At this time, Xianyang did not know that Wei Zhuang and Ram Ling were preparing to make a move against Mao Dun, and after the official worship was over, Li Mu led an army of 200,000 towards Daijun.

Among the 200,000 troops, 20,000 were golden fire cavalry, 3,000 Yue cavalry, 3,000 tun cavalry, 6,000 Hu cavalry, and the rest were all elite soldiers of the Lishan battalion. Mao Dun didn't know that Qin was going to take action against him at this time, and he was trying to find a way to break through Li Xin's defense line again and want to go south.

After Li Xin was caught off guard by Mao Dun, he reorganized the defense line of Yanmen Pass, and with the support provided to them by Chen Ping from Handan County, Mao Dun could not go south for a while, so he could only fight Li Xin at Yanmen Pass.

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

What was once the Youxian Dynasty was now a merged county of the Northlands of the Heyang and Abatu tribes, and the Qin state built a city on this land to control the grasslands.

In the tent of the king of Heyang, Heyangli and Abatu were worried. The fact that Mao Dun attacked Daijun is now known to the world, although they have taken refuge in the Qin State, they can be regarded as Qin people, but they are still Huns in essence, which makes the two worried that the Qin State will doubt their loyalty, so they will attack them, after all, the two have 60,000 cavalry in their hands, and they can gather at least 150,000 troops on the grassland at any time. Ordinary foreign ministers, or people of foreign tribes, have so many troops in their hands, no matter which monarch is unable to sleep.

"My youngest son He Yangming has sent back the news, he was almost beaten in the Great Qin School Palace. Many people from our other counties were almost driven out of Xianyang City by the angry Xianyang people. He Yangli said helplessly.

"Does the King doubt our loyalty?" Abatu said nervously.

Since the Heyang Department and the Abatu Department betrayed the Right Xian King and defected to the Qin State, the reason why the two tribes were able to dominate the former Right Xian King Department was all due to the force of the Qin State behind them to suppress the other tribes from moving. Because of the division of the Qin State, the two departments had the best pasture and water sources. Grassland is the lifeblood of the Huns, and a good pasture can make their tribesmen suffer a lot less. Yingzheng also gave them many rewards and titles, and even allowed them to hold armies in their hands. After a set of grace and power, this made He Yangli and Abatu grateful and loyal to Yingzheng.

The two of them were not worried about other tribes in the grassland attacking them now, but they were afraid that Yingzheng would doubt their loyalty.

"The king did not doubt our faithfulness, and sent us a letter telling us not to think about it." He Yangli said.

Hearing He Yangli's words, Abbatu not only did not relax, but became even more nervous. At such times, the better Yingzheng treats them, the more nervous they are. Although they are Huns, they also know that they know that they are grateful to repay their kindness, and after receiving the baptism of Central Plains culture, they regard Yingzheng as the only sun.

"The king believes in us so much, how can we repay the king?" Abatu sighed with emotion: "Damn Maudun, we should take advantage of the gap between the battle between Maudun and King Zuoxian, and directly take the Hun court and give it to the king as a New Year's gift!" ”

"Our men are not enough to take down the Xiongnu court. Pass on my order and discuss with General Yuli, we will recruit warriors from various tribes to attack the Xiongnu in the north, and by the way, we will take down the Yanzhi Mountain occupied by the Dayue clan and open the road to the Western Regions. He Yangli said.

The Right Xian Wang's Department was annexed by the Qin State, and the Zuo Xian King and Mao Dun negotiated peace, because they had signed an alliance with the Da Yue Clan, and the Da Yue Clan, which was about to be destroyed by the Zuo Xian Wang, came back from the dead again, and occupied a part of the grassland controlled by the Right Xian Wang's Department, including Yanzhi Mountain.

At that time, because the Six Kingdoms had not yet been pacified, the Qin State did not care about the affairs of the Dayue Clan, not to mention how could a small country that was about to be destroyed by King Zuo Xian be the opponent of the Qin State.

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

Yanzhi Mountain belongs to the place where soldiers must fight, and it is the narrowest place in the entire Hexi Corridor, as long as this place is captured, whoever has the initiative on the battlefield.

