Chapter 442: Let’s go, stop looking, and let the bullets fly for a while!
Public resentment is boiling and public sentiment is surging.
Prince Maodun, who was the first to be hit and was called a big bone with meat, gave an apologetic smile to Dunruo.
"Mr. Ye is right."
Then he turned his head and looked around, and his flattery instantly turned into majesty.
"Shut up! Who told you to speak? And you dare to hold a bow or a knife? Put them down!"
Everyone looked at Maodun in disbelief and disappointment. They stopped talking, sheathed their swords, and put their arrows back into the tubes.
They made up their minds that if they could survive this time, they would never have anything to do with Maodun again!
What they admired and obeyed was the prince who was brave and resolute as he shot the eagle with a bow, not the spineless man in front of them who had to fawn on others even when being scolded by the dogs from the Central Plains!
Maodun seemed unable to sense the changes in the emotions of the people around him, or maybe he just didn't care.
He put on his dog-licking face again and said in a pleading tone, full of apology:
"It is Maodun's fault that I have failed Mr. Ye's expectations and caused him to waste his time. I hope Mr. Ye will help Maodun one last time based on our friendship over the past year.
"Modun must go to the Yuezhi Kingdom, even if he dies!"
Dun Ruo became furious when he heard this.
"This boy is not worthy of being my advisor! This boy is not worthy of being my advisor! This boy is not worthy of being my advisor!"
After shouting three times.
He mounted his horse with a flick of his sleeves, and under the personal protection of Maodun and the gazes of the Huns who wanted to kill him, he came from the inner circle to the outermost circle, grasping the reins with both hands, and slowly walked towards the Taotie army again.
Jin Weng, Maodun's childhood friend, had bloodshot eyes as he watched that Central Plains dog leave arrogantly, and watched the extremely noble Prince Maodun humble himself like a slave. The fire in his heart burned him so much that he was in great pain!
He drew his bow and put an arrow on it, pulling the bowstring to the full moon. The bowstring made a "bang bang bang" groan as it could not bear the heavy load. His thumb, index finger, and middle finger tightly grasped the arrow tail feathers, which were all white and transparent.
With this arrow, Mr. Jin wants to kill that dog from the Central Plains, even if Prince gives the order!
Just as he was about to release the arrow, Maodun suddenly grabbed the shaft of the sharp arrow that was already on the bow with one hand.
"Remove the force!"
Jin Weng was breathing heavily, and his three fingers were trembling slightly.
"Prince! Let me go! I must shoot him!"
The sharp arrow that Maodun was holding had already absorbed all the power stored in the bowstring. If Jin Weng loosened his fingers at this moment, under the influence of Maodun's grip on the arrow, not only would the arrow's trajectory inevitably change and miss Maodun, but the power stored in the arrow would also injure Maodun.
Jin Weng, who had made up his mind not to obey the order, never expected that the prince would force him to release his strength at the cost of his right hand which was used to wield the knife for the sake of the Central Plains dog.
"I want you to take off the force!"
Maodun shouted the order again, and seeing that Jin Weng did not move, he stood in front of Jin Weng, facing the arrow that was about to fly.
"Don't let go! Are you going to kill me?"
Mr. Jin gritted his teeth and his body was shaking with anger.
He slowly released his strength, and the full moon in his hand became smaller and smaller until it became a half moon.
His gaze passed from the side of Maodun's head, past Maodun, and looked at the ugly figure on the horse whose riding skills were extremely poor and who would not be able to relieve his hatred even if he died a thousand times, and he was full of unwillingness.
If the prince had not caught the arrow just now and just gave the order, the arrow would have been stuck in the back of the Central Plains dog!
“Aa ...
He roared like a wounded beast, with a ferocious look on his face that could make all the children in the county cry.
Just after he yelled six times, a strong hand covered his mouth. The force was so great that Jin Weng felt unbearable pain and he felt that his facial bones were about to be crushed!
"You want us all to die here!"
Prince Maodun, whose face was even more ferocious than his and could make all the children in the county cry non-stop, spoke with murderous intent.
The two were less than three inches apart. Jin Weng could see with his own eyes that when Maodun opened his mouth, his mouth was scarlet! He could also smell the faint, rusty, sweet smell of blood!
“There is a saying in the Central Plains: Impatience in small matters can ruin great plans.
"He was scolding me, I can bear it, why are you howling?"
Maodun whispered coldly.
Perhaps he said too much and didn't have time to swallow, or perhaps the blood in his mouth was flowing too quickly, scarlet liquid flowed from the corners of his lips, and it was dazzling in the sunlight.
He loosened his palm and wiped the blood from his lips.
Maodun looked at his followers who were eager to try and had fierce eyes.
His eyes fell on the hand of the Lan tribe prince holding the scimitar, and the Lan tribe prince unconsciously loosened the handle of the knife.
His eyes fell on the hand of the prince of Xubu tribe holding the bow. The prince of Xubu tribe silently put the bow on his back and avoided his sight.
