August.
After entering autumn, the scorching sun covering the entire grassland recedes and the weather gradually turns cooler.
A long team went south from the northern grassland toward Helan.
The number of this team is about 50,000 to 60,000. They are all dressed in leather, with fur quilts and pointed leather hats on their heads.
They rode horses, making shouting sounds from time to time, waving their whips, and driving hundreds of thousands of cattle and horses along the way. The scene was very grand.
Sugatha was riding on a white horse, looking at the endless herd of livestock in front of her with a cold expression.
This is why the Qin army was surrounded on three sides and ignored the west side, and the Xiumi Yuezhi did not dare to go west to the quicksand desert.
Hundreds of thousands of livestock require a huge amount of fodder and drinking water every day. There is nothing in the desert. Once they enter, these hundreds of thousands of livestock will die violently within a few days, and then the old, weak, women and children will die one after another. 's death.
Even if in the end there were young men able to cross the vast desert and return to Hexi, it would be meaningless. The Xiumi tribe had lost its people and livestock, and there was no need to survive.
As for resisting the Qin army to the end, it is a dead end.
Surrender is the only way for the Xiu Mi tribe to survive.
"My lady, why don't we put forward conditions to the Qin people? We still have 20,000 warriors on hand. I think the Qin people are very afraid of this. If we put forward some conditions, they will definitely agree."
Yaguda followed on horseback and asked worriedly.
After the Battle of Helan, Marquis Xiumi abandoned his tribe and fled south, causing the entire Yuezhi clan of the Xiumi tribe to fall into chaos. The voices of fleeing, fighting, or surrendering arose among the nobles of various tribes, and they argued endlessly with each other. The entire Yuezhi clan of the Xiumi tribe fell into chaos. Shrouded by the shadow brought by the Qin army.
At this time, Sujatha came here with the token of Xiu Mihou and the cronies of Xihou, claiming that she would save the lives of their people on behalf of Xihou.
Next, this woman used superb political tactics to win over some nobles by using the fear of the Qin army in the Xiu Mi tribe, and decisively killed some resisters.
In just two days, she took control of the entire secret department, convinced everyone, and placed their hope of survival on her.
Is it really a good choice to just surrender unconditionally to the Qin army?
Sugatha turned back and looked at the worried expressions of Yaguda and all the Xumi nobles, and she knew she had to give words of comfort.
She explained patiently.
"The general of Qin has the wisdom of a fox and the strength of a bear. He is very powerful and cunning. During the previous battle, he deliberately made an impulsive gesture, abandoning the other two Qin armies to enter the grassland, and lured the three princes to go The attack resulted in our army falling into the trap of the Qin people. The two armies of the Qin people took the opportunity to occupy the river crossings on the north and south sides, blocking our retreat road and completing the siege of us. From the beginning of this war, It is this Qin general who dominates everything."
All the nobles nodded their heads after hearing this.
By the time the war started, they had already understood that they were the prey who foolishly jumped into the hunter's trap, and they felt fear and fear of the Qin people in their hearts. This was one of the reasons why they were willing to follow Sugasha and surrender to the Qin people.
Sujatha continued: "This general has wisdom beyond ordinary people and knows what to do to obtain greater benefits. Therefore, after the Helan War, the Qin army did not kill my Kushan tribe members, and even retained Taking away their livestock property is an attitude in itself.”
"The generals of Qin are waiting for us to surrender. At the same time, they are using the Kushan tribe to hint to us that after surrendering, we can keep our property like the Kushan tribesmen."
"So we surrender to the Qin army. Even if we don't put forward any conditions, the Qin general will treat us just like the Kushan people. Even because we surrendered voluntarily, we will get better treatment."
"Since we can save our lives without putting forward conditions, why should we put them forward? It is better to make more submissive actions to show our loyalty, so as to obtain greater benefits."
"No conditions are the greatest conditions."
Sugatha said calmly.
The noble ladies of Xiu Mi were thoughtful, and one of them said with some worry: "Of course what your lady said is good, but what if the Qin people are just pretending to be kind to Kushan? It's an illusion to tempt us to surrender to them. Once we If we surrender, maybe they will show their true evil colors and denigrate us as slaves.”
Sugatha shook her head and smiled: "No."
"He is a wise man and an ambitious man. This grassland surrounded by rivers will not be the end of the Qin people."
Sugasha turned her head and looked in Helan's direction.
"The Qin people's horses will surely cross the water of the river and gallop in the territory of Yuezhi and under the Yin Mountain in the north."
…
Two days later, Helan Grassland.
Fifty thousand Qin army infantry held spears and halberds, lined up in a neat square formation, and stood on the grassland. There are also 10,000 fully armed Qin cavalry on each side, facing the northeast, waiting for the surrender from the north.
Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot, raised his eyes and saw a large black shadow appearing on the horizon in the distance.
"General, this Sugatha is very clever and scheming. She chose to surrender to us unconditionally because she was sure that the general would not attack them. It is a good idea to retreat in order to advance. You should be careful. "
Chen Ping was riding on the horse next to him, with a fearful tone in his words.
Zhao Tuo smiled and said lightly: "Chen Sheng, you have to remember. In this world, everything must be judged by strength. When you master absolute strength, you will not be afraid of these so-called cleverness."
