Chapter 590: The Enemy Meets
When Wu Dan received a report from King Ruoqiang, he was furious and rushed to King Ruoqiang's camp with his personal guard camp.
When King Ruoqiang received the news, Wu Dan had already broken into his central army tent. He had been rampant in the countries of Nanshan for a long time. No matter where he went, no one dared to stop him. He always rushed around.
King Ruoqiang was nervous, but he still smiled and came forward to greet him. Wu Shan entered the tent, and without saying a word, he slapped his backhand on the face of King Ruoqiang. Although King Ruoqiang was prepared, he did not expect that Wu Shan was so angry that he staggered and fell to the ground. Half of his face immediately became swollen, and blood was overflowing from the corners of his mouth.
"What's going on? You, King Ruoqiang, don't want to do it anymore, right?"
"Sir!" King Ruoqiang fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Blood stained his clothes and dripped on the ground. "We are not afraid to fight, but Liang Xiao is really fierce. We are not opponents, so we can only wait for the adults to come. It is meaningless to attack, except for increasing unnecessary casualties. If the adults don't believe it, I am willing to lead the way and charge myself when the war is fought."
"Liang Xiao is fierce, isn't he the same person?"
"Sir, Liang Xiao is not alone, so it's fine if those Qiang people are not. The Han cavalry beside him is extremely fierce and we are definitely not able to deal with it. At the beginning, he only had four hundred cavalry, so he killed Yiwuer's great master. Now his military strength has doubled, and we are not as brave as a great master. How could he be his opponent?"
Wu Dan said nothing. Irwu was killed in battle, not only was Ruoqiang and others extremely shocked, but he was also very uneasy. In his opinion, Yiwuer's strength was enough to be comparable to Liang Xiao, and his troops were four times that of Liang Xiao, which was enough to defeat Liang Xiao. Unexpectedly, he lost his life in one battle. Ruoqiang made him feel defeated by Yiwuer, blocking him from saying nothing.
Seeing that Wu Dan did not speak, King Ruoqiang said again: "If you don't believe me, you might as well ask someone else to ask."
Wu Dan waved his hand, pushed the boat, and ordered King Ruoqiang to summon other leaders to come. King Ruoqiang came out of the tent and arranged for people to blow the trumpet and gather the generals. Not long after, the leaders came to the central army and saw King Ruoqiang swollen half of his face, and they were all silent and did not dare to be careless.
Wu Shan asked one by one, but he didn't ask any results. The Ruoqiang King had long been unified with them. Now there is an example of Ruoqiang King in front of him. Who dares to admit that he is timid? He strongly advocates that the Han cavalry warriors are as powerful as gods. If you want to defeat them, only Lord Tianlang can do it.
Even though he knew that these people were shirking responsibility, Wu Dan could not expose it in person. No matter how strong he was, he still needed the support of these people and could not force them into being too late and take risks. Besides, he also knew how powerful Liang Xiao was, and even he himself did not have the confidence to win. Otherwise, he would not need to mobilize such a group of troops and directly lead the personal guards to kill Liang Xiao.
When Aliusu was shot and killed, there were only more than a hundred cavalry beside him.
Wu Dan calmed down his color, comforted King Ruoqiang and others for a few words, and announced the end of the meeting. He wanted to return to his camp, but when he saw King Ruoqiang and others looked anxious and his eyes were wandering, he was afraid that they would have a strange intention, so he simply took the camp to stay in the camp, which was to boost morale and suppress the hearts of the people, so as not to surrender to Liang Xiao for a while.
Defeat is one thing, and surrender is another.
But he did not launch an attack either. Although he now has seven or eight thousand troops, he decided to wait a little longer. Not only did he have to wait for the main force to arrive, but he also had to wait for news on the grassland.
He had sent people to contact the old subordinates on the grassland, let them come from the Qilian Mountains, harass Liang Xiao's rear, and attack the Qiang tribes that supported Liang Xiao. If he could succeed, he could not only catch Liang Xiao off guard, but also take advantage of the situation to control Hexi.
Hexi is the hometown where he dreams in the morning.
Wu Dan waited for five days, and the main force arrived, and everything was ready, but he still did not wait for any news about Hunxie's old subordinates. He didn't know what unexpected happened, was Hunxie's old subordinates unwilling to come, or did the messenger who sent the message not find them? Such things often occur on the grassland. Hunxie's unit is no longer the large tribe of that year, scattered and nomadic parties, and there will be no more than 10,000 people who are truly willing to support him. It is not easy to find them and convince them to fight against the Han people.
But Wu Dan could not wait any longer. He had several times more troops than Liang Xiao. If he did not attack, he would inevitably be regarded as a cowardly battle. He could control the countries of Nanshan because of his strength. Once people saw his cowardice, his rule would likely collapse instantly.
