A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"I think you're the one who's about to die. Guards, drag him out and behead him."

Old Shang Chanyu was furious. Did he think just any Tom, Dick, or Harry could provoke him?

Do you really think that the old Chanyu (Xiongnu ruler) can't lift his sword anymore?

"Chop away, chop away! In the afterlife, the Xiongnu Chanyu and these 60 troops will keep you company. It's not a loss, it's not a loss."

The fact that the Han Chinese were taken away by the guards without any resistance made the old Chanyu somewhat suspicious.

He waved his hand, indicating that the person should be put down.

"Speak, who are you?"

"The person who can save you."

The Han man stood up from the ground and said solemnly.

"Oh? Help me?"

"Then tell me, among these hundreds of thousands of troops, what danger does this Chanyu face?"

The old Chanyu, intrigued, asked.

"If I'm not mistaken, the nobles have already received news that Wei Ping has been wreaking havoc in the heart of the noble territory."

"The meeting between the nobles just now was to discuss the withdrawal of troops."

"You've decided to leave, am I right?"

The Han Chinese voiced his speculation.

"That's right, how did you know?"

The old Chanyu was certain that the message they had just discussed had not yet been sent out, and that the Han man would never receive the news.

"It's a very simple deduction; anyone in the Central Plains could make that deduction."

"So what?"

The old Chanyu scoffed, "Many people already know about this. Soon the whole army will know. What's the big deal?"

The Han man smiled disdainfully. "Barbarians are barbarians, simple-minded and all brawn and no brains."

That's precisely why he had a chance to use his talents.

Wei Ping, Liu Bang, you just wait!

I'll make you regret this!

"Why don't you guess where Wei Ping's army is right now, Chanyu?"

"Nature is rampaging across the grasslands."

The old Chanyu said impatiently, his curiosity almost exhausted.

If this Han Chinese man can't say anything of value, he'll personally kill him.

"That's why I said the Chanyu is about to die."

"I was right about Wei Ping's army; they're at Daqingshan!"

The Han people affirmed.

"Da Qingshan?"

Lao Shang Chanyu naturally knew this place; it was right behind them.

But why are you here?

Why does hearing this place make my neck feel cold?

"Set up an ambush."

"We will ambush them when the Xiongnu army retreats from Daqingshan. Given the terrain of Daqingshan, the Xiongnu troops will be divided into pieces."

"Wei Ping only needs to guard the pass well to gradually erode the Xiongnu army."

"It's unlikely that he'll swallow it all, but swallowing a significant portion shouldn't be a problem."

"In your opinion, which piece of the Xiongnu army, the succulent one, is the most delicious?"

Upon hearing this, the old Chanyu broke out in a cold sweat and quickly stepped forward to lead the Han man to his throne.

"Sir, you are truly talented! Please, sir, save me!"

Seeing the Xiongnu Chanyu treat him with such respect, the Han people's vanity was greatly satisfied.

But knowing the importance of knowing when to stop, he quickly relinquished his position as the old Chanyu.

Finally, at the insistence of the old Chanyu, he was allowed to sit with him.

The old Chanyu sent people to summon the most beautiful women to dance, and to roast the fattest lambs and pour the most fragrant wine for the Han people.

They sat on the same bed, ate from the same plate, and drank from the same cup.

Seeing the old Chanyu address him as "Sir" with utmost respect, the Han man couldn't help but sigh.

"Why do you sigh, sir?"

"My original name is Lou Jing. I have repeatedly offered advice to the Han Dynasty, but it has never been heeded."

"If that brat Liu Bang had listened to me, would we have faced the disaster of an army of 60 marching south today?"

After drinking a cup of fine wine, Lou Jing began to boast to the old Chanyu.

"During the siege of Baideng, I strongly advised Liu Bang not to march north lightly, as the Xiongnu would surely have an ambush. We should wait until the main army was assembled before marching north together."

"Liu Bang ignored my advice and even tied me to a stone pillar to humiliate me."

"That's how the Siege of Baideng came about."

