Chapter 487, Ram Ling and Wei Zhuang's Gamble
After the problem of grain and grass was solved, Chen Ping soon received grain and grass from merchants from all over the country, and the originally empty granary of Handan County was quickly enriched.
Seeing the arrival of so many merchants, Chen Ping was not idle, and let the people and merchants in Handan County start to do business with these caravans, which made the economic situation of Handan County rise to a higher level. Of course, Chen Ping did not forget the main thing, rescuing Daijun and preparing enough food and grass for the army.
Grassland, outside Yanmen Pass, Huyang tribe of the Huns.
"Hahahaha, this time we followed Da Shan Yu to loot fiercely, and the resentment that has been held in our hearts all these years can be regarded as venting." Hu Yangnan, the leader of the Huyang tribe, saluted to Mao Dun, who was sitting in the first place.
As the Xiongnu tribe closest to Yanmen Pass, the Huyang tribe was the first to be attacked by Li Mu every time they fought. In the face of Li Mu and Wuling Tieqi, no one dared to squeak in the entire grassland, let alone a small Huyang tribe, so Hu Yangnan has always dared to be angry and dare not speak. This time, Mao Dun led them south to plunder, which not only gave him a sigh of relief, but also allowed the Huyang tribe to get a large amount of money.
"As I said, as long as you have a bite of meat to eat, you will definitely have a mouthful of soup for you." Maudon sat on the throne, holding the wine glass in his hand and said.
Now Mao Dun has gotten rid of the immaturity of the past, exuding majesty and strength, the leaders of the Hun tribes below looked at Mao Dun for a while and had a feeling of seeing the dead Touman resurrected, compared to Touman, Maoton's eyes exuded wisdom and ruthless light.
"What Da Shan Yu is saying is that we are absolutely faithful to Da Shan Yu." Several tribal leaders shouted.
Compared with the dozen or so tribal leaders in the camp, these tribal leaders were particularly embarrassed, and the other tribal leaders did not speak. Maudun looked at this scene, and a coldness flashed in his eyes.
"Da Shan Yu, it's not me who bothered you Yaxing. The current Daijun is Hei Qin's land, and we rashly took advantage of the chaos to attack Dai Jun, and Hei Qin will definitely not give up. A tribal leader said, sticking a knife in his hand to the board.
"What do you mean? Tubaan, are you questioning Da Shan Yu's decision? Hu Yangnan stood up and scolded Tubaan.
"It's not that I question Da Shan Yu's decision, it's that Hei Qin is far more terrifying than Li Mu. Li Mu was guarding Yanmen Pass, we couldn't go south, and Li Mu couldn't attack the grassland because of the weakness of the Zhao State behind him, so he could only learn our tactics to harass our Xiongnu tribe. But Hei Qin is different, have you forgotten the battle in Shangdang County? The scar on my chest was the one I left behind. Tuban stood up and ripped off his clothes with both hands, revealing his chest.
"So what? Tubaan, I think you were scared of being beaten by Hei Qin in Shangdang County at the beginning, that's why you are so worried. Da Dan Yu is no worse than Tou Man Shan Yu, and even more intelligent than Tou Man Shan Yu. What if Hei Qin called? Da Shan Yu leads us, and he will definitely be able to defeat Hei Qin. Hu Yangnan said.
"I naturally believe in Da Dan Yu's ability, but I also believe that the judgment of the Ram Prime Minister and the Right Virtuous Wang Weizhuang, the current Qin State is definitely not something we can deal with." Tubaan retorted unceremoniously.
After saying that, Tubaan also glanced at Mao Dun, and Mao Dun's gloomy face was naturally seen by him, but Tu Baan didn't care, because he was a tribe under the ram slave and Wei Zhuang. Although the current Xiongnu royal court has regained the strength of the original Touman when he was alive and annexed the Zuoxianwang tribe, after the annexation of the Zuoxianwang tribe, there was also a split within the Xiongnu.
The Xiongnu nobles who wanted to maintain the tradition and Mao Dun who wanted to centralize the establishment of the Central Plains country broke directly, and the old nobles changed from supporting Mao Dun directly to wanting to crusade against Mao Dun, if it wasn't for the fear of the Xiongnu royal court guards in the hands of Wei Zhuang, the old nobles would have done it directly.
The old aristocracy was bent on turning the Xiongnu into a centralized state, and the reformers led by Maudun were also divided. The Qingzhuang faction led by Mao Dun, the old faction led by Ram Ling, and the martial faction led by Wei Zhuang all seemed to support the internal centralization of power in the Xiongnu, but what the three of them wanted was to concentrate power in their own hands.
