Three Kingdoms

The barbarians left, leaving behind a mess all over the ground.

Dig a hole and bury the corpse of the barbarian.

The horses of the foreigners were skinned and eaten.

It's not that I don't want to save the horses, but the horses left behind are either dead or seriously injured. According to the conditions of the Han Dynasty, it was difficult to save them. It is better to give these creatures a happy life.

Horse meat is not delicious at all, especially in this age when spices are as expensive as gold.

Only now did Fei Qian know that when horse meat is cooked, there is an indescribable stench, as if the smell of forage that has been deposited for many years is suddenly turned over, or like the green sediment in a dark ditch. The smell of the blackened water...

Boiled horse meat, real boiled horse meat, no chili, no Sichuan peppercorns, no cinnamon, tangerine peel, star anise, etc., just water. The fiber of horse meat is thicker and harder than that of beef. Biting into it is like chewing on thin wood. In addition to being thick and astringent, it also has the sour taste of unripe fruits. If Fei Qian hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have just come from horse meat. If it is cut from a corpse, most people will think that the meat has rotted and deteriorated.

Fei Qian bit the bullet and ate a bowl, then declined the offer to add more. Eating one bowl means that you are just like everyone else and do not do anything special, but eating another bowl means you are looking for trouble for yourself.

In addition to the corpses of more than thirty Hu people and this unpalatable horse meat, the other gifts left by the Hu people were not so pleasant.

While the Nahu people were shooting around the camp, a total of more than 50 people suffered varying degrees of injuries. Among them, more than 20 people were shot in the head or torso and other vital parts because they did not hide well. died, and the remaining thirty or so people suffered varying degrees of injuries and were left behind to nourish their wounds.

This casualty seems, seems, should, probably better than that of the Hu people?

But don’t forget, this is under the cover of shields and wooden walls. Moreover, the barbarians have only one direction to attack. There is no way to go around the camp and look for the camp while wandering like they did when attacking other camps. flaw……

Only the cavalry can defeat the cavalry, not the camp. The barbarians will fight if they want, and leave if they want. Fei Qian has no choice at all, at least not now.

"It looks like we won, but in fact... we lost." Fei Qian looked at everyone and said, "But we still have to tell the recruits that we won."

Although the words are convoluted, everyone can understand the meaning.

Fortunately, the Southern Xiongnu obviously did not want to lose too many troops, so they finally retreated. Otherwise, if the battle continued, Fei Qian would be the loser in the end.

Fortunately, the Hu people are very poor, at least this group of southern Huns are not rich.

It is not only the population that is poor, but also the weapons.

Fei Qian's eyes fell on the table in front of him and said, "Fortunately, the Hu people are poor, otherwise more of us would die."

On the table, there are two arrows, one has white feathers, the tail feathers are the same thickness, they are trimmed very neatly, the arrow shafts are well-proportioned, and the pointed triangular flat arrows shine coldly; the other arrow uses mixed feathers, thick and thin There are some jagged spots and some messiness. The arrow shaft is obviously thinner and shorter. Although the arrow is sharp, it leaves a lot of polishing marks, as if it was rusted and then polished, and then rusted again and polished again. And formed.

The white feathers were shot by the barbarian who was the first to measure and calibrate the range, while the miscellaneous feathers were taken randomly from the arrows thrown by the barbarians who followed.

Arrows are the most common consumables, but they are also the most important. The weight and length of an arrow will affect the accuracy and distance of shooting. Bai Yu's arrows are consistent with the Han army's military products, but The ones with miscellaneous feathers are obviously defective products.

"Have you ever wondered why the barbarians came to rob us Han people again and again? Why did the Huns and Dong Qiang who once moved to the south rebel again and again?" Fei Qian asked Da Everyone in the tent.

Huang Cheng thought for a while and shook his head. He had grown up in Jingxiang since he was a child. This was his first contact with Hu people. He had no idea about this issue.

Fei Qian smiled slightly and looked at Ma Yan.

Ma Yan said in a deep voice: "Hu people are savage and greedy. They don't know etiquette. They only believe in strength. Their nature is cruel and easy to kill."

Fei Qian nodded. This concept is impartial. It is believed by the vast majority of Han people, and this is also a characteristic of the Hu people.

Du Yuan raised his head, glanced at Fei Qian, and wanted to say something, but then glanced at Ma Yan, hesitated, and finally closed his mouth without speaking.

Since Du Yuan didn't want to say anything, Fei Qian didn't force the inquiry anymore, but said, "In the land of Bingzhou, both culture and martial arts were originally prosperous." During the rise of the Han Dynasty, the sons of good families in the six counties were appointed to Yulin and Qimen, and they were appointed as officials based on their talents. There are many famous generals. Since the beginning of the struggle between Qin and Zhao, Xia Zheng was started, and Rongsuo was established in the border area. He was also the leader of military strategists and legalists. The three elders of Huguan in Bingzhou were Linghu Mao, Daijun Fengtang, and Taiyuan Changhui. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there were more than a million households in Bingzhou, nearly 100,000 soldiers in the county, three arsenals, Shangjunku, Yuyangku, Beidiku, and twelve salt ponds, and Shangjun belonged to Dule , Qiuci and Qiuci each have abundant water and grass, suitable for farming and animal husbandry, but why are they so ruined now?"

Fei Qian did not wait for Huang Cheng and others to answer, because he knew that even Ma Yan, who had stayed in Bingzhou for a long time and was older, had never cared about the history of Bingzhou, so naturally he could not come up with an explanation for these things.

"Guangwu Zhongxing, he used You, Ji, and Bingzhou soldiers and cavalry to conquer the world..." Fei Qian paused for a moment, and then said, "...It's a pity that he can't rule the world by ruling the world... Of the two queens before and after Guangwu, one was the real The other is Queen Guo of Ding, and the other is Queen Yin of Nanyang..."

Everyone has some understanding.

Fei Qian continued:

"In the sixth year of Jianwu, he moved to Yunzhong and Wuyuan to Changshan..."

"In the ninth year of Jianwu, Yanmen moved to Taiyuan..."

"In the tenth year of Jianwu's reign, he moved to Dingxiang to Xihe..."

"In the fifteenth year of Jianwu, we moved to Yanmen, Daijun, Shanggu and Juyongguan..."

"In the 20th year of Jianwu's reign, Wuyuan was moved to Hedong..."

"In the eighth year of Yongping, the governor of the county was sentenced to death and imprisoned in Shuofang and Wuyuan..."

"In the 16th year of Yongping, it was again found that all the officials in the prefecture and state were sentenced to death and imprisoned in Shuofang and Dunhuang..."

What is written in the history books is to prevent the barbarians from invading the border and to protect the safety of the border residents, but what about the reality? By moving away the border residents who could provide money and food, but adding some criminals and prisoners, is this behavior intended to protect the border county, or is it ceding the border county?

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when horses were riding on the Yin Mountains, the Hu people were frightened out of their wits when they heard the hoofbeats of the Han cavalry. But now they have invaded the border again. Could it be that the Hu people have become stronger?

There was a saying in later generations, which seemed to go something like this: A Chinese is like a dragon, and a group of Chinese are like a worm...

Although the author does not agree with this sentence, this phenomenon does exist, and it is still very common...