Sweep the World

In contemporary terms, no one in the Central Plains knows how the Rouran people rose up, or to understand who their ancestors were.

　　 In the later generations, because the Rouran people have no written words, there is no written record. If you want to understand Rouran, you can only detect this sudden rise of the grassland tribe alliance from some records of the Central Plains regime.

Liu Yan’s guess for Rouran is that, just like the Donghu and Yueshi people were replaced by the Huns after they were weak, the Huns were replaced by the Xianbei after they were weak. That’s how the Rouran people became the new overlord of the grassland.

　　 The nomads on the grassland are currently or before, only the former Huns have established an empire, and the rest of the grassland hegemons have not formed a real state. It is an alliance system that forms a relationship between tribes and tribes.

Compared with the national system, the tribal alliance system has many inherent shortcomings. It is more obvious that although they are subordinate, the supreme leader does not complete the rule over them from the system, and the rule is based on arrogant force. superior.

In fact, controlling violence and then ruling is a "procedure" that must be followed. No matter which nation or country it is, it is basically non-existent to rule without using force. The difference is that you will be given the right to rule after you have mastered violence. What methods do those in power use to govern.

　　 Putting aside the rest of the ethnic groups, the nomadic people’s methods of governance have never changed. The royal court must have half or more of the force of the entire ethnic group to deter and subdue the remaining tribes. This will naturally be that their social system is destined to not only be controlled by a certain group of forces, but as long as a tribe is formed, there will be armed forces.

　　 The way of life of nomads is fundamentally different from that of farming peoples. Farming peoples have fixed habitats, nomadic peoples do not have fixed habitats. The people are in a state of movement for a long time. In many cases, it is difficult for the royal court to know where a certain tribe is and how to carry out strict surveillance. , Even strict surveillance is impossible, and there is no room for supervision.

"They can't come out out of thin air." Li Tan had his own speculations about Rouran: "Although they are now Rouran, they should have been the Huns, Xianbei, Dingling, Qiang... Rong, Beidi and many other ethnic groups later changed into ethnic groups with other names."

There has never been only one ethnic group on the grassland. It’s just that when a certain ethnic group is strong enough, people who don’t have a sense of ethnicity actively cling to the past. "Bloodline" is weak, and quite a few tribes should soon be "changed" on the grassland, and then a new overlord will be decided, and then a new tribe name will be given.

　　 What are Liu Yan and others discussing? After Yu Jiulü Bati asked Han to provide supplies in the name of assistance, he guessed what kind of existence Rouran was.

Rouran's current entrenched territory is not small, but to distinguish it from the area of ​​the territory, their territory is actually much smaller than that of Gaoche, which is dominated by the Dingling people, and it is hard to have an intuitive impression that it is similar to the future of Outer Mongolia. The area is almost the same.

　　Like many nomads, their productivity determines the number of tribes. Without enough food to support them, they will certainly not be able to produce a population explosion. According to Han Guo's guess, Rouran people should be between 600,000 and 700,000.

That is based on the guesswork of how many fighters Rouran can call. With the military system of the nomads, at least one fighter will be assigned to one account. It is not ruled out that there are many fighters in one account. Around 120,000.

Of course, don’t expect the so-called army of the Rouran people to be the real army. Like all nomads, they only select young or strong women from various tribes when there are military operations. Those people are naturally grazing. Basically It has undergone formalized training without seriousness, and its weapons and equipment are also infinitely close to the Stone Age. They only master very few metal weapons, and most of them are bronze weapons.

After Han came into contact with Rouran, the first time they met was to exchange "hello" in the form of war. It was Han who defeated Rouran’s army so that Rouran could calmly communicate with the Han people. If Rouran wins against the urinary nature of the nomads, the talents of Rouran will not communicate with the Han people on an equal footing.

The Han army defeated the Rouran army. Naturally, the relationship between the two sides was that the Han people were in a favorable position. In some respects, the Rouran people would also obey some assignments from the Han national center. .

　　 After the establishment of diplomatic relations, Rouran obtained goods from the Han country through transactions, including but not limited to civilian and military materials. They were only sold as finished products and did not provide any raw materials and other goods.

