Volume 19 The Towering Qin Feng Chapter 1 Beacon Rises to the Northern Frontier
Mobei Prairie, east of Qi'er Lake, the Hun Royal Court!
From a distance, with the huge single golden tent as the core, the huge and white tents are so dense that they are like stars in the sky and extend explosively to all sides, with a radius of no less than ten miles. According to rough estimates, there are at least about 300,000 Huns gathered in the Xiongnu royal court, and the strength of the army has reached 70,000 or 80,000.
Since a year ago, Mao Dun killed his father and seized the throne of Shan Yu, he successively added his cronie Ahuer as the Marquis of Zuo Gudu, and his cousin Banmo as the king of Zuo Xian, firmly controlled the power of the Xiongnu, and then Mao Dun repeatedly ordered the various departments to send troops, leveling some scattered foreign tribes existing in the territory of the Xiongnu, annexing and digesting them, so, in just one year, a unified nomadic empire with 300,000 horsemen standing proudly on the Mobei grassland, stronger and more united than the previous Xiongnu than Toumandan!
Within a year, the Xiongnu can develop so rapidly, it cannot but be said that Mao Dun is extremely talented, so there is no voice of disobedience to Mao Dun within the Xiongnu tribe, because the Xiongnu people have a creed since ancient times: the strong is the king!
At that time, it was evening, and the eight important ministers of the royal court: the left and right generals, the left and right captains, the left and right big pawns, and the left and right bone marquis gathered in the golden tent, and Mao Dun also sat on the throne, with his hair scattered, holding a golden scepter, and his face was solemn!
The Left Bone Duhou Ahu'er got up and said, "Respected Da Danyu, you summoned us here, I don't know what to order?"
Mao Dun glanced at the generals, suddenly got up, opened the tent behind him, and a huge map appeared: it marked the geographical location and city strongholds of the four great powers of the Far East, such as the Xiongnu, Donghu, Dayue, and Qin!
Mao Dun said with a heavy face: "You are all warriors of my Great Huns, and you have always been fearless, but the current situation of my Great Huns is not good!" According to the report of the spies lurking in Xianyang, the Qin State has established friendly diplomatic relations and military alliances with the Dayue Clan, and its main goal is to deal with our Great Huns! Other words. Now that the two sworn enemies of my Great Huns have joined forces, and the Donghu people who have been on the verge of moving in the East have also hooked up with the Qin people, the prospects of my Great Huns are really not optimistic! If we can't fight our way out of the predicament, I'm afraid that ten years later, my Great Huns will become a sighing history on the grassland!"
The generals were shocked when they heard this, looking at the distribution trend of the four major forces on the map, their brows furrowed for a while, and they had their own thoughts!
Suddenly, Zuo Da Danghu got up and said: "Honorable Da Dan Yu, I don't think my Great Hun can sit still." We should take the initiative to attack, so that we can fight a bloody way, otherwise once the three parties are fully prepared and join forces, our Great Huns will definitely be defeated!"
When Mao Dun heard this, his brows stretched slightly, and he nodded: "That's a good point, keep talking!"
Zuo Dadanghu was greatly encouraged and continued: "There is a Qin slave in my tribe, named Zhao Sheng, who is a nobleman of the original Zhao State. He hated the Qin State to the core. This man was quite intelligent and proficient in the art of war of the Qin people, he told me. There is a saying in the Art of War of the Qin people that 'know the enemy, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles'. That is, only to know the strengths and weaknesses of oneself and the enemy. Let's arrange the war again, so that we can win all battles, so I think that if I want to defeat the three kingdoms of Dayue, Donghu, and Qin, I must have a clear understanding of the strength of their respective regions!"
Although Mao Dun did not understand the Qin people's art of war. But he himself was a rather intelligent military commander, and when he heard this, he immediately nodded and praised: "This sentence in the Qin people's art of war is very good, just like the wolf on my grassland, I will never take unfamiliar prey lightly. Once you find the weakness of your prey, you will immediately adjust your deployment and attack in groups! You said it very well, go ahead!"
