Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 297 Returning the World to One: Recovering the Hetao ([-])

"Chilechuan, under the Yin Mountain, the sky is like a dome, covering the whole field. The sky is blue, the fields are vast, and the wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep." A melodious song floats on the grassland, a longbow on his back, riding a horse The Xiongnu men drove the herd with whips and sang loudly. (Note: The "Chilechuan" textbook says it is a Xianbei folk song. I personally think it is open to question. Because after the Huns were destroyed, Xianbei took advantage of the situation to rise, and it must have inherited the culture of the Huns. Folk songs are also one of them. There are few records, but there are more records about Xianbei later, so this folk song has been handed down in the name of Xianbei folk song. This is just my personal opinion, and friends can just read it.)
Autumn is tall and the horses are fat, which is the season for the herds to be fattened. The horses are strong, the cattle are fat, the sheep are fat, and they always look so gratifying. The man is very happy to see his herds multiplying, and murmurs: "I don't have to worry about eating this winter." Now, you don’t need to go to Nanchao to harass you anymore, and you can live a peaceful winter.”

The Xiongnu harassed China continuously. One very important reason was to pass on the difficulties of life. For example, if there was a snowstorm on the grassland, many livestock were killed and injured, and it was difficult to maintain the livelihood in the coming year, then war would inevitably occur, and the Xiongnu would definitely plunder China. .Correspondingly, as long as there is no snow disaster on the grasslands, no reduction in livestock, and no worries about livelihood, the Xiongnu will generally not come to harass them.Of course, there were also incidents where the nobles of the Huns led their troops to the south for their own future, and there were quite a few times.

A loud eagle cry sounded from the air, and the man looked up, only to see a goshawk rushing towards a lamb with its wings folded.The man shouted: "You beast, be bold!" He took the longbow on his back with his backhand, bent the bow and set an arrow, aimed at the goshawk, and fired a series of arrows. Three arrows shot past, all of which hit the goshawk, and the goshawk With a cry of mourning, he fluttered his wings and fell to the ground, flapping a few times before dying.

The man galloped forward, shook his wrist, and the whip flew out like a poisonous snake, entangled the goshawk, turned around and shot at the man as if alive, the man caught it with his hand, looked at the goshawk, and said with a sneer: "I don't know. The tall and low animals dare to play tricks in front of me, Lan Zhi, and seek death!" Pulling out the arrow from the eagle, he put his lips together, sucking the eagle's blood from the wound.

After sucking the eagle's blood, Lan Zhi put the goshawk into the leather pouch, waved the whip, and continued to herd the herd.

"The Great Chanyu has an order: All grown men, take your bows, take your arrows, put on your armor, bid farewell to your beloved woman, ride on a steed, and arrive at the camp of Youxian King within three days." A Hun rider galloped Coming, conveying the will of the Great Chanyu from afar.

The whip in Lan Zhi's hand made a crisp sound, and he sighed, "I can't sleep peacefully this winter again! This year is good, why go to the Southern Dynasty? We have more cattle and sheep than in previous years. What kind of battle is it?"

Although there is a saying that the Huns can live a lifetime on horseback, that is an exaggeration and it is simply impossible.The Xiongnu people and the Chinese people have the same mentality, that is, to have a stable life without worrying about food and clothing. As long as they do not encounter difficulties in livelihood, it is best not to fight.

As for the subsequent unification of the various tribes of the Xiongnu by Mao Dun and the large-scale use of troops against the Western Han Dynasty, it was not only unable to plunder, but also had political ambitions. It wanted to conquer the Central Plains and make the Han people submit. threaten.Knowing how big the threat of the Xiongnu was and how tragic the people in the frontier fortress were, Zhou Chong decided to take advantage of the reign of the powerful Qin Shihuang to completely solve the Xiongnu problem, and then guided the King of Qin to use troops against the Xiongnu.

Lan Zhi drove the herd back to the camp, and saw that all the people grazing with him had rushed back, all dressed up, and ready to report to King Youxian's camp.

