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September Jiawu (the sixth day of the first month), the sun is eclipsed!

Solar eclipses, in Chinese history books, are one of the most documented astronomical phenomena.

As early as the ancient and inextricable Xia Hou clan was in power, in the ancient times, which were nearly 1,800 years away from the present.

When Xia Zhongkang was in power, the first solar eclipse in human history was recorded.

That solar eclipse even appeared in the "Book of Shang", which has been passed down to this day.

The book says: Zhongkang Zhao is in charge of the four seas, the Marquis of Yin is in charge of the six divisions, Xihe is abolished, and the wine is short in the city...... It is the new moon in the autumn season, Chen Fu gathers in the room, plays the drums, Sifu Chi, and the people go. Xi and the corpse officials, ignorant of the knowledge, fell into a coma in the sky, and punished the first king.

The "Bamboo Book Chronicle", which has recently begun to be sorted out, also records this total solar eclipse, which is basically consistent with the record of Shangshu.

For today's Chinese, the deepest and first impression of the eclipse comes from the Book of Poetry. Lesser. Turn of October.

Ancient poems, with beautiful words and profound humanistic care, link astronomy with political affairs, and use a painful tone to tell the shamelessness of those in power and the innocence of the people.

Readers resonate deeply with it.

However, in the Han Dynasty, the impact of the solar eclipse is not as great as imagined.

Liu Che only ordered himself to 'avoid the main hall in plain clothes' on the day of the eclipse, and at the same time ordered the hundred officials to 'have no singing, dancing and drinking banquets'.

This matter is in the past.

The reason is simple.

Scarcity is expensive.

In recent years, solar eclipses have occurred all too often.

The year before last, the Han family had just experienced a solar eclipse.

Moreover, there are many records of solar eclipses in the history books.

The current Han family, except for a total solar eclipse, really doesn't care about a partial solar eclipse or something.

But for the Huns, this is not necessarily the case.

Western regions.

The army under the command of the retainer was crossing a river (the Syr Darya) and preparing to go to the mountain pass in the west, opening the way to a farther place.

A huge army passed by the old city of Dawan, which had been reduced to ruins.

Beneath the ruins, there are faint purple-black blood stains.

Skulls and bones scattered among the bricks and tiles seem to tell the horrors of these cities.

At this moment, above the sky, the sun that always radiates light and heat, in an instant, the light is dim, and a shadow obscures the sun's light, so that this great source of life, only the light of the edge, is still visible!

The partial solar eclipse observed in Chang'an, in this Western Regions Kingdom, has actually become an annular solar eclipse!

If you know a little bit about astronomy, then the Huns will know.

This is because the distance between the Earth and the Moon is at the far end, and the umbral cone of the Moon cannot reach the Earth, only the artifact cone does, so the diameter of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun in the eyes of the Earth.

As a result, an annular solar eclipse was created.

But the Huns don't know!

The Huns, who believe in primitive shamanism, in their religious view, the sun and the moon symbolize the supreme lord of heaven and earth.

The supreme god is the embodiment of the sun and the moon.

Even Shan Yu has to advertise himself as the son of the sun and the moon and the agent of the gods.

A solar eclipse is coming.

All the Huns, slaves and nobles, whether on horseback or in tents.

The united front trembled, kneeling on the ground, prostrate on the turf, and confessed to the sun.

The shamans were even more shocked.

They pulled out dozens or even hundreds of slaves and livestock and slaughtered them.

Sacrifice the blood of livestock and slaves to the gods in the hope of receiving instructions from the gods.

After about half an hour of such noise and annoyance, the moon finally began to leave its orbit and the sun's rays reappeared.

Only then did the Huns get up tremblingly, look at the terror in the sky, and hang their heads.

"Da Danyu, the high priest is here......" Standing on a hillside, the military minister who had just gotten up from the ground immediately heard the voice of his attendant.

"Bring it here......" said the military minister with a sigh of relief.

The last solar eclipse was more than two years ago.

Half a year after the eclipse, the Xiongnu ate the bitter fruits of the Battle of Mayi.

Yin Zhixian, the king of the right sage, died in battle.

Known as the backbone of the Xiongnu, the Zhelan tribe was defeated, and Lou Fu and Aries were captured.

The Xiongnu Empire has suffered a heavy blow!

Even, even his position as a single Yu is crumbling.

After two years, the eclipse occurred again.

What bad luck will it bring this time?

The military minister does not know.

He only knew that this was indeed a warning from the gods of heaven and earth, and it must be taken seriously!

After a while, an old man, supported by several disciples, walked up to the military minister with a slight tremble, knelt down and bowed: "The old slave greets Da Shan Yu!" ”

"High priest, please ......" the military minister hurriedly helped him up.

