Your Majesty, please draw the card

Liu Xi did not expect that what Lu Su brought was great news.

The eldest prince of the Xiongnu, who was forced away by Yizhixie Shanyu, intended to submit to Dayan. He sent a message to Lu Su, who had been in charge of foreign affairs, through an envoy from a small country.

To say that this eldest prince is quite unlucky.He was once considered to be Shan Yu's default heir, but he was sued by the Yan family and had to be expelled from the royal court for molesting his stepmother.After he managed to conquer the Eastern Huns, Lao Shanyu summoned him back again, but he was plotted by Yi Zhixie Shanyu again, his wife and children were killed, and he almost killed himself.He wholeheartedly wanted to find Yi Zhixie Shanyu for revenge, but he had only five thousand soldiers in his hands. Although these people were loyal to him, they could not compare with the Xiongnu army in terms of numbers.

In fact, at the beginning of the war, the eldest prince did not intend to vote for the Great Yan side.Although he is not as arrogant as Yi Zhixie Shanyu, he is not optimistic about Nanchao either.But this war, which was supposed to end soon, gradually entered a stalemate, which moved the eldest prince's mind.

At the beginning of the founding of Dayan, the Xiongnu Shanyu was once granted the title of Dayan.At that time, apart from the unacceptable fact that it sounded like a vassal state of Dayan in name, the benefits the Huns got far exceeded the gains from plundering.

My enemy's enemy is my friend.

The eldest prince, who is well versed in this point, believes that if he can act decisively at this juncture when Dayan urgently needs help, and beat Yi Zhixie together with Dayan's army, then he is likely to regain the royal court with the help of Dayan in the future .Compared with the ownership of the vast grassland, it is not so unacceptable to give a little nominal loyalty.

Another reason for his decision is that he is currently under attack.An important reason why he was able to defeat Xianbei time and time again in the past was that he had the entire Huns as his backing after all.But now, his narrow territory is sandwiched between the Xiongnu and Xianbei. Not only are the Xianbei people staring at him, but when Yizhixie Shanyu returns from the southern expedition, the first thing to do is probably to eliminate his scabies.Helping Dayan is tantamount to finding a strong backing for him, and it is the only way to survive in the cracks.

With this in mind, the eldest prince mobilized the army to approach the border between Dayan and the Huns, and at the same time sent someone to send a message of willingness to form an alliance.

"Where is the eldest prince's army now?" Liu Xi was so excited that he wanted to jump up when he heard about this.This is really a reinforcement from heaven!

"Near Shanyin. As long as we agree to his conditions, he can cut off the Huns' retreat at any time!" Lu Su pointed out the location of the Grand Prince's army on the sand table.

"Shanyin...Shanyin...Mituan, please invite Master Han and Gongjin over here!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Xi stared at the sand table.Shanyin is only less than two hundred miles away from Yanmen Pass, and cavalry can reach it in a day.If the eldest prince can support Yanmen Pass...

"Zijing, what condition did the eldest prince propose?" He raised his head and asked Lu Su.

Lu Su respectfully said: "I would like to report to the emperor that the eldest prince wants to marry Dayan's princess as the Yan family, and also wants to open the tea market."

"Princess?" Liu Xi frowned, "Where did I get the princess from?"

Liu Xi's predecessor did not leave half a son or daughter, and the previous emperor had several daughters, but the youngest princess was already nearly thirty years old, and there were no princesses who had not left the court.

You can't have one now, can you?

Liu Xi was taken aback by this thought.

"It's enough to confer one." Lu Su was not worried about this at all. "Marriage is just to express the sincerity of both parties. The emperor can choose a woman of the right age from the royal family to be named princess. Presumably the eldest prince will not mind."

Liu Xi nodded: "Well, that's the only way to do it."

After a while, Han Yi and Zhou Yu arrived.Hearing the news that the eldest prince wanted to form an alliance, Zhou Yu advocated immediately adjusting his strategy and no longer aiming at forcing the Huns to fight.

"How can we win this battle!" Zhou Yu said, pointing to a point on the map, "The premise is that Yanmen Pass is not rescued first. For the army of the eldest prince, go to Yanmen Pass to the south and Shuofang to the west. All the gold, silver, food and grass that came here were transported to Shuofang, which meant that as long as the eldest prince attacked Shuofang, Yi Zhixie Shanyu who went south would definitely turn back, not only he would turn back, but also the troops who attacked Yanmen Pass. Now Zilong is already on the left King Xian's army is nearby. As long as General Sima restrains the Xiongnu troops in Shangjun, it will create an opportunity for Zilong to destroy King Zuo Xian. As long as King Zuo Xian is eliminated, the outcome of this battle is a foregone conclusion."

Liu Xi asked suspiciously: "The eldest prince only has 5000 troops, will he be willing to attack Shuofang?"

Zhou Yu said decisively: "Yes! What the eldest prince lacks most now is capital. If he knew that Shuofang had countless gold, silver and jewels, he would definitely take risks. Instead, asking him to relieve the siege of Yanmen Pass would not do him any good. Head-to-head with Yizhixie Shanyu's troops. Even if the eldest prince is willing to go, he will open his mouth to ask Dayan for losses before he goes. Not to mention that the Huns' defenders in Shuofang must not have many at Yanmen Pass. The eldest prince has occupied After Shuofang, he can attack, retreat, or defend. If he is smarter, he can take part of the gold and silver and escape in time. At that time, he can sell the big ones and pick up ready-made ones. If he is stupid, he wants to let the Huns go. Swallowing everything in Shuofang in one gulp can be used as a target to contain Yizhi Xie Shanyu's army, and it will be beneficial to our army without any harm."

