Chapter 10 Hai Dongqing and the carrier pigeon

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In many cases, the Huns, whether they were in internal turmoil or fighting externally, did not have such a combat idea.

And the emergence of this mode of warfare is, in fact, nothing more than an accident.

It can also be said to be a product of history.

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In the turbulent times of this world, although Zhang Jiashi was in turmoil in some parts of the Great Qin Empire, he had already sent troops to fight quite quickly and participated in the Battle of Julu.

However, although the Huns did not move southward on a large scale, and for the sake of border defense, neither Zhao Gaoyi nor Hu Hai completely transferred the remnants of the Northern Frontier Army to quell the rebellion.

And this situation may have an additional factor, that is, many areas of the Great Qin Empire's Kwantung region fell into smoke and even turned into a pile of ruins due to the spread of the war. In this case, the grain and grass output of the Great Qin Empire has been very badly affected, and even if the grain is transferred from Aocang, I am afraid it will not be able to support the long-term consumption of almost five or six hundred thousand troops.

And these five or six hundred thousand troops not only include the two troops of Zhang Han and Wang Li, but also the local county soldiers of Sanchuan County. Moreover, from the perspective of the grain transportation team, although Sanchuan County is sitting in Aocang, it itself cannot provide the necessary escort force for the transportation team, and supply the grain to the main forces under the command of the two Great Qin Empires.

If all the remnants of the Northern Frontier Legion went south, then the remnants of the Northern Frontier Legion, which did not have the means to carry too much grain, could only rely on the local grain and grain storage of the Great Qin Empire to maintain.

Therefore, after defeating Han Guang's forces controlling Yuyang County and successfully expelling Han Guang, Wang Li left part of his forces behind to consolidate the defense of Yuyang County, and in a sense to curb Zhang Jiashi's westward advance.

In fact, this arrangement can be regarded as an important premise because Wang Li understands that his troops cannot receive sufficient food support.

And the current dependence on grain transportation in Cloudsdale is, on the surface, also so.

Although the Huns couldn't know too much about the details, on the surface, Jiuyuan County would organize a grain transport team of five hundred people and two or three hundred vehicles to go to Yunzhong City every ten days or so, and after Yunzhong City received these grains, Yang Wengzi would distribute these grains again according to the corresponding situation.

The Huns, on the other hand, have observed for a long time that they have mastered the trajectory of the troops transporting grain between Yunzhong City and Jiuyuan County.

Strictly speaking, this is not a mistake, but since Yang Wengzi obtained several Hai Dongqing that reliably and effectively conveyed information with the help of Su Jiao and Yujian, the corresponding connection between Yang Wengzi and Li Mian mainly relied on these Hai Dongqing to maintain.

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Of course, domesticating Haidongqing is a costly option in many ways. But in a sense, you get what you pay for, and Hai Dongqing, as a way of conveying news, is much more efficient than carrier pigeons in many ways.

Hai Dongqing does not have any natural predators, as one of the species of spear falcon of prey, Hai Dongqing may not be regarded as a real sky overlord, but in many of the sky where spear falcons live, there is no bird of prey that can beat the spear falcon.

Maybe the history of training falcons will not be very long, but at this time, after Zhang Jiashi knew that the Sushen people already had a set of domestication methods for Haidongqing, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy dozens of Haidongqing and the corresponding number of trainers from some tribal leaders of the Sushen people, so as to convey the most core or confidential information for the Liaodong Army and the current Great Qin Empire.

It is said that Hai Dongqing, who is regarded as a totem by Su Shen and his descendants, has an extraordinary legend record. The ultra-long time span, the continuity of the eras, the diversity of expressions, the richness of the content, and the vividness and authenticity of the story are all incomparable to any historical characters and events.

The earliest one is a bone eagle head excavated by archaeologists in the Xinkailiu Ancient Tombs in Mishan, Heilongjiang Province. This ancient tomb group is located in the core area of the Xinkailiu culture, and from the historical relics excavated, most of them belong to stone and bone fishing and hunting tools, as well as fish bones, animal bones and ceramic products, and no written records and inheritances have been found. However, a bone eagle head is together with other stone and bone fishing and hunting tools, revealing and conveying to people the production and lifestyle, productivity level, hobby pursuit, ideology and belief of people in that flood era, and a bone eagle head carving also tells the relationship between man and eagle, and people's feelings for eagles.

