Liaodong County, north of Liaohe River.
It was already autumn, and the withered grass in the wilderness was swaying in the cold wind. The whole land was only chlorosis, withered yellow and dark yellow, lacking vitality.
In the midst of the desolation, a black team was heading north at dusk.
Ahead, several fast horses galloped.
A young man in his twenties, General Qin, immediately reported to Li Xin.
"General, King Donghu has accepted the cattle, sheep and treasures offered by the general, and is waiting to make an alliance with the general in the future. He has not noticed our army's plan. General, if we take action tonight, we will win a great victory!"
Li Xin nodded and said: "Well, you did a good job. Luan Bu, you have met King Donghu and their nobles. I will give you a hundred people. When launching a night attack tonight, you should lead people to capture King Donghu and their nobles." The powerful people of Donghu have made great achievements and returned!"
Luan Bu's eyes were bright, and he immediately responded with great enthusiasm: "Luan Bu will not let the general down!"
Looking at the young Qin general with a heroic face and full of energy and vigor in front of him.
Li Xin's eyes were a little dazed, always thinking of another young man he had promoted.
It's just that that man has grown so much that he is out of reach.
"I have been planning the night attack on King Donghu for half a year. This is my battle to revive Li Xin. There is no room for failure!"
Li Xin held the reins tightly in his hands and looked at the lonely wilderness ahead, his eyes full of determination.
The battle to regain Liaodong has lasted for two years. In the early days of the war, Li Xin changed from his previous rash advances and chose a steady and steady strategy. After the Qin army entered Liaodong, it first formed an alliance with Donghu, the largest force in the north.
After stabilizing Donghu, Li Xinxin spent a year to expel and defeat foreign forces such as Gaoyi, Yi, Qi and Jizi Chaoshan. The reason why it took so long was not the strength of these tribes, but the geography. Environmental limitations.
After destroying and driving out these alien tribes, Li Xin turned around and dealt with Donghu.
After all, Donghu is one of the three giants of today's grasslands. It occupies the vast eastern grasslands. It is powerful and has more than 100,000 people who control strings. Even the Huns have to bow to it.
Decades ago, Yan general Qin Kai defeated Donghu and expanded his territory thousands of miles. The important reason is that Qin Kai "was pledged to Hu, and Hu believed in him very much." Relying on his undercover career, Qin Kai became familiar with Donghu's intelligence and geography, and profited from it, so that he could lead the Yan army to defeat Donghu.
Just looking at his own strength, Donghu is not weak.
Li Xin only led a small Qin expeditionary force and did not have stirrups, high bridge saddles and other equipment. It would not be so easy to deal with Donghu, who had hundreds of thousands of cavalry and had a home field advantage on the grassland.
After more than half a year of fierce fighting, although Li Xin won a few small victories, it did little harm to Donghu. The opponent still occupied the northern part of Liaodong. Seeing that the war was protracted, the soldiers were exhausted and had no success for a long time.
Li Xin decided to change his strategy.
After careful consideration, he decided to bribe King Donghu and his nobles generously, pretending to cease the war and beg for peace, thereby luring King Donghu to come here to make an alliance with the Qin army and jointly determine the boundaries of Qin and Hu. At the same time, he secretly prepared to break it with one blow. !
After a long period of communication, Li Xin successfully dispelled the wariness of the Donghu people, used valuable gifts to gain the friendship of King Donghu, and believed that the Qin people were sincere in making peace.
Tonight is the time for the Qin army to take action.
In a wilderness north of the Liaohe River.
Tens of thousands of Donghu troops gathered here, and the air was filled with the smell of barbecue.
In King Hu's tent, there was singing and dancing.
The Donghu nobles in the tent were gnawing on the oily barbecue in their hands, while staring at the Orchids twisting their bodies and dancing seductively.
"That fool Touman led a hundred thousand people south and was attacked by the Qin people. He beat the shit out of him. Look at me, just sitting here, the Qin people lowered their heads and sent gifts to sue for peace, and also used cattle and sheep. Come and redeem their land, hahaha, compared with me, Touman is simply too weak and stupid."
The plump King Donghu was chewing a piece of fat meat in his mouth, and his oily saliva sprayed far away.
The nobleman in the tent smiled and said: "Of course, Touman dedicated his Yan family to the king. How can a weakling like him compare with the king."
