Chapter 178

However, just as Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu had anticipated, this attempt failed completely!

In fact... "failure" was too mild a word; it was a crushing defeat!

How crushing?

Because... once the pit was dug, Concubine Yan immediately began using illusions to lure Li Li Yuanba!

The result was... success!

But... the person she lured over was a Li Li Yuanba covered from head to toe in bronze armor!

Even his face was protected by beast hide!

This was Han Xin's protection for Li Li Yuanba.

In Han Xin's view, Li Li Yuanba was already invincible in terms of personal combat prowess.

Yet, he still had weaknesses: he feared poison and hidden weapons!

Thus, he had specifically found a suit of armor for Li Li Yuanba, with bronze on the outside and leather on the inside!

This way, it could not only prevent sharp blades from cutting him but also stop poison from invading.

Whenever Li Li Yuanba went on a campaign, he would wear this armor to ensure nothing went wrong!

Therefore, this operation was an absolute, total disaster!

Not only did they fail to kill Li Li Yuanba, but he also slaughtered everyone responsible for digging the pit and keeping watch!

Han Xin also took this opportunity to seize direct control of the entire Azagu River.

He cut off the Azagu River, leaving the Xiongnu south of it with no water to use!

This forced all the Xiongnu south of the Azagu River to migrate.

And this was Han Xin's plan to exterminate the Xiongnu.

By cutting off the rivers, he would drive all the Xiongnu northward!

When there was nowhere left to retreat, that would be the moment for the final decisive battle!

One hundred thousand men to slaughter six million Xiongnu!

103. Sooner or later, the Xiongnu cavalry will trample the Central Plains!

"Gentlemen, now that things have come to this, what else is there to say?"

The grasslands!

Inside Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu's command tent!

Today, facing the group of experts from the Central Plains, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu abandoned his previous calm and courtesy.

Instead, his gaze became cold and murderous!

Because, just today, the Eastern Lord of the Yin-Yang School had returned.

And she had not only brought back the news of the failed attempt to kill Li Li Yuanba but also the news that the entire Azagu River had been lost.

Faced with this news, everyone was instantly shocked.

Some Xiongnu ministers even slapped the table and stood up, pointing at the Eastern Lord and cursing: "People of the Central Plains, did you do this on purpose?"

"What?"

As the words left their mouths, Concubine Yan was furious, her eyes filled with infinite killing intent!

A Xiongnu minister said: "You claimed you could kill Li Li Yuanba. Even though our Great King felt it was unreliable, he still gave you the chance to try!"

"But... failing to kill Li Li Yuanba is one thing, yet you also caused us to lose the entire Azagu River!"

"Do you know what this entire Azagu River means?"

"That is the entire territory south of the Xiongnu!"

"Now, such a vast area has been sacrificed just because your assassination of Li Li Yuanba failed!"

"Did you do this on purpose?"

"Are you spies sent by Ying Su of the Central Plains?"

Some Xiongnu ministers roared in anger!

Once these words were spoken, Concubine Yan was enraged, and along with her, countless people from the Central Plains were also furious!

In that instant, both sides were at daggers drawn, and the Xiongnu ministers and Central Plains experts were arguing incessantly!

The Central Plains experts believed the Xiongnu were incompetent, with hundreds of thousands of troops being sent scurrying by a mere ten thousand men!

Others argued that the Xiongnu losing such a huge territory had nothing to do with them; after all, before the operation, no one had ever said this battle concerned the entire territory south of the Azagu River!

Everyone was angry, everyone was arguing!

And in the process of the argument, some had even begun to draw their swords!

At the critical moment, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu finally stepped forward. He first waved his hand and scolded the Xiongnu ministers:

"The land south of the Azagu River was already the most barren part of the Xiongnu. If it's lost, so be it. Is it worth suspecting our allies over such a piece of land?"

Having said that, he bowed to the Central Plains experts: "This matter is indeed our fault for not making it clear beforehand how important the land south of the Azagu River was to us!"

"But now, we cannot dwell on these things. With a great enemy at the gates, we all share a common foe!"

"Right now, killing Li Li Yuanba is what matters most!"

"What do you think?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at everyone present!

Seeing that both sides remained silent, and many Central Plains people even lowered their heads.

In that instant, the corners of Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu's mouth curled up slightly!

Just as expected!

His guess was correct!

To cure these people of their arrogance, the only way was to let them fail once.

Only after tasting failure would they understand how difficult it was to kill Li Li Yuanba!

And without a doubt, today's scene was exactly what he had orchestrated.

He wanted them to take this matter seriously.

As for the land south of the Azagu River?

That territory was already impossible to hold; in his military deployment, that land was meant to be abandoned!

Otherwise, he would only be defeated piecemeal by Han Xin's army!

The top priority was to gather all the tribes and people of the grasslands!

Because, whether fighting or fleeing, preserving strength was the most important thing!

With people, there is everything!

And using such a piece of land that was bound to be lost to teach this group of Central Plains experts a lesson, making them feel a sense of guilt, was absolutely worth it!

He felt smug in his heart, and then looked at everyone present again!

"Gentlemen, now is not the time for arguing. Let everyone speak their minds, share your thoughts, and let us discuss together how to eliminate Li Li Yuanba, this great enemy!"

He spoke again.

However, this time, neither the Central Plains experts nor the Xiongnu ministers spoke!

As for the Xiongnu side, they really had no good ideas!

Han Xin had been in the grasslands for nearly two months; if they had any good ideas, they would have voiced them long ago!

As for the Central Plains experts, the situation was more complex.

On one hand, they truly had no good solutions; even Concubine Yan's illusions had failed, so others really had no better methods.

After all, that was a fierce man capable of killing hundreds of thousands alone!

And even those who had ideas wouldn't say them, because even if they wanted to kill Li Li Yuanba, they didn't want to go all out. At this moment, whoever proposed a plan would undoubtedly have to face the cost of going all out!

Concubine Yan's failure this time wasn't just a failure; it had cost the Yin-Yang School dozens of lives!

Everyone had different thoughts.

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu saw all of this clearly.

After a moment of thought, he said: "Regarding this matter of Li Li Yuanba, I currently have two plans!"

"First, we Xiongnu, along with you experts, swarm them, surround Han Xin's one hundred thousand troops, including Li Li Yuanba, and have a head-on decisive battle!"

"If we win, Li Li Yuanba dies, Han Xin's one hundred thousand troops are annihilated, we Xiongnu achieve a great victory, and you people of the Central Plains achieve your goal. I can even help you overthrow this new emperor, Ying Su!"

"I can even help you people of the Central Plains force the First Emperor to implement the enfeoffment system. Once all this is over, we Xiongnu will retreat to the grasslands, and from then on, the Central Plains and the grassland tribes will be friends for generations and never invade each other!"

"Second, it will still be us Xiongnu plus you Central Plains experts, but this time, there will be a division of labor!"