Chapter 42: The Wolves Go South

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty in the fifth year of peace, autumn, Hetao Xiongnu royal court. Bursts of horns resounded throughout the grassland, and all the chiefs of the Southern Xiongnu tribes and the chieftains of the servant tribes led the most elite cavalry of each tribe to meet the Dadan Yu --- of the Southern Xiongnu in Fuluo.

Yu Fuluo was in his forties this year, which was the age of his prime, and at this time, the big single Yu was sitting in his palace tent looking at a rough map drawn in cowhide with eyes like a wolf, and the continuous sound of horns outside did not affect his cold gaze in the slightest; A line on the map on behalf of the Great Wall is clearly visible, this Great Wall is like an iron chain, more than 100 years of dead tied to the neck of the Huns, now after decades of recuperation, they already have more than 200,000 troops in their hands, 50,000 elite cavalry, scimitars flashing, iron hooves, now it's time to break free from this damn iron chain.

One by one the Xiongnu nobles dressed in wolf skin entered the palace tent one after another, all sat on the carpet without saying a word, and immediately there were female slaves who sent strong wine, if the Han people love spirits, then the Huns are crazy about spirits, in the icy and snowy Saibei grassland, drinking a sip of spirits is not only the greatest enjoyment, but also a critical moment can save people's lives, so since this kind of spirits appeared on the grassland, immediately by all the Huns warmly welcomed!

Now this kind of liquor has become an indispensable thing for the Xiongnu nobles to gather, in order to get a jar of good wine, they do not hesitate to exchange their cattle, sheep and horses as if they were their lives, and some poor herdsmen can even carry their wives, chasing after the caravan, just to exchange for a small jar of good wine, by the way, this wine also has a very wonderful name - Wusao wine!

While tasting the wine in their hands, the old chiefs began to look at each other in various ways, and exchanged a great deal of information with some imperceptible gestures, which were so numerous and rich in content that I am afraid that even the teachers of the deaf and dumb schools in later generations would be overshadowed. Although these Xiongnu nobles are basically illiterate, this does not prevent them from creating their own body language. And those younger clan leaders are more focused on the throne of Da Shan Yu, as long as Yu Fu Luo Shan Yu sitting on it shows a hint of aging, I am afraid that someone will immediately jump out to challenge!

When the last young Xiongnu nobleman, Liu Bao, the king of Zuoxian, walked in with a baggage, all the people arrived. Outside the big tent, tens of thousands of elite Hun iron horsemen have been neatly lined up, waving the banners of various tribes, like ferocious steppe wolves, waiting for the wolf king to let out the howl of the hunt......

Seeing that all the nobles had arrived, Yu Fuluo stood up suddenly, a typical Xiongnu broad face, covered with traces of knife frost, the broad body was wearing leather armor sewn from three layers of bison skin, thick arms and calloused tiger mouth, all proved that this Da Dan Yu could step on the war horse at any time, raise the saber and lead the warriors of the tribe into battle. Under the pressure of the king's breath, many noble leaders lowered their heads, leaned down, and touched the ground with their foreheads to express their submission to the wolf king.

"The leaders of the Great Huns!" Yu Fuluo cast his cold gaze on every nobleman in the palace tent, and said in a deep voice: "Now is the time to decide the fate of our Great Huns, last year's heavy snowstorm, all the departments suffered great losses, countless people and animals froze to death, if we don't go out to loot, our tribe will not be able to survive the next cold winter, now I need to listen to your opinions!" ”

There was silence in the huge palace tent, and everyone understood, "Looting? Plunder whom? Those northern tribes suffered more from the snow disaster, and they couldn't grab any oil and water at all, and on the other hand, if these poor neighbors didn't come to rob themselves, there was only one goal, the southern neighbor - the rich Han Dynasty. ”

"Great Yu Fuluo Shan Yu!" The wrinkled face is like the dead white bark on the grassland, the 'Aries King' stood up, this old man is the oldest leader of all the Hun nobles, because of the harsh living environment on the grassland, plus war, disease, natural disasters and other reasons, the Huns generally do not live to be 50 years old, and this 'Aries King' is 70 years old this year, has experienced countless snowstorms, and has seen countless swordsmen.

"The Han Dynasty in the south is our suzerain, it is by his protection, for decades we have been able to herd horses and sheep freely on the Hetao Plain, once the act of rebellion is made, I am afraid that our tribe will attract more terrible revenge than the snow disaster, at the foot of the wolf Juxu Mountain, where the 'champion Hou - Huo Hussar General' stood 'human head Jingguan' have you forgotten?"

Huo Qubing - a name that all the Huns dare not mention but can not forget, at the beginning of the Mobei War, the champion Hou Huo Qubing led his elite cavalry corps, boldly interspersed more than 2,000 miles out of the north, directly hit Hanhai, beheaded more than 70,000, in the Huns sacrifice to the heavens of the Holy Land of the Wolf Juxu Mountain to build a 'Jingguan' made of human heads, all the tribes on the grassland of the earthquake bowed their heads to the direction of Chang'an.

The foreheads of the Hun nobles in the big tent were lowered, and the children on the grassland were not "losing my Qilian Mountain, so that my six animals would not rest; Losing my Yanzhi Mountain, making my wife colorless! Growing up in the ballads......

