Chapter 372 Huo Qubing Fishing for the Huns
The allied forces of all dynasties rushed in like a surging tide, and their majestic momentum seemed to be able to destroy all obstacles in their way.

Liu Bang stood on a high place and looked into the distance, feeling a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.

He shook his head and sighed secretly: “What a pity, such strong and brave soldiers are all wasted, it’s really a case of one incompetent general exhausting thousands of troops!”

Thinking of this, he quickly sent someone to inform several of his generals, and told them to make sure to prepare a comprehensive response plan.

Huo Qubing led tens of thousands of brave and fearless soldiers, like a group of tigers coming down the mountain to look for food, rushing down with the force of thunder.

These soldiers were all full of energy and high morale, with no sign of taking a defensive stance at all.

Maodun Chanyu saw this scene from afar and was slightly stunned.

Several days have passed since Liu Bang and his army were besieged here, during which time the two sides have engaged in countless fierce battles of varying sizes.

However, he had never seen the Han army display such amazing bravery and courage.

For a time, Maodun Chanyu was full of doubts and even began to wonder whether there was some unknown conspiracy hidden in it.

However, after some thought, Maodun Chanyu felt that his worries might be unnecessary.

After all, Liu Bang was occupying an advantageous terrain at that time, which was high up and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The previous failure was due to this reason.

And now the opponent has voluntarily given up his advantage and chosen to go down the mountain to confront him head-on. Isn’t this exactly what he wanted?

Even if the other party really set up some traps or tricks, it would be easy to resolve the crisis with the Huns’ large number of elite cavalry units that came and went like the wind.

If the situation went badly, the Hun army only needed to turn around and retreat, and Liu Bang’s army would not be able to catch up at all.

Thinking of this, Maodun Chanyu’s nervousness suddenly relaxed. He snorted coldly and shouted loudly: “Liu Bang, today I will show you what kind of conspiracy you are playing! Pass on my order and tell all the soldiers that whoever can break through the enemy’s defense line on the mountain first will be rewarded with 200,000 cattle and sheep and a tribe of 10,000 people!”

When the Hun army heard this, they were instantly excited, and the atmosphere suddenly heated up, like a lit powder keg.

For a moment, their morale was as high as a volcanic eruption. Shouts and cheers rose one after another, resounding through the sky. Morale was instantly raised to the peak.

On the opposite side, Huo Qubing seemed to have heard nothing, his face as calm as water, and he led his army slowly and steadily down the mountain.

The distance between the two sides was closing at an alarming speed, and each other’s figures were clearly visible.

Huo Qubing’s eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s, staring closely at the Hun army approaching in front of him.

He shouted loudly: “I am so hungry that I would eat the meat of the barbarians, and I am so thirsty that I would drink the blood of the Xiongnu. Our enemy this time is the Xiongnu, a foreigner. No one should hold back!”

There were wars in various dynasties before.

Many times, they are of the same ethnic group.

Basically, the main purpose is to force the other party to surrender.

When facing foreign enemies, there is no need to have these concerns.

Huo Qubing secretly calculated the positions of both parties and the distance between them in his mind.

An inch longer is an inch stronger; this is an eternal truth on the battlefield.

At this moment, the advantages that Huo Qubing had in his hands were the advanced rifles and the advantageous terrain overlooking the enemy.

Finally, when the Hun army entered the effective range of the rifles, Huo Qubing suddenly roared: “Fire!”

The soldiers, who had been unable to contain themselves, moved upon hearing the sound, quickly raised their guns and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

In an instant, the sound of gunfire resounded throughout the valley, deafening.

Countless bullets whizzed out and poured down like dense raindrops, falling directly into the Hun army.

In just the blink of an eye, the Hun soldiers fell down in large numbers, their blood dyed the ground red, and the tragic scene was horrifying.

Since the Han army had the advantage of higher terrain and longer rifle range, the Huns were unable to launch an effective attack on the Wanchao coalition forces at this moment.

However, the Xiongnu Chanyu Maodun did not seem to be surprised at all by this situation.

After all, the Han Dynasty’s bow and crossbow technology has always been far superior to that of the Huns, both in terms of range and power.

It was not surprising that they were facing such powerful firepower suppression from the Han army.

