In the border town of Loulan, dust billows and horns sound loudly.
Under the leadership of General Che Zhao, the Loulan garrison stood ready, armed with spears, halberds, bows and other main weapons, their eyes gleaming with determination.
"Hold on! We must hold on!"
Che Zhao clenched his fist and encouraged them.
Outside the city were 100,000 Xiongnu light cavalry, launching a war of annihilation against Loulan.
We've already lost five border cities; this is the last one. If we lose this city, the Xiongnu will be able to advance unimpeded and reach the capital...
Che Zhao glanced outside.
An arrow flew by, whistling past his ear.
"Damn it!"
Che Zhao cursed.
Outside the city, tens of thousands of Southern Xiongnu cavalry surged in like a tide, their hooves thundering and dust obscuring the sun.
The Xiongnu vanguard, armed with bows and arrows, rained down arrows upon the Loulan defenders.
"Well!"
From time to time, the Loulan defenders fell.
The Loulan defenders also fired arrows at the Xiongnu cavalry, but the Xiongnu outnumbered them and anyone who showed their head was doomed. After firing for a while, they could not expose their heads and had no choice but to cower behind the city wall.
As the battle progressed, the siege ladders were pushed against the city walls by the Xiongnu cavalry.
The Loulan defenders, undaunted by the powerful enemy, fiercely hacked and slashed at the Xiongnu soldiers who were climbing the ladders.
"Damn it!"
Che Zhao wielded two large cleavers and slashed fiercely. His moves were strange and smooth.
If you're a Tai Chi expert or have experience with military boxing, you'll notice that he referenced many Tai Chi and military boxing techniques, and also some calisthenics movements...
One knife fell!
With a powerful blow to the head of the Xiongnu soldier, Che Zhao roared, "My master is Qin Chuan!"
He slashed left and right, his movements swift and agile, killing without hesitation.
With each kill, he would shout, "My master is Qin Chuan!"
...
"General Che, this princess has arrived!"
A woman in red, wearing combat boots and carrying a bow and arrow, led a large group of people to the city wall to support Che Zhao.
The woman in red drew her bow and nocked an arrow; her piercing blue eyes flashed as she released the arrow, striking the Xiongnu soldier squarely in the chest.
"Kill them! Don't let the Xiongnu get up!"
Immediately, all the Loulan defenders fought fiercely, and within a quarter of an hour, they had killed all the Xiongnu soldiers who had climbed up.
...
One mile away was the Xiongnu Chanyu's military tent.
Snap!
Tuqi Chanyu slammed his hand on the table, causing the mare's milk wine in the silver cup to slosh and spill. His majestic and domineering voice rang out: "Hmph! If you still can't take this place, I'll chop you all down!"
The several commanders kneeling in the tent exchanged glances and wiped the sweat from their brows.
"Send another ten thousand men. We must take this city before nightfall!"
Tuqi Chanyu's gaze was piercing as he looked at the several commanders kneeling on the ground.
"Go immediately! Continue the attack!"
"yes!"
Several commanders received their orders and left.
Just as the commanders of several thousand households left the tent, a man came in, knelt on the ground, and reported: "Your Majesty, there are two Han Chinese men outside requesting an audience. They say they are confidants of the Right Chancellor of the Southern Barbarians."
"The Right Chancellor of the Southern Barbarians?"
Tuqi Chanyu rolled his eyes and said, "Let them in."
Outside the tent, four Xiongnu assassins dressed in black and wearing cloaks stopped, while two of Li Zongmin's trusted confidants went inside.
The two men knelt in the tent and presented Li Zongmin's handwritten letter.
Tuqi Chanyu glanced at the contents of the letter, casually tossed it onto the table, and said to the two men, "Go and eat something first, then come back here in half an hour and take this letter back to Prime Minister Li."
After saying that, he ordered the two men to be taken away.
Tuqi Chanyu glanced at the letter and sneered, "Zhang Chaozong's 60,000 to 70,000 men didn't dare to launch a proactive attack, yet someone with 30,000 men dares to come looking for death..."
Just then, Tuqi Chanyu saw several subordinates running over, shouting, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
What's the matter?
Tuqi Chanyu was very dissatisfied with the reaction of his subordinates.
"Your Majesty, the Southern Barbarians are attacking!"
"fart!"
Tuqi Chanyu cursed angrily, then shouted, "The Southern Barbarians have only been in the northern border of Daqian for a few days. Even if they rode a thousand-mile horse, it would take them half a month to get here! I have left Yilimu with five thousand cavalry to guard the border. Do you think they could fly over if they had wings?"
"Your Majesty, they really can fly..."
One of the subordinates said in a low voice.
Tuqi Chanyu glared angrily at his subordinate and kicked him to the ground. "Falsifying military intelligence and disrupting morale, drag him away and beat him to death!"
"Your Majesty, the Gan army has truly arrived!"
The subordinate was dragged away and beaten to death, still shouting those words.
Just then, Tuqi Chanyu heard a piercing sound coming from a distant direction...
"Hey, hey, hey, Tuqi Chanyu, your wife is in my hands..."
This sound was different from ordinary sounds; it didn't seem to come from a human mouth, but rather had a metallic quality, like the clinking of porcelain cups.
"Who's playing tricks?"
Tuqi Chanyu rushed out, surrounded by dozens of Xiongnu soldiers.
But after walking eastward for a while, he witnessed an unbelievable scene.
About a mile away, a densely packed army suddenly appeared here.
These troops, arranged in a crescent shape, attempted to encircle their own army's main camp, but their numbers were insufficient, and they were unable to completely surround the camp.
The Xiongnu troops left behind deployed themselves, preparing to meet the attack of the large army.
Just then, the Xiongnu scouts arrived in front of Tuqi Chanyu, tumbled off their horses, and gasped, "Your Majesty, they were too... too fast..."
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