Zuo Dadanghu was even more proud, and continued: "Compared with the three kingdoms of Donghu, Dayue, and Qin, my Xiongnu:
Qin was the most powerful, because it had the largest army, a large population, and the richest, and even if it was repeatedly defeated, it would be difficult to move its national capital in the short term. However, its weakness lies in the fact that the Qin army is mostly infantry, and the cavalry of the whole country is probably only more than 100,000 people, and it still needs to be divided into towns and places, so the strategic mobility is very limited, and it basically does not have the ability to carry out large-scale long-range assaults on the interior of our Xiongnu. Therefore, in fact, although Qin is the most powerful, it poses the least threat to our Xiongnu land in the short term!
Donghu is a close neighbor in the east of our country, with millions of troops and 200,000 horsemen, and has strong mobility and the strength to carry out long-range assaults on the interior of our Xiongnu. But its weakness lies in the fact that the current king of Donghu is greedy and unwise, and forgets the righteousness of small profits.
The advantage of the Dayue clan is that it occupies the Hexi Corridor and other places in Feitai, and is connected to the Western Regions, and its economic strength is also stronger than that of our Xiongnu, and the number of people who control the strings also reaches 200,000 horsemen, and it also has strong mobility and the strength to carry out long-range assaults on the interior of our Xiongnu. However, the king of the Great Yue Clan is brave and short-sighted, and the nobles of the Yue Clan are fascinated by the luxurious life and only want to maintain the status quo and lack the enterprising spirit, so their overall strength is not only inferior to that of the Qin State, but even slightly weaker than that of Donghu!
Compared with these three kingdoms, my Great Xiongnu is not as rich as Qin and Dayue, and its staying power is far from Qin, but the advantage of my Xiongnu is that it has the most powerful cavalry force in the world, and there is one of the most brave and wise Da Danyu. Therefore, now our Great Huns should seize the opportunity that Qin, Da Yue Clan, and Donghu are not ready to join forces, decisively send troops, use strong cavalry strength to defeat Donghu and Da Yue Clan first, and after merging their strength, then fight with Qin, who has the strongest staying power, so that it is possible to win the final victory!"
After speaking, Zuo Dadanghu scanned the surroundings triumphantly, and found that the Hun generals were all looking at him in a daze! In the minds of the generals: Although Timur is not a stupid person, he is just a powerful martial artist, and his head is far from shrewd. But today's suggestions are one set of one, and they are very reasonable, and all the generals present think that none of them have this insight, so they are all in a daze, thinking that this Timur must have been enlightened by the Great Kunhua God at night, otherwise how could he be so smart!
Mao Dun was also very forgiving at first, and was impressed by this Timur for a while, but suddenly thought again: "No, how can this person suddenly change from a martial artist to a shrewd fox, someone must have taught him!" Thinking of this Zhao Sheng mentioned by Timur, Mao Dun suddenly understood. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Timur, you didn't think of these words, did you think of them, didn't that Qin man teach you?"
Zuo Dadanghu was stunned when he heard this, scratched his head, and said strangely: "This is strange, how did Da Shan Yu know that the Qin man taught me?" Mao Dun snorted when he heard this: "Do you still need to think about this, just your head, it's okay to kill people and set fires, ten of you can't think of those words just now when you tie them together, it's not someone else who taught you, how can you!?"
The generals burst into laughter when they heard this. Laughing so much that Zuo Dadanghu was a little red-faced, and couldn't help but be a little frustrated: "Originally, I wanted to perform in front of Da Dan Yu, but I didn't expect to be exposed by Da Dan Yu!" Mao Dun smiled and said, "It's okay, you go and call that Qin man Zhao Sheng, I want to meet him!" This person is quite strategic, if he is willing to work for my Great Huns, it will be a great help to Ben Shan Yu!"
Zuo Da was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, and he was reluctant to grind, and Mao Dun knew that he was reluctant, so he grabbed a thick piece of flesh and bone in front of him and smashed it at him. shouted: "Go quickly, it's a big deal to choose the ten most beautiful female slaves for this slave of yours!" Zuo Dadanghu immediately smiled, nodded again and again, and said, "Yes." Big order, I'll go right away!" Leave your seat immediately. Happily went out of the account.
Immediately, there was a burst of laughter in the tent!
