All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 406 Sweeping the Grassland
The cries, fighting, shouting mixed with the roars of livestock turned the area at the foot of the Yin Mountains into a mess.

When Touman Chanyu walked out of his tent with a shaky head, he saw a bright scene before his eyes.

Torches, countless torches were constantly moving, and under each torch was a Qin cavalryman riding a tall horse!
"Impossible, how could this happen?"

Touman Chanyu was shocked and could not believe what he was seeing.

He sent people to investigate the Qin State, and even took the initiative to disguise himself and sneak around the Qin border to take a look.

The Qin cavalry was not only small in number, but also rode the same horses as the grassland tribes.

But the Qin cavalry that appeared before them not only rode incredibly tall horses, but also wore sturdy armor. The large number of them was enough to make all the Huns despair.

Touman Chanyu almost collapsed and shouted, "Where did all these cavalrymen come from?!"

Strictly speaking, Touman Chanyu was a rare wise man on the grassland, the kind of person who looked at the world with open eyes.

Most people on the grassland only know what is happening in front of them, and don’t even know what the situation is outside the tribe.

But even if he opens his eyes to see the world, he is just a half-knowledgeable Li Hefei.

He only saw the situation in the border areas of Qin State, but had no idea what the vast inland areas of Qin State looked like.

It is natural to replace the Qin State’s border with the entire Qin State.

Only then did we come to the conclusion that the Qin infantry and armored soldiers were very scary and should not be confronted head-on.

But the cavalry is not worth mentioning. When fighting against the Qin State, all you need to do is run faster than them.

The result of the information gap is that we were suddenly attacked by the Qin cavalry.

"Father, hurry up!"

Maodun dragged the staggering Touman Chanyu and hurried to the stable under the protection of a group of warriors.

When he mounted his horse and prepared to escape, Maodun showed a hint of disgust in his eyes when he looked at Touman Chanyu, who was in a daze and unable to even give orders.

People on the grassland worship the strong because the strong can lead them to survive and have a better life.

Blood ties do exist, of course, but they are definitely not as important as in Middle-earth.

Due to the incompetence of Chanyu Tuoman, his camp was raided by the Qin army, and his prestige instantly plummeted to the bottom.

Seeing that Touman Chanyu didn't say anything, Maodun simply ordered, "Go open all the livestock pens and set fire to them!"

Some people were puzzled and asked why this was the case.

Maodun also patiently explained, "The sky is dark, and the livestock are afraid of fire. They will scatter and run rampant throughout the camp, thus preventing the Qin army from pursuing them."

After saying this, he immediately rode his horse, grabbed the reins of the warhorse under Touman Chanyu's crotch, and hurriedly ran out of the camp.

He knew very well that in this situation, staying in the camp would lead to death, and the only way to survive was to rush out.

As for people, there are a lot of them on the grassland.

It is obvious that Maodun's strategy worked.

Faced with the herds of livestock that had been stimulated and gone crazy, even the Qin cavalry reacted quickly and killed them one after another.

But there were too many of them and many tents caught fire, causing the fire to spread.

By the time the Qin army finally stabilized the situation, those who could escape had already run away.

"Humph!"

Meng Tian, ​​who personally led the cavalry to launch a surprise attack, spat, "Run? I won't let you go even if you run to the ends of the earth!"

The Huns were not the most powerful tribe on the grassland.

Whether it was the Yuezhi people, the Donghu people, or the Wusun people, they were all much stronger than them.

But the Imperial Preceptor Chen Ran personally instructed that the Huns must be eliminated first!

That is the order of the Imperial Master, even the King or the Emperor has to obey it.

"Chase!"

Meng Tian shouted, "We must not let the Huns go!"

Of course, the Huns had more than one camp at the foot of the Yin Mountains. Although this was the largest one, there were many other camps and tribes on both sides of the Yin Mountains.

Maodun brought the drowsy Touman Chanyu to another camp. They had just rested and eaten and drank, and were about to send out envoys to summon the heads and nobles of various tribes to discuss matters, when they saw dust flying in the distance. The Qin cavalry army was actually chasing them.

There is no choice but to start another round of escape.

After chasing and fleeing like this, Maodun and his men were never able to escape the Qin cavalry's pursuit, and instead, the camps that hosted them were breached one after another.

Fortunately, although Maodun was young, he was not lacking in brains.

Every time they were beaten and fled, they would take away the young and strong people from various camps.

Thousands of young and strong men gradually gathered around him, but not for a decisive battle with the Qin people, but to use them as a capital for a turnaround.

But Touman Chanyu gradually came to his senses from his distraction, and began to exercise his power as Chanyu, and even wanted to rely on these people to fight to the death with the Qin people.

Looking at his father's red eyes, Maodun knew that it was useless to say anything.

That night, he secretly discussed the matter with the nobles of the tribe without telling Chanyu Touman.

Early the next morning, the red-eyed Chanyu Touman, with thousands of cavalrymen, formed a battle formation against the pursuing Qin cavalry.

When Touman Chanyu, who was bent on revenge, personally led the charge for a distance, he realized that something was wrong.

Looking around, he realized that apart from a few hundred diehard fans around him, the main force was still in the rear and hadn't moved at all.

