Chapter Seventy-Three: The Responsibilities of the Living
Let's not talk about what is being discussed here by King Jiaoxi, and how the relationship between him and his teacher is handled or more intensified.
Let's look back at Liu Guang's side, oh no, to be precise and specific, it should be in the direction of the capital again.
At this moment, the Xiongnu clan on the periphery of the capital has changed from besieging the capital from all sides to only attacking the capital from a single direction in the south.
The Khan of the Xiongnu clan is still unfazed, as if everything is under control, but in fact, although the Xiongnu at this moment are not facing absolute death, the current situation is also extremely difficult.
Behind him were Sun Sheng's troops, who were constantly carrying out various sneak attacks and harassments against the Xiongnu clan.
From the southwest, reinforcements were constantly sent from various palaces with different surnames.
Although these people do not have the determination to launch any crazy attacks on the Xiongnu and swear to protect the capital to the death, they are like mosquitoes, buzzing around you all the time, and it is unlikely that you will not feel bored.
At this moment, the left and right virtuous kings of the Xiongnu clan feel like this.
"Khan, how long are we going to wait here?"
King Zuo Xian led his troops to once again repel the troops that had come to aid the capital, and then quickly turned back, asking the khan in a questioning tone.
At this moment, in the eyes of King Zuo Xian, isn't what the Huns are doing now a suicidal charge?
The enemy already has high walls that can be defended, and there is a ring of enemies on the periphery who are constantly attacking them, so the longer it drags on, the more detrimental it will be to them.
In addition, on this trip, they did not prepare any food and grass, but just put dried beef and mutton in their pockets.
As long as they want to attack the city after all these stored grains have been eaten, I am afraid that their anger will be insufficient, and if they are insufficient, it will be difficult to guarantee the momentum of the whole army.
If the momentum of the whole army is not guaranteed, there will definitely be timidity and fear, and as long as there is only one soldier, turning around and running away will cause a butterfly effect.
After so many years of conquest, whether it is the Central Plains people or their Huns, in the final analysis, people cannot escape, and people themselves are timid and cowardly.
The Khan remained unfazed, deaf to King Zuoxian's questioning, and just quietly watched the troops of the king or prince with different surnames who had come to the aid of the capital that were still gathering behind him.
After Zuo Xianwang finished asking, he stood aside respectfully, of course, there was still some anxiety and incomprehension in his expression.
I don't know how long it took before the Khan's voice slowly came:
"Do you remember what General Sun promised us on this trip?"
King Zuo Xian was slightly stunned, he actually couldn't remember this promise clearly, but he knew that his Khan had decided to send troops to attack the Central Plains.
Seeing that King Zuo Xian had not answered, the Khan knew that he was afraid that he did not take this matter to heart at that time, but just felt that the people of the Central Plains should be killed, so he came on a horse with a sword.
"Why do we often go south to the Central Plains and slaughter this group of southerners?"
Khan turned around slowly as he spoke, still with a calm expression, and a pair of eyes that looked like deep pools at a glance.
The moment King Zuo Xian saw these eyes, he felt that all the worries in his heart had been dispelled.
"The subordinates have forgotten."
Although he couldn't remember exactly what Sun Sheng promised them back then, he pondered for a while, and still felt that no matter what kind of promise, it was still not as important as the lives of his brothers.
So he continued to muster up his strength and had the courage to speak: "But you must know that no matter what decision we make, if it harms the lives of our brothers, then no matter how correct that decision is, we must abandon him!" ”
But he also looked at him and smiled, his eyes were deep, looking into the distance, and the sound slowly came into his ears like a heavenly sound.
"The Central Plains people have been fighting against us for thousands of years, and when they first built the Great Wall, it was to defend against our attacks, if you are middle-aged, do you want to do the same?"
King Zuo Xian didn't expect that his own khan would let him assume that he was a Central Plains person!
Although he looked down on the Central Plains people very much in his heart, this group of miscellaneous people in his eyes, but after all, it was asked by his own khan, and if he didn't want to answer, he had to give a clear answer.
"No matter how much sacrifice there is, my subordinates will definitely build the Great Wall, after all, this group of untouchables can't stop our iron hooves."
But when he heard this, he smiled and patted King Zuo Xian's shoulder.
"That's why the emperor of the year ordered that even if he was tired of many people, he would finish repairing the Great Wall, because the people on the border like hundreds and thousands of people can be exchanged for a longer period of peace, is this deal worth it?"
Especially the four words that are not cost-effective at the end were bitten extremely sonorously by the Khan.
As long as you have a little intelligence and can understand people's words, then the words of the Xiongnu Khan have already told all the thoughts and thoughts in his heart.
What is sacrifice?
It is a death that does not help the afterlife, and that is called indiscriminate killing of innocents and abuse of power.
As long as it is for the sake of future generations, to be able to avoid war, and to be less bullied by foreigners, then it is a noble thing to force this generation to pay, or even to give their lives.
Don't think that personal life is supreme, even pigs, dogs, cows and sheep are born in this world from the day he has his responsibility, let alone people!
The Xiongnu Khan knew quite well that since he had become this Khan, his mission was to seek greater benefits for the Xiongnu clan, so that their clansmen could live more happily and live more at ease!
The emperors of the Central Plains actually did a lot, for the sake of the people of their Central Plains.
In particular, the emperor who built the Great Wall back then also dealt a devastating blow to them, almost making them move far away from Mobei.
Although time has passed, so many years have passed in a blink of an eye, but in the mind of the Xiongnu Khan, he still admires the emperor of the Central Plains back then.
If every generation of emperors in the Central Plains can be like the old ancestor back then, then their Xiongnu clan may now have become the Central Plains people, the Yan country, and the people of China!
It's a pity that the leaders of the later group of people are as stupid as pigs and dogs, and those people are so stupid that they don't know how to resist, which is why the southern Chu State has repeatedly harassed and the north can't resist their Xiongnu and Rouran.
"Our sacrifice is nothing, and it is nothing if we forget ourselves, because there are always people who have to pay, and only those who want to enjoy and live for themselves are destined to be eliminated by the tide of history!"