Chapter 402 A desperate move

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 402 A desperate move

Wei Lu stared at King Zuo Xian and said, "The best candidate to lead the army should be King Zuo Xian or King Zuo Guli!"

King Zuo Xian was shocked when he heard this, and his expression changed.

Although he understood that what Wei Lu said was not wrong, he was not willing to be cannon fodder.

If you don't go yourself, then you can only find a way to let King Zuo Guli go.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Hu Yantuan Shanyu, "King Shanyu thinks that King Zuoguli has always been brave and good at fighting, and he is the only one to lead the army..."

Hu Yantuan Chanyu stared at King Zuo Xian and said:

"King Zuo Guli is indeed the best choice, but the required troops cannot be produced by King Zuo Guli alone..."

King Zuo Xian understood and held back the pain in his heart and said, "My subordinates are willing to send five thousand riders!"

Hearing this, Hu Yantuan Shanyu shook his head and said, "Not enough!"

King Zuo Xian drank the wine in front of him in one gulp, gritted his teeth and said, "I will send you six thousand cavalry!"

Shanyu Hu Yantang slowly put down a piece of beef and said slowly, "Seven thousand horses!"

King Zuo Xian thought for a moment and said with pain, "Yes!"

Only then did Hu Yantuan Shan Yu raise his wine glass and said to King Zuo Xian, "If this battle is successful, I will give you 40,000 men!"

King Zuo Xian nodded when he heard this, without much joy.

After the three people reached an agreement, Hu Yantuan Chanyu immediately summoned the kings and nobles to discuss the matter.

"Everyone, this civil strife among the Han people is a good opportunity for me to force Hu..."

"This Chanyu is determined to send troops to the east to defeat Wuhuan in one fell swoop!"

"What do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard this, and most people felt that it was too risky.

Now that the Han army has set up three major towns in the north, the threat to the Xiongnu is too great, and the Wuhuan people are not weak now.

If during the Eastern Expedition, the Han army marches out in large numbers, it will pose a fatal threat to the Xiongnu.

Although the kings held objections in their hearts, Chanyu's prestige was at its peak, so the kings did not dare to directly express their opposition for a while.

After the kings exchanged glances, King Zuo Tufan, as the legal heir of Shan Yu, stood up.

King Zuo Tuyi said to Shanyu, "Chanyu, if we are to force Hu to conquer the east, we need to guard against the Han troops from Hexi and Shuofang..."

"If the Han army marches out in large numbers when our main force is marching eastward, it may be difficult to resist..."

"If Shan Yuting is attacked by the Han army... I will force him to do it, and I will be doomed..."

After King Zuo Tuyi spoke, King Yi Zhizi also stood up and added: "Not only the troops from Hexi and Shuofang, the Han army in the Western Regions is also a big threat!"

General Zuo also clearly opposed the eastern expedition to Wuhuan: "What King Yi Zhizi said is true. The Han army in the Western Region has now expanded to one hundred thousand..."

"The fifty-two countries in the Western Regions all obey the orders of the Han Dynasty. The cavalry that the Protector of the Western Regions can dispatch is no less than 80,000 cavalry... I, Qianghu, have to guard against it!"

Shan Yu said at this time: "The kings do not need to worry about the Han army in the Western Regions. King Youxian has promised that when our army marches eastward, the right army will use all its strength to hold back the Han army in the Western Regions!"

General Right also did not support the Eastern Expedition. He persuaded Shan Yu: "Even if the Han army in the Western Regions is held back, if I force the main force of Hu to march eastward, the troops from Hexi and Shuofang alone will be enough to rampage across the grassland..."

At this point, he hesitated and continued: "Now King Youxian is far in the west... His power is getting stronger and stronger..."

At this point, he did not continue. Even so, everyone in the tent understood.

At this time, Hu Yantuan Chanyu showed an unswerving look on his face: "King Youxian is the one who helped me to conquer Hu... There is no way it would be like this..."

After Huyan and Shanyu said this, everyone in the tent naturally stopped talking about King Youxian.

The tent fell into silence at this time.

Wei Lu coughed slightly at this time and signaled King Zuo Xian to speak.

King Zuo Xian looked at Wei Lu and stood up to support Hu Yantuan Chanyu: "You don't need to worry... King Ding Ling has already instigated the Di people and the Eastern Qiang people to cause chaos... If I act quickly, I can capture it before the Han army leaves the fortress.

Wuhuan!"

After King Zuo Xian expressed his support for the Eastern Expedition, everyone was still suspicious.

King Zuo Tu Fin frowned and said, "The Di and Qiang people may not be able to hold back the two major armies of the Han army!"

