The Xiongnu, as the biggest threat to the Han Dynasty, started a centuries-long open and secret struggle after Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, experienced the siege of Baideng!
In the early days of the Han Dynasty, the entire Central Plains had just ushered in long-lost peace, and was still in a state of ruins waiting to be revived. The great ancestor Liu Bang had to swallow his anger. On the one hand, he eased the relationship with the Xiongnu through marriage, and on the other hand, he set a decades-long policy. By the time of Emperor Wu, the Han Dynasty had reached its peak both in terms of military strength and economy, so Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu and climbed to Langjuxu Mountain, where he calmly built an altar and held sacrifices to heaven. Ceremony. This is what later generations said: Feng Lang lived in Xu Mountain, Zen in Guyan, and climbed to the Hanhai!
Afterwards, the Huns were in constant civil strife. At that time, Hu Hanxie, the Xiongnu Chanyu, even took the initiative to propose marriage in order to make friends with the Han Dynasty. This is the story of Zhaojun's departure from the fortress!
As time went by, due to the increasingly serious land annexation problem in the Western Han Dynasty and the control of government affairs by powerful officials such as Huo Guang and Shangguan Jie, the Han Dynasty once again declined with an unstoppable trend. With the emergence of Wang Mang, it directly triggered the rise of the Eastern Han Dynasty. prelude.
Despite the emergence of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty and Dou Xian's expedition to the Xiongnu during the Emperor Zhang period of the Han Dynasty, which went deep into the hinterland and pursued for more than 1,500 kilometers, it was difficult to restore the Han Dynasty's declining situation.
However, the Xiongnu was not much better. After the split of the Five Kings, there were constant civil strife. At this time, they were divided into the northern and southern tribes. The southern Xiongnu Chanyu Luofu directly surrendered to the Han, while the northern Xiongnu was even more divided by the Xianbei and the southern Xiongnu. The Xiongnu were almost destroyed!
Han Sui led more than a hundred people to ride in the original location of the Northern Xiongnu. Looking at the prosperous scene here back then, looking at the dilapidation now, I couldn't help but sigh...
Xu Rong attacked the camp at night and beat Han Sui out of the pass in one go. Due to the sudden incident, Han Sui stopped at dawn and was shocked to find that he originally had nearly 20,000 men, but now he only had less than one left. Even Xi Zhicai, Cheng Gongying, Yan Xing and others disappeared.
Looking at the soldiers in disarray in front of them, everyone's eyes were full of confusion about the future. Even Han Sui's city was despairing, but after all, Han Sui was a powerful hero, so he quickly regained his composure. , sent sentries to gather the remaining troops, and as Cheng Gongying, Yan Xing and others returned one after another, Han Sui felt a little relieved, but Xi Zhicai never came back, but this was also expected by Han Sui, after all, this person was not If you don't know the slightest martial arts, you are very likely to die on the battlefield just now!
After more than a month of rectification, Han Sui finally stabilized, so he began to rectify his troops, make friends with the surrounding foreigners, and prepare for a comeback!
This time Han Sui was also preparing to form an alliance with a small tribe of the Xiongnu. Looking at the path in front of him, Han Sui couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. The tribe he was going to had about three thousand young men. Counting some of the tribes he had befriended before, We should be able to gather 50,000 troops again! Ma Chao and Cao Cao will fight sooner or later. When the time comes, he will seize the opportunity and return to the Central Plains to find a frontier official. It will not be difficult!
Soon, Han Sui came back to his senses and frowned, as if he felt something was wrong!
He made a gesture to slow down the team. Years of fighting have long developed keen intuition.
As if thinking of something, Han Sui looked around hurriedly, then pulled Yan Xing aside and asked: "Where is the person sent to lead the way?"
Yan Xing raised his eyes and looked around, and said in confusion: "No, I was here just now. Why did he disappear just after turning a corner?"
After hearing Yan Xing's words, Han Sui's heart sank.
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Where the northern Xiongnu king's tent was originally located, there should have been only a few ruins left. However, at this time, the place was full of people. Countless tents stood around, guarding a huge tent in the middle!
Inside the tent, a big man was sitting on the throne with a majestic look. Next to him, a lean middle-aged man with a goatee stood beside him.
A Hun Sui soldier entered the tent and said, "Thank you, Shanyu, we have successfully captured Han Sui and his men. Han Sui is waiting outside the tent right now!"
"Invite him in, and remember to be polite!" the majestic man ordered.
"You barbarians will kill you if you want. I, Han Sui, stand upright, how can I be humiliated by you!"
As the sound came, Han Sui, who was tied up, walked into the hall cursing and being pushed by two soldiers!
At this moment, Han Sui's performance was not fake at all.
Han Sui had lived in Xiliang for decades and had a very thorough understanding of the Xiongnu. But just seeing the layout of their tents and the scale and decoration of the middle tent, Han Sui was already feeling quite cold!
The Huns’ tent!
I heard that the current Xiongnu Chanyu Yuluofu was supposed to fight the Xianbei people in northern Hebei, but why did he appear here? !
Without thinking too much, Han Sui was taken into the king's tent. Han Sui was a bachelor and knew the cruelty of the Huns. He might just want to get some news about the Central Plains from his own mouth instead of being tortured. Instead of dying, it would be better to anger Yurov and let him give himself a happy life.
Han Sui stepped into the king's tent despite being pushed by the Xiongnu soldiers. Just as he was about to continue shouting and cursing, he heard an old and majestic voice coming from not far ahead.
