Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 490: Chong Qin Mei wins, Hungarian traitor!

At this time, Xianyang did not know that Wei Zhuang and Gongyang Ling were planning to take action against Maodun. After the formal ceremony, Li Mu led an army of 200,000 towards Daijun.

Among the 200,000 troops, there are 20,000 golden fire cavalry, 3,000 Yue cavalry, 3,000 Tun cavalry, 6,000 Hu cavalry, and the rest are all elite soldiers from the Lishan camp. At this time, Mao Dun did not know that Qin was preparing to attack him. He was thinking of ways to break through Li Xin's defense line again and wanted to go south.

After being caught off guard by Mao Dun, Li Xin reorganized the defense line at Yanmen Pass. Coupled with the support Chen Ping provided them from Handan County, Mao Dun was unable to go south for a while and could only fight with Li Xin at Yanmen Pass.

Seeing that Li Xin was about to fight with him, Mao Dun originally planned to evacuate, but at the instigation of the tribal leader who had just surrendered to him, Mao Dun decided to plunder again.

The former Youxian King Tribe has now become the northern outer county where the Heyang Tribe and the Abatu Tribe merged. The Qin State built cities on this land to control the grassland.

In the king's tent of Heyang tribe, Heyangli and Abatu were worried. The fact that Maodun attacked Daijun is now known to the world. Although they have surrendered to the Qin State and can be regarded as Qin people, they are still Huns in essence. This makes the two people worry that the Qin State will not doubt their loyalty and take advantage of them. After all, the two of them have an army of 60,000 cavalry, and they can summon at least 150,000 troops on the grassland at any time. Ordinary foreign ministers or foreigners, with so many troops in their hands, no matter which monarch is sleeping or eating.

"The news came back about my youngest son He Yangming. He was almost beaten in the Great Qin Academy. Many people from our outer counties were almost driven out of Xianyang City by the angry Xianyang people." He Yangli said helplessly. said.

"Has your Majesty ever doubted our loyalty?" Abatu said nervously.

Since the Heyang Tribe and the Abatu Tribe betrayed King Youxian and defected to the Qin State, the reason why the two tribes were able to dominate the former King Youxian Tribe was entirely due to the force of the Qin State behind them, which suppressed other tribes from daring to move. Because of the division of Qin, the two tribes had the best pastures and water sources. Pasture is the lifeblood of the Huns, and good pasture can save their tribal people from suffering a lot. Ying Zheng also gave them many rewards and titles, and even allowed them to have troops in their hands. After a combination of kindness and power, He Yangli and Abatu were grateful and loyal to Ying Zheng.

The two of them are not worried about other tribes in the grassland attacking them, but they are worried that Ying Zheng will doubt their loyalty.

"Your Majesty did not doubt our loyalty. He sent us a letter telling us not to think too much," He Yangli said.

After hearing He Yangli's words, Abatu not only did not relax, but became even more nervous. At this time, the better Ying Zheng treats them, the more nervous they become. Although they were Huns, they also knew how to repay their kindness. After accepting the baptism of the Central Plains culture, they regarded Ying Zheng as the only sun.

"The king believes in us so much, how should we repay the king?" Abatu said with emotion, "Damn Mao Dun, we should take advantage of the gap between the battle between Mao Dun and King Zuoxian to directly capture the Hun Royal Court and give it to the king as a New Year feast. Congratulations!"

"The men we have are not enough to take down the Xiongnu royal court. Send my order and discuss with General Qili. We need to recruit warriors from various tribes to go north to attack the Xiongnu. At the same time, we will conquer the Yanzhi Mountain occupied by the Da Yuezhi and break through. The road to the Western Region." He Yangli said.

King Youxian's tribe was annexed by the Qin State. King Zuo The king's tribe occupied part of the grassland, including Yanzhi Mountain.

At that time, the Qin State did not care about the affairs of the Dayue clan because the six kingdoms had not yet been pacified. What's more, how could a small country that was about to be destroyed by King Zuo Xian be an opponent of the Qin State?

"Yanzhi Mountain? This place is not easy to fight." Abatu said.

Yanzhi Mountain is a battleground for military strategists. It is the narrowest place in the entire Hexi Corridor. As long as this place is captured, whoever captures this place will have the initiative on the battlefield.

