Thorn's team of horse thieves crossed over from Yanshan Mountain, so naturally their plundering started from Yanshan Mountain. They first went north, then west, then north again, then turned eastward. After killing one person, they turned around and went back again.
They headed southwest. It looked like the horse thieves of Thorns had traveled a long way, but in fact they were just wandering around Yanmen Pass, which meant that their territory overlapped with Yu Dan's sphere of influence.
In just a few months, Yu Dan lost a total of eight tribes, large and small, and the total number of cattle, sheep and horses was almost 50,000. This is just the surface situation. If you go deeper, the pastures, population, power, etc. added together are equivalent to
Yu Shan's power was weakened by 20%.
Yu Dan threw the cowhide on which he wrote the letter heavily on the table, and shouted at the people standing below: "Is this your method? Move everyone to Yuci? With so many people, Yuci can support so many people."
How can we feed so many horses with so many people? A bunch of trash!"
The Huns are different from the Han people. The Huns do not cultivate but only herd. The biggest difference between herding and farming is that it depends on the place where it is needed. In fact, the purpose of human beings learning to farm is to live together in a relatively concentrated manner. In productivity
In the humble ancient times, humans had neither fangs nor claws, and numerical superiority and grouping were the key to survival, so farming came about.
Herding is a helpless choice. In order to get food, you can only herd if you don't know how to cultivate. However, the risk of herding is much greater than that of farming, which is why the Huns are poorer than the Han people. But there are also benefits to herding. When grazing, you need to
When fighting against wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, they are naturally physically better than farmers. This is why the Han people have been unable to deal with the Huns so far.
The horse thieves are wreaking havoc, and no one can do anything about it. According to the scouts, these horse thieves are numerous and ruthless. If there is not enough troops to pursue and intercept them, there is nothing you can do against these people. Even if the forces are equal, you may be able to kill them.
Some, others will still run away, and in the end their revenge will be even more brutal.
Zhang Junyue tidied up Shan's mess and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that these horse thieves are Han people. How about we go find Mr. Su?"
Yu Shan smiled: "Do I still have the nerve to go find Mr. Su?"
"This matter cannot be blamed on the king. It was all the fault of Bank of China and King Zuo Guli. Mr. Su is a sensible person, and he will definitely not blame the king!"
Yu Shan shook his head: "Even if he doesn't blame me, when he came here, I swore that there would be no problems in Mayi. If it weren't for the wrong season, Mayi would have turned into a dead city.
Well, I broke my promise first, it’s a great luck that Mr. Su doesn’t come to ask for guilt, I have no shame to see him again.”
A little king rolled his eyes and stood up hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I think the horse thieves are inseparable from Na Su Ren. Please think about it, why did the horse thieves only rob us Huns when they came outside the Great Wall, but not the rich?"
The oily Mayi ignored them. Several merchants who came back from Mayi had seen those horse thieves stationed outside Mayi for two days and then left. This is the best evidence!"
A few quick-thinking people immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it is absolutely impossible to say that these horse thieves have nothing to do with Mayi. Your Majesty should go to Su Ren and ask Su Ren to make up for our losses!"
"Yes, yes, let Su Ren make up for our losses!"
Suddenly, the mood in the big tent became furious, and several people were clamoring to go back and gather troops to kill Mayi and settle accounts with Su Ren. Yu Shan naturally thought of this, but he still couldn't make up his mind, because he really
He regarded Su Ren as a friend, and he would not believe that Su Ren was colluding with the horse thieves just based on these speculations. What's more, Yu Shan felt guilty about Shan Yu's matter, so even so, Yu Shan never thought of getting along with Su Ren.
Let's fall in love.
"Papa papa..." He slapped the small table hard for a while, and then stopped the chaos. Yu Dan snorted coldly: "Look at you? You are powerless against horse thieves, but you are so excited about our friends. Who would have thought?
Just go, I guarantee that your tribe will disappear on the grassland soon!"
This sentence left everyone speechless. If Su Ren really had an affair with those horse thieves, anyone who dared to attack Mayi would definitely suffer the revenge of the horse thieves.
Yu Shan took a few deep breaths: "We must trust Mr. Su on this matter. He is our ally. It is because of him that we can no longer worry about starving to death and freezing to death in such a short period of time, and the herdsmen can survive in the winter."
After surviving this, as descendants of the Immortal Heaven, ask yourself with conscience, what were you like this time last year? What are you like now?"
"As for the matter of horse thieves, we have to think of other solutions. We must not attribute the rampant horse thieves to Mr. Su. Do you understand?"
Just when everyone was silent and the atmosphere in the big tent was a little awkward, the messenger outside the tent hurried in and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Shan Yu's envoy has arrived and brought Shan Yu's edict!
"
Yu Shan glared at everyone and said, "Let him in!"
The Tuntou King had a snowy look on his face, and his cloak was stained with a lot of mud. The old man looked bad, and his eyebrows were twisted into a knot. In such weather, he crossed the desert from Langjuxu Mountain to Yuci.
