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The fierce battle on the battlefield gradually ended, and teams of Xiongnu soldiers were dejected by the Han cavalry and headed west. More than 29,000 Xiongnu troops, except for more than 20,000 people who crossed the river to escape and more than 1,000 people who were fled, the remaining 25,000 main forces of the Bingzhou Xiongnu were completely wiped out by the Han army and nearly 20,000 were captured.

At this time, a team of Han cavalry led by Ma Dai came from a distance and rushed to the front of the chief general Zhao Yun. Ma Dai bowed and reported: "Reported to the commander, Liu Bao has been shot and killed by his subordinates."

Zhao Yun thought that Liu Bao had escaped from the north and was depressed. Unexpectedly, Ma Dai told him that Liu Bao had been shot and killed. Zhao Yun was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Who shot and killed?"

Ma Dai turned around and winked. The young military marquis stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, lifted Liu Bao's head high, "Report to the commander, I am lucky enough to shoot Liu Bao."

A soldier took the head. Zhao Yun looked carefully. It was indeed Liu Bao. His heart finally fell. Since Liu Bao died, he could hand over the order to the King of Han. He looked at the Junhou again and saw that he seemed to be a Han man, so he asked with a smile: "What's your name? Any official position?"

"My official name is Yang Ying, and he is currently the Marquis of the Second Cavalry Battalion."

Ma Dai next to him smiled and added: "This person was specially promoted by the King of Han and gave him an arrow."

It turned out to be him

Zhao Yun nodded, and he also heard that the King of Han specially promoted a Han slave. It is said that this man had excellent archery skills and was able to ride and shoot. The King of Han not only promoted him to the Marquis of Military Affairs, but also gave him an arrow.

Zhao Yun smiled approvingly and said, "Although I didn't see you shooting arrows with my own eyes, you did not disappoint the expectations of the King of Han and shot and killed the enemy chief. This is the most useful archery technique."

It is very difficult to get Zhao Yun's praise. Yang Ying said gratefully: "Thank you, the head coach, for your commendation. I will do my best to serve His Highness the King of Han."

At this time, a soldier came over with Liu Bao's war horse. It was a BMW horse that was one in a million, named Feiyundu. He was red all over and had no miscellaneous hair. Zhao Yun gently stroked the war horse and turned around and smiled at Yang Ying, "Since you shot and killed Liu Bao, you will be rewarded with this war horse."

Everyone around him looked envious. Yang Ying's face was flushed and she whispered: "I am humble in my position, and I dare not accept this good horse."

"What do you mean is that I want to be promoted to your official position again?" Zhao Yun smiled slightly.

"There is no such intention to be a job without being humble."

"Since that's the case, why don't you be rewarded with horses and fight horses to help you better serve the King of Han and make more achievements, not to let you enjoy it."

Yang Ying did not dare to refuse anymore, so he had to accept the war horse. Zhao Yun said again: "You will receive rewards and promotions, but this is not my decision. The French military advisor will report to the platform and then reward them together."

"Unclear job"

Zhao Yun patted his shoulder, "Go and hope to see you again next time, you have been promoted to a tooth general."

Yang Ying bowed and flew onto the new war horse excitedly. He bent over and whispered a few words to the war horse, and then activated the war horse. The war horse ran quickly to the distance. Ma Dai looked at him running far away, walked to Zhao Yun and laughed and scolded, "This little guy, he ran away without saying goodbye to me."

Zhao Yun looked at Yang Ying's back as he ran away, but said to Ma Dai solemnly: "The King of Han is aware of people. Since he appreciates his king's arrows, it means that this person must have extraordinary points. I will also reward him with war horses again. This is not only to commend his achievements, but also to win over him. However, we must not be arrogant. I hope that General Ma can strictly control him and cultivate him carefully. In time, he will definitely become a pillar of our Han army."

Ma Dai woke up and immediately bowed and said, "I understand the humble position."

At this time, Pang De rode his horse and held the horse and said, "Report to the commander, the battle has ended. Should we return to Gaonu Beiyi immediately, I am worried that the Xiongnu Chanyu took advantage of our east war and broke out from Luochuan Road."

Zhao Yun nodded, "General Pang's concerns are not wrong, but the military order given to us by the King of Han has always been to wipe out Liu Bao's army, and it has not allowed us to encircle Huchuquan's army. I think if the King of Han does not change the military order, then he has his own arrangements, so we don't have to worry."

As everyone was talking, a team of cavalry rushed to the distance and shouted: "The Han Wang army order has arrived."

Everyone did not expect that the military order would come so promptly, so they hurriedly met with each other, and the sender bowed to Zhao Yun and said, "Report to General Zhao, the King of Han has an emergency military order."

He took the military order scroll from his back and presented it to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun opened the military order, hurriedly looked at it, and smiled at everyone: "It's true that it's not as expected. His Highness the King of Han told us not to worry about the Xiongnu Shanyu army, and ordered us to concentrate on dealing with the Xiongnu in Bingzhou, and be sure to annihilate the Xiongnu on the west bank of the Yellow River."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yun asked the sender again: "Where is His Highness the King of Han now?"

