The big man has a living father

Chapter 163 (Long Chapter) A Lonely City and a Thousand-foot Mountain
Huo Hai was very sure that this war was the most famous battle in history, the Battle of Fenglangjuxu.

Whether it's the timing or the circumstances in all aspects, it's the same.

No, there are two differences.

The first is that the Huns did not give up the area south of the desert because of a year of recuperation.

The second is that the national strength of the Han Dynasty expanded at least several times.

Huo Hai was not very clear about the specific process of this battle, he was only sure of what he was going to do.

The third carriage is a strategic carriage exclusively for Huo Hai.

A team is also gathered here today.

The first one to be stationed in Hohhot is Cao Xiang.

Then came the vanguard of this battle, Gongsun Ao.

The chief of staff or military clerk of Huo Hai's Yulin Guard, who held the rank of lieutenant general, was Luo Xiahong.

Luo Lie is the current deputy commander of the Yulin Guard and a member of the team, but because Liu Che was there, Luo Lie followed Liu Che before arriving in Hohhot.

There is a reason for choosing this team.

The first choice of Cao Xiang represented the interests of Liu Che. Liu Che needed a young talent from the old aristocracy to take the throne. Cao Xiang was the son of Princess Pingyang and a descendant of Cao Shen. He had also been gilded in the Yulin Guard. There was no doubt that he was a very suitable candidate.

Gongsun Ao was chosen because of Wei Qing's interests.

In fact, Gongsun Ao and Gongsun He are both descendants of Yiqiu, descendants of the barbarians, and both have the surname Gongsun.

Those who understand will understand what it means.

Gongsun Ao had a very good relationship with Wei Qing and saved Wei Qing's life in his early years.

But he often got lost on the grassland and lost his job many times.

And every time he was revived after paying the ransom, Wei Qing took him flying.

However, Huo Hai asked him to come not for the pure distribution of interests, but because Huo Hai asked Wei Qing to find a general who was good at building cities. Wei Qing said that Gongsun Ao was very good at this, so Huo Hai chose Gongsun Ao.

As for Luo Lie, he represents the Yulin Guard itself.

Choosing Luo Xiahong was Huo Hai's choice.

Originally, in history, Luoyang Hong should have only left behind the Taichu calendar, and his theories such as the Hun Tian Theory were not taken seriously. It was not until Zhang Heng joined his school of thought that the Hun Tian Theory became the mainstream of ancient Chinese astronomy.

In a sense, Luoyanghong became another ancestor of astronomy after ancient times.

But now his life has completely changed.

The first thing he did was to arrive in Chang'an ahead of time, preside over the establishment of the Han calendar, and make his own theories the mainstream in the research institute.

At the same time, Luo Xiahong worked with several researchers to improve the glass lens polishing technology.

You should know that Liu Che's myopic glasses were made using this technology.

At the beginning, the technology that Huo Hai told the institute was what he learned from watching short videos. Specifically, it was water rubbing method, sand grinding, and circular wheel polishing.

Specifically, the circular wheel is rotated, and water is used on it to slowly polish the smooth gravel.

However, after Luo Xiahong joined the research team, he quickly developed new technology.

Why do we have to start with a large piece of flat glass? The glass is heated and plasticized at the beginning. Can't we just plasticize the curved surface in the mold?

Why use a round plate as big as a dustpan?
If we use a small disc like a dipping saucer to speed up the rotation, wouldn't the rotation speed be dozens of times faster with the same force?
Then add sand to the water flow while grinding and pouring water into the water flow, and the lens will be polished smooth soon.

After Luo Xiahong joined, the speed of lens polishing increased many times.

In the past, it took only the time to make one convex lens to produce hundreds of them.

Therefore, standard telescopes came into being as war supplies.

The reason why Huo Hai brought Luo Xiahong along was because Luo Xiahong was proficient in astronomy.

Apart from anything else, after Luoyanghong confirmed that the earth is a sphere, Huo Hai asked Luoyanghong to calculate the diameter of the earth.

It has been calculated.

The method used is the same as the Greek algorithm mentioned in the book.

Of course, the premise is that the earth is calculated as a standard sphere.

However, although the earth is an elliptical sphere, when it is reduced to the size of a ping-pong ball, it actually looks more like a standard sphere than a ping-pong ball, so the so-called ellipse is also speaking from a macro perspective.

