Chapter 12 Chapter Ten

The Great Huns are planning to launch a war, and Jiuyuan is their final target.Zhe Rixiu finds out that the scorching sun is still protecting Meng Tian and Tian Huo with all his strength, and he can't help but feel jealous... The governor of Jiuyuan County asks his men to carry the coffin, and vows to defend the city to the death.Seeing that Jiuyuan City was about to lose its hold, a herd of mad cows drove in from a distance, causing countless casualties to the Huns, and Jiuyuan made a rescue.The news of the success spread to the capital, and it was heard that Meng Tian had rescued the siege, and the first emperor was overjoyed.

Since receiving the acquiescence and support from the great Shan Yu Touman last time, King Zuoxian has been preparing his troops and preparing for the battle with all his strength, and he is determined to win Jiuyuan.He is trying his best to strengthen his power and expand his influence, and taking down Jiuyuan City is the best reward for the entire Xiongnu Empire, and can win the support of more Xiongnu nobles.The young and vigorous King Zuoxian is confident that he can aspire to the Shanyu throne. "Report—" A family soldier shouted from afar: "King Zuoxian, something is wrong..."

"Why are you so panicked?" Zuo Xianwang looked at the family soldiers running from afar in amazement.The family soldiers came to the front and got off their horses, before saluting, they said something that shocked and annoyed Zuo Xianwang: "Report to the king, Master Ke Leng was killed by that Qin man in front of the corpse post..." "Ah——" This is the father of his concubine, the actual head of the Anti family of the four Huns. "How could such a thing happen? Could it be that someone deliberately indulged the Qin people?" King Zuo Xian became a little annoyed, and first thought whether King You Xian was obstructing it.For a long time, the secret rivalry between the left and right kings has become an open fact among the entire Xiongnu nobles.

The mark on Kelen's neck is clearly visible, his obese body is lying on his side straight, and there are countless scratches on his feet, which shows that he tried his best to break free from the hanging set by his opponent.No one dared to touch Kelen's body, not even the family members who came earlier.King Zuo Xian only stayed on the spot for a moment, and said sharply: "I haven't collected the corpse yet, waiting for maggots to grow!" "Where are the two Qin people?" King Zuoxian asked sharply, and Ke Leng's family soldiers said tremblingly, "Rang, let Juci take them away."

"You bastard," King Zuo Xian raised his whip and a bloodstain appeared on the soldier's cheek. "It's really useless. Why should she take the murderer away..." At this time, the sad little concubine came and knelt down to King Zuo Xian: "Your Majesty, you want to avenge your father!" "Report—" A fast horse came, and after the soldier got off his horse, he half-kneeled and said, "Report to the virtuous king, the Chanyu has an order, asking you to come to the royal court to discuss the battle plan." "Okay! I have something important to report to the Chanyu," he said, and got on his horse, "Drive!" He lashed the whip at his mount, as if the mount was the one he wanted to vent his anger on.Zuo Xianwang had already weighed the pros and cons on the way, after all, Jiao Yang was the second most expensive, and arguing with her would hurt Shan Yu's self-esteem.After entering the palace of the king's court, King Zuoxian has formed an extremely sinister plan that can kill two birds with one stone.

The guard shouted: "King Zuoxian is here—" The princes and ministers in the main hall had already gathered, just waiting for him to sit down.The Huns adopted a traditional military democracy, and even Touman Shanyu himself could not independently decide on major military operations, not to mention the profound impact of the Jiuyuan War.Therefore, whenever there is a major military action, Touman Shanyu must convene the princes and ministers to discuss it, including the great nobleman Kelen who just died. Touman Chanyu had already heard about Kelen, and faced King Zuo Xian who entered the hall with great sympathy, he said with concern: "This king knows that you have encountered troubles... Kelen is a figure like the pillar of the empire. , It is a pity to die. I don’t know what other requests Zuo Xianwang has, and I propose it together, and I will make the decision for you.” Zuo Xianwang took a step forward, with an unusually peaceful mind, and said: “It’s also his fault that he usually behaves pervertedly, so that he died unexpectedly. It's worth not mentioning this matter. The battle is urgent and we will go out tonight. I have something to ask for your Majesty's permission."

"It's rare for King Zuo Xian to be concerned about the country and the people. What are your demands? You can just say it." King Zuo Xian said his plan, and said: "Your Majesty the Great Chanyu, the war is imminent. The Xiongnu warriors are preparing for the battle with all their might. Zhe Rixiu, the number one warrior of our great Xiongnu, was imprisoned and had nothing to do. My brother thought that he should be relieved of his punishment, thinking of his meritorious service to the empire, and let him lead his troops to serve in the army. Come to encourage the soldiers to use their orders. This is beneficial to the war itself, and I hope Your Majesty will approve it." Touman thought for a while, and said happily: "My king approves your invitation. Come here, and immediately lift the ban on Zhe Rixiu. King Zuoxian clasped his fists together, put up a ten thousand character, and said: "Your Majesty, Da Shanyu, I have one more thing, I hope you will allow me." Touman was slightly surprised, and then said: "Then let's talk about it together!" Zuo Xianwang Straight to the point: "My brother wants to bring two Qin warriors to the front of the army. If necessary, he can threaten the Jiuyuan Qin army to submit. I hope His Majesty Da Shanyu will allow it."

"En! This is the best policy, but I don't know if they are real generals?" Zuo Xianwang said again: "My brother only said that it is an emergency, but he didn't take it seriously." "This matter is very appropriate! Just act according to plan." Touman has already agreed. "Thank you, Great Chanyu!" Zuo Xianwang retreated to one side to serve, and all the princes and ministers nodded frequently, thinking that Zuo Xianwang thought carefully about the problem, and he was worthy of being the first high-ranking member of the Xiongnu.King Zuo Xian was extremely proud of himself.Suddenly, the gate guard outside the hall shouted: "General Zhe Rixiu is here!" Everyone turned their heads and looked sideways to meet this Tai Sui figure.Zhe Rixiu, who had been imprisoned for nearly a month, did not lose his arrogance at all, and walked straight into the hall.First kneel down to Touman: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Chanyu."

