Nanhou Mountain.

The altitude is not high, just a relatively high mountain on the south bank of the Gonglu River.

Therefore, this peak, which is more than 1,000 meters above sea level, has become an iconic geographical term.

However, it is still the grassland between the Hanyu Mountain and the Gonglu River to the north of the Nanhou Mountain that determines the ownership of this area.

Extravagantly, he set up his right sage king's tent at the foot of the mountain.

Countless scouts have been sent out.

Intelligence is also starting to come back constantly.

After all, the main force of the Han army's northern expedition was nearly 20,000 or 30,000, followed by more than 100,000 herds of livestock, which stretched for dozens of miles.

As long as the eyes were not blind, even if they were hundreds of miles away, the Huns could clearly observe the actions of the Han army.

"The Han army sent a cavalry to make a detour from southeast to southwest, and the target should be the southern sheep basin of the Gonglu River Meander!" Hao Li looked at the leaders of the Xiongnu tribes in front of him, and asked slowly: "Are there warriors who are willing to lead the army to snipe and intercept the attacks of the Han people?" ”

Yangpan is the name of all the nomadic peoples, including the Xiongnu, especially the nomadic people in Mobei, who have chosen to stay overnight on the way to migrate and graze for generations.

At the same time, it is also the most important and precious area for the steppe nomads!

Its importance is no less than a fertile pasture.

This is because, north of the desert, the temperature at night is terriblely low.

Even in summer, sub-zero weather is common.

In autumn and winter, the sun may still shine during the day, but at night it will snow heavily, and the temperature will drop directly to minus 10 or 20 degrees!

If there is no good shelter from the wind and cold, the young, the old and the weak in the herd, will freeze to death in groups in minutes, and even healthy adult livestock will have a hard time surviving such nights.

Therefore, a basin that can shelter from the wind, and at the same time can effectively keep warm and cold, and can absorb a lot of water, is particularly important!

Especially on the way to migration, such a place is simply a lifesaver.

And the nomads themselves lack creativity and building capacity.

They had no way to build a city made of bricks and stones on the grassland, just like the farming people of the Central Plains.

You can only rely on the wisdom and experience of your ancestors to survive.

Therefore, generations and generations have chosen to gather their cattle, sheep and livestock in a special place to rest and spend the night on the migration route.

For thousands of years, it has been passed from generation to generation.

As a result, generations of herders have been resting in the same place while they are driving their livestock to migrate.

Livestock manure and naturally fallen hair accumulate on the surface.

Generation after generation, year after year.

Over time, the surface of these places is covered with layers of dried cow and sheep manure and hair.

As a result, the warmth of the place where it is located is constantly strengthened.

A virtuous circle has been formed.

For hundreds of years, these places were known as 'sheep basins'.

It is regarded by everyone, including the Xiongnu, as a treasure more precious than life.

Even if the Huns and the Donghu people fought to the death, no one thought of destroying these places.

Even though the Yueshi people were beaten and traveled tens of thousands of miles, and even the king's head was cut off, the Yueshi people did not destroy the sheep basins under their control.

Until the man showed up......

He brought blood and fire to the steppe.

His favorite thing to do is to lead his cavalry, constantly interspersing and interspersing, attacking and attacking.

During the decisive battle of Mobei, his cavalry fought from the lower reaches of the Gonglu River to Nanhou Mountain in seven days.

Along the way, he burned all the sheep pots he saw.

The hard work and operation of countless people and countless generations have been wiped out in the raging flames overnight.

This is the truth that the Huns spent twenty or thirty years without recovering their vitality!

Populations can breed and plunder.

Livestock can be fertile and strong.

But the sheep basin needs to be operated and accumulated from generation to generation.

It is not something that can be restored in a day or two, a year or two.

Its existence is often and naturally accumulated, and it is calculated on a hundred-year scale.

There is no doubt that this time the Han army once again attacked Mobei.

The deepest fear in the hearts of the Huns is the repetition of the Han army's old tricks.

Burn all the sheep pots they saw along the way!

Then, even if the Han people are finally defeated, the Xiongnu will lose the sheep basin that they have worked hard to rebuild and cultivate in the past two decades.

This year, next year, the year after next, and even the year after that.

The herds of the tribes will die in large numbers from the wind and snow on the way to the migration.

However......

After watching it for a long time, no one was willing to take the initiative to ask for help.

It made him frown.

"The Han Dynasty only has five hundred cavalry...... "He glared: "The great descendants of the gods, the patrons of the sun and the moon, don't even five hundred Han cavalry dare to challenge?" ”

"Tu Lu!" Finally, a nobleman stood up and said, "It's not that we are afraid of the Han Dynasty, it's really ......."

He lowered his head and said, "After crossing the river, even if you can defeat the light cavalry of the Han Dynasty, what is the use?" ”

"All the places south of the Gonglu water, we have already given up!"

"What's the problem with giving up another sheep pot?"

These questions immediately resonated with everyone else.

In the present era, the Han army is like Mount Tai, pressing on the hearts of each of its enemies and adversaries.

No one dared to despise the Han army!

Even, few people dared to take the initiative to attack the Han army when they were evenly matched.

Even though this Han army has already gone through several major battles and has gone through arduous marches in the past few days.

Not to mention......

Now, fools know that crossing the river is looking for death!

The Mu Yan clan had already taken the initiative to abandon the entire southern bank area of Gonglu Water.

Even Nanhou Mountain gave up.

Concentrated the troops, handed over to the right Xianwang Tu Hao, and asked him to arrange it on the grassland on the north bank, and treat the Han army solemnly.

