A month passed by in a blink of an eye. The news of the attack on King Youxian shocked all the tribes in the right region of the Huns. Along with it came the news that the cavalry general Cao Shi led his 40,000 elite troops out of Jincheng, crossed Yanzhi Mountain, and captured Juyanhai. . King Youxian was injured and could not see anything, and the Huns were leaderless. As the victims of the Han army's fortress, King Xiutu and King Hunxie, who were adjacent to the Jincheng Fortress, were directly impacted. The Huns were unable to face the endless tide of black-armored cavalry. The army fled under the red banner. Before the first wave of impact was over, the unlucky King Xiutu was defeated and captured. King Hunxie stood back and followed the fleeing tribes, but this had no effect. King Hunxie's territory was only a stone's throw away from King Xiutu's territory. Here were his tribe's people, thousands of cattle and sheep, The boundless pastures and the river flowing at the foot of Yanzhi Mountain. Leaving here is equivalent to committing suicide. His people will be annexed and enslaved by other tribes. Faced with the desperate pursuit of the Han cavalry, the desperate King Hunxie gave up his resistance and surrendered. . Overlooking the Juyan Sea, you can see that the green grassland is dotted with thousands of lakes of different sizes. During this period, the gurgling river water forms a dense jungle swamp ecological area. In the distance, it was originally a pastureland under the tent of King Youxian of the Xiongnu. It was conscripted into a temporary camp for the Han army. Eight thousand black-armored elite cavalry arrived at the side of Juyan Sea as the vanguard. The remnants of the Huns who had not had time to retreat were blocked, including some of the royal account cavalry of King Youxian who fled north in a hurry. "King Youxian was so scared that he fled to the court of King Youxian." Chen He's dark face was filled with joy, and the captains in the tent laughed heartily. It was an incredible achievement to defeat King Youxian's troops. It only counts twelve thousand enemies killed. Thirty-six thousand captives are enough to be awarded officials and knights, and many shabby military honors will shine on the lintel. Just thinking about it made them feel good, and the fatigue and injuries for many days were worth it. The captains boasted of their glorious achievements with great joy. Zhou Zuoche jumped out and poured cold water on him: "Don't be too happy. According to the original plan, we should quickly wipe out the remnants of King Youxian and completely eradicate the influence of the Xiongnu Shan Yuting on the Xiongnu Right Land and the Western Regions. We must remember what General Chaiqiu once said "If the snake is not killed, it will cause endless harm." Guan Qiang added in a low voice, but Zhou Zuoche glared at him for a long time and did not dare to speak. All the captains looked at each other. Even Chen He, who always liked to challenge authority, lost his voice. It was not because Zhou Zuo was so powerful that people dared not look directly at him, but because he always put on a very calm demeanor and was highly valued by Cao Shi, the cavalry general. This time the vanguard army will be decided by him. "The remnants of King Youxian are nothing to worry about, but the king's cavalry is a tricky thing. We have to think of a proper strategy to suppress them." "Why go to all the trouble to suppress them, only to trap them and kill them if they have evil intentions." "Cheat and kill?" Guan Qiang shook his head, disapproving of Chen He's suggestion: "Generals of chariots and cavalry have always hated cheating and killing. Such brutal behavior is reminiscent of the former Qin Baiqi. Xiang Ji of Western Chu, if forced You and I cannot afford to suffer the consequences of the surrender of the Huns." King Xiutu and King Hunxie walked in front of the team. The two men's disheveled and hunched bodies were like old jackals prostrate in front of a lion, and they no longer had the imposing aura of a powerful overlord. "The General of Chariots and Cavalry has an order to escort these two men to the court of King Youxian to recruit and surrender King Youxian's remnant party. The general asked me to ask Captain Zhou when we can send troops to the north." The generals led them in awe. The war progressed at an unexpected speed. After the defeat in the Battle of Jincheng, all the troops of King Youxian who were scattered on the grassland turned cold when encountering the Han cavalry. The few who resisted were weak-willed. Unable to withstand a sudden attack by the Han cavalry, the Han cavalry abandoned their helmets and armor and were defeated. The Han cavalry not only did not lose their strength after several fierce battles, but became more courageous and energetic as they fought. However, in ten days they moved to fight against Youxian, who was thousands of miles away. In the royal court, King Youxian was caught