"You don't need to thank me, if you want to thank you, thank His Highness King Zuoxian, he is the one who employs you." "Thank you His Royal Highness Zuo Xianwang, Zuo Xianwang has the grace of rebuilding! There is no repayment for the sun, and I can only witness my loyalty to the great Hun Empire on the battlefield." He said, bowing deeply.King Zuoxian held his hand together: "Mianli, this king will now worship you as the vanguard and lead the army to go out. I hope you can fight the enemy bravely and strive to win Jiuyuan City as soon as possible." Although the Gobi desert in midsummer is not as smooth as Qinzhong, it is still quite distinctive. The Populus euphratica forest in the distance gradually turns from light green to golden.After two bouts of drizzle, the distant mountains and the near landscape are like a green carpet just laid by the hand of God.Various signs prove that there is no drought in Mobei this year, and the smug King Zuoxian is vigorously attacking Jiuyuan. It cannot but be doubted that his expansion ambitions are huge, and it completely influences the Xiongnu Empire's military expansion and domination of the North. .

In the big golden tent, King Zuoxian was sitting and chatting with several officials, while several maids stood with bowed heads.Xinzi Guduhou said flatteringly: "Your Majesty is really clever today, and he has firmly grasped the fate of the two Qin people in our hands without showing his face..." Zuo Dahu said with a smile on his face: "Zhe Rixiu is a little bit It doesn't understand human nature, but it's just right to deal with those two Qin people. Poor! Two Qin warriors are about to die!" "If you say that these two Qin people are really good, if I can use them, why worry about not having good generals!" Zuo Xianwang couldn't help sighing.The Marquis of Xinzi Gudu asked in amazement: "Keep them in the army, could it be that His Royal Highness Zuo Xianwang had this intention long ago?" Zuo Xianwang had reason to be sure that what he did was right. "Who doesn't love a good general. If this person is really Meng Tian and I use it, the revitalization of the Xiongnu will be just around the corner. I'm afraid that he is not Meng Tian, ​​a great Qin general, how could he sneak into the hinterland of my Xiongnu and never return?"

"Who cares if he is right or not, anyway, if he doesn't follow suit at the time, the result of one knife is over. Seeing that these two are warriors who can be the heads of generals in the army of ten thousand horses, if they let the tiger go back to the mountain, it may be bad for us Huns in the future." Xinzi Guduhou said: "What the big family said is very true, it depends on whether His Royal Highness Zuo Xianwang can be cruel..." Zuo Xianwang sat upright, took a sip of milk tea and said: "Don't worry, I have my own opinion When you come to my army, naturally I will decide." A subordinate came in and reported: "According to the king's wishes, the younger ones have already found them..." The subordinates whispered the details that should not be made public to King Zuo Xian's ear. Finished, exit the hall.Zuo Xianwang knew it well, of course it would not be right to arrest them now, the only way to act is to find a way to lure the scorching sun away. While thinking about it, the guard reported that General Zhe Rixiu asked to see him.Zuo Xianwang thought to himself: The opportunity has come, why not let this stunned young man meet his rival in love first? "Please hurry up!" Zhe Rixiu stepped into the account, and Natou bowed: "Little general Zhe Rixiu pays homage to His Highness King Zuo Xian, thank you for your kindness of saving his life!" Zuo Xian Wang hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhe Rixiu: "Excuse me, excuse me. It's too serious. At best, I will let you be free, General. How can I, the number one warrior of the Hun Empire, be treated like this! If you sleep with a woman, you will be imprisoned for a few months, and the warrior will not do anything. Already!" "That's it!" Xinzi Guduhou took advantage of the situation to flatter Yu Zherixiu: "The general is brave enough to win the three armies, such treatment is really embarrassing." Zuo Dahu also said: "That's right!" Zuo Xianwang said at the right time: "However, the general's vision is too simple. Think about what kind of good woman the general can marry, isn't it the girl who rewarded him last time? Tomorrow I will send some women Here you are, I'll annoy you a hundred times when you arrive upstairs." Zhe Rixiu didn't give a direct answer, but listened carefully to everyone's opinions, and then gave a deep salute, saying: "Thank you for your kindness. The general knows that he was ashamed of being second-rate before, Now I have to reform myself so that I won’t disappoint Juci. I just don’t know where Juci is now? The general wants to visit her very much.” "General, don't you have something..." The big man was about to say something quickly, but was stopped by Zuo Xianwang: "Ah, the general is very courageous, and he will not fall into the love of his children, which is admirable. A man with great ambitions Contributing to the cause and serving the empire, what this king values ​​is the general, who is a rare and brave man in this world. Of course, if there is any news from the second side, I will let you know. However, when going back and forth, the general can detour to Hua Woods, I heard that there are a few family members of