Chapter 299: The First World War Sets Hexi (Part I)
Between Gansu and Inner Mongolia, there is a Juyan Sea.
Even in the 21st century, when transportation is developed, there has never been a single road in and out, and it is almost a deserted and uninhabited area. During the Qin and Han dynasties, Juyanze was called Juyanze, where the Heihe River converged into an ancient lake, and many historical stories have happened here.
Juyanze means "flowing desert sea" in Tangut language, and it is also called "bitter sea" in Mongolian, it is a very unique mobile lake, the lake always changes with time, sometimes even divided into several, but in this area of abundant water and grass, it is an oasis in the desert.
As the only way from the Mongolian Plateau to Hexi and the Western Regions, it was not only an important stronghold for the Xiongnu to contact Wax Qiang and Hehuangqiang to attack the Han Dynasty in the early Han Dynasty, but also the forward position of the Han Dynasty to attack the Xiongnu, so it was still a very important military artery during this period.
Now hundreds of thousands of Yue's cavalry are present in Daze.
Juyanze is surrounded by a large area of gravel desert outside, and there are many quicksand and fine sand that make the war horses travel slowly, and there are large areas of aquatic grass, reeds, swamps, and lakes inside Juyanze, and at the same time there is a sultry and humid atmosphere, which obstructs the sight of this place, and it is very difficult to pass through, if the Xiongnu want to ambush the Yue clan in this kind of place, the consequences will be unimaginable.
The Bloodhoof chieftain Vulture believed that this would not happen.
The object of his alliance was the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, that is, Toumandan's youngest son Mo Zhu, who favored him.
Tou Mandanyu did not arrive in person, but sent his youngest son to lead troops to join the alliance, the most clear purpose is nothing more than to let the youngest son make a meritorious contribution and be made the prince of the Xiongnu in his name.
Although this Mo Zhu was born with extraordinary wisdom and cultivation, he had no experience in leading troops to fight, and Tou Manshan would not assign him too difficult and complicated tasks, and this alliance was of great significance to the Xiongnu, to the Yue clan, and to Huaxia.
The Moon Clan Rebellion is no longer just an internal matter.
The fact that the Chinese power in Hexi is getting stronger and stronger is a very ominous sign.
If Huaxia occupies the land west of the river, the balance between the Xiongnu, Huaxia and Yueshi will be completely broken, and the Huaxia people will be able to connect the Western Regions and the Qiang land with human and material resources after opening up the corridor, and have one of the best horse producing areas in the world, and they will take the initiative in the future confrontation with the Xiongnu.
The Xiongnu will therefore be blocked on the Xiongnu Plateau and will not be able to go south, the worst is the Yueshi, they will lose their land, and the result they will face will either be assimilated by the Chinese, or they will be transferred, or they will be exterminated.
So there must be a big battle between the Qin army, the Xiongnu, and the Bloodhoof tribe!
The Vulture Chief saw this as a fateful duel in the Hexi Corridor.
The strength of the Huaxia general Bai Qi was very amazing, and the Wugu had to adopt the strategy of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, introducing the northern Xiongnu into the hinterland of Hexi, and joining forces with the Hexi troops to eliminate the Huaxia army in one fell swoop.
There are Xiongnu Zuoxian King who brought at least 200,000 Xiongnu elites, and there are Yue's bloodhoof tribes who can produce at least 300,000 elite cavalry, and a total of 500,000 elite cavalry troops can be formed, which is more than the total scale of the entire Huaxia elite cavalry!
The only prince in the Chinese world who can fight alone is Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.
The Qin army is still inferior to the Chu State, not to mention that it is still fighting in a foreign land, the number of troops is also at a disadvantage, and it is very difficult to supply and support in all aspects, and the difficulty of this battle can be imagined. This time, the Vulture was moving quickly, and he was confident that by the time the Huaxia Clan got the news, the Yuehun United Iron Cavalry had broken through their camp and ended this battle without suspense.
At this time, Ju Yanze's tall reeds swayed.
The vultures even smelled a familiar smell in the air, it would not be wrong that this was the smell of the Hun cavalry, even if it was hidden, no matter how light the vultures were, they could smell the fishy smell in it, this is not the first time that the Yueshi people have been relieved of the Huns in Juyanze, but in the past, they were all enemies and positions, but this time it was in the way of returning to dreams.
Suddenly the reeds swayed and were crushed!
Rows of tall and pitch-black Hun horses gradually appeared in the field of vision.
There are different horses in the world, and the Xiongnu horse and the Hexi horse are two kinds of horses, but there are obvious differences in shape.
Hexi horses are a little taller and stronger, so the endurance and weight will be stronger, otherwise they can't carry the strong barbarian bulls, the Hun horses look a little shorter, but maybe they live in the alpine region, so the mane is thicker, and the momentum looks very aggressive, giving people a carnivore feeling, explosive power and short-distance speed will be stronger.
Especially the horse that appeared in the front row.
As soon as the vulture saw it, he whispered: "Hun wolf horse!"
This horse looks like a half-horse and half-wolf, the mane of the whole body is jet black, and there are fangs in the mouth, this is a kind of sacred horse worshiped by the Xiongnu steppe wolf Juxu Mountain, it is said that this kind of war horse has the blood of the wolf god and the horse god in the body.
Only the wolf Juxu Mountain of the Xiongnu Holy Mountain can raise this kind of Xiongnu wolf horse, and this kind of war horse is not only far stronger than ordinary war horses in all aspects, the most terrifying thing is that they also have a lot of special abilities, put into any horse herd can become the king of horses in a short period of time, and can play a vital role on the battlefield.
