Chapter 461: The Huns surrendered and established a dead army
"General Yingyang sent troops to surround our southern Xiongnu royal court. I don't know what it means?"
Even though he was facing Zhao Yun, he still had to say clearly what he should say.
"Without him, I'm just here to invite old Shanyu to have tea on my master's orders."
Zhao Yun smiled slightly and downplayed his mission.
Drinking tea? I’m afraid I want the old man’s life.
"Haha, although Yuan Zhoumu is the shepherd of a state, old man, I am under the command of General Zhonglang of the Xiongnu, and I am not a minister of Yuan Zhoumu. If you want me to drink tea, I'm afraid you have to inform General Zhonglang."
Old Wang Quanxing looked at Zhao Yun, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, there was really nothing wrong with what he said.
As a foreign race, the Southern Xiongnu enjoyed privileges as early as when they surrendered, and only belonged to the imperial court. In order to govern the Southern Xiongnu, the foreign tribes such as Wuhuan also established Zhonglang Generals for each of them.
These lieutenants will only be responsible to the central government and will not be under the jurisdiction of local governments. What Quan Xing said is indeed a good delaying strategy.
"Quan Xing, I know what you have in mind. The fact that the Xiongnu Zhonglang General is just an excuse is nothing more than an excuse. You are just trying to delay time and wait for the support of the tribes around Meiji.
But let me tell you, I killed all the Huns in Meiji and surrendered them.
Your Hun Royal Court is the last stop. Reinforcements are impossible. We have to decide whether to fight or slow down."
Zhao Yunliang pointed his silver spear forward, and a murderous aura emerged.
"kill."
"kill."
"kill."
More than 100,000 cavalrymen shouted to kill at the same time, and the wild sound waves shattered the clouds in the sky.
The old king of the Xiongnu, Quan Xing, was really shocked now. This kind of momentum, let alone the Han cavalry, was hard to see even the elite Xiongnu. Facing such a huge army, he really couldn't muster the will to resist.
"Quan Xing is willing to lead the Southern Xiongnu royal court to surrender to Yuan Zhoumu. I hope the general can be merciful and spare my Xiongnu a way out."
Quan Xing threw away the spear in his hand, slowly got off the horse, bent his legs and knelt in front of Zhao Yun's horse.
"The life or death of the Southern Huns is entirely in your own hands, but as long as you sincerely serve my lord, he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately."
Zhao Yun looked down at the old Xiongnu king, who was over sixty years old, with a look of iron blood in his eyes.
Although the Huns have fled far away, the southern Huns are like a cancer that has been poisoning the northern border of the Han Dynasty. This is the fundamental reason why Yuan Shu wants to send troops.
This old king still knows some tricks and leads the people to surrender, otherwise he will definitely wipe out the Southern Huns royal court with just one order.
"Quan Xingzi should fully cooperate with Yuan Zhoumu, and the Southern Xiongnu will also fully cooperate."
Feeling Zhao Yun's murderous intention, dense beads of sweat oozed from Quan Xing's head, and even his back was soaked with sweat. He only felt that he had just slipped away from the gate of hell. There was no need to doubt that if he had just
Choosing to resist, the Southern Xiongnu Royal Court has now become history.
"Well, Quan Xing is willing to surrender, what about you? Should you fight or surrender?"
Although the old king of the Huns knelt down and begged for mercy, the royal guards behind him still rode on war horses and held scimitars in their hands.
"I surrender."
"I surrender too."
"drop,"
Without exception, all the five thousand royal guards dismounted and surrendered. In this way, Zhao Yun captured the spiritual place of the Southern Huns, the Imperial Court of Meiji, without bloodshed.
"Military advisor, Zilong fought beautifully in this battle."
Yuan Shu handed Zhao Yun's battle report to Xun You who was reading a book aside.
"My lord, Zilong has captured Meiji Royal Court, and the next battle will be much easier to fight."
Seeing Zhao Yun's battle report, Xun You also smiled slightly. The Royal Court of Meiji is equivalent to the current Han Dynasty. Although it is not strong, it still has some deterrence. It is not easy to make an article about it.
"What are you going to do?"
Yuan Shu curled his lips and looked at Xun You.
"Naturally, we used the royal court of the Southern Xiongnu as bait to catch the Southern Xiongnu in Guangyan and Pingping."
Xun You also curled his lips slightly and looked at Yuan Shu. He believed that he should think the same as him.
"Instead of fishing them out, it would be better to let them kill each other. Wouldn't it be better if we just sit back and reap the benefits?"
Hearing Yuan Shu's words, Xun You was stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted.
"My lord, do you mean to use the throne as bait?"
"Well, the old king Quan Xing of the Southern Xiongnu is very old. If Xubu Guduhou hadn't suddenly passed away from illness, he would have been retiring long ago. If we issue an edict and let the Xiongnu in Guangyan and Dingping kill each other, the winner will be
Being the new Chanyu, what will be the consequences?"
After Yuan Shu finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xun You.
"My lord, this plan is extremely clever. Using the position of the Southern Xiongnu chanyu as bait, the Xiongnu in Guangyan and Pingping will fight to the death. After this battle, no matter who wins or loses, the final winner will be us.
"
Xun You nodded solemnly. Yuan Shu was never rigid in his planning and could always start from some unexpected directions. For example, this time he took advantage of human greed.
"Well, let the old king of the Xiongnu issue an edict, let Gao Lan lead 10,000 Weilu troops to station in Meiji, and Mingzilong will lead the remaining cavalry south to join us."
Now that Xun You agreed to his plan, the next step was to arrange his troops.
"Lord, I think that during this trip, Zilong can bring over the Royal Guards and Meiji soldiers, which will be a great help to us."
Yuan Shu was stunned by Xun You's words. He didn't understand why he suddenly wanted to use those Huns. After all, they had just surrendered. He really couldn't believe it.
"Lord, it is true that these people are surrendered, but there are ways to reduce soldiers. I suggest setting up a dead army. All these surrendered soldiers will be incorporated into the dead army, including the captured soldiers in the future.
All the family members of these people are included in the provisional list. If not one of the soldiers of the Dead Army is killed, they can exchange for the life of one of their family members.
After the Bingzhou war, whoever lost one head to be chopped off would have to go to his home and chop off one head to make up the number. If he couldn't do it, he and his family would be killed.
I believe that these Xiongnu soldiers will definitely fight tooth and nail for their families, and with their families in hand, they are not afraid of causing trouble."
Xun You's plan and Yuan Shu are really cracked. How come this smell is so familiar? Shouldn't it be Li Ru or Jia Xu who could come up with this? Why is Xun You also blackened now?
"Gongda, this is against justice."
Although Yuan Shu had no objection to this strategy, he still wanted to see what happened to Xun You.
"My lord, you often say that we should be upright with the Han people, perform righteous deeds, and serve as righteous teachers. But when facing these grassland aliens, we must use methods that are ten times and a hundred times more ruthless than them. Only in this way can we defeat them. What do you think?"
It's not that Xun You turned black. The foreigners never regarded the Han people as human beings. The Han people were just their prey. If they wanted to eat meat, they would plunder and kill them.
In Xun You's eyes, these alien races are nothing more than savage beasts, and the only way to deal with them is with a more vicious and iron-blooded policy.
"Just as you said, set up a death army and let them kill in exchange for their lives."
