Hearing Zhou Yu's analysis, Zhao Yun was also slightly startled. According to his analysis, the Wusun people really might express their intention to surrender to China.
"Well, this will most likely be the case. You should prepare in advance."
Zhou Yu still agreed with his analysis. If nothing else, the Wusun people might have arrived by now.
"We'll wait until someone comes. If that's the case, we'll have to ask His Majesty what he thinks."
Zhao Yun nodded. If this was the case, he really needed to make preparations early.
"If nothing goes wrong, everyone will rest and recuperate. We will send troops to the west tomorrow and continue to advance toward Yancheng."
"promise."
The generals clasped their fists together, and then left to rest.
The next day, Zhao Yun's army gathered again, and nearly 200,000 troops left Luntai and headed towards Yancheng.
"who?"
The army had just set off, but the soldiers and horses in the rear discovered the situation and directly surrounded the Wusun envoy.
"Dare I ask if this is the army of the Hua Xia dynasty?"
The Wusun people looked at the cavalry surrounding them, spoke Chinese directly, and asked each other.
"Who are you?
What happened?"
When he heard the other party asking about his identity, the captain appeared directly and looked at them dressed as foreigners. He was also stunned.
"We are envoys from Wusun and want to see the general of the Celestial Dynasty."
The Wusun envoy knew what he was here for, so he kept his attitude very low and did not dare to be high-profile at all.
“Wusun’s envoy?
Wait, I'll report to the general."
The other party turned out to be from Wusun, and the captain also knew that the matter was not simple, so he directly asked him to wait, and then went to report the news to Zhao Yun in the front row.
"General, there is someone in the rear who claims to be the Wusun envoy and wants to see the general."
The captain directly told the news that the Wusun envoy asked for an audience.
"You're really here?"
Hearing the captain's words, Zhao Yun was also stunned. He didn't expect that the Wusun people really came as Zhou Yu said.
"See or not see?"
The captain glanced at Zhao Yun. If you say the other party is here, are you seeing him or not?
"Bring someone here."
Zhao Yun nodded and said how could Cao Cao not see Cao Cao when he arrived at the game.
"promise."
The captain clasped his fists and left, went directly to the rear, and then brought the Wusun envoy to Zhao Yun.
Looking at the opponent's endless army, there were at least hundreds of thousands of cavalry. Fortunately, Kunchi made the right choice. If this was really a hot moment and he chose to fight the opponent to the end, Wusun might also be doomed.
"Wusun Kun Jiuli pays homage to the general of the Celestial Dynasty."
Kun Jiuli looked at Zhao Yun who looked like stars over the moon and knew that this was the real owner. Although he didn't know the other person's name, he still showed respect to him with the highest courtesy.
“Kunjiuli?
What is your relationship with Wusun King Kunchi?"
Zhao Yun frowned slightly when he heard the other party's name. He knew that King Wusun was called Kunchi, but he didn't expect that the envoy was also named Kun.
"I am the younger brother of King Wusun."
Kun Jiuli directly revealed his relationship with Kunchi.
"Oh, what brought you here?"
Zhao Yun nodded. The other party turned out to be Kunchi's brother. It seemed that Wusun was serious.
"On behalf of the Wusun clan, I express my intention to surrender to the Huaxia Dynasty. We are willing to abide by Huaxia as the suzerain state as before, and make offerings every year, never to repeat."
Kunjiuli directly stated his purpose of coming, expressed his allegiance to Huaxia and obeyed Huaxia's orders.
"oh?"
Hearing this, Zhao Yun couldn't help but admire Zhou Yu a little. He really got what he said, and Wusun came to serve him.
"General, do you have any doubts?"
Glancing at Zhao Yun, Kun Jiuli was also depressed for a while. Could you please give me some response? What does the word "oh" mean?
"I want to know why Wusun surrendered to China and became a vassal state of China?"
Zhao Yun glanced at Kun Jiuli. To be honest, he still didn't believe that the other party would actually surrender to China. In his opinion, the worst he could do was leave here and go west or north. There should be no place to resist them.
"The Chinese Empire is a celestial kingdom. We Wusun used to obey the Han Dynasty as our suzerainty and were driven by the Han Dynasty. Now that the Chinese Empire has replaced the Han Dynasty, we will naturally return to the rule of the Chinese Empire."
Kun Jiuli glanced at Zhao Yun and directly explained the reason for his defection. In fact, in the final analysis, his skills were inferior to others and his situation was stronger than others. If Wusun now had hundreds of thousands of cavalry, would they surrender to China?
Just kidding.
"Okay, I understand what Wusun means, but this matter is of great importance. I will give you an answer after careful consideration. Someone, please take the envoy from Kunjiuli down."
Zhao Yun also knew that what the other party was talking about was official. Since it was all useless stuff, there was no need to talk about it. It was better to discuss it among ourselves.
"Thank you, General."