However, wolf horses can only be bred in Wolf Juxu Mountain, so they are very rare and very precious.
When the vulture looked over, he found that this Hun army had at least dispatched hundreds of high-level wolf horses, and Tou Mandan's preference for his youngest son could also be seen, among which there was a god horse in the center of the wolf horse that seemed to be smaller, but the black hair was mixed with dark gold.
A white-haired Hun is sitting on a wide horseback, his blood-red eyes are bright, he looks very young, about fifteen or sixteen years old, but his momentum is very strong, at least with more than eight strengths.
Silver-white hair and blood-red eyes, this is the symbol of the Xiongnu royal family.
Mo Zhu's gaze fell on the troops in the reeds opposite, and he shouted to the blood-red-haired barbarian bull clan at the front, "The front is the Bloodhoof Vulture Chieftain?"
The bloodhoof chieftain Vulture rode forward alone, and then he saw more Hun cavalry, almost all of them were wolf people, everyone wore weapons such as scimitars, and at first glance it was a well-trained and experienced army, and the cunning Huns really did not break their promises this time, and all they sent were excellent troops.
The Hun cavalry was very explosive.
This front and rear army combined, there are about 200,000 troops, and on the battlefield, it should not be underestimated.
After Wu Gu and Mo Zhu confirmed their identities, they officially met, and the young Xiongnu Zuoxian King opened his mouth and said: "This time, the Xiongnu Shan Yu sent troops to help the chief seize the Hexi Corridor, but after the matter is completed, we will want half of the land in the Hexi Corridor. ”
Wu Gu's face changed greatly: "King Zuoxian, you are not keeping your promises, I remember that my agreement with Touman Danyu was that the Xiongnu could take the Heihe River Valley and the land near Juyanze. ”
"Look at this army, more than a hundred wolf blood holy horses, more than a hundred Hun warriors, even ordinary soldiers, are all elites who follow Shan Yu to fight in the south and the north," King Zuoxian of the Huns sneered: "Chief, don't you really think that you can exchange such a little land for 200,000 elite warriors of the Huns, right?"
The vulture's expression became uncertain.
He guessed that the Huns must have had a great appetite.
But if you open your mouth, you have to go half of the land in Hexi, which is unacceptable!
The Xiongnu are cruel by nature, if they are occupied by the Xiongnu more than half of the land, in the end the Yue clan will definitely be squeezed, and eventually it will either be extinct or transferred, and finally the Yue clan will be completely occupied by the Xiongnu.
The vultures can accept concessions, but the premise is that the Hexi grassland must be in their own hands, and the worst must be dominated by the Hexi forces, and must not be taken away by outsiders such as the Huns.
The two armies were at a stalemate in Juyanze.
The vultures and Mo Zhu negotiated three times, but each time they could not reach a reunification.
This day and night have passed in a blink of an eye, King Zuo Xian is young, but he seems to be very patient, he knows the situation of the vultures, if the vulture goes back to the end of time, the Hexi corridor will be completely finished, so he is waiting slowly, until the vulture fully gives in.
But at this time.
Something very strange happened in this place.
Inexplicably, a thicker and thicker fog appeared around them, and the Huns had already smelled some demonic breath.
Is there a large number of demons, is active in Juyanze, this is not surprising, Juyanze is near a vast sandy desert, covered with a lot of fine sand and quicksand, only Juyanze here is rich in water plants, but also breath all kinds of birds, fish, etc., it is normal for demons to like to appear in this kind of place.
Both sides are huge troops of hundreds of thousands!
Are you still afraid of some demons? So I didn't pay much attention to it.
The Xiongnu Zuoxian King Mo Zhu continued to drag time with the Bloodhoof Chief Wu Gu, he had already thought about everything before this departure, he knew that his father wanted to pass on the throne to himself, although he did not have a strong desire for this supreme position, but he did not want to live up to his father's expectations of himself.
So this time I decided to put on a good show.
Let everyone take a look, Mo Zhu is worthy of being Touman's son!
Mo Zhu woke up early and practiced as usual, when he walked out of the army tent, he found that today's fog seemed to be getting thicker, and it could even be said that it was a little abnormal, he frowned and immediately deployed, asking the soldiers to strengthen their vigilance and vigilance around them.
But at this time.
The tent trembled slightly.
The Huns are very sensitive, and they immediately felt that this was the sound of war horses running, and it seemed that another large army was rapidly approaching, judging from the sound and frequency, it should be the Yue's troops.
"Who got the troops here?"
Mo Zhu felt very angry and puzzled, the Xiongnu and the Yueshi were stationed separately, how could the Yue's troops appear near Zuoxianwang's camp without passing? But before they could figure out the situation, the stormy horses' hooves were getting closer and closer, and this time the Huns discovered an even more terrifying fact.
Wait a minute!
Wrong!
This unit is rushing from behind!
But the vultures are clearly stationed at the front!
The swamps around Juyanze were covered with amber and reeds, and it was impossible to send troops around the back without knowing it, and judging from the speed of the horses, this was not a friendly approach at all, but a premeditated charge.
The size of the Yue's cavalry ranged from 50,000 to 60,000.
They are obviously the barbarian cattle clan, and the war horses they ride are also Hexi horses, all of which are hung with the totems of the bloody hoof tribes, and they are attacking from behind with a fierce attack, attacking the undefended rear of the Huns, all the Huns are shocked by this change, can it be said that the negotiations in the past two days are just a trap, in fact, the Yueshi people have long been ready to ambush and annihilate the Huns?
Mo Zhu was furious: "Kill me!"