I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 416: Dictatorship Trilogy!
"Eh?"

Seeing Liu Ju suddenly make this decision, Zhao Po Nu, Sima Qian and Wang Hui were all stunned.

Their original intention of seeking to see Liu Ju was to persuade Liu Ju to take the people of Gushi with him when he withdrew his troops, rather than to stay in this isolated city at all costs and fight a decisive battle with 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry.

After all, even if we don’t consider the combat effectiveness of these 20,000 Hun cavalry, we still need to consider the Huns’ subsequent actions.

The Han army was already isolated and deep in the territory when it reached Jiaohe City. Apart from the thousands of soldiers from the counties and kingdoms who were currently staying in Loulan to cultivate land, the nearest reinforcements were the defenders of Yumen Pass and Yangguan Pass, which were two or three thousand miles away.

Let’s look at the armies of Yanqi, Shan and Yuli.

Although they are currently marching together with the Han army, the three countries together have only gathered 4,000 soldiers and horses. The quality of these soldiers and horses is also uneven. They are more than enough to transport food and fodder, but are far from enough to serve as the main force to fight against the Xiongnu army.

This is still no guarantee that the kings of the Three Kingdoms will remain loyal.

Especially when the Han army is in decline, they might suddenly turn against us.

The Han army was attacked from both sides, and the situation would develop in a more unfavorable direction. I am afraid that even retreating to the gap in Tianshan Mountain would become a luxury...

However, I heard what Liu Ju said.

Probably because of the language barrier, most of the people in Gushi could not understand Liu Ju's Chinese. The wailing sound disappeared for a while, and everyone looked suspicious and started whispering to each other.

This went on for about a cup of tea.

"The prince of the Han Dynasty is wise, and the Han army is mighty!"

"The benevolence of the great Han emperor will be remembered by the people of Gu Shi!"

"Your Highness is the savior, God bless Your Highness..."

"..."

The people of Gushi below the stairs finally understood what Liu Ju meant and cried even harder than before. They cried and shouted loudly to express their gratitude and respect for Liu Ju.

"Quiet!"

Liu Ju raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist, and shouted again. When the voices of the people below the stairs gradually died down, he continued,

"Although the Han army is willing to live and die with you and Jiaohe City, you must understand that this is not a war of the Han Dynasty, this is a battle of your survival!"

"If you want to survive, you must muster up your courage and fight for yourself!"

The dictatorship trilogy quietly starts!

The massacre after Zhao Po Nu entered the city, the destruction after Zhao Po Nu left the city, the Han Dynasty's decision to withdraw troops, and the sudden order to live and die with Jiaohe City, which had been delayed for a whole day, were all paving the way for this moment.

Step one, fear!

"You have all witnessed how powerful the Xiongnu are. Before the Han army arrived, the Xiongnu had ruled the Western Regions for a hundred years and had also treated the Gushi Kingdom as a slave for a hundred years!"

"The sound of the Huns' iron hooves is like the low moan of death."

"Not only you can feel it, the Han Dynasty can also feel it. Since Emperor Gaozu of Han founded the Han Dynasty, it has been constantly invaded by the Xiongnu. In order to seek a short period of peace and stability, the Han Dynasty endured humiliation and begged for peace. However, this could not stop the Xiongnu's invasion. After only a few years, they broke the agreement and massacred the people on the Han border!"

"Not only are you living in fear, the Han people have also been living in fear for nearly a hundred years."

"The Huns are so powerful, they seem invincible..."

???

Zhao Po Nu, Sima Qian, Wang Hui and others could not help but look at each other in confusion when they heard this.

How is this going?

Your Highness has already decided to prepare for war, why is he suddenly trying to destroy his own prestige and boost the morale of others?
However, this does not seem to be an exaggeration. Even now, when they hear the word "Xiongnu", there are still Han people who are afraid and hope that the current emperor will continue to make peace with the Xiongnu.

