Looking at King Zuo Xian's appearance, Gong Yangling said with a smile
"Am I, King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu, still afraid of an old man like me who has no power to tie a chicken?"
After hearing Gong Yangling's words, King Zuo Xian showed a hint of shame on his face, but he quickly suppressed it. This scene was naturally seen by Touman. Countless lights flashed in his eyes. For the first time, he felt what the Central Plains people meant by their words and swords. Back then, he threatened King Zuo Xian with a knife, but King Zuo Xian remained calm. Now Gongyang Ling made King Zuo Xian feel scared and ashamed with just a few glances and words. Touman felt something he had never seen before in his heart. The idea that had appeared before was to learn from Zhongyuan, who had always been looked down upon by him.
But this idea only appeared for a moment, and was rejected by himself. He wanted to learn from the weak Central Plains people. This was not what he, the leader of the wolf clan, the Great Chanyu of the Huns, should have thought. He only needed to make good use of the Gongyang Order. Can.
"Of course I'm not afraid. Just now, the Great Chanyu asked Prime Minister Gongyang to explain why he robbed Shangdang County. What are you waiting for?" King Zuo Xian sat down again and said.
"King Zuo Xian also knew that Shangdang County was a key place in the confrontation between Qin and Zhao, so he should know that the main troops of the Qin army were on the border with Zhao, and they were very empty against us. It seemed that we were strictly defensive, but in fact I have already sent people to investigate, but the army inside is actually empty.
Unlike Northland County who have been playing against us all year round, they have rich experience. Shangdang County is rarely invaded. The person sitting in the town is still a young man with little experience. If a sudden attack occurs, he will not dare to mobilize the army at will. Don't forget that Zhao Guo is still watching Shangdang. Moreover, Shangdang County is the military bridgehead of the Qin State, with sufficient grain and abundant cattle and sheep. The heavy snowfall in winter makes the Central Plains people think that we cannot go south. If we don't go south at this time, when will we go south?
Or is it that King Zuo Xian did not occupy the best pasture and forgot the ability to fight on horseback? If so, the Great Chanyu would not mind giving this pasture to other tribes. Gongyang Ling looked at King Zuo Xian and said.
King Zuo Xian blushed when he was asked a series of questions by Gongyang Ling, but he could not refute at all. He could only helplessly smash the scimitar at his waist on the table and stopped saying anything. The people who supported King Zuo Xian saw that At this scene, everyone also lowered their heads.
When Touman saw this scene, the smile on his face could no longer stop, and he came out and said
"The Prime Minister has said that Arut is my Xiongnu Zuoxian King, and he is also my younger brother. How could he forget the bravery of our Huns? He must have drank too much."
Gongyang Ling also returned to his seat and stopped talking. Looking at the shocked tribal leaders below, Touman put away his smile, his eyes became fierce and said
"This Shanyu has decided to lead the army south to plunder Shangdang as the last plunder before entering the cold winter, so that I, the Huns, can have a warm winter. Who of you agrees and who opposes!?"
Scanned by Touman's fierce eyes, these tribal leaders lowered their heads one by one. At this time, they suddenly discovered that although Touman's prestige was damaged due to the Battle of Yanmen Pass, he was still the great chanyu of the Huns, holding the The most elite royal guard of the Xiongnu, the tribe has a population of more than 400,000. It is the largest tribe in the entire Xiongnu and the most powerful tribe.
Looking at the tribal leaders who bowed their heads and said nothing, Touman said with a satisfied smile.
"Very good. It seems that no one objects. Arut, won't you, King Zuoxian, participate?"
Touman looked at Zuo Xian Wang Arut, and Zuo Xian King met Tou Man's gaze. Although he was disgusted with Tou Man's arrogant attitude, he still gritted his teeth and said
"I sincerely obey the orders of the Great Chanyu. King Zuo Xian is not willing to follow the Great Chanyu southward to plunder at any time."
"Very good, you deserve to be called my good brother. In this case, the tribal leaders will go back and mobilize their manpower. In five days, this Shanyu will see an army of no less than one hundred thousand gathering outside Shangdang. This time, the speed must be fast. Come soon." Qin State cannot react!" Touman said, pulling out the long sword from his waist and cutting off the corner of the table.
"I will obey the Great Chanyu's order!" the tribal leaders knelt down and said.
"Go and get ready." Touman waved his hand and said.
After these tribal leaders left, Touman looked at Gongyang Ling with a smile.
