Chapter 445 Let them fight amongst themselves
The Northern Hu imperial court was outmaneuvered by a fleeing tribe.
The Northern Hu nobles who remained in the capital were almost all killed.
When the remaining 10,000 imperial troops returned to the capital, the city was in ruins with few survivors.
The Northern Hu officials who were supposed to stay in the capital have long since disappeared.
The capital city now... is truly a ruin!
The remnants of the Northern Hu army who had escaped watched all this in despair.
The young emperor died from his injuries, and the Right Chancellor was killed by an arrow shot by the commander of the Dayu Weiyuan Army.
Now they have no soldiers, no money, and they don't even have a home!
"Who did this?" the last surviving general roared.
No one spoke up.
Almost everyone who could speak was dead!
After searching the capital for a long time, they finally found a group of children hiding in a house that had been half burned down.
"People from the grasslands! People from the grasslands! The imperial army marched in just one day after they left!" a big child sobbed.
"They kill anyone they see, using the same curved swords as you."
Mother has been arrested, and Abu has been killed!
“They took everything—cattle, sheep, carts, horses, and grain. We have no home.”
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The children cried as they recounted what they had seen.
The general finally realized that it must have been done by those nomadic herding tribes on the grasslands.
When the army set off, there were two tribes that they could not contact at all.
So that's where they were waiting...
The general looked at everything before him and suddenly didn't know what to do next...
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The Da Yu Weiyuan Army won a great victory and sounded the retreat.
Whether it was the people of northern Chongqing or the border town, the festivities lasted for three days and three nights.
Everyone knows that after this battle, the North will enjoy at least a century of peace.
The Northern Hu's fighting force has been completely decimated, and it will take a long time to organize a new force.
On the day the Weiyuan Army withdrew to its original garrison in the north, the herdsmen of the border town lined up to welcome it.
Shen Huaichen, along with Burilege, also stood in the farewell crowd.
"Abu, why don't the Dayu people take this opportunity to occupy the Northern Hu imperial court?" Burilege asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Because the people of Dayu don't want to cause trouble; they just want to manage their own little plot of land well," Shen Huaichen said.
Burileg didn't quite understand.
He discovered it when the Weiyuan Army and the Imperial Army were engaged in a decisive battle that day.
The Weiyuan Army only wanted to kill those imperial army soldiers, but never thought about occupying their land.
Shen Huaichen was well aware of the habits of the people of the Central Plains and also understood the characteristics of the northern nomadic peoples.
In the eyes of the Northern Hu people, all they thought about was invasion, invasion! And more invasion!
And what were the people of the Central Plains thinking?
You hit me? Okay, I'll definitely hit you back!
Even if I can't beat you now, I will definitely remember it and hold this grudge forever, so that my descendants will continue to beat you.
As for what happens after the fight...
Once the fight is over, it's over. Of course I'm going home! Why would I go to your house for dinner if I don't go home?
Therefore, the people of the Central Plains would fight one battle and then leave, only to return and prepare to fight another...
As for taking over your place...
There was only one Qin Shi Huang; not just anyone could unify the six kingdoms.
“Burileg, what kind of situation do you think we’ll face if the Dayu people take over the Northern Hu?” Shen Huaichen asked.
Burileg thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something.
"If Dayu wipes out the Northern Hu, then... it certainly won't be peaceful."
The northern nomadic people hold grudges; once their homes are occupied, they will certainly retaliate.
The territory of the Northern Hu is vast, consisting mainly of deserts and grasslands, where herders live a nomadic life without a fixed abode.
If you hide on the grassland, it will be difficult for anyone to find you.
"Are you saying that the people of Dayu are afraid of retaliation from the Northern Hu people?" Burilege asked.
"It's not that I'm afraid of retaliation, but I don't want to bother with it."
The Northern Hu are currently in their most chaotic period, and it is unknown how long the infighting among the exiled tribes will continue.
If the Great Yu were to occupy the territory of the Northern Hu at this time...
That would make us easy targets.
Those remnants will concentrate all their hatred on the people of Dayu.
But if the people of Dayu ignore them, they can only fight amongst themselves.
"Which method do you think would be more beneficial to Da Yu?" Shen Huaichen asked.
Burileg suddenly realized.
“Abu, you’re right. The people of Dayu only need this one victory.”
This gives an account to the people, and also to their ancestors.
"But if we were to occupy the Northern Hu, it would not only be a waste of manpower and resources, but it would also consume a great deal of energy. Over time, it might even bring down the Great Yu."
Shen Huaichen nodded.
"That's all you need to know! Remember this: there are two ways to occupy a place."
One option is to seize territory through war, but this requires too much resources and is not cost-effective.
Another scenario is when others beg you to let them take over their territory.
When you are far superior to others, they will submit to you and look up to you! They will want to be one of you.
This method takes a long time, but it has many benefits; it's like slowly boiling a frog in lukewarm water.
It appears that Da Yu is adopting the second approach.
"Take it slow, just bear with it!" Shen Huaichen said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Burileg thought of the border town.
"Abu, what should we do about Sai City over there?"
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