My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1179 It is better to die standing than to die kneeling! How can our army take the initiative to persuade people to surrender?
The remaining sun couldn't bear to watch this tragedy, so it quietly disappeared into the horizon, chasing the reluctant moon into the sky.

Dang Hu Bagen gasped for breath and shouted loudly: "Charge! Keep charging!"

"The southerners become blind at night and can't see us."

"Now is our chance to break out!"

Bagen had a good idea, but unfortunately, Ying Chengjiao knew better than Bagen about the Qin army’s weak night vision.

As early as when Ying Chengjiao decided to encircle and annihilate the Hu cavalry at the Xiaojianshan battlefield, Ying Chengjiao had ordered the captain Wang Pan to take out all the tung oil and linen in the army and use wood on the spot to make torches.

Before the sun's afterglow had completely dissipated, the Qin troops responsible for setting up the encirclement had already inserted a large number of burning torches into the ground, forming a rectangular circle of fire, which firmly locked the Hu cavalry in the circle.

Once the Hu cavalry approached the range of the fire, their whereabouts would be exposed, and they would be entangled and intercepted by the nearby Qin army!

More importantly, Li Mu's troops have come through mountains and rivers, not only completely consolidating the southwest and southern passages, but also sending a group of troops that are best at fighting against the Hu cavalry into the slaughterhouse!

The fire burned brightly throughout the night, and when the sun tiredly climbed to the top of the mountain, it was realized that the war was not over yet.

Bagen looked at Ulihan from afar with a lifeless gaze, but it was too late for Bagen to say hello because his body had been trampled into minced meat, with only his head left, held high by a spear.

Wulihan glanced at Bagen's head and paid no more attention to him. He didn't even pay attention to the flesh on the inside of his thigh that had been rotten into a paste. He just roared heartbreakingly: "Don't forget how we treated the southerners who surrendered!"

"Don't forget how we invaded the south, looted, burned and killed!"

"This hatred is deep. Even if we surrender, the southerners will never let us go!"

“Rather than surrendering and being oppressed, insulted, tortured, hurt, and finally killed by the southerners, it is better to prove our courage to Changshengtian. You and I will meet again in heaven!”

"Kill! Keep killing! Fight to the death and never surrender!"

Ulihan's words were also the true thoughts in the hearts of almost all the Hun soldiers.

Although the Tungus also had a grudge against the southerners, the only one that had a grudge against the Tungus was the State of Yan. Moreover, the Tungus had been vassal states to the Zhou emperor more than hundreds of years ago. In recent decades, they had been very honest and did not dare to go south to herd horses. They only bullied the Gaoyi, Zhenfan and Xiongnu. Therefore, there was basically no hatred between the existing Tungus people and the existing southerners, and they surrendered if they wanted.

But the Huns were different from the Tungus. Many Hun generals, including Ulihan, had gone south to plunder.

They know best how they have humiliated the southerners, and they also know how vengeful the southerners are.

They didn't dare to imagine what would happen to them if they fell into the hands of the Southerners. It would be better to die standing than kneeling!
The soldiers who still had horses on standby continued to pull their horses, shoot at the Qin army with bows, and wait for an opportunity to escape.

The soldiers who had all their horses killed dismounted and became infantry, stumbling forward and charging.

All the remaining Xiongnu soldiers continued to exert their strength, roaring: "Kill!!!"

Faced with the terrifying willpower and fighting power of the Xiongnu remnants, all the Qin troops...

ecstatic!

The merit of capturing prisoners alive is far less than that of beheading the enemy. All the Qin soldiers are grateful to the Hu bandits for not surrendering!

At the same time, the Qin army's center.

Li Mu arrived with his personal soldiers, bowed to Ying Chengjiao, and said solemnly: "General Mu, I led my detachment from Jicheng all the way north, through the grassland, to Fenghuang Mountain, swept away all the Hu bandits along the way, and followed the general's order to drive away the Hu bandits who fled."

"Today, all orders are returned!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled, bowed and returned the greeting, saying, "As expected of General Li, you not only followed my orders, but also handled the situation with ease, wiping out all the bandit tribes near Phoenix Mountain, killing all the messengers from the Xiongnu royal court, and taking the time to rest and regroup, bringing fresh troops into this battle."

"General Li lives up to my expectations!"

Li Mu said calmly: "It is just my duty. If I can't even do such a simple thing, I am not worthy of being a general."

"The enemy troops have now been surrounded by our army. After so much fighting, only 20,000 are left. Commander, do you want to persuade them to surrender?"

Ying Chengjiao did not answer but asked: "If General Li was the commander, would General Li persuade him to surrender?"

Li Mu said without hesitation: "No!"

"I think the barbarians are not human beings, but animals!"

"In the past, Zhao also tried to persuade the Hu bandits to surrender, but the Hu bandits obeyed Zhao when they saw Zhao was strong, and rebelled when they saw Zhao was weak. They had no sense of courtesy, righteousness, and shame, and they did not know what gratitude was."

"Moreover, the barbarians have repeatedly invaded our land. Even pregnant women and newborn babies cannot escape their clutches!"

"I only wish to wipe them out!"

"It's just that I think the commander's kindness is not limited to the Chinese people, but will also affect these barbaric beasts, so I asked this question!"

Ying Chengjiao was speechless.

The second time!

This is the second time you have said in front of me that I am foolish and kind!

