In Jiang Ming's previous life, something like this happened...
During Genghis Khan's westward campaign, his most beloved grandson died in the battle to capture Fan Yanbao, a city in Khwarazm...
To avenge his grandson, Genghis Khan not only slaughtered all the residents and soldiers of Fanyanbaoli, but also killed animals and plants.
He destroyed all the buildings, burned everything, turned the city into a desert, and decreed that no living thing should ever grow there again!
The same thing is happening there now...
Neither archaeologists nor biologists could find any trace of human civilization, nor any signs of plant or animal life, at the site...
Dugu Yan is a person who clearly distinguishes between love and hate. If it is a grudge, she will definitely take revenge!
Her husband, Jiang Ming, the very pillar of the empire, almost died at the hands of the Northern Xiongnu. How could this grudge be settled simply by your surrender?
Moreover, wasn't the internal strife and the rebellion in the south caused by the Northern Xiongnu colluding with the Bai Di people who were trading and traveling throughout the various vassal states of the Da Gan Empire?
They spread rumors, smeared Jiang Ming, created antagonism, and instilled a sense of crisis... ultimately causing the rulers of various vassal states to become dissatisfied and rebel against the court.
Therefore, Dugu Yan's idea was the same as Genghis Khan's: to turn this forest into a desert and not allow any living things to exist there!
In Dugu Yan's eyes, these Northern Xiongnu people who were trying to break through were already dead!
However, this is just the beginning!
After wiping out the main force of the Northern Xiongnu army, Dugu Yan wanted to ask Jiang Ming for permission to launch a western expedition!
She wanted to eradicate the Northern Xiongnu from history as she had done with the Rouran, making them disappear completely from the historical stage!
The reason for sending that soldier back to report was not only to humiliate him, but more importantly, to instill fear and despair in them!
Even after you've given it your all, you know the outcome is death...
Actually, this idea wasn't because Dugu Yan was psychologically abnormal, but rather... many animals on the grassland do the same thing!
Like wolves!
In the conventional sense, people generally believe that wolves are just a ferocious and cunning wild beast.
But in reality, wolves are far more sophisticated than humans imagine...
For example, it can keenly sense your fear and then make good use of it!
Just like in the grasslands, some lone herders set up a yurt and spend the night there.
Those wolves... especially the experienced ones, when they break into a yurt or tent, they don't just attack and kill the person immediately...
Instead, it will first use its tail to tease your neck and wake you up, and then bite you to death when you are in extreme fear!
This will amplify your pain and despair to their maximum!
Such behavior is difficult to simply attribute to the survival instinct of hunting...
They also want to gain some emotional value from it... Can you still say that they are simply ferocious and cunning?
Cats are the same way; sometimes they'll play with a mouse until it's exhausted before eating it.
Let its fear and despair permeate its heart to the highest degree...
Dugu Yan was the same way!
What I was thinking was, you almost made me lose my husband. Killing you all would be too easy for you. You must die in despair, helplessly!
Only in this way can Dugu Yan's hatred be relieved!
When the soldier returned to the camp in the mountains and told the Great Khan Sahehan about Dugu Yan's intentions... this devil, who wanted to turn the entire land of Dagan into grassland and kill all the people of Dagan, was also furious and roared wildly!
In this way, boosting morale becomes ironic!
The enemy wants to boost your morale, but then you'll still die, leaving you to desperately accept the inevitable end of death amidst doubts about life and a desperate gamble!
Sahehan was furious and summoned all the soldiers to the top of the hill for a final mobilization!
"Brothers!"
He never called his subordinates "brothers," but this time, when faced with a life-or-death situation, he was willing to address them that way!
"Those damned Xianbei bastards and traitorous Xiongnu have sent us a message!"
Sahehan shouted, “They say... they won’t accept peace talks and they want to kill us all! Kill us all, then kill us all... We, the warriors of the Northern Xiongnu, are not afraid of death. They want to insult our wives and daughters, kill our parents, and erase all traces of our people’s existence. Brothers, what do you say we should do?”
"Let's fight them!"
"Yeah! Let's fight them!"
"Great Chanyu! The current commander of the people below the mountain is Jiang Ming's wife, a Xianbei woman named Dugu Yan. Back then... it was she who caused the hundreds of thousands of our vanguard troops to be burned alive!"
"So it was her! She's the one who wiped out the Rouran people!"
"Damn it, that bitch, how cruel she is!"
"Kill her!"
"No! Rape them first, then kill them!"
"Those despicable Xianbei bitches who have bewitched us, not a single one of them should be spared!"
......
The Northern Xiongnu soldiers shouted curses, their voices rising in waves.
Sahehan continued, “Now we only have one path: to fight our way out. There is still a glimmer of hope! Otherwise, death awaits us, and... the death of our entire tribe. We would rather die standing than live on our knees, and they won’t even give us a chance to live! Warriors! For our children, for our parents, for our people, I, as your Chanyu, will lead you in one last charge! Everyone, lift your spirits! This is the final battle!”
"Long live!"
Long live the Great Khan!
"The Xiongnu will surely win!"
......
On the hilltop, lanterns and torches were being waved. The soldiers of the Northern Xiongnu were extremely excited and indignant. They held their weapons and were ready to fight a final battle against the army of the Great Gan Empire below the mountain!
Dugu Yan, standing at the foot of the mountain, had already seen that this group of Northern Xiongnu people had gone mad!
She had already arranged for archers and elite troops to deliver the final blow to the Northern Xiongnu!
What's the point of just killing a few cowards?
Dugu Yan enjoys the thrill of driving her opponent crazy, making them fight at their peak, and then beating them to death!
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