The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 528 Huns
Ke Bineng turned around suddenly, his eagle eyes darting at the person who was speaking: "A surprise attack? Murong Ke's 50,000-man army was annihilated by Zhao Yun's 5,000-man cavalry, and not a single soldier was left alive. You call this a surprise attack?"

The tent was suddenly silent. The old chieftain Tufa Shuji stood up shakily and knocked the ground with his bone staff: "Chanyu, the Han Chinese have a saying called 'killing a chicken to scare the monkey'. The Central Plains clearly wants to use the Murong tribe to establish their authority!"

"Report——!"

Suddenly, there was the sound of hurried horse hooves outside the tent. The guard rushed in and knelt on one knee: "Report to the Chanyu, the Tang army general Wei Yan is leading 20,000 elite cavalry and is approaching the tent!"

"Good job Qin Shou!" Ke Bineng laughed in anger, kicked over the table, and shouted: "Order all tribes to gather all the soldiers! This Khan wants to meet these ignorant Han people in person!"

Three days later, at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain.

Wei Yan was wearing black armor and a red robe, holding a sword. Behind him, 20,000 Bingzhou cavalry stood in a forest, their flags rustling in the north wind. Suddenly, smoke and dust rose from the horizon, and Kebi Neng led 100,000 Xianbei cavalry to surge in like a tide.

"Wei Yan!" Ke Bineng pointed his golden sword and shouted loudly: "Today I will let you see the real grassland army!"

"My men, let these barbarians remember who is the king of the earth!"

Wei Yan sneered, and his sword swept through the air, the sound echoing across the grassland.

Two torrents of steel collided with a bang. Wei Yan was like an unmanned place, and blood surged wherever his sword passed. Just as the killing was in full swing, a huge cloud of dust suddenly rose from the northeast corner. Zhao Yun actually led 5,000 light cavalry to come around, and his silver spear and white horse went straight into the center of the Xianbei army!
"Zhao Zilong of Changshan is here! Can you accept my death?"

The Xianbei army was thrown into chaos. Kebi Neng hurriedly dispatched troops to intercept them, but Wei Yan seized the opportunity and chopped off his wolf-head gold helmet with his sword. When the sun set, the Xianbei army retreated 30 miles, with corpses strewn all along the way.

That night, the Tang army camp.

When Zhao Yun took off his armor, his personal soldiers exclaimed: "Behind the general!"

It turned out that during the daytime melee, three wolf-tooth arrows were deeply embedded in the gaps of the armor. When the military doctor pulled out the arrows, Zhao Yun remained calm.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard outside the tent, and the guards lifted the curtain and came in: "Report! The remnants of Kebineng are fleeing towards Langjuxu Mountain!"

Wei Yan slammed the table and stood up, sneering: "What a cunning Hu chieftain!"

He turned to look at Zhao Yun who was bandaging his wound and asked, "Zilong, can you still fight?"

Zhao Yun threw the bloody arrowhead to the ground. His silver armor gleamed coldly under the candlelight. He said nonchalantly, "It's just a minor injury. It's nothing to worry about."

"Report--" Another scout rushed into the tent, "We have discovered that 30,000 cavalrymen from the left wing of the Xiongnu are advancing towards our army from the west!"

"Liu Bao? What is he here for?" Wei Yan asked with a frown.

The current Huns are different from the Huns of the previous dynasty. The former great enemy of the Central Plains has now surrendered and will even obey the orders of the Central Plains dynasty, follow the army to fight and quell the rebellion.

Liu Bao, the left wing commander of the Xiongnu, was one of them, and he was the main force of the Xiongnu living in Bingzhou.

Of course, Wei Yan looked down on these people. Unexpectedly, the other party actually led the army to come, could it be that they were here to help in the battle!
"General, Liu Bao is outside the camp asking for an audience."

A personal soldier rushed in and spoke loudly.

Wei Yan and Zhao Yun looked at each other and were surprised. They didn't expect Liu Bao to come to see them in person. Did he really surrender to the Tang Dynasty?
In fact, from Qin Shou to the generals, no one trusted these Huns.

