When Chen Xu and Zhao Yun heard Zhao Huang's words, they were all shocked.

Three thousand elite cavalry, that's not a small number.

You know, cavalry is very expensive. Every war horse has to go through strict training, and just three thousand qualified war horses are a great fortune.

Elite cavalry is not only equipped with war horses, but also has 3,000 knights who have been on the battlefield and are skilled in bow and horse.

Sometimes, an elite cavalryman is even more valuable than a war horse.

The cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army under Chen Xu's account fought thousands of miles from south to north, and experienced countless battles before becoming qualified cavalry.

Now, due to Chen Xu's expansion of the previous cavalry, coupled with the elimination of some older Yellow Turban Army knights, many younger Yellow Turban soldiers have been inserted.

Although the once 3,000 elite Yellow Turban cavalry has become 4,000 people, their combat effectiveness has not risen but has fallen.

If you don't go through a long war, tempered in blood and fire, you don't deserve to be called an elite cavalry.

It can be seen from this how much shock the three thousand elite cavalry is to Chen Xu and others!

Feeling that Chen Xu seemed to be a little distrustful of himself, Zhao Huang straightened up, looked at Chen Xu, and said: "I only ask the general, if I can bring three thousand elite cavalry, will the general dare to lead the Yellow Turban cavalry under his tent to go north to fight Xianbei to the death?" ”

Chen Xu looked at Zhao Huang fixedly, and saw that he didn't seem to be lying, so he replied: "If Ziliang can really bring 3,000 elite cavalry and let them obey my orders, then I will definitely lead the cavalry under my tent to attack the Hu people in the north." ”

Zhao Huang did not agree, but said: "I have heard of the general's reputation for a long time, and I know that the general loves the soldiers and soldiers, and uses soldiers like gods. ”

"But hearing is false, seeing is believing. If you want these 3,000 elite cavalry to return to your heart, it depends on the general himself. ”

Chen Xu frowned and said, "If they don't obey the dispatch, how can I command like an arm, and then fight with the Hu people?" ”

Subconsciously, Chen Xu believed this person, thinking that he could really bring three thousand cavalry elites. Although in Chen Xu's opinion, this is a very incredible thing.

"The general can rest assured, if the general really treats them as brothers and sisters, and really leads everyone north to attack Xianbei, they will definitely obey the general's words."

Nodding, Chen Xu promised: "Whoever is a soldier under my account, I will treat him like a brother." ”

"Now Ziliang can tell me, where can you summon three thousand elite cavalry?"

Hearing Chen Xu's assurance, Zhao Huang no longer hesitated: "Does the general know about the war between the Han and Xianbei in the sixth year of Xiping?" ”

Chen Xu was stunned when he heard this, and said: "I only know that the Han Dynasty sent nearly 40,000 elite cavalry, and sent troops to attack Xianbei in three ways, and traveled more than 1,000 miles. As a result, the Han army was defeated, losing seven or eight out of ten soldiers and horses. ”

Zhao Huang showed a sad look on his face and said, "It's not nearly forty thousand, but forty-five thousand elite cavalry of the Great Han." ”

"Also, these elite cavalry of the Great Han were not defeated by the Xianbei people, but by those three stupid commanders."

Speaking of this, Zhao Huang's face was a little hideous.

"The Xiqiang rebellion has been around for a long time, and in the process of the war between the Han and the Qiang, the 'Liangzhou Sanming' was born. They are Huangfu Gui, Huangfu Weiming, Zhang Huan, Zhang Ranming, Duan Xi and Duan Jiming. ”

"The three of them are all Liangzhou Renren clans, and they have repeatedly defeated the Qiang people, and they are powerful in Xiliang. In addition, there is a 'Ming' word in the middle of the table words of the three people, which is why it is collectively called 'Liangzhou Sanming'. ”

Speaking of these three famous Han generals, Zhao Huang's face showed a respectful look.

Then, he looked at Chen Xu with strange eyes and said, "And Huangfu Song, who was killed by the general, is the nephew of General Huangfu Gui. ”

Hearing Zhao Huang's words, Chen Xu didn't speak, just listened carefully.

"The reason why the three generals were able to achieve such prestige was not only because of their superb command ability, but also because they had some brave and warlike generals under their accounts."

"And Xia Yu and Tian Yan are the two tiger generals under General Duan Xi's account."

"These two people made a lot of contributions in the process of fighting the Qiang people. So he began to spoil and spoil, violated the law, and was condemned by the Son of Heaven. ”

"It just so happened that at that time, Xianbei was under the leadership of Tanshi Huai, and repeatedly invaded Youzhou and Liangzhou."

"In order to atone for their crimes, the two joined forces to bribe the then eunuch Wang Fu and persuade His Majesty to wage war against Xianbei."

There is no doubt that Emperor Ling of Han at that time was young and vigorous, and although he was absurd, he also longed to expand his territory and leave a name in history.

Therefore, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was in April of the sixth year of Xiping, Feng Xia Yu was named the captain of Karasuma, Feng Tian Yan was the general of Po Xianbei Zhonglang, and Feng Zang Min was named the general of the Xiongnu Zhonglang. Let each of them lead 15,000 elite cavalry of the Han Dynasty to attack Xianbei in three ways.

