It was night.
Dark clouds covered the moon.
It was so dark that one could not see his fingers.
The dawn in late autumn was always particularly long.
The cold autumn wind blew.
As the saying goes, "The dark moon kills people, the wind is strong and the fire is burning."
The 50,000 soldiers of Da Zhou were sharpening their swords to attack the cattle and sheep.
The camp not far away … It could not be called a camp.
It was just made up of tens of thousands of tents.
The path between the tents was very narrow.
It was a mess.
There were no camp walls, trenches, or barricades outside.
"General."
"What's going on?"
The Jia Lian deliberately lowered his voice and asked.
Niu Jin looked at the Xiongnu camp in the distance, which was still peaceful.
He explained disdainfully.
Since ancient times.
When the Han people fought, they would definitely set up camp. Even if they did not dig trenches or set up barricades, they would definitely build fences around the camp to resist the enemy's attack.
Xiongnu had never had this habit. They only used fences to encircle the cattle, sheep, and horses. They had always mocked the Han people's camp as a sheep pen.
The Han people were timid and incompetent.
They wanted to live in a sheep pen.
Xiongnu, on the other hand, was a wolf on the grassland. They disdained to live in a sheep pen.
As long as there was a tent.
It was a camp.
It was where they rested.
The movement of 50,000 cavalrymen was too big.
Five miles away from Xiongnu.
Niu Jin ordered the entire army to dismount. They wrapped the horses' hooves in thick cloth and quietly approached Xiongnu.
Looking at Xiongnu's densely packed tents and dark bonfires, Niu Jin's face revealed a ferocious smile.
The Jia Lian excitedly mounted his horse. His eyes were bright, but there was a strange calmness and fierceness. He leaned over and waited for orders.
Niu Jin had been stationed at the border when he was young. He had seen wolves go out to hunt in groups. He had also personally experienced being surrounded by hungry wolves.
He only felt that the Jia Lian's expression was very similar to that of a wolf cub participating in a hunt for the first time, excited but with a natural hunter's coldness.
He turned his head and stared at the Xiongnu camp in the distance with bright eyes. His thick lips and big mouth opened into a bloody smile.
Niu Jin shouted, "Xiongnu thief is right in front of us!
All troops, charge with me!
Kill every last one of them!
Kill!
"
[Kill!!!
The 50,000 cavalrymen brandished their weapons and charged towards Xiongnu's camp.
Without the protection of fences, Xiongnu's camp was like a flock of sheep without the protection of their owner. They had no power to resist when a pack of ferocious wolves rushed in and ate their fill.
The Jia Lian raised his arms and shouted, "Brothers!
Follow me!!
He took the lead, and 200 cavalrymen followed closely behind him, madly charging forward without regard for their lives.
He brandished his Huolong Lequan and stabbed to death several Xiongnu cavalrymen who were in charge of sentry duty. The Huolong Lequan in his hand flew up and down, staining his battle robe with drops of blood. His dark armor blended into the night, and the tail of his hair fluttered in the wind. Anyone who saw him would raise their thumbs and praise him for being a heroic young general.
But to those Xiongnu soldiers who were stunned by the surprise attack of Da Zhou's cavalrymen, this Zhou general was simply like a devil.
Ran Feng followed closely behind his marquis. When he saw the blood, it was as if he saw a naked beauty. He was so excited that he shouted again and again.
The 12 zhang long Fang Tian halberd was mixed with a dark glow of black zhenqi. It was unstoppable, and in an instant, it chopped off the heads of several Xiongnu soldiers.
On the other hand, the Chi Cang's halberd was more magnificent. It was infused with zhenqi into the sword, and with a flash of green sword light, the Xiongnu soldiers died without knowing why.
"Enemy attack!
Enemy attack!!
"
"It's the Zhou cavalry!
Quickly grab your weapons!!
"
"Where's the horse?
Where's my horse?
"
The attack happened too suddenly, and the Xiongnu soldiers didn't even have time to react. Many Xiongnu soldiers didn't even realize that danger had arrived, and were still sleeping soundly in their tents.
