Autumn is getting stronger, and the wind is blowing.

Ten days ago, the wild grass was slightly yellowed, and now the earth is covered with gold, gorgeous and splendid.

The withered grass is in the sky, swaying with the wind, showing layers of waves, which is spectacular.

Xiongnu royal court, Gaoliu City.

Gaoliu City, founded in the Western Han Dynasty, has been hundreds of years so far, this is the only strong castle on the Xiongnu grassland that is no different from the Han City. The city is three zhang high, more than one zhang thick, there is no moat around the outside of the city, but there is a ditch that is two zhang deep and two zhang wide, and the right is used to defend the city.

So far, Takayanagi Castle has been besieged by the Han army for three days, but it has never been besieged but not attacked. Even so, the Xiongnu court was in danger.

At present, the tribal nobles led by Yu Fuluo are just dying and struggling, and the city has long been in chaos, and tens of thousands of people are in fear.

Outside the north city gate, the Han army camp was set up on the high ground less than five miles away from the city. The camp tent stretches for several miles, the gate is facing the north gate of Gaoliu City, the sentinel riding fast horse can be reached in an instant, it can really be described as a tiger's eye, quite a whale swallows the meaning of the Hun royal court.

Three days ago, Zhou Yu, the commander of the Xiliang army, personally led 30,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry troops, a total of 50,000 soldiers to the city, and surrounded Gaoliu City on the same day. What is quite strange is that the Han army did not storm the city after the siege, but only besieged it, and did not seem to be in a hurry to attack the city. In the next two days, it was already like this, besieging but not attacking, swords and halberds were numerous, armor was forested, banners were hunting, and powerful soldiers were displayed in the sight of the soldiers defending the city in the royal court, which made them daunted and changed color when they heard the drums.

However, what the Huns in the city did not know was that on the night of the siege, 30,000 Han soldiers left the camp in the starry night, and then divided their troops to attack the various tribes around the royal court, sweeping the entire Southern Xiongnu tribe.

And the reason why the Han army did not immediately attack the city is very simple. Zhou Yu's army rushed from afar, and there were no large siege equipment in the army. If you rashly attack the city, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, not to mention your own heavy casualties, it will be difficult to capture Takayanagi Castle. In view of this, how could the main general Zhou Yu stupidly order the siege of the city, and the division of troops to attack the barbarian tribe was the top priority. After all the Xiongnu tribes were uprooted, Gaoliucheng was a lonely city, like a vicious wolf with teeth and claws removed. In fact, it is vulnerable.

As of today, since the victory in the Green Wolf Valley, Zhou Yu led the army to sweep through the grassland tribes, all the way to the point, unstoppable. It's been half a month now.

At present, the Han army besieging Gaoliu City has only 20,000 infantry troops and 2,000 scout sentry cavalry, and there are still no less than 20,000 barbarian troops in the city. The strength was even higher than that of the besieging Han army. If they dare to break through desperately or go out of the city to fight. It is entirely possible to break through the Han army's defense line and escape, or defeat the Han army and turn the corner. It's a pity that the barbarian army is now a frightened bird, and the people are panicked and have no fighting spirit. There is no courage to fight to the death at all. And the leaders of the various departments headed by Yu Fuluo were even more trembling, shrinking their heads like turtles, as long as the Han army did not attack the city, they did not even dare to go to the city. Gou was secretly born in the palace, completely lost the fighting spirit and courage to fight the Han army head-on, and survived to survive.

Unbeknownst to them, there were many things that had happened during the three days of the siege of Takayanagi, and they were all the worst news they wanted to hear, some of which were secrets they wanted to know but couldn't know, and this was the most lethal key. The Han army seemed to be besieging the city, but in fact it divided its troops to sweep the Xiongnu tribes; Xiliang coach Li Li met Que Yue'er, the "bright moon of the grassland", and not only picked the flower of the Hun royal court, but also surrendered the Hun tribe, which was second only to Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan brothers.

