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Chapter 376: The End of Donghu, Victory News Coming

The Donghu people stationed there were terrified, fearing that the Xiongnu would come and kill them, steal their property, and abduct their wives and daughters.

However, their worries did not come true, and the Huns did not come to commit violence against them. This made the Donghu people stationed there very confused. Could it be that the Huns had changed their ways and become good people?

Although the Hun cavalry did not come to harm them, they did not leave. Instead, they stood guard in all directions and surrounded the garrison, apparently to prevent them from escaping.

Their crisis was not resolved. If the Huns did not take action now and surrounded them, they might be brewing a more terrible disaster. Perhaps the Huns wanted to slaughter them all.

This made the Donghu people stationed there even more desperate. Thinking of this, they could not do anything. They were just a group of old, weak, women and children and had no ability to fight against the Xiongnu!

When Touman and others surrounded the garrison, they also sent people to report to Wang Ben.

After receiving the news sent by Touman, Wang Ben said with a smile: "Since Touman Chanyu has surrounded the Donghu people's camp, we might as well go and take a look."

Let’s talk. Wang Ben ordered a team to stay behind to continue cleaning up the battlefield, and led the rest of the people towards the Donghu’s base.

As soon as Wang Ben arrived, Touman and others immediately came forward to greet him and respectfully asked Wang Ben how to deal with this Donghu garrison.

Wang Ben was quite satisfied with the respectful attitude of Touman and others. Although he had said before the battle that if they won, the Huns would take the wealth first, it would be very ignorant if the Huns took it on their own without informing Daqin!
Now, Touman and others clearly had the opportunity to capture this garrison and plunder it first, but they took the initiative to inform Daqin and asked Daqin to make the decision. This well-behaved and sensible attitude made Wang Ben very satisfied.

This is the attitude that a qualified younger brother and a qualified dog of the Qin Dynasty should have. Even if the big brother (master) has promised benefits in advance, he must report to the big brother before taking them. Only in this way can he show his loyalty and respect to the big brother.

Wang Ben rejected Touman's proposal to let Daqin take the treasures first, and said with a smile: "After the victory of this battle, it is your majesty's intention to let you take the treasures first, and I cannot disobey. Chanyu, please don't say anything more. At this moment, the troops have not returned from the pursuit, why not wait for them to return before making a decision!"

The troops that went to pursue the Donghu King and the Donghu leaders have not yet returned, but they have already decided how to distribute the spoils. This will make the other Xiongnu leaders dissatisfied when they return: We are risking our lives chasing the enemy outside, but you have divided the cake without us being present?
Touman nodded in agreement and said, "General, what you said is absolutely right. We should follow your advice!"

Therefore, in addition to the Xiongnu people, there were also Qin people outside the Donghu people’s station, and the two armies set up camp outside the station.

As the war broke out suddenly today, many of the livestock grazed by the Donghu people had not been moved in time, and now they have become the bargaining chips for the Qin people and the Xiongnu people, who have captured, slaughtered, cooked and grilled them directly on the grassland.

Smelling the aroma of beef and mutton wafting in the wind, the Donghu people in the garrison were angry and resentful. Those were their livestock, but now they had become food and fodder for the Qin and Xiongnu people.

Outside the garrison, the Qin and Xiongnu people were happily cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle, and the atmosphere was joyful and cheerful; inside the garrison, the Donghu people were filled with despair, and they could not enjoy their food or sleep, for they were afraid that the Qin and Xiongnu people would attack while they were asleep.

At this moment, people’s joys and sorrows were not shared. The Donghu people in the garrison only felt that the Qin people and the Xiongnu people outside were extremely hateful!
There was another group of people who had similar feelings to the Donghu people in the garrison. The monks of Tamolidi gathered in one part of the camp. When they heard the voices of the Qin and Xiongnu people outside, they did not feel happy but only thought the noises were noisy.

Today, everything is clear!
I understand why the Qin people insisted on letting them watch the battle, I understand where the Qin people's confidence came from, and I understand the power of the Qin people's weapons...

If they had a choice, they would rather not understand this.

Because the Qin people's purpose was to show their strength in front of them, so that they would go back to Tanmolidi and the Peacock Kingdom, and then spread the word on their behalf, making others fearful and terrified.

But the Qin people just wanted to show their strength, intimidate them, and make them afraid?
No, the Qin people wanted to send troops to the Maurya Kingdom in the future, and wanted to weaken their will to resist in this way now: Look, we are much stronger than you, you can't win, and if you don't want to be slaughtered, just surrender!
What made these Tammolidi monks even more pessimistic and desperate was that they were well aware of the Qin people's intentions, but they had no choice but to follow the path set by the Qin people.

