The army marched in a long, winding path.
Under Xue Rengui's command, multiple scouts immediately spread out.
One thousand cavalrymen led the way to scout ahead, while the remaining nine thousand men escorted Liu Wei in a grand procession.
Guo Luo, Yang Yi, and twenty others became Liu Wei's personal guards.
"You are all my trusted confidants, so please don't stand on ceremony!"
Seeing that everyone had remained silent, showing him respect and keeping their distance, Liu Wei spoke gently.
"I think you two have some talent, and it's not impossible for you to lead an army on your own in the future!"
Liu Wei smiled slightly.
The general templates in the system store can be used directly or applied to ordinary people.
However, the fusion process depends on luck and is not guaranteed to be 100% successful.
Once the points accumulate to a certain level, it will be more than enough to fuse a one-star general template for both Guo Luo and Yang Yi!
As for Xiao Guizi, he was a loyal and righteous eunuch throughout history, like Ma Sanbao who made seven voyages to the Western Ocean!
If we integrate him with a Zheng He model in the future, maybe he can lead a fleet to conquer the stars and the sea for Liu Wei!
With enough points, anything is possible!
However, with the current points, we can only exchange them for food and supplies for these 10,000 people for now!
After all, the rations exchanged for these 30,000 points are only enough for the army to use for two days.
The journey from Yanmen to Wuyuan City is another 1200 li (approximately 600 kilometers), which would take at least ten days.
Moreover, there were also nomadic peoples along the way, passing through the territory occupied by the Southern Xiongnu.
With such a large and imposing force passing through, the Xiongnu people would certainly be terrified.
Guo Luo and Yang Yi exchanged a glance; they both knew exactly what abilities the other two possessed.
They're good at guarding homes and protecting property, but if you ask them to lead an army on their own, that's just wishful thinking.
"We are content just to be by your side, Lord Marquis!"
"That's not necessarily true!"
Liu Wei laughed and said, "Anything is possible!"
Guo Luo and Yang Yi were slightly moved by Liu Wei's words, and their hearts were also stirred.
However, even with a large army protecting them, the two must still do their duty and guard Liu Wei closely.
What the two of them didn't know was...
Many years later, one man became the mighty Eagle General, who annihilated the Kangju, Dayuan, Wusun, and Xianbei tribes in the northern desert.
One man led his army across the Pamir Mountains in the Western Regions, reached the Aral Sea, and crushed the Kushan Empire and the Parthian Empire, becoming the first Grand General of Transoxiana!
With a large army accompanying him, Liu Wei felt much more relaxed. He would tease Diao Chan from time to time, driving her around in his little yellow car, making her blush and look as beautiful as a flower.
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"Your Majesty, they're here! They're here!"
Hongtao Mountain, which runs from southwest to northeast, is a mountain range that transitions from the Lüliang Mountains in Bingzhou to the Yin Mountains.
Further northeast lies Pingcheng of Dai County, which is today's Datong.
A river valley in the Hongtao Mountains is a necessary route from Mayi to Shanwu City.
The mountains on both sides are high and densely forested, devoid of birds, and filled with a chilling atmosphere, as if countless soldiers are hidden in the mountains.
Dede dede!
A rider galloped from the south, rushed to a high point on the hillside, dismounted, and loudly reported to a Hu man in full fox fur and armor.
The Hu man stood up abruptly, clapped his hands, looked around, and laughed, "It seems that Yufuluo wasn't lying to me!"
"This Han Chinese prince did indeed pass through here!"
"Those spineless cowards of the Southern Xiongnu are terrified of the Han Dynasty. They have no idea how valuable a prince is!"
"As long as we capture this prince, we can bargain with the emperor of the Central Plains and exchange him for a continuous stream of wealth, women, and even territory!"
"If Yufuluo doesn't dare to make a move, then we Xianbei will take over! Hahaha!"
This person was Budugen, the leader of an eastern Xianbei tribe that lived in the Yehuling area north of Bingzhou.
At this time, the Xianbei were nomadic on the Mongolian Plateau and were invading southwards into the Youzhou and Bingzhou areas.
Three years ago (181 AD), the Xianbei Chanyu Tanshihuai died, and his son Helian succeeded him.
He Lian was neither talented nor capable, and was greedy and lewd. He was unjust in his judgments, and half of the people rebelled against him.
The Xianbei then split into the Hexi Xianbei and several eastern Xianbei tribes.
The Kebineng tribe, which was distributed in the Shanggu area of Youzhou, and the Suli, Mijia, and Queji tribes, which were distributed in Youbeiping Yuyang in western Liaoning.
Including this Budugen, these were the main tribes of the Eastern Xianbei.
Budugen has a large population, approximately 200,000.
They can dismount to herd sheep, and mount their horses to fight; their number of archers is no less than 100,000!
His initial plan was to gather troops near Dai County and plunder resources from Shanggu County in Youzhou.
To his surprise, Huvro sent him this news and promised him a thousand sheep and a thousand horses as a reward.
Without a second thought, Budugen personally led five thousand of his clan's elite troops to ambush Hongtao Mountain, a place they could only pass through.
A prince may have beautiful concubines and maids by his side.
Of course, Budugen wanted it too.
Before long, he received a report from his scouts.
Several centurions around Budugen were also eager to get started and prepare for a big battle.
"Your Majesty, but... but their army seems to be quite large!"
How many?
Budugen asked, unconcerned.
If a prince were to be enfeoffed in Shuofang, it would be quite good if he had a thousand soldiers accompanying him as guards.
Even with the escort of the garrison at Yanmen Pass, they could only send a maximum of one thousand men.
With a total of two thousand men, and our own five thousand men launching a surprise attack, we are confident we can take them down in one fell swoop.
"The vanguard has a thousand cavalry, and there are large troops following behind. We dare not get too close, but we can estimate that there should be several thousand men!"
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