As one of the descendants of the Sushen people, Hai Dongqing even has a very important legend among the Manchus:

There are many legends about Haidongqing in Manchu folklore. It is said: The cruel and greedy King of Liao, who persecuted the Jurchen tribe's "Damin Bao" every year to capture eagle eagles for the King of Liao. He also took the wives and children of the eagle household as hostages, and if he did not hand over the eagle on time, he would be cut down and buried alive.

In order to save the danger of his tribesmen, he led a son and a daughter to hunt eagles at the end of the Xiangpian River far north, but Yingda and his son froze to death on the mountain. Under the guidance of Shenhuo Gege, the daughter used the colorful divine light of the sun to melt the ice and snow on the Eagle Mountain, so that the Haidongqing on the mountain moved southward, so that the eagle household who hunted the eagle was easier to catch, and the daughter of the Eagle Da died in an avalanche and became a high-flying bird. Another legendary story is that the Jurchen leader Aguta led his troops to attack the Great Liao Kingdom, and with the help of Haidongqing, he won more with less, and defeated the Liao soldiers and won.

In the Manchu shamanic oracle, the eagle god is praised for having "golden wings covering the snow and the ground, two silver claws in his arms, carrying the sun on his back during the day and riding the sun at night", and is the ruler of light and darkness in the world. At the same time, the eagle god and the eagle god are symbols of strength and might, and the eagle god is the most ferocious god of the universe.

In the Manchu shamanic oracle, it is said that when the sky first opened, the earth was like a bag of ice, and Abukah had a female eagle fly past the sun, shook its feathers, put light and fire in the feathers, and flew into the world. From then on, there was a time for the earth to melt, and for people and living beings to eat, rest, and have children. But the she-eagle was so tired of flying that she fell asleep, and the fire in her feathers fell out, and burned the forest and the stones red, and remained all night. The Condor hurriedly fanned out the flames with his giant wings, and used his giant claws to move earth to cover the fire, and died in the fire, and the eagle's soul turned into a female shaman. Therefore, the shamanic soul is the unyielding eagle. The heroine of the famous Manchu folk epic, the Nishan shaman, relied on the eagle god to guide the way, in order to save the soul of the young hunter into the underworld, with the help of the eagle to rescue the god and bring it back to the world. In the great god sacrifice of the Shiketri family in Jilin, the first god is the eagle god, which is the ancient sacrifice custom inherited by the ancestors of the Manchu people who lived in the Baishan and Heishui regions. In the fishing building village, there is still a custom of falconrying.

The Manchu people have an indissoluble bond with the eagle, and it is also a model of caring for birds, and the reverence for the eagle stems from the fearful power of the eagle, which is in danger of being in a dangerous place, extraordinary flying ability, with the spirit of small victories and high skills, the wind and rain have trained a pair of extremely vigorous wings, and the sun and moon Languang cast two sharp eyes. Flying tirelessly for nine days, looking far and never losing his way, the more cold and snowy he is, the more fearlessly he moves forward.

And before the Manchus, the Jurchens also had a lot of legends about Haidongqing:

According to records, the Jurchen's real name is Zhu Lizhen, and in the Jurchen language, the pronunciation of the word Oriental is Zhule, which is the same as the sound of Zhu Li, and the pronunciation of Haiqing is Shen, which is Zhule Shen after being spelled together, which is the same as Zhu Lizhen. Therefore, some researchers believe that the meaning of the word Jurchen is the eagle of the East, and this eagle of the East is Haidongqing. Because of this, Hai Dongqing is not only a totem of the Jurchens, but also a good helper for them to hunt for food.

Legend has it that the name of Kim Taejo Wanyan Aguda also has a close relationship with Hai Dongqing. It is said that when the mother who was about to give birth ten months after she was pregnant, the marshal of the Liao State led the troops to kill. Wanyan Aguta's father, Impeachment Bowl, protected his wife while fighting and retreating, and they retreated to the foot of Ula Mountain, where Impeachment Bowl was wounded in the shoulder, and his wife gave birth to a fat boy in the weeds. At this time, the Liao soldiers all over the mountains attacked, and the situation was extremely critical. Suddenly, a big white eagle with jade claws and jade mouth flew from the sky, flying around the newborn baby boy, and kept shouting: "Ah Gu - hit! Ah Gu - fight!"

