The Xiongnu and Donghu were the most powerful enemies north of Yanzhao. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu Maodun Chanyu destroyed Donghu and became the only master of this grassland. Before that, during the Warring States Period, Donghu was the most powerful era.
Before Maodun, Donghu took pleasure in bullying the Xiongnu. The Huns' goal at first was just to be on an equal footing with Donghu.
The border of Zhao State mainly borders the Huns. Dai (now Yu County, Hebei Province) and Yanmen (now Ningwu, Shanxi Province) are the main lines of defense of Zhao State. Yan State focuses on guarding against Donghu. Of course, this is not certain. The grassland people follow the interests. And Qian, appearing anywhere at any time, is understandable.
It was the Xiongnu group that Li Mu defeated recently. At this time, the Xiongnu's technical and tactical level was still in the stage of learning from wild beasts. Under the so-called tactic of showing the enemy weakness, Li Mu dispatched 100,000 people in one fell swoop and surrounded the opponent with more than 40,000 people. The human presence in the land was also a great touch for the Xiongnu.
However, he won't be too frightened. Around 2000 BC, which was 40 years before Huang Xuan's current period, King Wuling of Zhao had completed the project of breaking down Loufan, Linhu, and building the Great Wall. The Huns who had not yet unified were not as powerful as later generations imagined. It was not until the period of King Zhao Xiaocheng that due to the pressure of the Qin Dynasty, Li Mu relied on the Great Wall to clear the country.
Therefore, the military actions Li Mu initiated in order to gain political initiative would not result in military passivity.
Moreover, since the time just met the requirements of Huang Xuan and Ping Pingjun, it is obvious that his military adventure was successful.
At about 6 o'clock in the morning, Huang Xuan was woken up by the rumbling drums. The little girl who was going to bed last night had prepared hot water and was nearby. When Huang Xuan opened his eyes, he immediately knelt down and said: "Jun "Come on, General Zhao Xi asks for an audience."
There were already beds in the military camp. It was cold in the north, and sleeping directly on the ground would definitely lead to arthritis. Zhao Xi was worried that Huang Xuan was not used to sleeping, so he specially laid a thick sheepskin mattress on the bed, and the quilt was also woven with fine threads. The wool blanket, carefully covered with silk, is more comfortable than the bed at home.
Huang Xuan stretched out and could easily see the slightly exposed chest skin of the little girl kneeling on the ground. He sighed in his heart: A corrupt life encourages people to make progress!
Then he got up.
Zhao Xi poked his hands to set the rules in front of the door. Seeing Huang Xuan lift the curtain, he took a step forward, bowed and said to please: "Your Majesty!"
Huang Xuan waved his hand, looked aside, but did not see Dian Wei, and asked, "Where are my followers?"
"Your servant will be here in a minute." Zhao Xi said, covering his mouth and smiling, with a dirty look of a dandy.
While he was talking, he saw Dian Wei walking over refreshed. From that look, Huang Xuan knew that Zhao Xi had also arranged a woman for him to sleep with.
"Last night was good?" Huang Xuan asked Dianwei teasingly.
"A little softer, a little less." Dian Wei twisted his neck and laughed twice.
Huang Xuan smiled. Zhao Xi was also very dandy. He waved his hand and said, "Brother Dian will definitely enjoy himself tonight."
But Dian Wei shook his head and said, "We'll talk about it after a few days."
Zhao Xi covered his mouth and laughed again. Huang Xuan coughed and changed the subject: "Where is the prisoner?"
"Your Majesty is really working hard for the country and the people." Zhao Xi flattered him, handed the small copper stove in his hand to Huang Xuan, and said: "The prisoners are all being held in the playground. Your Majesty, please go first Try this hand warmer.”
"Oh?" Huang Xuan rubbed his ears and took the hand warmer. It was a very delicate copper hand stove. There was charcoal in the hollow position, water flowed around it, and it was wrapped in cotton. The temperature was slightly higher than the body temperature, which was extremely comfortable. There is also an inscription on the top. If you can take it home, it won't be high at all if you sell it for a million.
