My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 321: The Fall of Wuhuan
"The Wuhuan people are frightened!"

"My men, follow me to chase the bandits!"

When Gongsun Zan saw the Wuhuan people being defeated, he was so excited that he could hardly control himself.

He grew up in Youzhou and witnessed the numerous crimes committed by the Wuhuan inside and outside the Great Wall when they colluded to plunder the Han people.

Therefore, Gongsun Zan hated the Wuhuan people since he was a child, which was far greater than his hatred for the Xiongnu and Xianbei.

This is also the reason why Gongsun Zan always risked his life when fighting against the Wuhuan, and dared to attack thousands of Wuhuan people with only dozens of people.

This kind of hatred has gone beyond the ordinary life-and-death feud and is a national hatred.

Now Gongsun Zan saw the opportunity to strike hard at the fallen dog, and was not willing to let it go. Without even Lu Yi's mobilization, he immediately led all his white horse volunteers to chase the Wuhuan fleeing soldiers, continuously killing the lagging Wuhuan people.

"Bogui, please be patient!"

Seeing this, Lu Yi felt that Gongsun Zan was going too far and immediately stepped forward to dissuade him.

"Sixiao, why are you stopping me? Is it wrong for Gongsun Zan to kill these Wuhuan people who oppress and plunder our Han people?"

Gongsun Zan couldn't help but complain when he saw Lu Yi blocking his way.

"Bo Gui is dedicated to the people and is a hero of the world. However, you can only kill some of the Wuhuan people by hunting them down one by one. Our plan is to annihilate the entire Wuhuan tribe and exterminate them."

"Have you forgotten my plan?"

Lu Yi tried to persuade Gongsun Zan earnestly.

"Oh, fortunately Sixiao reminded me, otherwise Zan would have lost sight of the big picture and almost missed the big thing!"

Gongsun Zan then recalled the plan he had made with Lu Yi, and hurriedly reined in his horse and apologized to Lu Yi repeatedly.

"Haha, Bogui is just eager to kill the enemy and serve his country, what's wrong with that?"

"Besides, we have already laid a tight net at the border. As long as we chase Qiu Liju all the way and keep the pressure on him, he will definitely fall into the trap!"

However, Lu Yi kept comforting him.

"That's right. This time Qiu Liju actually attempted to rebel against the Han Dynasty. Today will be the day he dies and his clan is exterminated!"

Gongsun Zan nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

After Lu Yi pacified Gongsun Zan, he changed his previous fierce pursuit attitude and just drove him from a distance, no longer showing the intention of fighting to the death, which made Qiu Liju feel at ease.

"Haha, these Han dogs look extremely brave, as if they are ready to fight us Wuhuan to the death, but now they are not the same as before. The closer we get to the grassland, the less they want to chase us."

"As long as we are allowed to escape back to the grasslands, and then we send an envoy with some furs to ask for surrender to the Han emperor, Liu Hong will surely be very pleased. Not only will he not blame us Wuhuan people for this rebellion, but he may even give us many rewards. By then, even if Gongsun Zan is furious, he will be of no use at all."

Qiu Liju traveled across Youzhou for half his life and rebelled against the Han Dynasty several times, but all ended in failure because of his clear understanding of the Han court, especially the Han emperor.

Except for a few wise and capable rulers like Emperor Wu, most emperors were delighted by the surrender of foreign tribes like the Wuhuan.

No matter how great the sins committed by this foreigner were, they could all be written off, and he could even be rewarded to show his so-called "great national vision."

Anyway, the Hu people did not kill the emperor's parents and children, nor did they plunder the food that the emperor's family relied on for survival, nor did they burn the emperor's palace.

However, Qiu Liju obviously made the wrong decision today.

In his mind, the emperor Liu Hong, who was once so high and mighty in the Han Dynasty, had not only lost his prestige, but he himself was also weak and seriously ill, and would not live much longer.

The two people chasing him were both powerful heroes of the time.

Gongsun Zan was a mortal enemy of the Wuhuan, so it was natural that he would not let Qiuliju go.

However, Lu Yi coveted the Wuhuan people's population, livestock, and vast grasslands south of the desert, and would not let Qiuliju go either.

"Your Majesty, the exit is ahead. When the Han people guarding the pass heard that we were coming, they abandoned the pass and fled. Now that there is no one guarding the pass, we can leave safely!"

Finally, when they were approaching the border, the scout sent by Qiuliju in front immediately reported to him with a happy face.

"OK!"

"As long as we get out of the border and onto the grassland, we Wuhuan people will rule the world. Even if we give Han dogs two horses each, they will never be able to catch up with us!"

Qiu Liju was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately gave orders to the entire army.

"All troops, listen up! Rushing through the border quickly! Do not linger! Anyone who disobeys orders will be executed!"

"We are obeying the king's orders!"