It is not difficult to calculate the diameter of the earth as long as we use the angle of the sun's shadow in different regions in the north and south in a day, and the distance of the sun setting every hour (that is, where the sun sets at the beginning and end of an hour).

After Luo Xiahong figured this out, combined with his ability to see the stars, it became like a human GPS.

The reason why Huo Hai wanted him to calculate was because Huo Hai still remembered a key piece of data.

That is, from Harbin to the westernmost point of the North Sea (Lake Baikal), the total distance is 1,350 kilometers, and on this straight line, 480 kilometers away from the westernmost point of Lake Baikal is Ulaanbaatar.

Four hundred and fifty kilometers due west of Ulaanbaatar is Dragon City!

At the beginning, Wei Qing took off by finding a way to successfully launch a surprise attack on Longcheng, and became famous in one battle.

But after that, Wei Qing never posed a threat to Longcheng again.

The reason is that it is hard to find.

Now Huo Hai only needs to remember a few parameters, and with Luo Xiahong's calculations, he can locate the position of Dragon City with 100% certainty.

Hohhot means Qingcheng in Mongolian.

This is because the entire Hohhot area is located on the southern foot of the Daqing Mountains.

The Daqing Mountains were the birthplace of the Xiongnu!

The entire northern foothills of the Daqing Mountains is the most prosperous area south of the desert.

If you go northwest from this location and before you go deep into Siberia, this area is the court of the Xiongnu Chanyu, stretching from north to south.

A line drawn from the easternmost part of the Daqing Mountains south of the desert to the westernmost part of the North Sea is the left wing of the Xiongnu.

To the west of Daqing Mountain is the desert no-man's land.

Continuing westward, you will reach the right wing of the Xiongnu.

To the south of the right wing of the Xiongnu is the Western Regions.

The entire map is in his mind. As long as he figures out where Dragon City is, and then based on the geographical mountain maps of later generations, Huo Hai will know exactly where the enemy is.

Only after getting on the train did Huo Hai tell Luo Xiahong the location information.

Luo Xiahong immediately began to draw a new map.

Cao Xiang didn't care at all, his mission this time was very simple.

The strategy has been decided and he went to Dingxiang to guard it.

He and Li Guang were both in Dingxiang, and to the north of Dingxiang, there was a place with a river called Qingshui River, and a new city was also being built there.

This new city is connected to Dingxiang by road.

The road leads to the Yellow River. After crossing the river, you will reach Jiuyuan, which is also the Chidao Road, where the Qin Great Wall is located.

Before Huo Hai's troops left Hohhot, Cao Xiang was guarding Qingshuihe City.

When Huo Hai went north, Cao Xiang went to Hohhot to take over the responsibility of guarding Hohhot.

After Huo Hai released the message and cut off communication with Mo Nan, Cao Xiang led his troops north to replace Huo Hai and return home.

At that time, Cao Xiang would guard between the south and north of the desert, waiting for news from the left wing of the Xiongnu.

If everything goes well, Huo Qubing will have wiped out the left wing, and Cao Xiang and Huo Qubing will start to attack Longcheng from the east and south respectively.

Of course, there are three steps in this strategy, each more critical than the next.

The first step was that Huo Hai had to use a very small force to cut off the entire southern part of the desert before the ice and snow melted and before the Huns could escape.

In the second step, Huo Qubing must sweep across the left wing of the Xiongnu.

The third step is that everyone must find Dragon City.

This time, if someone fails to find Dragon City and something goes wrong again, the entire strategy will be ruined.

But, as long as Huo Hai locks on Dragon City, others will definitely be able to find Dragon City.

Because...the magnetic compass has been invented.

All commanders above the school level have one.

If this cannot be found, it would be blatant treason.

Unless... you were led astray by the magnetic field of magnetite and high-iron content mines.

If you really find the iron mine, Liu Che will not only not blame you, but will also give you a big red envelope.

While everyone was making plans, Huo Hai was the most leisurely.

As the most spearhead execution force, Huo Hai only needs to lead his team to fire, while the people in the rear have a lot to consider. Really a lot to consider.

As a forward team, we have already figured out what to do through this year's training.

The current Yulin Guard is no longer a cold weapon cavalry guard regiment.

Instead, they are field cavalry that possess the ability of assault and mounted archery, and have learned wolf pack tactics, central breakthrough tactics, and infiltration tactics, and are also musketeer cavalry.

