The location of Jiuyuan County is almost near modern Baotou, and it is the northernmost city of the Qin State. This city, which was extremely important to the Qin State, was an important military town and was used to prevent the Xiongnu and Hu people from going south.

Therefore, the Qin State vigorously operated Jiuyuan County, invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and after hundreds of years of operation, Jiuyuan County was extremely strong, and the city was high and thick, which was difficult to overcome.

Covering an area of more than 20 miles, Jiuyuan County is a majestic city, and its outline can be seen from afar.

Qin Yiren and they rushed to the bottom of Jiuyuan City, and Qin Yiren looked at Jiuyuan County and was very surprised.

Qin Yiren never imagined that the Qin State would build such a strong military town in the north.

This also reflects the importance that Qin attaches to the border troubles in the north.

Qin Yiren rode into the city, and when he took a look, he saw that there were many houses in Jiuyuan City, and the streets were connected, very wide, very neat, and orderly.

There are also many vendors hawking, and the shouting sound is very lively.

"I really didn't expect Jiuyuan to be so good." Qin Yiren was very emotional.

"yes." Li Si and Han Fei were also surprised.

Border cities are generally desolate and desolate, with few people. Jiuyuan County is so prosperous, it would be impossible for them not to be surprised.

"I see." Soon, Qin Yiren found out what was going on.

Most of the residents in Jiuyuan County are family members of Qin Jun. The Qin State has a heavy army stationed in Jiuyuan County, that is, there are 50,000 Qin troops stationed in Jiuyuan on ordinary days, and with their families, the permanent population of Jiuyuan is no less than 100,000.

With a permanent population of 100,000, it is naturally incomparable with the big cities of Xianyang, Handan, and Linji. On the border, though. But it's extremely rare.

Qin Yiren took another look. I saw that Jiuyuan City was full of barracks. One after another, I don't know how many.

Qin Yiren beat his horse and went straight to the county guard's mansion. As soon as I arrived at the county guard's mansion, I saw Ying Teng and an official come to greet him, this official was the county guard of Jiuyuan County of Qin State, named Li Chong.

Li Chong is tall, extremely strong, and walks up. Rather, you can see this person at a glance.

The Qin State implemented a six-level administrative system of state, county, county, township, pavilion, and village. The county is second only to the national government, and each county guard is very important, and the Qin State has repeatedly selected the best of the best, so that each county guard is extremely good.

Especially in a border town like Jiuyuan, its county guard is even more impressive.

"I've seen Childe." Ying Teng and Li Chongchong greeted Qin Yiren.

"Excuse me." Qin Yiren waved his hand. Fly off the horse and hand the reins to Meng Zhao.

"Childe. Please. Li Chong asked sideways.

Qin Yiren took a big step forward, walked towards the county guard's mansion, and when he entered the mansion, he saw that the county guard's mansion was very lenient. However, its furnishings are very simple, except for the short case, it is some ordinary tea sets. In this regard, all the official offices of the Qin State are similar, from the Prime Minister's Mansion to the ordinary government offices.

Li Chong invited Qin Yiren to sit down, and then served tea with his own hands and sat opposite Qin Yiren.

Ying Teng, Li Si, and Han Fei sat next to Qin Yiren, forming a circle to facilitate talking and discussing important matters.

"Winten, the brethren have arrived?" Qin Yiren picked up the tea, took a sip and asked.

"Young man, it's all here." Ying Teng said loudly: "According to the orders of the childe, the brothers entered the city in hiding. As soon as I entered the city, I sent a decree from my son that the brothers should stay in the camp and not show their faces. ”

This is done for the sake of secrecy. You must know that in the border area, the Hu people come and go frequently for trade, and if it is not good, the news will be leaked. If the news of the Qin army's large-scale northward march leaked, it was very unlikely that the Xiongnu would go south, and then Qin's efforts would be in vain.

"Good." Qin Yiren nodded, rushed at Li Chong, and said, "Lord Li has been in the north for a long time, can you tell me about the situation of the Huns?" ”

Although Qin Yiren was the commander of the Qin army's northern expedition, he was new to the situation and was not familiar with the situation in the north, so he really needed Li Chongjie to settle the situation.

"Childe, the Huns are menacing this time, unlike any before." Li Chong raised his eyebrows, his face was solemn, and said: "The Xiongnu changed their past customs, not to worship their ancestors on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, but to advance to spring, which shows how determined the Xiongnu Shan Yuzhi is." ”

According to the customs of the Xiongnu, it is ironclad to worship ancestors in Longcheng on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, and no matter how big the matter, it must be observed. This time, the Xiongnu Shan Yu changed the custom of thousands of years, and did not worship the ancestors on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, but in the spring. He wanted to go south as soon as possible and capture the land of the Hetao, and this ambition was really not small.

"Hmm." Qin Yiren nodded slightly.

"The land of Hetao has always been a grassland that the Huns dreamed of, and after the news spread, the Huns came from all over the world and gathered in Longcheng." Li Chong's brows were tightened into a Sichuan character, and he said: "According to the information I have received, as of now, there are nearly a million Huns gathered in Dragon City. ”

"Millions?" Although Qin Yiren had good courage, when he heard this number, he was also shocked.

"So much?" Ying Teng, Li Si and Han Fei were also shocked.

Millions, that's a staggering number.

"This is just the Huns who are rushing to Longcheng right now, in some time, more Huns will rush to Longcheng, and the number of Huns gathered in Longcheng will far exceed this number." Li Chong's face was a little ugly.

