Huo Guang was very tired. He found that no matter how obedient Liu Tan was to him on normal days, once he encountered such a situation, Liu Tan would never listen to him.
No matter how he analyzed that it was dangerous there and he couldn't go, Liu Tan wouldn't listen.
Huo Guang finally got angry and said, "Then I'll go too."
Liu Tan turned around and looked at him and said, "Stop it, what will happen if you go here?"
Huo Guang felt like he was being driven crazy by this guy: "Your Highness, do you know what would happen here if something happened to you?"
Liu Tan comforted him and said, "Don't worry, I won't really confront Wu Shilu."
Huo Guang glared: "What difference does it make whether Your Highness goes or not?"
Liu Tan said: "I won't go. There are some things they dare not do."
Huo Guang frowned: "Your Highness has just given Li Buyan the power to act arbitrarily."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but feel secretly surprised. Liu Tan was so happy to delegate power. It seemed that he didn't think about anything else at all. He didn't weigh the pros and cons. He just did it when he felt it was appropriate.
It is a pleasure to work under such a person, but one cannot help but worry whether his boss is a naive person.
Liu Tan shook his head: "That's only for the miners."
Huo Guang felt that he was already a little behind Liu Tan's pace: "What is your highness going to do?"
Liu Tan shook his head and said nothing. He put on his leather armor and said, "You stay here and guard the rear. I'll be at the front without any worries!"
After saying this, he jumped on his horse, leaving Huo Guang with a very handsome back view.
Huo Guang: ...
It is really difficult to follow a boss who you can never figure out what tricks he will use. Even Huo Guang didn't know whether he should keep Liu Tan.
But since everyone had left, there was no point in thinking about it. In the end, he had to hold his breath and start to handle things in an orderly manner.
Previously, all the people in the surrounding areas were evacuated to Shuofang City. Now the most important thing is to maintain public security in the city and to appease the people. We cannot lose our composure.
What Liu Tan said just now was very true. Only by guarding the rear can those in the front be at ease.
Liu Tan led his men and rushed towards the mine. Wei Buyi followed him closely, pursing his lips and unable to utter a word.
There were his comrades who had trusted him with life and death, as well as his younger brother. At this moment, Wei Buyi was more anxious than anyone else, yet calmer than anyone else.
Wei Qing did leave something for his sons.
When they were approaching the mine, Wei Buyi came to Liu Tan and said, "Your Highness, please meet us here. We can't go any further."
Liu Tan didn't look at him. His riding skills didn't allow him to look left or right. After listening to Wei Buyi's words, he squinted his eyes, calculated the distance and said, "Come closer, this distance is not enough."
Wei Bushi was confused. At this point, he didn't know what His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory was planning.
When Liu Tan felt that it was almost done, he stopped, looked back and said, "Let's go see where the catapult is."
Because the catapult was too heavy, they had to march quickly, so they arrived before the catapult arrived.
After giving the order, he turned to Wei Buyi and said, "You will be in charge here from now on."
Wei Buyi was so shocked after hearing this that he almost fell off his horse. He looked at Liu Tan in confusion and asked, "Your Highness?"
Liu Tan said calmly, "Don't worry, I'm here. I won't speak unless it's necessary. I only have one request of you..."
Liu Tan turned to look at Wei Buyi and said word by word, "I know there are people you value there. If you want to save them, you must first calm yourself down!"
Wei Buzhi took a deep breath, knowing that now was not the time to refuse, and nodded heavily.
Liu Tan rode his horse aside and listened quietly to Wei Buyi's orders without saying a word.
The main reason was that he was worried that if he said too much, it would interfere with Wei Buzhi's thinking.
Everyone saw that he was having fun when he was robbing the country, but in fact, he went there in the first place just to be a mascot to boost the morale of the army.
Later, he had no choice but to confront the Hun cavalry head-on, making his mascot career less prominent.
The ones who actually took command that time were Li Buyan and Wei Buyi.
It's the same this time, but he didn't come here as a mascot. There was no need for a mascot in this situation. He came here with a trump card.
No one else can use that trump card except him.
In such darkness, it didn't matter whether to send scouts or not. Few scouts these days could see at night, so Wei Buyi simply sent out all the soldiers except for one team to protect Liu Tan.
This time they brought out two thousand people. Not knowing how many Huns were coming, Wei Buzhi was also worried.
Liu Tan looked back at the hundred men left behind and said decisively, "Leave ten behind, and you command the rest."
Wei Buyi was shocked: "But..."
Liu Tan waved his hand: "No buts, if we find anything wrong we will go back immediately. My horse is very fast, if nothing else."
At this point, he felt a little regretful that the horses Lu Xuan gave him were all foals, not yet fully grown enough to ride. Otherwise, what would he be afraid of?
Wei Buyi hesitated for a moment and still did as Liu Tan instructed. Even the Prime Minister couldn't convince the King of the Northern Territory at this time, so he had no time to argue.
Not long after, the people sent by Wei Buyi brought feedback: Li Buyan had arranged for some people to evacuate, but because the Huns came too quickly, Li Buyan was leading people to guard the mine.
After hearing this, Liu Tan asked, "How many people have been evacuated, and how many Xiongnu have arrived?"
The messenger panted and said, "There are about 500 Xiongnu."
Liu Tan felt a little relieved. Even if they had no training, those nearly a thousand people were selected elites. They were stronger than ordinary soldiers in terms of physical strength and other aspects. One thousand against five hundred should be no problem, right?
He found out that he was too relieved too early. Not long after, he saw Li Buyan running towards him with his men in a panic, saying, "Your Highness, hurry up! Wu Shilu is chasing us!"
After he finished speaking, someone beside him trembled and said, "Why is His Royal Highness the King of the North here?"
Liu Tan turned his head and found that it was Zhao Po Nu. Li Buyan had brought Zhao Po Nu with him when he was fleeing in a hurry. At this time, a young man was following closely beside Zhao Po Nu, but he didn't know who he was.
Liu Tan drew his sword, pointed it at Zhao Po Nu, and said, "You did a good job!"
Zhao Po Nu fell silent instantly, no longer having the same majestic demeanor as before.
Liu Tan looked at Li Buyan and asked, "Do you know how many people Wu Shilu brought with him?"
Li Buyan panted rapidly: "At least three thousand people."
Three thousand... Liu Tan's heart sank. This was not going to be easy.
The Xiongnu's light cavalry was world-famous, and the only weapon the Han Dynasty could use to compete with them was heavy cavalry. However, Liu Tan did not have any heavy cavalry.
Zhao Po Nu originally had some, but now... He took a deep breath and asked, "How many people did you bring out? How many people did you leave at the mine?"
In this situation, if the large force wanted to retreat, someone had to stay behind to cover it. Liu Tan was a little hesitant for a moment.
After hearing this, Li Buyan choked up and said, "Your Highness, Buyi, I'm sorry for you. I didn't think highly of Arden."
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