Although before the battle was actually won, all civil and military officials including Liu Che still had doubts, otherwise they would not have prepared a second plan.

But, in Huo Hai's opinion, there is no way anything will go wrong in this war.

Because the generation gap cannot be bridged.

More importantly, the Yulin Guards were more than one generation behind the Huns!
In terms of cavalry, the Xiongnu currently consists of a generation of primitive cavalry wearing Hu clothing and riding and shooting, and can only use harassment tactics.

The next generation of cavalry was the Turkic cavalry.

The next generation is heavy cavalry.

The next generation is the Tuqi light cavalry that can serve as the main combat force with the three treasures of war horses.

The next generation is the heavy cavalry, which has the three treasures of war horses and steel armor and can serve as the main combat force.

Then came the Musketeers.

Not to mention that Huo Hai's musketeers were not old smoothbore muskets from the beginning, nor were they old-fashioned flintlocks, but quick-firing flintlocks. There are four generations of differences in this.

Musketeer, nine levels higher than Cavalry Archer!

These nine versions can be summed up in one sentence when applied to combat power analysis. In real combat, it means one against a hundred.

Coupled with the completely different logistical levels, Huo Hai really had nothing to think about before he met his real enemy.

However, in the corner of the carriage, there was a person who was more anxious than anyone else.

Peng Yi, a doctor at the institute.

Logically speaking, Huo Hai should have brought Yishuo with him, but Yishuo is a woman after all, and it doesn't seem good to let her go to the front line in this environment. If we don't pay enough attention, Yishuo might get sick.

After all, women's resistance is not strong enough, and the environment of this place is special, and they often come into contact with the injured and sick.

You should know that Yishuo's parents both died while being treated for an epidemic.

So Huo Hai brought Peng Yi.

Peng Yi is even better than Yi Shuo in research. Every time there is a medical discovery in Science, it is basically Yi Shuo who writes the article, but Peng Yi always cooperates in the discovery. In addition, Peng Yi's main work in the past two years has been the research of penicillin, and other research is incidental.

But being a military doctor was another matter, as he had absolutely no experience.

Also, there are many research ideas that need to be put into practice this time, so I am very worried.

The train clanked forward.

It lasted a whole day.

But, a journey that used to take half a month can now be completed in just over ten hours, which is already a huge thing.

When the train departed, people in Chang'an didn't know why the train was going to Shenmu, but when the train arrived, people in Shenmu knew.

Because Huo Qubing had left from here earlier, and then Li Guang had gone north from here.

Wei Qing and Gongsun He's people had already been arranged here.

Bu Shi, the general manager of Xiongnu Company, has also been assigned to work here for four months.

When the car arrived, the top executives of the entire Xiongnu Company and all the officials under the war machine came to the train station to welcome the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor.

Everyone has an important job and has no time for idle chat.

Huo Hai had just got off the carriage and had no time to see which ministers were there. Instead, he scanned the crowd directly, looking for the person he wanted to see.

I saw Huangfu Hua immediately.

Huangfu Hua arrived here earlier than Huo Hai because the Yulin Guard arrived in Shenmu County half a month in advance on the pretext of garrison alert.

After Huo Hai arrives, we will set off north to Hohhot.

Seeing that Huangfu Hua seemed to have something to say, Huo Hai left Cao Xiang and the others.

Huangfu Hua then whispered in Huo Hai's ear: "The family sent a pigeon to say that the princess is missing, and the crown prince has been to the mansion to look for Princess Wei Chang."

This is not good news.

This secret operation may fool others, but it cannot fool Princess Wei Chang.

Princess Wei Chang must have noticed something unusual and would definitely investigate. With the manpower and resources she has in Chang'an, it shouldn't be easy for her to find out the truth.

Since Liu Xijun and Princess Wei Chang are missing.

Even if it’s not… people have already arrived at Shenmu.

But... Huo Hai would not stay in Shenmu for long.

The original plan was that once everyone arrived in Shenmu, Huo Hai would continue on his way to Yunzhong County.

Then he turned from Yunzhong County to Chengle County.

Chengle County is just south of Hohhot and is part of Dingxiang County. It is an ancient city built during the reign of Emperor Gaozu.

But if Princess Wei Chang secretly hid in the sacred tree, Huo Hai's plan would be completely disrupted.

Huangfu Hua whispered: "Sir, are you trying to find a way to find the princess before you leave?"

