Volume 1, Chapter 108: Seizing Military Power

Volume 1, Chapter 108: Seizing Military Power

Inherit the throne of the first Khan and become the lord of the grassland?

The temptation thrown by Bai Qi was simply too great and too shocking.

Choro Khan only dared to think about this in his dreams at midnight, and he didn't dare to think about it even in his dreams during the day.

Not to mention Choro Khan, even Yang Paifeng almost choked herself to death on a mouthful of wine. She kept beating her chest and finally managed to calm down.

She stared at Bai Qi without blinking, she thought she had heard it wrong.

What is Choro Khan's current situation?

Other Khans had at least 100,000 elite soldiers, as well as many herdsmen and pastures in the rear.

However, Chuluo Khan was only allocated 20,000 elite soldiers, and most of them were not his direct subordinates.

Part of it belonged to his biological mother's tribe, and the other part was obtained through his wife.

In other words, in a sense, Choro Khan was actually a complete lone commander.

And he's a gigolo.

If the situation of the Xiongnu changes drastically, these people may leave him at any time.

That's why Choro Khan was so respectful to Bai Qi because he knew he didn't dare to offend Bai Qi.

Even with such a person, Bai Qi still wanted him to unify the grassland.

This is too fantastic!

"General Bai Qi, you are kidding! Can I become the first Khan of the Xiongnu? Can I dominate the grassland?"

After being surprised, Choro Khan showed a bitter smile on his face.

"If I say you can do it, then you can do it! It all depends on whether you dare to do it!"

Bai Qi smashed the wine glass directly on the table and spoke in an extremely domineering tone.

Before Chuluo Khan could say anything, Rouge, who was standing beside him, laughed softly and said decisively, "We must do it!"

Yang Paifeng rolled his eyes. The more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

When Choro Khan took a look at his woman and saw that she was so aggressive, he knew that he had no choice.

If he fails to become the overlord of the grassland, perhaps one day this woman will leave him.

He will also take away 10,000 elite soldiers under his command.

This is really a case of losing both the wife and the army.

On the grassland, it’s so realistic!

"Okay, I'll listen to General Bai Qi!"

"I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

Choro Khan finally made up his mind to form an alliance with Bai Qi.

If the three Hun Khans joined forces to annex the second Khan, he would definitely be the next one to be annexed.

Even if the three Hun Khans did not take action against him, his two brothers would do so. When his brothers killed him, his woman would be taken away.

At this moment, Choro Khan realized that he had no way out!

"Well, in that case, Chuluo Khan, hand over your military power!"

"With my 10,000 elite soldiers and your 20,000 elite soldiers, we might be able to shake up the entire Xiongnu situation."

When Bai Qi saw that Choro Khan agreed, he directly asked for military power.

Cooperation also needs to be divided into priorities.

There is a price to pay as well.

He came here to lead Choro Khan, not to help him.

this!

Choro Khan's face changed drastically.

What is military power?

That is his lifeblood!

At this moment, Chuluo Khan's eyes turned red and he could no longer remain calm. He clenched his fists and said angrily: "Bai Qi, don't go too far. I agreed to form an alliance with you because we have common interests."

“I don’t want to be annexed by other khans, and you want the Xiongnu to fall into chaos and be unable to attack Honghua City.

"Why are you being so aggressive?"

"It is absolutely impossible to obtain military power!"

This is Choro Khan's bottom line. He can sell out the Huns, but he will never hand over his own fortune to Bai Qi. Isn't that tantamount to being slaughtered?

So what's the difference between him and a puppet?

"Yeah?"

"kill!"

Bai Qi shouted out a word coldly, and his body rushed out like a sharp sword. He did not use the power of a cultivator, but it was easy for him to capture a Choro Khan.

Those guards who tried to stop Bai Qi were kicked away by Bai Qi.

As soon as Bai Qi made a move, he grabbed Choro Khan's neck and lifted him up from the throne.

Then he stared at Chuluo Khan and said coldly: "I will give you one more chance. Will you hand over the military power or not?"

