The Xiongnu mainly invaded Yan and Zhao, so if the army wanted to start from Chang'an, it had to cross a considerable distance, but the main ones recruited in Guanzhong were infantry, and Han Xin sent people to Zhao and Yan to dispatch the most elite cavalry of the Han Dynasty.

Before leaving, Liu Bang asked: "The general is going this time, can you be sure of a big victory?" ”

Han Xin said to Liu Bang very clearly: "Your Majesty, victory is sure to win, but it is impossible to defeat the Xiongnu in one battle, and the strength of the general is limited by the national strength."

Fighting with the Xiongnu on the steppe, there is no cavalry can only be beaten, and only with cavalry can there be tactics and the possibility of a big victory.

The people who lead the bow come and go like the wind, unless they themselves go deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains, they are inherently invincible in the grassland.

If the minister has tens of thousands of cavalry, can be equipped with one person, three horses, or even five horses, and has sufficient logistics to rely on, he will definitely be able to lead the troops directly to the grassland and sweep away the Hu people.

But ......"

Han Xin didn't say any more, everyone knew that this was impossible, it was already very difficult to support the current battle, and it was impossible to have surplus supplies for Han Xin to go deep into the grassland.

Han Xin led the army all the way north from Zhao State.

Zhao had a special position in the defense system of the Han Dynasty, and once the Xiongnu invaded, Zhao had the power to mobilize the forces of Dai and Yan to resist the Xiongnu.

The Huns came far faster than expected, Han Xin crossed the Hukou Pass, directly encountered a Huns, the two sides fought fiercely for a while, the Huns suffered a lot of casualties, and saw that there were many Han soldiers, so they rode away.

Han Xin saw that the Huns actually entered the Central Plains, although it was only in Beidi County, but after all, it was not a grassland, and the decisive troops were divided into three routes, in a place like Zhao State, where mountains and rivers were on the surface, there were so many marching routes, Han Xin marked several points where the Huns were likely to gather, and asked the generals who commanded the troops to arrive on time to participate in the encirclement.

……

"Kill!"

The earth-shattering shouts resounded in the land of the three counties in the north, the Huns drew their bows and shot, and Han Xin calmly commanded the soldiers to respond.

Then the Huns suddenly the speed of the war horses became slower and slower, and when they looked around, they found that they didn't know when the Han army had faintly formed an encirclement.

The Huns realized that something was wrong, in terms of weapons and equipment alone, they were far inferior to the Han people, and once they fought closely with the Han people, they would definitely not be opponents, so they wanted to distance themselves and attack again.

But how could Han Xin give them this opportunity, the Central Plains only has few cavalry, and it can't reach the level of nomadic people with three horses or even five horses, it's not that there are no cavalry at all.

At the beginning, Xiang Yu flexibly used the combination of cavalry and infantry to hang the Qin army and the princes of the world to fight, Han Xin, as the pinnacle of the war-seeking faction, although he was not a professional cavalry general, but there was a cavalry position in many tactics.

"Marquis Wuyang, you will lead three thousand cavalry to raid along the gentle slope from the left side and cut off their retreat."

Fan Xu had been under Han Xin's account for many years, and when he heard this, he immediately led the cavalry to prepare to charge.

Han Xin sent orders one after another, and columns of small-scale troops began to shuttle across the battlefield, which was the embodiment of Han Xin's strong dispatching ability.

"Get out!"

The Huns really felt that something was wrong, these Han troops were like endless, allowing them to rush left and right, but there were Han troops everywhere, like shadows.

"Dying and throeping."

Han Xin smiled disdainfully and said, "Do these Hu people think they are Xiang Yu? If Xiang Yu is here, I'm afraid that 150,000 people will really not be able to sleep, but these Hu people? ”

Xiahou Ying exclaimed: "The general's soldiers are like gods, where can these Hu people imagine, these two or thirty thousand people are probably going to die here." ”

Han Xin smiled slightly, but the words he said were in a cold tone: "Your Majesty Xinzhong, let Xintong lead an army of 250,000 to go on the expedition, but not for the sake of only 20,000 or 30,000 people, this battle will make the Huns feel the pain, so that the Hu people dare not go south and graze horses." ”

When the generals heard this, they all bowed down and bowed, "I am willing to pacify the Xiongnu with the general." ”

Han Xin recalled the contents of the Kanyu map, crossed Jinyang, hundreds of miles to the north, the most suitable place for fighting before entering the grassland, and muttered slightly: "Only these few terrains can, and the others can't enter the grassland." ”

……

Luoling walked along the river from the grassland, and there were not a few Huns on the way, but except for some shouting and shouting, most of them just avoided him from afar, and there were basically only some old people, women and children left among those tribes, looking at Luoling with envy.

There are bold people who come up and talk to Luo Ling, Luo Ling looked at the child in front of him, and was sure that this must be Xia Min's descendant.

These people are ragged or unclothed, relying on pieces of fur to keep warm, and they have the smell of being with livestock all year round, and many of them are hungry at the sight of it.

Nomads have never imagined that they eat meat and drink milk every day, where are there so many livestock for these people to eat, as long as it is not that the harsh taxes of the Central Plains are too high, the bottom of agriculture is definitely better than the nomadic pastoral.

This is fate, some people are born as the people of Zhuxia, and some people are begging for the identity of a people of Zhuxia but can't, Luo's has brought civilization to these people, what kind of grace is this?

Luo Ling traveled all the way, saw many things, and he found that he imagined the Xiongnu too powerful.

The combat effectiveness of the Xiongnu Empire is indeed strong, but their ability to resist risks is not half a star worse than that of the Han Dynasty.

Their power is really unstable, and it is easy to have internal strife, weakening the strength of the entire Hu people.