Huo Hai glanced at Huangfu Hua. He was good at wielding swords and guns and doing things, but it was really difficult for him to use his brain.

"If the princess is determined to catch up with the team, she will definitely be able to catch up. Since she can come to Shenmu, can't she find a way to send a convoy to Hohhot?"

"I was just wondering whether I should run away with my men before Her Royal Highness the Princess gets the news."

Thinking of this, Huo Hai shook his head.

It's impossible. Since Princess Wei Chang has come here, she would dare to chase me even if I run away.

But doing so would mean leaving her alone in the rear team, which would be unsafe.

After all, the sacred tree to the north is the former territory of the Huns, and it has only been in the hands of the Han court for less than five years!
In this case, it would be better to put the princess in the main army and take it to the north.

At present, a large number of troops are continuously advancing out of Chengle County area, so it should be no problem to place the princess there.

But I can't ask Huangfu Hua to go to the door and shout that the Yulin Guards are about to set out on an expedition, to inform Princess Wei Chang, right?
Huo Hai thought about it and said a few words to Huangfu Hua.

……

The ministers in the court started working after getting off the car.

Various approvals and work related to engineering, military affairs, and finances are in progress.

On the Shenmu side, a poem was circulated among many coachmen involved in the transportation.

"The Yellow River flows far away among the white clouds, and there is a lonely city on the top of the ten thousand feet mountain."

The original second half of this poem was: Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows, as the spring breeze does not reach the Yumen Pass.

However, the first and last sentences of this poem are integrated. In fact, it is about Liangzhou, or to be more precise, it refers to Longxi all the way to Yumen Pass.

Because from Longxi to Jiuquan, Zhangye, Dunhuang, all the way to Yumen Pass, due to the terrain restrictions of the Hetao area, they are all single cities, so they are called isolated cities.

But each isolated city can be connected into a line, so it is called a piece of isolated city.

However, this poem is also correct when used to describe Hohhot.

Because along Jiuyuan County towards Beiping is the Great Wall.

The Great Wall is also a series of checkpoints, with isolated cities connected in a line.

The drivers only knew that the talented and romantic Lord Huo had written another poem, which was very touching to read.

Princess Wei Chang, who was hiding among the drivers, knew her whereabouts were exposed as soon as she heard the poem. Huo Hai was reminding her that he was going to cross the Great Wall.

Princess Wei Chang immediately asked her people to investigate whether there were any construction materials sent from Wuyuan County to the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Because the Yellow River flows far away among the white clouds.

There must be a place with blue sky and white clouds in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Just inside or outside the Great Wall, an isolated city is being built. That is the destination that Huo Hai wants to go to.

Soon her people found out.

Yes, a new market has formed in a place called Hohhot.

According to legend, if you exhale from this place, your breath will freeze immediately, so the market is called Hohhot.

Many people were preparing to start cattle and sheep businesses there, forming a new base, which happened in the past six months.

After hearing that it happened in the past six months, Princess Wei Chang immediately confirmed that Huo Hai would go to Hohhot.

But which specific path should we take?
Princess Wei Chang went back to the poem and thought that Huo Hai should go through Wuyuan County, cross the Yellow River first, and then follow the Great Wall.

Princess Wei Chang’s guess was correct. Huo Hai’s army assembled and set off quickly.

The departure of the Yulin Guards would not attract any attention at all.

Because the Imperial Guards are His Majesty's bodyguard, their departure does not mean there will be a war, it only means that His Majesty may come to inspect.

Qin Shihuang died suddenly on his way to Jiuyuan for inspection. Now that the great emperor is going to Wuyuan for inspection, the distance physically exceeds that of Ying Zheng's border inspection. Isn't it normal?

When Qin Shi Huang built the Chidao, he toured the border to show off his achievements. Now that His Majesty has built a railway, it is normal for him to show off.

In fact, there was a reason why Huo Hai went to Wuyuan first and then rushed to Hohhot.

If Huo Hai's army and Cao Xiang's army went together, there would be a problem.

Everyone knew that Huo Hai might fire the first shot, and Cao Xiang went to Dingxiang under the pretext of garrisoning troops, just like Li Guang.

Their excuse meant that they would not necessarily attack the Huns, and would do so several months later.

If Huo Hai joined the main army and appeared at the front line, it would mean a fight.

