The Northern Xiongnu's actions were so swift that they far exceeded Jiang Ming's expectations!

This morning, Jiang Ming also received news that his former nemesis, the Xiongnu Chanyu Yixie'er, had been killed by his younger brother, and his brother had only been Chanyu for a few days before being replaced by Yixie'er's son-in-law!

The current Chanyu of the Northern Xiongnu is Sahehan, the son-in-law of Yixieer!

This guy not only possesses Yi Xie Er's wisdom and methods, but is even more cruel!

After becoming the Chanyu, he killed his wife and remarried a Turkic woman.

At this point, the nature of the entire Northern Xiongnu completely changed!

The Turkic people originated in Central Asia and were a powerful nomadic people.

However, their tribes were scattered and factions were numerous, never truly uniting as a cohesive force. They existed primarily as alliances, lacking even a concept of a nation...

After the Northern Xiongnu were driven away by Jiang Ming, they marched westward at breakneck speed, destroying dozens of countries in the Western Regions and unifying the powerful nomadic Turks, incorporating them all into the Xiongnu's sphere of influence!

In this way, the Northern Xiongnu are much stronger than when they fought Jiang Ming before!

In reality... for nomadic peoples, including those countries in the Western Regions.

Their national identity and concept of nation are not very strong; they have a jungle mentality that worships the strong!

You are a powerful conqueror, and we are your loyal subjects. We are your subjects no matter who you serve, and we are not particularly resistant to you just because you are a different race.

This is completely incomprehensible and difficult to accept for the Gan people who have a strong sense of "Chinese versus barbarian".

Back in Jiang Ming's previous life, Genghis Khan only brought 200,000 troops when he went on his westward expedition. But when he destroyed Khwarazm, his army doubled in size. This was the reason!

The Northern Xiongnu are in the same situation now...

Back then, they escaped from Jiang Ming's clutches and fled westward day and night, all the way to the desert... Their total force numbered only about 200,000!

Now, their total military strength, due to the mix of Qiang people, Turks, and other ethnic groups, has reached an extremely exaggerated level!

To put it bluntly, their mobilization capabilities are now stronger than Jiang Ming's.

Jiang Ming is currently facing a formidable enemy on the outside and internal rebellion, truly a predicament!

He now deeply regrets not having seized the opportunity to wipe out the Northern Xiongnu and completely eradicate them!

Now, if Zhao Yong's troops are mobilized to go north to fight the Xiongnu, then this group of Wei and Han rebels might also quickly go north to attack Zhao Yong from both sides. In that case, Zhao Yong would be attacked from both sides and his situation would be critical!

If we were to intercept them, the northern border of Yan would be exposed to the Xiongnu's attack range!

Moreover, to be honest, Jiang Ming has finally managed to bring order to the entire country, and signs of a golden age are already emerging...

If a major battle were to break out at this time, all the efforts made in the early stages would be destroyed!

Moreover, the entire Daqian Empire will not be able to recover in less than ten or twenty years!

This time, the rebels brought out all their resources, using the promise of land redistribution as a "reward" to entice people. This indeed garnered them a lot of support and hit the sore spots of many people!

Just when Jiang Ming was at his wit's end, Dugu Yan came over carrying her and Jiang Ming's son...

"Great Khan, why aren't you resting? It's so late..." Dugu Yan asked with concern.

Jiang Ming looked at the 3D illustration in front of him, frowned, and clicked his teeth, looking troubled and annoyed.

"Father! Hug me!"

Dugu Yan and Jiang Ming's son, Jiang Xiaolong, reached out to Jiang Ming for a hug, and Jiang Ming took the child from Dugu Yan's arms with a loving expression.

"Father! Why aren't you asleep yet?" Jiang Xiaolong kissed Jiang Ming's cheek.

"Good boy! Father is figuring out how to fight bad guys!" Jiang Ming said with a smile.

"Bad guy?"

The child looked at Jiang Ming innocently and asked, "Father, where are the bad guys?"

Jiang Ming smiled and pointed to the northern border of Zhao, saying, "The bad guys are the former Northern Xiongnu. They've come to cause trouble in Father Khan's territory again... Father Khan is studying how to eliminate them."

"Father Khan! I also want to fight the bad guys, I want to go here to kill the enemy and share your burdens..."

Jiang Xiaolong spoke with his tender little mouth, which aroused Jiang Ming's affection once again!

Before Jiang Ming transmigrated, he had never even been in a relationship, let alone gotten married and had children...

Now that he has his own child, who is already three years old, his state of mind is naturally different from when he first arrived.

"Father, I heard from Mother that... you drove these Xiongnu people away back then. Have they come back now?" Jiang Xiaolong asked.

"Yes!"

Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Back then, Father Khan didn't pursue them and spared their lives, but they didn't know how to be grateful and came back to kill us."

"snort!"

Jiang Xiaolong said in his childish voice, "If I were Father Khan, I wouldn't let them go. I would kill them all!"

"hehe!"

The child's serious little expression was absolutely adorable!

"Father Khan! Is this what you meant in your previous poem... 'Wildfire cannot burn it all, the spring breeze brings it back to life'?"

"Yes!"

"Sweetie... Mommy wants to talk to your father. You go play somewhere else for a bit..."

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