Chapter 66 65 Mayi Lures the Enemy

Emperor Wenwen and Emperor Hanjing both adopted the policy of rest and recuperation. For more than 60 years, except for the short period of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, no major wars occurred.As a result, the economy of the society is restored and developed.It is said that in the later period of Emperor Jingdi, the money in the state warehouse accumulated tens of thousands of dollars, and the ropes stringing the money were all rotten; The ground came, and some were even moldy.Historically, this period was called the "Government of Wenjing". However, the powerful Han Dynasty was often threatened by the Huns in the north.Since Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was besieged in Baideng, the Han Dynasty has always adopted a "peace" policy towards the Xiongnu.This kind of "marriage" is actually a kind of compromise, not only to marry the daughter of the royal family of the Han Dynasty to the Xiongnu Chanyu, but also to give a lot of property to the Xiongnu every year.Even so, the Xiongnu nobles often invaded the Central Plains, killed people, plundered grain, cattle and sheep, and made the northern region uneasy.

After the death of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who came to the throne, was an ambitious emperor who wanted to change this humiliating position. In 135 BC, Shan Yu, a military official of the Xiongnu, sent an envoy to ask for a marriage, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked the ministers to discuss it.A general Wang Hui said: "In the past, the imperial court made peace with the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu always violated the covenant and invaded the border. We should send troops to attack them." Many ministers opposed Wang Hui's suggestion. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that he was not sure, so he had to temporarily agree to the Xiongnu's marriage.

Two years later, a great businessman in Mayi, Nie Yi (Nie Yin nie), came to Wang Hui and said, "The Xiongnu often invade the border, which is always a curse. Now, taking advantage of the opportunity of the newly married couple, let the Xiongnu introduce Come on, let's make an ambush, and we will definitely win the battle." Wang Hui asked him, "What can you do to bring the Huns in?" Nie Yi said: "I often do business on the border, and all the Huns know me. I can use the business as a pretext to pretend to donate Mayi to Shan Yu. Shan Yu will come if he is greedy for Mayi's goods. We Put the army in ambush nearby, and as soon as Shan Yu arrives in Mayi, the general can cut off their retreat and capture Shan Yu alive."

Wang Hui told Emperor Wu of Han about Nie Yi's idea.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to adopt Nie Yi's strategy, and sent Wang Hui, Han Anguo, Gongsun He, Li Guang and other generals to lead 300,000 troops to ambush in the valley next to Mayi. Nie Yi deliberately fled to the Xiongnu, and said to the military official Shanyu: "I have a way to sneak into Mayi and kill the officials there, so that I can take Mayi firmly." The military minister Shan Yu was very happy to hear this, but he was a little skeptical. He first sent a few of his confidants to Mayi with Nie Yi, and only waited for Nie Yi to really kill the officials before sending troops in.

When Nie Yi returned to Mayi, according to the method discussed with Wang Hui in advance, he killed several criminals who had already been sentenced to death, hung their heads on the top of the city, and tricked the Hun envoys to see it, saying that this was Mayi County. officer's head. Seeing the head, the Xiongnu envoy believed it to be true, and immediately went back to report to the military minister Shan Yu. The military minister Shan Yu personally led 100,000 cavalry to take over Mayi. When he arrived at Wuzhou (now Zuoyun County, Shanxi Province), about a hundred miles away from Mayi, he saw many livestock on the grassland, but no animals. people.The military minister Shanyu was suspicious as he walked.

At that time, he saw a pavilion in front of him (the pavilion is used to look out at the enemy and deliver messages), so he was determined to take down the pavilion and asked to understand. They took down the pavilion and seized the pavilion guard who was guarding there.The military official Shan Yu threatened him, "Tell me the truth! If you tell half a lie, I will cut off your head immediately." That Ting Wei was frightened to death, so he told the military minister Shan Yu all the ambushes arranged by the Han soldiers. The military minister Shan Yu was taken aback when he heard this, and quickly ordered the whole army to retreat.After crossing the boundary of Wuzhou, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, I caught Captain Ting. It's really dangerous."

The Han army ambushing in Mayi got the news that the Xiongnu had fled back, so they hurriedly led the army to catch up, but where could they catch up?Had to come back empty-handed. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not succeed in the decoy battle.However, after that, the relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu broke down, and large-scale wars broke out one after another.