Qin Gong

Chapter 734: Touman Chanyu is forced into a desperate situation

The cold wind blew and the bonfire danced.

At the top of Guyan Mountain, the Iron Eagle soldiers holding long spears and Qin flags all looked at Bai Yan on the altar. After Ying Pi read out the achievements of Qin King Ying Zheng, Bai Yan used the Huns' utensils to sacrifice to the ancestors of the Central Plains people in the place where the Huns used to sacrifice.

From the Xia and Shang dynasties to the Zhou dynasty, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, all the humiliations suffered by successive monarchs and princes when facing the Huns seemed to be poured out at the moment when Bai Yan was serving the wine.

Under the campfire, Bai Yan turned around and what came into his sight were countless heads placed on both sides of the aisle.

After the sacrifices and Fengshan ceremonies, Bai Yan held his sword and beheaded the descendants of the King of Donghu on the stage in front of everyone. As the bodies fell to the ground, blood gradually spread.

Bai Yan held the bloody sword and stared at the corpse for a long time.

"The king has been enthroned. When will the general go south?"

At this time, Ying Pi came to Bai Yan and couldn't help but ask, "Since you are here, in front of all the soldiers and the famous scholars from the old families of various countries, you are offering sacrifices to the heavens for the Qin State and offering sacrifices to the gods for Ying Zheng."

After doing all this, Bai Yan can finally go south and return to the Central Plains!
Ying Huai on the side looked at Bai Yan with burning eyes, which were exactly the same as the way Ying Xi looked at Bai Yan at the beginning. It couldn't be blamed on Ying Huai, it was just that the scene in front of him was too exciting.

Bai Yan led the troops to the sacred place of the Huns, Mount Langjuxu, to offer sacrifices to the ancestors of the Central Plains, and to offer sacrifices to the gods for Ying Zheng at Mount Guyan.

This kind of thing has only happened once in thousands of years. It has never been seen or heard of before. For a man to be like this, it is truly worth his life in this world.

"Mr. Ying, this is the map for heading south. Once the Huns head north and chase us here and leave, you can head south!"

When Bai Yan heard Ying Pi's words, he came back to his senses. While speaking to Ying Pi, he reached out from his arms, took out a map and handed it to Ying Pi.

This is what Bai Yan had been preparing for.

At the moment, Bai Yan asked Ying Pi, Ju Wu, and Zhong Xing to go back. He was not afraid that they would conceal the matter of Fengshan.

They are originally scholars from the aristocratic families. In their bones, they consider themselves superior and different from ordinary people. Offering sacrifices and enthroning gods at Mount Langjuxu will be of great benefit to their reputation. I am afraid that this will be the only time in their lifetime.

They will not hide this matter, and will even spread it for Bai Yan.

"What does Wu Liejun mean?"

Ying Pi looked at Bai Yan in astonishment. From what Bai Yan said, it seemed that he had no intention of going south.

Not to mention Ying Pi, even Ying Huai on the side, as well as Ju Wu, Tian Xie and others under the altar, all looked at Bai Yan in confusion, especially the elderly Ju Wu. Although he did not say anything, it could be seen from the glances he made with Tian Xie that Ju Wu also did not understand what Bai Yan was trying to do!
The tribe has been slaughtered, the sacrifices have been offered to the heavens, and the Fengshan has been performed, so why are they still staying in the north?
"We haven't taken revenge on the Xiongnu yet. Moreover, the Donghu's revenge is still waiting for Bai Yan to take revenge! This time, Bai Yan will lead the Xiongnu to the Donghu territory. Old Ying doesn't need to worry!"

Bai Yan put away his sword.

Scenes emerged in his mind, just like the tragic death of the son of the Donghu King. After experiencing so many scenes, Bai Yan was confident enough to lead the Huns to the Donghu territory, use the terrain to fight against the Huns, and eliminate the remaining Huns.

After getting rid of the Huns, he would find a way to lure the Donghu people into the Huns' territory, and use his understanding of the Huns' territory to take the opportunity to get rid of the Donghu.

"Tell the soldiers to prepare clothes and dry food for the journey!"

Bai Yan turned around and gave instructions to Qin Sui.

"promise!"

Qin Sui bowed, led the troops, then turned and left.

Ying Pi, Ju Wu, Tian Xie, Zhong Xing and others had already been stunned, or rather, shocked by Bai Yan's words.

