Chapter 493(1/2)
Tongguan.
The howling wind and snow had stopped, and the vision had returned to clarity.
However, for the Huns in Tongguan City, they did not want the storm to stop at all.
In the hall in the city, Hu Yanyan, the general of the Huns chariot and cavalry, was discussing major events with everyone.
"It has been so long since there has been no movement in Chang'an. It seems that there must be no reinforcements. General, we can't wait to die here!"
A Hun general said to Hu Yanyan with red eyes.
When Hu Yanyan heard this, he flipped his tired eyelids and said in a heavy tone.
"No one wants to wait for death here, but how can the Qingzhou thieves outside let us go easily?"
Since seeing the body of the Hun Emperor Liu Yao, Hu Yanyan has no confidence in repelling the Han army.
But the fear of death made them continue to resist.
After all, the Han army hatred for the Huns and Hu people very strongly.
The Huns made an indelible contribution to the 'contribution' of halving the population in the entire northern region.
Now that the Huns and Han countries are almost at the end of their journey, they naturally have no value to win over and divide.
"General, let's think of another way. We tens of thousands of men are really going to die here?"
Another Hun general said almost in a crying voice.
Since the wind and snow stopped, these Huns discovered in horror that the Han army outside the city had more siege equipment, and it was obvious that they had received abundant supplies.
Whether it is a violent army siege or a protracted battle, they are fully in control and take the initiative.
What made the Huns even more desperate was that they defeated the Han army under Liu Yao's troops and had already begun to build equipment for siege.
When the Han army on both sides attacked together, it was time for them to perish.
"General, Your Majesty has been martyred on the battlefield. It seems that the destiny is no longer with us. If we all die here, what's the use?"
"And if we die, then we Huns will be really finished!"
Seeing that the attitude of the chief general Hu Yanyan had also relaxed, several Hun generals immediately persuaded him in a verbal manner.
Finally, Hu Yanyan finally nodded.
"Okay, then I'll send someone to ask for Liu Yu."
Hu Yanyan said here, took a deep breath before continuing.
"Let's surrender!"
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"Please surrender?" Liu Yu smiled proudly at the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty is the destiny of heaven. Before the Hu people, we followed Liu Yuanhai and his son, but we could not bear the oppression of the Sima family. Later, we were bewitched by evil spirits. We made a big mistake and confronted His Majesty. We were really guilty."
"Now General Huyan is willing to follow the will of heaven and the people and submit to His Majesty, but only asks that tens of thousands of children will survive!"
The Hun envoy's forehead was tightly pressed against the ground, and from a distance he looked like a yellow dog kneeling on his head.
After hearing the envoy's words, Liu Yu did not agree as happily as he imagined.
The entire tent was silent and dead, as if no one was present.
The Hun envoy knelt on the ground and had no response for a long time. He couldn't help but look up secretly.
As soon as he looked up, he saw Liu Yu's playful smile in front of him, and immediately lowered his head again.
After seeing the envoy's appearance, Liu Yu finally spoke.
"Liu Yuan is also a hero for a while after all. If he was still alive, what would happen to what happened today?" Liu Yu asked.
When the Hun envoy heard such a strange sentence, he didn't know how to answer for a while.
However, Liu Yu did not seem to expect him to answer.
Liu Yu said immediately.
"Liu Yuan had only 50,000 soldiers in his hand, so he dared to raise his rebellion against Jin. Now you still have tens of thousands of soldiers, but you just want to surrender. It's simply shameful Liu Yuanhai."
Liu Yu stood up and threw the Huns' surrender in his hand back to the messenger.
"You go back and tell Hu Yanyan that I will not accept his surrender. You should quickly wear armor and hold the sword and prepare for the last battle!"
When the messenger heard this, he was immediately frightened to death.
However, Liu Yu did not give him a chance to continue speaking, and several Han army guards next to him immediately stepped forward and drove him out.
Looking at the messenger being dragged out, Liu Yu couldn't help but breathe.
