The rapid sound of horse hooves broke the silence of the night.
Tadun led 20,000 cavalry back along the seaside road. Because he was worried that Liucheng would be raided, Tadun didn't rest all the way. He was so exhausted that he couldn't bear it anymore, so he stopped to take a nap, recovered a little and continued on his way.
With such a high-intensity rush, many Wuhuan cavalry could not keep up and fell behind directly.
Tadun did not scold the cavalry harshly, leaving a large number of soldiers behind. He led the cavalry who could persist and rushed back. Even though Tadun's inner legs were scratched, his back was sore, and his whole body was uncomfortable, he still persisted.
Fortunately, hard work paid off, and Tadun hurried all the way to finally return to his Liucheng.
As long as he returns to Liucheng and takes charge, even if Zhao Yun comes with his army, he can organize the Wuhuan people to resist. As long as he is there, the Wuhuan people can unleash a tyrannical fighting force and hold off the enemy until the subsequent cavalry arrives.
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"Faster, faster."
Tadun ordered on his horse.
He continued to move forward, and after about two quarters of an hour, Tadun approached Liucheng, and he could see Liucheng from a distance. But when Tadun looked over, a look of shock suddenly appeared in his eyes, and his heart
Suddenly tightened.
Looking from a distance, the sky in the direction of Liucheng was full of burning fire.
"Quick, go back immediately."
Tadun was nervous all over, and quickly led the cavalry, returning to the vicinity of the king's tent. Where he could see, the Wuhuan people were wailing, the corpses of the Wuhuan people were everywhere on the ground, and the surrounding area was a mess caused by the fire.
Tadun's heart was filled with bad breath, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
This time he fell into Zhao Yun's strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. Even if he reacted midway and rushed back with all his strength, Liucheng was still attacked by surprise.
"Da Shanyu, you are finally back."
An old Wuhuan man came dragging his rickety body.
The elder of the Wuhuan tribe looked sad and said: "Da Shanyu, the royal court was attacked by thousands of Han cavalry, and there were countless casualties. The fires burning everywhere caused countless Wuhuan tribesmen to be buried in the sea of fire, and many people were killed and many others were injured.
.A lot of livestock were killed and injured as a result of the fire.”
Tadun clenched his fists, feeling depressed inside.
In the past few years, Tadun had monopolized power in Wuhuan, and with the decline of the Han Dynasty, Wuhuan continued to raid south, stealing many women and food, and he lived a good life.
This time, the royal court was breached.
The loss is too big!
It was even more embarrassing.
The clan elder suddenly thought of something and said: "Da Shanyu, the bodies of our clansmen were placed together by the Han people. I don't know the specific word, but I know that it is definitely a demonstration by the Han people."
Tadun asked: "Where?"
The clan elder replied: "It's not far from the king's tent."
"lead the way!"
Tadun gave an order.
The clan elder led the way, and Tadun followed immediately. In a short time, he arrived at the place where the corpse was placed.
Tadun didn't know Chinese characters either, so he immediately called for someone who could read. When he heard "The murderer, Changshan Zhao Zilong", Tadun became even more furious.
Too arrogant!
Too arrogant!
This Zhao Zilong is Zhao Yun who has been scheming against Wuhuan. He is simply seeking death.
He is now very sure that Zhao Yun led 4,000 men to attack Wuhuan. However, Zhao Yun should have a very powerful counselor beside him to make suggestions for Zhao Yun, so that he can constantly plot against Wuhuan.
While Tadun felt angry, he also felt a deep sense of frustration.
He wanted to kill Zhao Yun.
However, now he doesn't even know where Zhao Yun is. To find him later, he still needs to keep sending people to find out the information.
Tadun was panicking, and there was endless anger hidden under his rough face. But in front of the Wuhuan people, he couldn't show it, because he wanted to appease people. Tadun looked at the clan elder and ordered: "Go and collect all the people."
Gather the people together, I have something to say."
The clan elder made arrangements.
Wuhuan people came in large numbers.
