Hanhou

Mayi was built in the Qin Dynasty. It was originally the place where Qin general Meng Tian attacked Hu and raised horses in enclosures.Qin died in the flames of war, the Han Dynasty was established, Mayi was established as a county, and it was ruled in Yanmen County.

From Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty to Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court successively moved people to Mayi, set up horse officials, and raised horses in the county.

In addition, before the commercial roads in Yunzhong County and Dai County were opened, caravans usually passed through Mayi when they went north to the grasslands and south to Han.There are ancient roads left in the county during the Warring States Period, which were important commercial routes connecting the north and the south a hundred years ago.

In the late Jingdi Dynasty, a livestock farm was established in Yunzhong County to raise cattle, sheep and poultry in enclosures, and a workshop was built on the farm. The meat and grains produced were easily marketable, and the supply of wool and poultry down products was in short supply, making huge profits.

In order to get goods on the market as soon as possible, well-connected Han merchants went directly to the livestock farms, and occasionally scrambles occurred.Hu merchants don't have such good treatment, so they can only stay in the military market and Hu market, and sell goods at several times the price.

No matter how many times the price doubles, there is still an endless stream of buyers.

In the final analysis, the price of goods in Bianjun City is high, and the caravan travels between the north and the south, and the price of the goods will only be higher after changing hands.Some have reached several times or even tens of times, and they will still be scrambled by buyers, allowing businessmen to make a lot of money.

Driven by profit, more and more businessmen gathered in Yunzhong County.Shangjun, Daijun and Yanmen counties also set up livestock farms successively to recruit the returned Hu people and began to raise cattle, sheep and poultry on a large scale.

Zhidu served as the prefect of Yanmen, fought a war with the Xiongnu, burned Woyang County, and buried more than ten thousand Huqi.King Zuo Xian was so angry that he had to retreat back to the grassland in embarrassment.

Yanmen Shou became famous in the first battle, and his reputation spread all over the grassland, no less than Wei Shang, Shou Yunzhong.

From the later years of Emperor Jing to the early years of Emperor Wu, the Xiongnu never again attacked Yanmen on a large scale.Occasionally, it was only a small-scale harassment, and it didn't take any advantage.

Due to the needs of the battlefield, the horse farm in Mayi County was further expanded, and a livestock farm was built following the example of Yunzhong County.

Cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and ducks are grown in large numbers for slaughter. The meat is mainly supplied to the army, and a small part is marketed to the common people.Wool and poultry down are collected and made into bedding and clothing in workshops to enrich military supplies in large quantities.

In addition to horse farms and livestock farms, there are also granaries in the county, which are used as storage and operation places for military rations.

After the autumn harvest, some of the autumn grain from neighboring counties will be brought up to Mayi by the county captain, stored in warehouses, and then shipped to the fortress in batches.

In Yanmen County, Mayi is an important material distribution center.The amount of grain, livestock and horses stored in recent years was so large that the army minister Shanyu was tempted, and the Xiongnu who went south coveted it.

The most important point is that to the north of Mayi is Wuzhou Fortress, and beyond the fortress is the grassland, which is convenient for the Xiongnu army to move.Even if the Han army advanced several miles to the north and built a large number of beacon towers horizontally, the Xiongnu relied on their army to go south, and a few defensive fortresses could be easily crushed.

Merchant Nie Yi offered his goods and made a plan to capture Mayi. The military officer Shan Yu was overjoyed, and the leaders of all the ministries were also jumping for joy. They wished they had wings and flew directly to Mayi.

Seeing that the Huns were persuaded, Nie Yi prepared to carry out the second step of the plan, leaving the Huns army and heading south to return to Han.

"The servant must kill the county magistrate and open the city gate. I hope that the Great Shanyu will command his troops as soon as possible, and don't give the Han army a chance to breathe."

"Things can be done, I will make you king!"

The military official Shanyu promised the reward in public, and Nie Yi was overjoyed, and even wept with joy.

There was no lack of malicious ridicule in the laughter, Nie Yihun didn't care, and exited the big tent respectfully, immediately jumped on his horse, led the servants and Hu Qi who was pretending to be the servant's guard, and galloped to Wuzhou fortress in the starry night.

Military minister Shanyu accepting his surrender does not mean complete entrustment of trust.These Huqi not only helped him kill the county magistrate, but also monitored him.If Nie Yi was a little suspicious, he would kill him without saying a word.

As early as when going out of the fortress, Nie Yi knew the danger involved.

