Chapter 5: Opportunities must not be missed

Not only Zhou Yang thought so, but Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi, Wei Qing and the others thought so.

"Sima Yi was a descendant of Sima Cuo, the former dynasty's national magistrate, and Qin Feng was a descendant of Qin Kai, the general of Yan State." Liu Che pointed at the two.

"Sima Cuo? Qin Kai?" A sound of surprise sounded.

Sima Cuo and Qin Kai were famous during the Warring States Period and were very famous. The Han Dynasty was not far from the Warring States Period, and their stories were still circulating. Li Guang and the others were very surprised. They all opened their eyes wide and looked at the two of them.

"Sima Cuo, the former dynasty's national lieutenant. After Shang Yang passed away, he took over as the Qin State's national lieutenant. He refuted Zhang Yi and advocated the acquisition of Bashu. Qin and Bashu. The national strength increased greatly, and he went east to compete for the world and gained the upper hand. Sima Cuo's power!" Liu Che continued: "In his later years, Sima Cuo left Qin State and recruited a group of righteous men and rushed to Liaodong to fight against the Donghu. Now, hundreds of years have passed, and the Sima clan has taken root in Liaodong and finally became a large clan."

It turned out that this was the case. Zhou Yang suddenly realized and nodded. Yu Simacuo's fight against Donghu was highly praised.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Hu people invaded the Central Plains and caused great disasters. Among them, the Hu people were not the Hu people, but the Hu people, the Donghu. Many patriots rushed to the border to fight against the Donghu. Sima Cuo was one of them, the most famous and most remarkable one because he had outstanding military talents.

"Qin Feng's ancestor was Qin Kai, the general of Yan State. Qin Kai once led the Yan army to defeat Donghu in Liaodong, and Donghu fled thousands of miles. Therefore, Qin Kai's lineage became a great clan in Liaodong." Liu Che pointed at Qin Feng and introduced.

Qin Kai was a general of Yan State and a contemporary figure with Le Yi. He was once a powerful general under Le Yi and participated in the battle to destroy Qi. As we all know, Le Yi was close to Yan, and Yan State became stronger. Yan Army pointed to the east and took more than 70 cities in Qi State. Qi State was almost destroyed. If it weren't for the Qi State's genius general Tian Dan.

Tian Dan was able to defeat the Yan army and restore Qi because King Zhao of Yan died. King Hui of Yan was defeated by Tian Dan's counter-espionage plan. Le Yi's military power and ordered Qi Jie to be a general. Qi Jie was brave but not wise, and he could not bear to be the commander. Tian Dan was defeated by the fire bull scheme.

At that time, the Yan army suffered numerous casualties and was defeated. The only one who led the Yan army to retreat safely, with little losses. As a result, it became famous and became a general of the Yan State.

Yan State is located in the north and is the country that is most frequently nuisanced by the northern Hu people among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. It is attacked by the Huns and the Donghu, and the border troubles are extremely serious.

In comparison, the Donghu's nuisance was even more serious. Qin Kai was sent to Liaodong to fight against the Donghu. He had extraordinary military talents and attacked the Donghu in one fell swoop. The Donghu was brave and flew thousands of miles away.

Although the achievements of Qin Kai's attack on the Donghu were rarely recorded in history, it was a huge contribution to China. After hundreds of years, many people still knew it.

Zhou Yang had a good impression of Sima Cuo and Qin Kai, these passionate patriots, so he stood up and saluted: "It turns out that he is the patriot, he is a patriot, he is disrespectful! Disrespectful!"

"The Grand Marshal is awarded!" Sima Yi and Qin Feng returned the gift together, with a look of joy on their faces.

Zhou Yang is a famous commander all over the world. It is a great honor to be praised by him.

Li Guang and Zhou Yang were as thoughtful as they greeted each other, and they were disrespectful. Sima Yi and Qin Feng were so happy that they opened their mouths wide, and how could they be together?

"The Huns attacked Donghu this time, and the Donghu was defeated and had to invite them to come to Chang'an and ask for help from the Han Dynasty." Liu Che said at the end: "You two will introduce the situation of Donghu to the generals."

