Chapter 178

The wind and sand gradually died down, the army was ready to go, Xiao Hei was circling overhead, making a clear eagle cry.

Old Zhang stretched lazily, holding his bloated stomach and asked, "When did the general become so close to the prince of Xiye?"

Xie Chen lowered his eyes and smiled without saying anything. He Xin said, "It's not the general, it's Lord Lin."

Old Zhang stroked his chin as he pondered this sentence. He suddenly remembered the incident with the Xiye Kingdom envoy. It seemed that this incident happened in Ganzhou County. Lord Lin happened to be in Ganzhou at that time. No wonder Lord Lin was really...

That’s great, Lao Zhang rejoiced in his heart, otherwise, with the severity of the storm last night, even if they could find a place to hide, they would still suffer heavy losses.

Thinking about Lin Shuge's current situation, Xie Chen jumped on his horse and called the little leader from yesterday over. "You lead the way. He Xin, you lead a team from the north road and go around Tu Yu Country. Lao Zhang, you lead a team from Xi Ye Country. The rest of you, follow me and get on the horse."

Everyone said in unison: "Yes, General."

After a night of rest, the army was marching at a very fast speed. "Stop," Xie Chen pulled the reins, and a scout dismounted and said, "We found two tribes fighting ahead. One of them should be the Huns judging by their attire."

The Huns fought with the rest of the tribes? Xie Chen thought to himself that if that was the case, he would have to help the other tribe.

A surrendered Xiongnu soldier listened to the scout's report on the situation of both parties and said to Xie Chen: "General, the other party should be the Mohe people."

"Mohe people?" Xie Chen asked doubtfully.

The Xiongnu soldier explained: "The Mohe people originally lived in Shiting Mountain for generations. Later, we... the Xiongnu became powerful, so we occupied Shiting Mountain and reduced the Mohe people to slaves. Therefore, the two sides are..."

Xie Chen said playfully: "It's an enemy."

He waved his whip and said, "Let's go and stop the fight."

They did not encounter any Xiongnu tribes along the way, and only encountered other small tribes in the Western Regions. Xie Chen focused on appeasing them. After resting up, the soldiers under his command had been itching to fight, and when they heard Xie Chen say that he wanted to stop the fight, they immediately rushed over and shouted.

Xie Chen always led the troops in battle. He rode away on his horse and saw that the two tribes were fighting fiercely, but it was obvious that the Huns had the upper hand.

There were not many people and Xie Chen did not want to waste gunpowder, so he gripped his spear tightly and rushed in alone, knocking two Hun soldiers in front of him off their horses. The soldiers behind him also followed and rushed in, catching both sides of the melee off guard.

The Mohe people had never seen the soldiers of Dayan, but the Xiongnu people knew the uniforms of the soldiers of Dayan. When they looked up and saw the high-flying flag with the word "Wei" on it, they were immediately frightened. Why did this man with the surname Wei come here?

Xie Chen had long been famous among the Huns. He was the killing god who defeated the Great Chanyu and the Left Wise King. Countless Hun soldiers had died at his hands. Who would dare to confront him head-on?

It didn't take long before all the Huns surrendered.

Xie Chen's soldiers were already accustomed to this procedure, and they led the surrendered Xiongnu soldiers back for routine questioning and registration. The Mohe people, however, were very frightened, not knowing what the general would do to them.

"Let their leader come out and answer." Xie Chen said casually, still holding the bloody spear in his hand.

"My humble name is Morse, nice to meet you, General." A tall Moher man saluted.

"I heard that your clan has a blood feud with the Huns. I can help you get revenge, but I need you to take me to the Huns' royal city." Xie Chen was still sitting on the horse, leaning over and saying.

The Xiongnu soldiers translated Xie Chen's words to Morse. Morse's green eyes flashed with shock and he whispered something. A Mohe man next to him whispered to him, "Chief, this is the warrior of Dayan who defeated the Xiongnu Chanyu."

Morse looked at Xie Chen in shock, bowed his head and said, "General, please help us to take revenge. The Xiongnu royal city is just ahead." He quickly explained the grievances between them and the Xiongnu, and before Xie Chen could say anything, he was about to lead the army forward.

Xie Chenbai was naturally happy to have a guide, so he asked the soldiers to lead him a horse and asked the scouts to follow Morse, and the army arrived soon after.

With Morse leading the way, the army arrived at the Xiongnu royal city twenty miles away with lightning speed. Xie Chen ordered the soldiers to station on the spot, while he looked at the Xiongnu royal city not far away from afar.

At this time, in the Xiongnu royal city, Muxie Chanyu heard the soldiers report that the Yan army had arrived outside the royal city. He was shocked and the ministers around him were also in a panic.

The Xiongnu royal city was at least several thousand miles away from Dayan. They were completely confused as to how the Yan army had appeared here like a drop from the sky. When they heard that the commander of the Yan army was Xie Chen, everyone looked as pale as death. How could this killer be here again?

Mu Xie Chanyu murmured, "Didn't they say that the Yan army's food supplies had been cut off and the Yan army's generals had already returned? How did the man surnamed Wei get here?"

Mu Xie Chanyu had been staying in the royal city ever since he was severely injured by Xie Chen last time. This time when the three armies of Dayan attacked, he only sent the Left and Right Wise Kings to resist. Unexpectedly, the Left Wise King was also defeated by Xie Chen, and now he was beaten under his nose again by this man.

