Time: 20th day of the lunar month of 267 B.C

Location: Qin, Xianyang

The nomads in the north have always been the great enemies of the agricultural civilization of the Central Plains, and even more so when they are strong! In the historical process of Chinese civilization, they have participated in it to a greater or lesser extent, sometimes playing the role of conquerors, sometimes playing the role of killers and destroyers, and there are very few who have greatly promoted the civilization of the Central Plains!

The successive dynasties of the Central Plains were all threatened by the northern nomads, and there was even a saying that the northern nomads dragged down the Central Plains civilization! The attitude towards the nomads, whether to take a defensive position or an offensive position, reflects the emperor's martial arts and the prosperity of the country in a large way!

Zhou has dog Rong, Qin and Han have Xiongnu, after the rebellion of the eight kings of the Jin Dynasty, there are more Wuhu chaos, the Northern and Southern Dynasties are the great integration of the Chinese nation in a positive sense, but in a certain way, how can it not be the history of blood and tears of our bitter and difficult nation!

Although the Sui and Tang dynasties were at their peak, they still had Khitan problems at the end of the period. During the Song and Song dynasties, the Central Plains civilization was threatened by the Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongols, and finally conquered the civilization barbarically.

Although the Ming Dynasty had the heroism and integrity of the Son of Heaven guarding the country, the monarch and the death of the society, and the harmony of the Han Dynasty, the alliance of the Tang Dynasty, the thin coins of the Song Dynasty, and the gift of brothers and enemies, they were still defeated by the Jurchen tribe outside the Guan, and civilization was once again trampled by barbarism!

Throughout the history of Chinese civilization, one of the major characteristics of nomads is the invasion of the Central Plains, and most of them are after the onset of winter. At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, this kind of action had a figurative saying -- "hitting the grass valley". In the name of herding horses, officers and soldiers went out to plunder and use them as military salaries to threak grass and grain.

Sometimes, this kind of grass is the result of a steppe blizzard or a plague that has killed too many livestock. The nomads did not have enough food to survive the winter, so they plundered the Central Plains in order to ensure sufficient grain and grass; Sometimes, it is the loss of too many troops in the wars of the tribes or the simple desire to strengthen the tribe, so they plunder the population as slaves; Sometimes it's just for wealth, or for military training. In the eyes of nomads, the world of flowers in the Central Plains could not be more beautiful. It's simply a warehouse that lacks nothing, and as long as you are brave, you can always plunder something. or wealth, or beauty, or slaves, or livestock. And the infantry of the Central Plains countries had few good strategies in the face of the cavalry of the nomads who came and went like the wind. With the unattainable mobility of the Central Plains countries, even if the nomads fail, it will only be a small defeat!

It is based on such considerations. The Xiongnu agreed to send troops to Qin, on the one hand, because of the rich bribes promised by Korea, and on the other hand, at the instigation of the chieftain of the Xiongnu Yiqu tribe.

After Yiqu was driven outside the Great Wall by the Qin army, he took refuge in the Right Xian King, a powerful figure second only to the Xiongnu Shan Yu and the Zuo Xian King. With the wealth given by Korea, Yiqu quickly won the sympathy of King Youxian, and in just five years, with the wind and the rudder and brave style, Yiquhong soon sat in the high position of the right bone marquis.

When the Korean envoy arrived at the dragon city at the foot of Yin Mountain (at this time, the famous head man Danyu in the history of the Xiongnu. That is, the father of Mao Dun Shan Yu was just born, and he became a Xiongnu Shan Yu. Only then was the Touman City built hundreds of miles northwest of Yinshan Mountain, as a residence for Shan Yu and a place to convene a meeting of nobles. In fact, before Touman became Shan Yu, the Hetao area at the foot of Yin Mountain, as the most fertile place for water and grass, was naturally occupied by the most powerful Xiongnu Shan Yu, until Tou Man Shan Yu was for the sake of safety. Or the strength of the Qin Dynasty moved back to the location of Longcheng), has not been cut off from South Korea, and Yiquhong, who wants to cut down Qin to avenge his father, naturally contributed to this matter!

Yiquhong is so interested in revenge, naturally because the Xiongnu believe that the winner is king. Whoever has a big fist will be able to dominate the grassland. Everyone's official position is almost linked to the strength of the tribe to which they belong, so that people can be convinced, otherwise, even if they sit in a high position, they will only be ridiculed by others.

The position of the right bone is already extremely high, in addition to the left and right Xian Wang, the left and right Gu Li Wang, the left and right generals, the left and right captains, the left and right big households, and the left bone Duhou, it belongs to the high power of the right bone marquis. To be able to quickly gain a foothold in the Xiongnu tribe as an outsider and occupy a high position, Yiqu Hong naturally used many disgraceful and even shady means, but it is undeniable that such a method is very effective, after annexing more than a dozen small tribes, the strength of the Yiqu tribe has reached 20,000 people, however, compared to the 60,000 elite soldiers of the tribe alone, the number of people in the Yiqu tribe is still not enough.

