Xihe, Meiji, spring back to the earth, the impact of the previous cold winter, is gradually dissipating. It is inevitable that cattle, sheep and livestock have been frozen to death by frostbite, and many people at the bottom have died of freezing and starvation. But compared with before, the casualties are only one or two percent, at least there is a visible support, and the big order is for food relief.

Although I can't eat enough and don't have warm clothes, I can at least get through it, accompanied by a more and more firm belief in Dadanyu. Most of the dead and wounded were slaves, the old and the weak, and every winter was a survival of the fittest for the grassland people.

The production capacity of this era was really low, and the grain stored in the account, coupled with the large orders and allocation, could only barely be maintained.

The old and infirm can barely survive, especially for the lowest ordinary people, who are more willing to use the rest of their rations to feed their children than useless and decrepit.

Liu Yuan ignored this, acquiesced and even secretly promoted it, giving up the old and useless, so that he could get more food to feed the young, children, and young women, and they were the future of the Xiongnu. More grain, livestock, war horses, soldiers, everything that realizes Liu Yuan's ambition comes from the output of the "young people".

Although it is very cruel, the reality is like this, the old and infirm people have almost no use value for Liu Yuan, how can Liu Yuan consume the already insufficient resources to survive!

In recent months, Liu Yuan has been a little depressed and even irritable, and all those close to him can feel the irritability in Da Danyu's heart. The crux of the problem lies in the Yellow Turban Rebellion of the Han in the south.

Reborn in the South Xiongnu for nearly ten years, with great effort to ascend to the throne, dismal business for so many years, the opportunity for the rise of the Xiongnu has completely arrived, and their ambitions are about to be completely released.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion is a signal that the Han Dynasty will eventually be in chaos, and the world of great controversy is coming! Now is the time to show your strength. Taking advantage of the constraints in the south to weaken to the lowest point, it is promising to continue to attack Xianbei in the north, or to plunder and merge states in the south. But Liu Yuan was a little powerless and couldn't do it.

Liu Yuan calculated carefully, since the fourth year of Xiping, to now, for more than nine years, the Huns have been fighting constantly. Especially after he succeeded to the throne, civil strife, foreign wars, and Xianbei and the Han Dynasty, one after another, the warriors of the tribe lost 50,000 or 60,000.

These are all strong men, and for the Huns with a small population, they are already broken. Only last year, the northern attack on Xianbei and the internal friction of the rebellion, the Xiongnu lost less than 20,000. The Xiongnu have accumulated decades of development achievements in Bingzhou, but they have also consumed a lot, and the lack of stamina has slowly been reflected.

The population of the Xiongnu has grown negatively in recent years, even though Liu Yuan has gathered many Han people and annexed nearly 100,000 Xianbei tribesmen. Before everything was digested and the younger generation of Xiongnu men had grown up and transformed into combat power, Liu Yuan only had to consume the war potential of the Xiongnu as long as he moved.

I couldn't hold it back, so I summoned a few ministers with cronies and wanted to discuss it. Lan Zhi, the Xu Bu brothers, Fugu Huaijing, Wan Qianjian, Wuyue, and the only Hanchen Wang Rou. Sweeping the circle of the ministers in the palace, Liu Yuan took a deep breath between his noses: "There are Taiping Daoist Zhang Jiao in the Han Dynasty who gather people to make trouble, and in the Central Plains and Hebei, millions of yellow scarves have risen up, and the momentum is huge, you have also heard of it." Let's talk about how my Huns should deal with it. ”

"The rebellion of the Han Dynasty, what does it have to do with my Huns, let them fight to the death, just leave him alone!" Fu Gu Huaijing replied a little naïvely.

Hearing this, Liu Yuan didn't know what expression he should show, and said lightly: "Those who don't plan the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain." One day, our iron cavalry will go south on a large scale, do we have to wait until that time to consider the situation of the Han Dynasty! ”

Listening to Liu Yuan's scolding, Fu Gu Huaijing smiled, and he didn't know where to put it, and he let out two dry laughs: "I still listen to Da Danyu, what do you say, what will you do in the end." ”

"Listening to Da Shan Yu's meaning, do you want to send troops south and get involved?" Subu Chiti asked.