"You only have this one chance. I'm not negotiating with you. This is an order!"

Arrogant!

Inside the big tent, people and horses suddenly fell to the ground. Several generals loyal to Yuchuluo Khan were furious and slammed the table and stood up.

“Get lost!”

Yang Paifeng didn't waste any words. He threw away the leg of lamb in his hand, drew the sword at his waist without saying a word, and stabbed the Hun general who was about to resist to death with one sword.

Kill to establish authority!

Then, holding the blood-stained sword, he easily subdued the Xiongnu Yanzhi.

When the soldiers outside heard the shouting and killing in the tent, they were immediately thrown into chaos. Da Zhuang and others immediately led the elite guards and rushed directly into the golden-roofed tent.

In the previous second, the Huns thought that the two parties were negotiating, and in the next second, Bai Qi's men started to attack. They had no chance to react at all and were quickly subdued.

Because they let their guard down too much.

Moreover, they were not willing to fight in their hearts. Bai Qi alone was enough to scare them. Why should they fight to the death with Bai Qi's men?

With this mentality, small-scale conflicts soon stopped, and some Huns simply surrendered.

Choro Khan was also very regretful at this moment. If he had made up his mind and not been afraid of Bai Qi's ferocious power when Bai Qi first came.

Maybe he could even fight Bai Qi head-on and put up a bit of resistance.

But what about now?

He didn't even have a chance to resist and was grabbed by Bai Qi like a chicken.

Now he was at the mercy of others, so he had no choice but to bow his head and immediately shouted:

"I agree, I agree!"

"I am willing to hand over my military power."

Choro Khan felt extremely aggrieved, but he understood the rule of survival of the Huns on the grassland, which was to respect the law of the jungle.

Your weakness is your original sin.

Anyone can bully you.

He had no ability to compete with his two brothers, so he could only let them take away most of their elite soldiers and tribes, leaving him with only some leftovers.

He also had no ability to compete with other Hun Khans, and was anxious and fearful every day, fearing that these people would turn around and kill him.

He had no ability to fight against Bai Qi, who was a killing god who dared to kill his father with more than 100 imperial guards.

Now Bai Qi has 10,000 elite soldiers and can flatten his grassland dragon court with no problem.

In this situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak, Choro Khan could only lower his proud head.

At this moment, all the strength in his body seemed to be drained away, and he felt that his life was ruined.

Bai Qi laughed, and threw Choro Khan to the ground, and said condescendingly: "Since you sincerely hand over the military power, I will also give you enough benefits."

As he spoke, Bai Qi directly took out the golden scimitar, the symbol of power of the first Khan of the Xiongnu, from his own space.

It is necessary to give a sweet date after a slap in the face.

The moment the golden scimitar appeared, Choro Khan felt his breathing become much faster.

His eyes were fixed on this symbolic weapon that represented the supreme power of the grassland.

This is equivalent to the imperial seal of the Zhou Dynasty.

"Is this for me?"

Although Choro Khan knew that Bai Qi took out this thing to win him over, he still found it a little hard to believe.

His voice was a little trembling.

This is something he dreams of having.

Bai Qi nodded, "That's right! As long as you are obedient, I will support you to become the Lord of the Grassland! I, Bai Qi, will always keep my word."

There is no use for him to hold this thing, isn't it just a piece of gold?

It’s worthless in the Central Plains Dynasty!

Bai Qi slammed the golden scimitar directly on the table.

Choro Khan quickly reached out and grabbed it, as if afraid that someone would snatch it away. Then he stroked the golden scimitar and rubbed it with his face to feel this supreme artifact of the grassland.

At this moment, he was extremely excited.

With the golden scimitar, he can take in many tribes and his strength will continue to grow.

Because this is a spiritual belief of the grassland.

Yang Paifeng on the side nodded at Bai Qi, admiring in his heart that this trick of giving a sweet date after a slap in the face was really perfect.