the second family living there, maybe she will go there to visit them." "Oh! Really?" Zhe Rixiu believed it, and said again: "If King Xian is fine, I want to rush over to see first?" "It's nothing. I wanted to give you a break. Seeing how busy you are, let's talk about it at the swearing-in meeting the day after tomorrow." Zhe Rixiu bowed to Zuo Xianwang, and with his previous arrogant and rude attitude, he didn't bother at all. for these gifts. "The last general will take his leave first!" After speaking, he turned around and left the hall, straddled his horse and left.A strange smile appeared on Zuo Xianwang's face. At this time, it was already dusk, and unpredictable changes were secretly happening on the earth.When the first star shone in the eastern sky, the gallant and heroic Princess Sun had already rode her horse towards the birch forest.But Zhe Rixiu, who was just a stone's throw away, suddenly saw the little flower horse he was familiar with, and his heart was lifted: Jiao Yang really has relatives here... He learned how to behave, and did not call out to the passing hot sun, but Followed quietly.He firmly believed that he would touch her heart, and he would use this to recognize Jiao Yang's natal relatives... Scorching Yang only hurried on the road, fearing that Meng Tian and Meng Tian would be hungry, and did not notice Zhe Rixiu behind him at all.At the same time, Zhe Rixiu, who always likes to show off and show off, has become very reserved tonight, hoping to win Sun Yang's favor and change her previous bad impression of herself.Zhe Rixiu didn't follow closely with his horse, but quietly followed him, and he could find the path only by the sound of the horse's hooves, and the two of them reached the depths of the birch forest one after the other. Zhe Rixiu saw the little flowery horse chained in front of a small, somewhat dilapidated courtyard, and Zhe Rixiu was very puzzled. How could the relatives of the natal family live in such a shabby place?Zhe Rixiu tied up his mount and walked slowly into the courtyard.The little flower horse knew the hostess, and didn't neigh like when seeing a stranger, so Zhe Rixiu easily approached the window.However, to Zhe Rixiu's surprise, the first thing he heard was the voice of a man with an accent of Qin Di. This shock was no small matter, and Zhe Rixiu immediately hid by the window to see who they were... "Princess, it's getting dark soon, why don't you hurry back?" Jiao Yang paused for a moment and said, "I don't know what's the matter, but once I'm with you two, I don't want to leave. General, why do you think this is? Meng Tian didn't know how to answer him, but said: "Princess, you'd better go quickly. As long as we don't leave here for a day, we will be prisoners. We are worried that we will implicate you." Ah!How could it be them... Zhe Rixiu thought that more than a month ago, before he was unfortunately imprisoned, he had seen these two uninvited guests in the Royal Court Hall.Well, Jiaoyang already had a prejudice against me, and now these two people from Qin are instigating... Ah, no, it's more than instigating.You see, the way Jiaoyang looked at that general, she never looked at me directly, but looked at that guy with affection.Zhe Rixiu couldn't help being angry from the heart, ah, the problem is here, Zhe Rixiu no longer forced himself to be reserved, kicked the door of the room with a bang and rushed in, hostile to Meng Tian and the two.Under the shadow of the lamp, the three clearly recognized the ferocious Zhe Rixiu, "It's you..." "Who are they?" Zhe Rixiu asked with restraint. In desperation, Jiao Yang still did not forget to protect his friend: "This is none of your business. Father didn't say that he would let you go. How did you escape?" "Ah—" Zhe Rixiu roared angrily, kicked Meng Tian with his feet, and the scorching sun would stand in the middle without hesitation.Seeing this, Meng Tian turned around and stood in front of the princess, but he himself got kicked firmly.Tian Huo was about to rush over, but was stopped by Meng Tian: "You protect the princess well, and I will deal with him." "Brother General, are you injured?" Jiao Yang asked urgently and concerned, making Zhe Rixiu even more annoyed: "You bitch, you have never spoken kindly to me once, but you are showing kindness to him like this...Look I'll finish him off first." Said he stepped forward, and fought with Meng Tian. "Zhirixiu, you bastard. You stop!" "Princess, get out of here quickly. This is premeditated, hurry up..." Meng Tian yelled as he faced the vicious Zhe Rixiu: "This is a place of right and wrong, which is not good for the princess..." "Brother General, I can't leave, what will you do if I leave?" "Hit your general brother..." Zhe Rixiu made a series of moves, forcing Meng Tian to a corner. Meng Tian still shouted: "Tian Huo, take the princess out quickly...I order you, take measures!" Tian Huo knew the meaning of the measures Meng Tian was referring to, so he raised his hand and touched the hot sun's pockmark point, and hot sun's body was tilted and motionless up.Suddenly a black shadow approached Tian Huo, and just as Tian Huo was about to make a move, someone came and said in a low voice: "I am Ji Fengyi of Jiuyuan County, hand over the princess to me, and you must protect the general with all your strength..." Tian Huo looked intently, and it turned out to be the former The young man who knew history very well in the