Chapter 162 Victory and return to the army

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 162 Victory and return to the army

"Have you found the Sun Chaser King?"

Zhang Yue was slightly anxious in his words.

"not yet!"

"Now only the body of King Dongqemi has been found!"

"Damn it!"

Zhang Yue cursed secretly. At this time, he already understood that this raid was successful, but it also failed.

If King Sun Zhu doesn't die, he will soon face the fiercest counterattack of the Huns.

"How are the soldiers doing?"

Zhang Yue asked Geng Shu and Wu Tong.

The two looked at each other.

Geng Shu stepped forward and said with a frown, "The morale of the soldiers is still good, but their physical strength has reached the limit and they must rest immediately."

Zhang Yue was pacing with his hands behind his back, but he was calculating and thinking quickly in his mind.

After a long time, he gave the order, "The whole army will rest for half a day and return to the army in the afternoon..."

"promise!"

The ordering soldier agreed and immediately conveyed the order.

Soon there were bursts of cheers from all around.

The soldiers were exhausted from the past few days of marching and last night's raid.

Naturally, I was overjoyed to learn that I could rest for half a day.

But there was no joy on the officers' faces.

It is extremely dangerous to stay behind enemy lines for a long time, not to mention that the Sun Chaser King escaped last night.

…

In a remote grove, the Sun Chaser King and his party were panting heavily in distress.

The Han army's surprise attack last night took everyone by surprise.

Although he was safe now, King Sun Zhu was still frightened when he thought about what happened last night.

If I hadn't had a whim last night, I'm afraid that my head would have become a trophy for Zhang Yue Xiaoer.

It won't be long before his head will be hung in the North Tower of Chang'an by the Han people as a display for the Han people to show off their martial arts.

"Your Majesty, drink some!"

At this time, a guard used his helmet to collect half-helmet horse blood and sent it to him.

The Sun Chaser King didn't mind being dirty, so he grabbed the helmet and started drinking it.

After drinking the horse's blood, he finally felt that his physical strength was slowly recovering.

"bass"

He pulled out the short knife from his waist and then fell to his knees on the ground.

First, he cut off a strand of his hair with a knife.

Then he cut his forehead with a knife.

He swore to the sky, "I swear in the name of the Immortal God that as long as I don't die, I will take Zhang Yue's head to repay today's hatred..."

After swearing the oath, King Sun Zhu stood up with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Let's go back to the royal court!"

The area ruled by King Rizhu belonged to the westernmost part of the Xiongnu.

His royal court is not far from Wusun.

When he returned to the royal court, it was already afternoon.

"If you pass the order, whoever takes the head of Zhang Yue's son will be rewarded with 10,000 cattle and sheep, and will be granted the title of a thousand cavalry commander..."

After arriving at the royal court, King Ri Zhu began to mobilize his troops before he could take a break, preparing to surround and hunt the Han army.

In order to ensure nothing went wrong, he also contacted the little kings on the right side at the same time.

Soon all the tribes in the right southwestern region of the Xiongnu mobilized.

King Otuo, who was far away in Pulei, had also learned about what happened in Dongqiemi.

After some thinking, he felt that this was an excellent opportunity to defeat the Han army in Luntai.

Therefore, regardless of the severe cold weather and the opposition of all his subordinates, he dispatched troops to the country in advance.

…

After half a day's rest and recuperation, the Han army in Duixu Valley had restored most of its combat effectiveness.

"Kill all the cattle and sheep, burn all the tents..."

"Anyone higher than the wheel will be killed..."

Zhang Yue issued a cruel order.

"Junhou..."

Wu Tong couldn't bear it and stopped talking!

Zhang Yue ignored him.

Instead, Zhao Yi stepped forward and patted Wu Tong on the shoulder.

"Your Majesty is right. If we let these people go, within half a day, they will pounce on us like evil wolves and bite us to death..."

Wu Tong sighed, "How could I not understand this... I hope the war can end as soon as possible!"

Zhao Yi patted his shoulder again, "When you kill all the Huns, the war should be over!"

Zhang Yue sighed when he heard this, thinking silently in his heart

"China has lasted for five thousand years, and the time without large-scale wars has only been less than two hundred years... As long as humans still have desires and conflicts of interests, this war will never stop..."

He couldn't help but look up at the white clouds in the sky.

"Since the war cannot be avoided or ended, let Zhuxia become the strongest. Instead of letting the enemy bring war to Zhuxia, it is better to let Zhuxia bring war to Zhuyi..."

At this time, he couldn't help but think of the Tang and Song Dynasties in later generations.

In the early Tang Dynasty, wars were brought against barbarians. As a result, the more wars there were, the stronger the country became.

The Song Dynasty was just the opposite. The peace-loving Song Dynasty always waited for enemies to come.

As a result, it became the dynasty with the most uprisings in history, and it became the first dynasty to be completely destroyed by foreigners.

Zhang Yue gave an order, and the sound of fire and cries echoed throughout Duixu Valley again.

Zhang Yue's face was firm and unmoved.

Half an hour later, the Han army embarked on its return journey with about 7,000 captured war horses and other important supplies.

Soon after the Han army left, King Xiqiemi returned to his base with the remaining troops and horses.

Looking at the scene in front of him, he fell into deep thought.

"Your Highness, what should we do?"

A hundred horsemen came forward and asked.

King Xiqimi looked at the direction in which the Han army was going, and then at the scene in front of him.

Finally, the order was given, "Take the living people and return home!"

After experiencing the brutal battle last night, King Xiqiemi decided not to get involved in the Han-Hungarian war.

“But what should we do if the Huns pursue us?”

The right general of King Xiqimi asked worriedly.

King Xiqimi looked at the wilderness in the distance and smiled, "I, King Xiqimi, belong to the Xingguo Kingdom. As long as there are water and grass, I can survive..."

After saying this, King Xiqiemi did not wait for his subordinates, and rode forward on his own.

That day, King Zhu found out that King Xiqimi had dared to disobey orders and was preparing to punish them.

The entire Xiqiemi Kingdom has actually moved westward.

…

When Zhang Yue led his army to retreat to a place called Eagle's Nest Valley.
To be continued...