Chapter 214 Of course
On the Han Xinling official road, more than 3,000 Hedong soldiers were still trudging forward.

A dozen Taiyuan knights who broke through made a fire in a sheltered place in the valley and piled up ice, snow, stones and wood.

The north wind was blowing in their faces, and Wei Gu, the leader of the front team, felt a chill both physically and mentally when he saw the Taiyuan cavalry fleeing in panic.

It seemed as if the gusts of north wind had penetrated his chest.

Not only Wei Gu, but the military officers around him were immediately discouraged.

Panic spread among the team, and Wei Gu had no choice but to set up camp in a sheltered place in advance and send out knights to scout northward.

The news could no longer be concealed and spread to the teams in the rear. The 20,000 Hedong soldiers on the official road set up camp when they received the news.

When you deviate from the right direction, the harder you work, the greater the price you will pay.

This principle is very simple and people in Hedong can understand it.

The Hedong soldiers on the Han Xinling official road stopped moving forward, and Yang Feng, who was about to join this official road, also stopped advancing.

Yang Feng's troops advanced along the valley. The road was dangerous and the central army brigade had been moving slowly since the snowfall, but they were about to merge into the northern exit of the Han Xinling official road.

At this time, neither Yang Feng nor the Hedong soldiers had the strength to pick the fruit.

If you go forward now, you will most likely be eaten by the final winner.

They stopped their advance, and Qian Zhao and Shentu Bei in the northern part of the battlefield also united to wait and see the final winner.

Once the final winner is decided and we maintain a safe distance, we can resolve the issue through negotiation.

In this calm external environment, the Wuhuan people were the first to be unable to bear it.

The vast majority of the Wuhuan people had calmed down. The two leaders who were killed and beheaded under the protection of their tribesmen when "Tai Shi Wen Gong" broke into their camp also calmed down most of the Wuhuan leaders and officials.

If the two armies were to clash, with tens of thousands of troops going back and forth to attack, they themselves would be in danger.

No matter how powerful Tai Shi Wen Gong is, it is difficult to find them in the chaos of the army.

But it’s different now. The scale of a camp is so small, and the characteristics of issuing orders are too obvious and unique.

If the leader's position and identity were exposed and ordinary troops were unable to intercept him, he would almost certainly be hunted down by Taishi Wengong.

Now the leaders of the various Wuhuan tribes are facing a similar dilemma as the heroes of Guanzhong did before.

At that time, the solid city walls could no longer provide reliable protection for the generals, and the generals in Guanzhong tended to unite under the sense of crisis.

Before they united, Black Bear launched the Battle of Weibei and defeated the generals in Guanzhong one by one.

The way to defeat them was exactly what Guanzhong Haoshuai had worried about.

Now that the Wuhuan tribesmen could no longer serve as meat shields for their leaders, and Taishi Wengong could attack at any time, the Wuhuan leaders panicked.

They couldn't help but panic. The climate was so cold and hiding in the camp could help them resist the cold.

Therefore, they cannot leave the camp, and the risk of evacuating is also very high.

As long as Taishi Wengong attacks their camp at night, as the leader of the tribe, should you stand up and command and mobilize your troops to resist?
If he did not stand up, his troops would be scattered and alienated; if he stood up, he would be attacked by Taishi Wengong.

If he was defeated and forced to flee, he would most likely freeze to death; if he called on his troops to resist, he would most likely be killed by Tai Shi Wen Gong.

Faced with Taishi Wengong, who could lock onto the leader and launch a desperate pursuit in the local battlefield, these Wuhuan leaders were even more vulnerable than the heroes in Guanzhong.

After all, the city is there, it won't run away, nor will it be afraid or scared of anything.

But it was different for the tribesmen. After suffering losses one after another, most of them had lost the courage to stop and fight against Tai Shi Wengong.

The Wuhuan people were riding on their horses, shouting with ferocious expressions, but their horses were timid and avoided Taishi Wengong... This was a very normal situation and there was nothing to blame.

As for the leader being dead, he is dead, and we can just elect another one.

Anyway, the leaders of the Wuhuan tribes rarely succeed their fathers to their sons. As a vibrant tribe, wouldn't it be enough to elect someone from the families of previous leaders?
It is hard to find someone with three legs, but there are too many people who can be a leader.

As news spread and emotions brewed during this day and night, Wusuli, the temporary leader of the Wuhuan, also felt that he had been deceived by Yu Digen.

The Wuhuan tribes shared the right royal camp with the Black Mountain Army, and the changes in the Wuhuan people caught the attention of Yu Digen.

At night, in a slightly larger house.

The roof here had been burned, so the Wuhuan people who moved in here rebuilt it with carbonized wooden rafters, covered it with leather, and then pressed a layer of snow on it.

The huge kang occupies half of the room and is warm. This is a large kang shared by a certain Xiongnu noble family.

When Yu Digen came in, he felt the heat from the kang rushing towards his face.

The frost-stained eyebrows quickly faded, and he took off his fur hat, revealing his thick, slightly brown beard that was more than a foot long, making him look majestic. As he came in, the Wuhuan leaders sitting around on the big kang stopped talking, and Wusuli said, "There are heroes like Taishi Wengong in the Han army, just like Guanjun Hou back then. My people worship heroes, and they don't want to be enemies with Taishi Wengong."

Yu Digen sat on the edge of the kang and took off his boots. Some Black Mountain Army leaders who came in with him took off their boots and squeezed onto the kang.

Some Wuhuan leaders of lower status took the initiative to get off the kang.

Yu Digen saw stewed horse meat on the table. He reached out and grabbed a piece, put it in the corner of his mouth and chewed it, while looking at the other Wuhuan leaders.

