Chapter 6 Zhao Wuling King
King Wuling of Zhao led the wolf cavalry to the frontier at that time, and unknown how many Huns had been massacred, which made the people of Jiuzhou applaud.
Although for more than a thousand years, wars have often broken out among the major princes of the Jiuzhou Province.
However, no matter what, Jiuzhou still has the same lineage and the same spirit is connected. If you hear that other countries are bullied by foreign races, you will naturally feel resentful.
Three hundred years ago, the state of Jin was strong and it was the strongest country in the world.
However, because of that war, Duke Wen of Jin had to divide Jin into three parts. Although he saved some national strength, the once powerful Jin State disappeared eventually.
Zhao was at the northernmost part of Jin at that time. When Jin had just begun to split, Zhao was not strong.
Even the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han believed that they were the orthodox Jin, and the three kingdoms were hostile to each other, and war broke out for this.
Not only that, the Xiongnu who dominated the grasslands naturally would not give up the great opportunity to go south when they saw the civil strife in Jiuzhou and the once extremely powerful Jin State split.
That period was the most difficult time in Zhao State.
If it weren't for the Lord of Piaoxue Peak that year, who had walked on the northern grasslands with injuries, the State of Zhao would have been destroyed.
Even so, Zhao State still couldn't raise its head when facing the Huns. Not only did it cut a lot of land, but it also offered a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.
Even the King of Zhao at that time learned about the culture and customs of the Huns and ordered the people to act in this way.
After this incident was spread, the monarchs of other countries in Jiuzhou were naturally furious, believing that King Zhao had insulted the dignity of the people of Jiuzhou.
At that time, the King of Chu even cursed King Zhao in public, and claimed that if Chu had not been too far from Zhao, he would have led his troops north to destroy Zhao first and then slaughtered the Huns.
Faced with the insults of the princes, scholars, and the doubts and incomprehension of the people, King Zhao just gritted his teeth and developed silently.
More than a hundred years later, King Wuling of Zhao inherited the throne of Zhao and even became brothers with the Khan of the Huns.
Even though the Huns went south to plunder every winter, King Wuling of Zhao turned a blind eye to him. Instead, he deliberately transported a lot of food to the north so that the Huns could plunder enough wealth.
Seeing that King Wuling of Zhao was so tactful, the Khan of the Huns not only sold the good horses on the grassland to King Wuling of Zhao, but also gave special instructions when the troops were robbed, only allowing them to rob property and not hurt people.
At that time, the people of Zhao were all angry and dared not speak out about King Zhao, and many passionate young men even went to assassinate King Zhao.
But all those who assassinated King Zhao disappeared, but King Zhao was still alive.
Just when everyone felt that Zhao would sooner or later be destroyed by King Wuling of Zhao, and even Yan State had troops on the border and was preparing to attack Zhao State.
King Wuling of Zhao did something that shocked the world.
That winter, the weather in the northern grasslands was very cold, and the Huns were also very short of food, so they planned to go south to rob Zhao State like they did in the past year.
The Huns all knew that the king of Zhao had no backbone. The Huns' warriors went south to plunder without any danger, but would return with a full load.
In addition, the Huns were really short of food that winter, so the Huns Khan directly sent 150,000 elite cavalry south to rob, almost dispatching all the Huns' troops.
As for the headquarters of the Huns, only some old, weak, sick and disabled were left behind.
The Huns were too powerful at that time, and the nomadic people on the grassland did not dare to compete with them at all. The neighbor Zhao State was also a weak sheep.
Therefore, the Hun Khan was not worried about the safety of the royal court at all.
However, just when the 150,000 Xiongnu elite cavalry entered Zhao State to prepare for robbery, they found that there was no inexhaustible food here.
The entire northern part of Zhao State was almost empty, and the people disappeared without a trace, leaving only empty houses.
The Huns were unwilling to give up and went south again to plunder in the hinterland of Zhao.
However, what we welcomed the Huns this time was not endless wealth, but 30,000 well-equipped infantrymen and extremely strong fortifications.
It was not until this time that the Xiongnu commander was convinced that he and others had been fooled by King Wuling of Zhao, so he was naturally furious.
If it were normal, the Huns would rush to the long distance and did not carry any excess food and grass, and encounter such strong fortifications, they would definitely withdraw their troops first.
But King Wuling of Zhao stood under the banner, pointed at the nose of the Xiongnu commander and shouted: "From now on, if I want the Huns to think of the word Zhao, I will feel fear from the heart."
"And this is your bone burial place!"
The commander of the Huns was furious when he heard this. The 150,000 Xiongnu elite cavalry were also furious and shouted that they would kill the 30,000 Zhao troops.
The Xiongnu commander remembered the weakness of King Wuling of Zhao before, and compared the strength of both sides, he felt that it should not be a problem to conquer Zhao's defense.
Then, a fierce offensive and defensive battle broke out.
The Huns abandoned their cavalry warfare, dismounted and began to attack the fortifications of Zhao State. They fought for seven consecutive days, and the fortifications of Zhao State were already shaking.
There are only less than three thousand well-equipped Zhao infantry, and there are only less than three thousand left.
As for the Huns, they also paid a heavy price. The Huns even slaughtered war horses as food for food due to food shortage.
Because the Xiongnu commander felt that it would not last long with the remaining remaining soldiers of Zhao State with less than 3,000 remaining soldiers.
As long as this line of defense can be captured, the entire Zhao State's wealth, the Huns can ask for free.
However, just as Zhao's defense line was about to collapse, the Xiongnu commander received news that 20,000 Zhao cavalry rushed to the frontier and directly entered the Xiongnu royal court.
The Hun Khan was beheaded by General Zhao State.
After the news came out, more than 100,000 Hun cavalry immediately became frightened and many people were thinking of retreating.
Even the Huns commander could not stabilize the morale of the army.
At this moment, 30,000 Zhao cavalry suddenly appeared and rushed into the formation of the Huns.
The Huns had been short of food for a long time, and many of the Hun cavalry lost their war horses. In addition, due to the unstable morale of the army, the Huns were immediately defeated.
In this service, the Xiongnu commander was killed. More than 50,000 Xiongnu people were killed in battle, more than 70,000 were captured, and more than 70,000 surrendered. As a result, more than 70,000 Xiongnu soldiers were all killed by King Wuling of Zhao.
King Wuling of Zhao still refused to give up and personally led his troops to fight north. Not only did he regain the land occupied by the Huns, but he also slaughtered many Hun tribes.
For several months, there were shouts of killing on the grassland, and the destroyed tribes were filled with thick smoke.
After this battle, the world was shocked.
Yan, who was originally ready to capture the territory of Zhao, hurriedly summoned the army back and sent an envoy to Zhao, requesting that the two sides form an alliance forever.
As for the King of Chu in the south, after hearing the news, he laughed in front of civil officials and military officials, and wrote a letter of state in person, and then sent someone to Zhao State.
There are only eight words on the Book of China: The vast and vast heavenly dynasty cannot be bullied!
As for the 30,000 cavalry that defeated more than 100,000 Xiongnu troops and the 20,000 elite cavalry that sneaked into the Xiongnu royal court, they were awarded the title of "Wolf Cavalry" since then.
There are rumors in the world: If the wolf cavalry is here, the State of Zhao will never be destroyed, and no alien race dares to invade!
Chapter completed!