Although in the story of "Ming Di Killing His Father", Touman Chanyu behaved like a fool, but in fact he was not stupid at all.

Just by looking at his son Maodun who was motionless in the distance, he understood what was going on. He did not curse, but turned his horse around and went back to kill his son to vent his anger.

Instead, he laughed out loud, "Boy, remember to avenge me!"

After saying that, he spurred his horse madly and rushed towards the Qin cavalry on the opposite side.

There was no doubt that these hundreds of cavalry were quickly wiped out.

From a distance, Maodun saw the last fleeing Hun being shot to death by a powerful crossbow and falling off his horse. He turned his horse around and rode away without saying a word.

Thousands of Hun cavalry quickly followed.

There is no way around it. This is how power is transferred on the grassland. One must witness the death of the former Great Khan with one's own eyes!
The Qin cavalry cleaned up the battlefield briefly and continued to pursue Maodun.

The two sides fled and chased each other, and finally arrived at the territory of the Donghu people.

During the Qin Dynasty, the most powerful force on the grassland was not the Huns. It could even be said that the Huns were just a little brother at that time.

The reason they were called Donghu was because they were located to the east of the Xiongnu.

The Huns were called Hu people, and the Hu people to their east were naturally the Donghu.

The so-called Donghu was essentially a large tribal alliance.

Among them were the Donghu, Wimeng, Sushen and even the Central Plains people who fled to the grasslands in the north, as well as the Xianbei, Wuhuan, Rouran, Khitan, Shiwei, Mengwu, Jurchen and other tribes that once dominated the world in later generations.

In their own words, it is a tribe living by the river, which is translated into Chinese as 'Tungus'!
The Donghu people have a very long history, and they even existed as early as the Shang Dynasty.

The bronze wares of the Shang Dynasty merchants also include the nobles of the Donghu.

During the Warring States Period, the Donghu people fought against the Zhao and Yan states.

As for the result, after going to war with the State of Yan, they were driven back more than a thousand miles. The five counties of Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi and Liaodong were all seized by the State of Yan from the Donghu people.

Going to war with the State of Zhao was even worse, as he ran directly into Li Mu.

The one who was beaten by Li Mu cried for his parents and was almost on the verge of collapse.

If Qin had not been attacking Zhao at that time, Li Mu would have been forced to go south to rescue Handan City, and perhaps the Donghu would have been completely destroyed.

Therefore, the grassland tribes are not as scary as imagined.

The reason why later dynasties were unable to defeat the powerful was, on the one hand, the lack of a strong monarch, and on the other hand, the corrupt scholars had castrated their bloodiness.

For example, during the Warring States Period, the grassland overlord who could be defeated by any country fled in a panic.

Maodun fled into the territory of the Donghu people.

The Donghu people assembled an army of tens of thousands to confront the pursuing Qin army.

The small Qin army did not launch a reckless attack, but retreated slowly and waited for reinforcements from the rear.

Meng Tian pursued all the way to the east, essentially moving from the north of Qin to the north of Zhao.

Now Zhao State has become Qin's territory, and the length of the logistics transportation line behind it has not increased dramatically.

They didn't have to wait too long before Meng Tian's followers caught up.

More than a hundred miles to the south are Yunzhong, Yanmen and other counties. This distance is almost equivalent to fighting on home soil.

Meng Tian, ​​who did not catch up with the war to annihilate the country, was determined to make a contribution, so he gathered troops and marched towards the territory of Donghu without hesitation.

The Donghu people were also making preparations and gathering as many people as possible to deal with the situation.

They also thought about handing over Maodun and others in exchange for peace with the Qin State.

But Qin refused.
Since we have come to the grassland, we must follow the rules of the grassland.

Whoever has the bigger fist gets to call the shots.

There was a fierce battle between the two sides, but the result shocked the confident grassland people.

When the states of Yan and Zhao were destroyed, many people fled to the grasslands.

They brought advanced technology and a large amount of supplies.

Such as the three-piece cavalry suit that the Qin people were already commonly equipped with, all-metal arrows, iron armor and other supplies.

The Donghu people, who obtained these things, clearly saw their combat strength improve to a higher level.

But when they were full of confidence in the decisive battle with the Qin army, they were beaten to a pulp.

The all-metal arrows could not penetrate the steel armor on the Qin people.

They also have the three-piece suit of cavalry, and not only are the horses they ride even better, they even wear horse armor!

As for the degree of formation organization, the difference is measured in light years.

After a great battle, the Donghu people were defeated as expected.

Tens of thousands of elite Qin cavalry began the pursuit, crisscrossing the vast grasslands.

They searched for tribes one by one, escorted those who surrendered to the mines, and dealt with those who resisted.

Those tribes that became famous in later generations never had time to develop and disappeared in the long river of history.

All the Donghu tribes were fleeing, running northwards, as far away from the south as possible.

The Qin cavalry, on the other hand, drove the herd of cows slowly and leisurely, chasing after them.

Occasionally speed up to catch up with a tribe, destroy them, replenish supplies, and continue chasing.

For the grassland tribes, this was a desperate journey to death.

(End of this chapter)