My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 36: After the carrots squat, the cabbages squat

The flag rose from the south, and the Huns, who had been on guard in that direction, quickly responded.

"Head, there he is!"

On the city wall.

King Hunxie came hurriedly and looked in the direction his men pointed. Sure enough, he saw a strange beast flag fluttering on the distant ridge.

"Good! The Han royal family has arrived, go and inform King Xiu Tu!"

At this time, on the top of the city wall, there were not only people from the Hunxie tribe, but also a city guard captain from the Xiutu tribe. Upon hearing what was said, he did not move.

After looking at the flags in the distance for a while, he asked, "How does King Hunxie know that they are the royal family of the Han people? Can't they be pretending?"

Hear the words.

King Hunxie retracted his gaze and stared coldly at the captain, saying in a bad tone: "That's a dragon flag, do you think anyone can use it? Have you ever seen anyone from a small tribe dare to use a wolf flag?"

"fool!"

After cursing, he turned around and walked down the city wall.

King Hunxie rode at full speed along the loess street to the highest point in the city.

"Shut up!"

He jumped off his horse, threw the reins to the guard outside the tent, and King Hunxie lifted the door curtain and rushed in.

"Stop slaughtering the king! Stop..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw the owner of the tent picking up the whip and walking out.

"Where are you going again?"

King Hunxie did not wait for the other party to answer, and held King Xiutu's arm, "Don't make any excuses for inspection this time, the Han royal family has already arrived."

"Just outside the city!"

King Hunxie was getting a little tired of his persuasion these days, and immediately he looked impatient and said bluntly: "If you can surrender, surrender. If you can't surrender, give me a definite answer."

"I will lead my troops to surrender and see how you can be trapped in the city!"

Upon hearing this.

King Xiu Tu quickly supported him and returned to the tent, "Surrender, why not? I just want to see who the Han people are?"

"I've seen it, the dragon flag!"

King Xiu Tu was not impatient, but King Hun Xie was very anxious. He waved his hand and said, "Anyone who can use the dragon flag must be of high status. If you continue to use the excuse that Han people have no say, don't blame me for turning hostile!"

After struggling for more than ten days, King Hunxie thought he had King Xiutu in control - the other side had to rely on his eight thousand men to defend the city.

Now they are grasshoppers on the same rope.

No one should pretend to be a big shot!

"Okay, okay."

As expected, King Xiu Tu straightened his face and said hurriedly: "Since the Han people are here, we can't show our weakness."

"You and I will each gather a group of men first, and then we will go out of the city to talk!"

King Hunxie did not waste any time and just said, "Okay!" and then left the tent to gather his subordinates.

Wait until he leaves.

King Xiutu's expression suddenly changed, his eyes full of disdain and contempt, and he said to himself: "Surrender?"

"Humph, only cowards surrender!"

The idea of ​​surrendering to the Han Dynasty only existed in King Xiutu's mind for one night.

That night, the series of disastrous defeats made him lose his mind, and with King Hunxie's alarmist remarks beside him, King Xiutu did agree to surrender for a moment.

but.

In just one night, he regretted it!
Because after dawn, looking at the tribesmen crowded in the city, King Xiutu did another calculation.

Even though he was defeated at the foot of Yanzhi Mountain and outside the city, he still had more than 30,000 soldiers capable of fighting, plus the 8,000 from the Hunxie Tribe, a total of at least 40,000 men.

And after several major battles, the strength of the Han army definitely did not exceed 40,000.

At least 40,000 versus no more than 40,000. I still say...the advantage is on me!

Why is it going to drop?
Here.

One thing that needs to be noted is that when King Xiutu was calculating the numbers, he directly counted the people of the Hunxie tribe as his own.

It’s not that he is confident that the Hunxie Tribe will stand with him, but... if I swallow you up, won’t you stand with me?
Yes.