In order to lure a powerful enemy into the trap, he is willing to risk himself.He didn't hesitate to bring his own son with him, just to convince the Huns that he had betrayed the Han Dynasty and sincerely joined the Huns.

Nie Yi has a caravan under his command, which often travels between north and south.When entering the border county, show the wooden sign that represents the identity, and the soldiers of the fortress will let them go quickly after inspection.

"Wait!"

Just when the group was about to enter the fortress, a Wei Shi suddenly made a sound, stopped the Hu Qi in the team, and shouted sharply: "They are not Han people! Nie Yi, when did you have Hu people under your command?"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Nie Yi hurriedly stepped forward and smiled apologetically, "The grassland is not peaceful, these few are slaves from our city, walking to protect the caravan."

"Slave?" Wei Shi put his hand on the handle of the knife, and glanced at several people, expressing his disbelief.

"He is indeed a slave, there is no falsehood!" In order to prove that what he said was true and every sentence was true, Nie Yi picked up his horsewhip and slapped it on Hu Qi's body.Before the other party reacted, he whipped three times in a row.

After whipping the whip, Nie Yi turned his back to Hu Qi, bent slightly, and seemed to be careful with him.He raised his head and looked at Captain Shi with a meaningful smile.

Wei Shi was pretending to be a Mayi county captain. Seeing this, he finally "believed" what Nie Yi said, and allowed a group of people to enter the fortress.

Hu Qi held back his anger.

As a warrior under the account of Da Shanyu, he was whipped by a mere businessman, and as usual, he drew his sword and killed him early.Due to the order of the Great Chanyu, before obtaining the property of Mayi, there is no way to make extra troubles, but to suppress the fire.

Although he didn't fight back, he stared at Nie Yi rather unkindly.After successfully capturing Mayi, it is likely to be repaid several times.

"This person is useful to Da Shanyu, don't act rashly." Seeing that his situation is not right, Hu Qi, who was traveling with him, whispered.

"I know." Hu Qi, who was whipped, bit his molars and said clearly, but his expression became more and more fierce.

Nie Yi led the way, and the group successfully entered Mayi County.Because he deliberately went far away, leaving enough time for the county lieutenant, he flew to the official temple in advance to inform the county magistrate of the situation.

"Bring prisoners."

In order to make the plan realistic and make the Xiongnu completely fall into the trap, the Mayi county magistrate proposed a felony prisoner from the prison to pretend to be himself, and Nie Yi beheaded his head and sent it to the Xiongnu Shanyu.

The prisoner was told on the spot what his head was going to be used for, and without any dissatisfaction, he raised his head and drank the dirty wine in the bowl, laughing boldly.

"I killed someone at the age of 13, and I became a thief on the border of the county. For fifteen years now, I have killed [-] or [-] people in my hands. I should pay for my life. It is a great honor to be able to lure the Xiongnu with the leader of the crime and pay for my crime. The county magistrate Go ahead and take it!"

"Good!" The county magistrate walked up to the prisoner, held the wine cup in his own hand, and drank with the prisoner.

After drinking three cups in a row, the prisoner retreated to bathe and change clothes, and then sat in the hall wearing a sword on his waist and hanging a ribbon.The servants and guards in the mansion, except for a few people, are all pretending to be prisoners.

Many of them are extremely vicious.

However, when he came out of the surrounding area, he saw how cruel Hu Qi was. As long as he faced the Xiongnu, the bandits would give up their lives.Just like the hundreds of prisoners who grabbed Hu Qi and jumped into the flames when there was a big fire in Woyang.

After everything was properly arranged, the county captain summoned the city officials to wait for the opportunity to send news to Nie Yi.

Knowing that the plan is about to come true, Nie Yi pretends to be a fan meeting, letting Hu Qi, who is watching, know that the opportunity has come.He sneaked into the official temple that night, and was secretly received by the servants hidden inside.

"Prescribe medicine while feeding, and it's done!"

With the help of servants to lead the way, the group of people traveled unimpeded in the mansion.Walking to the study, he saw the unconscious county magistrate, checked the sword ribbon, and confirmed that it was correct, Nie Yi held the sword and beheaded the man on the spot.

Everyone searched the mansion and found that the unconscious servants were all killed with a single knife.

The female relatives in the back house were also pretending to be severely punished women. They had not been stunned by the medicine.

There was a lot of commotion in the backyard, and Nie Yi hurried over with a blood-stained cloth bag hanging from his waist, which contained the "head of the county magistrate".

