Mao Dun said: "Why do you want to completely destroy the Baitou Clan? ”

Fu Gongyan hesitated slightly, but still said: "This matter is a long story, this time the king of Zuogu Li was defeated outside the Yanmen Pass, do you know who was defeated?" ”

Mao Dun nodded, and said: "I know, we were defeated by the Dai army, I heard that Dai County is not the territory of Zhao State, the current monarch is called Gao Yuan, I heard that he is the son of Li Mu, the Zhao general who ambushed the Huns outside Yanmen Pass, and his military ability is not under Li Mu, a few years ago, he led the army to raid Yinshan, killed the right Xian King of my Huns, and plundered nearly 100,000 people, hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses."

Fu Gongyan smiled, of course he knew that Gao Yuan was not Li Mu's son, but Li Mu's daughter-in-law, but he didn't clarify, and said: "Yes, but King Zuogu Li knows that the Dai army that defeated the Xiongnu this time was personally commanded by Gao Yuan." ”

Mao Dun was stunned for a moment, smiled bitterly, and said: "So that's the case, no wonder we will lose so badly, it seems that this plateau really deserves its name." ”

Fu Gongyan said: "King Zuogu Liwang should have noticed that there is a cavalry army in the Dai army that is fully clothed with armor pieces, and even the war horses are covered with armor pieces, which is difficult to penetrate, but the power of charging into battle is extremely great. ”

Mao Dun nodded, and he was also a little apprehensive, and said: "Of course I have noticed, I have also fought with this cavalry army, they are really powerful, the two thousand Hun cavalry I led are still inferior to their five or six hundred people." ”

Fu Gongyan said: "This cavalry army was formed by Gao Yuan himself, and the men and horses were all dressed in double thick armor, and under the bronze armor, there was also a double layer of cowhide, so that it could be protected against knives and guns, which was also thought up by Gao Yuan." ”

After hearing this, Mao Dun couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "You can actually come up with such a way?" The armor used in such a ride is enough to make ten armor pieces for our Hun soldiers. ”

Fu Gongyan smiled faintly and said: "This is nothing, I don't know if King Zuogu Li has noticed that the cavalry of the Dai Army has been replaced with a brand new horse furniture, which is high in front and back, and is also equipped with special horse pedals, which can help soldiers get on horses, and when they are on horses, their feet can also have a focus point." And now it is not only the generation army, but also the cavalry of various countries in China have changed into this new style of horse furniture. ”

When he was on the battlefield, Mao Dun really didn't notice this, but after hearing Fu Gongyan say this, Mao Dun thought about it seriously, and then he remembered that the cavalry of the Dai Army had indeed changed into this new style of horse furniture. However, Maudon did not realize the significance of this new style of horse furniture, so he said: "Does this new style of horse furniture have any effect? ”

And in Maudun's heart, he was thinking, what is the use of horseshoe? In fact, in this era, there have been things similar to horse pedals, but they are made of rope or cloth, not made of metal, and only unilateral, not bilateral, mainly to facilitate some aristocratic children to use on horses, but the Huns have never been interested in this kind of thing that looks like horse pedals, because the Huns are directly jumping on the horses, if anyone uses other things to get on the horse, they can't raise their heads in the Huns, so Mao Dun is very disdainful of horse pedals.

Fu Gongyan glanced at him, obviously very dissatisfied with Mao Dun's reaction so late, and said: "After this battle, doesn't King Zuogu Li feel that the combat effectiveness of the Dai Army's cavalry army is completely different from the previous Huaxia army?" It's not just that all-armored cavalry, it's an ordinary cavalry, and its combat effectiveness is not below the Hun soldiers. ”

Of course, Mao Dun admitted what Fu Gongyan said, the combat effectiveness of the Dai Jun cavalry army has indeed increased greatly, because it is a riding skill, and it is even stronger than the Hun army, but Mao Dun didn't seriously think about why, of course, the main reason is that he hasn't allowed kung fu yet, but now listening to Fu Gongyan say this, Mao Dun reacted a little, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Is it because the Dai army uses these new horse furniture?" ”

Fu Gongyan nodded, and while gesturing with his hands, he said: "The two ends are high, which can fix the knight's body and not move back and forth on the horse's back, and the horse pedal is not used to help the soldier get on the horse, but to let the soldier ride on the horse, and the feet can have a focus point, so that the knight can sit more firmly on the horseback, which is the main reason for the great improvement of the cavalry of the army." ”

Although Mao Dun has not tried to ride a new style of horse furniture, but he Bi Jing is a person who has been riding a war horse for a long time, of course he knows the characteristics of horse riding, and he has also seen it with his own eyes on the battlefield, so he listened to Fu Gongyan and explained that he also understood seven or eight points, knowing that this new style of horse furniture is indeed very convenient, and can make the knight's riding skills greatly improved.

But after understanding the reason, Mao Dun's heart also couldn't help but give birth to a chill, compared with the Xiongnu and the Chinese nation, the population is at an absolute disadvantage, iron smelting and casting and other technologies are also much backward, in addition to the Xiongnu life is brave and belligerent, the biggest advantage is that the Huns' riding skills are much stronger than those of the Chinese countries, so the combat effectiveness of the Hun cavalry is also much stronger than the cavalry of the Chinese countries. This is also the main reason why the Xiongnu have always been in a dominant position in the struggle with the Chinese countries.

