[comprehensive] mother instrument world

On the other side of Jinyang, the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu have already begun to confront each other. To be honest, the Han army is really at a disadvantage. The lack of horses in the Central Plains has exacerbated the lack of horses for many years. The main combat power of the Han army today is infantry. Facing the Huns who came and went like the wind, the Han army could only advance step by step, exchanging the lives of these soldiers for space.

Fortunately, the Huns actually didn't want to spend too much force in the Central Plains. Although the Donghu people had been defeated, there were still some remaining troops left on the grassland. These were still unstable factors. As long as the Huns showed a little weakness, these The remnants of the Donghu people can immediately counterattack.In addition to the Donghu people, the Yuezhi people were even more dissatisfied with the fact that the Xiongnu tore up the covenant with them when they flanked the Donghu people and got the most benefits. Therefore, they have been looking for opportunities to make the Huns feel uncomfortable.

The most important thing is that today's Han Dynasty does not have much oil and water for the Huns.The Han Dynasty itself was extremely poor. If it wasn't for Shu Yun's management, it would have been difficult for these princes and princes to gather a complete set of silk clothes. It wasn't that they didn't have money, but they really didn't have enough supplies.

As for the Northland, it was known for its bitter cold. The borders of the Xiongnu were the Yan Kingdom and the Zhao Kingdom. When the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms, they suffered a lot of damage, and they couldn't fully recover afterwards.In the case of insufficient population, more land is useless.

As for gold and the like, although the Huns also like these, but gold cannot be eaten or worn as clothes, so for the Huns, no amount of gold is useless.

Therefore, the Huns now want nothing more than to annihilate the Han army, and then, to see if they can occupy the northern part of the Central Plains, whether it is turning a large area of ​​land in the north into grassland or driving the Han people to help them cultivate, in order to gain more Food supply, none of this is a bad thing.

Mao Dun Shanyu originally planned very well, but what he faced was probably the largest group of generals and ministers with the highest gold content since the establishment of the Han Dynasty. , They are quite talented in the first place, and after being honed on the actual battlefield and having enough experience, it is conceivable that these people can display their talents.

Although the Han army is all infantry, they form a battle formation with relatively complete equipment, which is enough to resist the impact of the Huns cavalry.

After all, although the Han army was not what it was in the heyday of Emperor Wu, the Huns were actually relatively primitive at this time.In fact, just as the Han people in the Central Plains have been making progress, the nomads on the grasslands are also making continuous progress in tactics and technology.The peak of the nomads was almost the Mongolian cavalry in the time of Genghis Khan. At that time, they not only had strong riding and shooting skills, but also had perfect logistics, and also had sufficient tactical literacy.

But now, even if the Huns have been riding sheep since they were young, without the aid of stirrups and saddles, even the Huns can't really master the skills of riding and shooting. At this time, the so-called riding and shooting is actually waiting for the horse to stop. It is only possible when the cavalry is galloping. It is a skill that only a few warriors can master. After all, the main force of the Huns cavalry is herdsmen. Most of the time they need to graze. Practice your riding and shooting skills all day long.

This also led to the fact that the Huns actually lacked the means to fight back when faced with the shooting of the Han army's crossbows. With the development of iron and steel smelting technology, even the bronze crossbows have been eliminated. Some of the usable ones are going to be reserved for the county soldiers and militias, and those that can't be used are simply returned to the furnace to make farm tools and leased to the common people. up.The bows and crossbows of the Han army, the key structure is made of steel, and the bows and arrows used by the Huns are sheep horns and horn bows made of ox horns. Except for a few warriors who are known as eagle shooters, the bows and arrows will be more sophisticated. These bows and arrows are made The methods are also relatively rough, the Han army can shoot them, but they can't shoot the Han army.

Under such circumstances, the Huns actually had nothing to do with the Han army, so they had to lure the enemy in step by step, trying to bring the Han army into their encirclement.

Liu Bang was very fortunate that not long after the Han army went north, it snowed heavily. If it hadn't been equipped with enough warm materials, the Han army would not have been able to fight in the north for a long time. The soldiers and horses on the Northland side followed Han Wangxin and Liu Xi before. Some of these soldiers and horses followed Han Wangxin to defect to the Huns, and some of them followed Han Wangxin’s general, a new so-called King Zhao, and the rest Well, the combat power is not so good.

In fact, this is also because the Han Dynasty has just been established, and the rule that has not yet been established in the hearts of the people in the Northland. Therefore, it is difficult to recruit enough soldiers and horses in the local area. Otherwise, this battle is probably much easier.