"I have sent people to find out. Da Yuezhi has deployed 30,000 people here. You also know how Da Yuezhi's army is. They are just some incompetent trash. As long as we use a little strategy, we will definitely be able to capture Yanzhi Mountain. . As long as we capture Yanzhi Mountain, we can open up the road to the Western Regions and defeat the Da Yueshi in the north. Your Majesty will no longer doubt our loyalty." He Yangli said

"This time we will prepare our own food, grass, and weapons. We must show our loyalty to the king."

"Okay, I'll do what you said. He Yangli, you are smarter than me. If you tell me what to do, I will be responsible for leading the troops to attack." Abatu said.

"it is good."

He Yangli took out the letter that he had prepared a long time ago. After Abatu checked it and it was correct, he signed and sealed it and sent it to Qiao Liyi, who was in charge of affairs in other counties.

After learning that He Yangli and Abatu were planning to recruit soldiers to provide their own food and weapons to attack the Xiongnu royal court, Qi Liyi did not dare to delay and directly reported it to Xianyang.

By the time Xianyang received the letter, Li Mu's army had arrived at Handan, and after the repairs were completed, the army continued to set off.

Qin Palace.

Ziyou, Yingzheng, Han Xin and Li Si were standing on the map discussing the dispatch of troops by He Yangli and Abatu.

"The army has now arrived in Handan, and the vanguard will reach Yanmen Pass in less than three days. It is of little significance for Heyangli and Abatu to attack the Hun royal court. The people responsible for defending Heyangli and Abatu are the guards now. Zhuang's Youxian Wang tribe, according to the information sent back by the previous net, all of them are Wei Zhuang's confidants.

When Modu sent troops to Daijun, Gongyang Ling and Wei Zhuang did not report back to us. The information just sent back by Luowang said that half a month ago, Motun took many tribal leaders to the grasslands outside Daijun for hunting, so I judge that they did not know about Maodun's attack on Daijun. If He Yangli and Abatu were to attack the Xiongnu Royal Court, they would actually be attacking Wei Zhuang, and the loss would be our own strength. It would be better to let He Yangli and Abatu directly attack Yanzhi Mountain to open up the Hexi Corridor, and also test the current Dayue clan.

If possible, let them pacify the Da Yuezhi. Even if they cannot be destroyed, they must make them surrender and wait until the Qin State has stabilized the four directions before they can deal with the Da Yuezhi. " Ziyou said.

Ying Zheng nodded. Mao Dun brought all his troops outside Yanmen Pass. The interior of the Xiongnu Royal Court was already empty. It would not make much sense to let He Yangli and Abatu attack the Xiongnu Royal Court. Ying Zheng agreed with this idea. .

"As the saying goes, don't allow others to snore on the side of the bed. The Hexi Corridor is the key to our journey to the Western Regions. This area is also a place with rich water and grass. Da Yuezhi will never let it go. After we occupy it, we will fight against Da Yuezhi sooner or later. , instead of being passive, it is better to take the initiative. It is just right to let He Yangli and Abatu guard against the Dayue clan, and when we are free, we can take down the Dayue clan in one fell swoop." Han Fei said.

"I thought so too, so I sent someone to reply to Chu Liyi, and asked He Yangli and Abatu to attack Yanzhi Mountain and expel the Dayue clan. At the same time, I sent someone to pretend to attack the Xiongnu royal court, firstly to put pressure on Maodun, and secondly. To prevent those who resist within the Xiongnu from escaping westward," Ying Zheng said.

"promise!"

When the news reached He Yangli and Abatu, they immediately began to recruit soldiers according to Ying Zheng's order, and began to attack Yanzhi Mountain and Dayuezhi according to the strategy issued by Ying Zheng.

At the same time, Li Xin, who had fought hard with Mao Dun, finally waited for the army brought by Li Mu.

The huge movement of the army stationed at Yanmen Pass naturally made Mao Dun aware of it. Especially when he saw the banner with Li characters and the flags of the Yulin Army held by Tunqi, Yueqi and Huqi camp, it immediately awakened the hearts of the Huns. of fear.

In the original Battle of Yanmen Pass, Li Mu defeated the 300,000-strong coalition of the Xiongnu and Hu people. The 100,000-person Jingguan built outside Yanmen Pass is still a nightmare for many people. No one dared to move towards the grassland at that time. Taking a look at Yanmen Pass, I was afraid that I would become one of those huge Beijing temples. It is precisely because of this that Li Mu is called a wolf hunter in the grassland, which makes the Huns and barbarians fearful.

