Chapter 268

"Now there is only one path: retreat!"

"And we must retreat as soon as possible!"

"If we do not retreat now, I feel these four hundred thousand people will likely be unable to leave!"

"Because I can already imagine his next deployment: using one hundred thousand men to encircle this swamp!"

"They need not fully encircle us; they will mainly drive nearby cattle and sheep, then use their army to gradually shrink the encirclement!"

"Once he shrinks the encirclement to a certain range, that will be the moment of decisive battle!"

"Those fire-breathing weapons will bombard us in dense swarms!"

"Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao will also rush into Hulun Grassland like madmen to slaughter us!"

"Under Han Xin's military formation, we cannot run, and we cannot fight; at that point, we can only wait to die!"

"So now there is only one path: go!"

"Go immediately!"

"Go around the Great Snow Mountain and exit Jibei!"

"Pass through here to harass the Roman Empire in the north; if we can conquer this nation, we can gain favorable development and thus recuperate and recover!"

"Wait until Li Yuanba dies, wait until Ying Su dies, wait until all these fierce generals of Great Qin are dead, then the Xiongnu can strike back and retake this grassland!"

"Even if we cannot conquer this nation, even through plunder, the Xiongnu people can still live decent lives!"

"Recuperating and recovering is also perfectly possible!"

Fan Zeng spoke.

At this very moment, he had already begun to envision all of this.

The Xiongnu soldiers' individual combat ability is extremely formidable.

Often, one Xiongnu soldier can fight three Central Plains soldiers!

And if paired with the Xiongnu soldiers' warhorses, one Xiongnu soldier fighting ten Central Plains soldiers is no problem!

With such formidable combat power attacking the Roman Empire, it is hard to imagine how they, without the Great Wall, without Li Yuanba, and without cannons, could possibly resist the fierce Xiongnu people!

They could almost easily conquer the Roman Empire!

And after conquering the Roman Empire, the Xiongnu people could recuperate and recover in this land.

Once they become completely powerful, they will return to this land!

Fan Zeng envisioned this again and again; he was very optimistic about his own idea!

However, as soon as he spoke these words, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu's Left Xian Wang Wang Wan flew into a rage:

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"The Xiongnu people will either die in battle or slaughter all the two-legged sheep of the Central Plains; they will absolutely not retreat!"

He spoke in anger.

Even Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu nodded.

This scene left Fan Zeng completely bewildered; he looked at Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu in confusion:

"I remember when Li Yuanba first attacked, you were the first to propose leading all Xiongnu people to migrate; why is that no longer possible now?"

Fan Zeng was very puzzled!

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu roared, "Times change; back then, the Xiongnu people had not died in such numbers, so I could endure and retreat!"

"But Li Yuanba has killed so many of my Xiongnu people; if I do not cut him into ten thousand pieces, how can I face the Xiongnu people?"

"And this battle; in this battle, I led two hundred thousand men in, yet the result is that fewer than twenty thousand returned with me!"

"Look at their eyes; whose eyes do not show bloodshot veins?"

"This battle must be fought!"

"Moreover, we must kill Li Yuanba, or capture Ying Su alive!"

"Otherwise, we will never rest!"

His rage soared to the sky!

And as Fan Zeng listened to his words, he frowned!

In that instant, he suddenly understood Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu!

It was just like a gambler!

When first placing bets, because the stake was small, he could remain rational and knew when to stop!

But as the stake increased more and more, rationality could no longer be preserved!

At this moment, he thought of only one thing!

That was to win back his losses!

And now, only by killing Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao, defeating Han Xin, and capturing Ying Su alive can that be called winning back his losses!

Fan Zeng understood this mindset.

He also understood that a person in this state could not be advised.

To make him see reality, there was only one method!

That was... to let him bet away all his current stake!

Bet until he had nothing left, not even his underpants!

Then naturally, he would no longer think of winning back his losses!

But... this was an army of four hundred thousand after all!

Four hundred thousand people, just to accompany him in a high-stakes gamble?

If they lose the gamble, will all four hundred thousand soldiers die completely?

Fan Zeng thought and pondered endlessly!

At first, he did not feel this was an issue!

Just as Han Xin said, after all, it was only the Xiongnu who died; Fan Zeng cared not a whit!

But... recalling how, since arriving on the grasslands, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu had repeatedly shown him courtesy and repeatedly aided him!

In the end, he could not bear it in his heart!

Moments later, he bowed to Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu and said:

"You wish to kill Li Yuanba and capture Facing Ying Su alive; I can understand that. But as a strategist, I must advise you: this will not work!"

"The only path now is retreat!"

"Only by retreating and preserving strength can one achieve the best strategy!"

"Any struggle is futile!"

"Because... when we began attacking the marshland today, I already told you!"

"Opportunity knocks but once; the moment never returns! That chance is gone, utterly gone!"

"Even if you are unwilling to accept it, you must grit your teeth and acknowledge it! Otherwise, you will lose even more!"

"But if you truly cannot bear to leave like this, then I will offer you one final strategy!"

"If it succeeds, this battle can continue!"

"But if it fails, all Xiongnu must retreat immediately and abandon the grasslands!"

"If you insist on continuing the fight, then I, Fan Zeng, have shown you every possible kindness. Since you refuse to heed my advice, I must depart!"

Having spoken, he bowed deeply to Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu!

This bow was to repay Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu for his courteous treatment over these days!

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Speak!"

Fan Zeng said: "Right now, Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao are both poisoned; they cannot awaken now!"

"But they also cannot be easily found!"

"And under these circumstances, only one person can become the target!"

"Facing Ying Su!"

"Capture Facing Ying Su alive!"

"Now, immediately, dispatch your strongest experts to infiltrate the enemy camp, capture Facing Ying Su alive, and bring him back!"

"Use his life to force Han Xin, Li Yuanba, Li Cunxiao, Wang Jian, and all these others to commit suicide!"

"Only in this way can one battle decide the outcome; otherwise, it is impossible!"

He spoke these words.

And as these words left his lips, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu's eyes instantly brightened!