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In August of the second year of Xihe, Xie Qing and Du Zhengze divided their troops into two groups, each leading [-] cavalry, and went straight to Daidi.In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of infantry supplies, and the whole Dazhou is fighting against the enemy this time, preparing to severely attack the Huns.Only a small part of the [-] cavalry was in the hands of the emperor, and most of the rest came from various vassal states.

Du Zheng was in charge of facing the Xiongnu army head-on, and Xie Qing was in charge of outflanking from the rear. The two armies attacked back and forth, intending to make the Huns suffer from the enemy.

Before Zhao Yanzhi went out to fight, he had a hard time crying with the princes and kings from all walks of life. The "kind" princes and kings proudly gave out soldiers, horses, grain, chariots and money.On the one hand, Zhao Yanzhi was grateful and promised all kinds of benefits to them after defeating the Xiongnu, while secretly praising himself in his heart for his trick of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.

Before Xie Qing set off, Zhao Yanzhi prepared several large vehicles and accompanying attendants for him as usual.But when he was ready, he encountered difficulties.Xie Qing needs to travel more than [-] miles to reach the destination within ten days, and the luggage can barely be carried, but Qin Tong, the maid and others are absolutely unable to keep up.

After much deliberation, Zhao Yanzhi decided to let only Xin Wan, medical officer Han Zhang, and two well-trained cooks follow Xie Qing. The luggage was also streamlined again and again, and most of it was merged into the luggage that would be transported later and Du Zhengze's. Yes, it can be said that they are not aggressive.Xie Qing expressed his satisfaction when he saw the crisp luggage and a few entourages, but he didn't know how he would feel after learning the truth of the matter.

The residence of the Huns, the king's account.

General Huanjia knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists together: "Report to the Great Chanyu that one hundred thousand reinforcements from the Zhou people are on their way, and they will arrive in Daijun in a few days!"

Da Shanyu, who was writing and drawing on a sheepskin map, turned around slowly.It was a young man in his mid-thirties, with tough facial lines and a dark complexion. He was not a handsome man in the usual sense, but his exotic face was full of aggressive masculinity.If Xie Qing had been present, he would have recognized that this was Yidan, the Prince of the Huns who was frightened off by his suspicious tactics back then.

Itan Chanyu said "Yes" expressionlessly, and asked in Hun language, "Who is the leader?"

Huanjia replied: "It is a young general named Du Zhengze. We have never heard of his name; but his grandfather once followed the cunning fox Gu Shenxing to invade our desert several times."

"Oh." Yidan Shanyu replied casually, "What about Xie Qing?"

The armor was startled: "Xie Qing?"

Yidan Chanyu's eyes flickered with unknown meaning: "Yes, Xie Qing. I have been waiting for him for so many years."

Xie Qing sneezed.

At this time, he was going around Daidi to Langya City.As soon as he left the border, he still couldn't recognize the road; but gradually, Xie Qing found the road he walked in the past in a piece of flying sand.When he saw the gourd-shaped puddle, his eyes suddenly lit up.

A total of 20 elite soldiers from the seven tribes of the Huns went to Dai County. Only the old, the weak, the sick, and women were left in the house, which was very empty.Such a good opportunity, Xie Qing felt that Langya City was such a good place, he would feel sorry for himself if he didn't go around and occupy it first.

So what about repeating the old tricks?Every fighter wins with surprises, while Du Zheng fights steadily to meet the enemy head-on, while Xie Qing is good at winning with surprises.

When Xie Qing blatantly attacked Langya City with Chen Bing, Yidan Shanyu was fighting Du Zhengze and Sima Tong at the border, lingering and inseparable. You are the wind and I am sand; when he heard that Langya City was occupied by the Zhou army, He was so angry that he almost slashed his sword on the spy who reported the letter.Yidan Chanyu's angry roar echoed in the king's tent for a long time: "Langya City is heavily guarded, and the guard Rilu is a famous warrior of our great Huns, how could it be captured so easily by those weak Zhou people? !"

Where Itami passed, the leaders of the seven tribes all bowed their heads in silence, not even daring to breathe heavily.The hierarchy concept of the Huns is much clearer than that of the Han people. Itami ascended to the throne at a young age as the son of the old Shanyu, relying on his strong strength and iron-blooded methods.He killed hundreds of opponents, exiled his elder brother to the bitter cold of Mobei, and angered his father to death.Such a wolf-like new leader, even a veteran who has been in power for many years, dare not beat him lightly.

After Itami calmed down, he quickly thought about his current situation.He originally confronted the Zhou army in Dai County, although it was difficult, he still had a chance of winning; now Langya City was occupied, and an army who did not know when to attack suddenly appeared behind him, it was like a thorn in his back.Itami felt that if he allowed this situation to continue, he might not even be able to sleep well.

Yidan Chanyu walked back to the throne, and asked the spies in a calm voice, "Do you know who is the general of the Zhou army who captured Langya City?"

