Chapter 1651: The Xiongnu Great Chanyu panicked; where is that Living Yama?

Outside Shanglin Commandery.

One hundred and twenty li to the west.

Inside the massive royal tent, candlelight illuminated the tent as if it were daytime.

Helian Cha could not sleep; these past few days he had been tossing and turning every night, unable to fall asleep.

Suddenly, he sat up straight and said with a face full of majesty, "Someone, summon the generals to the royal tent to discuss matters!"

Following Helian Cha's order, the previously empty royal tent was instantly packed with Xiongnu generals, including the Xiongnu Right Worthy King, the Left Gudu Marquis, the Wen Marquis Wang Xin, as well as the Xiongnu Right Great Commandant, Xiongnu Thousand-Household Commanders, and a host of other Xiongnu generals.

For this upcoming great battle, Helian Cha had made almost full preparations, bringing out the greatest sincerity to face the Living Yama.

The Xiongnu Right Worthy King joined forces with him, and the Xiongnu Left Worthy King brought the Left Guli King and his 50,000-strong army to act as horns with him, ready to provide support at any time.

Everything, absolutely everything, was just to behead the Great Qian's Living Yama!

"A month has passed; a full month has passed."

"Why is there not a single bit of news coming from the direction of Shanglin Commandery?"

Helian Cha's pair of cold eyes turned red as he scanned the people in the royal tent and asked.

Once this question was asked, the generals all fell silent.

An elderly Xiongnu man hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "It is rumored that the Living Yama should be training troops in Shanglin Commandery, and the Great Qian's grain and supplies are still being mobilized..."

"This subordinate has always heard that the Great Qian's Living Yama is cautious by nature and will not easily take action without an 80 or 90 percent chance of success; he might be waiting for an opportunity."

Once these words were spoken.

Helian Cha's pair of cold eyes suddenly swept toward this elderly Xiongnu man, and he said aggressively.

"Still training troops? Still waiting? Do you take that Living Yama for a fool, not knowing that I, the Khan, would receive news and formulate countermeasures?"

"This indeed does not conform to common sense... but that Living Yama is too young and lacks experience in leading troops; it is also possible he has not realized this point," the elderly Xiongnu man said awkwardly.

Hearing this, Helian Cha's inner rage grew even stronger.

"Even your pig brain has realized it; could that Living Yama be worse than you? As the Great Qian's number one poisonous strategist, would he not know the principle that speed is the essence of war?"

Helian Cha was in a bad mood and started venting directly.

His eyes flickered, and the more he spoke, the more he felt something was wrong.

Everything was too contrary to common sense.

"Wrong!"

"This is too wrong; the entire Great Qian is too quiet. This doesn't look like the prelude to a great battle where they are about to leave Shanglin Commandery to fight a decisive battle with our army."

Helian Cha felt a sense of foreboding, as if something bad was about to happen.

This feeling made him feel as if he were sitting on pins and needles.

Wang Xin also frowned, feeling very uneasy.

"Great Chanyu, that Living Yama has always been cunning, and it is rumored that the Great Qian Empress has already become the shape of that Living Yama; the two have colluded, acting in concert, having early on joined forces to trap and kill the Great Qian's Prince of Rong, and since then, the Great Qian Empress has also adopted many of the Living Yama's poisonous schemes."

Helian Cha narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on Wang Xin, and asked, "Sir, are you implying..."

"Great Chanyu, is there a possibility that the training of troops in Shanglin Commandery and the mobilization of grain and supplies were just a deceptive tactic to show our army, and the real Living Yama has long since left Great Qian through other border passes?"

Hum!

As Wang Xin's words fell, Helian Cha's pupils suddenly constricted.

These words hit exactly where his worries lay.

There was no other reason; the Living Yama never played by the rules.

The current Shanglin Commandery was too wrong.

The massive royal tent was also in an uproar.

Helian Cha's eyes flickered, and the sense of crisis in his heart reached its peak. ===== CHAPTER 1653 =====