They dismounted to graze their livestock, then mounted to become soldiers, arriving with a roar and gathering into an army.

Any herdsman who picks up a bow and arrow becomes a Xiongnu soldier.

They might fear the Han cavalry raids, but they were not afraid of the advance of Han infantry.

Seeing the generals' excited expressions and their disdain for the prince's troops, Daqiequ Xubuxian, who was standing next to Huchuquan, looked worried.

He was a prominent figure in the Xubu clan, one of the three great noble families of the Xiongnu.

Many of the family's elites perished in the Battle of Sunwu, leaving him as the sole survivor.

"Gentlemen, you must not underestimate them."

"Although I have never seen this army, based on the descriptions of Your Majesty and the generals who participated in the Battle of Sunwu, their fighting strength is definitely more than that."

"I think that with our current strength, even if we could defeat them on the vast grasslands of Yunzhong, it would be a Pyrrhic victory."

"Your Majesty, I suggest we seek help from the Xianbei people in the southern desert!"

As soon as Xu Buxian said this, it drew opposition from the crowd, with Huyan Qimai's voice being the loudest:

"The Xianbei people are no good either. Why would they be so kind as to help us? They're just after this fertile grassland south of Yinshan!"

"Don't you know that the Tuoba and Yuwen tribes of the Xianbei have already appeared in Shuofang?"

Xu Bu first said, "Isn't there still Your Majesty's uncle, Qu Bei Da Danghu, in Shuofang?"

"snort!"

Huyanqimai sneered, "That fellow Qubei, when the king announced his appointment as Chanyu and asked him to come and pay homage, he didn't come at all."

"It's possible that the appearance of the Xianbei troops in Shuofang was with their tacit approval."

"I think he heard that the old Chanyu had passed away, so he thought about establishing himself as king and no longer respected the king."

boom!

The tent erupted in chaos.

Qubei was Qiangqu's younger brother and Huchuquan's uncle.

The army of the Han prince is about to attack, but the uncle and nephew are fighting amongst themselves.

What's the point of knitting?

Just then, someone outside announced:

"Your Majesty, an envoy from the Xianbei requests an audience!"