"Qin State General Zhao Tuo led his army to approach Helan. After a battle between the two sides, Zhao Tuo sent an envoy to pretend to have peace talks with the Yuezhi, hoping to exchange soldiers, armor and food for a piece of land south of the Yuezhi."
"The Yuezhi Marquis Xi coveted the things offered by the Qin people and believed in Zhao Tuo. As a result, he was attacked by the Qin army at night at the agreed time?"
Listening to the words coming from the scout's mouth, Touman Chanyu was in a daze.
Why does this matter sound more and more familiar to me?
"Da Shanyu, this is indeed the trick of Qin general Zhao Tuo. This is how he dealt with us when he was in Dai Kingdom!"
"We Huns are too simple. We believed the words of the Qin envoy Li Shiqi and thought that the Qin people would keep their promises. As a result, we lost our defense and were defeated by those despicable Qin people with a night attack!"
Zuogudu Hou Huyanzi said through gritted teeth.
Hu Yanzi still remembered the envoy named Li Shiqi, who smiled at him when he entered the camp and gave him a pair of fine jade in private.
At that time, Hu Yanzi thought that Li Shi was a good person and planned to give him a few slaves in return after the transaction was completed.
As a result, within a few days, the Qin people ignored the rules and attacked at night. The Huns were beaten and fled in panic. The pair of jade bis were also lost in the chaos, and I don't know whose hands they fell into. It's a pity now that I think about it.
Touman Shanyu glared at Hu Yanzi fiercely.
This guy's words brought Da Shan back to his dream that night.
That was a pain that Touman Shanyu never wanted to recall.
But in this way, Touman Chanyu was convinced that there was nothing wrong with the Yuezhi people.
This kind of immoral thing is indeed something Zhao Tuo can do.
Moreover, the Qin people have few cavalry and are no match for the Yuezhi cavalry in a head-on attack. Only by using this trick can they win.
"Zhao Tuo, this little brat, is indeed insidious and cunning. He used this trick against us Huns and then used it against the Yuezhi. Hahaha, these brainless idiots from the Yuezhi deserve it!"
Touman Chanyu gloated and laughed.
He was very happy and believed from the bottom of his heart that this was true.
Since he was sidelined by Zhao Tuo in the First Battle of Daidi, this incident has often been used by King Zuogu Li and other Xiongnu opponents to ridicule him, using it as a case to attack the prestige of Man Shanyu.
They said that Touman had no brains and was fooled around by the Qin people.
Now the Yuezhi people's experience can be regarded as a proof for the leader Man Shanyu, and they also share the firepower of ridicule.
This is not because Touman Shanyu is brainless, but because the Qin people are too cunning. Didn't they see that the Yueshi people also fell into the Qin people's tricks?
He turned back to look at King Zuo Guli beside him and said jokingly: "Wuluxu, I didn't expect that the Yuezhi people who took your pasture were actually attacked by Qin Renye. It seems that there are really too many brainless people in the world. .”
Wuluxu's face was expressionless, knowing that Touman Chanyu was mocking him.
The Yuezhi people have no brains, so wouldn't King Zuo Guli, who was attacked by the Yuezhi people and even lost his pastureland, be even more brainless?
But his focus now is not here, but on the Yuezhi people.
Wu Luxu gritted his teeth and said: "Da Chanyu, the Yuezhi people have always been at odds with us Xiongnu. They have also seized our pasture south of the river. They can be called enemies. Now they are defeated by the Qin army. It is a river that fell into the water." Dog, we just deceived these Yuezhi people and killed them to repay our hatred."
Touman Shanyu's face became serious.
Compared with the Xiongnu who were only killed by the Qin army in Daidi, 10,000 people, the price paid by the Yuezhi people was very heavy.
Because when the Xiongnu attacked Daidi, all the tribesmen stayed far away, and those who went south were all bow-drawing people who could fight. When they saw that the situation was not good, they just ran away. Therefore, the losses after being attacked by the Qin army were limited.
But after the Yuezhi captured Henan, they brought tens of thousands of old, weak, women and children of the entire tribe there to graze.
The Yuezhi were severely damaged by the Qin army's night attack, and their army could not escape like the Xiongnu.
In order to protect the women, children, old and weak in the tribe, the Yuezhi people could only continue to fight the Qin army. Facing the Qin people's strong bows, crossbows, armor and sharp blades, they suffered heavy losses.
It is said that even a group of Xihou was captured by the Qin people in the battle.
Under such a blow, the Yuezhi army could no longer resist and had no choice but to abandon their tribesmen and livestock and flee for their lives.
But the Qin people occupied the southern passage to Hexi, so the tens of thousands of Yueshi people could not go south and had to flee north in a hurry.
The Qin army stationed in the north responsible for blocking the river went south after receiving the order to intercept these Yuezhi people.
But the Yuezhi people who were blocked in their escape were like mad dogs, attacking crazily in order to survive.
In addition, they had more cavalry and the Qin army in the north had less cavalry. The Yuezhi people really killed a way out, causing them to rush near the river.
After receiving the news, the small group of Qin troops who stayed near the river knew that they were outnumbered. In order to prevent the Yuezhi people from falling into the hands of the people, they threw all their supplies into the river and then fled with light horses.
Now, the scouts sent by Touman Shanyu to the south of the river encountered this Yuezhi cavalry, which numbered about 20,000.
The leader of the Yuezhi people told them that the Yuezhi people wanted to join the Huns and deal with the Qin army chasing them from behind.
