The name of Touman is not famous in history, but it is indeed a very important leader for the Hun people.
The date of birth of Touman is no longer known, and it is speculated that he became the leader of the Xiongnu after the 100,000-strong Xiongnu army went south and was defeated by Li Mu of the Zhao state.
Before it, the Huns, which could only be called tribal confederations, had not yet formed a state.
It was also during his tenure that the Huns changed from tribal confederations to states. The Xiongnu also moved towards unification during his period and had the strength to compete for supremacy in the steppe.
To the west of the Xiongnu were the powerful Wusun and The Great Moon clans, to the east were the more powerful Eastern Hu, and to the south was the Qin Dynasty, which had completed the great unification
At the beginning of his reign, he vigorously unified the Xiongnu.
In middle age, just when Qin Shi Huang won the government and annexed the Six Kingdoms, he had no time to take care of the Xiongnu who harassed the South from time to time, and Touman was bold, and gradually encroached on the Yinshan region and some parts of the Hetao. In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang unified the Six Kingdoms, and he finally had time to clean up this nomadic people who had always been in turmoil in the north. He sent Meng Tian as a general to lead an army of 300,000 against the Xiongnu, beating Touman to the ground and having to leave the Yin Mountains and move to the north of the desert.
After resting for more than ten years, Touman secretly returned from the north of the desert to the foot of the Yin Mountains, at this time, the Qin Dynasty just began civil unrest, and when it was preparing to go south here, it was stabbed in the back by his own son, and the famous "Mingdi Killing Father" broke out in history.
Touman's eldest son was Mo Dun, who was also the heir of the Xiongnu Shan Yu (equivalent to the crown prince)
Mo Dun was born to the Da Fu clan, and later she died, and Touman took another wife. Like all old fathers who prefer young sons, Touman also prefers sons born to Xiao Fu, because under the pillow wind of Xiao Fu, Touman likes young sons more and more, so he wants to abolish Chang Li Young.
Although the Xiongnu did not have many rituals like the Central Plains, they also had their own rules in inheritance, and they could not easily abolish their eldest sons.
If so, Touman thought of killing people with a knife to get rid of his eldest son, Mu dun.
Touman sent Mo Dun to the Yue clan as a hostage, and soon after Mo Dun arrived at the Yue clan, Touman led his troops to attack the Yue clan, causing heavy losses to the unprepared Yue clan. The Yue clan was furious and prepared to kill Mo Dun and then fight the Xiongnu to the death. Mo Dun stole the good horse of the Yue clan and fled back to the Xiongnu overnight.
Because of this incident, Touman had no regrets about not getting rid of Mu Dun, but admired his son's bravery, so he gave him ten thousand cavalry to command.
Mouton was not happy to be reused by his father. On the contrary, he looked down on Touman with conspiracies and tricks to harm him, and Mao Dun thought that the eldest husband should use the rules of the grassland to do things, everyone really did a real knife and gun, and they lost it themselves, but Touman actually used the method of borrowing a knife to kill people, which was too despicable. Since you are not merciful, I am unrighteous.
So Mouton made a kind of arrows and trained his men in archery on horseback, and he ordered, "Whoever shoots my arrows, if anyone who does not follow me to shoot it with all his might, will be beheaded." "
Mao Dun first shoots the beast, then the horse, and then the wife, and kills all those who hesitate and hesitate and do not obey the order.
In this way, soldiers are trained in absolute obedience to their orders.
When Mao Dun followed Touman to hunt again, Moton took revenge on his father Touman and shot an arrow at Touman, who died on the spot.
A head Man Shan Yu, who was ready to go to the Central Plains again, fell under his son's arrows.
Tou Man's life can be said to have been born at the wrong time. Every time when he was about to rise, Zhongyuan's opponents were better and stronger than him, so his battle with Zhongyuan did not take much advantage, and each time he failed miserably. If Touman had not encountered Li Mu, Meng Tian and others, with his strength, the iron hooves would surely cross the Great Wall and invade the Central Plains.