Bai Yan not only wanted to get rid of the Xiongnu Chanyu Touman, he even wanted to cause trouble for the Donghu and fight with them!!!

This……

Is this something a person from the Central Plains can say?

Looking at Bai Yan, the most excited person in the crowd who could not take his eyes off was Ying Huai. Born into the Ying clan, he had never had to worry about food and clothing since childhood. He had never had any personal thoughts and had always followed the arrangements of his elders. At this moment, looking at Bai Yan, there seemed to be an indescribable emotion in his chest, filling it and spreading continuously. Looking at Bai Yan, he seemed to want to say something but hesitated, yet seemed unable to suppress himself.

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In the Hun camp, the sound of horse hooves came from afar, becoming louder and louder.

When the Xiongnu Chanyu Touman led the remaining 10,000 Xiongnu people back to the camp from south to north, the scene that came into their eyes made all of them, who used to claim to be warriors on the grassland, become stunned on the spot.

Behind the hills, on the endless grassland, the camp, which was originally full of vitality and greenery, is now all brown. After the fire, the burnt tents stretched to the horizon. The scene where there should have been countless Hun women, children and old friends driving sheep for nomadic life is now extremely silent.

All the Huns were stunned and stood there, unable to believe what they saw.

What exactly happened in the camp?
"Qua~!"

With a shout, countless scavenger birds and beasts flew away from the camp in fright.

After a while, the Huns came to their senses, crying and shouting, and rushed towards the camp on horseback, all going to look for their families.

"Who?"

Touman Chanyu rode on his war horse, looking up at all this, his burly face full of dazed expression.

Looking at the slaughtered tribal camp, Touman Chanyu couldn't believe that all this would happen. He had no idea who could not only find the camp but also kill them in the end.

"what!"

On the side, Gu He, with many wounds on his body and a pale face, had lost his previous ferocious expression. Looking at the slaughtered tribe and thinking of his fiancée, Gu He did not care about Touman Chanyu and rode his horse quickly towards the camp.

Guhe was in such a state, and Murto, Wu'er and others were not much better off. They rode back to the camp on horseback in panic.

After a while.

In the devastated camp, among the densely packed Hun corpses, on the muddy and dry ground, each Hun was in tears, looking at the corpses all around them, while shouting the names of their loved ones at the top of their lungs.

"Dad!"

"Ahh!!!"

“Eji!!”

Howls echoed across the plain, and those grief-stricken voices seemed to contain endless sorrow.

If the corpses in the camp were densely packed and burned everywhere, then the corpses that came into view as they came to the east and north of the camp would make all the Huns completely horrified, and they frantically searched for their loved ones among the corpses.

Perhaps this was the first time in thousands of years that all the Huns had experienced such a scene.

Suddenly, on a hill, two figures seemed to see the Huns returning to the camp. One figure walked to the east, and the other figure hurriedly ran down the hill.

Countless Hun men saw the figure, and when they realized it was a surviving woman from the tribe, they ran forward with tears on their faces, surrounded the woman like crazy, and asked what had happened here.

"It was the Qin people! The Qin people killed him! Let me go see the Chanyu first!"

The Xiongnu woman was grabbed by one hand after another, and the pain made her scream quickly. However, amid the shouts of countless Xiongnu people, her face was filled with despair, and any words she said were drowned out by them. One mad question after another and one ferocious face after another made the woman panic and she looked around.

Fortunately, more than ten Huns behind them pushed open a path, and the Huns' Chanyu, escorted by his trusted guards, quickly stepped forward and came to the woman.

"What happened? Who did this?"

Touman Chanyu had a gloomy face and asked with angry eyes.

After seeing the tragic scene in the camp, Touman Chanyu was so angry that he almost lost his mind.

They were all dead. All the tribesmen in the camp, regardless of whether they were women, children, the elderly or the weak, were slaughtered, and many even had their heads chopped off.

Who on earth dared to do such a thing to the Huns?

"Chanyu, they are from Qin. They did it all!"

With the arrival of Chanyu Touman, all the Huns around him suppressed their anger and gradually calmed down. It was then that the Hun women found an opportunity to tell Chanyu Touman what had happened in the past.

When he learned that it was the Qin people who came here, and when he learned that the person leading the Qin cavalry was the Qin general Bai Yan, Touman Chanyu's pupils widened and bloodshot eyes gradually appeared.

"Bai Yan!"

Beneath the low roar was the overwhelming anger of Touman Chanyu.

