North of the Great Wall, Xiongnu Palace.
Steppe herding horses, rivers and grasslands.
The Xiongnu Chanyu at this time was the son of the first Xiongnu Chanyu, Touman Chanyu, Maodun Chanyu.
In the tent, Chief Maodun was eating the boiled mutton placed in front of him. The scimitar was placed beside his hand.
A servant dressed in animal skin walked in and reported,""Chanyu, we don't have much corn left.”
"Then send someone to the Central Plains to snatch some back." Maodun Chanyu smiled contemptuously.”
"Yes, sir." The servant nodded.
Mao Dun Chanyu clearly did not take Great Qin seriously, as if Great Qin was only his granary.
In his eyes, Great Qin's horses were no different from the weakest horses on the plains.
Speaking of which, this Maodun Chanyu was also a ruthless person. When Chanyu Touman was alive, he had wanted to make his youngest son the next Chanyu.
However, Maodun Chanyu had created a kind of whistling arrow to train his subordinates in riding horses and shooting arrows.
He gave the order,"Anyone who does not follow me to shoot at the target of my whistling arrow with all his might will be beheaded.”
First, he went to hunt birds and beasts. If someone did not shoot the target of the whistling arrow, Mao Dun would kill them.
Soon, Mao Dun shot his beloved horse with a whistling arrow. Those around him did not dare to shoot, so Mao Dun immediately killed them.
After a few days, Mao Dun shot his beloved wife with a whistling arrow. Some people around him were afraid and dared not shoot. Mao Dun killed them again.
A few days later, Mao Dun went out hunting and shot his father's horse with a whistling arrow. The people around him did not dare to refuse and followed suit. Thus, Mao Dun knew that the people around him were all useful.
Then, he followed his father to hunt and shot the head of the head with a whistling arrow. The people around him also shot arrows at the head of the head, and the head died on the spot.
After that, Mao Dun killed his stepmother, younger brother, and all the ministers who disobeyed him. He became a chanyu.
This was also the origin of the story of Ming Di killing his father.
In his lifetime, Chief Maodun destroyed the Donghu and conquered countless barbarian countries. He seized the Hetao region of Great Qin and established a powerful empire on the grasslands.
It was clear that he did not take Great Qin, who was bullied by the Xiongnu, seriously, nor did he take the First Emperor, who was known for his ruthless methods, seriously.
Moreover, Great Qin's ferocious soldiers were like weak scholars in the eyes of the Xiongnu.
The tent opened and Chief Maodun walked out.
He drew his scimitar and said to the ministers,""What should we do when we don't have much food on the grasslands?”
"Go to the Central Plains and steal food!" the ministers roared. Go to the Central Plains and steal food!"
Mao Dun Chanyu beamed when he heard that. He stuffed the mutton into his mouth and said,""Alright, send 100 people to Great Qin to steal food!”
"Yes, sir!"
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After a few days of running, Li Xin's 5,000 cavalrymen had already arrived at a place not far from the Hetao.
Li Xin ordered people to set up camp here. After a day of rest, the whole army will attack the Hetao area tomorrow. This time, they must take down the Hetao area in one fell swoop.
The River Hetao region was very important to Great Qin, and it was like a natural pasture. If they could return it to Great Qin, Great Qin's horses would definitely not be weaker than the Xiongnu's.
Li Xin stood on a high place and looked at the Hetao area. He couldn't help but clench his fists when he saw the Maodun Chief's flag erected everywhere.
This was originally Great Qin's territory, but it was now occupied by these Xiongnu people.
At this time, Chang Nian came over with two glasses of beer. He had also left his mansion after being conferred the title of nobility. In addition, he and Li Xin were both generals of the Xiongnu Army, so their relationship was no small matter.
"General Li, have some."
Li Xin took the beer and pointed to the distance,""This is Great Qin's territory, and these Xiongnu people have no sense of shame.”
Chang Nian and Li Xin clinked their glasses." The Xiongnu are barbarians. They don't do things reasonably. How would they know how to write the word 'honest'?"”
At this moment, a few groups of people suddenly ran out of the Hetao area in the distance. The Xiongnu people on horseback were extremely excited.
Li Xin frowned when he saw it. Could it be that we were exposed?
Chang Nian also realized that something was wrong. He hurriedly shouted,"Quick, prepare for battle!"
But at this time, Li Xin stretched out his hand to stop him. Just as Chang Nian was about to ask, Li Xin pointed at the group of people and said,""Look, they didn't run towards us.”
Chang Nian was a little confused. Then what were these people going to do?
Seeing that they were heading towards Great Qin, Li Xin and Chang Nian understood.
These people want to go to Great Qin to burn, kill, and rob!
Li Xin and Chang Nian were furious. These people wanted to kill innocent people, they were simply animals.
"General of the Right, let me lead fifty iron cavalry to chase after these people!"”
Great Qin respected the right side, so Li Xin's rank was above Changnian's.
Li Xin also wanted to go by himself, but as the General of the Right, how could he ignore the base camp?
So he waved his hand and said,"Go. Remember to make sure they die without a complete corpse!"”
Chang Nian walked into the military tent, put on his armor, and waved his hand in front of the camp.""The Xiongnu people are going to ambush the people of Great Qin. Is there anyone who wants to go with me?”
It would have been fine if Chang Nian hadn't asked, but the moment he asked, the entire camp was in an uproar.
"Left General, I will go with you!"
"Left General, I will go. I will make these Xiongnu pay the price.”
"Left General, I am willing to go with you.”
Almost everyone in the camp was shouting, but Changnian only needed 50 people.
Even though the Xiongnu had around 100 people, Great Qin would have needed a few hundred Cavalrymen in the past to deal with them.
However, things were different now, and Great Qin's Cavalrymen were no longer the same as before. 50 people were enough!
Chang Nian randomly selected fifty people and rode on their warhorses to follow the Xiongnu people.
After Chang Nian left, Li Xin began to deduce the battle situation on the sand table in the military tent.
The sandbox had a long history in China. While the other kingdoms were still drawing on the map, the First Emperor had already used the sandbox to simulate the war between the six kingdoms.
It was said that this sand table was the terrain of the six states that the First Emperor had personally built with sand and stones.
Li Xin and one of his deputy generals were simulating everything that would happen tomorrow on the sand table.
Li Xin was determined to win this battle.
Chang Nian, who was chasing the Xiongnu, seemed to have underestimated the horses of the Xiongnu people. On the way, Chang Nian did not even see the Xiongnu people.
He could only rely on the horse prints on the road to determine the direction of the Xiongnu people.
A quarter of an hour later, a small city appeared before Chang Nian's eyes. The city gate had already been opened by the Xiongnu cavalry.
Chang Nian pulled out Qin Hengdao and pointed at him.""Soldiers, follow me and kill these Xiongnu dogs!”
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