Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Aries King walked up to Zhao Dan and saluted respectfully, with his head lowered almost to the level of his knees.

"I have seen the king!"

King Zhao and King Aries are obviously at the same level in terms of these two titles alone.

But when the Aries king bowed, he did it like a courtier.

Zhao Dan watched the Aries King's movements, and a smile appeared on his face.

Although Aries King's Zhao language is not fluent, there is no problem in communication. Given that his son Xianshan's Zhao language is also good, Zhao Dan is not surprised by this.

"King Aries, there is no need to be polite, please sit down. It must have been very hard for you to be hunted down by King Hunxie all the way."

As soon as this matter was mentioned, the Aries King immediately showed a resentful expression on his face, and he said through gritted teeth: "One day, you despicable King Hunxie, I will break through his royal court and kill his wife." Kill all sons and relatives!"

After saying this, the Aries King suddenly felt something was wrong, subconsciously glanced at Zhao Dan, and found that there was no strange expression on Zhao Dan's face, so he was relieved, but there was obviously still something wrong on his face. guilty conscience.

Zhao Dan said: "King Aries, if possible, I hope you can tell me about the Xiongnu Shan Yuting."

This is the most direct reason why Zhao Dan agreed to save Aries King.

Since there is almost no mention of the specific situation of the Xiongnu before Maodun Shanyu in the history books, Zhao Dan himself can be said to be blind to the Xiongnu in the Warring States Period, and urgently needs someone to provide information.

A tribal king who can compete for the Xiongnu Shanyu must have a very good understanding of the internal situation of the Xiongnu.

The Aries King was also very happy, and directly told everything he knew.

In the original Xiongnu Alliance, Huli Shanyu led the Suojia family to dominate, a bit like the boss of a gang, while the other tribes were gang younger brothers. Everyone usually fights against the Yueshi Donghu together, or goes south to grab Zhao and Qin. What, it can be regarded as a happy cooperation.

It's a pity that the Xiongnu first encountered severe snowstorms in the past two years, and then they were hit head-on by the Zhao army when they went south. The main force of the Suoda clan under Hugh Li Shanyu's command was almost wiped out in this battle, and Hugh Li Shan Yu himself died of wound infection.

Under such circumstances, it is obvious that the declining Juda clan is no longer enough to become a leading force in the grassland, so many powerful tribes began to eye the Shanyu position.

Huli Shanyu died last year, so at the Shanyu Court Conference this spring, many tribal kings started a game for the position of the next generation Shanyu.

Hunxie King and Aries King are the two most popular among them. Both of them have a Wanqi under their command, and their strength is very strong.

Zhao Dan couldn't help but twitched his mouth when he heard this.

One Wanqi, it seems that there are only five or six thousand people, and seven or eight thousand people were killed.

Seven or eight thousand cavalry can become a strong competitor of the Xiongnu Shanyu?

Speaking of which, when Xiuli Shanyu went south two years ago, it seemed that there were only tens of thousands of cavalry. This seems to have gathered the main force of the Xiongnu. It seems that the Xiongnu in this era is really weak

What Zhao Dan didn’t know was that the Xiongnu in this era had the deadly enemy Yuezhi in the west, the powerful neighbor Donghu in the east, the fierce princes of the Warring States Period in the south, and the icy and snowy Siberia in the north. thing.

It wasn't until the rise of Maodun, integrating the internal forces of the Xiongnu, eliminating the Donghu, beating away the Yuezhi, conquering the Western Regions, and doubling the land and population several times, that the Han Dynasty had to stay away from relatives. Its edge the Hunnic Empire.

"So Aries King Ru was defeated by Hunxie King, right?" Zhao Dan asked.

The old Aries King blushed and said angrily: "That shameful King Hunxie clearly agreed that we would fight with [-] warriors from each side, and the winner would become the next Xiongnu Shanyu. But he secretly Unite with several other tribes and launch a surprise attack during the battle, otherwise, with his Hunxie tribe, it is impossible to be the opponent of my Aries tribe!"

Zhao Dan understood now.

If IQ is not enough, I will be bullied.

Zhao Dan asked again: "Then what is Aries King's next plan?"

