Hetao Plain.

The Yellow River meanders through here, forming a huge and incomparably large "several", and the Hetao Plain is located in the center of this "several" character.

The land here is fertile, which can be used for both farming and grazing, and it is also an excellent production area for military horses, and it also belongs to the junction of the northern nomads and the Central Plains farming peoples.

If the nomads went south from here, it would only take a few days for a light cavalry to reach the Guanzhong Basin without stopping.

If the Central Plains Dynasty takes control of this place, it will not only be able to lift the alarm in the Guanzhong Basin and obtain an extremely rare high-quality horse farm, but also be able to further use it as a stronghold to threaten the Mobei Plateau, the base camp of the nomads.

It is precisely because this place is so important that since the Qin Dynasty, successive Central Plains regimes and northern nomadic regimes have fought countless wars for control of this place.

Meng Tian, Wei Qing, Huo Quai, one familiar name after another shine in the previous wars surrounding the Hetao area.

And in this era, in 247 B.C., the lord of this area was named King Linhu.

Since being defeated by the Zhao army led by King Wuling of Zhao, King Linhu was forced to withdraw from the territory belonging to the five northern counties of Zhao, and crossed the Yellow River west with the remnants of Linhu to the Hetao region.

Here, the Ringhubu encountered quite a few enemies.

After wisely choosing to be a vassal to Zhao and gaining the support of Zhao, the Linhu tribe first thwarted Yiqu, and then joined forces with the Yueshi people, the sworn enemies of the Xiongnu tribe, to resist the threat of the Xiongnu southward, and kept such a rich habitat for themselves.

Decades have passed since then.

Today, the Linhu tribe has become a powerful tribe with a population of more than 100,000, millions of livestock, and 50,000 people.

"Woo!" On this morning, the trumpet sounded in the tent of the king of the Linhu tribe, and the chiefs of many tribes gathered in the king's tent.

The young King of Linhu sat on the throne with a golden sword, his face had the characteristic roughness of the steppe people, a pair of small eyes sparkling, the top of his head was smooth without any hair, and only a small braid was tied at the back of his head, which looked like a vulture that might burst out at any moment.

A patriarch stood up and bowed his hand to King Linhu, "Respected King Linhu, I don't know what you have summoned us here, what is the matter?" ”

King Lin Hu did not immediately answer the patriarch's words, but first drank the milk wine full of the horn cup in his hand, and then put down the horn cup heavily, and said in a sullen voice: "A month ago, the king of Zhao sent someone to come and ordered this king to go to Handan immediately to meet him, and to bring 3,000 horses, 100,000 cattle and sheep, and 6,000 of the most heroic and warlike Lin Hu warriors!" Do you say, "Should this king answer him?" ”

There was an uproar in the big tent.

A young patriarch who looked to be no more than thirty years old stood up and roared angrily, "The king of Zhao must be crazy! Such a request has exceeded the total amount of tribute we have paid to Zhao in the past ten years! ”

"That's right, we will never be able to agree to such an unreasonable request!"

King Lin Hu looked at his excited subordinates, and a sly smile appeared on his rough face.

In fact, King Limhu exaggerated this figure by a factor of three.

King Lin Hu stretched out his hand and made a downward posture, and waited until the people in the big tent were quiet before he began to speak: "That's right, of course, this king can't agree to such an unreasonable request!" ”

"Good! This is the king of our Lin Hu Division! ”

"Wonderful! That's it! ”

There was a burst of cheers in the big tent.

King Lin Hu laughed, drank another glass of mare's milk wine, and then squinted his eyes and said, "Yes, this king rejected the people of Zhao and rejected this unreasonable request!" So the king of Zhao is angry, this king has just received information, the king of Zhao sent a cavalry, wanting to crusade against our Linhu tribe! ”

As soon as King Lin Hu's words fell, there was a sudden silence in the big tent that was still lively just now.

Patriarchs, you look at me, I look at you, and they all saw solemn expressions on their faces.

This scene obviously made the young King Linhu look a little dissatisfied, and he snorted heavily: "Why, do you want to tell this king that the enemy has not yet arrived, and our warriors of the Linhu tribe have already been frightened by themselves?" ”

There was silence again, and then a patriarch had the audacity to speak: "Great King, I heard that the Zhao State is the most powerful country in the Central Plains today, and the soldiers in the Zhao State alone are more than the population of our entire Linhu tribe!" Can we really defeat such an enemy? ”

A gleam flashed in King Lin Hu's eyes, and he snorted coldly: "If the king of Zhao sent an army of 400,000, then of course this king would not be so stupid to continue to fight against Zhao State!" But what this king wants to tell you now is that the Zhao State sent this time is only 10,000 cavalry! ”

"Ten thousand cavalry?" Patriarchs, you look at me, I look at you, and there are shocked expressions on their faces.

Zhao Guoren actually only sent such a few people over?

King Lin Hu slapped the table heavily and shouted, "This king knows what you are afraid of, but the defeat of the Zhao State against us has been decades ago!" Now the Lin Hu tribe has become stronger again, even stronger than before! Could it be that such a powerful Lin Hu tribe can't give you the confidence to fight against the Zhao State? ”

Another person said boldly: "King, is what you said true, did Zhao really only send 10,000 cavalry?" ”

King Lin Hu looked at the speaker coldly, and only after looking down at the speaker did he slowly say, "Is there a time when this king's words have not been fulfilled?" ”

After hearing King Lin Hu's words, the minds of many patriarchs began to become active again.

If Zhao sent 100,000 or 80,000 troops, this battle would definitely not be fought, but now that Zhao only sent 10,000 cavalry, the meaning is completely different.

King Lin Hu raised the horn cup in his hand and said in a deep voice: "This king is ready to lead the elite soldiers to meet these arrogant Zhao cavalry in person, and after defeating this cavalry, this king will attack the territory of Zhao to the east, occupy their cities, and seize their wealth, food and women!" Now tell this king, is there anyone willing to do this great cause with this king? If you are willing to go, drink this cup with this king! ”

Dozens of patriarchs did not hesitate any longer, and raised the horn cups in their hands towards King Linhu: "For the victory of the Linhu people!" ”