"Lan Zhi, hurry up, we'll wait for you." A man who was close to Lan Zhi shouted at Lan Zhi from afar.

Lan Zhi replied: "Hey, wait for me for a while, I will say goodbye to my woman, and I will leave after seeing my baby."

"Lan Zhi, we are men, we are eagles in the desert, how can we be entangled by women, you are too unmanly." Another middle-aged man sneered, and said: "You just lie on your woman's chest Come down!"

There was a burst of laughter immediately.

Not only did Lan Zhi not feel embarrassed, but he smiled and said, "You are very good. I want to lie on my woman's warm chest, but the Great Chanyu refuses. He wants us to go to war."

"Lanzhi, why are you so mean? What's wrong with fighting? We went to the Southern Dynasties, and we had gold, silver, jewelry, silk, porcelain, tea, and beautiful women from the Southern Dynasties." Another Hun man laughed maliciously. He said: "Let me tell you, the women of the Southern Dynasties are much gentler than our Xiongnu women. Their waists are thin, their faces are white and tender, and their breasts are soft and soft. You won't want to get up when you lie on them." All flushed.

Lan Zhi sighed: "You guys, you know that women are better than neighbors. The Huns and the Southern Dynasty are like neighbors. When you have women from the Huns, you think that the women from the Southern Dynasty are better than our Xiongnu women. It's not the same thing. , all women are the same, the women of the Southern Dynasties are good, the women of our Xiongnu are not bad, and my women are the best!"

"Are you going or not? If you don't go, we will leave. If you want to go, pack up quickly. You are always standing and chatting about women." A Hun man was a little impatient.

Lan Zhi shook his head helplessly and said, "Is it okay if I don't go? You just wait, it will be ready soon." Turning around and entering the tent.

"Don't look at Lan Zhi's resounding words, I don't believe that he won't be tempted by women from the Southern Dynasty. If he doesn't be tempted, the old cat won't be greedy when he sees live fish." Several Xiongnu men muttered.

Not long after, Lan Zhi came out of the tent accompanied by his woman, said, "Let's go." He jumped on his horse.

Several Xiongnu men stepped on their war horses and were about to gallop away as soon as they pulled the reins. At this moment, there was an earth-shattering sound of hooves. Everyone was very surprised. Looking for the sound, they saw a smooth water line appearing at the place where the sound came from. , was coming towards them.

After a while, the waterline gradually became clear. It turned out that a troop of cavalry was galloping. The tall horses were like tigers, and the horses were like dragons.

"Cavalry, cavalry!" Everyone exclaimed in unison.

Lan Zhi looked at it for a while, and said: "What a majestic formation, it runs as solid as a mountain!"

"That's right, that's right, it must be the people in the headquarters of the Da Shanyu, otherwise they wouldn't have such an aura." The middle-aged Hun man cheered and said, "I have seen the people in the headquarters of the Da Shanyu before, and this is the momentum. Oh, no , It’s a little worse than this momentum.”

"Quickly, line up, line up, welcome the Great Chanyu!" Everyone became excited and lined up neatly, ready to welcome the Great Shanyu who was a myth to them.

Lan Zhi's sharp eyes saw that the flag of this team of cavalry was not Shanyu's flag, and he exclaimed: "Ready to fight, these are not the troops of the Shanyu headquarters, they are from the Southern Dynasty, they are from the Southern Dynasty!"

"Lan Zhi, do you think it's Hua? Except for the people in the headquarters, it is impossible to have such a majestic momentum." Everyone didn't believe it at all.

Just when they were wondering, they saw a dazzling brilliance coming, it was countless sabers out of their sheaths, refracting the sunlight, it was really spectacular.The Qin character banner was particularly dazzling in the sun, and the cavalry led by Meng Tian flooded the grassland like a tide, leaving behind them blood, broken flesh, and the dilapidated Huns camp.

They seem to blow across the prairie wind, sweeping north!

(End of this chapter)