Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 371 The invasion is still being planned

On the vast grassland, the Xiongnu royal tent was filled with a tense and anxious atmosphere.

Great Chanyu Dun's face was gloomy, and he cursed bitterly: "The generals sent by Da Zhou are so powerful, and they are still trying to negotiate peace. I really despise them. And Liang Kingdom sent troops without even consulting with us. They missed an opportunity in vain."

His voice echoed in the royal tent, filled with anger and unwillingness.

"Great Chanyu, what is our choice this time? Should we take Qin territory or Bingzhou?"

Huyan Duo had already gathered his troops. His eyes were anxious, and he was just waiting for the order from Chanyu Dun to send out his troops.

Dun Chanyu narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "General Huyan, what do you think we should do?"

Hu Yanduo strode to the map, pointed and said, "I think it would be better to take Bingzhou directly. The Shizhou area is suitable for our attack. I think we can directly take Shizhou and push forward horizontally."

His voice was firm and powerful, as if he had seen the dawn of victory.

"Great Chanyu, General Huyan's idea is too naive. With his tactics, he is bound to capture Mayi. We didn't gain any advantage in the battle for Mayi last year."

Yelu Qing listened from the side and said nonchalantly with a hint of disdain on his face.

"Last year, when we attacked Mayi, we had our sights set on Daijun. If we had focused our efforts on harassing Mayi, we wouldn't necessarily have suffered any losses. Our strategy is to advance southward, and we can just keep the army at bay."

Huyan Duo immediately retorted, his face flushed, obviously dissatisfied with Yelu Qing's questioning.

Seeing that everyone had different opinions, Hu Yanyan slowly stood up and said, "Two leaders, this time we have raised 500,000 troops, with 300,000 to 400,000 main forces. No matter where we attack, we will have the advantage."

As he spoke, he raised his hands and pressed them on their shoulders. "But the place we are going to this time must be a rich land, and the military force is relatively weak."

"Bingzhou is not weak now. They even used firearms in the Jinyang Campaign."

Yelu Qing said with a frown, a hint of worry in his eyes.

"We have learned about the Jinyang Firearms Campaign. This is something only the Wang family's army possesses. We must leverage these connections and open up a channel to more effectively cooperate with the Wang family."

Huyan Yan smiled and gave Yelu Qing a meaningful look, as if to say that this war was not just about plunder, but more of an exchange.

Huyan Duo didn't say anything. He looked at his uncle and knew in his heart that there were some things that were not convenient to say here.

Yelu Qing seemed to want to say something, but when Dun Chanyu gave him an unfriendly look, he could only suppress his dissatisfaction.

"General Yelu, what do you want to accomplish with the Mayi containment and the Shizhou dispute?"

Seeing that Yelu Qing stopped talking, Dun decided to respect his opinion first and asked proactively.

Yelu Qing knew clearly that one was to go deep into the plundering, and the other was to provide cover. He certainly hoped to go south to plunder, so that he would have more room to play.

"Great Chanyu, I will go south to seize Shizhou. General Huyan Duo will take care of containing Mayi."

Yelu Qing said without hesitation, his eyes full of desire and ambition.

Seeing Yelu Qing's stance, Dun had no choice but to make the arrangements. He turned to Huyan Duo and said, "Then I'll have to trouble your men. You must use your momentum to intimidate the Mayi troops."

"That's no problem. I will choke the Mayi defenders to death inside the city."

Hu Yanduo said this confidently, his eyes revealing determination.

"That's good." Dun Chanyu nodded with satisfaction.

Everyone looked at each other, smiled with satisfaction, and then walked out of the king's tent.

The plan was to start the war in early spring, but Dun Chanyu had other plans in mind. He wanted to send people to persuade several Xianbei tribes, hoping that they would take action.

It happened that a party was taking place at Murong's house, which caught Dun's attention. After learning about the situation, he found that it was just as he expected, so he sent someone to discuss a win-win plan.

……

After the Qiang people took over Dingbian City, the whole of Liang State was furious.

Due to the defeat in Shangjun, the vitality of the Liang State was damaged, so they turned to the Di tribe in the west for help, hoping that they would help them take Dingbian City again.

The Di tribe leader Kangba had long planned to expand.

They have lived in the prairie for a long time, relying on the natural advantages of Shihu, but with the growth of population, they are also in urgent need of expanding their living space outward.

The establishment of Liang State gave their tribe hope.

"Qi Guanlie, Sai Jinzhu, are you willing to conquer this world?"

Kangba looked at the map and asked with a firm gaze.

Qi Guanlie and Sai Jinzhu looked in the direction of Kangba's finger. They knew that there were more and better pastures and land over Shizuishan.

"Great Chief, that's the place we long for."

Qi Guanlie said loudly, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"After Li Weize left, he established the Liang Kingdom and set an example for our Di people. You should go and join him and open up a pasture to give our people more space to survive."

Kangba's voice was full of expectation and encouragement.

"The chief asked us to take as many people as we want and to conquer as much land as possible."

Sai Jinzhu asked, his expression serious and earnest.

"You two brothers each take 100,000 men. After we take this place, this whole area will be ours."

Kangba pointed to the location of Dingbian, and then gestured towards the southwest and other directions, as if to say that these territories were unowned and could be enjoyed at any time.

……

Heavy snow fell, and the entire grassland was covered with thick snow, a vast expanse of white.

The team of 200,000 people slowly moved towards the south. Among them were both weathered elders and young boys with young faces.

They crossed Shizuishan and walked for two days before meeting the support team, and then continued marching eastward.

One hundred miles outside Dingbian City, Conikoda's troops had already set up camp here.

They received news that the Di tribe had an army of 200,000 coming to help them capture Dingbian City.

After a day of travel, Kan Laxian, Qi Guanlie and others finally met up with Conikoda's team.

"We only have ten cannons this time, but that's enough. The defenders in Dingbian don't have any cannons."

Conicoda pointed to the snow-covered cannon outside the military tent and said, his face brimming with confidence.

Qi Guanlie didn't know what a cannon was, but when he heard them say that, he thought it must be a weapon for attacking the city.

"We came here because the Khamba leader asked us to listen to you," said Qi Guanlie.

"That's good. I will use my cannons to blast open their walls, and it will be much easier for you warriors to defeat these defenders."

Connikada was full of confidence. In his opinion, with so many people now, taking over a small city would definitely not be a problem.