Diqin Designer

Chapter 177 Young Maodun
In the north of Daqin, although the sun has risen, the air is still chilly. A city stands proudly in the mountains, absorbing the winter sun and cold air.

The city is not small in scale and its style is similar to that of the Qin Dynasty cities, but also different. There are fortresses built on the hills and mountain roads near the city, and soldiers stationed there.

If someone who knows military affairs looks at these fortresses, he will know that they are all set up in dangerous places and must have been built by someone who is familiar with military affairs.

The buildings in the city are the same as the city itself. Although they are based on the architecture of the Qin Dynasty, they have a unique style that does not belong to the Qin Dynasty.

Because this is not the territory of the Qin Dynasty, but the territory of the Huns.

At this time, the Xiongnu were in their rising stage. They were far from being as powerful as they were during the Han Dynasty, but they were already a strong force on the grassland.

Taking advantage of the war in the Central Plains at the end of the Warring States Period, under the leadership of their leader Touman Chanyu, they crossed the Yinshan Zhao Great Wall, seized the Hetao area, and built this city - Touman City - in the Yinshan Mountains north of Hetao.

There is a palace-like building in the city. Many Hun leaders gather in the largest and most magnificent building.

Normally, they would not gather in so many people, but would stay in their respective tribes. Only when there were important matters would they be summoned by the headman.

Naturally, they came here today for a big event: according to the news from the south, the King of Qin who destroyed the six kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei proclaimed himself emperor, and from the King of Qin he became the "Emperor of Qin" or the "Emperor of Qin"!
If the King of Qin had simply changed his title, it would not have been enough to make them mobilize their troops and gather here. It was because after the King of Qin called himself the Emperor of that world, he might have taken action against them.

After receiving the news sent by Touman, the leaders of the major Xiongnu tribes could no longer sit still.

They don't think they are weak, but rather they think they are very strong and are the ferocious wolves on the grassland.

But facing the country in the south called "Qin", no one dared to say that they could defeat it, and they only felt heavy pressure.

One of the six kingdoms destroyed by Qin was Zhao, and Zhao was the country where the terrifying Li Mu existed.

Some leaders who participated in the battle can still remember the tragic scene of that day. One hundred thousand Hun cavalry were wiped out, and even the earth was dyed red with the blood of the Hun men. After returning, their cries echoed throughout the grassland that year.

That battle frightened them so much that they did not dare to look south for more than 20 years. It was not until the seven countries in the south started fighting and Zhao went to fight against Qin that they dared to sneak back, but they did not dare to be too ostentatious.

Now, the State of Zhao has been destroyed, and Li Mu is said to be dead, but it has been replaced by the Qin that destroyed Zhao. Zhao has beaten them to a pulp, so how could the Qin that destroyed Zhao be any worse?
The answer to this question is obvious: No, it will probably be stronger!

Although I heard that Li Mu did not die in battle but was eliminated by the Qin people, Qin will never be weak!
Such a Qin is suspected to be hostile to them and may attack them. How can they not feel like they are facing a powerful enemy?

There were several bonfires in the hall, making it extremely warm. Under the light of the bonfires, all the leaders looked solemn.

Touman sat in the upper seat and looked at the leaders. You are afraid of Daqin, and I am afraid of it too. But it is not a good thing to keep silent. The problem is in front of us, and we have to find a way to solve it, right?
Touman said, "That's the news from the south. The Emperor of Qin has great ambitions. He has already destroyed Zhao, Yan and other countries. He may turn his attention to us next."

The leaders remained silent. They were really frightened by Li Mu's attack. How many Huns were there? How many soldiers could they wield?

Li Mu defeated 100,000 of them in one battle. Now facing a Qin who might be even more brutal than Li Mu, how could he not be afraid?
The Chanyu asked them to speak, what could they say? Should they fight to the death with Qin, or not fire a single arrow and migrate away before the Qin army arrived?

There was another young man in the hall. Seeing his father and the tribal leaders turning pale with fear at the mention of Qin and looking at him as if he were a tiger or a wolf, he felt angry and thought: They are all a bunch of rubbish. They are so afraid even before Qin attacks. How can they be considered as eagles or wolves of the grassland?
This group of insects will never lead the Xiongnu to prosperity. The impatience and disdain in the boy's eyes flashed away.

He was smart and knew that he was not yet old enough to take power. The Huns were still in the hands of this group of insects led by his father, so he needed to lie dormant.

But the silence in the hall made him feel bored and he had to say something. After learning the news from the south, he also had some other plans in mind.

The young man said, "Shan Yu, all the leaders, the Qin army hasn't even attacked yet, but you are already so frightened. In my opinion, there is no point in discussing this. It is better for you to go back to your own places, clean your necks, and wait for the Qin army to come and chop them off."

These words instantly broke the dull atmosphere in the hall and attracted everyone's attention.

A leader looked at the young man and said, "Although you are the son of the Chanyu, what do you know? Qin was able to destroy Zhao and kill Li Mu. How could it be easy to deal with such a person?"

Facing the gazes of the crowd, the young man was not afraid at all. He calmly glanced at the leaders in the hall, and then said: "I don't know anything. I don't know about Li Mu, Zhao State, and Qin State, but I know one thing: I will never lose my fighting spirit before fighting the enemy."

“Whether you can defeat the enemy or not, you have to fight on the battlefield to know, rather than being timid and afraid of this and that before the battle begins.”

"The Qin people have not yet attacked us, but you are so scared. If the Qin people hear about this, how will they view us, the Xiongnu?"

"I'm afraid he'll laugh his teeth off. The Emperor Qin may not want to send troops at first, but after hearing how cowardly you are, he will send troops!"

The young man said passionately: "You are a bunch of cowards who don't want to fight. When the Qin army arrives, you must immediately throw away your weapons and surrender. If I were the Qin emperor, I would definitely send troops!"

When the leaders heard the young man mocking them, they all became angry.

One of them couldn't help it, veins popped up on his face, and he said to the young man: "How dare you! When we followed Chanyu to fight on the battlefield, you didn't even have a hair, and you are not worthy of mocking us?"

Another tribe leader asked: "You mean to let us go to war with the Qin army, do you know the consequences?"

Unable to bear the boy's ridicule, many tribal leaders spoke out, saying that the young boy was ignorant and had no right to point fingers at us. Some even asked the boy to go out and practice with them to see who was better.

The young man calmly accepted these ridicules and questions, and only calmly replied: "You are afraid of Qin as if it were a tiger, but you are quite confident in me. If you can treat Qin like this, how can you be afraid of Qin?"

You are submissive and timid to the Qin Dynasty, but you dare to attack a young man like me with a heavy blow. How ridiculous are you?
Many leaders in the hall were choked at once, their necks were stretched and their faces flushed red, but they really couldn't refute the young man's words.

At this moment, Touman, who had been quietly watching the conversation between the young man and the leaders, spoke up: "Okay, mo (mo) dun (du)!"

The young man was none other than Maodun, the son of Chanyu Touman and the next Chanyu who made the Xiongnu truly powerful.

(End of this chapter)