Numerous pieces of evidence suggest that this was a complete frame-up and attempt to pin the blame on someone else!
There was no general with the surname Luo in the State of Zhongshan. And if it really was the people of Zhongshan who launched the attack, why would they make such a big fuss about their surname and state? Wouldn't that be deliberately inviting trouble?
When Aixin Chanyu realized he had killed the wrong person, he was filled with remorse; he was blinded by rage!
The State of Zhongshan was quite tolerant, saying that since it was a misunderstanding, it was fine once it was cleared up, and they would not hold Gu Jun's past actions against him!
The envoy from Zhongshan also analyzed for Aixin Chanyu that among the surrounding forces, only Yan had the strength to mobilize tens of thousands of troops, so the sneak attack was most likely carried out by Yan!
But the Great Chanyu should not rush to retaliate... Right now, the Yan state is preparing to go to war with the Qi state.
Once the battle begins at the front, the Great Chanyu will then attack Yan's homeland from the rear, preventing it from coordinating its attacks from both ends.
At that time, the Yan state can be destroyed!
Once the Great Chanyu conquers the Dukang Commandery of the Yan Kingdom, he can simply compensate the Zhongshan Kingdom with the Dukang territory!
As for Gu County at present, it will serve as a temporary resting place for the Great Chanyu. Zhongshan State is willing to supply it with food and fodder so that the Great Chanyu can rest and reorganize his troops!
At first, Ai Xin Chanyu was persuaded... and also believed that it was not appropriate to start a war with Yan at the moment!
Especially in the Yanshan region, where the mountains are high and the forests are dense.
If the war goes poorly and the Xianbei people launch a counterattack, the trouble will be even greater.
So they rested in Gu County for a few days.
But the killing of more than a dozen tribal leaders and the loss of the 'Golden Wolf' were no small matter, causing a series of negative consequences!
The tribes were now in a state of 'leaderlessness,' and they all believed that this was caused by Aixin's stupidity, and they were all extremely dissatisfied with him!
They sent messengers to question Ai Xin, asking if he could find the Golden Wolf.
If they can't find it, then those dozen or so tribes will elect a new chieftain to search for the golden wolf on their behalf!
Moreover, not all of Aixin's hundreds of thousands of troops were his own soldiers; many were elite personal guards brought by other tribal leaders.
This makes the team even harder to manage!
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Aixin Chanyu decided not to wait for a battle opportunity and marched eastward to directly plunder Dukang County!
Regardless of whether it was the Yan people who attacked the old camp, the blame rests entirely on them!
In order to strengthen the cohesion of the Xiongnu and regain their authority once again.
Under the pretext of avenging the tribal chiefs, Ai Xin conscripted seven or eight more men from various tribes...
Together with the previous troops, their numbers have exceeded 200,000, and they are marching in a mighty force towards the Yanshan area!
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