　　Han State sells some ordnance to Rouran, most of which are some weapons eliminated by the Han State military, and a very small amount are new goods transferred from the warehouse.

　　The weapons eliminated by the Han army may be derailed from the times. For example, the Han country has developed better weapons, the original ones are already inferior, or those weapons are damaged and repaired. Even if this is the case, the Rouran people are still happy after receiving the goods. Before, they were scarce of bronze weapons, and they would be unhappy to get iron weapons.

　　 The number of brand-new weapons sold to Rouran by Han is extremely rare, just enough to arm Yu Jiulubati's five hundred guards. The types of standard equipment ranged from near and far weapons to armor. If it weren't for the group of Rouran people dressed in their own ethnic characteristics to serve, put on the red shirt of the Han army, it would not seem to be any different from the Han army.

In the trade between Han and Rouran, it is the status quo that the Han country is very profitable. Not only do people in Rouran spend a lot of precious metals, but also the number of livestock is extremely large. It is more meaningful for Han to decide. The Rouran tribes provide wool steadily.

　　 Purchasing wool from Rouran is a strategic national policy of Han, not to take care of any trade surplus. The purpose of this policy is of course to manipulate the Rouran people from an economic point of view. Once a long-term relationship is formed, even if the Rouran people sell wool as the only means of subsistence, Han will truly determine the rise and fall of Rouran.

"The total amount of military supplies we sold to Rouran did not exceed 20,000. What made them have the courage to offer such assistance?" Sang Yu does not need to stay in New Chang'an. He is the highest judge of the country. (Doctor of the Royal Envoy), there are few opportunities to perform duties in ordinary times. It takes big cases and important cases to show off their skills: "Is it just like what Xianbei said, Rouran people have no brains at all?"

　　 The claim that Rouran people are "creeping" did not wait until the Northern Wei Dynasty in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The Tuoba Daiguo, which has been in military conflict with Rouran, has long been commented on. The Northern Wei Dynasty happened to be founded by Tuoba Xianbei, and they left the Rouran people with "creeping" in the history books, which is not surprising at all.

"It should be that you can't stand the multi-line military pressure." Li Tan briefly explained the current situation of Rouran people, and then said: "The big man does have the same interests as Rouran at present. It may be because of this. It causes a kind of request, even if they can't fully fulfill it, we will be moderately satisfied, and wait for some impressions?"

　　 The Rouran people have fully understood the power of Han. They dare not show any aggressiveness towards Han, and they are even willing to cooperate to attack Han's enemies. If in terms of diplomatic relations, Rouran has become a subject of Han to a certain extent, it means that the two sides have not made clear that relationship at all.

　　 "The big man needs Rouran support." Compared to living in a palace, Liu Yan seems to be more accustomed to staying in a tent, which is fundamentally related to his perennial expeditions in the North and the South. He said: "What widows demand is that they cannot be made to think that they have achieved their initial purpose."

　　Of course, the country of Han needs Rouran, a thugman to continue to be active. It was based on the outbreak of a large-scale natural disaster in the country of Han. It has already used troops in the Asan Continent and the Western Regions. It really shouldn't be aggressive in another direction. In this way, dealing with Ding Ling, Tuoba Remnant and Murong Remnant, is most appropriate to Rouran.

　　 However, Han needs Rouran to be a thug, and at the same time beware of Rouran getting too strong in the process of attacking Dinglingren, Tuoba Remnant and Murong Remnant. That really requires a superb control skill.

　　 The Rouran people’s current method of warfare is completely dependent on their physical fitness. Although Dingling people are in a similar situation, the Tuoba and Murong remnants they have to deal with are "moisturized" by the Central Plains.

Tuoba Xianbei and Murong Xianbei are no longer serious nomads. In fact, they have completed the evolution to semi-agricultural farming. At the same time, they have also acquired a lot of knowledge and technology in the Central Plains. This is clearly reflected in the iron owned by their soldiers. The number of weapons made is extremely large.

"Tuoba Xianbei will be less. Murong Xianbei is planning to withdraw to the Xianbei grassland." Li Tan must have relevant information and said, "Murong Xianbei is now the best equipped team on the grassland, even close to one thousand. Five hundred armors and equipment. Rouran people have encountered Murong Xianbei's Diaobao army, and more than 20,000 people were easily defeated by more than 3,000 Murong Xianbei including the 500 Diaobao army."

