readytorunbook Chapter 290 Barbarian Khan
Chapter 290 Barbarian Khan
The barbarian army arrived, and the mighty 400,000 regular troops almost confronted the 100-mile defense line of Hushan Pass, which was the focus of defense.
A burly man in his forties sat in a luxurious carriage pulled by dozens of animals.
There are several beautiful women around him to serve him.
The open-air luxury carriage looks like a small mobile palace, very luxurious.
On both sides were a large number of elite armored cavalry, each of them was strong and powerful.
When their army finally arrived at an area more than ten miles outside Hushan Pass.
The army stopped one after another, and the barbarian Khan stood up from the tiger-skin chair.
He walked to the edge of the carriage and looked at Hushan Pass in the distance through the countless soldiers in front of him.
He glanced at the old man beside the carriage calmly and said, "Prime Minister, this is Hushan Pass, right?"
Atulu bowed bitterly and said, "Great Khan, this is indeed the main city of Hushan Pass."
The Barbarian Khan took a quick look around and said leisurely, "The city walls are high, and the high ground on both sides is occupied by military camps. It's indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack. It seems that this Sixth Prince is quite capable. Your defeat is well deserved."
The most frustrating thing for Aturu was that he led a large army but was defeated by a little kid and suffered heavy losses.
Especially in the end, they were defeated by the prince's soldiers, and the remaining cavalry of less than 10,000 ran back, which was a great disgrace.
If it weren’t for the fact that the Aturu family was quite powerful on the grassland, and many ministers had asked for forgiveness.
The barbarian Khan had already killed him long ago. What a waste he was. He actually lost hundreds of thousands of his own troops at Hushan Pass.
Of course, he was whipped dozens of times, which was considered as a way of forgiving him.
Atulu said helplessly: "Great Khan, please forgive me. I have indeed fallen into the trap of the little fox. Otherwise, I would not have lost so miserably."
He still doesn't understand where he lost.
When the returning cavalry met up with him and reported the strange military formation of the Wu State, Aturu racked his brains to figure out how they lost.
Who could accept that a group of weak infantrymen killed his tens of thousands of elite cavalry?
Khan said calmly, "If you lose, you lose. There's nothing to complain about."
"Send a message to the Sixth Prince, saying that the Khan is coming personally with a large army."
"As my son-in-law, as long as he opens the city and surrenders, I can make him king and even help him ascend the throne."
"Otherwise, my army of 800,000 will break through Hushan Pass and leave no blade of grass behind."
Aturu bowed speechlessly, what a joke.
Even if the man opposite is your son-in-law, he is also a prince. As for surrendering to you and letting you make him king?
**, is he just a child emperor?
On the city wall, Ning Yi, dressed in golden armor, was also watching the mighty barbarian army coming.
He said with a tut of his tongue, "With so many people, this barbarian Khan has brought most of the grassland's forces here. Isn't he afraid that other forces on the grassland will raid his base?"
It is not easy to fight against hundreds of thousands of elite barbarians. What is even more depressing is that there are only 170,000 or 180,000 forced soldiers, and they are a bunch of surrendering guys.
These forced soldiers are the biggest threat to the siege, but the 200,000 barbarian cavalry will not engage in sieges.
Otherwise, if they were not forced to join the army, the barbarian Khan would be scared to death and would not be willing to use the cavalry as infantry, and would run to attack the city screaming.
A letter from the Barbarian Khan was delivered to the city wall.
Ning Yi opened it and took a look, then threw it at his feet with a smile: "800,000, does that include the animals?"
This caused a group of generals to laugh.
Nowadays, who doesn’t inflate the number of troops in a war?
Just like Ning Yi, who barely managed to gather a garrison of 200,000, but boasted that it was 300,000.
This is still not enough.
But this barbarian tribe boasted that they had 800,000 soldiers, which was a bit too much. Besides, not all 400,000 of them were combat-ready soldiers, right?
Fortunately, they were just tens of thousands of menial servants brought here by them.
Ning Yi also knew that the reason why the Barbarian Khan swept away the vassal kings' troops in the north was because he was worried that the vassal kings' troops would cause trouble in the north again when his army marched south.
He didn't want what happened in Fangzhou to happen again.
Qin Haifeng asked, "Your Highness, how do you respond to the Barbarian Khan?"
No matter what, he is the barbarian Khan, not any other barbarian general, so you can just curse him.
And he is Ning Yi's father-in-law, so he should be shown some respect.
Ning Yi said calmly: "Write him a reply."
"Father-in-law, I heard that the Khan Queen of the Grassland still retains her charm. Is she still pregnant? If so, please send her here. This prince will take good care of her."
"Pfft..."
"Hahaha, Your Highness, this barbarian Khan must be so angry that he'll die."
The generals burst into laughter.
But after laughing, he still advised: "Your Highness, don't act on impulse. If you do, you will definitely invite the wild revenge of the barbarian Khan."
"That's fine." Ning Yi didn't care. "If not, he won't attack? How is that possible?"
Ning Yi's letter was delivered to the barbarian Khan again by the barbarian envoys under the city.
After the Barbarian Khan opened it and read it, his face remained calm and he chuckled softly, "Little fellow, you have quite a sharp tongue."
Although he said this, the veins in his hands were throbbing.
The Prime Minister picked up the letter from the ground in confusion. After reading it, he was immediately furious. "Khan, Wu Lingyun dared to insult you like this. This is an insult to my entire grassland. He must not be let off. Khan, please give me 100,000 troops. I will fight to capture Hushan Pass and bring this arrogant little guy back to you."
The Queen Khan was the legal wife of the barbarian Khan and the real queen of the grassland.
Who saw the disrespectful kneeling?
But Ning Yi, a little guy, actually dared to insult them like that. Isn't that like insulting the entire grassland?
The Khan waved his head and said, "Now is not the time to get angry. The little fellow's actions prove that he is well prepared."
"The army should set up camp and make preparations. It will not be too late to attack the city later."
The army has already arrived here. Except for the city in the north that was defended by Han Dingtian's tens of thousands of soldiers, almost all the others have been captured.
Han Dingtian is a tough nut to crack, so it’s better to leave tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to watch over him.
The other armies went straight to Hushan Pass. If they captured it, the capital would be left with no defenses.
Once the capital of the Dawu Kingdom is captured, both Han Dingtian and the cities in the west that have not been captured will be in their pockets.
The Khan is no longer in a hurry to capture Hushan Pass.
After Atulu was defeated last time, he realized that Hushan Pass would be difficult to attack.
Moreover, he was prepared for the casualties of 100,000 forced soldiers here.
He didn't care about being forced to join the army. They were just a group of surrendered soldiers. Once Hushan Pass was taken, there would be plenty of reinforcements there.
Moreover, the capital city is right behind us. If we capture the capital city, will we still be worried about lack of troops?
On the contrary, his own 200,000 elite cavalry cannot suffer too heavy losses, otherwise there will be too many casualties, and it will be difficult to suppress this group of threatened rebels.
Both sides are making final preparations for the upcoming war.
The capital also received the news that 400,000 elite barbarian troops were approaching Hushan Pass.
This time, no one can see any hope of victory.
Emperor Wu was shocked. He thought that the barbarian Khan would lead 200,000 elite troops to attack Hushan Pass again, but who knew that he didn't even care about Han Dingtian who had failed to conquer the north, and directly led the main force to attack Hushan Pass.