Zhao Song was a little strange and asked Dahe curiously: "Wu Jian was the one who defeated Huermu? Why have I never heard of such a general in Da Qin? From what you said, it seems that he still won a complete victory?"
Dahe shook his head and said he didn't know either.
"I just heard the name Wu Jian. I don't know who he is, what kind of troops he leads, the battle with Huermu, etc. Even the Great Victory of Gushui that your Great Qin announced to the world has been hidden. Got information about Wu Jian and the Qin army."
A few people didn't think much about it. The emergence of such an army in Da Qin was a good thing for the Dada tribe and Da Qin, who were currently in a worrying situation.
Immediately, several people remembered that there was Hulda's Commander Wan Qi next to them, and glanced at the Commander Wan standing next to them.
Seeing them looking at him, Commander Wanqi quickly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you generals for sparing my life. I will be loyal to the Great Khan and the Emperor of Qin from now on!"
Several people looked at each other, and Dahe laughed and said: "Okay! Let's drink together tonight and celebrate your return from the lost way!"
Commander Wan Qi quickly said happily: "Thank you so much, generals!"
That night, Commander Wan Qi was drunk by several people until he became dizzy. He could only vaguely hear a few people saying: "A loyal minister will not serve the two masters, and what's more, he was so drunk that he fell unconscious on the table. .
When someone asked about it the next day, a few people only said that Commander Wan Qi was deeply guilty of the Great Khan and had already gone to Yanzhi Mountain to apologize to the Great Khan...
At this time, at the western foot of Yinshan Mountain, the 20,000 Huns cavalry led by Heda had been waiting for ten days.
Heda had long been impatient. He remembered what Touman Chanyu had told him before leaving, to be careful not to let Hormu directly attack the Qilian Mountains. Once the entire north of the Qilian Mountains was occupied by him, he would probably no longer obey the Huns' orders.
On the eighth day after setting off from Hormu, Heda already vaguely felt something was wrong. It was only three days' journey from here to Dongqiang land. Even if the battle lasted for two days, it was time to send news back, so he immediately ordered people to go and find out the news.
Today was already the tenth day. He was waiting anxiously in his tent when the scouts he sent out finally came back.
Seeing Tanqi's panicked expression, Heda's heart tightened, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Prince Heda! The villain found traces of the battle in Hongya Mountain, and found buried corpses two hundred steps west. Judging from the size of the area, I'm afraid the Hormu tribe has been completely wiped out!"
Heda was shocked, stood up and said in disbelief: "Forty thousand people? All of them were wiped out? Are you sure?"
Tan Qi responded: "The villain was also in disbelief, so he quietly walked all the way to the East Qiang land. The Qin people and the Bei Qiang people there showed no signs of fighting. I didn't meet a single member of the Hormu tribe along the way. People, so the villain guesses that they have all been killed!"
He Da sat down on the stool and couldn't believe that 40,000 cavalry had disappeared so quietly. Could it be that the Qin people had set up an ambush?
"Report this matter to father in detail immediately!"
Three days later, Touman Chanyu, who was far away in the hinterland of the grassland, received the news from Heda and quickly summoned the four tribal leaders.
Several people were shocked when they heard it.
The most arrogant Hedu also had a look of shock on his face. No matter how deep his hostility towards Hulmu was, he said that Hulmu was vulnerable, but he had to admit in his heart that the strength of the Hulmu cavalry was as strong as that of the Huns. Compared with the elite cavalry, they are no less generous.
Now 40,000 people have mysteriously disappeared, and not even a single person who reported the news has escaped, which shows how terrifying the enemy is.
"Chanyu, I'm afraid this matter is not simple!"
Multie, who had the least dealings with him, also realized the seriousness of the matter and did not mock him.
"Yes, 40,000 people were wiped out without a sound. Our four major tribes plus Shanyu's cavalry totaled only 150,000 people. If we were the vanguard and lost 40,000 people, we might not be able to fight the Qin people again this year. !”
Shalinmu nodded and agreed: "Chanyu Yingming, if Shanyu hadn't let Huermu be the vanguard, we would have lost our Xiongnu warriors!"
Wan Dayuan followed suit and said, "Shan Yu Yingming! What should we do next?"
Touman Shanyu's face was solemn. He naturally understood that if he didn't figure out how Hulmu was defeated and continued the attack rashly, he might end up with the same fate as Hulmu.
"In my opinion, Shilling and Da led their troops back to the Wanda tribe to rest. They did not bring enough food and grass to stay away for a long time. They ordered people to go as soon as possible to find out how Huermu was defeated. The news that came back did not even know what the Qin army looked like. We don’t even know, we can’t risk the lives of the warriors rashly!”
The four of them had no objection, this was the best way. If Touman Chanyu insists on continuing the attack, the people from his four major tribes will be the ones to lose.
Half a month later, Touman Shanyu finally got further information.
"Tanqi has returned. This fool, Hormu, did not follow my arrangement and attack the Eastern Qiang with all his strength. Instead, he divided ten thousand troops to attack the Western Qiang. Tanqi carefully explored the place where the corpse was buried. There were about two More than ten thousand people died in the battle, and the rest were captured. The Qiang soldiers who attacked the Western Qiang land directly surrendered to the Qin army."
Hedu also slammed the table and said angrily: "I have said before that this traitor cannot be trusted! He divided his troops to attack the Xiqiang land. He must want to take down the Qilian Mountains in one go and compete with the Huns!"
Although Hedu was reckless, he was not brainless and could naturally figure out the joints.
Touman Shanyu's face changed slightly when he heard this. He was the one who advocated letting Hulmu explore the route. Now that Hulmu was killed in the battle, he lost 40,000 cannon fodder, and the Xiongnu lost their opportunity. He really couldn't shake the blame, so he had no words.
Mu'ertie quickly changed the subject: "Chanyu, is there any news about the Qin army?"
Touman Shanyu shook his head and frowned: "The Qin army that defeated Huermu was mysterious. Tan Qi couldn't even find any useful information. Judging from the traces on the battlefield, the Qin army only had more than 30,000 people. , attacked Huermu from the front and back of Hongya Mountain and the mountains, and set up an ambush on the east bank of Gushui."
Wandayuan took a breath of air.
"What? The Qin army and the Hu'ermu army are of equal strength? How could the Qin people defeat the Qiang army with equal strength?"
The other three people also had doubts and couldn't believe that the Qin army had such combat power.
Touman Chanyu sighed and continued: "Not only that, but the place where the Qin army buried their bodies was also found on the southern slope of Hongya Mountain. At a rough glance, there are only about three hundred people!"
There was silence in the tent for a while. The Qin army only lost 300 people. What is the difference between this and no casualties?
"Let's postpone the attack on Qilian Mountain for the time being. We will make a decision after we find out the situation and whereabouts of the Qin army!"
The few people did not object in words. They had not yet woken up from the shock that Qin Jun had given them. They held their fists in a salute and silently stood up and left the tent.
Touman Shanyu looked at their backs and murmured: "It seems that this second-generation little emperor of the Qin Dynasty should not be underestimated..."
