Chapter 256

Otherwise, after Great Zhou unified the world, Zhou Gongdan would not have excluded the Quanrong, Piji, Li, Tu, and six other grassland tribes from Great Zhou!

They were even unwilling to acknowledge their status as vassal states of Great Zhou!

They simply felt that these grassland people were inhumane; making them vassal states of Great Zhou would be a desecration of this land of rites and propriety!

It was also in utter conflict with his governance through rites and music!

Therefore, Zhou Gongdan had no desire to deal with these people at all!

Zhou Bo, Xia Houying, even though they were once from the State of Chu, even though they were from Peixian, even though they lived far from the border passes!

Yet they had all heard of these matters!

Every time they heard, they were filled with boundless fury!

Now, hearing such slogans again!

Hearing such cries again!

They were so angry their calves were cramping!

Zhou Bo even drew his sword directly, intending to ignore General Han Xin's orders and charge out immediately.

To slaughter this pack of inhumane beasts!

Fortunately, Xia Houying was relatively calm; he forcibly held Zhou Bo back and repeatedly whispered to him: "Prioritize the big picture! Prioritize the big picture!"

"Trust the Emperor!"

"Trust the Grand General!"

"Trust Brother Ba!"

"Once they wake up, they will surely not spare this pack of inhumane beasts!"

"Brother Ba will slaughter every single one of these beasts!"

Xia Houying clenched his fists and spoke with hatred.

Just like that, they watched helplessly as the two hundred thousand strong army departed!

Their gazes were truly filled with boundless fury.

120. The situation is settled! Annihilation! Massacre!

Outside the camp of General Han Xin's army.

At this moment, the two hundred thousand strong army marched away in a mighty procession!

Yet, watching the two hundred thousand people leave, Yue Yao did not breathe a sigh of relief!

Afterwards, she placed the copper basin used to hold blood on the ground, letting the blood drip down, making a drip-drip sound!

Yes!

Just now, she had been so terrified she dared not make the slightest sound!

She did not even dare to let the sound of dripping blood escape!

Remember, outside were two hundred thousand soldiers!

Even with Zhou Bo and Xia Houying's two thousand men, they were nothing in the face of the two hundred thousand strong army!

Even her own Bridal Gown Divine Technique and Ming Jade Art were likewise insufficient!

Two hundred thousand soldiers were enough to destroy everything.

But... they simply did not come in to check.

"Han Xin... truly lives up to the title of Immortal of War!"

Yue Yao could not help but exclaim in admiration,

On the marching route of Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu and Fan Zeng!

Even if Fan Zeng and Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu racked their brains, they would likely never imagine that Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao, whom they had sought bitterly and were desperate to kill, were right inside the camp they had just passed!

They could never imagine that Han Xin was so bold as to leave only Yue Yao by their side!

If they had known all this, the two would have likely led the two hundred thousand men to charge back immediately!

But in this world, there are no ifs, only results!

The army marched in a mighty procession!

Traveling fifty li.

They finally arrived near the swamp.

Although everyone's momentum had been overwhelming just moments ago!

Yet when truly facing this swamp, everyone could not help but feel panic!

Everyone could not help but feel fear!

Even Fan Zeng was trembling with dread!

Looking at the calm, seemingly endless grassland before them, at this very moment, Fan Zeng could almost see the army ambushing beside the swamp!

There must be an ambush here!

If there is no ambush, I, Fan Zeng, will eat feces!

Fan Zeng thought to himself, but... even knowing there was an ambush, he was incredibly afraid to step into this area.

Yet without any delay, he gave a direct order, commanding the entire army to charge inside!

"Charge!"

"Kill!"

"Cross this area, capture Facing Ying Su alive, behead Li Yuanba, kill Li Cunxiao, and avenge the over one million subjects of the Xiongnu who have died!"

At that moment, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu shouted; he took the lead, leading everyone to charge inside!

And just then, suddenly, ambush forces erupted from all sides!

Crossbow bolts shot towards everyone!

After that, there were even war chariots and battle formations!

And the one leading them was none other than the two mighty generals of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Chu and Lu Bu!

They were incredibly fierce!

These two valiant generals, one wielding a Fangtian Huaji halberd, the other holding a cloak-blade!

Just as the battle began, they beheaded over a dozen men, and the army they led was equally extraordinarily brave!

With fewer than ten thousand men, they engaged the great army and actually made the Xiongnu forces throw away their armor and helmets in flight!

Moreover, they even showed signs of growing bolder with every fight!

Seeing this scene, Fan Zeng was instantly stunned!

They haven't even charged into the swamp yet; how have these ambushers already appeared?

Did Han Xin make a mistake?

Is his mind broken?

Fan Zeng's heart was filled with doubt!

But... looking at the number of these ambushers, Fan Zeng immediately laughed!

"This Han Xin, he fears the Xiongnu great army dares not charge in, so he deliberately stationed ambushers here to create the illusion that charging through the swamp will annihilate the entire army, then lure the whole army into the swamp to be completely wiped out?"

"Hehehehe... indeed a fine stratagem!"

"And I will certainly take the bait!"

"But... Han Xin has underestimated my determination!"

"Regardless of whether you have ambushers here, I will have people charge into the swamp!"

Fan Zeng thought angrily in his heart; along this journey, although he and Han Xin had never met face to face, they had clashed several times.

Yet every time they clashed, he had never gained any advantage from Han Xin; on the contrary, he had repeatedly suffered losses.

Anger burned in his chest, and he secretly vowed that today he must win back a victory!

Thus, he ordered his army to charge and kill, while simultaneously dispatching experts from the Central Plains into the swamp to investigate and open a channel that could be charged straight through the swamp!

Under his orders, all the experts from the Central Plains entered the swamp!

On the Xiongnu army side, under the leadership of Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu, everyone threw themselves into the fight without regard for their own lives!

Xiang Yu charged at the very front!

No matter how divine and brave Lu Bu and Xu Chu were, facing such a huge numerical disparity, and the incredibly fierce Xiang Yu and Chanyu Modu, they could not hold them back.

At this moment, the signs of defeat began to appear!

In fact, Fan Zeng's guess was not wrong!

Previously, Han Xin worried that Fan Zeng would not dare to rashly charge into this swamp, so he ordered Xu Chu and Lu Bu to fight to the death, creating the illusion of a desperate blockade.