I guess now Choro Khan can no longer escape Bai Qi's control.

Xiongnu Yanzhi was also very happy. She married Choro Khan and thought that she would never be able to enjoy supreme glory in her life, and might even be taken away by other Khans as a concubine.

She was ready for the tragic fate of becoming the wife of many a Khan.

But the appearance of Bai Qi made her see a glimmer of hope in her life.

The ambition in her heart was also burning.

"We will definitely obey the general's orders and serve him!"

The woman made her point directly.

"General, what are your orders now? I, Chu Luo, will certainly do my duty!"

After Choro Khan adjusted his mentality, he now feels that Bai Qi is his real father.

Bai Qi could have given the Golden Scimitar to any other powerful Khan in exchange for huge benefits, but Bai Qi chose him, the weakest one.

This made him feel like a blessing from heaven.

As for Bai Qi's plan to take away his military power, Choro Khan no longer took it to heart. Let him take it away. Anyway, it doesn't make much difference to him whether he has military power or not.

It is impossible for Bai Qi to stay on the grassland for his entire life. There will always be a time for Bai Qi to leave, and the military power will eventually return to his hands.

Bai Qi took a sip of wine, then said coldly: "Let's go kill someone!"

…………

At this moment, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, in the Golden Palace.

The Emperor of the Great Zhou once again convened a grand court meeting.

The civil and military officials were on both sides, and the Emperor of the Great Zhou asked directly:

"My dear ministers, please think of a solution quickly. Who has a plan to repel the enemy?"

Since the crisis in Honghua City was resolved, the mentality of the Emperor of the Great Zhou has improved a lot, and he no longer thinks of fleeing overseas.

After all, that kind of bumpy and wandering life is definitely unbearable for a pampered emperor like him.

Moreover, the battle report from Honghua City gave him hope, so he had to work hard to see if he could continue to be the emperor.

All the civil and military officials in the court looked overwhelmed, and they could see helplessness in each other's eyes.

A general stepped out and said, "Aren't there Yang Wudi and Bai Qi ahead? I heard that the last time the crisis in Honghua City was resolved, it was Bai Qi's brilliant strategy that helped."

"We attacked the rear of the Xiongnu and used the strategy of sowing discord to make the Xiongnu kill each other."

"Wouldn't it be enough to just give the task of repelling the enemy to Bai Qi?"

As military generals, they are also straightforward. If they can't solve a problem themselves, they just let others solve it.

And they have an inexplicable trust in Bai Qi.

When the Great Zhou Emperor heard this, he stamped his feet and beat his chest anxiously, sighed and said: "I used to think so too!"

"But I have already sent people to ask Yang Wudi, and Yang Wudi has also negotiated with Bai Qi, but they don't have a plan to repel the enemy!"

"That is to say, the next time the Xiongnu gather their army to attack Honghua City, it is very likely that Honghua City will be destroyed!"

"Could Bai Qi use the strategy of sowing discord again?"

When the Emperor of the Great Zhou said this, all the civil and military officials immediately panicked.

Those who can stand in this court are not stupid. Even the civil officials who do not understand military affairs know the interests involved.

"Yes, the alienation tactic can only be used once. Who will believe it next time?"

"This time they wanted to destroy the Second Khan of the Xiongnu, so the Third Khan, the Fourth Khan and the Fifth Khan joined forces to attack the Second Khan."

"They won't be so easily fooled next time."

"And after they defeat the Second Khan, they will definitely investigate. Bai Qi is conducting a surprise attack in the rear, and they will know it once they investigate."

The civil and military officials discussed the matter, and the more they thought about it, the more critical the situation became.

The last time Bai Qi was able to use a brilliant strategy, it was almost entirely due to luck!

The Emperor of Great Zhou saw that none of them had a good solution, so he could only look to General Cao Changqiu and asked, "General, what do you think we should do?"

Cao Changqiu also looked helpless.

