Chapter 71: God blesses the great man

According to the customs of the Huns, there are three gatherings a year, one at the beginning of the year, one at the fifth day of the fifth month, and one at the end of autumn. The gathering at the beginning of the year, in today's terms, is a year-long work arrangement meeting. The Shanyu convened the leaders of various departments of the Huns to arrange the affairs of the year, and how many cattle and sheep they had to breed...

The gathering on the fifth day of May is equivalent to the current "mid-year work summary meeting", which summarizes the gains and losses of affairs over the past six months. If there are any shortcomings, it is easy to make up for it.

The grand gathering in late autumn was to worship mountains, rivers, ghosts and gods, and thank God for giving the Huns cattle, sheep and horses.

At these three gatherings, the scale of the rallies at the beginning of the year was the smallest, the scale of the rallies on the fifth day of May was the medium, and the scale of the rallies at the end of autumn was the largest and the most joyful one.

The sacrifices of Maodun Shanyu can be carried out in these three gatherings, and there is no need to choose another time. The Huns' conquests are held every year and every month. It is enough to worship Maodun Shanyu before going to war. There is no need to carry out the sacrifices of Maodun Shanyu in three days, as long as the military minister Shanyu is willing, he can do it now.

There are two main reasons why he decided to perform sacrifices in three days. One is that Maodun Chanyu was the greatest Chanyu in the history of the Huns. He unified the Huns together for the first time and condensed them into a powerful force. Since then, the Huns have crisscrossed the desert and encountered no enemy. More importantly, the Huns had an overwhelming advantage over the ancient enemy of China. This is the first time in the history of the Huns. For decades, the Han Dynasty had only had a compromise in front of the Huns, and could not stand up straight and could not raise their heads.

In order to make friends with the Huns, the Han Dynasty had to implement a marriage plan and give beautiful women to Shanyu. He had to speak humbly, as if he was afraid that no one would want the women in the Han Dynasty.

Although there is no shortage of humiliating history in the thousands of years of China's history, there is only one time when the Han Dynasty had to implement a marriage plan. How happy this made the Huns? It was all the credit of Maodun Shanyu.

When such a large-scale military dispatch was sent, the Huns would definitely sacrifice to Maodun Shanyu and also to have a grand sacrifice. It would take time to hold a grand sacrifice, and the Junchen Shanyu had to set the date three days later.

Another reason is that Junchen Shanyu had the intention to compete with Maodun Shanyu.

As the leader, whether it is the emperor of the Han Dynasty or the Shanyu of the Xiongnu, they all pursue achievements and want to establish supreme achievements and let future generations spread it. This is the same.

Maodun Shanyu was great. He unified the Huns' tribes. At the same time, he gained the upper hand in the war against China, allowing the Han Dynasty to adopt a marriage plan and send it to women. This was a humiliation that Pangu had never experienced before since the creation of heaven and earth. It was so joyful.

However, in the war against the Han Dynasty, what else was there to be proud of Maodun Shanyu besides Pingcheng besieging Emperor Liu Bang? No more! The suicide note of Empress Dowager Lu is certainly proud of teasing a woman, let alone an old woman, which is a big deal!

So what if Pingcheng surrounded Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang? He was still believing in the plot of Chen Ping, the Han man, and believed the woman's words, let go of a way of life, and let Liu Bang leave.

Shortly after Pingcheng was relieved, Maodun Shanyu understood that he had been deceived by Chen Ping and regretted it very much. However, time has passed and he has missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. What's the use of regret?

The military minister Shanyu went south this time and was full of confidence. He would definitely be able to break through the northern part of the Han Dynasty and sweep the Central Plains. He would achieve a decisive victory in the thousand-year war between the Huns and China, which would make the Han people kneel in front of him and beg for his forgiveness.

