A thousand Xiongnu cavalrymen, dressed in three layers of leather armor, looking like dumplings, charged menacingly to within two hundred paces of the Han army camp.

Upon receiving the order, Li Su immediately and mercilessly unleashed a barrage of arrows.

More than two thousand arrows fell, and these cavalrymen were hit by many arrows.

However, since they were wearing heavy leather armor, the injuries they sustained were only superficial.

This also made them realize that the power of Han Chinese arrows was greatly reduced beyond two hundred paces.

After being hit by several volleys of arrows, they ran back, their bodies riddled with arrows.

Then, another group of Xiongnu cavalry, dressed in leather armor, came running back, shouting.

This happened repeatedly, and Li Su initially thought that the Xiongnu cavalry were afraid of the arrows from the Shenbi crossbow.

But later they realized something was wrong; they suspected they were trying to trick them out of the arrows.

So he hurriedly ran into the main tent to report to Liu Wei and Yao Guangxiao.

"Oh, these Huns have finally figured it out! They actually have this kind of trick up their sleeves!" Liu Wei laughed heartily upon hearing this.

This is far more aggressive than the "borrowing arrows with straw boats" strategy.

Zhuge Liang used scarecrows, but they used real people. That's ruthless!

"My lord, they're deliberately trying to deplete our arrows!"

Yao Guangxiao immediately understood the purpose of the Xiongnu people's visit.

"I knew it! Why were they dressed so warmly?"

Li Su muttered, "Strategist, what do we do now?"

"Shoot! I have plenty of arrows!"

Liu Wei interrupted, "However, we can turn the tables on them."

"Since they want to deplete our arrows, then you should find a way to trick them. Let them know that trying to steal our arrows will come at a price!"

"How...how do I do this?"

Liu Wei only said to use a counter-strategy, but didn't explain how to do it, which left Li Su completely baffled.

"Sigh, Lieutenant Li, as the descendant of the Flying General, you should read more military books!"

Yao Guangxiao shook his head. "You can use the subtraction method! Gradually reduce the number of arrows you shoot, making them mistakenly believe that we have fewer and fewer arrows!"

"Then they sent people to collect the arrows."

"When they send more troops to approach our camp, they will suddenly unleash a large number of arrows."

"oh!"

Li Su suddenly realized, "Strategist, I understand! Let's get started now."

"Those brats think they can trick me out of my arrows? No way!"

Li Su left like a whirlwind.

"This Li Su, the strategist should really give him some pointers!" Liu Wei smiled.

"No problem, I'll give him a few books later and let him read them carefully!"

This is another book!

Does the high monk have a library of scriptures with all kinds of books?

Under Liu Wei's curious gaze, Yao Guangxiao placed a piece on the chessboard:

"My lord, I'm sorry, I won!"

......

The area in the middle of the Yellow River's "几" (ji) bend is the Ordos Plateau.

Due to the scarcity of rainfall, the area north of Shangjun and Xihe counties in Bingzhou is sparsely vegetated and desolate.

Surprisingly, there is also desert land here.

On one side, the Yellow River flows, and on the other, yellow sand fills the sky all year round. Such a scene is truly rare.

In this corridor stretching dozens of miles between the desert and the Yellow River, a powerful cavalry force is on its way.

This cavalry unit was led by Xue Rengui, the second-generation war god of the Tang Dynasty and the chief general under Liu Wei, the Marquis of Yinshan, with a force of four thousand.

Their route started from Shanwu, followed the Qingshui River Valley to the Tongdu River.

After walking north along the Yellow River for a while, we turned west, passed through Wudu, and finally arrived at Helang.

On the other side of the river lies Linwo, a major town in Wuyuan County!

Twenty li east of Linwo lies Manyi Valley, Xue Rengui's destination.

Ten days have now passed since the start of the march.

Xue Rengui recalled the promise Liu Wei made when he saw them off on their expedition.

"How much longer until we reach Helang?" Xue Rengui asked the guide beside him.

This guide was found in Wudu.

Wudu was originally the territory of the Xiongnu. When Yao Guangxiao went to fight Meiji, he casually performed a ritual to release all the Xiongnu people there, leaving only Han people.

Because this place was on the opposite bank of the Yellow River, Yao Guangxiao ordered all the Han people here to move to Shanwu.

Those who remain are the ones who are unwilling to leave.

When Xue Rengui's army passed by, they saw that there were still Han Chinese people there. After some questioning, they learned that the Han Chinese were very familiar with the area, especially the desert.

So they were asked to lead the way.

Seeing that they were all fellow countrymen and that the cavalry was so imposing, the Han Chinese readily agreed.

"General, we will reach Huze in half a day! After passing Huze, we will reach Helang in two more days by following the edge of the desert."

The guide replied respectfully.

"Tiger Marsh? What kind of place is that?"

"Located between two deserts, there is a large lake next to a large oasis. It is also a necessary route to Linwo and a place to rest along the way."

"Then we'll spend the night at Huze and get some rest."

Xue Rengui nodded.

He didn't understand why there was such a large lake in the desert.

But it is a good place for the entire army to rest.

"General, it would be excellent to rest for the night in Huze, but please be wary of sand bandits!"

"These people are utterly wicked, committing murder, robbery, and plundering traveling merchants."

When the guide mentioned the bandits, his expression changed, as if he had suffered a terrible ordeal.

"Haha, don't worry. With such a large army like ours, others will avoid us like the plague. Those sand bandits are too arrogant to dare to rob us. Aren't they just asking for death?"

Xue Rengui didn't take it seriously.

The march was tedious and the area was sparsely populated.

This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!