Big man: I am the Champion Marquis!

Chapter 57 Easily

After turning around and running for more than a hundred miles, Huo Xian felt exhausted.

I have never felt comfortable since I started the campaign. I have either been on the march or on the way to the march. I am especially exhausted after I left the frontier.

Let’s not even talk about the past three or four days. We were on a forced march and there were several battles, so we didn’t have a good rest.

It is true that I feel tired, I can’t eat or sleep well, but even though I know I have reached my limit, I still have to persevere.

Zhao Anguo rode over quickly, "My Lord, the old man asked us to rest for an hour."

"What's going on?" Huo Xian asked, "Is the army unable to hold on?"

Zhao Anguo was excited and worried. "The scouts ahead found traces of the Huns. They probably found the baggage."

Huo Xian's eyes lit up and he said, "It's time to rest and wait for the battle to be won!"

"My Lord, the Xiongnu also saw our scouts." Zhao Anguo said helplessly, "Aong had no choice but to ask the army to stop and rest."

Huo Xian understood better after hearing this. Theoretically speaking, if they found the Huns' "city", they would need to launch a surprise attack.

However, the Huns seemed to have discovered the movements of the Han army, and a decisive battle was likely to follow. As for whether the rest now would lead to reinforcements from the Huns, there was no need to worry too much.

Even if the Huns had satellite phones, they couldn't move more than a hundred miles in an instant. So an hour of rest time was very important for the next decisive battle.

Huo Xian did not really rest. The army could rest, but the officers needed to discuss matters.

Huo Xian found Zhao Po Nu and asked, "Uncle Zhao, what's the situation now?"

"We probably found them, but the Xiongnu are also very brave, and the scouts can't get close to them." Zhao Po Nu said, "We don't need to annihilate all the Xiongnu, we just need to take away their food and burn them."

Huo Xian nodded in agreement and said, "As long as we burn their food supplies, their army will be in chaos."

Seeing Huo Xian's approval, Zhao Po Nu continued, "I plan to lead 10,000 people to charge directly into their camp and kill as many as we can. It doesn't matter if they escape, we will hunt them down later!"

It would be best if we could completely wipe out these Huns who are defending, but given the current situation of the army, we should not consider completely annihilating them.

The most important thing is to destroy the Huns' food and supplies and disrupt their logistics.

As for the Huns who escaped, we should wait until they are fleeing north in a panic and then chase them down. The same applies.

There is an important pursuit mission coming up, so it is acceptable to preserve one's own strength.

Scouts kept coming to report the situation, and the news was basically confirmed. Although we didn't see the Huns' camp, we could get some clues from the scouts they kept sending out.

After a brief rest, the army began to move out, heading southeast. Nearly 10,000 troops faced an unknown number of Xiongnu baggage guards.

Suddenly, Huo Xian heard the sound of horse hooves, and he immediately became happy. The Xiongnu cavalry was coming, but there were not many of them.

The Huns probably did not expect that so many Han troops would appear from behind them. When they saw the large number of Han cavalry, they immediately turned around.

"My men, follow me to kill the enemy!" Zhao Po Nu raised his ring-handled sword and pointed it forward, "Don't let them get away!"

Huo Xian was not in a hurry. His subordinates followed the main force and advanced forward slowly.

After chasing for more than 30 miles, the Xiongnu came back again. About 3,000 cavalry rushed from afar, eager to fight the Han army.

"Form a battle array!" Huo Xian urged, "Get ready to meet the enemy!"

The heavy cavalry has been dispatched. Due to the lack of arrows, the light cavalry's traditional horse archery needs to be temporarily put aside and they can just engage in direct combat!

Nearly a hundred heavy cavalrymen slowly walked out of the Han army formation, and their speed gradually increased. The Xiongnu cavalrymen on the opposite side panicked, and shot arrows at the heavy cavalrymen like raindrops!

Huo Xian, who was holding the spear horizontally, groaned and knocked over a Hun cavalryman who was galloping towards him with the tip of the spear. The huge impact force was too much for him to bear.

He drew out his ring-handled sword and a Xiongnu cavalryman passed by him, but the sword in his hand could only produce a few sparks when it hit Huo Xian's armor.

The knife swung by Huo Xian cut through the leather armor of the Xiongnu cavalryman, and Chen Ju and others immediately swung their knives and chopped down the Xiongnu cavalryman.

