Chapter 140: Battle of Hetao

Jinyang, the Xiongnu General General Office was held in the hall for the meeting hall.

Zhang Huan, Sima on the left and Sima on the right had read the silk books one after another. The hall was silent, and only the flames of the oil lamps made subtle sizzling sounds from time to time.

Zuo Sima said: "General, although the origin of this letter is unknown, the last general thinks it is very likely that it is true. Yu Fuluo's poisoning is already full of doubts, and the battle at Yangjiao Canyon is even more suspicious. Our army should prepare early to avoid being caught off guard by the Hun army."

The Right Sima also said: "General, please order the Hu Hu, Yuezhi Hu, Qin Hu and other troops to quickly summon elite troops from the clan to attack east and west before the Huns' army heads south and plunder. Take a pre-emptive attack and destroy the Huns! If the Huns go south first, the Han border will be in trouble."

Zhang Huan was silent. Sima left and Sima right were completely from a military perspective. Taking preemption is certainly the best response strategy, but as the general of the Huns' General of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Huan knew that it was not easy to take preemption.

It is not difficult to mobilize a large army. The Hus, Yuezhi Hu and Qin Hu are afraid of the power of the Han Dynasty. Zhang Huan ordered them to not come, but what if they mobilize the army? As the saying goes, before the army moves, food and grass will go first. To maintain tens of thousands of troops fighting against the Huns, the food and supplies required are amazing.

"Zuo Sima obeys the order."

After meditating for a while, Zhang Huan finally made a decision.

"The last one will be there."

Zuo Sima held his head up and raised his chest, and met Zhang Huan's eyes straight.

"Many dispatched horses and roars to closely investigate the movements of the Xihe, Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, and Xi'an, Dingxiang counties, but if there are any abnormal movements, they will be immediately rewarded!"

"Affect the order."

"You Sima obeys the order."

"The last one will be there."

"So quickly order the Hu kings of Tudou, the Queen of the Moon is really the ears, and the Qin Hu general Guo Tai summoned the elite troops of the clan to go to war at any time, as for the food and fodder needed. This time they don't have to prepare by themselves. There was a heavy snow last winter and their lives were not easy, so the general would provide it with it."

"Affect the order."

[Tu Gehu: King Xiu Tu, descendant of King Hunxie. As early as the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, King Xiu Tu, King Hunxie had already surrendered to the Han Dynasty and nomadly lived in Liangzhou and Hetao, becoming a barrier for the Han Dynasty to resist the southern invasion of the Huns. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Huns split, and the Southern Huns Chanyu Hunxie went south to support Han. King Xiu Tu, descendant of King Hunxie had reproduced and became a powerful tribe, known in history as Tu Gehu.]

[Yuezhi Hu: The Great Yuezhi was originally a powerful tribal country in the Hexi Corridor, but was later defeated by the Huns Maodun Shanyu. One of them ran northwest and re-established the country north of the Tianshan Mountains. It was known in history as the Great Yuezhi. The other one ran southeast to attach the Han Han, entered Liangzhou, and entered the Hetao area and Tuqiu Hu, serving as a mixed Han people in the border. The officials called Xiaoyuezhi or Yuezhi Hu.]

[Qin Hu: a Han Chinese who lived in Liangzhou, Hetao, and had been completely transformed into Qiang and Hu.]

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Xihe, Xiongnu Shanyuting.

Yu Fuluo Zheng convened the Xizi King Dadan, the Zuo Ying King Zhiya Shi, the Youying King Nuerqi, the Zuo Guli, and the Youguli King and other Xinu nobles to discuss the matter of raising an army to go south.

Yu Fuluo said: "This southern expedition is related to the life and death of the Great Huns. All divisions should do their best. This Shanyu planned to lead 30,000 cavalry to go south along the river (known as the Yellow River in ancient times), cross the inner Great Wall to plunder Qin Hu, first elect Qiang, burn Dang Qiang, and Le Jie Qiang tribes. If the war goes well, then drive south to plunder Sanfu (left Fu, right Fu, Jingfu: three major commanders of the Han area guarding the Western Han Dynasty).

