Daqin Engineering Corps

Touman Shanyu has a habit of always trying to understand his opponent as much as possible before fighting.

This time is no exception.

It's just that after getting to know the opponent, it surprised him...

That Qin general named Shen Bing actually made great contributions to destroying Zhao, Wei, Chu and other wars in the past half a year, and he was quite famous in the Central Plains and scrambled to praise him.

Touman Chanyu was puzzled by this:

"If this Qin general has such merits, how could he only lead more than [-] troops to garrison Yunzhong City?"

The subordinate replied:

"Perhaps, this is just false information from the Central Plains people, hoping we will be fooled."

Tou Man Shanyu thought for a while, then nodded and said:

"That's right, people from the Central Plains always play tricks."

It's no wonder Touman Shanyu thought so, he had been cheated countless times in Li Mu's hands before.

Because I have been fooled over and over again, I can't believe anything now.

When Shen Bing sent a team of thousands of people out of the city to build the city wall, Touman Shanyu believed in this even more.

He laughed and said:

"What did this Shen Bing call a god general!"

"Its total strength is no more than [-] people, but it still has to go out of the city."

"Not only will it go out of the city, but it will also be divided into five parts."

"Isn't this an opportunity for us to attack?"

Chapter 3: Ming Dy Kills His Father

At that time, Touman Chanyu's son, Mao Dun, was appointed King Zuoxian.

The Xiongnu was different from other countries in the Central Plains in that they respected the left, and the post of Zuo Xianwang was usually held by Shan Yu's heirs.

It's just that a hundred years later, King Zuoxian often died unexpectedly. The Xiongnu thought this title was unlucky, so they changed it to "Huyu".

Zuo Xianwang Mao Dun reminded his father:

"Chan Yu, we are only fighting to plunder livestock and property."

"Yunzhong County is full of wasteland, and the Qin people have to bring their own food from the Central Plains."

"When we attack Yunzhong County, what can we gain besides losing a large number of warriors?"

Touman Chanyu replied disapprovingly:

"Grassland, a large grassland."

"The Hetao Plain is right next to the Yellow River, and the climate is warm, the grass is fertile and the water is beautiful, suitable for grazing..."

"If we can own these two areas for a long time, we can drive our cattle and sheep here every year when the weather is cold, and the loss will not be so great."

"What's more, the Qin people only have more than [-] people. Do you think we will lose a lot of warriors when we attack Yunzhong?"

Tou Manchanyu was right.

Although the Hetao area is located in the north, the temperature is not low in winter, but compared to the Mongolian Plateau in the north, it is at a low latitude, and there are Yinshan Mountains to block the cold current, so it can become a safe haven for the Huns in winter.

The way of life of the Xiongnu is somewhat like that of migratory birds... When the weather is cold, they go south, and when it is warm, they go north again. They have to go back and forth like this every year. No wonder everyone is required to be able to ride a horse.

But Mouton objected:

"But we have occupied most of the rear and front areas."

"If you only consider winter migration, you only need to hold on to the existing place."

Touman Shanyu shook his head, then spread out a sheepskin map in front of Maodun, pointed to the location of Yunzhong County and said:

"Yunzhong County is the pedal for the Central Plains to enter Hetao."

"If we want to have the Hetao for a long time, or if we don't want to find that the Qin army is everywhere when next winter comes... we have to drive them all out, understand?"

Although what Tou Manchanyu said was reasonable, Mo Dun was not optimistic about this attack.

I can't tell what the reason is, maybe it's a kind of intuition, with some analysis...

Mao Dun didn't think that the Qin people were bluffing.

Mao Dun judged others by himself. He thought that if he was standing in the position of Qin general, that is, Shen Bing, he would not give up the whole Hetao so easily and only guard Yunzhong County.

From this, Mao Dun thought that Shen Bing was not simple.

But at this time, Mao Dun was powerless to prevent Shan Yu from playing, so he could only hold his own reservations and be careful.

In fact, Mao Dun's ability and talent were indeed stronger than his father Tou Manchanyu.

It's just that they turned against each other and turned against father and son in the end...

Touman originally hoped that Modu would continue his Shanyu position, and there was no problem at this time.

However, after Touman married the Que family, he wanted to establish Que Qiang's child as King Zuoxian to inherit the Shanyu throne, so conflicts arose.

Touman Shanyu played a showy operation. He first negotiated peace with the Yueshi and took Maodun as a hostage... This is normal, and it is also popular in the countries of the Central Plains. Taking the prince as a pledge means that he will not betray the covenant, otherwise the prince will Life is at stake.

Mao Dun didn't doubt that there was it, so he went to Yueshi alone as a hostage.

Who would have thought that Tou Manchanyu was using Yueshi to get rid of Maodun... As soon as Modun arrived at Yuezhi, Toumandanyu led an army to invade.

As soon as Mao Dun heard the news, he realized that something was wrong, and immediately stole the horse and escaped from Yuezhi.

This is mainly due to the lack of strict defense of the nomads, and even the Yue clan did not expect Touman Chanyu to overthrow the covenant so quickly without any rumors, so he didn't react at all, and he didn't come to pay close attention to Modun. Dun managed to escape.