Gao Aduo, who was sleeping soundly, heard the sounds of fighting. He quickly got up, grabbed his mace, and rushed out of the tent.
At this time, the Xiongnu camp was filled with flames and shouts of fighting. Many Xiongnu warhorses were fleeing in all directions. Countless Xiongnu soldiers looked at the Zhou dynasty cavalry in confusion. Some Xiongnu soldiers were even frightened by the sudden attack and fled in all directions.
His army was the elite of Xiongnu. They should be calm and collected in the face of danger, but they were all like this. In anger, Gao Aduo swung his spiked mace, which was covered with many sharp iron nails, at the head of a fleeing Xiongnu soldier. The soldier's head was smashed into pieces.
"Go back!
Kill the Zhou people for me!
"
Gao Aduo ordered loudly.
With him in charge, the initial panic of the Xiongnu soldiers slowly subsided, and they calmed down.
The advantage of cavalry was their mobility and charging power. Once their speed increased, cavalry was the nightmare of infantry.
Even the Xiongnu cavalry without their warhorses would suffer under the charge of mounted cavalry.
"Idiots!
A bunch of idiots!
Get on your horses!
Quickly get on your horses! "
After smashing the heads of two more Great Zhou cavalrymen, Gao Ahduo roared in exasperation at their failure to meet her expectations.
Without Gao Aduo's order, many Xiongnu soldiers who had just come out of their tents saw the chaotic situation outside and automatically found their closest companions – warhorses. They gathered in groups of three to five and formed a formation to counterattack the Zhou dynasty cavalry.
The Jia Lian rushed forward with his legs and rushed to the side of a Xiongnu cavalryman who had just gotten on his horse.
The Soul Severing Stab pierced the throat of the Xiongnu cavalryman in the blink of an eye, killing him in one strike.
Seeing that the Xiongnu cavalrymen had begun to gather and stabilize their formation, the Jia Lian raised his Huolong Lequan. "Brothers!
We are invincible!!
"
"We are invincible!!!"
The Da Zhou cavalrymen behind him roared in unison.
Upon closer inspection, there were more than two hundred soldiers behind the Jia Lian. There were at least two to three thousand people.
Because the Jia Lian was valiant and powerful, he charged left and right on the battlefield, causing the other troops to unconsciously follow behind him.
On the battlefield, the commander's ability was everyone's spiritual support.
The other Xiongnu troops who had gathered naturally also noticed the thousands of Zhou cavalrymen who were full of morale.
A Xiongnu man dressed in Xiongnu's captain attire shouted: "I am the captain under Great Xiongnu's King Zuo Guli, Ali Gun. Zhou people, report your name!"
Xiongnu valued warriors the most. Although the Jia Lian had killed many of their people, it did not affect their respect for the Jia Lian.
"I am the Marquis of Da Zhou, Jia Lian!
Who dares to fight to the death with me!! "
The Jia Lian proudly said.
"Hmph!
Let grandpa teach you a lesson, you little brat! "
Ali Gun was furious and raised his saber to attack.
Xiongnu people respected the strong, and their status was determined by their martial strength.
To be able to sit in the position of captain, Ali Gun was not a kind person.
His lightning-fast saber was blocked by the Jia Lian with the handle of his spear, and the two crossed paths.
The Jia Lian's arm trembled slightly, and he thought: "This Xiongnu person's strength is not bad."
He did not even remember Ali Gun's name.
Ali Gun's strength was ranked in the top three in the tribe, and he thought that his strength could be ranked in the top ten in the world. However, he was almost knocked off his horse by the Jia Lian's counterforce. The saber in his hand was a little unsteady, and his palm was numb. His heart was filled with shock.
"How can the weak Zhou people have such a naturally strong person!?"
He could not believe it.
He had seen many Zhou people. Every once in a while, there would be some Zhou caravans bringing weapons, food, tea, and other things to their tribe to exchange for horses, cattle, and sheep.
Even the Zhou guards in the caravans were not his match, not to mention competing in strength.
Although the Jia Lian was interested in this strong Xiongnu person, he had to be responsible for his brothers.
Once the cavalry stopped, they would lose their biggest advantage and could only be slaughtered.
