He recalled the lower reaches of the Qingshui River, where two fierce generals under the command of the Sun Chaser, Xiutu and Jiankun, were instantly killed by this young general.
Two thousand cavalrymen were also almost entirely killed or wounded.
Later, King Zhu Ri led 8,000 men in pursuit, but they were ambushed and 6,000 were burned to death.
Now, this young general in white robes, wielding a halberd, had killed three commanders of a thousand cavalry in the blink of an eye. How could he possibly withstand this?
Before Wen Yudi King could react, Xue Rengui had already broken through Wen Yudi King's camp and was preparing to storm the next camp!
If it weren't for the need to quickly reach the highlands of the valley and complete a crucial part of the flooding plan, he would have already turned around and led his troops to continue the slaughter, reaping the lives of these vanguard Xiongnu soldiers.
The Xiongnu cavalry dared not pursue them, thankful that such a fierce beast did not turn back.
Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for this one!
They can go and wreak havoc on other camps.
Just then, Hu Chuquan led his elite cavalry in a massive attack. Seeing that King Wenyudi hesitated and watched Xue Rengui's cavalry escape, he shouted:
"King Wenyudi, quickly attack the city! I'll deal with this Han cavalry force!"
King Wenyudi was overjoyed, but immediately warned, "Your Highness, be careful!"
"It was that young general who led the way, wielding a halberd. He was brave enough to fight ten thousand men. Xiutu and Jiankun died at his hands."
King Wenyudi belonged to the Xubu clan, one of the four major clans of the Xiongnu, and was a supporter of the Left Wise King Huchuquan.
"knew!"
Hu Chuquan disagreed, "I'll go and meet him!"
After saying that, he brandished his precious sword, and four or five thousand elite cavalry followed Hu Chuquan in pursuit.
At this moment, in Shanwu City, nine thousand infantrymen of the Great Wall Legion appeared on the four city gates, ready for battle.
Liu Du led three thousand Xianbei soldiers and three thousand Xiongnu soldiers, and immediately closed the city gates after Xue Rengui led four thousand cavalrymen out of the city.
At the same time, they took large amounts of soil from the city, packed it into cloth bags, and piled it up like mountains behind the four city gates.
With layers upon layers of defenses, even if floodwaters overflowed the city gates, not a single drop of water would seep into the city.
Arrows rained down like locusts!
The sounds of battle roared like waves!
The two sides went from exchanging fire at long range to scaling the city walls at close range, and the battle quickly escalated into a fierce one.
Countless Xiongnu riders galloped in, unleashing a hail of arrows that rained down on the city.
The Xiongnu, densely packed with soldiers, erected ladders, held up shields, and charged forward against the arrows.
Some Xiongnu soldiers even reached the city gate, preparing to break it down, only to find it completely blocked by sacks filled with mud.
Even if they smashed down the city gate, it would be in vain, as there was an unknown amount of mud inside.
This anomaly was immediately reported to the commanders of the thousand and ten thousand cavalry who were attacking the city.
They all agreed that it was a method used by the Han army to prevent the breach, without considering any other possibilities.
When Xue Rengui left the city, he had already given instructions to the three captains of the sword and shield battalion, the archer battalion, and the spear battalion.
Faced with the Xiongnu's frenzied attacks, they showed no fear and calmly fought back.
The three thousand civilians who were exchanged for Xiongnu prisoners, upon hearing of the great battle between the Great Wall army and the Xiongnu, naturally organized about a thousand able-bodied men to provide logistical support and transport supplies for the defense of the city.
at this time.
Qiangqu, along with a group of chieftains, kings, and nobles, arrived at the western city gate under the protection of three thousand guards to oversee the battle.
He was slightly surprised to see that no gold ink had been poured on the city walls today, but he quickly dismissed it due to the current situation.
Shanwu City had four gates, and at least 40,000 troops were deployed to attack the city.
Five thousand of Prince Huchuquan's ten thousand troops were also sent to pursue the Han cavalry that had left the city.
The remaining troops, numbering less than 20,000, remained in the camp!
"Haha, I finally understand!"
"The purpose of releasing smoke signals is to confuse my army and make me mistakenly believe that reinforcements have arrived."
"These four thousand cavalrymen are trying to launch a feint and lure our entire army into pursuit!"
"But to my surprise, I didn't fall for it!"
Looking at the soldiers surging towards the city walls like a tidal wave, Qiangqu spoke triumphantly to his officials and nobles.
Everyone fawned over him, showering him with flattery.
"Isn't that the man in the red robe on the watchtower atop the city wall, Marquis Liu Wei of Yinshan?"
"That's right, it's him! Didn't Qiangqu Chanyu have a conversation with him a few days ago, exchanging people?"
"If he comes to the city wall, isn't he afraid of being scared to death by our huge army?!"
The Xiongnu nobles were abuzz with discussion.
"Perhaps he's at his wit's end and wants to see more of the world's splendor!" Qiang Qu also saw Liu Wei and snorted coldly.
"When the city falls, I won't kill you so quickly. I'll torture you slowly until you die, squeezing out every last bit of value from you."
"Not only that, we also want to hold the Han Dynasty accountable and demand money and supplies."
Qiangqu muttered resentfully.
Meanwhile, Liu Wei, standing on the watchtower atop the city wall, facing the wind, completely ignored the dense swarms of Huns below, who looked like ants.
Guo Luo and Yang Yi, along with a dozen or so guards, were extremely nervous, protecting Liu Wei and fearing that he might be injured by stray arrows.
After Zhang Liao lit the beacon fire, he picked up his spear and joined the sword and shield battalion to fight the enemy, without staying by Liu Wei's side.
Liu Wei remained calm, his eyes fixed on an hourglass.
Shh! Shh!
The overwhelming shouts of battle seemed to be outweighed by the sound of sand flowing through the hourglass.
When only a tiny grain of sand remained at the top of the hourglass, Liu Wei suddenly looked up into the distance, a slight smile playing on his lips, and sighed softly:
It's here!
Suddenly, from the valley of the Manhan Mountains in the distance to the east, rumbling thunder sounded as if the mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting.
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