The northern wind blew across the battlefield, bringing up a sandstorm that filled the sky. Thick blood qi drifted in the air.
At the foot of Mount Daqing, corpses were strewn all over the ground. Almost half of the 8,000 Xiongnu cavalrymen had been killed, and the remaining cavalrymen followed Mao Dun back to their formation in a sorry state.
"Humph!"
" Damn it!" The leader cursed fiercely," These cunning Qin people, when we break through the Qin camp, we will definitely tear them into pieces!!”
Beside him, the young leader of Tuoba tribe looked at the sky and said,""Great Chanyu, the sky is getting dark and our cavalry is not good at fighting at night. Why don't we withdraw our troops for the time being and wait for the decisive battle tomorrow?”
"Phew!"
Touman let out a long breath and nodded fiercely." Pass down my order. The army will retreat ten miles and set up camp."”
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In the Golden Eagle Tribe camp.
At the gate.
Taishi Ci heaved a sigh of relief.
The first battle…he had finally won, and it was a great victory!
However, the battle had just begun. Today was just a test.
Tomorrow would be the start of the real battle.
Taishi Ci was not naive enough to think that the Xiongnu would retreat after losing two to three thousand cavalry.
The reason why they were able to win so easily today was because of the defensive circle that they had set up in advance. In addition, they had sent out the Iron Futu, a great killing weapon on the battlefield, at the beginning of the battle, so the Xiongnu were caught off guard.
But tomorrow, things would be completely different!
Although the Iron Pagoda was powerful and ordinary Xiongnu cavalrymen could not resist it, there were only a thousand of them.
In front of the 80,000 Xiongnu army, it seemed so insignificant. Moreover, the trap and ambush tactics could only be used once. They might not be effective again!
Taishi Ci suddenly had a plan as he looked at the Xiongnu army that was starting to set up camp.
"Are you going to sneak into the camp before night falls?"
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Mobei.
Ke Zui's camp.
"Your Majesty, look! This is the skin of a white tiger, a rare treasure in the world. My family's young master heard that Your Majesty's leg has a chronic illness and specially ordered me to travel thousands of miles to present it to Your Majesty for the purpose of keeping out the cold.”
After Jia Xu said that, he solemnly handed over a piece of intact white tiger skin.
In front of Jia Xu was a tall and sturdy Xiongnu man. It was the Xiongnu's Left Virtuous King.
Prince Xian of the Left reached out and took the tiger skin. Greed flashed in his eyes as he said indifferently,"Your young master is offering such a valuable gift. I believe he has a request for this king, right? I'm really sorry. I've been sick recently and I'm not feeling well. I'm afraid it's difficult for me to deal with ordinary things. I appreciate your Young Master's good intentions, please leave.”
"Your Majesty, what are you saying?" Jia Xu's expression did not change as he said," Prince Xian of the Left's great name is like thunder resounding in the ears. Who in the world doesn't know? My young master has always respected the king and has no other intentions. This is just a small gift.”
Prince Xian of the Left stroked his beard and said,""Just yesterday, Chief Wang Tingtou Man led 100,000 grassland men to go on an expedition with the intention of massacring the Qin army.”
Jia Xu's heart sank, thinking that even though this fellow was burly, his thoughts were meticulous and not an easy character to fool.
Thinking of this, Jia Xu sorted out his thoughts and said indifferently,""What do you think of the current situation of Touman Chanyu, King Xian of the Left? If Your Majesty were to fight for the Chanyu's position again, what are your chances of winning?”
"This…"
Prince Xian of the Left was speechless.
In fact, the fact that Chief Touman was able to gather nearly 100,000 Xiongnu troops this time had completely exceeded his expectations.
Originally, he thought that if Ke Zui refused to send troops, he would be able to make Touman lose all his prestige, but the result disappointed him greatly.
Chanyu Touman's prestige was indeed extremely strong. With a single order, all the Xiongnu tribes responded.
It didn't seem to matter whether he, Prince Xian of the Left, was there or not.
Seeing that Prince Xian of the Left was choked by his words, Jia Xu struck while the iron was hot and continued,"My young master only wants to take revenge on the Xiongnu. If it is not necessary, he does not want to get involved in the conflicts in the north of the desert. He had wanted to retreat to the Central Plains after plundering, but he had not expected Touman to be so decisive, as if he was going to destroy the Qin army.”
"But even if my young master loses, it doesn't matter. At most, we can ask for help from the Great Qin border army and lead the people back to the Central Plains. No matter how much hatred Touman has, he can't do anything about it. But…"
"But what?" Prince Xian of the Left raised his eyebrows and asked.”
Jia Xu smiled faintly and replied," However, with such a great victory and the support of countless tribes, Tou Manxie's momentum is like the noon sun! The king has repeatedly opposed the court, how can Touman not hate? At that time, I'm afraid Your Majesty's life will be in danger.”
"Hiss!"
Hearing this, Prince Xian of the Left was shocked. If Ying Changying was defeated and fled back to the Central Plains, it meant that the position of Chief Touman had been completely stabilized and could no longer be shaken.
Because Prince Xian of the Left did not gain the support of the grassland tribes, he could not compete for the position of Chanyu in the first place, and it would be even more impossible in the future.
Moreover, Ke Zui's troops had frequently opposed the royal court, and Touman had long hated him. If there were no more restrictions in the future, he would probably be the first to be attacked.
" How could I not know this truth? Unfortunately…" Prince Xian of the Left's expression softened as he said sincerely," Tou Man is too powerful. Even if I want to help, I'm afraid I can't do anything about it."”
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