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for helping me. When these unfed wolf cubs saw Ben Chan's failure, they couldn't help but want to take a bite of my flesh. They completely forgot who stood when the Donghu people attacked the Xiongnu. Come out and lead them to fight off the Donghu people." Touman said coldly.
"This is the rule of the tribe. There is no need to worry about the Great Chanyu. As long as we can gather the entire Xiongnu and build the Xiongnu into a country, the Great Chanyu will be the sole commander of this country, and there will no longer be such worries. . Once the entire grassland becomes a country, it will be the most powerful country in the world. At that time, with the power of the entire grassland moving south, the entire Central Plains, even the Chu State in the south, will surrender under the feet of the Great Chanyu." Gongyang Ling said.
After listening to Gongyang Ling's words, Touman couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded and asked
"Prime Minister, can the Huns really become a country?"
"Isn't that what the Great Chanyu is trying to do to unify the Huns now? How was the Hun royal court back then? It was said that they were following the Great Chanyu's orders, but except for the Wolf Tribe headquarters, the other three tribes still didn't obey the Great Chanyu. Yu Zhi’s order, do you even want to cause chaos? But now? The three tribes have integrated into the wolf clan, and the entire Xiongnu royal court will obey the orders of one person," Gongyang Ling said.
Touman thought of the changes in the Huns' royal court now, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
"Whatever the Prime Minister wants to do, just do it. If anyone dares to disobey the Prime Minister's order, I will personally kill him." Touman said.
"I hope to promote the culture and costumes of the Central Plains among the leaders and kings of the Xiongnu, so that they can indulge in enjoyment and waste control over their tribes, and then let their tribes see how they enjoy themselves, and themselves How they suffered will definitely cause military chaos, and the Great Chanyu can take advantage of this opportunity to recruit these tribes in the name of quelling the military chaos." Gongyang Ling said.
Hearing Gongyang Ling's words, Touman had a headache. He could still use some tactics to fight, but he didn't understand this kind of thing at all, so he could only wave his hands and said
"I believe in the Prime Minister. Whatever you do, Prime Minister, as long as the Prime Minister helps me unify the Xiongnu and even the entire grassland, I will definitely avenge the Prime Minister!"
The reason why Touman believes in Gongyang Ling so much is because of the hatred Gongyang Ling carries. Gongyang Ling is well-read in poetry and books. Such a person should be highly respected in the Central Plains, but he appears on the grassland, and Living among a group of bastards of Central Plains and Huns, it was because he offended someone in Qi State in the Central Plains and his whole family was killed. He came here with his only son to avoid being hunted.
The taste of hatred can make people crazy, and Touman is convinced of this. Because Gongyang Ling has hatred for the Central Plains, Touman believes in him so much.
"Thank you, Great Chanyu. I hope I can see this day come in my lifetime. I will definitely kill thieves with my own hands, just like Wu Zixu." Gongyang Ling said.
"I don't know who Wu Zixu is, but I will definitely help you realize what I promised." Touman said.
Gongyang Ling nodded, Touman took off his white fox velvet cloak and put it on Gongyang Ling's body, and said with a worried look on his face.
"This white fox velvet cloak was given to me by the king of the Yuezhi Kingdom. It is very warm. The prime minister is old, so please pay more attention to your health."
"Thank you for your concern, Dashan. I will not die until I see all my enemies dead." Gongyang Ling said.
Seeing the excitement in Gongyang Ling's eyes, Touman was extremely satisfied. He felt that the Central Plains people's behavior of winning people's hearts was worth learning. He only needed to give them a little charity, and they would feel that this was the greatest Glory, this is much easier to satisfy than the tribal warriors on the grassland. If you want to win over them, you need grassland, cattle and sheep, population, women, food and jewelry.
If these people were as satisfied as the Central Plains people like Gongyang Ling, Toumandu would be able to conquer the entire Xiongnu and even the entire grassland without the help of Gongyang Ling.
The left King Zuoxian returned to his camp. His King Zuoxian's tribe was not far from the Huns' court. He did not need to go back to mobilize his troops, he only needed to let his subordinates go with his orders.
Looking at the wine glass made of gold and studded with gems on the table, King Zuo Xian threw it to the ground, but then his eyes were full of distress. The curtain of the camp tent was opened, and a man also wearing Central Plains clothing and with a sword stuck in his waist walked in.
"What's wrong with your Majesty? Are you so angry?" the man said as he picked up the wine glass and put it on the table.
"What else can you do! This guy Touman couldn't defeat me, so he asked Gongyang Ling's old man to talk to me for him. A majestic Xiongnu chanyu was reduced to this. Just like this, there are still some people who swear to follow him. I am so angry!" King Zuo Xian said, slapping the table.
