Pierced by a thousand arrows, Chu Liu barely lasted long before dying on the spot.
The prefect on the city wall looked on coldly. He was a Confucian scholar, and when he heard the words "Black Ice Platform," he was ready.
"Throw her body into the mountains to feed the wolves!"
Meanwhile, Chu Yi and the others traveled with Cang Wu for thirteen days before finally arriving at the Great Wall.
At this time, the battle situation in the southern part of the Hetao region had become extremely tense, and Zhao Gao was about to be overwhelmed.
Because he abandoned the idea of defending the city and instead chose to launch an attack, he fell into the enemy's trap.
Zhao Gao led an army of 200,000 to engage in a direct battle with the Xiongnu, but suffered repeated defeats and heavy losses!
Upon learning of Chu Yi and the others' arrival in Cangwu, Zhao Gao was overjoyed.
"Big brother! You've finally arrived!"
Chu Yi frowned deeply; he hadn't expected the situation in the Hetao region to be so dire.
"Chu Jiu, what did your teacher teach you? The Xiongnu are skilled riders. If they had held the city, they would have had a fighting chance. How dare you go out of the city to fight them? Isn't that courting death?" Chu Yi scolded.
Zhao Gao was in a bad mood. Even Meng Tian had lost the northern part of the Hetao region before, so what could he do?
Moreover, these Xiongnu soldiers had so many siege weapons from who-knows-where.
"Brother, you don't know this, but this group of Xiongnu soldiers is different from the previous ones. They are well-trained and have a large number of siege weapons!"
"I really had no other choice but to resort to this!"
Chu Yi immediately raised an eyebrow. The Xiongnu were actually attacking the city?
The only people besides the Qin Dynasty and the Mohists were capable of producing such a large number of siege weapons!
Could it be that the Mohists were supporting the Xiongnu behind the scenes? But they were also Chinese, how could they dare to ally with foreign tribes?
"The most urgent task right now is to abandon the Hetao region and retreat to the Great Wall immediately!" Chu Yi advised.
If the fighting continues, all 200,000 troops will be destroyed here.
At this juncture, the only option is to withdraw from the Hetao region and rely on the Great Wall to fight the Xiongnu army to the death.
Zhao Gao took a deep breath. The Hetao region, which he had finally conquered, was now about to be handed over again.
He was unwilling to accept it! But there was nothing he could do now, so he could only listen to Chu Yi's opinion.
"Report! Your Excellency, the Xiongnu... the Xiongnu are attacking our flank!" A guard rushed to Zhao Gao's side in a panic.
"What? How could the Xiongnu possibly launch a surprise attack on us at this time?" Zhao Gao was utterly shocked.
After a moment's thought, Chu Yi said, "It seems someone is deliberately creating a diversion to lure us into lowering our guard!"
"Their real target must be the Great Wall!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gao felt a chill run down his spine.
Their goal is the Great Wall!
"Brother, what should we do? If the Xiongnu break through the Great Wall, we will have no chance of winning!" Zhao Gao said with some worry.
"Give me 50,000 troops, and I will hold off this group of Xiongnu soldiers. You must quickly return to the Great Wall to garrison it!" Chu Yi decisively ordered.
"Big brother! You...!"
"Stop talking nonsense! I know what I'm doing!" Chu Yi retorted angrily.
“I…I’ll stay…tonight too,” Cangwu suddenly said.
Chu Yi nodded slightly: "In that case, let's go together!"
Soon, Zhao Gao rushed towards the Great Wall. Chu Yi, on the other hand, stayed behind to command the soldiers in battle.
The Xiongnu cavalry were extremely powerful; when they charged, it was like a thunderous roar.
Cangwu took the lead, leading 20,000 Qin soldiers into battle against the Xiongnu.
"Whoosh!" The arrow whistled through the air and flew towards us.
Cangwu reacted extremely quickly, immediately wielding his broadsword to block the arrows and charging straight at the Xiongnu soldiers, killing several in a single exchange.
However, the Xiongnu cavalry was even larger, and they kept pouring in, making it impossible to kill them all.
Cangwu roared and brandished his broadsword, fighting fiercely.
Although he was brave and skilled in martial arts, he was not made of iron. He was exhausted, covered in blood, and his arms ached. He was about to give up.
"kill!"
Upon seeing this, the Xiongnu became even more frenzied and swarmed forward.
"Thud!" Cangwu was stabbed in the chest, and bright red blood soaked through his clothes.
He gritted his teeth and, with his last ounce of strength, swung his broadsword, ruthlessly sweeping down a group of Xiongnu cavalry.
The Xiongnu were terrified at this sight and fled in all directions, not daring to confront them head-on.
However, Cangwu was already at his limit. He coughed violently, and only a few hundred of the 20,000 Qin soldiers behind him remained.
At his feet lay the corpses of the Xiongnu.
The Xiongnu looked at Cangwu. This man was too powerful. Every time they thought he was about to fall, he still had the strength to reap their lives.
"Kill him!" the Hun roared.
The Xiongnu cavalry swarmed in again, and Cangwu gripped his broadsword tightly, slashing out with all his might.
He once again cleaved the Xiongnu cavalry in front of him in two, their blood splattering across the sky.
One of the Xiongnu soldiers' leaders was going crazy!
"Why does he still have the strength?" He could hardly believe it.
The same was true for the rest of the Xiongnu cavalry; no matter how many troops they used, they still couldn't defeat Cangwu.
One man can hold the pass against ten thousand!
This display of power terrified the Xiongnu people!
Some Xiongnu soldiers were too afraid to advance!
The Xiongnu were intimidated, because no one knew where the person in front of them truly stood!
They didn't want to risk more lives; they abandoned their dignity as warriors of the grasslands!
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