Chapter 505 The End!
Wushuang Hou!
Luo Wuji!
When they heard this title and name, all the Xiongnu nobles couldn't help but tremble. This was the executioner who killed the previous Chanyu with his own hands and brought Daxia from the peak to the abyss.
The man in front of him, who was covered in armor and whose face couldn't be seen clearly, turned out to be Luo Wuji's son?
"Great Chanyu, it is said that the emperor of the Han Dynasty allowed Luo Wuji's son to inherit the official positions of Wushuang Marquis and the Protector General of the Western Regions. The one who can lead the Temple Army must be the Protector General of the Western Regions."
Luo Shi always wears a complete mask when he goes into battle, and he does not charge into the battle line very often. Not many people know him, and they only know of his reputation as the unrivaled one in the Western Regions.
Luo Shi roared loudly, but his steps to charge into the battle did not stop for a moment.
"Your Majesty has decreed that whoever kills the Chanyu shall be made a marquis!"
The Golden Guards of the Xiongnu royal court also mounted their tall war horses and launched a charge. In this encounter on the grassland, the two sides had no time to set up any obstacles.
When two brave men meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!
Who is the best cavalry in the world will be decided here.
Even at high speed, Luo Shi could still feel the ferocious faces of everyone, the breath exhaled by the galloping horses, and the smell of blood that was suddenly spilled.
"boom!"
The war horses collided heavily with each other, and almost in an instant, both horses died. The two knights also stepped into the abyss of death, flew high into the air, and then spit out mouthfuls of blood. Their lives disappeared amidst the flying flesh and blood.
Luo Shi didn't look like a middle-aged or elderly person at all. He held the lance in both hands, charged left and right, and no one could match him. He was invincible and brave. Sweat was oozing out of every pore, and even white mist was rising, which was caused by the great amount of effort exerted in a short period of time.
"kill!"
Luo Shi roared loudly, like a tiger descending from the mountain. The temple army moved in unison, their horses trampling over mountains and rivers. I am invincible.
The Xiongnu King's Golden Guards were also the elite among the elite, with extremely strong fighting will. Dozens of temple soldiers died in just a short period of contact!
But there was some despair in the eyes of the Xiongnu Chanyu. It was too hasty and the royal court's army had not been able to gather all. But as a king who had pulled the Xiongnu back to its feet when they were in decline, he definitely did not lack the courage to fight.
"Great Chanyu, let's go, we can still make a comeback!"
Some Xiongnu nobles persuaded the Chanyu to leave.
"Go? Where to go?
Without the royal court, all the tribes of Daxia would be completely strangled by the Han army. Without cattle, sheep and people, how could they make a comeback?
You can only cut your way out with a knife."
The Xiongnu Chanyu roared.
"Son of Luo Wuji, come and fight this Chanyu!"
The Xiongnu Chanyu held his lance in his hand and shouted loudly: "I will kill you to prove the Chanyu's destiny."
The bravery of the Xiongnu Chanyu boosted the morale of the Xiongnu people. The Chanyu led the Golden Guards to charge forward. Luo Shi was excited under his mask. He did not expect that the Xiongnu Chanyu did not run away, but took the initiative to fight, so he went straight for him.
As soon as they fought, Luo Shi felt his hands go numb. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. The Xiongnu Chanyu had something and shouted, "Come again!"
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Luo Shi stretched his muscles and bones, no longer saving his energy at all, and attacked with almost all his strength, launching dazzling stabbings one after another. He used the horse lance like a spear and swung it from all directions. After only dozens or hundreds of moves, the Xiongnu Chanyu found it difficult to stop him. If he had not been protected by his armor, he would have been stabbed in the head by Luo Shi.
"Don't leave!"
The Xiongnu Chanyu retreated, and Wang Tingjin's guards rushed forward. Luo Shi immediately pressed forward. After fighting to this point, no one could leave, and only the victorious side could leave the battlefield!
"Protect the Great Chanyu!"
After all, this is the Chanyu's royal tent, and the number of people here is far greater than that of Luo Shi who came for the surprise attack.
But it's too late!
Luo Shihu's eyes widened, blood even seeped out of his nostrils, and his fighting power exploded. The soldiers of the Temple Army did the same, and shouted in unison: "King Su is above!"
The BMW under Luo Shi's crotch leaped up, and he waved the lance in his hand. Then he bent his body in the air, raised the lance with one hand, and threw it forward with force!
The horse lance blew up everything like a huge cannonball, and flew straight towards the Xiongnu Chanyu like a meteor, bringing with it endless whistling sounds.
"boom!"
“Puff!”
Luo Shi's right hand fell down weakly, and then he watched helplessly as the huge horse lance tore open the Chanyu's armor, directly knocking the Xiongnu Chanyu off his horse and nailing him heavily to the ground.
Blood gushed out of the Xiongnu Khan's mouth like a fountain. He was in extreme pain but could not shout out. His face showed three parts pain, three parts disbelief, three parts despair, and one part grayness.
Then.
He is dead.
The purple energy of destiny shot out from his body and rushed in front of Luo Shi, passing through his body, and then, like a spent bow, it did not look for its new master, but completely dissipated.
Luo Shi groaned.
The sudden death of the Xiongnu Chanyu almost created a silent vacuum around him. This sudden change was unexpected by no one.
How could such a great Khan suddenly disappear?
With such tight protection, how could the Son of Heaven, surrounded by the sun and the moon, disappear?