Hu Qi was annoyed in his heart, knowing that the matter could not be delayed, he carried his dead companion on his back, and went to the front yard with Nie Yi.

The leader Hu Qi whistled, raised his arms to catch a black eagle, tied a ribbon and a human ear to the eagle's leg, and then let the eagle fly.

The county magistrate's goal is too big, and it is inevitable that he will be discovered.It's better to wait for the army to arrive and present it to the Chanyu face to face.

"There is a garrison in the county's arsenal. We will take this head to go and explain to them how powerful they are, forcing them to surrender!"

Nie Yi held a dagger in his hand, with a fierce look on his face.

Everyone left the official temple and rushed to the county arsenal in the dark.

Not long after they left, there was a sudden noise from the well in the backyard.

Not long after, holding the edge of the well with both hands, the woman who threw herself into the well before climbed out of the well wall and jumped out of the mouth of the well.When he landed, the silk clothes on his body were completely soaked, and his hair was scattered on his temples, he was very embarrassed.

The woman hurried back to the house, tore off the cumbersome long skirt, took out a man's short brown shirt, and put it neatly on her body.Tear off a piece of cloth and tie your hair back.

When passing through the front yard, seeing the fallen corpse, the woman paused slightly and gritted her teeth.

"If you take a step ahead, I will kill more Xiongnu. If you are lucky enough to die in battle, I will meet you underground!"

Nie Yi took Hu Qi to the county arsenal, successfully diverting their attention, so that they had no time to pay attention to the abnormal situation outside the city.

Hu Qi was eager to take down all the defensive forces in the city, and took the opportunity to show his merits in front of Da Shanyu. He didn't even know that when they beheaded the Mayi county magistrate and attacked the county arsenal, the last batch of frontier soldiers and material officials arrived quietly .

The Han army gathered in the night and hid in the surrounding valleys one after another.

At the same time, there was a cavalry force of 3 soldiers, led by Li Guang, the prefect of Shangjun, who took advantage of the way of Daijun, went out to the north, cooperated with the cloud cavalry led by Wei Shang, and attacked from east to west, preparing to intercept the Xiongnu's luggage and cut off the Xiongnu's back.

The soldiers of the Fourth Battalion set out from Chang'an, traveled day and night, and finally arrived at their destination.

Walking to a valley outside the city, Zhao Jia whistled, Wei Yue and Li Danghu raised their right arms at the same time, the army stopped, and the team leaders raised the Han flag one after another.

After three long whistles, there was a response from the valley, and the ambushed Han army appeared.

A military marquis wearing iron armor and carrying a strong bow greeted each other and confirmed their identities. Only then did Zhao Jia know that the man in front of him was the son of Feng Jing, the prefect of Dingxiang. After him, the new Shaling county lieutenant.

"Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen, Shangjun, and Daijun have gathered heavy troops, plus the officials, more than 20." Feng Xianwei was the second batch to arrive and was ordered to lie in ambush in the valley. Drum beat.

Due to the need for concealment, the ambushing Han army could not get too close to the county seat.

Zhao Jia didn't have such worries, and after the people went to Zhidu to report, the military order was issued quickly.

Shaling infantry, Yunzhong cavalry, and Shangjun cavalry dismounted one after another, together with Habayashi cavalry, spread out to check the terrain, gestured to each other, and quickly disappeared.

For the troops of the Fourth Battalion, it was not uncommon for them to hide in trees and bushes. For example, the Shaling infantry lay on the ground so seamlessly that they couldn't be found unless they stepped on it.

Seeing the infantry and cavalry "disappearing" one after another, County Captain Feng was stunned and subconsciously rubbed his eyes.It's not that he made a fuss, anyone who saw such a scene would have doubts about his own eyes.

Shocked, he looked at Zhao Jia who took off his cloak from his horse and was about to "disappear" together, and Wei Yue, Li Danghu, Cao Shi and others who organized their own teams and their faces were calm. Throat tight.

Before taking office, he had heard all kinds of rumors about Zhao Jia, thinking that there must be some exaggeration.I think he may be unique in his military training, but it will not be too much beyond normal.

As a result, as soon as they met, the expectations were shattered.

No wonder he became a Lang Guan less than the year of Fu Ji, and made many military exploits in a short period of time. He was promoted from a county captain of four hundred shi to an infantry captain with a loss of two thousand shi.

Thinking about the previous thoughts, Feng County Lieutenant was in a complicated mood. He clasped fists with Zhao Jia and the other three, turned around and returned to the hiding place, leaned down, and looked at Mayi County in the night.