War has never needed to be glorified.
Ultimately, it all boils down to four words: life or death.
With their commander on the verge of escape, the remaining Xiongnu cavalry had absolutely no chance of turning the tide.
The fighting lasted from high in the sky until sunset, leaving the entire marshland littered with the corpses of the Xiongnu.
Han Shizhong, covered in blood, walked up to Mu Zian and laughed loudly.
"We have lived up to your expectations, young master! In this battle, we have beheaded over seven thousand men and captured countless warhorses!"
Mu Zi'an nodded, very satisfied with the result.
Looking up at the sky, the howling wind carried a strong smell of blood and a chilling aura.
With winter approaching, Mu Zian needs to act quickly!
"Clean up the battlefield! Rest for one night and march into the grasslands tomorrow!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun, Luo Cheng, Han Shizhong, and Liang Hongyu clasped their hands in unison and said loudly.
"Yes, sir!"
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Meanwhile, He Lan, who had fled back in a disheveled state, was still in shock!
The mud covering his body had solidified under the strong winds that had swept him along the way.
A simple shake produces a crackling sound.
Looking at the few hundred guards remaining beside him, He Lan's eyes flashed with countless regrets.
"The fault lies entirely with me, and I will naturally report this to the Left Wise King."
He Lan was utterly dejected at this moment. All his hopes for a meteoric rise to power and a bright future had vanished in the flood.
However, just as He Lan felt hopeless about life, one of his personal guards spoke up.
"In the battle at Wanchang River Beach, these Han people clearly mobilized all their forces! Doesn't that mean that Fuling City was completely undefended and was an empty city?"
Upon hearing this, He Lan's eyes, which had been ashen-faced, suddenly lit up with a bright light.
"you mean?"
Upon hearing He Lan's question, the guard immediately replied.
"Why don't we take this opportunity to capture Fuling City? If we succeed, it will be a way to give back to the Left Wise King."
"Although the good deeds and bad deeds cannot be offset, at least I can save my life!"
Upon hearing this, He Lan's hope for survival was rekindled!
That's right! Taking Fuling City would be a great achievement!
Besides, even if we can't get it, we can still give it a try, and the situation won't be any worse than it is now!
Thinking of this, He Lan immediately stood up and said.
"That's right! I can still keep my life if we take Fuling City!"
In an instant, He Lan's fighting spirit was rekindled!
A short while later, He Lan gathered some of the fleeing soldiers and managed to assemble a thousand cavalrymen who immediately set off towards Fuling City!
Perhaps because he was afraid of being tricked by Mu Zian, He Lan did not launch an attack immediately after approaching Fuling City.
Instead, he immediately dispatched a hundred-man squad from his command to gather intelligence!
If things go wrong, he must immediately return to the camp and hold his ground! He absolutely must not come out again!
A while later, the hundred-man team they sent out brought back some fantastic news for He Lan!
There seems to be no one in Fuling City!
The seemingly numerous banners atop the city walls are actually an illusion!
Upon hearing this, He Lan was overjoyed!
As long as I can capture Fuling City, my life will be saved!
Upon realizing this, He Lan immediately gave the order without the slightest hesitation.
"Attack the city!"
As soon as he finished speaking, thousands of riders charged aggressively toward Fuling City!
The hundred-man team that had been sent out earlier had already entered Fuling City ahead of time.
The city gates were opened at the same time He Lan rushed over.
On horseback, He Lan, wielding a curved sword and looking mad, led the crowd behind him into the fray without any hindrance!
At the same moment He Lan rushed into the city, Jia Xu, on a distant hillside, silently put down his telescope.
Then he said calmly.
"An incurable idiot."
At this moment, Jia Xu had already planted countless explosives in the city, just waiting for He Lan to walk into the trap.
After confirming that He Lan's men had entered the city, another firework shot into the sky.
The soldiers who were still hiding in the city immediately lit the fuse and then escaped out of the city through the tunnels they had dug in advance.
After doing all this, Jia Xu continued to ask questions.
When will General Chu arrive?
His messenger clasped his hands in a fist salute.
"The garrison of Wuwei City will surely arrive within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
Upon hearing this, Jia Xu nodded in satisfaction.
"Our mission is complete. Now it's up to General Chu. We'll immediately break camp and head to Xianma Beach to meet up with the young master!"
"I will obey the strategist's orders!"
Jia Xu glanced one last time in the direction of Fuling City and shook his head.
During the Wancheng Incident, Cao Cao nearly lost his life.
If it weren't for Cao Ang, the eldest son; Cao Anmin, the nephew; Dian Wei, the general; and Jueying, the steed, the future of the Three Kingdoms would have been completely rewritten.
The trap set up in Fuling City is now three times more serious than that set in Wancheng.
It remains to be seen whether He Lan will have Cao Cao's luck in escaping.
Jia Xu either doesn't do things at all, or he does them thoroughly! His reputation as a ruthless strategist is well-deserved!
At this moment, He Lan, who had rushed into Fuling City, felt that everything was somewhat unreal.
"They've already broken in?"
"You've already taken it?"
He Lan was somewhat dazed. Yelü Junba had launched two fierce attacks on this city, but not only had he failed to capture it, he had also lost tens of thousands of people.
But now it has been taken down by them without bloodshed.
This made He Lan feel like it wasn't real.
However, compared to his dazed state, the guards beside He Lan seemed unusually excited.
At this moment, they perfectly understood what it meant to "find a way out when all seems lost, but then a new path opens up before you."
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