Chapter 340 Xiang Yu's Enlightenment
Xiang Yu's words were obviously telling Maodun that he had contacted the people he sent out. What does this mean? It means that the people sent out by Xiang Yu must have successfully avoided the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty.
Maodun and Xiang Yu are both smart people. They all know that if this was not discovered at the beginning, the probability of being discovered will be even smaller after reaching the hometown of South Korea, which is quite a distance from Xianyang.
According to the division of labor discussed by Xiang Yu and Maodun before, Xiang Yu was responsible for sending scouts to the territory of the Qin Dynasty, and trying his best to make the connection between the Qin Dynasty and the Donghu area far from Xianyang City and not easy to be discovered, inform Xiang Yu of the news, and prepare for the troops and food, Maodun. Xiang Yu was only responsible for commanding the Huns' cavalry to attack the Great Wall, just like when fighting with the Donghu.
"Since the scouts sent by the general have successfully sneaked into the territory of the Qin Dynasty, we can plan for the land of the Qin Dynasty after this severe winter season!"
Whether the scouts sent by Xiang Yu can successfully use the Qin Dynasty this time is really important. Only if they really play the role they should play can they avoid Meng Tian's army. If they have to fight Meng Tian's army before they can even enter, it is really something Maodun doesn't want to see.
Meng Tian and him are old rivals for many years. They can be called knowing themselves and their enemies. If this battle is fought, there will be a lot of losses. Even if Meng Tian is ruined, it will be a situation where he will be powerless.
So Maodun's main idea at this time was to avoid Meng Tian's military attack first, because he really knew a lot about the Hun cavalry under his command. If the soldiers under his command fought with the Qin soldiers for a while, entered the Great Wall and welcomed reinforcements and fought for a while, his morale would be almost gone. The Hun cavalry was fierce, but there was one problem, that is, only the first three axes were quite fierce, and if there was no sweetness, they would start to become depressed one by one.
So this time Maodun had already planned to invade in South Korea first. After entering, he would not be blocked by the Qin army immediately. Even if Meng Tian heard the news from Shangjun, the daylily would be cold when he arrived.
In this process, Maodun knew that the cavalry under his command would have to see blood, meat, and women in the Qin Dynasty. Only in this case can their morale be truly raised. For the Huns, it is useless to talk about those broken dead rules. They can eat meat, drink wine, and play with women, and they can scream and rush forward for you, saying that family hatred is useless at all.
Therefore, the issue of food and grass that Xiang Yu and Maodun repeatedly emphasized before was not at all. Although he was considered a rare talent among the Khan of the Huns, he was also an absolute Hun.
In his heart, if he had a team of slowly escorted supplies and food behind the cavalry like the Central Plains, the people under his command would not be called the Huns cavalry. The food and food of the Huns were always hung on the horses with people. By the time this wave was gone, they would have plundered the next wave of food. Doing as Xiang Yu said would only slow down their itinerary. Moreover, judging from the current situation of the Huns, if they wanted to protect their war horses to the greatest extent in winter, there would be no extra food left.
Xiang Yu naturally didn't know what Maodun was thinking. Although Donghu had been taken down by them, Xiang Yu still took his less than 10,000 troops and stayed in the small area at the beginning. He had rejected Maodun's intention to invite him, Fan Zeng, Zhang Liang and others to his relatively better environment to live in the Xiongnu royal court. Although this time he came bravely in the wind and snow, after confirming these things with Maodun, Xiang Yu was still determined to rush back to his station overnight.
Maodun knew that if the two wanted to meet again next time, either Xiang Yu would get some reliable news about the territory of the Qin Dynasty, or they would have to wait until the spring of the next year.
What Xiang Yu didn't know was that Maodun, who should have had no reason to attack the Qin Dynasty, seemed to be more anxious than Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu could never imagine the reason why Maodun was so anxious.
After the matter was finished, Maodun treated Xiang Yu with a whole sheep that had been roasted on the fire in the big tent and went out to the oil. Xiang Yu was not vague. The two of them, together with the dragon brought by Xiang Yu, had eaten the whole sheep for a short time and took out a whole sheep to entertain guests. It was almost the best way for the Huns to treat guests. Xiang Yu also knew that almost all the people in ordinary Hun tribes were still hungry at this time, so he thanked Maodun politely.
Looking at the backs of Xiang Yu and Long Qie, Mao Dun, who was standing next to the tent with a different kind of brilliance, was standing next to the whistling cold wind.
"Chhanyu, since you are a little interested in the woman who follows Xiang Yu, why should we take advantage of the wind and snow that may come a few days later and capture and offer it to Shanyu, why should Shanyu look at his eyes?"
What Maodun was thinking in his heart was obviously known to the two confidants who had been standing behind him, and they knew it in a very detailed manner. They had long been disgusted with Maodun's appearance, but they could not ask for it directly or directly arrest him for enjoyment before saying this. This was not the first time that his two confidants had said it.
"Never one of Xiang Yu can act rashly now, especially before I learn the news brought back by his scout, this guy must not let me notice any clues about me. If you and the other two dare to act without taking action on your back, your two will be killed first!"
When the two saw this result, they couldn't help but sigh, then nodded slightly, and accepted Maodun's order.
"Major General, Maodun really respects you, but if we really attack the territory of Daqin, will the major general still follow Maodun? If the people of Daqin see the major general fighting with the Huns, this matter will sooner or later reach our Chu State. If the major general returns to Jiangdong again, I am afraid that someone will have objections to the major general's actions..."
