Daqin Engineering Corps

"Because Dragon City is located at the mouth of two valleys, it is not suitable for cavalry ambushes."

"This can also explain why we haven't seen the main force of the Huns until now."

"It must be because of the previous battle that the Xiongnu knew that the strength was far from that of the Qin army, so they abandoned Dragon City and fled."

Shen Bing is not very sure, because this has never happened in history.

But on second thought...

In fact, it can also be said that it happened, but it was defeated by the Han army and fled north in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. I just brought this time forward.

It also makes sense to think about it.

Although Mao Dun Shanyu's 20 cavalry could not necessarily lose against Shen Bing's [-] cavalry, but because the [-] Qin cavalry were all equipped with harnesses, even if Mao Dun won, it would be a miserable victory.

Then, how could Maodun face Yang Duanhe's more than [-] troops with a tragic victory?

Therefore, it can be said that the Xiongnu will undoubtedly be defeated, so Mao Dun Shanyu simply abandoned the city and left.

Shen Bing nodded and ordered:

"Go at full speed and march into Dragon City!"

The soldiers cheered, and then accelerated towards Dragon City.

Two days later, when I rushed to Longcheng to have a look, it was indeed an empty city.

And it was cleaned up very well... If the nomads had time to pack their bags, they could even dismantle their houses, because their houses were nothing more than tents sewn from sheepskin.

If there is anything left, it is all kinds of discarded utensils, rags, and dozens of broken tents, crowded with hundreds of elderly people.

These old people were apparently abandoned by the Huns.

This is a custom of primitive tribes.

Or it can be said that it is the need for survival... When the material conditions are relatively sufficient, some older people can still survive, but if the future is uncertain and full of danger, it is not wise to bring the elderly to drag the troops down to consume food.

For these old people, the cavalry of the Western Regions drew their swords and stepped forward without thinking, but was stopped by Shen Bing in time.

Wang Ben asked puzzledly:

"General, these old people are just wasting food, what's the use of keeping it?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Of course these old people are useless, but..."

"If I can even keep these old people, those Xiongnu herdsmen who have no time to escape Dragon City, how do you think we will choose?"

Wang Ben couldn't help saying "Oh", and then nodded to express his understanding.

So Qin Jun not only didn't hurt those old people, but even distributed food to them regularly to save their lives.

Princess Wuyou asked from the side:

"The general's move is really to recruit the Huns herdsmen?"

Shen Bing replied:

"What if it is, what if it isn't?"

Carefree Princess says:

"The general only needs to guard the Dragon City, and those herdsmen will have to surrender if they don't."

"These old people are just icing on the cake, even if they work."

Shen Bing asked:

"Then why did the princess think Shen Bing did this?"

The worry-free princess replied:

"The general can't bear to kill people, even the useless old Huns."

"Worriless is deeply admired!"

"Having a great general to rule the Western Regions and the grasslands is indeed the destiny."

Shen Bing just smiled and didn't speak.

It should be said that Princess Wuyou guessed half right.

Shen Bing really couldn't bear to hurt human life at will, especially those who were no longer a threat to Qin Jun.

This is the world outlook and values ​​left over from modern society.

But Shen Bing's intention is not just kindness...

In addition to the herdsmen, Shen Bing also thought of the Youxian King Xunyun who was defeated in the battle and was in a dilemma.

Chapter 477

Xun Yun's situation is not difficult to guess.

Shen Bing learned from the Xiongnu captives that King Youxian was at odds with Maodun Shanyu, and later some rangers discovered that King Youxian gathered the remnants of soldiers in the area of ​​Yanran Mountain... King Youxian was located behind the Qin army, in the Qin Jun's supply line is very sensitive, so Shen Bing's rangers have been paying attention to its movements.

Shen Bing originally thought that King Youxian would join forces with Maodun Shanyu, but he didn't.

At the same time, there was no plan to attack the Qin army with Maodun Shanyu.

At this time, I found that he did not go north with Mao Dun Shanyu...

This is a bit strange, You Xianwang's one seems to be abandoned by others.

In fact, King Youxian was not abandoned.

In fact, Mao Dun Shanyu even sent someone to King Youxian to persuade him with good words.

Needless to say what he said, it is nothing more than saying that King Youxian's defeat in this battle was not the fault of the command, but that the Qin army was equipped with horse gear.

Even Mao Dun reflected on himself, saying that it was because he did not do a good job in intelligence work that put King Youxian and his subordinates in danger.

Then Mao Dun said that he had decided to send his troops to the north and fight in the northwest, and hoped that the right sage king could help him.

Speaking of this, it can be regarded as giving Xun Yun enough face.

