomadic people, and had little military and political affairs. When they met, they made a decision in a few words. There was a lot of time and they could only pass it by drinking and feasting. Especially in this ice and snow, nothing could be done, and even hunting became a problem. Eating wine and meat, chatting and flirting was the best way to pass the boring time.

Dongfang Shuo was dressed neatly and sat next to the King of Xiqiang. Dongfang Shuo was originally the guest of the King of Xiqiang. When he was on a mission to the Han Dynasty last time, he brought back good news. The Han Dynasty agreed to give the Western Qiang weapons. Although they were bronze weapons, they were still left by the Qin Dynasty. This was already a magic weapon for the Western Qiang, which had extremely primitive smelting technology.

In the eyes of the King of Xiqiang, this is a great joy. Dongfang Shuo made great contributions and attached great importance to Dongfang Shuo.

Dongfang Shuo held the wine glass and slowly savored the wine. Occasionally ate a piece of mutton, which was exactly the opposite of the Western Qiang monarch and ministers who ate the mountains and swallowed the mountains.

"This kind of days is really boring!" Dongfang Shuo sighed in secret. The scenes from these days came to his mind. The drinking of the king and minister of the Western Qiang Dynasty has lasted for a long time, so we have to start from the beginning.

"I didn't expect that the Han Emperor had died. The Shanyu sent out troops to conquer the country, and the Han people couldn't resist it!" The King of Xiqiang had eaten and drank for a while, and was extremely happy. He put down his lamb legs and the golden cup in satisfaction, and began to complain.

Dongfangshuo was sent to the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty was willing to form an alliance with the Western Qiang to deal with the Huns together. Although the Han Dynasty was powerful and the Western Qiang was weak, the Western Qiang was close to the Hexi Corridor. If the Western Qiang restrained the Huns, the Shanyu could not transfer troops from the Hexi Corridor, which would be of great benefit to the Han Dynasty.

The Western Qiang had long coveted the rich Hexi Corridor, but with the national strength of the Western Qiang, it could not take over the Hexi Corridor at all and formed an alliance with the Han Dynasty. The Hexi Corridor was likely to become the Western Qiang King and his ministers were really happy for a while.

However, there are unexpected changes in the sky, and people have good fortune and good fortune at any time. What is unexpected is that Emperor Jing suddenly died, which made the joy of the King of the Western Qiang vanish.

According to the Han Dynasty's etiquette system, Emperor Jing passed away and the Han Dynasty had to be filial for three years and would not be conquered within three years. However, the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety and attached great importance to the word filial piety, and this matter would definitely be implemented. Seeing that the Hexi Corridor was about to be obtained, but it would have to wait for another three years, the anxiety in the King of Xiqiang was not needed to be explained in detail.

What made them even more regretful was that they received news that the military minister Shanyu wanted to mobilize troops from all over the country and go south while the Han Dynasty was in a big way, and acted as if they would not give up until they destroyed the Han Dynasty. When the news came, the King of Western Qiang was frightened.

In his opinion, the Han Dynasty was not allowed to conquer within three years and could not fight against the Huns. It could only defend the city tightly and not make the city lose. The Han Dynasty had a skill in defending the city and defended it for decades without losing a city or a land. The "hate of humiliation" lost Yanmen City, which was an exception, because even Yanmen was not lost by Zhou Yang.

If it were in the past, the Han Dynasty could have been able to defend the city without losing it. It is not possible now, because Emperor Jing's death had a great blow to the morale of the Han army. The Huns were mobilized and they were determined to win. Whether the Han Dynasty could defend it was a big problem. As long as one city was lost, it would trigger a chain reaction, and many cities in the north would be lost, because there were a large number of siege equipment in the Han Dynasty's cities, which would fall into the hands of the Huns, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

The "hate of humiliation" in history was precisely because the siege equipment in Yanmen City fell into the hands of the Huns, and a scene of "hate of humiliation" that made the Han Dynasty shameful, and even the Ganquan Palace was burned to the Huns.

According to the King of the Western Qiang, even if the Han Dynasty did not destroy the Huns this time, it would be defeated and its strength would be greatly damaged. Once the Han Dynasty weakened, his idea of ​​seizing the Hexi Corridor would not be possible, and he was very resentful.

"King, why worry!" A minister immediately tried to please him, and laughed treacherously, saying, "The Han people are powerful, so we will join the Han people to seize the Hexi Corridor. When the Huns are powerful, we will join the Huns to seize the land of Longxi."

"A clever plan! A clever plan!"

The King of Xiqiang's eyes lit up, and he was very happy, and the worries on his face swept away: "Although the land in Longxi is not as fertile as the Hexi Corridor, it is also a rare piece of land. We have been competing with the Han people for hundreds of years but have not obtained it. This is a rare opportunity in the ages. We have to prepare!"

The reason why the Western Qiang became one of the three major northern disasters is that they were determined to get the land of Longxi. In order to compete for the land of Longxi, the Western Qiang fought with China for hundreds of years. The Western Qiang was too weak and did not get a bargain. This was the Western Qiang's heart disease. Now that the Huns are in a prosperous state, the Han Dynasty is about to decline. This is a good opportunity for the Western Qiang to realize their thousand-year dream. The ministers laughed, were excited, and drank in large mouthfuls to express their joy.

Dongfang Shuo saw it, didn't say anything, and drank and ate meat on his own.

"Mr. Xifang, do you think this plan is feasible?" The King of Xiqiang relied heavily on Dongfang Shuo and had to ask Dongfang Shuo.

"The king asked, I have to say something." Dongfang Shuo put down his wine glass and asked back: "The king thought that the Han Dynasty would be defeated, but it may not be the case with the subordinates!"

