When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che came in, the low voices in the court immediately stopped.
Liu Che went straight to the dragon chair in the middle and sat down. He waved his hands to the upright civil and military officials on both sides with a gloomy face.
"Everyone, please sit down! Originally, there were still two days left for the imperial meeting, but an urgent war incident occurred and it had to be moved forward."
"Emergency war!"
The weight of these four words was so heavy that the generals' ears suddenly stood up, and the civilian officials also stood ready.
Liu Che took a deep breath, glanced at the civil and military officials below, groaned, and said word by word: "I just got the news. Just seven or eight days ago, the 100,000 Xiongnu royal court army had already marched. Linyan Gate is closed."
"Now, the situation at Yanmen Pass is extremely dangerous!"
"..."
"What! The situation is so dangerous?"
When the civil and military officials heard this, they couldn't help but take a breath of air.
Although they knew that the Huns were invading in large numbers, they were not very clear about the details of the battle on the border.
After all, this is the hinterland of the Central Plains, not a frontier. The war will not burn this place for a while.
Unexpectedly, in less than a month, the Huns had reached Yanmen Pass.
"Damn Huns, I must kill them!"
Taiwei Dou Ying, who is now the highest military officer of the Han Dynasty, cursed loudly at this moment.
When he thought of the threat from the Huns in the Guanzhong area, he wanted to lead his troops to Yanmen Pass immediately.
You know, he bought tens of thousands of acres of fertile land in the Guanzhong area and devoted countless efforts and financial resources.
If this was messed up by the Huns, he would really suffer a heavy loss.
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"Now, even if we mobilize all the local troops, there is not enough time!"
Tingwei Zhangtang, one of the Nine Qings, shook his head when he heard this.
He had already proposed a plan to order the governors of more than a dozen surrounding counties to urgently mobilize regional garrison troops to support the three border counties.
However, no one in the court supported him in doing so, and the plan was shelved.
Now, looking at the anxious officials in the court hall, Zhang Tang could not help but sneer at the corner of his mouth.
As expected, this person is someone who has nothing to do with himself.
However, once your own interests are truly involved, you will immediately become another person.
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Looking at the court that had fallen into chaos, Zhang Tang spoke again and proposed his new plan.
He said that the total strength of the Han Dynasty in the three border counties totaled more than 200,000.
With a strong walled city, it should be able to hold off the Huns for a while.
In Zhang Tang's perception, the Huns were like robbers who broke in, armed with scimitars and open flames. They grabbed a handful and ran away.
When the opponent is full of cavalry, no one can defeat them.
At the moment, the best way for the big man is to act like a large army is gathering, so that the other party will feel that there is no advantage to be taken advantage of and take the initiative to retreat.
"..."
"Yes, at this moment, the most important thing should be to immediately mobilize the nearest troops and gather them to support Yanmen Pass."
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che agreed with Zhang Tang's view. In any case, the Huns must first be made to feel that the big man is not a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
"The 100,000 forbidden troops in Chang'an City will stay, and the other armies will set off immediately. At all costs, we will fully support Yanmen Pass first!"
After a fierce debate with the ministers, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che finally made the decision.
At the same time, a carrier pigeon carrying only orders flapped its wings and flew to more than fifty counties of the Han Dynasty.
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After this, the recuperation and recuperation of the two generations of Emperor Han Wen and Emperor Han Jing were fully rewarded at this moment.
Thanks to moderate national policies and decades of childbirth, the population of Han Dynasty has exceeded 50 million.
The Han Empire, which had numerous cities and towns, broke out a staggering war reserve force when it received an urgent war order.
In just four or five days, 230,000 local troops gathered from various regions and marched towards Yanmen Pass.
The Bianqiang War Zone was officially established, with a total of 230,000 troops under its command. The general commander is temporarily served by Taiwei Dou Ying.
Although most of the 230,000 troops are vulnerable local motley crews, their combat effectiveness is worrying.
But at least in terms of numbers, they can scare the Huns.
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At the end of the first year of Jianyuan, after the Huns had grabbed enough food to survive the winter, their crazy looting and massacres gradually stopped.
In just one month, the once prosperous three border counties have become ruins after being burned by fire.
A total of more than one million Han people in the three border counties died tragically at the hands of the Huns.
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The Huns had no intention of completely occupying the Han territory.
For them, it is more in their interests to plunder everything they can, treat the Han people as farmland, and treat the Han people as rice, harvesting one crop after another.
Therefore, the Huns adopted a very destructive policy of robbing and killing everyone.
It is said that after the massacre by the Huns, the blood flowing from the underground corpses was enough to cover the hooves of the tall horses.
"..."
The Xiongnu royal court army, which had been fighting bloody battles at Yanmen Pass for more than half a month, couldn't help but create a slight commotion when faced with the sudden heavy group of troops from the rear.
"Honorable King Khan, the military strength of the Han people has increased significantly. Moreover, Yanmen Pass is indestructible. If we try to break through it forcefully, our army will be in a dilemma!"
A captain of ten thousand men in the Xiongnu Empire, after estimating the strength of both sides, admonished the military minister Shanyu with an ugly face.
"My subordinates are bold and ask King Khan to order the withdrawal of troops for the sake of the overall situation."
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The military minister Shanyu sighed slightly when he heard his beloved general say this.
He knew in his heart that he had now reached a point where even if he didn't want to retreat, he couldn't.
Bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes. This sentence has always been a wise saying.
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Even if it is, it is the same for the Huns, who are always known for their fear of life.
The Huns were not willing to fight against the Han people when they had just made a fortune.
To be honest, in fact, many generals and nobles of the Xiongnu Royal Court had no plans to attack Yanmen Pass.
According to the original plan, after plundering most of the grain, grass and treasures in Yanmen County, they were to return to the grassland with these important supplies.
However, as the contemporary Khan of the Huns, Shanyu, a military minister, overriding everyone's opinions and insisted on conquering Yanmen Pass.
Now, they were naturally unwilling to fight to the death against a Han army that was several times their own.