On the way back, Long Qi hesitated for a long time and finally expressed his own worries.
Almost everyone who followed Xiang Yu knew how difficult it was for Xiang Yu to be in the territory of the Huns. Naturally, they also knew that Xiang Yu did this to restore the country to the State of Chu. However, one thing is that the people in the former land of Chu don’t know. Once they know that Xiang Yu followed the Huns to enter the territory of Qin, they would probably not have any favors to Xiang Yu.
In the later years, there may be one word that would seem more appropriate, that is, traitor.
Ying Gao conquered the Chu State, and the people also had to manage it well. All the things that the people could not accept was that the name of Chu State became the Great Qin. Such a habit will sooner or later be changed as time goes by.
But if you, Xiang Yu, brought the Huns, it would be different. What kind of urinary nature is the Huns? It is like a large area of human-shaped locusts. There is no grass growing wherever they pass, and the most important thing is that it is not my race. If the soldiers of Qin were called the tiger and wolf army by other six countries before, then the Huns would be the real tiger and wolf army in the eyes of the people in the Central Plains.
"Apart from the Huns, we cannot fight back to the territory of the Qin Dynasty, let alone the restoration of the Chu State. If we can use the power of the Huns to attack the Great Wall, I will hold the heads of the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty and the Huns Shanyu in my own hands. By that time, the people of the Central Plains will know what I have just arrived at the Huns for."
Although Xiang Yu was quite confident in his words, Long Qi always felt that there was something unfinished in Xiang Yu's heart. Since he arrived at the Huns and gradually gained a foothold, Long Qi found that Xiang Yu's temper had changed a lot.
He became taciturn, and there were more and more things in his eyes. Xiang Yu and Long Qi could sometimes see what he was thinking in his heart at a glance and what his mood was like. But now, Long Qi was increasingly finding that he could not see through this major general, or in other words, the word at the front of the major general should be removed from their name.
After Xiang Yu returned to his garrison, he ignored his cold air and directly got into the big tent where Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang were. Because they were analyzing the recent situation of the Qin and the Huns almost every day, they simply lived in the same tent, which also provided considerable convenience for Xiang Yu to discuss some situations with them at any time.
When Xiang Yu came in, Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang were sitting in front of a small bonfire, looking at each other with a little solemn expression. Xiang Yu could tell at a glance that these two people might have analyzed some bad things. After all, it had been several days since they went to the royal court of the Huns to find Maodun in the wind and snow.
"Your Majesty, how did Maodun react?"
Seeing Xiang Yu coming in with great silence, the two knew that Xiang Yu must have something to discuss with them.
"He obviously didn't know that I had already enjoyed the news that people in the Qin territory had been coming from nearly two months, which shows that Maodun's surveillance of us was still not very strict. The two gentlemen should make arrangements early. Once they arrived in the Qin territory, our army would be sure to quickly leave the Huns. If not, Maodun would not let our army easily go to the old land of Chu."
Obviously, after confirming that he would basically attack the Qin Dynasty in the spring next year, what Xiang Yu really began to worry about was the safety of the people and horses under his command. Although there were not many people and horses, Xiang Yu knew that after he arrived in the Qin Dynasty, these people and horses were the only people he could believe, so if their safety could not be preserved, he would have really made a wedding dress for the Huns.
"There is no need to be a major general to worry about this matter, but one thing is that once the major general leads the Hun cavalry to attack the Qin Dynasty, not to mention how the people of the Qin Dynasty think about the major general, it is that Maodun, and he will probably make a move to kill the donkey. When the Great Qin Great Wall is broken, the major general's life will be in crisis. If the major general really leads the Hun cavalry, it will be very bad!"
Obviously, Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang did not regard Maodun as their true and sincere partner from beginning to end. Maodun's previous actions, they had more or less heard of some of the actions they had been on the ground of the Huns for so long. Many previous tribal leaders had accidentally revealed that the death of Touman Shanyu was quite strange after drinking. Except for Maodun and his confidants, no one knew the truth.
So in Zhang Liang and Fan Zeng's mind, Maodun's father was very likely to be killed by him, and his purpose of killing his father was to control the Huns in his own hands. Such a person obviously would not let anyone go to Xiang Yu who had been in the territory of the Huns for too long and knew the Huns very well.
"What Maodun thought was the same as what I thought, but you two should know that Maodun's purpose was to attack the territory of the Qin Dynasty and plunder it. In fact, Maodun was not too concerned about destroying the Qin Dynasty and killing the Prince Gao. But our purpose was to restore the State of Chu and kill the Prince Gao, so when we arrived in the territory of the Qin Dynasty, Maodun no longer had the same heart as us."
Obviously, Xiang Yu had already thought about the problem they were worried about, which made Zhang Liang and Fan Zeng feel a little relieved. What they feared the most was that Xiang Yu was thinking about how to lead the Huns' cavalry well. Once the Great Wall was broken, the other people's cavalry would turn their faces. Even if Xiang Yu had the ability, he would not be able to escape.
Now that Xiang Yu can say this as usual, it means that he has a clear idea of what is happening on the battlefield.
"I wonder if the Major General has a way to deal with it?"
"Mao Dun wants to plunder without bloodshed after attacking the Great Wall. Now we are cooperating with him to do this, but isn't it really something that we can decide? He wants to avoid Meng Tian, but I just let him not avoid Meng Tian..."
This time, Maodun obviously thought Xiang Yu a little simple, and for the first time, Ying Gao also imagined Xiang Yu a little simple. Xiang Yu's growth over the past two years was indeed too fast.
Chapter completed!