Touman Shanyu took Maodun, Huyanzhu and other Huns nobles out of the camp.
"The moon is very full tonight."
Touman Chanyu looked to the east and saw that the moon had risen. It was really big and round.
Huyanzi said with a smile: "Tonight's full moon is a symbol of auspiciousness. Tomorrow those Qin people will send a large amount of food and weapons. This time, Shanyu will lead the grassland warriors southward to make everyone feel full.
After returning to the grassland, I think there will be more tribes willing to come to the Great Chanyu's tent and be whipped by the Great Chanyu."
"Only the wolf king who keeps the wolves well fed is a good wolf king, and only in this way will more wolves come to follow him."
Touman Shanyu glanced at Modun and whispered his experience as the "Wolf King".
He raised his head and looked at the full moon in the distance.
Then kneel on the ground and bow in the direction of the moon.
"After returning to the grassland, I can use the weapons and food given to me by the Qin people to conquer more tribes, let more grassland warriors join my tent, and strengthen the power of the Xiongnu."
"Then we can attack Donghu and Yuezhi, defeat them, conquer them, and make the Xiongnu the real overlord on the grassland."
"I, the Xiongnu's plow supporter Gutu Chanyu, will become the only king on the grassland!"
"Yue, grant my wish!"
Touman Chanyu prayed, expressed his wish in his heart, and bowed heavily to the moon.
The Xiongnu loved to worship ghosts and gods and respected nature.
Regarding the sun and moon, there is a custom of "going out of the camp in the morning, worshiping the sun at the beginning of the day, and worshiping the moon at night".
If the moon is full, it will be beneficial; if the moon is waning, it will be disadvantageous.
So tonight the moon is full, which is a good time for the Xiongnu.
Behind Touman Chanyu, the nobles also knelt down and prayed.
"Yue, let Shanyu pamper me again."
Mao Dun thought to himself and knelt down to the full moon.
…
"The moon has risen."
In the Xiongnu camp, King Yan was delighted to see the Huns guarding his tent, bowing in batches in the direction of the rising moon, with extremely gloomy expressions on their faces.
The Huns did not listen to his instigation, and the Qin people did not launch a sneak attack. Instead, they sent a batch of grain to show their sincerity. This meant that the deal between the Qin army and the Huns was basically settled, and the fate of King Xi of Yan had also been sealed.
Already.
"I heard that Zidan died after being torn apart by a car. It's so tragic."
"I don't know if King Qin's anger has subsided. If Gu Ruo was escorted to Xianyang, he wouldn't have been torn apart by a carriage."
King Yan's face was full of joy and sorrow.
At this moment, he was an old man and was surrounded by Huns in a tent. He had no hope of escape and could only become more and more desperate.
He looked at the Huns at the door, worshiping the moon devoutly.
King Yan was delighted to think of the Huns' piety towards ghosts and gods during these years of living in the grasslands.
He even thought of the scene when he was chased by the Qin army and fell into despair in western Liaoning.
King Yanxi took out a dirty and tattered piece of cloth from the smelly fur.
He opened it with trembling hands, and found a black particle as big as a fingernail inside.
It was presented to him by the alchemist back then, a magic medicine that could communicate with ghosts and gods.
Back then, he took a pill when he was in despair in western Liaoning, and then met the Hu people who went deep into the Yan region.
Over the years, King Yan was reluctant to take the remaining pills. Only when he was confused and desperate would he take a small amount and stuff it into his mouth.
Although the effect of the magic medicine was no longer enough to allow him to see those weird things again, it could still give Yan Wangxi a moment of peace in his fear and transcend the suffering before him.
King Yan threw the last black particles into his mouth, closed his eyes, and murmured: "Back then, the Huns rescued me from the pursuit of the Qin army. Today, someone may be able to rescue me from the Huns..."
…
"The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, God is really helping me."
Meng Tian raised his head and glanced at the full moon hanging high in the sky.
The bright moonlight illuminated their path forward.
Behind him, five thousand cavalry lined up in order and moved forward slowly.
This place is about seven or eight miles away from the Xiongnu camp.
At this distance, the Qin army's cavalry were already in rank, and their horses picked up bells. This was to prevent them from making loud noises and alerting the Huns.
They walked slowly to avoid alerting the Huns in advance. When they were close enough, they could gallop on their horses and rush into the Huns' camp, hacking and killing indiscriminately and setting fires everywhere.
Several light cavalrymen were flying ahead to explore the path.
"General, the Hu people are very poorly guarded. There is no one patrolling the road ahead for several miles. The Huns did not notice the approach of our army." The scout cavalry commander who was exploring the road came to report.
Meng Tian nodded, but did not give the order to continue advancing. Instead, he said to Su Jiao beside him: "Let the second and third sons rest for a while in the lee of the wind to build up their power while waiting for our infantry to catch up."
