The rations of the Huns** have always been a difficult problem for historians. The Huns from the king down to the king mainly eat animal meat, but do they really not eat grain?On the question of the number of Xiongnu population, Ma Changshou was first determined to be 700,000, which was later rewritten to 500,000, and Lin Gan was assumed to be 300,000. None of these figures are convincing, but according to the unanimous opinion of scholars in recent years, the population of the Xiongnu at Maodong should be around 1 million. It is completely impossible for such a large population to grow their own grain to feed, so the Huns can only solve the ration problem by ** (exchange), robbing, and eating the "** grain" of the Han Dynasty. The amount of grain given by the Han Dynasty to the Xiongnu was staggering, about more than 90 million catties of grain. It is equivalent to the Han Dynasty raising a new army, and the power to mobilize and use it is in the hands of the Huns. So what exactly was the cause of the Han-Hungarian War?It was not feasible for the Huns to grow their own food in the nomadic areas, because the nomads generally did not focus on agricultural production. According to Mr. Gu Bao, an ethnologist, the Xiongnu may have cultivated a crop suitable for growing in the raw land - millet seeds.
Millet is cultivated in the mountainous areas of North China, Southwest China, Northeast China and other places, and it grows in raw land, and the yield is also good. Therefore, the grain supplied to the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty may be millet seeds, and the grain produced by the Xiongnu people may also be millet seeds. This explains why the Xiongnu were able to survive with such a large population. With the war between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty began to send a large amount of grain and other items to the Xiongnu. After obtaining these items, the Xiongnu posed a threat to the Han regime, so Emperor Wu of Han had to take action. The war initiated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made the Xiongnu very afraid, because during the war, the livestock of the Xiongnu were all in production, and the mother body was very weak at that time. The Han army pursued the Xiongnu for more than 20 years, causing many Xiongnu women, as well as big-bellied cattle and sheep, to be aborted. The Xiongnu wanted to renew peace with the Han Dynasty and end the state of war. However, the Han Dynasty saw through the weakness of the Huns, believing that even if they made peace, they could not end the war, because the Xiongnu economy was more fragile and would still come to the Central Plains to rob. Therefore, the willingness of the Huns to war did not weaken, and for the Han Dynasty, the interruption of the "rations" of the Huns was only the beginning.
The guerrilla tactics of the Huns made it easier for them to dodge, but under the war strategy of Emperor Wu of Han, the Huns were very afraid. The war of the Han army hit the lifeblood of the Huns, and it was very bitter for the Huns. Therefore, the guerrilla tactics of the Huns could not work either. The war of the Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu was not only a simple victory over the opponent, but also an insight and familiarity with the production and lifestyle of the Xiongnu people, which was also the reason why the Han Dynasty was able to cut off the "rations" of the Xiongnu. In general, the Xiongnu had a large population, and they could not meet their needs by growing grain on their own, so they could only solve the food ration problem through **, robbery, and the "** grain" of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched a war against the Xiongnu, interrupted the "rations" of the Xiongnu, and had a deep insight and familiarity with the production and lifestyle of the Xiongnu. This is also an important reason why the Han Dynasty was able to defeat the Huns. In the war, the Han Dynasty adopted a targeted strategy, played the weakness of the Huns, and finally won the victory. Throughout history, insight and familiarity with war have been crucial to victory. In today's society, how should we view the struggle against hostile forces?
In the face of hostile forces, what should we start from and what kind of strategy should we adopt?