No matter how much control Liu Che had over the court, he would not believe that there were no treacherous people within it.

Even if there really isn't one, we still have to be on guard.

Then why didn't Huo Hai go through Yunzhong County, cross the Yellow River and go directly to Chengle County?
There is a new road over there too.

The answer is simple. Five years ago, the entire area north of Yunzhong was the former territory of the Huns.

Due to its harsh environment and terrain, Wuyuan County could not hide many scattered Huns, but it was different in Yunzhong.

Even during the Three Kingdoms period when the Han and Hu people lived together, the Wuyuan area was populated entirely by hardworking Han people, while more Hu people lived secretly in the Yunzhong area further south.

Same now.

Therefore, if Huo Hai took the Yulin Guards to Yunzhong, even if the news did not spread through the mouths of traitors, it would definitely spread through the mouths of the Huns.

Even though these people rebelled against the Xiongnu and secretly lived in Han areas.

But if there was a one-time opportunity to get rich, coupled with their familiarity with the Hun roads and experience traveling in snowy weather, who could say whether they would tip off the enemy?

Yes, the tribe that Huo Hai is going to attack cannot be left before the snow melts.

But the problem is that this news might spread to the Chanyu's court, or even further, causing the Xiongnu nobles to flee.

Therefore, Huo Hai chose to go towards Wuyuan and then head east.

Although that meant that the large group would always have to walk on the windward side of the southern slopes of the mountains, isn't that what sleds are for?
The journey was very fast on this section of the road, and the army soon arrived at Shangjun from Shenmu.

Shenmu was too close to Shangjun, so we shouldn’t have stopped there and should have continued on our way.

But Huo Hai still stayed deliberately, under the pretext of allowing all the soldiers to adapt to the cold.

The soldiers were also confused.

He wore a small cowhide vest inside, a cotton suit outside, cotton trousers and jeans on the lower body, and leather boots. Although the leather sole was not thick enough so he added many layers of cloth, the stitches and seams had obviously been processed by some kind of technological product and were waterproof.

Once the hat is put on, the whole body is exposed.

When the ears on the hat are turned down, a pair of eyes are revealed.

Moreover, I was wearing a waterproof tarpaulin, so even if the snow fell on my shoulders and melted, it would not corrode my clothes.

Even with all the gear on, how can it be cold? I don’t feel cold at all!

The troops requisitioned a newly built house in Shangjun for use.

The local workers had no complaints either.

They just squeezed together to make some room.

When they heard that Huo Hai had arrived, a large group of people came to express their condolences with food.

"Is the boss here?"

Huo Hai refused to admit it: "Don't talk nonsense, you are paid by Xiongnu Company, and your general manager is Bu Shi."

Someone whispered, "But didn't Bu Shi also call the young master the chairman?"

Huo Hai laughed: "That's another matter. He works in another company and I'm the boss. But I'm not the boss of the company that pays you."

Huo Hai would not get involved in the affairs of the Xiongnu Company, otherwise if there were any problems, he would not only not get any benefits but also have to contribute.

Some soldiers explained the relationship between them clearly.

A group of workers then realized that it was indeed Huo Hai who brought about the new business reform, but Huo Hai was only responsible for Chang'an County.

It is true that Huo Hai is Bu Shi’s boss, but Huo Hai is not the boss of Bu Shi’s subordinates.

Also tell everyone that your boss is His Majesty.

It is His Majesty who pays for you to build houses, roads and bridges here, pays you high salaries and feeds you meat.

After the workers had left, Zhao Xin stepped forward and complimented him: "Commander Huo, you are truly a role model for our generation!"

Huo Hai glanced at Zhao Xin and did not quite approve.

At present, many people in the army have the surname Zhao. They have the surname Zhao because when they took their names, they directly used the place as their surname in the former Zhao State, and then used the newly determined surname as their surname.

This Zhao Xin was formerly a minor king of the Xiongnu, or the leader of a small tribe.

Very resourceful.

He surrendered to the Han Dynasty a few years ago and became Xihou (not marquis, but an official title).

Zhao Xin is the name he gave himself.

Unfortunately, this person was neither from Zhao nor very honest, and he later defected.

When this guy was here, he built a Zhaoxin City, which was even farther away than Longcheng.

Huo Hai knew him because a character in League of Legends used his name, "a flash of cold light comes first, and then the gun shoots out like a dragon."

