Twenty thousand Yuezhi people crossed the river with the help of the Xiongnu.
Looking at the dried blood on the Yuezhi knight's body, and the apparent embarrassment and state of desperation after the fight.
Touman Chanyu and many Xiongnu nobles could all imagine what kind of brutal fighting this Yuezhi cavalry had to go through to get here.
It is said that when the Yuezhi people escaped from Helan, there were still 30,000 horses, but now there are only 20,000 people left. Such sacrifices greatly reduced the Huns' suspicion of them.
"Sugasha, the daughter of Kushan, has seen Gutu Chanyu holding a plow."
The leader of the Yuezhi people was a woman in her twenties. Under the protection of many Yuezhi knights, she rode to the front of the Xiongnu formation and treated the Xiongnu Chanyu with the courtesy of a prairie man.
She also held a golden cane in her hand, which was said to be a relic of a Jihou.
Touman Shanyu's eyes lit up.
This Yuezhi woman named Sugatha had a high nose, deep eyes, blue eyes, and slightly naturally curly hair. This was an appearance he had never seen before.
Touman Chanyu once heard from merchants that there is a vast expanse of land to the west of Yuezhi, where there are deserts and oases, and the people there have tall noses and deep eyes like Sujiasha. His eyes and hair color are different from Dongfang's appearance.
Sugatha's appearance made Touman Chanyu relax his vigilance.
He returned the salute, put on a "king" posture, and said loudly: "The Qin people once relied on deception to sneak attack on our Xiongnu. Now they have used the same treacherous trick again, hurting your Yuezhi, killing and capturing Live with your Xihou. At this point we have a common topic and the same enemy."
"Now your noble lady has come with her tribe to seek refuge with me. As the king of the grasslands, I will naturally not refuse. I will give you food, give you a place to rest, and take you with me to the people of Qin." revenge!"
Touman Shanyu's words were full of generosity, which made Wu Luxu, the king of Zuoguli in the rear, grit his teeth.
A smile appeared on Sugatha's tense face, and her opponent Man Chanyu bowed again and said: "The great Chanyu's mind is really as broad and vast as the grassland. Now my father was killed by the Qin people, and the Xi Mi tribe Hou was captured by the Qin people, and we lost our people and livestock, so we could only rely on the Great Chanyu."
"We have a hatred as high as a mountain with the Qin people. As long as we can deal with the Qin people, the 20,000 Yuezhi warriors here are willing to take orders from the Great Chanyu!"
This is what I've been waiting for!
Touman nodded with satisfaction.
This woman is very smart.
This was the real reason why he took in the remaining 20,000 Yuezhi troops.
The two powerful Yuezhi tribes were attacked by the Qin people in a sneak attack and fierce attack. One Xihou was killed by the Qin people, and the other was captured by the Qin army. Even the eldest son of Guishuang Xihou, Lajia Gu, was also breaking through. He died heroically in the interception of the Qin army in the north.
Now the 20,000 people who have escaped are led by Sujiasha, the daughter of the Marquis of Guishuang. A woman leads 20,000 Yuezhi remnants. It is the most miserable and desolate time, and it is also a favorable opportunity for Touman Shanyu to take control of them. .
After mastering the 20,000 Yuezhi cavalry and training them into obedient dogs, Touman Shanyu's position among the Huns will be extremely stable, and he will no longer be afraid of being betrayed.
Chanyu's greedy eyes swept over the Yuezhi woman's towering chest and shapely waist, and finally fell on the face full of exotic charm.
Sugatha gave a flattering smile.
Delicate red lips, blue eyes, and hooked head. Man Shan felt itchy in her heart and felt like there was a fire rising in her lower abdomen.
He had previously given his most beautiful yān zhī to King Donghu in order to appease Donghu's covetousness.
Sometimes when I think about this, Touman Shanyu feels very sorry.
After all, the Yan family was the most favored by him, and he even had the idea of deposing his eldest son, Mao Dun, and making the son of the Yan family his heir.
But now, Touman Shanyu felt that his heart had a new belonging.
Touman Chanyu turned his head and told Huyanzi: "Marquis Zuogudu, the warriors of the Yuezhi fought with the Qin people all the way, and they are friends of our Huns. You arrange a rich pasture for them to live in, and Bring enough cow and feta cheese to keep our friends from going hungry."
"yes."
Hu Yanzi responded immediately, stretched out his hand to Sugasha beside him and said, "My lady, please come with me."
Before leaving, Sujatha once again said some words of admiration and gratitude to Touman Chanyu. That charming voice made Touman Chanyu feel more and more itchy in his heart.
It is natural for men to be lustful.
As the king of the Huns, Touman Chanyu would not have valued a woman so much, but Sugasha was not only a beautiful foreign woman, but she also had 20,000 Yueshi cavalry behind her, which increased her appeal.
"Da Chanyu, these Yuezhi people look at us wrongly, so be careful."
After the Yueshi people left, Yi Hanxie, the right general of the Xiongnu, came up and admonished Man Shanyu.