After just a brief encounter, the heavy cavalry had already broken into the attacking Huns' formation.

The Huns had no idea how to deal with these heavy cavalry that could not break through their defenses. If they fled in panic, they would only be defeated. If they fought head-on, they would not be able to win.

Chen Ju chopped down another Xiongnu cavalryman, "Sir, it will take about thirty breaths!"

In thirty breaths, you can break out of the Hun formation.

"My lord, the Huns are trying to escape!" Liu Mo pointed at the Huns who were turning back halfway through their charge and said, "These people are scared!"

They were definitely afraid, as the number of Han troops exceeded their expectations, especially this team of invulnerable heavy cavalry, which sent the Huns flying wherever they went.

Huo Xian didn't waste any words, "Keep moving forward and kill your way out!"

The Huns, halfway through the charge, quickly turned around. Their horses were faster and were running madly in front.

The Han army was moving at a slower pace and was trying hard to catch up with the fleeing Huns.

One was running in front, and the other was chasing behind. Or it could be said that the one in front was more like leading the way.

"The Hun camp!" Liu Mo became excited. "The Hun camp is just ahead!"

A simple wooden fence, herds of sheep and horses, and about two to three thousand Hun cavalry guarded it.

But when Huo Xian led the heavy cavalry and rushed to the front without avoiding the arrows, the Xiongnu people scattered. It seemed that whether the camp could be defended or not was no longer so important.

The Han army suddenly appeared behind him, and they were not at an advantage in numbers. In addition, the Han army was invulnerable to swords and spears. It was really hard to resist, and psychological collapse happened in an instant.

"Xian'er, this is probably just one of the camps!" Zhao Po Nu came over excitedly, leading his warhorse. "We have enough arrows and food."

Huo Xian nodded and said, "Replace the horses that can be replaced first, and take the others with you, and take them as far as you can."

The war horses here are not horses raised by herdsmen. They are all trained and ready for riding, and have undergone a certain level of training.

"We have enough arrows. Let's attack another camp." Zhao Po Nu said, "This place can only support 10,000 or 20,000 troops at most. The Xiongnu are all fleeing to the north."

"Yes." Huo Xian also understood this logic. "We have enough arrows. Let's just shoot them. Let's change the horses first. Ignore the food and fodder. Let's just burn them!"

The Han army lost no time and replaced most of the war horses, which was more than 5,000 horses. The so-called supply of 10,000 or 20,000 troops did not mean one horse per person, but as a supplement.

There were piles of grass, which were the food for the horses and soldiers of the army of 10,000 or 20,000 people, as well as the classified swords, spears, arrows, and some leather armor.

Take away some of the things that can be carried, and burn all the things that cannot be taken away.

A team of nearly 10,000 people and nearly 15,000 horses continued to advance northward in a mighty manner, which was the direction in which the Huns fled.

The army was getting closer and closer. The remaining camp was on a small hillside. It was still fenced as recommended, with some horses and sheep grazing around it.

"Escape?"

"Escape without fighting?"

The Xiongnu people on the hill suddenly scattered like birds and beasts, running towards the south. The direction was self-evident: it was the direction where the Xiongnu Great Khan was.

Huo Xian was a little dumbfounded, but he probably understood that these Huns had no desire to fight.

Not to mention the insufficient number of people, if you look from afar you would mistakenly think that there are nearly 20,000 Han troops sweeping in. If you don't escape now, you might be surrounded in the next moment!

"Go and capture a few people!" Huo Xian ordered, "Find out if there are any other camps! The rest of you should take this time to rest, feed the horses, replenish arrows, and select the best horses to lead!"

Not only Huo Xian gave such an order, but Zhao Po Nu did the same!
In the messy Xiongnu camp, Huo Xian was very happy and satisfied. This should be the main logistics point for the Xiongnu, but now it has become a trophy of the Han army.

"Xian'er, we have accomplished our goal before the battle even started!" Zhao Po Nu was full of energy and enthusiasm. He was the happiest he had been since the expedition. "The Xiongnu have no other camps. They can fight for five more days at most!"

Huo Xian did not feel any regret at all. "I just want to burn their food storage. The next important thing is to hunt down the Xiongnu. Uncle Zhao, let's divide our forces!"

Now is the time to split up, Huo Xian is going to capture the big shots of the Xiongnu!

(End of this chapter)