Destiny Only Han

Chapter 729

Hexi Grassland.

The east was first pale, and at some point, a ray of sunlight pierced the chaotic sky like an arrow and sprinkled to the earth, and then the red sun broke through the clouds.

It was dawn, and the long night finally receded amidst the howling of wolves in the distance.

The quiet and empty valley, with only sporadic sounds of dogs barking, suddenly became lively, with people shouting, horses neighing, cows roaring and sheep barking.

This is the easternmost pasture of the Wusun people in Hexi. Winter is approaching, and the grass here is almost eaten up by their livestock, so they need to transfer to the winter pasture as soon as possible.

However, the tribe's winter pasture is far away from here, and they have to pass through several flooded shoals and sporadic Gobi along the way, so they have to prepare a lot in advance.

When the smoke rose and the slightly rotten and fermented smell of yogurt stew wafted in the air, the children who were not much taller than the wheels drove the flocks to the hillside still covered with green grass, trying to make every sheep go away before the transition. The sheep are all fat and strong, so that they can survive the next half a month of ups and downs.

The men in the tribe began to be busy loading firewood and hay into the car, which is fuel for the road and rations for livestock, and then filled the water with sheepskin bags in the upper reaches of the stream, but this is not for people to drink, but for drinking. Horses drink cattle. After all, cattle and horses will be the main pack animals next, which is related to whether they can transfer all their wealth to the winter camp safely.

As for the elders in the tribe, they casually stuffed two sticks of meat and a bag of kumiss in their bosoms, got on their horses and prepared to set off. Their task was to set up tents before the large group of people arrived at the campsite for the night, so that the strong tribesmen Able to sleep peacefully.

When it was almost noon, the tribe who had packed up started to set off from the river valley to a rolling hilly grassland.

The flock of sheep huddled together, bleating non-stop, adding a bit of vitality to this boring long journey.

The herd of cattle walked slowly, and from time to time they had to squeeze into the herd of horses.

And the horses obviously didn't want to mix with these blunt guys, so they ran away with kicks, causing the horsemen to chase after them wildly, and the firecrackers exploded loudly.

Camels are the most undisciplined animals in this team. If you don’t pay attention to them, they will stop and chew on the green grass. You can drive them away as much as you want, but they will not move, so the whole team will be dragged longer and longer. .

Clouds are changing shapes in the sky, always white when changing back and forth, grasslands are constantly changing under the feet, the initially vast and shocking wilderness scene gradually makes people feel dull and numb, even those who are full of energy and running around The children also lost interest, leaning on their mother's shoulders, falling asleep with the shaking of the bullock cart.

In this way, the trip of the tribe continued in boredom.

It's a pity that the peaceful life didn't last long. In the northeast of the Wusun tribe, the dust was flying and horseshoes were rumbling!

"It's the Huns, the Huns are coming..."

"Run away..."

The Wusun people didn't think that the Huns who came rushing in would keep peace with them, because under the scorching sun at noon, the countless golden bronze inner arc knives held high in the hands of the Huns cavalry had already explained everything!
The war has once again come to the land of Hexi!
As the Xiongnu cavalry got closer, the expected fight did not happen. The Wusun people shouted 'run' mainly for the men in the tribe.

They got on their steeds one after another, grabbed a few bags of kumiss and fried rice, and galloped like flying horses in the opposite direction from where the Huns cavalry came, leaving behind a resigned woman and a bewildered child.

On the grassland, the most important thing is human life, to be precise, it is the life of a man.

A tribe can live without cattle and sheep, pastures, even women and children, but it cannot live without horses and men!
Because as long as you have horses and men, you can get other people's cattle, sheep, pastures, take their wives from their husbands, and take their daughters from their fathers!
For thousands of years, they have come here like this, and after thousands of years, they will still retain this tradition.

As the Great Khan of the Grassland who only knows how to bend bows and shoot big eagles said, the greatest joy in life lies in chasing and killing your enemies everywhere, invading their lands, plundering their wealth, and then listening to their wives and children cry.

The Wusun people treated the Yuezhi people like this when they were strong, and now the more powerful Huns will naturally treat them like they treat the Yuezhi people!
Soon, the Wusun tribe, which lost the protection of men, was quickly taken over by the Huns. Amidst the cries, the Huns cavalrymen with scimitars and short spears brutally snatched their sons from the arms of the Wusun women. With a lewd smile, he took a handful of the other's bulging chest.

This is the practice of the prairie people. When conquering a tribe, execute all the men who are taller than the wheel!

When the blood was filled, the wolf-headed flag fluttered in the wind. Under the flag, riding on the pure white horse, it was the old Shang Shanyu who had killed his own father.

He glanced around with falcon-like eyes, turning a blind eye to the fact that the Xiongnu man pushed the Wusun woman to the ground, and even began to commit adultery right next to her dead son.

In his opinion, this is the Wusun people's own fault, just as the Han people in the south said, insulting their neighbors rudely is death!