The Sima family and the Qin family are Donghu's mortal enemies. However, at this time, the opponent is more trustworthy, and Donghu has no choice but to ask them for help.

The two responded and looked at each other. Sima Yi said, "To clarify the current situation, we have to start with the history of Donghu."

After the opening remarks, they talked about the history of the Donghu in detail. They are a great clan in Liaodong, and have fought hundreds of battles with the Donghu in hundreds of years. They have a very detailed understanding of the Donghu Ji.

Donghu is an ancient nomadic people in Chinese history. To be precise, the Donghu is different from the Xiongnu. It is not a real nation, but a tribal alliance. The Donghu branch is the largest of them. Although the Donghu King is not very powerful, he is just a leader. Unlike the Xiongnu Shanyu, he is the real tribal leader.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Donghu was very powerful and disturbed the Central Plains. He once invaded the Central Plains and almost occupied the Central Plains. If the Five Nephews had not joined forces with the princes of the world to send troops to attack the Donghu.

The word "Hu Lu" is widely circulated, and the word "Hu" is related to Donghu.

In addition to disturbing the Central Plains, Donghu also fought against adjacent nomadic peoples, the Huns were the most affected.

Before Maodun was unified, the Huns were not so powerful, split into pieces, and their strength was greatly reduced. During the reign of King Wuling of Zhao, the Huns went south to Hetao, and the Touman Shanyu went south to Hetao. Although they had the idea of ​​competing for the plump water and grasslands, they also had the factor that they could not withstand the attack of Donghu. In the face of the powerful offensive of Donghu, the Huns had to choose to avoid their edge.

As a result, he was attacked by King Wuling of Zhao and Meng Tian, ​​and was defeated and fled.

The Huns went south twice, both of which were defeated and returned. The national strength was greatly damaged and their opinions were sharply reduced. However, the Donghu suffered no losses and fought against the Huns even more fiercely.

After Maodun killed his father and became the Shanyu, the first thing he did was to be blackmailed by Donghu. Donghu first wanted Maodun's horse, the sage, and Maodun gave it all.

At that time, not only the Donghu, but also the ministers of the Huns thought Maodun was timid and timid, and thought he was incompetent.

After Donghu got the advantage, he became more and more fussed. The lion spoke up and asked for land for the Huns. The ministers of the Huns originally thought that the timid Maodun would agree, but unexpectedly, Maodun became angry and summoned his troops and led a large army to Donghu.

Donghu got a lot of benefits. He thought Maodun was timid and did not dare to make any changes. He was ready to accept the land. He never expected Maodun to lead his army. He caught Maodun off guard, suffered heavy losses and countless casualties.

This battle was fatal to Donghu. From then on, the powerful Donghu began to go downhill and never recovered.

After Maodun solved the biggest threat of Donghu, he freed up his hands to launch a war and unify the Huns. After several years of war, the Huns were unified together for the first time, and their strength doubled. Finally, the matter of Pingcheng besieging Liu Bang and surrendering the Gao Xu.

Maodun was the most talented leader in the history of the Huns. After unifying the Huns, he did not launch a large-scale war against the Donghu, but instead fought against the Han Dynasty. The reason was that the Han Dynasty was rich and made the Huns covet. The Donghu, now the three northeastern provinces, is a bitter and cold place, far less beautiful than the Han area.

The old Shang Shanyu after Maodun and the current military minister Shanyu all followed the strategy of war with the Han Dynasty, rather than fighting against Donghu. Only then did Donghu have a chance to breathe and remained in silence until now.

Although the Huns did not pursue, the Donghu never recovered. The royal power was weakened, and the two tribes rose rapidly and became the two largest forces of the Donghu. One was the Xianbei clan that lived near the Xianbei Mountains, and the other was the Wuhuan clan that lived near the Wuhuan Mountains.

The Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes were very influential in Chinese history. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Wuhuan conquered Cao Cao. After Cao Cao conquered Wuhuan, he also wrote a famous article "Guan Canghai".