New and old grudges, past humiliations, and the current massacre of the tribe, left Touman Chanyu filled with anger with nowhere to vent. As he roared towards the sky with all his might, it seemed that Touman Chanyu had already decided in his heart that no matter what, he would fight to the death with the Qin general Bai Yan and the Qin people.

Compared to Chanyu Tuoman, the other Huns around him were not much better. All of them had ferocious yet quiet faces, and their eyes were filled with hatred and murderous intent that penetrated deep into their bones.

However, just when all the Huns in the Hun camp were immersed in endless grief and blood feud, on a distant hill, under the gaze of one Hun after another, a small group of figures walked down the hill quickly.

"Aman!"

Among the Huns who were staring in a daze, Murto, Wu'er and others saw that their wives, children, the old and the young were all safe and sound, and they immediately walked out of the crowd and hurried to their wives and children.

They had already been in despair and never expected to survive. When Murto, Wu'er and others saw their wives and children, they were filled with relief. Only after losing something did they learn to cherish it. So at this moment, Murto and others had tears of joy on their faces.

"Yanshi!"

In the Xiongnu, the wives of the Chanyu were all called Yanshi. Seeing that Chanyu Touman's wife and children were safe and sound, Murto and others breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Touman Chanyu also saw his wife Yan, and under the protection of his personal guards, he quickly came to his wife.

Looking at his wife who was intact and learning the situation from the woman, Touman Chanyu felt relieved but also felt hesitant.

At this moment, in this scorching heat, looking at his relatives in front of him, Touman Chanyu, who should have been very happy, felt a chill on his back.

Bai Yan had already massacred the Xiongnu people, so why didn't he kill his own relatives?
Listening to the noisy and roaring camp behind him, it gradually quieted down and finally became silent. Touman Chanyu, who had noticed Bai Yan's intention, had a face full of endless hatred a few breaths ago, but it was gradually replaced by a trace of horror. An unprecedented panic emerged in his heart.

How to do?
At this moment, even Touman Chanyu didn't know what to do.

It is simply impossible to go north with these family members to chase Bai Yan who is heading north. Not to mention that these family members will slow down everyone's speed, even the elderly, the weak and the children will be used by the Qin people on the battlefield.

No, you can't take it with you.

But if he didn't take them with him, how would he settle them? The Yue clan was behind him and could chase him down at any time. Leaving these families behind would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths.

Unless he stayed and migrated with his family first, and then went to hunt down the Qin people after settling them down, but this way...

Will the Hun warriors who have lost their loved ones agree?

Even with the presence of Murto and others, Touman Chanyu could imagine that all the Huns would no longer be willing to follow them, nor would they recognize him as the Chanyu. This also meant giving up the identity of Touman Chanyu!

While he was confused, Touman Chanyu heard a hoarse roar coming from the side. Turning around, he saw Gujie kneeling on the ground with red eyes and tears.

Beside Guhe, Murto's wife seemed to have just finished talking to Guhe. When she saw Guhe's appearance, she retreated back to Murto's side with some worry.

"Chanyu, all of Gu He's family members have been killed, all of his children have been beheaded, and his fiancée has been taken abducted!"

After Murto settled his wife, he went to Touman Chanyu.

In the Xiongnu state, the son would inherit the throne after the father's death. After Guhe's father Sangjia'a died, his mother and Sangjia's concubines were all inherited by Guhe. This is why Sangjia'a had a fiancée but still had children.

At this moment, Sangjia had lost everything. His relatives, children, and even his fiancée were all taken away by the Qin people. On the grassland, this was not only a blood feud for the murder of relatives, but also the greatest insult to a warrior.

"Chanyu, maybe we shouldn't have provoked that Qin general Bai Yan!"

After Murto finished speaking, he looked at Chanyu Touman with a dejected look and a blank gaze. His words were already filled with regret.

After calming down, Murto had clearly realized that everything that was happening now was not only the revenge of Qin General Bai Yan, but also a trap deliberately set by Qin General Bai Yan.

Looking at Gu He, Murto couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart when he thought of the Qin general Bai Yan who deliberately spared the families of all the Xiongnu leaders except Gu He.

Bai Yan's goal was to give the Huns, who had lost their loved ones, a new leader, a leader who had the same blood feud as them, so Bai Yan chose Gu He.

When all the Hun warriors saw that on one side was Chanyu Touman whose family was safe and sound, and on the other side was Guhe who, like them, had lost his wife, children and loved ones.

