The entire Weiyang Palace fell silent.
Li Guang's eyes widened.
Zhang Qian gasped.
Gongsun Ao and Gongsun He's hands trembled.
Wei Qing's face darkened.
The civil officials looked as if they were constipated.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not believe his ears. He sat up straight as if he had heard something unbelievable.
"What did you say? Where did the general of the hussars go?"
Liu Che looked at the soldiers in front of him and could not help but repeat.
The soldier braced himself and said," The general of the hussars led his army across the Yellow River, crossed the Wushaoling Ridge where snow fell in midsummer, entered the Hexi Corridor, and arrived at Yanzhi Mountain. Now, he is going to capture the son of the Xiongnu Chanyu!”
"The General of the Flying Cavalry even specially instructed His Majesty to rest assured that he knows his limits!”
Liu Che's face instantly fell.
Even though he was a Great Emperor, he really wanted to curse at this moment.
You call this self-restraint?？
You're making me feel at ease?
Capturing the son of the Xiongnu Chanyu was a great merit, but the north of Yanzhi Mountain was too dangerous.
There were large pastures there, abundant water and grass, and the environment was suitable. Therefore, most of the Xiongnu tribes in the Hexi Corridor gathered in this area!
That place was thousands of miles away from Chang 'an!
Your lone army has charged into the Hexi Corridor, and you want to capture the highest commander of the Xiongnu in the Hexi Corridor! You call this self-restraint?
And he even told Liu Che not to worry. How could he be at ease!
"What are the biggest forces in the west of the Xiongnu River?”
Liu Che asked in a deep voice.
Wei Qing hurriedly stepped forward and said," Your Majesty, it's King Hunxie and King Xiutu. They have more than 100,000 herdsmen and about 50,000 to 60,000 armored soldiers!”
"After Yanzhi Mountain, there are about a dozen Xiongnu tribes in the Hexi Corridor. The cavalry of these tribes can be added up to tens of thousands!”
Liu Che's expression changed.
Li Guang sighed." The general of the hussars is too risky!”
However, he couldn't say anything disheartening. Firstly, he wasn't stupid. Secondly, his son Li Gan was still with Huo Qubing!
The other generals were also impressed by Huo Qubing's courage. He had led an army of tens of thousands of cavalry to capture the son of the Xiongnu Chanyu from more than forty Xiongnu tribes in the Hexi Corridor!
How could this be described as bold?!
He was simply bold and reckless. It was beyond their imagination!
"This hussar general, I gave him ten thousand cavalry and he dared to capture the son of the Xiongnu Chanyu. If I gave him thirty thousand elite cavalry, wouldn't he dare to attack the army led by King Hunxie and King Xiutu?”
"Do the fifty thousand elite cavalry dare to fight the Xiongnu Left Xianwang and Xiongnu Chanyu?”
Liu Che walked back and forth, his voice resounding throughout the hall.
However, what Liu Che didn't know was that even though Huo Qubing only had 10,000 elite cavalry and not the 30,000 elite cavalry that he had mentioned, he still had thoughts about King Xiu Tu and King Hun Xie, the two strongest forces in the west of the river.
At this moment, none of the officials dared to make a sound.
Even Wei Qing was surprised by his nephew's courage and boldness. He led ten thousand cavalrymen to enter the Hexi Corridor as if no one was there. He even wanted to capture someone else's king. He asked himself, he could not do this!
Liu Che also felt aggrieved and helpless. In the past, when the Han Dynasty marched and fought, whether it was Wei Qing, Li Guang, or Gongsun Ao, they all followed Liu Che's command. They would fight wherever he said!
But now, it was Huo Qubing's turn to lead the army into battle. He, Liu Che, didn't even know where the army was, let alone command it.
And it had been six days. This was information from six days ago!
In other words, Huo Qubing had already gone to capture the Xiongnu Chanyu's son for a full six days, but there was still no news from him!
“……”
At this moment.
On a mountain peak about five kilometers away from Xiutu Royal City, tall warhorses lowered their heads and ate fresh grass. The army was in the midst of an emergency repair.