At first, people who used this name thought that this person was Zhao Yun, but later someone did some research and found out that there was really a Zhao Xin in history.

Later, after Huo Hai checked, he found out who this Zhao Xin was. At that time, game players refused to admit that Zhao Xin was this Zhao Xin, and instead thought that Zhao Xin was Zilong.

It was at that time that Huo Hai remembered Zhao Xin.

This person was just a small figure during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, but Huo Hai was more familiar with him than with big guys like Gongsun He and Chen Zhang, and knew that this guy was a rebellious person.

So he was very disdainful of Zhao Xin.

But there are two reasons why Zhao Xin was brought along.

First, the reason why Huo Qubing never got lost when traveling across the desert was because he had a large number of Hun soldiers under his command, and their number was astonishing.

It can reach one-fifth or one-quarter of the soldiers under your command.

At least 20% of the elite soldiers were Hun soldiers or Han soldiers born on the grasslands.

This is equivalent to Huo Qubing leading tens of thousands of local people to fight, so how could he get lost?

However, there were few Huns in the Yulin Guard. After all, the condition for entering the Yulin Guard was that one had to be the surviving son of a good Han family member who died in battle.

Even if other soldiers died in battle, they would not meet the five requirements of being a good family member of the Han Dynasty.

Unless a soldier first surrendered to the Huns and then died for his country, his son received his reward, obtained the status of a good family member of the Han Dynasty, and also died for his country, his grandson could become a Yulin Guard.

But unfortunately, the Han-Xiongnu War only lasted for nine years, and it would take at least another ten years before the Xiongnu Yulin Guards appeared.

So Huo Qubing was worried that Huo Hai didn't know the way on the grassland, so he specially sent a small team to serve as Huo Hai's guide.

Zhao Xin is the leader of this scout team.

No matter how powerful Zhao Xin is, he is still a general. It is already good enough that he is willing to come here as a scout leader. Therefore, there is no way Huo Hai would doubt his loyalty before he actually rebels.

After all, in theory everyone knows that there is meat to eat if you follow Huo Qubing.

He gave up the opportunity to make a contribution and came to follow Huo Hai.

Huo Hai couldn't just reach out and hit someone who was smiling at him.

But Huo Hai didn't know the specific truth behind the few historical records, so Huo Hai was wary of Zhao Xin.

It would be unfair to question him, but you'd be a fool not to be on guard against him.

After entering the room, Huo Hai showed a map of the Hohhot area.

Hohhot is located at the southern foot of Daqing Mountain.

The northern foot of the Daqing Mountains was the birthplace of the Xiongnu.

If the big man had not rested last year, this place would have been empty.

However, because the Han Dynasty was recuperating, there are now Xiongnu tribes on the northern foot of the Daqing Mountains.

The people currently building the city on the front line have sent back messages confirming this.

And now, the Xiongnu tribes in the north of the mountains in Hohhot have also discovered the sudden appearance of this market in Hohhot.

But because of the commercial trade in the market, they were not overly vigilant about this matter.

People have gone to investigate one after another, and found that the tribes in the north of the mountain have not run away.

This Shanbei is difficult to understand, but it is actually very easy to understand here.

This place was called Wuchuan a few hundred years later. It was one of the six towns in the north during the Southern and Northern Dynasties and a famous emperor's hometown.

The emperors of the four dynasties, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang, were all descendants of officers and soldiers from the Wuchuan faction, and the forces that founded the country were also Wuchuan forces.

Although Huo Hai only knew a little about the history of the Han Dynasty, he was familiar with the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

So Huo Hai is very familiar with this kind of place.

There are three towns in this place.

One is in the west which has nothing to do with the battlefield.

One is located on the main north-south road of Daqing Mountain, which can only accommodate about 300 people. It is called Shan'an Pass.

One is in the northeast, backed by Gushan Mountain in the southwest, and has a ravine in the east and south, called Gushan Pass.

These three towns are where the Han people’s power is distributed under normal circumstances.

These are the three remaining places on the Qin Great Wall ruins where people can still live.

The location of Hohhot currently chosen is relatively difficult to observe. If Shan'anting and Gushan Town are both locked, the Xiongnu tribe will not be able to discover that a new city is being built, nor will they be able to discover that a large army is gathering.

Huo Hai is now trying to find a reason to blockade Shankou Town.

But this place is not that simple.