off guard and was thrown into a dumpling. Only King Youxian himself escaped from death and went to Longcheng, Shanyuting of the Xiongnu, with a hundred and ten bodyguards and cavalry. "Congratulations to General Chariot and Cavalry for your victory and defeat of King Youxian." "Do you have the emperor's orders to come here, Mr. Zhong?" Zhuang Zhu's beard curled up slightly, and his smile turned into a bitter face in an instant: "That Xiongnu thief chief is so arrogant, Shuofang reaches the line of Shanggu. At the critical moment, Gongsun Ao led his troops to resist but still did not get better. Your Majesty asked me, General Wei, to help. "I don't know," Cao Shi said thoughtfully. The Japanese generals are rushing to help, and there are many places to fall. " "Hey, isn't this the royal court of Zuoxian?" A wolf flag is erected on the sand table, which is where King Zuoxian's royal court is in Monan. ¡°The Huns¡¯ army gathered on the border of the Han Dynasty. The battle reports repeatedly mentioned the 300,000 Huns cavalry.?The number of nomads who rely on transporting grain should be many times this, and as for the number of cattle and sheep, there are millions of them. Such a large-scale mobilization is a rare sight on the grassland. Even if our Han army dispatches 300,000 soldiers, it must be coordinated before and after. The mobilization lasted for several months, not to mention that it was rare for the Huns to mobilize such a large army. It was inevitable to be in a hurry. When there was chaos, there was an opportunity, and Zuoxian Royal Court was the biggest opportunity. "Wei Qing was taught by him, and his military strategies never exceeded his expectations. The outcome of this great battle was unpredictable. Only an army raid on the royal court of Zuoxian could relieve the worry of being surrounded." General Wei has already raided Zuoxian Royal Court in Monan. Please be sure to ask the border army to prepare for the pursuit. Once the Xiongnu army slowly withdraws, you must not let it easily turn back to Monan. The longer the delay, the greater the result will be. I will choose the opportunity to raid. The Xiongnu Chan Yuting attacked from both sides and annihilated the Huns on the Monan grassland! " Cao Shi's eyes were burning, and there was a hint of majesty in his eyes. " Compared with the victorious pursuit of the Battle of Hexi, the Battle of Monan was extremely difficult. Shuofang County, which was isolated on the north bank of the Yellow River, changed hands several times. Thanks to Guan Guan Fu bravely dispatched troops to support Shuofang, and defeated the three formations of King Youguli with 2,000 men. The 30,000 Huns were frightened by the news, and for a while they allowed Guan Fu to run amok on the Chile River. The Chanyu also sent reinforcements to help King Yougu Li reverse the war. However, as reinforcements from the inner counties of the Han Dynasty continued to pour into the border, the pressure on the Yanmen, Daijun, Yuyang, and Shanggu lines was also increasing day by day. The tug-of-war of repeated encounters became more and more painful. The light cavalry invaders who used to roam the Han Dynasty gradually became less effective. Every time they faced the battle, they always encountered the Northern Army's chariot soldiers as the vanguard, with large shields and crossbowmen forming a turtle shell in front of them. Not only is it impossible to gain any advantage, but it is also difficult to launch a detour attack. Although the armored cavalry on the left and right wings of the Han army are not good at riding and shooting, they can't shoot with bows as well as the Huns. When fighting at close range, they must be armed with iron scimitars and short spears. It is not easy to deal with the Huns cavalry who are still in the late Bronze Age and whose iron technology is completely inadequate. Although the Huns cavalry are still fearless of death, their flesh and blood How could they withstand the power of swords and guns? Several bloody battles yielded no results but were severely damaged. Several large tribes lost their troops and their morale was greatly damaged. The soldiers' morale was shaken and they gradually lost interest in fighting. The gains came in droves, but the gains were gone. It is the nature of the nomads on the grassland, not to mention that now it is not only unprofitable but also requires a lot of money from the family. It is also more and more difficult for the monarch and his ministers to suppress the people, and there are more and more constraints on the deployment of troops every day. In particular, the news that King Youxian was defeated and fled, and that the court of King Youxian was occupied by Han general Cao Shi, spread like wildfire. The hearts of the Xiongnu army were agitated by the number of tribes that secretly left every night, and they tended to expand in recent days. On this day, the military minister Shan Yu was worried about the battle on the front