A moment later, under the escort and surveillance of the Qin army's cavalry, dozens of Yuezhi cavalry arrived here on horseback.
They are nobles of the Xiumi Yuezhi and belong to the ruling class of the tribe. They will surrender on behalf of the entire Xiumi Yuezhi.
When they arrived about two hundred meters in front of the Qin army's formation.
The originally peaceful Qin army formation suddenly moved.
Countless spears and halberds were raised high, and tens of thousands of Qin soldiers shouted loudly together.
"Qin!"
"Qin!"
"Qin!"
There is only one word, but the rolling sound makes people's ears tremble, like thunder in the clear sky, rumbling on the grassland.
The dozens of war horses were frightened, and the Yuezhi nobles on the horses all had pale faces. Some were even so frightened by this terrifying power that they trembled all over and fell off their horses on the spot.
After the deafening sound, all these Yuezhi nobles dismounted their horses, looked frightened, and knelt down in the direction of the Qin army.
Zhao Tuo's eyes fell on the Yue clan woman in the front.
She has slightly golden hair tied behind her back, a tall and graceful figure, tall and straight facial features, and a strong exotic style.
Just this unique appearance makes people unforgettable once they take one look at it.
Sujatha knelt in front of the Qin army's formation and looked at Zhao Tuo on the chariot with her blue eyes.
She already knew from Yaguda's mouth that the "Chen Ping" she saw when she entered the fortress was the General of Qin.
Therefore, at this moment, facing Zhao Tuo who was standing on the chariot accepting surrender, Sujatha's heart was full of depression and fear.
Not only because she was a surrender now, but also because she was facing a smart wise man. When she was stared at by the general, she felt like she had been seen through.
Sujatha held a golden staff high in both hands.
That was a token of Xihou's power given by Xihou Xiumi before he parted with her. She was able to successfully control the Xiumi Department because of the role of this object. Now that she surrendered to the Qin army, she naturally had to present it to the Qin general.
"My humble concubine, Sujiasha, the daughter of Guishang, was entrusted by the Marquis of Xiumi to lead the Yuezhi tribe of Xiumi tribe. Now that the Japanese army has conquered the grassland and is so majestic, my humble concubine is willing to raise the people of Xiumi to surrender to the general. From then on, After that, all the Xiumi tribes obeyed the orders of the Emperor of Qin and the general."
Sugatha lowered her head and raised her golden staff in a gesture of surrender.
Behind her, the nobles of the Xiumi Department also shouted, stumbling and stumbling, using the two sentences of Qin dialect they had just learned on the road: "We are willing to surrender to the Emperor of Qin, and we are willing to surrender to the general."
Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
This Sugatha opened her mouth to say "concubine" and shut up to say "heavenly army", but she had a deep understanding of Qin culture.
"Very good. Since you know the destiny and current affairs, and are willing to raise your tribe to surrender to Qin, I should treat you well."
Zhao Tuo spoke calmly and gave these Yuezhi people a promise to "treat them kindly".
At the same time, Chen Ping on the side stepped forward and took the golden cane representing the rights of the Xiu Mi Department from Sugatha's raised hand, officially accepting their surrender.
"Thank you, General, for your kindness. We shall regard ourselves as Great Qin's eagle dogs and will never rebel from generation to generation."
Sugatha hurriedly bowed her head and responded.
Although the nobles of the Xiumi Department did not understand Qin language, when they saw Chen Ping taking the cane and seeing Sujiasha speaking calmly, they knew that the Qin army did not mean to embarrass them. They were all overjoyed and kissed Zhao Tuo with their mouths. Dirt in front of the car.
If Zhao Tuo were standing on the ground right now, they would probably pounce on him one by one and kiss his toes as a sign of submission.
"Well, Chen Sheng, this secret department will be left to you and Xiao He."
Zhao Tuo opened his mouth and gave instructions.
Xiao He is now in charge of logistics and military affairs, and is responsible for handling the affairs of the herdsmen of the Xiu Mi Department.
Chen Ping wanted to select young men from them and form a Yuezhi cavalry like the Guishan tribe.
After the surrender of the Xiu Mi tribe, Zhao Tuo still had the task of taking over all of Henan, and at the same time he had to send a military report back to the emperor of Xianyang. There were many things to do, so naturally he would not waste too much time on dealing with these surrenders.
As for Sujatha who was kneeling on the ground, although Zhao Tuo felt that she had some abilities, she was just a surrendered foreign woman. Zhao Tuo didn't have too many thoughts.
Seeing the Qin general handing himself and the Xiumi tribesmen to the "real Chen Ping" next to him after accepting the surrender, Sujatha's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
The General of Qin is not interested in her. According to this trend, it is very likely that he will never see her again in the future.
This surrender ceremony may very well be her last and greatest chance.
"Only by providing corresponding value to Qin can we gain a higher status."
Sugatha whispered in her heart.
She is a person who is good at seizing opportunities.
Seeing Zhao Tuo starting to leave, Sugatha immediately called out.
"General, this concubine can help the Great Qin Heavenly Army defeat the Xiongnu and destroy the Yueshi!"
"Let the flag of Great Qin be planted all over the grassland!"
(End of chapter)