The prince of the Xubu tribe swore that Prince Maodun's eyes were more ferocious than a lone wolf that had been hungry for three days and was driven away by the wolf pack in winter.
Wherever Maodun's eyes go, there is no evil that you dare to look at.
Without saying a word, he used only his eyes to turn these princes who swore not to have any contact with him from wolves into white rabbits.
Rubbing his face with both hands, he turned around and looked at Dun Ruo's back. When seen by the Taotie army, his face showed pleading, hope, and servility.
"You are worthy of being the man who surrounded you at Baideng and led the Huns to unify the desert."
In the Taotie army, Ying Chengjiao was amazed and talked to Liu Bang, the left general beside him.
He placed in front of his eyes a strange object consisting of two cylinders connected by a thick piece of iron in the middle, facing the direction of the Xiongnu prince Maodun.
Liu Bang came closer and looked at this strange object that he had never seen before with curiosity.
"Your Majesty's words are concise and profound. I, a crude man like Bang, do not understand the true meaning. Please explain in detail, Your Majesty."
"I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously."
"Your Majesty is joking. I think I am not very knowledgeable and cannot understand your words. Your Majesty does not want me to feel inferior, so he does not speak."
"Haha, if you can talk, just say more."
Ying Chengjiao experienced the joy of being licked and was in a very happy mood.
No wonder so many emperors were deceived by treacherous ministers and killed loyal and good people by mistake.
A treacherous minister who would say that the emperor was not wrong even if he made a mistake and would flatter the emperor all day long. And a loyal minister who would say that the emperor was wrong even if he did not make any mistake and would find fault with him all day long.
Isn't it obvious which one the emperor likes? Who wants to be scolded every day?
“Hey, what Bang said is true and comes from the heart.
"My Lord, what is that thing in your hand? I have never seen it before."
Seeing that Dun Ruo was approaching, Ying Chengjiao handed the thing in his hand to Liu Bang and walked forward to greet Dun Ruo.
"I'll give you one of these binoculars. Use it to scout the enemy. If you dare to dismantle them and sell them, don't blame me for beating you with a military stick. Also, from now on, you should call me General in the army, not Your Majesty."
"promise."
Liu Bang simply agreed, wondering how much this little bit of iron could be sold for.
After Ying Chengjiao walked away, he lowered his head and began to play with the binoculars. He saw the colored glaze inlaid in the round iron tube at a glance and was instantly startled.
Only then did he understand why Ying Chengjiao had warned him not to dismantle it and sell it.
The binoculars in front of me appear to be made of four pieces of colored glass, all of which are of extremely good quality, transparent pure-colored colored glass without any impurities. It is no exaggeration to say that they are priceless.
"Hiss, how could such a precious treasure be embedded in the iron cylinder? It's such a waste of resources, just as extravagant as the general's helmet. How rich is the general..."
Liu Bang, who came from the first family in Pei County and was the eldest son, was so shocked that he couldn't understand his master's train of thought. The only thing in his mind was what his master had said to others.
“Poverty limits your imagination.”
After a while of confusion in his heart, Liu Bang imitated Ying Chengjiao and picked up the telescope and put it to his eyes.
In an instant, Liu Bang opened his eyes wide and screamed.
The soldiers around him looked at him warily, but Liu Bang was completely unaware and forgot to explain.
He took off his telescope and put it on again, repeating the process over and over again, tirelessly, with a look of having seen a ghost.
He didn't understand how a small telescope could allow him to see clearly thousands of meters away.
Originally, there was only a human-like prince Maodun in his sight. Through the telescope, he could clearly see all of Maodun's facial expressions, as if he was standing in front of Maodun!
He had never heard of such things before, having traveled all over the country and seen many strange things.
He took a deep breath and looked for Ying Chengjiao through the telescope. He saw Ying Chengjiao catch up with the dirty man running from the Xiongnu cavalry.
He could see that both of them were smiling, and he could even count how many teeth Ying Chengjiao showed when he smiled!
"What binoculars? Isn't this the legendary clairvoyance?! With this thing, how can we lose the war?"
Liu Bang is full of confidence!
Although he has never led troops, he has fought in a war.
But even though he had never eaten pork, he had at least seen pigs run, and he knew that scouts were very important in a war.
With this telescope, our sight is a thousand meters farther than the enemy. The enemy is still groping, but our army can clearly see their sneaky and tiptoeing figures.
Seizing the initiative before the battle is half the battle!
"Fortunately, I have joined the Lord's army. Otherwise, if I rebel against Qin, I won't know how I died."
Liu Bang broke out in a cold sweat when he thought about how he had planned a rebellion many years ago at the request of Lord Xinling and Zhang Er, a famous scholar of the Wei State.
He wiped his forehead repeatedly, bowed his head in silence for the remnants of the six kingdoms, and felt fortunate for abandoning the six kingdoms and joining Qin. Most of the little thoughts in his mind were wiped out.
“What did you do?
