Chapter 177: Choice

Linhe Ferry, the name seems to be just a ferry crossing.

When the Huns crossed the river, Linhe was a bridgehead. Later, after the Huns gained a foothold in Henan, Linhe served as a hub connecting Henan and Hebei, and its location was very important. This is the pastoral area of ​​the Huyan tribe in Henan, where nearly 100,000 people live. As for the entire Henan area, Linhe Ferry is not a large camp, but it can also be considered to be medium to top.

When Hu Yanti rushed back to Linhe from Hebei, it was already the third day after Qu Yan lost his life.

These days, he has been dealing with migration in Hebei. If the Huns fail, they will not only face attacks from the old Qin people, but also face the invasion of the Yuezhi and the Donghu. Therefore, Hu Yanti must handle all matters, including mingling with the Yuezhi. To this end, Maodun proposed a square formation connecting the Yuezhi in the west and relying on the Donghu in the east. Overall, it is necessary to get along with the left and right, and survive in the cracks. At the same time, they must be prepared to expand to the north in order to annex the weak nomadic peoples in the north of the Huns.

In order to unite with Yuezhi, Maodun ordered Huyanti to return the two thousand miles of land and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep that Yuezhi gave to the Huns last year.

Hu Yanti was busy with this matter in Hebei during this period.

"Quyan is lost? How could Quyan be lost?"

When Hu Yanti heard the news, his face changed drastically, "Where is Zhu'er? Did Zhu'er escape from Qu Yan?"

Maodun looks thin and haggard.

He half closed his eyes and sighed lightly after a long time, "Quyan's entire army was wiped out, Su Le died on the spot. According to the escaped people, when the Qin barbarians captured Quyan, Zhu'er was still in my dome. More than 10,000 women and children were all in the hands of Qin barbarians."

Hu Yanti's forehead was exposed and his hands were clenched into fists.

"That……"

Before Hu Yanti finished speaking, Maodun smiled bitterly and said, "Now it's not just a problem with Qu Yan. According to the news obtained by the scout, three days ago, Touman defeated King Zhao of Hengshan... More than 200,000 troops were almost wiped out. The Right Xian King and the Left General were killed on the spot."

"ah!"

Although he was mentally prepared, when Hu Yanti heard the news, he was still stunned and could not speak for a long time.

Touman lost...

After a long time, Hu Yanti finally realized, "Da Shanyu, should we send troops immediately to retake Quyan?"

The great khan in Huyanti's mouth was not Touman, but Maodun. From the moment he decided to take the same boat with Maodun, Touman was no longer the Huns' Khan in Huyanti's eyes. He asked anxiously: "Do you know which Qin army attacked Quyan?"

"Fuping Laozi."

Hu Yanti's cheek twitched involuntarily, and after taking a breath of cold air, he suppressed the shock in his heart, "That old man is not dead? He ran to Quyan to attack... The Great Shanyu, since that is the case, I believe that the old man will not have too many soldiers. In Fuping, he was already seriously injured, and there were only two thousand people left. We can take advantage of his lack of firm foothold to regain Quyan."

But I knew that Touman just asked lightly, "What about?"

"And then? What then?"

"What should we do after seizing Quyan? Welcome To Man, continue to make him a great Chanyu, and watch the Huns die in his hands?"

"this……"

Maodun stood up, walked to the door of the tent, and said with his back to Huyanti, "When I heard the news yesterday, I was also preparing to send troops to rescue me immediately. However, the scout found signs of the activities of the Qin army on the banks of the river. According to the scout, the Qin army in the north may have crossed the Wei Great Wall and arrived at the Tangkou area. There is only three or four days left to our Linhe Ferry."

Speaking of this, Maodun turned around and looked at Hu Yanti.

"King Zuo Guli, please forgive me for not sending troops to seize Quyan, because time can no longer allow us to take back Quyan."

Hu Yanti lowered his head and breathed a long sigh after a long time.

"The Central Plains Barbarians are indeed powerful, one after another... If we rescue Quyan, it will take two days to travel back and forth. Even if we can regain Quyan in one day, we will inevitably face the possibility of the retreat being cut off... Qin Barbarians are so vicious.

But what should Zhu'er do?"

A hint of haze appeared on Maodun's face.

"There are more than 50,000 women and children at the Linhe Ferry ferry. The most urgent task is to save their lives. King Zuo Guli, everything we do now should be based on the future of the Huns... If Zhu'er had spirits in the sky, I believe she would understand me.

In addition, I received news from Tinger that he still had seven thousand cavalry under his command, escorting a large number of food and supplies to rush back.

I have sent someone to inform him that he would change the route from Kubuqi to cross the river, walk around Wuliangsu from Yangshan, and then try to meet with us.

It is said that Meng Tian chased him very tightly.

We must meet with Lao Fu in Quyan and catch us all in one place. Therefore, at this time, we must not act rashly.

King Zuo Guli, I have sent people to Donghu for help, and said that Ali Li died at the hands of Qin Manzi, and asked the King of Donghu to send troops to avenge him. If it goes well, from now on, Donghu will send troops to attack Yunzhong within ten days. As long as we cross the river and defend Hebei to the death, the Qin Manzi will have to stop marching towards Hebei in ten days. For us, it is a good opportunity to rest and recuperate.

So, I beg you not to be loyal."

Maodun tried his best tone so that Hu Yanti could feel the sincerity in his words.