The cry of the big white eagle alarmed the mountain god Agu of Wula Mountain, and when he heard the big white eagle shouting "Ah Gu - fight", he thought that he was letting him fight the Liao soldiers, so he roared. After the roar, the large and small hills heard Agu's call, and they opened the mountain gates one after another, allowing the mountains and rivers to rush down. The rapid flash flood swept the Liao soldiers to pieces, killing and wounding countless people. Later, in order to appreciate the life-saving grace of the big white eagle and the mountain god Agu, he named his child Aguta, and from then on he respected the white eagle as a god. Legend has it that this white eagle with jade claws and jade mouth is just in line with the image of Hai Dongqing.

The legendary Hai Dongqing is jet black, not white, Hai Dongqing is the eagle god, he is a god with a human body, there are many legends of Hai Dongqing in Chinese history, Hai Dongqing is a god of justice, light, and selflessness, Hai Dongqing first appeared in the legend of Hou Yi, Hai Dongqing's speed is the fastest among all bird races, and he is the protector of nature.

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The record of Haidongqing's appearance in the Central Plains culture is in the late Spring and Autumn period where Confucius lived:

It is said that it is recorded: "Zhong Ni is in Chen, and there are falcons gathered in the court of Chen Hou and died. Minister Chen Hui asked the Falcon as Zhong Ni's Pavilion, Zhong Ni Ri: \'The Falcon is coming, far away! The king of Xiwu conquered the merchants, and the passage was in Jiuyi and Baiman, so that each of them bribed to pay tribute, so that he did not forget his profession.

Therefore, Su Shen's tribute arrow stone stone, its long ruler has a hand. The first king wanted to show his lord that virtue would go far and far, so as to show that future generations would make eternal prison. Therefore, it is inscribed and said: the tribute arrow of the Su Shen clan. To divide the big Ji, with Yu Hu Gong to seal the Chen. The ancients divided the same surname to Zhenyu, and the relatives were also divided; the different surnames were divided into distant tributes, so that there was no forgetfulness, so they were divided into the tribute of the Su Shen clan. If you make a priest ask for the old house, you can get it. \'Ask for it, and get it, as it is.' “

This is remembered in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when Confucius traveled around the world and came to the Chen State, which is now Huaiyang County, Henan, and it is reported that Confucius lived in the Chen State for three years. One day, a fierce bird fell from the sky in the courtyard of Chen Huigong and was shot by a stone pang. The arrow was about a foot long. Chen Huigong did not understand where the bird and the arrow came from, so he sent someone to send the bird with the arrow to Confucius's residence and asked about the origin of the incident.

Confucius, who is familiar with the history of the history, said that the bird and the arrow have a history, the bird comes from a far away, and the arrow in the body is the arrow stone of the Su Shen country, after King Wu of Zhou defeated the Shang Dynasty and ruled the world, he notified the remote barbarian tribes to pay tribute to the local famous and excellent as a tribute, in order to show eternal submission. The Northern Sultan Kingdom took the Arrows as a tribute. King Wu wanted to make the favor of the Zhou Dynasty continue forever all over the world, so he engraved the words "Su Shen's Tribute Arrow" on the stone clay and gave it to the subordinate princes with different surnames. At that time, there was a kind of etiquette, giving precious jade to show closeness to one's own family with the same surname, and giving tribute to subordinates with different surnames to warn them not to forget their subordinate status. At that time, what was given to Chen was the "Tribute Arrow of the Su Shen Clan", and if Hui Gong sent someone to the ancestral temple to understand, he might be able to find the "Tribute Arrow of the Su Shen Clan" at that time. King Chen Hui sent someone to inquire, and sure enough, he found a stone engraved with "Su Shen's Tribute Arrow" given by King Wu of Zhou in a gold box.

From this record, Haidongqing has already had some descriptions in the Central Plains at that time, and it has been recorded in the classics or circulated at some levels. Because if it weren't for that, Confucius wouldn't have known Hai Dongqing, a bird of prey.

According to the records of 、、、 and other documents, from the legendary Yu Shun and Yu to the Shang and Zhou dynasties with written records, "overseas Su Shen" has always been served. This makes "prudent service" a great achievement of the Holy King Weide, which is admired by future generations.

Praise Yu Shun, Yu, Cheng Tang, and King Wen as "Minmingjiao, through the four seas, overseas cautious, Beifa Qu search, Di and Qiang to serve".

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Zhang Jiashi is well aware of the importance of rapid information dissemination, but it is obvious that the carrier pigeon may be able to convey information quickly, but in terms of efficiency, he really can only hehe.