During the Five Barbarians invading China in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Xianbei clan went deep into the Central Plains and established a regime. Friends who liked Jin Daxia's novels knew that the Gusu Murong family, which would "change the stars", was the Xianbei clan. From a root, the Murong family was actually a branch of the Donghu.

In addition to the Xianbei and Wuhuan branches, the Donghu also had ethnic groups such as Rouran, Shiwei, Kumoxi, Khitan and Mongolia.

Among them, the Khitan and Mongolia are very famous in Chinese history. The most famous one is the Mongolian tribe, which established the Mongolian Empire across the Eurasian continent.

Tracing the roots, Mongolia is still a branch of the Donghu.

After the Great Wall Battle, Junchen Shanyu adopted the strategy of Zhongxing, annexed nearby tribes, and increased the cattle and sheep from the land, so as to speed up the recovery of the Huns. Junchen Shanyu led his army to the west to expedition, not only destroyed the Yuezhi, but also captured the Western Regions. The land of the Huns expanded a lot and the number of people also increased.

Despite this, the Huns still did not return to the level before the Great Wall War, and if they fought with the Han Dynasty, they would not be able to do so. The military minister Shanyu was determined to implement the second part of the Zhongxing strategy, using troops to the Donghu, forcing the Han Dynasty to send troops, and fighting with the Han Dynasty in the vast Donghu land.

If the Han Dynasty did not send troops, the Xiongnu would take over the land of the Donghu, which would pose a greater threat to the Han Dynasty. After the Xiongnu took over the Donghu, the border between the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty would go from Longxi to Liaodong, that is, from the current Qinghai to the northeast. This is a tens of thousands of miles long front, and it is difficult and difficult for the Han Dynasty to defend it.

Not to mention, after obtaining the tribes of Donghu, the strength of the Huns was not only restored, but also stronger. By then, they could fight against the Han Dynasty.

If the Han Dynasty sent troops, the Han Dynasty would be in great trouble. To deal with the Huns' army, the Han Dynasty would send as little as 300,000 to as much as 400,000 or 500,000 to achieve success. You should know that fighting the Huns in the vast desert is very unfavorable. If there are fewer troops, it will be impossible to defeat them, so you can only send more troops.

If there are more troops to send, the logistics supplies will be a big problem. Hundreds of thousands of troops will have to eat a mountain in a day and require millions of people to transport supplies. How difficult is this? It will shock the whole world.

Even if the Han Dynasty dispatched so many troops, it might not be possible to win. The Huns could fully utilize the advantages of light cavalry to avoid head-on decisive battles, harassment, destroy the Han army's logistics, and drag down the Han army. Seize the opportunity to launch a decisive battle, and the Han army will suffer heavy losses.

Even if the Han army retreated safely, it would take several years to recover from the consumption of food and grass. In just these few years, it was too precious for the Huns. They could do a lot of things and plunder many places in the Han Dynasty, which would have a great blow to the morale of the Han Dynasty.

No matter which result it was, the Huns sent troops to Donghu, only making money but not losing money, and winning with a stable victory.

"What a vicious plan!" After Sima Yi said that, Li Guang couldn't help but curse: "It must be the idea of ​​the castration!"

The Bank of China said that this plan is really vicious, and it is difficult for the Han Dynasty to send troops or not to send troops. Sending troops has the benefits of sending troops, and there are also difficulties for sending troops; not sending troops has the benefits of not sending troops, and there are also difficulties for making decisions.

"It must be him!"

"Who can come up with such a vicious plan besides him!"

Cheng Buzhi and others started cursing loudly.

Zhou Yang sat quietly without saying a word. Liu Che asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law, what do you think?"

"Crown Prince, although this plan of the Huns is poisonous, it is just wishful thinking." Zhou Yang smiled slightly and said, "If the Han Dynasty had no cavalry in his hands a few years ago, he dispatched infantry, brought chariots, and went to the Donghu to fight with the Huns, it would be really unsubstantiable..."

"But now it's different. The Han has a powerful soldier who can conquer and fight well. Its combat power is far beyond the level of the Huns!" Liu Che took the conversation and said excitedly: "It is precisely because of this that Gu decided to send troops to Donghu! Didn't the Huns want to fight with the Han in Donghu? Gu fulfilled him! When the Huns found out that they were wrong, they would regret it too late! This is a rare opportunity for the Han and must not be missed!"