business group.He was very happy in his heart, so he put the scorching sun on the shoulders of the young strong man, and hurried to help Meng Tian.But Meng Tian said no need.Ji Fengyi, who was about to leave, suddenly swung her hand and fired a bullet, which just hit Zhe Rixiu's anesthesia point, and the latter fell to the ground without a grunt. However, at this moment, the birch grove is more lively, King Zuo Xian personally led his troops to surround the small courtyard, he wanted to capture Meng Tian alive, so he ordered: "Surround the hut for me, and don't let the villain in Qin escape." Meng Tian saw Ji Fengyi escaped smoothly with the scorching sun, and he signaled to Tian Huo: "Give up resistance! We still need to hide now, we have not yet left..." The two looked at the dying Zhe Rixiu, and stopped resisting. The knife was placed on their shoulders just in time.Meng Tian didn't change his face, and said sarcastically: "Thank you, Zuo Xianwang, to come to visit. The night is frosty and cold, be careful to blow away Zuo Xianwang's air." King Zuo Xian looked at Meng Tian, ​​then at Zhe Rixiu who was lying on the ground, and shouted in amazement: "You two villains, what did you do to him? General Zhe Rixiu, Zhe Rixiu..." Meng Tian Shaking his head, he said, "I'm very sorry, I don't know what's wrong with him." King Zuo Xian stared angrily at the two mysterious figures in front of him.Only now did he realize that this was a hot potato, he couldn't eat it, and he couldn't bear to throw it away, so he ordered bitterly, "Take them away." The scorching sun was in a coma for almost the whole night, but she returned to Shanyu's mansion on a floret horse, which made everyone feel incredible.Jiao Yang's mother, Gu Lite, cried and said, "Send someone to report to the Great Chanyu and tell him to come back immediately. His lovely Jiao Yang is about to die! My God!" The entire Shanyu Mansion was helpless, and could only watch helplessly as the scorching sun lay upright on the couch.Touman Chanyu hurried back, looking at his drowsy daughter, his heart ached, and asked sharply, "What did she do? Could it be like this if she stayed in the mansion?" The housekeeper hurriedly said, "At dusk, I will go out next It's..." "Who asked her to go out? Didn't you tell her to keep an eye on her? What did she do?" Touman was very dissatisfied with these servants in the mansion. Dozens of people couldn't even look down on a little girl, "I'm asking you, What did you go out to do?" The butler had no choice but to confess to the cook who knew best: "Da Shanyu, you should ask her..." Touman stared fiercely and asked, "You, do you know what Juci is doing?" The cook was so frightened that she knelt down and begged for mercy: "Da Shanyu, please spare me! Juci didn't let me tell anyone..." "I just want to know what Juci did when he went out at dusk?" Touman was already very impatient.The cook was so frightened that she kowtowed: "Juci personally delivered food and water to her two friends these days..." "where?" "I don't know. Juci didn't tell us." So far, people are still helpless. The entire Shanyu Mansion was like ants on a hot pot, talking about the princess's bizarre coma in private.Touman was originally a very calm person, but now he is also extremely panicked, for fear that something will happen to his precious daughter.Two friends... Isn't that obviously the two Qin people?Where are these two Qin people now? "Quickly go and ask Zuo Xianwang, where are the two Qin people he wants to imprison? Have they met Juci... Hurry up, go quickly." Captain Shan Yu went to meet Zuo Xianwang in person. Touman suddenly said again: "Hurry up and go to someone, I will invite a wizard, let the wizard come to see what kind of illness Juci has." The wizard came over quickly, took the pulse of the scorching sun, and found that the princess was not sick at all, and her breathing was smooth. Pulse is normal.I checked my eyes again, everything was normal, but she just couldn't wake up.The sorcerer did not dare to say anything, but comforted him and said: "In my opinion, I will be fine after a night's rest." As he was speaking, King Zuoxian personally visited Tou Manchanyu and drove him to the hut in the birch forest He repeated it to Touman in detail, but he concealed the situation of Zhe Rixiu.Zuo Xianwang is very troubled by this matter.He was more concerned about the safety of the number one warrior of the Huns than the Princess of the Sun, who couldn't fight. At dawn, the desert wind blew, and the flagpoles around the royal court whimpered in the wind.The horn pierced the night sky sharply and resounded throughout the land of the Huns.Then the ground was trembling and knocked by the sound of horseshoes, giving off a sense of urgency, which always tugged at the hearts of those women, old people and children.Each of their families has relatives who are about to go to the battlefield, so they were also awakened by the sound of horns and made a special trip to send their relatives off. The Xiongnu warriors gathered from all directions to the southwestern school grounds of Wangting. In a short time, the entire Hun army was under the command of the officer on duty.Zuo Xianwang leaped to the front of the army, all the generals held their heads high, all ready to go, they looked at Zuo Xianwang, waiting for his order. Zuo Xianwang came to Touman Shanyu alone on horseback: "Report to His Majesty the Great Chanyu, can