Wang Chen smiled as he watched the Xiongnu soldiers around him cursing their nobles and leaders.

Then Wang Chen said in a deep voice, "However... joining the Han army is quite simple!"

A soldier asked urgently, "Oh? Then what should we do...?"

"Just be a nobody like me...!"

Wang Chen pointed to himself, then looked meaningfully at the people around him.

"A person without a master..."

One soldier muttered something under his breath, then quickly realized something, but soon fell silent again, because his family was still in the tribe.

The others did the same, and for a moment the surroundings fell silent.

"Alright, you've eaten your fill, it's time to go to sleep. I believe your nobles and leaders will be more generous to you this time, after all, the Han Dynasty has promised a lot of supplies!"

Seeing this, Wang Chen said something innocuous, then got up, picked up the grain sack, and left, heading towards the next group of people.

Will they really be generous...?

Watching Wang Chen's departing figure, a young soldier looked around at the crowd.

Everyone fell silent.

Just like Wang Chen's group, the men brought by Lü Bu also found some of the lowest-ranking soldiers and told them about the situation of the Han army.

In an instant, almost everyone who learned of the gap between themselves and the Han army felt a surge of discontent, which gradually began to spread throughout the entire camp.

Meanwhile, the nobles and leaders continued to drink and eat meat in their tents, completely unaware of the clandestine actions of Lü Bu, Wang Chen, and others.

As night deepened, Wang Chen quietly arrived at Lü Bu's camp.

"General, your orders are already showing initial results. Many soldiers are dissatisfied with those greedy fellows, and they all hope to join the Han army..."

Lu Bu smiled and nodded: "Well done...!"

Wang Chen asked, "General, shall we continue tomorrow...?"

"Of course, these soldiers have been suppressed for too long, and temporary discontent is not enough to make them want to rebel!"

"Understood!"

Lu Bu smiled and said, "That's good. Go back and rest. We have to continue our journey early tomorrow morning!"

"Your subordinate takes his leave!"

Wang Chen bowed to Lü Bu and then walked out.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Lü Bu dressed in his gear and stepped out of his tent, only to find that Wang Chen and the others had gathered outside his tent.

"Huh? Where are they? Why haven't they gathered together?"

Upon discovering the still quiet camp, Lü Bu frowned.

Wang Chen said, "Reporting to the general, according to the daily routine of the grasslands, the dew is still heavy at this time. They will only get up and dress when the sun rises..."

"Damn it... This is war, a raid, not herding livestock...!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu's eyes widened and he cursed angrily.

"Get the stars up now!!"

"promise!!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Chen quickly took the horn from his waist, put it to his mouth, and then puffed out his cheeks.

"Waaaaah! Waaaah!"

The mournful sound of horns immediately resounded throughout the entire camp.

The sleeping soldiers were startled awake and quickly got up.

"Damn it, it's not even dawn yet! Who sounded the horn...?"

Inside the tent, a young nobleman was awakened by the sound of horns. He sat up abruptly, looked outside the tent, and angrily demanded an explanation.

A guard rushed into the tent and said cautiously, "Reporting to the commander, it was General Lü Bu who sent someone to spread the word that the army should break camp and set off..."

"Lu Bu...?"

The young nobleman frowned slightly, recalling Qiangqu's instructions before his departure. He said no more and then got up to dress.

"This...? You call this an army?"

Looking at the scattered Xiongnu soldiers gathering in the center of the camp, Lü Bu couldn't help but feel great contempt.

Especially those slow-moving nobles and leaders, who were even slower than ordinary soldiers.

Lu Bu simply couldn't imagine that with the Xiongnu's speed of assembly, if they were to encounter a surprise attack from the enemy, it would be difficult for them not to be completely annihilated.

About half an hour later, all the soldiers and the noble leaders gathered together and began to dismantle the tents in preparation for departure.

Lu Bu also summoned the noble leaders together to discuss their next move.

Lu Bu glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, a day has already passed. We must speed up and try to reach our destination as soon as possible!"

A young nobleman spoke up and asked, "General Lü, at our current marching speed, we can arrive in just four days. Why the rush...?"

"Yes, if we rush them too much, not only will the warhorses be unable to keep up, but even the warriors will become dissatisfied!"

The other nobles and leaders also looked at Lü Bu with puzzled expressions, their eyes filled with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Such a strenuous forced march was already taking its toll on them.

Lu Bu frowned and said in a deep voice, "Speed ​​is of the essence in war. The sooner we arrive, the more time we have to rest, and the more energy our soldiers will have to fight."

Furthermore, what if the Xianbei people act first, and after dealing with the Jie people in the north, they head straight for the west? Wouldn't you all have made a wasted trip then...?

"General Lü is right, we must be wary of those Xianbei people!"

After hearing Lü Bu's analysis, everyone was taken aback, then realized what he meant and unanimously agreed with his opinion.

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