The old example of the Xiongnu: The slaves of the nobles were the private property of each person, so although Mao Dun was a single Yu, it was not easy to openly take it, so he had to change people. This is also in line with the habits of the Huns!
At this time, Ahu'er spoke: "Da Shan Yu, do you want to reuse that Qin person?" Isn't that a bit out of place, after all, that guy is a slave. And it's not me Huns, will you really serve my Huns?"
Mao Dun squinted his eyes when he heard this, calmly like a calm wolf, and said slowly: "Since this Zhao Sheng is a person who has lost his country, then he must have a mortal enmity with the Qin State, and it is not impossible to serve me." In addition, this Zhao Sheng's words and this kind of behavior through Timur prove that this person is scheming, smarter than a fox, and wants to get ahead in front of this single Yu, which shows that this person is also willing to work for me! As long as you can defeat the enemy, you can use any kind of person, of course, provided that this person is loyal enough to my Great Huns! Can't you imagine that it would be more enjoyable to use the Qin people to defeat the Qin people and watch them eat dogs!?"
The generals laughed and nodded yes.
As everyone was talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent, and Zuo Dadanghu walked in excitedly with a middle-aged man in a Hun leather suit.
"Respectfully Da Danyu, I have brought you the person you want, and the female slave you promised me cannot be repented!" Zuo Da Danghu never forgets his benefits!
Mao Dun was a little angry, and scolded: "Useless things, look at your little bit of talent!" After the account is dispersed, you will go to the slaves of this single to choose, and you can choose how you want! Now, get out of the way!" Zuo Dadanghu flashed to the side a little gloomy, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face: Obviously, he thought that it was very worthwhile to exchange a Qin slave for ten beautiful women, this is the difference between a martial artist and a wise man!
Mao Dun looked at the Qin slave in front of him: his body was still slender and strong, about thirty years old, and his leather clothes were clean and tidy, it seemed that Timur usually treated this Qin slave not badly. At this time, this Qin man was looking at Mao Dun with a calm face, and his eyes were not only cunning but also calm!
Mao suddenly lowered his face and shouted: "You slave, why don't you kneel when you see Ben Danyu?" When the generals heard this, they also raised their eyebrows, and they were intimidated!
But Zhao Sheng smiled and said in the Xiongnu language: "I heard that Da Dan is an eagle on the grassland for a long time, and has the ambition to dominate the grassland, but when I see it today, it is just a general, why can't I tolerate the next slave?"
When Mao Dun heard this, a fierce light appeared in his eyes, staring at Zhao Sheng, and he had the potential to cut this hateful Qin man in two. Zhao Sheng was not afraid, and said calmly: "I, Zhao Sheng, have knelt down to heaven and earth, bowed down to my parents, and worshiped me as the king of Zhao Kingdom, and the rest of us swear not to kneel!"
Mao Dun suddenly laughed when he heard this: "You are just a slave, and you dare to negotiate terms with Ben Danyu, do you know what death is all about?" As long as you are happy, you can have a hundred ways to die!" Zhao Sheng smiled: "Of course I know!" However, I think that if Da Shan Yu still wants to dominate the grassland, or even go south to the Central Plains Mumadi, he should not kill me!"
"Oh, why do you say that? Can you help Ben Danyu make his wish come true?" Mao Pao remained silent.
Zhao Sheng said proudly: "Of course." After what Zuo Da Danghu said, Da Shan Yu should know that I, Zhao Sheng, am not incompetent, and I am confident that I can help you complete any original hope!"
Mao Dun thought for a moment and said, "Then what do you want from Ben Danyu?" Zhao Sheng clenched his fists when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "Restore the country!" I can do anything for Da Shan Yu, but Da Shan Yu must agree to help me restore the Zhao Kingdom, and I will take over as the King of Zhao!"
Mao Dun smiled, he never believed that a person would help others without asking for anything, if there was, there must be a conspiracy in it, so Zhao Sheng asked for something from him. Mao Dun was relieved!
"Okay, if you can help me defeat the Great Moon Clan, Donghu, and Qin Kingdoms, I will also help you fulfill your wish!" Maudun was very happy to receive the help of such a wise man.
Zhao Sheng said: "Wait, Da Shan Yu, according to the rules of my Middle Earth, let's still be a villain first and then a gentleman, I hope Da Shan Yu can make an oath on this!"
