Chapter 413 Murderous Wilderness

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 413 Murderous Wilderness

After the death of Zuo Danghu, no Huns dared to stop the Han army.

Looking around, the whole land is full of escaped Huns.

Zhang Yue was not interested in these fleeing Huns cavalry at this time.

In his eyes, there were more important targets, and that was the Huns' herdsmen and slaves.

These talents are the future of the Huns, and these talents are the foundation of the confrontation between the Huns and the Han.

Zhang Yue only sent two partial divisions with about 3,000 cavalry to continue driving away the fleeing Huns cavalry.

Under his leadership, the main force of the Han army went straight to the Xiongnu herdsmen.

Although the Xiongnu herdsmen had already retreated in advance under the leadership of Wei Lu before the two armies started fighting.

However, because the Huns' cavalry was defeated too quickly, and most of these herdsmen were women and children, they had only traveled more than ten miles at this time.

It only took the Han army half an hour to catch up with the retreating Xiongnu herdsmen.

When Wei Lu saw the incoming Han army, he suddenly felt bad.

At this time, he only had less than a thousand guards in his hands.

"Your Majesty, leave quickly...the Han army is catching up!"

Everyone on the left and right shouted eagerly.

Wei Lu looked around, looking at the panicked herdsmen and the white snow around him, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Escape...where else can we escape in the ice and snow..."

"No more escaping... no more escaping... I have lived enough at this old age... Let's go!"

Wei Lu laughed heartily as he spoke.

"If the king doesn't leave, neither will the servants!"

One of the guards shouted.

When Wei Lu heard this, he said angrily, "Why don't you leave and stay here to wait for death... You are my strong hope..."

Driven by Wei Lu, most of the guards chose to flee, and in the end only thirty-two riders stayed with him.

Wei Lu looked at the last thirty-two riders and said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

All thirty-two people said, "I am willing to die with the king!"

Wei Lu laughed and said, "Shan, let the Han people see my courage to rape Hu!"

At this point, he yelled, "Bring me the big paper!"

A personal guard immediately came to him holding King Ding Ling's Dazhu.

At this time, Wei Lu pulled out the long sword from his waist, turned his horse's head, and shouted towards the incoming Han army:

"Qianghu warriors, attack with me!"

"kill!"

Wei Lu took the last thirty-two riders and rushed towards the Han army.

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"Junhou, look!"

Zhang Zhan pointed forward and shouted to Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue raised his eyes and saw a small group of Xiongnu cavalry charging against the Han army.

"Junhou, that is King Ding Ling's big banner!"

Zhang Zhan exclaimed again.

At this time, Zhang Yue also saw clearly the large banner and the Hun general who was rushing at the front.

He looked at the man with a smile, "Zhang Zhan, capture this man for someone!"

"promise"

Zhang Zhan agreed and led a group of cavalry to kill Wei Lu excitedly.

Everyone around him cast envious glances at him.

Everyone has now guessed the identity of that person.

But Wei Lu was a famous king among the Huns, and a traitor whose skin and flesh the former emperor wanted to eat.

The late emperor once said that anyone who can obtain the title of Wei Lü will be granted the title of Marquis of Thousand Households, regardless of life or death.

Zhang Yue looked around and saw everyone's expressions but couldn't guess what they were thinking.

"You have nothing to envy. There are more than 100,000 Huns in front of you, and you are afraid that you will not have any military merit..."

Having said this, Zhang Yue pulled out the sword given by the former emperor and pointed it at the fleeing Huns ahead.

"Attack the entire army and kill all the Xiongnu men...young and old!"

Zhang Yue gave an order, and except for his three hundred personal guards, the rest of the troops excitedly rushed towards the fleeing Huns.

At this time, Zhang Zhan also led his troops to fight in front of Wei Lu.

After a brief battle between the two sides, the Han army annihilated all thirty-two of Wei Lu's cavalry at the cost of four casualties. Wei Lu himself was captured alive by Zhang Zhan.