"Oh!" The King of Xiqiang was very interested and asked, "Why? Shanyu sent out an army of 600,000 this time, but he still couldn't succeed? If this is the case, Shanyu would be too incompetent."

"It's too early to say whether he succeeds." Dongfang Shuo did not know the Han Dynasty's response strategy, but with his talent, he naturally understood that so many capable people in the Han Dynasty could not allow the Huns to run rampant, and he would inevitably take countermeasures. Although the Han Dynasty had to maintain the national mourning for three years and could not conquer the conquest, at least it would not allow the Huns to act violently.

"Even if the Han people were defeated in the north, the king would definitely be able to take the land of Longxi?" Dongfang Shuo asked again and analyzed it: "The king knew that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qiang was competing with the Han people for the land of Longxi. At that time, the Han people were divided and there were many countries. They fought and killed each other, and the Qiang did not take the land of Longxi, let alone the present. In the opinion of the inferior, even if the Han people were defeated, it would not be a problem to defend Longxi." The Qiang people used the Han people to replace China.

This is the truth. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Western Qiang was determined to seize the land of Longxi, but failed.

"If it weren't for the old Qin clan, the Great Qiang had already taken over Longxi! That old Qin clan was the ancestor of Qin Shihuang, and they were so capable of fighting!" The King of Western Qiang was very familiar with the battle for Longxi and couldn't help but curse.

For various reasons, the contributions of Qin Shihuang, Qin Dynasty, and the old Qin clan were buried in the dust of history. In fact, the old Qin clan made great contributions to Chinese history. Qin Shihuang's ancestor was the old Qin clan, a nomadic tribe in the northwest. This tribe was good at using cavalry to fight. Their cavalry was the famous "flying cavalry" in history. They wore fur clothes, fur hats, and sculpted swords, but their waists were bloody heads.

They fought with the Qiang people and defended the land of Longxi, which made great contributions to the Chinese nation. In the writings of scholars, they became cruel and unkind barbarians.

If the old Qin clan had not fought with the Western Qiang here and saved the land of Longxi, it would have fallen into the hands of the Western Qiang people. Although scholars scolded the Old Qin clan so well, as the biggest opponent of the Old Qin clan, the Western Qiang people knew how terrible they were. It was a lesson obtained by the lives and blood of countless Western Qiang people.

For Dongfang Shuo, his current mission is not to collect the Western Qiang, but to stabilize the Western Qiang and not to merge with the Xiongnu. With the national strength of the Western Qiang, even if it merges with the Xiongnu, it will not have much impact on the Han Dynasty, but it will cause considerable trouble. At this critical moment, it is best to prevent the Western Qiang from falling to the Xiongnu.

Dongfang Shuo hit the nail on the head with one sentence. Although the King of Xiqiang was unwilling to give up, he could not help. In the end, he could only hold his troops and wait and see for a while before deciding to do so.

From then on, the Western Qiang summoned all ministers to drink every day, waiting for news from the north.

Not long after, I received the news that the Huns did not go south, which surprised the King of Xiqiang. The army of 600,000 Huns went south, and countless herdsmen would follow behind. The movement was very loud. It would be impossible to not disclose any news.

Although the King of Western Qiang was strange, he was puzzled and had to ask Dongfang Shuo. Dongfang Shuo was extremely talented and had no idea of ​​the Han Dynasty's specific measures. He also guessed that the Han Dynasty must have taken strong countermeasures, otherwise the Shanyu would not have been able to remain unmoved.

Sure enough, not long after, news came that a large number of Han troops suddenly appeared in Longcheng and surrounded the Huns.

The Han army's march into Longcheng was extremely secret, and the Western Qiang did not find out. The incident was reported, and the Western Qiang monarch and ministers exclaimed in surprise, thinking it was impossible. Dongfang Shuo's heart finally landed, but he was also puzzled. If he wanted to surround the 600,000 Xiongnu army, how many troops would it take?

According to the military strategy, a million troops are needed. If the Han Dynasty really wants to dispatch a million troops, the movement will be very big, and it is impossible not to be reconnaissed. The Western Qiang cavalry was very irresponsible for the methods used by the Han army. After repeated investigations, it turned out that it was done by the method of building a city. The wonderful method of Zhou Yang, from King Xiqiang to the ministers, including Dongfang Shuo, praised it endlessly. It was difficult and difficult to build a city in Longcheng, where even stones were scarce, but they had a clever solution to Zhou Yang.

From then on, the thing the King of Xiqiang had to do was to wait and wait for the result of the decisive battle in Longcheng. Although the Huns were sieges, it was extremely unfavorable, after all, it was in Longcheng, the holy land of the Huns. Whether the Han army could achieve the final victory was not clear until the last moment. There was no final result in the battle between the Han and the Huns, so the King of Xiqiang could not decide whether the Western Qiang formed an alliance with the Han Dynasty or fought against the Han Dynasty with the Huns.

Dongfang Shuo had already guessed the result by eight out of ten, but the King of the Western Qiang could not control it, which was beneficial to the Han Dynasty and would not break it. If the Western Qiang was dispatched too early and entered the Hexi Corridor for a long enough time, it would likely give them a firm foothold, which would be detrimental to the Han Dynasty to deal with the Western Qiang. If the dispatched too late, it would probably not be completely wiped out. Therefore, the opportunity for the Western Qiang to dispatch must be grasped.

"Report!" A long-lasting voice came from afar: "Longcheng Battle Report: Nearly two million Huns were annihilated, the Shanyu was captured alive, and the Han army won a great victory!"

"Bang!" The golden cup in the hands of the King of Xiqiang hit the ground, and the horse's breasts were splashed everywhere: "This is so terrible! Two million Huns are gone!"

Such a victory has never been seen in history, and just listening is enough to be scary.
Chapter completed!