"I've already sent someone to inquire, the Otsuki clan has deployed 30,000 people here. You also know how the army of the Great Moon Clan is, some incompetent waste, as long as we use a little strategy, we will definitely be able to take Yanzhi Mountain. As long as we take Yanzhi Mountain, we will be able to open the road to the Western Regions and defeat the Otsuki clan in the north, and the king will definitely no longer doubt our loyalty. He Yangli said

"This time, we have our own food, grass and weapons, and we must let the king see our loyalty."

"Okay, just as you say. Heyang is smarter than me, you said what to do, I am responsible for leading the troops to attack. Abatu said.

"Okay."

He Yangli took out the letter that had been prepared a long time ago, and after Abbatu checked that it was correct, he signed and stamped it and asked him to send it to Liyi, who was in charge of the affairs of other counties.

After learning that He Yangli and Abatu were going to recruit soldiers to prepare their own food and weapons to attack the Xiongnu royal court, they did not dare to delay and reported directly to Xianyang.

After Xianyang got the letter, Li Mu's army had already arrived in Handan, and after the repair was completed, the army continued to set off.

Qin Palace.

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

"The army has now arrived in Handan, and in less than three days the vanguard will be able to reach Yanmen Pass. It is of little significance for Heyangli and the Abatu Department to attack the Xiongnu royal court, and now the person in charge of defending Heyangli and Abatu is the Youxian Wang Department of Weizhuang, according to the information sent back by the net before, the Youxian Wang Department is all Weizhuang's henchmen.

Mao Dun sent troops to Dai County, but Ram Ling and Wei Zhuang did not give us the news, and the information that Luo Wang just sent back said that Mao Dun took many tribal leaders to hunt on the grassland outside Dai County half a month ago, so I judged that they did not know about Mao Dun's attack on Dai County. If He Yangli and Abatu are allowed to attack the Xiongnu royal court, they will actually attack Weizhuang, and our own strength will be lost. It is better to let He Yangli and Abatu directly attack Yanzhi Mountain, so as to open up the Hexi Corridor, and also test the current Dayue Clan.

If you can, let them pacify the Dayue Clan, even if they can't be destroyed, let them bow down and be vassals, and wait until the Qin State stabilizes the Quartet, and then deal with the Dayue Clan. Ziyou said.

Ying Zheng nodded, Mao Dun with all his troops were outside Yanmen Pass, the inside of the Xiongnu royal court was already empty, and it was of little sense to let He Yangli and Abatu attack the Xiongnu royal court, Ying Zheng agreed with this idea.

"On the side of the so-called couch, you can't allow others to snore. The Hexi Corridor is the key to our journey to the Western Regions, and this area is also a place of abundant water and grass, and the Dayue clan will definitely not let it go. After we occupy it, sooner or later we will have to fight the Otsuki clan, and it is better to take the initiative than to be passive. It is appropriate to let He Yangli and Abatu go to guard against the Great Moon Clan, and wait until we have our hands freed up, and then take down the Great Moon Clan in one fell swoop. Han Fei said.

The widow also thought so, and asked people to reply to Liyi, and let He Yangli and Abatu attack Yanzhi Mountain and expel the Dayue clan. At the same time, he sent people to feint to attack the Xiongnu royal court, firstly, to put pressure on him, and secondly, to prevent the Xiongnu internal rebels from fleeing westward. Ying Zheng said.

"No!"

When the news reached the hands of He Yangli and Abatu, they immediately began to recruit soldiers in accordance with Yingzheng's will, and began to attack Yanzhishan and Dayue Clan according to Yingzheng's strategy.

At the same time, Li Xin, who was struggling with Mao Dun, finally waited for the army brought by Li Mu.

The huge movement of the army stationed in Yanmen Pass naturally made Mao Dun also aware of it, especially when he saw the banner of the Yulin Army held by the Li Zi banner and the Tun cavalry, Yue cavalry and Hu cavalry battalions, which immediately awakened the fear in the hearts of the Huns.

In the original battle of Yanmen Pass, Li Mu broke the 300,000 allied forces of the Xiongnu and Hu people, and established a 100,000-person Jingguan outside Yanmen Pass, which is still a nightmare for many people. It is precisely because of this that Li Mu is called a wolf hunter by the grassland, which makes the Xiongnu and Hu people frightened.

