Didn't they refuse to leave the city to fight?
Why did they suddenly decide to leave the city to fight?
Qiangqu, Huchuquan, and Jianjiangwang looked at each other in bewilderment.
Qiang Qu was stunned for a moment, then immediately pushed aside the beautiful woman beside him, stood up and shouted:
"Could it be that they're facing a food shortage? They can't even stay for three days?"
"Are they trying to break out of the city?"
"Pass down the order: assemble the troops and meet the enemy! I will ensure that none of these troops who leave the city will return alive."
King Jianjiang was also puzzled.
What a coincidence! The moment he suspected the Han army was going to cause a flood, they immediately came out of the city to fight.
"I told you, how could this prince possibly cause trouble in Daihai?"
"Even if he had divine help to split open the Daihai Lake, surely he wouldn't drown his own people as well!"
Qiangqu mocked the still bewildered King Jianjiang, "Why don't you hurry back to camp, gather your troops, and fight? It's time for you to prove yourself!"
“Father, the enemy has a total of 20,000 troops. If they go out of the city, there will only be three or four thousand cavalry. There is no need to make a big fuss.”
"I have come from the clouds, but have not accomplished anything. Why not let my troops fight this battle?"
"Father, you may wait for news in the main tent."
Hu Chuquan thought for a moment and then volunteered.
"Very well, my son, you are brave and skilled in battle. This battle is entrusted to you. Kill them all and avenge your brother!"
Hu Chuquan turned to leave.
At this moment, Wen Yudi, the vanguard commander, sent someone to report that not only had troops stormed out of Shanwu City, but smoke signals had also been set off into the sky, the purpose of which was unknown.
"Could they have an ambush?"
Qiangqu frowned.
This situation cannot be ignored.
"I don't think so. Perhaps they couldn't hold back any longer and sent a signal for help towards Yanmen?" Jian Jiangwangdao said.
Qiangqu immediately interrupted, "Yanmen Pass is a hundred miles to the south, how could they possibly see it? Those Han people are all eyes that can see a thousand miles!"
"King Jianjiang, use your brain! Stop embarrassing yourself!"
Seeing that he was being mercilessly mocked by Qiang Qu again, Wang's anger gradually rose, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
However, at this moment, he obediently chose to keep quiet.
Kindness is wasted; this Qiangqu is becoming more and more stubborn and self-willed as he gets older.
"Father, whether they are calling for help or lying in ambush, we have 60,000 troops here. How many soldiers can they send?"
Hu Chuquan quickly gestured for Jianjiang Wang to step aside and took over the conversation, saying, "I will go and stop this cavalry. Father can take this opportunity to order all four gates to be opened simultaneously and attack the city in one fell swoop."
"Wait!"
Qiangqu suddenly shouted, "The matter of the Right Grand Commandant requesting supplies from certain people in the Han Dynasty must continue!"
"I want to hold onto this prince like a rare commodity. I need to wait for the Right Grand Commandant to return before launching a full-scale attack on the city."
Upon hearing this, Hu Chuquan was immediately speechless.
At this time, Qiangqu was still thinking about the supplies the Han people had.
Once we take Shanwu, we can raid Yanmen Pass, then send troops to Bingzhou. We can have as many troops as we want, right?
So Hu Chuquan complained:
"Father, you've become confused!"
"We didn't have the chance to attack the city before."
"Now things are different. The Han army has left the city, leaving it vulnerable. This is the perfect opportunity for a major offensive. Instead of surrounding the city from three sides and leaving one open, we should also launch an attack from the east."
"Capture Shanwu and Liu Wei alive, then we can negotiate with those Han people, right?"
"Huchuquan, your father is not dead yet, how dare you speak like that?" Qiangqu heard a different meaning in Huchuquan's words.
One of his two sons died, leaving only the eldest son.
The position of Chanyu will be his sooner or later, so why is he in such a hurry?
Huchuquan hurriedly knelt down: "Father, I was only thinking of the entire Southern Xiongnu!"
"We won't have peace until Liu Wei is eliminated!"
Qiang Qu was merely using this as an excuse to give his son a warning.
He certainly saw the opportunity to break through the city.
"Yes! I understand. Pass down the order: each battalion should leave a portion of its troops to defend the camp, while the rest of the troops should launch a general offensive against Shanwu from all sides."
"Your Majesty/Father is wise!"
Hu Chuquan and Jianjiang Wang shouted in unison.
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The Xiongnu camp area was five or six li away from Shanwu City.
Each group of 10,000 cavalrymen formed a gathering area, which was then surrounded by guards around the royal tent of the Qiangqu Chanyu.
Therefore, the entire Xiongnu camp area resembled a giant five-pointed star.
In the very center was Qiangqu's royal tent, along with his three thousand elite guards, and noble officials such as King Guli, Qiequ, and Guduhou.
The other parties were chasing after the king, and gradually the king and his 10,000 cavalrymen formed a long guard around him.
When Qiangqu ordered the commanders of the ten thousand cavalry to launch an attack on the city, Xue Rengui had already led four thousand black-armored cavalrymen out of the city and were two miles away from the vanguard of the Xiongnu, less than five hundred paces from Wenyudi King.
At first, King Wenyudi did not expect that troops would suddenly appear from Shanwu City.
Fortunately, he was in the striker position and remained highly vigilant.
Upon seeing the smoke rising from the city, troops rushed out, discovered the anomaly, and immediately reported to Qiangqu. At the same time, King Wenyudi ordered his thousand-cavalry commander to assemble his cavalry and form a battle formation to meet the enemy.
Just then, Huchuquan returned to his camp and called for the cavalry to be assembled.
Meanwhile, the orders from Qiangqu for all tribes to launch a full-scale attack on Shanwu City have arrived one after another.
Instantly, the Xiongnu camp erupted into chaos, like boiling water.
Countless cavalrymen emerged from their tents, swarming in from all directions like ants, gathering into clusters that grew larger and larger like a snowball.
In an instant, there were thousands of troops.
Tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalrymen filled the sky and the fields, charging toward the four gates of Shanwu City.
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