Even if the soldiers in Guanzhong and even the south had enough heat preservation measures, their combat effectiveness was affected for a while, and they had to temporarily truce. As for the Xiongnu, they had long been accustomed to such a climate, and even the place where they normally lived , Compared with Daidi, it was much colder, and the Huns took the opportunity to gather a large army in an attempt to attack Pingcheng.

As a result, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping directly gave the so-called King Zhao to Lianguo first. It was Han Wangxin's remaining subordinates in South Korea who either died in battle or fled into the territory of the Xiongnu in embarrassment.

There was no response from the other side. Although the Huns once besieged Pingcheng, but facing the catapults in the city and other various defense equipment, the Huns attacked against the rain of arrows and the boulders that flew out of the city from time to time. After a few days, the troops had to be withdrawn to the north.

Liu Bang wanted to chase and kill them, but unfortunately, the Han army was short of horses and could not catch up at all. Therefore, he could only follow behind the Xiongnu and regain the lost ground.Although the Huns were still a little unwilling, they had to consider the ratio of battle losses after all. If the losses in the Central Plains were greater, even with the prestige of Modu, they might not be able to suppress the opposition below. Therefore, in the end, I had to give up.

Without the siege of Baideng Mountain, Liu Bang was still deeply ashamed of the Huns' invasion.This is also determined by the main values ​​​​of this era. The Central Plains fights among themselves, wins and loses, and everyone can barely be regarded as their own.As for the Xiongnu, during the Warring States period, although all countries built the Great Wall to resist the northern nomads, mainly the Huns and Donghu, but in the mainstream values, the Huns were the barbarians, and the Chinese nobles were forced to such a situation by the barbarians Therefore, although Liu Bang said that he returned to the court victoriously, he already regarded the Huns as a serious problem.

Above the court, Liu Bang directly asked the officials for advice. The Huns came and went like the wind, and the border could only be passively defended. What should we do? We can't continue to build the Great Wall!

Building the Great Wall is naturally unreliable. It requires too much manpower and material resources. The total population of the big man is only a few, and because of the war, the people are forced to go to the North to build the Great Wall. Force against the people of the world again!

In the case of insufficient hardware conditions, a group of ministers discussed for a long time, and in the end it was the same sentence, rest with the people and wait for the opportunity. Of course, the north side still needs to be strictly guarded.

Liu Bang was greatly disappointed because of this. Although he is not a quick-tempered person, he is not such a passive person, but for the Xiongnu, everyone really has no good solution.

Liu Bang went back to Weiyang Palace with a huff. He planned to watch the beauty's singing and dancing, so as to relax, but he met Shu Yun who had been waiting here for a long time.

Shu Yun didn't bother to beat around the bush with Liu Bang, so he asked, "Your Majesty is worried about the Huns?"

Liu Bang said angrily: "Naturally, that's the case. Apart from that, how many other things do I have to worry about?"

Shu Yun hooked the corner of his mouth, and then said: "It is obviously impossible to deal with the Xiongnu directly, so it is better to negotiate peace with the Xiongnu first!"

Liu Bang's eyes widened, and he almost dropped everything in his hand on the ground, and jumped up directly: "Negotiate peace? Who wants to negotiate peace with those barbarians?"

Shu Yun said calmly: "Now the two sides actually don't want to continue the fight, they both want to buy time, so why not negotiate a peace? Of course, the premise is that the Huns must first hand over the defected Han Wangxin and others!"

Liu Bang calmed down a little now, and then he heard Shu Yun say: "Han Wangxin was the Korean royal family back then, and naturally those nobles who followed him also had those Korean nobles back then. In addition, they defected to the Huns, and they will definitely bring many Young craftsmen, think about it, Your Majesty, if they are allowed to stay in the Xiongnu and spread the culture and technology of the Central Plains to the Xiongnu, what will happen then?"

Liu Bang didn't think deeply before, but now that he thinks about it, he immediately frowned. That's right, the Huns are still drinking blood. In this battle, everyone can see that except for a small number of nobles, the vast majority of the Huns have nothing to do. The battle armor is made of ordinary fur clothes. Although it has a certain defensive power, compared with the regular leather armor, the defense power of these clothes actually has many loopholes. As for the helmet or something, then What's more, they lack metal, and the arrows are all made of animal bones.But if they have learned the technology of the Han people, even, this is for sure. After all, if Han Wangxin, who has always been pampered, goes to the Huns and lives according to the customs of the Huns, it would be better to kill him!Perhaps, the Huns could learn from Han Wangxin's subordinates how to build a city, how to smelt bronze, and how to make various fine tools.