"Your Majesty, if you accept Hu Yanyan's surrender, wouldn't you be able to enter Guanzhong as soon as possible?" Xun Sui, the attendant next to him, asked in confusion.
At this time, Wu Xin's troops of the Han army were not ready to attack Tongguan. If they entered Tongguan from the front, they would definitely have to bear considerable casualties and also take hard work.
"Yes, Your Majesty, now Gou Xi is entrenched on both ends of Chang'an's head and rat. If he voted for Sima Bao and others, he would probably have to fight again!" Liu Yan next to him also persuaded.
Although Liu Yan always remembered the hatred of the Huns killing their grandparents in his heart, he also knew the importance of robbing Guanzhong at this time.
After all, Liu Yu had no plans to start a war with the Jin Dynasty at this time.
Liu Yu shook his head when he heard the two of them persuasion, and then said.
"You only know one thing but not the other!"
"There are still tens of thousands of Huns in Tongguan. If these people surrender, they will have to feed them. Now our army's food and grass are almost enough, how can we give it to them again!"
"And the Huns have been doing evil for more than ten years and have long been a beast. Now surrender is just a stopgap measure. Once the country changes in the future, it will become a hidden danger!"
"It's better to do this to kill them all in one battle."
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Xun Sui and Liu Yan looked at each other with confusion.
For the two of them, if the emperor occupied the great righteousness of the world, then the entire subjects of the world would be all their own subjects, and often they did not distinguish between the differences between the Han, Jin or Xiongnu.
This is also the reason why the Hu clan in the frontier army often attacked and killed the same clan.
Both of them felt that Liu Yu was a little overly obsessed with the difference between Hu and Han.
"Your Majesty, if this is the case, I'm afraid there will be many casualties." Liu Yan said with some concern.
"The Huns ravaged the Central Plains for nearly ten years, and there were millions of men and women who died in the war. If they could avenge such great revenge, some casualties would be acceptable."
Liu Yu said very solemnly.
Only he knew that for a long time in the future, due to the right time and place, it was the time when the forces of the surrounding Huyi tribes prospered.
As the first Hulu clan to ravage the Central Plains, Liu Yu had to use the most cruel means to retaliate against the plunder and massacre of the Huns.
Otherwise, if the army is strong and burned, killed, looted, and surrendered and saved their lives when it loses power, the cost of this crime will be too low.
Such a low-cost evil will surely make the barbarians around you follow suit.
After the Hun envoy was dragged out, he returned to Tongguan City almost in a state of sanity.
As soon as they saw the messenger come back, Hu Yanyan and others immediately surrounded him.
"How is it, has Liu Yu agreed?" A general from the Huns was the first to ask questions and answer.
The messenger said with a look of dismay.
"General, the thieves in Qingzhou are going to kill us!"
Then, he told the story.
After hearing this, everyone was both angry and frightened.
"Liu Yugou thief, this clearly looks down on us!" A Hun general pulled out his sword and seemed to rush out to fight for the Han army.
"He is full of confidence and clearly doesn't take us seriously." Hu Yanyan said with a sad face.
He had thought of several possibilities just now.
Among them, the Han army surrendered and surrendered.
But I didn't expect that Liu Yu would even use Liu Yuan to mock them.
"General, what should we do!"
Everyone immediately threw their hope on Hu Yanyan.
They had just conducted a period of inventory, because the fireball projected by the Han army ignited a grain warehouse, causing the Huns, whose food and grass had already decreased significantly, to a point where they were about to lack food.
If you can't make a decision quickly, you will starve to death in Tongguan.
"Tongguan is no longer guarded!" Hu Yanyan exhaled a breath of turbid air.
"Give up Tongguan and immediately lead the army to retreat westward, first go back to Chang'an to pack up your family, and then go north to the Qianghu land."
"Your Majesty has been killed in battle. Chang'an and Pingyang are no longer something we can defend."
"We are all descendants of Huhanye Shanyu, and it is natural to return to the ancestral land occupied by the Northern Qiang!"
When everyone heard this, they all showed a deep expression of empathy.
To be continued...