Defeating China and possessing the Central Plains was the long-cherished wish of the Huns for thousands of years. For this reason, the Huns once moved south in the Spring and Autumn Period and entered the Central Plains, but finally called on the five princes to fight out. Since then, the Huns' footprints have never appeared in the Central Plains again, which makes the Huns extremely regretful.

The military minister Shanyu will definitely enter the Central Plains this time and become the master of the Central Plains. China will become the servants of the Huns, allowing the Huns to call and drink. How pleasing and so happy it is.

This is an eternal great cause and will definitely be passed down to future generations.

Then, the Junchen Shanyu will become the greatest Shanyu in the history of the Huns, and his achievements will surpass Maodun Shanyu and be praised by future generations!

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With an attractive future and great achievements, a long list of beautiful little stars appeared in the eyes of Junchen Shanyu, as if he had surpassed Maodun Shanyu and became the greatest Shanyu of the Huns.

"Wine comes!" Junchen Shanyu was in such a state of great good mood that he shouted, asking the servant to put the mutton and horse breasts again, and then drink with the ministers.

The news that Duoluo sent to the death was of little use and did not arouse the hatred of the military minister Shanyu at all. If Duoluo knew about it, how would he think?

During the meal, the king and his ministers were joking and yelling loudly. The one they scolded the most was Zhou Yang, the most terrifying enemy. Kill Zhou Yang and slept with Zhou Yang's wives and concubines. These things were scolded and scolded again and again, and the words were filled with whispers.

They were in a good mood and had no idea that time had passed, so they drank until dawn. No matter how good they were, they should be in a state of delight after drinking for so long. Junchen Shanyu was about to order the banquet to withdraw. At this moment, the guards came in and reported a message that made him even more happy.

"The Great Shanyu, I wrote a detailed military report. At the place where I was three days away from Longcheng, I found a large number of Han army's tents..." The personal guards broke their mouths and reported loudly.

"How many?" Junchen Shanyu's heart was thrilled and he thought to himself, could he have made a mistake in his estimate?

"Da Shanyu, don't worry, let me report it carefully!" The guard looked unhurried and said in a happy tone: "Da Shanyu, there are many tents, enough for 400,000 Han troops to use, but that is empty and there is no one."

When Junchen Shanyu heard the number of 400,000, the heartbeat of Junchen Shanyu was even more violent. He was about to ask, but his personal guards had already answered: "Last night, the drums in the Han army camp were shocking, resounding throughout the world, and the noise was very loud. He didn't dare to get close. After dawn today, he discovered that it was an empty camp. When he entered the camp, he saw that it was the Han army tied up the sheep and beat the drum with the legs of the sheep, and there was no one there."

"Blow the drum with a sheep?" Junchen Shanyu raised his eyebrows, raised his head and laughed: "Haha!"

The laughter was cheerful and the joy was infinite, and I looked at Yi Zhixie.

Yi Zhi looked embarrassed and said self-deprecatingly: "Zhou Yang likes to play with these mysterious things!"

In the Battle of Antao that year, Yi Zhixie was frightened by Zhou Yang's move. Wherever he fled, there would be Han troops surrounding him. In the dark, it was difficult to tell the truth, so he was scared. After dawn, he discovered the truth and was so angry that he yelled, and he defeated a group of sheep and vomited blood on the spot.

"Zhou Yang deliberately set up an empty camp. Taking advantage of the night to lead the Han army to the Hetao land! He must have gone to the Hetao land!" The military minister Shanyu was very proud and shouted loudly.

"Da Shanyu, Zhou Yang went to the Hetao area. Should we send some troops to accompany him?" a minister asked tentatively.

"No need!" Junchen Shanyu waved his right hand and said loudly: "Zhouyang wants the Hetao land, so I will give it to him. When he arrived at the Hetao land, he suddenly found that Ben Shanyu had already reached the Han territory. Even if he ran away, he couldn't get through. What should he do? Haha!"