Wu Shan decided to launch an attack. He led the main force forward. When he passed the stone tablet, he ordered people to chisel the stone tablet down and prepare to return it to Liang Xiao as a demonstration before the war.
Liang Xiao had known about Wu Dan's arrival for a long time, and he was waiting for him in the valley, and his formation was exactly the same as when King Ruoqiang attacked last time.
Prince Batu of the Yuezhi, led the coalition forces of various tribes to line up at the eastern end of the valley. Behind them were the old and weak and all the property of each tribe. Once their formation was broken, they would have nothing. They were originally unwilling to be so decisive, but under the dual effects of Liang Xiao's coercion and the encouragement of the last big victory, they still obeyed Liang Xiao's arrangements.
Liang Xiaoliuli was on the hillside of the northern formation of the valley, about a hundred steps away from the bottom of the valley. The slope was just right, and when you were downhill, you could use the slope to accelerate, and it would not be too difficult to go uphill. Whether the enemy attacked him or planned to attack Batu and others at the eastern end of the valley, he could attack in time.
Seeing this familiar scene, King Ruoqiang, who was once again the striker, felt a little numb and his scalp was a little numb. The battle that day came to his mind again. He was still a thousand steps away from Liang Xiao, and stopped, ordered to set up a formation, and then sent someone to ask Wu Dan for instructions.
Wu Dan led his personal guard camp to the front and ordered more than ten Qiang soldiers to push the cart and carry the stone tablet toward Liang Xiao.
The two sides were thousands of steps apart, with flags flying, and the sound of war drums and horns slowly responding. Countless eyes were staring at the Qiang people, staring at the big cart and the stone tablets on the big cart. Not everyone could see the stone tablets clearly, but when they saw this scene, they knew that although the battle had not begun, the pre-war demonstration had already begun.
The Qiang soldiers came to the bottom of the slope, stopped the cart, and prepared to remove the stone tablet, but were stopped by a Qiang knight.
The knight conveyed Liang Xiao's order, please take a few more steps and send it to our army's own formation. Then you don't have to go back, just wait here. I'll ask you to transport it back then.
The Qiang soldiers had no choice but to follow the knights and push the cart to Batu and others. The knights conveyed an order to Batu: This stone tablet exists here temporarily, and the general and all the warriors promised not to step over the stone tablet before the war ended.
Those who cross the monument will die.
Batu sent a messenger to announce Liang Xiao's order to the entire army. When they learned that Liang Xiao was going to fight in person, the Qiang people were relieved and worried. After all, Liang Xiao only had a thousand cavalry, and the enemy on the opposite side was vast, at least more than ten. No matter how brave Liang Xiao was and how good the Han cavalry was, could he really take one as ten? What if there was any mistake, what should we do?
For a moment, countless people began to worry about Liang Xiao.
At this time, Paris kicked the horse lightly, went down the hillside, and galloped towards Wudan in the distance. In front of everyone, he came to Wudan, threw Yiwuer's already shriveled head to the ground, and said loudly: "Tianlang, do you claim that you are superb in archery skills, how dare you fight my general?"
Wu Dan was stunned for a moment, and his face turned red. He didn't expect that Liang Xiao would challenge him in front of the two armies. But this hit his weakness. Although he had a arch in his hand, he had no confidence in winning the one-on-one fight with Liang Xiao.
Seeing that Wu Dan did not respond, Paris laughed loudly, and his laughter was filled with contempt for Wu Dan. "My general said, if you have the courage, you will go out to fight with my general. If you don't have the courage, you can also retreat to the next best. Each leads your personal guard camp to fight. If you have the thousand cavalry in our army, you will be able to take as many as you want. Whoever wins will be the lord of the Nanshan Mountain, how about?"
After saying that, Paris turned his horse's head and ran south along Wudan's formation. He shouted at the news of Liang Xiao's challenge to Wudan and heard the Qiang soldiers, and walked to the south of the formation, turned back and came back to Wudan again.
"Have you decided? If you are a man, come out to fight and don't hide in the formation like a woman."
After hearing this, Wu Dan's blood surged upwards and shouted loudly: "War is fighting, what's the fear of fighting?" As he said that, he urged the horse to go out to fight, raised the bow in his hand, and urged the horse to rush back and forth on the battlefield.
The Qiang soldiers from all tribes were forced to come and were not willing to fight. They heard that Liang Xiao proposed to decide the outcome in a duel, so of course they could not ask for it. Whether it was Wu Shan and Liang Xiao one-on-one fight or the personal guard camp, it was a good choice. In short, just let them fight. For them, they would depend on whoever is stronger, and it was no different if they were Liang Xiao or Wu Shan.