Things like this, one and two, are staged every day, and the Han army is disintegrating the foundation of the Southern Xiongnu tribe that has been followed for a hundred years step by step, layer by layer. And this qiē, Yu Fuluo and others are still in the dark, unaware. Until now, they are still looking forward to the supporters behind them to launch an attack and give Li Li and his Xiliang army a thunderous blow, so as to realize their good wish to encircle Wei and save Zhao, so as to relieve the siege of Gaoliu City.

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In the camp tent on the east side of the royal tent, Zuo Xian Wang Hu Chuquan opened the door curtain and walked into the big tent lightly.

"Uncle is here." Liu Bao, who was on the sickbed, saw his uncle enter the tent at first sight, and immediately got up and sat on the couch and saluted.

Seeing that Liu Bao was seriously injured and could still get up quickly, Hu Chuquan's eyes flashed a trace of discoloration, and then walked quickly to the front of the couch, and said urgently: "Leopard, lie down, you are seriously injured, your body is weak, and you urgently need to recuperate." What's more, we don't have to be formalistic between our uncles and nephews, and the injuries are better? ”

"Thank you uncle for your concern, my nephew's health is fine, his wounds have healed, and he will be back to the same as before in a few days." Liu Bao said gratefully.

Hu Chuquan nodded happily and said with satisfaction: "That's fine." The leopard is worthy of being my Hun warrior, strong and healthy, and his strength is amazing. If the thief's knife had been replaced by me, I am afraid that I would have been dead for a long time, but you can survive the death robbery, and you will be able to recover as before and be safe and sound. What a gratifying congratulations! ”

"Uncle has won the award, and it is a fluke that the little nephew can escape this catastrophe." Liu Bao responded humbly with joy on his face, and then asked softly: "The little nephew has been bedridden these days, I don't know how the war situation is in the city?" ”

Hu Chuquan's expression changed slightly when he heard this, he shook his head gloomily, and said in a deep voice: "The battle situation is not optimistic, and our situation is worrying!" Three days ago, the Han army came to the city, and then besieged the royal city, and the water was impassable. So far, we have not received the latest battle reports from the tribes, and we have been trapped in the city, blindfolded and earfolded by the thieves, and have no knowledge of the outside world. At present, 50,000 Han troops are eyeing the city outside, and the reason why the Han thieves have not stormed the city in the past few days must be that they have no siege ordnance, and they are besieging but not attacking. However, with these three days, the Han army was able to create a large number of siege weapons, and it was expected that they would attack the city in a big way in the near future. So we don't have much time left, either lead the army to break through or sit idly by, and there is no third way to go. ”

Liu Bao's voice changed when he heard this, with both resentment and worry, and he seemed to be restless and anxious.

"Uncle, don't we have anything we can do? I think that my Great Hun tribe has been inherited for hundreds of years, how can it be passed into our hands and destroyed by the Han thieves? Liu Bao asked angrily.

Hu Chuquan shook his head slightly, and whispered sadly: "The battle situation has deteriorated to the point where it has deteriorated, and we are trapped in the city, and there is nothing we can do. Moreover, your father's injuries are getting worse day by day, even if he is interested in military affairs. It's also powerless. The leaders of the other tribes are also at a loss, and can only drink and have fun all day long, and get by. Today, there will be no fighting spirit in the entire royal city, morale is low, and the morale of the army is weak, what else can be done in such a situation? ”

Liu Bao was deflated when he heard this, and lay on the sickbed in great disappointment, his expression gloomy and decadent, and the previous indignation and anger dissipated. Like a calf that has failed in a duel, discouraged and listless.

Liu Bao's decadent expression was fully seen by Hu Chuquan, and suddenly his brows jumped slightly, and a flash of brilliance flashed in the corners of his eyes. The gloom on his face quickly faded. Then he said softly: "The leopard is injured, and the most important thing at the moment is to take care of his body as much as possible." I'll talk about everything else until healed from my injuries. That's right. The leopard still needs to prepare, tomorrow the royal city will hold a coronation ceremony, and you should be dressed up to attend. ”

"Coronation alone?" Liu Bao woke up when he heard this, and said angrily with anger on his face: "When is this happening, the Han thieves are coming to the city, who still has the heart to participate in the succession ceremony of Shan Yu!" It's just playing the piano randomly. Intentionally add to the chaos! ”