While chewing, he said, "He's already full. He has captured nearly 50,000 of the 60,000 Xiongnu, and there are more than 20,000 Taiyuan soldiers. Now he has 110,000 or 120,000 people south of the royal court, and the number of cattle and horses there will be even greater!"

No one responded. Yu Digen spat out the rough blood and tendons, and used his greased hands to stroke his beard for maintenance. He continued, "He dared not mobilize the army. His army had to stay in the south to suppress the prisoners. So from last night to today's daytime, it was Taishi Wengong who led a small group of elite troops to harass the royal court. This shows that he is already afraid, and would rather risk the death of a hero like Taishi Wengong in order to put pressure on us."

Seeing that the Wuhuan were still unmoved, Yu Digen said: "70,000 people means he has at least 70,000 captives! If we attack together, he can gather at most 20,000 people. After he gathers these 20,000 people, he will not be able to detain the captives. We don't need to fight him at that time, he will be in chaos."

Seeing that only a few young leaders were interested, Yu Digen smiled and said, "If he wants to win, he should kill all the Huns at the beginning. If he really kills all the Huns at that time, how can we dare to fight him? If he doesn't dare to kill, it means that he has suffered a great loss. This is our opportunity."

Wusuli frowned and pointed at a leader. The leader took out a scroll of silk and threw it to Yu Digen: "Qian Zhao is back and he has reoccupied Yuci City. If he gets in touch with the Han army, we will lose everything."

Yu Digen picked up the silk book and wiped the remaining oil stains on his hands before reading it in front of the sheep oil lamp.

He rolled the ball into a ball and threw it to Wusuli: "This man is still useful in Shangdang, but his reputation is worthless to me."

"Okay, let's not talk about the retreat and the retreat, let's talk about tonight, if Taishi Wengong attacks the camp again, how should we deal with it?"

Wusuli handed the silk book to the leader and looked around at the other leaders of the Black Mountain Army: "Don't be optimistic. I can conclude that Taishi Wengong will still chase us Wuhuan people tonight. After our people surrender to him, you will become the most pitiful people in this war."

Yu Digen restrained his smile. He also knew the tradition of the Wuhuan tribe, which was that their leaders changed frequently.

So what is happening now is not that the Wuhuan leaders are bargaining with him, but that the Wuhuan tribe is on the verge of collapse and these Wuhuan leaders have no other options.

Yu Digen thought about it and made up his mind: "We can't wait for Yang Feng and the Hedong soldiers any longer. Let's have a good meal tonight and march south tomorrow to fight him to the death!"

"We have 40,000 infantry and cavalry, and he can send out at most 10,000 troops. We must fight fiercely, and we must also send our troops south to encourage the captured Xiongnu and Taiyuan people. If we release the prisoners, we can annihilate them. After we capture Taishi Wengong, we can give you the divine horse he rides to breed."

Yu Digen looked around and said, "I've already offended everyone. Is there any better way out?"

The Wuhuan leaders were silent. Wusuli said, "This is indeed the only way. But do you think that when the battle starts, Taishi Wengong and the enemy cavalry will attack us or you? The Xiongnu believed the Taiyuan people, and as a result, the Xiongnu were attacked first. In one morning, 50,000 to 60,000 people were defeated, and more than 10,000 people died, possibly 20,000 people."

Yu Digen frowned: "What exactly do you want to do in order to send out troops?"

"We will be in the middle, and the Black Mountain Army will be divided into the left and right wings. If he attacks you, we will send troops to support him. If he attacks us, you can just flanke him from both sides. This is our last bottom line. Only in this way can we convince the troops to join the war."

After Wusuli finished speaking, he looked around at the other leaders and saw that no one had anything to add, so he said, "This is the only condition."

"Let me think."

Yu Digen frowned and stared at the sheep oil lamp, squinting his eyes: "This is also fine, but after the war, the Xiongnu will be given to you, and the others will belong to us. The cattle, horses, armor, weapons and gold, we will split them in half."

"can."

Wusuli stretched out his hand, and Yu Digen also stepped forward and stretched out his hand. They clasped their arms together as if they were arm wrestling and shook them vigorously.

After the oath was completed, Yu Digen said, "Taishi Wengong will soon arrive. I will return to the camp and stop him tonight. In the second half of the night, we will gather our troops and march south."

"That's how it should be. We won't forget."

When Wusuli saw Yu Digen get up and put on his boots by the kang, he also got off the kang with a dozen leaders.

He picked up Yu Digen's fur hat and handed it to him after Digen put on his cloak.

Yu Digen took it with a smile, and Wusuli led people to see Yu Digen out.

Watching Yu Digen and his men walk a dozen steps away, someone beside Wusuli whispered, "He's already anxious, and he's willing to agree to any conditions. He's in such a hurry to leave, he must be afraid of Taishi Wengong. Great leader, what are you still hesitating about?"

Seeing that Yu Digen was about to meet up with the guards, Wusuli looked around at the other leaders and realized that it was hard to go against the will of the crowd, so he looked up at the night sky and found that the stars were particularly bright.

Yu Digen, who was about to mount his horse beside the ruins of the stable, heard a rapid whistle of arrows and Wuhuan warriors continued to pour out of the nearby houses.

These tribal warriors, armed with all kinds of weapons, were extremely brave at this moment. They first threw various weapons, and then charged with spears.

The Wuhuan warriors howled in strange voices, and they surrounded them from all sides, gathering in larger and larger numbers.

It drowned out Yu Digen’s curses and roars of unwillingness.

Soon, starting with Yu Digen, the heads of the seventeen northern leaders of the Black Mountain Army were simply bandaged, and more than a hundred Wuhuan knights ran south with torches in their hands.

He was afraid that he would be too late and attract the attention of Grand Historian Wengong.

(End of this chapter)