Looking at his own soldiers who kept falling in front of him, Maodun narrowed his eagle-like sharp eyes slightly, raised his thick black eyebrows slightly, and a hint of doubt appeared on his face.

He murmured to himself, “How strange! Why can’t I see a single arrow in this battle?”

Upon hearing this, the counselor beside him stepped forward and said, “Your Highness, I think our siege of the Han army camp a few days ago was too fierce, and their stored bows and arrows have probably been used up. But looking at the current situation, they seem to have found some kind of substitute to resist our attack, but… this thing looks more lethal than arrows.”

After hearing this, Maodun nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly raised a smile and said loudly: “Haha, it seems that Liu Bang will definitely try his best this time. No problem, pass on my order and let the boys work harder and break through the Han army’s defense line in one go! As long as we can capture Liu Bang alive, we will not hesitate even if the loss is greater!”

“The Great Khan is wise!”

All the generals shouted in unison.

“As long as we can capture Liu Bang, your name will go down in history, and the entire Han Dynasty will be at our mercy and at our mercy!” the counselor echoed with a flattering look on his face.

At the same time, Huo Qubing, who was on the other side of the battlefield, was closely watching the changes in the battle situation.

I saw that some Hun soldiers were hiding behind huge rocks and advancing slowly and cautiously.

Seeing this, Huo Qubing snorted coldly and shouted loudly: “Artillery, listen to my order! Quickly smash all those huge rocks for me!”

Following his order, a loud “boom” suddenly sounded.

In this already noisy and chaotic battlefield, the sudden and huge sound of artillery fire was particularly eye-catching and deafening.

Liu Bang’s eyes were wide open, his mouth slightly open, his face full of astonishment. He had not yet recovered from the shock.

At this moment, his eyes were attracted by a certain place on the battlefield. He saw black smoke suddenly billowing out from around a huge rock there, instantly covering the rock completely.

When the smoke gradually dissipated, a jaw-dropping scene appeared – the huge rock that had originally stood there disappeared without a trace!

I don’t know whether it rolled aside or broke into pieces.

Liu Bang subconsciously stretched out his finger, pointed directly at that place, and asked loudly with a look of disbelief on his face: “This…what on earth is going on? It’s so powerful, what on earth was that just now!”

Emperor Jing of Han, who was standing by, stepped forward and replied respectfully, “Grandpa Emperor, that was the power of our cannons.”

“Cannon? What’s a cannon?”

Liu Bang frowned and asked in confusion.

Emperor Jing of Han quickly explained: “Look, Grandfather Emperor, these are the iron lumps with long iron pipes.”

Liu Bang recalled the scene when Zhu Ming teleported the army. At that time, there were indeed some artillerymen pushing these cannons slowly into the teleportation array.

At that time, Liu Bang had noticed these seemingly heavy iron lumps, but he never imagined that they had such amazing destructive power.

“So that’s it! I didn’t expect these ugly lumps of iron to be so powerful that they can easily break even extremely hard rocks. If we use them to capture cities, wouldn’t it be a piece of cake?” Liu Bang nodded as if he had suddenly realized something, his eyes flashing with excitement.

Emperor Jing of Han smiled and responded, “Grandpa Emperor is right. Nowadays, when the allied forces of the Ten Thousand Dynasties attack cities of other dynasties, they often use cannons to directly bombard the city gates and walls first.

In the past, strong cities that required soldiers to risk their lives and fight one after another to break through can now be easily breached with just a few shots. It is extremely convenient.

Because of this, the siege battles that once caused countless soldiers to shed blood and suffered heavy casualties have now become the most popular fighting method of the Allied Forces. They can directly surround the entire city and use cannons to attack the city without any damage. Even in a solid city, it will not last long in front of the cannons.

It can also prevent the opponent from escaping.”

Fan Kuai and others who were on high alert were all dumbfounded and stunned at what was happening before their eyes.

Just a while ago, they watched Huo Qubing leading everyone and rushing down the mountain like a tiger descending from the mountain.

When they saw this scene, Fan Kuai and others were extremely anxious. They were so angry that their faces turned red and their necks became thick. They couldn’t help but curse.

“Isn’t this just courting death! Instead of using such a favorable terrain, they foolishly run to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Huns. This is simply courting death! If my subordinates dared to do this, I would have chopped off their heads long ago!” Fan Kuai roared in anger.