After Mao Dun fled back to the Huns, he no longer had any hope for Touman Shanyu.

This guy is also a ruthless master. In order to make his subordinates resolutely obey orders, he always experiments with things he likes...

He ordered his subordinates to shoot with their own bows, and you should shoot accordingly, otherwise they would be punished with death for disobeying the military order.

Shoot the birds and beasts first, no problem there.

Then there was She Maodun's favorite horse. Some people dared not follow, and were immediately killed by Maodun.

Then there was the beloved wife of She Maodun. Some people dared not follow her, and she was killed by Maodun again.

In this way, all the subordinates will know, anyway, it is right to shoot wherever you point, otherwise you will only die.

then.

Mao Dun shot Touman Chanyu when he was out hunting...

This is the allusion of "Mingdi kills his father". After that, Maodun led the Xiongnu to conquer the north and south of the desert. Even Liu Bang was defeated by him and had to bow his head and proclaim himself a vassal in exchange for peace on the border.

Touman Chanyu's offensive plan is simple:

The right sage king led [-] cavalry to attack frontally, and the left sage king Maodun led [-] cavalry to cut into the rear of the Qin army's defense line along the Yellow River to outflank the Qin army... This is a common tactic used by the Huns. During the Mongolian period, it was still a stereotyped use of mobility to divide and encircle the enemy.

But it doesn't matter whether the tactics are repeated or not, as long as it is easy to use and can kill the enemy.

The news quickly reached Shen Bing.

Shen Bing was planning the water conservancy irrigation of the enclosure at that time.

Irrigation is not a matter of opening an artificial river and then introducing ditches into the fields or adding a few waterwheels.

This model is indeed feasible in rainy and humid areas, but it will cause problems in dry and water-scarce areas.

The reason is that there is a large amount of evaporation in arid and water-scarce areas, and the flood irrigation method commonly used by the common people will cause the land to become salinized and reduce its fertility.

As mentioned before, the water contains salt to some extent. After flooding, the water evaporates, and the salt remains in the land, which accumulates year after year. After decades, the land will become salinized and no grass will grow.

The modern solution is to use sprinkler irrigation and drip irrigation, that is, to directly irrigate the roots and leaves of the crops to meet the growth of the crops with the least amount of water... Most of the water is absorbed by the crops, and there is very little water left in the land, causing salinization The speed is also greatly reduced.

Due to limited productivity, Shen Bing could not use this method to irrigate.

What Shen Bing can do is to dig as few canals and ditches as possible, and use bamboo tubes to divert water in the fields to avoid unnecessary loss of water seeping into the soil during transportation.

In this regard, Shen Bing will be handed over to Hui to complete.

Fortunately, when Shen Bing came out of the artillery division, he selected talents from various fields. Now in Yunzhong County, there are people who are responsible for all aspects.

At this moment, Ren entered the account and reported:

"General, the Huns have made some movements, and it seems that they are going to attack with all their troops!"

Shen Bing only nodded and replied:

"understood."

Shen Bing thought that Ren and the others were just chasing after the wind, and he always thought that the Xiongnu had no reason to attack Yunzhong County.

However, when Wang Ben brought Wang Bai and Lei Hui to find him, Shen Bing discovered that this might not be the case...

Chapter 3 and [-] The Falcon

"General!" Wang Bai said anxiously as soon as he entered the tent, "The Huns are going to attack Yunzhong County."

Shen Bing asked puzzledly:

“How come you see?”

Shen Bing asked this question because Wang Bo and Lei Hui also judged that the Xiongnu would not attack Yunzhong County. They thought the same as Shen Bing, thinking that the Xiongnu would leave some troops to contain Yunzhong County and then go south to plunder.

But now they are so sure.

Wang Bo explained:

"General, the Huns have falcons."

"The eagle flew into the air to find where the enemy's cattle, sheep and horses were, and then the Huns swarmed out."

Shen Bing let out an "oh" and asked:

"You waited but saw a falcon?"

Wang Bai nodded and said:

"Indeed."

"Come and circle every few hours."

Shen Bing was a little strange:

"But I don't have cattle and sheep..."

Lei Hui replied:

"We have horses, and the Shenwu Army has tens of thousands of horses."

"From this, the Xiongnu confirmed that all our cavalry troops are in Cloud City."

Shen Bing was a little confused.

Fighting the Huns is really a bit different. They have used "spy satellites" in this era. This thing is really much easier to use than spies. You can get a few falcons to play with.

After a pause, Shen Bing asked again:

"But...why did the Xiongnu attack Yunzhong County?"

No one can answer this question.

If it was for the grain and grass of Yunzhong County, wouldn't the Qin army burn it down before the defeat?

If it is for war horses... Although there are tens of thousands of war horses, the point is that there are still more than [-] Qin troops.

To defeat more than ten thousand Qin troops and seize tens of thousands of war horses, it is a loss-making business.

Wang Ben thought for a while and said:

"Perhaps because we knew that our army was not strong enough, and thought that we could easily defeat our army, so..."

Shen Bing nodded in agreement.

That's the only way to explain it.