King Zhiya of Zuo Ying said: "The Hus, Yuezhi Hu, Qin Hu all obeyed the orders of the Han Dynasty to envoy the Huns General Zhang Huan, Xianling, Shaodang, and the Qiang Jie and the Qiang were obeyed the orders of Dong Zhuo, the Han Dynasty to protect the Qiangs General Dong Zhuo. These tribes were all lackeys of the Han people. If the Huns did not take the initiative and defeat these tribes first, they would form an alliance with the Han army and launch an attack on our Huns from the west, south and east directions at the same time. The situation would be dangerous at that time."

"Um."

Yu Fuluo nodded slightly, turned his head and looked at Xu Jia, as if he wanted to hear how Xu Jia defended him.

"The words of Zuo Ying are not like this." Xu Jia said, "Pilot the Hu, Yuezhi Hu, Qin Hu and Xianling, and Shaodang. Although the Qiangs are dependent on the Han Dynasty, they are the same as the Great Huns. They have never been the same as the Great Han Dynasty! Instead of sending troops to attack and forcing them to the Great Han Dynasty, it is better to conquer the envoys and urge them to keep their troops unmoved. Later, the Great Shanyu can gather all the elite troops of the Great Huns and join forces with the King of the Second, and attack Zhang Huan, the General of the Central Army of the Great Han Dynasty. As long as they can defeat Zhang Huan, they can severely defeat the great Han Dynasty. The Huns and Qiangs are afraid of the great Huns' reputation and will inevitably come to surrender one after another. In this way, they can defeat the troops without fighting."

"A warrior is defeated without fighting!" Yu Fuluo's eyes shone brightly. Suddenly, he smiled at the sky and said loudly, "I had a wise man in the slanting tent of Shanyu Yizhi. Although he was a Han Chinese, he helped me to resist the powerful Han Dynasty repeatedly! Now~~ I received the help of Mr. Shanyu, which was actually a gift from the God of Heavenly Wolf. Mr. Please accept the worship of Mr. Fuluo!"

“Great Chanyu!?”

The Hun nobles were all terrified, but Yu Fuluo had already pushed the gold mountain and turned the jade pillar to worship him.

...

Jinyang, the Xiongnu General General Office was held in the hall for the meeting hall.

"General!"

At the sound of footsteps, Zuo Sima Xiongwei's figure was already in full swing.

Zhang Huan, who was looking at the military topographic map on the table, woke up suddenly and asked anxiously: "How is it?"

Zuo Sima said in a deep voice: "It is unknown whether Yufuluo has usurped the throne, but he is only seeking horses to return. Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and Shuofang counties are gathering towards the Xihe Shanyu Courtyard. It seems that the news of the silk book conveying the place is true and credible. The Huns are indeed preparing for large-scale military operations."

Zhang Huan's eyes showed murderous intent and said in a calm voice: "Since the Huns are already preparing for military preparations, it doesn't matter whether Yu Fuluo has usurped the throne! The Huns dare to betray the Han Dynasty, so don't blame me for being ruthless! The military officers ordered the military officer to hurry up and prepare food, and the troops began to gather in Jinyang."

"Affect the order."

Zuo Sima suddenly raised her chest.

"And~~" Zhang Huan said in a deep voice, "If the Huns army goes south, Shangjun is the only way to go. You can quickly order the Qin Hu General Guo Tai to enter Shangjun! Then, 800 miles of urgent reminder Dong Zhuo, the general of the Qiang Guardian, to order General Dong Zhuo to order Xian Ling and burn Dang, and the Qiang and the Qiang Qiang generals to gather the elite troops of the clan to defend the city and fortress, and not give the Xiongnu an opportunity to take advantage of it. Then, order the slaughter of the Yuezhi Erhu to speed up the gathering of the elite cavalry of the clan to attack the Xiongnu in the east."

"Affect the order."

Zuo Sima responded to the promise and took the order and left.

