The next morning, they wake up early and wash up.

After breakfast, Liu Zhang took them to exercise.

A healthy body is an important asset, he drinks less alcohol and has moderation in the affairs of men and women.

They eat a balanced diet and exercise properly so that they can live a long and healthy life.

Early this morning, many people came to visit Liu Zhang's mansion.

Dong Yan and Han Shuo also came, and Liu Che sent an attendant to send an edict to Liu Zhang.

There are also some rewards, Liu Zhang has been doing very well recently.

Liu Zhang was named General Yong'an, and he is currently only a title with no power.

His salary was raised from 900 stone to 1,200 stone, and he was rewarded with silk and satin, jade, gold, and gowns.

Liu Che also saw Liu Wu yesterday and temporarily arranged for her to live in Princess Pingyang's Mansion.

This was better for her, and the other Hun children who had been captured were distributed among the other nobles.

Liu Che ordered some Xiongnu boys and girls to be sent to the princes and kings, and Liu Zhang could not intercede for them.

Some of the bad looks will be sent to the slave market to be sold.

Liu Wu also pleaded with Liu Zhang, hoping to properly settle those Xiongnu children.

It's not that he doesn't want to help them, and it's not his credit to capture these Hun children alone.

Moreover, it was the emperor himself who ordered them to go there, and Liu Zhang could not do anything about it.

Wei Yan, Wang Yun, Li Ling, and Cao Xiang also came to visit, and they also wanted to hear about Liu Zhang's battle with the Xiongnu.

There are so many guests visiting today that we must treat them well.

Liu Zhang's women are all kept in the backyard, and they will not attend the banquet.

Gongsun Jingsheng was the last, and his father asked him to make friends with Liu Zhang.

"Today is not a New Year's holiday, and it is not my birthday. Thank you for coming! ”

The visitor was a guest, Liu Zhang greeted him with a smile, and they congratulated Liu Zhang on his triumphant return.

also congratulated him on being named General Yong'an, which made many people envious.

I heard that he killed thousands of Huns alone, and many people saw it with their own eyes at that time.

Every time he led the Han army to attack the Xiongnu, Liu Zhang was as fierce as a tiger.

can also bring those Han soldiers back to the camp one by one, and it is estimated that few generals can do this.

Today's liveliness is more lively than the Honghou Mansion in the past, and most of the people who come are famous nobles in Chang'an.

They didn't dare to underestimate Liu Zhang anymore, they used to think that he was just lucky.

Inherited his father's title, since following Zhang Rang and others to envoy Wei to Korea.

On the way, many Huns were killed, and they heard that the Huns were very powerful.

Every year from spring to autumn. The Xiongnu plundered on the border of the Han Dynasty as if they were in a no-man's land.

I also heard that Liu Zhang killed the Huns to the point of crying wolves, and maybe scolded his ancestors on the grassland for eighteen generations.

"We've all heard that you alone killed more than a thousand Huns. I heard that your goal is to kill 10,000 people, and you still have more than 8,000 people to reach your goal. ”

So far, Cao Xiang has killed only more than 400 Huns.

He felt that Liu Zhang was too fierce, and this was a single kill record.

Even Huo Qubing did not surpass him, Liu Zhang is really wise and brave.

No wonder the Huns tried to get rid of him, and their plans failed again and again.

"It's just luck, those Huns are not very strong. It is estimated that it will take a long time to reach the goal of 10,000 beheadings. ”

There are still a few big battles ahead, and he hopes to take his chances.

It depends on whether he can surpass Huo Quzhi, and sealing the wolf is not a difficult thing for Liu Zhang.

As long as he is given the opportunity, he can also chase the Huns to the North Sea.

Liu Zhang is still very modest, and most of the young aristocratic children who come today are historical celebrities.

Everyone took their seats one by one, set up a banquet, and began to play music and dance.

"In the future, I will be able to kill a lot of Huns."

Li Ling clenched his fists, but he was very young now.

"I can predict that you will become a famous general in the future, and your eldest father is a famous Han general. Push it further, your ancestor was also a famous general in the pre-Qin period. ”

Li Ling's ancestor was Li Xin, who led 200,000 Qin troops to defeat in the battle to destroy Chu that year.

Li Xin underestimated the strength of the Chu State, and it cannot be said that his military ability is not good.

Later, after destroying the Yan State and the Qi State, Li Xin's performance was very good.

"I want to do something like them."

Li Ling admired his eldest father very much, although his record against the Xiongnu was mediocre.

But his eldest father's other achievements were not ordinary, especially the pacification of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion.

"Can you tell us how to fight the Huns, and we can also know a little bit about the Huns."

Wei asked Liu Zhang to tell him about the battle with the Xiongnu and whether he had discovered the weakness of the Xiongnu.