Holding the stove, Huang Xuan took a casual look and quickly climbed into the carriage. Compared with the winter air outside the carriage, it felt like a world of ice and fire. He couldn't help but said: "How are the prisoners dressed? They won't freeze to death." Bar?"
"No, don't worry, Your Majesty. I ordered people to light a fire on the playground. By the way, I can also separate these dead slaves to avoid trouble."
Zhao Xi said it very humbly, but his words made Huang Xuan look at him with admiration. Lighting a fire is a small thing, but I can think of it, it is not easy to organize and implement it well. 8,000 prisoners are not many, but if they really riot, it is also a headache. things. Zhao Xi originally felt like a flatterer to Huang Xuan, but now it seems that anything that has become a spirit is remarkable.
Dian Wei still rode a red rabbit and gathered in a group with Zhao Xi's soldiers. He preferred riding a horse to a carriage.
The carriage was drawn by two horses and had a large space inside. There was a charcoal fire in the mezzanine and it was warm. Huang Xuan had just been woken up and had been riding for two more days. At this moment, he was a little tired. He closed his eyes and yawned. Zhao Xi He immediately put a soft pillow behind Huang Xuan's neck and said, "Your Majesty, please rest first. I will call you when we get to the playground."
That's all, Zhao Xi lightly knocked on the front fender, and the speed of the car immediately slowed down, and the original bumps were no longer found.
The most important thing is the "observation of words and expressions" at the leadership level.
When they arrived at the school grounds, the biting cold wind from the early morning was still floating in the sky. Huang Xuan jumped out of the carriage and trembled. Zhao Xi made a gesture, and the guards immediately formed a group. It seemed to be for safety, but in fact it was Blocked the wind.
Huang Xuan nodded with satisfaction, held the stove in his arms, and said, "If you have any nonsense to say to these prisoners, just tell them earlier. I will take them away soon."
"yes."
When Zhao Xi was about to leave, Huang Xuan stopped him again and said, "Also, bring me the leader of the Huns."
After Zhao Xi left, Huang Xuan held the hand warmer and asked Nick to open an energy mask with "heating" for him, and then said: "Contact Mr. Feili for us, uh..., don't say that for now, let's find Lu Min first. Call him now."
"Level 18 Base Nick is happy to serve you."
Lu Min hasn't slept for several days. In fact, not many people have slept in the entire trading hall of R001 Nanluxing. For them, there is still a week before they have to face the Space-Time Administration. .
All transactions at this time are profitable.
The three-series planes can sneer at the Space-Time Management Bureau, but the R-series planes cannot, although there is the Alpha plane behind them.
The Conmas family has begun to frantically seek all resources, including food, energy, mercenaries, energy, and travelers who are willing to be hired, and other people or materials that can fight. The problem now is, will the travelers participate in the battle against the shells? 6's new round of attack, it is extremely inappropriate time to try your luck in other dimensions at this time. On the other hand, the price of materials is rising steadily. Except for supplies from the colonial plane, there will be no new sources of supply for a short time.
It's like Americans fighting Arab countries. When there is no oil and there is demand for oil, market liquidity will decrease and the price of oil will increase.
The inherent energy of 1 thermal pound is 1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is equivalent to 1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. An ordinary 50-pound attack is equivalent to consuming 1.1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in one go. Adding in the 10 times the transportation capacity required for non-local operations, even Kang The Maas family will not easily use energy attacks in non-traveller combat.
In fact, for intermediate travelers, you may need to use 50 thermal pounds of energy output, which few people will like to do.
In Huang Xuan's understanding, the 500,000-round shot can be regarded as a long-range missile attack.
Philip Conmas also thought so, so he asked Huang Xuan to provide mercenaries as long as they interfered with the opponent's plane base - this was like an information warfare attack, with both sides' plane bases in a semi-active state. In a state of paralysis, when all travelers are on the verge of taking action, hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of mercenaries, combined with a small number of high-level travelers, will completely sweep a plane, even if the opponent has developed hundreds of Planets are no exception - in plane wars, the final ground battle is always a tried and tested trump card.
