Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 100 The Huns Pursue
The camp of Youxian King of the Xiongnu, in the tent of the Chinese army.The Xiongnu Youxian King sat on the seat, looking at the map spread out on the table, and gradually revealed a contemplative look: "For some reason, the Donghu camp has suddenly become quiet these two days, and the offensive is also weaker than a few days ago. , Could it be that something happened to the rear of our army?"

"I would like to report to Youxian King, the officials have been paying close attention to the situation in the rear during this period. The Donghu soldiers have been repairing since they captured the two large tribes in the south and west of our country, and have not made any moves."A Hun dressed as a civil servant stood up from his seat and saluted the Right Wise King of the Huns.

The Youxian King of the Xiongnu was still a little worried, and continued to ask: "The Donghu army has been abnormal these two days, and this king is worried that our army's food road may be in danger."

"Yesterday, the lower officials received a bamboo slip from General Zuo, saying that the large tribes in the north are doing as usual, and that the grain roads are running smoothly without any abnormalities."The civil official remembered the bamboo slips written by General Zuo and continued to explain.

General You stood up from his seat and saluted Youxian King of the Huns: "If the King is not at ease, I will ask for orders. I will personally lead the troops of the headquarters and go to the northern tribes to find out the news."

"At present, our army's strength is not as large as that of Donghu on the opposite side. It is absolutely impossible to divide our troops at this time."Generals Left and Right are the two most powerful generals in King Youxian's court, and they are also the confidantes of King Youxian.

General You thought for a while, and suggested to King You Xian: "If King Xian is worried, it is better to send more soldiers to inquire about the news."

"Also."King Youxian nodded slightly, and shouted outside the tent: "Come here."

"See Youxian King".Two Xiongnu soldiers raised the tent door, walked inside, and then saluted Youxian King.

King Youxian of the Xiongnu ordered to the two soldiers: "Send an order to send more than a dozen cavalry to the large tribes in the north to inquire about news, and report any abnormalities at any time."

"Follow orders".The two Hun soldiers bowed to accept their orders, then turned and walked outside the tent.

Seeing the two soldiers walking away, the tent door was lowered again.In the heart of the Youxian King of the Huns, a hidden worry rose.

With the sound of hurried footsteps, a general of the Xiongnu hurriedly opened the door of the tent and saluted You Xianwang: "The Xian Wang is in urgent need of military affairs. The Donghu army returned to the division two days ago. At this time, we are waiting to face It’s nothing more than a hundred thousand Donghu soldiers and horses.”

"Return to the teacher? Why did Donghu go back to the teacher when he was doing well?"The Xiongnu Youxian King obviously couldn't believe the news. At this time, the Donghu people had the upper hand, and it was impossible to give up so easily.

The general took out a roll of bamboo slips and handed it to Youxian King: "The Xianwang is a colleague of the Mo in the past, and he entrusted the news to the Mo."

"Colleague? What news? Is this person reliable?".The Youxian King of the Huns did not open it to watch, instead of asking the general.

The general nodded, and assured King Youxian for a while: "I will work with him in the royal court for a period of time at the end of the past year, and this person will definitely not tell lies."

"kindness".King Youxian of the Huns dealt with it absent-mindedly, and then opened the bamboo slips, a trace of surprise spread from his heart: "The 30 troops sent by the royal court captured the large Donghu tribe in one fell swoop, and cut off their food supply. No wonder they hurried back to the army. ".

"After receiving this bamboo slip, General Mo also became suspicious, so General Mo personally led a few soldiers to the Donghu camp to investigate, only to find that the main force of the Donghu people had left for two days."The general talked eloquently to King Youxian of the Huns, if he hadn't verified it himself, how dare he hand over this scroll of bamboo slips to King Youxian.

Squeezing the bamboo slips with his hands, King Youxian seemed to have thought of something, and the surprise dissipated in an instant: "No, there is a problem here."

"question?".The general was puzzled, and subconsciously looked at the civil and military officials in the tent, and was even more puzzled when he saw that they were also foggy.

The civil and military officials looked at each other. They couldn't get in the middle of the discussion just now, so they naturally started talking at this time.

"There are indeed some problems. The Donghu army is attacking everywhere in the hinterland of the grassland in the middle of our family. Why didn't they collide?"

"The road between our army and the royal court is smooth, so why haven't we received any news from the royal court?"

"If the Donghu people were not robbed because of the grain road, why did they give up their advantage at this time and return to the army immediately?".

"There are so many doubts in it that people can't understand it."

Hearing these arguments, the general turned pale and immediately explained to King Youxian: "The last general will guarantee his life. The main force of the Donghu people has already withdrawn to the rear. At this time, there are only [-] soldiers in the camp. If it were not for the words in the bamboo slips. Really, why would Donghu people do this?"

"Are you sure there are only [-] soldiers and horses in the Donghu camp at this time."Hearing the general's voice, the civil and military officials immediately stopped discussing.The Youxian King of the Huns looked at the general suspiciously.

The general knelt down on the ground: "If the virtuous king doesn't believe it, he can send a large army to attack. Naturally, it will be clear at a glance. If there are more than [-] soldiers in the Donghu camp, the general will commit suicide and apologize."

"Why is it so troublesome, please allow the wise king to go to the outside of the tent to summon the horses and ask them to know."General You immediately asked King Youxian for orders.

Youxian King of the Huns thought for a while, and then agreed: "Quite".

The general on the right heard this, and immediately turned around and walked out of the tent.

Not long after, General You returned to salute You Xianwang: "I have reported to You Xianwang, just now General Caimo summoned the scouts. Judging from various signs, there should be no more than [-] soldiers and horses in the Donghu camp on the opposite side."

"God helps me too".King Youxian was overjoyed, swept away the pressure of this period of time, and showed a trace of pride in his brows.

Seeing that King Youxian seemed to be about to give an order, the civil and military officials stopped them.

"The virtuous king must not. This bamboo slip is obviously full of loopholes. If you attack rashly at this time, you may be caught in an ambush by the Donghu people."

"To be on the safe side, please ask the virtuous king to think twice before proceeding. It is most appropriate to find out the authenticity of the bamboo slips first."

"The virtuous king...".

A trace of displeasure emerged, and all the civil and military officials immediately shut up and said nothing.A sneer appeared at the corner of You Xianwang's mouth: "In this central grassland, except for me, the Xiongnu and Donghu, the rest are rats who can't get on the table. Even if this bamboo slip is fake, so what? Just prove that the main force of Donghu on the opposite side has already retraced, then for this king, this is enough."

"What the virtuous king said is right. Apart from our family and Donghu in the central grassland, there is only Ding Ling in the extreme north, but they are fighting with the royal court. Even if they want to capture the central grassland, the marching route must first pass through our army. camp. But we didn’t find them, so we can rule out Ding Ling. Besides, there are Linhu and Lou Fan in the south. It’s a dream for a small family and a weak country to occupy the central grassland.”The general on the right analyzed the people in the tent for a while.

All civil and military officials nodded, and King Youxian ordered when he saw that they were no longer obstructing them: "Use an army of 20 as the vanguard to attack the Donghu camp. If it proves that my deduction is correct, then this king will personally lead the remaining troops to attack. At that time Destroyed Donghu's [-] soldiers and horses, and pursued the main force of Donghu along the way. Annihilated the Donghu people in one fell swoop, and completely occupied the central grassland."

"Follow orders".All the people in the tent quickly stood up from their seats, saluted the Right Wise King of the Huns, and bowed to accept their orders.Then turned around and filed out.

(End of this chapter)