And the banner of the Yulin Army made the Huns dream of returning to Shangdang, the armor that could not be cut by the sword, the weapons that were sharp enough to split them in half, and the rain of black arrows falling from the sky, like black locusts crossing the border, killed their charging cavalry cleanly. Especially the mounted cavalry like the Tun Cavalry, 3,000 people directly crushed their 30,000 troops, and whoever dared to appear in front of them was directly knocked to death.

If Li Mu relied on his resourcefulness and Jingguan's deterrence to make the Xiongnu and Hu people afraid, then the Qin army simply relied on their strong strength to fight the Xiongnu.

Even Mao Dun, who had always believed that the Qin State was incapable of sending troops, panicked at this moment, and immediately ordered all the troops that attacked the Daijun defense line in batches to be transferred back, and at the same time let people return to the Xiongnu court to transfer troops.

In the tent of the king of the Huns.

"Da Danyu, the wolf hunter is here with Hei Qin's army. Me, what should we do? Hu Yangnan swallowed nervously and said.

In addition to Hu Yangnan's nervous face, the leaders of the Xiongnu tribes in the camp were also like this, and some of them even turned pale and were frightened. Now that the two enemies that the Huns were most afraid of had been fused, Li Mu's resourcefulness and the strength of the Qin army were suffocated by an indescribable force.

"Don't panic. Hei Qin definitely doesn't have so much food, they are now stationed in Yanmen Pass, they should want to fight with us quickly, as long as we drag Li Mu and Hei Qin, then they will naturally withdraw their troops because of the shortage of food and grass. Even this is simply their trick, not many of Hei Qin's troops have really reached Yanmen Pass, it is just Li Mu's bluff. Mao Dun said coldly.

The other tribal leaders looked at Mao Dun, their eyes were full of suspicion, under fear, they didn't dare to believe Mao Dun's words, and Touman was also careless in dealing with Li Mu and the Qin army, which led to the defeat of the Battle of Yanmen Pass and the Battle of Shangdang County, and successfully promoted the Xiongnu from the overlord of the grassland to the first hero of the grassland in one fell swoop.

"I don't know if Da Shan Yu still remembers what you said at the beginning that Hei Qin would never send troops." Tuban said.

"Of course I do." Mao Dun suppressed the anger in his heart and said.

"That's natural, I just don't know how Da Danyu 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 Da Shan Yu. At that time, Zhihuan, the prime minister of King Zuoxian, launched a rebellion in the territory of King Zuoxian, and the tribes that were defeated by us rose up against us one after another. At the same time, many slaves of the tribes near the royal court snatched weapons and killed the nobles of the tribe, and were heading towards the royal court. Tubaan said lightly.

Tubaan's voice was very soft, but every word was like a hammer smashed on Mao Dun's heart, and at the same time, the other tribal leaders got up one after another, at this moment they couldn't care about Li Mu or Qin Jun, and now they wanted to return to their own tribe, they were worried that such a slave rebellion would happen in their own tribe, and when the time came, their relatives and children and the position of their own tribal leader would all be snatched away by those slaves.

"Panic what!" Mao Dun swept over coldly and said, "The royal court is guarded by the prime minister, and the right sage Wang Weizhuang is also in the royal court, the slave rebellion and the 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 Da Dan thinks, my Tuba Department is about to withdraw, and the army led by Zhihuan is attacking our Tuba Department." Tuban finished and left.

The tribal chiefs loyal to Tuban also left the tent for the same reason, leaving only the Centrist and those loyal to Maudun. Maoton's eyes were full of murderous intent when he looked at Tubaan who was leaving, but at this time he couldn't care about Tubaan, he had to stabilize the rest of the people now.

"Don't worry, there will be nothing going on inside the royal court. Zuo Xian's royal troops are our defeated men, and they can't make much waves. There are still old nobles on the grassland of the original Zuoxian Wang's department, and the soldiers in their hands are not weak. The inside of the royal court seems to be full of dangers, but in fact there are not too many problems. The top priority is to stabilize the position, not to be frightened by Hei Qin and Li Mu to throw away their armor, and give them a chance. Maudon said, sticking his dagger into the leg of mutton on the table in front of him.