As soon as Lu Min received Huang Xuan's message, he shouted loudly: "Mr. Huang, Mr. Conmas, I mean Mr. Conmas, he asked me to tell you, 100,000 mercenaries, 10 million cantons. No limit to the number, How much do you want?”
This is already 50 times more than the normal price.
"Where are the level 4 mercenaries?" Huang Xuan suppressed his excitement and whispered with a smile.
Mercenaries are also divided into many types. The most powerful ones are naturally space-time warriors, who have a high degree of compatibility. They have undergone complete plane combat training, have plane base authority, can create low-yield hot-pound attacks, and understand the meaning of plane combat. , have the advantage of having a smaller target when attacked by travelers, and are as flexible as torpedo boats. They do the work of mercenaries, but like travelers, they are independent, or in other words, even low-level travelers are not Miscalculate.
Real mercenaries are divided into 4 levels. In addition to poor compatibility, lack of base authority, and inability to conduct hot-pound attacks, first-level mercenaries are also excellent warriors who are familiar with plane warfare. In previous wars, as long as plane bases are restricted, they can achieve low-level combat. Damage, high results, and even determine the outcome of the war. On the entire planet, travelers would not even be able to find them without the auxiliary search from the plane base.
Therefore, space-time warriors and first-level mercenaries are the same important military force as travelers. People are accustomed to calling them warriors and armies. The cost of training and training is high and the number is scarce. Employment prices have also been rising. In addition to being trained by the plane government, few families can own them. Therefore, families such as the Conmas family are not considered prominent. In low-level plane wars, they can only hire a small number from friendly planes.
There are more mercenaries from all major planes, which are commonly known as level 4 mercenaries. The strongest ones are those who have been trained in plane warfare, but the less experienced level mercenaries can be counted as level 1 mercenaries. The prototype of a super mercenary.
The remaining mercenaries who have not yet been trained are the so-called level 1 and level 4 mercenaries. Although the former have not been trained, they are willing to participate in plane battles, such as Bai Qi and other Qin soldiers that Huang Xuan sold last time. , due to Bai Qi's extremely high personal prestige, and the inevitable situation of personal and family death at that time, the Qin army who was willing to go to another plane to participate in the war could be regarded as a top-level mercenary. As long as you go through a simple learning process and participate in some battles, you can be upgraded to a super mercenary, so it is of high value. However, except for the indigenous people in the colonies who volunteered to join the army, the number of mercenaries is not extensive.
The lowest value level 4 mercenaries are slave soldiers who are not even willing to participate in the war. Some low-level travelers capture them. Most of the time, they are sold to the colonial plane as slaves. Some of them may be specially trained. Buy them from an organization, earn the price difference after training and grooming, and if they are used directly for plane combat, the only way is to wear mandatory headgear - this is not a good idea. Mercenaries without autonomy can only be regarded as physical robots, which are used to exert their abilities. It doesn't have much effect, and the price of the headgear is not cheap. The metal used will increase the cost of plane transfer, so it's basically not worth the gain.
Therefore, the price of level 4 mercenaries can be said to be extremely cheap. If not, during the Three Kingdoms era, Lu Min and others would not have left many troops without thinking of a solution.
Now, the Huns soldiers who had just been captured by Li Mu could only be regarded as level 4 mercenaries. It was not easy to persuade them to participate in a war with which they were unfamiliar. Otherwise, there would be no level 4 mercenaries. But he always had to ask Lu Min. If the prices were not much different, there would be no need to bother.
Lu Min immediately clicked on the light screen, and then said: "The Camas family has indeed collected a lot of 'mandatory headgear', but the price of level 4 mercenaries has not increased much. Even if Mr. Conmas is willing to use... Even if 100,000 people exchange it for 100,000 nengton, it will not exceed 100,000 nengton. "This price is considered a normal price. If the scarcity of nengton itself is added, it will still increase.
Huang Xuan shook his head and saw Zhao Xi bringing the Xiongnu leaders over and said, "I'll give it a try and I'll find you later."
While he was talking, Zhao Xi also walked over and saw another general standing on the high platform of the school ground speaking from a distance, with more than 10 sergeants acting as loudspeakers. It was nothing more than the nonsense of a righteous teacher. Although Mr. Song Xianggong was It is called an example of a stupid general, but it can also be seen from it that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the call for justice was still very strong.