But if now the Chinese countries have been replaced with this new style of horse furniture, it means that the greatest advantage of the Xiongnu nation has ceased to exist, and the demographic and technological disadvantages will make the Xiongnu simply unable to compete with the Chinese countries, so it seems that the defeat of their southward raid is not an accident, and if the Chinese country sends a large army out of the fortress to attack, the Xiongnu will not be able to resist at all. But in reality, we are already in a very dangerous situation. And this qiē is because of the emergence of this new style of horse furniture.

Therefore, Mao Dun immediately asked, "Is this new style of horse furniture made from the plateau?" ”

Fu Gongyan nodded and said: "According to the information we have, this new style of horse furniture is indeed designed and made by the plateau, but this is not important, the important thing is that now this new style of horse furniture has been fully popularized in the generation army, and it will not be long before the armies of all countries in China will replace this kind of horse furniture." ”

Mao Dun smiled bitterly, if this is really the case, then the Huns are really dangerous, even if they win the position of Shan Yu, its meaning will be greatly dismantled.

At this time, Fu Gongyan said: "I want to say these things to the king of Zuogu Li, that is, to tell the king of Zuogu Li, now the biggest enemy of the Xiongnu is the plateau, if this person is not removed, the Xiongnu will be victimized, even if this time the king of Zuogu Li seized the position of Shan Yu, but I am afraid that he will immediately face the army of the plateau." ”

Mao Dun was stunned for a moment and said, "How can I say this?" ”

Fu Gongyan said: "The origin of the plateau, King Zuogu Li, has already made it clear that he was originally the minister of the Zhao State, and the Zhao State was destroyed by the Qin State, and the Gao Yuan led the rest of the Zhao State to retreat to Daijun, bent on defeating the Qin army, restoring the Zhao State, and even destroying the Qin State. ”

Mao Dun said: "I know a little about these things, but if the goal of the plateau is to restore the Zhao State, the enemy is naturally the Qin State, why fight our Xiongnu?" ”

Fu Gongyan said: "Not long ago, there was a big war in the Central Plains, Gao Yuan led the army to defeat the Qin State, and seized a large amount of Zhao land, but after all, the Qin State is strong, and the plateau wants to completely restore the Zhao State, and there is still no strength, and after this war, both sides have losses, and the Qin Dynasty and the two countries are no longer able to launch a large-scale war, it is estimated that there will be a considerable period of peace, but before the Xiongnu was the biggest danger in the north of the Zhao State, and now among the tribes of the grassland, the Xiongnu are the only one, The threat to Daijun is naturally greater than that of the previous Zhao State, and Gao Yuan will never want to leave such a huge threat behind him, so Gao Yuan intends to use this time to send a large army to attack the grassland and fight against the Xiongnu, at least to inflict heavy damage on the Xiongnu, so that he can fight with the Qin State with all his strength in the future without any worries. ”

When Mao Dun heard this, he was silent, because he already believed Fu Gongyan's words a little.

Fu Gongyan said: "In the past few years, the plateau has been recruiting other departments of the grassland to settle outside the Yanmen Pass, which is to prepare for the attack on the Xiongnu, because most of the grassland departments have enmity with the Xiongnu, and they are naturally willing to help the plateau, and they are well aware of the calendar, situation, and customs of the grassland, which can become a big help to the plateau, if the Xiongnu are hit hard, they can also be used to manage the grassland, so that the plateau can fully devote itself to the battle with the Qin State, and no longer have to worry about the north, so for the king of Zuogu Li, The plateau is your worst enemy. ”

Mao Dun smiled bitterly and said, "Don't say that I am not the Shan Yu of the Huns now, even if I am the Shan Yu of the Huns, what can I do with the plateau?" ”

Fu Gongyan smiled and said, "This is exactly what I asked the King of Zuogu Li to send troops to attack the Baitou clan and completely destroy them, which is actually a great opportunity to get rid of the plateau." ”

Mao Dun was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the two of them were talking about the matter of the Bailing Clan, but why was they led to the plateau by Fu Gongyan, so he said: "What does the Baitou clan have to do with the plateau?" ”

Fu Gongyan said: "I have received the exact information, Gao Yuan did not know where to know the existence of the Baitou tribe, and recruited a few Baitou people to help him, this time the plateau was able to defeat the Qin army, the Baitou people made a lot of efforts, so the plateau this time out of the customs, is to go to the station of the Baitou tribe, hoping to get the full help of the Baitou tribe, and I came to the grassland this time, is to look for an opportunity, kill the plateau on the grassland, just met the king of Zuogu Li and the army of the army, so I rushed to talk to the king of Zuogu Li, We can help the king of Zuogu Li to seize the position of Shan Yu, and after becoming a single Yu, the king of Zuogu Li sent out the Xiongnu army to attack the Baitou tribe, completely destroy the Baitou tribe, and kill the plateau, in fact, this is not only to help us, killing the plateau, for the king of Zuogu Li, it is also extremely beneficial, can cut off the Xiongnu's henchmen. ”

After Mao Dun listened, he understood the cause and effect of the whole thing, and now it was his turn to make a decision, whether to choose to cooperate with Fu Gong Yanyan to seize Shan Yu's position, or make other plans.