Thinking of the information reported by Hu Yanzi, Wu Luxu had recently become close to the right general.
Touman Shanyu was unhappy in his heart and snorted coldly: "The Yuezhi people previously took away the Henan land of Wuluxu. Now they are defeated by the Qin people and come to seek refuge with us. Isn't it normal for them to be on guard?"
"Now these defeated Yuezhi people are surrounded by 90,000 of our Huns warriors. They lack food and utensils. We need to provide them with everything they need. They can't afford anything. Don't be afraid that they have different intentions. They really need us. Be careful, they are Qin people from the south!"
With that said, Touman Shanyu turned his head and looked south of the river.
Qin general Zhao Tuo.
The man who had made him suffer humiliation was coming.
…
The black flag waved again in the wilderness south of the river.
Cao Mengde used looking at plum blossoms to quench his thirst to motivate his soldiers, but it was actually not the same as what happened to Mei Lin.
It is true that General Zhao Tuo said that after leaving the desert, there will be great rivers and grasslands.
In the north of the desert, a large river flows slowly.
On both sides of the river, a wilderness of rich water and soil is nourished.
The golden grass in the wild is trampled by horse hooves.
Zhao Tuo was fully clothed, sitting on a strong war horse, and led a group of guards to the river, looking across the river.
Behind him, countless Qin soldiers in black armor began to choose places to set up camp.
"The people left here in Sugasha said that the Huns have agreed to the Yuezhi's request to surrender. It seems that the first step of our plan has been successful."
Chen Ping came over and brought back the information that Sugatha had left here. His voice was obviously relieved when he spoke.
The most feared thing about the Qin army's plan was that the Huns refused to surrender to the remnants of the Yuezhi army from the beginning, which directly blocked the plan.
Zhao Tuo could only use strong attack tactics. In that case, even if he won, the casualties of the Qin army would increase a lot.
Fortunately, Li Shiqi had dealt with Touman Shanyu in Daidi, and he successfully impressed the other party with his speech about the old wolf's character and situation.
As long as the Yueshi are accepted, the Qin people's plan will be half successful.
Of course, there is a possibility that this plan could fail, that is, even if the Huns did not see through Zhao Tuo's plan, they did not want to unite with the Yueshi, and even had the idea of tricking them across the river, then attacking, killing and annexing them.
In this way, the 20,000 Yuezhi and Sugasha are definitely finished.
However, for the Qin Army, the 20,000 Yuezhi cavalry and Sujiasha were aliens. Even if they were really killed by the Huns, it would not be a big loss for the Qin Army headquarters, and it was not unacceptable.
Zhao Tuo held up a golden copper tube with both hands and placed it in front of one eye. He closed the other eye and looked towards the other side of the river.
Both Li Shiqi and Chen Ping looked at this scene curiously.
They knew that this long tube-shaped object was a treasure that had been urgently sent from Xianyang before. It was escorted by a thousand cavalry to Helan, which shows the importance of this object.
The general often held this thing and made this lookout look on the grassland, sometimes looking at the sky, sometimes at the cattle and sheep in the distance, and sometimes standing on a high slope to look at the Qin army's camp and the Yuezhi herdsmen.
Li Shiqi and Chen Ping were smart people. The general didn't say what this thing was used for, so they didn't ask. At this moment, when they saw the general making such a move, they all stayed silent.
After a while, Zhao Tuo suddenly said: "Two miles across the river, there are fifteen Huns. They seem to be on patrol. The leader of them is riding a white horse."
Everyone was stunned.
Li Shiqi looked across the river. Because the distance was too far, he could only see a bunch of figures. It was difficult to count the number of people on the other side, let alone the color of the horses the other side was riding.
Is my eyesight so bad?
Are you old?
Li Shiqi was in a daze.
On the contrary, Chen Ping reacted quickly. After he realized that he could not see clearly, he stared at the long tubular object in Zhao Tuo's hand in surprise and asked, "General, could this thing help with vision?"
Zhao Tuo smiled and nodded: "You'll know after you take a look."
With that said, Zhao Tuo handed the object in his hand to Chen Ping and motioned for him to look at it.
Chen Ping carefully took the thing, put it in front of one eye like a general, and then looked across the river.
"Oh my God! What kind of magical object is this? It can actually put things so far away in front of your eyes!"
Even though he had already guessed in his mind, Chen Ping still couldn't help but scream in surprise when he saw the amazing scene.
"I want to see too!"
Li Shiqi's heart was itching unbearably. After Chen Ping finished reading, he quickly put the object in front of his eyes and immediately started shouting, "If you peek with this object, wouldn't you be able to see all other people's movements?" It’s clear.”
Li Shiqi licked his lips, and his flexible mind was already thinking of various clever uses.
Chen Ping swallowed his saliva and asked: "General, what kind of object is this that has such a magical effect?"
"This object is called a telescope. It can magnify things several miles away before your eyes. It is a treasure made by the young master. It took almost a year to finally get it. It can help me fight on this grassland."