"Honorable chiefs!" Seeing the situation in the palace tent, the first heir of the Xiongnu royal court, Zuoxian Wang Liu Bao, walked out, he was just over 20 years old this year, he looked heroic and majestic, as Zuoxian Wang, in addition to showing his bravery on the battlefield, he must also show his wisdom at this aristocratic meeting, in the world of the Huns, the big fist is the last word, if you can't show your ability, then the name of the first heir of the Xiongnu royal court is just a joke, and the cowardly and incompetent prince will be quickly torn apart and devoured by others, There is never a shortage of careerists on the steppe.

"Are your bowstrings rotten? Have your sabers been curled? The barren grassland can no longer feed our cattle and sheep, our subordinates are wailing and crying in the cold wind, and now in the rich Han land in the Great Wall, there are countless wealth, food and women waiting for you to enjoy", said Liu Bao threw out the burden in his hand; Immediately, an iron pot with a dark light appeared in front of the Xiongnu chieftains......

If there is anything that is most attractive to herdsmen on the grassland, it is by no means gold and silver jewelry, but ironware, a single nomadic lifestyle makes the grassland extremely lacking iron tools, the Huns can raise the fattest cattle and sheep, the strongest horses, but can not make an iron needle.

Especially in the eyes of the mainlanders, the iron pot is the most scarce living materials in the grassland, because without the iron pot, the Huns cannot cook meat, and the grassland people are carnivores; So much so that the steppe tribes went south to grab the iron pot as a strange commodity......

Everyone, please see, Liu Bao pointed to a striking bull's head mark on the iron pot and said: "The origin of this iron pot is Yuyang County, where there is a big iron workshop, and it is also a prosperous goods distribution center, only a wall away from the pasture of our Huns", said and gently tapped the iron pot with his fingers, and the crisp sound told all the tribal chiefs that this was a fine iron tool.

Everyone in Yuyang knows that it is very close to the Huns' station, and if you don't need to go deep into the interior to grab a large number of goods, not only will the danger be much smaller, but it will not overstimulate the sensitive nerves of the Han Dynasty.

"Besides, everyone has been drinking the spirits smuggled by those Han profiteers recently, right?" Raising the wine glass in his hand, Liu Bao said loudly.

Sure enough, the mention of spirits quickly caused a lot of commotion among the chiefs of the various departments, and everyone began to whisper, and even the eyes of Dadan Yu Fuluo became shining......

Looking at the scene in front of him, Liu Bao was very satisfied, being able to capture the greed of the tribal chiefs was the basis for him to reach the pinnacle of power, and the wolf king could only better command them if he knew what his wolves needed most. After admiring the greedy or enthusiastic expressions of the chiefs, he loudly announced, "The origin of that spirit is in Yuyang!" ”

Like a stone thrown into the calm water, which quickly stirred up countless ripples, all the tribal chiefs stood up, looked at the iron pot with fiery eyes, and looked at the wine in their hands; Then they all looked at their wolf king, the Hun Da Dan Yu.

Yu Fuluo knew, "The greed of the chiefs has been fully stimulated by Liu Bao, if he opposes sending troops to loot at this time, then these wolves who are already hungry and green will tear themselves apart first, this feeling of not being under his control makes him very uncomfortable, he glanced at Liu Bao, the king of Zuoxian, who was standing beside him with some pride, he felt that his rights as the wolf king were challenged by the young male wolf, which he could not accept in any case, even if the challenger was his son, but now, he could only push the boat down the river...... ”

Thinking of this, Yu Fuluo pulled out his scimitar and roared loudly: "Now is not the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the current emperor of the Han Dynasty will only hide in the palace to eat, drink and have fun, the era of our Great Huns has come, I order in the name of the Xiongnu Dashan Yu: "The soldiers are divided into three ways, the Aries Wang's 10,000 cavalry attack the right Beiping, the Zuoxian Wang's 10,000 cavalry attack Yuyang County, and the Da Dan Yu personally leads the rest of the troops to attack Yanmen Pass; Like the fierce wolves on the grassland, you must cross the Great Wall, climb the mountains, kill on a large scale, and plunder the Han land! ”

"Roar! Roar! Roar...... The sound of wolves roaring came from the Xiongnu palace tent, especially the young noble chiefs, who roared loudly, patting their chests and asking to be the vanguard this time......

Yu Fuluo's order looked very fair, and the Aries Wang's troops who opposed the southward movement were sent to fight the farthest Youbeiping, and they also had to face the most elite cavalry of the Han Dynasty, "Youbeiping Taishou Gongsun Zan's 'White Horse Yicong', and out of a reward for Zuoxian Wang, the fattest Yuyang County was handed over to him to plunder, but is it really that simple?

As the most cunning wolf king on the grassland, the Huns' Dadan Yu-Fuluo, he knows very well that under the fattest meat, there are often deep traps......

The Aries King, who bowed his head and was silent, walked out of the big tent with the chiefs of the various departments, looked at the huge empire in the south and sighed deeply, countless painful lessons made him clearly understand: "Maybe the Han Dynasty now lacks a heroic lord like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but the Han people have never lacked a god of war like Huo Quai......