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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 331: Tooth for Tooth

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    There is a continuous row of beacon smoke plugs in the northernmost section of Yunzhong County, guarding the mountains and rivers behind it along the undulating mountains. Its name is also called the Great Wall.  £¤f The Great Wall of Qin is dilapidated, and the New Great Wall has been rebuilt intermittently for decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The New Great Wall near Yinshan Mountain has not had time to be repaired. More places are blocked by stones and felled trees, and the lonely mountain tops  Only a few beacons were burning.  Captain Feng Sui stood on the fortress, looking at the few wisps of wolf smoke in the distance, and his heart sank slightly. Since the Qin Dynasty, the army has had a strict beacon management system. White smoke is lit once every morning and evening as a signal to report peace. If  If there is no smoke when it is out of date, it means that it is surrounded by enemies or has been captured.  Except for the smoke spreading during the two prescribed times, the presence of smoke in any other situation means there is an enemy situation. Wolf smoke is the most serious enemy situation, which means that the main force of the Xiongnu will lead an army to break into the Han territory. Captain Fengsui rushed to the high platform without hesitation: "  Hurry up! Light the beacon smoke immediately, the Huns are coming!" The beacon fires lit up the beacon fire on the mountain top. The beacon fire fortress transmitted the message much faster than the flying pigeons, spreading from Yunzhong County to Yanmen County to Daiguo, Taiyuan County,  In Hedong County, when the beacon fire was lit on Zhongtiao Mountain in Hedong County, the earth that was sleeping at that moment seemed to be suddenly awakened.  Uncle Chen stood among the fields beside the Fen River, looking up at the distant mountains with black smoke rising like dark clouds. He was speechless. The last time a beacon fire symbolizing a large-scale invasion was lit was more than thirty years ago. That old man  Shanyu led hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops to capture Ganquan Mountain, hoping to test the Han army's determination to counterattack.  That black smoke and beacon fire burned all over the mountains and ridges of every county in the world. That military operation brought unspeakable humiliation to the Han army. Due to the influence of the Baideng siege, most of the Han generals were unwilling to attack the Xiongnu.  So much so that the Huns plundered the frontier for more than a month before slowly leaving. That blow is still engraved in the hearts of the older generation.  "More than thirty years have passed in a flash. What will happen this time?" Uncle Chen looked at the mountains in the distance with a heavy heart. All he could see were the mountains and rivers inside and outside the land of Sanjin.  It was the old man's second hometown, and it was also a fertile land with magnificent mountains and rivers. The old man was determined to defend this land with the rest of his life until death!  The black smoke on the top of the mountain burned continuously for five days and five nights, symbolizing the beacon fire at the border.  The army is still stuck on the Xiongnu border and has been unable to move forward, and its life and death are still uncertain.  The court was silent, as if deep in thought, and the Han people were silent.  It seemed like something was brewing in his heart.  A few days later, beautiful mountain eagles were patrolling their territory in the mountain stream. They locked their eyes on the vast land and watched curiously as soldier ants moved slowly on the ground.  Woohoo!  On the city of Anyi in Hedong County, the conch that had not been used for a long time was blown.  Hundreds of county soldiers gathered at the foot of the city, waiting quietly facing the red and black flags.  For a while, more people gathered under the city of Anyi. They were cowards with a burden and fishermen over their heads.  The farmer who put down his hoe and the craftsman who carried the hammer stood quietly behind the county soldiers, waiting for the recruitment order.  After a while, the soldiers coming down from the city read the recruitment order.  "The Han Army Recruitment Order, anyone over the age of twenty-three. Those under the age of sixty-five with two males in the family will be unconditionally recruited into the reserve county national army. The selected ones will carry their bags and report to the city." The short and scrawled handwriting was  Without affecting the reading, the call-up order is undoubtedly full of uncertainty.  But no one was dissatisfied with the vague expression. The original intention of preparing the soldiers of the prefecture was to defeat all the soldiers of the prefecture before the Han army.  At about the same time, all the county and state soldiers were ready to prepare.  More than a dozen counties in the north have issued similar mobilization orders, and their soldiers are ready to support border counties.  As the core of a huge war machine, the city of Chang'an was full of murderous atmosphere. The east and west cities were completely blocked by soldiers under martial law. One hundred thousand troops recruited urgently locked up the inside and outside of Chang'an. The remaining southern army was stationed in the south camp of the city and was responsible for the defense and patrol of the palace area in the city.  .  Liu Che rode his red war horse out of the city to review the new cavalry of Taixue and returned to Weiyang Palace. He urgently held the third military meeting of the day to discuss the empty defense arrangements for the capital.  "Return the generals of chariots and cavalry? Absolutely not! Longxi County is under full attack from King Youxian's troops. The imperial court did not send troops to support but asked the generals of chariots and cavalry to return to protect the army. Who can bear the responsibility of allowing Longxi County to be broken and Guanzhong unprotected.  "Da Xing Ling Wang Hui talked with great confidence in the Xuanshi Palace. He analyzed the pattern of Han and Hungarians and cited scriptures in a very clear and logical way. No one could surpass him for a while.  Liu Che asked: "What should we do according to the meaning of the Great Execution?" "Only if Your Majesty can personally conquer the Xiongnu and frighten the Xiongnu from daring to act rashly, then this dangerous situation will naturally be resolved."??.  " "Nonsense!  The son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall, and the emperor needs thousands of people to protect him when he leaves Chang'an, let alone the distant and dangerous border land!  