People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 185 Juyan
Right now in the army, the guides of the Han army also tried their best:
"General, we are now in Zhangye Country. Grasslands and Gobi coexist in Zhangye Country. Grasslands are close to weak waters, and Gobi is far away from weak waters. There are many caves here, where people can hide. Those barbarians don't live in tents. If the yellow sand is too strong, they will hide in caves, and they will also hide in caves when they encounter strong enemies. If they are negligent, they will attack from behind, so we must be careful..."

After a little hesitation, the guide said again:
"Those caves are deep and long. If you don't pay attention, you will get lost. We'd better not go in. The general has a lot of troops. We can block the cave entrance first, and then light the horse manure with fire to force them out!"

This guide of the Han Army is indeed very experienced. Huo Qubing did the same thing back then. He crossed the desert, got the help of Ju Yanyue, sent people to block the entrance of the cave, and then smoked it to easily capture a large number of prisoners. Even because there were too many prisoners, in order to facilitate the rapid march, he had to kill them.

Killed more than 7000 people, of which 5000 were killed by Ju Yanyueshi.

Even among the Xiongnu, those Huns themselves and the incorporated Hu tribe also had great contradictions.

For example, the Huns conquered the Yuezhi, the Great Yuezhi moved westward, the Little Yuezhi stayed behind, and were divided into three parts by the Huns. One part was the Juyan Yuezhi, the other was the Zhangye Yuezhi (later became Lushuihu), and the other was the Huangzhong Yuezhi (they were also the predecessors of Huangzhongyi, but they had a small population and frequent wars, and had been assimilated by the Qiang people).

The Xiongnu exploited other tribes and had great conflicts with each other. Huo Qubing was keenly aware that almost everywhere he went, he could get help from the local Hu tribes, and even the cavalry under his command had more Hu tribes than Han.

He was in the north, sent troops from the Xitao Plain, crossed the desert, lacked soldiers, and lost horses. Facing this predicament, he contacted the Juyan Yuezhi. Not only did he replenish the horses, but he also recruited a thousand Yuezhi cavalry, went south along the weak water, and finally opened up the Hexi Corridor.

This is a genius, and he does not stick to one pattern when it comes to employing people. His success is not due to luck, but to his ability. If he is a different person, he will definitely not succeed.

For example, Li Guang... Needless to say, his ability, but his character determines that he will only get lost outside the Great Wall.

Back in front of his eyes, Li Wenhou thought for a moment, and he agreed to the proposal:
"Okay, let's do it like this. If you can use this to capture those barbarians, then you have made a great contribution, and I will definitely reward you a lot!"

The Han army guide was full of gratitude:

"Thank you, General, thank you General!"

In the following time, relying on the guidance of these guides, they found many caves.

Regardless of whether there are Tibetans or not, a thousand cavalry are sent to guard, collect horse dung, light it with fire, and then continue to smoke until the people in the cave can't bear it anymore and run out voluntarily.

Between Jianshui Jinguan and Juyan, there is a distance of hundreds of miles. It is such a long and narrow passage. They smoked out 10,000 barbarians, including men, women, and children, and [-]+ cattle, sheep and war horses.

When these barbarians heard that a hundred thousand Han troops were coming, they were too frightened to fight against them, so they retreated and hid.

Unexpectedly, they still became captives of the Han army, until the Han army made a promise that as long as they kept their law and order, they would not be slaughtered.

With this promise, these barbarian captives can be regarded as settled down, but there are still some people who want to escape, but there is only one end if they escape and are caught, and that is to kill!

Once again, it is easy to subdue the Zhangye vassal state without a single soldier. For these Hu people, if they want to really subdue them, they must divide them, otherwise the tribe will naturally form a whole.

Leaving the kingdom of Zhangye and entering the kingdom of Juyan, perhaps because of the nourishment of Juyanze, the surrounding environment is quite different, with tall trees, lush grass, and various animal life.

This is a great place to live!
And for the Han Dynasty, Juyan also has a very special status. Since the Huns were driven to Mobei by the Han Dynasty, in order to continue to pursue the Huns, how many times they sent troops through the Hexi Corridor, then came to Juyan from Jiuquan, and continued northward from Juyan.

Crossing the Dahan Mountain in the north of Juyan is basically the territory of the Huns, and of course it is now the territory of Xianbei.

However, Xianbei is still not as good as the Xiongnu. They only control it in name, and they can't really control it at all. Moreover, Xianbei is divided into Eastern Xianbei, Central Xianbei, and Western Xianbei.

There is Junji Mountain, where Li Ling fought bloody battles, and Yanran Mountain, where Yanran made great efforts. Now it is also called Hangai Mountain, which belongs to Mongolia.

Just today, since Li Wenhou's army arrived here, they have been searching for the location of the Hu people's tribe. As long as they find any traces, they will immediately press down on them.

Regardless of whether he was a Xiongnu tribe, Xianbei tribe, or Zahu tribe, as long as he was found, he would be beaten up. Relying on his proficiency in riding and archery, as well as the advantages brought by his equipment, it can be said that he has no opponents.

It's just that it's slow to find. Juyan's vassal state is not small. At the same time, the noise they made caused many tribes to flee wildly, which also made the search process more difficult.

Finally soon after!
A team of knights came to find him in person, and after many interrogations, they finally met Li Wenhou.

After seeing Li Wenhou, they all saluted respectfully, and then one of them stood up and said with a wry smile:

"Greetings to the general, the humble rank is Captain Juyan. Now that the general has entered Juyan, the humble rank has not received a transfer order, so I really dare not touch it rashly..."

"Just now, some barbarian princes in Juyan, please come over and ask. They have always kept themselves safe and never acted in rebellion. Why did they come to attack them..."

"General, they are all canonized by the imperial court, and they still have imperial edicts and gold seals in their hands. They are allowed to stay here to graze and farm. They have no rebellion, and they directly send troops to attack. It is really against the rules..."

"What they mean is that they can send cattle, sheep and war horses to compensate the general and reward the Han army, and hope that the general will hold his hand high and lead the Han army away from Juyan..."

"If the generals are exterminated, they will form a coalition army for livestock and land, and fight to the death with our Han army..."

"General, please think again. Those Hu people are all soldiers. Once they are all united, there will be at least [-] to [-] cavalry!"

When Li Wenhou heard this, he didn't even think about it, so he directly refused. If he led his troops here just for the sake of cattle, sheep and horses, the gain would outweigh the gain.

He wanted the whole of Juyan, and all the people, and all the animals, and he laughed and said:

"Then you go back and tell them that the rules have been changed now. If you are smart, surrender immediately and truly accept our army's recruitment, otherwise you will only die!"

Captain Ju Yan opened his mouth wide, looking a little stunned.

(End of this chapter)