777 gunfire on the steppe
History is always full of surprises. It's always incredible when these accidents happen. Like what. This thing. Sounds ridiculous. Do we even wonder if this is true?
The Xiongnu in the north settled in the north of the desert under the constant blows of the Qin army. The subsequent spontaneous behavior of the Qin people dealt a serious blow to the living conditions of the Xiongnu. The Huns did not know why they settled north of the desert and could still suffer continuous blows from the Qin state.
As everyone knows, the science and technology of the Qin people have developed to what extent. Make use of various astronomical instruments, such as sextants, etc. The progress of the Qin people on the map was much higher than the Xiongnu imagined.
They divided the desert into longitude and latitude blocks of varying sizes, and finally put them together into an entire map. Then, according to these maps, the Qin army continued to carry out military operations. This is why the Huns were constantly attacked by the Qin army. Faced with a huge disparity in weapons, the Huns could only resort to passive retreat to protect their survival from infringement. But even then, nothing can be done.
The Huns had to retreat north to survive. And in the interior of the Xiongnu, because of the continuous deterioration of the living environment. The farther north it is, the worse the environment becomes, especially the living environment in winter, which has reached the maximum tolerance endured by the Huns. For this reason, some of the Xiongnu believed that in the face of the aggressive posture of the Qin state, they actively avoided fighting with the Qin people. Their response was to move westward, from where they would find a new place to live. However, due to the westward expansion strategy, the Qin State had blocked the way for the Xiongnu to move westward.
On the other hand, the Huns believed that the Huns should go south to regain their territory. Only in this way could the Huns regain fire in new living conditions. This part of the people was not favored among the Huns. Because of the great threat posed by Qin's weapons, the Huns were very frightened. Under this fear, the Huns naturally chose the first faction, that is, they could no longer develop north. It is necessary to move westward in search of a new living environment. At the moment the Huns had reached the North Sea, near what is now Lake Baikal. Winters here are very cold. And the living conditions have deteriorated extremistically. The Huns themselves were not willing to stay here for a long time. And the people of the Qin State are not willing to attack such a cold place at present. Because of this, Beihai became a concentration of Huns gathered here.
Among the Xiongnu, there was also a relatively small Shaozhuang faction, which was headed by Mao Dun, but the results were not very large. Mainly because Maudun's military power was small. Less than a thousand. After a significant shrinkage. It is difficult for less than a thousand men to control an entire tribe. There is no prestige.
"Shan Yu, this is something that Prince Maodun obtained from the recent siege of the Qin people." Speaking of a general-like Huns, he presented a revolver to Da Shan Yu with both hands.
"Yes. The southerners hurt us so hard. Our fertile steppes were occupied by the southerners. Our cattle and sheep were looted by them, and our men were either killed or taken away. Life and death unknown. And our women were also taken away by them. Even children as tall as horses are spared. These southerners. Especially those Qin people. Da Shan Yu remembered what he had encountered in recent years, and he had to sigh that things had developed to this point.
"Shan Yu, we should cheer up now. We Huns were not defeated like that. Another general said.
"Yes, Da Danyu, we should cheer up." The other generals clenched their fists and said. And Prince Maudun on the side looked at these generals. He had to remember these generals who did not give up in the most difficult times.
"Big Order, no. We, the Huns, have already suffered great losses. Even the Hu people in the east were driven into the great forest by the Qin people. We can't beat the Qin people no matter what. Besides, the Qin people still have powerful weapons, those weapons are more powerful than our bows and arrows, and even more powerful than our horses, so we have to reconsider. If we start a war rashly, I am afraid that we Huns will suffer the disaster of extermination. An older Hun persuaded.
"Yes, Da Shan Yu, that's right. Our current predicament is indeed difficult to start another war with the Qin people. At present, we should preserve our strength and avoid war with the Qin people as much as possible. Some people quickly got involved in the discussion. And the prince of Maudun on the side also nodded in agreement, it is indeed not easy to start a war with the Qin people at present, and the weapons of the Qin people are indeed sharp. They repeatedly charged, but they were all hit by the fire-breathing pipes of the Qin people, and their lives were in danger when they hit. Moreover, the tactics of the Qin people are very cunning, just like the wolves on the grassland. They have always resorted to sneak attacks. Attacks are rarely launched during the day. Basically, surprise attacks are launched in the evening or at night. For the Huns. Extremely vulnerable to opponents' attacks. Especially the kind of big fire-breathing pipe, once fired, it was a big piece of death. A lot of them were killed in this way.
