Chapter 99 Yi Zhixie is a Shanyu

Everyone's eyes fell on Yi Zhixie's body and did not move away.

Yi Zhixie was extremely courageous, talented, proficient in military strategies, and extremely prestige. The ministers were very convinced by him. This time the Huns went south, Yi Zhixie also suffered defeats, but his defeat was different from others. He could always save something, unlike the Youxian King and others who were defeated.

Under Zhou Yang's leadership, the Han army advanced towards the Great Wall. Yi Zhi attacked in a slanted attack, and was trapped by Zhou Yang's plan, and almost encircled and annihilated it. It was him who was decisive in handling it, only losing half of the army, without all the losses.

Li Guang arrived at the Great Wall first, and Yi Zhixie was one step late. If it were someone else, he would have been helpless. Yi Zhixie magically occupied a small section of the Great Wall. It was precisely because he occupied this small half of the Great Wall that he left a way out for the Huns that these ministers escaped.

His talents are recognized by everyone, and his courage is even more admirable.

Let’s talk about his origin, Yi Zhixie was the son of the old Shanyu of the Xiongnu, and the younger brother of the military minister Shanyu. He has a very noble status and a noble family. This is not a problem.

The only problem is that his status is not as good as that of Zuo Xianwang and Youxianwang. However, Zuo Xianwang was timid and dared not fight, and could not convince the public, so he was eliminated. Although Youxianwang dared to fight, he was defeated again and again, and he did not save anything, and everyone was not convinced by him.

The most respected Zuo Xianwang and Youxianwang were eliminated, so it was his turn naturally.

"I am willing to support King Zuo Guli to be the Chanyu." Ruo Houchan took the lead in expressing his opinion. He walked to Yi Zhixie's side and grabbed Yi Zhixie's clothes.

The left general and the right commander walked to Yi Zhixie's side, grabbed Yi Zhixie's clothes and expressed his attitude. The ministers went over one by one, grabbing Yi Zhixie's clothes and his attitude.

Only Zuo Xianwang and You Xianwang were left. Their status was higher than Yi Zhixie's. They were most qualified to be the Shanyu. However, the ministers were not convinced, and the depression in their hearts was conceivable.

In this regard, if they did not support Yi Zhixie as the Chanyu, it would be of no benefit to them. The two had to endure the upset, come to Yi Zhixie, kneel on the ground and kowtowed, "I have seen the Great Chanyu!"

"I have seen the Great Chanyu!" Ruo Houchan and others knelt on the ground and gave the honorific ceremony.

Yi Zhixie officially became the Shanyu.

He did not ascend the throne ceremony, did not hold the front and back, did not sing and dance, but only had endless desolation. Moreover, he became the Chanyu in the snow and ice.

Fortunately, it was in front of Maodun Shanyu's tomb. If it was in the wilderness, it would be even more unconventional.

In the Han Dynasty, the emperor's throne ceremony was extremely grand and we had to celebrate for several days. In the Huns, although their solemnity was not as good as the Han Dynasty, they would not have been hasty. They would convene a group of ministers and celebrate with the tribe king.

There were less than ten ministers of the Huns, and this was Yi Zhixie's minister. When did the Xiongnu Khan ascended the throne? Even if Maodun Chanyu killed his father and became independent, he would be surrounded by singing and dancing for several days.

Whether such a miserable ascension to the throne has ever been in the history of the Huns, because there is no written record of the Huns, it is unknown. Even if there are, there will be not many, and there will be no such miserable as Yi Zhixie ascended the throne.

Every Shanyu ascended the throne, he would receive a token, the Shanyu throne, the tent, the flag, and the golden scepter. However, Yi Zhixie did not have the same, which was unique in the history of the Huns.

The throne, tent, flag, and golden eagle on the throne were captured by the Han army. The only golden scepter still in the hands of the Huns was missing because the military minister Shanyu was unknown and he did not know where he fell.

"Hey!" Ruo Houchan sighed: "When did the Great Huns fall to this point?"

His sigh aroused the sorrow of the ministers and started to cry.

The crying sounds and sobbing are heartbroken and heartbroken.

Yi Zhixie did not sigh, and his face was very calm: "Enough!"

As soon as he shouted, the ministers had to shut up and wipe their tears.

"The warriors of the Great Huns will not be defeated! The Great Huns were defeated, but the warriors of the Great Huns will take revenge!" Yi Zhixie stood up suddenly, and the snowflakes on his body fell, making a slight sound: "I have no throne, no king's flag, and no king's tent. This doesn't matter, I can do it. I swear here that I must take back the throne, the king's flag, the king's tent from the hands of the Han people, and wash away the shame!"