Because Mao Dun handed over the civil and military power to the ram Ling and Wei Zhuang before, so Mao Dun's right to speak has not been high, before by beating Donghu and Ping Zuo Xianwang, Mao Dun's voice and strength have become stronger, and he has been able to sit on an equal footing with Ram Ling and Wei Zhuang, but the opposition of the old nobles has directly halved Mao Dun's right to speak and strength.
So Tubaan didn't worry about what Maudun would do to him at all, behind him was the real master of the Xiongnu royal court - Ram Order! And now the Ram Order's body is getting worse day by day, and Tuban is the mainstream pillar of the old school, if there is a problem with the Ram Order, Tuban is the new leader of the old school.
"Hmph~" Mao Dun snorted coldly,
As a supporter of Mao Dun, Hu Yangnan immediately stopped talking, and Tubaan also looked at Mao Dun.
"I'm the big Danyu of the Huns, what do I do, it's not your turn to intervene." Mao Dun looked at Tubaan coldly and said.
"It's not my turn to say anything. But I can't watch Da Dan Yu bring the Huns to the edge of the cliff. At the beginning, in the face of the encirclement of Hei Qin, Li Mu and the Hu people, it was the prime minister of the ram who supported you as the new Da Danyu, and it was the general of the right sage Wang Weizhuang who defeated the various tribes that plotted against him, shocked the entire grassland, and defended the Xiongnu. Da Shan Yu now wants to bring the Xiongnu to the edge of the cliff, can't I stop it? Tubaan said coldly.
The other tribal leaders were also stunned for a moment when they saw Tubaan directly slamming Mao Dun, but the smart man quickly figured out the reason, because Mao Dun wanted to win over some people's hearts again by attacking Hei Qin and replenish the strength of the old nobles. The reason why Maudun was able to go step by step from a child who had no right to speak to today is because of the wars won one after another, which won some tribes. The rebellion of the old nobles left Mao Dun with no strength to compete with Ram Ling and Weizhuang for control of the Xiongnu. The previous two wars were won by Mao Dun, so Mao Dun wanted to replicate the previous victory on Hei Qin.
Ram Ling and Wei Zhuang are both from the Central Plains, especially Wei Zhuang fled to the grassland because of Qin, if Mao Dun defeated Qin State, even if the military faction that supported Wei Zhuang would directly defect to Mao Dun, so Mao Dun would have this raid on Dai County.
These tribal leaders all had their own thoughts when they looked at the confrontation of Maudun and Tuba Anxin, some of them supported Maudun, some supported the Ram Order, and some were neutral.
"I dared to come to raid Daijun because I knew that Hei Qin didn't have too much strength to attack us again. Hei Qin has been fighting many times in the past two years, is their food enough? They are not the sons of our grasslands, and they can feed themselves by grazing and plundering. They conquered the land to occupy, and if they fed the war with war, they would eventually need to use their own food to help the people. So I concluded that Hei Qin didn't have enough food to eat now, so how dare he attack us? If they come, not many people will come. I'm not my father, I won't go to the intrigues of the Central Plains, they will, I will, I will really fight, who loses and who wins is not certain! Mao Dun said coldly.
Hearing Maudun's words, Tubaan was stunned, he originally thought that Maudun's attack on Daijun was a temporary uprising. The reason why they gathered here is that Mao Dun took them out of the Xiongnu court for the reason of hunting and came to Yanmen Pass, ready to hunt here, before he wondered why Mao Dun ran here to hunt, but now everything is clear.
Mao Dun had long been ready to go south to raid Dai County, but Dai County happened to have a natural disaster, so Mao Dun had a chance.
Damn, we have to tell the Prime Minister of the Ram about this, if we really let Mao Dun and Hei Qin go to war, can we have a good life? Tuba thought with peace of mind.
"Tubaan, what else do you have to say?" Mao Dun asked coldly.
"Naturally, I don't have anything to say, but whether Hei Qin will attack us or not, we still need to see again. The raid on Daijun was done by you, and when Hei Qin attacked, I wouldn't help. With that, Tubaan turned and left.
The old-school tribal leaders also left with Tubaan, but there were a few people who stayed.
"Why aren't you two leaving?" Maudun asked, looking at the two men.
"The prime minister of the ram is old, and the whole old school no longer has the courage of my Huns, and they are no longer worthy of being the sons of the Huns. Da Dan Yu dared to attack Hei Qin and took our Hun sons to loot a lot of money and grain, this is what we Huns should do, not like the old school, relying on grazing for a living! That's why we want to be loyal to Da Shan Yu. The two of them pulled out their short blades and cut their palms and said.