Because the Qin Great Wall had already fallen into ruin, Emperor Wu had only one solution to ensure that the area around the Qin Great Wall still had defensive functions: immigration.

Those who moved over were not normal border residents, but criminals.

Simply put, these two places are concentration areas for prisoners.

If policies that are too humanistic are adopted, they will definitely arouse suspicion.

If we really want them to know, there is no way of predicting whether there will be spies among these people who have already committed crimes.

Huo Hai pointed at the map and asked: "Generally speaking, where are the places in the north of the mountain likely to have large tribes?"

Zhao Xin pointed to a place and said, "This is called Black Water. It is sheltered from the wind, has constant snow, and is rich in water and grass. The most important thing is that it is difficult to climb over it. If the cavalry wears armor, they cannot climb over this mountain. If they don't wear armor, they can cross it, but they don't have the sprint distance. Therefore, the tribes living here are fearless and are not afraid of being attacked at all."

Huo Hai nodded.

No wonder the northern border of Wuchuan County was an area controlled by the Huns.

Such a large area can actually be used as winter pasture and can also restrain cavalry.

If the infantry went forward, they would be defeated by the cavalry and archers of such a large tribe.

No wonder the eldest brother wanted to attack from east to west instead of from Dingxiang to north.

No wonder Li Guang and his men always died here.

The Great Wall was a pass for the Qin and Han dynasties, but why not for the Huns as well?
Huo Hai: "Apart from this place, where else can there be a large tribe?"

Zhao Xin pointed to a place and said, "This is where the Black Water and its tributaries meet. Whether there is snow here depends on whether it is a cold winter that year."

Huo Hai: "Obviously not this year, which means that there may be two large tribes north of Daqing Mountain."

Zhao Xin pointed at a few points on the map. "If you think this year is not a cold winter, then these places are winter pastures."

"This is the Wang Ting's ranch."

Zhao Xin didn't have enough information sources, and he didn't know whether it was cold this year. Since Huo Hai said it wasn't cold, he had judged some of the grasslands.

Huo Hai took a look and saw that it was the edge area between the south and north of the desert, and the southern end of the Gobi Desert.

Huo Hai: "Is it possible that there are other pastures heading north from Hohhot, but you don't know about them?"

Zhao Xin: "Impossible! Because I came here with the General of the Cavalry two years ago."

Huo Hai nodded: "Okay, you go down first."

After Zhao Xin left, Huo Hai used the newly made integrated stove to make a fire, and while doing so he grilled meat on the iron plate above.

Then I heard a noise in the yard.

Footsteps slowly approached the door.

Huo Hai walked quietly to the door, opened it suddenly, and saw a slender figure squatting outside.

"Sure enough, I followed."

Huo Hai picked up Princess Wei Chang, dragged her into the house, and slapped her on the buttocks: "What if something happens to you and your father cuts off my head?"

"I told you to stay home and you didn't do it. I'm going to give you a beating today to show my support as a husband."

After saying that, he snapped twice more.

Liu Xijun raised her head: "What is the husband's responsibility..."

Huo Hai tilted his head: "Hmm?"

At the door, Princess Wei Chang, who was wearing a white mink cloak, took off the hood of her cloak with both hands and poked her head out: "What is the husband's responsibility?"

Huo Hai: Boss, all the men are learning your theories, but women don’t take them seriously!
"You can also use the substitution technique, right?"

Princess Wei Chang put her hands on her hips and laughed: "Hahaha, I knew he would get beaten. I said he dared to make a move. You insisted that he didn't dare. You don't know how brave he is."

Liu Xijun: "Well, Huo Hai, you dare to hit the princess. I will sue you when I get back."

Huo Hai slapped her again: "You are not a princess, at most I hit the princess."

Huo Hai really fought and didn't hold back.

Is this a joke? If Huo Hai hadn't been reluctant to come here because of the rule that only those with military merit could be granted a title, why would the two girls follow him?
Huo Hai had been planning for half a year, and he also asked Huo Qubing various questions. Plus, he had already been to the battlefield once a year ago, so he dared to set out.

Do they dare?

Liu Xijun rubbed herself vigorously and cried, "It hurts."

Huo Hai looked at Princess Wei Chang: "Come here too!"

Princess Wei was stunned for a moment, and quickly dodged back: "If you hit her, you can't hit me!"

Huo Hai: “No!”

"Pia! Pia~"

"Hey~"

(End of this chapter)