"Wasting shame!"

Although the Huns were defeated, the arrogance accumulated over decades was still there and they were very unwilling to accept it. This revenge roared loudly, and although the number of people was small, it was extraordinary.

Yi Zhixie was satisfied and a little relieved: "We have a lot to do now, the first thing is to send people to inquire about the whereabouts of the Da Shanyu."

Junchen Shanyu did not know the life and death of Junchen Shanyu, and it must be determined. If Junchen Shanyu did not die, two things would happen. If this kind of thing was in the Han Dynasty, it would definitely cause disputes over the throne. People would not even be sent to find them. The assassin sent, and even if Junchen Shanyu was not dead, they would be killed.

In the Huns, these problems did not exist, and Yi Zhixie sincerely sent someone to search for them.

If Junchen Shanyu had not died and returned to the Xiongnu, there would not have been any incident of two Shanyu fighting for the throne. If Junchen Shanyu really wanted to return to the Xiongnu, Yi Zhixie would have to abdicate and become his King Zuoguli, and Junchen Shanyu would be still Shanyu.

This is determined by the folk customs of the Huns.

During the decisive battle in Mobei, Yi Zhixie defeated Wei Qing and led hundreds of personal guards to escape, losing contact with the Huns for several days. The ministers of the Huns thought he was dead in battle, so Zuo Xianwang called him Shanyu and issued orders. Later, Yi Zhixie returned to the Huns, and Zuo Xianwang gave up Shanyu and became his Zuo Xianwang. Yi Zhixie became his Shanyu, and there was no suspicion or killing.

The investigation of the life and death of Junchen Shanyu is the first priority at present, and the ministers have no objection.

"The second thing is to find out what the Bank of China said, and you must protect him." Yi Zhixie's cold voice was not emotional.

"ah!"

The ministers were very surprised and cursed in unison: "That man is hateful!"

"The Great Shanyu should have killed him!"

"It's all his bad ideas, otherwise we won't be defeated!"

This time the Huns suffered a crushing defeat, and a group of ministers spread all their resentment on the Central Xingshuo.

"Hmph!" Yi Zhixie snorted coldly, and the ministers did not dare to scold again: "The plan of the Bank of China is not wrong. The reason why the Great Huns were defeated was that we did not understand the Han people! The most powerful weapon of the Han people was the crossbow formation. We did not find it out. This is our fault. We cannot blame the Bank of China forcing the Han people to fight against us and use fire to break the Han people's chariot formation. All of them are the plans of the Bank of China. Do you think this is wrong?"

"This..." The ministers were speechless.

Force the Han army to fight against the Huns in a field was indeed a wonderful game. Unfortunately, what the Huns did not expect was that the Han army's ace was a crossbow formation. It was too late to come after they understood it.

As for breaking the Han military chariot formation, let alone the Huns had been fighting for decades, they could not break it. They could do it by telling the Bank of China a simple way. Although they hated the Bank of China and looked down on him, they could not talk nonsense with red mouths and white teeth.

"Zhongxing said that he was a Han Chinese, familiar with the Han Dynasty and understood the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty. He was the eyes of the Great Huns. If the Great Huns wanted to take revenge, they needed these eyes." Yi Zhixie was one of the few people in the Huns who knew the value of Zhongxing said.

Although the Huns suppressed the Han Dynasty for decades, their understanding of the Han Dynasty was far from enough. Without the Central Government's theory, the Huns would not have had the crazy plunders for these years, and they would not have been defeated today.

Although the ministers did not want to do so, they did not dare to refuse.

"The third thing is to prepare for the winter." Yi Zhi's thick eyebrows frowned together, and a faint Sichuan character appeared: "This year will be the most difficult year for the Great Huns! Hundreds of thousands of herders in the Great Huns died, and millions of cattle and sheep were lost. If there was another snow disaster, countless people would starve to death."

This is the biggest difficulty for the Huns this year. The consequences of Zhou Yang's fire were very serious.

Under normal circumstances, the Huns may not be able to survive the winter, let alone lose so many cattle and sheep, and this winter will definitely not be easy. It is precisely because of this that the military minister Shanyu did not retreat, but insisted on fighting with the Han army. Instead of letting the soldiers starve to death, it is better to let them die in battle.

