The most arrogant in history

Chapter 320 The Elegy of the Huns.

Ye Kun already knew what Ma Botao was thinking, and said to Guan Yong with a smile: "Brother, you don't understand what Ma Botao means."

"I understand." He Zhongshu on the side thought for a moment and said:

"We pretended to be defeated and threw the bronze cannon to the Xiongnu soldiers. But the cannon is heavy, and the Xiongnu soldiers will slow down if they want to take it away. Then, our army will send light cavalry to chase them, annihilate them, and take back the cannon."

Ye Kun nodded and smiled, then asked Ma Botao: "Is that what you mean?"

“That’s exactly what I meant.” Ma Botao clasped his fists.

"Okay, let's do as Ma Botao suggests."

Ye Kun nodded in agreement and said, "However, we still need to ambush an elite force to cut off the Xiongnu soldiers' retreat, expand the results of the battle, and defeat them all at once."

Now that we have occupied the two states of Yong and Liang, we will have to deal with the Huns for a long time in the future.

Ye Kun currently does not have the power to completely wipe out the Huns, so he can only make them retreat and then maintain peace with them.

If we fight to the death against the Huns at this time, we will fall into Xiahou Chang's trap, exhaust our national strength, and eventually be annexed by Xiahou Chang.

He Zhongshu and others immediately began to make arrangements.

They built a platform of earth on the back of the toad, and then arguably carried hundreds of cannons up there, with their muzzles facing north and lined up along the way.

The soldiers were also lazy and pretended to be undisciplined.

In the sunlight, the shiny bronze cannon exudes a golden color, which is very tempting.

In order to lure the Hun soldiers, Ye Kun ordered the defenders of Toad Back to fire a few cannons occasionally, both real and fake.

The Xiongnu were poor and very short of copper and iron.

Seeing so many cannons, the young wise king was indeed tempted, and launched a surprise attack late at night three days later.

Two groups of Hun cavalry rushed over like a whirlwind and attacked Toad's back.

For cavalry, as long as they charge quickly and disperse, they will not be too afraid of such cannons.

This kind of solid cement shell is only lethal if it hits the target directly. If it hits a scattered moving target, its lethality is almost zero.

It is said that in the late Ming Dynasty, during the great battle with the Qing troops at Shanhaiguan, several thousand such shells were fired, but only two or three Qing soldiers were killed.

The Hun soldiers were afraid of such cannons at first, but after a few battles, they found that the only thing that made a scary sound was the noise, so they stopped taking it seriously.

The defenders on the toad's back are loose on the outside but tight on the inside.

When they saw the Hun cavalry coming, they pretended to fire two cannon shots and immediately retreated.

The young wise king of the Xiongnu personally led his troops onto the toad's back, laughing loudly, and commanded the soldiers to carry the bronze cannon.

Ye Kun had already set up an ambush and ordered He Zhongshu and Guan Yong to lead 2,000 cavalry each to encircle the enemy from two directions.

When approaching the enemy, arrows rained down and were thrown in a round!

The armor of the Hun soldiers was not good, most of it was leather armor, and it was not complete.

The arrow rain tactics are extremely lethal to them.

In a hail of arrows, hundreds of Hun soldiers were killed or wounded.

When the young virtuous king saw that something was wrong, he brandished his sword and shouted, "This is a treacherous plot by the Han people. Drop the cannons and retreat!"

But it is not so easy for the entire army to retreat.

Ye Kun's cavalry came like a whirlwind, all equipped with neat armor, and crushed the Hun soldiers.

The young wise king was anxious to escape, so he ignored the rear army and led the front army to break out to the northern prairie.

After running for more than ten miles, torches suddenly lit up in front.

Ye Kun's ambush troops set up three iron wire defense lines and threw out iron bars to block the retreat of the Little Sage King. They shouted in unison: "Little Sage King, why don't you surrender!"

Behind the wire line of defense, there was another thousand powerful crossbowmen, firing arrows at random.

The Hun soldiers were shot by arrows one after another and wailed for mercy.