The flag of the Yulin Army made the Huns dream of returning to the Shangdang. The armor that could not be broken by swords, the weapons that were sharp enough to split them in half, and the black arrows falling from the sky were like black locusts passing by, killing them. The charging cavalry killed them all. Especially for the armored cavalry like the Tunqi, 3,000 men directly overwhelmed their 30,000-strong legion. Anyone who dared to appear in front of them was killed directly.

If Li Mu relied on his resourcefulness and the intimidation of Jingguan to make the Xiongnu and Hu people afraid, then the Qin army simply relied on its strong strength to defeat the Xiongnu. Even Mao Dun, who had always believed that the Qin State was incapable of sending troops, panicked at this moment. He immediately ordered the troops who had attacked Daijun's defense line in batches to be mobilized back. At the same time, he also had people return to the Xiongnu Palace to mobilize troops.

In the tent of the King of the Huns.

"Da Shanyu, the wolf hunters are coming with the army of Heiqin. What should we do?" Hu Yangnan swallowed nervously and said.

In addition to Hu Yangnan's nervous expression, the leaders of the Xiongnu tribe in the camp also looked like this, and some even turned pale and frightened to the point of confusion. Now the two enemies that the Huns feared most merged into one. Li Mu's resourcefulness and the strength of the Qin army were so powerful that they felt suffocated.

"Don't panic. Hei Qin definitely doesn't have that much food. Their army is currently stationed at Yanmen Pass, and they probably want to fight us quickly. As long as we hold back Li Mu and Hei Qin, they will naturally withdraw their troops due to lack of food and grass. Even this is simply their cover-up. Not many of the Black Qin troops actually reached Yanmen Pass, it was just Li Mu's bluff." Mao Dun said coldly.

The other tribal leaders looked at Mao Dun, their eyes full of suspicion. Under fear, they could not believe what Mao Dun said. Touman was also careless in dealing with Li Mu and the Qin army, which led to the Battle of Yanmen Pass and the Battle of Shangdang County. After returning from the battle defeated, the Huns were successfully promoted from the overlord of the grassland to the hero of the grassland in one fell swoop.

"I wonder if the Great Chanyu still remembers what you said at the time that Heiqin would never send troops." Tubaan said.

"Of course I remember." Mao Dun said, suppressing the anger in his heart.

"Of course that's fine, but I don't know how the Great Chanyu is going to deal with Li Mu and Hei Qin now. In addition to Li Mu and Hei Qin, I also have news to tell the Great Chanyu. At that time, King Zuoxian's prime minister Zhihuan was in Zuoxian The king's territory launched a rebellion, and the tribes we defeated at the beginning started to rebel against us. At the same time, slaves from many tribes near the royal court snatched weapons, killed the nobles in the tribe, and were heading towards the royal court." Picture Baan said calmly.

Tubaan's voice was very soft, but every word was like a heavy hammer hitting Mao Dun's heart. At the same time, other tribal leaders stood up one after another. At this moment, they no longer cared about Li Mu or the Qin Army. Now they want to return to their tribe. They are worried that if such a slave rebellion occurs in their tribe, their relatives, children, and the position of their tribal leader will all be taken away by those slaves.

"Why panic!" Mao Dun glanced over coldly and said, "The royal court is guarded by the prime minister, and Youxian Wang Weizhuang is also in the royal court. Slave rebellion and Zhihuan rebellion are not a problem. If we retreat now, Li Mu will definitely send people to attack our rear. "

"I don't know what Dadan is thinking. Our Tuba tribe is about to withdraw, and the army led by Zhihuan is attacking our Tuba tribe." Tubaan left after saying that.

The tribal leaders loyal to Tubaan also used the same reason to leave the king's tent, leaving only the neutral faction and those loyal to Maodun. Modun looked at Tubaan who was leaving with murderous intent in his eyes, but at this moment he couldn't care about Tubaan anymore. He had to stabilize the remaining people now.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen in the royal court. The Zuoxian King's tribe is our defeated general, and they can't make much trouble. There are still old nobles on the original grassland of the Zuoxian King's tribe, and the soldiers in their hands are It's not weak. The palace seems to be full of dangers, but in fact there aren't many problems. The top priority is to stabilize the position and not to be frightened by Hei Qin and Li Mu into abandoning their armor and giving them an opportunity." Mao Dun. He said while inserting the dagger into the leg of lamb on the table in front of him.

