"It's coming towards us! Everyone, get out of here!" A Hun chieftain's exclamation snapped everyone back to reality, and they all tried to get up and run away. Unfortunately, it was too late. Although the boulder Wang Han threw wasn't a real meteor shower and didn't have the speed of a real meteor exceeding 10,000 meters per second, it still reached a terrifying speed of twenty times the speed of sound, not far off. From the time Wang Han threw the artificial meteor shower to the time it hit the ground, it had traveled tens of kilometers in less than ten seconds. The destructive power carried by the enormous speed and kinetic energy was terrifying.
"Too fast, there's no time at all, it's too late. Is this the meaning of the falling stars that Marquis Dingshan showed us? Does it mean the Xiongnu are about to perish? Marquis Dingshan, in terms of wisdom and courage, no one in this world can rival him. Under his leadership, the Central Plains will surely reach its peak." The Left Wise King looked at the meteor hurtling towards his tribe, but did not run away. He just sat there, thinking desperately. He had schemed against Marquis Dingshan and other tribes on the grasslands, but he never expected that Marquis Dingshan had already foreseen that heaven would send down a natural disaster to destroy the Xiongnu.
This natural disaster also means that other ethnic groups on the grasslands will seize the opportunity to unite against the most powerful Xiongnu on the grasslands and reclaim their position as the hegemon of the grasslands. Not only will his plans fail, but the Xiongnu and various ethnic groups on the grasslands will also fight each other, and even their own internal strife will be caused. The ethnic groups on the grasslands are no longer a threat to the Central Plains.
"Boom..." With a deafening crash, the first meteor, ten meters in size, struck the vicinity of the Xiongnu tribe. The terrifying impact lifted hundreds of meters of soil and grassland within a thousand meters radius. Terrifying shockwaves and vibrations spread rapidly in all directions, howling winds and even the earth trembled violently at that moment. Even those Xiongnu soldiers who were not hit by the meteor were torn apart or had their internal organs shattered by the shockwaves and vibrations.
"Boom..." Before the Xiongnu could even look at the first impact point, meteors began to fall one after another. At that moment, the earth trembled violently. As the meteors continued to fall, huge earth flowers hundreds of meters high bloomed on the grassland. Before one flower faded, another would bloom, like a hundred flowers vying for beauty on a green curtain. However, among these earth flowers were also the corpses and tents of the Xiongnu.
Hundreds of meteors crashed down in a single second, leaving the Xiongnu no time to even be alarmed. The entire Xiongnu tribe and the surrounding area of several kilometers were destroyed in the meteor shower.
After the impact, the Xiongnu tribe of 50,000 people was gone. All that remained were the brown soil turned up by the impact and the terrifying craters with a diameter of up to one kilometer. Corpses and tents fell with the soil and were eventually buried. Only a few corpses and tents that were not completely buried could be vaguely seen. It was as if a piece of the grassland had been torn away.
Even the sky darkened at that moment, and dark clouds began to gather.
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"As expected, attacks with too much power will attract the attention of the world's will."
After throwing the meteor, Wang Han sped away and hid in a cave halfway up the mountain. He peeked out and looked up at the mountaintop, watching the dark clouds gathering there, especially the vortex-like center. He was certain of what was happening and began to worry. "What way can I deal with the world's will, or at least prevent it from discovering me? Otherwise, I'll always be hampered, especially when it comes to dealing with the West."
In the sky, the dark clouds gathered for a while before slowly dissipating. Perhaps the World Will hadn't discovered anything. However, Wang Han didn't come out of the cave. He didn't know if the World Will had really left or was still watching from the shadows. Moreover, the meteor shower he had just unleashed had exhausted most of his strength, and he needed to rest for a while. As for the hidden Hun cavalry that Wang Han had discovered, he could only say they were very lucky. The World Will was likely still watching, so Wang Han had no choice but to let them go.
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On the other side, the 50,000 Xiongnu cavalrymen hidden by the Left Wise King were also awakened by the sudden and violent earthquake and loud noise. Not only them, but also Zhao Liu and the people who had left overnight felt the earth shaking. Even people in more distant places on the grassland were awakened by the sudden earthquake and loud noise.
When the Xiongnu cavalry hurriedly sent men to investigate, they found that the place where the Left Wise King's tribe should have been stationed was now covered by huge pits and brown soil. Only a few tattered tents and a few corpses that were not completely buried could be vaguely seen, indicating that none of them had escaped.
"Hurry back and report! Something terrible has happened! The sky is about to fall!" the leader, having spotted the Xiongnu, said hastily, and immediately turned his horse around, rushing desperately towards the cavalry's encampment.
"Boom..." Soon, 50,000 Xiongnu cavalrymen rushed over. While searching for any survivors, they also dispatched a large number of cavalrymen to blockade the surrounding area.
Unfortunately, the meteor's impact caused such a large area of destruction that it could be clearly seen even from a great distance. Moreover, the matter of the Xiongnu and the Marquis of Dingshan had already attracted a lot of attention, and spies from other tribes on the grasslands had long been rushing back with the news. They simply couldn't block the news.
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Within three days, news that a meteor shower had struck the Left Wise King's tribe, killing everyone, spread throughout the grasslands.
There are many different opinions regarding this news.
Some say that Marquis Dingshan was a demon who summoned a swarm of meteors from outer space to crash into the tribe of the Left Wise King, killing everyone and leaving behind a massive crater thousands of meters wide and hundreds of meters deep. This story originated among the Xiongnu, serving to absolve them of the possibility of a natural disaster and appease the tribe. However, this version, which is closest to the truth, is not widely believed, even by many Xiongnu themselves.
Upon hearing this news from the Xiongnu, the other tribes on the grasslands assumed that the Xiongnu would launch a military campaign to retaliate against Marquis Dingshan or the Central Plains, and then wage war against the Central Plains, hoping to become the predator. Unfortunately for them, given the current situation, the Xiongnu knew that all the tribes on the grasslands were already sharpening their swords, preparing to defeat them and vie for the position of grassland overlord. They no longer dared to confront Marquis Dingshan and create their greatest enemy in the future. Otherwise, even if they withstood the attacks of the other tribes on the grasslands, their weakened state would be wiped out by the Central Plains. This news was merely to cover up what they believed to be the truth, so that the Xiongnu people would not also believe the rumors that Heaven intended for the Xiongnu's demise, thus losing the support of the people.
Some say that the Xiongnu's Left Wise King and his tribe committed many evil deeds, frequently raiding the Central Plains and killing many people. Therefore, Heaven punished them by destroying the Left Wise King and his tribe, but not the Xiongnu royal court. This serves as a warning against future indiscriminate killing. This explanation also originated from the Xiongnu. They portray the falling stars as a punishment only for the Left Wise King, while simultaneously warning other peoples against reckless war.
However, the most common saying is that the Xiongnu's fate was sealed, and the falling of stars meant that the Xiongnu were about to perish.
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