Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Chen Tang Ends the Northern Huns

Shanyu City, which is located in today's Afghanistan, has long been in ruins, and the former Kang residence is still entangled in vendetta and violence.It is said that the Americans are invincible in martial arts, but the Taliban collapsed, bin Laden continued, Saddam hanged himself, and Iraq was still in chaos. A vivid military education class was held on the same land.There are only a few literati's records of the illustrious martial arts of beheading Shanyu, but a bold statement will always be engraved in the annals of history: Those who commit crimes against a strong man will be punished no matter how far away they are.

The Huns in the Chen Tang era were no longer the proud sons of heaven who galloped across the grasslands. Shanyu Hu Hanxie of the Southern Xiongnu became an obedient citizen of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Zhizhi Shanyu of the Northern Xiongnu became a terrorist in the Western Regions. Today, the Han Dynasty is killed. Messengers, robbing a caravan tomorrow, although it won't be a big deal, but small fights will never stop.However, the king of Kangju country at that time was a person with "ideals", and he really wanted to be addicted to the emperor of the Western Regions, so the two "difficult brothers" quickly hooked up, and ended up living in Kangju country, and Kangju king relied on the power of the Huns , making the Silk Road uneasy.To paraphrase a common line in "Mr. Foolish": I can't live in these days.

But these days are becoming more and more moist because of the arrival of one person——Chen Tang. Before, the general's reputation was just one word - smelly.The old man didn't go back to the funeral after his death, and he also liked to engage in corruption. He became more and more miserable under the feet of the emperor. It happened that the new Western Region capital, Gan Yanshou, wanted to bring a deputy, so he brought him here from Chang'an. Along the way, Gan Yanshou was surprised to find that this problematic person who made troubles almost every day was unexpectedly honest, and he drove with his head depressed every day, but whenever he passed cities, mountains and rivers, he always stopped to observe, his eyes wandered around , I don't know what to think about.Gan Yanshou didn't bother to care about it, just don't cause trouble. When he arrived at the office, Chen Tang immediately had a showdown with the leader: I came to the Western Regions to cause trouble, and it was to cause big trouble-to fight the Xiongnu!

Gan Yanshou really thought that this subordinate's nerves were abnormal, and he wanted to beat the Huns?Sending troops, recruiting, everything is a big project.Chen Tang's reasons are very good, Zhi Shanyu's rampage in the Western Regions will cause great disasters in the future, it is better to fight than not to fight, and it is better to fight early than late.Gan Yanshou was really annoyed by the talk, so he said a few polite words, then wait until I ask the leader for instructions.This time, Chen Tang was really planning to do something serious. A few days later, Gan Yanshou fell ill and was off work. Chen Tang never stopped, and in the name of the imperial court, he issued an order to the subordinate troops stationed in the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, and waited for Gan Yanshou to recover. , More than 40,000 troops have gathered outside the city, and Gan Yanshou stomped his feet in anger. Isn't this destroying me?Without saying a word, Chen Tang threw a knife across Gan Yanshou's neck: I have done everything, who dares to stop this knife from denying anyone.Things have come to this, Gan Yanshou can only look up to the sky and sigh, listen to you, life and death are all up to God.

It has to be added that falsely using imperial orders to deploy troops may seem simple, but it is actually a highly difficult technical move.In modern times, not only must he have the ability to forge certificates, but he must also have a mouth that is better than selling abductees. Just imagine, if Chen Tang was reincarnated today, even if he was not a general, he might still be the boss of a leather bag company. But it's better to be a general. Being a general can at least give a sigh of relief to the people of the Western Regions. The 40,000 army marched mightily. Those who surrendered surrendered, those who fled fled, and led the Han army to Shanyu City without firing a single shot.This caused Zhi Shanyu to be really incompetent. He deployed heavy troops on the city, waving colorful flags, and ordered the soldiers to shout at the Han army: "Come and beat me if you have the ability." This scene is really familiar in war novels. Those who use this tactic either want to set up an ambush to lure the enemy to attack, or they want to bluff to frighten the enemy. I will suffer at the cost of saving face.

If you let me fight, I will not be polite. The 40,000 Han troops all went into battle, charging forward, shooting arrows, and throwing stones. They were very busy.Zhi Zhi Shanyu sent his elite cavalry to charge into battle, and the crossbowmen of the Han army took aim and fired fiercely. After all, the riding skills of the "Pride of Heaven" were inherited from their ancestors' agility and swiftness. On the contrary, Zhizhi Shanyu's city defense was rushed into chaos.With a wave of Chen Tang's hand, 40,000 Han troops rushed over, and the Xiongnu soldiers dropped their helmets and armor. At the critical moment, Zhi Zhi Shanyu's daughter-in-law was still reliable. The ten wives were all killed and injured. The Han army finally completely captured Shanyu City. Zhizhi's head was chopped off by a Han army soldier named Du Xun. Shan Yu.

Please forgive me for writing the battle process too briefly. There is really nothing to write about the siege itself. A notorious general, the Hundred Years' War between the Western Han Dynasty and the Huns came to an end so easily.After that, the Xiongnu surrendered, Zhaojun went out of the fortress, and the flames of the beacon gradually went out, and everything was logical.It's just that after the victory, Chen Tang received a meager reward, was dismissed due to a corruption case, and spent the rest of his life lonely at home. Although his virtues were flawed, compared with his great achievements, they really didn't match up.

I think, whether it's "fooling" or "making meritorious service", whether it's "virtuous deeds" or "flaws can't hide the advantages", Chen Tang is just a person with the ambition to wipe out the Xiongnu, and he will do it with firm belief and unscrupulous methods A thing he thought was right, a thing that "gentlemen" who were full of benevolence, righteousness and morality never did. In this sense, the day when the Han army captured Shanyu City in 36 BC was a great deal for Chen Tang and himself. China's splendid history must be great.