The Lu family's caravan returned from the depths of the desert, bringing news that the Huns had brazenly attacked the Yuezhi Kingdom and unilaterally tore up the armistice agreement.
After hearing the news, Dun Rui waved his arms vigorously, looking excited.
Great things can happen!
Before this, he had always been doubtful about whether Touman would attack the Yuezhi.
A tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds, not to mention that Prince Moton is the successor Touman trained with all his efforts.
How would Touman, a powerful ruler who unified the Huns, murder his own son Maodun for the sake of a woman?
Now that the news had come back, his heart dropped to his stomach, and he no longer had any doubts about Ying Chengyu's judgment.
He was excited and hurried to find Ying Chengyu.
He didn't know what he was going to do, he was just too excited and had nowhere to vent.
Only he and Ying Chengyu knew about Touman's plot to kill Maodun.
Dunruo walked past the caravan with the flag "Lv" on it, and when he opened the curtain, he saw Ying Chengyu talking to the leader of the caravan.
Ying Chengyu had his hands behind his back, his expression casual yet dignified.
The leader of the caravan lowered his head slightly and stood in front of Ying Chengyu, looking very respectful.
After a quick glance, the original guess in my heart was completely confirmed - the Lu Chamber of Commerce that was flowing unimpeded in the desert belonged to Lord Chang'an.
Ying Chengyu glanced at Dunxi, nodded slightly as a greeting, and continued to chat with the caravan leader about unfinished matters.
"What do the Huns think of Gaoque City now?"
"Half-belief and half-doubt, most of them have a wait-and-see attitude."
"That's good. If they are not hostile to Gaoque City, I will be satisfied. Thank you for your hard work on this trip. I will remember you for your first contribution in the battle to unify the desert."
The leader of the caravan was overjoyed at first, and soon said with a humble face:
"It's all under your guidance. I'm just following the instructions and doing some hard work."
Since Ying Chengyu led the Taotie Army into the desert and Gaoque City had not yet been built, the Lu family caravan, which had business with many Hu people, mainly promoted the reconstruction of Gaoque City and the goodness of Gaoque City in the Xiongnu territory.
As the old saying goes, the aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley, but wouldn’t it be better to display the wine outside the alley?
Ying Chengyu smiled and encouraged the caravan leader a few words, and asked about the distribution of tribes in the Xiongnu territory and the relationship between the various tribes.
For example, which two tribes often have in-laws, and which two tribes have enmity between them, another half an hour has passed.
The leaders of the caravan would give very detailed answers, and those who didn't would also list their guesses and clues they had discovered.
After saying everything, he bowed slightly to show respect. When he left from Dunrui, he nodded slightly to Dunrui.
Ying Chengyu said that his mouth was dry and he picked up the teacup and drank some water.
Dunwei suddenly asked:
"What is your relationship with Lu's caravan?"
Ying Chengyu replied smoothly:
"Lu's Chamber of Commerce belongs to me."
"As expected."
Dunruo had thought of it a long time ago and believed that it was very likely to be true.
He thought he was very well prepared for this, but after hearing it, he still felt a little complicated and looked sideways at Ying Chengyu deeply.
Whenever he thought he had seen through Ying Chengyu, Ying Chengyu would always give him a new surprise.
The two chatted for a while, then got into the mood and once again discussed the matter of using the name of Maodun to intervene in the Huns.
Finally, Ying Chengyu said with some worry:
"Based on your understanding of Mao Dun, will he come to you for help?"
Dun Ruo said with some surprise:
"I thought Chang'an-kun had everything under control.
"If it hadn't been for the Zishan Grassland, I wouldn't have dared to be so sure.
"But now, he will definitely do it. After being stabbed in the back by his biological father, he is like a frightened bird. He must seek external protection before he dares to return."
Zonghenghou is very confident in his ability to identify people's hearts. This is a basic skill for disciples of the Zongheng family.
Ying Chengyu thought for a moment, looked at the Yuezhi Kingdom on the map, and punched it down lightly.
"Let's go pick up Prince Moton!"
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The shouts of death from behind, the sound of arrows piercing the air, and the sound of bows being drawn never stopped.
Mao Dun's body was covered with blood, and even after flicking his riding whip, there was an afterimage.
He didn't dare to look back, he only knew to run faster! Run faster! Run faster!
The same was true for the personal guards around him, the princes from various tribes, who perished just like him.
The withered yellow grass was dyed blood red.
The khaki sandstone was dyed blood red.
The green river was dyed blood red.
The whole way they fled was dyed blood red!
The catastrophe that happened to them was an accident. Even after they had been on the run for two days and two nights, they still felt it was unreal.
Why would their Chanyu attack the Yuezhi Kingdom at this time? He wanted them to die!
Three days ago, the Yuezhi Kingdom suddenly arrested them. Those caught were sentenced to death on the spot and dragged to the execution ground and beheaded in public.
Of course they will not just sit back and wait for death.
Having experienced a real life-and-death experience, they performed far better in front of the second life-and-death line than the first time. They snatched horses, hacked people, and escaped, all in one go.
Under the leadership of their Prince Modun, they forcibly fought their way out of the Yuezhi Kingdom and fled to the desert.
When the Yuezhi Kingdom intentionally killed people, it was a miracle that more than a thousand of the three thousand people could escape. They admired Prince Modun even more.
There was no Prince Moton kidnapping the daughter of the king of the Yuezhi Kingdom, no Prince Moton leading the way, no Prince Moton asking them to ride one horse and then bring another horse to ensure that one person and two horses.
They had all been overtaken, shot and died on the way, just like those who fell off their horses.
Prince Modun seemed to have known that Shanyu was going to attack the Yuezhi Kingdom and had been preparing to escape.
But how is this possible? If Prince Moton knew in advance that Shanyu was using him as bait, how could he agree to come to the Yuezhi Kingdom to be the fish meat on the chopping board?
In fact, Mao Dun did know and was prepared in advance.
With the mentality that he would rather believe that he has something than something that doesn't exist, Mao Dun has been planning how to escape since he came to Yuezhi Kingdom.
Although deep down he disagreed with this, but what if?
People in the Central Plains say that everything will be done if you are prepared, and if you are not prepared, it will be ruined. Mao Dun thinks it is right, and you will never go wrong if you are careful.
With these preparations, Modu was now able to lead more than 200 people and more than 500 horses to escape.
The enraged Yuezhi Kingdom sent five thousand fine horses to chase and kill him, vowing to save the lives of the dishonest Touman's son Maodun and the princes of the Xiongnu tribes!
As time continued to flow, the number of people around Mao Dun became smaller and smaller.
Although they often changed horses during their escape, when the horses galloping underneath them, they would get up and jump on the accompanying horses, in order to extend the escape time and prevent the horses from losing too much speed in their escape.
This method is indeed very effective.
However, the Yuezhi Kingdom's elite cavalry chasing them also had one man and two horses.
This means that unless something unexpected happens, they will not be able to escape the Yuezhi Kingdom cavalry behind them no matter how many miles they run.
The skin on Mao Dun's hands had long been broken, and his buttocks were hurting from sitting on the horse. Just when he felt desperate and felt that running again was meaningless, he wanted to turn around and fight these Yuezhi people.
In his sight, a black torrent of steel appeared...