Others also echoed this, expressing their incomprehension of Huo Qubing’s actions.

Some people even suspected whether there was some conspiracy behind this. Could it be that Huo Qubing and the Huns were playing a double act?

However, what happened next was far beyond their expectations and made everyone drop their jaws in shock.

The allied forces of all dynasties held something strange that looked like a stick in their hands, and they swept it back and forth in unison.

Whenever the Huns launched a fierce charge, they would be swept away in an instant and could not get close to the coalition forces of Wanchao at all.

“Oh my God, what kind of magic weapon is this? It’s so powerful!” someone exclaimed.

“It looks much more powerful than the bows and crossbows we usually use. If we were using bows and crossbows, the Huns would have rushed over long ago.” Another person said.

“And what about that earth-shattering noise just now? Is it possible that there is thunder in this season?” someone else asked with a puzzled look on his face.

In this way, time passed by minute by minute.

After an incense stick of time, the Xiongnu army still failed to advance even one step effectively.

Half an hour later, the Huns who had been roaring all over the mountains and plains were now lying on the ground in a mess. The Huns were suppressed and could not move a single step beyond the line.

On the other hand, the Wanchao coalition forces on the opposite side were unscathed, with no signs of casualties at all.

Maodun suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

The big man is a little strange today.

It’s not just the weapons that are a little strange.

The firepower was still very fierce.

It is far from comparable to the previous few days.

“Could it be that there are reinforcements? No, we are surrounded. If there are reinforcements, they will definitely not be concealed.”

In the distance of the battlefield, several fully armed special forces teams suddenly appeared.

These special forces soldiers acted quickly and secretly and arrived at the foot of the mountain in the blink of an eye.

The captain of one of the teams took out a walkie-talkie from his waist and reported calmly: “Report, Special Operations Team 2 has successfully reached the designated location at the foot of the mountain.”

As soon as the voice fell, a response came from the intercom on Zhu Di’s waist: “Very good, well done!”

Then, Zhu Di turned to look at Zhu Ming beside him and said seriously, “Xiao Zhu, the second special operations team has successfully circled the mountain according to the plan. Now it’s up to you.”

Zhu Ming nodded without hesitation and answered with a firm look in his eyes: “Don’t worry, I’ll go and deliver the motorcycle to them right away.”

After saying that, Zhu Ming disappeared in a flash.

In a hidden corner at the foot of the mountain, a dozen special forces soldiers were communicating quietly in low voices.

One of the team members whispered, “Captain, it looks like we are the first team to reach the designated location.”

The captain nodded slightly in agreement: “Well, this is to be expected. With our speed and strength, this is as it should be.”

Another team member said excitedly: “Then the credit for this time must belong to us!”

Everyone showed joy upon hearing this, but still tried to remain quiet.

Suddenly, a glittering light appeared.

Zhu Ming arrived with a dozen mountain motorcycles.

“Meet the Potato King!”

Zhu Ming smiled and said, “Well done. Fill up the motorcycles with gas and there is spare gasoline in the trunk. Hurry up and run around the Xiongnu. When the time comes, make sure they never come back.”

“Guaranteed to complete the mission!”

A dozen motorcycles set off with a buzzing roar.

Soon disappeared from sight.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Ming waved his arm and walked into the passage.

The Huns failed to capture the city after a long siege and suffered heavy casualties.

The counselor at the side said: “Khan, this is not a solution. It is better to retreat for the time being and find out what happened in the Han Dynasty. It is completely different from the past few days.”

Maodun’s face was gloomy.

Look up.

The mountains were littered with Hun corpses.

Maodun was a little unwilling to accept that the expected results were not achieved despite the huge casualties.

Look hesitant.

On top of a huge rock.

Huo Qubing observed with a telescope.

“Notify them to reduce the firepower, so as not to scare the fish away.”

Another round of attack.

From the beginning, there were signs that the opponent’s suppression was decreasing.

This advance still encountered fierce resistance at the beginning.

However, it can be clearly felt that the opponent’s resistance is much smaller.

This allowed the Huns to advance significantly.

Already able to attack with bows and arrows.

Maodun’s eyes suddenly lit up and he burst into laughter.

“The other side can’t hold on any longer, push forward with all your strength!”

(End of this chapter)