The Xiongnu cavalry followed in droves, like locusts and ants.
Liu Wei and his men fought and retreated.
While retreating, they also fired back with their crossbows.
Xiongnu cavalrymen kept falling from their horses.
This, in turn, fueled the hatred of the Xiongnu people.
Old Gu Li Wang almost didn't take the lead and rush to the front.
The temptation to capture Liu Wei alive was enormous.
Before long, outside Guluo City, yellow sand rolled in, and two groups of people chased each other, unknowingly running for more than ten miles.
The Xiongnu cavalry, numbering over five thousand, were divided into three groups, flanking Liu Wei and his hundred cavalry from the left, center, and right, determined to capture them in one fell swoop.
At this moment, a bare hill, thirty feet high, appeared in front of them, standing like a pyramid.
"My lord, we've arrived at the ambush site agreed upon with General Zhang Liao!"
Upon seeing the small hill, Shen Lian immediately whispered a reminder in Liu Wei's ear.
"Alright, everyone, let's go up the mountain!"
At a command, a hundred cavalrymen spurred their horses and charged up the hillside. Halfway up, the slope became too steep, and they all dismounted.
As they led their warhorses halfway up the mountain, King Guli arrived at the foot of the mountain with five thousand soldiers.
"Haha, this prince seems to be panicking and has no idea where to go!"
"If they keep running east, we might not dare to continue chasing them."
"But he led his men to this small hill; wasn't that courting death?"
King Guli pointed at Liu Wei and his group on the hill and burst into laughter.
The other commanders of a thousand cavalry who followed also echoed this sentiment.
“Surround the hill tightly, and within two or three days, when their rations run out, they will surely risk their lives to come down the mountain.”
"We just need to wait and see, and we can easily take it down."
King Guli was confident of success.
In this situation, if five thousand people surround one hundred people and they still manage to escape, then we might as well just smash our heads against a pile of cow dung!
The Xiongnu soldiers immediately set up camp around the hill.
Just then, a plume of smoke suddenly rose from the mountaintop.
"What's going on? Could they have laid an ambush?" Everyone looked around, puzzled.
However, within a radius of five miles, everything remained calm and there was no unusual activity.
"Scout, move the scout a little further!"
Something unusual must be going on!
King Guli squinted and pondered.
Why did that prince launch a raid on Gulou City with only a hundred horsemen?
If they were merely passing through, why would they deliberately provoke the Huns here?
And why did this prince proactively introduce himself? Logically, it would be safer to conceal his identity.
Furthermore, with two horses each, they could have gone much further, so why did they go up this hillside?
not good!
We've fallen for their trap!
King Guli suddenly opened his eyes, his face showing fear:
"We've fallen for his diversionary tactic!"
What!
The thousand cavalrymen were terrified.
"They must have sent another force to seize our Guluo City!"
King Guli shouted.
"Your Majesty, there are still three thousand soldiers in the city. Even if the Han army attacks fiercely, it won't be a big problem in just a short while."
"If you're worried, we'll withdraw three thousand troops to reinforce Gulou City!"
The men under his command were startled by King Guli's sudden outburst, but upon reflection, they realized it wasn't a big problem.
Suddenly, thick smoke also rose from the direction of Guluo City.
Then, wave after wave of cavalry galloped toward this side.
"As expected, the Han army is attacking our city!"
Everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, so King Guli immediately sent out scouts to investigate.
The scouts hadn't gone far when they encountered Xiongnu cavalry coming from the direction of Guluo City.
After making a brief inquiry, the scout rushed back in a panic: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Han army has captured Guluo City!"
hiss!
So fast!
King Guli and the others were immediately filled with fear and confusion: "How many Han troops were there, and how did they attack the city?"
"They had 10,000 soldiers and a large number of siege weapons! In less than half an hour, the city gate was breached."
"All three thousand soldiers and generals who defended the city were killed in battle, and very few escaped."
"Furthermore, they are charging towards us from Guluo City without stopping!"
Upon hearing this, the captains of the thousand cavalry turned pale: "Your Majesty, make a decision quickly!"
"If we wait until they get close, we're all doomed!"
King Guli never expected things to turn out this way.
It has far exceeded his expectations.
He was now helpless against the hundred cavalrymen and the prince on the hill before him.
However, the worst part is that their hometown has also been captured, and even if they wanted to escape to the last stronghold in the desert, they probably wouldn't have a way to escape.
At this moment, the sound of hooves echoed from the direction of Guluo City, and countless soldiers were closing in on this side.
The advance troops are only four or five miles away from here.
"I'm not reconciled!"
The Guli Dynasty roared in fury!
“Shi Tugu has defected to Bingzhou and is currently with She Yanzhe. Why don’t you go and join him?”
The aged face of King Guli now showed even more vicissitudes and helplessness.
He knew that with so many troops mobilized to attack Guluo City, the Han people were determined to exterminate them completely, leaving them no way out.
"Your Majesty, we still have five thousand soldiers. Please come with us to Sheyanze!"
His subordinates all tried to persuade him.
"No, since they have taken away our last place of survival, I will fight with all my might and perish together with them."
"I'm going to stay and kill that prince on the mountain."
"Killing him would make my death worthwhile."
King Guli shook his head firmly, determined to launch an attack on Liu Wei on the mountain.
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