As soon as these words came out, the generals in the tent were in an uproar, and they all scolded Zhao Sheng for not knowing how to lift. I dare not believe that Da Shan Yu, who is anxious to pull out the knife and wants to compete with Zhao Sheng!
Mao Dun shouted: "Shut up and sit down." Otherwise, each will be whipped fifty whips!" Only then did the generals return to their seats.
Mao Dun glanced at Zhao Sheng deeply, and suddenly smiled: "You are very smart. It's also very daring! Okay, I'll swear by this!" As he spoke, he stood up, stretched out his arms, and raised them above his head. With his palms facing the sky, he said loudly: "I, Xiongnu Dadan Yu Maodun swore in the name of Kunlun Shendi: If Zhao Sheng can help me revive the Great Xiongnu and destroy the three kingdoms of Dayue, Donghu, and Qin." I am willing to help him restore the Zhao Kingdom and make him king! If you violate this oath, you will be struck to death by thunder!"
After swearing, Mao Dun glanced at Zhao Sheng, and Zhao Sheng smiled: he knew that the Huns had made a heavy oath, especially in the name of God, not to mention that Mao Dun was a man of his word, and if he regretted it in the future, he would be despised by the Huns!
"Da Dan Yu rest assured, I, Zhao Sheng, also swear here: I will go to the soup for the great cause of the Huns, and I will not give up! In the future, it will be the revival of Zhao State, and it will only be the fate of Da Shan Yu!" Zhao Sheng bent down, grabbed his left chest with his right hand, and made a polite salute to Mao Dun!
Mao Dun nodded and said, "Okay, since we have each sworn an oath, what advice do you have for this Dan Yu on the current situation of my Great Huns?" Zhao Sheng said with a smile: "Don't worry, Da Shan Yu has not explained what status Zhao Sheng belongs to in the Hun royal court, so how can Zhao Sheng follow Da Shan Yu!?"
Mao Dun grinned and said dissatisfiedly: "You Qin people are in a lot of trouble!" In this way, I heard that the emperor of your Qin State, Fusu, set up the position of military advisor for his best adviser, so you should be the military advisor of Ben Shan Yu! In the royal court, except for Ben Danyu, no one can order you, and you don't usually need to do anything, you just need to give Ben Danyu advice, and you won't be treated badly in life! As for etiquette, let it be as you please, and you can do whatever you like!" Mao Dun is not stupid, although he gave Zhao Sheng a high status, but he did not give him any real power, because he was not completely at ease with this non-Hun race!
Zhao Sheng was very satisfied with being able to get such a status, he knew that at least now it was impossible to have any real power, so he nodded and said: "Xie Da Dan Yu, but please don't forget Da Dan Yu in the future, I am a Zhao person, not a Qin person!" Then I will now talk about my judgment of the current situation of the Great Huns, and ask Da Shan Yu and the generals to look at the map!" Saying that, Zhao Sheng came to the map behind Mao Dun and attracted the attention of Mao Dun and the others!
"At present, almost all of our Xiongnu and the three major rivals Donghu, Dayue, and Qin have inextricable grudges or conflicts of interest, so it is basically impossible to divide them, nor is it difficult to ally with one of them to deal with the other two countries, and they can only be destroyed one by one by one! Among the three kingdoms of Donghu, Da Yue, and Qin, the strongest overall strength is, of course, Qin, followed by Donghu, and then Da Yue, according to the normal order of easy and then difficult! The first place where my Huns should attack is the Dayue Clan! There should be no objection to this point from Da Shan Yu and the generals, right?" Zhao Sheng calmly looked at Mao Dun and the Xiongnu generals.
Mao Dun's eyes flashed, and he said calmly: "Is the military advisor saying that my Great Huns should first deal with the Great Moon Clan?"
Zhao Sheng shook his head and said: "No, this is just the order that seems on the surface, but in fact, if I take the Dayue clan first, although I don't say that I will be defeated, but at least nine deaths." All this is just because of the alliance formed by the Dayue clan and the Qin people just happened, if I attack the Dayue clan in the land of the Great Xiongnu, the Dayue clan will resist with all its might. The Qin people will also send troops to the north to contain our Xiongnu westward advance, and even Donghu is very likely to take the opportunity to send troops and stab me in the back. In this way, although Qin and Donghu could not go all out in a hurry, it was really more difficult for our Great Huns to face the three strong enemies and win! So, I think the best target for my Great Huns at the moment is Donghu!"