"I know all of this. I will think about them one by one, but what is the living environment of our Huns. Our newborn babies will freeze to death in the cold, dry weather. Even the milk of cows and sheep will be frozen, how to feed our calves and sheep with frozen milk. I decided that we should move westward and avoid fighting the Qin. Moreover, we should keep moving westward until we are far away from the Qin. Looking for a place that suits us. The god of Kunlun will bless us. Da Shan Yu continued.
"Da Danyu, we shouldn't stay away from the Qin people, we should actively get close to the Qin people, exchange our cattle and sheep for those fire-breathing pipes from the hands of the Qin people, and then use these to recapture those cattle and sheep, maybe, we still have a bigger grassland waiting for us." In Mao Dun's view, he can't stay away from the Qin people at present, on the contrary, he should actively show goodwill with the Qin people, and it is best to get some weapons from the Qin people, so that the Huns who get new weapons will have a second chance to rise.
Maudun's idea was very bold. Since the Qin people can't be defeated, then they can fight the Hu people in the east, or develop to the west to attack other ethnic groups. In short, the Huns had to acquire new weapons in order to have a chance to regain their strength.
"Your idea is so unrealistic. Moreover, it is fraught with danger. This is a bet on the lives of the entire Huns, will the Kunlun god agree? I don't think I would agree. Da Shan Yu said.
"Big Order." Maudun's idea was apparently rejected. And many people do not agree with the idea of this prince. Because it's too radical. And this kind of thinking can lead to endless disasters. The Huns could not afford to fight like this.
"That." Maudun was speechless. At present, the position of Maudun is in an extremely awkward position among the Huns. First of all, among the people of the Yue Clan, he first betrayed the Yue Clan's allies, which made it difficult for many people to trust him. Many generals are particularly alienated from him. Secondly, in the war, ignoring the covenant of Da Shan Yu, he overstepped his authority to obtain the command of the troops. Lead an army to attack your allies. This behavior makes many people feel that the existence of this prince is a big hidden danger.
In the end, it is the status of Maudun, Maudun only has the people of the headquarters, and all of them add up to barely more than 800 people, and half of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. Such strength is naturally despised. The Huns have always liked to rank their seats according to their strength, and even princes are affected by their strength. Mao Dun naturally understood, but he also wanted to obtain weapons by communicating with the Qin people, and the last incident was Mao Dun's suggestion. Da Danyu agreed to this matter for the survival of his own Huns. But the result was to no avail, and the Qin people had only one word for the Huns: "Fight." "For talks, it is obvious that the Huns are not qualified to do so. And the Qin people have nothing to talk about. Everything went well with the Qin people. Naturally, he disdained to talk to the Huns. And the policy towards the Huns was finalized. That's fighting. And after a year off, you have to fight. This was for the Huns. is very disadvantageous.
But Maudun was such a bold man. He believed that as long as he hit the strength and defeated the Qin people once, especially an unexpected heavy blow to the Qin people, it was very likely that the Qin people would negotiate with him again. To strive for such an opportunity for negotiation is to give the Huns a chance. And then in the negotiations, make some concessions yourself. Give up the entire area east of the North Sea to the Qin. There was nothing there. The conditions for obtaining it were abundant, that is, to get the whole west. This is Maudun's own thoughts. And the idea is very bold and original. But it is very difficult to implement.
The first difficulty is to defeat the Qin people. In terms of implementation, the last time the Qin squad annihilated took a lot of Huns to attack. And the number of casualties is very large. But after all, it was a success. This also proves that he is right. As long as they use the right tactics, they can still win against the Qin people. As everyone knows, the Qin people are changing their tactics, and the reason why the Qin people are defeated is because they have stretched their supply lines too much. In the age of firearms. Although firearms are powerful. But it is heavily logistically dependent. This is common to all wars. The more advanced the weapon, the greater the pressure to rely on logistics. At present, Qin is making some improvements, such as changing Qin's logistical supply conditions as much as possible. That is to use the railroad to improve. If the railway conditions were added, then Maudun's dispersion tactics against small forces could barely be used, but once the railroad was compressed, it was likely to suffer a heavy defeat.
