The Xiongnu Have Arrived

Right Virtuous King Gule held the King of Kucha's plea for help, frowning as he read it for a long while before finally saying, "Have the envoy withdraw first. I need to consider this."

The King of Kucha's envoy said worriedly, "Right Virtuous King, my king promises to offer you the utmost tribute. After this battle, next year he will add one hundred thousand in gold and silver, along with ten thousand head of cattle and sheep."

"Enough. Withdraw." The Right Virtuous King waved his hand.

The envoy had no choice but to leave the Xiongnu Right Virtuous King's great tent.

The Right Virtuous King looked at those around him and said, "We were indeed careless before. We actually allowed a mere military commander from the Protectorate General's Headquarters to gain a foothold. What do you think we should do?"

Several commanders of a thousand under the Right Virtuous King began discussing it.

"Great King, naturally we must fight. We must intimidate those petty kingdoms that dare resist us and show them that the consequence of defying us is annihilation. Those motley troops they scraped together are nothing to fear. As long as we send ten thousand cavalrymen, we can wipe them out in one stroke."

"Exactly. If we let them continue developing, their position will only become more secure. It would be best to destroy them while they have yet to establish themselves. Perhaps we could even take Kucha while we're at it."

"What use is territory? What we want is gold and silver, horses, cattle and sheep, and women."

"Hahahaha, then have the King of Kucha increase his tribute fivefold."

"Right. We'll help the King of Kucha drive back the Han people. Even tenfold tribute would not be too much."

The Right Virtuous King looked at the confident