the left army of the Xiongnu attack?" "You can attack! I hope Zuo Xianwang Hu Yanzhao's army goes smoothly!" "Thank you, Great Chanyu. The soldiers of the three armies listened to the order. This time, the Huns officially declare war on Qin! For our tomorrow, warriors, attack—" King Zuo Xian waved the ancestral golden sword of king's order, and the earth began to tremble. up.The ox horn sounded in response to the sound, resounding endlessly, resounding through the northern grasslands thousands of miles away. The sun finally woke up at this moment.She looked at the surrounding environment, and said in surprise, as if talking to herself: "Where am I?" She woke up the maid who was dozing off next to her: "Second, are you awake? This is at home Ah!" Jiao Yang suddenly shouted loudly: "General, my brother General..." The master and servants of the mansion heard that Jiao Yang had woken up, and they all came over to look at him: "Secondly, you finally woke up!" Everyone was very happy, but suddenly she was overwhelmed by her shouting, "What's the matter with the sun?" Gu Lite rushed forward and hugged her daughter: "Daughter, mother's good daughter. Don't be afraid, there is mother here." Ask: "Mom, how did I get back? Where is my friend?" "None of us knew when you went out, so how can we know what happened to you. Anyway, you came back on horseback alone." "I came back on horseback alone?" Jiao Yang himself was surprised and couldn't believe it.Touman's wife looked at the scorching sun with great love, and her face was full of joy, so she ordered the servants: "Hurry up and prepare food for Juci." "Yes! Ma'am." Before the servants left, Scorching Sun turned over and went to bed, hurriedly looking for his clothes. "No, I have to go find them." "Jiaoyang, who are you looking for? Be obedient, don't go out, Jiaoyang..." Jiaoyang is not willing to listen, and said: "Mother, don't worry about me—" He went out and stepped on his horse into the darkness before dawn.Gu Lite looked anxious, but she was helpless, "Scorching sun—" she had no choice but to turn around and tell the housekeeper, "Hurry up, send someone to catch up with Juji..." The housekeeper sent his servants to drive out of the house. . Hu Yanzhao, the Zuoxian king of the Xiongnu, led an army of 70,000 to march eastward, and approached Jiuyuan City.Located at the foot of Yinshan Mountain in the west, Jiuyuan, the most important town in the north of the Great Qin Dynasty, was an important town as early as the Shang Tang period. It was fought for countless times by the nomadic peoples in the north. A radical transformation took place in the city, and finally formed a controversial area.In the opinion of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu, as long as this nail is pulled out, the Huns will be able to have a great north with no barriers from east to west and smooth flow from north to south. Seen from a distance, the Huns' army was aggressive and unstoppable.In the morning light, Hu Tiandi was gloomy, and all the soldiers had frosty expressions on their faces, their armors were bright, their swords, spears, swords and halberds glowed with cold light, and the shining edges made people shudder.The Xiongnu army was galloping across the vast prairie, like a long dragon with no end in sight. As the army passed by, horses, people, and carts trampled on it, and just a trace of green grassland was trampled out. King Zuo Xian, who followed closely behind, was in a very good mood today. With his current mood, as long as he could attack Jiuyuan with such momentum, he would realize his long-cherished wish of becoming a military power.The morning wind picked up suddenly, and almost knocked off the two beautiful feathers on the cap tassel on his head, and the strong grass could no longer be seen on the road under his feet, which had been trampled badly.King Zuo Xian seemed satisfied, he placed the prison car holding the two Qin people in the middle of the convoy, and he wanted the two Qin people to watch him take Jiuyuan City in one fell swoop.In short, King Zuoxian believed that he was realizing his military plan step by step. Of course, King Zuo Xian still felt unhappy. Zhe Rixiu, the number one warrior of the Xiongnu whom he urged to lift the ban, was still unconscious, and was still placed in a special car of the logistics family for special observation.The reason Zuo Xianwang did not go to the front of the army, but cut off the tail, was just waiting for Zhe Rixiu to wake up as soon as possible.He is proud that Zhe Rixiu is at his disposal, as the saying goes, it is easy to get a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a general.Therefore, King Zuo Xian had to wait for his favorite general to wake up.Although he has many shortcomings, and they are shortcomings that ordinary people are ashamed to mention, what Zuo Xianwang needs is for him to work for himself.He wanted to form an iron army for the Huns and even the entire north, an iron army that would one day be able to win the Dragon Court and be invincible. At midday, the earth's air began to move in the depths of the grassland below the horizon.Due to the long journey, the soldiers were sweating all over their bodies, and the horseshoes were messy. Although the flag embroidered with yellow dragons was fluttering, it was not as straight and neat as it was at the beginning.King Youguli is the eldest son of King Zuoxian, young and energetic, with 20,000 