"You are quite brave to come here alone." Wei Yan was a little surprised. Zhao Yun nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Liu Bao is always loyal, but His Majesty said that those who are not of our race must have different hearts. This person cannot be trusted. He may not have good intentions when he comes here this time. It is better to meet him first and see what he has to say."

Wei Yan nodded and waved, "Let him in!"

Soon, heavy footsteps were heard outside the tent. A burly Xiongnu man wearing a wolfskin cloak strode in. It was Liu Bao, the commander of the left wing. His eyes were like lightning, scanning the people in the tent, and finally stopped at Wei Yan. He immediately saluted and said, "Liu Bao greets the general."

Wei Yan said coldly: "General Liu, what are you doing here so late at night?"

Liu Bao grinned, revealing his white teeth, and said, "I heard that Your Majesty wants to conquer the grasslands. My army is willing to obey Your Majesty's order and follow the army. Today, I heard that the general defeated the Xianbei, so I came to congratulate him. My 30,000 Xiongnu cavalry are already 30 miles away. I am willing to lend a helping hand to the general to defeat Kebineng together!"

Wei Yan and Zhao Yun exchanged a glance, becoming even more alert. Zhao Yun said calmly, "I appreciate your kindness, General Liu. But our army has already won a great victory, so you don't need to worry about it."

Liu Bao's eyes flashed with a sinister look, and then he smiled and said, "General Zhao is wrong. Although Ke Bineng was defeated, his remnants still number tens of thousands. If we let them escape into the Wolf Mountain, they will become a disaster in the future."

Wei Yan narrowed his eyes: "Oh? Then what do you think, Commander Liu?"

Liu Bao stepped forward and lowered his voice and said, "We Xiongnu are familiar with the terrain of Mobei. We are willing to be the vanguard and attack Huanglong directly!"

"Does General Hao Zhao know about this?" Wei Yan asked.

"Of course, we have to ask General Hao Zhao first. General Hao Zhao has already issued the order." Liu Bao said quickly: "If there is no order from General Hao Zhao, we would not dare to send troops."

Wei Yan frowned slightly when he heard this and tapped the table with his fingers: "Where is General Hao Zhao's military order?"

Liu Bao took out a document from his bosom and presented it with both hands: "Please have a look, General."

Zhao Yun took the document and checked it with Wei Yan. They saw that it was indeed stamped with Hao Zhao's seal, ordering the left wing of the Xiongnu to assist Wei Yan in pursuing the remnants of the Xianbei.

Wei Yan pondered for a moment, then suddenly sneered, "General Liu, your troops have been stationed in Bingzhou for many years, why are you so familiar with the terrain of Mobei?"

Liu Bao's expression remained unchanged. He cupped his hands and said, "General, you may not know that although my tribe has lived in Bingzhou for a long time, we go north to hunt every year and know the terrain north of Yinshan very well."

"Since we have General Hao Zhao's order, your unit can be the vanguard. According to His Majesty's rules, your unit can get half of all the spoils, and the other half will be turned over to the national treasury. General, do you have any objection?" Wei Yan chuckled.

"Follow the general's order."

Liu Bao was overjoyed.

"In that case, General, you can go down and prepare."

Wei Yan was not polite and personally sent Liu Bao out.

"General, this Liu Bao?" Zhao Yun was a little surprised.

"You mean why I let him be the vanguard?" Wei Yan took out the warrant with a smile, handed it to Zhao Yun and said, "This is the order of His Majesty. Our dynasty is different from the previous dynasty. If Hao Bodao was in the previous dynasty, he would have the right to recruit the Xiongnu troops, but in our Tang Dynasty, who dares to mobilize troops without His Majesty's order?"

After hearing this, Zhao Yun suddenly understood why Wei Yan, contrary to his usual behavior, agreed to Liu Bao's request to let him serve as the vanguard of the army. It turned out that all this was the will of the Tang Emperor.

(End of this chapter)