Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

On the city tower.

Arrows rained down.

It was impossible for the Left Wise King's troops to break into the city.

Before they even reached the city gate, a large number of them had already been shot dead.

The Left Wise King ordered the horns to be sounded once again.

"Warriors, we'll win as long as we break into the city."

"Kill the Xiongnu Chanyu and you will be rewarded with 100,000 taels of gold."

The Xiongnu people had a great fondness for gold.

A generous reward will surely attract brave men.

Another wave of people surged toward the city gate like a tide.

However, they were still shot dead outside the city.

The corpses piled up like mountains beneath the city walls.

The Left Wise King's troops could not take a single step forward.

Multiple charges were met with gunfire.

The Xiongnu Chanyu's subordinates lived up to their reputation; their abilities were unmatched by the Left Wise King.

As the city gates slowly closed, the Left Wise King angrily spurred his warhorse on, lamenting, "Alas, all our efforts have been in vain!"

"Left Wise King, we almost rushed in just now. This Great Chanyu is too cunning."

"Left Wise King, having lost the opportunity just now, it will be harder than climbing to heaven to break into the royal court."

"Left Wise King, the best course of action now is to besiege the city, completely surround the royal city, and prevent them from having any chance to enter or leave."

"Given time, the royal city will be short of food and clothing, and will naturally fall without a fight."

If we can break into the city, everything will be fine.

The Left Wise King nodded.

"At this point, there's no other way."

Suddenly, a centurion looked in horror into the distance. A troop of cavalry appeared in the distance, sweeping towards them with overwhelming force.

"Who are those people?" The Left Wise King panicked.

As Jiang Tian's troops drew closer, Zuo Xianwang could see clearly that they were not Xiongnu cavalry at all. Xiongnu cavalry did not have such good armor or such good weapons.

Jiang Tian's troops, their sabers gleaming in the sunlight, exuded a chilling aura.

"I don't know, could it be reinforcements from the Great Chanyu?"

“Impossible. I know the Great Chanyu. He doesn’t have such elite cavalry. Those cavalrymen look like the people of Daxia.”

"Form ranks, form ranks."

"Form ranks, form ranks, prepare to meet the enemy."

Soon, the sound of bugles rang out one after another.

The Left Wise King's troops quickly assembled.

"Draw your swords..." Zuo Xianwang panicked. Jiang Tian's troops had already assembled into a battle formation, and they quickly gripped their curved swords.

These scimitars had been chipped and dulled during the battle.

Facing Jiang Tian and Li Guang's team, many people already felt that they had almost no chance of winning.

"Fire arrows..." As Jiang Tian's cavalry charged into range, they quickly turned their horses around in front of the Left Wise King's troops.

They circled around the Left Wise King's ranks, firing arrows as they rushed towards the rear.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Whoosh whoosh whoosh... whoosh whoosh whoosh...

One after another, arrows flew through the air. These arrows, fired from heavy composite bows, were extremely fast, whooshing and whistling through the air...

These arrows swiftly pierced the chests of the Xiongnu cavalrymen.

Many Xiongnu cavalrymen fell from their horses one by one.

Li Guang's cavalry charged forward, but Li Guang, wielding a Silver Dragon Reverse Scale Spear, moved through the enemy lines as if they were nothing.

The cavalry behind Li Guang quickly followed.

The sword was swung continuously.

Swish swish swish...

When the Xiongnu cavalry encountered the horse-slaying sword, both men and horses were shattered.

The Left Wise King had never seen an army with such terrifying fighting power.

"withdraw……"

"Protect me and retreat immediately."

"We can't stay here any longer."

"These Great Xia people are too strong; we are no match for them."

The Left Wise King fled first, and the army suffered a crushing defeat.

The Left Wise King's men were no match for Jiang Tian and his group to begin with, and when they saw the Left Wise King retreating, they all followed suit.

"Catch them up and wipe them out!" Li Guang roared, then spurred his horse and galloped away.

Led by Li Guang, the group moved at an extremely fast pace.

Before the Left Wise King had run far, Huo Qubing and his men rushed over.

"You scoundrel, where do you think you're going?"

"Take this shot."

*Thud...* Huo Qubing's spear pierced directly through the chest of the Left Wise King.

The Left Wise King spat out a mouthful of blood, and as he looked at the spear protruding from his chest, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

Huo Qubing picked up the corpse of the Left Wise King and joined Jiang Tian and the others.

"Greetings, my lord." Huo Qubing threw the corpse of the Left Wise King on the ground.

"Huo Qubing, have you seen the Xiongnu king?"

"I saw it! This Xiongnu cavalry suddenly appeared. Otherwise, we could have stormed into the capital today." Huo Qubing gritted his teeth in anger.

"My lord, we can only besiege the city now and prevent them from entering or leaving. Once the food supplies inside the capital run out, they will surrender without a fight."

From the mountain, Huo Qubing could clearly see the Xiongnu royal court. The Xiongnu royal court was backed by a mountain, with high walls that made it difficult to breach.

"Besieged city..." Jiang Tian shook his head, "I don't have that much time."

"This... My lord, rest assured, we will now forge siege weapons and prepare for the attack." Upon hearing Jiang Tian's words, Li Guang and Huo Qubing quickly offered to build siege ladders, battering rams, ballistae, and catapults...

Jiang Tian looked into the distance and pointed to the mountain behind the Xiongnu royal court.

"There's no need to build those siege weapons."

Upon hearing this, everyone was even more at a loss for what to do.

"My lord, without building siege equipment, our cavalry will have no chance of breaking into the city," Huo Qubing said. "If our cavalry tries to enter the city, we will suffer heavy losses."

Li Guang looked at the corpses below the Xiongnu royal court: "Does the lord mean that you should use the Xiongnu corpses to build a mountain and climb over them to enter the city?"

“We jumped down from that mountain and went into the city.”

Upon hearing this, Huo Qubing quickly shook his head: "My lord, I was just on that mountain. That mountain is too far from the Xiongnu royal court. It's impossible to jump into the city."

“I think it’s possible,” Jiang Tian said. “Li Guang, when we broke through a Xiongnu tribe a few days ago, didn’t we seize a lot of cloth?”

"Hmm..." Li Guang nodded, "But, can those pieces of cloth be used to jump into the city?"

“Of course we can.” Jiang Tian pointed to a spot not far away. “Have the people of the Great Xia Dynasty gather there.”

Prepare to attack the city in two days.

"My lord, should we besiege the city?" Huo Qubing asked hastily.

"No need. If they run away, that's exactly what I want. It would be even better if they attacked us."

"My lord, if that's the case, then let's set up camp here." Li Guang quickly led his men to set up the camp.

"Go..." Jiang Tian waved his hand.

...

The capital of the Xiongnu, atop the city wall.

The Xiongnu Chanyu looked down at the corpses scattered on the ground below the city wall: "That fool, the Left Wise King, actually launched a sneak attack on us. Now look what happened, he was ambushed and died on the spot."

Princess Hanxiang, the eldest daughter of the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu, was dressed in military attire. She was heroic and had a somewhat masculine air about her.