Xiongnu Shan Yu originally wanted to lead 500,000 people to the south, but what he didn't expect was that the attraction of the Hetao was too strong, and the Xiongnu came when they heard the news, and the Xiongnu gathered in Longcheng were nearly a million people.

"However, Childe doesn't have to worry too much." Li Chong raised his eyebrows and said: "Although the Xiongnu are millions of people, the number of people who are really capable of fighting is far from this number, and in my opinion, the number of people who control the strings will not be less than 500,000." ”

"There are 500,000 people who control the strings?" Qin Yiren was surprised.

The Xiongnu are nomadic people, all the people are soldiers, soldiers are also people, people are also soldiers, women, children, old and weak can be soldiers. However, there is still a difference, and the people who control the strings are the real army, not the old and weak.

For example, during the Maodun period, the Xiongnu controlled 400,000 soldiers, which should be the elite of the headquarters directly under Maoton, not the entire army of the Xiongnu.

The Xiongnu were all soldiers, and at the time of Maodun, there were nearly 3 million people, excluding the old and weak, and the number of capable fighters must have exceeded 400,000. However, these armies are scattered throughout the region and are led by various tribes. There will not be so many people who are really led by Shan Yu, so it is more reasonable that there are 400,000 people directly under Mao Dun.

There are more than one million Huns gathered in Longcheng, and there are 500,000 capable fighters after removing the old and weak, which is amazing.

The Xiongnu fought a war completely different from the Central Plains, the people who controlled the strings were in front, and behind them were the herdsmen, the old and weak, driving cattle and sheep, and then followed.

Therefore, every time the Xiongnu went south to fight, it was actually a great migration.

"Also, the alien races of Hugh Tu, Hun Evil, Lou Fu, Lou Lan, and Lin Hu are also ready to move, wanting to be in cahoots with the Huns." Li Chong's voice was a little low, but it contained anger, and said: "This time the Huns went south, it was even more terrifying than last time, much more terrifying!" ”

It is recorded that the first time the Xiongnu went south in a big way was during the Zhao Wuling period. At that time, Xiongnu Shan Yu led 300,000 people to the south, wanting to occupy the Hetao, but was defeated by King Wuling of Zhao.

In that battle, the Xiongnu suffered heavy losses, not only the men who controlled the strings were killed and wounded, but the herdsmen who followed were also killed and wounded.

Although Zhao State was victorious, the pressure brought by the Xiongnu's southward movement at that time was extremely great, which shook China. At that time, King Qin Zhao wanted to attack Zhao, and after receiving the news that the Xiongnu were moving south, he was worried that Zhao would not be able to resist, so he decisively ordered to terminate the military operation to attack Zhao.

Moreover, he also ordered the Jiuyuan County of the Qin State to make every effort to support the Zhao State, and the Zhao State asked for money for money, grain for food, ordnance for ordnance, in a word, what to give. If Zhao was defeated, the Qin army would immediately reinforce it.

King Wuling of Zhao politely rejected the kindness of King Qin Zhao and fought against the Xiongnu alone, and won a great victory.

However, this incident also shows how much of the shock caused by the Xiongnu to China at that time.

This time, the Xiongnu alone had 500,000 people who controlled the strings, which was not a small pressure. Even if the Qin army is good at fighting, it will be a huge challenge, and Li Chong can't help but worry.

Not to mention, there are also Hutu Tu, Hun Evil, Loulan, Lou Fu, Lin Hu and other alien races to respond to the Xiongnu, and the foreign army that the Qin army has to face is not 500,000.

"How many soldiers are there in the alien races of Xiu Tu, Hun Evil, Lou Fu, Lou Lan, and Lin Hu?" Qin Yiren asked.

"Although these alien races are not as warlike as the Xiongnu, they should not be underestimated, about 200,000 people." Li Chongwei groaned.

"Two hundred thousand? Isn't that 700,000? Qin Yiren felt the pressure doubled.

700,000 is a huge number, so big that it's shocking. Although the combat power of these alien races is not as good as the Qin army, there are too many people, more than twice that of the Qin army, even with the good fighting of the Qin army, the pressure is not small.

Not to mention, the Xiongnu were good at riding and shooting, coming and going like the wind, and had extremely strong mobility, which put even more pressure on the Qin army.

"It seems that Wu Anjun's prophecy is wrong." Qin Yiren's brows tightened.

Bai Qi asserted that this battle was won and undefeated, and that was because it was built on the basis of the 500,000 Xiongnu. At present, the number of troops dispatched by the Xiongnu far exceeds this number, and with the help of Hutu, Hun Evil, Loulan, Lou Fu, and Lin Hu, the pressure on the Qin army will be even greater.

"The Huns are far away in the desert, and it is not easy to find out the news. The previous news was somewhat inaccurate. Li Chong shook his head, a little helpless.

It's not that he doesn't want to try his best to find out the news, but it's too difficult to go deep into the desert to find out the news.

"I don't blame you for this." Qin Yiren knew that he had done his best, and said, "It's nothing big, the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will flood." The Xiongnu's large-scale invasion of the south is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

"That's right." Li Si nodded heavily, greatly agreeing with this, and said: "If Great Qin defeats the Xiongnu, then the losses of the Xiongnu will be even greater, and it will be more difficult to recover. ”

The reason why Qin went north this time was that he wanted to defeat the Xiongnu and buy time for Qin to wipe out the six countries. The worse the Xiongnu were defeated, the more time the Qin State would gain, which was a good thing.

Of course, the question depends on whether the Qin army has such a big appetite to kill the Xiongnu.

"I'll go to Zhao Jiuyuan and meet Li Mu." Qin Yiren decided to unite with Zhao and Li Mu to fight the enemy together. (To be continued.) )