line, and he was undecided about whether he should retreat as soon as possible. Yesterday, he summoned King Zuo Xian to discuss matters until midnight. Zhao She advised him several times that it would be better to retreat, but he was still undecided. King Youxian gave up one-third of the territory, pastures, population, cattle and sheep to the Han people. This was an unprecedented defeat since Modun Shanyu. This would be a huge blow to the Xiongnu royal family of Shanyuting. The reputation of the military minister Shanyu was also a huge blow. He could have saved his face by withdrawing from the army two months earlier. Today, King Youxian suffered a terrible defeat in Jincheng. The unfavorable war situation is the most important thing. When the Xiongnu Great Chanyu cannot suppress the little kings of various Xiongnu tribes, he, the Xiongnu Great Chanyu, will come to an end, and every Luoting royal family around him can take his place. , he will die without a burial place, and his son Yu Shan will be killed second, which is unacceptable. "Da Shan Yu! No good, Da Chanyu! The Han general Wei Qing was beheaded and ten days ago he raided the royal court of Zuoxian, captured King Yan and the prince of Zuoxian, and massacred more than 1,200 prime ministers, captains and their relatives. Countless others were killed, and the royal court of Zuoxian was bleeding. There are corpses everywhere in the river, and their heads are piled up in Beijing! "The head of the military minister Shanyu was buzzing, and his eyes were black, and he fell down and passed out. "It was night, and the news of Da Shanyu's illness spread quickly throughout the camp like wings. It was because Da Shanyu was seriously ill. The worried noble prince of the Xiongnu was both surprised and angry. He made a mistake in his busy schedule and resorted to a foolish move to hunt down the people who were wandering the news. The Xiongnu army was in chaos, and rumors spread that he died of illness during the battle. King Zuo Xian was forced to send the royal cavalry to suppress the enemy everywhere, but with little effect. In the next few months, Wei Qing led his army across the Monan grassland to cut off the food and grass channels of the Xiongnu troops stationed on the border of Han. The consequences of the sweep were serious. The Xiongnu tribes were worried about the safety of their own troops. The turbulent morale of the army became even more dilute. Chen Shanyu's absence for many days further gave rise to rumors that the great Shanyu was dead. There were even rumors that the Xiongnu royal court was raided and swept by the Han army. The Xiongnu Shanyu was seriously ill and could not stabilize the morale of the army. Prerequisite??, the panicked Xiongnu royal nobles made a fatal mistake in their busy schedule, and the Xiongnu army retreated overnight. King Yi Zhixie of Zuo Guli strongly opposed it but to no avail. King Zuo Xian's troops suffered heavy losses in Wei Qing's attack on the grassland. Even the military minister Shan Yu, who had begun to improve his condition, also said that the army was disorganized and it was not suitable to fight anymore. That night at the king's When planning a retreat in the tent, they would never have thought that if they left, they would never see the colorful world of Monan Han again. Wei Qing did not disappoint the emperor Liu Che who was in charge of Chang'an. He had already known the Huns' strategy of retreating without a fight. Wei Qing's troops laid an ambush in the desert of the Xiongnu Plateau in advance and fought a beautiful surprise attack. After a laborious expedition, they lost troops and generals but failed. After returning from the torture, he retreated to the grassland and desert, thinking that he could sleep peacefully, but he did not expect that Wei Qing's troops, with only a small number of soldiers, would dare to risk their lives in a surprise attack. Like divine soldiers descending from the sky, the Han army's horse stampede battalion came to kill them like a rainbow, killing the Huns until their livers and gallbladders were broken. I'm afraid it won't stop at severely demoralizing the Huns. The battle ended in the middle of August, and the Huns thought that the Han counterattack had finally come to an end. But they never imagined that this was just the beginning. In autumn, King Cheluo of Xianbei, who was dormant at the east foot of Xianbei Mountain, returned to gather his scattered tribesmen. They gathered the Wuhuan and Fuyu tribes of the same tribe, together with the warriors of the Sushen and Wojuman tribes, crossed the Xianbei Mountains and launched an attack on Longcheng, the hinterland of the Xiongnu Chanyuting. This forced King Zuo Xian, who intended to return south to the left hinterland of the Xiongnu to reorganize his old troops, to stop and had to deploy his heavy troops on the eastern front in the Gonglu River area to defend against the enemy. In the short two months before winter came, the