Hanhou

In the first year of Yuanshuo, the Xiongnu Empire, which was founded by Maodun Shanyu and occupied the grassland for more than half a century, finally collapsed due to continuous natural and man-made disasters and the victories of the Han army.

It's not that the Huns are not strong enough, but that the Han army is stronger.

Years of plagues have plagued the grasslands, the population has dropped sharply, coupled with the constant deaths of young and old, the number of newborns has decreased year by year, and the strength of the headquarters has declined visible to the naked eye.Coupled with the continuous pressing of the Han army, the royal court misjudged the situation and made wrong decisions. The Huns were forced to the edge of a cliff.

The Battle of Shuofang was the last straw that crushed the Xiongnu.

In this battle, the army minister Shan Yu and King Youxian died in battle one after another. King Zuoxian was captured by Shan Yu and was taken to Chang'an and executed.

The hearts of the Xiongnu were scattered, and King Zuoguli and King Youguli had disagreements, and the remnant tribe under his command was divided into two.

King Youguli led his people to move to Mobei, was chased and intercepted by the Han army, and finally died in the encirclement.After the death of King Youguli, the strength of the tribe declined sharply, and the remaining tribesmen were attacked by Huqi and barbarians, and they were reduced from proud hunters to prey.

In less than three years, the tribe that accompanied King Youguli to the north had a population of less than [-], including the elderly and children.In order to avoid Hu Qi and the barbarians, they escaped into the extreme northern forest, and gradually merged with the barbarians in the forest, and it was difficult to find any traces.

The Yizhi slope moved westward, and was also pursued by the Han army all the way, and suffered a terrible death in the Amu Darya River Basin.

More than [-]% of the Xiongnu army died in the battle, and the escaped soldiers and tribesmen scattered in all directions. A few of them followed Yizhi and marched westward. In order to survive, they ran without looking back.The rest diverted to the southwest. During the march, while avoiding the Han army, they used horses and scimitars to kill small tribes and destroy unknown small countries. Relying on the plundered wealth, their strength gradually recovered.

However, with the restoration of strength, people's hearts have also changed.

Because the eagle was missing, both Da Shanyu and Zuo Xianwang left no heirs.Without the premise of "orthodoxy", no matter how difficult it is for the various nobles to suppress their ambitions, several people have established themselves as the Great Chanyu, intending to unify the various ministries and rectify the name of the empire.

Everyone wants to strive for the top, and no one will obey the other. Naturally, people's hearts are not in harmony, like a disc of loose sand, no matter how difficult it is to twist into a strand.

As a result, during the process of migrating to the southwest, the Xiongnu of various tribes conquered the outside world and cleaned up the tribes and small countries they encountered. fierce.

After the Han army temporarily gave up their pursuit and withdrew their troops and returned to the east, the Xiongnu did not stop and followed the road that the Yuezhi had walked in history and entered the Indian region at that time.

With fertile land, abundant products, inexhaustible prey, and slaves who can be captured and driven at will, the Xiongnu nobles finally turned their heads and chose to stop internal friction and sit down for "peace talks", forming a strange balance for the time being.

Because they fought too hard before, they didn't hold back, and the various ministries became enemies with each other, so naturally they couldn't form an alliance.

Without allies, if you start a war and become a rafter, you may attract a beating.

Sitting around the fire, the noble species present realized one after another that before they had the strength to sweep their opponents and crush the enemy, they could only continue to entangle each other. They settled down here, concentrated on developing their strength, restoring their population, and waiting to be crushed. The time has come to overwhelm the opponent.

If they are given enough time, relying on the excellent local conditions, it is not impossible to match the Guishuang Empire established by the Yuezhi even if they cannot reach the heights of Modun and Laoshang.

It can only be said that good fortune tricks people, and the destiny is not with the Huns.

Less than ten years after the Xiongnu were expelled from Monan, the Han Dynasty completely took over the Western Regions, and the kings of various countries had to report to the Governor of the Western Regions for their heirs, and then the Governor of the Western Regions presented them to Chang'an for the imperial court to decide.

When the Western Regions settled down, Emperor Wu of the Han took up his notebook and began to miss the Xiongnu again. He sent a large number of embroidered envoys. Knowing that the Xiongnu was busy developing in the south, he immediately ordered the army to march south with a swipe of a pen to completely wipe out the remnants of the Xiongnu and prevent their resurgence.

This time, Wei Yue was the commander in chief, and Zhao Jia, Cao Shi, and Li Danghu each led [-] cavalry, and went south in three routes, completely eliminating the possibility of the Xiongnu's resurgence.

There is no room for snoring on the side of the couch.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty proved to history that regardless of whether the Yuezhi or the Huns, no other empire would be allowed to appear on the border of the territory he ruled.If you dare to show signs, you will cut them off. In order to completely eliminate hidden dangers, you must wield a shovel and eradicate them by the roots.

In order to be able to take advantage of the Han army and share the dividends of the war, the countries in the Western Regions represented by Wusun and Kangju all cried and asked to be included before the army set off.

Dawan still wanted to struggle, but before the Han Dynasty came forward, he was dealt with by the Allied Forces of the Western Regions.If the prince hadn't reacted quickly enough, hacking the national teacher to death first, and then exterminating relatives righteously, this ancient country that produced good horses and connected the business roads of the East and the West would probably become history in advance.

Even so, compared with Wusun, Kangju and other countries, Dawan is still a bit unstable.Taking Wusun as an example, he and Dawan had long been at loggerheads, so they took this opportunity to collect black materials about each other.