Qiuliju fled to the border at this moment. In fact, his subordinates did not suffer much loss. There were still more than 90,000 soldiers out of the original 100,000. Only a few thousand unlucky guys died in the battle with Gongsun Zan, and were shot and fell off their horses by Lu Yi and others in the pursuit.

This time they followed Qiu Liju south to help Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun in their rebellion, but they managed to rob a lot of good things.

There were countless Han people, Han women, money, and livestock.

Now, as long as we can return safely to the south of the desert, this year will be another prosperous year!

However, when Qiu Liju was the first to break through the checkpoint, he was dumbfounded.

It turned out that on the road he had to take to escape back to the Youzhou Monan grassland, there was an army no smaller than his own.

Judging from the way they were dressed, they were actually the Huns who had long been competing with the Wuhuan!

"not good!"

"When did these Huns get the news? They blocked our way back to the tribe."

"Now my soldiers have been running for hundreds of miles and fighting in several battles. They are already exhausted, but these Huns are well-rested. If we fight hard, we will never be their opponent!"

"Moreover, there are Han dogs chasing us from behind. If they attack us from both sides, we Wuhuan will definitely be defeated today!"

Qiuliju's heart sank to the bottom when he saw the Huns quietly blocking his retreat route.

However, although he was anxious, he was not desperate.

The Han people inside the Great Wall have their own set of systems and etiquette.

The Hu people outside the Great Wall also have their own set of survival rules.

This is different from the Han people who have unification engraved in their bones and will devote all their national strength to start a war of unification as long as conditions permit.

The Hu people outside the Great Wall were well aware of the horror and ruthlessness of the desert. Therefore, unless they were in desperate circumstances, neither the Xiongnu, the Xianbei nor the Wuhuan would choose to fight the enemy to the death.

What the Han people pursue is national unity and national integrity, and the ancestral land cannot be abandoned.

What the Hu people pursued from beginning to end was survival.

If the Wuhuan people were to fight the Xiongnu or Xianbei people all their lives one day, even if they won in the end, they would be wiped out in the desert due to their weakness, just like countless tribes that had perished in the past because of this.

Therefore, among the Hu people, sometimes, as long as the weaker ones surrendered and contributed enough material resources and population, the victors would not kill them all after getting the benefits. In this way, the victors would not consume their own forces excessively, and the losers could also get a precious breathing space and avoid extinction.

Therefore, Qiuliju now planned to bow to the Huns.

"Alas... I hope these Huns who are robbing people with fire will not ask for too high a price, otherwise my Wuhuan people will have a hard winter this year."

Qiuliju thought bitterly in his heart, rode his horse to the front of the two armies, and shouted loudly in the direction of the Huns.

"My Wuhuan tribe has always kept to itself and the Xiongnu tribe. Today, I have a distinguished guest who has come from afar. I wonder what brings you here?"

Seeing this, the team leader Qin Han also wanted to delay time and wait for his lord Lu Yi and Gongsun Zan to catch up, so he also jumped on his horse and answered Qiu Liju loudly.

"It's not that we Xiongnu people don't follow the rules, but the grassland is dry and rainy this year, and our livestock is not abundant. I came here specifically to ask the nobles to borrow some cattle and sheep to survive this winter!"

"Hmm? Who is the visitor?"

"Why don't you see the noble Great Chanyu Jiangqu Khan?"

Qiu Liju looked at the unfamiliar Qin Han in front of him, and couldn't help feeling strange in his heart, so he asked hurriedly.

After all, the Xiongnu and Wuhuan were two tribes, and they were separated by two places.

In addition, Lu Yi ordered the death of Jiang Qu to be kept secret from the Wuhuan in order to paralyze the Wuhuan and Xianbei. Therefore, Qiuliju naturally did not know about the shocking changes that had taken place among the Xiongnu.

When Qin Han saw thick smoke rising from the direction of the pass in the distance, he knew that it must be the pursuers of Lu Yi and Gongsun Zan who had arrived. So he stopped talking nonsense with Qiu Liju and tore off his disguise with a big laugh.

"Haha, the false Khan Jiang Qu betrayed the Han Dynasty and has already been destroyed by General Pingbei Lu Yi. I am the acting Zuo Xian Wang appointed by the new Khan of the Xiongnu. I am now leading the Xiongnu army here to follow the orders of Lu Yi to wipe out the rebellion!"

"What! Xiongnu Chanyu Jiang Qu is dead!"

"No! You are in cahoots with Lu Yi!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Liju knew that he had been tricked by Lu Yi, and he quickly jumped on his horse and returned to the camp, giving orders to his troops.

"My men, my people, we are now surrounded by the Han dogs and the Huns. We are in imminent danger. If you don't want to die here, follow me and break through the Huns' formation. Only then will you have a chance of survival!"