If the heavens are not good, there will be another snow disaster and there will be many Huns starving to death. Although Yi Zhixie's smart plan is good, he has to worry when he mentions this.

"Da Shanyu, what should we do?" The ministers looked at Yi Zhixie with eager eyes, waiting for him to come up with an idea.

If in the past, if we encountered this situation, without saying a word, we would order our troops to run to the Han Dynasty, plunder, slaughter the Han Dynasty's villages, and seize the food and grass of the Han Dynasty, this problem would be solved without asking at all. Everyone knows how to do it.

However, now the Huns are defeated and their troops are losing a lot. If you want to plunder, where can you find the army?

Even if the army was mobilized, the Huns were newly defeated, the morale was unstable, and the morale was depressed, and they were already out of their courage. Do they still dare to go to the Han Dynasty to plunder?

Even if they have the courage to go, the Han Dynasty is no longer the former Han Dynasty. Will they let them plunder? With Zhou Yang here, they will definitely hit them head-on, and maybe they will never return.

In desperation, the ministers had to turn to the resourceful Yi Zhixie.

Yi Zhixie did not speak immediately, but instead clenched his fists and stared at the south.

The south is where the Han Dynasty is located. It was once the warehouse of the Huns, the warehouse they wanted! As long as the Huns were willing, they could come to plunder at any time, and they could move what they needed, silk, wine, tea, porcelain, and whatever they wanted.

Now, all of this has long passed, and the past is merely recalled.

Taking a breath, Yi Zhi calmed down his mind: "The tribes need to send people to hunt, wild wolves, rabbits, groundhogs, grassroots, and all you can eat."

"Groundhog?"

"Grassroots?"

The ministers opened their mouths wide and were extremely surprised.

The Huns were nomadic peoples, they were good at hunting, they were not interested in wild wolves and rabbits, and they were not obsessed with groundhogs and grassroots. They were asked to eat groundhogs and grassroots, and their self-esteem was greatly affected, so how could they accept it?

Yi Zhi glanced at everyone and said coldly: "I heard from the Bank of China tell a story called "Sleeping firewood and tasting gall". Many years ago, there were many small countries in the Han people. Goujian was the monarch of the small country Yue Kingdom. He defeated the king of Wu, and the country was almost destroyed. However, he did not give up, but went to be Fuchai's servant and served the marquis Fuchai. Once Fuchai became sick, Goujian tasted Fuchai's feces..."

"vomit!"

The ministers started to retreat, as if they did not do it by Goujian, but by them.

"This Goujian is a shameless person!"

"There are so many villains like this in Han people!"

"No!" Yi Zhixie interrupted their shouts: "In the words of the Han people, this is called a real man who can be Qu Neng Shen. If licking his butt can save the Great Huns, Ben Shanyu would rather lick the Han Emperor's butt!"

"Ah!" None of the ministers expected Yi Zhixie to say something, and screamed in surprise.

In their exclamation, Yi Zhi continued: "Goujian returned to Yue Kingdom, and he never forgot to take revenge. He put a bitter gall beside the bed, and he had to taste it every day to inspire himself to not forget the great revenge. After more than ten years of hard work, Yue Kingdom was strong, and he led the Vietnamese army to defeat Fuchai and chopped Fuchai's head. The defeat of the Great Huns could only recover from it for five years or ten years."

His right hand swung violently in the air: "Only by living, can the Great Huns have hope! Only by retaining more people, can the Great Huns not perish!"

The small population is the eternal pain of the Huns. Everyone is extremely precious, especially after such a crushing defeat, the population is even more precious, so we should try to save the Huns' mouths.

This winter, the Huns will be extremely scarce with beef and mutton. If they want to save the crowd, they can only hunt and dig grass roots. The ministers were extremely reluctant and had no choice but to agree.

"The fourth thing is to treat Han craftsmen as slaves, treat them as guests, give them the best mutton and horse breasts to eat and drink." Yi Zhixie's cold voice was without any emotion, but it was unquestionable and extremely firm.

"Da Shanyu, why is this?" Zuo Xianwang couldn't help asking: "The Han dog is humble and only deserves us as slaves. Why should we treat them as guests of honor? A joke!"

The Huns suppressed the Han Dynasty for decades and were full of arrogance. They beat and scolded the Han people at will, and drove them to turn them upside down and regard the Han people as guests of honor. This is absolutely impossible.

"Han dogs are only worthy of being slaves to the Great Huns' warriors!"

"Da Shanyu, this doesn't work, absolutely not!"