Hearing this, Mao Dun asked rhetorically, "Why not Qin?" Also, what is the difference between attacking Donghu first and attacking the Dayue clan first, wouldn't the Dayue clan and the Qin people send troops to help Donghu?"
Zhao Sheng said with a smile: "Qin is the strongest overall strength among my three major enemy countries, and it is the most resilient, and it is backed by the Great Wall. And then the monarch and the virtuous ministers, that is, Donghu and the Dayue clan will not contain us when our Great Huns attack the Qin State, and it will be difficult for our Great Huns to cross the Great Wall and attack the Central Plains, so before my Great Huns have not disintegrated and digested the strength of the Dayue Clan and Donghudi, don't think about attacking Qin first!
In addition, attacking Donghu first is very different from attacking the Dayue clan first: attacking the Dayue clan first, the Qin State will definitely reinforce due to the alliance, and Donghu is also likely to take the opportunity to attack; And to attack Donghu first, it is very difficult to say whether the Qin people and Donghu have no alliance and whether they will increase reinforcements or not, but the Dayue clan will not reinforce Donghu in any case! So. Attack the Dayue clan first, and my Great Huns are likely to face a combined attack of the three kingdoms, especially the strong cavalry of Donghu behind is the most worrying; And attack Donghu first. At most, my Great Huns only have to face Donghu and Qin, and Qin's strategic long-range attack power is not strong. Our Great Huns only need to use a small part of their forces to contain the Qin State, and the main force can attack Donghu with all their might, so that the victory can be guaranteed!"
Mao Dun was a little surprised: "Why are you sure that the Da Yue clan will not help Donghu?"
Zhao Sheng said with a smile: "First, the Dayue clan has never had any diplomatic relations with Donghu. There is no covenant, and there is no need to be born and die for Donghu; Second, the king of the Dayue clan is more conservative and enterprising, and his vision can be described as short-sighted, and he can't see how much impact my Xiongnu taking Donghu first has on the survival of the Dayue clan; And those nobles of the Otsuki clan are used to it. If you don't wait for the enemy to hit the door, you won't be in a hurry, so you won't agree to send troops to help Donghu. It was Emperor Qin who sent an envoy to say that the Dayue clan would not agree to send troops! Therefore, Zhao Shengcai said, taking Donghu first can ensure the complete victory of my Great Huns, and taking the Dayue clan first can make my Great Huns die for a lifetime! Please make a big decision!"
Mao Dun laughed when he heard this: "The military advisor is really good, and the analysis is reasonable!" The Great Kunlun God really treats this list very well, and even sent a clever strategist like you to help me when my Great Huns were at their most critical! Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the advisor's proposal?"
The Hun generals looked at each other, and they all looked respectful: although the Huns were less scheming, they were not stupid, of course, they could hear the sophistication and viciousness of Zhao Sheng's strategy, and they nodded and agreed, and at the same time they were much more polite to Zhao Sheng's gaze and tone!
Mao Dun was overjoyed and said: "Okay, then the first target of my Huns to clean up is Donghu!" Strategist, when do you think it's appropriate to attack?"
The left bone capital Hou Ahu'er said: "Da Dan Yu, although my Great Xiongnu secretly discord with Donghu, but the two countries are not currently in a state of hostility, which is different from the Da Yue clan and the Qin state. If there is no reason to attack Donghu, it will not be easy to persuade the tribes to send troops, and it will also be easy to arouse the resistance of the Donghu people and make it even more difficult to win!"
Mao Dun was thinking about it, and Zhao Sheng said with a smile: "Da Dan Yu rest assured, if you want to find a reason to start a war, it's not an easy thing!?" There is a saying in my Middle Earth that says: If you want to add sin, there is no excuse! What's more, didn't Donghu just give me a good excuse for the Great Huns to go to war?"
Mao Dun's eyes flashed, and he said, "You mean the king of Donghu begging for a horse!?"