Which side will all the Warriors lean towards?
Even if Chanyu Tuoman used his previous intimidation and ordered everyone not to chase the Qin people, would Gu He, whose heart was filled with blood hatred and who had lost his mind due to the humiliation, agree?
And if Gu He opened his mouth, the other Hun warriors would probably follow him without hesitation.

This also means that the position of Touman Chanyu has been shaken.

Murto didn't know what kind of person they, the Huns, had offended, but the scene that came into his eyes at this moment had filled Murto's heart with regret and a hint of fear.

If possible, Murto didn't want to provoke that Central Plains man again. That Central Plains general wanted to live a peaceful and grazing and hunting life with his wife and children.

"Chanyu!"

Murto glanced at Touman Chanyu, his eyes no longer had the same brilliance as before, and saw Touman Chanyu looking at him.

Murto looked around, at the Hun warriors, then looked at Guhe, and finally spoke to Touman Chanyu.

"Chanyu, have a private chat with Gu He!"

Murto said nothing more, and bowed to his rival, Man Chanyu, as usual, before turning around.

This action was to express to Touman Chanyu that he was still loyal as always.

Now, no matter whether he personally eliminates the strongest warrior Guhe under his command, or kills his family with his own hands, or gives up the position of Chanyu, no matter which choice Touman Chanyu makes, Murto will be loyal to Chanyu.

a few days later.

At the border between Yuezhi and Xiongnu, Yangjin was leading the people of the Yuezhi tribe and stationing them at the border, ready to enter the Xiongnu territory at any time.

Yangjin was very surprised by the arrival of a person.

"You said that Chanyu Tuoman was willing to submit to the Yuezhi?"

Yangjin looked at Murto, who was kneeling on the ground in the tent, her beautiful eyes full of surprise.

"Yes! This is Gu He, who had a deep hatred with the King of Yuezhi. The Chanyu is willing to offer Gu He's head, Yanshi, and the families of our tribe! In the future, we Xiongnu are willing to become a subordinate tribe of Yuezhi!"

Murto knelt on the ground and saluted Yangjin to express his submission, then took out Guhe's head from a cloth bag.

Gu He hated the Yuezhi people during his lifetime, so when the Yuezhi people fell into Gu He's hands, they would be tortured to death, which was a horrible sight. The Yuezhi people also knew this, so they always wanted to kill Gu He to vent their anger.

When Yangjin was fleeing, it was Guhe who refused to give in. In the end, those who were loyal to Yangjin died tragically at the hands of Guhe. Some died in extreme pain. So when Yangjin became the King of Yuezhi, Guhe was naturally on Yangjin's kill list.

"It's really Gu Jaw!"

"It's Gu He's head!!!"

The other Yuezhi tribal leaders who were also in the royal tent were looking at Murto's appearance at this moment. When they saw Guhe's head, they all looked at each other in surprise and astonishment.

The Xiongnu and the Yuezhi are sworn enemies!

Now the Xiongnu were willing to submit to the Yuezhi. Even the Yuezhi people could not believe that this day would really come.

More importantly, Touman Chanyu was even willing to send Guhe’s head over!
"Have you, the Xiongnu Chanyu, already gone north to hunt down the Qin people?"

Yang Jin frowned slightly, also surprised by the Huns' actions, but at this moment, Yang Jin couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Bai Yan really pushed the Huns into a desperate situation.

In the past, even Yang Jin did not dare to guarantee that Bai Yan could really find the Xiongnu tribe and massacre it.

When Yangjin agreed to Bai Yan's request, she had also made the worst-case scenario plan in her heart. That was that the Xiongnu tribe was not found by Bai Yan, and after the Yuezhi eliminated the Qiang cavalry, they had to face the Qiang tribe on the one hand, and work with the Qin people in Yunzhong and Dai on the other hand to find a way to deal with the Xiongnu.

However, the only thing that could put Yangjin at ease was that in the worst case scenario, the Huns would fight Bai Yan first.

at the moment.

Yangjin had not expected that the Huns would be forced into a situation where they had no choice but to submit to the Yuezhi.

Looking at Gu He's head and then at Murto, Yang Jin had a vague premonition that things behind Gu He's death might not be that simple.

"Yes! The Qin people massacred our Xiongnu people. We Xiongnu people will fight to the death with the Qin people! From now on, we Xiongnu people will pay tribute to the Yuezhi and be their vassal for generations!"