After Zhang Zhan captured Wei Lu, he did not continue to kill him, but immediately returned to Zhang Yue.

"Are you Wei Lu?"

Zhang Yue asked, looking at Wei Lu who was no different from an ordinary Huns.

Wei Lu straightened his body stubbornly, "This is Wei Lu, and you are Zhang Yue?"

Zhang Yue stared at Wei Lu and asked casually, "Wei Lu, the former emperor treated you and his son well, why did you rebel against the Han?"

Weilu's father was originally a Hu from Changshui. Weilu was deeply Chinese and had a close relationship with Mrs. Li's brother, Li Yannian, the captain of Xielu.

Later, he was recommended by Li Yannian and sent as an envoy to the Huns. Li Yannian's family was executed by the clan. Wei Lu escaped from the Han Dynasty and surrendered to the Huns.

Wei Lu sighed, "That tyrant actually killed the entire eldest brother of the Li family for a trivial matter... I hate that I couldn't avenge my eldest brother..."

Zhang Yue did not know why Li Yannian was executed by the former emperor's family.

However, in his opinion, this was not the real reason why Wei Lu surrendered to the Huns.

But at this time, he was no longer interested in why Wei Lu surrendered to the Huns.

He shook his head and said to Wei Lu:

"Weilur is also a wise man. What do you want to say before you die?"

Wei Lu raised his head and looked at Zhang Yue, "Marquis Yunyang, if you kill me Qiang Hu today, aren't you afraid that the cunning rabbit will die and the lackeys will cook him?"

Wei Lu's words angered Zhang Zhan, and Zhang Zhan kicked Wei Lu to the ground, "How dare you, an old dog, curse my king!"

Wei Lu was kicked by Zhang Zhan until he vomited blood.

He laughed loudly and looked at Zhang Yue again, "Marquis of Yunyang, are you really not afraid of becoming the Marquis of Huaiyin the next day?"

Zhang Yue smiled when he heard this and said, "Weilü'er is indeed a wise man... No wonder the Xiongnu chanyus used you in important ways..."

At this point, Zhang Yue looked at Wei Lu and shook his head, "What a pity...a pity!"

Wei Lu said, "What regrets do you have? Is what I said wrong?"

Zhang Yue shook his head and sighed: "Wei Lü, do you know where you went wrong?"

Wei Lu laughed loudly, "Is someone wrong?"

Zhang Yue said, "I will not destroy the Xiongnu, but I will not let the Xiongnu become bigger!"

Wei Lu looked at Zhang Yue, "Does Marquis Yunyang want to support the bandits in their self-respect?"

Zhang Yue sighed again, and then Zhang Zhan spoke from the side.

"Weilü'er is just a fool, how can he understand a certain king?"

Zhang Yue waved his hand, pointed at the vast grassland and said, "Wei Lu, do you think the Han Dynasty can control this grassland for a long time?"

Wei Lu shook his head and said, "Although the big man is strong, it is a fool's dream to control this grassland for a long time!"

Zhang Yue smiled when he heard this, "Does King Ding Ling understand now?"

Wei Lu looked surprised at first, then looked at Zhang Yue in shock, and finally said with a wry smile:

"I am strong enough to be defeated by you, but it is not a loss at all!"

At this time, Wei Lu had completely understood Zhang Yue's thoughts.

Zhang Yue smiled and looked at Wei Lu, "Does King Ding Ling have anything else to say?"

Wei Lu asked at this time, "The next step for Marquis Yunyang is to make me split the Qianghu into two parts, the East and the West, right?"

Zhang Yue did not answer Wei Lu's question, but looked into the distance.

I don’t know how long it took, but he finally came to his senses and said, “King Ding Ling, it’s time to hit the road!”

Wei Lu nodded, "It's not a loss to die in front of Marquis Yunyang!"
Chapter completed!