Chapter 137: Going to the Huns(2/2)
A heavy snow last winter froze most of the cattle, sheep and livestock of various Xiongnu tribes to death. Now the Huns are facing severe famine. If it were a few years ago, when the Huns encountered snow disasters, the Han court would send troops from Jinyang to escort food and grass to help. However, since the Qiangqu refused to move inward, the Han court interrupted the food and grass supply.
If the disaster year does not occur, even if the Han Dynasty does not have the support of the Great Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu will still be self-sufficient. However, once the disaster year occurs, the living conditions will immediately become worse! If the Great Xiongnu dominate the grassland, the Xiongnu will drive troops to plunder and pass the disaster onto the aliens. However, the Xiongnu has long been weak, and the new overlord of the grassland, the Xianbei people even plundered the Xiongnu.
King Zuo Guli said with a frown: "The Great Shanyu, the grain stored in each tribe has been eaten, and only lambs are left in the livestock. If you don't find a way, the tribesmen will all go hungry."
Qiang Qu said helplessly: "But what can I do now?"
King Zuo Guli said: "Why didn't the Great Shanyu agree to Lord Zhang Huan's conditions to move our eight Great Xiongnu tribes south to Yanmen and Taiyuan? It's better to get food nearby~~"
King Youguli said: "The Great Shanyu cannot be. If the eight tribes of the Great Xiongnu moved south to Yanmen and Taiyuan, the Xianbei people and Qianghu would take advantage of the opportunity to enter and completely occupy the land of Hetao. In this way, our Great Xiongnu will completely cut off the road to returning to the desert and will never be able to reproduce the former glory of the Great Xiongnu."
King Zuo Guli said: "King You Guli. You kept saying that you would recreate the glory of the Great Huns in the past, but what can you do to let your tribe overcome the difficulties in front of you? Do you want to lead the Great Huns to the desperate situation of the destruction of the clan and the race?"
King Youguli's eyes showed a fierce light and went to Qiang: "The Great Shanyu, since the Han court is unwilling to receive food and grass, it is better to send troops to rob!"
"Hmm?" Qiang Qu seemed to be intentional when he heard this, "Go and grab it?"
King Zuo Guli's face changed drastically and he urgently advised: "The Great Shanyu cannot be. The strongest and most prosperous Great Huns in the past were not as strong as the Han court. Now our Great Huns are weak, with only more than 200,000 people in control of strings, and less than 50,000. The Han Dynasty has a million victorious soldiers, with a huge gap in the number of people, and the strength is clear. If you can use a sword and arbitrary weapons, you can only destroy yourself."
King Youguli said: "King Zuoguli, I think you were scared by the Han sabre!"
King Zuo Guli said: "You are talking nonsense~~"
Shiqu frowned and said, "Okay. Stop quarreling, alas~~"
"Report~~" Qiangqu finished speaking, and a hundred households came in to report, "The Great Shanyu, a Wuhuan man asked for a visit."
"Wuhuan people?" Qiang Qu was furious about the lack of food. He frowned and said, "I won't see you!"
Baihu said, "But the Wuhuan people were clamoring to see the Great Chanyu."
"Bastard, useless thing!" Qiang Qu said impatiently, "Turn away my Shanyu's random whip!"
...
Fifty miles east of Shanyu Court, there was a hidden river valley. Five hundred Wuhuan soldiers who were dressed as horse thieves were hiding in the dense water and grass. On the river beach, Ma Yue and Jia Xu sat opposite each other. Both of them were wearing broken leather armor, with broken felt hats on their heads, and an old scimitar was inserted into their belts. At first glance, they were no different from the Wuhuan soldiers around them.
Ma Yue said in a deep voice: "The Qiangqu doesn't even see the messengers we sent to the ground. It seems that they don't want to contain us at all."
"It seems that we can only attack Qiangqu and then blame Zhang Huan." Jia Xu said. "When the lower official followed General Jutu to visit Qiangqu, he paid attention to the garrison of the Shanyuting. In addition, the information provided by Hou Sanyin's detailed work within the Xiongnu, the main forces to protect the Shanyuting were the two thousand iron cavalry commanded by the Right King Huchuquan, as well as the two thousand iron cavalry of the Zuo Guli and the Youguli King, which were divided into four camps, and the Shanyuting was guarded in the shape of stars holding the moon."
Jia Xu said while using a scimitar to make a siege on the grass, and then said, "Although the Huns have 4,000 troops, they are not prepared strictly. If our army launches a raid when it is dark, at least 70% of them will be sure to break into the royal court and kill Qiangqu. However, after attacking Qiangqu, they will inevitably fall into the siege of the four thousand Huns' cavalry, and there will be a fierce battle. Xu thought that the lord should not go there in person, so he could order Zhu Chu and Ju Tu two generals..."
Before Jia Xu finished speaking, a rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded on the river beach. Jia Xu looked up in shock and saw Jutu riding like flying along the river beach. A Hun was suddenly pressing a Hun in front of the saddle. Jutu riding into the river valley and threw the Huns in front of the saddle onto the grass. A centurion had already snatched a step forward and stepped on the Huns' chest with one foot. The sharp scimitar had already forced the Huns' throat.
The Huns' faces changed drastically in an instant, and they made a big call in Altai.
Ma Yue frowned and asked Ju Tu, "Ju Tu, what did this kid say?"
Jutu was young and was once in the Huns as slaves. He fled back to western Liaoning after he grew up, so he knew Altai and said at that time: "Return to General, this boy said that he was the personal attendant of Yufulu, the king of Zuoxian, so he told us not to kill him. When Yurufu inherited the Chanyu position in the future, he would repay us well~~"
At the critical moment of life and death, the Huns seemed to understand the sudden words and nodded repeatedly.