No wonder you were so good at fighting but were disliked by three generations of King Zhao. You really don’t know how to speak!
Ying Chengjiao explained: "General Li was once in charge of a region, so he should understand that the new weapons and new equipment that appear frequently in our army, as well as the iron armor and helmets worn by our soldiers, are all made by a large number of people's manpower." "Now the people's manpower of the Qin Dynasty is in danger. If we continue to use the people's manpower in this way, the Qin people will surely resent it."

"Moreover, many corvée labors such as mining are very dangerous and people may die at any time. If all Qin people bear it, I will not be able to bear it."

"I persuaded the Tungus tribe to surrender, just to replace the Qin people with the power of the Hu people!"

Li Mu showed a bit of surprise in his eyes, but then he understood. Finally, he looked at Ying Chengjiao with a bit more understanding, and said with a cupped hand, "I made a mistake."

"The coach is not foolishly kind, but pure kindness."

"Having a God like this is truly a blessing for all people!"

"I know a lot about the Xiongnu, and I am willing to persuade them to surrender!"

It is very difficult for a general to think about how to kill people and how to save people at the same time.

But for a God, this makes sense!
However, Ying Chengjiao shook his head: "The war situation has developed to this point, how can our army take the initiative to persuade them to surrender?"

"The Hu bandits are shameless. If our army takes the initiative to persuade them to surrender, they will inevitably be tempted to take chances in the future."

"Only if the Xiongnu Chanyu surrenders voluntarily can we completely break their backbone, destroy their faith, shatter their unity, and turn them into a useful resource for us."

Ying Chengjiao's voice turned cold: "If the Xiongnu Chanyu swears to die rather than surrender, then I will not give these Hu bandits a chance to live just for a few people's strength!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of scouts ran up to Ying Chengjiao. There was a dead body lying on the horse's back of the leading scout.

Throwing the body on the ground, the scout sergeant bowed and said solemnly: "Report to the commander! Our troops found this body on the south bank of the Beida River, where the Hu bandits once stopped and hesitated."

"His accessories and clothing are exactly the same as those worn by the Xiongnu Chanyu as taught by the military law officers."

"I dare not take the initiative, so I will take this corpse and present it to the commander!"

Hearing this, Ying Chengjiao, Li Mu and other Qin generals all stretched their necks unconsciously and looked at the corpse on the ground.

Ying Chengjiao immediately ordered: "Bring the captured Hu bandits here to identify the bodies!"

Li Mu's eyes quickly swept over the corpse, and then his pupils suddenly condensed. He said in a deep voice: "I have only seen the Xiongnu Chanyu Touman from afar, and I dare not say that this person is Touman."

"But the accessories and clothing this person is wearing are indeed something only the Xiongnu Chanyu could wear!"

Generals Li Xian, Lu Gao and others were all shocked: "Is this man the Xiongnu Chanyu Touman? This, this is impossible!"

"The Khan of the Xiongnu, the chief of the Hu bandits, died so simply? But the clothes and headdress of this man are undoubtedly the Khan of the Xiongnu!"

"It must be fake. The man's head is still intact on his neck. It's obvious that he was not killed by our soldiers. It must be that Chanyu Touman exchanged clothes and accessories with this man and killed him in an attempt to make our army mistakenly believe that Chanyu Touman is dead and then relax the siege!"

All the Qin generals, especially those who came from Dai, were first cheered up, and then they immediately determined without hesitation that the corpse was just a substitute.

It’s not just because Touman’s head is still on Touman’s neck, but also because they feel that the person who could unify the northern grassland tribes and establish the Huns should not die so simply, hastily and quietly!
Only Xiao He looked at Ying Chengjiao with shock and admiration in his eyes, and whispered: "Commander! If this man is really the Chanyu Tuoman, then it means that your speculation is correct!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mu immediately looked at Ying Chengjiao and asked in a deep voice: "Commander, did you foresee the death of your enemy, Chanyu Man?"

Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly and said in a serious voice: "When this group of barbarians charged towards my banner, I had a guess."

"Touman Chanyu may have died due to internal strife. The current Xiongnu Chanyu is Maodun!"

Li Mu frowned and thought: "Maodun?"

"I don't know much about this man. I only know that the Xiongnu prince is named Maodun. Since Maodun dared to kill his father and seize military power at this critical moment, he must have an idea of ​​how to break the situation."

"But the Chenggeler and Baoler tribes have been completely wiped out by Lieutenant Li Hong's troops, and the main force of the Hu bandits has also been surrounded by our army."

"How else can Maodun break the impasse? Where is Maodun?"

Although Ying Chengjiao's guess was outrageous, just because it was Ying Chengjiao's guess, Li Mu chose to accept it without any hesitation.

A doubt also arises.

Where is Maodun? !
"Coach!"

More than 700 Qin cavalrymen approached the edge of the central army. Liu Ji waved to Ying Chengjiao again and again outside his personal guards: "It's General Liu Ji, commander!"

"I killed a general, and others called him Maodun!"

"I have heard the commander mention this name before, so I came here to present this general's head!"

Li Mu and Ying Chengjiao looked at each other subconsciously, and saw deep shock in each other's eyes.

We are thinking about how to break the impasse and Maodun's specific location.

Then you come to us and tell us that Maodun’s head is with you!

What's up?!
(End of this chapter)