Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

As soon as Lian Po said these words, the faces of Zhao Guo ministers present all changed slightly.

Yuanyang City is located in the south of Daqing Mountain, the eastern branch of the Yinshan Mountains, and is one of the important towns in Yunzhong County.

Pingyin City is located in the north of the center between Hongshou Mountain and Xiawu Mountain, and is an important town in Yanmen County.

Because there are many Hu people from the Loufan and Linhu tribes in the five northern counties of Zhao State, these Hu people have always been nomadic. Although they have been subjects of Zhao State for decades, many Hu people began to gradually They have lived a settled life, but there are still many Hu people who adhere to the nomadic tradition.

Therefore, each city in the five counties will hoard a large amount of grain and grass in order to provide food for the Hu people in the five northern counties of Zhao State when winter comes.

Of course, these grains could not be grown on this prairie, but came from other grain-producing areas of Zhao State, mobilized by the Zhao State government.

Of course, it is impossible to provide such food for free. If Hu people want to obtain food, they must donate livestock, war horses and other resources in exchange, and they must also obey the call of Zhao State and join the Zhao State army Fight for Zhao.

It is precisely because of the absorption of a large number of Hu cavalry who grew up on horseback that the combat effectiveness of Zhao's cavalry will be far behind that of other countries.

This is why the Xiongnu wanted to go south at this time, because at this time, the cities of the five counties in the north of Zhao State were hoarding a large amount of food that had just been allocated and had not yet been distributed.

This is why the Xiongnu, as a nomadic tribe, persevered in besieging the two cities for half a month.

After all, everyone is a barbarian, and it is actually not difficult for the Huns to get some news from Lin Hu and Lou Fan.

According to previous calculations by Zhao’s ministers, as long as any city in Yuanyang and Pingyin is breached, the Huns will be able to obtain food to survive the winter. If both cities are breached, the Huns will not only be able to survive the winter , and even become stronger than before.

This situation is obviously not allowed by Zhao Dan to happen.

To be honest, because history books have always been vague about the southward migration of northern nomads during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, Zhao Dan himself did not know how the Zhao Kingdom in history responded to the Huns' invasion after the defeat in Changping.

But Zhao Dan is very clear about one thing.

The Xiongnu must not drink Zhao's blood to become stronger!

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As a traveler, Zhao Dan is very aware of the threat and destructiveness of these nomadic peoples in the north to the Central Plains.

The Xiongnu, Xianbei, Rouran, Turks, Mongolia, etc. have caused countless troubles to the regime in the Central Plains in the thousands of years of history.

If possible, Zhao Dan certainly hopes to kill the Huns who have not yet become strong in their infancy.

In fact, Zhao Dan knew very well that it would take at least 50 years for the Xiongnu to become strong, so after crossing, Zhao Dan did not focus on the Xiongnu, but first planned to unify the Central Plains before going north.

However, what Zhao Dan never expected was that instead of going to fight the Huns, the Huns would come to him instead.

This is something that grandpa can bear, but grandma can't bear it either.

If this time cannot teach the Huns an unforgettable lesson, then it is certain that in the next few years, Zhao's border will never be peaceful.

Zhao Dan has already made up his mind, this time he must beat the Huns so badly that he dare not go south for ten or eight years, so as to get rid of the worries of the north once and for all!

So as soon as Lian Po finished speaking, Zhao Dan couldn't wait to speak.

"Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?"

You must know that Zhao Dan issued the order immediately after knowing the situation, and it should have been a few days before the order returned to the five northern counties. The soldiers and civilians in the five northern counties should have taken action long ago.

Although the area of ​​the five northern counties occupies about 40.00% of the territory of Zhao State today, the population here is quite sparse, only a little over one-tenth of the current population of Zhao State, which is about 40 million.

Of course, there are so many people, but it doesn't mean that there are so many people who can fight.

