"Hmph, these guys are just afraid that I, the prince, will make a name for myself. Once I send this haul back home, let's see how they dare to oppose me!"
Upon hearing the report from his personal guards about the situation at home, Camorra couldn't help but snort coldly.
"Your Highness is right. The King only cares about results. We have gained a great deal this time. You will surely be able to defeat the eldest prince and become the heir to the throne!" The guard echoed obsequiously.
Kamora waved his hand: "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Immediately order all the soldiers not to play with women tonight. Tomorrow morning, we will send troops to attack the last Wusun tribe in the east. After we return, they can play with women as they please!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The guard respectfully agreed, then bowed and withdrew.
Soon, Camorra's orders were passed down. Although the soldiers were somewhat reluctant, they had no choice but to push the captured women aside and start cooking early, thinking that they could go back the next day.
"drive!!"
To the northeast of the Kemora camp, two messengers from Dayuan were galloping on horseback in the twilight.
Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose not far in front of them, and a cavalry unit of more than twenty men was galloping toward them.
"Whoa!!"
Upon seeing this, the two messengers from Dayuan hurriedly pulled on their reins and stopped, looking at the rapidly approaching group with expressions of surprise and uncertainty.
Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, the approaching force, men and horses alike, was enveloped in a red light, making it difficult for them to distinguish friend from foe.
After the opposing force had galloped to within two hundred paces, the two Dayuan messengers finally got a clear look at the cavalrymen's attire.
"Damn it, they're not our people! Retreat!"
Upon seeing that the group was dressed differently from their own, the two messengers from Dayuan changed their expressions and hurriedly turned their horses around, intending to flee.
This cavalry unit was the scout squad that Li Ru had sent out to intercept and kill the messenger from Camorra.
When the two Dayuan messengers turned their horses around and prepared to flee, the Xianbei captain leading the group quickly drew his bow and aimed an arrow at one of the Dayuan messengers.
With the aid of the Han Dynasty, the Xianbei army is now fully equipped with large bows with a range of 230 paces.
Therefore, although the two Dayuan messengers reacted quickly, they were still within range of arrows.
The elite troops of Gaoliu were already the best at riding and archery, and the scouts in the army were the best at riding and archery. Although the Xianbei captain's archery skills could not compare with those of Lü Bu and Huang Zhong, they were still quite good.
With the addition of double stirrups, it was able to steadily draw its bow and nock an arrow even while galloping at high speed.
With a "whoosh," a sharp arrow whistled through the air and struck a Dayuan messenger squarely in the neck.
Before the wounded messenger even hit the ground, the Xianbei captain drew another arrow, nocked it, and aimed it at another person.
The arrow whistled out again, striking the opponent squarely in the neck once more.
In the blink of an eye, the two fleeing messengers from Dayuan were each shot dead and fell from their horses. The horses, now without their masters, stopped and remained quietly in place.
Soon, the Xianbei captain led his men to the body of the Dayuan messenger. Several scouts immediately jumped off their horses and began searching, but found nothing.
The scout in charge of the search reported back: "Captain, it seems they're just messengers!"
"That would be even better. Do as you instruct, sir!"
The Xianbei captain waved his hand, then selected two subordinates who were fluent in the Western Regions language and were of similar build, and dressed them in the clothes of two Dayuan messengers.
Looking at his men who had changed their clothes, the Xianbei captain took out a letter and handed it to one of them, instructing, "It's getting late, and the enemy can't see your faces clearly. When you get there, just hand over this letter. Don't say anything else!"
"yes!!"
The two men agreed, then mounted the two Ferghana warhorses and galloped off in the northeast.
As darkness fell, the two finally arrived at the garrison of the Dayuan cavalry in the northeast.
"Hmm? Your Highness previously said that you would divide your forces to harass the enemy, and after dealing with the last tribe along the way, you would return to your respective camps. Why are you suddenly asking us to gather in the central region today?"
After reading the contents of the letter, the Dayuan officer leading the group couldn't help but ask a question.
One of them shook his head expressionlessly: "I don't know!"
The Dayuan officer frowned, glanced at the two men, and then said, "Alright, please report to Your Highness that we will depart early tomorrow morning to meet up!"
"good!"
The man replied with only one word, then turned and left with his companion.
"Hmph~, he's just a guard by His Highness's side, yet he's so rude!"
Watching the two messengers disappear, the Dayuan officer couldn't help but snort coldly.
Although he was dissatisfied with the attitude of the two messengers, he dared not disobey Camorra's orders.
Subsequently, the officers of Dayuan followed the instructions in the letter and ordered the entire army to rest early in the morning in preparation for their departure the next day.
Meanwhile, the Dayuan group, located in the southwest, also received a letter with the same content and began preparations.
Nothing was said that night.
Early the next morning, Kamora and the two groups set off almost simultaneously, heading towards the oasis town where the Xianbei army was located along different roads.
Only the Dayuan cavalry, heading due south, did not begin their preparations until it was fully light.
At noon, the two thousand Dayuan cavalrymen located in the southwest were the first to arrive near the oasis.
Upon seeing the camp outside the tribe, the officer in charge immediately led his troops to a halt.
Before long, another group arrived, and the two groups joined together and stopped five miles west of the camp.
"No wonder His Highness asked us to gather here; I didn't expect there to be such a big fish here!!"
"Yes, otherwise, the Wusun wouldn't have stationed themselves here!"
"Haha, it seems we can not only reap a lot of wealth this time, but also make some contributions!"
Looking at the Wusun banners in the camp and the enemy troops standing ready for battle, the officers of the two teams discussed the situation with smiles on their faces.
"Boom!!"
Just as the two were discussing, a sudden rumble of hooves came from behind.
Before long, the central army led by Camorra also arrived.
"Your Highness, there's a huge fish ahead!"
The three groups converged, and before Komora could speak, an officer leading the group excitedly pointed to the camp and the tribe behind it.
Just as Camorra was about to ask why the two groups of people had come, he was also drawn to the large banners and soldiers in the camp.
"The fact that Wusun was able to spare troops to defend this place even when facing the Xiongnu army shows that it is very important. Perhaps this is the escape route that the Wusun king and others left for themselves. If we take this place, the gains will definitely be great!"
After only a few glances, Camorra immediately drew his own conclusion.
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