"Report to the general, His Highness of the Han King ordered General Wang Ping and General Wu Ban to lead ten thousand troops north to follow the Xiongnu Shanyu, and he led 20,000 troops to the straight road, as if to Wuting Pass."

Zhao Yun felt a little strange. He felt that Liu Jing didn't care about Huchuquan Army. What's the reason? At this time, Zhao Yun looked up at the heavy snow. He suddenly realized that when the heavy snow came, there was no need to worry about Huchuquan Army anymore.

After Hu Chuquan received the news that Liu Bao's army had crossed the river and advanced westward, he immediately prepared to retreat. Frankly speaking, Hu Chuquan tricked Liu Bao's army into advancing westward at this time, indeed to protect himself. Only Liu Bao's army could lead the main force of the Han army in Gaonu County away and create a chance to retreat.

Of course, Hu Chuquan didn't want Liu Bao's army to be wiped out, but he could not do it if he wanted to reorganize the army and attack Zhao Yunzhi from behind. Liu Jing's army was eyeing him. His military strength was exhausted, his morale was sluggish, and his food and supplies were not maintained. At this time, he could only protect himself, evacuate from the pass as soon as possible, and return to the grassland.

So when the main force of the Han army in Gaonu County went to pursue Liu Bao's army, Hu Chuquan seized this fleeting opportunity and led the Ten Thousand Xiongnu army to rush out of Luochuan Road. In the heavy snow, he ran towards the northwest without stopping.

At this time, Huchuquan was anxious. The first heavy snow this year came early, and the north of the border must have been covered with heavy snow. In this case, it was impossible for him to lead his army back to the grassland. Now he can only rush to Lingzhou, where there is a tribe of Liu Qubei. Only after spending a long winter in Lingzhou can he have the opportunity to go north to the grassland again.

Hu Chuquan looked up at the gray sky. It had been snowing all over the sky for two days and two nights. The snow was all over the person's knees. It was impossible to walk. Only riding a horse can bring a glimmer of life. Their beef and mutton jerky is only enough to maintain the sky. In the sky, they must arrive in Lingzhou.

Under the leadership of Shanyu Huchuquan, this Xiongnu cavalry with ten thousand people went towards Lingzhou with difficulty.

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This heavy snow that arrived early brought great difficulties to all the Huns, especially the Liu Qubei army who was trapped on the straight road.

In order to break through the blockade, they launched fierce attacks on Wuting Pass twice, but were defeated by the Han army with cruel tincture tactics, burned thousands of people to death, and all the siege ladders were also destroyed.

The Huns had no weapons to siege the city, and more importantly, they completely lost their confidence in siege and could only wait on the straight road south of Wuting Pass, waiting for the Shanyu to send reinforcements to rescue them. This was nearly a month.

The food was cut off, and the soldiers could only kill the war horses to satisfy their hunger. A month later, more than half of the war horses had been slaughtered, and the straight road was full of bones and corpses of war horses.

Moreover, they did not carry tents. Tens of thousands of troops only had small tents, all occupied by senior officers above the thousand men. Most of the remaining soldiers and middle- and low-level officers could only curl up beside them. They did not have winter clothes, and most of them were thin. In the bitter cold wind, they could only suffer day by day.

A long month passed, the soldiers were seriously damaged physically and mentally. Many soldiers unfortunately fell ill, and many even died of illness. At this moment, a more severe test came quietly.

Liu Qubei lived in the largest tent, with thick animal skins on the ground, and the tent was biting cold. His guards went to the hillside to dig some tree roots and shrubs to keep him warm. Liu Qubei didn't want to leave the tent, so he locked himself in the tent all day long to drink and relieve his boredom.

Of course, he didn't have to eat horse meat, and the food was impossible to be completely cut off. There were only a few sheep and twenty cows left, which was not enough for tens of thousands of troops to have a meal, so he could only serve a few senior officials such as Liu Qubei.

In the middle of the night, Liu Qubei was suddenly pushed from his sleep by the guards. He asked in a daze: "What's the matter?"

"Master, no, no, it's okay." The guard stuttered, his face full of nervousness, but he couldn't speak, and pointed his finger outside.

Liu Qubei suddenly stood up, pulled out the battle knife, and walked out of the tent. He thought an enemy was coming, but unexpectedly, he lifted the curtain and was stunned. He saw heavy snow falling from the night sky.

"When is it now?" Liu Qubei asked nervously.

“Not yet for the first update.”

Liu Qubei only felt two trembling waves. The moment he was most afraid of finally came. Heavy snow fell from the sky, but they were trapped on the straight road. Is the sky going to stop him? Liu Qubei from here?

Liu Qubei had cursed Hu Chuquan countless times. Although he wanted to curse Hu Chuquan again at this time, he refused to fight to save them, but he could no longer curse. After standing for a while, he sighed and turned back to the tent.
Chapter completed!