"Hahahaha, okay. I accept your allegiance. Morton smiled and picked up theirs and put it on his chest.
"Praise Da Danyu, praise Eternal Heaven." The two shouted.
Seeing that the two old-fashioned people pledged allegiance to Maudun, some neutral people also began to enliven their minds, thinking about whether they should be loyal to Maudun? But thinking of the original battle of the party, plus the wolf hunter Li Mu also took refuge in Hei Qin. Hei Qin's powerful army and Li Mu's powerful command ability suddenly made these people feel deep fear.
Immediately after leaving the camp, Tuban passed the news to the Ram Order. By the time the ram order received the news, it was already a day later.
Ram Ling was slumped on the bed, his heavy fur covering his body, and charcoal burning in the fire beside him.
Wei Zhuang sat on the sidelines and looked at the ram, Ling's pale hair and sickly face, and his heart was a little more worried. Ram Ling is now almost seventy years old, such an age in the Central Plains can already be called auspicious, the age of the gossip, Ram Ling's body is not as good as a day, last winter, Ram Ling was sick all winter.
"Oops, Maudun actually attacked Daijun!" Ram Ling looked at the information in his hand and said anxiously, because anxious Ram Ling began to cough.
"You calm down first, Daijun has Li Xin in charge, and Wuling Iron Cavalry, Mao Dun should not succeed." Wei Zhuang helped the ram Ling and said smoothly.
"No, he succeeded, there was a ground movement in Daijun, and there was a gap in the defense line arranged by Li Xin, so that Mao Dun led people to rush in and loot Daijun." Ram Ling held Wei Zhuang's hand with one hand and took the teacup with the other.
Wei Zhuang handed the teacup to Ram Ling, who took a sip of water before he took a breath.
"Earth movement is a natural disaster, and no one can predict it." Wei Zhuang said.
"Mao Dun can't wait, the news from Tubaan, Mao Dun's ability to perceive the overall situation is now mature, he sees that the Qin State is now fighting for many years, the lack of food and grass, hunting is just an excuse, he really wants to make a move on Daijun, so as to establish his prestige." Ram Ling said.
"So what? Now half of the Xiongnu has been infiltrated by us, except for those old nobles, most of the Xiongnu nobles have been addicted to the prosperity of the Central Plains, and they all dream of becoming Central Plains people. And the bottom of the Xiongnu was also instigated, as long as the Xiongnu were in chaos, they would immediately defect. Wei Zhuang said lightly.
Over the years, Wei Zhuang and Ram Ling have been corrupting the Xiongnu aristocracy in the Xiongnu and instigating the people at the bottom of the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu were slaves, the status of the nobility was transcendent, and the commoners and slaves were not even as important as a sheep, so the bottom of the Xiongnu had long been complaining, but because of the fear of the nobility in their bones, they did not dare to rebel. But over the years, Wei Zhuang has been secretly inciting these low-level people. The Ram Order secretly spread all kinds of good things in the Central Plains, no slaves, and so on, so that these low-level people yearn for the Central Plains more than the Xiongnu nobles.
As long as there is a war, they will respond to Wei Zhuang's call internally, revolt internally, and take refuge in the Qin State.
"I'm not worried about that, it's that Maudun will continue to attack Daijun. It is true that there is almost no food in the Qin State. Qin Guo's actions in the past few years have not only been stared at by Maodun, but also stared at me. Ram Ling said.
Wei Zhuang was also stunned when he heard this, Qin State has Bashu and many granaries in this pass, and after attacking Han Wei, it occupied the fertile land of the Central Plains, how could there be no food?
"Qin Guo's movements are too big, you can't imagine that Ziyou took Qin Guo on such a fast path." Ram Ling said.
"So are we going to advance our plans? This opportunity is not perfect, and if there is no foreign aid, the old nobleman and Maudon join forces again, and we may have to lose all our efforts. Wei Zhuang said.
"Ahead of time." Ram Ling said solemnly, "I believe Ziyou, Daijun was plundered, and now Luo Wang has not sent us information to ask us, which shows that the Qin State is ready to send troops." Now we can only trust Ziyou. ”
"The battlefield is not a gamble, once lost, the Xiongnu will regain the strength of the original Touman when he was alive." Wei Zhuang said.
"But what about the people of Daishire? My life is to abolish the Huns, so that they can no longer pass the border pass, but now the Huns have crossed the Yanmen Pass, so I can only gamble, my body I know. I hope that before I die, I can see the scene of horses trampling on the grassland in the Central Plains, and there will be no foreign invasion at the border passes. Ram Ling said.
Wei Zhuang hesitated for a moment and then said
"Okay, I'll bet with you!"
(End of chapter)