Hearing Mao Dun's words, the people of the Mao Dun faction, who were originally a little frightened, suddenly stopped panicking and supported Mao Dun's words. The Neutrals also stayed behind when they thought that their territory had not been damaged and that all the supplies they had plundered from Daijun were here.

Seeing that his own people and the neutrals had decided to stay for the time being, Mao Dun felt a little more relieved.

Then the others left the king's tent, leaving Maudun alone.

After all the tribal leaders had dispersed, one of the tribal leaders who had defected from the old school to Maudun secretly arrived at Tubaan's camp.

"Meet Tuba Danyu." The man said to Tubaan.

"Well, how? What was Maudun's attitude after I left? Tuban asked.

"Da Shan Yu is very calm, analyzed the pros and cons for us, and asked us not to leave here, as for the internal affairs of the royal court, it will be resolved soon." The tribal leader said.

"Sure enough, it's the same as the prime minister said." Tubaan said with a sneer.

"What's the same?" The tribal leader asked curiously.

"Of course, it was Maudun's reaction. Mao Dun's reaction had been expected a long time ago. Tubaan glanced at the puzzled tribal leader and said, "Mao Dun is now in a state of enemies on all sides, the old nobles, the remnants of King Zuoxian, us, and Hei Qin. Relying on the strength of Maudun now, no matter who he fights with, the final outcome will be failure, and 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 Praetorian Guard, which is the safest. The tribal leader asked.

"If Maudun returns to the royal court in such a gloomy manner, do you think he still has majesty to speak of? At that time, he was like a child who was crying in a fight outside, because he couldn't beat others, and he was worried about others, so he ran back to his home in despair, hoping to be blessed by his father who had conflicts with him. Tuban sneered.

"I see." The tribal leader suddenly realized.

"Go down." Tuban said.

"Yes."

After the tribal leader left, Tubaan whispered

"Maudun doesn't care about his face, he doesn't dare to go back because he doesn't dare. When a slave revolt broke out in the vicinity of the royal court, and the royal court guards did not extinguish them in time, but allowed them to spread, and the wise people would think that there was definitely something wrong within the royal court now. Returning to the royal court can only be a dead end, except for the large grassland of Wang Tingnuo, only Yanmen Pass is left, and such a small place is his accommodation.

The Youxian Wangbu took refuge in the Qin State and lived a prosperous and prosperous life. The tribe of Weizhuang is even more dangerous. Zuo Xian Wang's rebels, old nobles, and Mao Dun's cronies can't be opened. The royal court is in danger again. Mao Dun, you big single Yu is really incompetent, and there will be no place for you in the grassland. ”

After saying this, Tubaan looked yearning in the direction of Yanmen Pass, I don't know when, Tubaan began to yearn for the life of Qin, there are countless legends of Qin among the Xiongnu, wealth, prosperity, stability, no natural disasters, even if you are sick, there are herbs and the most exquisite doctor to see you for you, a strong army protects you, you will not worry that your son will be killed after you die, property and women will be taken away by others, others will attack you, and the Qin State will bless you. Without exception, these things are the most desirable life of the Huns.

"As long as I become a member of the Qin State, I can also live such a life." A sense of determination rose in Tubba's peace of mind.

Inside the Yanmen Pass.

Li Xin was handing over the battle situation with Li Mu, and told all the current number of troops that Mao Dun had hoarded outside Yanmen Pass and the current defensive strength of Yanmen Pass.

"According to the information sent back by Luo Net, the Xiongnu have been in turmoil. The slave revolted and was buried by King Zuoxian's side at the beginning, Zhihuan launched a rebellion in the name of King Zuoxian. The old nobles of the Huns broke with Maudun. There was another slave uprising near the Xiongnu royal court, and I guess this matter should be the handiwork of Wei Zhuang and the old man Ram Ling, who were put together by Mao Dun, so they wanted to attract Mao Dun back to the Xiongnu royal court through civil strife, so as to reduce the pressure on Dai Jun. Li Xin said.

(End of chapter)