Chapter 563 Horse enters Jinyang
Deng Ai was so confused that he didn't expect that his own reminder would cause his general to march north.
Fortunately, it was Deng Ai who came up with a new reason for persuasion in a very short time.
"Your Majesty, what you said does make sense, but I'm afraid it's not suitable for the current situation." Deng Ai quickly handed over his hands and admonished Ma Su with a serious look on his face.
"The five Xiongnu tribes have a large population and nearly 100,000 fighting troops. The Taiyuan area they occupy is even easier to defend and difficult to attack, and the pass fortresses are extremely strong."
"Right now, in the Shangdang area, the main force of the Wei army is constantly gathering, and there is a possibility of counterattack at any time. Besides, we haven't captured the Emei Platform yet.
Come on, these are all disadvantages of our army..."
The terrain of the Taiyuan Basin where Jinyang is located is very difficult, and the passes at various places are extremely difficult to break. Especially between Pingyang County and Taiyuan Basin, there is a "Quick Mouse Valley" that is as steep as Jiange.
There is such a natural danger here, and the Southern Huns are not soft persimmons. How can they be defeated so easily by you.
Once the Han army was frozen by the Xiongnu on the Taiyuan front line, the Shangdang Wei army could take advantage of the situation and advance westward. By then, the originally good Bingzhou situation is likely to take a turn for the worse.
Deng Ai's advice did attract Ma Di's attention. After studying the map again, Ma Di also discovered the thorny situation in Jinyang. Although he was confident that he could win quickly, considering the terrain, he would probably lose a lot of troops.
This made Ma Su a little hesitant. Reducing the department's losses must be the first priority whenever possible. Especially since he is leading the troops of the Six Towns. If the losses are too large, the Six Towns will not be safe.
"If the situation is like this, I'm afraid it really won't be possible for the army to move northward..." Ma Di touched his chin, pondered for a while and admitted the difficulty of the situation.
Hearing Ma Su's words, Deng Ai breathed a sigh of relief, and then he heard Ma Su continue to say,
"In this case, I will lead a few people straight to Jinyang and kill the Shanyu of the Southern Huns."
Deng Ai: "Huh??"
After all, I have been persuading you for a long time, and you have come to such a conclusion?
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Ma Di's power of action and courage were huge. Soon he defied all opinions and took the initiative to go to Jinyang and behead the Xiongnu Chanyu himself.
Ma Su made an extremely careful plan for this.
First, he pretended to be an envoy of the Han Dynasty and entered Taiyuan County on the pretext of urging the Huns to send troops. Then he led several of his followers straight to Jinyang, and when the Xiongnu Chanyu met him, he beheaded him off his horse with a sword.
Then Ma Su judged based on the situation, whether the next step was to scare the Huns or fight all the way out.
Although this plan was a little risky, it aroused strong opposition from the generals. However, Ma Su still decided to implement this plan for the sake of the current situation and his own unwillingness to give up.
So, after two days of preparation, Ma Di ordered Deng Ai and Jiang Wei to jointly lead troops to guard against Shangdang Wei. Then he selected several elite soldiers and Ma Zhong as his bodyguards.
And Ma Su led this group of people on horses and started their trip to Jinyang.
Pingyang County is not far from Taiyuan County. Ma Di set out from Pingyang County and arrived at Queshu Valley in a few days. After encountering the Xiongnu sentry blocking the road, Ma Zhong, who had a tacit understanding with Ma Su, pushed out.
"Are you the envoys of the Han court?" The leading Xiongnu chief looked at Ma Zhong and others repeatedly, his attitude seemed hesitant.
"That's right, I am Ma Zhong, the Han envoy, here to urge you Shanyu to send troops to jointly defeat Wei! Why, do you still want to block the way?" Ma Zhong straightened his chest and showed an extremely arrogant attitude towards the Huns.
"If you are really envoys, then of course I wouldn't dare to block the way." The centenarian hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ma Zhong and the others, and then pointed at Ma Su and asked.
"But why does your Han Dynasty always like to send such heroic people as envoys? You are not here to hold me accountable, right?"
The risk factor for representatives of Han envoys these days is not generally high, not to mention that Ma Di does not seem to be an ordinary person, so this centenarian cannot help but hesitate.
Ma Su: "..."
Don’t I even pretend to be a grandson?
"Just let him go, what does this have to do with you being a hundred years old?" Ma Zhong glanced at him sideways and snorted coldly.
The centenarian was still hesitant, but Ma Su and his party had already forced their way through their obstruction. Because they were flying the banner of the Han Dynasty, the Huns did not dare to take action at all, so they could only report back on flying horses.
At this time in Jinyang, Huchuquan, the Xiongnu Chanyu, was having a banquet with the virtuous kings on his left and right. When the Han envoy came forcefully, I was a little stunned for a while.
"I originally thought that the Wei people were rude enough, but I didn't expect that the Han people in Chang'an were even more rude than the Wei people! This means they don't take me, the Huns, seriously!"
Hu Chuquan was very unhappy with the tough attitude of the Han people. He put down his bowls and chopsticks and stood up while cursing.
"Chanyu, where are you going? Didn't you say you're going to have a big banquet?" King Youxian went to Bei and asked curiously when he saw Huchuquan standing up.
"Of course we are going to greet the Han envoys. If the Han people really find excuses, they will have to send a large army to Jinyang to kill us." Huchuquan looked gloomy and replied angrily, and then went to greet us outside the city with a few followers. .
"Oh, these Han people are so arrogant... I would say it would be better to deal with the Han people together with the Wei people than to be so angry now." Qubei shook his head and said angrily.
Compared with Huchuquan who acted according to the prevailing situation, Qubei had a higher impression of Cao Wei. It's a pity that he is just a rightful king in the final analysis. Since Huchuquan returned to Jinyang from Yecheng, he has no power.
Although it has the name of supervising the country, it does not have the actual status of supervising the country, so it can only be left to Hu Chuquan to make the decision.
But at this time, the usually silent Zuo Xian Wang Liu Bao suddenly came over, looked at him and said,
"Does King Youxian hope that Chanyu will break off diplomatic relations with the Han people and join the Wei Dynasty?"
"Otherwise?" Qubei frowned and distanced himself from Liu Bao without leaving any trace. He didn't like Liu Bao. He always felt that King Zuo Xian, who had been wandering in the Han Dynasty for many years, did not look like a Huns, but looked like a Han.
"I have an idea that would allow Shanyu to break off diplomatic relations with the Shu Han and unite with the Wei Dynasty. I wonder if you are interested?" Liu Bao said to King Youxian with a mysterious smile.
"Huh? Tell me about it?" Qubei was stunned and asked immediately.
"Do you still remember what happened when Emperor Wu met with my Huns envoy?" Liu Bao did not show off, he directly took out the report sent back by the scout and said to Qubei.
"In order to tease me, the Huns, Emperor Wu of Wei once pretended to be a bodyguard... Unfortunately, because his appearance was too majestic, he could not deceive the envoys of the Huns."
"And it just so happens that if you look at the report from the scouts in front of us, there is also a majestic person in the Han envoy group."
"Guess who he could be?"