Not only these people, but even the Han army stationed here at the moment, after learning that the Xiongnu Right Rizhu King led 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry to approach Jiaohe City, they had already retreated and wished they could grow wings and fly back to the gap in Tianshan Mountain immediately.

Now, when the people below heard this, their breathing became even more rapid.

Compared with the Han Dynasty, small countries like theirs, which directly border the Xiongnu, can better appreciate the power of the Xiongnu.

Step two, hatred!

"Relying on their own strength, the Huns bullied your country, kidnapped your wives and children, robbed your cattle and sheep, and took away your food, making them even more powerful."

"And you suffered hunger and humiliation, but you couldn't get the slightest mercy from the Huns!"

"A few days ago, your king pretended to negotiate peace with me in order to assist the Xiongnu in attacking the Han army. However, after the Xiongnu entered the city, they brutally slaughtered your royal family and noble ministers without distinguishing right from wrong. If the Han army had not arrived in time, the Xiongnu would have reached out their butcher knives to you and taken away everything that belonged to you, even your lives!"

"In the eyes of the Huns, you are even worse than lambs to be slaughtered. They don't need to herd you like lambs or keep you in a pen, they can just harvest your wool and mutton."

"They only need a little dissatisfaction to slaughter your lives."

"They have long forgotten that you are also human beings. You also have a head, two eyes, and a mouth. You also have parents, a wife and children, love and hatred, and you also have the right to live."

"Are you willing?"

"..."

Hearing this, Zhao Po Nu unconsciously felt guilty.

Although outsiders did not know what happened a few days ago, how could he, several core generals, and the 3,000 soldiers who participated in the massacre not know what was going on?

At the same time, there was a hint of awe in the eyes of him and the other generals as they looked at Liu Ju.

They finally realized that even when Liu Ju was planning this matter, it was not just for the sake of capturing Jiaohe City. His eyes seemed to have been focused on this moment since then, and everything was a foreshadowing!
Even though they had raised Liu Ju's level in their minds countless times, Liu Ju always stood at a higher level, as if there was no end.

Some of the Gushi people below had already raised their heads in silent fear.

Whether it was due to the desire to survive or because they had personally experienced the bullying of the Huns, some people had clenched their fists, with a hint of hatred in their eyes.

Step three, hope!

"but!"

Liu Ju's voice sounded again, and the heavy voice suddenly turned into a high pitch.
"In the past twenty years, our Han Dynasty has proved to the world that the Xiongnu are not invincible!"

"The Xiongnu's royal court, Longcheng, has been trampled to pieces by our Han cavalry. The Han army has been sealed off at Langjuxu Mountain, and has been meditating at Guyan and ascending the Hanhai. The Xiongnu have not dared to set foot in the northern desert for ten years!"

"From then on, the Huns could only huddle in the bitter cold, chanting that sad ballad:"

"The loss of Yanzhi Mountain has made my women lose face;"

"If we lose Mount Qilian, our livestock will not reproduce."

"Now the Huns have made a comeback. However, when the Han army first arrived at Gushi a few days ago, 3,000 Hun cavalry fled at the sight of the enemy. They were then all wiped out outside the city by our army. You have seen that the Huns are also born by their parents. If a Hun is killed, he will die!"

"Now facing this war that concerns your survival, and with the great Han army helping you, will you decide to stand up and redeem yourself, or kneel down and wait for your death?"

"Life or death is entirely up to you!"

"..."

After the words fell, there was silence. These words still needed to be translated and conveyed by someone in Gushi who could understand Chinese, and the people in Gushi also needed a brief period of digestion.

Liu Ju turned around at this moment and looked at Sima Qian, whose mind was a little confused:
"Sima Jianjun, you have the best literary talent here. Please polish and compile the recent events in Gushi Country and what I just said into a book, and send a messenger to send it back to Tianshan Gap as soon as possible, and spread it to all the countries in the Western Regions."

(End of this chapter)