Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Although the Huns tried their best to surround and kill the fleeing Wusun people, it was not easy to surround and kill all the fleeing people at night.

Hundreds of people still escaped from Chigu City that day.

These people also spread the news about the Huns' raid throughout the land of Seven Rivers.

When Weng Guimi learned that the Huns had occupied Chigu City, he immediately guessed that Ni Mi and Mrs. Zuo had surrendered to the Huns.

Weng Guimi was also a heroic figure. Although he was frightened, he ordered his troops to gather together, and one of them sent someone to ask for help from the Han army.

After Chang Rui and others escaped, they immediately returned to Wucheng.

At this time, the Xiongnu warfires had already spread throughout the Han army-controlled areas in the Western Regions.

Each barrier has also entered a wartime state according to the plan formulated in advance.

After Han Jiang learned that the Huns had occupied Chigu City, he immediately issued a mobilization order.

Soon he gathered an army of 10,000 and slowly approached Chigu City according to the plan formulated by Zhang Yue.

Han Jiang's action was naturally not to draw chestnuts from the fire for the Wusun people, but to prevent the Xiongnu from raiding Yuanqu, the most important iron ore producing area of ​​the Han army.

After Chang Rui came back, he immediately reported the specific situation of Chigucheng to Han Jiang.

After learning the specific situation, Han Jiang couldn't help but sigh, "Ni Mi is so unwise!"

Three days later, Guo Kai also led five thousand horses to join Han Jiang.

"What the Lord said is true. This Xiongnu Youxian King is indeed a difficult opponent. He has identified the most critical link between the Han and Huns in their fight for the Western Region, and it is Wusun."

"Yes, I'm afraid that King Youxian will be ready to invade Wusun this spring."

Although the Wusun Kingdom is vast in area, its real core is the more than 100,000 square kilometers of land in Ilie (later Ili Basin).

The kings on the right side of the Xiongnu occupied the Junggar Basin and the Tangnu Ulianghai area.

But now, the Xiongnu crossed this boundary and attacked Wusun.

If the Huns are allowed to truly occupy the Yilie area, the strength of the right side of the Huns will soon be restored.

Therefore, it was naturally impossible for the Han army to ignore the Huns' actions.

The one thing Guo Kai is most concerned about now is whether Ni Mi, Wujiutu and his mother have really taken refuge with the Huns.

Han Jiang called Chang Rui over at this time.

"Chang Rui, tell Marquis Guo what you know about the situation!"

"promise!"

Chang Rui agreed, and then told everything he and others saw along the way.

Guo Kai sighed, "This Ni Mi is so unwise. Doesn't he know that Wu Sun is his root?"

Han Jiang said, "Ni Mi is young after all, and the Hun Princess is his mother..."

"But I think that Ni Mi hasn't really surrendered to the Huns yet..."

…

At the foot of Shule City, Zhang Yue made the same judgment after receiving Weng Guimi's message for help.

"Nimi probably hasn't really surrendered to the Huns yet, but according to legend from Wusun's uncle and nephew, the internal affairs of the country are complicated... He probably wants to use the power of the Huns to become Wusun's new Kunmo..."

In fact, Zhang Yue and Han Jiang's speculations were correct.

Historically, Ni Mi stood on the sidelines when the Huns attacked Wusun and watched Weng Gui Mi's defeat. Finally, with the support of the Huns, he ascended to the position of Kunmo.

Zhao Yidao said, "Although Ni Mi's attention is good, I think he is just luring the wolf into the house..."

Zhang Yue nodded and said, "The Huns suffered heavy losses in the Tianshan battle. From a certain point of view, the Huns must have the intention to annex Wusun!"

Zhao Yidao said, "Your Majesty, shall we immediately send troops to assist Wusun?"

Zhang Yue smiled and shook his head, "How about Zhao Junguan Wusun?"

Zhao Yiyi thought for a while and said, "Wusun is a big country. If it were not for the control of large and small Kunmo in the country, it would have annexed Kangju, Dawan and even other countries in the Western Regions..."

Zhang Yue smiled and nodded, "Wusun is too big, this is not good..."

Zhao Yi agreed, "What the Lord said is true..."

Zhang Zhan thought for a long time and then said, "Wusun has more than 100,000 people who control strings. How can they be defeated so easily..."