The ministers opposed it in unison. This matter was related to their face and dignity and could not be careless.

Yi Zhi looked slanted and his power immediately appeared: "The Great Huns were defeated so miserably, never before, do you know what the reason is? Do you think it is the Han people who are cunning, and Zhou Yang can use troops? The Han people are cunning, and Zhou Yang is more cunning than the foxes on the grassland. However, the Han people defeated us in a field battle with us, so we should be ashamed of the ground. Field battles are the key skills of the Great Huns. Even if they are defeated, what else can we say?"

The ministers lowered their heads and blushed at the rare moment. Riding and shooting and fighting in the field are the things that the Huns are proud of. They are defeated and they are not worthy of it.

"We are really riding and shooting. Are we not as good as the Han people in the field?" Yi Zhixie asked and answered: "No! Our riding and shooting skills, field shooting skills, are all superior, far from comparable to the Han people. The reason why we were defeated is that the Great Huns had no craftsmen, could not build crossbow formations, and could not make such powerful tools as spears. The Han people could make fine steel, but the Great Huns could not make them, and could only exchange them with horses for the Han people. However, the Han people were hateful and were not allowed to leave the country. We could only exchange them for the Han people with a lot of money."

The Han Dynasty was the era when iron tools were established. Before that, bronze tools were mainly used. Even Qin Shihuang's invincible army swept across the world with bronze weapons.

The reason for this situation was that due to the limited technology at that time, iron smelting technology was far from mature. Therefore, iron was very precious to the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty prohibited the departure from the country. They traded with the Huns, and used daily necessities for daily necessities to exchange for horses with the Huns.

These things are daily necessities of the Huns, and the Huns had to replace them, although what the Huns wanted most was the iron of the Han Dynasty.

"If the Great Huns had enough iron, the warriors of the Great Huns would wear iron armor and use iron weapons, would you say that the Great Huns would be defeated by the Han people?" Yi Zhi asked in a slight manner.

The Huns were short of iron. In addition to the soldiers and horses of the Shanyu headquarters and a few elite ministers, they mostly used bronze weapons. If all iron weapons and armor were equipped, the combat power of the Huns would be greatly improved.

The ministers did not speak, but their eyes were filled with red light, admiration!

"The warriors of the Great Huns have grown up on horseback since childhood, and they are skilled in riding and shooting, and are good at fighting in the field. However, the Han people can restrain our riding and shooting. If the Great Huns have strong crossbows and set up a crossbow formation, will the Great Huns still be defeated?" Yi Zhixie asked again, his tone was very high.

The reason why the Huns were defeated so badly this time was not because of how powerful the Han army's cavalry was. The main reason was that the Han army's crossbow formation caught the Huns off guard and killed the Huns' corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowed into rivers.

The hatred between China and the Huns was the result of hundreds of years of accumulation, but it broke out in the Han Dynasty. In the hundreds of years of war, the reason why China was able to defeat the Huns was that the crossbow played an irreplaceable role.

King Wuling of Zhao defeated the Huns in Hetao, and had a crossbow formation; Meng Tian fought against the Huns, and had a crossbow formation; Zhou Yang defeated the Huns this time, and also had a crossbow formation. Without a powerful crossbow formation, it would be difficult for China to defeat the Huns.

Archery takes a long time to become an excellent archer. In this regard, the Huns have a natural advantage and have been practicing riding and shooting since childhood. They are very proficient in riding and shooting.

With a crossbow, it is different. Crossbows can be achieved quickly. Training an excellent archer takes years or even decades of hard work. Training a good crossbow player only takes one or two months.

Furthermore, the crossbow has a longer range, more precise and stronger force, and can completely suppress the Huns' cavalry and shooting. Therefore, the Huns fought with China for hundreds of years, and once they encountered a crossbow formation, they could only return with great defeat.

If we rely solely on cavalry, even the Qin army, known as the "ancestor of flying cavalry", may not have much advantage.

The crossbow formation is the dream of the Huns. Since Hetao was defeated by King Wuling of Zhao, the Huns have realized the terribleness of strong crossbows and have always wanted to have crossbow formations. However, the Huns only know how to turn horses and bend their bows. Nearly two hundred years have passed, the Huns still have not made strong crossbows, and the crossbow formations can only be fantasy.

When it comes to crossbow formation, a red light appears in the eyes of the ministers, which is more attractive than iron weapons. If the Huns had crossbow formations and cooperated with their exquisite cavalry and shooting, they would definitely be invincible in the world.
Chapter completed!