Let's say that from a territorial point of view, the Huns' territory was quite large.
They control the prairie, Liaodong, Hetao, Hasa, Tuku, Central Asia, and the Western Regions, covering more than six million square miles.
Fundamentally speaking, the foundation of the Xiongnu Empire was the 400,000-strong wolf army.
Politically speaking, yes, it is the so-called Xiongnu royal family and various tribes co-operating!
But no matter how you calculate it, within the Xiongnu Empire, the Xiongnu Chanyu is still the ruler with the biggest fist and the most powerful voice.
From this perspective, it is enough to see the strength and ability of the Xiongnu chanyus in the past dynasties.
However, this sentence can actually be said the other way around.
If it weren't for the Xiongnu Chanyus of the past dynasties, all of them would have been heroes of their generation. They made sure that the leaders of each tribe obeyed them, and built the scattered grassland nomadic race into a whole.
How could the Xiongnu establish themselves as a country as early as the end of Qin Dynasty, and why do they now dominate the world and overwhelm the Han Empire and surrounding countries, making them breathless?
Let’s get back to the point.
The military minister Shan Yu was discussing with the wise kings Nianwu Hanshu, Huyan Jiyu, and other tribal leaders how many cavalry should be sent to attack the Han.
Please note that the military minister Shan Yu and the senior officials discussed how many troops to send to fight the Han.
It's not about whether to fight the big guy or not.
In other words, this time the parliament, no matter whose suggestion was followed, attacking the Han Dynasty was a planned military operation.
After a night of discussion, through everyone's vote, and the final decision of the military minister Shan Yu, the Xiongnu decided to send an army of 300,000 to attack the border counties of the Han Dynasty.
By the way, the senior leaders of the Xiongnu did not really want to destroy the Han Dynasty at this time.
Maybe it's because they don't have this ability, or maybe they regard the big man as their own food depot.
They are like robbers. They don't farm, produce, and have no food to eat, so they rob big men.
When the Han Dynasty gathered grain, they sharpened their machetes.
"..."
Jianyuan five years, November 30th.
The sun had just risen and before it completely illuminated the prairie in front of us, the cold prairie wind and snow blew in our face.
The Sirius on the golden wolf flag in the Prairie Royal Court looked even more ferocious and terrifying at this moment.
Countless prairie cavalry wearing leather armor lined up in front of the shore of the lake as vast as the sea, like a dark steel forest!
"My sons, there is no grass in the grassland, the cattle and sheep are starving to death, and our wives and children are starving and freezing now..."
"But the Han people in the south have a lot of food for the winter and warm cotton clothes. Tell me what we should do!"
Shanyu, the military official of the Khan King in the Hun royal court, had sharp wolf-like eyes and wide eyes. He held up the Sirius sword in his right hand, which represented the power of the entire grassland, and shouted to the 300,000 Hun cavalry behind him.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Robbing the Han people of their food and meat, and their cotton-padded clothes!"
At this moment, above the group of war horses, countless scimitars were raised toward the sky, and the arrows flashing with cold light looked even colder in the sunlight.
The deafening shouts of hundreds of thousands of Huns rang out from all directions, the sound was so loud that the entire grassland could not help but tremble slightly.
Upon seeing this, the military minister Chanyu let out a burst of "haha" laughter, and a sense of pride over the heroes of the world came out spontaneously.
No wonder the military minister Shan Yu was arrogant. He who was in charge of the Xiongnu Empire did have the courage and capital to be proud of the world and guide the country.
"..."
There is nothing anyone can do about the advance of winter.
However, at its peak, the Hun Empire, with 400,000 leather armors and bows, was so proud of the world, how could it be possible that it would sit still and wait for death.
It became their choice to go south to plunder the Han Dynasty and other countries, and use the material resources of other countries to support their own country.
Jianyuan five years, December 1st.
The 300,000-strong army of the Hun Royal Court set out from Kusulgu Lake and advanced toward the south like a rolling torrent.
The simple and powerful sound of the war horn sounded passionately in the wind, just like the eternal wind blowing across the boundless prairie.
Three hundred thousand Huns cavalry, like a huge hurricane, passed over this vast grassland.
The horses' hooves brought up countless dust, and the dust swayed with the swift wind brought by the fast horses, forming a landscape of rolling yellow sand on the ground.
Jianyuan five years, December 4th.
The Xiongnu's 300,000 elite cavalry were divided into three groups to attack the border areas of the Han Empire.
On the way up, Shan Yu, the Xiongnu military minister, led his 100,000 most elite troops to attack Yanmen County, which was the strongest defense force on the frontier of the Han Empire.
The middle route was led by King Zuo Xian, and a coalition of 100,000 troops from various tribes invaded Beidi County in Hebei.
On the lower road, led by King Youxian, a coalition of 100,000 troops from various tribes invaded Daijun.
"..."
On King Youxian's side, the Huns cavalry, which was said to be a hundred thousand troops, quickly penetrated dozens of military villages at the front of Yanling, and drove straight into Yanling and other places in Daijun.
Suddenly, the war situation in Daijun reached an extreme state of collapse.
One hundred thousand Hun cavalry that could move at high speed divided Daijun's local military power into dozens of large and small areas.
The situation is so serious that Wei Qing has no good solution. He can only stand on the newly reinforced city wall every day and be prepared.
The 100,000 Xiongnu army was so powerful that Wei Qing did not dare to make any mistakes.
In the past few days when the Huns broke through the barrier, Wei Qing lived and ate on the city wall, and his nerves were tense.
He, a small captain, naturally had neither the ability nor the qualifications to deal with the invasion of a hundred thousand Huns.
However, as an officer of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing still wanted to do his best to protect the people under his rule.
"…………"
Jianyuan five years, December 6th.
Early winter.
The sky is gray, black clouds pile up in the sky, and the dry and cold air stings the nose.
The ground has passed the frost, and dead grass and leaves that have lost their vitality can be seen everywhere in the cracks in the cracked soil.
Wave after wave of cold winter wind followed the cold current from the far north, and the temperature throughout Dai County had already reached below zero.
"..."
A thick and continuous huge black line appeared on the distant horizon.
More than a thousand flags embroidered with Sirius silver threads fluttered and screamed in the wind, and the sound of thousands of horses' hooves trampling the earth was like bursts of muffled thunder.
Sixty thousand Huns cavalry galloped across the vast plains, like a large black cloud falling on the ground.
After the 100,000 Xiongnu army led by King Youxian entered Dai County, they began to divide their troops.
Among them, King Youxian, Huyan Jiyu, acted alone with his own army of 60,000.
The other 40,000 troops were divided into several legions of different sizes according to different tribes.