"The Huns are indeed strong, and we have to admit that they are merit. Each Hun cavalry is equipped with at least three war horses, and the reason why I was able to kill so many Huns was indeed lucky. ”

The Xiongnu that Liu Zhang encountered, their equipment was also very ordinary.

Good equipment was given to the Xiongnu nobles and their descendants, and it would be good for the average Xiongnu to wear a piece of leather armor.

Some of them also used bone arrowheads, and the biggest advantage of the Huns was that they ran fast.

It was difficult for the Han army to catch up, and they generally did not go head-to-head with the Han army.

At the beginning, the king of Yougu Li was too angry and led the Xiongnu and the servant army to besiege Liu Zhang and them.

It led to heavy losses for the Huns, and it was not because of the heavy damage to the Huns.

thought that they were vulnerable, otherwise they would have fought for decades and would not have had much impact on the Huns.

Mainly because the Han Dynasty had to transport supplies from the interior, and the Han Dynasty lacked a large number of high-quality war horses.

"The population of the Huns is about to reach three million, and there are still many servant troops among the Hun cavalry."

The equipment and combat effectiveness of the servant army were inferior to those of the Xiongnu, and they assisted in the battle.

Helping the Huns transport the looted materials, the status and treatment of those servant troops were quite poor.

They couldn't defeat the Huns, let alone unite to resist.

They only succumbed to the strong, and he told everyone what he knew about the Huns.

If they do, I hope it helps.

"Zhang said well, knowing each other and knowing oneself is the only way to survive a hundred battles."

Cao Xiang agreed with Liu Zhang's statement, and he observed the Xiongnu very carefully.

Stir Xiang also fought against the Xiongnu many times, and he was also carefully observing the Xiongnu.

Just know the weaknesses of the other party and take effective countermeasures.

It often makes the Xiongnu very passive, and the biggest weakness of the Xiongnu is that the population is not large.

If it was a Hun cavalry with training to fight hard, it required an adult man or woman of fifteen years old.

The population of the Han Dynasty was nearly 40 million, more than ten times that of the Xiongnu.

The vassal states controlled by the Xiongnu were not to be feared, and the population of those vassal states was more or less large.

If the strength of the Xiongnu weakened, they would return to the Han Dynasty.

"The Xiongnu also had a disadvantage, their population was relatively scattered. But the area of the steppe is not very large, and there will be fierce battles within them. ”

So the Huns are not monolithic now, they have to survive.

Now going to the border of the Han Dynasty to grab supplies is not as smooth as before.

The Han Dynasty strengthened its defenses on the border and was not able to return with a full load as before.

The Han army also controlled a part of the steppe, and the Xiongnu camp was attacked several times.

Most of the people who came to visit Liu Zhang today were about the same age as him.

So that they had a common topic, and they all wanted to know a little more about the Huns.

In recent years, the northern grassland climate has been harsh, and the grassland area has gradually decreased.

That place was not suitable for growing crops, and the Xiongnu relied on the sky for food.

They also caught very little prey, and the winter was even more difficult.

More than ten years ago, the Xiongnu went to the border of the Han Dynasty to loot was still rampant.

In the second year of Yuan Shuo, the Han Dynasty fought the Henan War against the Xiongnu.

That blow to the Xiongnu was very large, and since then, the Xiongnu have been rampant much less than before.

Because of Wei Qing, a victorious general, the Xiongnu have been defeated repeatedly since then.

Liu Zhang remembered very well that the next battle against the Xiongnu was the Battle of Hexi and the Battle of Mobei.

These two large-scale military strikes dealt a heavy blow to the Xiongnu.

It also changed the strength and situation of the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, and the population of the Xiongnu could not afford to consume.

"The Xiongnu population is decreasing, and the grasslands on which they depend continue to be arid and desertified. As long as effective measures are taken, the Xiongnu will be able to collapse from now on. ”

The crowd thought he had said it too well and applauded him.

"All of you here will inevitably become a generation of famous ministers and generals in the future, and your achievements are limitless."

Liu Zhang looked at Wei Yan, Li Lin, and Cao Xiang, they did have outstanding military talents.

Unfortunately, Cao Xianghui died of illness nine years later, probably because he contracted a more serious illness during the war with the Xiongnu.

The same is true for Huo Quai, Liu Zhang stayed in the Northeast for a while.

The living environment in that place is not as good as expected, it is sparsely populated.

Liu Zhang lived there for a while, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he used strengthening potions to make himself physically stronger, and he usually exercised.

Otherwise, he may become seriously ill, and Liu Zhang in history died of illness at the age of fourteen.

The record about him is just a brush, and Liu Zhang in history has no heirs.

There will be no descendants to inherit the title of Red Marquis, and now it is different.