Xiongnu and Xianbei allied forces fought several battles on both sides of the Gonglu River with each other winning and losing. With the support of a large number of warriors and good horses of the same tribe, the Xianbei people broke out the fierce fighting power of the Donghu tribe. Even though The weapons and equipment were far inferior to those of the elites of the Hun royal court, but they still did not fall behind. Instead, with the support of the blood-drinking barbarians such as Su Shen and Wo Ju, they repeatedly set up ambushes in the riverbank swamp areas to kill the Hun cavalry, which embarrassed the proud Hun royal family. In the spring of the second year of Yuanguang, at the Jincheng Fortress, the chariot and cavalry generals put up lanterns and decorations in their temporary residence. Today is the day when the monarch¡¯s legitimate daughter celebrates her full moon birthday. Princess Yang Xinchang Liu Huan received a reward from Weiyang Palace as soon as she was out of confinement. Emperor Liu Che attached great importance to the daughter born to his eldest sister. He not only named his daughter Cao Heng personally, but also gave the national treasury "Jianyuan" year. There are 20,000 gold coins (1,000 Jin of gold), 300,000 "Jianyuan" silver coins of the same value, 20 carts of silk and satin, numerous rewards such as pearls, agates, gems and rhinoceros horns, and as many as ten precious palace jades. . The scale of the reward is almost comparable to the size of a princess¡¯s birth, but no one in the court raised any objections to this. The emperor was eager to make up for his relationship with the cavalry general, so it was understandable that he would make an exception for the reward. Moreover, the emperor said that he had made a marriage contract for his children with Pingyang Marquis in his early years, and now Pingyang Marquis got his legitimate daughter Cao Heng. The marriage contract was then a matter of course, and the emperor rewarded his children with his future daughter-in-law, so it was not easy for foreign ministers to interfere. The whole house was filled with joy. Only Princess Yangxin had a frown on her face. She coaxed the young girl to take a nap and then pulled Cao Shi back into the house. "I thought your son was still young. It's not too late to let the marriage go for a few years." "How dare I refuse the emperor's decree." "But" Cao Shi stopped talking when he saw his wife. He smiled and said: "My wife, my wife, you and I have been married for many years, how come I don't know what you think? The one you are worried about is just the 'golden house hiding the beauty', right?" Liu Wei clutched the silk handkerchief and frowned deeply. She is the direct descendant of Emperor Xiaojing of Emperor Gaozong. The eldest daughter, born in a deep palace and raised in the palace, is a delicate and noble girl who grew up in the first family of the Han Dynasty. She has a profound understanding of politics. He understands his father and mother, and even better understands his younger brother. In other words, she is The daughter of the Liu family, married as the wife of the Cao family, understood the temperament of the Liu family emperor better than anyone else. The royal family has no relatives, and the emperor talks about interests rather than family ties. In the past, Princess Guantao was the eldest daughter of Emperor Taizong Wen. She was powerful and powerful in Chang'an City. She not only helped Liu Che ascend to the throne of emperor, but also married his daughter Chen Ajiao. When the emperor becomes the queen, this family can be said to be in trouble or rain, but what can it do? The emperor consolidated his power and immediately attacked the Chen family. Suddenly, the Tangyi Houfu family, known as the "second family" of the Han Dynasty, was destroyed. Chen Ajiao was also expelled from Jiaofang Palace and sent to the claustrophobic Changmen Palace in the south of Chang'an City. After getting up, I can only relieve the sadness in my heart with poems and lamentations every day. "A gentleman has witnessed the decline of the Chen family with his own eyes. He knows that it is difficult to guard against open and hidden arrows in the deep palace. As a mother, I cannot sit back and watch my daughter being sent to the deep palace to be bullied, let alone think of strange things. There was a traitor who framed Heng'er's life. Our Cao family is already extremely wealthy, so why bother to go to the troubled waters of Jiaofang Palace? " Speaking of this, Liu Huan couldn't help crying. The palace is more dangerous than the political battles outside the court. You can be favored once or you can be deposed. The only reason for glory and favor to decline isFor a moment, the son thought that it would be even worse to rely on the support of his natal family to ensure temporary peace. No emperor could tolerate the interference of foreign ministers in the emperor's family affairs, even if his father-in-law