The soldiers assigned to Li Tingzhi were the lowest-level spearmen, halberdmen, and archers produced within the space, actually numbering five hundred: two hundred spearmen, two hundred halberdmen, and one hundred archers.
These soldiers were even worse equipped than the elite Qin soldiers. Although they were made of iron, their weapons and armor were crude and simple, and their archers had a limited range, making them unsuitable for important tasks.
However, Zhao Hao's troops are currently too homogeneous, consisting entirely of swordsmen from the Qin elite forces.
Other different types of troops are indispensable. Zhao Hao also discovered that the Qin elite soldiers were quite adept at attacking fortified positions and fighting fiercely.
However, it is slightly inferior in cavalry combat and battle formation.
Therefore, Zhao Hao needed a strong army more skilled in military formations for future use. Thus, he had Li Tingzhi take charge of these lower-ranking soldiers beforehand to familiarize them with the formations and build a cohesive unit, making it easier to organize a new army later, rather than an army entirely composed of swordsmen.
On the other hand, on the side of Xubuguduhou Chanyu, a huge fire destroyed so much stuff and killed nearly half of his personal guards and tens of thousands of soldiers, which greatly diminished his will to go in.
"Chanyu...According to statistics, over 15,000 were killed in battle, of whom more than 2,000 were your personal guards..."
The chieftain of the Hulan clan reported the extent of the losses to Xubuguduhou Chanyu.
Despite the heavy losses, even as the leader of a powerful clan, he only gave a brief report before secretly glancing at the expression of the Chanyu, Xubuguduhou, so that he could avoid being pelted with objects if he saw any signs of anger.
However, as expected, Xubuguduhou did not display his madness in front of the Hulan clan chief.
Even when the chief of Hulan revealed that more than 20,000 people had been burned and that there were fewer than 80,000 soldiers available for battle, the Chanyu Xubugudu sat there like a withered tree, expressionless.
"Um... Chanyu, the loss report is complete. Should we regroup and stabilize morale, or retreat...?"
"Inform the entire army that we will launch a full-scale attack on the city tomorrow."
"ah?"
Hulan thought he had misheard, but he had been forcibly controlled for three minutes.
"Um... Chanyu, did I hear that right?"
Xubuguduhou Chanyu remained expressionless and spoke in a cold voice.
"That's right. Inform the entire army that we will launch a full-scale attack on the city tomorrow."
Moreover, in the days that followed, we all followed this Han army...
Fight to the bitter end!
When the last four words were uttered, Xubuguduhou Chanyu finally spoke with a hint of gritted teeth.
However, no one thought, nor would anyone think, that Xubuguduhou Chanyu's decision was a good one.
"This... Chanyu, we..."
"Three of my concubines were burned to death by those Han people! Three of them! They were all in the prime of their lives, and I was just offering them mare's milk wine. It was those damned Han people!"
Zzzzz!
"Tell me, with such a deep-seated blood feud, should we... fight the Han people?"
Fight to the bitter end!
In an instant, Xubuguduhou Chanyu drew his scimitar, the tip of which was only 0.01 centimeters away from the throat of the Hulan clan chief.
Would he dare to move? No, he wouldn't.
Even breathing has become such a luxury.
To show his loyalty, Hulan could only slowly take a step back and then kneel down with a thud.
"Yes! We Xiongnu people are mortal enemies with the Han people!"
"Chanyu, I will immediately organize the army so that they can launch a full-scale attack tomorrow and capture Yanmen Pass in one fell swoop!"
After receiving an affirmative response from Hulan, Xubuguduhou Chanyu slowly sheathed his scimitar.
"Yes, go... inform my personal guards to give my beloved concubines a grand funeral."
"Yes, yes, yes, we must make a big fuss about it!"
Under the frenzied actions of Chanyu Xubuguduhou, the entire Xiongnu camp was plunged into a state of inexplicable fear.
Some even rumored that their Chanyu had gone mad after the initial defeat, intending to hold a grand funeral for his singing girls and concubines right there in the army camp—wasn't that utter nonsense?
However, even though they were unhappy, they were helpless.
The next day, still filled with trepidation, they prepared to attack the city.
Knock knock knock.
"Huh? Why are you waking me up so early?"
Still holding Hu Sanniang in his arms, Zhao Hao, his eyes still heavy with sleep, opened the door to their temporary residence.
"Young master! Uh..."
"It's okay, just say what's on your mind."
Looking at Zhao Hao's loose-fitting clothes and the half-exposed jade feet in the room, Li Tingzhi already guessed what had happened.
However, now that they were in a relationship of ruler and subject, he knew it wasn't the time to remind Zhao Hao to exercise restraint, and he quickly realized what was going on.
"Young Master, those Xiongnu people have not only not retreated, but are preparing to attack the city! Master Jinglue, Governor Zhang also wishes to invite you to come and assess the situation and discuss defense strategies!"
Zhao Hao's expression hardened. He had thought the Xiongnu would be weakened for two or three days, and he hesitated whether to continue the siege or retreat slowly.
Now it seems... not only himself, but even Wang Meng misjudged the Xiongnu's determination to take Yanmen?
"Okay, did you get enough rest last night?"
"Well... I slept for four hours and am full of energy now. Thank you for your concern, young master! Perhaps you have overworked yourself and are feeling tired?"
Zhao Hao understood and immediately burst into laughter.
The person inside the room was secretly blushing, unsure of what to do.
"I can charge in and out of the enemy ranks seven times, let alone... cough cough, I'm still in great spirits! It's just that I was worried you might have been injured yesterday without telling me. Alright, go and inform them I'll be there shortly. I'll tidy myself up first..."
“Indeed necessary… In that case, Tingzhi will go and report to the governor and the teacher first. Young master… please do not be negligent. Judging from the Xiongnu army’s imposing presence, it doesn’t seem like they are going to launch a feigned attack.”
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