Watching Zuo Sima Yang leave, a trace of inexplicable coldness flashed through Zhang Huan's eyes. The Huns will soon become history! However, who was secretly helping the Han Dynasty and sending the news of the Huns' mutiny to Jinyang? Could it be that there were traitors within the Huns?

...

Xihe, Shanyuting, from the camp of the second king Dadan (Ma Yue).

Ma Yue and Jia Xu sat opposite each other. Jia Xu picked up a bowl of horse milk wine and smelled it, frowned and put it aside. He had been in the Xiongnu Chanyu Court for a long time, but Jia Xu could not adapt to the smell of horse milk wine. This thing was far inferior to the imperial wine brewed in the Han Dynasty.

"Lord, it has been ten days since Ju Tu shot the news of the Huns' mutiny into Jinyang. From the time perspective, it took Zhang Huan's troops to be sent within one or two days. Based on the food and grass accumulated in Jinyang and the analysis of Zhang Huan's personality, Xu thought that the Han army this time should be between 20,000 and 30,000 people."

"More than 20,000 elite Han army fought against 50,000 Xiongnu light cavalry, and the strength comparison was one to two." Ma Yue's eyes flashed and asked in a deep voice, "Wenhe, according to your opinion, how likely is the Huns to win?"

"Zhang Huan is a general of the Han Dynasty. He is proficient in military tactics and has experienced many battles. He knows military skills and is good at fighting. Yu Fuluo is ignorant of his children. How can he be his opponent? If the two armies set up a formation and fight in a dignified and upright manner, the Huns will be defeated." Jia Xu said, "It's ridiculous that Yu Fuluo overestimated himself. He actually wanted to make enemies on all sides and go to war with Tu Gehu, Yuezhihu, Qinhu and Xianling Qiang! Don't he know that the Xiongnu in the Dinan is no longer the Great Xiongnu under Maodun Shanyu?"

Ma Yue's eyes showed admiration and said in a deep voice: "I don't want Wenhe to think so."

"So the lord needs to help the Huns with one arm." Jia Xu smiled, "Zhang Huan must be defeated. If Zhang Huan does not defeat his lord, he will have no chance to enter Hetao! The Huns must win, but they can only win miserably. The more the strength of the Huns is consumed. The less resistance the lord encounters when he takes Hetao west in the future."

A cunning and evil smile appeared on the corner of Ma Yue's mouth, and he said as if he had pointed: "Those who know me~~ Wen He is~~"

Jia Xu said again: "There is still~~ The time for the lord to send troops must be grasped just right! It should not be too early to avoid the Huns from preserving too much strength, nor too late to prevent the Huns from defeating the war."

Ma Yue asked, "Have Pei Yuanshao and the others set out?"

Jia Xu replied: "Don't worry, lord, the three generals Pei Yuanshao, Liao Hua and Zhou Cang have led 3,000 light cavalry from Ning County to secretly go out of the frontier, and are heading towards Hetao day and night! You will definitely be able to arrive within ten days! Although Yu Fulu's Hun army is not a match for Zhang Ying's 20,000 Han army, it is not difficult to hold on for ten days and half a month."

"Okay!" Ma Yue said, "Have there any messenger sent to Luoyang set out?"

Jia Xu said: "The messenger has been sent. When Zhang Huan's defeated war arrives in Luoyang, the messenger of the lord land can almost arrive in Luoyang. He can just as he can volunteer to attack the Xiongnu at the first time! In this way, the lord's surprise troops will stand out, and it will be reasonable to take the Hetao west, hehe~~"

...

In late July of the third year of Zhongping (186 AD), Yu Fuluo took Zuo Ying's Zhiya Army as his vanguard and led 10,000 light cavalry to go south from Dingxiang, and himself led 40,000 light cavalry to cross the river and advance eastward. The Han Dynasty sent Zhang Huan, the general of the Huns, to lead more than 20,000 troops to fight northward, and the two armies confronted the Hetao Plain.

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The Huns camp. The tent of the second king.

Ma Yuedi's eyes fell on Jutu like a knife. He asked in a deep voice: "Jutu, is there no news yet?"

