Chapter 1209

In the first year of Jianchu, Qiuci King Yuliduo rebelled against the Han and attacked the Western Regions Protector Ban Chao.

It was discovered by Ban Chao in time, so he led his soldiers to garrison Shule.

At that time, Ban Chao had no more than a thousand troops under his command, yet they stubbornly blocked the ten thousand-strong Qiuci army.

The following year, Ban Chao gathered the troops of Shule, Kangju, Yutian, and Jumi to begin besieging the cities of Qiuci, and it only took half a month to break through Moshi City.

It was not until the ninth year of Jianchu that Ban Chao broke through the capital of Qiuci, then deposed Qiuci King Yuliduo, and established Bai Hui's ancestor Bai Ba as the King of Qiuci.

Then it was passed down from generation to generation, and it was his turn to ascend the throne of the Qiuci King.

Although Bai Hui had never come into contact with the Han army, he had glimpsed the power of the Han army from the books recorded by the Qiuci historians.

Therefore, Bai Hui originally did not want to have a conflict with the Great Han.

But the letter from the Wusun Left General, as well as the destruction of the Cheshi Kingdom and several other small states, made Bai Hui feel fear.

"What should we do now?"

Bai Hui looked at the many ministers sitting below the hall and said: "The Wusun Kunmo promised that as long as we unite to resist the Great Han, after the Han army withdraws in the future, we will be able to get twenty percent of the taxes of the Western Regions every year."

The many ministers below the hall began to whisper and discuss after Bai Hui's voice fell.

Listening to the buzzing in the hall, Bai Hui felt even more annoyed.

"Enough, is there anyone who can come up with a solution?" Bai Hui, sitting on the throne, drank impatiently.

The sound of discussion below the hall stopped immediately.

"King, let alone what we should do, just say that if the Great Han wins, we will need to pay taxes to the Great Han in the future."

"If Wusun wins and we don't help, then when Wusun wins, they will definitely turn around and attack us."

"In the current situation, we can only unite with either Wusun or the Great Han to avoid future disasters."

Bai Hui: "..."

Bai Hui, having heard this, even wanted to stand up and kill someone.

Isn't this saying something that's the same as not saying anything?

Doesn't he know that?

What they should do.

But after saying this, it seemed like the problem was thrown back to him.

Under Bai Hui's irritable gaze, the twenty or so ministers in the hall all lowered their heads.

It seemed like no one was willing to make the final decision.

But rather than saying no one was willing to make the final decision, it would be better to say no one was willing to bear the consequences behind the decision.

However, facing the silence of the ministers, Bai Hui, as the king, had no way.

A hundred miles outside Yancheng, the capital of Qiuci, near the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, stood a large camp stretching for more than ten miles.

Countless white tents were set up along the foot of the mountains, like oval-shaped giant snow packs.

In the direction closest to the west of the camp, one could also see a large number of pastoral women and young men driving countless herds of cattle, horses, and sheep.

Located in the middle of the camp, a large tent several times larger than ordinary tents stood in the camp.

Around the large tent stood a dozen Wusun soldiers holding weapons.

A Han youth was standing outside the large tent at this time, and there were two war horses beside him.

Inside the large tent.

Han Sui, wearing a black robe and a black turban on his head, was standing in front of a middle-aged Wusun man with red hair and green eyes.

The man was wearing gilded Shu brocade, and a short sword inlaid with gems on the scabbard was hanging at his waist; the hilt was wrapped with gold thread, and a huge red gem was inlaid on the tail.

On the left and right sides of the man, a Wusun beauty with red hair and green eyes was sitting on each side.

"Han person, tell me your intention; don't think about using any lies to deceive me in front of me."

The middle-aged man said while pinching his upward-curling beard: "If you dare to use lies to deceive me, then I will feed you to them without hesitation."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man reached out and pointed to the left side of the large tent.

Han Sui, wearing a black robe, turned his head to look.

He saw two giant gray wolves tied with iron chains there, looking at him with bloodthirsty eyes and snarling and growling.

In front of the two gray wolves, there was also a pile of gnawed-clean bones.

Just by looking at the shape, one knew that those were not the bones of any animal, but human bones.

Seeing this scene, Han Sui smiled.

Compared to Duan Yu's two black tigers, what was the difference between these two gray wolves and wild dogs?

"Han person, tell me what you are laughing at; are you mocking me?" Wusun Left General Mohutu frowned and looked at Han Sui.

Han Sui bowed and saluted with Western Region etiquette, saying: "How could I dare."

"Then what are you laughing at!" Left General Mohutu asked.

"This one is laughing because Wusun has such powerful troops and such a wise great general, and will definitely kill Duan Yu without leaving a single piece of armor."

"Haha, that's right!" Left General Mohutu laughed and said: "Han person, you are very good at speaking; I like you very much!"

"Then, please state your intention!" Mohutu reached out and made a gesture of invitation, signaling Han Sui to sit down.

Han Sui nodded with a smile, and after sitting down, he said to Mohutu: "Although your army, Left General, is as numerous as the stars in the sky, Duan Yu is not as easy to deal with as you imagine."

"But we have a common enemy; Duan Yu is also my enemy."

"If I provide intelligence, then the Left General will be able to defeat Duan Yu."

Mohutu looked at Han Sui and asked thoughtfully: "Han person, you and that Duan Yu are both Han people; how do you expect me to believe your words?"

"What if you are a spy sent by Duan Yu, deliberately providing false intelligence?"

Han Sui immediately shook his head and said: "The Left General should know that last year, the Little Yuezhi person Beigong Boyu received support from Wusun and fought against Duan Yu in Liangzhou."

"And I was Beigong Boyu's ally in Liangzhou."

"After Beigong Boyu failed, Duan Yu slaughtered all my family and relatives, hundreds of people; the hatred between us is irreconcilable."

"Moreover, the Left General can completely verify whether my intelligence is true or false."

"Since I have come, I will not come empty-handed; I can first give the Left General a gift as a meeting gift!"

Han Sui said slowly: "I know that Wusun is preparing to unite with the Northern Xiongnu to attack Duan Yu's army from both the front and rear."

"But the Left General does not need to wait for the Northern Xiongnu anymore."

"Duan Yu has already ordered in advance to cut off the Northern Xiongnu's route south; perhaps it won't be long before the Left General receives news of the Northern Xiongnu's defeat," Han Sui said confidently.

However, just as Mohutu was confused, a cavalry commander suddenly walked into the camp.

The so-called cavalry commander is like the Great Han's captain, commanding a unit of troops.

The cavalry commander came into the camp, saluted Mohutu, who was sitting in the main seat, and said: "General, an envoy from the Northern Xiongnu."

PS: There will be another chapter later.