It is a grave offense to be disrespectful at the border!  " Han Anguo, the imperial censor, retorted without hesitation. The emperor waved his hands dissatisfied and said: "I don't intend to listen to what you say, and immediately ordered the soldiers from the counties in the south to come to the capital to protect them.  "Your Majesty, there are one million newly recruited reserve soldiers. Please take a look at it!"  Liu Che pondered for a moment: "Is one million enough?"  " "Your Majesty, rest assured that there will be no problem, as long as we buy time to create opportunities for General Wei to return to Chang'an.  " "I have to rely on people to solve the crisis again?  No!  I remember the late emperor¡¯s earnest teachings, the emperor must never yield to anyone!  "Liu Che's eyes became more determined. "In Longxi County, the season is still cool near midsummer. The three largest fortresses in the north have been surrounded by the troops of King Youxian. The Han prisoners were forced to stand on the battlefield under the threat of horse whips and bows and arrows.  On the front line, the killing tactics of attacking the city with human lives greatly stimulated the Han army on the castle. The overwhelming cries under the city walls were the desperate cries and wails of the captives. The soldiers on the city were furious.  He wanted to break out of the strong fortress and fight fiercely with the Huns, but the Huns' expectations were once again disappointed! King Youxian stood under the banner of Silver Wolf and silently watched the Han family who was unable to move on the city wall.  The defenders, today's 10,000 Han people attacked the city and lost no less than a thousand people. The Han troops on the city still showed mercy to their compatriots, but they were only forced to fight back. If you climb the city wall with a simple ladder, you will still be shot down.  Go, even if you show mercy, you will still be killed or injured. The new fortress in Longxi County is too strong, especially the large military fortress with a length of 300 feet and a width of 300 feet, double inner and outer walls and a complex surrounding and rising stepped city.  It is made of stone, soil, and cement. It has wells and granaries inside and can stand for three years. Especially since there are 12,000 residents and 3,000 defenders in the city, relying on the terrain advantage, there is no need to worry about siege from all sides. The Huns have the numerical advantage.  It almost no longer exists. The Jincheng Fortress is like a hedgehog with steel needles all over its body. It forms a ball with six sides and pricks people everywhere. It has an advantage against the Huns who are good at field battles but not good at siege warfare, especially You Xian who has bad teeth.  The king's troops were at risk of losing their teeth. King Youxian's face turned blue. He even attacked Jincheng for ten days without even piercing the oily skin. He lost at least 600 Xiongnu tribe cavalry, while only the number of defenders on the city died.  Two digits. If King Youxian really wanted to give a number, he estimated that at most thirty defenders were killed by the Han army, and most of them were killed by stray arrows. The difference in battle losses was twenty times that of any commander.  The long stalemate forced King Youxian to come up with a crooked trick to let the Han prisoners attack the city. Unfortunately, the defenders in the city were extremely tenacious and could repulse the captured cannon fodder without hesitation. "  How many more prisoners do we have?  " "Less than twenty thousand.  " King Youxian roared viciously: "I need more Han people, go and arrest them!  "The little kings of the Huns looked at each other awkwardly and shook their heads in unison. People on the grassland have always been upright and don't like to beat around the bush. If you can't catch them, you won't catch them. They will never talk about it in a roundabout way. The roar of King Youxian cannot scare you.  People, for the King Youxian Army composed of large tribes, each small king of the tribe has relative autonomy. As the leader of the alliance, King Youxian can deal with it according to strict rules, but he cannot force him to act.  As the leader, establish rules that are acceptable to the little kings of the tribe, and use the rules to continuously put pressure on the little kings of the tribe. The best way is to distribute the spoils and the loss of voice and invisible benefits brought by the rise and fall of status. When all the Huns  When the little king expressed his inability to do anything, even though the leader of the alliance, King Youxian, was very angry, there was nothing he could do. "Why can't we arrest him?"  Just because of the Han army's black-armored cavalry in the south?  " All the little kings nodded honestly. " Bastard!  What do you care about the black-armored cavalry wreaking havoc on the left side of the Xiongnu?  Go south immediately and plunder the Han people as a suicide army to attack the city!  Otherwise, replace it with your own people.  " There is no fool for a little tribal king who has been living in the grassland and desert for decades and has not fallen behind. If the black-armored cavalry can beat the Huns on the left, they can beat the Huns on the right. You, the wise king on the right, look down on the black-armored soldiers and go up on your own.  A group of little Xiongnu kings acted like "If you can, you go, if I can't, I won't", which made King Youxian almost mad. The Xiongnu tribal alliance was nominally called Huns, but in fact, the real Huns only accounted for eight of the total population of the grassland.  A large number of Yuezhi people, Rongdi people, Xianbei people, Dingling people, and Kunjian people mixed among them all called themselves Xiongnu. They usually followed the Xiongnu Chanyu to eat meat and drink soup. They really had to faceThe huge adversity and difficulty immediately caused the hozen to scatter and go back to their homes to find their mothers.  King Youxian was really helpless, and he did not dare to kill the young Xiongnu king immediately. Then he, King Youxian, would be torn into pieces by the angry Xiongnu tribe in minutes, including the most valued people of King Youxian, who came from all over the right region of the Xiongnu.  The royal cavalry of the large tribe.  "Your Majesty, something is wrong!" A horse came galloping towards me. When I jumped off the horse, I found that he was covered in blood and he turned pale in panic: "My King, something is wrong! Our tribe was raided by black-armored soldiers, and the tribe suffered heavy casualties!" "What?" You Xian said  The king's eyes darkened and he fainted.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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