Establishing a thousand-year family from the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 37 The fisherman gets a profit
Although Hu Duo died unwillingly, the fighting on the battlefield was far from over. The reinforcements of the Donghu were still surrounding them, determined to tear apart the defense line and kill these Han soldiers.

The Han army also suffered heavy losses. The previous force of nearly 40,000 was now reduced to about 20,000. The number disparity was still too great, and it would be difficult to continue the battle.

"Don't worry, second brother. I will take over from you next." Xu Gong took a deep breath, pulled out his machete and cut off Hu Duo's head.

Then he climbed onto his horse, ran to a place where the crowd was dense and the battle was intense, and shouted loudly: "Hu Duo is dead, surrender your weapons and we will not kill you!"

The news of the Donghu King's death spread from one person to another, and soon became known to everyone. The morale of the Hu people's army was also hit. Although Hu Duo was a tyrannical person, he was still their Chanyu!

"Disarm without killing!"

"Disarm without killing!"

The Han army regained their confidence and began to pursue the victory, shouting loudly. Xu Gong took the military command and temporarily took over the position of commander-in-chief, giving orders to the generals.

The corresponding horn sounded, and the generals soon learned the order to counterattack. Although Xu Gong did not have the seniority, military merits, or official position, his killing of Hu Duo created an opportunity to turn defeat into victory!

Xu Gong's prestige was the greatest now, and everyone obeyed him, so they quickly mobilized their troops and did what he said.

"All the generals, listen to my orders, kill!"

The Han army instantly cheered up and attacked the demoralized Donghu army. Military morale is very important and often plays a decisive role.

The Donghu army, which originally had the upper hand, suffered a sharp drop in morale due to the death of Chanyu. In addition, due to the lack of a leader, they quickly lost the initiative and fled to the periphery.

The Donghu system was one of competition for positions, which required peace rather than war to carry out.

They had never encountered such a situation before. Even if the old Huns' Chanyu killed the previous Donghu Chanyu, it was only a local military defeat and the main force had no problems. In addition, Hu Duo was already the most powerful candidate at that time, so there was no trouble.

Xu Gong personally led the army and was unstoppable. Wherever they went, there were corpses everywhere. He firmly suppressed the enemy with his astonishing military force.

"Don't panic, don't panic, we want to avenge the Chanyu! How can we leave in such disgrace?"

Hu Duo's younger brother Yu Zhu stopped the tribal kings who were about to order a retreat. Now that the Chanyu was dead, it would not be appropriate for them to go back in disgrace. They must kill Xu Gong to avenge the Chanyu!
"What can we do now? The situation is no longer under our control. The most urgent thing is to retreat quickly and elect a new Chanyu first. Otherwise, how can we fight without anyone to lead us?"

Hu Duo's son Wuwei also advocated retreating first, because he wanted to return to the grassland in advance to prepare to compete for the position of Chanyu!

"Yes, Yu Zhu, you are too impulsive. What if that bastard Junchen knew that we are internally unstable? Then the entire Donghu will be overthrown. We must stabilize the internal situation." Hu Duo's other younger brother did not intend to take revenge, but to compete with his nephew for the throne.

“But…” Yu Zhu wanted to say something, but after thinking about it carefully, what the other party said did not make sense. The Huns have been eyeing them covetously, and if they knew about the situation, they would definitely not let it go.

The sudden sign during the battle in Taiyuan is also a variable. This man is Hu Duo's elder brother who missed the position of Chanyu. He will definitely not let it go if they compete again this time.

Tu Zhao has an army of hundreds of thousands and is the most powerful among all of them. If he knew about this, he would definitely abandon Taiyuan and rush back at all costs.

It has to be said that the whole situation became clear after Hu Duo's death. Emperor Wen was free to return to Chang'an to encircle and suppress the rebels. After all, the Yan troops had no reason to persist after leaving Tuzhao.

"But if we leave now, won't all our investment be wasted?"

Someone raised this question: Hu Duo invested countless manpower and resources in the forced conquest of the Central Plains. Now that he has finally seen the rewards, he has to give up. It is not worth it.

As long as they defeat the Han army, Jicheng will be within their grasp. Then the Donghu will be able to harass the Central Plains better and gain unimaginable benefits. "So what? We must rush back to the grassland to deal with internal affairs first. We can only give up here."

"When father proposed to personally conquer the Central Plains, you were against it. Wouldn't it be better if you could go back now?"

Wuwei was still thinking about his position as Chanyu, because Tuzhao would definitely return to succeed the throne early after learning that Huduo had died in battle. If he did not leave now, he would never have another chance.

"Soldiers, follow me and kill them!"

A loud shouting and killing sounded, and everyone suddenly realized that the front line had been completely defeated and the Han army had arrived here. At the same time, the King of Yan in the city also learned of Hu Duo's death and organized a large army to go out of the city to encircle him.

"Let's go quickly, or we will end up like the Chanyu!"

Upon seeing this, Wuwei stopped talking nonsense and immediately summoned his subordinate tribes to prepare for evacuation. He obviously chose to compete for the position of Chanyu.

"Well, let's talk about revenge another day."

Yu Zhu sighed deeply, and then gave the order for everyone to retreat.

After receiving the order, the Donghu army felt relieved, gave up fighting with the Han army and instead rushed towards the vast grassland.

Seeing this, Xu Gong wiped the rain off his face and stopped attacking.

"Why did the general stop?" someone asked.

"Don't chase after a desperate enemy. Besides, what's the point of chasing after them? The Donghu people actually still have a great chance of winning. They must have had an internal conflict."

Without waiting for Xu Gong to answer, Xu Zhou, who was appointed as the military advisor, gave a meaningful answer: how could two legs outrun four? It was impossible to catch up.

"My dear nephew, what you said is right. His Majesty has previously ordered to expel them. This grassland is not just home to the Donghu. The Xiongnu are also watching nearby." Xu Gong said quietly. That night he seemed to have emerged from his cocoon and transformed into a true commander.

"Then what should we do next?"

"Go to Jicheng and meet the King of Yan. As far as I know, he should have chased out as well."

Then Xu Gong ordered the three armies to go to Jicheng and meet up with Liu Ze.

.........

"Junchen Chanyu, the Hu people's only route is through here."

Manzhuo looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with great respect. The man was tall and strong, with muscular body, and he looked very tough in his animal skin clothes.

That's right, it was the Xiongnu's Junchen Chanyu! It was he who had sent Manzhuo undercover to lure Huduo into attacking the Central Plains. Now it seems that the plan was very successful, and there was even an unexpected surprise.

I thought I could only weaken the Donghu, but I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to annex them all and re-unify the grassland!

"Well done, Manzhuo. The Han Chinese have a saying that goes, when the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman gains...hahaha!"

(End of this chapter)