But Xun Yun thought it was wrong even after thinking about it.

Not because of anything else, but because Xun Yun himself really has a rebellious heart.

Although the battle with Qin is excusable and the crime can be forgiven, it is obvious that he has a rebellious heart. How can Maodun Shanyu forgive him?

Therefore, Xun Xun understood in his heart that Mao Dun Shanyu's actions were only for the tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands.

If he was deceived and went north with Maodun at this time, it would not take long for Maodun to take away his military power.

At that time, will he smoke the fish and meat on the chopping board to be slaughtered?

After thinking up to this point, Xun Yun of course didn't dare to believe Maodun's words, and chopped off the envoy sent by Maodun without saying a word.

The reason for cutting off the envoy is to strengthen one's determination and force oneself not to have delusions, and the other is to strengthen the determination of subordinates.

At this time, most of Xunyun's cadres were moved by the messenger's words, so they all wanted to return to Maodun.

Xun Yun persuaded his subordinates:

"Is Maodun the easy-going generation?"

"Back then, Tou Manchanyu killed him for the slightest intention of harming him."

"Both you and I have objections this time, so how can Maodun tolerate us?"

"If you return to his position, you will definitely be deprived of military power by him and then sentenced to death to vent your hatred!"

"If you don't believe me, then lead your troops to vote for Maodun! It's okay to put all the blame on me, let's see if Maodun will spare you!"

The subordinate thought for a while and felt that what Xun Yun said made sense.

Mouton may not love women, he may not be greedy for money, but he must have absolute power.

He will not allow a little unstable factor to be around.

King Youxian and those who have rebellious hearts are unstable factors.

So, instead of putting your life in the hands of Mao Dun and living in trembling, why not make up your own mind?

however……

Then someone asked:

"At this time, the world is either the Xiongnu or the Qin State."

"We have rebelled against the Xiongnu and turned against the Qin State...how can we gain a foothold?"

This question immediately stopped everyone.

After a long time, Xun Yun said:

"If you want to survive, you can only surrender to Qin."

The subordinate immediately objected:

"But Youxian King, Qin and the Xiongnu are feuds. We invaded the Central Plains, burned, killed and looted all the year round, and were hated by the Qin army. How could the Qin army tolerate me when the two sides fought and did not even keep prisoners of war?"

Xun Xun only asked back:

"Remember Ge Yu?"

"Then Shen Bing can accommodate Ge Yu, why can't he accommodate us?"

The subordinate objected:

"Youxian King, Shen Bing may not trust Ge Yu."

"It is heard that Ge Yu is making his own according to Jiaohe, and Shen Bing confiscated their horses."

"Without the war horse, is it still at the mercy of others? What is the difference between this and returning to Shanyu?"

This makes sense.

Even if he returned to Shan Yu, he was still his own person anyway, and he would gain an extra level of trust.

If the surrender of Shen Bing is like Ge Yu's, Xun Yun and others are unwilling.

Another subordinate said:

"Perhaps, the reason why Shen Bing stayed in Geyu was to recruit the Xiongnu to surrender."

"Now that Dragon City has been taken down by Shen Bing, there will be no more worries about foreign enemies in the north of the Central Plains."

"So Ge Yu lost its use value, and Shen Bing was going to attack Ge Yu next."

The subordinates say something to each other, although they are blushing, but they can't argue about it.

Xun Yun was also very tangled.

Because he doesn't know what to do.

To be precise, he was not sure what would happen after he surrendered to the Qin army... Those concerns mentioned by his subordinates were precisely his concerns.

Just when Xun Xun and all his subordinates were hesitating, suddenly a ranger came to report, saying that it was an envoy from the Qin army asking to see him.

Xun Xun was startled.

If the envoy of the Qin army can find this place, does that mean that the Qin army already knew his exact location?

If he knew his location and the Qin army had driven away Maodun... wouldn't it be easy to lead troops to surround here?

So the first thing Xun Xun did was not to let the envoy come up, but to let the ranger go out to investigate.

After getting the news that the army of the Qin army did not encircle the place, Xun Xun breathed a sigh of relief and asked the envoy to come in.

It was Ze who was sent by Shen Bing.

In fact, the job of envoys is not safe at all, and it is better in the Central Plains, because the Central Plains basically obeys the rule that the two countries do not fight to send envoys.

But in the Western Regions and the Huns... that is a bad thing and people will fall to the ground.

However, Ze was quite courageous, and he came alone to see Xun Yun, who was still calm under the fierce eyes of the surrounding Hun soldiers.

Ze Chaoxun saluted and said:

"My subordinates refer to King Youxian."