Murto looked at Yangjin, then lowered his head and answered.

At this moment, Murto was also very nervous, worried that the Yuezhi still had concerns.

At this moment, the Xiongnu had no way out. Previously, in order to appease the warriors of the tribe, Chanyu Touman used the excuse of negotiating with the Yuezhi and asked the Yuezhi to block the escape route of the Qin people in the north. For this purpose, he even used his remaining family members as hostages to the Yuezhi, which stabilized the tribe.

At Yanmen, the Yuezhi and the Qin people surrounded the Xiongnu together. This was witnessed by all the Xiongnu people. Therefore, under the words of Chanyu Tuoman, all the tribal warriors were worried that the Qin people would really go north, bypass the Yuezhi, and escape back to Qin, and they, the Xiongnu, would not be able to take revenge.

So when they heard that Touman Chanyu was sending his family to the Yuezhi as "hostages", not only did they not object, but they also gradually calmed down the already restless people.

As for why it was the Yuezhi and not the Donghu, the reason was that the one most likely to invade the Xiongnu at the moment was not the Donghu who had just fought with the Qin people, but the Yuezhi who had been watching and finally allied with the Qin people.

"Please, King Yuezhi, accept our Xiongnu's submission!"

Murto didn't get a reply from Yangjin for a long time, so he could only plead humbly again.

Murto knew clearly that if the Yuezhi were unwilling to have the Xiongnu submit, not only would Murto’s life be in danger, but even the Xiongnu’s territory would probably be in danger.

"King! I agree to accept the surrender of the Huns!"

"King! I agree. Our top priority for the Yue clan is to eliminate the Qiang tribe in the west!"

Inside the king's tent, other Yuezhi tribal leaders also stood up one by one and performed Yuezhi etiquette to Yangjin.

Previously, after the Yuezhi had surrounded and killed the Huns together with the Qiang cavalry, the Huns fled north. The Yuezhi did not catch up immediately because they still had to get rid of the Qiang cavalry. Now that the Qiang cavalry had been slaughtered by the Yuezhi, since they had already made enemies with the Qiang, it was more important for the Yuezhi to take the opportunity to get rid of the Qiang in the west than to suffer the massacre of the Huns, bear a blood feud, and vow to hunt down the Qin people. That was the most urgent thing.

The Xiongnu were massacred and were willing to surrender to the Yuezhi. Once the Yuezhi got rid of the Qiang, they would completely become the overlord of the grassland and could even find an opportunity to attack the Donghu in the east.

Requests were heard one after another, under the watchful eyes of many Yuezhi tribal leaders.

"Tell Chanyu Touman that we, the Yuezhi, are willing to accept the surrender of the Xiongnu!"

Yangjin looked at the head of Gu He on the ground, then looked at Murto and spoke.

"Thank you, King!"

When Murto heard Yangjin's words, he breathed a sigh of relief. After kneeling down to express his gratitude, he carefully stood up, stepped back, and turned to leave.

Yangjin looked at Murto's departing back, and the figure of Bai Yan in the past couldn't help but emerge in her mind.

Thinking that Touman Chanyu had already led his troops north to hunt down Bai Yan, Yangjin could only pray for Bai Yan's good fortune. After all, the north was the territory of the Huns, and no matter where the Yuezhi fought the Huns, it would be difficult for them to escape safely. And Bai Yan, a man from the Central Plains, would probably not end up well when facing a large number of Huns who all carried deep hatred for him.

"I, the Yue clan, have already contributed to the encirclement and suppression of the Xiongnu. It was your Qin army that encountered problems, which caused more than 10,000 Xiongnu cavalry to flee north. This is not my fault, Yangjin! If you cannot defeat the Xiongnu, I expect you to come south from my Yue clan!"

Yangjin said in her heart, and then her beautiful eyes darkened, revealing a meaningful and expectant look.

"In two days, we will go to the Qiang tribe!"

Yangjin came back to his senses, looked at the tribal chiefs in the royal tent, and gave orders in an unquestionable tone.

In an instant, the tribal leaders heard Yangjin's words and saluted to receive the order.

Yangjin sat on the throne, looking at Gu He's head, as if recalling something, as if thinking about something. After a few breaths, she ordered the maid to take Gu He's head outside and hang it up. Then she sent people to the north to observe whether there were any traces of the Qin army in the north at any time, and report immediately if they found any movements of the Qin army.