"Zuo Xianwang Yufuluo?" Jia Xu's brow suddenly jumped and he whispered, "When talking about Zuo Xianwang of the Xiongnu, it reminds the officials of something~ lord, maybe we don't have to take the risk of attacking Qiangqu, or there is a better way to provoke the military battle between the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty~~"
"Oh?" Ma Yue said in a narrow voice, "What's the solution?"
Jia Xu did not answer, and turned to Ju Tu and asked, "General Ju Tu, ask this person, is the Zuoxian King Yu Fuluo now far away in Jinyang?"
Ju turned around and asked a few words, and the Huns nodded repeatedly.
"I have it!" Jia Xu said, "Lord, the matter of taking Hetao fell into this person!"
...
Jinyang was both the county seat of Taiyuan County and the prefecture of Bingzhou. It was also the capital of the Xiongnu Generals. It gathered three governments in one place. It can be said that it was the most important military center in the north of the Han Empire. It played the role of blocking Qiang and Hu, pacifying the Xiongnu, and resisting the Xianbei. Emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty stationed heavily here.
In the northern city of Jinyang, there is an independent courtyard next to the left of the General Office of the General Office of the Xiongnu. There is a special official living in the courtyard. This official is Yu Fuluo, the eldest son of the Zuoxian King of the Xiongnu and Qiangqu. According to the Southern Xiongnu system, whenever the new Shanyu succeeds to the throne, he must make his eldest son the Zuoxian King and then send him to the General Office of the Xiongnu. He is called the subordinate official, but is actually a proton to prevent the rebellion of the Xiongnu.
In the first year of Guanghe (178 AD), the Xiongnu Shanyu died in the expedition. Qiang Qu was established, and his son Yu Fuluo was appointed as the Left King of Virtue. He entered the Han Dynasty at the age of 18. It has been more than eight years since then. For eight years, Yu Fuluo has lived in Jinyang like a year. He always wanted to return to the Shanyu court, rode his horse and whip, galloped across the desert, and displayed his ambitions.
Yu Fuluo had ambitions since he was a child. When he was only seven years old, he accidentally heard that the ancestors of the Great Huns had ruled the entire desert, and he made a grand vow in the hearts of the young, and one day he would reappear the glory of his ancestors and become the master of the desert again~~
However, reality is cruel. After Yu Fuluo came to Jinyang, it took eight years day after day, year after year.
For eight years, Yu Fuluo had thought of escaping back to the Shanyu Court. It was easy to escape, but he could not and dared not escape because he knew very well that after escaping back to the Shanyu Court, the Great Huns would have only two choices, either to start a war with the Great Han Dynasty, or to cut down his head and send it back to the Great Han Dynasty to apologize~~
In the midst of hesitation, hardship, anxiety and long wait, Yufuro finally ushered in a turning point in his destiny.
At dusk, a businessman appeared outside the Fuluo Mansion with a most ordinary Hun scimitar. He shouted loudly: "I've sold my sword. I've got a good Hun scimitar~~ Those who don't know will not sell their money, and those who know will not take any money~~"
When Yu Fuluo, who was practicing martial arts in the mansion, heard about selling the Xiongnu swords, he immediately moved his heart and abandoned the swords and left the mansion to search. Two Han army guards followed him indifferently, looking like protection, but in fact, they were sent by Zhang Huan, the general of the Huns, to monitor Yu Luofu and prevent him from escaping.
"Hey, the knife seller." Yu Fuluo stepped forward to stop the merchant and asked, "How do you sell this knife?"
The merchant said: "The best Xiongnu treasure swords, those who do not know will not sell their treasures, and those who know will not take any money."
"Um!?"
A hint of awe suddenly flashed through Yu Fuluo's eyes. This knife was clearly the sword he gave to his personal servant beggar slave eight years ago when he left the Shanyu court. Although the wooden handle of the sword was worn out, it could be carved on it, symbolizing the authority of the Hun royal family, the wolf totem is still clearly distinguishable~~
It's not wrong, it's definitely not wrong. This must be the sword he gave to the beggar slave! Could it be that something happened to the beggar slave, or something happened to the Great Huns? Yu Fulu's heart was already churning, but his face was calm. His eight-year career in proton had already taught him to hide his face.
With a faint smile, Yu Fuluo said, "Although this knife is good, it is not a weapon for killing people."
"Huh?" The merchant glanced at the two Han guards beside Yu Fuluo and shouted, "It seems that they are really a knife-knowing person. Well, this Xiongnu sword will not be sold to you for nothing, so say goodbye."
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That night, the Xiongnu Zhonglang Office was held in the conference hall.
Zuo Sima stepped inside quickly and said to Zhang Huan: "Sir, the guards have just arrived to report that a businessman with a strange behavior sold the Xiongnu sword in front of the Fuluo Mansion. In the end, he gave the sold Xiongnu sword to Yufuluo without paying it. The situation is extremely suspicious. Could someone ask for this Xiongnu sword to see what it was?"
"There is no need to take a knife." Zhang Huan said calmly, "I would not dare to use any tricks for the Huns. If Qiang Qu dared to take Fuluo back to Shanyuting privately, this general would lead the general to kill Huzheng! The Huns are no longer the Great Huns of the year, hum~~"
"General's clarification." Zuo Sima clasped his fists and said respectfully, "I'm worried too much."
Chapter completed!