On the earthen slope, Lü Bu stood gazing into the distance, and at the end of his line of sight was a tribe scattered on both sides of the river.
It was already past noon, and wisps of smoke were rising from the village.
"What day is it today...?"
Looking at the Jie tribe in the distance, Lü Bu asked without turning his head.
Wang Chen said, "Reporting to the general, today is June 29th!"
Lu Bu smiled slightly: "After June, these Jie people will also disappear completely...!"
"The general is right. They've lived long enough; it's time for their lives to end!"
Wang Chen stepped forward, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at the Jie tribe.
Just as the two were talking, a Jie cavalryman galloped from the east, rushed into the tribe, and headed straight for a large tent in the center.
As he approached the main tent, the Jie cavalryman immediately dismounted and ran into the tent in a panic.
"Priest, something terrible has happened...!"
The soldier who ran into the tent immediately saw an old man in white robes kneeling and praying, and then ran over while shouting.
"What has caused such panic, interrupting my conversation with God? Do you know what sin you have committed...?"
The old priest, whose prayers had been interrupted, immediately opened his eyes, turned his head, and looked at the soldier with displeasure.
The soldier said urgently, "Priest, I have discovered that ten thousand cavalrymen have emerged from the tribe where the High Priest resides and are rushing towards our troops."
"What...? Whose cavalry are they?"
Upon hearing this, the old priest immediately stood up, staring blankly at the soldier with a look of panic on his face.
"Judging from their clothing, they should be Xianbei people..."
The old priest's expression changed: "The Xianbei...? They are the enemies of the Xiongnu. Now they're heading straight for us, surely intending to plunder us. But the high priest's men didn't send me any message; they must have met with misfortune..."
In the end, the old priest suddenly felt his legs go weak and he couldn't help but back away.
"High Priest...!"
Fortunately, the soldier reacted quickly and reached out to support the old priest, preventing him from falling.
"God... Your people followed your instructions and traveled eastward, how could they suffer such a calamity? Is this a test you have sent upon us...?"
The old priest looked westward and asked with a sobbing voice.
Seeing the high priest still muttering incoherently, the soldier's expression grew increasingly anxious.
"High Priest, the Xianbei are almost here. What should we do now...?"
"what to do.....?"
The old priest was slightly taken aback, then said, "God guided us eastward, and it must be because we passed through the land that God pointed us to that we have encountered this calamity. We can only turn westward to have a chance of survival!"
The soldier asked, "Does the High Priest mean we should retreat?"
The old priest nodded: "Yes... retreat! Immediately gather your followers and head west!"
"good!!"
Immediately, the soldier ran out of the tent and blew the horn to signal the assembly.
Upon hearing the bugle call, the Jie people also rushed out of their tents in panic. The men picked up their weapons, and the women picked up their children, and they all gathered together.
"Huh? What's going on with them...?"
Lu Bu, standing on a distant earthen slope, heard the faint sound of horns and looked at the Jie people who had suddenly started moving. He frowned and looked puzzled.
"General, judging from their appearance, it seems like there's an enemy attack. Could it be that they've discovered our army's movements?"
"Back to camp...!"
Lu Bu's expression shifted, and he immediately mounted his horse and quickly headed towards the camp.
Lu Bu wasn't too concerned about the leak of their whereabouts. It was to be expected that the Jie people would find out about the 10,000-strong army marching across the grasslands.
However, what Lü Bu didn't know was that it wasn't them who leaked their whereabouts, but Tan Shihuai.
After all, the three Jie tribes were only fifty miles apart, and Tan Shihuai's army of ten thousand had only been out for a short time before the Jie scouts learned of it.
When the Jie people of the west learned that an army of 10,000 was rushing towards them, they were terrified. Their entire tribe had a population of just over 10,000, and only about 4,000 of them were capable of fighting on horseback. How could they possibly be a force of 10,000?
Therefore, under the leadership of the old priest, the Jie people abandoned everything and quickly left the tribe, heading towards the western valley.
An hour later, Lu Bu returned to the camp and had just gathered the noble leaders of the various departments in the army together when a scout on horseback came galloping over and hurriedly ran into the tent.
"Report!!"
"What information can we gather?"
Lu Bu's expression shifted as he looked at the newcomer.
"Reporting to the general, the northern part of this Jie tribe, fifty miles away, was breached yesterday by Tan Shihuai, who is leading an army of ten thousand men that is rushing towards this tribe..."
"What.....?"
Lu Bu was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that his words would come true, and that Tan Shihuai would actually disregard the agreement and launch an attack ahead of schedule.
"Damn it... those despicable Xianbei people!"
"Are they really that greedy, wanting to devour two tribes...?"
"If they really succeed, wouldn't all our efforts to rush here day and night have been in vain?"
Upon hearing this, the Xiongnu nobles and leaders present erupted in anger and began to hurl insults at the Xianbei people.
"Enough...!"
With a furious shout, the tent fell silent, and everyone turned to look at Lü Bu, who was sitting in his seat.
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