Although Da Dan Yu didn't know the plans of the Qin people. But he knew that the people of the Qin State still had many unimaginable tricks against them. Instead of getting close to the Qin people, it is better to avoid the Qin people as soon as possible. The Qin people are really terrifying.
"Say no more." Da Shan Yu directly interrupted what Mao Dun wanted to say. As soon as Maudun put the words to his lips, he swallowed them hard. The shame of being interrupted abruptly annoyed by Maudun.
"You get out. Rectify your own people. Da Shan Yu said.
Mao Dun had no choice but to turn around and leave. And the people around him were very disdainful of this prince. Because this kind of thinking is too naïve.
After Maudun walked out of the tent. A new topic began in the tent. This topic is the topic of changing weapons that Maudon just mentioned.
"The Qin people's fire-breathing pipes are indeed very powerful, and there is nothing wrong with that. And that's right. We are lagging behind the Qin people in weapons, but the problem is that we can't make such a pipe ourselves. In this way, we will not be able to engage the Qin people. And why can this tube breathe fire? I still haven't figured it out. Da Shan Yu said. The Huns, who did not have any industrial base, and were extremely lacking in handicrafts, could not have made such weapons. And they don't have to deal with such weapons again, and even if they do, they won't be able to learn how to do it.
"We want to get such a fire-breathing pipe, so we exchange it from the Qin people. But, you see it too. It is impossible for the Qin people to exchange with us. The Qin people hated us so much. Da Shan Yu said.
"yes. Da Danyu, we can think of other ways. The leader of a tribe said.
"I've heard that there are many countries in the south that have enmity with the Qin people. We can get in touch with them, and maybe we can get some weapons. One of the leaders suggested.
"Yes." Da Shan Yu nodded. But he didn't know the specifics.
"However, if we want to contact the Nanren, we must go beyond the Qin people. You know, the Qin people can block all our roads to the south. Da Shan Yu said.
"yes." The leaders said privately. Geographically. This was indeed the case, and the Qin people blocked all the roads of the Xiongnu south from east to west. in some of the main passages. The Qin people also laid out a large number of mines, barbed wire and other defensive devices. Not only that, but at the same time, the Qin army also built some fortifications to cooperate with each other to block the Xiongnu south. In order to prevent the Xiongnu from going south, the Qin State can be said to have taken great pains.
"It's just too hard. Moreover, we do not yet know the attitude of other southerners towards us. Whether they are allies with us. You know, the southerners are very arrogant. The Hun leaders said.
"Go down. I'm thinking about it. Da Shan Yu waved his hand.
Everyone left respectfully.
"I've heard that there is still a difference between the southerners and the southerners. For example, this Qin people are more powerful than any southerners. And they are good at creating advanced weapons. It's for us. Alas, God Kunlun. Why put such an enemy on our side. One of the leaders sighed.
"Say no more. Perhaps, we will be able to defeat the Qin people. Another leader reassured.
Just when the leaders were discussing with each other.
An extremely crisp gunshot rang out throughout the grassland.
"Bang." Everyone froze nervously in place. They subconsciously dodged. It can be seen that the Musket Corps, the Huns, has caused a lot of psychological pressure.
"Voices from there." One of the leaders said after a moment of composure.
"It seems to be, it seems to be." The other leader said.
"It's a big order there. Fast. A leader discerned.
"Come on, people. It's a big order. An exclamation suddenly burst into an uproar on the grassland. Everyone hurried to the place where the meeting had just been held.
The crowd panicked into the tent and saw a picture that stunned them. There was a bloodstain on the back of the big seat. And Da Shan Yu's face was full of blood, and one of Da Shan Yu's eyes was gone. In its place was the Great Blood Hole.
"What's going on, what's going on?" A man asked nervously.
"No, no, no, no." And the attendants on the side were overwhelmed by the sudden situation. And everyone didn't know what was going on. Faced with a sudden situation, no one knows what to do.
In this way, in the tent, many people are noisy and do not know why. And at this time, a person is extremely calm. This man was Prince Maudun, who had arrived in a hurry. He also arrived in a hurry. Like everyone else, he was shocked by what had happened, but he quickly calmed down. Because a fact was in front of him. That was Da Shan Yu's sudden death. And now, it's up to him to accept this reality and how to make good use of it. But there are really not many opportunities for him. Because a lot of unfavorable factors are superimposed on him.
He was irritated by this. For the current one. He has to find all the conditions at his disposal to protect his interests.