King Aries glanced at Zhao Dan, and asked tentatively: "I heard that the army of the king Zhao is powerful, and he is the crown of the Central Plains. I wonder if I can lend [-] cavalry to me. If I can destroy Hunxie and win the Huns In this position, I will lead all the tribes in the grassland to submit to the king, and let the grassland become the territory of Zhao State!"

For this proposal that sounded very attractive, Zhao Dan rejected it without even thinking about it.

"King Aries, besides Zhao, there are six heroes standing side by side in the Central Plains, and my military strength is also stretched. I really can't help you."

Are you kidding me, borrow [-] cavalry to help you claim the throne?If the widow can really afford the [-] cavalry, wouldn't the widow himself go to conquer the grassland on the same day?

Seeing that Zhao Dan refused to agree, the Aries King showed a helpless expression on his face, so he had no choice but to say: "Since Your Majesty is unwilling to send troops, can you ask Your Majesty to allocate a pasture to our Aries Tribe and let us live there temporarily?" ?”

For this request, Zhao Dan agreed very happily: "No problem, I will allocate a pasture to your tribe in Shuofang County, but your tribe needs to pay taxes every year, and have to fight with Lin Hu and Lou Fan. All the ministries also send out cavalry in proportion to fight against Zhao Guo, is this okay?"

For Zhao Dan's request, Aries King also happily agreed.

In fact, the current Aries King does not have any room for bargaining. Zhao Dan is willing to give a place for the Aries tribe to recuperate. Seven thousand Zhao cavalry charged at once.

After the Aries King left, Li Mu, who had been sitting next to Zhao Dan, spoke with some doubts: "Your Majesty, this Aries King is obviously ambitious, why did your Majesty keep this person?"

Zhao Dan smiled slightly and said: "It's okay. Although this Aries King is ambitious, it is precisely because of his ambition that the widows can take advantage of him, right? By the way, you can talk to that sage during these days." Get closer, Shan, maybe in the future, when the widow asks you to conquer the court of the Huns, this sage Shan can still serve as your guide!"

Li Mu was originally a little upset when he heard Zhao Dan say that he was close to Xian Shan, but after hearing Zhao Dan's words, he was overjoyed.

If there is any general in the Zhao Kingdom who hates the Huns the most, Li Mu, who has been stationed in Gaoquesai for many years, is definitely the No. 1.

So Li Mu immediately bowed to accept the order: "Here!"

Seeing Li Mu's leaving figure, Zhao Dan sat alone in the tent, thinking for a long time.

The civil strife among the Xiongnu seems to be an excellent opportunity for Zhao to go north to the desert and enter the plateau.

Should we think about it and start fighting the Huns?

Chapter 478 The Yuezhi people want to go east? (fourth more)

Cross the Yellow River westward from Shuofang County, Zhao State, and then cross the Helan Mountains and continue westward for hundreds of miles, you will see a huge mountain range that stretches as far as the eye can see, and the name of this mountain range is "Qilian Mountain".

And at the foot of Qilian Mountain is the famous Hexi Corridor.The Hexi Corridor is rich in water and grass, and it is also an important passage connecting the Central Plains and the Western Regions. It is a part of the famous "Silk Road" in later generations.

This Hexi Corridor was once the territory of Xirong, but now it is occupied by a nomadic people named Yuezhi who came from the east of the Western Regions.

In the middle of Qilian Mountains, there is a very unique section of branched mountains about two hundred miles away. The terrain here is strange. Anyone who sees it will be amazed.

In addition, there are large forests all over the place. The evergreen climate makes this place have unique conditions. Many wild animals breed and inhabit here, which is a paradise for people.

This is Yanzhi Mountain.

Poet fairy Li Bai once said in the Youzhou Huma guest song:

Although I live in Yanzhi Mountain, I don't know how snowy and cold it is.

The woman laughed immediately, her face was like a jade plate.

This Yanzhi Mountain refers to Yanzhi Mountain.

The vast area of ​​hundreds of miles from Helan Mountain to Yanzhi Mountain is the nomadic place of the Yuezhi people.

Due to occupying this unique treasure land, the Yuezhi tribe is now extremely powerful. There are nearly 20 people in all tribes, large and small. As a result, he forged a blood feud with the Huns.

In addition to the rich aquatic plants and environment, there is another very important thing in Yanzhi Mountain, which is red and blue flowers.