In 181 A.D., the third year of Han Guanghe, the tenth day of the seventh month

Shengle

There are three caves in the cunning rabbit, Shengle is now the last territory of the Southern Xiongnu, adjacent to the Northern Xiongnu and Hexi Xianbei, go north through the Yin Mountain and bypass the path, and even avoid the soldiers and horses of the Northern Xiongnu, and return directly to the vast Mobei region, but the Mobei region is also unstable now, the remnants of the Xiongnu and Xianbei are arguing endlessly, and they are fighting in various parts of Mobei all the year round, resulting in the various grassland tribes that originally inhabited the Mobei grassland, all fleeing one by one.

Originally, in history, the remnants of the Huns in the Mobei grassland would be pacified by the Xianbei Eagle Tanshi Huai, which made Xianbei's strength rise greatly, but the Tanshi Huai died tragically in Linghe, and the Xianbei three were not in harmony under the leadership of Helian, and the remnants of the Xiongnu who were against the Xianbei people in Mobei all the year round were also powerless.

Qiangqu originally thought of joining forces with the remnants of the Mobei Xiongnu, but because Mobei was far away from Shengle, when the Mobei Xiongnu soldiers came to help, he was afraid that the war had already ended, and in desperation, he could only give up this unrealistic idea.

The Han army stationed in Meiji rested for a while, as if after occupying Meiji, Liu Tai did not continue the next move, and was not in a hurry at all. But the problem is that Liu Tai is not in a hurry, Qiangqu is in a hurry, now the weather is gradually getting warmer, summer has arrived, the grass roots on the land are withered and yellow, cattle, sheep and horses are about to run out of food, and more than 400,000 people have accumulated here, which has brought a huge burden to Shengle's public security and other problems.

Although the Southern Xiongnu is led by a big Danyu, but the problem is that the Southern Xiongnu is not monolithic, all sides are opposed, when the trouble is unpleasant, and even ignore the order of the big Danyu, each sent troops to fight, and now it is forced by the Han army, although it is slightly suppressed, but as soon as the Han army stops to rest, the contradictions of the various departments of the Southern Xiongnu suddenly come to the fore.

The war between the northern Xinjiang and the Xiongnu, the heaviest loss is the southern Xiongnu, most of the southern Xiongnu is the strength of the Qiangqu, originally with the personal bravery of the Qiangqu and the troops and the people it has, it can completely suppress the other three tribes, but the previous battle, the strength of the Qiangqu loss is too heavy, the southern Xiongnu tribe that was originally at the head of the tribes in the Quartet, is now almost at the end, the real elite troops are less than about 40,000, even if you add the young adults in the tribe, there are only about 60,000, After all, the population of the entire Xiongnu was not large.

Among the other tripartite tribes, the northern tribe is the strongest, and the northern Xiongnu tribe is mostly the southern Xiongnu after serving the Han Dynasty, taking advantage of the Han Dynasty to gather the people, the number of which is about 200,000, the tribe has 30,000 elite troops, and there are 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the border all the year round, a total of 50,000 people, plus the young and strong people of the tribe, there are more than 80,000 soldiers and horses.

The Eastern Southern Xiongnu are second only to the Northern Southern Xiongnu, with about 45,000 soldiers and horses, plus the young and strong people in the tribe, there are also more than 70,000 soldiers and horses.

Because of their proximity to the Northern Xiongnu and Qianghu, the Southern Xiongnu in the west have been engaged in small-scale battles with the two tribes all the year round, so they are the weakest among the four tribes, with only about 23,400 elite soldiers and horses, and only more than 40,000 soldiers and horses in the tribe.

In this way, the southern Xiongnu who were originally able to suppress the remaining three were already in a weak position at this time, and the orders of the Qiangqu were still obeyed by the Southern Xiongnu in the west, while the Southern Xiongnu in the north and east were pursuing a policy of yang and yin.