"Great Chanyu, the Right Wise King defeated the Yan army, seized countless food and grass, and took advantage of the situation to advance straight to Dingyuan, but there has been no victory report until now. Could it be that he encountered an obstacle? But Wei Zhongxuan is here? Who stopped the Right Wise King? Could it be Qin Qian?" Rank said.

"It's already this late. Why are you still planning to do this? The Yan army is at the gates of the city. Why don't you think of a solution quickly?" Someone said in an angry tone, but everyone was upset at the moment and no one bothered with him.

"With Wei Zhongxuan's bravery and gunpowder, who can stop him?" As soon as these words were spoken, no one spoke for a moment and the room was dead silent.

"Are you all going to surrender?" A stern female voice was heard, followed by the entrance of a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and looking quite heroic.

As soon as they saw that it was her, everyone in the room except Muye Chanyu immediately said, "Greetings, Yanshi."

Xubu Ni, the Xiongnu Yanshi, was born into a Xiongnu noble family. She was the highest-ranking among the Yanshi of Muye Chanyu and was deeply respected by the Xiongnu generals. Once she spoke, the others naturally had to listen.

"Great Chanyu, I heard that the Yan army is approaching the city. Is it Wei Zhongxuan?" Xubu Ni naturally knew this Yan general who caused her husband to suffer the greatest defeat in his life. "Are you afraid?" She glanced at the Xiongnu generals one by one. "The warriors of our tribe have fought with Great Yan for hundreds of years. We have never been afraid of death, and have never been afraid of anyone. We were able to besiege their emperor back then, and the Great Chanyu was also able to besiege their generals before. Why should we be afraid of a rookie like him?"

"Yanshi doesn't know that the gunpowder of the Yan army is really powerful, and Wei Zhongxuan is indeed difficult to deal with." Rank said with some difficulty.

"I'd like to see how difficult he is to deal with, Great Chanyu. I will go to the battlefield with you later." She said to Muxie Chanyu.

Mu Xie Chanyu slammed his hand on the table and gnashed his teeth, "With the large number of Xiongnu warriors, we will fight Dayan."

As soon as these words were spoken, no matter what the Hun generals in the room thought in their hearts, they naturally expressed their determination to fight to the death, and morale soared for a moment.

"Warriors, follow me out." Konoha Chanyu responded immediately and selected the elite soldiers to go out to meet the enemy. Outside the house, a man dressed as a slave watched them leave and quietly slipped out from the back.

The soldiers of Dayan had already set up their tents, and a soldier came to report: "General, the Xiongnu are making a move."

"Go and move the artillery out." Xie Chen raised his eyebrows and ordered.

He came out of the tent, listened to the birds singing overhead, blew a whistle, and Xiao Hei flew down from mid-air and landed steadily on his shoulder. "Go and give He Xin a message."

Xiao Hei rubbed his shoulder with his claws impatiently several times, "Brother is in trouble. We have to finish this battle before we can see him. Go quickly."

Xiao Hei tilted his head, considered his words for a while, then flapped his wings and flew away.

Xie Chen put on his helmet, jumped on his horse and said, "All troops, assemble, we will attack the city."

The sound of gunpowder that so frightened the Xiongnu soldiers was heard again. Mu Xie Chanyu stood on the city wall, looking at the dark mass of Yan army below the city, and then looked at Xie Chen who was riding in front.

He signaled a Xiongnu soldier and shouted in Chinese: "General Wei, our Great Khan has something to say to you."

"Our Great Chanyu asked General Wei why he came here?"

A soldier of the Great Yan army also shouted with the approval of Xie Chen: "Our general heard that the Great Chanyu was trapped here, so he was ordered by the Great Yan emperor to welcome the Great Chanyu back to our Yan capital. Our dynasty is a country of etiquette and will definitely not let the Great Chanyu suffer in this frosty place."

What this means is that I'm calling you, why don't you follow me to see His Majesty.

After hearing this, Mu Xie Chanyu and others were naturally furious. The two sides exchanged several conversations back and forth. At this time, the Huns had not yet evolved the diplomatic rhetoric that had been passed down by Dayan for thousands of years, which was to lie with open eyes, to go around in circles and not let you gain any advantage. Naturally, they were no match for the Yan army's words.

Xie Chen was a little impatient and glanced at the soldiers. The soldiers immediately understood what their general meant and said, "We have come from afar and are exhausted. I wonder how the Great Khan plans to entertain us?" The implication was that they wanted to fight.

Xie Chen whispered a few words to a soldier, who passed on his orders. Several trained artillerymen moved the artillery to the front, and the crossbowmen in the rear had already formed up their battle formations. When the Huns saw this, they knew that the Yan army was about to take action, and they all prepared for battle.

"Let go." Xie Chen said coldly.

A few familiar "bang bang" sounds were heard. The Huns knew the power of the Yan army's gunpowder, and they all took shelter on the top of the city. However, the artillery fire was fierce. Although the Huns had established a basic administrative organization and built a royal city over the years, they were naturally no match for the Yan army's wall-building technology.

Xie Chen laughed and said that the Xiongnu royal city was made entirely of wood.

The smell of gunpowder from the explosion spread like a message of death. Countless Hun soldiers on the city wall were killed, and even the city wall was broken into with many large holes.

The soldiers who had never seen gunpowder were frightened and fled in all directions. No matter how Muxie Chanyu shouted, it was of no use.

"This...what is this?" Konoha Chanyu was stunned and said in a daze.

What has the Yan army come up with again?