"Hmm... what does General Han think?"

"If you go back to the emperor, I think this plan is feasible. But who should I ask to give the eldest prince a message?"

Liu Xi thought for a while and said: "Send the message to Lord Longyang! When he left, he took a thousand miles to find incense. The Huns intercepted the pigeons, but they didn't kill the hawks. Now he is the only one who can send the message to the eldest prince the fastest. .”

After discovering that the Huns liked to shoot pigeons, Liu Xi was depressed for several days.In this war, the flying pigeon transmission system he had painstakingly established was of no use at all, and basically all the carrier pigeons became extra meals for the Huns soldiers.Because pigeons are not worshiped birds in the belief of the Huns, and many tribes have the custom of eating pigeons, so Huns soldiers often use pigeons to practice archery.However, the treatment of a small number of domesticated hawks was very different. The Huns believed that killing hawks was ominous, so these hawks could send messages to people by following their special smell.When Lord Longyang went north, he brought this special-smelling spice with him for the convenience of communication.

Liu Xi sent out the Yaoying to contact Lord Longyang, but one day later, the Yaoying brought back a piece of news that shocked him——

The situation at Yanmen Pass is critical, and there are only [-] defenders left!In order to resist a strong enemy, Lord Longyang took risks alone to assassinate the enemy general.Although the Huns' offensive has stopped at present, Yanmen Pass is also in danger, and the guard Bai Qi decides to fight to the end.After receiving the message from Yaoying, he has already sent four guards to deliver the message to the eldest prince.

"Longyang Lord!"

Liu Xi's hands and feet were cold, and he rushed back to the room, ran to the cabinet where the god tablet was kept, took out the jade plate, and opened the biography of Lord Longyang.

Fortunately!No broken card yet!

But even if Lord Longyang is still alive, it is inevitable that he will suffer in the hands of the Huns.Linking to Yi Zhixie Shanyu's brutal behavior before, Liu Xi felt even more uncomfortable.

"I want to save Lord Longyang...I want to save Lord Longyang..." The emperor muttered to himself, "Who is the general guarding the Yanmen Gate?"

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?" Mi Tuan, who hurriedly followed Liu Xi back to the room, looked puzzled.

"No, even Bai Qi can't do much with 500 people." Liu Xi shook his head, denying the idea he just had.

Now he really regrets not letting the eldest prince rescue Yanmen Pass.He never expected that the situation at Yanmen Pass would be so difficult, and the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao would become a reminder that the defenders of Yanmen Pass could be killed anytime and anywhere.If the Huns knew that there were only 500 people in Yanmen, they would definitely knock down Yanmen in one go before returning to Shuofang.

"What should I do? What should I do?" Liu Xi paced back and forth in the room several times, feeling that there was a fire in his chest that couldn't be calmed down.

In case something happens to Lord Longyang...

No, no, Mr. Longyang didn't die at the most dangerous time, maybe it means that he can turn danger into good luck?

"Mi Tuan, invite Gong Jin over here!"

Zhou Yu saw the emperor who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and reached out to pat the emperor on the shoulder.

"I know all about it. Your Majesty, don't panic."

"Gongjin! I... I really can't wait any longer, what do you think about my imperial conquest?"

"No."

"Why not? Did you say that I am the courage of the soldiers? As long as I am here, I will not worry about defeating the Huns!"

Zhou Yu sneered and said, "Your majesty thinks too highly of me."

"What did you say?" Liu Xi was a little annoyed, "You...you can only think about winning or losing, but I have to save Lord Longyang! I don't believe that the soldiers of Da Yan can't win against the Xiongnu!"

"If the emperor wants to ruin the defenders of Shangjun, then go."

"you!"

"The emperor hastily set off, what else can he do except destroy the current situation? The defenders in the upper county only have infantry and no cavalry, and do not rely on the city wall. They can only be fat in the population of the Huns. The better result is that the emperor can break through and come back. Worse, even the emperor will be reduced to a prisoner. Does the emperor still want to conquer in person?"

"..." Liu Xi sighed dejectedly.

"The emperor is right. I only have victory or defeat in my heart, and I don't have the life and death of Lord Longyang. I dare not ask the emperor to be like a minister. I can only beg the emperor to plan for the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and stop acting emotionally." Zhou Yu bowed. The ground, the expression is very sincere.

Liu Xi suddenly felt a little ashamed: "I didn't mean that, I didn't mean it just now..."

"The emperor's benevolence is the blessing of all people." Zhou Yu interrupted, "I have never mentioned it to the emperor, but I want to tell the emperor today. I am delighted by the emperor's benevolence, so I don't mind being the one next to the emperor." The person who forced the emperor to be cruel."

"Gongjin..."

"Zilong should send back the news soon. Life and death are fate. If Lord Longyang is really not spared, I will make the Xiongnu pay for it with blood!"