　　 Han successfully regained Liaodong and even marched to the Northeast Plain. During the march, a considerable number of Murong Xianbei troops were eliminated, but some important tribes and elites including Murong Xianbei were escaped.

If you count it seriously, the Hulu groups who entered the Central Plains really have the best vitality retained by Murong Xianbei. The vitality they preserved is even stronger than that of the beginning of the family, which is compared to the restoration of most Han people. The old country of Han is certainly far inferior.

"Murong Xianbei had close to two million subjects when he was the strongest. They now have nearly fifty thousand tribes." Lu Tai should know Murong Xianbei best, and that has a direct relationship with the military affairs he is responsible for: " The ministers have verified that even if it is only 50,000 tribes, it is only stronger than Murong Xianbei's strength at the beginning of his rise."

It hasn’t been long since Lu Tai came here. First of all, he doesn’t have much important military affairs. Second, Liu Yan's inspection will pass through his jurisdiction. It doesn’t hurt to go a little farther to meet him. Staying beside Liu Yan has special politics for anyone. significance.

What they said was the rise of Murong Xianbei at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, the Karasuma people hugged the thighs of the Han Empire. Although the Karasuma people were far less than the Xianbei in population, the Karasuma people could still The tribes of Xianbei rubbed against the ground.

When Xianbei is showing a rising trend, Murong Xianbei is not the strongest one. It should be Yuwen Xianbei who is the strongest internally, but the strongest Yuwen Xianbei has a tribe with a population of 40,000 or 50,000. There is no way to talk about fine military equipment or anything.

　　 Liu Yan knows one thing, as one of the descendants of Donghu Xianbei, no matter which tribe they are, their vitality is astonishingly high, higher than that of any nomadic nation!

The most direct manifestation of 　　 is Tuoba Xianbei, Murong Xianbei, and Duan Xianbei. They have been exterminated after the founding of the country many times, but they can always seize the opportunity to rejuvenate the country again, and even change their "signature" to continue to survive.

Yuwen Xianbei was destroyed in the initial stage of the Five Husbands, but who can think of the Khitan and Xi tribe (Mokuxi) who split from Yuwen Xianbei. The tribes that had been glorious in the Five Huohua stage were finished one after another, but they had been “in obscurity” for hundreds of years, and when they suddenly came out, they became the lord of the Central Plains.

　　 Liu Yan didn't want his enemies to have a "resurrection" day, one of them would be endlessly hunted down.

The patrol team didn’t stay in Mt. Mtlnovel for long~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and even at Junji Mountain, it only stopped for one day. The huge team stopped again when they left Junji Mountain. The reason was that the scouts reported. From the northwest, a huge team of about 80,000 was detected going south.

　　 "Widow's tour is not confidential." Liu Yanke has no panic: "Is it for the widow?"

Yu Jiulü Bati has been "hung his appetite" for several days, and he has not received a positive response many times. When he heard about such a thing, he didn't know what kind of thought it was. There is no need to dispatch the Han army, we can do it for us."

　　 Liu Yan glanced at Yu Jiulü Bati and smiled. After a few days of contact, he felt that if Yu Jiulü Badi pretends, it would really be a very successful role in playing the role of a fool, but whether it is really stupid or fake, there will be no effect at all. What should Han be do? Rouran's established policy will not change.

"Your Majesty, the Rouran people do have an army in the west." Li Tan said that the west is within the territory of Rouran, and he said very practically: "Maybe the Rouran army can be moved to complete the battle with us. People's double-teaming."

　　 Coming from the northwest of Junji Mountain, there is really no one except Dingling. The scout also gave some information, mentioning that he saw the banner of the Di tribe.

　　 "Is Fu Hong not dead yet?" Liu Yan knew that the news that Fu Hong was ill came from the Western Regions: "He thought that beheading could be completed with 80,000 people?"

　　 Before going out to patrol the grassland, Liu Yan had long been psychologically prepared for attracting enemy troops. It should be said that this was also one of the purposes of the patrol.