The first thousand two hundred and forty-three chapters, the thoughts of military officials
While the Shiqu Pavilion meeting was bustling with excitement, the Dragon City meeting was gradually getting into full swing.
"Great Chanyu! We must have an explanation for last year's defeat at Gaoque!" The second-largest figure in the Xiongnu Empire in the Munan region, Yishi, the king of Youguli, and his gang felt deeply uneasy and threatened.
The nobles of Makunan launched a collective revolt!
Yishi took a bronze knife and pierced his cheek with it, letting the blood mixed with tears flow down. He said touchingly: "Gaoque! The place where the Maodun Chanyu Alliance Meeting is, Yinshan, is the Chanyu
The Garden! It is also the mother mountain of my great Xiongnu! Many great Xiongnu nobles, including me, were born there and grew up there! But now, these places have been occupied by the Han Dynasty!"
Yishi's words resonated throughout the Xiongnu aristocratic circle.
For the Xiongnu, Yinshan Mountain was indeed a place that they could not let go of emotionally and spiritually.
It is the place where they were born and where they grew up.
The trees and wild beasts in the resource-rich Yinshan Mountains were even the most important source of raw materials for arrows and a training ground for the Huns.
But now, all this is far away from the Huns.
Yinshan, the mother mountain that once sheltered and protected countless Huns, has been completely controlled by the Han Dynasty.
No one dares to approach the vast grassland with a radius of hundreds of miles in the Yinshan Mountains.
Even the scouts who were sent to investigate and test the Han Dynasty would burst into tears every time they saw the majestic Yinshan Mountain.
For most Xiongnu nobles, losing Yinshan is almost equivalent to losing their hometown. Although the Huns may not have the concept of hometown.
However, nostalgia is a common emotion among human beings.
Therefore, many Xiongnu nobles were immediately inspired to feel the same way.
Even the confidants of some military ministers felt deeply frustrated and painful deep in their hearts.
Some people even burst into tears on the spot.
As for the tribal nobles whose traditional pastures were in the Riverlands, all of them looked desperate.
The tribe without pasture will end up in a sad situation.
Most tribes may not survive this winter.
What made the military officials most uneasy was that the nobles of the royal court who had always been loyal to him actually showed sadness on their faces at this time.
Prairie people don't know how to hide their emotions.
Generally, people say what they say and do what they want to do.
But these royal nobles are more direct.
Among all the royal court coups in the past, more than 70% were initiated by the nobles within the royal court who felt that the Chanyu was unqualified or that the Chanyu had insulted them.
Although there has been no successful coup since Moton Chanyu, all rebellions have been extinguished.
But the Huns will never forget how Maodundan came to power!
Therefore, the military officials were already on the receiving end of the fire at this moment.
He himself understands very well that if he cannot give an explanation.
Then, in the foreseeable future, those who are dissatisfied with him inside and outside the royal court will definitely give him an explanation!
What should you do if someone uses very radical words and actions to win over people?
Perhaps in China, there will be multiple ways to respond.
But on the grassland, since ancient times, there has been only one method more radical than him!
Therefore, looking at Yi Shi, the military minister stood up without hesitation, and in front of all the nobles and most of the Xiongnu tribal leaders, he cut his own cheek with his own hands, and it was on both sides of the cheek!
Blood flowed out from the wound, and the military official raised his sword and shouted: "I swear to my ancestors and gods: I will definitely make the Han people pay the price!"
This is the most solemn promise and the most direct oath of the Huns!
Especially for Shanyu, there are not many things that cut one's cheek and let the blood flow down.
Except for the death of parents, few Xiongnu chanyus choose this method.
But once he does this, he must respond to his oath immediately and quickly!
Back then, facing the arrogance and extortion of the Donghu people, Maodun Shanyu cut his cheek in public and swore: "The land is the foundation of the country, how can we deal with it? Donghu and I will fight until death!"
So, the Xiongnu cavalry howled, followed Mao Dun, and flattened Donghu, who was many times more powerful than the Xiongnu, and established the hegemony of the Xiongnu Empire!
But at this moment, when the military ministers made such a move, the nobles of the tribes and the royal court were naturally speechless.
Even Yishi had to kneel down and say: "Long live Chanyu Shengming!"
But the faces of the military officials turned purple and blue.
He knew very well that after making this oath, he must launch an attack on the Han Dynasty as soon as possible!
Moreover, it must be a large-scale attack!
Otherwise, once the nobles in the royal court become impatient, they may launch a rebellion that day!
And once the rebellion starts, it will never end until he dies or kills all the dissenters!
Thinking of this, the military minister snorted, looked at Yi Shi, and gritted his teeth.
The people of the Han Dynasty were not easy to deal with at all!
It can even be said to be very difficult to deal with!
The results of last year's Battle of Gaoque and the Battle of Heyin clearly proved the terrifying and power of the Han Dynasty's regular army!
Therefore, the military ministers knew that Yinshan, Yanmen Pass and Yunzhong County were popular areas that were once invaded by Huns cavalry. Now the Huns would die if they went there!
And King Youxian Qizhi took that bastard with the Hujie elite, threatened tens of thousands of herdsmen, and invaded Anton from the east. He was beaten into pig heads by a group of militiamen of the Han Dynasty, which further proved that Anton is not easy to mess with!
Moreover, attacking Anton would not hurt the Han Dynasty at all!
And if the Xiongnu attacked on a large scale, they would have to hit a place where the Han Dynasty would be hurt, so that the Han Dynasty people could face the Xiongnu!
So where should we attack?
A place name suddenly appeared in the eyes of military officials, the Kingdom of Yan!
From the eastern border of the grassland, through the vast prairie, the Huns could silently gather heavy troops outside the Great Wall near Youbeiping and Yuyang.
The people of the Han Dynasty probably couldn't detect it.
The most important thing is that not far behind the Great Wall of Yan is Jicheng, the capital of the Yan Kingdom in the Han Dynasty.
King Yan of the Han Dynasty lived there!
Although he was not a direct relative of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, his surname was still Liu.
If Jicheng can be captured and a Han dynasty prince is captured, it will be of great help to boost the morale of the Xiongnu.
Moreover, there is no need to capture Jicheng, even if you just capture any of the counties of Youbeiping and Yuyang, it can deeply shock the Han Dynasty and make the Han Dynasty people fear and fear.
This forced the Han Dynasty to negotiate peace with the Huns!
For the military ministers, the even more wonderful thing is that in Youbeiping and Yuyang, there is no main army of the Han Dynasty, let alone the terrifying cuirassiers.
And because the Huns have not invaded from anywhere in the past ten years, the local preparedness and vigilance are very low.
This is a very suitable invasion location.
However, due to the Battle of Mayi and the Battle of Gaoque.
The military ministers did not dare to decide to attack at will like before, just in case the Han Dynasty mobilized their troops again and set up an encirclement.
Then the Hun Empire is really going to end!
So, this time, the military officials decided to send people to spy and investigate local intelligence!
First find out the details of the opponent, and even bribe some nobles and officials of the Han Dynasty to serve as internal agents, and then attack when fully prepared. (To be continued.)