Upon hearing this, King Donghu looked at the Hun woman in his arms, lowered his head, and took a big sip on her face with his big, oily mouth.
He turned to the nobles in the account and smiled.
"Touman's Yan family is very good, and I like it very much. I heard that this woman's son is very favored by Touman, and maybe he can become a Xiongnu chanyu in the future."
All the noble people in Donghu laughed.
Someone joked: "The Qin army is fighting against the Xiongnu in the west. We might as well wait for the Qin people to kill Touman and then support her son to become the Xiongnu Chanyu. By then, the king will be the Chanyu's father."
"Then he can call himself 'Er Chanyu', haha."
The Donghu nobles laughed and joked, and said all kinds of obscene and obscene things, and the tent was filled with laughter and laughter.
There was even a man who got drunk on kumiss, pointed to a young man sitting at the end of the tent, and laughed and said: "The king wants to be the father of the Xiongnu Chanyu. Don't we have a son of Touman here? Let him be the son of the king. Let’s support him to become the Xiongnu Chanyu, and this will happen quickly, hahaha!”
The Huns' Yan family's expression suddenly changed as they were hugged by King Donghu.
She wanted to speak, but seeing that King Donghu in front of her seemed to be very interested in this proposal, and thinking of King Donghu's various torture methods, she lowered her head in fear.
King Donghu looked towards the end of the tent.
The young man wore the unique braids of the Huns and had a half-moon scar on his forehead. He was sitting there obediently, using the dagger in his hand to cut pieces of meat for the nobles in the tent.
Maodun, the eldest son of Touman Chanyu of the Xiongnu, was sent to Donghu as a hostage to beg Donghu to show his favor to the Xiongnu who were in civil strife.
"Modun, accept me as your father. As soon as I am happy, I might let you be the Chanyu of the Hun."
King Donghu grinned and stared at the young man cutting the meat.
Modun raised his head, showed a bright smile, and shouted simply: "Father!"
The nobles in the tent were startled, and then burst into laughter.
"Hey, this king's great son!"
King Donghu responded, laughing until his stomach trembled.
His fat hands were squeezing the Xiongnu Yan in his arms, and he shouted: "Modun, my son, if you call me a few more times, I will be happy, and I will let you be the Xiongnu Chanyu in the future."
Modun simply threw down the things in his hands and walked to King Donghu's feet on his knees.
"If the king will not give up, Maodun is willing to worship the king as his father."
As he said that, Modu lowered his head and kissed King Donghu's toes crazily.
"Hahaha……"
Seeing that Maodun was coming, everyone in the tent burst into laughter except for the Xiongnu clan whose face was ashen. King Donghu even burst into tears from laughter.
While playing with Touman's Yan family, he asked Touman's son to call him daddy.
King Donghu felt a special sense of pleasure.
Touman, ah Touman, I don’t know what you think when you see this scene.
King Donghu also thought that if Maodun became the Chanyu of the Xiongnu, then King Donghu would really become the Chanyu's father, which would definitely be more exciting.
He patted his belly and said with a smile: "My son, Maodun, when the king and the Qin people make an alliance, I will send someone to help you become the Shanyu of the Huns."
Maodun raised his head and said respectfully: "If my father allows me to make my son a Chanyu of the Xiongnu, I will definitely make the Xiongnu my father's most loyal hunting dog."
King Donghu was overjoyed and smiled at the nobles on his left and right: "I heard that the people of the Xia Dynasty in the south said that they should be filial to their fathers. Do you think my newly adopted son is filial?"
"filial piety!"
"Too filial!"
The nobles burst into laughter.
Mao Dun also laughed.
But his smile was a little cold.
…
The Donghu people's dinner lasted for a long time. When the full moon stood high in the sky and it was past midnight, the Donghu people, except those who were responsible for the night watch, fell into a deep sleep one after another.
Under the cover of darkness, a large number of black armored cavalry were approaching quickly.
Because Qin General Li Xin sent people to send gifts many times to express his submission. In addition, because the two parties agreed to make an alliance, the Donghu people who watched the night were all listless and unwary, huddled next to the fire and slept.
Donghu is the largest country on the grassland. Now even the Qin people are intimidated. Who dares to provoke them?
Until the rumble of horse hooves approached from a distance.
The first thing the Donghu people saw when they woke up was the sword reflecting the moonlight in the dark night, and a pair of excited eyes.
