There are zombies wandering on the vast grassland.
Because the land is vast and sparsely populated, zombies are extremely sparsely distributed and can be easily eliminated.
At first, the Huns thought that the grassland had become a cursed place, and their fear of zombies made them choose to abandon their hometown.
If at that time, they were willing to risk everything to fight the zombies, they would not have died so many people, and the grassland would still be theirs.
Of course, they are back now, but they are no longer themselves.
Maochu Chanyu died, but the entire Huns fell into chaos with his death.
Yushan controlled the southern front army and also gathered a large number of troops from the royal court, but his uncle refused to obey him.
King Youxian Anlida, as Mao Chu Chanyu said, has already hooked up with the Western Barbarians.
This guy is stupid enough that he is willing to be someone else's pawn and leads the army to confront Yushan.
In other words, even before the Western Barbarians sent out troops, Anlida, a loser, took the lead and was not afraid of losing his strength and becoming worthless.
And this really made Yushan very angry, so he personally selected 30,000 elite cavalry and went north to take down Anlida.
In front of the two armies, Yushan cursed Anlida, saying that he was a scum and a disgrace to the Huns, but the latter scolded Yushan for colluding with the feuding Southern Dynasties, and that he was also a scum of the Huns.
On this point, they were right to accuse each other, so that neither could convince the other.
In the end, both sides still have to fight.
Perhaps because of the unpopularity of Anlida, or perhaps because of the overall situation of the Huns, many people on the northern front army defected.
The war that was supposed to last for seven or eight days ended strangely in just one day.
After the defeat, Anlida fled with more than 3,000 of his followers, while Yushan gathered the remaining troops.
He should be happy at this moment, but he really can't be happy.
"You mean, he gave you the cattle and sheep to you, Ximanzi?" Yu Shan couldn't believe it.
"Anlida moved the tribe, cattle and sheep to the northwest, which is very close to the Western Barbarians. It's like meat in people's mouths!"
"Now that Anlida has been defeated, he has taken away the thousands of people, but he is afraid that he will not be able to protect the cattle, sheep and horses, and the Chanyu... We must go north as soon as possible, defeat the more than 20,000 Western barbarians, and take back our cattle
sheep!"
"It's not just cattle and sheep, our families and children are also on the northwest grasslands... We must fight back!"
Listening to everyone talking, Yu Shan felt like his head was going to explode.
Now it seems that Anlida has been solved, but the trouble has become bigger.
Although the Western Barbarians in the northwest only have 20,000 cavalry, who can guarantee that when their army moves north, their main force will not be reinforced?
This is not possible, it is almost inevitable.
"This matter needs to be discussed in detail, not hastily..."
Staring at the people in the tent, Yu Shan looked solemn.
Now that he has succeeded Shan Yu, his words are naturally very weighty, and everyone present immediately became silent.
Immediately afterwards, Yushan analyzed the situation to everyone and asked them to help make plans.
"The Great Chanyu has good relations with the Southern Dynasty. It is better to let the Southern Dynasty send troops to delay the Western Barbarians from going north for reinforcements, so that our army can go north!"
Hearing this suggestion, Yu Shan couldn't help but be stunned. He had never thought of it like this before.
But as long as he thought about it carefully, he knew that this matter was unreliable.
The reason why the Southern Dynasties gave blood to the Xiongnu was because they hoped that the Xiongnu could resist the Western Barbarians in the front. How could they take the initiative to send troops for the Xiongnu?
Of course, from a broader perspective, it would definitely be beneficial for the Southern Dynasties to send troops to attack the Western Barbarians.
But did the emperors of the Southern Dynasties have such insight and broadmindedness?
"I can send people south to ask for help. Before the Southern Dynasty responds, the main force of the Royal Court cannot go north, so now you can only rely on yourselves!"
Although this is a bit regretful, everyone knows that this is normal.
The main force of the royal court also has its own pastures, cattle and sheep to protect, not to mention that the enemy forces in the center are equally powerful.
Valley bark
"King of Xihai, you will be in charge of all the ministries on this trip north. You must protect our Xiongnu people!"
The Xihai King who was named had the largest tribe in the north, and his own prestige was relatively high, so Yushan made him the leading general.
As long as the tens of thousands of soldiers in the north can use their strength together, it is not impossible to defeat the Western barbarians.
Of course, this is the best result.
In Yushan's heart, it is impossible to recapture all the cattle, sheep and population in the north. It is simply unrealistic to recapture them all.
The northern generals looked at each other, and in the end no one said anything.
"Da Chanyu, I will do my best to come back with the tribe, cattle and sheep!" the elder Beihai King knelt on one knee and said.
Yushan nodded and signaled for them to set off.
The faster they return to the north, the less time they have left for the Western Barbarians to react, so there can be no delay at all.
Everyone did not hesitate, they did not want to see their wives and daughters being enslaved, so naturally they all wanted to return home.
In fact, this is also their fault. If they had chosen to take down Anlida when it "revolted", they would not be in the current trouble.
It's a pity that there are no heroes among these people, which is why things have developed to this point.
When these people left, Yushan immediately called for someone to go to Nanbian'er to deliver a message and negotiate with the Jin court about sending troops.
However, before the Yushan faction left, dozens of extremely exhausted riders entered the camp.
These people came from the south with news.
Luo Lun's food supply was cut off. At that time, Yushan was nearly a thousand miles away from Tianyuguan, so it would take time even for a fast horse to send a message.
What's even more terrible is that Yushan has not stopped at a certain place recently, causing the people who sent messages to miss him one after another, and it even took him half a month to catch up with him.
The person responsible for conveying the message was a captain, so his status was too low, so he could only convey his message to Yushan's closest friends.
"What did you say?"
"The people of Jin court have lost their food and weapons?" Yushan felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Nowadays, the Huns are suffering from internal and external troubles. They just solved one troublesome issue, and now another one has come.
The Xiongnu's current material reserves can only last for about two months. Without the blood transfusion from the Jin court, they will undoubtedly collapse.
It can be said that this news is more serious than the Allida rebellion.
What's ridiculous is that just now he had extravagant hopes of sending troops to resist the Western Barbarians today, but now it seems that it is really a fantasy.
Immediately afterwards, Yushan summoned the messenger and wanted to ask for more detailed information.
"The Jin people said that our southern troops withdrew eastward and exposed Tianshan County to the Western barbarians. It was because we broke our promise, so they will no longer fulfill the contract!"
"The Jin people also said that when we fight back, when will we bring up the matter of transporting food?"
The more Yushan heard these words, the angrier he became. He just felt that the Jin people were too stingy and had no strategic vision at all.
Did he retreat on purpose? It was not to resist the enemy forces on the center line, but who knew something bigger would happen later?
Of course, Yushan also deceived himself and asked his troops to withdraw eastward in large numbers. He did have the idea of dragging the Jin court into trouble.
Of course, the problem has already occurred at this stage, and it is useless to say more. How to change the status quo is the most important thing.
We must renegotiate with the Jin court and show sincerity.
How to show sincerity?
You don’t need to think too much about this problem, Yushan knows what to do.
"Come here, immediately send an order to the King of Beihai to lead his troops westward to resist the attack of the Western Barbarians!"
"As you command!"
Staring at the messenger, Yu Shan said in a deep voice: "You go back together and let the King of Beihai discuss it and send the prince as an envoy to the Southern Dynasty. We must reconcile with the Southern Dynasty!"