Mu Qin's military horse finally appeared in the northwest of Kedun City, and had a skirmish with Xiao Ziqi's reconnaissance team, the victory or defeat of this conflict was not important, but this conflict determined a very important message: Mu Qin really betrayed!

Soon, Mu Qin's proclamation of rebellion against the Han court came, and his slogan (or excuse) was indeed related to Arlando's death. He claimed that he had fallen for the Han court, reprimanded the Han tribe for being untrustworthy and unjust, saying that the heroes of Mobei had made meritorious contributions to the Han tribe but were slaughtered instead, and called on all tribes in Mobei to rise up and resist!

However, the effect of these propaganda of Mu Qin is not very great. Most of the Hu generals who are still in the Han land and under Xiao Zi's banner live a better life than when they were still nomadic in Mobei, and the establishment and discipline of the Han army also make them feel that it is difficult to rebel from within. There are also people who are dissatisfied with the Han court in the Mobei tribes, but most of these people are still outside the Han army system, such as the tribes that have not yet joined the Han court, such as the Mongols, Wugu, and the enemy martyrs, and most of them are dissatisfied with the Han court in the Han army system and are relatively large-scale, and most of them have followed Mu Qin.

In order to respond to Mu Qin's provocation, one of the generals immediately suggested: All the Mobei Hu people related to Mu Qin should be cleared out of the army and killed!

This suggestion made several Mobei Hu generals cold, but he has always been known for his coldness, but this time he showed rare mercy, and instead of accepting this general's proposal, he publicly announced that he would let the old and weak of the same clan and tribe as Mu Qin go back.

"I won't kill you! Because the Han court is the court of the people of the world, whether it is the Hu people or the Han people, we all regard it as one! The Han army will not kill the people of the Han court! Go back and tell Mu Qin! In the future, he will know how stupid his choice is this time! ”

Xiao Jun was surprised and admired by his father's decision, and thought: "People in the south say that my father is murderous, but it's not!" Father doesn't have a thirst for murder at all! Like what he did this time, I'm afraid that even the second and third uncles can't do it! ”

Then in just two days, Xiao Tienu let all the "old and weak of the Hu clan" go. And the number of people he "let go" far exceeded Xiao Jun's imagination! Xiao Jun originally thought that there were only a few thousand people, but who knew that Xiao Tienu actually "let go" tens of thousands of people!

Sang Ying understood one step ahead of her husband that Xiao Tienu was not merciful at all, but ruthless! He took this opportunity to expel most of the city's population that was not conducive to fighting! After this expulsion, apart from the warriors, craftsmen, shepherds, etc., only a few strong women, some useful merchants, and some young men who were about to reach adulthood remained in the city!

As a direct result of this expulsion, Xiao Ziqi's logistics officer suddenly felt that the military ration budget had been stretched a lot, and the expected food supply time had at least doubled. After these people were "released" out of the city, they had no food or clothing, so they followed the instructions of the Han army to the west to find Mu Qin and pray for asylum. Mu Qin rebelled under the banner of standing up for the Mobei tribes, and at this time, tens of thousands of troops went to join him, did he ignore it or ignore it?

Thinking of this, Xiao Jun in Kedun City couldn't help but feel embarrassed for him.

"Great marshal," Sang Ying asked, "Sang Ying, please lead a group of soldiers and horses and chase this group of people to find Na Muqin's lair." ”

Xiao Tienu didn't accept her request, and said lightly: "Don't be lucky enough to win a battle and get complacent." It's hard to fight! ”

He didn't say any reason, but afterwards, a veteran ruffian broke the mystery for Sang Ying: "Think about it, if you really bring people and horses with you, will Mu Qin still appear?" Then those tens of thousands of people will eventually run back. Besides, as long as Mu Qin pays attention to this group of people, he is carrying a big burden, and he can't show his face if he doesn't want to! ”

In the long run, an increase in population is good for the development of a tribe, but in wartime, some people who cannot go to war at any time can be a drag. Especially in the current situation, the food rations of both sides are actually not very sufficient, and the consumption of rations has to be considered!

At this time, there were nearly 40,000 people left in the city of Kedun, and Xiao Tienu was divided into three parts.

The first is a combat maneuver team, which is responsible for reconnaissance of the enemy and is always ready to meet the incoming enemy. The light cavalry reconnaissance of the Han Department is very developed, the cavalry is longitudinal, and the radius of dozens of miles is within its field of vision, with this as the eyes and ears, not only the army of Kedun City can assemble to meet the enemy at the fastest speed, but also the land around Kedun City can play a role, so that the enemy cavalry will not sit behind closed doors before the army and civilians in the city are trapped.

