Han Dao world

Ten Huben servants, each with twelve arrows and a target of fifty steps, the worst one hits six arrows, the best hits ten arrows, and the average hit rate is more than eight arrows.

The Huns only had about seven arrows, and the worst one only hit three arrows, which was a disgrace to all the Huns.

You can't win in riding and shooting, and you can't watch the others.

Holding a spear in close combat, at the first charge, seven Huns were picked off their horses, and only two servants of Huben fell from their horses.

Dismounting and fighting, Huben's servant also easily defeated his opponent and won a complete victory.

At the end of the competition, the faces of all the Huns, including Huchuquan, turned green.

Liu Xie, who was watching the battle, patted his knees and smacked his lips.

"Shan Yu, don't you need to compare?"

Hu Chuquan felt ashamed and agreed repeatedly. "No need to compare, no need to compare."

The last item is team battle. You don't need to look at it to know that the Huns will lose.

There is no advantage in individual battles, and there is no chance for group battles.In terms of mutual cooperation, Hu Chuquan, who has seen the training of the Han army, is too aware of the gap between the two sides.

"What's going on here?" Liu Xie looked puzzled, not hiding his disappointment.

Hu Chuquan blushed, speechless.

Aiken on the side said: "Your Majesty, just like a horse, even the best horse on the grassland will become weak when it reaches the Central Plains. We have been fleeing for several years, neither getting food supplies nor replacing horses. It’s not as good as before. If we can return to the grassland, within a few years, we will recover our strength and become His Majesty’s most valiant hound.”

Liu Xie looked at Aiken in surprise.

This kid is very smart, at least better than Hu Chuquan.

No wonder he was able to live so long between the Wei and Jin Dynasties and gave birth to a strong son.

"Is that right?"

"Yes... yes." Hu Chuquan lowered his head, not daring to look into Liu Xie's eyes.

Liu Xie nodded, signaling the end of the competition.

He wants the Huns to see the gap in strength between the two sides, recognize their identities, and stop thinking about their share, but it's not for a moment of pleasure.

In the future, they will lead the way in the grassland battle.

Under Liu Xie's signal, Guo Wu and others exchanged feelings with the Huns who participated in the competition, talked about martial arts, and gave them the swords they had around their waists as gifts to show their closeness.

Holding the exquisite and sharp ring-shou knife, the Xiongnu warrior who had just been beaten with blue eyes and swollen nose turned into joy and smiled happily.

Unlike the misunderstanding of later generations, the Huns did not use machetes, they also used ring-shoudao.Some are trophies picked up from the battlefield, and some are imitations made in imitation of the Han army's standard, but in any case, they cannot be compared with the ring-shoulders presented by the servants of Huben.

This is a fine product made by Anyi Tieguan, a real hundred-refined knife.

Courtesy is reciprocal, and the Huns can't take out their weapons, so they use other things instead.Some are treasured jewels, some are their own mounts, and some are elaborate horn bows.

Taking advantage of this enthusiasm, Liu Xie ordered Yang Biao to hold a banquet to entertain the Huns, and let the ministers and ministers participate together.

Yang Biao understood that civil and military officials who ordered people to pass on messages and banquets must let the Huns see what is the prestige of the Han family.

The emperor crushed the Huns with force, so that the Huns did not dare to be arrogant and despise them.They want to conquer the Huns with civilization, make the Huns feel ashamed and yearn for it.

While Yang Biao was preparing the banquet, Liu Xie chatted with Hu Chuquan and Aiken.

Liu Xie asked the question that Aiken just mentioned, and it was also his doubts all the time.

Why is there always a shortage of horses in the Central Plains?

Regarding this question, Hu Chuquan and Aiken actually couldn't say clearly, but they all knew one thing.

The number of horses transported from northern Xinjiang to the Central Plains is very large, thousands of horses every year, sometimes even tens of thousands.In the past two years, there have been constant wars in the Central Plains, and horse trading has become one of the most profitable businesses.

An ordinary horse is worth three to four thousand dollars on the grasslands, but sold in the Central Plains, it is worth at least ten thousand.

The price of war horses is higher, usually between [-] and [-].

Excluding consumption, profits are still considerable, and doubling is basically guaranteed.

With the Taihang Mountains as the boundary, there are two routes for selling horses: one is to go south through Yanmen and Taiyuan, and the other is to go south through Zhuojun and Zhongshan.

The horses in northern Xinjiang could not be transported directly to the Central Plains, and the horses would die in large numbers due to unacceptable water and soil conditions.The Horse Chamber of Commerce chooses to recuperate for a period of time in the middle, so that the horses can adapt to the climate and forage of the Central Plains, and then go south.