After thinking about it, Liu Bang really threw something this time: "This dog should die!"

Then, Liu Bang asked: "The Huns are not fools. I heard that after they conquer a place, they usually leave craftsmen as slaves. How could they send back all those Han Wangxins?"

Shu Yun smiled slightly, and then asked back: "What do you think of the cashmere clothes you gave Your Majesty earlier?"

Liu Bang listened, nodded, and said, "Yes, it's light and soft, very warm, and not bulky! The queen plans to trade these with the Huns?"

Shu Yun nodded, and said: "That's right, the concubine asked the Shaofu to collect almost all the wool that could be collected that day, but it was only a small amount to supply the army. In order to make enough warm clothes and gloves, the Shaofu even slaughtered the wool. Over the past few years, almost all the rabbits have used up the silk and linen reserves, so that they can barely guarantee the supply of the army! In the future, when the big man wants to attack the Huns, it is obvious that relying on rabbits is not enough, and a large amount of wool is still needed Products! And these can be exchanged with the Xiongnu!"

"In fact, the Huns need these more than the big men!" Shu Yun asked someone to send woolen felts, blankets, and wool, and then said, "Although the Huns will choose warm places to spend the winter , but, even so, they don't have much resistance when encountering snow disasters, so they need these even more. With these, they can breed more population and can last for a longer period of time !"

Liu Bang frowned immediately: "If the Huns have more fighters, what good will it do us?"

Shu Yun said directly: "If they want more wool products, they have to provide us with more wool. If they want more wool, they have to raise more sheep. The grassland is so big and there are only so many pastures. If you raise more, you will have fewer cows and horses! The dairy products that can be provided to the Huns will naturally be affected accordingly! In fact, without enough dairy products, the Huns can’t actually feed so many people! The most important thing What’s more, the Huns are not fools, why risk their lives to plunder if they can support themselves through trade?”

Liu Bang suddenly became thoughtful, even if the insightful people in the top Xiongnu saw the danger, but for those small and medium tribes, the situation was different!Liu Bang also captured some Huns in this confrontation with the Huns, and learned about the situation of the Huns from them. In fact, the fighters who fought against the big Han this time were mainly fighters from small and medium tribes. The Huns, who were the targets of oppression by several large tribes, also paid attention to blood, and the rulers of several large tribes had always only come from those few limited surnames, and they defended the Huns royal family.

As for the other small and medium-sized tribes, they are not actually the orthodox Huns. In fact, they are grass on the grassland. , they are always the object of exploitation.Every year, a large amount of livestock, cheese, and even slaves have to be offered to the big tribes above. If there is something wrong, they will be attacked by the big tribes above, and the whole tribe will become slaves.

Therefore, if they can get enough benefits from the Han Dynasty, it is not impossible for them to turn to the Han people instead.

"The Huns will really deal honestly?" Although Liu Bang was moved, it was almost recognized on Zhu Xia's side that the Yi and Di had no faith. Who knew if they would turn their backs and tear up the agreement?

Shu Yun looked at Liu Bang like a fool. There is no such easy thing in this world. It is almost impossible for the Huns to trade honestly. They will naturally want to own the refined wool and make wool products. Crafts and means, in the past, they could only use animal fur, sew it with bone needles, and make it into a dome. A lot of wool and so on, for them, it was almost wasted, because they did not have the corresponding At most, it is to use these to make some smelly clothes and bedding, but if you can get wool processing methods, it will be different. Sheep grow and change their wool every year, even in this era, there is no selective breeding. The kind of sheep with long hair, but these are also reusable, just like their main food is dairy products, because these are renewable resources, which can allow them to survive better on the grassland.

Therefore, after the Huns have tasted the sweetness, they must find a way to snatch craftsmen and tools from the Han people.

In fact, how could it be so easy? Shu Yun had thought about it a long time ago. The rough processing of wool can be done in the Northland, which is bitterly cold. Food, for the time being, can only be harvested once a year, and the land is not fertile, so the grain output is very low. It became a problem. Even in the past life, the Northland often failed to pay taxes. On the one hand, it was because of the invasion of the Huns, and on the other hand, because if there was a lack of rain there, it would often result in a decrease in food production.

