The north wind has been blowing from the far north, and the back is freezing. Even if he is sitting in the king's cabin, Shanyu still can't feel the slightest warmth. It has been more than a month since he left Langjuxu, and he has only walked less than 100 meters.
Half. What worries Shanyu the most is that the food and livestock are decreasing too fast, and many people have frozen to death and fallen ill. Every moment along the way, people fell to the ground and never got up again.
The kings were no longer in the mood for entertainment. Those who died were all their tribesmen. If they returned without success this time, they would be the ones who would suffer the most. Several people were already discussing in private whether to go back and wait for the departure.
Come back after the spring has warmed up. After being glared at by the King of Han, several people lowered their heads and said nothing. The conditions Yi Zhixie gave them were too tempting, and they promised to take Shan Yu's palace to them after they captured Shan Yu's royal court in the future.
The tribe was distributed to everyone, and then the kings betrayed the Chanyu.
The thoughts of the kings were very clear to the Chanyu, so the Chanyu did not interfere with too many things. He only needed to ensure that his subordinates would not have any problems. The more traitors died, the happier the Chanyu would be.
The Lianpeng King has the weakest power, and he brought the fewest soldiers this time, which is why he needs to contribute the most suitable livestock. For this expedition, the Lianpeng King almost exhausted all the family members, and placed the treasure on Yi Zhixie.
.However, what made him unhappy was that Changshengtian did not favor him, but tortured him the most. Among the dead soldiers, 20% were subordinates of King Lianpeng, which was almost one-fifth of King Lianpeng's troops.
"Why are all my people dead?" After the kings sat together again, Lianpeng became angry.
King Langye sneered: "Then who knows? We walk the same road and eat the same food. Who can you blame if your people die because they can't bear it?"
King Guiliu also smiled and said: "That's right, this thing is really strange. After careful calculation, King Lianpeng's subordinates died the most. They either froze to death, starved to death, or were picked up by wolves. Weird, really weird!"
The Lianpeng King was furious: "My men and horses are in the rear team responsible for guarding the livestock. They will bear the brunt of the attacks by wolves. My people have no food and clothing for you, but you are here making sarcastic remarks? Where is your conscience?"
King Langye said: "Who makes you have the smallest number of soldiers and horses? They are also the weakest among all the kings. What is their use besides guarding livestock?"
Many people nodded along, and King Lotus's eyes widened, and he was about to go crazy. King Han slapped his hand on the table: "Quiet!"
Everyone stopped talking and laughing, and Lian Peng sat back angrily on his seat. King Han is the recognized leader among the kings. The main reason is that he has the largest territory, the most soldiers and horses in his hands, and he originally followed Shan Yu.
In this expedition, although the King of Han did not lead the largest number of soldiers and horses, he was the most powerful one, even more soldiers and horses than Shanyu.
King Han glanced around and took a deep breath: "Don't worry, King Lotus Peng. You have the greatest contribution this time. When this matter is successful, we will never compete with you. Although your men died the most, the livestock still need
Take care of Duoduo, this place is still far away from Mayi, and the remaining livestock is not enough for the army to reach Mayi, so from today on, you all need to send people out to find rations and hand them over to King Lianpeng. Anyone who refuses to hand over is a public enemy!
"
King Langya frowned: "King Han, I think this matter should be told to Shan Yu. It was him who initiated this troop dispatch, so the food problem naturally needs to be solved by him. Although there are many tribes around, they are not under the jurisdiction of kings like us.
, in case of a conflict, I'm afraid..."
King Guiliu sneered and said: "It's already this time. If Shan Yuruo still can't see clearly the situation, it's okay if he doesn't do anything! Do you think it's possible for King Langxie to want Shan Yu to look for food for us?"
King Lianpeng finally calmed down and sat in his seat drinking wine with a look of gloating. King Han was the leader. King Han said that he would let the kings search for food, but he did not let him go. Once in the process of looking for food
There was a conflict with the local tribe, which naturally had nothing to do with him. Although his subordinates suffered the greatest losses, King Lianpeng could imagine the mood of the other kings in the face of the upcoming scene.
King Han said: "I will explain this matter to Shanyu. I believe Shanyu will order the surrounding tribes to donate. But please be prepared mentally. If it is still not enough, we will have to do it ourselves. The tribes near the Duck River should be under the command of King Zuoxian."
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When the Chanyu is irritable, the kings live an easy life. When the kings are irritable, the Chanyu naturally lives an easy life. The King of Han, on behalf of the kings, has stated to the Shanyu that if there is not enough food, the army will not be able to reach Ma.
Yi, hoping that the Chanyu could send people to ask the surrounding tribes to send cattle and sheep. The Chanyu just said yes as an answer, and did not say whether he wanted it or not.
King Han was very angry and wanted to grab Shan Yu by the collar and question him, but he did not have the courage. This is Shan Yu's big tent, and outside the tent is Shan Yu's guard. Although they are the masters of the army, here
It's Shanyu's chassis. If they show any disrespect, at least they will die here.
