Chapter 68

Liu Bei nodded and said in a low voice,

"Also, drink less and take care of your health! When I return, I'll pick out a few beautiful white-skinned, yellow-haired girls for you—um, to teach you the Xiongnu and Western Regions languages."

At that time, there were many mixed-race white people among the Xiongnu, and the Jie people, who were a slave tribe of the Xiongnu, basically came from Western and Central Asia.

Guo Jia's eyes lit up; trying something fresh would be fine. He cupped his hands and said,

"My lord, the Xiongnu are our enemies; I do indeed need to learn their language. Thank you, my lord!"

Bai Yuekui and Hua Hua Mulan rolled their eyes; these two were truly birds of a feather!

There was also much discussion in the livestream.

"The big-eared thief is too bad, actually treating the Hu Ren as a place to loot horses and girls!"

"Guo Jia's eyes lit up when he heard he could learn foreign languages; these two are a perfect match!"

"Big-eared thief, give me back Lady Zou!"

"The big-eared thief is getting cocky; with so few troops, he's actually splitting them up!"

Xiongnu Royal Court, Meiji County, Xihe Commandery,

Huchuquan was furious.

"That big-eared thief is truly bold! He killed my brother before, and now he dares to attack my royal court with only ten thousand troops!"

Left Worthy Prince Liu Bao cupped his hands—the son of Yufuluo, and the father of Liu Ding Yuan, who would later destroy the Western Jin Dynasty.

"Xiongnu Chanyu, Liu Bei is facing enemies on all sides and has committed the taboo of splitting his forces. This is a great opportunity for us to eliminate him!"

Huchuquan nodded.

"Good! Left Worthy Prince, I appoint you as the vanguard. Lead your thirty thousand troops to attack Liu Bei first; I will follow shortly!"

Liu Bao cursed inwardly; this was purely to exhaust his troops. On the surface, he could only cup his hands.

"Yes, Xiongnu Chanyu. Your subordinate will certainly cut off Liu Bei's head to use as a wine cup."

Liu Bao thought to himself: If I defeat Liu Bei, this world-renowned hero, seizing the position of Xiongnu Chanyu later will be too easy!

Five days later,

Liu Bao gazed at the Liu army opposite him.

"A mere ten thousand men, including four thousand infantry, and they dare to fight head-on? Is Liu Bei in such a hurry to die?"

"Huyan, Cuodun, lead your troops to charge!"

"Understood!"

On the wilderness, low-pitched horns blared, and war drums sounded.

Whoosh!

"Kill!"

"Kill all the Han soldiers!"

Two ten-thousand-man Xiongnu cavalry units shouted and charged toward Liu Bei's side.

The earth shook, hooves splashed, and clouds of dust rose!

They had no tight formation, no armor, relying only on their numerical advantage and archery!

Liu Bei looked at the Xiongnu cavalry opposite and turned to look at Jia Kui.

"Liangdao, what do you think of the Xiongnu cavalry?"

Jia Kui cupped his hands.

"My lord, the Xiongnu cavalry look fierce, but they are actually just a swarm. Our army should maintain a steady formation and shoot them with heavy crossbows; they will collapse without being attacked."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Good, Liangdao truly has a sharp eye."

"My lord is too kind."

The livestream barrage also increased.

"The big-eared thief is so calm; he has the air of a great lord!"

"This Jia Kui looks pretty good too."

"There are thirty thousand men on the other side; Liu Bei, don't capsize in the gutter!"

"It's a pity I can't go to the late Han Dynasty; otherwise, taking over Lady Zou, Lady Gan, and Cai Yan would be excellent!"

Gao Shun stared at the Xiongnu cavalry charging toward them. When they reached the range of the crossbows, he waved his command flag.

"Shoot!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two thousand archers and crossbowmen were divided into three batches to fire crossbow bolts forward!

Their movements were skilled, and their speed was fast.

For a time, arrows fell like rain and flew like locusts.

The open space between the two sides seemed to be occupied by arrows.

"Bang!"

A Xiongnu cavalryman was hit by an arrow and fell off his horse!

The second,

The third...

Soon, large swaths of Xiongnu cavalry fell to the ground, trampled to death by the other cavalry behind them!

On the battlefield, besides the whistling sound of the crossbow bolts, there were more sounds of warhorses neighing and the screams of the Xiongnu.

"Quick, they can't shoot many rounds of arrows! Once we get close, they're finished!"

The ten-thousand-man commander roared wildly!

The Xiongnu paid the price of four thousand men and finally got close to Liu Bei's side.

Liu Bei still did not send out Xu Huang's cavalry battalion.

Gao Shun waved his command flag.

"Shields!"

"Clang, clang, clang, clang!"

A row of thick and tall shields was erected!

The Xiongnu cavalry crashed into the shields and fell to the ground; men and horses blocked the way, tripping the cavalry behind them!

"Spears!"

Sharp spears thrust out from the gaps, beginning to kill the Xiongnu!

"High-angle fire!"

The archers and crossbowmen began to fire at a high angle.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The arrows fell in a parabolic arc into the Xiongnu cavalry formation, causing massive casualties!

The Xiongnu also drew their bows and arrows to counterattack.

Unfortunately, they lacked ironware, and their arrowheads could hardly pierce the armor of the Trap Battalion soldiers.

Only the Xiongnu with excellent archery skills caused any damage!

The gap in weapons and armor between the two sides was too large!

It could be said that the battlefield was one-sided; the Xiongnu were being crazily harvested!

Half an hour later,

The Xiongnu's twenty-thousand-man cavalry unit had lost nearly ten thousand, and their morale had plummeted to the extreme.

They were in despair; the four thousand infantry opposite were like mountains that could not be shaken!

Liu Bei waved his hand.

The cavalry battalion led by Xu Huang and Wang Ling flanked from both sides.

Almost instantly, the Xiongnu collapsed, crazily whipping their horses and fleeing toward the rear!

The wilderness was filled with fleeing Xiongnu soldiers.

Liu Bao was stunned; he hadn't expected his twenty thousand men to be so unable to fight!

"Go back! Everyone go back!"

Liu Bao ordered his soldiers to try to drive these routed troops back to fight, but it had no effect; instead, his own pitiful formation was thrown into chaos!

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