But now, Shu Yun intends to let the rough processing of wool, such as the rinsing and screening of wool, and after the wool is made, let the women in the Northland learn to knit sweaters, and these can be temporarily put on the Northland. , As for the serious wool spinning industry, it still has to be put in Guanzhong, lest the Huns really make a surprise attack later and snatch the craftsmen and looms.

As for the work of rinsing wool, so what if the Huns know about it, do they have the time, the patience, and even enough alkaline water to rinse the wool?This kind of rough processing doesn't have much technical content, and it's entirely Shu Yun's intention to use it to subsidize the people in the North, so that they can quickly return to their hearts.When it comes to the Huns, they will soon find that these crafts are worthless to them, and the cost is too high.

In addition, things like the economy actually serve politics, just like war, which has always served politics.

Shu Yun said directly: "The transaction with the Huns is not a long-term solution, but it is just to buy time for our Han family. During this process, we can trade the Huns' cattle, sheep, horses, and even slaves. The Xiongnu got all kinds of species from the Western Regions! Could it be that Your Majesty is worried that the development of the Han family is not as fast as that of the Xiongnu? Besides, as long as ironware and various technologies are not allowed to flow to the Xiongnu, in fact, this kind of transaction is not beneficial to the Han family. What a disadvantage!"

When Liu Bang heard it, he immediately felt that yes, as long as the Xiongnu still live by water and grass without enough culture and technology, then this kind of transaction will not cause much harm to the Han people, and it may even bring harm.

Liu Bang thought about it for a while, and felt that he had nothing to be picky for the time being, but the wool business alone didn't seem to be so tempting!

Since the wool business is not attractive enough, there are others. The Huns eat dairy products and meat all the year round, which led to their insufficient intake of vitamins and cellulose. This caused tea to become a hard food on the grassland Currency, in fact, in addition to tea, there is another thing that can relieve constipation, that is rhubarb. Of course, this thing is also very irritating, but for the herdsmen and nobles on the grassland, it is simply So, Shu Yun simply mentioned it, and Liu Bang felt relieved when he heard that it was only a medicinal material, and then he said with a smile: "The queen and I are like an ovary again. Great luck! Since the empress proposed this matter, let's discuss it with the prime minister and the others!"

The transaction with the Xiongnu had already become a common practice later on. Shu Yun just modified it a little according to the situation at this time, and then took it out.

For the courtiers in the court, apart from Zhang Liang, the biggest officials they ever served were small officials at the county level, but all of them can be regarded as the elites of this era.After Shu Yun explained his thoughts carefully, everyone understood immediately. As the prime minister, Xiao He stood up and made a decision: "This matter is feasible, since it is so, it is time to send an envoy to the Xiongnu to discuss peace!"

As soon as Xiao He said this, many people looked at Chen Ping. In fact, in today's court, speaking of eloquence and diplomacy, it actually belongs to Chen Ping!As for Chen Ping, his reputation is mediocre, but he is really capable. When Liu Bang was the King of Han, Chen Ping was responsible for alienating the important officials around Xiang Yu and lobbying other princes and kings. He did a very good job. good.Historically, when his reinforcements in Pingcheng were unable to rescue Bai Dengshan in time, he sent people to lobby the Yan family in Maodun, and bought a certain amount of time, so that Liu Bang could wait until the reinforcements in Pingcheng came to relieve Baideng's siege.

Therefore, when it comes to negotiating peace with the Huns, everyone thinks of Chen Ping.

Chen Ping was also very proud of this. He felt that if he had been born in the Warring States period, he would probably have been able to take the position of Su Qin and Zhang Yi. When he was at home, Chen Ping was still there regretting it. He felt that what he had learned might not be useful. After all, the world had already been unified at that time, and a son of a political strategist like Chen Ping really didn't have much use for him!

But soon the world was in chaos, and Chen Ping immediately got a chance. He first defected to Xiang Yu, but in the end, Xiang Yu was really unusable by anyone. Originally, Han Xin and Chen Ping both liked Xiang Yu's name. The head still has a background, so he thinks he is capable of great things, so he goes for refuge, and then finds out that with Xiang Yu, he can't get ahead at all.In the end, Chen Ping took refuge in Liu Bang. Liu Bang is informal. Even if someone said to Liu Bang that Chen Ping's character is not good, but Liu Bang doesn't care. Liu Bang's character can't be said to be very good. One point, Liu Bang is relieved, this means that Chen Ping has a pigtail in Liu Bang's hands, and whenever Liu Bang is unhappy, he can directly attack Chen Ping.

In short, Chen Ping took over the task of negotiating peace with the Xiongnu without hesitation, and then began to prepare.