The man immediately understood why King Zuo Xian was angry. It was just that he was humiliated.
"Please tell me, Your Majesty, why Touman Dashanyu summoned the tribal leaders this time?" the man said.
King Zuo Xian slammed the table and began to explain slowly. After finishing speaking, he looked at the man and said
"Military advisor, we originally planned to let Touman wipe out his majesty among the Xiongnu tribes. If we let him go south and successfully plunder Shangdang County, what should we do? Is this Touman really protected by the wolf god? Can he escape and rob him? Capture such a capable person as Gongyang Ling.”
The man was robbed by King Zuo Xian from the State of Zhao in order to imitate Tou Man. His name was Zhi Huan. King Zuo Xian did not know the details of Zhi Huan, but he was quite famous in the places he robbed. Being admired, King Zuo Xian thought that Gongyang Order was also highly respected by those mixed-race people before, so he kidnapped this man back without saying a word. Later, he persuaded him with various promises and Xiao Zhi's reasoning and emotion. Zhihuan.
"Touman wants to plunder Shangdang County? If it is true as Gongyang Order said, Touman still hopes to plunder Shangdang County and lead the Xiongnu tribes through this cold winter." Zhihuan said thoughtfully.
"Military advisor, what should we do now? Are we going to see all our previous preparations go to waste?" King Zuo Xian said excitedly.
"Your Majesty, please be patient. This matter is not without hope. On the contrary, it is an opportunity. How is your relationship with other tribes?" Zhihuan asked.
"I have reached an agreement with King Hunxie and King Xiutu. As long as I dare to directly resist Touman, they will help us, as well as the six tribes under my command." Although King Zuo Xian didn't know Why did Zhihuan ask this, but he still answered Zhihuan's question.
"Where is King Youxian? How did King Youxian reply to the king?" Zhihuan asked.
"Of course King Youxian, an old guy, also wanted to sit in the position of a great chanyu, but he was too timid and didn't dare to be the first person. He didn't agree to us, nor did he refuse to accept us. His attitude was very vague. . He did not participate in this meeting of tribal leaders. His territory of King Youxian is fertile with water and grass, sufficient cattle and sheep, and has a population of more than 200,000. There are more knights than the king’s tribe. However, King Youxian, an old man, You are too timid, otherwise he and I would join forces to fight against Touman, and Touman would not be able to sleep," said King Zuo Xian.
"If this is the case, we can no longer count on King Youxian, and he may even be our opponent." Zhihuan said.
King Zuo Xian did not interrupt, but waited for Zhihuan to continue.
"The entire Huns are involved in this southward raid. If it fails, I'm afraid Touman's majesty will be completely wiped out. Did Touman's Great Chanyu tell us the arrangements for the march?" Zhihuan asked.
"No, he just asked the tribal leaders to go back and mobilize their troops and keep us outside Shangdang County." King Zuo Xian said.
"This is easy to handle. If you want to resist Shangdang County, then the nearest road must be to attack Yunzhong County. The mobilization of large-scale troops will definitely attract the attention of Yunzhong County. That's why Touman asked for speed, hoping to Unexpectedly, if someone in Yunzhong County passes the information to the State of Zhao, and the State of Zhao is worried that Yunzhong County will mobilize the army, and then the Qin army in Shangdang County will discover the abnormality and change accordingly, Touman will have a quick victory. It will fail, and if someone attacks Touman again at this time, the situation will come back to us again." Zhihuan said.
"This" King Zuo Xian was a little hesitant. This behavior was tantamount to betraying the entire Xiongnu, and he was a little worried.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The march of hundreds of thousands of troops will naturally attract the attention of Yunzhong County. All we have done is to make the movement of the march a little more obvious. Even if we don't do it, the defenders of Yunzhong County will follow the march. Judging from the movements, what we did was just foolproof," Zhihuan said.
"What if we return without success and these tribal leaders come to me to ask for supplies for the winter?" King Zuo Xian asked.
"Touman is the great chanyu of the Xiongnu, so naturally he will do this, and the king is just going to ask for it on behalf of these tribal leaders. When the time comes, it will be Touman who will pay, and it will be the king who will get the prestige, so why not Why not?" Zhi Huan said.
After King Zuo Xian hesitated for a moment, the ambition in his heart defeated everything, and he nodded and said
"Leave this matter to the military advisor."
"yes."
It’s all done today
(End of chapter)