Ju Tu shook his head and said, "There is no news yet."

"Is there something unexpected?" Jia Xu's eyebrows frowned and said to Ma Yue, "My lord, will you meet the Xianbei people halfway? In order to keep the secret, not to detect Zhang Huan's horse, the three armies could only detour outside the border, and they had to pass through the territory controlled by Bu Dugen on the way, and they were likely to be intercepted."

"No matter what accident occurs, it is already true that the three armies cannot arrive as scheduled!" Ma Yue said in a deep voice, "But as soon as tomorrow dawn, the Xiongnu army will fight with Zhang Huan's army! If the three armies cannot arrive before the Xiongnu army is defeated, all our previous arrangements will be in vain, and the westward Hetao will be taken into vain."

"Yu Fuluo and Zhang Huan both have the intention of a quick battle, so the decisive battle between the two armies tomorrow is inevitable." Jia Xu's eyes turned and he said in a calm voice, "However, Xu has a plan to delay the failure of the Huns. As long as Pei Yuanshao, Liao Hua, and Zhou Cang's three armies can arrive before noon, everything will still be possible."

"Oh?" Ma Yue's heart moved and he said in a calm voice, "Is the plan coming out?"

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The Han army camp, Zhang Huan's tent.

Zhang Huan asked in a deep voice: "Tu Da, has he sent troops?"

Zuo Sima shook his head and said, "General, slaughter each Hu, and Yuezhi Hu all held his troops without moving."

"These Hu people!" Zhang Huan said with his teeth, "After finishing the Huns, I will definitely teach them a lesson."

Zuo Sima said in a deep voice: "What the general said is very true. These Hu people and barbarians must always remember that the powerful Han power cannot be desecrated!"

"Yeah!" Zhang Huan said in a deep voice, "Have the general ordered things to be done?"

Zuo Sima said: "Please rest assured, General. Everything is done."

...

The Great Camp of the Xiongnu, the Great Tank of the Shanyu.

Four mutton fat torches were inserted in four corners of the tent, burning in a blazing manner, illuminating the entire tent as bright as daytime. The Great Chanyu Yu Fuluo sat in the middle, from the second king Dadan, the left Ying King Zhiya Shi, the left general, the right general, the left general, the left general, the right general, the right general, the left general, the right general, the left general, the left general, the left general, the left general, the left Xuduhou, the right Xuduhou was arranged on both sides, and Xu Jiaze was in the last seat.

Yu Fuluo gently tapped the soles of the horse-drawn boots with a horse whip, and suddenly asked, "After the army left the Shanyu Court, will the slaughter of each Hu, and did the Yuezhi Hu move abnormally?"

King Zuo Guli stood up and responded, "Return to the Great Shanyu and give me some feedback. Ten days ago, the Huhus had already received the order of the General Zhang Huandi, the General of the Huns of the Han Dynasty. However, the great kings and kings were slaughtered. The Queen of Yuezhi still did not move her troops, and seemed to have no intention of raising an army."

"Oh, is that?"

Yu Fuluo couldn't help but glance at Xu Jia, sitting in the end of the shire, and a hint of admiration flashed through his eyes! He really made him realize that he was the one who slaughtered the Hu, and the Hu Guo of Yuezhi really chose to rely on his troops.

"So, where is Qin Hu, located in the southern part of Hetao?"

King Zuo Guli said: "The King of Qin Hu, Tai Guo, has summoned elite troops from the clan and entered Shangjun to act like a desperate defense, and it seems that he has no intention of going north."

"Um!?"

Yu Fuluo was even more shocked. The reactions of the Qiang and Hu ethnic groups were exactly the same as Xu Jia's expectations! If the King of the Second Emperor had not personally told him that Xu Jia had a deep hatred with the Han Dynasty, Yu Fuluo would almost suspect that Xu Jia was a spy sent by the Han Dynasty to cover the undercover agent. Can people really be so predictable?

Yu Fuluo took out a command arrow from the front of the case and said sternly: "King Youguli."
To be continued...