Su Jiao frowned, feeling the wind blowing on his face, and asked, "General, is this the direction of the wind?"
Meng Tian glanced at him appreciatively and said: "Of course. If our army wants to break through the Hu Camp, they will definitely set fire to it. The north wind is strong now. If we set fire to the wind, our infantry may be burned. Let's wait here first and see.
Can we wait until the wind direction changes?"
"What the general said is true."
Su Jiao praised him and immediately went down to deliver the order.
After a while, Zhao Tuo also arrived with 30,000 infantry.
"Meng Tian is waiting for the wind direction?"
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but nod when he heard the movements of the cavalry in front.
Meng Tian is indeed very talented in military affairs. He has not been on the battlefield many times, but he has shown the qualities that a general should have. No wonder he became a general of the Qin Dynasty in history.
If it were someone like Black Butt who led the team, he might have ignored the wind direction when he got excited, and he might have set fire directly into the wind.
This is why everyone's potential is different.
But waiting like this is not an option. If the north wind blows all night tonight, wouldn't there be no sneak attack? And if you keep waiting, you may be exposed. The soldiers will not be able to withstand the wind blowing in this wilderness all night.
ah.
Zhao Tuo sent an order to the soldiers to rest where they were and recover the energy spent on the journey. At the same time, he sent someone to inform Meng Tian that he would only wait for an hour. If the wind direction remained unchanged, he would ignore it and attack the camp directly.
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"Attack!"
Meng Tian felt the change in the wind direction, his eyes widened immediately, and he gave the order to attack the camp.
Five thousand Qin army cavalry immediately formed an orderly formation and rushed towards Hu Ying's location.
Behind them were tens of thousands of Qin soldiers who had rested completely and looked full of fighting spirit.
Because of the night attack, they were not allowed to speak, but there were blazing flames burning in their eyes.
Sweep away the barbarians and promote the power of the Xia!
…
In the Xiongnu camp, except for a small number of people keeping watch, most of the Huns had already fallen asleep.
Even the so-called night watchmen were mostly dozing off.
Only a few people were still chatting.
"We followed the Great Chanyu south this time, and we are really full. When we get something from the Qin people tomorrow, we can go back to the grassland."
"How was the harvest this time?"
"Hehe, I killed quite a few people when we conquered the city that day. It was a pleasure to chop off the heads of those old guys and brats one by one."
"I didn't kill anyone, but I robbed a woman and paid for it. These women in the south are just different from those on the grassland, tsk tsk..."
Just when these Huns were chatting with each other about their harvest.
Suddenly, the dozing dog lying on the ground next to them started barking and barked at the southern beast.
"whats the matter?"
one of the Huns screamed.
Next to him, another person immediately lay down on the ground. After listening for a while, his face suddenly changed and he said: "There is a horse running!"
"Our warriors on the grassland are all resting here. Where are the cavalry coming from the south? Could it be that the Qin people brought food and treasures in carriages? But isn't this the middle of the night?"
"Idiot, it's an enemy attack!"
Amidst the screams of these Huns, a large black shadow appeared in the south direction under the moonlight.
The war horses charged under the moonlight, with good visibility and extremely fast speed.
The few Huns guarding the southernmost Huns had just seen clearly and were screaming and turning around when they were chased behind by the Qin army's cavalry.
In the blink of an eye, these Huns had been chopped to the ground, and those who survived were trampled into rotten flesh by horses' hooves.
At this time, there was the noise caused by the galloping of five thousand war horses, the neighing of various hounds and horses in the camp, and the shouts of the Huns before they were killed.
The sleeping grassland people were all awakened. Many people screamed and walked out of their felt tents in panic to check.
What awaited them were angry faces and shining weapons.
"set fire!"
The cavalry commander Meng Tian shouted loudly.
The Qin cavalry holding torches began to set fire to the Huns' felt tents everywhere.
In an instant, the flames burned and quickly began to spread under the fierce wind.
"kill!"
"Annihilate the Xiongnu and wipe out the barbarians!"
Behind the cavalry, a large number of Qin infantry rushed up. They shouted loud slogans and used the fire to kill the frightened Huns everywhere.
On a small hill in the south.
Zhao Tuo looked at the flames covering the sky in the distance, his face expressionless.
In his eyes, these barbarian barbarians who invaded the Xia should be exterminated.
…
In the middle of countless felt tents, there is a small tent close to where the Xiongnu nobles are.
"Goddess, can you send more heavenly soldiers to rescue the orphan?"
King Yan was fascinated by the lake, still murmuring his wish.
At this moment, he was suddenly awakened by the movement outside the felt tent.
As soon as he opened his eyes, the shouts of various Huns penetrated into his ears.