At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 94: Diplomatic Mission to Shatuo
"Haha."

In the general's mansion.

Several staff members and generals could hear their general's laughter from a distance.

When Xiao Han came in, Xiahou Qing asked, "Why are you laughing, General? What's the good news?"

"Of course I am very happy."

Xiao Han grinned: "The people and soldiers of Xiliang are of one mind. We will surely win this battle and make the Northern Wei Dynasty lose its armor and weapons."

Two days later.

The Northern Wei army of 200,000 was divided into two groups in Zhuzizhou.

All the way to Jiyou, all the way to Xiliang.

The sky is overcast.

Dark clouds covered the sky and strong winds blew.

"Boom."

There were lightning and thunder in the sky above the grassland. To the west of the Shule River, the vast grassland stretched for thousands of miles, bordering the Northern Wei Dynasty to the north and Longxi to the south.

The three Shatuo tribes were the largest mixed Hu tribe on this grassland, with a total of about 100,000 soldiers and horses.

However, the three Shatuo tribes have recently been mobilizing troops frequently, causing other tribes to become frightened.

"Boom."

"Boom."

The night ends.

Huge lightning burst in the sky.

Dark clouds rolled in.

The pale lightning brought a fleeting flash of light to the land.

Endless tents stood on the grassland, and majestic war horses neighed.

This is the Shaqiang tribe.

Among the three Shatuo tribes, the Shaqiang tribe is the strongest, with tens of thousands of elite cavalry. They roam across the grasslands and deserts and have few rivals.

The wind howled.

Labdan, the great Khan of the Shaqiang tribe, was drinking and having fun with the tribal generals in the royal tent.

More than a dozen thinly dressed women were dancing gracefully, attracting applause from the people in the tent.

Rabdan raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "Come, let's celebrate our upcoming visit to Xiliang."

"By then, all the men in Xiliang will be our slaves, and all the women in Xiliang will be our playthings."

Just as he was in high spirits, a guard suddenly opened the curtain and came in to report: "Great Chanyu, I have captured a man from Xiliang who claims to be an envoy of the General of Pingxi and wants to see you, Great Chanyu."

"General Pingxi, envoy."

Rabdan's face was gloomy.

"It must be a spy from Xiliang."

A burly Khan said coldly: "Take him out and kill him."

"Use him as a sacrifice."

Another general from the Shaqiang tribe said fiercely.

Last year, the Shaqiang tribe and the Xiliang army fought several major battles on the Shule River, but all ended in failure.

This made them hate the people of Xiliang extremely, especially General Pingxi Xiao Han.

"Great Chanyu, the people of Xiliang must have received some news, so they came here to disrupt the morale of the army."

Someone suggested.

Labdan was about to drag him out and execute him, but the guard said, "This man said that our Shaqiang tribe is about to face a disaster."

"A disaster is coming?"

Rabdan snorted coldly, smashed the wine glass in his hand to the ground, and said gloomily: "Bring him in. I want to hear what the disaster of my Shaqiang tribe is."

Not long after.

Two guards came in, carrying Gu Yun, who was tied up.

This originally elegant aide to the general's office now had disheveled hair and bruises on his body, obviously having been beaten.

"You bold Xiliang people, why don't you kneel before my Great Khan of the Shaqiang tribe?"

A Hu general stood up and angrily scolded Gu Yun.

"Someone, take him out and chop him up."

Instantly, dozens of scimitars were unsheathed. "Humph."

Gu Yun struggled to stand up straight, and said coldly, "I am an envoy sent by the General of Pingxi. If you dare, kill me. Just wait and see. In the future, my Xiliang Iron Cavalry will trample the grasslands. I'm afraid your heads will fill up the Shule River."

"What a courage."

The Hu general in the tent was furious.

Just as they were about to kill Gu Yun, Labdan raised his hand to stop them.

The great Chanyu of the Shaqiang tribe laughed and said, "You are a man of integrity. Your General Pingxi is about to die. You might as well turn to me."

"It's a sunny day, why is the Great Chanyu talking in his sleep?"

Gu Yun shook his head: "I think the one who will die soon is the Great Chanyu."