These Wuhuan people were disheveled, their hair was burnt, and they were in an extremely miserable state. There were also many people who were walking with a limp. In the eyes of each Wuhuan people, there was fear, anger, and even confusion.
They have always massacred the Han people, but this time they were massacred.
Tadun glanced at the state of the Wuhuan people and said loudly: "This time our royal court was broken by the Han Zhao Zilong. The fire was burning, and the other party's cavalry was raging. Many of our people died, and many of them were buried in the sea of fire."
"Our sacred royal court has never been broken by anyone. Today it was broken by Zhao Zilong."
"What I want to tell you is that those who died will not die in vain. The blood they shed will not be in vain. This Chanyu will remember today's humiliation. All of you must also remember today's shame."
"Please remember, I will take you south to Youzhou to slaughter the Han people and take revenge. If Zhao Zilong kills one of my tribesmen, I will kill ten, hundreds, thousands of Han people."
"We will never give up until we take revenge."
Tadun clenched his fist, waved it heavily in the air, and shouted loudly: "Revenge, revenge!"
"revenge!"
The Wuhuan people shouted loudly.
Screams one after another echoed in the air. In the depressed atmosphere, many Wuhuan people's eyes shone, wanting to massacre and rob the Han people, and there was excitement and longing in their eyes.
Tadun saw this scene and nodded slightly.
Although Zhao Yunlai made a surprise attack, the Wuhuan people could not defeat them. The Wuhuan people would definitely be able to fight again.
"Woo! Woo!!"
Suddenly, the sound of a horn came from far away.
Tadun's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately looked in the direction of the horn sound, which was coming from the northwest direction of the royal court. He stared into the distance, and suddenly felt the rumble of horse hooves and the tremor of the ground.
In an instant, Tadun understood.
Zhao Yun is here again.
Damn it!
"Defense, immediately form a defensive formation."
Tadun gave the order loudly, and the large number of Wuhuan cavalry he brought back circled around Tadun, completely surrounding Tadun. As an old man on the battlefield, Tadun had fought against the Han Dynasty countless times.
, and also had constant confrontations with Gongsun Zan, and gained rich experience.
He knew one thing very well. His troops had just returned to the royal court and lacked combat effectiveness. If they went out now, they would be crushed. They could only defend and delay.
With a quarter of an hour more, he would have more troops. With half an hour more, he could have gathered enough troops to launch a counterattack.
Tadun is confident enough in defense.
His soldiers are not ordinary soldiers like Lou Ban, Nan Lou, and Su Buyan. The cavalry under his command are all fierce soldiers who are not afraid of death. Although they are exhausted and cannot launch a large-scale counterattack, they can still defend to the death.
Tadun rolled his eyes. If he wanted to keep 'Zhao Yun', he had to attract him. He ordered again: "Bring out the handsome flag of my Lord Wuhuan and stand it beside me to let Zhao Yun know that I am here."
The soldiers immediately set up a big flag.
The big flag was set up and buzzing in the air. It was very conspicuous. You could tell he was squatting here at a glance.
This was intentional on Tadun's part.
As long as Zhao Yun's cavalry is held back and the army comes back, they can launch a counterattack and then kill Zhao Yun to avenge him.
When Tadun finished making arrangements, Lu Xuan came back with Zhao Yun and Xu Chu to kill him.
The three formed a blade and attacked in the direction of Tadun. With the strength of Lu Xuan, Zhao Yun and Xu Chu, it was easy to penetrate Wuhuan's cavalry defense line. In fact, it went very smoothly at the beginning, killing a group of Tadun's cavalry in succession.
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However, Tadun had high prestige and was rigorous in running the army. Under Tadun's command, the Wuhuan cavalry surged up fearlessly, causing Lu Xuan to kill one group, and then another group came, dragging Lu Xuan back.
Xuan's attack.
The key is that there are Wuhuan's cavalry coming back and gradually encircling them, intending to surround Lu Xuan's cavalry.