After hearing Zhao Yun's reply, Kun Jiuli couldn't help but feel anxious. With the current strength of China, if they wanted to destroy Wusun, they would have no chance or strength to resist. Now they can only hope that the other party will treat the big man well.
Please accept the submission of the Wusun clan.
"Call all the generals over here. I have something to discuss."
Seeing Kun Jiuli leaving, Zhao Yun immediately ordered the generals from all ministries to come over to discuss matters.
Soon Yan Liang, Yan Xing, Ju Yi and Zhou Yu came to Zhao Yun together, not knowing what was going on.
"What's wrong Zilong?"
Among these people, Zhao Yun may be the highest in terms of military rank, but in terms of seniority, only Yan Liang is slightly higher than him.
"I just met Wusun's envoy. Kunjiuli, the younger brother of King Kunchi, expressed his surrender to China on behalf of the Wusun clan. He is willing to follow China as the suzerain state like the Han Dynasty, pay tribute every year, and obey Huaxia's command."
Zhao Yun directly told Kun Jiuli's purpose of coming.
Hearing what Zhao Yun said, everyone turned their attention to Zhou Yu. No one expected that the other party really hit the mark. The Wusun people's envoy had really arrived.
"Gongjin, what do you think?"
Since Zhou Yu had already anticipated these situations, Yan Liang was not polite and directly asked Zhou Yu how to deal with them.
"It doesn't matter what I think. The first thing we need to do now is to ask His Majesty what he means and see what he says.
If His Majesty insists on exterminating the Wusun, we can only follow his wishes and go north to the Wusun Grassland.
If His Majesty thinks that Wusun can stay, we can be flexible and accept them, and then let them send troops to fight with us to fight against the Kushan Empire, which is also a big help."
Since Zhou Yu had foreseen this situation a long time ago, he naturally had a countermeasure, but now the initiative was not in his hands.
If there is no telegraph machine, the foreign military orders will naturally be subject to some restrictions, and they can decide the situation of Wusun on their own. However, telegraphy is so developed nowadays. If you make the decision without authorization, you will be punished by the time.
"Well, Gong Jin is right. I will send a telegram to His Majesty immediately to see how he makes a decision."
Zhao Yun nodded. Although Zhou Yu was young, he was extremely stable. He really couldn't make decisions in this situation. He needed to ask Yuan Shu what he meant.
"promise."
Soon Yuan Shu received the telegram from Zhao Yun, and Tian Feng came directly to Yuan Shu.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Tian Feng coming over, Yuan Shu knew that something must be wrong.
"General Zilong sent a telegram. He had just entered the Kingdom of Kucha, but an envoy from the Wusun tribe came over and expressed to Zilong that Wusun wanted to follow Huaxia as the suzerainty and pay tribute every year.
Zilong did not dare to make his own decision, and asked His Majesty what he meant for Wusun, whether he insisted on taking Wusun, or whether he wanted to recover them temporarily and let them be used by me."
Tian Feng directly told the contents of Zhao Yun's telegram and asked Yuan Shu what he meant.
"What do you think?"
Hearing this news, Yuan Shu couldn't help but frowned. Originally, they wanted to directly destroy Wusun like the Xiongnu and then move to the interior. But now that they have surrendered on their own initiative, they are really a little confused.
"It depends on your Majesty's wishes. Ever since the Wusun clan surrendered to the Han Dynasty, they have always followed their own rules and made no oversteps.
If we want to take down the opponent, we have enough strength now, but there will be some damage. If according to Zilong, it is not impossible for me to use it."
The current situation is easy to say. Anyway, my strength is enough. Zhao Yun's Northern Route Army now has nearly 200,000 people. It is not a problem to capture a small Wusun tribe, but the key is that they have surrendered.
There is something wrong with killing them all.
"You mean by this, you want to accept the Wusun clan and let them be used by me?"
Yuan Shu glanced at Tian Feng. If the opponent wanted to win Wusun, he would definitely not talk nonsense and directly suggest to win the opponent. Now that he has given two options, it proves that he definitely prefers the second way.
, to recover the Wusun clan.
"I think the Wusun clan can still be used, and with the expansion of our power, the Wusun clan will eventually be annexed by us, so it should be paid in advance."
Tian Feng nodded. This was the tacit understanding between the master and his ministers. He didn't even need to say it clearly, the other party already understood what he meant.
"Now that you have said that, what else can I say? Since Wusun will be annexed by us sooner or later, let him survive for a while and send a telegram to Zilong to ask him to act according to the situation.
If Wusun is really willing to send troops to accompany us in the westward expedition to Guishuang, we will recognize their status as a servant state. If Wusun does not send troops or just wants to do so, we will send troops to capture them."
Now that Tian Feng has said this, what else can Yuan Shu say? Just ask the other party to send a telegram back to Zhao Yun and let him act according to the situation. If Wusun obeys, everything will be easy. If there is something fishy, don't hesitate to do it directly.