The second part is the fortification team. Some of the sappers, most of the craftsmen, and even women were included in this ranks, and the main task of this department was to gather as many materials as possible from inside and outside the city, and to repair the fortifications with the city of Kotun as the center.

The third part is the production team. Thousands of peasants-turned-soldiers were organized to grow crops with shorter growth cycles in the fields inside and outside the city, and within what the reconnaissance light cavalry determined to be safe, they sent out men to collect fruits, hunt wild animals, and drive the remaining cattle, sheep, and horses out of the city for grazing, or harvest blades of grass and feed them into the city, milk them for drink, and refine cheese -- in short, to extend the food supply of Xiao Ziqi by all means.

Some of the three departments are full-time, and some have crossovers and rotations between each other. Xiao Tienu is too familiar with the ecology of the prairie, and he knows that at this moment, the Mongolian and Wugu in the northeast, the enemy martyrs in the southeast, and Yelu Tiege and Muqin in the west do not have endless food to eat and drink, and they also need to use various resources to continue their survival. For thousands of years, the Mobei ethnic groups have been able to dominate the Han army in this land, not because their combat effectiveness is far superior to that of the Han army, but because they are better able to adapt to the living environment of the desert and grassland than the Han people.

"The Mongolian tribe, the Wugu tribe and the enemy martyr tribe in the east are not of the same mind as Yelu Tiege and Muqin in the west." Xiao Tienu said to Xiao Jun: "If it is one heart, their actions will be more cooperative and tacit, instead of being suspicious of each other like now." In fact, Brother Yelu Tie and the others are just taking advantage of the vigilance of the Mobei tribes against us. ”

After Xiao Tienu saw through this, he ordered the scouts to take a team of 1,000 people to rush out of a longer distance to the northeast, southeast, northwest, and west with a more active attitude. The activities of Xiao Ziqi's scouts were a great threat to the Mobei tribes who besieged Kedun City. The rations of the Mobei tribes are cattle and sheep, and the cattle and sheep need to be grazed by water and grass, and if the cattle and sheep are expelled too close, there will be a danger of being taken away by the Xiao Ziqi, which greatly restricts their horses' feet, so that they do not dare to approach the city too much before reaching an alliance agreement.

"Mu Qin in the west is shocked by my prestige, and the clans in the east have not seen through our reality yet, it seems that we can delay for a while." Xiao Tienu said to Xiao Jun: "However, this may not be delayed for long!" ”

In fact, Xiao Tienu's understanding of his opponent may not be clearer than that of Yelu Tiege, Hebule, etc. Where did the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian and Ugu tribes go? How tough was the hostile attitude of the enemy martyrs towards the Han court? How many military horses did Yelu Tiege call? Did the barbarians in the northwest and the divination people in the southwest also join the camp to besiege the Han army? These Xiao Tienu are still unclear, and it is precisely because he is unclear that he does not dare to attack rashly.

There was also a general who suggested abandoning Kedun City, but Xiao Tienu refused: "We have stabilized now, as long as we meet Topjia in the south, there is a great chance of surviving the Han land!" But in that case, he will become a lone army in the northwest, and even if he is not dead now, he will be in a desperate situation as soon as we leave! Besides, we poured all the supplies of Monan, came all the way here, and went back without getting anything, when we arrived in Yanjing, what face do I have to meet the eldest brother, what face do you have to meet the soldiers of other armies! ”

As long as Xiao Tienu is still in Kedun City, he can form a strong containment and oppression of the Mobei tribes, and Yanjing will send a large army to come, which will be a combination of internal and external forces. On the contrary, once Xiao Tienu evacuated the city of Kedun, it meant that this northern expedition was a complete failure, and if he had to make a comeback, everything would have to start again. If it was Yang Kaiyuan, he might choose this way in this case, because it was more secure, but Xiao Tienu was unwilling!

Despite the siege, the banner of "Xiao" still hunts on the walls of Kedun City. This banner is waiting, waiting for the response of Yanjing and the disease.

"Daddy, will Uncle Seed have already suffered an accident?" One day, Xiao Jun asked worriedly.

"Probably not yet. If the illness is over, Yelu Tiege and Mu Qin will immediately take his head to the city! Xiao Tienu said: "If it really comes to that time, I won't say a word, and I will flee immediately!" ”

Xiao Jun's eyes widened: "Daddy, you will run away too?" ”

"Who told you I wasn't going to run away?" Xiao Tienu said: "The number of times I have escaped is ten times more than the number of times I have won battles!" If it weren't for that, I would have died a long time ago, and where would there be you, a! I'll tell you a secret: in the steppe, no, anywhere, learning to run is harder and more important than learning to win battles! ”

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