The most important thing is that farming can store grain, but the Xiongnu cannot, even if the Han Dynasty does not do anything to the Xiongnu, as long as the Great Wall is guarded, two natural disasters can hit the Xiongnu half to death.

It's not a coincidence.

Luo's other artifacts may not be good, but playing with celestial phenomena is an ancestor, especially the artifact of the God of the Four Seasons, as long as the family background is not smashed, Luo Ling alone can collapse this empire that unifies the grassland.

He somewhat understood the meaning of what the old ancestor said that day, and it was indeed not a life-and-death relationship between Xia Yi, because the Luo clan had the means to influence victory or defeat.

The only worry now is that the Hu people on the grassland are endless, and the increase in family heritage is slow.

Although Luo Ling didn't know the specific luck point, as the head of the family on behalf of Ji Zhao, he could feel that since the destruction of Bang Zhou, the family heritage was continuously decreasing.

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, there were several increases, but compared to the large consumption of a pen, the family's heritage is indeed much thinner, and now the Xiongnu are killed with the heritage, and the grassland has made a comeback in a few decades and a hundred years.

You can't always let Luo's use the heritage every time, and Luo's has to rely on the heritage to survive the next 3,000 years, 5,000 years, or even 10,000 years.

Without the protection of the foundation, how can Luo's face the strong imperial power, there is no endless genius, there is no means to counter the imperial power, just relying on reputation to have a hanging, and worries about the future are the reasons why Luo's is cautious about using the heritage.

"How can we eliminate the threat of the grassland to the Central Plains?"

The carriage drove slowly, and Luo Ling sat on the carriage frowning and thinking about this question, but he would not have an answer to this question.

Because this is no longer something that can be solved by wisdom, but requires the progress of the productive forces, as long as the productive forces do not progress, the nomads will continue to move south, competing for the living space of the farming people.

As the sun rose and the moon set, Luo Ling looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and finally gave up looking for answers, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"There is only one way, and that is to always keep the Central Plains strong and defeat the enemies on the grassland again and again.

Let the grassland have admiration for the Central Plains, and then absorb the heroes on the grassland to the Central Plains, without the leadership of heroes and heroes, the grassland will never rise. ”

This was the conclusion that Luo Ling finally came to as he looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and muttered, "King Su, your great existence will be known to the entire Xiongnu. ”

Luoling walked west along the river, and gradually began to see the cavalry of the Huns, without exception, but all those who dared to make a move died at the hands of Luoling.

Mao Dun led hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops to confront Han Xin, looking at the Huns moving at high speed, Han Xin's eyes flashed a haze.

This is the greatest advantage of the Huns, especially in this kind of open terrain, this is Han Xin's least favorite battlefield, and the infantry can play too few tactics in the wilderness against cavalry.

In the war against the Maotun Xiongnu, Han Xin picked up the chariots that had been gradually decreasing since the Warring States period, and after remodifying them, they could completely block the impact of the cavalry, and they were very suitable for crossbowmen to attack.

Now it played a huge role, the chariots formed each other, slowly advancing, as long as the Huns approached, they would attack with sharp bows and crossbows, and they wanted to impact and completely unable to break through the defense line of the chariots, and from time to time they had to defend against the cavalry interspersed by the Han army.

It's just miserable, you can only give full play to the advantage of speed, keep shooting arrows, the Han army and the Hun army have soldiers who are constantly falling, but obviously the Huns are falling more, because the weapons and equipment of both sides are not the same level.

Mao Dun ordered the Huns to keep retreating, he was an outstanding monarch and commander, not a gambler, if he couldn't get benefits, he would rather retreat directly, so he would not fight with Han Xin.

This stalemate was not completely broken until Han Xin's other two armies made a detour according to Han Xin's order and outflanked from the rear of Maudun.

Mao Dun was shocked when he saw the two armies of the divine soldiers descending from the sky, and he didn't understand why the Han army would make a detour in advance of the place of the big war he chose, so he forcibly stabilized his mind and led the army to break through.

Han Xin saw that the two armies appeared on time, and immediately laughed loudly: "The Huns want to flee and kill!" ”

The three armies of the Han army moved together, strangled the Xiongnu army, after several hours of bloody fighting, most of the Huns fled with Maodun, the Han cavalry was insufficient, and there was no pursuit.

The Han army killed 30,000 Xiongnu and captured 50,000, plus the previous 20,000, and the northern Hu people went south this time.

Maudun, who had never suffered such a major defeat, was furious, the only thing he was glad that this time his own strength was not too bad, and he could continue to integrate the weakened tribes in the future, and he decided to completely integrate the entire grassland, not just the current loose alliance.

When he crossed the Great Wall and returned to the Hetao area, Luoling sent a Xiongnu to bring a letter to Mao Dun, which began: "King Su walked in the world to ask for the Xiongnu Shan Yu Shu." ”

In the letter, Luo Ling reprimanded Mao Dun and asked Mao Dun to kneel down and go to Yin Mountain to pray for forgiveness, otherwise he would be punished by God.

Of course, Luo Ling knew that Mao Dun would not come, but that was the purpose.

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The invasion of the Huns, like the wind and fire, was heard of by the public, and said: "King Su does not hesitate, I should go north." ”

Then into the grassland, tracing the river upstream, passing the Huns eighty-one, not stained with dust, eating the breath of heaven and earth, serving the sun and the moon and frost, the Hu people look at it like a god, all kneel and worship it.

If the public observes his people in the summer, he says: "Three out of ten, the seedlings of the summer, learn the Hu language, wear Hu clothes, easy to Hu customs, and die, forever falling, not to see the ancestors and gods, sad." - "Historical Records: The Family of Luo Zhaogong"

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