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Chapter 255

He already knew the anecdotes from the Three Kingdoms that were described in the next chapter, such as "Looking at a plum to quench thirst" and "Asking for land and asking for a house." The rest of the chapter was uninteresting, so he tossed the book onto the desk.

Qi Cheng stood up from the stool, looked at the weather outside, then ran to the bed and opened the tablet. The first video recommended was another one introducing ancient people.

However, this time we are not talking about the brave generals of the Han and Tang dynasties, but their opponents.

Everyone knows that throughout Chinese history, we've fought numerous battles with nomadic tribes. Sometimes we were badly beaten, but sometimes we were able to fight back.

Today, let's take a look at the enemies of every dynasty. Were they particularly brave or resourceful?

Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin was actually very interested and asked his ministers to quickly record the situation to see how powerful the enemy was. Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle.

And if we know it in advance, we might be able to nip the enemy in the bud.

Let's first talk about the Xiongnu during the Qin and Han dynasties. Their leader at the time was called Maodun Chanyu. In the first year of the reign of Qin II, he killed his father and proclaimed himself king.

[His father, Touman Chanyu, preferred his younger son and planned to depose Maodun Chanyu, so he sent him to the Yuezhi as a hostage.]

[As soon as he arrived in Yuezhi, the Xiongnu attacked. Fortunately, Maodun managed to steal a horse and escape back to Xiongnu territory.]

Later, he led over 10,000 cavalrymen and invented a kind of whistling arrow, requiring that wherever his arrows were fired, others would also fire in the same direction.

The first time he shot at the target, anyone who hesitated was killed. The second time he shot at the BMW he was riding, anyone who hesitated was also killed. The third time he shot at his father, Touman Chanyu.

After he ascended the throne, he first paralyzed the Donghu, another powerful force on the grasslands at the time, and then launched a surprise attack, and later annexed the countries in the Western Regions.

[Even Emperor Gaozu of Han was surrounded on Mount Baideng.]

He's a ruthless person.

As expected, if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather.

Daqin

Qin Shihuang watched intently. This Maodun Chanyu was both brave and resourceful. If he came to power, he would definitely be a serious threat to the Qin Dynasty.

They all started to doubt whether Fusu was his opponent.

"Fusu, do you have any good ideas?"

"Father, I think we can take advantage of the opportunity to attack them after winter is over. Now that we have saddles, horseshoes, and even more powerful armor, the Xiongnu cavalry is no match for us."

Qin Shihuang nodded. Now he could see the sky, which was the confidence to defeat the Huns.

"What if we don't kill this Maodun during the raid?"

Fusu thought for a moment and said, "Isn't there still a powerful force on the grassland? We can support them with supplies. While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."

"Good, let's do as you say."

big man

Emperor Gaozu of Han was also deeply ashamed of being surrounded, but now the Xiongnu had become powerful and the Han Dynasty had not yet fully recovered, so he could only delay for a while.

Anyway, my descendants will be able to defeat them in the end.

"Your Majesty, perhaps we can also support another force in the grasslands and let them fight it out first. Our descendants still have their own affairs to attend to, so we should leave them with less trouble."

Thinking about his prince's temper, Liu Bang felt that there was some truth in what he said.

The mission of future generations is also very important, and they must occupy more good places for future generations.

……

In the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty, there was a Xiongnu man named Liu Yuan who was also very powerful. He wore Chinese clothing, spoke Chinese, and always considered himself a Han Chinese. Several important figures in the Jin Dynasty recognized his extraordinary ability.

[Request the emperor to find an opportunity to kill this person.]

However, the Wang family of Taiyuan, who was on good terms with Liu Yuan at the time, acted as his guarantor. Later, during the Eight Princes Rebellion, he took advantage of the situation to escape back to the Xiongnu, where he assembled an army of 200,000 in just five days.

[The banner they raised was to restore the Han Dynasty.]

[In the end, the Western Jin Dynasty was unable to defeat the enemy. Gradually, the Hu people in the north became more and more powerful, so they had no choice but to migrate south.]

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Emperors of all dynasties spat in unison, saying that this Hun was so shameless. Why did he have the surname Liu? Why did he have the right to restore the Han Dynasty? Was it his turn?

Three Kingdoms

This is the beginning of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China. And that Wang family of Taiyuan, you'd better wash your necks and wait, because none of the three countries will let you go.

"What Taiyuan Wang family? Zhang Liao, take your men to see how this Wang family dares to be so bold."

……

Although the Tang Dynasty constantly fought against the Turks, they were no match for the Tang Dynasty's famous generals. Li Jing and Su Dingfang in the early days, and later during Emperor Gaozong's reign, Pei Xingjian, were able to suppress them.

However, the Tang Dynasty had a major enemy: Tibet. Tibet had a great prime minister named Lun Qinling. His father was Lu Dongzan. I'm sure you've all heard of his story.

Qinling could be considered the victim of the Tang Dynasty. He first defeated the famous Tang general Xue Rengui at Dafeichuan, and later defeated Li Jingxuan and Liu Shenli.

[Later, they even tried to seize the four Anxi prefectures and the Western Regions, thanks to Wu Zhou's firm opposition.]

【During his reign, Tubo's national strength flourished.】

[However, fortunately, he was not the leader of Tubo, but only a prime minister, so he was later eliminated by Wu Zhou using a counter-espionage strategy. Otherwise, there would have been even greater losses.]

[I'd like to add that Emperor Taizong treated these barbarians as human beings, and there was no need to give away all their technology. The Tang Dynasty needed to maintain a generation gap with its neighboring countries.]

[And Tubo is a counterexample. You gave too many craftsmen during the marriage!]

Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin was completely confused. Why was he being blamed for this? Didn't he give enough to the craftsmen? This is the Tang Dynasty. We can't be so stingy.

Seeing both of his sons staring at him.

Li Shimin coughed again and said, "I will not give them craftsmen randomly in the future. You also remember that this is called Lun Qinling and should not be underestimated."

"Father, why don't we kill him now? Judging from the sky, he should not be that old now, and he is not a prime minister of Tubo." Li Tai asked.

"Brother, this... isn't very martially ethical," Li Chengqian muttered. "I think we should still defeat him fairly."

Li Shimin did not refute the prince's words, but in his heart he agreed to kill Lun Qinling in advance, because these defeats happened during his son's time.

As a father, he would definitely step forward. Could he really let Lun Qinling grow up and defeat the Tang army several times?

"Come here, find Li Jing and Feng Deyi and ask them to come up with a plan to kill Lun Qinling without leaving any trace."

[So, since the Tang Dynasty, which enemy has caused us significant losses? We'll discuss this in my next video.]