It can be said that Xianbei, which had been unified by Tanshi Huai at that time, was definitely an extremely powerful opponent. Even compared with the Xiongnu at the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although there is a gap, it is not far behind.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty did not listen to the advice of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, and insisted on sending troops to the expedition without detailed planning and without understanding the strength of Xianbei.

In addition, in order to atone for their crimes, Xia Yu and Tian Yan even rushed forward with light troops, which made the Han lose the battle.

As for Zang Min, although he had quelled the rebellion of the Huiji Xu Zhao, he was not very familiar with military affairs. It took him three years to put down the rebellion, which was only a few tens of thousands.

Coupled with the terrain and enemies in the south, there is no similarity with the Hu people in the north. Therefore, it was a big mistake for the imperial court to send him to lead a group of people.

45,000 elite of the Han Dynasty, commanded by two generals who rushed forward with light soldiers and wanted to atone for their sins; plus another commander, Zang Min, who is not familiar with the tactics of northern warfare.

This huge military operation to attack Xianbei in the north was already doomed before it began.

The battle ended in a crushing defeat for the officers and soldiers. The three commanders of the officers and soldiers abandoned their men, each with a dozen men, and fled miserably.

The rest of the officers and soldiers either died on the battlefield, were not captured by Xianbei, or wandered to various places.

After the defeat of Xia Yu and the others, he returned to the capital for fear that his life would not be guaranteed, so he scattered all his family wealth to bribe the eunuchs. The three also put the responsibility for the defeat on the soldiers, saying that they disobeyed orders and were afraid of battle, which led to this defeat.

There is no doubt that after hearing the news of the defeat of the officers and soldiers, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, who was full of ambition to expand the territory and leave his name in history, was extremely angry.

He was about to kill Xia Yu and the three at that time, but he couldn't help but persuade the eunuch hard, so he demoted the three to concubines.

In order to vent the anger in his heart, Emperor Ling of Han also issued a holy decree to execute all the officers and soldiers who escaped with their lives.

Although 45,000 officers and soldiers died in battle, more than 5,000 people still escaped from Xianbei. When they returned to the kingdom after nine deaths, they received not comfort, but butcher's knives.

More than 300 people were caught by the government and their heads were cut off. The rest of the officers and soldiers who escaped with their lives, after hearing the news, hated Xia Yu and the three even more.

Emperor Han Ling was so angry, it was not a big fuss.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty drove the Xiongnu to the north, although the Hu people often rebelled, the strength of the Han Dynasty has been deeply rooted in the hearts of these people.

However, the failure of this Northern Expedition made the Han family lose face. Therefore, after listening to the slanderous words of Xia Yu and the others, Emperor Ling of Han wanted to kill those surviving officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty who were in the north and attacked Xianbei.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty really stupidly thought that it was these officers and soldiers who did not listen to orders and were afraid of war? Definitely not!

It can be said that from the very beginning of his order for the Northern Expedition, he had already made a huge mistake.

But this black cauldron can't be detained on himself. Therefore, those Han officers and soldiers who attacked Xianbei in the north and escaped with their lives became scapegoats.

Zhao Huang gritted his teeth and scolded loudly: "If it weren't for those three dog thieves who commanded indiscriminately and rashly dispatched troops without knowing the reality of the enemy, how could the officers and soldiers walk in the desert for a few days and become sleepy and tired?" ”

"Rao is like this, the officers and soldiers who were ambushed by the Xianbei people still broke out with strong combat effectiveness, which caused Xianbei to suffer heavy losses."

"Even the Xianbei Khan Tanshi Huai was wounded by one of the officers and soldiers, the adjutant general, and almost died on the battlefield."

He sneered a few times and continued: "If it weren't for that, how could the sandalwood acacia in the prime of life be in the prime of life and die after a few years? ”

Hearing Zhao Huang's words, Chen Xu and Zhao Yun both felt incredible.

They never imagined that there would be so many hidden secrets in the war a few years ago.

Chen Xu contacted the information he knew, and he could infer that this person was not lying.

Tanshi Huai unified Xianbei at that time, plus defeated 45,000 Han elites.

In such a beautiful situation, he did not carry the prestige of the great victory and went south. Instead, he cowered in Danhan Mountain, and after more than three years, he died.

If he hadn't been seriously wounded in that war, the ambitious Tanshi Huai would never have stayed quietly in Danhan Mountain until he died.

Ignoring Chen Xu's thoughts, Zhao Huang continued: "Those officers and soldiers fought to the death in blood, and what they got was not honor, but killing and infamy. ”

Speaking of this, he wiped a handful of tears: "Because of the false accusations of those three dog thieves, more than 5,000 surviving officers and soldiers, these heroes of the Han Dynasty, have become wanted criminals in the empire." ”

"In order to prove themselves, they can only fall into the grass, and every year they have to enter the territory of Xianbei and kill the Xianbei people."

"They have no other ideas, they just want the people of Dahan to know that they are not cowards, let alone deserters, but the elite of Dahan."

"In this way, for nine years, I don't know how many wanted officers and soldiers died in a foreign land."

But their children and grandchildren have inherited the legacy of their ancestors. They are still in the steppes of the north, in the endless desert, with the blood of the Xianbei people, confirming themselves. ”

Zhao Huang roared: "But until now, the big man still hasn't forgiven us. My father and robe are still saddled with the infamy of cowards! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Huang's tears couldn't help but fall.

Chen Xu and Zhao Yun glanced at each other, and they were all in awe of these officers and soldiers.