Chapter 1713: Crushing the Zhenyue King City, capturing the Heaven-Sacrificing Golden Man!

Zhenyue King City.

"What is that sound?"

"How come I hear the sound of galloping warhorses? Is it my imagination?"

"It's not your imagination, I hear it too. Judging by the scale, it seems quite significant!"

"Could it be that the King has returned after killing that Living Yama? Such incredible speed? Only a few days have passed, and he's already returned in triumph?"

"Doesn't seem like it. The direction of this sound doesn't match the direction the King left in!"

For a moment, as the sound of hooves grew louder and closer, some Xiongnu people inside their tents spoke up in curiosity.

"Making a fuss over nothing. It's just a mere Living Yama. The King could wipe him out with a flick of his finger. Surely the King is already returning with the Living Yama's head. Follow me out to welcome him..."

"Right, let's go out and welcome him together!"

Inside a tent, some Xiongnu youths who greatly admired the Zhenyue King spoke as they walked out.

Their faces were full of smiles, feeling incredibly excited.

However, as soon as they stepped out, the smiles on their faces suddenly stiffened.

In the distance, an endless line of cavalry was charging rapidly toward Zhenyue King City.

They were like a lone boat on the ocean, and that dense mass of cavalry was like a towering, monstrous wave, enveloping and crashing toward them!

Above, a Black Dragon Flag snapped in the wind, hanging high in the air!

For a moment.

These Xiongnu youths were stunned.

A very young boy, about seven or eight years old, spoke up, "Eh!"

"Isn't our King's flag an eagle? Why has it been changed to a dragon?"

"Could the King be planning to set himself up as a new king and replace the Great Chanyu?"

The older Xiongnu youth was trembling all over, staring straight ahead.

Upon hearing this, he slapped the younger Xiongnu youth.

"Screw your mother!"

"The Black Dragon Flag is that Living Yama's flag. This is a damn enemy raid, an enemy raid!"

"Run!"

Having said that, the Xiongnu youth took off running.

Xiongnu soldiers emerged from their tents and were also stunned: "What's going on? We went to encircle and annihilate the Living Yama, and we ended up leading the Living Yama to our own lair?"

"Useless trash!"

In an instant, the entire Zhenyue King City was in chaos.

"Enemy raid!"

"Enemy raid!"

Previously, the orders from the Zhenyue King and the Langya King had spread throughout the eight tribes of Hexi, and they had gone off with great fanfare to encircle and annihilate the Living Yama's army.

Therefore, the massive Zhenyue King City had very little defense to begin with.

In their view, both the Zhenyue King and the Langya King had led their armies out to capture and kill the Living Yama.

The rear was naturally perfectly safe.

Thus, in this battle, Zhenyue King City was caught completely unprepared and forced into a hasty defense.

They never expected that the Living Yama would actually attack from their rear!

Furthermore, the Zhenyue King had only left behind over ten thousand men to guard his lair, but the force Gao Yang brought had nearly twenty thousand elites!

Coupled with the crushing superiority in equipment, the surprise attack, and many other factors, the outcome of this battle was destined!

"Kill!"

In an instant, Zhenyue King City was turned upside down by the slaughter.

The Xiongnu were a nomadic people; they were used to pursuing victories when the wind was in their favor, but once the tide turned, they feared that if they died in battle, their wives, children, and lifelong savings would be inherited by their brothers, so they were quite protective of their lives.

Therefore, this was destined to be a one-sided crushing defeat. Aside from a symbolic resistance, the Xiongnu soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered one after another!

Soon.

Gao Yang led his personal guards and stepped into Zhenyue King City.

He ordered, "Clean up the battlefield quickly!"

"Yes!"

Following Gao Yang's order, the generals under his command led their men to begin the cleanup.

Soon.

Wang Xiao stepped forward and said loudly to Gao Yang.

"Report!"

"Reporting to Minister Gao, our army has crushed Zhenyue King City, beheading 4,080 enemies and capturing 13,213. Additionally, we have seized 50,000 head of cattle and sheep, and 5,000 horses!"

"At the same time, we have captured thirteen Xiongnu Commandants, nine Thousand-Household Chiefs, three Prime Ministers, and furthermore, we have captured eight of the Zhenyue King's wives and women, and fifteen of his descendants!"

Gao Yang raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

This Zhenyue King was quite a bit stronger than the Langya King, though he wasn't referring to the number of soldiers.

However, time was pressing, so Gao Yang just nodded, signaling that he understood.

"Where is the Heaven-Sacrificing Golden Man? Has it been found?"

Gao Yang asked directly.

Wang Xiao smiled excitedly, full of vigor.

"Bring him here!"

"Bring the Heaven-Sacrificing Golden Man up!"

As Wang Xiao's gaze swept over, Gao Yang also looked over.

Soon, a golden figure nine feet five inches tall appeared in his sight, with ancient Xiongnu seal script carved on its back and a Chanyu golden saber piercing its chest.

Dried livestock blood remained on its base, forming black-brown patterns from years of seepage.

It looked somewhat creepy.

"Minister Gao, we have achieved great merit this time!"

"This is the Xiongnu holy relic, and now it has fallen into our army's hands!"

Wang Xiao was full of excitement.

"Such a big golden man?"

Gao Yang was not afraid at all; on the contrary, his eyes flickered as he stepped forward.

Without a word, he took a bite out of it.

The next second.

He frowned deeply and let go.

"Pah!"

"A wasted joy. As I expected, it's gold-plated over a copper core!"

Gao Yang looked disappointed.

He had wanted to order someone to forge a golden man out of copper on the way back to the capital, to pass it off as the real thing and swap it for this small golden man, making a huge profit.

After all, for this kind of thing, the gesture was enough to make the entire court happy.

But he didn't expect it to actually be copper! ===== CHAPTER 1715 =====