"Reporting to the Great Chanyu, it is the chief minister of the Zhou Dynasty, called Xie Qing!"

Sure enough, Itami narrowed his eyes.When I glanced outside the border city back then, I thought it was a heavenly being.He is obviously a scholar who is more delicate and beautiful than a woman, but he is bold.Only a few dozen people dared to act suspiciously, scaring off three thousand cavalry.Although that man was not a powerful warrior like Kong Wu, he was a truly skilled and bold man who made the Huns naturally admire him.

What's more, Itami really wanted to have such a courageous and intelligent adviser who could work for him.

But now is not the time to think about these things, Itami has to make a quick decision to get out of this dilemma.If they attack Langya City back, there is still not enough troops to confront Du Zhengze. If they split up into two groups, they may not last long, and they will be defeated; Time to hit yourself in the head?

The situation is really passive, unless...

But that thing must not be moved lightly when it is a last resort, and now is it considered a "last resort"?Yidan gritted his teeth, and ordered with determination: "Huanjia, lead 3 horses, and join me in taking back Langya City!"

Yidan knew that taking advantage of Xie Qing's unsteady foothold to seize the city would still be an opportunity; otherwise, Langya City would be easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is even more difficult.

The Huns had 20 elite soldiers, and the loss of 3 is not very conspicuous; and the 3 horses, even if the original [-] defenders of Langya City are added, how can they compete with Xie Qing's [-] army? Have plans.

Langya City is only a small city, and definitely cannot accommodate a hundred thousand troops, otherwise, I would not have sent only 2 troops to station there; if Xie Qing's 10 troops did not want to be conspicuous, most of them must have been scattered outside the city. It was difficult to assemble for a while.So Itami was going to sneak into Langya City with 2 people, and the remaining 1 people didn't have to do anything else, just prevent the Zhou army stationed outside the city from gathering overnight.Firstly, it was unexpected, and secondly, the fighting ability of the Huns was much stronger than that of the Han people. In this way, Yidan had enough confidence to defeat the defenders in the city overnight and capture the main general Xie Qing alive.

In this way, it was simply a small condition for Zhou Jun to throw a mouse-snapping weapon and ask them to retreat for more than a hundred miles.As for how to sneak into Langya City quietly, Yidan has his own clever plan.

A hundred years ago, Langya City was a holy place for the Huns to sacrifice to heaven, and the Huns Shanyu and the leaders of various tribes often haunted there.Just in case, the then Da Shanyu once sent someone to build a secret road leading to the outside of the city.After the secret passage was completed, in order to prevent the leakage of information, the Da Shanyu executed almost all the insiders.Many years have passed, and Langya City is no longer a holy place for offering sacrifices to heaven, and the secret road has become one of the secrets passed on by mouth of the Xiongnu Shanyu.

Before his death, Yidan's father told him the secret of Langya City, even though he was dissatisfied with his son in various ways, and he also tacitly agreed to the legitimacy of Yidan's succession to the throne.

And Yidan didn't expect that this secret, which he thought he would never use in his lifetime, would actually play a role today.He really wanted to pay homage to the gods, God bless the Huns!

Zhao Yanzhi's wishful thinking was well done.Fighting the Xiongnu used a lot of manpower and property from the vassal states. After the war, the vassal kings and the Huns were the result of both losses; and myself, thanks to my acting skills, the losses were negligible.After this battle is over, he can immediately start to liquidate the princes from all walks of life; over the years, he has already held a lot of handles, enough for his father and brother to drink a pot.

Of course, like his elder brother Qi Wang Zhao Xiaocheng who is fond of cultivating immortals and alchemy, and has always had a good relationship with him, he can naturally make an exception.Anyway, after a hundred years, he will distribute King Qi's kingdom to all his children just like he did to King Changsha.

On this day, Zhao Yanzhi was sorting out all kinds of black histories of his relatives, and his saliva was almost drooling with joy.While he was imagining all kinds of bright futures, Wang Chun came to report that Mrs. Zhou was crying and clamoring to see him outside.

Zhao Yan only had the illusion of waking up from a beautiful dream, and frowned involuntarily.He has been annoyed by Zhou for a long time, and it is because of her father and brother that he has tolerated her until now.However, it is not appropriate for a concubine to openly come to a place where politics is discussed.Zhao Yan only decided that if she didn't have a plausible reason, she must be punished severely this time, so as to make her remember long.

Who knows she really has.

Mrs. Zhou's complexion turned yellow, and her makeup was no longer exquisite.When she saw Zhao Yan, she couldn't stop crying.Zhao Yanzhi had never seen her like this before, so she was a little panicked.Three points were true and seven points false, Zhao Yan only hurried forward, held Mrs. Zhou's hand, and asked with concern: "Madam, what's wrong?"

Unexpectedly, when he asked, Zhou cried even harder.Sobbing, she threw herself into Zhao Yanzhi's arms, and said intermittently: "Please go down and see Ayu, she is really sick this time!"