High Priest!

The highest level of religious chief priesthood among the Xiongnu shamans.

Even if it's simple, give it respect.

What's more, this high priest has always been a supporter of the military ministers.

"High Priest, does the gods have oracles?" After helping the old man up, the military minister couldn't wait to ask.

The gods and ancestors together constitute the religious outlook of the Xiongnu.

The Huns, like the Han Dynasty's China, believed that their ancestors would look down on their descendants under the Nine Springs, above the sky.

But at the same time, because of the cruel living environment and fierce competition on the grassland, human life has become extremely fragile.

Therefore, the Xiongnu believed that the power of the gods could indeed protect and save them.

The special environment of the grassland further enhances the persuasiveness of religion.

There was never no shortage of examples of shamans who deterred and intimidated the Huns.

"This eclipse is a warning from the gods!" The High Priest trembled and said, "There is a great tribulation and a great terror that will befall!" ”

He said conclusively: "I saw it, the stone statue of the ancestors shed blood and tears......

When the military minister heard this, he finally changed color.

In the history of the Xiongnu, the high priest told Shan Yu that blood and tears were shed in the stone statues of the ancestors.

This is almost a harbinger of catastrophe!

The most typical is that back then, the high priest of Touman Dashan Yu told him that the stone statue of the ancestor had blood and tears in his eyes.

Then, Touman Shan Yu was shot by Mao Dun Da Shan Yu Mingdi.

The Xiongnu then entered the civil war, and the dead were left in the wilderness.

"Will it be the Han Dynasty?" The warlord muttered to himself.

The appearance of a solar eclipse and the bleeding of the stone statues of the ancestors are all bad luck and ominous signs.

So......

The military minister turned his gaze back to the south: "Do I need to return to the army?" ”

Immediately, another thought emerged: "Even if I go back to the teacher, I'm afraid it's too late......"

Is it so simple for the army to turn around?

What's more, this expedition to the west, I haven't caught a single hair!

If you return to the division here, not to mention whether the Han Dynasty will go north.

Even if the Han Dynasty really went north, what could he, a tired army that had already traveled thousands of miles, go back?

Also, for this expedition to the west, the tribes mobilized a large number of slaves and warriors, as well as livestock.

If you don't grab anything, go back to the teacher.

Can he bear the wrath of the tribes?

The answer is – no!

The Huns could suffer defeat and even suffer many casualties.

Human life on the steppe is not worth much.

For a small pasture that can graze 100 head of livestock, between the two tribes, hundreds of people are often killed and wounded!

But - the Huns will never accept an action that costs a lot and gains nothing.

In the steppe, waste is original sin.

Shan Yu, who can't lead the tribe to conquer and plunder other people, is even more damned!

The military minister knew very well that he was able to carry out a coup d'état and purge the power of the Right Xian King.

The most important reason is because the right king led an army of 50,000 to the south the year before last, not to mention the loss of troops, and the wealth he grabbed was pitiful.

This aroused the indignation of the Makuhoku and even the Makunan clan!

Thinking of this, the military minister already knew.

His return to the division was meaningless, and would lead to the division of the Xiongnu.

The tribes who did not get the spoils of war and slaves would resent him for being alone.

Political opponents within the Zodiac will also take advantage of this.

What's more, even if he goes back, I'm afraid it won't make a difference.

Thinking of this, the military minister called his right lieutenant Su Bunan.

The strongest warrior in the Subu clan, he became the Condor Archer of the Subu clan at the age of twenty and is recognized as the next generation leader of the Subu clan.

"Right Captain, you immediately take the dragon flag of Ben Dan Yu and take Ben Dan Yu's personal guards, day and night, return to Shen Tu Ze, and tell Hu Yan Dang Tu: No matter how provocative the Han Dynasty is, it is not allowed to start a war without authorization, if the Han Dynasty takes the initiative to attack, then defend Gaoque and wait for Ben Dan Yu to return!" The military minister ordered to Subnan.

The latter immediately said: "Your order, my mission!" ”

Then, Su Bu Nan took a dragon banner peculiar to Shan Yuting, planted it behind him, and then roared, leading hundreds of cavalry towards the east.

Looking at the back of Su Bu Nan who was far away, the military minister finally felt a little stable.

In the eyes of the military ministers, Gaoque Fortress is a military fortress that can only be captured by gods!

Back then, if it weren't for the Qin people who took the initiative to give up Yu Linsai in Gaoque and Yinshan.

The Huns were afraid that the whole clan would die, and it would be impossible for them to capture these two great fortresses.

