The green grassland stretched as far as the eye could see.
Goshawks were flying freely in the sky, and elk and antelopes were greedily chewing on the fat and tender water grass.
However, the sudden sound of horse hooves ruined this harmonious and beautiful scene.
This was an astonishing number of cavalry troops. From the way these people dressed, it was not difficult to see their identity-Xiongnu people.
The Black Horn tribe was a medium-sized tribe in the northeast grasslands. If they mobilized the entire tribe, they could even gather nearly ten thousand cavalry.
Their leader was qualified to participate in the annual " Hoof Forest " meeting held by the Xiongnu and accept the summons of the military minister, the Great Chanyu.
This was a supreme honor for many small and medium-sized tribes.
"Leader, we'll enter the Han territory in half a day.”
"Tell my men to find a place to rest for the night. Tomorrow, follow me into the territory of the Han people and plunder their wealth!”
"Yes, leader."
After the leader's order was passed down, the entire team immediately cheered.
For the low-level herdsmen, every time they entered the territory of the Han people, it meant the beginning of a feast.
"Leader, why did we listen to those Han people and come to this strange land after a few days and nights?”
This question seemed to have been hidden in the heart of the young grassland warrior for a long time. Now, he finally couldn't help but ask.
The place where they lived was hundreds of miles away from here, and there was also a Han city there.
If it was purely to plunder the Han people's wealth, there was no need for them to travel so far.
"I've heard from the wise men of the royal court that the Han population is ten times ours.”
"Even if one Xiongnu can kill three Han, when our blood runs dry, the Han will still be alive!”
"So the best way is to let the Han people kill each other. What we need to do is to make the Han people chaotic.”
Thinking of the wise man's words, the leader's face revealed admiration.
The wise man taught them the method of classification and management, told them the great history of the Xiongnu, and led them to invade the territory of the Han people.
All these actions had brought about earth-shattering changes to the Xiongnu Empire, so it was deeply respected by many Xiongnu people.
"But what does this have to do with our operation?”
The soldier was still confused.
"Um…"
The leader tugged at his beard awkwardly, not knowing how to explain. In the end, he could only vaguely say,
"Why are you asking so many questions? You only need to know that our operation is to make the Han people kill each other.”
Seeing the fierce look on the leader's face, the young warrior curled his lips and said in a voice that only he could hear,"
"I didn't see the Han killing each other, but this time, it's true that we've charged to the front.”
As the sky grew darker, the Xiongnu people's encampment work was coming to an end.
They called it camping, but in fact, they were just rounding up the colts, cattle, and sheep that followed them.
A few other people were sent to keep watch, and the others found their own places to sleep after dinner.
This place was still within the Xiongnu Empire's sphere of influence, so everyone's vigilance was not strong.
After all, for so many years, only the Xiongnu people had gone south to rob the Han people, but no one had ever heard of the Han people taking the initiative to enter the territory of the Xiongnu people.
Of course, this had a lot to do with the lack of horses in the Han Dynasty. It was difficult for the Han army to take advantage of the grasslands because of the lack of cavalry.
There was a huge difference in the temperature between day and night on the grassland. A few soldiers on night duty were shivering from the cold.
"In this damn weather, it would be comfortable if we had a few sips of wine!”
"I really miss the wine brewed by the Han people. After drinking it, my whole body feels warm.”
"You two fellows, stop talking. My alcohol addiction is about to flare up.”
The few unlucky people were enjoying themselves in the midst of hardship. They kept praying that the night would pass quickly.
"The Han people have a lot of good things. Other than wine, tea bricks, and silk, I've seen noble people in the tribe wear them. They're not only beautiful but also light and soft.”
"That's right, the Han people's lives are so blissful, why should we have to endure hardships and hardships? This is too unfair!”
"Longevity Heaven, bless us. We must snatch enough wealth this time!”
Just as the few of them were looking forward to the beautiful life of plundering everywhere in the Han Kingdom.
An elderly herdsman suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
He looked out of the camp where he couldn't even see his own fingers, but all he saw was darkness.
People in this era generally had night blindness, mainly because they rarely ate animal organs and lacked vitamins.
At night, he was basically like a blind man.
The herdsman did not give up. He pressed his ear to the ground again.
In the next moment, his expression changed drastically.
"Enemy attack!"
Although they were not the main force of the Xiongnu, the Black Horn Division had a lot of battle experience.
After hearing the alarm, many people got up on the spot and looked around for suitable weapons.
However, it was still too late.
A group of knights with branches in their mouths and cloth-wrapped hooves rushed into the camp like divine soldiers descending from the sky, killing everywhere.
This was a textbook night attack. He planned with his heart and attacked without any preparation.
The moment the battle began, the outcome was already decided.
Many Xiongnu people didn't even know what had happened, and they became souls under the blade.
The few who resisted were soon turned into corpses under the dense rain of arrows.
"We won't kill those who surrender! We won't kill those who surrender!"
Under the persuasion of the poor Xiongnu language, the surviving Xiongnu people's will to resist weakened.
As the first Xiongnu surrendered, the rest of the Xiongnu people lost their courage to resist.
The battle in the camp stopped the moment the sun rose.
The Han army's only task was to collect the captives and count the spoils of war.
Due to the sudden and crushing nature of the war, only a few warhorses fled in shock.
More than half of the livestock of the Black Horn Tribe had fallen into the hands of the Han army.
This was an astonishing amount of wealth.
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