Everyone has a sad past, and Jiang Ming is no exception!

When he first escaped from the State of Jin, his first choice of destination was not actually the State of Yan.

The states of Yan and Jin are related by blood. If you go to Yan, wouldn't that be like walking into a trap?

He wanted to escape to the grasslands, and then wander aimlessly, hoping to eventually return to the Qin state...

As a result, they were captured by the Xiongnu just a few miles from the border of Jin!

As a noble young master of the country, Jiang Ming also had warriors, servants, and maids who attended to him.

These people were all from Qin who came with him; there were eight of them in total. Of those, only he and two maids survived. They were enslaved and bound by the Xiongnu as they were being led eastward...

After walking for several days, we arrived at a grassland with lush vegetation.

There are tents everywhere, densely packed, and on an unusual scale, far beyond what you'd expect from a typical tribe!

Furthermore, there are many horses kept here, conservatively estimated to be over 100,000!

Jiang Ming thus became a slave to the horse herders.

Those two maids were actually humiliated and tortured to death by the Xiongnu!

This is a pain that will forever remain in Jiang Ming's heart!

The two girls had been with Jiang Ming for many years, and a deep bond of master and servant had long since developed between them...

Now he has died tragically in a foreign land, and even his remains have not been found...

Jiang Ming felt extremely humiliated and heartbroken whenever he thought about this incident!

However, by observing the activities of the Xiongnu, Jiang Ming also realized that they were about to launch a large-scale war to the east!

In wars among the states of the Central Plains, provisions were always prepared before the troops moved.

Grassland tribes, on the other hand, emphasize that horses go first!

Those fertile grasslands were natural refueling stations for the Xiongnu cavalry.

If you want to attack a certain place, first drive the horses there to graze!

Jiang Ming seized an opportunity to escape and fled into the Yanshan Mountains, which led to his later escape to Chenjia Village.

So... he knew exactly where that large tribe was located!

Since Tuoba Ren said that the Xiongnu had surrounded the Xianbei army with 100,000 iron cavalry at Lone Wolf Mountain, their camp must be poorly defended!

In ancient times, Huo Qubing led 800 iron cavalry straight into the heart of the Xiongnu, slaughtering 2,028 people, killing the Xiongnu uncle, and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Champion!

Jiang Ming also wanted to follow his example and launch a 'blitzkrieg' to give the Xiongnu a big surprise!

He told a dozen or so elderly women from the neighborhood to get up and make military flags!

Take the fabric he bought from the county town before, which he intended to use to make clothes for his older sister, second sister, and Xue'er.

The military flags all bore the characters "Zhongshan" and "Luo".

This means that the operation was carried out by the people of Zhongshan, and was led by someone surnamed Luo, and had nothing to do with Yan!

The State of Zhongshan isn't far from here, so framing them is the perfect solution!

Then, Jiang Ming ordered each county soldier to carry two horses so that they could switch quickly and march at high speed!

Because Dukang County is quite far from Chenjia Village, Jiang Ming brought every soldier on horseback this time.

Otherwise, walking back and forth would take too much time!

In addition, the Dong family raised so many horses.

That's just enough for each person to get two horses!

Two horses were used, firstly to allow the horses to take turns restoring their strength and increasing the overall speed, and secondly to make it easier to carry goods on the way back!

Finally, Jiang Ming ordered each county soldier to cut down two long tree branches, place them on a spare horse, and attach ropes to them.

The soldiers were puzzled and didn't understand what it meant, so they asked Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming smiled but remained silent, offering no explanation.

Although the Xiongnu camp and Chenjia Village are separated by mountains, the straight-line distance is actually not far, only about 60 or 70 li.

It's just past midnight, a little after 1 a.m.

If we take a shortcut and march quickly, we can arrive before dawn!

Once everything was ready, Jiang Ming set off with 500 soldiers from the county!

Chen Damei, Ermei, and Murong Xue watched their husbands' departing figures, and each of them silently shed tears!

The eldest and second sisters didn't actually expect their husbands to make a fortune; they only hoped that he would return safely.

Murong Xue was worried about Jiang Ming's safety, fearing that something might happen to him again.

Once inside the mountains, the soldiers were still bewildered, unsure of which place they were to plunder that night. They kept asking questions the whole way!

It wasn't until they left the Yanshan Mountains and arrived at the semi-degraded grasslands that Jiang Ming decided to tell everyone the truth!

"Brothers! Tonight, let's raid the Hun camp and steal their gold, silver, and horses!"

"What?"

The county soldiers were all dumbfounded.

"Lord Jiang, the Xiongnu are very powerful! And we only have so few people?"

"Yes, Lord Jiang... we only have 500 people, they wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap..."

"Listen up!"

Jiang Ming shouted loudly, "Do you know why the Xiongnu dared to set up camp on the border of our Yan state? It's because they wanted to slaughter our parents, rape our wives, daughters and sisters, rob our property, kill our children, and burn down our houses... The Xiongnu people all said... the men of Yan state are all cowards and weaklings. They let Qi state massacre 50,000 people without even daring to resist!"

Jiang Ming's words were like needles, piercing the hearts of these Yan Kingdom soldiers...

Seeing the men of Yan so angry that veins were bulging on their foreheads, their eyes were wide open, and their nostrils were as wide as oxen, Jiang Ming knew... their emotions had been stirred up!

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