In the sixth winter of Han Yuande, in October, Ding Chou, the seventh day of the first month, Heyin.
Light snow began to fall in the sky.
This is a thing that the Huns are more happy about.
There are even shamans who claim that this is the result of the blessing of the gods This raised the morale of the Huns.
After all, the Huns were far more hardy than the Han Chinese, and their skin, their hair, and their living habits had adapted to the cold weather outside the Saiwai.
The arrival of this light snow filled the Huns with fighting spirit.
Well, many Xiongnu nobles felt that no matter how awesome the Han Dynasty were, they couldn't defeat nature In this weather where the Huns are shivering, you Han Dynasty people can hold out for a few days As a result, even the Hutu tribe, which has always been in the Xiongnu country and belongs to the belly of the fish, is eager to try.
Although Hugh Tu is the belly of the Huns.
But their bond with Shan Yuting is very deep.
As early as the era of Mao Dun Shan Yu, the Hutu tribe followed the Huns to conquer the world.
The early Hugh Tu people, and even one of the trump cards of the Huns.
Because of this, the Hutu people were allowed to graze along the Yin Mountain all the way to the Rouge Mountain.
He was also allowed to own his own city, Guzang City.
It is only in the past 20 years that the Hutu people have been inhabiting the rich Guzang and the foot of the Yin Mountain, and the tribal army rarely goes to the battlefield, and gradually corrupted, so that it has become the belly of the Huns.
However, the size of the Hutu tribe is there.
There are 30,000 or 40,000 people in the whole clan, and they are the largest tribes on this grassland.
The establishment of 20,000 horsemen is enough for the Hugh Tu people to have enough say.
But the evil people were a little unimpressed.
Somewhat absent-minded about this war.
But, no matter how reluctant he is, now, the evil people have to drive the ducks to the shelves.
More than 4,000 evil cavalry, driving more than 10,000 slaves, appeared in the north of the Han army camp.
In the east, about the same number of Hutu cavalry, driving more than 10,000 slaves, appeared to the south of the Han army camp.
The slaves are all male slaves who were captured from Dawan more than a year ago.
These male slaves are about thirty years old, and they belong to the kind of waste grassland that sooner or later will be thrown into the mountains and forests, and they will be left to fend for themselves, that is, they will not support their old age, let alone slaves, even if their parents are old, they must be discarded.
Generally speaking, people around the age of forty belong to the old people in the grassland.
And in the case of slaves, many times, thirty years old is not enough.
Therefore, whether it is the evil man or the Hutu man, the attitude towards these slaves is very simple At this moment, in front of the formation of the Muddy Evil Tribe, hundreds of Muddy herdsmen, pushing wooden carts one after another, pushed a lot of food, mainly wild vegetables, and gruel made of wheat and corn, in front of these slaves.
When the slaves saw the food, they all went crazy, and they had not eaten for two days.
Hungry, the whole person is tormented by hunger.
But the master did not allow them to eat, but they did not dare to move.
These slaves had been whipped and punished by the Huns, and all the edges and corners had been smoothed out.
Their spirits and spirits were all tortured clean.
Fear and obedience to the master, almost deep into the soul.
Therefore, even if there are many people who swallow their saliva vigorously and even bite their lips.
But no one dared to reach out to the food that was close to them.
The memories left by the whip made them huddle together, shivering, and looking pitifully at the conquerors.
"Eat, eat," laughed the wicked man, pushing the carts in front of the guys.
Suddenly, the slaves rushed up and scrambled for the gruel.
Some even buried their heads in the wooden barrels of gruel and feasted on them.
They were so hungry, so hungry.
In the Xiongnu for more than a year, they barely had enough to eat.
The masters were always hungry for them, tormenting them with hunger and whips.
Finally, there is such a chance to eat enough, and no one will give up, God knows, when will the next time they be full But how can the wicked people let them be fed Those who were strong enough to occupy the barrels and gruel were soon whipped aside.
"Only 10 bites" the owners threatened with whips, threatening: "If you want to eat enough, then go and break through the camp opposite" "As long as anyone rushes into the enemy camp on the opposite side, the great evil king will take him as a slave, let him graze for the great evil king, and eat cheese every day" The slaves heard the promises of their masters.