In terms of military strength, the strength of the Left Bone Marquis is slightly inferior to that of the Yiqu tribe, which is worth 15,000 people, but the left and right big households each have 20,000 troops, and they are friendly with the Left Bone Duhou, although many people think that Yiqu Hong can be promoted to a higher position, Yiqu Hong carefully conceals his ambitions.

The strength of the main tribes of the Xiongnu was as follows: the left and right Xian kings, 40,000 men each; the kings of the valleys on the left and right, thirty-five thousand men each; left and right generals, 30,000 each; The two great lieutenants on the left and right, twenty-five thousand men each. Together with the small tribes attached to it, the strength of the entire Xiongnu was more than 400,000. Among them, Shan Yu's elite soldiers are the strongest, so Shan Yu can ensure that his orders are obeyed by people from other tribes!

The Qin State has been repeatedly defeated under the suppression of South Korea over the years, and the original army of more than 800,000 has only 300,000 now! He was attached to the Huns, holding heavy troops, and Yiquhong, who had endured for a long time, realized that his opportunity for revenge had come!

Although King Qin Zhao is dead, and Empress Dowager Xuan is also dead, the so-called father's debt repayment can be understood! For the revenge of the previous king, in order to accumulate military exploits and expand strength, Yiquhong tried his best to instigate Shan Yu to agree to the matter. However, saying yes does not mean that troops should be sent immediately.

Today's Yiqu Hong is not as simple as five years ago, after five years of intrigue and intrigue, every wrong step may lead the tribe to become fish and meat, Yiqu Hong already knows how to win the greatest results with the least cost!

As long as South Korea does not disclose the news of the Xiongnu sending troops, the Qin State will never realize that the black Xiongnu army is gathering in the Saiwai grassland north of the Great Wall! Because of their understanding of the Qin State, or because the Xiongnu intended to let Yiquhong take revenge, Yiquhong and his 10,000 troops were appointed as the vanguard! This is both a good thing and a bad thing! If the Great Wall defense line of the Qin State was broken, the army that entered the pass first would naturally be able to plunder more treasures; But this is also a bad thing, if it is discovered by the Qin army, Yiquhong will face a bitter battle! The sacrifice is bound to be great, and the consequence of this is that the Yiqu tribe will be swallowed up by other tribes, and it is already extremely lucky that a hero like Yiqu Hong can fall into a whole corpse!

And that's not all. Because of the vigilance against each other, or leaving a back road, the Xiongnu tribes who sent troops this time, under the request of Shan Yu, each sent half of their troops! Going south with an army of 200,000 is also a rare big move by the Huns! In the past, the Xiongnu entered the flower world of the Central Plains and played the grass valley. Either thirty or fifty thousand, or seventy or eighty thousand, never more than one hundred thousand! The 200,000 army made the self-confidence of each Hun soldier extremely inflated, and they were not worried about defeat, but worried about whether the Qin State would be too poor and not enough money!

At this time, the role of Yiquhong is reflected! Yiquhong did not hesitate to exaggerate to make the nobles of the Xiongnu believe how rich Guanzhong was. How graceful the women in Guanzhong are, and how many granaries near Xianyang!

The Huns have never had the habit of carrying grain and grass, and what they are best at is looting for a living, and it is rare to bring out more horses in order to load more wealth! What such an army is best at is fighting a tailwind battle, and once it encounters a city that cannot be attacked for a long time, its morale will drop! Therefore, Yiquhong knew that it was not possible for him to capture Xianyang. But making a mess in the customs can be regarded as a kind of revenge. Isn't it?!

As a pioneer and a country deeply influenced by the civilization of the Central Plains, Yiqu naturally carried grain and grass, even if it was just a little grain and grass! The reason why Yiquhong did this is naturally because he has sufficient confidence. There was information from South Korea that it had voluntarily abandoned the river defense line. lured the famous general Bai Qi of the Qin State into Hedong, and on the battlefield of Hedong, the Qin State lost at least 50,000 troops, and the remaining 100,000 were busy confronting the Han army. Xianyang can be called an empty army. South Korea hoped that the Xiongnu would seize this opportunity. Hit the Qin State hard.

Whether Korea really took the initiative to give up or was not aware of the invasion of Hedong by the Qin State for a while, Yiquhong did not care. What he cared about was leading the army to drive him from his homeland to Bai Qi, who was outside the Great Wall, and dividing the two places with the King of Qin, whom he hated the most, which gave him every opportunity to break through!

The Qin army in Shangjun had at least 20,000 or 30,000, Longxi County had 350,000, and the army within 300 miles of Xianyang was only 200,000 at most! And it's scattered to a dozen cities! With the containment of the Han army, the Qin State faced 200,000 Hun cavalry who came and went freely, and was helpless or helpless!