A few days ago, he sent an envoy to ask King Wusun to submit to the Huns and serve him as he had served his father, Modu Chanyu.

But King Wusun refused.

After all, Wusun was defeated by the Yue clan, and it was Modun who took in the remaining Wusun people and helped them restore the country. Therefore, King Wusun regarded Maodun as his father, and the two sides always called father and son. , Wusun is a vassal state of the Han court, but the reason why the king of Wusun has always been unwilling to submit to the Han state.

But now that the old Shang Shanyu killed Maodun, it was equivalent to killing King Wusun's father. If it weren't for the weak state of Wusun, King Wusun would have launched an army to attack the Xiongnu long ago!
Therefore, King Wusun not only refused to submit to the Huns, but even cut off the ears of the Huns envoy who spoke badly, and shaved off his beard.

This is a great insult to the prairie people, and it deserves such a large-scale revenge!

As the khan of the grassland who bent his bow and shot the eagle also said, suppress the rebels, defeat the enemy, root them out, take everything from them, make their married women cry and cry; ride on their backs smooth The steeds of their beautiful concubines use the bellies of their beautiful concubines as pajamas and cushions, looking at their rosy cheeks and kissing them, and sucking their sweet lips the color of their tits, is the greatest pleasure of a man!

Well, rosy cheeks are normal, after all, plateau red...

Therefore, the old Shang Shanyu withdrew his gloomy gaze, laughed heartily twice, and immediately galloped away into the distance surrounded by the elite cavalry of the headquarters around him.

What grade is worthy of sharing a father with him?

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September.

According to the practice continued from the Western Zhou Dynasty, the emperor needs to organize noble troops to go hunting in this month, teach the people how to fight and use various weapons, and announce the rules of riding and raising horses to show that they will not forget their military preparations.

It's just that in previous years, this kind of activity was held in a royal hunting ground surrounded by Shanglin Garden, but this year Liu Bang came to the interest and led a team of tens of thousands of people all the way northward to a palace left by the former Qin Dynasty.

Back to the central palace.

So, the team went all the way through the undulating mountains, crossed the endless rivers, passed through sometimes open and sometimes narrow river valleys, saw the high uplifted loess plateau on both sides, and finally arrived at this mixed Yidi and Central Plains style. palace.

Well, to be precise, it is a military fortress in the style of a palace.

After all, this palace is said to be a detached palace built by King Qin Huiwen when he met the tribes of the northern prairie to define the canal. Therefore, there are all kinds of suspension bridges, trenches, and arrow towers. Rows of semi-permanent shacks were temporarily built, enough for nearly ten thousand soldiers accompanying them to live.

"Hou Fukasawa is paying attention."

Liu Bang praised casually, and immediately looked north with his hands behind his back. The place is empty and desolate, but it will become full of vitality in a few years.

The Marquis of Shenze he mentioned was named Zhao Jiangye, who used to be Zhang Er's disciple, but after Zhang Er's death, because of his discord with Zhang Ao, he defected to Han.

To be precise, in the late period of the Chu-Han War, after the end of the Han army’s war against Qi, Zhang Ao, the former King of Zhao, in order to control Zhao State, threatened Yan State to form an alliance with himself, and prepared to gain a greater right to speak after the war. To rectify the interior is to use the condition of being a marquis to manipulate his father's old ministry in exchange for their absolute loyalty.

It's just that loyalty is priceless, but when you want to put a price on it, don't blame others for the higher price.

Therefore, not only Zhao Jiangye, but a large number of Zhao generals also chose to defect to Han.

In desperation, Zhang Ao had no choice but to follow the order of Liu Ying, then the military supervisor of the East Route, and lead the Zhao army to join the Yan army and go south to destroy Chu...

Afterwards, the world was united, and when meritorious deeds were rewarded, Zhao Jiangye was honored as the Marquis of Shenze, with [-] households in the city, and later served as the governor of Beidi County until now.

Hearing Liu Bang's praise at this moment, Zhao Jiangye, who was standing aside, said he didn't dare. He was not wearing an official uniform today, but was wearing the standard armor from the war of destroying Chu in the past, just like an iron-blooded general.

Well, he is dressed like this to remind Liu Bang of his past military exploits.

After all, although Liu Ruyi had no choice but to lose the power to rectify officials under the attack of shit bombs, Liu Bang did not stop this internal rectification movement. Xu, Bing (qǐ) Hou and Huang Jizhong were deprived of their titles successively and sent to prison for investigation!
Huang Jizhong's imprisonment for Zhao Jiangye was not unexpected. After all, this man was born as a bandit, and he gathered in the mountains and forests to rob houses, so it is normal for him to do any illegal things.

However, Mohou Chenghei and Yanhou Zhaixu, one was the general of Zhang Er, the former king of Zhao, and the other was the general of Zang Tu, the former king of Yan. The truth made Zhao Jiangye, who was also the general of Zhao Guo, have to be suspicious. Ready to unload the grind and kill the donkey...

(End of this chapter)