Chapter 225

Though no one spoke, the hatred in everyone's gaze toward Fan Zeng grew even stronger!

All of them were staring fixedly at Fan Zeng!

Yet Fan Zeng repeated the same words: "Han Xin will definitely come!"

Next, another three days passed!

This time, the defeat report that arrived stated Han Xin had struck westward!

Two hundred li away, another pasture had been attacked!

Nearly five hundred thousand Xiongnu had died or been wounded!

"You... Fan Zeng!"

At this moment, a vast number of Xiongnu generals closed in on Fan Zeng, each drawing their blades!

Not only them, but even many experts from the Central Plains were furious, surrounding Fan Zeng one by one!

At this moment, even Xiang Yu could barely hold them back!

Yet he still stood before Fan Zeng, gripping the Eight-Treasure Bronze Dragon Spear!

Finally, it was Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu who stepped forward to stop everyone; after scolding them all into retreating, he turned his gaze toward Fan Zeng!

"Will Han Xin truly come?"

Fan Zeng's eyes narrowed, and he declared with utmost certainty: "He will definitely come!"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu snorted coldly: "How can you be sure?"

Fan Zeng replied: "It remains the same: his goal is to annihilate the Xiongnu, not merely defeat or cripple them!"

"As long as the goal of annihilating the Xiongnu remains unchanged, he will definitely come to Hulun Pasture!"

"Very well! If he comes, so be it; if he does not come, this king will kill you!"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu let out an angry snort, turned, and departed!

And afterward, defeat reports came frequently!

Within just a few days, Han Xin had swept through the hundred-li area surrounding Hulun Pasture!

Li Yuanba alone had killed nearly four hundred thousand people!

All the Xiongnu people fled constantly northward!

The pressure from these successive defeat reports was nearly unbearable even for Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu!

The Xiongnu people were being slaughtered, yet he, the Xiongnu king, remained unmoved here!

How many times had his soldiers below begged permission to kill Fan Zeng!

This pressure was truly beyond what an ordinary person could endure!

Yet... he still chose to trust Fan Zeng!

Because... he felt Fan Zeng possessed genuine talent and learning!

Moreover, at present, it seemed only Fan Zeng could save the Xiongnu!

And his trust was rewarded!

It was on the fortieth day, when they were eating dried meat, sleeping on grass, and being tormented!

Finally, a Xiongnu soldier reported:

"Han Xin's great army has arrived!"

They are currently sixty li away, advancing!

Only forty li remain until that marshland area!

109. Fan Zeng: Being Han Xin's opponent is truly exhausting!

"What?"

"Han Xin's great army... has arrived?"

As the report came, countless Xiongnu generals erupted in excitement at that instant! Countless Central Plains experts erupted as well! Countless Xiongnu soldiers joined in the frenzy!

Everyone cheered and leaped with joy; everyone's excitement soared to the heavens!

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu and Xiang Yu trembled repeatedly!

Even Fan Zeng could not help but exhale a long sigh of relief!

Although he was utterly certain Han Xin would definitely come here!

Yet when he would arrive was truly a huge question!

Forty days!

During these forty days, just how immense was the pressure Fan Zeng endured!

Remember, these people had gone a full forty days without lighting a fire to cook, surviving entirely on dried meat!

How many had vomited from eating dried meat, feeling nauseous at the mere sight of it!

Even Master Master Xiaomeng, with the gentlest temper, had repeatedly drawn her sword!

Weizhuang and Gai Nie, they too had repeatedly cast fierce glances!

Eating dried meat was nothing compared to what came next!

Far more important were the tents!

Without tents, there was no way to stop mosquito and insect bites!

The grasslands teemed with insects; many of these creatures carried deadly poison!

One bite would cause a large swelling!

Such vicious insects were unbearable even for natives of the grasslands, let alone these people from the Central Plains!

They could not endure it!

They simply could not endure it!

Even Master Master Xiaomeng has bumps on her face!

Even though her body remains clean, after these forty days she is no longer so radiant!

Even if Duanmu Rong prepared some herbal medicines, she could not completely ward off mosquito and insect bites; now she covers her face with light gauze, simply because she has acne marks on her face!

All these people hate him to the bone, wishing to draw their swords and kill him!

Besides that, there is the problem of grain!

Although the dried meat brought by Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu and the others was sufficient!

But... over three hundred thousand people have eaten for more than forty days; even with so much dried meat, it should be exhausted by now!

At first, some people ran to herdsmen's homes to plunder.

But as the plundering increased, the herdsman were all frightened away!

With no other way, they could only endure, beginning to chew on wild grass and the like!

Some, driven by extreme hunger, had even begun to eat raw meat!

Under such difficult conditions, everyone gritted their teeth and persisted.

On one hand, they knew this was to kill Li Yuanba!

On the other hand, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu's deterrent power was strong enough!

But without a doubt, everyone harbored hatred toward Fan Zeng!

Even Xiang Yu's gaze toward Fan Zeng carried a hint of resentment!

Making people suffer for forty days inevitably breeds some grievance!

But fortunately, the suffering of the crowd was not in vain!

Now, Han Xin has arrived!

Han Xin has arrived!

"Prepare the ambush! Zhebie, take ten thousand men and lie in wait in the swamp!"

"Jinwu, take five thousand men and lie in wait on the left flank!"

"Xiang Yu, take five thousand men and lie in wait on the right flank!"

"The expert from the Central Plains, Li Yuanba, is fast; in most cases, he will lead the vanguard in the direction of the main army's advance. You stay at the rear; when he comes, you will directly begin to slaughter him!"

"The remaining one hundred thousand men will stay here with me, ready at all times!"

Fan Zeng quickly made the arrangements.

Everyone's eyes burned like fire; one by one, they gritted their teeth and nodded.

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu clenched his fists in excitement!

The decisive battle!