Chapter 569: Hesitant Ye Yan
Hua'an did not dismount, rode directly on horseback, wrote a letter to Tuyuhun Dashan Yu Yeyan, and immediately put it in a bamboo tube after writing, and sealed it, and then sent a pro-soldier team to gallop in the direction of Bailan City with more than a dozen pro-soldiers.
Seeing his soldiers galloping westward, Hua'an hesitated for a moment, decided not to pursue for the time being, and returned to Wudu City to wait for news from the direction of Tuyuhun.
On the way back, Wang San looked at Hua'an and asked softly: "Big brother, it's okay if Tuyuhun Dadanyu agrees, if he refuses to agree to our request, what should we do, do we really want to lead the main army west to conquer Tuyuhun?" ”
Hua An shook his head, and said: "If Tuyuhun doesn't agree, then we have to do a good job of defending in the direction of Wudu County, so that the remaining forces of Wudu County are enough to resist Tuyuhun, and leading the main army to the west to conquer Tuyuhun is obviously not feasible, the main enemy of our army at present is Zhao State, the bitter cold land in the northwest, we don't need to spend too much energy to operate for the time being, only when the problems in the core areas of the Central Plains and Guanzhong are all solved, we will have extra energy to deal with Tuyuhun in the northwest wasteland." ”
"Then the purpose of the eldest brother's letter is to scare Tugu Hun Dashan Yu Ye Yan?" Wang San asked.
Hua An smiled and said: "That's right, if Tuyuhun Dadanyu is frightened, he will definitely agree to our request, but if he is not frightened, then we don't need to worry too much, Tuyuhun has lost 40,000 troops, and it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time, and it will not pose too much threat to our Wudu County." ”
Wang San smiled suddenly when he heard this, and secretly sighed at Hua'an's cunning.
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On the road to Brandy. The Tuyuhun rout army rushed all the way, for fear that the main force of the Jin army behind them would catch up, and only stopped to rest after running for more than 30 miles in a row.
In the fleeing army, in addition to the soldiers of Tuyuhun, there were also the rebellious Wang Oath and the envoys of Zhao in Shuzhong, who did not die in the chaos under the protection of the Tuyuhun warriors.
Seeing that the team stopped, Wang Wei took a breath and looked at the envoy of Zhao beside him. He whispered, "Your Excellency." I really didn't expect that the main force of the Jin army was obviously attacking north, how could it suddenly kill Wudu City, this is really strange. Could it be that the Wang Division of the Great Zhao State has been defeated by the Jin army. After saying that, he shivered in horror.
The envoy of Zhao frowned. Zhengse said: "Impossible. My Great Zhao Wang's division is invincible, how can he lose to the small Jin army, it must be that the Jin army's northward advance is blocked. That's why he went south to rescue Wudu City. ”
Hearing this, Wang Wei nodded, and continued: "Lord Envoy, at present, most of the 50,000 troops of Tuyuhun have lost, and I am afraid that they will not be able to help the Great Zhao Wangshi." ”
"What's more, if Yu Ye Yan hears that the main army has lost most of it, he will definitely be angry with you and me, after all, it is you and I who work together to persuade him to send troops to Wudu County." The envoy of Zhao said helplessly.
Wang Wei was shocked, and said in shock: "Lord Messenger, how can that be good, if Ye Yan is angry and wants to kill us, how can we avoid this catastrophe?" After saying that, there was a look of worry on his face.
The envoy of Zhao State smiled and said lightly: "This envoy was personally sent by the Great Zhao Heavenly King, if Ye Yan dares to kill me, my king will not let him go, Ye Yan will not dare to kill me, and your life, this envoy is not easy to say." ”
"Please also ask the messenger to show the way." The king clenched his fists and pleaded.
The envoy of the Zhao State patted Wang Oath on the shoulder, and said with a straight face: "It is very simple to let the envoy save you, as long as you serve the Great Zhao State in the future, the envoy will naturally protect you from Ye Yan." ”
Wang Wei thought for a moment, and said, "Your Excellency, rest assured, I am willing to serve the Great Zhao Heavenly King." ”
"Okay, good, this envoy will definitely help you, you don't have to worry." The envoy of Zhao comforted softly.
At this moment, more than a dozen personal soldiers sent by Hua'an were rushing to the resting position of the Tuyuhun army.
"The Jin army is coming, the Jin army is coming, run!" At this time, the Tuyuhun soldiers had already turned into frightened birds, and when they saw more than a dozen cavalry of the Jin army, they were frightened.
Wang Wei and the envoys of Zhao were also taken aback, if the main force of the Jin army was in hot pursuit, it was really difficult to say whether they would be able to return to Bailan alive.
The Tuyuhun army was in a commotion, but soon, they found that there were only a dozen Jin cavalry rushing around, and from their special clothing, it could be seen that they were messengers on special missions.
More than a dozen cavalry were stopped by Tuyuhun's army, and General Tuyuhun asked them about the purpose of their coming, and after the soldiers identified themselves, General Tuyuhun sent dozens of cavalry to 'escort' them to Bailan.
"It turned out to be an envoy sent by the Jin army, it really scared me to death." The king swore to himself.
The envoy of Zhao said softly: "The Jin army sent an envoy to Bailan, its purpose must be to make peace with Tuyuhun Dadanyu, if Tuyuhun falls to the Jin State, it will be extremely unfavorable to my Great Zhao State, and even more unfavorable to Lord Wang, maybe, Ye Yanhui killed the Lord as a meeting gift to the Jin army?" ”
Wang Oath was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, what can I do, ask my lord for guidance." ”
"For today's plan, only you and I will work together, with our incorruptible tongue, to persuade Ye Yan to support us." The envoy of Zhao said affirmatively.
