Chapter 477 A call for help from the grassland, Maodun Chanyu!

Chapter 477 A call for help from the grassland, Maodun Chanyu!

For Gao Yao, he can now delegate power to a large extent, especially for such expeditions, Gao Yao no longer needs to do everything himself. He only needs to control the general direction and let others take care of the rest.

It's just that the Southern Border Army has been a little arrogant recently. The 300,000-strong army was defeated by the Southern Border Army, but the soldiers and middle-level generals below could not know it clearly. They still think it is because of their own strength. This has led to the idea that the world is headed by the Southern Border Army. Gao Yao is very clear that this idea will suffer a great loss.

Gao Yao had people investigate and the result was that many troops were very slack in training. Not to mention following the new standards, even the old standards were often not met. And this was not an isolated case. Nearly half of the troops had this situation.

On the contrary, the soldiers who had just surrendered to the southern border had never enjoyed such good treatment before, so it was not impossible for them to accept more rigorous training.

Gao Yao also knew that many soldiers had been with him for many years, so it was normal for them to be a little lazy, but the army was the top priority, and once this trend began to spread, it would lead to a continuous deterioration. After all, normal training would be incomprehensible. They were all soldiers, doing the same thing, holding the same things, and they would fight hard while others would bask in the sun, so naturally they would compare themselves with each other.

This is something Gao Yao absolutely cannot accept. The army has not yet conquered the world. Even if it has really conquered it, it cannot be so perfunctory. Therefore, it must be warned. Those who come are senior generals. Gao Yao does not need to involve them further. If they can manage well, then he will manage. If not, Gao Yao does not mind dismissing them and replacing them with new ones.

Now that the imperial army has been defeated and the biggest enemy facing the southern border has disappeared, many people in the southern border who were originally mentally unstable are now eager to show themselves and wait for promotion. Whether they can hold on to their positions now depends on their own performance.

After returning to the backyard, Gao Yao lay down on the recliner in the yard and closed his eyes to rest. At this time, Yu Shu had already come to Gao Yao's side.

"Husband!"

While calling Gao Yao softly to make sure he was asleep, she waved her hand to let the maidservant leave.

"Hmm? Yu Shu, what's wrong?" Hearing Yu Shu's voice, Gao Yao reached out and took Yu Shu's hand, while asking about her purpose.

"Someone has come from the Tuan King's court. He is my younger brother, the future Tuan King. He has come to ask to see my husband." Yu Shu hesitated for a moment before she spoke slowly.

After hearing Yu Shu's words, Gao Yao was also stunned and then slowly opened his eyes. He was also a little curious. Did Tuan have nothing better to do? He ran to the southern border, and he was a prince. Gao Yao did not stop Yu Shu from contacting Tuan, but the mountains were high and the roads were long. One was in the south and the other was in the north. It would take at least three months for a letter to be delivered to Tuan, not to mention a person.

The people from Tuan had to cross almost the entire vast territory of the Qin Empire before they could successfully reach the southern border. They had come all the way here, and their mission must have been very important.

"What is the reason?" Gao Yao also asked the reason.

"I really know very little about this. When I left, my brother Nurha was still young and ignorant. It is difficult for me to guess what is happening now."

Yu Shu did not make up a story, but explained the situation truthfully. Gao Yao, who was standing by, was also touched when he heard this. After all, Yu Shu had been with him for quite some time. If you counted carefully, it had been about eight or nine years.

"In that case, it wouldn't be a bad idea to meet him. Where is he now?" Gao Yao asked after a little thought.

"Let's stay in the post station and wait for news." Yu Shu responded softly.

"Well, then let's quickly ask him to come and meet us. Also, go and carefully prepare some fine wine and delicious food. No matter what, they are relatives who have come from afar, so we should treat them well!" Gao Yao was very easy-going.

"Yes." Yu Shu bowed slightly, then turned around and left to arrange related matters.

From Gao Yao's point of view, this matter might not be a bad thing. No matter what the other party's purpose is, Tuan is still around and can be used.

Tuan has not been destroyed by the Xiongnu yet, so there are places where he can be used. First, he can observe the movements of the remaining northern troops. Gao Yao does not think that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan will give up. At the critical moment, Tuan can be used.

Another point is the movements of the Huns. During the civil strife in the Qin Dynasty, the Huns were not idle. They were desperately accumulating strength. Otherwise, there would not have been the so-called Siege of Baideng.

Gao Yao has always paid great attention to the Xiongnu and has never given up for so many years. Before and after the death of Qin Shihuang, the Xiongnu also experienced a bloody coup. Maodun, the Chanyu of the Xiongnu, killed his father, Touman, the Chanyu, and established himself as the Chanyu.

Maodun Chanyu can definitely be said to be a hero in the late Qin and early Han dynasties. Soon after he ascended the throne, the King of Donghu took advantage of his unstable position and sent an envoy to ask for the Chanyu's thousand-mile horse. In order to paralyze the Donghu, Maodun gave the thousand-mile horse to the King of Donghu despite the opposition of his ministers. The King of Donghu became more and more demanding and asked for the Chanyu's wife. Maodun's subordinates were very angry and requested to send troops to attack the Donghu, but Maodun still met the King of Donghu's request, and was considered weak and bullied by the King of Donghu.

Maodun took the opportunity to consolidate his rule, expand his military, and launch a surprise attack on the Donghu. The Donghu were caught off guard, and the Donghu king was killed. The people and livestock of the Donghu were all taken by the Xiongnu, and the Donghu was destroyed. Maodun also took advantage of the victory to attack the Yuezhi in Yongzhou in the Hexi Corridor to the west, forcing them to migrate westward.

This seemingly simple step, however, completely changed the Xiongnu from being surrounded by three forces, which gave full play to the Xiongnu's extremely powerful mobile warfare system.

He led the Xiongnu to conquer more than 20 states including Loulan, Wusun, Hujie, etc., and controlled most of the Western Regions. To the north, he conquered Hunyu, Qushe, Dingling, Gekun, Xinli and other states. To the south, he annexed Loufan and the territory of Baiyang Henan King, and reoccupied the land south of Hetao. The Xiongnu occupied a vast area from Yinshan in the south to Lake Baikal in the north, Liaohe River in the east, and Pamir Mountains in the west. It claimed to have united all the people who could draw bows into one family, and had more than soldiers, becoming the most powerful country in the northern grasslands.

Tuan was just a tiny country, which was annexed by the Xiongnu during this period. Gao Yao's current speculation is that Tuan came to ask for help, because the northern princes were busy with their own affairs, so who would care about Tuan? Moreover, Tuan itself was a country on the grassland, or more precisely, a slightly larger tribe.