On the commercial road between Yanmen and Taiyuan, Taiyuan is the most frequently chosen stopping point for horse merchants.

Because Taiyuan has a large amount of mountainous land and pastures are available, it is easier for horses to adapt to the process from grazing to breeding.

As for Liu Xie's question, Hu Chuquan proposed a possible answer: Although the lifespan of a horse is not short, it can live for three to fifty years, but the real usable time is very short, only fifteen or sixteen years.

As for war horses, unless they are carefully bred, few can keep their condition for more than ten years.

Liu Xie understood a little bit.

Unless the fertile land is turned into pastures like the Mongols, the Central Plains cannot solve the problem of the source of war horses and can only rely on the northwest region.Based on the current conditions, it is the three states of secluded and cool.

Other places may produce horses, but they cannot have enough war horses.

The gradual demise of the Yueqiying is inevitable, so that later generations do not know whether the Yueqiying is a cavalry battalion composed of Yue people, or it means that the Yueqiying has superb riding skills and can climb mountains and waters.

In fact, when the Yueqi Camp was set up in the Han Dynasty, the land of Baiyue was still barren and there were still horses available. However, as farming was gradually implemented in the land of Baiyue, there were fewer animals like horses that relied heavily on pastures, and the Yueren cavalry was not as good Hu Bing in northern Xinjiang disappeared in the depths of history.

Liu Xie felt that he had grasped the key point, that horse trading was definitely a big business.

Controlling the warhorse resources in one's own hands can not only solve some financial problems, but also influence the situation in Shandong.

What kind of horse you want to sell, how much you want to sell, and who you want to sell to are all means you can use.

Furthermore, even if there is no war, the Central Plains still needs a large number of horses for transportation and postal transmission, and there are a lot of them every year.

If horse legs are a plug-in to human legs, controlling the source of horses in the Central Plains is tying the legs of Shandong people.Although it will not make it difficult for them to move, at least it can control their speed and range of action.

Such a strategic high ground must be in our own hands.

The originally vague strategy gradually became clear, and it became possible to realize it.

Chapter 264

Liu Xie thought about it, so he deliberately inquired about the relevant details.

Neither Hu Chuquan nor Aiken had such an understanding. When the emperor wanted to ask, they answered seriously.

Although there is not much information to inquire about, it is basically useful.

For example, there was a piece of news recently: Several horse traders bought a batch of horses and went east. I heard that Lu Bu bought the war horses. The price is very attractive, and the quality of the horses is also good.

Liu Xie understood as soon as he heard it.

This is the lifeline for Lu Bu and his subordinate Bingzhouqi.Without the supply of these war horses, the Bingzhou cavalry would not last long, and Lu Bu would have no foundation.

Before fighting with Cao Cao to Yanzhou, they fought back and forth for more than a year, and the loss of war horses must have been considerable.

Lu Bu has now gone to Xuzhou to attach himself to Liu Bei, but he will not surrender to Liu Bei.If you want to turn the enemy into the main, you must have a strong military force. It is imperative to buy war horses and restore the strength of the cavalry.

Liu Xie then ordered Yang Xiu to draw up an edict to Zhong Yao, governor of Shangdang, and Dong Zhao, governor of Hanoi, telling them to pay attention to the horses passing through the border.If there are high-quality horses that can be used as war horses, they will all be detained and not released at will.

Not only Lu Bu, but everyone who wants to buy war horses must accept the jurisdiction of the court.

It's a pity that Liu Bei can't be controlled. He has the support of Zhongshan businessmen, and his war horses don't pass through the territory of Bingzhou.

I hope Liu He can control it.

In a few days, the edict should be delivered to Liu He.

I don't know if Guo Tu has returned to Yecheng, and his words are still leaking.

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Yang Biao organized a banquet.

These veterans are not good at marching and fighting, and they almost have practical ability to govern the country, but etiquette is the foundation of their lives, which is enough to open the eyes of the Huns and make them feel ashamed.

Sitting among a group of Han monarchs and ministers in high crowns and splendid attire, singing and following the rituals, the Huns wearing felt hats and fur clothes were ashamed and at a loss, wishing they could become villains in fur robes.

Of course, this has a lot to do with being rubbed on the ground by Huben's servant before, which destroyed his self-esteem.

If it weren't for this, they might still laugh at the saying that the Han people are superficial and only have these bluff rituals.

At this moment, they dare not show any disrespect, lest they be ridiculed.

Hu Chuquan performed relatively better.