In addition to being angry, Liu Bao suddenly felt something, and asked suspiciously: "Uncle, who is going to inherit Shan Yu's position." Could it be my father? ”

"Exactly." Hu Chuquan nodded in response, and explained: "My brother has long been a single Yu of my clan, but he was prevented by the patriarch and the nobles of the tribe before, and he was not allowed to return to the royal city. This time, the army went south, and the patriarch promised his brother before the battle, and after the war, he held a succession ceremony for Shan Yu, and handed over all the power of the tribe to his brother to take over, so that the name could be justified. It's a pity that the patriarch is now dead, and your father was seriously injured by the Han general, and today's injuries are getting worse. ”

Speaking of this, Hu Chuquan said in a mournful voice: "I have been separated from your father for many years, and I have been subject to the nobles of various tribes before, and I was held hostage by them, and I couldn't help my brother ascend to the position of Shan Yu as soon as possible. But I know that your father's greatest wish in this life is to one day rightfully succeed to the throne and take charge of my Great Hun tribe. Therefore, I have put a lot of effort into preparing for the succession ceremony these days, and now I am ready to take the throne tomorrow! ”

"Ahh So the succession ceremony was organized by my uncle? Liu Bao asked in surprise.

"Yes, I did." Hu Chuquan nodded lightly and said, "I reported to your father in advance, and I only started to prepare after getting approval. ”

"Father is so confused! At this time of life and death, holding a succession ceremony for Shan Yu will not chill the hearts of the clansmen? Liu Bao complained in a mournful voice.

Hu Chuquan said disappreciatively: "Leopard's words are wrong, you only know one and don't know the other, after all, you are still too young." You and your father have lived in Han for a long time, haven't you heard the sound of geese and people? Now your father's injuries are getting worse and worse, and his days are numbered, and he will die soon. What does he need most at this time, and what is his unfulfilled wish, have you never thought about these? You can't think of it, and your uncle doesn't blame you, because you are still young after all, and many things are not unexpected, but you don't think about it at all. But my uncle can't help it, try to do something for your father, so that he has no regrets in this life, his long-cherished wish is fulfilled, and he can smile at Jiuquan in the future. So I did all this by myself, and it has nothing to do with your father, and if the leopard wants to complain, blame me. ”

"Uncle!" Hu Chuquan's words brought tears to Liu Bao's eyes, and then he said gratefully: "It's all because my nephew is young and ignorant and can't understand my uncle's good intentions. The nephew blames the uncle, please punish the uncle! ”

Hu Chuquan smiled with relief and said softly: "Leopard doesn't have to blame himself, it's easy to live and recuperate, as long as you can understand your uncle's hard work, I'll take care of the rest." I'm going to visit your father, and the leopard lies down and doesn't move, and you don't have to send it off!" ”

After speaking, Hu Chuquan patted Liu Bao's shoulder with a smile, covered him with the quilt, and then turned to leave.

In Liu Bao's grateful eyes, Hu Chuquan quickly left the big tent. It wasn't until he walked dozens of steps away that he suddenly stopped, looked back at Liu Bao's big tent, his eyes were cold and compelling, and the corners of his mouth turned up to reveal a sly smile. I only heard him whisper to himself: "I really didn't see that this little beast has a lot of knowledge, and he can even see that the succession ceremony is digging his own grave, I really underestimated him before." But it's not too late to find out, as long as the old guy dies, this little beast will be of my use, so why not. ”

Speaking of this, Hu Chuquan's face was filled with a gloomy sneer, his eyes were quite smug, and he muttered to himself: "Just Yu Yu's enthronement ceremony, not only Yu Fuluo has been looking forward to it for a long time, but I have not coveted Hu Chuquan for many years?" This time, I have worked hard to prepare for the ceremony, how can I marry others, this is all for myself. After all, there is only one position, and we have two brothers, so what can we do? Brother, brother, God destined you to have no chance with Shan Yu in this life, don't blame your brother for being ruthless! ”

After smiling, Hu Chuquan looked up at a group of geese returning from the south in the sky, shook his head and sneered, and then walked straight towards the tooth tent.

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