Chapter 646 [Second Update]
After hearing the news that Zuoguduhou was captured alive, Youguduhou was basically both happy and angry.
He was happy because he had one less formidable enemy, but angry because... how could he have been captured alive? Even dying in battle would be better than his current situation.
Especially after hearing that the Han Emperor took Zuoguduhou to offer sacrifices to the Taimiao, all the Huns felt as if they were slapped in the face.
Previously, there were many calls within the Xiongnu to capture a Han general and offer sacrifice to the gods, but no one dared to target the King of the North.
Although they later felt relieved after capturing the Prince of Yan, he disappeared before they could capture him, and the cunning Han man has not been found until now.
Besides, even if they caught the Prince of Yan, what good would that do? Besides gaining some verbal advantage and pissing off the Han Emperor, what other use could such a small child have?
Especially when they heard that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty expressed his reluctance to give up the Prince of Yan, this became even more useless.
The Huns were always holding a grudge.
Now Yougudu Hou also realized that his idea might not be appropriate. That was the King of the North, the King of the North who was rumored to be invincible in every battle. How could he be captured so easily?
But after thinking about it, he decided to give it a try. What if... the other party didn't have anything particularly strange in his hand this time?
Yougudu Hou sent someone to test it out.
The Han and Xiongnu sides, one wanting to show weakness and let the other side stay, and the other wanting to test the enemy, fought the first battle very restrainedly, and both sides retreated with almost no casualties.
The big man felt that he had achieved his goal, while Yougudu Hou was very excited.
They all knew the style of the King of the North. He was very brutal in battle. He would fight to the death and would never hold back.
This time, the Han people became the same as they were used to, which meant that the other side didn't have anything powerful.
Yougu Duhou decided almost instantly that he must try his best to see if he could catch the other party.
Some of his men were hesitant and couldn't help asking, "Don't they say the Han people have that powder keg? The Wuhuan are completely defenseless against it, and they haven't even used it yet."
Yougudu Hou said confidently, "That thing must be used for sieges. From previous reports until now, Liu Tan has used it once against the Qie Lan Kingdom in the south, and once against the Wuhuan. He didn't use it against Liaodong County or Shanggu City. I think there are many limitations. And you don't know him. If it could be used, he would have used it long ago."
The general thought about it and it seemed to make sense, but he still said, "But he's in the midst of a huge army. Even if the Han people lose, they will cover his retreat. It won't be easy to capture him, right?"
Yougudu Hou pondered for a moment: "The people who escaped from Shanggu County said that they suddenly emerged from underground, so many people mistook the Han army for ghosts in the middle of the night. Perhaps... we can give it a try."
The general was slightly stunned: "You mean... digging a tunnel from below?"
Yougu Duhou nodded and said, "This is the simplest way."
The general was somewhat confused: "But since they are using such a method, won't they be on guard?"
Yougudu Hou said, "We are outnumbered. If we continue to act like we could be defeated at any moment, they won't be prepared. The Chanyu has studied Liu Tan for a long time. He is arrogant and conceited. Sometimes he even disobeys his father and is very unruly. Such a person will be blinded by victory when he has the upper hand."
The general had no doubts about this, but he had one last question: "But...where we are now, there's Gobi Desert underneath us, and other places are deserts. You can't dig in the desert, and you can't dig out. I'm afraid it won't be that easy in the Gobi Desert."
Yougu Duhou said decisively: "Send people to dig day and night at all costs. They are not far from us. If it doesn't work, we can use medicine."
The so-called potion is actually softened water prepared by the Huns using plants. It can soften rocks and the like. Of course, it only softens them to a certain extent and does not really soften the stones into gravel.
The generals had no other choice but to obey the orders of Yougudu Hou.
Therefore, when Yougudu Hou sent people to fight against the Han Dynasty, he was very restrained and always acted as if he could not win.
Lu Xuan quickly discovered this problem, and he ordered the big man to be more restrained and not use any gunpowder barrels, crossbows, tripwires, etc. He was wondering if it would be too obvious.
Unexpectedly, the fighting power of Yougu Duhou's side was even weaker than his side, and the Han Dynasty won several battles under such circumstances.
Yougudu Hou didn't think it was a big deal. He had never fought against the Han people before. In the past, the Huns always won great victories, and it was not acceptable for them to belittle the Han people at the celebration banquet after the battle. Therefore, he thought there was nothing wrong with the Han people's performance, and was secretly happy that his strategy worked.
Lu Xuan was certain that the other party was up to something.
Not to mention him, even Liu Tan noticed it. He looked at the battle report and said, "I tell you, it's a good thing the outcome hasn't been decided yet. If it had, my father might have thought we were faking a fight if this report was sent to him."
He wanted to laugh when he said this. He had heard of match-fixing before, but this was the first time he heard of it. But the problem was that this data really seemed like both sides were cooperating very tacitly.
Lu Xuan was a little confused: "We are trying to delay, what are they trying to do?"
Liu Tan's imagination was sparked: "Could this Right Bone Marquis be one of our own?"
Lu Xuan looked at him with admiration: "You really have the guts to think like that."
If he was really one of his own, Liu Che would not have failed to tell him, and Lu Xuan did not have the ability to place his people in such an important position. The only thing he could do was probably to instigate people to split the Xiongnu.
Liu Tan also felt that he was thinking too much, but he really couldn't understand Yougu Duhou's behavior.
Lu Xuan took another look at the battle report and said decisively, "I'll take some people out tonight to take a look."
Liu Tan frowned slightly: "No, what if the other party just wants you to pass? It's too dangerous."
Lu Xuan didn't care: "Even if I fulfilled their wish, what would it matter? Could they really catch me? If they could catch me, they would have already... uh..."
"Hmm?" Liu Tan turned and squinted at Lu Xuan. "So... are you a repeat offender?"
Lu Xuan realized he had let something slip halfway through his words and quickly said, "I'm not taking any risks. I only go when I'm sure of the situation. Besides, I won't get too close. I have the telescope you gave me."
After saying this, he added, "Anyway, it won't be more dangerous than when you went to find Wu Shilu."
Liu Tan: ...
The two daring little bastards mentioned by Liu Che looked at each other and decided to skip the topic.
Anyway, neither of them should say anything to the other.
Liu Tan warned, "You said so, don't take any risks."
Lu Xuan nodded vigorously and was about to say something when he heard a noise in the distance.
He paused, exchanged glances with Liu Tan, and they both sighed at the same time: "Oh, it exploded again."
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