Zhang Yue praised, "Yes, Wusun needs to be saved, but not now. The top priority is to capture Shule City..."

After Wusun experienced the initial panic, he had now stabilized his position.

Weng Guimi had already gathered his tribe in the Nalen area.

Some Xihous who originally belonged to Ni Mi were dissatisfied with Ni Mi's actions, so they also led their tribes to Nalen.

Now Weng Guimi has assembled an army of more than 60,000 riders.

The Wusun and the Xiongnu fought many fierce battles in a vast area stretching from the Yilie River in the north to the Tosh River in the south.

As Zhang Yue expected, Wusun Xiaokun and Mo Nimi chose to sit on the sidelines during the war.

Although the Wusun people in Weng Guimi's hands had an advantage in military strength, they were still defeated by the Huns.

Fortunately, the Han army also began to attack the Xiongnu, which allowed Wusun to continue to support them.

The outbreak of the war between Wusun and the Xiongnu also marked that the war started by Kangju's invasion of Shuleshache had evolved into a full-scale war affecting the entire Western Region.

However, such chaotic fighting was not what the Huns wanted to see.

After occupying the Chigu area, the Huns were already considering a truce with Wusun.

…

In January of the first year of the First Yuan Dynasty, King Youxian of the Xiongnu sent an envoy to Wusun.

In Weng Guimi's tent, the Huns envoy looked at Wusun Kunmo with disdain.

"Youxian King sent you here, what do you mean?" Weng Guimi asked in a bad tone.

The Huns envoy said, "In order to avoid casualties between the two armies, my king sent me to negotiate peace with Wusun..."

A Wusun Xihou heard this and said, "So King Youxian is ready to surrender..."

The Xiongnu envoy looked at the Xihou who spoke with disdain, "I wonder who is being beaten and stripped of his armor on the battlefield now?"

Weng Guimi waved his hand to stop his subordinate Jihou from continuing to speak.

He looked at the Hun envoy's neck with an expressionless face and said, "The King You Xian sent you just to show off your words?"

The Huns envoy said, "Of course not. My king has said that as long as Wusun agrees to my terms of forcing Hu, the two families can call off their troops and make a truce!"

Weng Guimi was unmoved when he heard this, "I'm afraid the conditions of the Xiongnu are not low!"

The Hun envoy grinned and said, "The conditions for me to force Hu to be strong are very simple. As long as Kunmo nods, I will not only be able to withdraw my troops, but also be able to return Chigu City!"

Weng Guimi said, "What conditions does King Youxian have? You might as well tell them and listen!"

The Huns envoy said, "It's very simple. As long as Wusun immediately hands over Princess Jieyou and her children, massacres all the Han people in the territory, and severs relations with the Han forever..."

The surrounding Wusun Xihous were furious when they heard this.

Weng Guimi also laughed and said, "Does King Youxian think that I, Weng Guimi, am a fool?"

The Hun envoy said, "Kunmo, why don't you wait until I finish what I'm saying?"

Weng Guimi said, "Before you die, if you want to say anything, just tell me!"

The Huns envoy said, "My king has said that as long as Kunmo agrees to this condition, I will force Hu Dang to help Wusun unify and help Wusun become the overlord of the Western Regions!"

Weng Guimi chuckled, "King Youxian is really good at calculating. If Wusun really does this, I'm afraid he will die faster..."

"Come here, cut off this guy's ears and send them back to King Youxian... Tell King Youxian that what Wusun lost on the battlefield will naturally be taken back on the battlefield!"

The Huns envoy looked panicked, "Kun Mo, please think carefully. It will be easy to cut off my ears, but my strong scimitar, bow and arrow will avenge me..."

Weng Gui didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

At this time, a Jihou next to Weng Guimi jumped out.

"Tell King Youxian that he can just come and let him test whether my Wusun warrior's sword is sharp enough..."

…

In Chigu City, King Youxian was drinking and eating meat with his servant Duwei and others.

"Your Majesty, the envoy to Wusun is back!"

Just then the guards outside the tent came to report.

"Let them in!"

King Youxian gave an order, and soon several Huns who had lost their ears were brought into the tent.

"I'm here to pay my respects to the king, and ask the king to avenge me..."

After several Huns came in, they immediately fell to the ground and started yelling.
To be continued...