After learning the news, Yiqu Hong asked to see Shan Yu, and Jian Yì sent troops south. On the sixth day of the lunar month, 200,000 Hun soldiers went south, and on the eighteenth day of the lunar month, the vanguard arrived at the Great Wall defense line carefully set up by the Qin State! Because of the lack of troops, this defense line was completely unable to cope with the Hun army that had reconnoitred the situation in advance, and in just half an hour, the defense line was declared lost! The Qin army only had time to spread the news of the Xiongnu invasion to Xianyang at an expedited speed of 800 miles!

The monarchs and ministers of the Qin State, who were originally full of longing for the war in Hedong, were completely stunned after learning the news that the 200,000 Xiongnu army was heading south! In terms of distance, Zhao's Yunzhong and Yanmen should be attacked by the Xiongnu rather than Guanzhong, which is thousands of miles away! From Henan (not the current Henan Province) to Xianyang, more than half of the roads along the way can be called deserted, such a thing that is obviously not in line with the interests of the Huns, have the nobles of the Huns been kicked in the head by donkeys? !

However, after learning that the vanguard of the Xiongnu was the Yiqu tribe, and its leader Yiquhong became the right bone of the Xiongnu five years later, the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State vaguely knew the reason. The real tiger did not die but was devoured by the tiger, King Zhao Wuling attacked the Huns in the north, and drove Lin Hu and Lou Fu to the outside of the Saiwai, thinking that it was to deter the Huns! The Qin State has not beaten the Xiongnu, and the strength of the Qin State has decreased greatly over the years, so the Xiongnu will naturally think that the Qin State is a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch! And, perhaps, the Xiongnu wanted to use Guanzhong as a new horse breeding ground.

Are you a soft persimmon?! The monarchs and ministers of the Qin State asked themselves. Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State had to admit that under the great form, the Qin State was really a strong outsider! The first is the lack of food and grass, and the second is the strain of troops. After Hedong lost 50,000 troops, the elite of the Qin State was only 400,000, of which 100,000 were in Hedong, and it was difficult to draw them out for a while. The remaining 300,000 have to defend the land within a radius of thousands of miles, which seems quite powerless. In particular, South Korea must be staring at the movements of Guanzhong in the direction of Wuguan, Hanzhong, and Hangu Pass! The elite of the Qin State who can be drawn out to fight a decisive battle with the Xiongnu definitely does not exceed 200,000. With 200,000 chariots and foot soldiers against 200,000 Hun cavalry who come and go like the wind and are skilled in bows and horses, what are the odds of victory, a person who is familiar with military affairs will know!

"Zhong Aiqing, the Huns broke through the defense line of the Great Wall in Huanxian, and it is only nine hundred miles away from Xianyang! How should our Qin State deal with it, we need to make a quick decision! King Qin said anxiously.

"Your Majesty! Originally, we couldn't keep the land of Yiqu, but fortunately, we didn't have many soldiers stationed there, and the loss would not be too great. There is a distance of 400 miles from Huanxian to Xunxian, and according to the minister's opinion, 500 miles from Xunxian to Xianyang is the most critical section! This section has a large population, and our Qin State needs to immediately impose full martial law and transfer all the grain, grass, and population outside the city to the city! The strong walls are clear, and the Huns are not given the opportunity to supply grain and grass! One of the ministers said immediately.

"Yes! Your Majesty! The Huns came and went like the wind, but they were not used to carrying a large amount of grain and grass! As long as we are strong and clear, the Huns' grain and grass will inevitably be tight. In addition, the Xiongnu are not good at attacking cities, even if they take the cities along the way, the losses will inevitably be huge! Before we reach Xianyang, we will become tired soldiers, and when the time comes, we will concentrate the army to encircle and suppress, at least we can defeat the Hun army! Another minister also offered advice.

"Right now, Xianyang is short of troops, and since our Qin State is guarding against Korea, we have to prepare to engage the Xiongnu! In the opinion of the ministers, it is better to mobilize 50,000 troops from Hedong and order Wu Anjun to quickly rush to Xianyang to reassure the people. On the Hedong battlefield, the remaining 50,000 troops are on the defensive, and if necessary, in order to gain time, we can even take the initiative to negotiate peace with South Korea! ”

"No! Cannot! The South Korean army is constantly marching to Hedong, and it can no longer draw troops from Hedong! Otherwise, Hedong will inevitably be in crisis! Our sacrifice some time ago was in vain! Immediately there was an objection!

"Which is more important, Hedong or Xianyang?! The Xiongnu are menacing, and every time they stay in Guanzhong for one more day, the losses to our Qin State are incalculable! When the Xiongnu are defeated, there will be no war in the north within ten years! Hedong can plot slowly! "Some people approve of the idea of abandoning the car to protect the handsome!! (To be continued......)

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