The most direct impact was that the Han army's southern expedition to the remnants of the Xiongnu had nothing to do with Dawan.

A few years later, the Han army entered the Guishui Basin and began to extend its tentacles to Central Asia and West Asia. When expanding its power, Wusun and Kangju and other countries all followed suit and sent out followers. Sometimes I can't even drink soup.

The contrast is too strong, if you continue like this, you will only be thrown further and further away by the other party.

The king of Dawan and the national teacher learned from the painful experience and decided not to be shameless. They lay down at the feet of Emperor Han in a five-body posture, crying with snot and tears, confessing their mistakes and regretting the past.After repenting, he turned into an octopus and hugged Emperor Han's thigh tightly, not letting go.

To show his sincerity, Da Wan went all out and offered all the war horses that were slaughtered that year.

Heartache is heartache, and in the end, in exchange for the emperor's will, they were allowed to march westward with the army in Daxia.

According to the historical records of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, shortly after receiving the order, Dawan quickly mobilized three thousand cavalry, and entered Daxia with the army.The king of Dawan and the prince joined the battle together as father and son, captured the head of General Daxia, and dedicated it to the Son of Han.

For this Western Expedition, the imperial court used Wei Qing as the commander of the army, and Zhao Puonu, Zhao Xin and Gongsun Ao each led the way and served as the two wings.The forwards are shared by Wei Yu and Huo Qubing.

Hu Qi from the countries of the Western Regions and the grasslands served as the auxiliary soldiers, and witnessed how the young coach strategized and used his troops like a god to win a thousand miles.I also witnessed how wise and brave Huo Qubing, who had just experienced the battle, cooperated with Wei Yu, piercing the territory of Daxia like a sharp knife, advancing all the way, destroying the dead, invincible and invincible.

This war against Daxia was the first step of the Han Dynasty's westward advance, and it was also the beginning of Han cavalry's entry into Central Asia.

Since then, in Great Xia, Anxi, and even countries in the Mediterranean region, from kings to nobles, from officials to soldiers, from commoners to slaves, one word has been deeply embedded in their minds: Han!

The mighty Eastern Empire and the terrifying black armored cavalry came rolling from the east like a torrent.

In the late Han Wu Dynasty, the footsteps of the Han army once stepped into the Mediterranean Sea, and Rome, which was still in the republic period, collided fiercely and launched several confrontations.

At that time, the interior of Rome was very uneasy, and the various forces were torn apart fiercely, fighting for citizenship.

The sudden arrival of the Han army caught Rome by surprise.

Drawing on the experience of fighting the Huns, the Roman nobles temporarily suppressed their discord and quickly organized a heavy infantry regiment to face the Han cavalry coming from afar.

The two sides invested more than [-] troops, and nearly [-] were Roman legions.

This joint army was led by Su La, who was in the limelight and was only one step away from the dictator. He set up a battle formation on the plain and fought a decisive battle with the Han cavalry, which was less than half of his own troops.

Soon after the battle began, the Roman commanders were horrified to discover that the heavy infantry and battle formations that had repelled the Huns had no effect on the Han army.

In front of the powerful iron arrows and black armor, the battle axes and spears of the Roman infantry did not pose a threat at all.

As soon as one's own army formed its formation, the thunderous sound of horseshoes came crushing it.

Two young Han generals each held long soldiers, carried battle flags on their backs, and had pheasant feathers on top of their helmets. They led thousands of murderous cavalry, like tearing up paper, easily penetrated the legion's shield formation, and fiercely inserted into the two wings. Killed several back and forth within the time.

The Roman legion fell into chaos, and the Han army seized the right fighter, blew the horn, and the rumble of war drums rang through the sky.

Thirty thousand Han cavalry launched a charge, swept over in an instant, and devoured tens of thousands of Roman legions.

After this battle, Rome suffered a lot. It was not until 30 years later that Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey successively blossomed into glory and stepped onto the stage of history. Rome transformed into an empire era, and then gradually got rid of its disadvantages, and the war with the Han army became evenly matched. There are comings and goings.

However, that was decades later.

Before the appearance of the Big Three, ancient countries such as Egypt near the Mediterranean Sea and even Africa had seen again and again how powerful the Han army was, and how it swept and crushed like a storm.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand the language, the Han army can use practical actions to let the world understand what it means to shovel you away when you die, and what it means to commit a strong man who will be punished even if he is far away.

At this time, it was still several years before the Han army advanced into Central Asia.

Before the cavalry truly swept across, no one, including Zhao Jia, could have predicted where the territory of the Han Empire would extend.Not to mention, the star that was supposed to bloom in the grassland, because of the turning point of history, directly shines on the top of the Western countries, brilliant and dazzling, and it lasts for half a century.

Now, the wheels of the Han Empire have just started, and the footsteps of the army are groping forward.

Zhao Jia, who is a shaker of history, does not yet know what achievements he will achieve, nor does he know that Tai Shigong will write his biography, and he will wander between cruel officials and dry officials, changing his manuscript three times, leaving an unsatisfactory future for future generations. small puzzle.

On the day when he led the army back to Chang'an, Zhao Jia had just returned to the mansion, and before he had time to rest, he saw someone from the palace, who passed on the emperor's order and summoned him and Wei Yue to Weiyang Palace for an audience.

The one who was summoned together was Wei Qing'e who arrived in Chang'an with Zhao Jia.However, it was not the emperor who summoned her, but the empress Chen Jiao.