You must know that back then, when Meng Tian was stationed in Yinshan.

Not only the Xiongnu, but even the grassland overlords at that time, Donghu and Yueshi, were all trembling, not daring to go south to herd horses, or even bending their bows in front of the Qin people!

In the eyes of the military ministers, as long as Hu Yan is slaughtered, he will not rush forward.

Defend Gaoque, with the strength and strength of Huyan Dangtu, even if a million people die in the Han Dynasty, don't want to conquer Gaoque!

Except for the gods, there is no power in this world that can conquer Gaoque!

It's so strong, so dangerous, so powerful.

One husband should be closed, and ten thousand people can't be opened!

The surrounding towering mountains and steep and rugged canyons are not something for anyone to leap over.

And guarding Gaoque is equivalent to guarding the big river, guarding the big river, guarding the Yinshan, guarding the Yinshan, guarding Henan.

It's just that, for some reason, deep down in the hearts of the military ministers, there is still a faint uneasiness and fear.

So much so that he called a loyal servant and instructed him: "You, go to Wolf Juxu Mountain immediately, and order, the tribe guarding Wolf Juxu Mountain go south, cross the curtain, and enter Shentuze!" ”

Although the Huns were accustomed to spend the winter in the south in autumn and winter.

However, in some important pastures and important mountain ranges in the north of the shogunate, the Xiongnu would still send troops and tribes to stay behind.

This is determined by the characteristics of the nomads!

The Huns know very well that once you give up any piece of pasture, someone will immediately fill the gap you have left!

The Huns did not want those fat pastures to be occupied by doves after their tribes left.

Therefore, in places such as Wolf Juxu Mountain, the Xiongnu will leave some guarding forces.

Moreover, these forces are usually the elite of the Huns!

They would kill any other tribesmen who dared to encroach on their territory and pastures, hanging their bodies and sticking their heads on stakes.

This warns everyone: these pastures belong to the Huns, and without the permission of the Huns, no one can infringe on them, let alone graze!

And the mobilization of these forces is very likely to allow the thieves and Ding Lingren in the north of the curtain to unscrupulously occupy the pastures of the Xiongnu this winter.

Let next year's Xiongnu herdsmen only see pieces of mess.

However, in the eyes of the military ministers, the price was worth it.

As long as the land of Henan can be kept, then the Great Xiongnu will still occupy a favorable geographical advantage for the Han Dynasty.

And if Henan can be kept, it can rebalance the Han and Hungarian forces.

So that the Huns no longer feared the Han Dynasty.

Instead of being like now, there were tribes that did not dare to return to their traditional wintering grounds because they were afraid of the Han Dynasty, but instead went west and came to the Tarim Basin to spend the winter.

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When the eclipse occurred, Huyan Dangtu in Gaoque, as well as other Xiongnu tribal leaders, also saw the eclipse.

Like military ministers, all the Huns knelt on the ground.

And those Dawan slaves who were bound by shackles, as well as the big-bellied Dawan female slaves, also looked panicked.

Solar and lunar eclipses, this is the universal fear of mankind in times of ignorance.

Whether it is Rome in the West, the Han Dynasty in the East, Egypt in Yang or Africa, the Lianghe Civilization in West Asia and the cannibals on the American continent.

No nation can remain calm in the face of the wonders and powers of heaven and earth.

The end of the eclipse.

The Dawan slaves trembled.

In their eyes, it was the sun god Apollo who was angry.

In the eyes of the Huns, like military ministers, they intuitively recognized that this was a harbinger of disaster.

"Immediately order the Ruolu tribe to strengthen the control of Ziling, send cavalry, inspect Xiu Tuze, and all the tribes immediately start to cross the river, and all the livestock and slaves will be placed behind Gaoque! Don't let the Han Dynasty people take advantage of it! Hu Yan Dangtu immediately ordered.

But unfortunately, there are not many people who are willing to listen to his orders.

Especially the Ruolu tribe and the tribe of the Subu and Lan clans.

The guys all nodded in agreement.

But in fact, he turned his head and forgot about this order.

Especially the nobles of the Subu and Lan clans, they would not be willing to listen to the command of a 'wild seed' of the Huyan clan!

Moreover, they feel that even Huyan is right.

Then, after the Han Dynasty was out of the fortress, it was still too late to gather the tribes and evacuate the slaves and livestock.

As for King Ruolu, he was even more resolute.

You told me to send someone to inspect Hutuze, and I will go to inspect Hutuze?

That's shameless!

Besides, in such a cold weather, even the river froze and the swamp froze.

Han Dynasty people out of the fortress?

Let's be funny! (To be continued.) )