Therefore, when the Jia Lian reined in his horse and turned around, he planned to kill the Xiongnu captain, and then continue to lead his brothers to charge.
Ben Xiao's light horse hooves sounded again. When the Jia Lian and Ali Gun's horses were about to cross paths again, he suddenly shouted: "Xiongnu thief, die!"
"Roar!"
The roar was like a tiger's roar, and it shook Ali Gun's ears until his eyes turned black. Then, he felt a chill in his throat and fell to the ground with a thud.
It was the Jia Lian who took advantage of his distraction and pierced his throat with his Huolong Lequan, killing the Xiongnu general who had been pardoned for his meritorious service.
"Captain!!
"
"Ali Gun!!
"
Ali Gun's men and the other Xiongnu people who saw this scene could not help but cry out in grief.
"Kill!
Kill this Zhou person and avenge the captain!!! "
After regaining their senses, the Xiongnu cavalry were enraged. They raised their weapons and charged towards the Jia Lian hysterically.
"Ha!
Zhan Ba Fang! "
"The Jia Lian chuckled. His true qi burst forth, and his red Huolong Lequan transformed into a firework, sending those who approached him flying one by one.
"Ah ah …" The wounded Xiongnu soldiers screamed like pigs being slaughtered. Among them, an unlucky Xiongnu soldier was pierced between the eyebrows by the Jia Lian's spear filled with true qi. The red and white matter in his head exploded like a flower.
When have the Xiongnu soldiers ever seen such a brave and fierce general of the Zhou dynasty?
Inexplicably shocked, they dodged the Jia Lian's spear. In an instant, a vacuum appeared in front of the Jia Lian's horse.
"Who dares to fight me to the death!"
The Jia Lian's body was splashed with a lot of blood, but the smell of blood only made him more eager to kill. He circulated his true qi and shouted without any scruples, challenging the Xiongnu people contemptuously.
"Mighty Marquis!
Mighty Marquis!!
"
"Mighty Marquis!
Mighty Marquis!!
"
"Mighty Marquis!
Mighty Marquis!!
"
The several thousand cavalrymen following behind the Jia Lian saw the development of the situation and shouted themselves hoarse. Their morale was greatly boosted.
"Mighty Marquis!!!"
With his blood surging, Ran Feng couldn't help but loosen his grip a bit. But a Xiongnu chiliarch took advantage of this opportunity and chopped down his warhorse.
The warhorse was in pain and threw its master to the ground. The nearby Xiongnu cavalrymen were also displeased with the Zhou people who killed many of their own soldiers. Now that they had an opportunity to take advantage of, they didn't hurry over to add insult to injury!?
At this time, a dozen weapons greeted Ran Feng. No matter how sharp his Fang Tian halberd was, they vowed to leave his life here!!
My life is over!
Ran Feng closed his eyes in despair.
He never thought that he would die before his ambitions were realized. His younger sister in his hometown wanted him to earn a dowry, wanted him to find a good brother-in-law, and wanted him to send her off in a grand wedding!
Just as Ran Feng closed his eyes and waited for his death?
At X's side, a fiery red long spear streaked across like lightning.
Ran Feng only heard the screams of the Xiongnu people around him. His body became light and he was thrown onto an unmanned Xiongnu warhorse by the Jia Lian.
Ran Feng, who was frightened in front of the gates of hell, didn't make a sound. He continued to wave his halberd and cut off the head of a Xiongnu soldier in half. He urged his horse to protect the Jia Lian.
Chi Cang also arrived with his Seven Star Sword. The two of them followed closely behind the Jia Lian and fought in this Xiongnu formation.
The Jia Lian led his troops like a rolling snowball. Almost ten thousand cavalrymen charged left and right. The Xiongnu soldiers, who were barely able to form a formation, were in disarray.
Da Zhou's troops were large. They were harvesting the lives of the Xiongnu soldiers as if they were harvesting straws. Once the Xiongnu soldiers were killed and scattered, they fell into Da Zhou's army. It was difficult to deal with them.
Gao Aduo was protected by more than a hundred loyal and devoted personal guards. He stared closely at the Jia Lian's figure, who was like a hot knife through butter.