As long as the Qin troops arrived at Tanmo Lidi and the Peacock Kingdom, they would be close to the destruction of their country. This feeling of foreseeing that their country would be destroyed in advance made them very depressed.

Unfortunately, they couldn't think of a solution. The Qin people were too strong, so strong that it made them despair. They couldn't figure out how to catch up with the Qin people and fight against them!

If their guess was correct, after they returned to the Qin capital, the Qin people would definitely let them go, and would even arrange for people to escort them back to the Peacock Kingdom. Although they had long wanted to gain their freedom and return to the Peacock Kingdom, this was not the way they wanted.

The pursuing army began to return. There were several heads placed in Wang Ben's tent, and Wang Ben was looking at one of them carefully.

This head was brought back by Wang Li. It was the head of the King of Donghu. Seeing that the situation was hopeless on the battlefield, the King of Donghu immediately led his army to flee, but was caught up by Wang Li's troops. After a fierce battle, he successfully killed the King of Donghu.

After looking at the head of the Donghu King for a while, Wang Ben looked at other heads. These heads were all leaders of the Donghu. Unfortunately, he was unable to bring back the heads of all the Donghu leaders, as some of them managed to escape.

But this is not a big deal. After this battle, the Donghu was severely damaged. Even if a leader escaped alive and gathered the remnants of the Donghu, it would be difficult for them to become a force to be reckoned with in a short time.

Perhaps if we allow them to develop for a hundred years, they will be able to develop into grassland tribes such as Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Khitan, and then pose a threat to the Qin Dynasty. But the Qin Dynasty will have to give them time, and the grasslands will become the Qin Dynasty's key target in the future.

Looking at the people in the tent, Wang Ben said with a smile: "Everyone has made contributions in today's battle. I will ask Your Majesty for rewards according to your merits, and no one will be left out."

When they heard that Wang Ben was going to ask the Emperor of Qin for a reward for their merits, everyone in the tent immediately smiled and thanked Wang Ben: "Thank you, General!"

Wang Ben added: "I have something to remind you of. Although today's victory is a great joy, the battle is not yet completely over. There are still the defeated Donghu soldiers and the rest of the Donghu tribes. Don't be careless because of the victory. You must be doubly vigilant at this time and don't give the enemy a chance to take advantage."

"If you want to have a banquet to celebrate, please do it after we return. Then, I will get drunk with you all. Don't drink and have fun today and let your guard down!"

Seeing Wang Ben's serious tone and solemn expression, the generals in the tent felt a chill in their hearts, especially the Xiongnu leaders. The slight sense of elation that had just arisen in their hearts was eliminated by Wang Ben's instructions.

The general of the Great Qin Dynasty was obviously serious. If he found out that they were drinking and having fun in private, and thought that the Donghu people were defeated, and then let down their guard and did not take the necessary precautions, the consequences would be extremely serious. I am afraid that even the Chanyu would not be able to save them. Everyone said in unison: "We will follow the general's wishes!"

Seeing everyone agreed, Wang Ben's tone relaxed, looked at Touman and others, and said with a smile: "However, winning this battle is a great thing, and you all should not be too nervous. Before the battle, His Majesty the Emperor said that if we win this battle, the Chanyu and the leaders will take the Donghu's wealth first. I will obey His Majesty's order here, and you can go and take it now!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the Xiongnu leader in the tent lit up instantly. The Qin people actually kept their promise and let them take the Donghu's wealth first after the war. If there were no wealth to rob and no women to abduct, then what was the point of fighting this war?

Now that they are the victors, they should rob the Donghu people of their property and abduct their women. If they had not received the Qin people's permission, they would have done it themselves long ago. And now, the Qin General who is in charge of the Northern Expedition has given them permission!
After shocking them, it is time to give these people some sweet treats. Giving them only sticks but no treats will make them resentful. Giving them only treats but no sticks will make them think you are weak and can be bullied, and thus they will become more and more aggressive.

The Xiongnu leaders in the tent were extremely excited and wanted to go out and plunder immediately, but they still had to do some superficial work. One leader said, "This battle was won by the merits of the Qin Empire. We should let the Qin Heavenly Soldiers take the treasures first. If the Qin Heavenly Soldiers don't take them, we won't take them either!"

The other Xiongnu leaders nodded. Wang Ben glanced at them and said with a smile, "This is what your Majesty wants. Do you want me to disobey your Majesty's order?"

Although they were saying it with a smile and in a relaxed tone, it contained a sense of non-disobedience. They even brought up the Emperor Qin, so how could they allow this general to disobey the Emperor?
Touman led all the Xiongnu leaders to express their gratitude: "Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor Qin, thank you, General!"