"Who told you to tie up General Han? Untie him quickly. Don't neglect your distinguished guest!"
'wrong! This man was not Yu Luofu. Yu Luofu was less than twenty years old. But when he heard the news, the man was in his forties or fifties. He raised his head curiously and saw the two people in front of him clearly. Han Sui's pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hand. His untied right hand pointed at the middle-aged scribe beside Shan Yu, his fingers trembling!
"General Han, we meet again!"
"Xi Zhicai?! Why are you here?"
Xi Zhicai did not answer Han Sui's question, but looked at the old man beside him, raised his hands and said, "Qiangqu Chanyu, please turn away the others!"
'Qiangqu? This name looks so familiar...wait, Qiangqu? Taking office as Chanyu? It is said that Yuluo Fu usurped the throne many years ago and died in the rebellion? how come? '
Thinking of this, Han Sui couldn't help but feel chills all over his body. He turned his eyes to Xi Zhicai, who was beside Qiang Qu and was looking at him leisurely. Han Sui suddenly felt that an invisible big hand was controlling everything behind his back. And he, Ma Chao, even Cao Cao, King Hongnong, etc. are just small chess pieces on the chessboard...
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Three months later, Yizhou-Chengdu.
"What? How is that possible?!" He Sian stood up in shock and stared at the two people below in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, we were ordered to lurk in Meng Da's tent. As soon as we boarded Zhuyazhou, we killed Meng Da's confidant Deng Xian and controlled his men. After one month, Meng Da was defeated and fled. General Gan ordered the two of us to meet him at Zhuyazhou, while he personally led his troops to fight the defeated Meng Da at sea. According to the accompanying brothers, General Gan led dozens of his followers to board the building where Meng Da was. They fought desperately behind the boat, and finally...died together with Mengda and were buried in the sea."
As if he had thought of something, the man continued to speak: "Before going to sea, the general also told us to count the seized property. He famously said that this will be of great use to His Highness in developing Yizhou in the future!" After saying that, he handed it over. A thick stack of animal skins.
The two people in the hall were Shen Mi and Lou Fa, Gan Ning's men, and the person who just spoke was Shen Mi, who had a relationship with He Sian and was responsible for delivering information! The two of them were from the same hometown as Gan Ning, and they were also in tears at this moment.
Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, was the most powerful general in Soochow in the original history. Although he had never met him, Zhang Ren mentioned that he was the first to suspect that he was the person behind the scenes after the Yizhou Rebellion. When Zhang Ren assassinated Liu Yan, he was caught by Gan Ning, which shows that this man was both civil and military! Such a person actually died just like that, and most of the joy that he originally felt about completely annihilating Meng Da was gone!
Taking a deep breath, He Sian did not look at the animal skin on the ground, but looked at the two of them, and slowly said: "Does General Gan have any heirs?"
"General Gan has a son named Gan Gui. He is twelve years old and is still staying in Zhuyazhou with his clan members."
He Sian nodded and continued to ask, "What are your plans for the future?"
The two of them looked at each other and said in a deep voice: "To be honest with Your Highness, Xingba and I have been together since childhood. Although we have different surnames, we are better than brothers. Before leaving, we discussed it with my nephew and learned that Xingba once said before his death that although Zhuyazhou is unbearably hot, it is far away from disputes and can be regarded as a place outside the world. Since Xingba also died in Zhuyazhou, we are willing to settle here and accompany our nephew!"
He Sian nodded and said tiredly: "I know that whether it was the pacification of Yizhou or the annihilation of Mengda, you and the others all took the greatest credit, and I will not treat those who have made great contributions badly. It was quite hard for you two to travel all the way. First of all, Go and have a rest, and when Yang Huai’s army returns later, I will give you a reward together!”
After seeing off the two of them, He Sian was the only one left in the hall. He came to the window and looked at the gloomy sky. He Sian was silent for a long time.
Although this southern expedition removed the thorn in Meng Da's side, the loss of money and food, as well as the casualties, were both unacceptable to He Sian.
Perhaps it was because he got Yizhou quite smoothly, and in the Battle of Yongliang, he could still defend Wudu even in the face of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops. On the other hand, this time he went south to attack Mengda, not to mention that he had an advantage in terms of military strength. There were more than 10,000 men from Gan Ning as internal reinforcements. Yang Huai, Zhang Ren and others who went out to the expedition were all famous generals of the generation, but they still lost troops and generals like this, and even caused Gan Ning to die before he left the army!
A tall and thin figure flashed through He Sian's mind...
'Jia Xu…'
With Jia Xu's resourcefulness, it is impossible not to see all this, but why is it still so? I think that the evaluation of Jia Xu in later generations is inseparable from the word poisonous scholar...
'Is it to defeat Liu Yan's Eastern Zhou army? '
As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world, but what should we do if it is leaked? Moreover, to take a step back, Liu Yan's lineage is already dead, so there is no need to kill the Eastern Zhou army.
With Jia Xu's wisdom, he shouldn't have thought of this, and this matter has been weird from beginning to end...
'No, it's not so much that the conquest of Mengda is weird, it's more that Jia Xu...'
He Sian didn't dare to think about it anymore. It can be said that after coming to this world, the person who helped He Sian the most besides Zhang Daoling was Jia Xu. If even Jia Xu couldn't believe it...
He Sian sighed and looked at the empty hall with a slightly blank look in his eyes...