Although Liu Che was young and extremely experienced in these military and national affairs, Mr. Shen and others had to accept it: "The Prince's Holy Wisdom!"

"Brother-in-law, how many soldiers are you planning to bring?" Liu Che asked.

"Hundreds of thousands are enough!" Zhou Yang pondered for a moment.

"100,000?" Sima Yi and Qin Feng were surprised and reminded: "Master General, the Huns sent 200,000 troops. Isn't the number of 100,000 a little?"

"Thank you, two of you, kindly reminder." Zhou Yang was still so calm: "If you only defeat the Huns, 30,000 will be enough! Take this opportunity to annihilate the 200,000 troops of the Huns, weaken the Huns, and create better conditions for defeating the Huns. One hundred thousand is enough to defeat the Huns without leaving any chickens and dogs!"

"This..." Sima Yi and Qin Feng had certainly heard that in the battle between Fujian and Yue, 30,000 Han troops crushed the Fujian and Yue army into pieces. But that was Fujian and Yue, not the Huns. The Fujian and Yue army had two legs, all infantry. The Huns were all cavalry, four legs, and their combat power was completely different. The 30,000 Han troops could crush the 150,000 troops of Fujian and Yue into pieces, but they could not defeat the 200,000 Huns.

Zhou Yang's voice was not high, but he was doubtful. The two were so surprised that they didn't know how to speak.

"Leading less troops can reduce the baggage and facilitate quick battle and decisive decisions!" Zhou Yang raised his eyebrows.

The biggest problem when sending troops to Donghu is that Emperor Jing’s accidental death cannot affect the war, only a quick battle will be decided.

"One hundred thousand should be enough!" Liu Che nodded, agreeing with Zhou Yang's statement.

"Since that's the case, it's useless for us to say more." Sima Yi took out a bunch of silk from his arms: "This is a map of Donghu drawn by our Sima family and the Qin family. Yu Dashui may have some use."

These two families have been fighting against Donghu for hundreds of years and are very familiar with Donghu. The map they draw must be extraordinary. Zhou Yangda was excited, took it in his hands, spread it out, and spread it on the ground.

Liu Che, Zhou Yang, Zhufu Yan and the others all stretched their necks and began to look in detail.

As Zhou Yang expected, the map was drawn in great detail, with mountains, rivers and waters, and the tribal camps in Donghu were clearly drawn.

Zhou Yang is not unfamiliar with the terrain of the three northeastern provinces, and has seen many maps of the three northeastern provinces. However, the map Zhou Yang saw shows many towns on it.

"God helps me!" Zhou Yang was very happy.

As the commander, of course I know the importance of the map. Without this map, Zhou Yang's memory would not be of much use. At this time, the three northeastern provinces, without towns and only tribes, how could they fight this battle?

The crowd looked at the map and smiled.

Liu Che even touched Zhou Yang with his butt and said mischievously: "Brother-in-law, why worry about having this map?"

Zhou Yang and the others looked at it in detail, and asked questions if there were any questions, and Sima Yi and Qin Feng would answer questions.

After a while, Liu Che put away the map and said, "Brother-in-law, if you are not busy, you will give it to you first. I have to ask someone to draw a few copies before talking about it."

"If you want to draw pictures, draw more pictures, and each general has one." Zhou Yang agreed with his handling.

"Who will command the troops of the Huns?" Zhou Yang asked.

"It's King Zuo Guli, Hou Chan'er!" Qin Feng replied.

Hou Chan'er was brave and good at fighting, and had already accumulated merits and was promoted to King Zuo Guli.

"Hou Chan'er?" Li Guang's eyes suddenly widened: "That's great! I've always remembered him!"

Li Guang was good at shooting, and he was unparalleled in the world, so no one could escape from his arrow. However, Hou Chan'er was one. Of course, if it weren't for Hou Chan'er's mount at that time, he would have died long ago when he was under his arrow.
To be continued...