"Ah!! Those despicable Han people, they actually use this filthy thing for defense!"
"Ugh! Disgusting, so disgusting!"
"Father, Mother, your son didn't get to die a heroic death on the battlefield; instead, today he's going to be suffocated by this stench..."
Under the onslaught of molten metal, even more ferocious than rolling logs and falling rocks, the Xiongnu actually managed to break through the defenses of the supervising team and flee in disarray.
It wasn't the generous rewards or high-ranking positions that weren't attractive enough; rather, it was the endless flow of molten gold pouring down from within Yanmen Pass that was truly terrifying.
"Hmph, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of civilians producing the gold elixir, how could it not be formidable..."
Inside the city tower, Zhao Hao stood with his arms crossed, looking down with disdain at the Xiongnu army below.
Although the attacking army was routed, no matter how much the supervising team tried to kill the enemy and establish their authority, they could not stop the soldiers from scattering.
In fact, under normal circumstances, Zhao Hao wouldn't have been able to collect that much gold juice. However, the Xiongnu attacked the city a day later, and in that day, Zhao Hao used the ancestral temple to replenish his 100,000 elite Qin soldiers, leaving only 30,000 to guard the pass, while the rest disguised themselves as civilians and collected filth from the crowd.
Furthermore, since these people were all connected to Zhao Hao's mind, Zhao Hao's thoughts could be transmitted to their minds at any time, which is why the collection operation was completed so efficiently.
"My lord! We have fulfilled our mission and have assembled three thousand cavalry!"
Before long, Hu Sanniang and Li Tingzhi returned.
They were all stained with blood, perhaps because they had joined the city's defenders after recruiting warriors early on.
"Hmm, not bad... Jinglue, I'll trouble you to take Tingzhi and continue guarding the city. Third Sister, come with me to the warriors and give them a good talking-to!"
"promise!"
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"Chanyu, what should we do?"
Several clan leaders or generals found Xubuguduhou Chanyu with speechless expressions.
They never imagined that the Han people would be so shameless as to use such a huge amount of filth to defend the city. No wonder that killing more than a thousand defeated soldiers earlier could not stop the army from collapsing.
If they were to go there themselves, they probably wouldn't want to get close to that stinky gate wall.
Xubuguduhou Chanyu's expression was naturally not much better. The army had suffered another setback and they had to find a solution.
However, he was at a loss for what to do for the time being.
"Hmph, the Han people probably don't have much food either. Let's surround them without attacking, reorganize our troops, slowly restore the morale of our warriors, and then plan to take Yanmen Pass."
"We will obey the Chanyu's command!"
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