It seemed like a tragic end, a desperate situation.

"Older brothers, wounded brothers, would you come with me to fight your way up the mountain!"

The white-haired King Guli looked around.

"We are willing to stay and accompany Your Majesty to fight our way up the mountain."

Upon hearing that King Guli had asked the elderly and wounded to stay and fight alongside him, the other subordinates were also moved by King Guli's words and expressed their desire to stay as well.

"Let's preserve as much of the fire as possible for our last Southern Xiongnu tribe! Xubu Fangniu, you take everyone and retreat quickly!"

"It will be too late if we are too late! The Han cavalry is far more formidable than ours."

Xubu, one of the thousand-horse commanders, refused to leave after hearing King Guli's instructions.

"Don't you obey my orders?"

King Guli, seeing the Han army drawing ever closer, flew into a rage. He whipped Xubu, the cowherd, across the head and roared, "If you don't leave, our entire army will be wiped out!"

"You are a sinner of our tribe, and you will never see the Eternal Heaven after you die!"

Upon hearing King Guli's vicious curse, Xubu Fangniu's eyes filled with tears, and he roared, "Your Majesty, take care!"

Three thousand able-bodied Xiongnu cavalrymen followed Xubu as he herded cattle.

Those who voluntarily stayed behind were two thousand older soldiers or soldiers with injuries or illnesses.

"Warriors, we will split into two teams: one thousand men will attack the mountain, and the other team will go forward to hold off the enemy."

"As long as we capture that burly prince on the mountain, we can survive!"

King Guli roared, "Even if we can't capture him alive, we must kill him!"

"We have ended up in this state entirely because of him."

"He is our greatest enemy."

King Guli's encouragement ignited the fervor of the two thousand Xiongnu soldiers who remained behind, making them as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

"Capture the prince! Capture the prince!"

Roars rose and fell.