Before Liu Yuan could answer, he heard Lan Zhi hurriedly persuade: "No, Da Danyu, since last year, he has been going north in a big way, coupled with rebellion, and the harsh winter has invaded. Now that the people are tired, the horses are thin and long, and the cattle and sheep are not fat, it is time to concentrate on development. If you rashly recruit your subordinates and raise swords again, I'm afraid it's not appropriate. ”

Liu Yuan knew that Lan Zhi's old words were still reasonable, but if he was allowed to stay in Meiji at this time, without taking action, he would always feel a little unwilling. He said: "The Han is too busy to take care of himself, it is a good opportunity for my Huns to fish in troubled waters, should I miss it in vain?" ”

"Da Dan Yu thinks that if you want to go south and conquer the state, how many troops do the Xiongnu need to recruit?" Wang Rou asked.

When Liu Yuan was silently groaning, he silently assessed it in his heart, and said with a little hesitation: "30,000 people who control the line are enough!" ”

Wang Rou heard Liu Yuan's lack of confidence, and arched his hand: "Not to mention, at this time, to recruit an army of 30,000, what price does the Huns need to pay." If the Xiongnu invaded the Han border again, only the two counties of Yanmen and Taiyuan could be targeted in Bingzhou. These two counties are large counties with a large population and army, strong families, and strong cities. Far from being comparable to the West River, Wuyuan, and Yunzhong, we are knights, do we want to attack the city with cavalry? ”

Hearing Wang Rou say this, Liu Yuan was thoughtful, his eyes flickered, and motioned for Wang Rou to continue.

"Nowadays, although there are millions of people in the Han Yellow Turbans, they are ravaging the state and county, but there are almost no ant thieves in the state. And the two counties of Yanmen, on the contrary, have tightened the vigilance of the counties, Taiyuan is too guarded by Zang Min and is capable, and if he wants to get benefits from him, he is afraid that it will not be easy. If the 30,000 cavalry goes south, at most they will loot, which will only harm the Han in vain. It is also inconsistent with the strategy of 'first north and then south' formulated by Da Dan before, and I hope that Da Dan will think twice! ”

Liu Yuan finally nodded and exhaled heavily. Seeing his reaction, Lan Zhi and Wang Rou subconsciously felt relieved at the same time.

"It's not appropriate to attack the Han in the south, and Da Danyu may be able to be beaten Xianbei!" Wu Yue, who had been silent, said suddenly.

Lan Zhi was beside him, and immediately frowned, and scolded softly: "Wuyue! ”

Liu Yuan was also staring, looking at Wuyue and listening to him.

Wu Yue ignored Lan Zhi and suggested to Liu Yuan very confidently: "What the minister refers to is Xianbei in the west. After a fatal blow from Da Dan a year ago, Xianbei in the west now occupies a large grassland area, and in fact, large and small tribes stand side by side. This cold winter has made them kill each other and swallow each other in order to survive. At this time, it is not necessary to send 5,000 horsemen, which is enough to ravage its territory and conquer the scattered tribes. ”

When Liu Yuan heard this, he was obviously moved. And Wu Yue said: "Besides, my Huns can still not use the army, do not hurt the roots, and mobilize another army!" ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it! ”

"Da Dan Yu has forgotten that my Huns don't fall, that group of lowly slaves, fierce enough, ruthless enough, good combat power, and now there are tens of thousands of troops, enough to recruit thousands of troops. You can fight for me, you can take the opportunity to weaken their tribes, and you can also save the strength of my Huns, why not! ”

Liu Yuan's eyes became extremely bright, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, looking at Wuyue with admiration. The right hand slapped the case: "This single is decided, just do what Wu Yue said, use don't fall into the servants, and attack the western Xianbei first!" ”