The scout brought back the meaning of the Yuezhi leader, and was accompanied by a Yuezhi envoy named Yaguda. He described the miserable experience of the Yuezhi people to Touman Shanyu in detail, and expressed his intention to beg for refuge. .
But now it was time for the Huns to discuss internally, so they temporarily took the envoy away.
Touman Chanyu needs to discuss with the nobles what they, the Huns, should do next.
At this time, the Huns had three choices before them.
One is to refuse the Yuezhi people's surrender, block them on the south bank of the river, and watch them and the Qin army fight each other.
Another option is to agree to the Yuezhi people's request to cross the river and seek refuge, let them come over, become allies, and then work together to deal with the Qin army in the south.
Now Wu Luxu, King Zuoguli, proposed a third plan, which was to first release these Yuezhi people, and then eliminate and annex them.
"Your eyes are blinded by hatred!"
"The Yuezhi people are not weak. With these 20,000 cavalrymen crossing the river, do you think they will not be on guard against us? If we really fight, even if they can be wiped out, we Huns will suffer a lot, and in the end we will all come out cheap. The Qin army came from the south."
Touman Chanyu scolded Wuluxu with a sneer on his face.
This King Zuoguli was Touman Chanyu's political rival. Any opinions he put forward could not be agreed to by the great Chanyu, and he had to be severely reprimanded and sent back.
Not to mention that in the eyes of Touman Shanyu, this opinion is indeed a piece of shit. He only knows revenge and does not care about the overall situation.
Hu Yanzi immediately said: "Da Chanyu, then we will not agree to the request of these Yuezhi people, block them on the other side of the river, and let them fight with the Qin army. No matter who loses or wins, we will be the ones who benefit in the end. ! This is exactly what the old King Yan said, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Let’s be the fishermen here!"
After Huyanzi finished speaking, he was very proud, thinking that he must have said what Shanyu was thinking.
However, Touman Chanyu was stunned and scolded: "Short-sighted!"
"Now the Yuezhi people have been severely injured by the Qin army's sneak attack. Only about 20,000 of them have fled to the river. They are still defeated soldiers. They probably don't even have much food. What kind of combat power can this kind of force have on the Qin people? Hurt? When Zhao Tuo's army comes forward, these Yueshi people may not be able to kill many Qin troops, and they will be wiped out by the Qin army."
At this point, Touman Shanyu's face became gloomy and he roared: "The Qin army has wiped out the Yuezhi south of the river and faces us across the river. Do you think these Qin people will stop their march?" ?”
The Xiongnu nobles were questioned by the Great Chanyu. After looking at each other, they all shook their heads.
The Qin army was too aggressive.
First they destroyed the six kingdoms in the east, and now they are attacking the Yueshi. It is said that Donghu in the east is also facing the Qin army. If the Qin army has no idea of crossing the river after occupying Henan, these Xiongnu nobles must not believe it. of.
The Qin people are aggressive and as cruel as tigers and wolves. They will definitely cross the river to rob the Huns of their grasslands.
Touman Chanyu saw the expressions of the nobles, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "So for us Xiongnu, the best choice now is to agree to the request of these Yuezhi people, let them cross the river, take them in, and reunite with them in the future. Let’s deal with the Qin people who are chasing us together!”
"The Yueshi are hungry dogs who have been robbed of their huts and food. Now they are seeking support from us. As long as we open our arms to them and throw in a few bones, we can take them into our own hands and use them to deal with the more ferocious Qin. Man, this approach is truly far-sighted!”
Seeing that Touman Shanyu chose the plan to take in Yuezhi.
King Zuo Guli sneered and said: "Da Chanyu, these Yuezhi people are not hungry dogs, they are also wolves on the grassland. Aren't you afraid that if you take them in, they will bite you back! Don't forget, Who snatched the land south of the river from us?"
Touman Shanyu sneered: "Wolf? No matter how ferocious the prairie wolf is, in my hands, it will turn into a dog that gnaws bones obediently."
"These Yuezhi people were attacked by the Qin army and robbed of their pastures and tribes. They have a deep hatred for the Qin people, so they will definitely help us fight against the Qin army. Just because they lost their livestock and tribes and lacked food, even if After crossing the river, we can only rely on us Xiongnu for supply, and we have the only source of food for the Yuezhi!"
"Not to mention, we have 90,000 Huns warriors here. Are we still afraid of the mere 20,000 Yuezhi people?"
Touman Shanyu was very confident, and the words in his mouth made all the nobles of the Huns nod their heads.
After mastering the food source of the Yuezhi people, they can indeed use those Yuezhi people as dogs.
There is nothing wrong with what Shanyu said.
Seeing the gloomy expression of King Wuluxu of Zuo Guli, Touman Chanyu even laughed in his heart.
Why did he want to take in the Yuezhi? In addition to using it to deal with the Qin army as mentioned above, the main reason was that the Yuezhi had robbed Wuluxu's pasture and they were enemies.
The old King Yan said that the enemy of the enemy is a friend.
Now Touman Chanyu's prestige has plummeted, and his strength is not strong enough. Many people in the Xiongnu tribes are dissatisfied with him.
If he can master this Yuezhi army, subdue it, and use it as a real dog, then his strength will have an overwhelming advantage among the Xiongnu tribes.
The Yuezhi people's surrender was an opportunity for Touman Chanyu to increase his strength.
Most of the choices people make are related to interests.
If it's beneficial, then choose.
Touman Chanyu's idea of conquering the Yuezhi became more and more intense after the Yuezhi people successfully crossed the river.
Because the leader of this Yueshi remnant army turned out to be a beautiful woman!
(End of chapter)