horses, he has already sailed out of Jiuyuan, which is 60 miles away, and rushed to the Baots Gobi area with the force of lightning.They came to the ancient city of Jiayu, which had been abandoned for more than ten years. The young King Youguli happily thought that he had won the city without bloodshed, and planned to send someone to report to his father behind.A fast horse arrived, and the envoy issued an order on the horse: "His Royal Highness Zuo Wang wants King Guli to report the exact location of the troops..." King Zuo Xian waited anxiously for Zhe Rixiu to wake up quickly, but he couldn't.In fact, what he was more worried about was how the former army was doing, whether it had encountered the old Ren Xiao's cavalry?From the family members at the back came the voice of singing a minor tune, and the singing was full of heroic courage in life in the desolation, which was commonplace in the migration of the Xiongnu's army.King Zuo Xian was very annoyed that Zhe Rixiu had been made like this. He rode his horse and ran to the front of the army. He wanted to ask the doctor accompanying the army about Zhe Rixiu's condition.When King Zuo Xian was approaching the prison cart, he vaguely saw a pretty woman galloping away, he didn't think much about it at that time, but was anxiously thinking about Zhe Rixiu. In the evening, the temporary camping tents in the field formed a golden brilliance in the sunset, which was the coloring point formed by the reflection of the cooked cowhide.The unloaded horse rolled over a few times, stood up, and happily ran into the grassland and water pool, bathed in the rays of sunshine.Only those yaks and donkeys walked into the afterglow of the setting sun quietly.The army shepherd dog is unwilling to be lonely, running around happily.This is the most lively moment of the Huns every day since the self-armed army. The female family members of the Huns are all the wives and concubines of the princes and nobles, and they always consume the most wealth in the family.Even if they march in a hurry, they don't forget to dress themselves up beautifully for the men to fall into their arms.Hearing that there will be a concert tonight, even though her man is not there, even though most of the time is in the shadow of the night, all the female relatives still have to spend time to dress themselves up. The temporary song meeting was set up in front of King Zuo Xian's big tent, but King Zuo Xian was with the 70,000 soldiers in front.Even so, this tent, which symbolizes the royal power, is first set up at the temporary camp every day, in order to command the tribe and deter all parties.Now the actual owner here is Hou Xinzi, the capital of the prime minister.He is the logistics officer appointed by King Zuoxian to be responsible for the transportation and the safety of his family members.This guy only had his wives and concubines sitting in a group, and he himself was fascinated by the lights and looked at the female relatives who had just entered the hall. Seeing that the female relatives have almost arrived, Hou Xinzi Gudu ordered the singer who was waiting nearby to start.A man with delicate features but ragged clothes fiddled with the guqin and played a cheerful tune like clear springs and ups and downs of valleys as the opening remark.The little girl with a bright bun sang: Gu Youmei is happy and smart.A pair of phoenix eyes piercing the autumn water, a fairy with slender eyebrows and sculpted eyebrows, is destined to have a love affair with Xia Zhujie.The two are deeply affectionate and vow to stay together for life.Unexpectedly, at the time when Shangtang rebelled and the world was in chaos, Sensen ruined a good marriage.However, people in the later generations will scold my sister for being a beauty, for ruining Daxia's five hundred years of history. Just as the singers were taking a break, a female relative suddenly asked: "What happened to Meixi? Did she end up miserable?" The singing girl was at a loss for words for a while, unable to answer.The man playing the guqin rolled up his long hair, and then sang: Meixi is a strange woman.After Xia Jie died, (she) married Chunwei and became the new Queen Xia. She regained her self-esteem and had children. Respect... "Hmph, aren't you singing about our ancestors?" The voice sounded so familiar, the singing man couldn't help trembling, he was sure that this person was the Xiongnu princess Jiaoyang...but she was so excited from time to time Duhou sent out flattering signals, which made Xinziguduhou's heart flutter, and he thought that this beautiful woman would take the initiative to show favor to me... Xinziguduhou couldn't help getting up and approaching the woman.After going back and forth, other women will take the initiative to move away, and Xinzi Guduhou is already close to the woman, so he can grab her hand and play with it at will.The woman smiled at him one last time, gave him a wink, and walked out of the big tent alone.Hou Xinzi Gudu understood, and happily followed him away... There were women in the audience sobbing and weeping, which infected more ladies. They were moved and proud of Meixi, who had a strange life experience and was troubled by many disasters.The man playing the guqin sings and plays, telling the mysterious and beautiful love story thousands of years ago.Is it the story itself that fascinates the noble ladies, or there are other intentions, anyway, many noble ladies can't