The young virtuous king knew that he could not escape, so he hid behind his horse and shouted loudly: "Don't kill me, I surrender, I surrender, I am willing to submit to the King of Hanzhong!"

Guan Yong and He Zhongshu's pursuing troops arrived and captured all the surviving Hun soldiers alive.

In this battle, more than 2,000 enemies were killed and more than 1,000 were captured alive.

Many Hun soldiers also escaped under the cover of night and rushed into the desert.

Ye Kun ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up and the spoils to be counted.

The young wise king and the captives were all temporarily detained.

He Zhongshu, following Ye Kun's instructions, threatened the Little Wise King:

"You barbarians are so bold that you dare to be enemies with our King of Hanzhong. You killed so many of our soldiers and captured our people. The King of Hanzhong is very angry. This time, I will eat your flesh and drink your blood!"

The young virtuous king was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he collapsed to the ground, begging:

"General He, please say something nice to me. I was also deceived by Xiahou Chang. Xiahou Chang lied to me, saying that the King of Hanzhong was weak and incompetent. As long as I can conquer Yongliang and two states, this place will be mine..."

He Zhongshu sneered: "Will you still be loyal to Xiahou Chang in the future?"

"I dare not. I will be loyal to the King of Hanzhong from now on, pay tribute every year, and never betray him!"

"I'm afraid you're saying one thing and thinking another, and you're pretending to surrender just to save your life!"

He Zhongshu said with a stern face, "I dare not interfere with how the King of Hanzhong plans to deal with you. You, just wish yourself the best!"

The young virtuous king was still begging, but He Zhongshu had already slammed the door and left.

Ye Kun was not in a hurry. He cleaned up the battlefield first and inspected the Great Wall at the same time.

The young virtuous king was locked in a small dark room, and Ye Kun brought him to trial two days later.

Seeing Ye Kun, the Little Sage King knelt down:

"King of Hanzhong, I was blind and fell for Xiahou Chang's trick. I beg you to be magnanimous and spare my life. From now on, I will serve you until death!"

"Get up."

Ye Kun raised his hand to signal his personal guards to untie him, and frowned, "Little Sage King, do you know where the ancestors of you Xiongnu people came from?"

The young virtuous king was stunned and shook his head, saying, "I don't know, but I heard from my ancestors that we are descendants of God..."

"That's what fell from the sky?" Ye Kun rolled his eyes and said:

"Let me tell you, after the creation of the world, there were the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors who ruled the world. After Dayu controlled the floods, the Xia Dynasty was established. Later, when King Tang of Shang defeated King Jie, some of the descendants of the Xia Dynasty moved to the prairie and formed the Hu tribe, which is your ancestor. You are now a Hu tribe, but in fact, our ancestors are all from the same family, and maybe even brothers."

The young wise king stared and opened his mouth, not knowing what Ye Kun meant.

Ye Kun knocked on the table: "We are a family, but you attacked our city, occupied our land, robbed our wealth, and killed our compatriots. Don't you think this is too rude?"

"Yes, yes, it is us who have offended the majesty of the King of Hanzhong. Please forgive us."

"But so many of us have died, what should we do?" Ye Kun's eyes were sharp:

"I want to spare you, but our people won't agree. You've caused their families to be torn apart. Many people have been taken as slaves by you. I don't want to kill you, but those people want to eat you up!"

The soldiers in the hall drew their swords and shouted:

"Lord Ye, you must not let the young virtuous king go. Cut off the roots, then march over with the army, plow through the fields, kill all these barbarians, and avenge our Han people!"

The young wise king was so frightened that he trembled, begged bitterly, and bowed to everyone.

Ye Kun waved his hand to stop everyone and sighed:

"Two hundred years ago, the general of our Dading Kingdom killed you Xiongnu and made you homeless. Everyone sang sad songs. The loss of our Qilian Mountain made my livestock unable to reproduce. The loss of our Yanzhi Mountain made my women lose their color. This song was sung by your ancestors, don't you know?"

The young virtuous king was sweating and crying, and nodded repeatedly: "I know that we, the Xiongnu, have never been able to defeat you, the Han people."