Zhao Tuo opened his mouth to explain.
He had not announced this thing to the two of them before. One wanted to test the function himself first to see how effective it was. The other reason is to keep it secret. After all, this thing is too valuable. If the function is leaked before the war, it will not be good.
Now that everything is ready and the war is about to begin, it is time to let the two counselors Chen Ping and Li Shiqi know. They can make arrangements on the battlefield based on the function of the telescope and maximize its effectiveness.
"It took almost a year for the young master to make something? Could it be that the general also made this thing?"
Li Shiqi's heart moved, and he calculated the time and realized that this thing was also Zhao Tuo's masterpiece.
Zhao Tuo was about to explain, but Li Shiqi had already said to himself: "I guess it must be recorded in the fragments of Gongshuzi. This Gongshuzi is really a god!"
Zhao Tuo was startled for a moment, and then laughed dumbly, which saved him the trouble of explaining.
With Gongshuzi endorsing him, no matter what Zhao Tuo comes up with now, outsiders will automatically think of Gongshuzi. This allows him to freely let go and build whatever he wants without attracting the attention of others. Suspect.
The omnipotent public loser!
Zhao Tuo was even a little curious about how future generations would evaluate the character Gongshuzi (Lu Ban).
The origin of all things?
Everyone again praised the ability of this telescope and studied its use in war.
After a while, Li Shiqi looked at the scene on the other side of the river again, his face hesitant, but finally turned firm.
He turned to Zhao Tuo, and in Chen Ping's surprised eyes, he said: "General, now our Qin army has gathered on the south bank of the river, intending to fight to the death with the Xiongnu. The war is imminent. Although the general has made various arrangements, there are still 20,000 The Yuezhi people are my backup, but we know nothing about the current situation of the Xiongnu, we don’t know their strength, we don’t know their plans, everything is unclear.”
"I heard in the art of war that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Li Shi was not talented, so he was willing to cross the river as an envoy to the Huns to spy on the Huns' movements for the general. He learned about their troop arrangements and specific information before starting a war. Only in this way can there be no mistakes.”
Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes and stared at Li Shiqi, who had an excited look on his face and asked for his orders.
He had deceived the Huns so badly last time in Dai, and now he has taken the initiative to ask for help. Aren't he afraid of being skewered and roasted by the Huns?
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "Both Mr. Li and Chen Sheng are my confidants. They are the masterminds in the army. An Neng puts himself in danger. If you want to send an envoy to find out the other party's intelligence, use another person."
Chen Ping, who was standing next to him, felt something in his heart and immediately raised his hands and said, "General, please let me go. I have no old grudges with the Huns. I think they won't embarrass me."
Li Shiqi glared at Chen Ping and said, "You want to fight with me even if you are looking for death? The barbarians in the north don't know how to talk about the battle between two armies. If they don't kill the envoys, could they have forgotten that they were killed by Yuezhi Xihou? Are you an envoy? Let me ask you, do you, Mr. Chen, understand the Xiongnu language?"
Chen Ping's lips twitched slightly. He had just learned the basics of Yuezhi language, but he didn't know anything about Xiongnu. He was not a linguistic genius. He muttered, "It's enough to bring a translator."
However, thinking about what Li Shiqi said about barbarians being unreasonable and daring to kill the envoy, he still backed down and did not dare to fight anymore.
Li Shiqi snorted, turned to Zhao Tuo and smiled: "Since the last time I dealt with the Huns, I have learned the Huns language roughly. Now that the Huns are about to be destroyed, if I don't find a chance to use it, I'm afraid There will be no chance in the future.”
Zhao Tuo frowned.
Li Shiqi gritted his teeth and said, "General, just let me go. I want to be promoted!"
Li Shiqi looked at Zhao Tuo with bloodshot eyes.
He now holds the title of Right Concubine, and if he wants to be promoted to the higher level of Zuo Geng, he must make great contributions.
But he is a counselor and lobbyist. If he doesn't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, it will be difficult for him to get promoted and perform meritorious service.
Therefore, sending an envoy to the Huns before the war was an opportunity to perform meritorious service. Even if his life was in danger, he would take the gamble.
The world is prosperous, and everyone is here for profit.
The world is full of hustle and bustle, all for the benefit of others.
He is just for fame and fortune!
I have to go out to do errands later, so this is the chapter for today, and I will add another chapter in three days.
The details of the Huns and Yueshi crossing the river are ignored in the article, because the conditions of the Yellow River at that time and the way the nomads crossed the Yellow River were not found, so it is difficult to deduce and fabricate, so just ignore this detail. It would be embarrassing if I made a mistake. It’s good to make use of strengths and avoid weaknesses.
However, the nomads can definitely cross the Yellow River in large groups. After all, they went south from the Yin Mountains and occupied Henan. Later, after the Qin army recovered Henan, they crossed the river and went north to capture the Yin Mountains. This proves that both the Xiongnu and Qin armies can cross the Yellow River in large groups. There is no doubt about it.