If this is true, Zhou Yang suddenly learned in the Hetao area that the military minister Shanyu did not lift the Hetao siege, but led his army to the Han territory, and there was no time to remedy it. Even if Zhou Yang led his army to the Han territory, the northern territory had been broken, and the Central Plains had been exposed to the attack of the Hun army, and the situation was gone!

"Haha!" The prospect was so wonderful, and the monarch and ministers burst into laughter.

"Drink again! Drink again!" The military minister Shanyu became interested again, and asked the servants to serve wine and continue to drink with the ministers.

The extremely happy military minister Shanyu never thought that this military situation was made by Zhou Yang, and it was a part of Zhou Yang's confusion. Before he knew it, he was deceived by Zhou Yang.

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"rumble!"

Thunderous hooves resounded throughout the sky, the snowfield cracked, and cracks extended northward.

I saw a surging sea tide rolling towards the north on the white snowfield, like the stormy waves in the sea, unstoppable!

It was the Han army led by Zhou Yang that was advancing rapidly towards Longcheng. Yesterday, we encountered a large number of Xiongnu herders. Although there were chaos caused by Gongsun He, the Han army also gained a lot. There were countless cattle, sheep, and horses seized. Last night, the Han army had a beautiful meal, nourishing enough energy, and it was easier to travel today.

More importantly, the Han army rushed to seize cattle, horses, and firewood, and the total number was as high as about 1.5 million. One million and a million. This is a huge number, and just thinking about it is shocking.

One million and a half million people galloped, and their reputation became stronger and they could be heard from afar. The crowds of people were endless, magnificent, and shocking.

Zhou Yang rode on the wind chasing horse, looking at the marching Han army, with a satisfied smile on his lips. He marched for several days and marched in the snow and ice. Every quarter of an hour was hard to bear. After a few days, it was really gratifying that the Han army could still maintain such strong energy.

The reason why the Han army could maintain such energy was closely related to the warmth of raising fire. If we had not met the herdsmen of the Huns, without firewood and warmth, the Han army would not have been as fierce as before, and atrophy would be inevitable.

"Master, is there any news about Nie Yi?" Just as Zhou Yang was relieved, Li Guang rushed over and asked carefully.

Since many incidents happened, Nie Yi took people to Longcheng to find out the news overnight. Although Zhou Yang's plan was wonderful, no one could tell whether he could really stabilize the military minister Shanyu. This required intelligence confirmation. This matter naturally fell on Nie Yi, who was very familiar with Longcheng.

"Not yet." Zhou Yang shook his head and replied.

"Hey!" Li Guangda felt regretful and said in a complaining tone: "This Nie Yi is so careless about doing things."

"Flying General, don't blame Nie Yi now. The journey to Longcheng is not close, Nie Yi has not arrived in Longcheng yet." Zhou Yang estimated briefly. It would take three days to go to Longcheng from where the Xiongnu herders met yesterday. Even if Nie Yi was on the way overnight, he would not have arrived in such a short time.

"Master, do you think Shanyu will be fooled?" Li Guang thought for a while, hesitated for a while, and still asked: "Master, it's not that the general does not believe in the Master. It's really too big to understand."

The leakage of military information is too important. Although Zhou Yang made remedies, it is still a matter of whether it can succeed. Once the military minister Shanyu did not believe it, the consequences would be extremely serious for the Han army and would be possible that it would turn into disastrous consequences.

"Yes! Grandmaster, this matter is really too big." Cheng Buzhi arrived with a breath of breath and agreed.

"I think Shanyu should be fooled." Zhou Yang nodded slightly and said, "But, this matter will not be confirmed until he receives news from Nie Yi."

"It's good if the commander is successful!" Li Guang was relieved.

"Master, what should we do if Shanyu doesn't believe it?" Cheng Buzhi frowned and said, "Retreat?"

"It depends on the situation." Zhou Yang frowned and thought: "If Shanyu is still in Longcheng, we will rush to Longcheng and attack immediately without giving Shanyu any chance to escape! If Shanyu comes south, then there is no need to say! If Shanyu evacuates Longcheng, in order to defeat the army in order to defeat the army, we can only retreat."

