Chapter 181 The Huns Surrender
In northern Xinjiang, on the endless grassland, the lush green grass grows vigorously again, and it is a vast expanse of green.
There was a rumbling sound, and the sound of horseshoes walked across this empty grassland. I saw tens of thousands of cavalry, galloping across the grassland, heading for the distance.
"General, this expedition can be said to be a complete victory. The main force of the Huns was defeated in two battles. This time, as long as I send troops to destroy the royal court of the Huns and force them to surrender, this expedition can be said to be a successful return. !” Said a general in light armor beside Cao Cao.
"Hehe, the most difficult thing to deal with these Huns is that they are cavalry, and they can hide in the depths of the grassland if they can't fight. However, the Han people in the south like me don't know the path of the grassland, and they are easy to lose their way. Therefore, the Northern Expedition often fails. And return!" Cao Cao sneered twice, telling the Xiongnu's proud reliance in the past.
"That's right, these Huns are not very good at fighting, and their equipment and tactics are far behind ours. They rely on the horses they can sit on and cooperate with the unfamiliar terrain of the grassland to be so happy!" Cao Cao The lieutenant beside him also nodded in agreement.
"So, now our soldiers have excellent war horses and wear weapons and armor far more than the Huns, and there are people like Donghu who are familiar with the grassland terrain leading the way. It is strange that these Huns will not be destroyed this time!" Cao Cao He smiled disdainfully.
"This time, the main force of the Huns was annihilated by our army in two battles, and they can only flee everywhere, which is a clear proof!"
"What the general said is very true. Now these Huns are probably hiding in their respective tribes, trembling in panic, waiting for the butcher knife of our soldiers and horses!" face.
"Don't talk so much, hurry up and move forward. It is my duty to take down the Xiongnu as soon as possible and return to the emperor!" Cao Cao interrupted the lieutenant general's interest in continuing to talk, and pulled the rein, causing the horse to move forward. Run forward quickly.
Under the urging of Cao Cao, his soldiers accelerated their speed again, and towards their destination, the royal court of the Huns killed them.
This time the Western Expedition army, all equipped with three war horses, can gallop away without removing their armor and horses without resting along the way.
Using their fast speed, they fought a blitzkrieg, and before the Huns could react, they defeated their resistance everywhere.
Afterwards, the Huns managed to gather more than 50,000 troops twice, but they were easily defeated by these well-trained and better-equipped imperial cavalry.
After that, there is no longer any resistance.
Now, people like Cao Cao are chasing after the royal court of the Huns, and he wants to capture the current king of the Huns alive.
Then, according to His Majesty's instructions, he used this exchange to call on the Xiongnu to order them to surrender to their imperial country.
Now the Yu Kingdom is short of troops, and these Huns have a population of millions, and the cavalry can pull out more than 200,000 of them, which is an extremely powerful force.
Although after this battle, 70,000 to 80,000 people have been killed, the remaining people are also an extremely powerful force.
So from the very beginning, Zhong Yu wanted to weaken the arrogance of the Huns, forcing them to submit to him, taking the wolves of the grassland for his own use, and letting them bite their enemies for themselves.
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A day later, Shan Yu, the Hun who had just fled back to the royal court, received the news that his royal court was surrounded by tens of thousands of imperial cavalry before he had time to breathe a sigh of relief, which almost broke his courage.
"What should we do now? These predictors have completely surrounded us?" In the royal court, the Xiongnu Shanyu was walking around. He was already old and no longer had the courage to fight to the death.
"What are you afraid of? Shan Yu, gather the warriors of the entire tribe, assemble the soldiers and horses, and fight him to the death. We Huns are noble wolves on the grassland. Who can make us fear?" The rough Huns said.
"However, if we continue to fight, our Huns will be completely exterminated! In the previous few battles, the Huns were all defeated. Now the royal court is the banner of the entire Huns. If the royal court is also destroyed, I am afraid that the Huns The title will just disappear!" A thin-looking Hun leader raised his question.
"Even if the Xiongnu were destroyed, it would be impossible for them to bow their knees like those enemies!" The rough and burly man said indifferently, but instead looked angrily at the thin leader.
"You are disregarding the inheritance from the Huns. The survival of the Huns is the most important thing. Everything else should be compromised for him!" The emaciated leader blamed the big man with a face flushed with anger.
"Okay, stop talking, you two!" Shan Yu patted his seat and said angrily.
"Yes, honorable lord of the grassland!" The two leaders were startled when they heard Shan Yu's question, and hurriedly bowed to salute.
"For the survival of the tribe, I have made up my mind. The whole tribe surrenders, and I use the effectiveness of my Huns in exchange for the chance of my Huns to survive!" Shan Yu had a righteous face, and there were faint tears in his eyes, as if It is how big a decision I have made that I choose to surrender.
However, no one knew, but he was relieved in his heart.
"Finally found an excuse to allow me to live!"
After all, he was already old, and he just wanted to spend his old age in peace. As for the other things, for him, the old wolf king, they were all secondary.
Later, under the negotiation of the Huns' envoys, Cao Cao readily agreed to the terms of the Huns' surrender, but made several demands.
One is that the Huns have since become subordinates of the Yuguo.
The second is that the Huns have the responsibility to accept the dispatch of the Yuguo and fight for the Yuguo.
The third is that from now on the Xiongnu will be divided into eight big tribes, each of which will lead the small tribes under the command of the big tribe, and the Shanyu of the Huns will be honored as the King of the Huns and stay in the royal court. Except for the royal court, he will no longer be able to control other tribes. It's like a Zhou emperor who is shaken by the princes, without the slightest real power.
Regarding the condition of splitting the Huns openly and aboveboard, although the Xiongnu Shanyu was very angry and wanted to reject the condition several times, but thinking of the imperial cavalry outside who were staring at him, it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him, and his heart cooled down.
He also thought that although he didn't have many rights, he was at least the king of the Huns, in charge of a large tribe with a population of tens of thousands, so he gritted his teeth and accepted this condition.
So far, the Huns have completely lost their status as overlords on the northern grasslands, and have rapidly declined, becoming a dog that bites everywhere under the command of Yuguo.