"If Liu Bang had listened to me, with Wei Ping's strength and leading hundreds of thousands of victorious troops, would the Xiongnu have had any chance of winning?"

The old Chanyu quickly shook his head, "No, no."

At the time of Baideng, Wei Ping led tens of thousands of troops and utterly defeated his father, the first great ruler of the Xiongnu, who led 30 elite troops. With hundreds of thousands of troops, the Xiongnu army would surely be wiped out.

This Mr. Lou Jing is truly remarkable!

"After Baideng, I offered another strategy to Liu Bang, which was also aimed at the Xiongnu, and was a strategy that would lead to the extinction of the Xiongnu."

The old Chanyu was somewhat skeptical. How could their Xiongnu, with hundreds of thousands of archers, possibly be wiped out by a single strategy?

"This strategy is called 'marriage alliance'."

"I wrote in my letter at the time:"

"The Han Dynasty had just pacified the country, and the soldiers were exhausted. They could not subdue the Xiongnu by force."

"The Xiongnu Chanyu established his power through military force and could not be persuaded by benevolence and morality."

"The only option is to take a long-term approach and ensure that his descendants submit to the Han Dynasty."

"If Your Majesty could marry the eldest princess born to the Empress to Maodun and give him generous gifts,..."

"With the new Chanyu ascending to the throne, his position is bound to be unstable. In addition, since the princess comes from the Celestial Empire, he will inevitably make the eldest princess his principal wife in order to gain the support of the Central Plains."

"The son born will surely be the crown prince and succeed to the throne in the future."

"In this way, the Xiongnu Chanyu became the son-in-law of the Han Dynasty, and the next Xiongnu Chanyu became the grandson of the Han Dynasty."

"Generation after generation, where are the Xiongnu left?"

These words left the old Chanyu drenched in cold sweat, his fox fur coat soaked through. What a vicious heart these Han scholars have! They can even come up with such a ruthless scheme.

Fortunately, the emperor of the Han Dynasty did not heed his advice.

Otherwise, the northern grasslands would have been the pastures of the Han Dynasty for generations.

"The Han emperors were jealous of your talent, but I greatly admire it."

"I wish to take you as my national advisor and treat you with the respect due to a teacher."

It was quite a challenge for the old Chanyu, forcing him to utter a rather literary phrase.

These words moved Lou Jing to tears, and he respectfully bowed three times to the old Chanyu.

There is an old saying in the Central Plains: "If you treat me like a blade of grass, I will repay you with the wrath of an enemy; if you treat me like a national hero, I will treat you like a national hero."

"Now the Han Dynasty has betrayed us, while the Xiongnu respect us. I am willing to use all my knowledge to strengthen the Xiongnu."

"Grand Preceptor, I will immediately notify the nobles to hold a meeting and inform them of the ambush at Daqingshan."

"Please, Imperial Advisor, save the Xiongnu's lives!"

After acquiring this great general, the old Chanyu did not forget that his crisis was not yet over.

But Lou Jing stopped Lao Shang Chanyu.

No, let them go.

"Chanyu, do you know why the Central Plains dynasties have always been powerful? For hundreds of years, the Hu people have never been a match for the Central Plains dynasties, not even for any one of the seven kingdoms of the Central Plains."

"Please, Imperial Advisor, enlighten me."

"Because all the power of the Central Plains dynasty was centralized, and all the forces were united, while the forces of the Xiongnu were dispersed. A punch from one fist is more painful than a slap from the other."

Upon hearing this, the old Chanyu was enlightened.

His father did just that, and the Xiongnu became powerful as a result. They were invincible against all other ethnic groups except the Han Dynasty.

The reason is unknown, but it is all attributed to Modu Chanyu.

Now, after Lou Jing's explanation, everyone understands that it is the power of unification.

It's a pity that Lou Jing never worked in the modern programming world, otherwise he would have known a certain principle.

If the code runs, don't touch it!

The Xiongnu are now fragmented, surrounded by powerful enemies, lack a strong leader, and are also suffering from natural disasters and man-made calamities.

What's needed right now is stability!

If any tricks are attempted at this point, the program will crash, and the consequences will be extremely serious.