It's clear that you're telling the Han people - you can play casually in Henan, and don't think about it in Hebei!

This was the usual strategy of Yin Zhi and the Xiongnu in the face of the main attack of the Han army.

If you can't beat it, you will retreat.

Taking advantage of natural danger and distance, he dragged down and dragged down the Han Dynasty army, and finally forced them back.

At the same time, avoid all frontal main battles as much as possible.

However, extravagance does not think so.

He's right!

But......

He's just a right-hand king who doesn't have much power!

In the single succession sequence, it is not even as good as the king of the Western Regions!

If he just led the troops, stalemate with the Han, and then forced the Han army back, how could he show his ability?

And how to improve his reputation?

He hoped, with a victory.

Even if it is to use the victory of the corpses to improve his status.

And the Han cavalry, which broke away from the main force of the Han army and maneuvered towards the upper river meander, was undoubtedly the first choice.

If you can destroy this adventurous Han cavalry, send their armor and head to Guyan Mountain.

Extravagant knew that the Mu Yan clan would be very happy.

And the entire Twin Clans and the clans of the four major clans will also be impressed by him.

In the future, there may be a chance to get involved in the big position!

At least they are qualified to compete, and they are left and right for the title of King of Guli and even King of the Sun.

Pity......

Looking at these guys in front of him, who are looking at their noses and noses, they know that it is unrealistic to expect them to cross the river to die!

But he needs someone to die!

Moreover, he didn't want to lose his strength and use the forces he had managed to accumulate to do this kind of thing.

With a slight roll of his eyes, he laughed and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, why should you be cowardly before you fight? The Han people are not invincible! ”

"Since Uwei Shan Yu, my Great Huns have eliminated and annihilated the main army of the Han Dynasty several times!"

"Besides, I, the Great Huns, am the heirs of the gods, warriors favored by the sun and the moon!"

He stepped down from his throne and came into the middle of the field, rubbing his palm slightly.

Since birth, Yu Li has been born to know how to use the resources in his hands to fight for his own interests.

Just like the last time, he took people to venture deep into Monan, assassinated the envoys of the Han Dynasty, successfully sabotaged the Han-Hungarian negotiations, and directly led to the current war, creating such an unprecedented opportunity for his own ascension and power.

He knows it well.

The only conservative aristocracy who can persecute these powerful factions, but at the same time is full of the glory of the Huns, there is only one reason why they are willing to cross the river to fight - faith!

So, he raised his voice, looked at everyone with righteous words, and said: "The Hun warriors who are above the gods and the sun and the moon have fallen to this point? ”

"Thanks to this king, I personally went to the holy mountain and invited the old shaman to bless you!"

"Now it seems that there is no need!"

"The cowardly are not entitled to the blessings of the great gods!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other and asked suspiciously, "Old shaman?" ”

The Huns, who practiced primitive shamanism, never had a unified standard and organization in religion.

Every tribe has different gods and goddesses.

Some people believe in and worship a mountain or a river, while others worship a lake or a forest.

There are also people who believe and believe in a long-dead ancestor or a legendary monster or even their former enemy!

In this case, there is naturally no cohesion.

But on the contrary, the beliefs of the Huns are very unified.

No matter what kind of thing you believe, you will eventually believe that you are the descendant and bloodline of the son of the gods born of heaven and earth and established by the sun and the moon.

It is believed that ancestors and gods will appear to the gods, will communicate with future generations, and will hope to receive priests and blood food.

Therefore, the Huns easily changed the gods they worshipped.

Sometimes, the reason is even inexplicable.

Even, just because he felt that the gods he believed in now were not powerful, he changed to something that no one believed in before, but only what he himself thought was strange or supernatural.

Nowadays, the word "old shaman" on the holy mountain has aroused the desire and curiosity of countless people at once.

Some legends that were once circulated among some tribes are gradually emerging in the hearts of some people.

"Could it be...... Legend has it that the old shaman who once served Mao Dun Da Shan Yu and Lao Shang Da Shan Yu, has been living in seclusion on the top of the holy mountain, witnessed the manifestation of the gods, and was also favored by the sun and the moon at the same time? Someone asked weakly.

Suddenly, countless people were shocked and surprised.

Have you served Maudun Da Dan Yu?

How many years did you have to live?

"I have heard that the old shaman has all kinds of miracles, which can raise the dead and make the living live longer......" said the man.

The eyes of the others immediately swelled suddenly.

Can it be resurrected? Can you live longer?

Although I think about it, I feel a little ridiculous.

But on the contrary, the Huns ate this set!

In particular, most of the people around them are ultra-conservatives in the Xiongnu.

Their characteristic is that everything feels that the Huns are great and do not need to change anything.

Ancestors, gods and gods!

Just to carry out reform is to play the piano indiscriminately!

These people, while not stupid, are rigid, superstitious, and stubborn.

Now, when I hear others talking about that legendary old shaman, I think that I seem to have heard similar legends?

So, everyone looked at the extravagance and said, "Tu luxury!" Please also ask Tu Hao to invite the old shaman to come and meet me......"

If that old shaman is really very capable, he does have great power.

So, why not give it a try?

Extravagant looked at it, and finally smiled.

He raised his head and said, "Old shaman, what kind of person? Where is it that ordinary people can see if they want to? ”

"In order to invite him down the mountain, this king knelt in front of the cave on the top of the holy mountain for three days and three nights before he moved the old shaman!"

Everyone listened and looked at each other, all with some doubts.

Listening to the extravagance: "Of course, all of you nobles are my great Huns' noble species, if this king goes to persuade you, the old shaman may be willing to see you......"