None of the four major tribes will be left behind, once the threat of the Han army eases down, they will each start to fight in Shengle, originally Shengle is the territory of the Southern Xiongnu in the north, and now it is pouring into the other three tribes at once, and it is uncomfortable, although the strength in the hands is the strongest, but they dare not offend the three at once, but in a small way, the northern Southern Xiongnu will also do tricks.

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The Great Horde of the Southern Huns in the North

"Big Chief, now the situation in my Southern Xiongnu is very bad, I don't know what the big leader has planned?" A leader of the Southern Huns, wearing ox armor, said to a leader sitting on the top with a worried expression.

"Heh" The man who was called the big leader, hehe sneered, meowed at the man in the cow armor, and said lightly: "Sofu, what should be worried is Qiangqu Da Danyu, I'm just a leader in the north, what's there to worry about?" ”

"The big leader laughed." The ox-armored man named Sofu looked at the big leader with a serious face and said: "Now among the four major tribes, the big leader has the strongest soldiers and horses, is it possible that the big leader didn't think of becoming a big single Yu and leading my big chest of soldiers and horses?" ”

The big leader frowned, then calmed down, and said indifferently: "Sofu, there are some positions that you can't have if you want to, although now among the four departments, I am the strongest in the north, but if I have this heart, I will definitely be jointly wiped out by the other three departments, and then the leader is afraid that he will die without a place to be buried!" ”

Sof shook his head disapprovingly and said, "Great Chief, is it still possible for the four ministries to unite now?" Although it is said that Liu Tai in the north is menacing, it is impossible to occupy the prairie permanently, didn't the big leader see it, the Han army has been stationed in the abandoned royal court, and there has been no movement for a long time, as long as the Han army retreats, the southern Qiangqu forces, which are now greatly damaged, can't stop the plans of the three people with intentions. ”

"This" the big leader was slightly stunned, saying that he didn't want to fight for the position of Da Shan Yu, even if the big leader himself didn't believe it, but the problem is that now Da Shan Yu's position is a hot potato, who takes over the position of Da Shan Yu Although he will get incomparable honor, but he will also be affected by the forces of all parties, and the most important point, whether the Han army will retreat or not, no one knows for the time being.

"No, even if the Han army really retreats, this leader will not easily fight for the position of Da Danyu, after all, now that the strength of my Great Huns has been damaged, and I am at odds with the Han Court, the old Hun tribes in the north will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity." In the eyes of the Southern Xiongnu, the Northern Xiongnu represents the old Xiongnu, while the Southern Xiongnu is the new Xiongnu tribe, although the big leader wants to sit on the throne of Da Danyu, but it is not enough to take over the Southern Xiongnu who may encounter the ravages of the Quartet at any time.

"Hey, isn't it true that the big leader is not ambitious? If this is the case, I am afraid that the people of my north will never come out. Sof glanced at the big leader helplessly, lowered his head and said loudly, although Sof looked helpless, but there was a thick hesitation in his eyes when he lowered his head, as if he was melancholy about something.

The big leader understands that the leaders of the tribes of the Southern Xiongnu in the north, such as Sof, naturally hope to become Da Danyu, and the tribe to which Da Danyu belongs is the royal branch of the Southern Xiongnu, and the status of the royal tribe has always been higher than that of other tribes, and most of the grassland areas with abundant grass can be preferentially selected by the royal tribe, what is the most important thing for the grassland tribe? It is not an elite warrior, but a strong cattle, sheep and horses, and to have strong cattle, sheep and horses, then you need the most abundant grassland, in this case, who does not want to have a big single in their own tribal camp?

The big leader frowned, his eyes were very hesitant, he glanced at the wind-blown dead grass outside the tent, closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

"Sofu, if the Han army does not retreat and wants to completely defeat the Southern Xiongnu, what should we do?"

"Hungry?" Sof's expression was stunned, his mind couldn't turn around, and his eyes were a little wandering, as if he was thinking about something.

"Great Chief, what if all of my northern part surrenders to Liu Tai in Northern Xinjiang?" Suddenly, this sentence came out of Sof's mouth, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Sof's expression was a little erratic, avoiding the big leader's incredulous gaze.