Meanwhile, Huo Qubing, Zhao Ponu, Li Gan, Gao Bushi, and the others were huddled together in a group. A temporary military meeting was in progress.
Sister Zhou sat behind Huo Qubing and took a short break.
"In this battle, we lost the son of the Xiongnu Chanyu. Since we've already gone deep into this place, why don't we do something big!”
"While the Xiongnu people in front and behind haven't discovered our position, we'll attack the Royal City of Xiutu first. Then, we'll drive the scattered troops in the Royal City of Xiutu to the rear. Then, we'll turn around and take care of the Hunxie King's army that's chasing us!”
Huo Qubing said directly.
When the generals heard Huo Qubing's words, they were shocked.
This was outside the Slaughterer King City, the core territory of the Xiongnu. If they were caught up in a bitter battle and were caught by the Xiongnu cavalry, they would receive a fatal blow!
Even these 10,000 people would be completely wiped out!
However, Huo Qubing wasn't afraid of the pincer attack and even wanted to take the initiative to attack.
However, when they thought about Huo Qubing's various actions along the way, everyone's mentality improved a lot.
Seeing the expressions of Li Gan and the others, Huo Qubing said confidently," Don't worry, I have an 80% chance of winning this tough battle!”
"This is March. After an entire autumn and winter, the Xiongnu's horses have no fresh grass to supplement them. They are extremely thin and weak, unable to run. My Great Han's warhorses have black beans in their grass. As cavalry, what kind of cavalry can a warhorse be if it can't run?”
"Moreover, the Xiongnu are strong in riding and shooting, and they have no fixed residence. However, this time, we used our strengths and avoided our weaknesses. We found their tribe faster than they did. As for weapons, we have long spear, black iron armor, and Xiongnu animal skin. Under the high-speed charge of warhorses, a single spear can kill Xiongnu cavalry!”
"And they have a hard time penetrating our defenses!”
"Not to mention that the Xiongnu tribe has a fatal weakness!”
"Thus, although our side only has 10,000 cavalry and the Xiongnu have 40,000 to 50,000 troops, as long as we engage in close combat, the advantage lies with us!”
Huo Qubing said confidently.
His eyes were filled with disdain. When he said this, his eyes were filled with confidence and sharpness. This extremely strong confidence and sharpness quickly swept through the surroundings!
Zhao Ponu and the others nodded.
As long as the general was not afraid, there would be no cowards in the Han army!
Sister Zhou looked at the confident Huo Qubing with a complicated expression. The more they were on the battlefield, the more shocked she was at Huo Qubing's control and judgment!
It was too terrifying!
The old Taoist priest and his confidence were completely unlike a nineteen-year-old youth!
The live broadcast room was also dumbfounded.
"Damn it, ten thousand against forty to fifty thousand. I have the advantage. General Huo Qubing is really confident.”
"General Huo Qubing doesn't like to say this!”
"If King Hunxie and King Xiutu were to say that I have the advantage against the ten thousand Great Han cavalrymen with forty to fifty thousand troops, then I think the Han army is in a good position!”
"Real bamboo shoots!"
"But General Huo Qubing's analysis is correct. No wonder the Han army always goes out in March.”
The sky was getting dark, and a wisp of smoke gradually rose from the direction of the Xiongnu tribe.
On the mountain peak.
Huo Qubing was riding on a tall horse, watching the nearby Xiu Tu Royal City. His red cloak fluttered in the wind.
Behind him, tens of thousands of elite cavalry stood motionless, quietly waiting for an order!
Under the night sky, only the killing intent continued to spread!
When this wisp of smoke gradually rose and enveloped the sky above the plains, Huo Qubing clamped his horse's belly and the horse under him instantly galloped like a wild horse that had lost its reins.
"Kill them!"
"Exterminate the Xiongnu who refuse to surrender!"
As Huo Qubing's voice filled with endless killing intent swept out, the ten thousand Great Han Iron Cavalry instantly charged towards the Xiongnu's King Xiu Tu's City like a flood of steel…
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