It was not until Luo Shi stepped forward and lifted up the body of the Xiongnu Chanyu with one hand that everyone reacted. Ordinary soldiers fled in all directions or were taken away by the nobles. The Jinwei and other troops loyal to the Great Chanyu angrily stepped forward and shouted, "Kill these Han people and avenge the Great Chanyu!"
Of course Luo Shi would not waste time in front of the miscellaneous soldiers here. Besides, he has not recovered from the full-strength attack just now. Fortunately, the temple army is right next to him and protects him behind him.
Although he killed the Xiongnu Chanyu, Luo Shi did not want to go back directly to claim the credit. He was the Protector-General of the Western Regions, the Lord of the Marquisates, and the only real frontier official of the Han Dynasty.
Apart from the Three Dukes, his status had already reached the highest point. With his sensitive identity, it was impossible for him to enter the central court and serve as one of the Three Dukes, so he had no other desire for credit.
His only goal is to completely destroy the Huns!
Historically, most of the battles on the grasslands were battles of crushing defeat. The greatness of Emperor Xiaowu lies in the fact that the war against the Huns, which he led, was a war of annihilation, in which he defeated the Huns one by one.
In the so-called war of annihilation, if the population cannot be wiped out, then the restoration of the country is only a matter of time.
Luo Shi now wants to completely annihilate those who always have the Huns in their hearts.
His uncle died early due to the backlash of the Huns' destiny, and his father was bedridden due to the backlash of the Huns' destiny.
He wanted this huge nomadic empire to disappear completely in his hands. No matter what ethnic groups appeared on the grassland in the future, the Huns must never appear again!
“Tap, tap, tap!”
Luo Shi led the Han army in a fierce battle with the backboneless Xiongnu army in the royal tent. After an unknown amount of time, the Han army that had previously fought a fierce battle with Zuo Xianwang's troops finally arrived.
Zuo Xian Wang's troops had been completely defeated.
Tens of thousands of people were speeding past, and the ground was shaking.
…
There was still chaos on the grassland. The Han army was like headless flies, and so were the Huns. On the vast grassland, one hundred thousand people were like a drop of water in the ocean.
A war report came from the depths of Mobei, across the desert and Gobi, across the fertile Yinshan Mountains, across the horse farms in Henan, and then across the plateau to Chang'an.
Emperor Liu Xun received this good news.
Huo Guang unfolded the victory report and read aloud: "Your Majesty, I led a total of 40,000 troops from the Western Regions and the various states and counties in Hexi, crossed the grasslands, deserts, and Gobi, and marched 4,000 miles to attack the Xiongnu royal court.
When they encountered the troops of King Zuoguli, they defeated them, beheaded 8,600 of them, and killed 37 Xiongnu nobles of all levels.
He then encountered the troops of Zuo Xian Wang and defeated them, beheading 13,500 of them and killing 13 Xiongnu nobles of all levels.
I led 6,000 elite cavalrymen to raid the royal court, killed the Xiongnu Chanyu in battle, and then joined forces with the main army to attack and destroy the Xiongnu royal court. The Xiongnu royal court's golden guards were almost wiped out, more than 37,000 heads were beheaded, and 373 Xiongnu nobles were captured or killed in battle.
I am here to congratulate your majesty and the great Han Dynasty!"
After reading a simple battle report, Liu Xun stood up from his seat, his hands were shaking. He kept pacing in the hall, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Okay! Okay!"
Liu Xun, who had been on edge since the war began, now completely relaxed. He had already begun to imagine how he would be described in history.
Huo Guang was holding the battle report in his hand and was also extremely excited. His uncle was really powerful.
This result is still somewhat inferior to the previous Mobei War. After all, the Huns at that time were much stronger than they are now, but this is already a remarkable record.
"Marquis Wushuang is my meritorious official. Marquis Wushuang is a meritorious official of the Han Dynasty."
After experiencing this great victory, Liu Xun, who had always been prejudiced against Luo Shi, could not help but pace and sigh, "I knew it was right to let Marquis Wushuang lead the Western Region Hexi army to go on the expedition.
I should reward him handsomely."
A heavy reward for Luo Shi?
Huo Guang frowned. Luo Shi was not at the point where he could not be promoted any further, but since he could not come to the central government to take up a position, it would be difficult for him to be promoted.
The appointment of prime minister in the Han Dynasty was extremely solemn. Apart from Han Xin, there was no precedent of a military officer holding the prime minister's seal.
Shouguang Hou had proposed such an approach several decades ago, but it came to an end with the establishment of the Grand Marshal by Emperor Xiaowu, who put the military under the control of civil officials.
However, the position of the prime minister as the head of all officials was not shaken. Although the position of Grand Marshal was high, except for the three during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, it was not more important than the position of prime minister.
In particular, Liu Xun separated the titles of Grand Marshal and Grand General and granted them separately, which further weakened the power of these two positions.
"No hurry, Wushuang Hou is returning victoriously. When he returns to Chang'an, I will think carefully about how to reward him."
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The war between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu Empire lasted for more than a hundred years and ended with the complete victory of the Han Dynasty. Apart from the magical legends about Luoling, at every stage of the Han-Xiongnu War, there were one or more famous generals and commanders who emerged out of nowhere, including Han Xin, Zhou Yafu, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Luo Wuji, and Luo Shi, who completely ended the Xiongnu. This was the luck of the Han Dynasty and the root cause of the end of the Xiongnu. The end of the Xiongnu foreshadowed the emergence of another peak of the Han Dynasty, which was created by Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Xun. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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