If the military minister Shanyu was not deceived, there would be three situations. One was to have an army of 600,000, waiting for the Han army in Longcheng, preparing to eat the Han army in one bite. The second was to lead the army south, preparing to intercept the Han army on the way, and encircle and annihilate the Han army. The third was to evacuate Longcheng immediately, not fight head-on with the Han army, and consume extremely limited food from the Han army.

Zhou Yang is only afraid of the third one in these three situations. The first two are in the middle of Zhou Yang's desire and cannot be obtained.

"Yes!" All the generals had no objection to Zhou Yang's decision and would not say more.

Now, we can only wait for news from Nie Yi, and the generals wait with a worried heart.

Although Zhou Yang had a perfect calculation, Junchen Shanyu was extremely smart. If Yi Zhixie and Zhongxing said, would he be fooled? Zhou Yang really didn't have a perfect calculation, so he could only wait for news from Nie Yi.

Waiting is the most tormenting, and the current situation cannot be without such torture.

Time passed quickly, and it was night when it was camping in the Han army. Zhao Ponu rushed over with a copper tube and shouted from afar: "Master, Nie Yi is here!"

"Nie Yi?" Everyone was waiting for his news, and they all exclaimed in surprise, their eyes suddenly widened, staring at Zhao Ponu.

"What did he say?" Zhou Yang asked loudly, his voice high, sharp and sharp, like the voice of a eunuch. At this moment when he was about to know the result, Zhou Yang was also extremely nervous, his heart pounding.

"Master, the last general has not seen it yet.Master, please check it out." Zhao Ponu pulled out the silk from the copper tube in a few seconds and presented it to Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang held it in his hand and spread it out in a hurry, but found that his hands were trembling.

Since coming to the Han Dynasty, Zhou Yang has been born and died many times, rolling in the pile of dead people, taking a bath in blood, and experiencing countless life and death events, but he has never been as nervous as he is now.

It’s not that Zhou Yang is timid, but this matter is too important, it can be said to be bigger than the sky. If it were just Zhou Yang’s personal life and death, Zhou Yang could be completely happy. This matter is related to the lives of countless people, the rise and fall of China, and the honor and disgrace of China for thousands of years. Zhou Yang felt as if Mount Tai was pressing on his heart. Not only did his hands tremble, but cold sweat broke out on his forehead!

Not only Zhou Yang was extremely nervous, Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi, Wei Qing, Gongsun He, Gongsun Jian, Qin Yi, Qin Wuhui, Zhang Tong, Feng Jing, Ding Jun, Zhao Ponu, who were not nervous, their hands were tightly clasped, and their backs turned blue, and their teeth were chewed.

If Shanyu believed it, the war would go smoothly and everything would develop as expected. Gongsun He's mistake was just a small episode.

If Shanyu doesn't believe it, the consequences may be very serious. It is entirely possible that he will work hard but fail to do anything. Who can not be nervous?

"Huhh!"

In the bitter cold wind, only the heavy breathing sounds of people were heard, and crystal sweat oozing out from their foreheads.

Especially Gongsun He, his face turned blue with nervousness, his hands were tightly tucked together, and his fingers were twisted and deformed. He didn't realize that this was caused by him.

"call!"

Just when everyone was extremely nervous, Zhou Yang let out his right hand, wiped away the cold sweat from his forehead, and smiled and relaxed.

"call!"

Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi, Wei Qing and the others also let out a long sigh and felt relieved. Although Zhou Yang did not speak, it was obvious from Zhou Yang's expression that Shanyu was fooled.

"Woooooo!"

Gongsun He actually covered his face and started to cry bitterly. This was caused by him, and he was ashamed. If Shanyu was not deceived, he would be a sinner, a sinner for the ages! A sinner who missed the opportunity that China had been waiting for in a thousand years!
To be continued...