"The hatred those Huns showed you was a hundred times stronger than the hatred they showed you towards the Taotie Army."
The weak smile suddenly stopped and turned into a look of surprise.
"You are so far away, you can't even see their faces, how can you see their eyes? Are you so accurate in reading people's minds now? You can even read my character? Do you want to learn the art of diplomacy?"
Understanding human nature and utilizing human nature is the essence of the art of diplomacy. The art of diplomacy is to exploit the weaknesses in human nature to achieve the goal.
Dun Ruo thought that Ying Chengjiao calculated the truth based on his understanding of his character.
Ying Chengqi snorted, a look of disdain on his face.
"Wang Xu, the founder of the art of diplomacy, is my disciple. If I want to learn, I won't learn from you."
Dun Ruo sneered.
"If Guiguzi were still alive, he would probably be around 200 years old. Even if you are talking nonsense, you have to conform to the facts. If it is all nonsense, why do you want others to believe it?"
Ying Chengjiao sighed , placed another pair of binoculars that he had just taken from his personal soldiers on Dun Ruo's eyes, and then turned Dun Ruo's body to face the three thousand Huns.
Suddenly his weak body trembled.
He clearly saw the hateful eyes of the Huns, which seemed to be staring at him, and frightened him.
“This, this, this…”
He moved the telescope away and pointed at it, stuttering and unable to speak.
Ying Chengjiao handed it over casually and said lightly:
"People are always limited by their inherent thoughts and are unwilling to believe in things beyond their cognition."
Dun Ruo took it as if it were a treasure, put it to his eyes and looked at it carefully, taking in the expressions on each Hun's face.
After a long time, he handed it back to Ying Chengjiao reluctantly.
This kind of treasure that can see thousands of meters away is a strategic item. It is more valuable than the Qin crossbow, the Qin killing weapon. There should be only a few of them, and it is not something he can take.
Ying Chengjiao pushed it back and waved his hand.
"I'll give it to you."
Although these were obviously natural words, Dun Ruo could hear them as heroic.
He smiled bitterly.
"This thing can see a thousand meters away. It is extremely precious. In my hands, it would be a waste. In the hands of you generals, it would be very useful. I dare not accept it."
Ying Chengjiao chuckled.
"Take it and play with it. This general has plenty of it."
“…”
Just as Dun Ruo was about to say don't talk nonsense, he saw Ying Chengjiao beckoning, and dozens of guards following Ying Chengjiao reached into their arms and took out binoculars that were almost identical to the ones in Dun Ruo's hands.
Dun Ruo was dumbfounded.
He kept repeating in his mind what Ying Chengjiao had just said to him.
"People are always limited by their inherent thoughts and are unwilling to believe in things beyond their cognition."
Binoculars are far from pistols in terms of sophistication and complexity. The difference between the two is like heaven and earth. Ying Chengjiao could only make three pistols, but he could have as many binoculars as he wanted.
This thing could have been mass-produced long ago.
Dun Ruo looked at the telescope in his hand, unable to accept the fact that there were so many of these priceless items in his eyes.
After a long while, he said quietly:
"Let him go first."
Ying Chengjiao nodded and ordered them to pass.
When the Taotie army received the order, everyone from the deputy general Wang Xi to the last soldier was puzzled by the order and some even strongly resented it.
We finally found a group of Huns, who were princes from various tribes, and even the next Khan among them. Why should we let them go?
Being close, he learned that these 3,000 Huns were the right general Meng Wu who was sent to the Yuezhi State by Chanyu Tuoman in order to achieve a truce with the Yuezhi State, so he ran over quickly.
"Qiang'er! We can't let them go! We can't ask the Xiongnu to stop fighting with the Yuezhi! In autumn, the horses are strong and the people are numerous. If the Xiongnu stop fighting, they are planning to go south to plunder our Qin State!"
Meng Wu looked anxious.
Ying Chengjiao listened quietly.
"The right lieutenant general is called a general in the army."
"……promise."
When issuing military orders, there can only be one voice in the army, and that is the voice of the commander-in-chief.
While the two were talking, the Taotie army had already opened up a large gap towards the Yuezhi Kingdom, which was large enough to accommodate a hundred war horses galloping at the same time.
Three thousand Huns rode their horses at full speed and escaped through this gap.
Dun Ruo and Ying Chengjiao watched side by side as three thousand Huns fled in panic. The grass debris raised by the horses' hooves was as high as a foot.
"I didn't do anything, except scolding these Xiongnu dogs before leaving."
"Have you ever thought about what would happen if one of these Xiongnu was reckless and shot you to death with an arrow? The distance is so far that I, the general, cannot rescue you in time and can only collect your body."
"Mao Dun is not a fool. If he wants to live, he must protect my life. I may seem dangerous, but I am actually the safest. Since there is no need to worry about my life, I must follow my heart. I have endured for almost a year!"
"Haha, what a mouth you have! Let's go, stop looking, and let the bullets fly for a while."
"……bullet?"
"Nonsense, nonsense, hahahaha..."
