Chapter 468 My brothers, do you have anything to add?
Touman’s suppressed anger surged to his head.
Wusun Yanshi was his favorite Yanshi, and he wanted to make Wusun Yanshi's son the King of Zuotuqi to inherit the throne of the Xiongnu Chanyu.
You are just a rebellious son. Did you really think that you could negotiate with Qin Gou by borrowing his power and defeating him once?
"How brave!"
Touman gritted his teeth, anger gathering in his eyes.
"You walked among the enemy troops. What did you see them doing? Tell me one by one!"
The messenger responded repeatedly, narrating in a low voice what he had just seen.
Touman listened carefully and did not notice that the anger in the eyes of the tribal leaders on both sides gradually subsided.
Although they suffered a great defeat, they were still respected by Prince Maodun and felt that Maodun's request was not excessive.
If such a brave prince couldn't become the King of Zuotuqi after defeating an army of 170,000 from various tribes , who else could do it?
"Chanyu, you may want to consider what the prince said."
A chieftain, whose arm was hanging, interrupted the messenger's report.
Touman moved his gaze over, cold as ice.
He turned his head again and looked at the messenger who was shaking.
"Go on."
The messenger continued to narrate, and the leaders remained silent.
After the envoy finished his narration, Touman asked several more questions about the Taotie army. The envoy knew he had no right to remain silent and could not help but tell his whole story.
After asking all the questions in his mind, Touman glanced around and said:
"My brothers, do you have anything else to ask?"
The tribal leaders said nothing and remained silent. The atmosphere was as cold as Touman’s eyes just now.
Touman waited for a moment and nodded.
"It seems you have nothing else to ask, okay."
He grinned, and suddenly grabbed the messenger's neck with his big hands! His two thumbs pressed on the messenger's throat!
"That rebellious son is a traitor to the Huns, and you still call him a prince. You have also betrayed the Huns!"
There was a crisp and slight sound of bone cracking, and the messenger fell to the ground with his eyes wide open, looking as if they were about to burst.
He waved his hand to ask someone to clean up the body, and Touman returned to his seat with a smile.
"When Meng Tian led the Qin army to invade us, there were only 50,000 men. Although the rebel brought many people, there were still only 50,000 men and horses wearing armor, which shows that the Qin army only had 50,000 armors. Now that 60,000 people are here, the rebel's Gaoque must be empty. I wonder which brother is willing to take Gaoque?"
The eyes of the people who had been silent just now immediately became hot, and they volunteered one by one to go and conquer Gaoque.
Gaoque was originally home to the Xianlong tribe, which was ranked in the middle to upper reaches among the large tribes, and its leader was truly on good terms with Touman Chanyu.
At that time, Gaoque was extremely rich, richer than many large tribes at the foot of the holy mountain, and supported 30,000 warriors.
The number of enemy troops initially surrounded by them was 60,000, and Gaoque, which could support 60,000 warriors, now had at least twice as much supplies as during the Xianlong period.
All the warriors who can fight have come out, and Gao Que is now an unguarded woman, waiting for them to break into her tent!
There is almost no risk, but the rewards are great. Who wouldn’t want to fight such a war?
With just one sentence, everyone was scrambling for the food. Touman, who wanted to create a lively atmosphere, laughed and finally chose two people - Tusha and Lao Zhong.
The two leaders who were hit on the head by the pies were overjoyed and shook their fists to thank the Chanyu.
Touman laughed and said:
"I ordered the brothers to be gathered. Brother Tusha was the first to arrive at the camp this time, and he brought 3,000 sheep with him. Brother Laozhong led the people to cover my retreat five days ago, and bravely led the expedition against the rebellion. This is what you two deserve."
Everyone looked at Tusha with envy, who was inconspicuous among many leaders. The old man went out to gather the tribesmen, feeling very complicated.
Killing the envoy in the name of claiming that Maodun was a prince was a warning to the tribal leaders.
Everyone remained silent, it was a silent confrontation.
Touman threw out Gaoque City as bait, and immediately the group of people who seemed to be united fell apart in an instant, which was a division.
He called out Tusha and Laozhong by name and explained the reason for choosing them, setting an example for everyone else - if you follow me you will have meat to eat, this is a way of winning over others.
A set of combination punches was delivered naturally and extremely smoothly.
This is not the end yet, there is a hidden thread in this.
Tusha and Laozhong's tribes are ordinary large tribes with only 20,000 warriors.
Next to their tribe were two tribes at the top of the big tribe, one with 43,000 warriors and the other with 52,000 warriors.
The two top tribal leaders did not come this time and were not in the tent. They received Touman's orders but chose not to obey.
Touman supported Tusa and Laozhong, helping their tribes to grow stronger.
There were also wars between the Xiongnu tribes. The two top tribes would certainly not sit idly by and watch a force that threatened them, and would not allow others to sleep soundly next to them.
As for Tusha, the Laozhong tribe is not like those small and medium-sized tribes, so it is not so easy to destroy them.
When the situation becomes deadlocked, it is time for Touman to intervene and uphold justice as Chanyu...
Touman, who unified the Xiongnu and established the title of Chanyu, was praised in the border counties of Qin as having the cruelty of a vulture, the cunning of a sand fox, the patience of a jackal, and the precision of a goshawk!
"Guman, you are responsible for keeping a close eye on this rebellious son. Report to me immediately if he makes any move. Since he won't leave, let him die here."
"only."
"Lisi, you led the people to set fire to the plains, so that the rebellious son would not know the surrounding terrain and would not know east, west, south, and north. Even if he breaks through, he will not know the holy mountain in front of him and the high tower behind him."
"only."
“Cao Shang, Ying Ke, Di Niu… The twelve of you spread out the army and surround this Qin army. If that rebellious son breaks out, you can retreat after a symbolic resistance in the direction of Gaoque and Shengshan. For the other two directions, you can choose any of them. You cannot retreat until at least 3,000 people have died. I want this boy to have no idea where to live. I want him to break out of the dead end and return for help. I want to trap this rebellious son to death in the desert. When his food and grass are gone, that’s when he dies!”
"Wei (x12)!"
"Angry old man, you are responsible for looking after the food and grass. Lead the sheep to a distance of thirty miles, changing places every day, and only drive enough sheep for the army to eat that day. Whenever you hear shouting and killing, no matter where it comes from, immediately drive the sheep away. Don't lose the food. You have made the greatest contribution in this battle. If you lose the food, don't blame me for not considering our brotherhood and sacrificing you to the sun and the moon!"
"only!"
“…”
Touman never stopped talking. He spoke very quickly but his words were clear, and his mind was even clearer than his words.
As he spoke more and more, he gradually gained complete control of the discourse in the field, and everyone's faces habitually showed obedience.
After explaining all the arrangements in one breath, Touman drank some water to moisten his throat and said:
"My brothers, do you have anything else to add ?"
Everyone was silent.
This time the silence was not cold, but full of conviction.
After a while, the leaders filed out of the tent one by one, and everyone knew what they should do.
The 200,000-strong Hun army began to move, and this movement would never end. This was completely different from the Taotie army which had remained motionless.