and father-in-law had deep family ties. "What's more, my husband is tabooed by the emperor and has to be sent out to the state and county to guard the frontier. My daughter lives far away in the palace with no one to take care of me. So I am afraid that one day I will fall into the trap of someone's evil deeds and end up miserably. But what do you think?" Liu Hudai? She watched blankly as her husband wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, only to hear him say: "What you are worrying about is very reasonable but not profound enough. Think about how many contributions my husband has made for the court over the years. Each one of them has been taken away one by one." If you come out, you can be famous all over the world. Moreover, our Cao family has made a lot of money and has become the world's richest man. All the princes and nobles have joined the army to obey my orders. If you are the emperor, how can you tolerate it? "What should I do if I can't tolerate it?" She was shocked, obviously thinking of this terrible consequence. She was originally extremely smart, but because she had been immersed in the classical bourgeois life of having children and living happily in recent years, she did not realize that in just a few years, her My husband has moved further and further away. "How could it be! A gentleman has made great contributions to the court, how could it be No way" "Now my situation is comparable to that of Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin. The only difference is that I know how to judge the situation better, but this cannot be blamed on the emperor. If it were anyone else, The emperor cannot tolerate the existence of people like me. After all, he is the master of great achievements!" Cao Shi sighed and showed helplessness. After all, Liu Huan was a royal princess. She took a deep breath to calm down and immediately made a decision: "I wrote a letter asking my mother to make the decision to remove the gentleman from his military position. I and the gentleman took the children back to Pingyang and closed the door. How about living here? I don¡¯t want the glory and wealth of Chang¡¯an, and I don¡¯t want the fame of the eldest princess. As long as I can keep the Cao family¡¯s family status, I will have no regrets.¡± , This comes from my sincerity. It is a blessing in my life for me to meet my husband. Now that we are not short of money and fame, why should we care about the ups and downs in Chang'an City? Is it okay for me to follow my husband back to the Pingyang Kingdom and live behind closed doors? No, it's better. I want to give you more children so that I can spread the branches of the Cao family and prevent Xiang'er from being left alone." Cao Shi raised his head and looked at his wife's firm eyes for a long time before sighing. Liu Huan could be so determined to give up the glory and wealth as the eldest princess for him, and become the daughter-in-law of Pingyang Marquis Cao's family. At that moment, he really wanted to agree, but history told him that he could never agree. He didn't want to do it twice. Retiring early and being a coward in his teens is like the old Ji Bu who is still alive and can only rely on old friendships to get by. Moreover, he has very complicated emotions towards his wife Liu Huan. Liu Huan's beauty and intelligence are amazing, but there is still a threshold in his heart that he cannot pass, which always reminds him of Wei Qing and the memories in that dusty history. , in that period of history, she was forced to remarry after her unlucky original body died of illness. This was not her intention, but this threshold was not easy to cross. He can vigorously cultivate the Wei family sisters and brothers, and can make Wei Qing famous, but he cannot tolerate anyone getting involved in Liu Huan, even if it is a threat from the emperor Liu Che. For him, he cannot get rid of the emperor by staying in Chang'an City or the Pingyang Kingdom. Therefore, we must be alert day and night to possible persecution and worry about the shadow of that period of history. "My destiny must be decided by myself. Even if you are the emperor, you can't influence my will, let alone take away the beloved people around me. No one can." Cao Shi silently made an oath and breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "Why should I be so worried? As you said, I am young and it will take more than ten years to marry into the palace. By then, the emperor may have changed his mind." Liu Wei frowned slightly: "How could the emperor change his mind?" "For example, the mountains are thousands of miles away, the corners of the sea are far away, the mountains are high and the roads are far away?" "Huh?" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! ps: Sorry because of various The reason for delaying the update until today is that there will be another chapter later, and then I will explain the current situation, as well as the mistakes made and future plans.