Chapter 440 Self-destruction of the Great Wall

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 440 Self-destruction of the Great Wall

"Is this the true meaning of Tu Fin Shanyu?"

Wuhuan King Luorong asked the person in front of him in disbelief.

Standing in front of him at this time was the envoy of King Zuogu Li, Lan Gui, a famous young member of the Lan family.

"Yes, my Shanyu said that as long as the king is willing to send troops, he can go to the name of the Shanyu and respect the king as Wuhuan Shanyu..."

Lan Gui answered King Wuhuan's question in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

As the king of Wuhuan, Luorong is not a hero but he is not a fool either.

He knew that things would definitely not be as simple as Lan Gui said.

After thinking about it in his mind, he said bluntly: "What requests does King Zuo Guli have? Let me tell you."

Lan Gui stared at Luo Rong and smiled slightly, "Your Majesty is wise and my lord naturally wants something!"

Seeing Lan Gui speaking like this, Luo Rong felt relieved.

Luo Rong stared at Lan Gui and said: "If King Zuo Guli has any conditions, just tell him!"

Lan Gui also had a smile on his face at this time, "My lord's request is very simple. After the king becomes a Chanyu, he needs to give the Xianbei Mountains to my lord!"

Luo Rong was surprised when he heard this and said: "King Zuo Guli wants to be the king of Xianbei?"

Lan Gui said expressionlessly: "Yes, I don't know what the king thinks!"

After careful consideration in his mind, Luo Rong said: "I can agree to this condition, but King Zuo Guli must obey my orders!"

Lan Gui hesitated for a moment and replied: "My lord can agree to this condition, but the king must send troops immediately!"

A satisfied smile appeared on Luo Rong's face, "I will send troops in three days!"

Lan Gui thought for a moment and said, "Good!"

After Luo Rong agreed to Lan Gui, he immediately began to mobilize the Wuhuan army.

Three days later, Luo Rong sent a letter to Chang'an to ask himself to be the Chanyu of Wuhuan, and at the same time personally led troops to rescue King Zuogu Li.

Xulu Quanqu Chanyu, who had been paying attention to Wuhuan's movements, got the news as soon as Wuhuan sent troops. However, he didn't care much about the Wuhuan people.

The battle a year ago made him despise the Wuhuan people. In his eyes, 10,000 strong Hu cavalry were enough to defeat 20,000 Wuhuan people.

But what he didn't know was that after this year, with the support of the Han Dynasty, the Wuhuan cavalry was no longer what it used to be.

The Wuhuan people have improved a lot from a year ago in terms of equipment and training.

Although their combat effectiveness is still inferior to that of the Xiongnu elites, they are no longer inferior to the Xiongnu tribal cavalry.

Xulu Quanqu Chanyu's contempt for the Wuhuan people made him suffer a great loss.

Facing the 40,000 cavalry led by King Luorong of Wuhuan, Xulu Quanqu Chanyu only sent 10,000 cavalry to fight.

His plan was to use these 10,000 cavalry to contain the Wuhuan people, while he himself concentrated the main force to defeat King Zuogu Li in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated. Facing the 40,000 Wuhuan cavalry, the Huns' 10,000 tribal cavalry were no match.

In just two days, the Huns cavalry was completely defeated by the Wuhuan cavalry.

At this time, Xulu Quanqu Chanyu had just started a battle with King Zuogu Li's troops.

After Luorong defeated the Hun cavalry that restrained him, he immediately launched a pincer attack on the main force of Xulu Quanqu Chanyu from the rear without any hesitation.

The Wuhuan people's attack shocked Xulu Quanqu Shanyu and immediately ordered a retreat.

"Good fortune never comes alone, but misfortune never comes alone." During the retreat, some soldiers originally from Xianbei defected at the critical moment.

Wuhuan and King Zuoguli seized this opportunity and launched an all-out assault.

Xulu Quanqu Chanyu's retreat quickly turned into a collapse.

Although Xulu Quanqu Chanyu tried his best to save the situation, he retreated until he was three hundred miles away. Only with the help of reinforcements, the situation was stabilized again.

According to post-war statistics, the losses incurred by Xulu Quanqu Chanyu in this battle were as high as more than 30,000 people.

Only two thousand of them actually died in the battle, and the rest fled or surrendered to King Wuhuan and Zuogu Li.

Having lost 30,000 cavalry, Xulu Quanqu Chanyu was no longer able to continue his campaign against King Zuogu Li and the Wuhuan people.

After weighing the pros and cons, Xulu Quanqu Chanyu chose to retreat back to Chanyu's court.

The defeat of Wuhuan Mountain weakened the authority of Xulu Quanqu Chanyu again, and some of the more powerful tribes gradually stopped obeying Chanyu Ting's orders.