Although, they know, it's almost impossible.
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But the promises of the masters, like the gospel from heaven, stirred their hearts.
"Rush rush" many people shouted "to be fed" They have had enough of hunger, enough of torture, enough of this hell where life is worse than death.
In some sense, most of them are already insane.
However, in some corners, there are still sober people.
The men were huddled together, unclothed, their scrawny bodies covered with scars.
"You can't believe the words of the barbarians," a man of high status whispered in Greek, "Wait a minute, we will rush to the camp and surrender."
"I once heard that the vice-lord of the kingdom went to the East to seek the help of a great nation before the death of the kingdom."
"Now it seems that this great country is indeed very powerful, it can compete with the barbarians, and the barbarians do not seem to be its opponents."
When these small groups of people listened, they all nodded secretly.
They used to be aristocrats.
There are elegant poets, there are calm sculpting artists, and there are masculine officers.
The glory and honor of Alexander the Great once flowed in their blood.
Now, though, they are just slaves and vanquished of the Huns.
Just like the nobles of those kingdoms that Alexander the Great conquered during his Eastern Crusade, which their ancestors praised, they became slaves who were inferior to maggots and weeds.
Even, about to become cannon fodder.
Now, the only hope lies in that strange and strange country in the East.
Therefore, it is said that the ancient empire called the Silk Country.
In the direction of Hugh Tu people, a similar drama is also being staged.
Nomads have always known and are good at using cannon fodder.
In fact, for the herdsmen of the tribe, the status of slaves and livestock was the same.
Even, the status of slaves was lower than that of livestock, and only higher than that of tools.
After all, livestock can produce milk, produce meat, make clothes for their fur, and use their offal for fishing or as bait for traps.
Slave OK Therefore, when necessary, nomads would give up their slaves and leave them to fend for themselves.
But few people will give up their livestock.
Some tribes even have a very deep affection for livestock.
For example, the Zhelan people never ate horse meat, and when each horse died, the owner would only skin it and make clothes, but would bury its flesh.
Even if you peel off its fur, it's actually a kind of love.
Even if the horse dies, its body will be with its owner.
But not with slaves.
Unless some of the personal slaves of the great nobles die, if they serve their masters well during their lifetime, the master will keep his head, make it into a kind of artifact, and in the future, after his death, let him be buried with him.
Of course, each tribe has its own unique customs and culture.
Just like now, before the expedition was about to begin, the Hutu people brought several huge bronze and gold figures.
The shaman, with the cavalry of the tribe, knelt before these golden men and prayed to them: "O ancestors, O gods, please bless your children and grandchildren for a safe return and victory over the enemy" More than 100 years ago, when the Hutu people were still a fairly primitive tribe, they had already cast the faces of their ancestors into human statues, and every year they would worship the golden people of these ancestors.
In the barbarian era, the Hutu people even wrapped the remains of the deceased kings in bronze.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Hutu people, these golden people represent the previous kings who once led them to survive through thorns and thorns.
Every time there is a battle, or there is a major change, the Hutu people will invite these golden people who represent the ancestors and pray for their blessings.
"These minions of Tu Ge" Hu Yan Dang Tu rode a horse, took his own headquarters ten thousand horses, and glanced at this ritual in the direction of the Xiu Tu tribe.
To be honest, Huyan was very unhappy with the slaughter of the tribe, and this was the reason for the slaughter.
The reason is very simple, none of the looks of those Jin people are the appearance of the Xiongnu's Shan Yu.
This means that the Hutu people are always keeping themselves.
They did not see themselves as Huns. survived, just recognized the Xiongnu's status as the leader of the alliance However, compared to Hugh Tu people, the small actions and those little tricks of the evil people made Hu Yan more vigilant.
"Hum Evil King" Hu Yan Dangtu of course knows what the evil people are doing now.
The evil king has a relative, but he is one of the nine kings of the Han Dynasty In the past, when the Huns were strong, the evil people were naturally very honest.
But now, it's hard to say.
Huyan Dangtu could not confirm their inclination at the moment.
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But one thing is clear, if this time, the Xiongnu lost this Henan land.
Whether it is the evil or the slaughter, and even the tribes such as He Lai may also defect from Shan Yuting.