Among the 40 million people in the five northern counties, 10 troops can usually be recruited, which can be said to be a very high proportion. After all, the life span of nomads is very short, so the proportion of the elderly is much smaller. , the proportion of young adults is relatively higher.

Considering the needs of defending the city and the distance, at least [-] troops should be able to enter the battlefield now.

Lian Po replied: "According to the speed of the march, the reinforcements from all counties should have been assembled by now, and it is convenient to start a war with the Huns in the near future."

Only then did Zhao Dan breathe a sigh of relief, and then asked again: "Can you win?"

Lian Po looked at Zhao Dan in surprise, as if wondering why Zhao Dan would ask such a question.

After a few seconds, Lian Po said in a loud voice: "Please rest assured, your majesty, this time we will fight the Huns, and we will definitely win!"

In fact, not only Lian Po, but even the entire leadership of Zhao State are full of confidence in this victory.

This kind of confidence is not blind, but comes from Zhao Guo's record against the foreigners in the grassland over the years.

Lin Hu, Lou Fan, and Dong Hu were all once the masters of the grassland, but now they either submit to Zhao State, or flee thousands of miles away and dare not be enemies of Zhao State again.

Huns?Its fate is the same!

At this moment, Pang Nuan, a general of Zhao Guobei Army who is thousands of miles away from Handan City, also has such confidence.

Where is Pang Yuan?

At this moment, Pang Nuan was on the northeast plain of Xiawu Mountain, and was leading his troops to advance rapidly to the southwest.

Due to the terrain, Pang Nuan did not lead this army directly north, but first went north to Zhongren City near the border between Yan State and Zhao State, and then passed from Zhongren City to Puyin, one of the Eight Xings of Taihang. Xing headed northwest, and after passing the mountain pass of Yucheng, he turned southwest and came towards Pingyin City.

It is precisely because of such a long detour that Pang Nuan has not arrived at Pingyin City after so many days of delay.

Around Pang Nuan, there were a total of [-] troops, including [-] Zhao State Central Army cavalry, [-] Loufan and Linhu cavalry, and [-] Zhao State infantry.

The army went south all the way, hooves sounded, smoke and dust billowed, and people's heads shook, forming a long dragon more than ten miles long.

Although Pang Nuan, the general of the Zhao army, was over sixty years old, his body was still healthy and he stood firmly on a military vehicle, gazing at the plain in the southwest.

There was a sound of horseshoes, and a Zhao general rode up and saluted Pang Nuan: "General!"

Pang Nuan nodded slightly, his white beard fluttering in the wind: "How is the situation?"

"Pingyin City is thirty miles away, and the Huns are still besieging it!"

"How many soldiers and horses did the Huns have?"

"According to reports, about 5000 people are knights!"

"Thirty-five thousand knights?" Pang Nuan frowned slightly, but immediately relaxed, and asked, "But the Xiongnu Shanyu Headquarters?"

"In addition to the Shanyu headquarters, there are tribes such as the Xubu clan and the Huyan clan."

Pang Nuan snorted, and said: "It seems that the information is indeed true, the Huns really went south with all their strength this time."

As the so-called infiltration is mutual, since the Huns can learn about the internal situation of the Zhao State through Lin Hu and Lou Fan, then the Zhao State can naturally learn about the Xiongnu's situation through the same channel.

At this moment, the Xiongnu has the more powerful Donghu in the east, the deadly enemy Yuezhi in the west, and Linhu, the younger brother of Zhao Guo, in the south. Life is actually not good, and it is not considered strong.

The Xiongnu Empire, which was famous in later generations and became the confidant of the Han Dynasty for a hundred years, is now nothing but a relatively large tribal alliance on the northern prairie.

The leader of this tribal alliance is the Suoda tribe, under the Suoda tribe are the Xubu tribe and the Huyan tribe, and then the Lan tribe, which has risen rapidly in recent years, and other miscellaneous things that cannot be named A small tribe of names.