"What? We're surrounded?"

"This damn Xiongnu wolf cub, if I had known he would have no good intentions here."

"Don't worry, my king. We are willing to follow you and break through the siege until our death!"

Seeing that they were attacked from all sides and were in a desperate situation, the Wuhuan soldiers could not help but arouse their bravery and responded loudly to Qiuliju.

"it is good!"

"You are worthy of being a man of our Wuhuan people!"

"Today, we will retreat first, and we will definitely take revenge on the Han dogs and the Xiongnu people tomorrow!"

Qiuliju was moved when he saw this. He shouted and led the Wuhuan knights to rush towards the weak point of the Huns' encirclement.

"Haha, today is the day you, the Wuhuan, die. You will not have the chance to seek revenge tomorrow!"

At this time, Lu Yi also led his troops to attack, and together with the Huns led by Qin Han and Hatler, they launched a fierce attack on the Wuhuan deserters.

Although the Wuhuan people put up a tenacious resistance, the enemy's strength was far greater than ours.

Not to mention Lu Yi's Bingzhou cavalry, they were no match for even the 100,000-strong Xiongnu army that was well-rested.

They were immediately defeated, with dead bodies piled up side by side and blood flowing everywhere.

The brief bravery was ruthlessly shattered by the bloody reality, and the Wuhuan people who were in desperate situation could not help but become really scared.

They were now surrounded on three sides by the Bingzhou cavalry led by Lu Yi, the Qin Han and Hatler Hun army, and the White Horse Volunteers led by Gongsun Zan, and could not get out at all.

They were in a dilemma and had a hard time moving forward. Every minute and every second, Wuhuan soldiers were injured or killed.

Even though Qiu Liju took the lead and fought hard in commanding the enemy, he could not alleviate the unfavorable battle situation in the slightest.

Seeing that the end of the Wuhuan people was approaching, Qiuliju could no longer sit still.

He rode his horse close to Lu Yi and pleaded with him from afar in a hoarse voice.

"Lord Lu Yi, this time it is I, Wuhuan, who was defeated."

"Please show mercy and let us go. Today, we Wuhuan are willing to follow the orders of Lord Lu Yi just like the Xiongnu, and we will never rebel!"

As soon as Qiu Liju said this, the entire battlefield gradually became quiet.

Since the Wuhuan people have already surrendered, no one dares to make the decision on Lu Yi's behalf.

Wushuang's eyes turned to Lu Yi's body as Qiu Liju begged for mercy.

Everyone was waiting for Lu Yi's decision.

Whether to let the Wuhuan go or take the opportunity to kill them all depends entirely on Lu Yi's words.

"If I spare your life, the Wuhuan will follow my lead from now on and never rebel?"

Lu Yi pushed away the guards in front of him, rode his horse forward slowly, and repeated what Qiu Liju had just said.

"That's right. As long as you are willing to forgive us, Wuhuan will be your loyal dog from now on!"

"Please, for the sake of the millions of old and weak people of the Wuhuan, have mercy on us and forgive our sins!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Liju thought that Lu Yi had decided to let them go, and he could not help but be overjoyed. He quickly continued to add, with a sincere look on his face, as if he were a filial son and a loyal minister, completely loyal.

"Qiu Liju, you can fool a three-year-old child with such lies, but you dare to deceive this general!"

"Let me ask you, you Wuhuan people have been in chaos and rebellion every year. When have you not written to the court to apologize for your crimes and vowed never to rebel again? But whenever you Wuhuan people were short of food and fodder, or even when you saw that the Han Dynasty was weak, you would raise the banner of rebellion again and invade the Han territory."

"You want me to pity the old and weak of your Wuhuan people, but why don't you have mercy on those poor people who have been left defenseless and whose homes have been destroyed by you when you slaughtered the old and weak of the Han people, raped my Han women, and captured my Han people as slaves?"

"Does it mean that the lives of the Wuhuan people are lives, but the lives of the Han people are not lives?"

However, Lu Yi was not fooled by Qiuliju's performance. He accused the Wuhuan people of numerous crimes word by word in front of hundreds of thousands of troops and enumerated Qiuliju's sins one by one.

He knew very well that the Hu people were a group of wolves that could never be tamed. No matter if they were the Wuhuan, the Xianbei, or even the Xiongnu, whom he now had under his tight control, none of them could be trusted.

All the Han regimes that believed in the Hu people ended up in a miserable situation: their countries perished, their royal families were humiliated, their people were slaughtered at will, and their dignity was wantonly trampled upon.

When treating guests coming from afar, the Han people will warmly entertain them with fine wine and delicious food.

However, as the Han people could not tame the wolf cubs, they could only rely on the steel guns and swords in their hands to deal with them.

Today, whether it is Qiuliju or Wuhuan, they are all doomed to die!
(End of this chapter)