After half a month of Zhang Xi's teaching, although he has not yet had the strength to sing with Han Chinese poetry, he can basically advance and retreat in an orderly manner, without being rude, and making jokes.

Compared with his compatriots, he felt that he deserved his name.

At the banquet, Liu Xie asked Qu Bei and others about Meiji's situation.

Hu Chuquan was too young, let alone Aiken. They all relied on their father and brother before, and they had no sense of being the masters of the family at all, and they didn't pay attention to the situation in Meiji's mountains and rivers. Now they can't tell a name.

The inferior people are relatively older, have more experience, and have combat experience.

They were somewhat surprised to hear that the emperor would use three thousand horses to help them put down the rebellion.

Even after seeing the Han army formation and knowing that the emperor of the Han family had such a killer weapon as three hundred armored cavalry, they still expressed doubts about whether they could defeat the rebels and regain control of Meiji.

What they have to face is a rebel army with more than ten times the strength.

Facing the questions from Qubei and the others, Liu Xie waved his hand disapprovingly. "These are not things you need to worry about. I have my own arrangements. You can only bring me to the rebels. No matter how many horses the rebels have, it will not affect the result."

Going humble and helpless, explained the situation of the rebels.

After Yu Fuluo went to Beijing, the Huns established Xu Bugu as Shanyu.But Hou Bugudu died after only one year as Shanyu, and now there is no Shanyu, and the old king is the director.

Lao Wang's appeal is limited, and his strength is also limited. The combined strength of several tribes is about 5 people.

If it can be properly deployed and united with the tribes loyal to the old Shanyu Qiangqu, there may not be no possibility of surprising victory.

But there is one enemy that must be guarded against, and that is the chief culprit who united the right and killed Qiangqu: Xiu Tuge.

Xiutuge is the former tribe of King Xiutu, who entered the fortress the first time and were settled in the Wuwei area.Then the race multiplied, and some of them went east, adjacent to the right part of Beidi and Shangjun.

They are relatively far away from the royal court of Meiji, and it is unlikely that they will be in Meiji now, but they have a large army, more than 10 people, so they must be guarded against.

Knowing that Qubei might be exaggerating, but when he heard that Xiu Tu Gehu had 10 people, the ministers in the banquet still changed their faces.

The emperor conquered Meiji with three thousand horses, and there is still a possibility of victory.

Not all the tribes of the Xiongnu are rebels, and there are many of them who are devoted to the Fuluo brothers, otherwise they would not have left Shanyu in vain.If it can be separated and divided, coupled with the advantages of the Han army's equipment, it will not be difficult to win.

But with the addition of Xiu Tu Gehu, it's hanging.

First of all, Xiu Tuge's military strength is obvious, with 10 people.Even if the elite is only eleven, that is more than 1 riders.

Secondly, Xiu Tuge was the real culprit who killed Qiang Qu, and the possibility of surrender was almost non-existent.

If the Son of Heaven doesn't meet Xiutu, it's up to him. Once he does, it will be a fierce battle, and there will be more dangers than fortunes.

Seeing Gongqing change color, Qubei's mood is very complicated.

On the one hand, his suppressed depressed mood got a little vent.These serious Han people are still scholars after all, no matter how thoughtful their etiquette is, it is useless on the battlefield, and they will reveal their true colors when they are in danger.

On the other hand, if the emperors of the Han family were cowardly and did not dare to go to Meiji, the possibility of them returning to Meiji would be even slimmer.

Qu Bei looked at Liu Xie secretly, feeling agitated.

Liu Xie lowered his eyelids, and there was not much expression on his face.

In fact, he was scolding his mother in his heart.

What the hell is Xiutu Gehu? I haven't heard anything about it before, not even Hu Chuquan himself mentioned it.

A large tribe with more than [-] riders suddenly appeared. This intelligence collection is too outrageous.

Could it be that you are making up nonsense here?

This possibility cannot be ruled out.

Qubei is not Hu Chuquan, nor Aiken. Facing the threat of the Han monarchs and ministers, he reacted a little, hoping to pierce their false appearance, let them reveal their weak nature, and win some opportunities for negotiation. It is not surprising at all. .

But what if it is true?

Even if there are not more than 5 people in Qubei, there are only [-] to [-] people, and the danger should not be underestimated.

But at this moment, you can't be cowardly.

Once persuaded, not only will they be despised by Qubei and others, but the strategy of stabilizing the Northwest will also come to an end.

That's really a death before the apprenticeship.

Liu Xie quickly calculated in his heart, and raised his eyelids slightly.