After hearing what Mao Dun said, the people in Mao Dun's faction who were originally a little scared suddenly stopped being scared and supported Mo Dun's words. The neutralists thought that their territory was not damaged and that the materials plundered from Daijun were all here, so they all stayed.

Seeing that both his own people and the neutral faction decided to stay temporarily, Mao Dun felt a little more at ease.

Then everyone else left the king's tent, leaving only Moton.

After all the tribal leaders dispersed, a tribal leader who had defected from the old faction and defected to Moton secretly came to Tubaan's camp.

"Meet Tuba Chanyu." The visitor said to Tubaan.

"Well, how was it? How was Moton's attitude after I left?" Tubaan asked.

"The Great Chanyu is very calm. He analyzed the pros and cons for us and asked us not to leave here. As for the matters within the royal court, they will be resolved soon." The tribe leader said.

"It's exactly what the prime minister said." Tubaan said with a sneer.

"What's the same?" the tribe leader asked curiously.

"Of course it was Mao Dun's reaction. The prime minister had long expected Mao Dun's reaction." Tuba'an glanced at the puzzled tribal leader and said, "Mo Dun is now surrounded by enemies on all sides. The old nobleman and King Zuo Xian The remaining forces, us and Hei Qin. No matter who we fight with Mao Dun’s current strength, the final outcome will be failure. Only staying here is the safest."

"Why don't you go back to the Royal Court? There is no need to worry about Hei Qin, and there is also the protection of the Royal Court Guards. That is the safest place." asked the tribal leader.

"If Mo Dun returned to the royal court in such a dejected state, do you think he still has dignity to speak of? At that time, he was like a crying child fighting outside, because he couldn't beat others and was worried about others, so he He ran back to his home in despair, hoping to be protected by his father, who had conflicts with him." Tubaan sneered.

"That's it." The tribe leader suddenly realized.

"You go down." Tubaan said.

"Yes."

After the tribe leader left, Tubaan whispered

"Modun didn't care about his own face. He didn't dare to go back because he didn't dare. A slave uprising broke out near the Royal Court, but the Royal Guards did not extinguish them in time, but allowed them to spread. Smart Everyone would think that there is definitely a problem within the Wangting now. Returning to the Wangting can only lead to death. Apart from the vast grassland of Wangting, there is only a small place outside Yanmen Pass that is his place to stay.

The tribe of King Youxian defected to Qin and lived a prosperous life. Wei Zhuang's tribe is even more perilous. The rebels, old nobles, and Mao Dun's cronies of King Zuo Xian's tribe were unable to open the glue. The royal court is in danger again. Modun, you are really incompetent as a great chanyu. There will no longer be a place for you in the grassland of Nuo Da. "

After saying this, Tubaan looked longingly in the direction of Yanmen Pass. I don’t know when, Tubaan began to yearn for the life in Qin. There are countless legends about Qin among the Xiongnu, including wealth, prosperity, stability, There are no natural disasters. Even if you are sick, you will have medicinal herbs and the most skilled doctors to treat you. A powerful army will protect you. You will not worry that your son will be killed after your death, or that your property and women will be taken away by others, or that others will attack you. You, Qin will protect you. Without exception, these things are the life that the Huns most yearn for.

"As long as I become a member of the Qin State, I can live such a life." Tuba'an felt a sense of determination in his heart.

Inside Yanmen Pass.

Li Xin was explaining the battle situation to Li Mu, telling him all about the number of troops currently hoarded by Maodun outside Yanmen Pass and the current defensive strength of Yanmen Pass.

"According to the information sent back by the net, the Huns were already in chaos. The slaves revolted, and Zhihuan, the secret agent who had been buried next to King Zuoxian, launched a rebellion in the name of King Zuoxian. The old nobles of the Huns broke with Maodun . There is another slave uprising near the King of the Huns. I guess this incident should be the work of Mr. Wei Zhuang and Mr. Gongyang Ling. They were manipulated by Mo Dun, so they wanted to attract Mo Dun back to the King of the Huns through civil strife. court, thereby reducing the pressure on Daijun." Li Xin said.

(End of this chapter)