Although the Di and Qiang people have a large population and are brave and fierce, the Xiongnu nobles do not think highly of them.

For more than a hundred years, both Han and Hu could easily defeat the Di and Qiang people.

Wei Lu knew it was time for him to speak out, "Relying solely on the Di and Dong Qiang people is naturally not enough to hold back the Han army. Therefore, we need a general to assist the Dong Qiang people..."

Wei Lu's words gave King Zuo Guli a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Wei Lu soon said: "I think King Zuo Guli is our strong general Hu Zhi. If he leads 20,000 troops into Shuofang, Wuyuan and other places... he can hold back the Han army in Shuofang..."

After listening to Wei Lu's words, the right general reluctantly agreed: "If King Zuo Guli takes action, he may be able to hold back the Han army in Shuofang..."

"If the Shuofang Han army is unable to send troops, relying solely on the Hexi Han army will not pose a major threat to Shan Yuting..."

After hearing the words of the right general, King Zuo Guli's face darkened.

"The standing army of the Han army in Shuofang is as high as 70,000 to 80,000 people... If we easily enter Shuofang, we may be in danger of annihilation!"

King Zuo Xian said: "The Wuyuan County of the Han Dynasty is vast...the Han army does not have many troops stationed in it...the ability of King Zuo Guli can hold back the Han army!"

King Zuo Guli was furious when he heard this and was about to speak out against it.

Hu Yantuan Chanyu was the first to say: "What King Zuo Xian said is true... If we can hold back the Han army in Shuofang, even if we lose a partial army, it won't be a bad idea..."

"If I can force Hu to annex Wuhuan and Fuyu tribes...this loss is nothing..."

After listening to Shan Yu's words, the kings and nobles all made secret calculations in their hearts.

After some calculations, Captain You felt that what Shan Yu said was quite reasonable. If Wuhuan could be annexed, the benefits would be at least four times that of annexing Xianbei.

"Every bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit!"

With such a huge benefit, Lieutenant Zuo felt that sacrificing 20,000 to 30,000 horses in exchange for a Wuhuan was a reasonable deal.

Thinking of this, he changed his attitude and stood up to support: "What the Great Chanyu said is true. If we can annex Wuhuan, I will make Hu Hu strong again... It only takes ten years, and I will not fall behind when facing strong men."

With the support of Captain Zuo, nobles other than Xiao Wang gradually changed their attitude.

Seeing that the fire was almost done, Wei Lu smiled and stepped forward to fill a glass of wine for King Zuo Guli.

"Your Majesty, I am the heroic and famous general of Qiang Hu... Please help me Qiang Hu's future through this day..."

At this time, Hu Yantuan Shanyu also walked up to him with a corner of wine.

King Zuo Guli already understood at this time that Shan Yu, King Zuo Xian, Wei Lu and others must have reached an agreement long ago.

If I continue to object, not only will it have no effect, but I will offend three people at the same time.

After thinking about it, King Zuo Guli drank up the wine in front of him and said, "You can also let me lead the troops, but the required troops cannot be provided by our own troops..."

Before King Zuo Guli finished speaking, King Zuo Xian had already laughed and stood up, "If King Zuo Guli is willing to lead the army, I can give you seven thousand cavalry!"

King Zuo Guli looked at King Zuo Xian suspiciously, "Does King Zuo Xian really mean what he said?"

King Zuo Xian was a man who had nothing to gain and could not afford to be young. His words greatly exceeded King Zuo Guli's expectations.

King Zuo Xian said, "I am trying to coax you to do something... This battle is about our destiny to strengthen Hu's country... All ministries should go all out..."

King Zuo Tu Fin looked at King Zuo Xian thoughtfully and thought, "This is not like King Zuo Xian's past style. Could it be that there is something profitable in it..."

After thinking about it for a while, King Zuo Tu Fin said: "I can also send out two thousand riders..."

When King Yi Zhizi saw that King Zuo Xian and King Zuo Tufan had expressed their stance, he also said, "I can also provide two thousand riders!"

Shanyu Hu Yantang was overjoyed when he saw this, "The matter of leading the troops into Shuofang this time will be left to King Zuo Guli!"

Although King Zuogu Li was still not happy, Shanyu had already spoken, so he had no choice but to agree.

In order to reassure King Zuoguli, Hu Yantuan Chanyu laughed and said: "King Zuoguli, don't worry, if this battle is successful, I promise you 50,000 Wuhuan tribesmen..."

"Thank you Shanyu!"

At this time, King Zuo Guli finally managed to smile.

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To be continued...