Since ancient times, the people who have drawn the bow have been mothers if they have milk.
Whoever is strong will hug his thigh.
Unless the strong man must kill himself, otherwise, the tribes will definitely kneel down "We must find a way to solve this problem" Hu Yan Dangtu thought in his heart: "It is best to be like the Han Dynasty, and combine all tribes and people into one people" Back then, when Lao Shangdan Yu was in power, he had the ambition to create a unified country of the people who drew the bow.
On the grassland, there is no distinction between the Huns, Tu Ge, Zhelan, and Chao Evil.
For this reason, Lao Shangdan Yu attaches great importance to and takes care of those servant tribes, and even regards the king of Wusun as a brother.
It's a pity that when Lao Shangdan was in those years, the Xiongnu Empire was in full swing.
The nobles of the headquarters were very opposed to this.
The people of the bow are one family How can this be The Huns worked hard to lay down this great country, not to learn from Lei Feng to do good deeds and let all tribes get along equally So, although the old single is scared to death with high prestige.
However, this matter has not been implemented after all.
Always stay on paper and literally.
When I have time, I take it out and show off with the Han Dynasty.
But at this moment, Hu Yan Dangtu knew how great Lao Shangdan's ambition was back then If at the time of his reign, the estrangement between the Xiongnu and the tribes was eliminated, and the people of the bow were truly one family.
Perhaps, today's Xiongnu Empire is still the first in the world Even if the Han Dynasty people have become so powerful.
But it is also impossible to compete with a unified nation of the people of the bow in the steppe Even, perhaps, the Xiongnu Empire could build a great civilization comparable to that of the Han Dynasty It's a pity that the short-sightedness of the nobles of the four major clans buried the opportunity for the sublimation of the Xiongnu Empire.
So much so that now, when the Han Dynasty entered the grassland strongly, in addition to the tribes of the tribe, there were few tribes that the Xiongnu could really trust.
The only tribe that is inseparable from the Xiongnu, Zhelan, was even broken by the Han Dynasty, and there was no one for more than ten or twenty years, and he didn't want to turn over.
And the Wusun people, another close ally who were like sons and brothers with the Huns, were also killed by the Huns themselves.
Thinking of this, Hu Yan couldn't help but sigh.
The headquarters of the Xiongnu is only 400,000 yi.
And the entire grassland tribes combined, at least more than one million settlements If you count the strength of the countries in the Western Regions, the Xiongnu are actually no worse than the Han Dynasty.
But the problem is that except for the cavalry of the headquarters, no one else can be relied on And other tribes also looked at the Xiongnu in this way.
For example, those tribes who are now hiding in the basin of the Western Regions, refusing to go south to return to the south to spend the winter.
Were they really frightened by the Han Dynasty?
I'm afraid not What they are really afraid of is probably the Huns They were afraid of being used as cannon fodder by the Huns, just like the slaves who were now driven away by the Hugh Slaughter and the Evil Ones.
On this grassland, the people who draw the bow are always suspicious of another people who draw the bow Thinking of this, Huyan Dangtu became more and more interested in the system and culture of the Han Dynasty.
The Han Dynasty had a much larger population than the Xiongnu Once, in the land of the Han Dynasty, the Qi, Chu, Qin, Han, and Wei people were said to have been divided into hundreds of different countries, fighting and fighting with each other.
Now, however, they have all become Han Chinese.
Everyone firmly believes that they are part of the so-called Chinese, the so-called Zhuxia nation.
It was this change that gave the Han Dynasty the strength to compete with the Xiongnu Empire for hegemony.
"Zhuxia" Hu Yandangtu thought in his heart: "Perhaps, I'm a big Hun, and I can call myself Zhuhu in the future."
"On the grassland, whether it is the evil people, or the Huns, or even the Hushu people in the West, in the eyes of the Han Dynasty, they are all Hu" "Since everyone is a Hu person, they must all be an ancestor" "Since they are all Hu people and they are all ancestors, then now the Han Dynasty people dare to invade the pastures of the ancestors of the Hu people and insult the gods of the Hu people and the tombs of their ancestors, and the Hu should unite and defeat the Han Dynasty careerists together." t1706231537: