If Han Xin hadn't died, would the Huns have been arrogant for so many years?

This is only a hypothesis, because Han Xin never beat Xiongnu in his life, and was suspected by Liu Bang, and was finally killed by Lv Hou in Changxin Palace. He is only 35 years old. He should have been in high spirits and galloped on the battlefield, but he died silently. So, with Han Xin's military command ability, if he dies, the Huns may be arrogant, because even if Han Xin dies, Liu Bang will rest assured to give him the army. This is a problem. Coupled with the economic depression in the early Han Dynasty. Judging from the development of Dahan and Xiongnu, Xiongnu in that period was in its heyday. However, the continuous wars in the Central Plains made it difficult to support long-term large-scale operations against the Huns. In addition, individual ability cannot reverse the development of history.

First, Han Xin's loneliness

Just one year before Liu Bang's Northern Expedition to Xiongnu, that is, in 20 1 year BC, Han Xin was captured by Liu Bang from Chu and demoted to Huaiyin Hou, which was similar to house arrest. From King Qi to King Chu, and then to? Prisoner? Huaiyin Hou, Han Xin's mood can be imagined. So when Liu Bang went to Xiongnu, Han Xin was not accompanied, or he had lost his passion to work for Liu Bang.

As a result, Liu bang was besieged by modu chanyu in Dengbaishan for seven days. If it weren't for bribing Khan of E Shi, it is estimated that Liu Bang would explain where this is. Since then, Liu Bang has continued to fight everywhere in order to eliminate the princes with different surnames, and Han Xin has been depressed as always. Four years later, Han Xin was besieged and killed by Lv Hou and Changxin Palace, and a generation of famous soldiers fell. If Han Xin follows the army, will there be a siege of Deng Bai, and will it make the magic capital Khan have a good memory and dare not invade the south? It's hard to say. But what is certain is that Liu Bang will not trust to hand over the relieving to Han Xin.

Second, the depressed early Han Dynasty VS the prosperous Xiongnu

At the end of the Warring States Period, when the Huns rose and Qin Shihuang unified the Central Plains, Tou Man Khan had dominated the grassland and extended his power to the Hetao Plain. In 2 14 BC, seven years after the establishment of the Qin dynasty, Qin Shihuang sent general Meng Tian to attack the Huns. After the Huns were driven out of Henan, Qin Shihuang began to build the Great Wall to prevent the Huns from entering the country again. Saving for seven years and repairing the Great Wall shows that Qin Shihuang attached great importance to the Huns. It also shows the strength of the Huns.

In the early Han dynasty, everything was in ruins. The scuffle at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the four-year battle between Chu and Han made the Central Plains exhausted. Xiao He, the prime minister, went to court and wanted to take an ox cart. Without horses, Liu Bang traveled everywhere, but he couldn't find four horses of the same color. From the siege of Deng Bai in 200 BC to the Mayi plot in 133 AD, the time span was as long as 67 years. In these 67 years, the Huns never stopped harassing the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty could only be passively beaten, passively defended and never actively attacked. To put it bluntly, there is no strength. War is about grain and grass, not national strength.

Third, Han Xin could not restrain the development of Xiongnu by himself.

Although Han Xin's military command ability is outstanding, as mentioned in the second point above, in terms of comprehensive national strength, the early Han Dynasty is not equal to the Huns. Han Xin alone can't change this gap between strength and weakness. Therefore, there is no need to compare troops, analyze tactics, compare the advantages and disadvantages of equipment, discuss whether supplies are sufficient or not, and consider the influence of climate factors on war. It can be concluded that it is impossible for Han Xin alone to change the pattern that Xiongnu was strong and Han Dynasty was weak.