Chapter 738

They had no choice but to pretend they didn't see it.

After receiving permission from the Qin men to leave,

the three of them scrambled onto their horses.

They galloped away toward the outside of the Great Wall.

They didn't even dare to look back.

Maoshi kept making "woo-woo" sounds.

Watching the three men gradually disappear into the distance,

Maoshi closed his eyes in disappointment.

Originally, he had wanted them to deliver a message.

To tell his father, Touman, that it was Prince Modu who sent someone to inform, which caused his downfall.

If Prince Modu returned from the Dayuezhi later, he could be punished.

But now, he couldn't even get the message out.

Commandant Zhao ignored Maoshi and pushed him directly into the pile of captives.

Although the Xiongnu generals were tied up, their feet could still move, and they leaned over one after another.

After the rag was pulled out of Maoshi's mouth,

Maoshi immediately roared.

"Ah! I hate this!"

"Your Highness, keep it down, or your mouth will be stuffed again in a moment."

Upon hearing this, Maoshi's voice stopped abruptly.

He had been too focused on his anger.

He glanced at the Great Qin soldiers in the distance, and seeing no one paying him any mind, he let out a sigh of relief.

He stopped roaring for the time being.

Seeing Maoshi stop roaring, the generals also let out a sigh of relief.

"What a coincidence, Your Highness, how did you get captured too?"

"You escaped first, how did you end up not escaping?"

The generals did not mean to mock him this time.

After all, what Maoshi said earlier was true; they just hadn't listened.

Now, they all felt a bit embarrassed.

If they had listened, perhaps the situation wouldn't be like this.

The generals would have been better off not speaking, but once they brought this up, Maoshi became unhappy again.

He originally wanted to roar.

But before he could, someone bumped into him with their head.

"Pah, pah, pah."

Maoshi shook his head, avoiding the head, and finally calmed down.

"It's Prince Modu!"

"This is all Prince Modu's trickery!"

The generals looked at each other, all confused as they looked toward Prince Modu.

What does this have to do with Prince Modu?

Wasn't Prince Modu unhappy about being sent to the Dayuezhi as a hostage?

Furthermore, this is all thanks to the merit of Your Highness.

Maoshi gritted his teeth and said, "When I was captured just now, guess who I saw?"

"It was Prince Modu's attendant!"

"He sent someone to inform!"

"Otherwise, how could we have fallen into a trap?"

"This is all Prince Modu playing tricks behind our backs!"

Maoshi's tone was low; he wished he could swallow Prince Modu alive.

The other generals were furious upon hearing this.

They had been wondering why there was an ambush here.

And they had been wondering why they were captured so suddenly.

So it was all Prince Modu's masterpiece.

The group of generals was mad with hatred.

They didn't care about being quiet anymore and started roaring.

The shrill roars of the dozen or so men sounded as if they had been violated.

But it didn't last long before the sound stopped abruptly.

Because the Great Qin soldiers nearby couldn't stand it anymore.

They picked up their small whips and lashed out.

"If you keep howling, we'll stuff all your mouths!"

"Don't you see how quiet everyone else is?"

The Xiongnu generals closed their mouths.

They also guessed why Maoshi was so agitated when someone went back to report earlier.

So there was such a major matter that hadn't been conveyed back.

Now, it was too late to say anything; they had become captives too.

Those who didn't want to be beaten sat honestly and stopped roaring.

These men also secretly swore in their hearts that if they could ever go back,

they would definitely tear Prince Modu limb from limb.

Meng Tian looked straight ahead; the large group of captives came into view, and he felt vaguely excited.

"Untie those who have become weak."

"Give them something to eat, don't let them starve to death, but don't let them eat too much either."

"Don't release these fifty thousand we just captured; let them starve until they are weak first."

"At noon, send them on their way; send them all to Lishan!"

"Understood!"

The generals received their orders and went to arrange it quickly.

The Great Qin soldiers also moved quickly.

Some went to untie the hemp ropes, some went to get food.

Others stood guard on the side.

The soldiers worked in cooperation, orderly and without chaos.

The Xiongnu were even less daring to cause trouble; as long as there was chaos, there would be no food.

Some were so hungry they were dizzy; how could they dare to move around?

They were all waiting quietly for the food to be distributed.

Meng Tian and the others moved away from the captive camp and gathered in an open space nearby.

This time, they had to discuss who would be sent back.

After all, there were nearly two hundred thousand Xiongnu this time.

This was not a small number.

And they had to strictly prevent them from escaping on the road.

The manpower required was also a huge number.

With too few people, it would be difficult to send these people away.

Moreover, the journey was long; arriving at Lishan on foot would take at least half a month.

This was a major project, so a capable general needed to be dispatched to escort and guard them.

Otherwise, Meng Tian wouldn't be at ease.

Actually, he also wanted to go back for a trip. ===== CHAPTER 740 =====