"Lord Emissary, will this Ye Yan really obey us?" Wang Oath was a little worried.
The envoy of Zhao State, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, said with a straight face: "Lord Wang, it is an indisputable fact that all 40,000 troops of Tuyuhun died at the hands of the Jin army, as long as you and I bite this point, it will definitely increase Ye Yan's hatred for the Jin army, so that he will fall to us." ”
The king was overjoyed when he heard this, stretched out his thumb, and said in appreciation: "Your Excellency, what a clever plan! ”
The envoy of Zhao and Wang Wei looked at each other and smiled, and then followed the brigade and continued to march in the direction of Bailan.
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A few days later, in the direction of Bailan, the envoys sent by Hua'an and the Tuyuhun soldiers who were 'escorted' arrived here at the same time, and successively met with Tuyuhun Dashan Yu Yeyan.
After reading the letter written by Hua An and learning about the fact that his army was defeated, he was suddenly angry and shocked, he really couldn't understand that the 50,000 warriors he sent were so vulnerable that most of the Jin army was annihilated.
Ye Yan angrily pinched the letter written by Hua An in the palm of his hand, his face showed extreme anger, from Hua An's scribbled handwriting, it can be seen that it was written very casually and in a hurry, and it was not well thought out at all, this is a contempt for Tugu Hun Da Shan Yu, and the threatening tone in the letter is even more unacceptable to Ye Yan.
But Ye Yan did not fully express his anger, after all, the 40,000 army under his command had been destroyed, which was enough to show the strength of the Jin army, in case, the main force of the Jin army really attacked Tuyuhun with all its might, and the consequences would be more severe.
Ye Yan suppressed the anger in his heart, asked his subordinates to entertain the envoy sent by Hua'an, and then immediately summoned important people in the country to go to his big tent to discuss this matter.
When the Tuyuhun ministers heard that the 50,000 army was easily wiped out by the Jin army, 40,000, they were immediately surprised, no one dared to believe that this was true, after all, the Tuyuhun warriors had been rampant in the northwest wasteland for decades, and they had never suffered such a severe loss.
There were even some ministers who had opposed the expedition, pointing the finger at the envoys of Zhao and Wang Oath, and directly asked Ye Yan to arrest Wang Oath and others and hand them over to the Jin army, so as to avoid the fate of Tuyuhun from being destroyed.
However, there are also some ministers who believe that long-distance friendship and close attack is the long-term strategy, Tuyuhun borders the Great Jin Kingdom, and it will never be possible to live in peace, besides, the blood feud of 40,000 soldiers destroyed cannot be forgotten at will.
Seeing that the ministers had different opinions, Ye Yan also fell into hesitation for a while, and in the face of Hua'an's tough construction, he didn't know how to choose.
In the end, after thinking about it, Ye Yan decided to put the matter on hold for the time being, and then make plans after Wang Wei and the others returned to Bailan.
Before Wang Wei and the others returned to Bailan, in order to prevent the people and horses in Shu from making trouble, Ye Yan sent an army of 10,000 to disarm all the thousands of men and horses brought by Wang Wei from Yizhou, and control their freedom, so that they could not move at will.
A few days later, the Tuyuhun defeated army finally returned to Bailan, and Wang Wei and the envoys of Zhao immediately went to Ye Yan's big tent to prepare to meet Ye Yan.
Knowing that the remaining nearly 10,000 defeated soldiers returned to Bailan, Ye Yan couldn't bear to go and watch, so he found dozens of sword and axe men to ambush in the big tent, and waited for the arrival of Wang Yan and others.
As soon as Wang Wei and the envoys of Zhao entered Ye Yan's big tent, they immediately felt the tense atmosphere inside, and the looming sword and axe hand in the back tent made them feel that their lives were in danger.
The two pretended to be calm, and casually met Tuyuhun Dashan Yu Ye Yan, and in front of the ministers of the full tent, they told the cruelty of the Jin army as much as possible, so that Ye Yan and the ministers in the tent were full of hostility to the Jin army.
Ye Yan looked at the two of them and loudly accused them of mistaking themselves, if they hadn't tried their best to persuade them, he would not have sent 50,000 troops to the east, and 40,000 soldiers would not have lost their lives in vain.
And the envoy of Wang Oath and Zhao State gave the example of Qiu Chi State, and clearly told the Tuyuhun Dashan Yu Ye Yan that the Great Jin court was insatiable, even if he did not send troops to Wudu County, he would be destroyed by the Jin army in the future, and if he wanted to save Tuyuhun, he must form an alliance with the Great Zhao State to deal with the Jin army together.
Some ministers who supported the close attack of distant friends were also very worried that the Jin army would destroy Tuyuhun, so they fully supported Ye Yan to fall to Zhao State.
Ye Yan was finally moved by Wang Oath and others, however, he was quite jealous of the combat power of the Jin army from the bottom of his heart, and he was very afraid that the main force of the Jin army would really go all out into the territory of Tuyuhun, in that case, the situation would be more troublesome.
"If the main force of the Jin army really kills Bai Lan, what should we do?" Ye Yan looked at the people in the tent and asked softly.
"Da Danyu, the northwest wasteland is vast, there are water and grass everywhere, if the main force of the Jin army is really killed, our army will leave Bailan, there is nothing good here except water and grass, the Jin army has nothing to gain, and it won't stay long." A Tuyuhun general said loudly. (To be continued......)