In fact, the generals of the Qin border were not optimistic about this battle. If it were not for Lu Buwei who put in a good word for Jiangning in the imperial court, and Ying Zheng who added fuel to the fire, perhaps the current situation would not have come to this.
Originally, the Xiongnu Royal Court thought that their 100,000 cavalry would be able to defeat the 30,000 soldiers at the border.
However, they were wrong, absolutely wrong.
When they first came out of the city to fight, the battle that had originally been advantageous had been repeatedly defeated by the sudden appearance of a force of nearly five thousand cavalry.
The crossbows in the hands of the five thousand cavalry could actually fire dozens of arrows in a row. With this barrage of arrows and the assault of the rest of the soldiers, the thirty thousand Xiongnu soldiers who had come out of the city to fight were beaten to a pulp.
After that, this 30,000 strong Qin army actually used the advantage of bows and crossbows to surround the Xiongnu Imperial Court, which had nearly 100,000 soldiers, and could not advance or retreat.
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Late at night, on a high slope not far from the border city camp.
Jiang Ning clasped his hands behind his back as he looked at the distant Xiongnu palace, his eyes solemn.
Although they seemed to have the upper hand now, this was only because they had exchanged for it with a mountain of ballista bolts.
Now, even if all the workshops in the border town worked overnight, they still couldn't afford the consumption of these battles.
And now, his army's crossbow reserves were so low that they could only reduce the 5,000 Gongshu repeating crossbows to 2,000.
This way, he could barely supply the consumption of the crossbow bolts.
However, if that was the case, the Gongshu Repeating Crossbow would not be able to effectively attack the Xiongnu cavalry.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ning felt a headache.
He had originally thought that with the Gongshu repeating crossbow as a weapon, coupled with the Qin army at the border restraining the Xiongnu and some foreign races, he would be able to resolve this battle as soon as possible.
However, Jiang Ning was a little delusional.
These Xiongnu people weren't all fools. They were actually holed up in the city and didn't even leave the city to fight.
At most, they would occasionally have a small-scale battle, but it would only be a small-scale battle of hundreds or thousands.
Jiang Ning had also thought of doing the same thing as last time, capturing the king first and killing the Xiongnu Chanyu first. However, the Xiongnu Royal Court was airtight, and he could not even sneak into the Xiongnu Royal Court's gates.
This made Jiang Ning very distressed.
Looking at the bright moonlight in the night sky, Jiang Ning's heart inexplicably palpitated.
For some reason, he felt uneasy today, but he couldn't remember what was wrong this time.
Suddenly, Jiang Ning noticed a black shadow appearing on the grassland not far from the camp.
Seeing this black shadow, Jiang Ning was stunned.
Attack the camp?
Jiang Ning thought.
Very quickly, Jiang Ning confirmed that this was indeed an attack on the camp, because the Qin army's camp was already filled with shouts of killing.
Looking at the chaotic camp, Jiang Ning felt a sense of urgency. Today, he had only come out to relax, but he did not expect that the Xiongnu would take this opportunity to attack the camp.
Of course, this could also be a coincidence.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ning quickly walked down and returned to the camp to take charge of the situation.
In his opinion, the scale of the Xiongnu's attack was not very large and should not pose a threat. As long as he went down to command, or even if he did not go down, with Meng Tian around, it should not be a big deal.
But at this moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Ning.
Seeing this, Jiang Ning wasn't too surprised.
Looking at the black shadow, Jiang Ning said lightly," How is it, Startling Salamander? Can you find a chance to assassinate that Xiongnu Chanyu?"”
The black shadow did not speak and stood still.
Seeing this, Jiang Ning was puzzled.
In his mind, the Startling Salamander would never pretend to be a wooden person in front of him.
Unless…
Thinking of this, Jiang Ning was shocked.
Pointing at the black shadow, Jiang Ning said in shock,""You're not the Startling Salamander, who are you?”
"Who is it? Hehe, I'm here to take your life!”
The black shadow sneered. His voice was very hoarse, completely different from the clear and charming voice of the Startling Salamander.
Jiang Ning's expression changed when he heard the black shadow's slightly awkward Central Plains language." You're a Xiongnu!”
"Hahaha, your observation skills are not bad!"
Laughing loudly, the black shadow slowly approached Jiang Ning as he coldly said,"You should be glad that you died at my hands!”
"What did you do to the Startling Salamander?" Jiang Ning didn't worry about his comfort, instead, he said coldly.
"Startling Salamander?"
The black shadow paused for a moment before smiling."Oh, you mean that little girl. She wanted to sneak into our Xiongnu Royal Court, but I discovered her. After fighting with me, she escaped.”
Hearing this, Jiang Ning heaved a sigh of relief.
But then, his entire body tensed up.
Even the Startling Salamander was not a match for this person in front of him. Just how strong was this person?
Jiang Ning's expression did not change. He did not shout. He knew that if he did, it would be very difficult for him to escape from this black shadow.
Staring coldly at the black shadow, Jiang Ning slowly moved back.
While moving, Jiang Ning said coldly,""Looks like you guys have planned this. The attack on the camp was fake, but the assassination was real, right?”
"Why do you have so many questions!"
The black shadow seemed to be a little impatient with Jiang Ning's words, and the pace of approaching Jiang Ning quickened a little.
Just as the black shadow was about to touch Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning suddenly turned around and used the momentum of his downward charge to quickly escape from his original spot with Divine Shadow Steps.
Jiang Ning wasn't stupid. Since the person in front of him was able to defeat the Startling Salamander, it was very likely that he had reached the Xiantian Realm.
He was only a first-rate expert in the martial world. If he were to face an Upper Sky expert, he would only die.
Seeing this, the corner of the black shadow's mouth curled up slightly." It's not that easy to escape!”
P.S.: The author's writing of these chapters is a little lacking. The author admits that the author is not very good at writing war plots, so the author will quickly write this part of the plot.
Also, a character that the author has been looking forward to for a long time is about to appear. Moreover, the progress of this book will be accelerated. The struggle for the imperial court in Xianyang is about to arrive, and many plot characters will also appear at that time. That is also the most popular part of this book. I hope that all readers will support it. If the author's writing is not good, please don't criticize it. Thank you! Thank you!
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