Chapter 227

Arriving at a desolate, uninhabited place, he bowed respectfully to Fan Zeng and said:

"Mr., may I ask, Mr., since your arrival, has Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu ever shown you the slightest disrespect?"

Fan Zeng bowed and said: "The Great King has treated me with great courtesy, without the slightest disrespect!"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu said: "Then does Mr. know how much territory our Xiongnu have lost in these forty days?"

Fan Zeng bowed and said: "At least half!"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu clenched both fists, his voice icy as he said:

"Then may I ask, Mr., do you have a strategy to kill the enemy?"

Fan Zeng clenched his fist, and after a long while, inhaled deeply: "I have a plan fully formed in my mind!"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu relaxed and said:

"Very well, since that is the case, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu has nothing more to say. From today on, whatever Mr. deems right, Mr. shall do it freely!"

"If the sky falls, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu will hold it up for you!"

Having spoken, he turned and left!

And as these words were spoken, looking once more at Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu's back.

In that instant, a certain sense of courage arose in Fan Zeng's heart!

Although this storm had been temporarily quelled by Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu.

But... the hatred everyone held for Fan Zeng had truly reached their very bones!

Almost every day, people whispered in Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu's ear, demanding the death of Fan Zeng.

However... regarding these matters, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu paid them no heed!

Yet... ignoring them indefinitely eventually led to disaster!

It was only the third day when the army erupted in internal chaos; some began to rebel, claiming they would kill Fan Zeng to save the grassland tribes!

Although this incident involved only a few hundred people, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu suppressed it easily!

But... at this very moment, the morale of the army had already become somewhat unstable!

Countless Xiongnu generals, filled with worry, found Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu to discuss the matter:

"Either fight Han Xin to the death immediately, or leave this place at once, or else light fires, cook, and set up camp!"

"If this continues, the army's morale will truly collapse!"

They shouted.

They were truly desperate with anxiety!

And although Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu inhaled deeply, he said nothing!

Then, another five days passed; the people could no longer endure it. Xiongnu generals united with experts from the Central Plains to seek out Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu, demanding he kill Fan Zeng and eliminate the threat!

Some even mocked the Xiongnu King, calling his mind simple and easy to bully, saying anyone could easily serve as his military advisor!

These words drove Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu to the peak of fury!

Who was he?

He was Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu!

The Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu who killed his father and wife to become the supreme ruler of the grasslands!

In terms of ruthlessness, who in this world could compare to him?

Yet, the dignified Xiongnu King was being mocked so openly by a disciple of a Central Plains Men Sect?

He was so enraged he wanted to kill immediately!

But... reason ultimately triumphed over anger!

Because of Fan Zeng, he had offended too many people; now he could only soothe them, not kill recklessly!

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu repeatedly offered comfort and finally managed to send these people away.

In the blink of an eye, another three days passed!

On this day, countless people arrived in a fury to find Fan Zeng.

However, Xiang Yu blocked the way, stating that Fan Zeng would see no one!

With no other choice, the crowd had to go find Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu again!

Experts from the Central Plains declared that if they continued to wait like this, then... they would leave!

They would abandon this matter entirely!

Upon hearing these words, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu felt an immense pressure.

At that moment, he wanted countless times to seek out Fan Zeng!

But... in the end, he said nothing!

Thus, both sides dragged things out for nearly half a month.

Just as they had suffered nearly fifty-two days of torment in this place, finally, Fan Zeng spoke:

"Order all troops to lie in ambush; within ten days, Han Xin will surely attack!"

"Within ten days?"

"Why?"

At that moment, many people did not understand!

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu was equally confused: "Two days ago, a battle report stated that Han Xin had captured the western pastures!"

"He is still five hundred li away from us; how can he attack?"

Fan Zeng's gaze was gloomy: "He will surely attack!"

Indeed, just as the crowd stood bewildered.

The scout returned with news: "Han Xin's great army has arrived behind us, setting up camp again forty li to the east!"

"This... it's really here?"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu turned pale with shock.

But at the same time, he completely failed to understand why!

Fan Zeng smiled and said, "Han Xin is a man as cunning as a ghost!"

"With his vision, how could he not see the major strategic significance of Hulun Pasture and the Tuermuhe River for the destruction of the Xiongnu?"

"As long as the Tuermuhe River is cut off, it will force all the grassland people and the army to migrate north toward the snow mountains!"

"Only in this way can the Xiongnu be destroyed!"

"What does it matter if other places are taken?"

"As soon as he takes this place, the grassland people will secretly graze their herds; can he control them?"

"With a hundred thousand men, can he control such a vast grassland?"

"Cutting off the river is the only way!"

"Therefore, he will surely come to Hulun Pasture!"

"And before, the reason he came and then left was that their speed was slow, and they were not certain whether we were lying in ambush here! This man is steady; he does not fight battles without certainty!"

"All of this is merely a feint to confuse us!"

"If we light fires and set up camp, that would be telling Han Xin clearly that we have an ambush here; in that case, all the bitterness of these forty days would be in vain!"

"Now, he has fought his way around the surrounding areas and has not seen us; he absolutely cannot imagine that for the sake of killing him, we could lie in ambush here for so long, so he is willing to come!"

"But this man is still steady; he set up camp first and did not attack immediately!"

"He is waiting!"

"The meat is right at his mouth, yet he is not in a hurry to swallow it; this man is truly remarkable!"

"But... we must still wait!"

Fan Zeng spoke with a smile, looking at that very moment as if he had a well-thought-out plan in mind!

However, just as he finished speaking these words, suddenly, a scout reported: "Han Xin has broken camp!"

"Broken camp?"

"Where to?"

Fan Zeng was stunned!

He looked at the person who reported with a face full of shock!

The scout said, "They are bypassing this place and heading north!"

"North?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Fan Zeng was dumbfounded.

At that moment, he hurriedly grabbed the map to check, and upon seeing it, his face was full of confusion!