help but wink at the man playing the guqin with the help of alcohol.Some simply passed by with an excuse to touch him, and Gehui suddenly became an ideal place for women to vent their depression.The audience fell into temporary chaos.Someone stood up and said, "I'll sing a song for everyone..." The women cheered happily, only to hear this person say: "The so-called song party requires everyone to participate, and it's boring to only listen to one person singing. Luthier, play music." Several women They also dance with the help of drums to accompany the singers.In the end, some women simply took over the guqin and played it by themselves.The scene seemed chaotic, but in fact the women really found an opportunity to entertain themselves.Because they are so lonely! Careful women noticed that the old pervert Xin Zigu had disappeared, and guessed that he had hunted down another young woman who had left the camp without a trace.At this moment, Xinzi Guduhou was on the grass outside the tent, following the extremely slender, intelligent and beautiful woman to a smaller tent.He walked into the tent quietly, drooling, and shouted softly, "Where are you? Beauty, whose family are you?" "Come here, I'm here..." Xinzi Guduhou followed the sound, and soon touched a naked body... He didn't even care about flirting, he pounced on him like a tiger, and said regretfully: "You Why don't you light up the lamp?" The other party didn't speak, but kept moaning and flirting, which aroused even more arousal... until the bed was done, the woman was still reluctant to leave.Xinzi Guduhou is not only satisfied, but also thinking about how to accept his daughter into the mansion.Suddenly, the lights were turned on, and Hou Xinzi Gudu looked in surprise. This woman turned out to be a concubine who had not been favored by his mansion for a year... Xinzi Guduhou knew that he had been fooled, and he raised his palm to be cruel. To smoke my concubine, I never thought about it, the concubine suddenly raised a handful of cartilage powder, Xinzi Guduhou's body softened and fell on the couch.The concubine proudly said: "Old man, I will let you flirt again! If you want to flirt, you have to... take the second place, thank you!" The luthier took this opportunity to leave the concert, and he found that the Hun princess was rushing towards the prison car not far away... Isn't this the place he wants to go? The song will be joyful and lively, and its voice is higher and higher than the wave, as if it still conveys some kind of message.The caretakers beside the prison car had already been attracted, and there were only two people left who were dozing off.Meng Tian whispered to Tian Huo: "It seems that something is going to happen tonight... Get ready!" The two quickly prepared in their respective cages, digging the fir fence, and suddenly saw a pretty woman running straight prison car. "Princess, why is it you..." Meng Tian said pleasantly in the prison car. "Shh! Don't ask too much." She made a cute silencing gesture, quietly approached the two unlucky guys, swung the wooden stick, and smashed it mercilessly at the top of their heads, and the two remained silent lost consciousness.Scorching Yang rummaged through their pockets, but found no key to the prison car. She was anxious: "I can't find the key..." "If we can't find it, we don't need it..." As soon as Meng Tian finished speaking, the sound of the fir fence breaking was extremely loud in the night sky, and the two had already stepped out of the prison car.Seeing that Meng Tian was about to leave her, Jiao Yang rushed forward and hugged Meng Tian tightly, weeping uncontrollably: "I don't want you to leave, what should I do if you leave?" "Forget about me..." Meng Tian patted the scorching sun's back and said, "We are not..." She covered Meng Tian's mouth with her hand: "You are not allowed to say such things. If you dare to forget me, be careful that I will kill you " She kept kissing Meng Tian, ​​with her own tears, and that girlish innocence.Tian Huo had no choice but to avoid them. Suddenly, a group of patrolling soldiers passed by here, and a sharp-eyed soldier first saw the empty prison car, and couldn't help shouting: "Hey, why is the prison car empty? No, someone escaped..." Whoosh, whoosh... a few times Zhixiu arrows shot at the patrol soldiers one after another, and several other patrol soldiers who were about to escape were intercepted and knocked down by Tian Huo.In the darkness, there is silence here.In the dark night, two figures appeared in front of Meng Tian and Tian Huo. Only then did Ji Fengyi say: "General, the future is one step too late, and you will suffer..." Half-kneeling, embracing a gift with the word ten thousand. In the small royal court not far away, the women are having fun.Jiao Yang urged: "Let's go quickly?" Ji Fengyi asked: "Why did the Marquis of Xinzi Gudu suddenly disappear?" "Hmph! There's never a good end for a lustful man. He won't wake up tomorrow morning." Jiao Yang's expression was firm, with a kind of pleasure of eradicating evil and promoting good, which made the three men admire him very much, and further understood the extraordinary side of Jiao Yang . 三个人就要上路时，骄阳忍不住热泪盈眶，抽泣着来到蒙恬跟前：“你可以再抱抱我吗？”蒙恬轻轻把骄阳搂在怀里：“贵为公主，怎么能说哭就哭呢？来，转过身来。啥时候出嫁，给我来个信。”骄阳哭得更凶了。远处再次传来马蹄疾驰的声音，骄阳悲伤地离开蒙恬的怀抱，道：“还不赶紧上马……”蒙恬、田获、姬凤仪三人跨上他们刚从宿营地牵来的马，姬凤仪身后是那个演唱的小姑娘。骄阳真想上去也那样搂住蒙恬的腰身一块离开匈奴地，但却狠狠地朝马背上抽一鞭子，那三匹马尥开四蹄，载着四个人冲进夜幕不见了。 九原郡早已获知匈奴军团要来进攻。