Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 49: Slaughter of Aliens

Danhan Mountain, the Xianbei royal court has arrived!

When the surrounding generals including Huangfu Song, Yan Liang, Zhang Fei, etc. heard this, they all jumped up excitedly.

Their journey was not easy. They fought with the Xianbei people, resulting in many casualties. They even encountered storms, lack of water and other problems, which took away many lives.

However, at this moment, seeing the shadow of Danhan Mountain, they all felt it was worth it.

"The entire army continues to march out, and all scouts are sent out. We must not disturb the Xianbei people!"

Li Hong took a deep breath, suppressed his inner excitement, and said loudly.

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals responded loudly.

Upon learning that the Xianbei royal court was not far ahead, all the soldiers in the army became alert and prepared for battle.

However, soon, Li Hong and a group of Han army generals were speechless.

It's really like trying to catch a mountain and then running to a dead horse.

It was clearly Danhanshan, they had already seen it.

But after running for an hour or two, it seemed that they were standing still.

Because they were close to the Xianbei royal court and there were more tribes around them, Li Hong and his men became more cautious.

They continued to hide during the day and move out at night. Although the distance that could be covered in just one day, it took Li Hong and his men two days to reach the vicinity of Danhan Mountain.

In the evening, the sun began to set.

Li Hong led Li Li, Dian Wei, Huangfu Song, Zang Min, Ji Ling, Zhang Fei and others to climb up a low hill in front of the Xianbei king's court.

The Xianbei royal court came into view of everyone.

The Xianbei royal court is located on a plain at the foot of the Danhan Mountain.

The plains have fresh grass and rivers crisscross in the distance.

The Xianbei royal court covers a vast area, and seems to be divided into classes. The outermost area is a messy thatched house, and further in are neatly organized yurts and tents. Especially in the core area, there are tall and luxurious yurts, each in a courtyard, guarded by Xianbei warriors holding scimitars. It is obvious that this is where the Xianbei bigwigs live.

The Xianbei guide was busy introducing the situation.

The most central area is filled with luxurious yurts, which are the residences of the Xianbei Chanyu, the Twelve Generals of the Xianbei, and many other important tribal leaders of the Xianbei.

The core area was inhabited by the Xianbei Chanyu and his family, the chiefs of the various Xianbei tribes and their hostages and their families, etc.

The Xianbei tribe had a tribal alliance system. Tan Shihuai established the Xianbei and dared to divide the Xianbei into three tribes: Western Xianbei, Central Xianbei and Eastern Xianbei. Naturally, he also had to guard against the three major leaders and the commanders of each tribe.

The three great leaders, the chief commanders of each tribe, and the tribal leaders of important positions all needed to leave their families or hostages in the Xianbei royal court.

In addition to the core area, next is the Xianbei elite area.

The Xianbei people living here are like the aristocratic families and powerful clans of the Han Dynasty, and they all hold a prominent position in Xianbei.

The outermost layer is the huge number of Xianbei people and slaves of various ethnic groups.

Tan Shihuai is the king of the Xianbei tribe, and the most powerful leader that has not appeared in the grassland for decades.

Tan Shihuai established a royal court in Danhan Mountain, plundered the Eastern Han in the south, resisted Dingling in the north, repelled Buyeo in the east, and attacked Wusun in the west, completely occupying the Xiongnu's homeland. He once attacked Wakoku, which was more than 21,000 miles from east to west and more than 10,000 miles from north to south. He repeatedly attacked the "Nine Border Counties" of the Han Dynasty and the vassal states of Liaodong. He refused Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty's "ennoblement and marriage", established three tribes, each with a great leader, and became famous. Every move shocked the tribes on the grassland.

The Xianbei royal court had no shortage of slaves of various ethnic groups. The entire Xianbei royal court had a population of no less than 500,000, of which 200,000 were slaves of various ethnic groups, specifically used to serve the nobles of the Xianbei royal court.

As the sun sets, the herdsmen outside the Xianbei royal court begin to drive herds of cattle, sheep and horses back.

It has to be said that Li Hong, Huangfu Song, Zang Min, Ji Ling, Zhang Fei and others could not help but sigh as they listened to the Xianbei guide's introduction to the Xianbei royal court and looked at the huge and quiet Xianbei royal court.

The Xianbei royal court is truly a shining pearl on the grassland.

"General, the population of the Xianbei royal court is no less than 500,000. According to the grassland people, they can become soldiers on horseback. Our military strength is still not superior. We may need to be cautious in this battle."

After understanding the situation of the Xianbei royal court, Huangfu Song immediately looked at Li Hong and said in a deep voice. Hearing Huangfu Song's words, Ji Ling, Yan Liang and other generals around him also nodded in agreement.

