Mythical Three Kingdoms

In fact, the southern advance of the Northern Huns this time is different from other eras, as Chanyu Huyan Chu is more composed compared to previous Chanyus.

This time, the Northern Huns have a clear purpose, unlike other periods in history where rage clouded their minds. Huyan Chu knows clearly what every step entails.

That’s why Huyan Chu didn’t lead all the Northern Huns southward, instead, he sent Xubo Cheng ahead to probe, and later dispatched Xubo Cheng and the Luandi Marquis, each leading ten thousand Hun warriors to explore.

For Huyan Chu, returning to the Eastern Prairie is to seek survival for the Huns, not revenge, fundamentally differing from previous generations.

Because of this objective, Huyan Chu is much more cautious than every Chanyu before him; his chess pieces are few, so he calculates each step carefully.

Under such circumstances, when Xubo Cheng returned with five thousand wounded warriors, Huyan Chu’s anger was understandable. His calculations centered around protecting his main force, but Xubo Cheng and the Luandi Marquis lost so many brave Hun warriors.

No matter how furious, as the Chanyu who took over the Northern Huns during the toughest times after the Tianshan battle and led them to grow strong, he knows well that listening to his subordinates’ detailed reports is far more important than indiscriminately eliminating the opponent.

After Xubo Cheng and his subordinate narrated all that happened, Huyan Chu and others like Qiu Linbei fell silent. This battle’s command by Xubo Cheng had no real issues; he just didn’t foresee how dire the situation would be.

”No wonder it’s the Han Court!” Huyan Chu spoke after a moment of silence. Upon reflection, they knew the Han Dynasty was powerful, and now this truth is further proven.

”Qiu Linbei, how many tribes have you recruited?” Huyan Chu shifted from this topic and asked the foremost warrior of the Huns.

”Over four hundred tribes have surrendered to us, some with over ten thousand people, others with only a little over a hundred. In total, there are less than two hundred thousand adult males among these tribes,” Qiu Linbei promptly responded.

”Two hundred thousand? Qui Fu, how about you?” Huyan Chu turned to inquire another general.

”I’ve mainly subdued Fuyu, Wuhuan, and the Xianbei in the Northeast, combining for about two hundred thousand adult males,” Qui Fu pondered and replied.

”I’ve asked you to station infantry and cavalry at the coast of the Liaodong Region and Goguryeo; how have you arranged it?” Huyan Chu turned to ask Chouhun.

”I have stationed three units of infantry and cavalry in the Liaodong Region, two of them with ten thousand troops, primarily Xianbei and Jie Clan soldiers. The other is led by my unit of three thousand Fulan soldiers, commanding twelve thousand elite Jie Clan riders. Goguryeo’s arrangement is similar,” Chouhun answered immediately, having positioned six thousand out of his own force of ten thousand.

Huyan Chu nodded; Chouhun is his most obedient general. Whenever he has orders, Chouhun will execute them to the best of his ability without questioning their reasonableness.

”Recently, have the various War Eagles reported any crucial intelligence?” Huyan Chu looked at Xubo Cheng still kneeling there and slowly turned to inquire a descendant of the Lan Clan.

”Just like before, the Han Court and our frontier have gathered many Han People, and recently besides our War Eagles in the sky, they have a number of War Eagles as well,” the young member of the Lan Clan said, head lowered.

Huyan Chu’s face was dark, ”Humph, how disgraceful that descendants of the Kunlun Deity would betray us, even teaching the Han Court the art of training eagles. Have any War Eagles been lost lately?”

The young man from the Lan Clan produced a map, ”The lost War Eagles were mainly in this area; other locations did not see any losses, so we can’t obtain intelligence about this region.”

”Along this line, what news have the War Eagles noticed?” Huyan Chu traced a line on the map with his hand, expressionless.

”Quite a few scattered Han People,” the Lan Clan member immediately responded.

”Qiu Linbei, the soldiers I commanded you to deploy, strike along this line by the day, and let the Han Court know the power of us Kunlun Deity descendants!” After a brief thought, Huyan Chu commanded Qiu Linbei.

Qiu Linbei nodded, roughly reviewed the East to West line, estimated the troops, and immediately began calculating how to deploy the forces.

With Huyan Chu’s command, all the Northern Barbarians moved quickly, soon Jia Xu received intelligence from various places.

”Isn’t this Northern Huns trying to avoid battle with us, planning to eliminate aristocratic family private soldiers moving north first?” Fa Zheng studied the battle reports from all directions, puzzled that the Northern Huns, once close to their forces, now avoid confrontation, instead move from East to West to annihilate aristocratic family private soldiers.

”But with numerous War Eagles killed, they’ve discovered our army,” Fa Zheng sighed helplessly. As numerous War Eagles are killed in that direction, the enemy calculates the distance and figures out where they are.

”What about our War Eagles?” Jia Xu asked after a while of silence, feeling the situation may not be as Fa Zheng assumed.

”Our War Eagles and theirs were similarly dispatched,” Fa Zheng replied irritably, as there’s no recourse. Neither side is foolish; given the situation, any non-native eagle is killed without mercy.

Neither side appears to have Out-of-Body Level War Eagles, but both possess numerous experts at the Inner Qi Manifestation Rank capable of downing Qi Refining to Gang-level Eagles. However, Qi Refining to Gang Eagles are rare, most have just a bit of Inner Qi.

”They’re being dispatched in this range,” Zhuge Liang raised a map, pointing out the positions, ”recently eliminated aristocratic family private soldiers were in this region.”

While speaking, Zhuge Liang marked the places where various aristocratic family private soldiers were eliminated, from East to West, growing farther from their military camp.

”Looking at the map, it’s clear the Northern Huns are very composed, aiming to weaken our reinforcements first and constantly build up their momentum for a decisive battle against us,” Zhuge Liang analyzed the situation, and Fa Zheng nodded, sharing the same perspective.

”I suggest our forces slightly retreat and bolster defenses since our true reinforcements are arriving soon. We can then utilize the complete force of our army to strike a major blow against the triumphant Northern Huns, shaking their military spirit!” Zhuge Liang suggested confidently, seeing Fa Zheng agree with his plan.

”Boyan, what do you think?” Jia Xu suddenly turned to ask Lu Xun, serving as his aide.