富饶的九原郡地，自古就是游牧民族觊觎之地，东胡不侵，大月氏必至，更何况近在咫尺的匈奴族。 任嚣和属下正在议定守战事宜，任嚣道：“匈奴、东胡、大月氏是目前北方最强大的三股力量，幸好大月氏、东胡、匈奴目前尚形不成联盟。倘若这三方力量联合入侵，莫说一个九原，就是十个八个恐怕早就被拿下了。”众人面色肃穆，严峻的现实摆在面前，只有区区五千兵将的九原如何能敌数十倍于自己的敌人。张跃眼观任嚣黢黑的面庞，说：“郡守，那我们也不能坐以待毙吧？” “当然不能。问题是匈奴尚未发兵就给朝廷奏报为时尚早，若等待匈奴出兵，那又迟之又迟……”任嚣撅着山羊胡子，来回踱步，心实难安。“姬凤仪怎么还没消息呢？”任嚣正自言自语着，门外亲兵报：“姬将军回营复命！”任嚣闻听，急忙喊：“快请！”姬凤仪风尘仆仆走进太守府，先给任嚣及众位同僚报腕行礼：“各位辛苦了！” “还是姬将军辛苦，快快请坐。”众人神情渴盼地望着姬凤仪。 属下端上奶茶，姬凤仪也不客气，仰头喝光，明白众人急切的心情。他揩去嘴角的奶沫：“我就捡重要的先说。匈奴军团所部左贤王率军出征九原，控弦之士有七八万，正在厉兵秣马，具体在十五天之内便会大举进犯我九原境地。我军必得提前进入战备状态。” “这些都不是大的问题，我们尽可能做好准备就是。匈奴那里就没有其他消息么？”任嚣认为应该还有消息才对。姬凤仪像是恰好想起：“噢，对了，我碰到两个神秘人物……”于是就把他跟蒙恬主仆二人如何相遇在商队，蒙恬最后又被匈奴人带走以及蒙恬被带走前，让他代为保管的一张北疆军事平面图一事详细说与任嚣及众人。 任嚣越往下听，神情越不对劲：“我要是没判断错，此人正是始皇帝盼望已久的蒙恬将军。” “啊……”众皆大惊，面面相觑。大家都没见过蒙恬，唯有任嚣见过。“你必须速速返回匈奴地，想尽一切办法营救此人。他对我九原乃至整个北疆都尤为重要，是个不可多得的帅才。你们以为皇上会盼望一个庸才吗？”最感到惊悸的是姬凤仪，他们曾经在一个商队中行走了一个来月，遂神色庄重地说：“我观此人举止言语皆为不俗，却无论如何也猜不到会是蒙恬将军。经郡守大人这样一说，我已经肯定是蒙恬将军了，我这就动身……”姬凤仪说完，立刻转身离去。 这都是十多天之前的事情了，算来，蒙恬已经身陷匈奴营数月了。生死不知，近况不明，任嚣替蒙恬担着一份心思。他想是不是先期将这不快的消息写信告诉自己的好友蒙毅呢？正自考虑这些棘手的事情，高高的瞭望塔上，旗语兵神情紧张地不断变换着各种姿势的旗语。任嚣有理由相信，该来的一定来了。紧跟着，士官急匆匆进来禀报：“报告郡守大人，西边尘土可接天，表明入侵之敌已在百里以内。”任嚣反倒沉着冷静了：“再探再报！不得有误。”突然，他想起另外一件事，冲门外喊：“军中职司……”一名职司进门问：“郡守何事？” “九原近郊百姓入城情况怎么样？” “按照您的吩咐，已集结完毕。” 匈奴先头部队在黄昏时已兵临城下，为首的正是左贤王长子右谷蠡王辛辛巴。所部三万铁骑兜踅于城下，震得城门呜呜作响，使得百姓一阵骚动不安。右谷蠡王辛辛巴少年气盛，就要在黄昏时进攻九原城，属下有个老成持重的大都尉认为不可：“谷蠡王，我军远程跋涉，疲劳不堪，且初到九原，尚未摸清敌情，怎可贸然进攻。待明日凌晨，我军士卒皆已恢复体能，士气高涨，则攻城凌厉，方保一举拿下。”辛辛巴听从属下意见，当晚无事。 次日凌晨，随着一声高亢的牛角号响彻九原上空，匈奴士卒撇开战马，发动凌厉的第一次进攻。一时间，朝霞映照的九原城下，旌旗猎猎，号角齐鸣，雉鸠翎来回晃动。城下操演坪，匈奴铁骑列队成阵，场面极其壮观。步骑先发射一阵流星箭雨，跟着就是强势的云梯登城。观敌阵前之匈奴兵则吼出一声声有节奏感的撼城声。有人在登临城头时被秦军击落城下，发出一声声惨叫，而更多的匈奴士卒像蚂蚁一般爬上城头。九原郡的攻守战上演得如火如荼。 九原郡守带领不足五千士卒守城，一时四门森严紧闭，城头布满兵丁。人手不够之处，任嚣早有谋划，动员民众三千分守各处，加强守军力量。任嚣仗剑巡视、检查隘口，观察敌军登临的主要位置。有薄弱环节处，立刻加派兵力防守。匈奴第一次进攻很快被挫败。 此时，妇女们肩挑吃的喝的，登上城头慰劳作战的将士。另有几千民众运送守城必备的各样物资，并将滚木礌石堆积城头，军民协同抗击强贼。九原城人人自危，各个同仇敌忾，大家心里明白，倘若让匈奴军团攻下城池，屠城将在所难免，敢不奋勇争先者就形同自毙。任嚣趁此机会大声呼告：“大丈夫何患一死，报国而死乃死得其所。今番定然要誓死固守，方不失为真丈夫也！莫懈怠，须努力；不偷生，战匈奴！”众军民齐声高呼：“莫懈怠，须努力；不偷生，战匈奴！”一名军士踉跄着过来，身已负伤：“禀报大人，北门危急……”又是一阵箭雨掠上城头，亲兵挥刀格挡，保护任嚣。 任嚣高声道：“张汤，你暂时负责西门防卫，我上北门看看。”张汤别过脸道：“大人，还是卑职带人过去……”任嚣放缓声气道：“眼下还哪有兵力可派！老朽也只是能过去鼓鼓大家士气，尽量让伤者自救自理，不能影响其他人守卫。”张汤这才恍然大悟：“小的明白。”任嚣只带着一名亲兵赶往北门。 当东方地平线上滚动着鲜艳的太阳时，三匹宝马已经跑得大汗淋漓。匈奴贵族舍得花钱，马都是西域纯种“一箭地”，喻为比射出的箭矢还要快捷。这里正值匈奴左贤王的私家牧场，完全深入在九原境地。无数只牛羊正在天边慵懒地吃着绿茸茸的劲草。 “吁——”蒙恬和姬凤仪同时扯缰，止住马步。姬凤仪纳闷道：“将军意欲何往？”蒙恬道：“当然是一块去给九原城解围！怎么，不欢迎？”姬凤仪笑一下，道：“谢将军不弃。恕在下直言，问题是，此去匈奴所部七八万之众，面对九原志在必得，身在此中之人必是玉石俱焚，城破而亡，又何必把二位也连累进去呢？”蒙恬心情急迫，摆摆手道：“好了，我没有时间考虑这些。姬将军说说，我们现在所处位置距离九原城有多远？”蒙恬边说边略有所思地望着遍野牛群。姬凤仪回答道：“不到二十里地。怎么，将军在想什么？”姬凤仪同时也看到了遍野的牛群。“守军是多少？” “不足五千。” “赵国时，守军还曾过万，而我国雄师百万，九原险地只配五千，这都是谁的主意？”蒙恬不住摇头，仍在望着牛群。“听说是李斯门下一位幕僚，现在在兵部司行走。”姬凤仪好像知道一些事情。“那他要不是别有用心，就纯粹是个庸才，何不让他来执掌九原军备？”蒙恬愠怒道。 几人一时无言，又同时将目光投放在牛群身上。田获奇怪地问：“将军为何一直盯着这群牛？”蒙恬并未接田获话茬，而是问姬凤仪：“什么东西才能让这牲畜发疯？”姬凤仪闻听，立刻明白蒙恬的意思，说：“将军是不是想采用惊牛阵破敌？” “正是。”田获总算明白二人意图，兴奋地道：“哦，怪不得你们总在看着牛群，我有办法。” “什么办法？”蒙恬表示怀疑：“你小子可别逞能。” “您先听我把话说完，姬将军肯定知道，有一种草牲口吃了会被麻醉，吃的少会暂时发疯……” “对呀，有这样的草。” “那我们赶紧找。” 几人四处寻找，先是跟随姬凤仪一起来的那个演唱的小姑娘发现有几头牛好像有点不对劲，大家仔细一看，草地上果然有一种草长得奇特。姬凤仪恍然大悟，他十分确定地说：“就是这种草，这几头行动很是怪异的牛正是吃了它才成这样的。” “怎么才能让这些牛都吃到这样的草呢？”这似乎是摆在大家面前的又一难题。突然，蒙恬幡然省悟，拍着自己脑袋说：“真笨，何必让所有牛都吃到，有这几头就足够了。” “对呀，让这几头牛打头，其他牛紧随其后，我们紧紧追赶，事情不就解决了么？”大家计议停当，慢慢先把所有牛赶在一块，然后才追撵那几头醉牛。慢慢的，整个牛群先是跟随着小跑，随后开始狂奔起来。这时，田获在左，姬凤仪在右，蒙恬殿后，紧紧相随，如同一支整装出发的“军队”，直奔九原而来。 当任嚣和亲兵赶到北门的时候，城头上已经有匈奴士卒登上城来，正在跟守城的秦军对搏，秦军显得势单力薄，这还了得，任嚣大喝一声：“匈奴狗贼，休得猖狂。”守城的秦军听闻太守赶到，士卒们立刻来了精神，高呼出声：“弟兄们，太守亲自带领援兵来助我等，杀呀！把匈奴狗贼扔下城去……”秦军显然精神倍增，斗志高涨，只听见四周“杀呀——啊——” 云梯处又爬上一名匈奴百户，嚣张的挥舞弯刀砍伤几名秦军。任嚣见情势危急，拎起一桶屎尿，照准匈奴百户浇上去。那家伙虽说力大无比，却被屎尿浇闷了。任嚣趁势大喝出声，几个秦军士卒会意，牢牢压住那家伙的大弯刀，同时用力将其推下城头。剩下的匈奴士卒不敢恋战，心无斗志，看看没有战胜的把握，只好选择自己跳下城头。北门危急得到缓解。 任嚣脸上阴云密布，道：“姬凤仪还没消息么？” “还没有，太守。”一个斜挎着一条胳膊的军士回答他。北门前方是一片开阔地，背靠一座小山，呈缓坡状，有利于进攻的一方，任嚣这才意识到，怎么过去几年一直没能发现这些劣势呢？记得姬凤仪曾经在他跟前提到过此事，但当时却没有引起足够重视。 敌人兵力展眼才能望尽，几万匈奴军士严正以待，随时准备投入战斗。匈奴军团借助人多势众，专门以车轮战术与秦军对决。这方攻罢那方又来，他们轮番上阵。相对于九原守军那可就惨了，根本没有歇缓的时间，只能从黎明再到黎明，一眼不眨，一会儿不能间歇，全神贯注地对付攻城之敌。敌人已经摸清了秦军的兵力，打算累也要把秦军累死。任嚣比谁都清楚此时此刻的处境，匈奴破城只是个时间问题，根本不需要偷袭或者是强取。 任嚣心痛不已：“我命休矣倒无所谓，关键是破城之日，城中数万百姓作何出处？比豺狼还要狠毒的匈奴人屠这样一座九原城简直是小菜一碟。”任嚣越想越悲痛，想不到竟然是自己亲手断送这满城老小的性命。破城之日自己将如何面对君主？不如现在以身殉国……任嚣就这样想着看着走着。 忽然，准备以死殉国的任嚣看到九原城下敌军发生了变化，匈奴军团另一支大军飘然而至，像一阵旋风。这正是左贤王呼延昭所部，于是，新一波次的攻击全面展开。敌兵的攻击更加紧密，号角更响、更亮。战鼓如七月的闷雷，摇摇摆摆滚过九原城，任嚣明白，更危急的时刻就要到来。果然，四门同时发出求救呼吁，任嚣意识到现在已是回天乏力。 眼见就已到破城殉国之时，突然一名军士惊讶地喊道：“大人快看……”众人齐齐把目光集中到西天边：骄阳已西斜，发出万道金辉，就在金辉的下方，却尘土飞扬，遮天蔽日。大地刹那间传来轰然如雷的闷声响动，声震屋瓦。“这是何物，难道是龙卷风？”任嚣惊讶地道。身边军士说：“不像……今天丝毫没有刮风呀？” “快，不管是何物，一定要注意警戒。”任嚣眺望着远方弥天尘埃，隐约能分辨出尘埃下面有东西在奔跑。是什么东西呢？一心攻城的匈奴大军根本没有意识到身后会有如此大的动静，直到西边最外一圈的匈奴士卒完全让尘埃湮没并发出惨烈的号叫声时，匈奴军团一下子便乱了阵脚。 原来是一群疯牛正拼命冲向敌阵，匈奴军团鬼哭狼嚎地叫声使守城秦军听到也为之变色。“不要乱，不要乱，我们误中任老头奸计……”这喊声被湮没后再也听不到了。疯牛没有列阵，到处乱闯，致使匈奴军团乱成一团糟。左谷蠡王正和一头牛较劲，双手紧紧抓住牛角不敢松手，左贤王呼延昭在众多侍卫帮助下，终于跨上宝马良驹；他的儿子辛辛巴被疯牛抵伤胸部，命在旦夕。更多的匈奴士卒死在疯牛犄角和四蹄踩踏下，七八万大军一路溃败，逃回左贤王属地……当晚，右谷蠡王辛辛巴也一命呜呼。左贤王呼延昭悲痛欲绝，昏死过去。 疯牛群遣散匈奴军团后，浑身蓄积的疯劲也已消耗得一干二净，一个个温顺地由着民军赶进牧场。军民们欢歌笑语，九原城迎来少有的风光。任嚣带着众将士赶来，众人齐齐给蒙恬行半跪礼：“九原郡守任嚣带领全体将士拜见蒙将军！”围观的百姓大为惊讶，这是多么大的官？九原行政长官都要给他行礼。蒙恬急忙一一搀起：“免礼，免礼！”姬凤仪一人上前，专门又给蒙恬行礼：“一路走来，末将没能照顾好将军，真是惭愧。” “起来吧，老朋友，你我二人还这般客套。”蒙恬搀起姬凤仪。 任嚣望着比过去消瘦许多的蒙恬，想到他深入匈奴地之壮举，心里激动不已：“看见将军，令下官无限惭愧呀！将军忧国忧民，一心忘我的精神气节实在堪称楷模。” “是啊，将军此举的确令我等汗颜。”蒙恬真挚地说：“哪里，哪里，你们坚守前线，才是真正的忠勇之士。”当晚，九原郡设宴欢迎蒙恬将军。 以后半月，蒙恬在任嚣及军士们带领下，专门考察了与匈奴前沿接壤处。那是饱受匈奴铁骑蹂躏的村庄、寨堡，但见四处凋敝，田地已经无人耕种，野草一片，牛羊任意践踏其上，边民早已逃离家园。房屋被匈奴人放火烧得一间不剩，微风起，四野哀歌，简直惨不忍睹。这样的地方，边民何以能够安定？“这些人现在何处栖身？”蒙恬心情沉痛。“大部分被掳掠走了，只逃出来少数人收在百里关内。” “那就是说，固边形同一句空话。朝廷一直没有加强这方面的防务吗？” “朝廷大臣们意见不一，始皇也左右为难。李丞相保持中立，还偏右。更有几个重臣的意见是放弃九原郡，认为此地一无是处。自从赵武灵王奠定了九原地之基业以来，一百多年来是多么不易呀！就这么轻言放弃，也不是一个大国应该做的呀。还没见过哪个国家嫌自己领土面积太大，这难以让人接受。”任嚣越说越激动。“所以朝廷也无意再派戍边部队，而我们也越来越难以支撑下去……这样的局面一定要改变。任太守，我此次定然要说服皇上，同时我今天也正式向你承诺，要说过去还在犹豫不决，那么此次进京，我愿毛遂自荐来担当这个抗击匈奴、戍卫北疆的重任。”任嚣激动地再次给蒙恬行鞠躬礼：“请蒙将军放心，九原郡一定要坚持到将军率大军北击匈奴的那一天！”