Although they were confident that their army was strong, this was the Xianbei royal court. Not to mention that the other side had hundreds of thousands of people, if they were not careful, they might be entangled and then besieged. For example, there were still many Xianbei tribes near the Xianbei royal court. If the outer Xianbei tribes came to support them, they would be in even greater danger.

After listening to Huangfu Song's reminder, Li Hong realized that he had to be cautious. Now was not the time to get carried away when he arrived at the Xianbei royal court.

"We are in the dark, and they are in the light. Our advantage in this battle lies in surprise attacks, catching the enemy off guard."

"So, I have decided that in this battle, we must still capture the thief and the king first. I will lead a cavalry to attack the core area of ​​the Xianbei royal court and capture the Xianbei Chanyu as well as the Xianbei nobles and high-ranking officials."

"Of course, it is not enough to capture the thief and the king. On the other hand, we cannot let the foreigners gather in large numbers, and we also need to create large-scale chaos. So we need two teams. One team will start a fire to drive away the cattle, sheep, and horses of the foreigners so that they can disrupt the Xianbei royal court. The other team will charge back and forth to disperse all the gathered Xianbei teams."

Li Hong made arrangements for the surprise attack on the Xianbei royal court in a deep voice.

After listening to Li Hong's arrangements, the four veteran generals, Huangfu Song, Zang Min, pondered for a moment and thought that there was absolutely no problem with Li Hong.

Undoubtedly, as long as they could capture the Xianbei Chanyu and the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Xianbei tribe, they would be invincible.

Just think about it, if the situation was reversed, and the foreigners attacked and invaded the Han Dynasty's capital, Luoyang, and captured the Han Emperor Liu Hong and all the civil and military officials, including the aristocratic families of the Han Dynasty in Luoyang, then everything would be a foregone conclusion.

"We are under the full command of the old general!" Huangfu Song, Zang Min and other four veteran generals bowed to Li Hong.

"Okay, let's go back. Let's wait until these foreign races fall into deep sleep at night, and then launch a surprise attack!" Seeing that the generals had no objection, Li Hong took another long look at the Xianbei royal court which had already started singing and dancing under the night sky, and then led the generals back.

Time passed by and the night grew darker.

The Han army led their war horses step by step towards the Xianbei royal court. When they were five miles away from the Xianbei royal court, the entire army stopped advancing.

At this time, under the cover of night, a bonfire scene could still be seen inside the Xianbei royal court.

"Grandfather, after today, my Li family will finally restore the glory of our ancestors, and even become more glorious."

The excited Li Li leaned against Li Hong, unable to conceal his inner joy and excitement, and said to Li Hong.

Upon hearing this, Li Hong glanced at Li Li who was extremely excited.

Li Li fought with him for several months and gained a lot of experience, becoming more calm and steady. He developed his inner energy and became a third-rate general.

However, it is still difficult for him to take on such a big responsibility, and now he is only the commander of his personal guards.

"Elai, when you kill the enemy later, keep an eye on this kid. Don't let the fourth-generation eldest son of our Li family die. He has grown up with great difficulty."

Li Hong ignored Li Li, and instead spoke to Dian Wei who was exuding a fierce aura beside him.

Dian Wei is truly brave. Except for Huang Zhong, he is now the strongest general Li Hong has ever seen. His internal energy is extremely strong, and he is only one step away from reaching the realm of a peerless general.

After Dian Wei entered the Li family, Li Hong gave him the name "E Lai".

Upon hearing this, Dian Wei glanced at Li Li, patted his chest and said with a grin:
"Don't worry, my lord. Li Li's safety is in my hands!"

Li Hong is a martial arts master, even stronger than him. Nominally, Dian Wei is the deputy commander of the personal guards, but in normal fighting, Dian Wei cannot keep up with Li Hong's pace. He can only protect Li Li, the eldest son of the fourth generation of the Li family, as Li Hong requested.

Not to mention, Dian Wei has saved Li Li several times on the battlefield.

Dian Wei was very happy to protect Li Li, as it meant that his extravagance was not in vain.

Li Li saw that Li Hong did not answer the question and instead asked Dian Wei to protect him. Seeing that everyone around him was looking at him with strange smiles, Li Li's face suddenly showed some helplessness and depression.

He also wanted to make a difference, he also wanted to fight bravely, but unfortunately, he couldn't do it. He had no brains to lead the soldiers, and as the commander of Li Hong's personal guards, he couldn't fight. He was in danger so many times and was really a waste.

Seeing Li Li's depressed expression, Li Hong smiled but said nothing. He thought that a blow was always good.

With so much battlefield experience, Li Li’s mentality will be more stable if there are suitable entries in the future.

Li Hong fixed his gaze on the increasingly quiet Xianbei royal court, his eyes filled with a strong desire to fight.

At the foot of Danhan Mountain, horses trampled on the Xianbei royal court!

(End of this chapter)