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At the same time, in Ruanlan Hunting Ground.
Outside the main tent of the encampment, a Northern Hu general was giving a speech.
"Listen up! His Majesty will be leading his army to Hurong Pass in the next few days. These warhorses have been raised to be incredibly strong and healthy. Some have already been sent over a few days ago. Now, you must take good care of the rest!"
"When the King and his army arrive, equip them with these well-rested and rested horses. Although we are just an outpost, we will also be going on the expedition with the army! Do you understand?"
"Understood!" the thousand-plus Hu cavalrymen replied in unison.
Just then, a neighing sound suddenly came from the herd, and the horses were thrown into chaos.
"What happened?"
"Go and take a look!" General Hu Ma said, frowning.
No sooner had the words been spoken than the sound of hooves came from behind the grassy slope behind the herd of horses.
General Hu Ma's eyes narrowed as he saw a group of cavalrymen carrying bows riding towards them!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Hu Ma's general shouted loudly!
But the next moment, all that could be heard was the whooshing sound of arrows flying.
The Hu general's eyes narrowed, and as he saw the arrow flying towards him, his face turned deathly pale.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
"Take all the horses with you!"
But he clearly underestimated the range of these arrows; while the Northern Barbarian soldiers scrambled to spur their horses, countless arrows had already fallen...
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at the same time.
Another Beihu camp located relatively close to Hurong Pass.
Huo Qubing led another group of cavalry and had already stormed into the camp. Their first action was naturally to wipe them out with arrows.
A volley of powerful bowshots left the thousands of Hu cavalrymen in the camp half dead or wounded.
They were powerless to resist the onrushing torrent of steel that followed.
In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Hu cavalry at both outposts were completely annihilated.
Of course, this did not make Qin Ze careless. In the geomantic map, in addition to the terrain, Huo Qubing also marked in detail the troop deployment of the Tu Yuan tribe.
After dealing with these two camps, the next challenge is the main army of the Tu Yuan tribe!
but....
When they mobilized their troops to fight, they would face a sky full of flying arrows and a dense forest of iron cavalry.
After annihilating the Hu cavalry in these two locations, Qin Ze and Huo Qubing did not linger but continued to lead their troops toward the grasslands. Thus, half an hour later, the two armies reunited.
More than 40,000 iron cavalrymen marched towards the Tu Yuan army camp!
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On the other side...
Having failed to secure any soldiers, Tu Shadong led his men, dejected, toward the barracks.
Throughout the journey, Tu Shadong felt both sorrow and anger.
Tragically, he did not bring any troops for the king this time. He knew the king's character too well; he was hot-tempered. Upon hearing that the King of Zhenbei had killed 80,000 of his clansmen and even killed his son Tu Yuchun, he immediately wanted to send troops to avenge his son.
If it weren't for his kind words that stopped him, he probably would have already fought Qin Ze.
As a strategist, Tu Shadong knew that although there had been friction between the Northern Hu and the Da Gan in the past two years, there had never been a battle or an incident that resulted in 80,000 deaths.
The fact that the Prince of Zhenbei could kill 80,000 people with such swift and decisive methods must mean he had something to rely on.
That is why he earnestly advised against rashly launching a military campaign. Even if Qin Ze were to be killed, sufficient troops must be gathered before engaging in battle.
Therefore, he first went to the Dayuan tribe, but the Dayuan tribe's king, Cha Yuanzhen, went to Julu Pass, and he was sent back without even seeing Cha Yuanzhen.
Left with no other choice, they turned to the Northern Yang tribe, with whom they had a long-standing feud.
Unfortunately, the previous conflict with them was irreconcilable, which is why they did not receive assistance this time.
Thinking of this, Tu Shadong felt a surge of anger.
Bei Yang Mang was short-sighted and blind to the impending crisis, only concerned with the tiny place of Haiduku!
If, as I have predicted, the Prince of Zhenbei truly has a large army and is currently planning a war, then this war will inevitably be extremely fierce, enough to endanger the entire grassland!
Tu Shadong understood a principle well: if a tiger chooses to hide its sharpness after devouring a person, it must be planning before acting. When it bares its fangs again, it will be exceptionally ferocious.
And now, he has this premonition.
A gust of autumn wind swept by; it was late autumn, and the wind carried a slight chill. Tu Shadong, riding his horse, trembled slightly.
He sniffed and could faintly smell a metallic rust.
With a furrowed brow, Tu Shadong looked up at the grassland.
Today, the clouds are obscuring the sky, the sunlight is dim, and the atmosphere is gloomy. Coupled with the cool autumn wind this evening, the scene is even more desolate and cold.
The grass on the ground turned yellow, and when the autumn wind blew, the knee-high weeds rippled like stones thrown into a lake, spreading out into the distance.
The soil in the Beiku Grassland is fertile, which is why the wild grass grows so wildly; he is used to seeing this scene.
But for some reason, today seemed different. He turned to look at his attendants:
Can you smell anything?
The subordinate was puzzled: "The taste? It only tastes like grass."
"I meant the smell of rust, can you smell it?"
"The smell of rust? How could there be a smell of rust on this grassland?"
"I think I smelled it when that gust of wind blew by just now," Tu Shadong said thoughtfully, his right eyelid twitching.
"My lord, are you sure you're not mistaken? If we're really talking about something, the only thing that can smell like rust is fresh blood. I often smelled that when I killed those big men last month."
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