Among the cavalry of the Qin army who attacked the camp, there was a young Qin general who led his hundreds of cavalry and went straight to the tent of King Donghu that he had seen during the day.
"Great Qin Cavalry, march forward indomitably!"
Luan Bu raised his arms and shouted, his eyes flashing with excitement.
He was from Wei. When he was young, because his family was poor, he rented servants to Qi as a bartender. Later, he was deceived by his fellow villagers in Wei and sold to Yan as a slave.
When the Qin army attacked the capital of Yanxia, Luan Bu once raised righteousness and had a reputation for bravery. Later, his master's family was murdered. Luan Bu avenged his master's family and became a prisoner for breaking the law.
It happened that Li Xin's expedition to Liaodong required the recruitment of strong men and a large number of civilians and prisoners from Yan to join the army, so Luan Bu was sent to Liaodong to work and serve the army.
During a transportation of grain and grass, the Qin army's grain team was attacked by the Hu people. Luan Bu stepped forward and fought with the Hu people with weapons. He beheaded two of them. He was exempted from crime with this merit and was called into the army as a soldier.
Luan Bu fought bravely and dared to fight. Later, he made many military exploits and stood out in the army. He caught the eye of Li Xin and promoted him.
Now, Luan Bu wanted to capture King Donghu and repay General Li for his promotion.
"I heard that the great concubine Zhao Tuo came out of General Li. He became a famous general in the world from a mere soldier. I should take him as a role model!"
Luan Bu rode forward and charged into the Hu camp, shouting with the hundreds of warriors behind him.
"Capture King Donghu!"
The moon hung high, and under its warm light, fighting continued on the grassland.
The Donghu people were confused by Li Xin's previous posture and were unprepared. In addition, when Luan Bu was on an envoy, he found out the location of King Donghu's camp and led the Qin army directly to King Hu's location.
In this case, the Donghu people had no ability to resist and suffered a heavy defeat. The Donghu army either fled, died, or was captured by the Qin people.
When the sun rose, the battle came to an end.
Li Xin stood on horseback in front of Hu Camp, looking at the messy battlefield in front of him, with a slight upward smile at the corner of his mouth.
This is a big win!
After a while, dozens of riders came running from a distance.
The leader was Luan Bu who he sent out to pursue and capture King Donghu.
"General Li, Luan Bu is lucky enough to honor his orders and return with the head of King Donghu!"
Luan Bu got off his horse, holding a bloody human head in his hand.
"Good, this is a great achievement!"
Li Xin's eyes flashed brightly, he didn't expect that Luan Bu could really capture and kill King Hu.
Once King Donghu dies, Donghu will be leaderless, and Li Xin can do more things.
Luan Bu hesitated for a moment, but instead of trying to take full advantage of the situation, he asked his men to bring over a barbarian boy.
"General Li, this person is the Hun Prince Maodun, who was held hostage by Donghu. It was he who rode on horseback to guide us in the direction of King Donghu's escape during the rebellion, and he shot King Donghu to death with a bow and arrow!"
Li Xin looked at the boy with the scar on his forehead.
The young man Mao Dun knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Mo Dun served as a hostage in Dong Hu and was humiliated by King Dong Hu in every possible way. Today he is willing to surrender to the Qin Dynasty. Mo Dun knows the intelligence and geography of the Dong Hu and is willing to lead the way for the Great Qin, go deep into the grassland and completely defeat the Dong Hu. ."
Li Xin narrowed his eyes slightly.
The Hun prince who was held hostage by Dong Hu could be used.
"If you kill King Donghu, I will give you the reward you deserve. If Donghu can be eliminated, it will be your benefit."
Li Xin nodded and recognized Mao Dun's surrender.
"Thank you, General."
Modu was overjoyed, climbed up to Li Xin, stretched out his mouth and kissed Li Xin's feet.
Li Xin glanced at him with disgust.
But he didn't refuse. He knew that this meant the other party's surrender.
Li Xin glanced at the bleeding head on the ground again.
On King Donghu's fat head, his eyes were wide open.
His gray eyes looked a little confused, as if he was wondering who shot the arrow at him.
"King Donghu is dead."
"I will restore Liaodong completely, eliminate the troubles of Donghu, and expand the territory of Qin Dynasty!"
Li Xin raised his head proudly and looked toward the west in the direction of Xianyang.
"At that time, I can go back to see you, Zhao Tuo!"