Lu Xuan continued to kill for a while, but was unable to kill Tadun. When he saw the Wuhuan cavalry gathered, he immediately shouted: "Zilong, let's change direction and go around the royal court where Wuhuan is raging, and kill the scattered Wuhuan cavalry."
People, kill them back and forth a few times and then leave."
"As you command!"
Zhao Yun answered loudly.
The two men immediately adjusted their direction, evacuated the area where Tadun was, and attacked the Wuhuan cavalry who had returned from the surrounding area. These Wuhuan cavalry who had just returned were exhausted and unable to actually fight, and needed time to delay.
Lu Xuan and his men suddenly came to kill, and many people could not resist and were killed directly. Lu Xuan and his men rushed to kill, constantly interspersed with raids, so that the Wuhuan people who died under the command of Lu Xuan, Zhao Yun and Xu Chu were also more and more
more.
Tadun saw this in his eyes and became furious.
Damn it!
‘Zhao Yun’ didn’t fall into the trap.
Tadun had no choice, he couldn't fight out directly. Once he attacked now and the army dispersed, and his surroundings were exposed, he would be easily killed, so Tadun could only wait.
Time passed little by little, and a quarter of an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Tadun was extremely anxious because more and more Wuhuan soldiers were being slaughtered.
Tadun looked around. Although the current strength and combat effectiveness were not enough, they were able to fight. Tadun no longer delayed and ordered: "Attack, attack with all strength."
"Withdraw troops, withdraw troops at full speed."
Lu Xuan also gave the order decisively at the same time.
Lu Xuan's side was fast, and the royal court was in a mess, so Lu Xuan easily withdrew from Tadun's offensive range.
Tadun's soldiers were fighting in the royal court, and they could barely hold on. However, they were forced to make a long-distance pursuit of Lu Xuan's cavalry, because they were exhausted and lacked horses. They could only watch Lu Xuan and his cavalry quickly fly away.
When Tadun saw this scene, his heart was filled with panic.
So cunning.
Zhao Yun is too cunning.
Tadun turned around and looked around. He saw countless Wuhuan people being killed, saw the tents everywhere turned into ashes, and saw the fire burning everywhere. He could no longer control his heart, his throat felt sweet, and blood surged up.
Come up.
puff!
Tadun spat out a mouthful of blood.
The whole person was depressed and extremely miserable.
Tadun looked at the direction in which Lu Xuan's cavalry was retreating, with anger and unwillingness in his eyes, which eventually turned into deep helplessness.
Lu Xuan ignored Tadun's thoughts. After killing him, he felt comfortable and quickly escaped with his men. He did not go to the southeast of Banghai Road, but walked along the northwest of Liucheng, and waited until he was far away from Liucheng.
The royal court then ordered the cavalry under his command to stop and rest.
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Zilong, we raided Tadun once and caught Tadun off guard. This time I feel comfortable."
Zhao Yun had a bright smile on his face and said: "Your Majesty is right, it is really comfortable to beat Tadun once, especially in Tadun's royal court. But now, Tadun's main force is back, and the general recommends taking the original path.
Go back and withdraw your troops."
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "Our four thousand cavalry have been fighting. Although it is mainly a surprise attack, there are only a few casualties. However, with all Tadun's troops back, it is no longer easy to attack and cannot be attacked, so it is time to withdraw.
.Fortunately, Tadun has a mess on his hands, and he will not be able to send troops at will in the short term."
Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise."
"Report!"
Suddenly, a soldier ran over quickly and reported: "Your Majesty, someone arranged by Military Advisor Pang Tong is here."
"Please."
Lu Xuan was in high spirits.
Pang Tong actually sent people to deliver the message, and when he raided Liucheng, he was able to send people to follow his whereabouts, which means that Pang Tong paid attention to this place. Or, the troops led by Pang Tong and Gan Ning had secretly arrived nearby, otherwise it would be impossible to find them.
His whereabouts.
Lu Xuan didn't know what stage the situation in Liaodong had reached. However, if Pang Tong and Gan Ning came with their troops, the situation would be different.