Chapter 267

No more tents to stay in!

Eighteen hundred thousand people!

In this battle, a full eighteen hundred thousand died!

Although this was not the battle with the highest Xiongnu death toll, for the Xiongnu soldiers who escaped from that swamp, it was a nightmare-like fight!

Before, they thought they couldn't beat the Qin Army only because of Li Yuanba!

Because of Li Yuanba, they couldn't beat the Qin people!

But what about this battle?

In this battle, two hundred thousand fought against one hundred thousand!

The result: their hundred thousand slaughtered eighteen hundred thousand of the other side!

And even... there were those incredibly exaggerated weapons!

To this day, they still cannot figure out what those weapons are.

Whenever everyone recalls those weapons, even now, they feel a chill of fear.

And not just them; even Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu felt the same!

After pouring fine wine for Wang Wan and toasting with everyone, he spoke of this battle!

It was absurd, it was exaggerated!

Moreover, they analyzed that if not for those weapons, this battle should have been winnable!

"Indeed so!"

"After all, at that time, we were less than two li away!"

"That distance of two li, even if we filled it with soldiers' lives, we could have charged through!"

"But what a pity!"

Fan Zeng spoke while sighing!

He could foresee the peril of this battle!

But the battle he foresaw should have been one where they died eight hundred and we died a thousand!

After both sides fought to the death, each side was left with only a final breath!

And at this critical moment, he, Seeing Xiang Yu, and a large group of Central Plains experts, acting as fresh reinforcements, charged straight in, turning the tide of battle!

Thus, they could defeat Han Xin, and even capture Facing Ying Su alive, capture Li Yuanba alive!

But... what a pity!

After all calculations, they never expected the enemy to possess those indescribable, unexplainable weapons!

"So what now?"

"How is it now?"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu looked at Fan Zeng!

After this battle, he once again regarded Fan Zeng with new respect.

Without the final rescue by Fan Zeng and Seeing Xiang Yu, even if he didn't die, he would have been captured alive by Han Xin!

Therefore, he respected Fan Zeng even more!

But at the same time, he became even more confident!

Now he commands four hundred thousand people, possesses Fan Zeng, and has so many Central Plains experts; how could he not win this battle?

At this moment, he was extremely confident inside!

However, just at this moment, Fan Zeng spoke:

"Retreat!"

"Retreat from the grasslands, attack the Roman Empire in the far north of Jibei! Occupy their lands, plunder their people!"

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"What?"

"Retreat?"

"Retreat from the grasslands?"

"Attack the Roman Empire in the far north of Jibei?"

"Occupy their lands, plunder their people?"

The moment the words left his lips, everyone present was stunned!

Everyone looked at Fan Zeng with faces full of shock and incredulity.

Especially the soldiers under Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu and the generals; they looked at Fan Zeng with overflowing anger!

Previously, when there were only two hundred thousand people in total, Fan Zeng was the aggressive faction, always offering strategies on how to defeat Han Xin!

To defeat Han Xin, he even employed all kinds of schemes and tricks!

But now, the Xiongnu have the four hundred thousand strong army of Left Wise King Wang Wan joining them, plus countless Central Plains experts assisting, truly powerful in troops and horses!

Yet at this moment, he speaks of retreat?

"What do you mean!"

The crowd of Xiongnu soldiers was furious to the extreme!

Those Xiongnu generals also looked at Fan Zeng with anger.

Even those Central Plains experts who had just developed some goodwill toward Fan Zeng were also angry!

Goodwill?

They had developed goodwill toward Fan Zeng?

Yes!

The anger of the Central Plains experts toward Fan Zeng stemmed from his refusal to let anyone build fires to cook or set up camp!

Furthermore, his arrogant behavior made people jealous, leaving their minds extremely unbalanced!

But... after today's battle, everyone's feelings toward Fan Zeng had changed!

Without Fan Zeng, this group of Central Plains experts would have charged into the swamp with Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu; at that time, they would all likely have died!

Without Fan Zeng, the outcome of this battle would inevitably have been total annihilation!

With such great merit backing him, even though he previously forbade everyone from setting up camp or building fires to cook, making them suffer greatly, it now seemed understandable!

But now... at this time when the soldiers are strong and the horses are robust, he has proposed a retreat!

To attack the Roman Empire?

Rage!

The crowd was furious!

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu also stared fixedly at Fan Zeng!

He was equally seething with anger and said viciously, "Give me an explanation!"

Fan Zeng said, "The reason is simple: Li Yuanba cannot be dealt with, Li Cunxiao cannot be dealt with, and those weapons likewise cannot be dealt with!"

"If these cannot be dealt with, no matter how many troops you have, you cannot fight!"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu roared, "Can't we lure Han Xin into this swamp to fight as before? Then, we repeat our old trick and poison Li Yuanba to death!"

He spoke these words aloud!

Upon hearing this, Fan Zeng laughed right then and there:

"Han Xin is not a fool; knowing we are lying in ambush here, how could he possibly come?"

"Moreover, even though we lured him here with thirty thousand men before, that was not a success! 427"

"The reason Li Yuanba was poisoned was entirely because Li Yuanba himself was greedy for merit and advanced recklessly!"

"And such greed for merit and reckless advance is sufficient once; a second time is utterly impossible!"

"And if we do not enter the swamp, can four hundred thousand troops fight Li Yuanba alone?"

"Without entering the swamp, could you successfully poison Li Yuanba?"

"You..."

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu flew into a rage!

The others were equally furious!

Fan Zeng continued:

"So, do not think about it; we cannot fight. Do not say four hundred thousand cannot fight; even if we add another four hundred thousand, we still cannot fight!"

"Before Li Yuanba, the number of troops holds no advantage whatsoever!"