10. China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Chinese Plan for Taking the City of Mayi
The trap was to be a city called mai, a wealthy frontier town that acted as a trading post between china and the northern deserts. The further the shanyu marched into the chinese lands, the more he began to feel that something wasn't right. As he got closer to mayi, he saw herds of cattle but no herdsmen guarding them. He ordered his men to halt and sent out scouts. They managed to capture a han's soldier who told them what waited near by,. 300 thousand infantry and chariots, concealed and waiting for him to step into their trap. After an unsuccessful attempt to ambush the shangne at mai, peaceful relations came to an
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