Sure enough, Hu Yanti sat on the couch, his face twisted, and his body trembled gently. He punched the long table with a fierce punch. He raised his head and looked at Maodun and said, "The Great Shanyu said it well. At this moment, we should put the overall situation first. The old minister is willing to obey the Great Shanyu's order."

Maodun was in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.

Speaking of which, Maodun also loved Hu Yanzhu to the core. But for Maodun, the future and great cause of the Huns were the first in his life. The current situation is indeed not suitable to send troops to attack Quyan, because he has more important things to do.

On the third day, Quyan.

Chen Ping persuaded with some concern: "Junhou, it will be a big trouble to keep those women after all. If I want to tell me, I'd better kill them."

Yes, it's a big trouble indeed.

More than 10,000 women and children, although they are unarmed and seem to have no combat power, once the trouble starts, the threat is not small.

Liu Kan also didn't know, but he couldn't make that cruel thing after all.

Although Chen Ping and others persuaded him several times, Liu Kan pretended to be careless and changed the topic. However, he was extremely nervous. Hu Yanzhu had already woken up, but was imprisoned by Liu Kan alone. Liu Kan dared not underestimate this barbarian woman at all.

A woman who can come up with a fake plan is not a simple woman.

She must not be allowed to hang out among other prisoners, otherwise she will definitely cause chaos. But if he was asked to kill all these women and children, he could not do it, nor could he do it. Although in the eyes of others, if he is not my race, his heart will be different. Not to mention ten thousand people, one hundred thousand people, what is the 200,000 people? The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. This is the survival rule of this era.

But Liu Kan still finds it difficult to agree.

Separate the women and children, circle them with fences, and send Lu Shizhi and Chen Ping to guard them to prevent them from causing chaos. At the same time, Liu Kan ordered others to step up their rest to prepare for the series of upcoming bloody battles.

Whether it is Maodun or Touman, they are not ordinary characters.

Originally, Liu Kan was really not confident of resisting the counterattack of the Huns. However, after capturing Quyan, he found that there was a slave camp in Quyan City. Most of the camps were people from Central Plains who were captured by the Huns, with a population of about 2,000.

Among them, many of them were garrison soldiers from border counties.

The combat power may not be very powerful, but at least it can also be effective.

Liu Kan ordered the slaughter of Fan Kuai and the others, and drew strong people from them and organized them into their respective armies. Then, many crossbows and arrows were found from Quyan's Kuai Mansion. Maodun decided to evacuate Henan, so he would not let go of various materials in Quyan City.

But as the king's tent of the Huns in Henan, Quyan hoarded countless materials.

Maodun dared not draw openly to prevent Touman from being aware of it. In this way, it would be cheaper for Liu Kan and others...

In a Ku Mansion, thousands of jars of black oil were even found. This black oil is what later generations called crude oil. According to a northerner who was looted by the Huns, there are many such black crude oils in the Gaonu area of ​​the Beidi area, and many local people use this black oil as fuel. These black oils from the Huns were purchased at a low price from the Gaonu area to serve as fire-driven objects.

After Liu Kan learned about it, he immediately asked about Gao Nu's location.

Is oil actually such a thing in this era?

However, even if there is oil, it is useless. Apart from ignition lighting, Liu Kan really can't think of any object that can be used with crude oil in this era.

Listening to Chen Ping's old tune, Liu Kan scratched her head in distress.

"Daozi, those women and children... If they really make any trouble, I will kill them, but now... by the way, it's the third day, why is there no movement on Maodun's side? Could it be that he is not going to take back Quyan?"

Chen Ping thought for a while, "I have asked in the past two days and I heard that Maodun loves his son so much, and she is Hu Yanti's daughter, Maodun should not be indifferent. The reason why there is no movement so far is that I guess did Maodun see something?"

Liu Kan asked again: "If he saw our intentions, how should we deal with it?"

"Correspond?" Chen Ping couldn't help laughing, "Junhou, you're thinking too big and too far... There are some things that you can't consider now, or you shouldn't consider. It can be said that you have done enough now. This time, the General was able to quickly defeat Quyan, which is to say that you have at least half of your contribution. So, what you should consider now is your future plans."

"What are the plans for the future?"

"That's right, it's the future plan. As for Maodun, there will be Dongling Marquis to deal with it. On the one hand, you must guard Quyan and block Touman's retreat. On the other hand, you need to consider how you should develop in the future. Should you go to Xianyang, stay in Henan, or... turn back to Lou Cang. Ping thought that after the war, the General would definitely ask you about this matter, how should you answer?"

Liu Kan couldn't help but feel silent!

What Chen Ping said is definitely not aimless.

The war is about to end, what choice should I make?

During this period of time in northern Xinjiang, although wars and killings are indispensable every day, Liu Kan has already fallen in love with this feeling.

Those old Qin people who were strong and strong made him develop a different feeling for the Great Qin Dynasty.

In his previous life, what he heard was how cruel the Qin Dynasty was, but it could not be denied that in this era, it was full of blood.

Sometimes, Liu Kan really thought, just keep the Qin Emperor. But then he thought, how easy is to protect the Qin Emperor? Unless he can be qualified to persuade the First Emperor. Can he have it? With a person like Meng Tian who is loyal to the First Emperor, can't he see the bad policies of the Qin Dynasty? Meng Tian couldn't persuade the First Emperor, but what qualifications and abilities he had, but he could persuade the First Emperor? He couldn't persuade the First Emperor, and the future of the Qin Dynasty...

Liu Kan knew his personality very well and would never succumb to Zhao Gao and others' accounts.

So, stay in Henan and help Fusu?

This may be a good choice, but it is just better.
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