After nurturing the Hunxie tribe for so many days, King Xiutu has already figured out their strengths and weaknesses. As long as King Hunxie and his cronies are eliminated, annexation will be a piece of cake!

Well, if it was so simple, why didn't he get rid of King Hunxie earlier?
The answer is that the annexation plan was not what King Xutu wanted. He was hesitating before...

"Ada."

At this time, a young man about fifteen years old walked in from outside the tent. He had dark skin, was young, spoke softly, but had bright and lively eyes.

"Ada, the Han official is here?"

"Ah."

King Xiu Tu put on his scimitar and replied, "King Hun Xie went to see it and said it was a noble man, hum!"

"The discussion can't be delayed any longer. To avoid King Hunxie getting suspicious, I'll do as you say and kill him in a few days!"

"I'll deal with the Han people today first..."

Seeing his father about to leave the tent with weapons, the young man quickly stopped him and said anxiously: "During the negotiation, if there is a chance, Ada can try to capture the nobleman of the Han Dynasty!"

"Ok?"

King Xiutu stopped and turned to look, "Why? Wouldn't this anger the Han people?"

Hear the words.

The boy unconsciously reached for a dagger at his waist. There was a ruby ​​inlaid on the top of the dagger. Under the refraction of light, it sparkled just like the boy's eyes.

"Yes!"

"But since he is a noble, the other party will be cautious. As long as we catch him, it is not impossible to force the Han people to retreat!"

"Besides, we want to annex the Hunxie tribe. We were defeated before, so we have to give an explanation to the Great Chanyu."

The implication is that the nobles of the Han Dynasty are used as "explanation".

King Xiu Tu listened.

First there was doubt, then there was suspicion, and finally it all turned into...Yes!
"That makes sense. If I have the chance, I will definitely catch that guy." He patted the young man on the shoulder and said excitedly, "Riti, you stay in the city and be ready to respond at any time!"

"Don't worry, Ada."

Crown Prince Liu Ju, who was traveling day and night to Hexi, didn't know that as soon as he showed up, he was treated as a dish... No, prey!
But how could the crown prince of the Han Dynasty be hunted so easily?
Does King Xiutu think that she is a princess of the royal family hiding in the dark?

The Han army was more concerned about the Huns than they were about bandits and did not give them any chance at all. Before the negotiations began, messengers from both sides ran back and forth several times.

This side said: "We need to discuss it in detail ten miles outside the city~"

After this party finished speaking, the other party said: "The soldiers and horses you bring cannot exceed a hundred people~"

Na.

It's something that everyone is familiar with. After the other side finishes speaking, the other side will continue to speak, and this goes back and forth several times, with each level escalating.

The final plan can no longer be changed by either party.

5:05 pm.

The sun was high in the sky but it was almost dusk, the lighting was just right.

Ten miles south of Xiutu King City, next to a tributary of Gu Shui, this place has a wide view and a flat plain.

A hundred-man guard led by Huo Qubing himself had arrived, and Liu Ju, the person involved, had naturally also arrived.

A carpet was placed on the grass, and a table was placed on it. The Prince of Han sat in the south, and that was all.

Liu Ju had thought about doing something fancy, such as setting up a small stool and fishing while negotiating with the two Xiongnu kings. If the talks failed...

Pick up a stone and swing it at the other person's head!
however.

It might feel good, but when he thought about what happened today, which would surely be spread throughout the world and even recorded in history, Liu Ju thought it would be better to be solemn.

It is enough for the Han Dynasty to have one 'chess saint'.

There is no need for another fish saint...

7:07 pm.

There were sounds of horse hooves coming from the north, and the figures were still in the distance. With a glance, he could see the number of the enemy troops clearly.

The Huns also saw the Han army, and everyone behaved very well.

At least now everyone follows the rules.

When they rode their horses closer, with only a few dozen steps left, the Huns consciously slowed down, and a hundred cavalrymen also stopped in the distance.

Only.

A fat man and a thin man approached on foot...

(End of this chapter)