The old man looked a little tired. Yu Shan quickly came down to salute the Tuen Tou King. The Tuen Tou King did not speak, but only looked around.
Yu Shan immediately said: "Okay, you all go down and think about other ways to drive away the horse thieves. I and Uncle Wang have something to say."
After everyone left the tent, the Tuntou King sighed and glanced at Yu Shan: "King Youguli, I'm afraid you will be in trouble this time!"
"Uncle Wang, please tell me what happened?"
The Tuntou King took out a piece of brown paper from his arms and said: "This is the edict of Shanyu. You will understand it after reading it."
Yu Shan quickly took it respectfully and took a closer look. He only looked at half of it, then raised his head with a look of surprise on his face: "This, Father Khan really wants to do this?"
The Tuntou King shook his head and sighed: "I am trying my best to fight for it, but Shanyu has already made up his mind, and there is no room for change in this matter."
"This plan is what Zhongxing said, right? This eunuch, when I become a Chanyu, he will be the first one to kill!"
The Tuntou King smiled helplessly: "Don't worry about the rest. Let's talk about the present first. How are you going to deal with this matter? Attacking the big man will cut off Su Ren's help to you. Another one may not be able to get enough wealth with your temperament.
, just relying on these two points will only make your position as Shanyu further and further away from you."
"Uncle Wang, what suggestions do you have?"
The Tuntou King shook his head: "I am also at a loss as to what to do. This Bank of China says it is really powerful, but it actually leaves us with no way to deal with it."
"Uncle Wang, do you think we can discuss this matter with Su Ren?"
The Tuntou King was stunned, frowned and thought for a moment: "What if Su Ren asked you to reject Shan Yu?"
"Then I will refuse!" Yu Dan replied simply.
"Even if it means losing Shanyu's trust in you?"
Yu Shan nodded solemnly: "We know it's a trick, but we still get in without hesitation. Why bother?"
The Tuntou King smiled and patted Yu Shan on the shoulder: "The young eagle on the grassland has finally grown up and can make its own decisions. In that case, why don't you just let Su Ren make the decision? At least you will be the last one."
Su Ren’s support!”
It sounds a bit fanciful to let a Han decide whether to go to war with the Han people, but that is exactly what Yu Shan did. Yu Shan came to Su Ren in person with Shan Yu's edict, and handed it over without saying a word.
Su Ren put a pose in front of him, as if it was up to you.
Su Ren read the edict with a smile, rerolled it and returned it to Yu Dan. He poured a cup of tea for Yu Dan and asked, "What do you think the king should do about this matter?"
Yu Shandao: "It's precisely because I don't know that I came to you."
"Oh...!" Su Ren said: "A normal person would never want his motherland to suffer a war, but I feel that if the king rejects the Chanyu, he will probably get further and further away from the Chanyu's position.
"
Yu Shan smiled: "As long as I have your support, it really doesn't matter whether I am a Shanyu or not. Although King Zuogu Li is not a Shanyu, my father Khan respects him equally and does not even dare to let him do such a thing.
, it wouldn’t make much sense to be a Chanyu like this.”
"Hahaha..." Su Ren laughed: "If you think so, I suggest you reject the Shanyu as soon as possible. Not to mention whether you can get much benefit from the big man, even if you become the Shanyu, King Zuoguli
I won’t let you go as well, I’m afraid you will be even more impudent than you are now. Also, let me tell you news, I have already dispatched those horse thieves who are ravaging the grassland for you, and they will go west.”
"Oh? Is this serious?"
Su Ren picked up the tea cup with a smile: "I lost two thousand shi of food for this matter. Do you think it is true or not? But we have to wait until next spring. The winter in the grassland is too cold to make a long journey."
Yu Shan nodded vigorously: "I understand. Oh, as long as the horse thief leaves, everything will be fine. This is really great. I owe you another favor!"
Su Ren smiled and said: "You and I are friends, why should we be so polite."
Yu Shan's mood improved, and he naturally talked more. As King Youguli, he knew things better than any spy. For example, Bank of China said he was the mastermind behind the epidemic in Mayi, such as Ji Shaogong and Nie Yixiang
To replace Su Ren, for example, Yi Zhixie's strength has reached the point where he is on par with Shan Yu, and the secrets of the Xiongnu are all coming out of Yu Dan's mouth.
Su Ren just listened with a smile, without making any judgment or asking any questions. The two of them ate the meal for more than an hour. Before leaving, Yu Shan, who was already slightly drunk, assured Su Ren that his tribe
He will continue to support Mayi, and also guarantees that as long as Mayi does not fall, King Youguli will always be a solid backing, and will leave Zhang Junyue to discuss further trade business. He hopes that Su Ren's merchants can also go to various tribes so that everyone can benefit.
Affordable.
Since Yu Dan showed his sincerity, Su Ren was also very sincere. He promised to provide some food to the poor tribes under Shan's command. This not only gained Yu Dan's favor, but also followed Yu Dan.
Several young kings, generals, and officials all expressed their gratitude to Su Ren. Seeing the simple temperament of the Huns, Su Ren's face turned slightly red. (To be continued)