He had been on the battlefield for many years. At this time, he could clearly see the situation on the battlefield. He wished he could smash this stinking brat who ruined his plans.
The Jia Lian looked gentle and thin compared to the other burly soldiers. But now, he was more like the incarnation of the God of Death.
Still warm blood stained his battle robe. Even his dark armor was covered in blood and flesh. The long tail on his head was still fluttering in the wind.
The snow-white Ben Xiao with scales on his body had turned into a blood-red warhorse. This was the result of the Xiongnu soldiers' blood.
Da Zhou's military strength and martial prowess shocked the Xiongnu soldiers who were unprepared!
These Zhou people, whom they had always thought were weak and incompetent, were actually so fierce!
Especially that young general who was not even 20 years old!
He was simply like the incarnation of the God of Death!!
In the darkness, as far as the eye could see, there were Zhou people everywhere.
On the other hand, the Xiongnu soldiers beside him had either died in battle or been surrounded and killed by several Zhou soldiers.
His eyes were filled with raging flames. His army's tents and provisions were all burned.
"Run … run!"
With the first Xiongnu soldier retreating, panic began to spread.
"Run!
Run! "
"Run!"
The second and third Xiongnu soldiers retreated.
"Get lost!
All of you get lost!
Don't block my way!
"
A desperate Xiongnu soldier looked at his comrade who blocked his way and raised the butcher's knife in his hand.
So what if you're one of us?
It's better for you to die than me to die!
"Kill!
Kill! "
"Kill!"
"Go to hell!"
"Kill!"
"All of you, get lost!"
"Kill!"
"Don't stop me from going home!"
"Die!"
"Kill!"
With the first Xiongnu soldier's demonstration, the rest of the Xiongnu soldiers raised their weapons and slashed at their comrades.
Riots and massacres officially began in this dark night before dawn. Blood and fire drowned the entire camp.
The Xiongnu soldiers had gone crazy. All of them had gone crazy.
"The … the camp has exploded!"
"The camp has exploded!"
"King Li of the Left Valley, retreat!"
"Let's retreat quickly!"
Gao Aduo's guard captain said in a panic.
After Gao Aduo smashed another Zhou cavalryman to death, her hand that was holding the mace dropped weakly.
"How can this be?"
"How can this be?"
He muttered.
"King Li of the Left Valley!"
Everyone around him asked nervously.
Xiongnu had a strict hierarchy. It was a great honor for them to be King Li of the Left Valley's guard. But if anything happened to Gao Aduo, they and their families would not have a good ending.
Looking at the scene of the Xiongnu army being defeated, Gao Ado's eyes were lifeless as she muttered, "Thirty thousand cavalry … I defeated thirty thousand cavalry … How am I supposed to explain this to the Virtuous Prince of the Right … How am I supposed to face the Virtuous Prince of the Right!
At the end, his voice became louder and louder.
"King Li of the Left Valley!"
Using the words of the Zhou people, there's no need to be afraid of firewood! "
The Head of the Guards persuaded.
"Firewood?
Yes!
I still have firewood to burn! "
At the mention of firewood, Gao Aduo's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of something.
He gathered his strength again. "Charge!
Follow me and break out of the encirclement twenty li away!
We still have firewood!!! "
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
More than a hundred guards protected Gao Aduo and rushed out to the east.
"That big guy … It's him!"
The Jia Lian's sharp eyes saw the whereabouts of Gao Aduo and the others.
"Brothers!
King Li of the Left Valley, Gao Aduo is over there!
Follow me!
Capture Gao Aduo alive!!
"
"Capture Gao Aduo alive!!"
The blood-boiling battle cries made one's blood boil.
Niu Jin, who was fighting at the side … No, it should be said that he was messing around and smashing the Xiongnu people. When he saw Jia Lian leading his men to chase after Gao Ado, he quickly shouted, "Good young man!
Jia Lian!!
Don't chase!!!
"
However, the Jia Lian had already led his people far away. In addition, the battle cries filled the sky. Even if Niu Jin's voice was loud like a bell, his words could not be heard.