"Great Chanyu, this man is crazy, take him out and kill him."

"Tell me, who can take my life?"

Rabdan said with disdain: "My Shatuo tribe has strong soldiers and horses, and each of them is a warrior who can fight against a hundred people alone."

"ridiculous."

Gu Yun interrupted him: "I wonder if the Great Chanyu has ever heard of the allusion of the lips and teeth being cold?"

"heard about it."

Rabdan nodded: "So what?"

"how?"

Gu Yun sneered: "The Great Chanyu has already stepped half a foot into the gate of hell, but it is still unknown."

"Does the Great Chanyu think that by joining forces with the Northern Wei, he can plunder our Xiliang?"

"There are only tens of thousands of soldiers in Xiliang."

Rabdan: "I have more than 100,000 cavalrymen from the three Shatuo tribes, plus the 200,000 cavalrymen from the Northern Wei. Can't we destroy a small Xiliang?"

"It can't be destroyed."

Gu Yun shook his head: "We do have only tens of thousands of cavalrymen in Xiliang, but they are all elite, and we have the two dangerous passes of Qimen Pass and Luanshi City in our hands. Xiliang is as solid as a rock, and we have the Jiyou area behind us."

"Could it be that the Great Chanyu doesn't know that the General Pingxi is the most trusted and beloved general of the Marquis Zhenbei?"

"Can the three Shatuo tribes with more than 100,000 cavalrymen defeat the 300,000 cavalrymen of the Marquis of Zhenbei?"

Although Xiao Han and Xie Xuanli are not on good terms behind the scenes, they appear to have a deep relationship on the surface.

At least.

Everyone in the world knows that General Xiao Han of Pingxi is a trusted general under the command of Marquis Zhenbei.

Gu Yun said sternly: "Could it be that the Great Chanyu believed the nonsense of the Northern Wei barbarians and dared to march into Xiliang?"

"this."

Rabdan looked a little hesitant.

"Let me ask the Great Chanyu one more question."

Gu Yun took a step forward, completely ignoring the scimitars: "If the Northern Wei really conquers Xiliang, how will the Great Khan deal with it, and how will the three Shatuo tribes deal with it?"

"By then, whether the Northern Wei wants to water its horses and head south, or the Central Plains Celestial Empire wants to graze its horses in the north, the three Shatuo tribes will be caught in the middle."

"Whether it is the Northern Wei or the Central Plains court, the first thing to do is to destroy all grassland tribes, including the three Shatuo tribes."

"The Great Chanyu is truly short-sighted. For the sake of a few petty gains, he has ruined the future of the three Shatuo tribes and even the entire grassland."

Inside the king's tent.

The Hu generals of the Shaqiang tribe looked at each other in bewilderment.

"If the General of Pingxi died under the horses of the Shatuo tribe, what do you think will happen to the Marquis of Zhenbei? What will happen to the 300,000 cavalry of the Northern Palace Army? What will happen to the Central Plains court?"

Facing Gu Yun's questioning, a general said, "Nonsense, Xiliang and Jizhou's Zhenbei Marquis have long been at odds with each other."

"If Xie Xuanli and Xiao Han were truly as close as father and son, why would the Northern Army's cavalry release the barrier on the western front?"

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Rabdan shook his head and said: "If not, I will use it to sacrifice to the warriors of my Shatuo tribe who died in the battle tonight."

Gu Yun's expression remained unchanged: "So what?"

"Great Chanyu, don't you think about it? With the prestige of the general in Jizhou, if he dies at the hands of the Shatuo tribe and the Northern Wei people, the old soldiers of the Northern Army will definitely avenge him."

"And the Marquis of Zhenbei had no choice but to send troops, but the Northern Wei army was strong and powerful. In this case, the only way was to use the Shatuo tribe of the Great Chanyu to quell the anger of the 300,000 cavalry of the Northern Palace Army."

Gu Yun saw the hesitation in Labdan's eyes and continued, "If the three Shatuo tribes send troops to attack Xiliang together with the Northern Wei, there are only two possibilities."

(End of this chapter)