After leaving Wang Ben's tent, they quickly returned to their respective armies and announced to their soldiers that they would plunder the Donghu people. The Xiongnu soldiers, who were already somewhat tired, became excited when they heard the news, which meant that they could do whatever they wanted to the Donghu people.

They could slaughter the Donghu people at will, burn their felt tents, rob their property, and rape their women. The Xiongnu soldiers became even more excited when they thought of this.

Not long after, one by one, the Xiongnu soldiers mounted their horses and, led by a group of Xiongnu leaders, rushed towards the Donghu camp impatiently.

Soon, screams, pleas for mercy, and the wild laughter of the Hun soldiers were heard from there, as well as shouts of anger and killing. Fires were burning there, and the smell of blood wafted from there.

Wang Ben, Wang Li and others stood outside the tent and watched all this happen. No one tried to stop the Huns from committing atrocities against the Donghu people. They were cold and cruel.

Although these old, weak, women and children of the Donghu seemed to be the weak ones and the ones being abused by the Xiongnu at this time, they had done the same thing to the tribes they defeated on the grassland in the past, and the Xiongnu had also been extorted and humiliated by them.

Now they are just former criminals who are being punished today. The same thing that happened to them in the past will be repaid to them today.

This is also the barbarity and cruelty of the wars of that era, which did not care about the humanitarianism of later generations. Even in modern times, in addition to that army, the armies of many countries have been plagued by scandals.

Moreover, Daqin also wanted to use the Xiongnu to eliminate the unstable factors among the Donghu people and deepen the hatred between the Donghu and the Xiongnu. This was certainly cruel to the Donghu, but it was in the interests of Daqin. For the better development of Daqin, of course, the Xiongnu and Donghu people had to suffer.

This is the cruelty of competition between countries. There is rarely any warmth and affection, harmonious coexistence, or common development and progress. One's own cold and cruel interests are often put first.

Wang Ben asked, "What do you think?"

It was not clear who he was asking, but Han Xin knew that his senior brother was asking him.

Han Xin said: "Master Li once told me that the world is a dense forest, and the nations are a group of wild beasts living in it. The wars between nations and the fights between tribes are also like the fights among wild beasts."

"In this dense forest, few animal groups can live in harmony. It is often a case of the strong preying on the weak, with the losers being torn to pieces by the winners, or even killed by the winners, with their skin and flesh eaten up. If you want to survive in this dense forest, you must be strong enough that other animal groups dare not attack you. But if you do, you will be destroyed!"

"The Donghu people are suffering the consequences today, which is just what they deserve after being defeated in the battle. We should take this as a warning and not repeat the Donghu people's mistakes. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. If one day you fall behind and don't get beaten, it's just because others don't want to beat you!"

"If you ask me what I think, Daqin must not be like the Donghu people. Daqin must become stronger than other national tribes in the dense forests of the world and become the beater, not the beaten! Otherwise, today's Donghu people may not necessarily be tomorrow's Qin people!"

After hearing Han Xin's words, many people turned to look at Han Xin, secretly thinking that he was worthy of being the disciple of Master Li Nian and General Wang Jian. Although he was not very old, he had vision and insight that many older people did not have.

Wang Ben nodded and said, "Yes, our Great Qin must stand tall in the world for a long time. Don't think that because our Great Qin is strong now, it will not be caught up and surpassed by others. When the Huns finish looting, our Great Qin army must not act like the Huns!"

The Xiongnu could rape and plunder the Donghu people as they pleased, but the Qin could not, because what the Qin wanted was not momentary pleasure but long-term benefits.

After the Huns committed atrocities against the Donghu people, the Qin State had to show a side that was different from the Huns, so as to distinguish itself from the Huns and establish a good reputation for the Qin State on the grassland.

Several days had passed since Wang Ben led his army to defeat the Donghu on the grassland.

On this day, several Qin cavalry came from the north and galloped along the official road towards Xianyang. When the Qin people on the road saw their attire, they all made way to allow the Qin cavalry to pass smoothly.

These Qin cavalrymen attracted everyone's attention. They were the cavalrymen responsible for delivering emergency messages of the Qin Dynasty, generally responsible for delivering urgent military intelligence or serious disasters occurring somewhere.

What message are these people going to convey to Xianyang today?

Several people came from the north. What happened in the north?
Could it be that the Hu people in the north caused trouble?
Those who knew that the Qin Dynasty had sent troops some time ago were shocked and realized something. Could it be that the Qin Dynasty was defeated in the north?

No, it is impossible that the Qin Dynasty would be defeated!

The Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms, and the Hu people in the north could not even defeat Yan and Zhao, so how could they be a match for the Qin Dynasty?

(End of this chapter)