"Your Majesty." Zhao Xi saluted, turned to the Huns, and said in the Hun language: "This is the wise and virtuous king of our country. Please kneel down and worship."
Unexpectedly, this guy could speak a small language. Huang Xuan glanced at him again, and using Nick's base, he waved his hands in Hun language and said, "No courtesy, please sit down."
Several Xiongnu leaders looked at each other, standing there in awe but not daring to sit down.
Huang Xuan didn't force it. He looked at Zhao Xi's surprise with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Which branch of the Huns are you from?"
"We are from the Dabo tribe of the Chile tribe." An older leader said loudly.
Huang Xuan glanced at him. He was wearing a smelly sheepskin jacket and his face was almost covered by his unkempt beard and hair. He couldn't help but smile and said, "What is your name? Can you make decisions on behalf of these prisoners of war?"
"My name is Da Bojin." The bearded man answered in stiff Chinese language, and then said in Hun dialect: "They are our warriors, not prisoners of war."
"He is a soldier to you, but a prisoner of war to us, right? Da Bojin." He didn't add a single honorific.
Da Bo twisted his head and did not answer. Zhao Xi became increasingly angry and shouted: "You don't want to live anymore."
Da Bojin just stared but said nothing.
Huang Xuan stretched out his hand to stop him and asked Nick to translate into Hun language: "Li Mu wants to use you to sacrifice prisoners. Do you know what it means to sacrifice prisoners? It means to select strong prisoners and send them to Handan to show to King Zhao. After reading them, click click click. , slaughter them all in the square, this is called prisoner sacrifice, what do you think? "There is no translation for the word prisoner sacrifice."
Da Bojin snorted and said: "If we don't use tricks, you will be captured by us."
Zhao Xi stretched out his hand to slap him, but Huang Xuan stopped him and said, "I'll give you a way out." He pointed at the school field and said, "The young men here want to fight with me. Don't worry, they won't be with you Huns. If you agree, In addition to leaving the women and children, I will also give away two sheep to each person who is alive.”
The promise was wonderful, but Da Bojin didn't believe it. The other leaders also lowered their heads and didn't look moved at all. Huang Xuan shook his head. It seemed that his persuasiveness still needed to be improved.
"Send them back and give them better food these days." Huang Xuan thought about it and then asked, where is the granary in the camp
Zhao Xi threw Da Bojin and others to General Pi and quickly replied: "Just to the south." After that, he added: "Your Majesty, you want to inspect the armaments?"
"I'll give you some food and grass." After Huang Xuan finished speaking, he didn't even get in the car, but walked over to the granary.
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In the stunned gaze of a group of people, which made Huang Xuan's vanity skyrocket, 1 million shi of grain was tilted on a flat ground with a radius of several hundred meters. Lorraine calculated it according to Zhao Shi, and it was almost 10 million kilograms, that is, 10,000 kilograms. Tons, even if they eat dry rice, it is enough to feed 100,000 troops for a year. This land was buried with wheat. Huang Xuancai said: "Give those prisoners good food and drink. I will use it in a few days. If anyone I'm starving to death and freezing to death. I want to question someone, okay?"
The word "En" is pronounced in a tone. The generals of the Zhao army appreciated Huang Xuan's amazing skills. More importantly, when they saw the wheat that was far more than their own grain stores, they were so surprised that they all knelt on the ground and shouted: " I respect your orders.”
Huang Xuan nodded with satisfaction, motioned for everyone to get up, and then asked Zhao Xi, "When will General Li Mu and Prime Minister Tian Dan arrive?" Tian Dan is no longer Prime Minister, but it is always right to call him that.
Zhao Xi pinched his fingers and said: "If a large group of troops marches, it will be a disaster. Only your Majesty dares to travel to and from Northern Xinjiang on bicycles."
This last line of flattery is somewhat different from the previous flattery. Zhao Xi was Li Mu's general. He praised Huang Xuan's simplicity in riding a bicycle, but said that Li Mu was a large team, and the flavor in it was worth savoring. (To be continued)