He could only bow and say, "For now, we can only respond to the changing circumstances with the same attitude. Immediately speed up the allocation of manpower and food to Honghua City. While the Xiongnu has not yet cut off Honghua City's food supply, let Honghua City store more food."

"In the end, we will fight with the Xiongnu in a duel of consumption."

This is the most common solution.

The other generals also nodded repeatedly. This was the only solution they could think of at the moment, and it was also the safest solution.

This is how we have dealt with the Huns' attacks for many years.

The Emperor of the Great Zhou sighed, then left, shaking his sleeves.

He returned to the offering hall, found the third offering, and asked him if he had any good ideas.

The Third Priest shook his head and said, "I put most of my energy into cultivation, and I have no idea how to lead troops to fight."

"What are you worried about?"

"Just let Bai Qi do this kind of thing!"

The third worshipper was very calm, he never thought that he was omnipotent.

But, can Bai Qi do it?

The Emperor of the Great Zhou was full of doubts. All the civil and military officials in the court could not think of a solution. How could Bai Qi think of one?

He thought it unlikely.

At this moment, the Emperor of the Great Zhou felt that the plan of fleeing overseas had to be put on the agenda again.

………………

Just when the people of the Zhou Dynasty were in panic, the fighting on the grassland was in full swing.

The Second Khan was chased by several other Khans like a stray dog.

Finally, he had to retreat back to his old nest.

This is his last direct line of influence.

It is also his last hope.

Here, he really found the Third Khan, the Fourth Khan and the Fifth Khan's women, as well as the nobles under their command.

Seeing these people, the Second Khan smiled. He still had a trump card and hostages!

The Second Khan sent someone to shout:

"Third Khan, Fourth Khan, Fifth Khan, if you want your rouge, withdraw your troops immediately!"

Now that he had the captives, he thought he could talk to the other three Khans.

After a series of fierce battles, his original army of 100,000 is now reduced to only 50,000.

The Second Khan was angry, but he could only ask for a place to settle down and hope that the other party would let him go.

Wait until you have rested and recuperated before settling the score!

On the other side of the grassland, more than 300,000 cavalrymen were overwhelming, and they were determined to destroy the Second Khan.

However, when they heard the second Khan's call, the other three Khans also got into trouble. They immediately came together to discuss:

"What should we do? Our women are all in his hands!"

"It's here, maybe he has ruined it, so why not just kill him!"

"Asshole! Not only do his men have our women, but they also have the women of our nobles. If we don't care about their safety, we can give up our own women. Are our men willing to do that?"

Now they find this matter very tricky.

They were cursing in their hearts, thinking that the people of Da Zhou were worthless and had given them such a difficult problem.

Now it is a matter of neither killing nor letting go.

They could give up their women, but if the tribal leaders under them turned against them, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Or, let's just negotiate!"

"Anyway, the Second Khan has been crippled by us. It won't be too late to deal with him after we get the women and the nobles' families back!"

The third Khan suggested.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone objected.

"By that time, it will be impossible for you to find the Second Khan!" The Fourth Khan reminded him, "He will run faster than a rabbit. In a few years, he will come to harass us every day. Who can stand it?"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a headache.

They don't have the cities like the people in the Central Plains. If they have to be on guard against raids every day, life would be too difficult.

"Then what can you do?" the Fifth Khan asked. "If we disagree, he will kill all the nobles' families, and the tribal leaders under us will definitely become disloyal!"

Suddenly the three Khans were speechless.

There's really no good way around this.

"How about you promise him first?"

In the end, they had no choice but to compromise and agree to the Second Khan's truce agreement.

Letting go a Khan who hated them would be a hidden danger in the future.

But the problem now is that the other side has killed the nobles of the tribe, causing the tribe to fall apart.

With their IQ, they simply can't think of a solution that has the best of both worlds, so they can only solve the immediate problem first.

In the distance, Bai Qi had already received the news.

"Looks like we have to add fuel to the fire! We can't let them stop fighting!"

A smile appeared on Bai Qi's lips. He came at the right time. If he had come later, the grassland war would not have been fought.

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