They were originally worried that Wu Dan would not accept the challenge, but when they saw Wu Dan take the lead in the battle, they obviously accepted the challenge. They were immediately overjoyed and cheered in unison.
Wu Dan regretted it as soon as he came out of the battle. He heard the cheers of the soldiers, and he wanted to slap himself in the face. Now he was unable to get on the tiger, and even if he wanted to change his words, he couldn't do it. He forced himself to look at the distance, staring at Liang Xiao on the hillside.
Seeing Wu Dan appearing in the battle, Liang Xiao smiled. "This guy is indeed a brave man."
Xu Le was worried. "What should I do if the Lord and Hou do? Do you have to face the challenge?"
"It was the challenge I raised, how could I not fight?" Liang Xiao smiled and said, "Military Supervisor, don't worry, if Wu Dan had the confidence to win, he would have come long ago. It only came now, which means he was guilty. He was not sure, but could not stand the provocation. How could his state of mind show his true shooting skills?"
Liang Xiao had analyzed this principle with Xu Le before, but when things were about to come, Xu Le still felt that it was not safe. After all, the range of the ground bow in Tianlang's hand was twice as far as the human bow in Liang Xiao's hand, and Liang Xiao's disadvantage was very obvious. If he hit the arrow, there would be no need to fight in the battle.
Liang Xiao said again: "One-on-one matchup is always more sure of the chaos of the chaotic army. If the situation is not good for me, don't be polite, just use a crossbow chariot to greet him. Ten large crossbows can fire volleys, and even if Wu Dan grows wings, he can't fly out."
Xu Le sighed. "Okay, be careful."
Liang Xiao shook his wrist and shook the reins of the horse. Mingzhu raised his neck, stepped on four slender legs, rushed down the hillside, and came to the front of the formation.
Batu and others were far away. When Paris came out of the battle, they didn't know what was going on. Seeing Wu Dan and Liang Xiao came out one after another, they understood what they were going to do. Duels in front of the formation and determined the outcome with personal courage. This is not only a grand event that the brave and martial Qiang people like to watch, but also can inspire morale. Sometimes it can also avoid the casualties of countless people. It has always been a very popular move.
Anyone who can survive in duels will become warriors, not to mention that these two have been famous for a long time, one is a legendary Han boy and the other is an archer who emerged from nowhere. Their battles in front of the formation will naturally attract more attention than ordinary people.
For a moment, the soldiers on both sides were inexplicably excited and cheered in unison. As for whom they applauded, it was hard to say. But for both sides of the war, the scene on the battlefield was somewhat strange. The Han people and the Huns duel, but the applause was Qiang people, and the winner would have control over the countries of Nanshan.
Liang Xiao also found it ridiculous and even laughed involuntarily. He took this ease, went down the hillside, came to the formation, and came to Wu Dan. Unlike Liang Xiao's ease, Wu Dan was very nervous, his fingers holding the bow turned white and even trembled a little. He stared at Liang Xiao who was rushing towards him without saying a word. As long as he saw that Liang Xiao had signs of drawing an arrow, he immediately took the initiative.
His advantage lies in his range. Once Liang Xiao breaks into a hundred steps, he has no advantage.
But Liang Xiao obviously had no intention of taking advantage of this opportunity to attack. He held the reins with his hands, and his body slightly undulating with the light storm of the war horses, and came to Wu Dan with a smile. At more than ten steps away from Wu Dan, he stopped, stared at Wu Dan and looked at Wu Dan, and suddenly smiled and said, "Have we met you before? I think you look familiar, where should you see me."
Wu Dan gritted his teeth and remained silent. He and Liang Xiao had met once, but not on a formal occasion. At that time, he had been defeated by Liang Xiao, and the tribe was separated, with only Yiwuer around him, meeting Liang Xiao on a narrow road. He wanted to attack Liang Xiao, but was not sure, and finally could only watch Liang Xiao leave.
Liang Xiao stared at Wu Dan and looked again and again, but he still didn't remember where he had seen it. However, he made new discoveries.
"What's wrong with your beard? It's so sparse. You can't really become a castrator, right?"
Wu Dan was panicked and quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth and covered his beard. Since Liang Xiao's arrow shot to break the roots of his descendants, his beard began to fall off, and now there are dozens of sparse threads left. He had seen eunuchs and knew that this might be related to Liang Xiao's arrow, so he cherished these beards very much and tried his best to cover them up, not wanting people to discover his hidden illness.
He often asked women to serve, but in the end he would find reasons to kill them so that they would not be exposed.
Looking back on the humiliation he has suffered over the years, Wu Dan's heart surged with infinite murderous intent and miraculously calmed down. This time, he would never let Liang Xiao leave alive again.-
Chapter completed!