After Xulu Quanqu Chanyu withdrew his troops, King Zuoguli abided by the agreement with King Luorong of Wuhuan, took the initiative to remove the title of "Chanyu", and ostensibly surrendered to King Wuhuan.

King Zuo Guli's surrender made Luo Rongzhi feel proud.

Regardless of the opposition from the Wuhuan tribe, he held a grand ceremony to worship heaven on Wuhuan Mountain.

After the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, he officially declared himself Wuhuan Chanyu.

Then he rewarded King Zuoguli with the area of ​​King Xianbei as promised.

King Zuogu Li also officially changed his title to King Xianbei.

After King Wuhuan's behavior spread to Liaodong, Han Feng was extremely dissatisfied.

Han Feng immediately wanted to send troops to attack Wuhuan.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to attack the Wuhuan people!"

Lu Yang, the deputy envoy of Liaodong Jiedu, persuaded Han Feng to postpone the action.

"Junhou's first priority in Liaodong Town now is to resettle the newly arrived immigrants... I thought we should postpone the dispatch of troops until next year!"

Han Feng heard what Lu Yang said and felt that it made sense. Due to the arrival of a large number of immigrants, the current Liaodong Town was temporarily unable to bear the large amount of food and grass needed for the war.

Thinking of this, Han Fengdao: "We cannot let the Wuhuan people's actions go unchecked. Although we can postpone the dispatch of troops, we should also punish them..."

Lu Yang said: "What the prince said is true, and it would be better to order the Wuhuan captain to send an envoy to punish him!"

Han Feng shook his head: "It's so inappropriate. If we send an envoy to reprimand him, wouldn't it prove that our great man recognizes his position as Shan Yu!"

Lu Yang thought for a moment and said: "What the Lord said is true. It would be better to seal the border and suspend trade with Wuhuan!"

Han Feng thought for a while and then said: "Yes!"

"In addition, we can also strengthen our support for Buyeo and order the Buyeo people to harass them..."

…

In the Xuanshi Palace, the emperor was convening a group of virtuous writers to discuss matters in the Western Regions.

"How do you think we should deal with Weijia in the Western Region?"

Doctor Ma Lu first spoke when he heard this: "Your Majesty, the Western Region has become a cancer for the Han Dynasty... we can no longer let it go!"

Literary Zhu Yun also agreed: "What Ma Gong said is true. The Western Regions protects an area of ​​thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of people with armor. You must be on guard!"

All the virtuous writers in the hall nodded their heads after hearing this.

The emperor sighed when he heard this: "The armored soldiers of the Western Regions are the most powerful in the world. If chaos breaks out, I fear it will be no less than the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms in the past!"

At this time, Lu Sheng said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Although the Western Region is strong, it is not without flaws. As long as the divisions are disintegrated, Your Majesty can rest easy!"

When the emperor heard this, he asked, "What kind of advice does Mr. Lu have? Please speak freely!"

Lu Sheng said confidently: "Liu Hou, the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, is a clan member of the Han Dynasty... Qihou Genggong, the envoy of Zhenwu Jiedu, is also a loyal minister of the former emperor..."

"I think we can completely make these two towns independent from the Western Region Protector... In this way, we can divide the power of the Western Region!"

The emperor frowned when he heard this. What Lu Sheng said was just a cliché and nothing new.

The emperor's actions were naturally noticed by many virtuous writers.

Doctor He Shu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you grant the clan to the Western Regions?"

The emperor's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Sealing the clan to the Western Regions is a good idea!"

The emperor straightened his body and asked, "I would like to hear the details!"

He Shu stood up and talked eloquently: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, now the wealth of the Western Region is no less than that of Guandong. I think I can change the title of kings to the Western Region..."

"For example, the King of Changyi had some complaints about His Majesty, and someone thought that he could be renamed Yuanqu..."

"The King of Hejian has been entrenched in Hejian for a long time, so he can change his title to Loulan..."

"If the King of Jibei does many illegal things, he can be renamed Chigu..."

Literary Zhu Yun also added at this time: "Wusun Kun and Mo Yuan Guimi are the sons of His Majesty the Lord of Chu. He can also be rewarded more!"

Dr. Ma Lu heard this and clapped his hands and said: "I wish you the best, Mr. He is really a wise man. This is a conspiracy... If this plan is successful, the power of the Western Region will be divided!"

At this time, the emperor was not as optimistic as the virtuous literature.

"I once heard what Du Ling and General You said that all the power of the Western Regions lies in Luntai... Zhang Yue has Luntai in his hands and all the countries in the Western Regions may not be able to compete with him!"

Ma Lu said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Marquis Yunyang has marched south and is poisoned. I wonder if this is the case?"
To be continued...