Chapter 723

"Then what should we do? Untie them?"

"Who knows when that brat Maoshi will come?"

"It really is a headache."

"But it doesn't matter; they can still howl, which proves they are fine."

"If they starve for another day or two, it should be fine, right?"

"Let's keep them tied for another day; if Maoshi still doesn't come, we'll untie them."

"We don't want Maoshi and his men to not show up, only for us to lose our own manpower here."

"If it really comes to that, the loss will outweigh the gain."

Meng Tian frowned deeply to the side, saying nothing.

He just quietly watched the Xiongnu not far away.

At this moment, the Xiongnu were all sitting on the ground.

Some had simply laid down.

But without exception, many were muttering words to themselves.

If one listened carefully, one would hear words related to hunger.

Things like "so hungry" or "starving to death."

"Let's wait another day."

"If Maoshi hasn't come by this time tomorrow, release them and give them some food."

"We must not let something truly go wrong; this was not our original intention."

Meng Tian felt a headache; since things had come to this, this was the only way.

"General, sirs, do not panic when encountering trouble."

Shanu walked straight over.

The others heard him and looked at Shanu.

This lad was young, yet ruthless toward the Xiongnu.

Almost all the generals present knew him.

Now, he could be considered a brave soldier under Han Xin.

Seeing him appear here, they were somewhat confused.

"Shanu, what are you doing here?"

Han Xin stepped out; he hoped this lad wouldn't offend all the generals present.

"General Han, Shanu has come to report news."

"The Xiongnu cavalry has arrived!"

A hint of sternness appeared on Shanu's face.

"What?"

"The Xiongnu have arrived?"

"Where are they?"

Everyone present was stirred with excitement upon hearing this.

They had waited for a night and nearly a full day.

Finally, they had received good news.

"Yes, they have arrived, outside the Great Wall, resting about twenty li away."

"There aren't many of them, perhaps around thirty to fifty thousand cavalry."

"But the distance is a bit far, so it's not very clear."

Shanu hurriedly explained.

After all, this was good news.

Had he not seen how impatient the generals were getting?

After listening to Shanu's explanation,

the generals all burst into laughter.

One really couldn't blame Maoshi for not being cautious.

It was precisely because he was too cautious that he began resting twenty li away.

But Maoshi never expected Great Qin to possess the immortal tool, the Thousand-Mile Mirror.

Otherwise, Maoshi wouldn't have been foolish enough to get so close before resting.

At this moment, everyone looked at Meng Tian.

Maoshi had appeared; now it was up to them to decide how to proceed.

"General, why not just send troops to take them down?"

"That's right, since we know they've arrived, what are we waiting for?"

"We should just crush them and surround them all."

"It saves us the time of waiting here."

The generals spoke up one after another, wanting to send troops out of the city to encircle Maoshi and his men.

They were getting impatient.

In any case, they had plenty of cavalry now.

Meng Tian glanced at the crowd.

This move was a bit too hasty.

"Tell me, how exactly do you plan to surround them?"

"On the vast grasslands, there is hardly any cover."

"If we just charge up like that, they will notice and vanish without a trace."

"Everyone is cavalry; who is faster than whom? How can we surround them?"

Meng Tian poured a bucket of cold water on them without hesitation.

Being anxious was normal, but being anxious and speaking without using one's brain was not.

The generals were left speechless.

They knew they had been impatient.

On the vast, boundless grasslands, it was not easy to surround a unit of cavalry.

Unless you could get close without them knowing, everything else was just empty talk.

If you just charged straight at them, they would notice and run away long ago.

That would only be startling the snake.

"Looking at their behavior, they likely intend to move under the cover of darkness."

"Pass the order down: be ready for battle."

"Whether we can capture them when they come in to rescue their people,"

"depends entirely on your execution."

Meng Tian waved his hand and issued the latest order.

"Understood!"

The generals saluted and left. ===== CHAPTER 725 =====