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Chapter 242 Bloodstained Wolf Dwelling Mountain [22]

"The Fenglangjuxu Mountain sacrifice to Heaven and the Changuyan Mountain sacrifice to Earth were actually done intentionally by Emperor Wu of the Former Han Dynasty."

"This is against etiquette. Even if the Marquis of Champion is bold, he would not act so recklessly."

In the wilderness, while eating freshly roasted wild donkey meat, Tian Feng recounted that famous historical event.

Tian Feng wasn't recounting history without reason; it was mainly because Yan Rou and others had just suggested that Wei Zhe emulate the story of the Marquis of Champion and also perform a "Sealing the Wolf and Dwelling in the Mountain" ceremony. This was the ultimate expression of romance for the sons of the Han dynasty, and no soldier could resist such temptation!
Tian Feng could understand this, but he still had to play the villain and advise Wei Zhe not to act impulsively.

After all, the Fengshan ceremony was a ritual that only the emperor was qualified to perform.

If Wei Zhe were to do this on his own, it would be tantamount to openly declaring himself emperor!

It should be noted that the young emperor is still in Chang'an, so there is no way he could have authorized Wei Zhe to act on his behalf.

If Huo Qubing hadn't been raised by Emperor Wu of Han, he probably wouldn't have been trusted so much.

Under the blue sky and white jade, Tian Feng patiently explained:

"At that time, Langjuxu Mountain was a sacred place for the Xiongnu people. The purpose of the Fengshan ceremony here was to humiliate the Xiongnu people and avenge the humiliation of Baideng Mountain!"

"This place is no longer under Xiongnu control, and the sacred land of the Xianbei is far away in the Great Xianbei Mountains. Even if we were to seal the Wolf-Dwelling Mountain again, the Xianbei probably wouldn't care too much!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhe immediately understood.

Isn't this just like the German Emperor's coronation at Versailles? It's purely Emperor Wu of Han's psychological attack on the Xiongnu.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhe couldn't help but feel even more admiration for Emperor Wu of Han, who was subject to both praise and criticism!

The location of Langjuxu Mountain is actually the Khentii Mountains next to Ulabato, the capital of Mongolia in later times.

Even for the Hu people, this place was undoubtedly deep in the grasslands.

Therefore, after learning that Wei Zhe had actually chased him here, Budugen, who had only been at peace for a few days, finally broke down!

It should be noted that after he had gathered the Xianbei tribes that were nomadic in this area, he had only managed to recover some of his strength with great difficulty.

While drinking mare's milk wine, Budugen was so angry that he smashed the wine cup on the ground, his face flushed red as he cursed:
"These Han dogs are going too far!!!"

The Xianbei nobles and tribal leaders on either side were also so angry that they hurled all sorts of foul language.

In an instant, the entire tent was filled with curses, the previous somber and desolate atmosphere completely gone.

"My lord, let's fight those Han dogs!"

"The men of the grasslands would rather die in battle than suffer such humiliation! My lord, the Batu tribe is willing to be the vanguard!"

"grown ups……"

Even Budugen's elder brother, Fuluohan, was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said:

"We can't escape anymore. Since the Han dogs won't give us a way out, then let's all be buried on the grasslands!"

Seeing everyone's anger, Budugen, who was already burning with rage, finally stopped hesitating.

On the grasslands, there is no custom of "a ruler should not raise an army in anger, nor a general should wage war in resentment." What is common here is the saying, "Even wolves fear an angry lead sheep."

Therefore, once Budugen made up his mind, he immediately gathered all the soldiers he could muster, and even the strong women from various tribes who could ride horses and shoot arrows were not spared.

The Xianbei tribes had no complaints about this, as everyone knew that if they didn't fight now, they would never have another chance to fight.

So the next day, when the sun rose again over the grassland.

Beneath the vast sky, in front of Mount Langjuxu, a grand and magnificent battle was about to begin.

Seeing the approaching Xianbei army and feeling the earth tremble, a glint of excitement flashed in Wei Zhe's eyes. He was tired of the chase game on the grasslands, and he was more than happy that Budugen was willing to fight him.

Upon seeing a woman among the Xianbei army, Yan Rou couldn't help but chuckle:
"It seems the Xianbei are truly desperate this time!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun frowned slightly and said, "A cornered dog will jump over the wall; we must be careful in this battle!"

Indeed, with 30,000 against 70,000, the Han army does seem to be at a disadvantage, regardless of individual soldier quality, armor coverage, or weaponry.

But war isn't like solving a math problem; if having more people meant you could win, there would be no need for war.

Not to mention that after Wei Zhe pulled out his trump card of cavalry's three treasures, the Han army finally made up for its weakness in cavalry.

At least before the Xianbei cavalry popularized the "Three Treasures of Cavalry," the status of Han and non-Han cavalry had already been reversed.

For example, at this moment, with Wei Zhe's order, tens of thousands of Han soldiers also began to charge.

However, unlike the Xianbei army in the distance, the Han army did not form an arrow formation, but instead used a goose-fly formation to meet the enemy.

Yan Rou was positioned on the left, Zhao Yun on the right, and the Han army's two flanks spread out like the wings of a wild goose, while Wei Zhe led four thousand personal cavalry in the center.

In fact, before today, Wei Zhe had not thought of the specific tactics for the decisive battle between the two sides; everything was decided on the spot.

As it turned out, Budugen, having already suffered a great loss at the hands of the Xuanjia Cavalry, had indeed learned from his previous mistake.

Faced with the Xuanjia Cavalry's powerful penetrating ability, the only solution Budugen could think of was to avoid battle.

That is, relying on the strong mobility of the Xianbei light cavalry, they would drag the Xuanjia heavy cavalry out until they were exhausted and unable to charge.

To achieve this, Bu Dugen could not remain stationary like last time, leaving the Han army with a clear target.

This is why he took the lead in this battle and personally charged into the fray.

After all, this move would not only boost their own morale, but also leave the Han army with no way to use their killing moves.

However, Wei Zhe's ability to remain undefeated on the battlefield for ten years was not due to the Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry!
After determining that now was not the time for the Xuanjia Cavalry to make their move, Wei Zhe simply abandoned this trump card.

You must understand that there has never been a perfect unit in this world, and armored cavalry is no exception!

……

"Raise the bow—release!"

On both flanks, with the roars of the squad leaders, the Han cavalrymen launched themselves upwards at an angle.

In the blink of an eye, the rain of arrows fired by the Han army was like a gray fog enveloping the front of the Xianbei army.

Even though some arrows occasionally pierced through the gaps and struck the ground, most of the arrows still landed on the men and horses.

The battlefield is a strange place; sometimes, the hit rate of a volley is even higher than that of individual free fire.

Especially in the current situation of Xianbei cavalry charging, the protection of the cavalry shields is barely better than nothing.

In fact, when the Han cavalry fired in unison, the Xianbei people were also drawing their horn bows to launch them at the maximum range.

Although both sides use bows and arrows as a means of long-range attack, their lethality is completely different.

The most obvious manifestation of this was that the arrow rain fired by the Xianbei was far smaller than the arrow rain fired by the Han army.

Before the battle even began, a large number of Xianbei cavalrymen fell from their horses and were trampled into mincemeat by the cavalry behind them...

(End of this chapter)