After sending away the King of Han and others, Shanyu lay on his cushion and smiled, the singing and dancing started again, and the wine was filled again. He became more and more fond of Han people's wine, which can be said to be strong, and after one sip, the whole body will feel extremely warm.
, and can quickly enter the state of selflessness, and everything is interesting. The two maids have been hugged by the Shanyu. Originally, the Shanyu looked down on such women, but after drinking, they felt good.
The north wind whistled outside the tent and passed between the tents, making a whining sound like crying. There were more than a dozen fire pots lit in Shanyu's tent, so even if he took off his clothes, he would not feel cold.
The Chanyu didn't care about food matters. The news sent from Langjuxu Mountain said that Yi Zhixie's army had not arrived, which made the Chanyu very happy. As long as the royal court is still in his hands, he is still the Chanyu of the Huns.
.As for whether this attack on Mayi can be successful, Shan Yu now no longer cares about it.
King Han was very angry. As soon as he returned to his tent, he smashed a jade pendant that Shanyu had just given him in his hand. King Lianpeng asked: "What should we do now? Is it really necessary for us to do it ourselves? King Zuo Xian said this
Ci did not follow. If we let him know that we were attacking his tribe, even if King Zuo Guli becomes a Chanyu in the future, he will not let us go! King Zuo Guli and King Zuoxian must be very close.
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King Langye sighed: "What else would happen if this were not the case? Even if the supply of soldiers is further reduced, it is impossible to reach Mayi with this little food."
"Otherwise, we..." King Guiliu was interrupted by King Han just halfway through his words.
"Nonsense, we are all outsiders, we don't need King Zuo Guli. If we do that kind of thing, we won't be able to gain a foothold on the grassland!" King Han was still somewhat rational, and after thinking about it, he said: "If it really doesn't work, we can only send people.
go back."
"You're crazy!" Langxie King shouted: "It's thousands of miles away, how long does it take to come back? Even if we can send cattle and sheep, it's just a drop in the bucket, not to mention that the Tuntou King is still in his territory. If we let him know that we need
Food, given this old guy’s character, he will never leave it alone, don’t forget that he has always been in favor of war with the Han people!”
The Lotus King glanced at everyone: "I have a way! But..."
"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't worry too much about anything else at this time!"
The Lotus Powder King smiled slightly: "Since there is insufficient food and grass, it is natural to reduce the supply to the soldiers. Since the Chanyu is unwilling to mobilize from the surrounding ministries, then start reducing it from the Chanyu's subordinates. You said that one pound of meat per person per day is appropriate.
Or is half a catty appropriate?”
King Guiliu rolled his eyes, and then smiled and said: "King Lianpeng, this is a good idea! One half a catty is enough for me, and the share of the Shanyu's big account must also be reduced. Since the ice soldiers have been reduced by 50%, the Shanyu
It’s better to take the lead!”
King Langxie nodded: "That's a good idea!"
Everyone looked at King Han, who frowned: "Although this matter can force the Chanyu, it will not help anything else. If the Chanyu still disagrees, even if it is reduced by 50%, the army will still not be able to reach Mayi.
We can’t complete our plan!”
King Langye said: "The small town of Mayi is already a broken city. Why use tens of thousands of troops to attack it? It is better to divide the troops and send only a small number of soldiers and horses to Mayi, and the rest will stay here to fight with Shanyu."
yes."
"That's a good idea!" King Guiliu nodded and said, "Who is the right person to send?"
King Langye thought for a while: "The vanguard of Asshi's tribe is suitable. Since he is King Zuoguli's man, he should naturally take on more things. We who come out in the cold are not all for Zuoguli."
King, the Ashina tribe has three thousand soldiers and horses, enough to capture Mayi!"
Asch sneezed loudly. It was too cold in his tent. Even if there was a layer outside, it could not stop the north wind. The cold wind with snowflakes on it flowed in from the gaps in the tent.
, blew it out from the big tent opening, rolled up the thick curtain, Lao Gao. Ashina originally wanted to move two big rocks to hold down the curtain, but he was a pioneer general, and people who came in and out kept reporting things.
, the curtain is lowered, and those people can't come in.
We have been stationed at Duck River for three days, and the wind and snow have not stopped. If we continue like this, let alone rushing, even this kind of weather will drag down the army. Even if the people can stand it, the horses cannot stand it. The weather is too cold, and his troops
Most of the war horses could no longer be ridden, and the rest were all frostbitten. Several times, the rear army asked for food, grass and things to keep out the cold, but there was no reply. The Ashan tribe began to wonder if the kings had also betrayed Zuo Gu.
King Li?
King Han personally came to the tent of Asch's tribe. It was much colder than his tent. He quickly put on the cloak that he had just taken off. He glanced at Asch's tribe and said, "All along the way, there were only the general's soldiers."
The horse is gratifying, the general is indeed King Zuogu Li’s general."
Ashina looked at King Han and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me something."
The King of Han took a deep breath: "The constant wind and snow seriously affected the army's march, so Shanyu decided to let the general lead the troops. I hope the general can take Ma Yi in one go!" (To be continued)
