The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's nearing dusk.
However, Agobhutan was not in the mood to appreciate the endless expanse of colorful clouds at that moment.
At that moment, he felt his brain buzzing and his vision was slightly blurred.
He paced back and forth in the lobby, holding the letter in his hand and with his hands behind his back.
But no matter which way I went, the unease in my heart could not be dispelled in the slightest.
"How is this possible? How is this possible? How could this be?"
Agobhutan kept repeating it; he couldn't understand it, and he couldn't comprehend it!
He racked his brains but still couldn't understand how such a large city as Xuan'an could be breached in just one day!
To be precise, it wasn't a whole day! It was half a day!
Because Mu Zian had already held a grand celebration banquet in the city that evening.
When the news arrived, all the generals and nobles in Chubi flocked to Agobtan's residence.
They buzzed incessantly like a swarm of restless bees.
"Right Wise King! Has Xuan'an City really fallen?"
"This must be a rumor spread by the Han people! A rumor! How could Xuan'an City, which is impregnable, be breached in just one day!"
"That's right! It's definitely a trick by the Han people to deceive us!"
......
Looking at the chattering crowd in the room, Agobhutan felt even more irritated.
"Get out of here, all of you!"
Agobhutan's roar startled everyone, who immediately retreated.
Agobtan is furious because he feels like he has no cards left to play.
Previously, they could at least gain some advantages, but now, let alone any advantages, it's uncertain whether their forty or fifty thousand men can safely return to the grasslands.
Once all 50,000 of his cavalry are lost in Liangzhou, the Xiongnu can be considered to have perished.
Those tribes on the grasslands that lose the protection of warriors will become slaves of others the following year.
With this thought in mind, Agobhutan let out a long sigh.
His already hunched body became even more hunched.
He then summoned his personal guards and said.
"Pass on my order! From this moment forward, all warriors of the grasslands, proceed to the outskirts of the city and set up camp! Not a single one shall remain within the cities of Liangzhou!"
"Also, someone was sent to Xuan'an City to meet with the Duke of Dali, to say... to say..."
A sentence stuck in Agobhutan's throat for a long time before he finally spoke.
"Just say that as long as the Duke of Zhenguo is willing to let us leave, we can bring back our Khan."
"We want none of the wealth, people, and cities that Liangzhou plundered! Not only that, but we are also willing to offer Dali a thousand warhorses every year thereafter!"
“As long as the Duke of Zhenguo is willing to talk, I am willing to go there in person to discuss it.”
He rode out of Qiubi City and headed straight for Xuan'an City.
Meanwhile, Mu Junxian, who was far away in Liangzhou City, also learned of this news.
When Mu Junxian heard that Xuan'an City had been captured in less than a day, he jumped up from his chair.
At this moment, he completely lost the demeanor of a commander-in-chief.
The news was so explosive that even the commander of the Fifth Battalion, who was having a military discussion with him in the room, was startled.
Guo Jingde, the commander of the Longxiang Battalion, with bandages wrapped around his neck, looked at the somewhat distraught Mu Junxian with curiosity and asked.
"Mourinho, what happened that surprised you so much? Could it be that those Huns are planning to fight us to the death?"
Mu Junxian took a deep breath and slowly sat down. After calming himself down, he looked at everyone in the room and said.
"Xuan'an City has been captured by the Duke of Zhenguo!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room widened their eyes and froze completely.
"Flying Eagle Battalion Commander Fu Li asked incredulously."
"How is this possible? Didn't the Duke of Zhenguo just leave Liangzhou City? How could he have captured Xuan'an City so quickly?"
"The commander of the elite battalion, Li Shanglu, frowned."
"Could it be that the Xiongnu were planning to concentrate their forces, so they chose to abandon Xuan'an City, allowing the Duke of Zhenguo to reap a free advantage?"
Hearing everyone's guesses, Mu Junxian shook his head with a wry smile.
"That's not the case. There are not only 10,000 Xiongnu troops stationed in Xuan'an City, but the city walls have also been reinforced from the inside out."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions instantly tightened, before they could even consider how dilapidated Xuan'an City was.
An even more shocking piece of news came from Mu Junxian.
"The Duke of Zhenguo led a new army of 10,000 grassland slaves and captured Xuan'an City in just six hours."
Mu Junxian gave a bitter smile.
Mu Zian's success was a huge blow to them.
The results achieved by a massive army of hundreds of thousands were inferior to those of a mere new army composed of ten thousand slaves.
Of course, this does not mean that Mu Junxian could not break through Xuan'an City, but the fact that he broke through the city head-on in just six hours was already beyond his imagination.
At this moment, their military council was still thinking about how to recapture more cities from the Xiongnu.
Before the meeting was even over, a fortified city controlled by the Xiongnu was breached.
Where can I seek justice?
At this moment, everyone in the hall turned their gaze to Zhang Han of the Trapped Camp.
After all, Mu Zi'an was nominally the commander-in-chief of the Trapped Camp, and he also held the military seal of the Trapped Camp.
Mu Junxian then spoke up at the opportune moment.
"Commander Zhang, the Duke of Zhenguo is the commander-in-chief of the vanguard. Didn't he give you any instructions? For example, the tactics for attacking the city?"
Looking at the hopeful glances from everyone in the lobby, Zhang Han sighed helplessly.
"Reporting to Commander Mu, as you know, since the Duke of Zhenguo took over the Trapped Camp, he has basically not exercised the authority of the commander-in-chief."
"How could I possibly know the tactics used to breach this city?"
Upon hearing this, a helpless sigh echoed in the room.
Six hours! And they attacked from outside the city! Is this a feat even humanly possible?
Li Shanglu, the commander of the elite battalion, stroked his chin as he led the way.
"In the end, the Duke of Zhenguo's army is nothing more than a slave army. If we launch a full-scale attack, the Duke of Zhenguo's army will surely suffer heavy losses."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
If Mu Zian were to breach Xuan'an City with a battle strategy that completely wiped out 10,000 men, they wouldn't necessarily find it unacceptable.
Ultimately, it's all about taking lives; anyone can do that.
However, the bitter smile on Mu Junxian's face grew even thicker.
He seemed to be giving up and living a life of stagnation.
Mu Junxian picked up the letter with a bitter expression and said, word by word.
"The city was breached, more than 3,000 enemy soldiers were killed, 155 soldiers were killed, and 115 were wounded."
"The casualties are less than three...three hundred???"
Li Shanglu remained silent for a long time, with question marks constantly popping up above his head.
This feeling is like when Mr. Zheng in "The Mermaid" saw the land reclamation permit.
There's only one sentence on my mind.
What are you talking about?
(What are you saying?)
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