Zhao Sheng said with a smile: "Yes, I just heard that King Donghu knew that Da Dan Yu had a new thousand-mile divine horse 'Flying Eagle', so he sent someone to ask for it, but is there such a thing!?"
Mao Dun nodded and said: "This is exactly what happened, this 'flying eagle' is snow-white, the divine horse is very, it can travel thousands of miles a day, it is really a rare divine horse on the grassland, for decades, there are few people who can compare with it!" Therefore, the king of Donghu sent an envoy to ask for it, but this order has not been answered for several days, because it is really difficult to give up!"
Zhao Sheng said: "Give the 'Flying Eagle' to the King of Donghu!" Mao Dun was furious when he heard this: "Then how can it be done, doesn't this mean that Ben Shan Yu is afraid of the king of Donghu!?" Where does my big Hun face exist!? Why don't you take this opportunity to start a war with Donghu?" The generals also disagreed, this Donghu King's behavior of begging for horses was already excessive, and if he obediently sent the horse over, wouldn't he lose face at home!
Zhao Sheng heard this: "Zhao asked Da Shan Yu, is it important to have a horse, or is it important to dominate the grassland?" Mao Dun was a little bored and said: "You Qin, no, the Central Plains people are troublesome, if you have something to say, why bother going around in circles to make Benshan upset!" Of course, this single Yu knows that it is my great cause of the Great Huns, which is important!"
Zhao Sheng said: "Such a big order is convenient and listen to Zhao Mou's words with peace of mind!" Why didn't the king of Donghu send someone to ask for a horse earlier, and didn't send someone to ask for a horse later, but when Da Dan stabilized the overall situation of the Xiongnu and the status was stable, Zhao analyzed, this is a big problem!
You must know that Donghu is secretly at odds with my Great Huns, and I almost occupy half of the grassland in the north of the desert, the two sides are not only close at hand, but there is almost no obstacle in the middle, unlike Qin has the Great Wall, and the Dayue clan has thousands of miles of quicksand to fight against me, so the Donghu people are very afraid of the strong momentum of my Great Huns in recent years, and this Donghu King came to ask for horses at this time is just an excuse!
Donghu is so big, what kind of BMW doesn't have it, how can he send Baba to ask for it from my Huns in such a shameless way!? The real purpose of King Donghu is to use this to test the reality of my Great Huns! If Da Dan Yu refuses the suggestion of the king of Donghu to ask for horses now, or even sends troops to attack, Zhao thinks that Donghu must be ready for battle, even if my Great Huns win, I am afraid that the price paid will be quite heavy. And if you pretend to be respectful now and send the 'Flying Eagle' to the king of Donghu, then the king of Donghu will inevitably think that Da Dan is young and cowardly, and it is not worth mentioning, so he will slowly relax his vigilance against my great Huns. And with the greedy character of King Donghu, he will definitely send envoys one after another to ask for the goods of my Huns, so I Xiongnu might as well continue to be with them, slow down the heart of Donghu. When the time is ripe and the weather is in autumn, my Huns suddenly use this as an excuse to swear eastward and crusade against Donghu, then not only will the soldiers become extremely brave because of shame, but also the Donghu people will be defenseless, so that my Huns can take Donghu at a very small cost! I wonder if the general thinks so?"
The Hun generals were dumbfounded when they heard this, how could they have so many crooked intestines in their hearts, just beat them, and there were so many detours in the middle, they were a little dizzy when they heard it, but they finally understood that this Zhao Junshi's strategy was very, very vicious!
Mao Dun was silent for a long time when he heard this, and suddenly laughed and said: "The military advisor is really good at scheming, he is really a hundred times more cunning than the smartest fox on the grassland!" Since King Donghu wants to 'fly eagle', he will follow the plan of the military advisor to him! When the autumn came, when the grass was fat and the horses were strong, Ben Dan Yu led his troops to level Donghu, and then snatched the 'Flying Eagle' back!"
"Da Dan Yu is wise, Donghu will be defeated!" Zhao Sheng slapped his ass lightly. Mao Dun and the Xiongnu generals were happy for a while, and they couldn't help but look forward to the wonderful prospect of conquering Donghu!