Chapter 387: The Wuhuan are gone, finished! Kill Tadun, I will restore the glory of the Han people and make all the Hu people in the world tremble with fear!
The Wuhuan people were defeated?

Nearly 30,000 cavalrymen were wiped out?
Even the arrogant and conceited Wuhuan Chanyu Tadun was captured alive by the Chu army?
This series of nightmares, like thunderbolts, mercilessly struck Yuan Shang on the head.

His self-confidence, his hope, and all the luck in his heart were all shattered to ashes.

"why?"

"Shen Zhengnan, why is this?"

"Didn't you say that Tadun would win this battle without a doubt?"

"Tell me why now?"

Yuan Shang turned his head tremblingly, and his bloodshot eyes, filled with anger and horror, looked at Shen Pei with confusion.

At this moment, Shen Pei had also frozen in place, his mouth shrunk into an exaggerated circle, and his entire body seemed as if his soul had been taken away.

"I...I also can't figure out why Tadun lost."

"That makes no sense. Even if 30,000 cavalrymen couldn't wipe out 8,000 Chu troops, it wouldn't be surprising if they were completely wiped out."

"That Tadun was actually captured alive by the Chu army?"

Shen Pei's voice trembled, huge beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, and his face was twisted in endless shock and confusion.

Wen Chou hurriedly deployed the urgent report, and arranged the Chu army across the river in a half-moon chariot formation, successfully blocking the attack of Tadun's cavalry. Later, another 800 heavy cavalry...

The entire process of the Wuhuan people's demise was clearly presented before Yuan Shang's eyes.

The truth came out.

Yuan Shang and Shen Pei gasped again, as if they had heard a fairy tale.

"Is it shaped like a half... a half-moon formation, or a chariot formation?"

"What kind of magical formation is this that can actually stop the siege of 30,000 cavalrymen?"

"It's impossible, absolutely impossible--"

Yuan Shang seemed to be stimulated by something. He suddenly shook his head and roared, and his emotions were out of control in an instant.

Shen Pei's eyes rolled rapidly and he suddenly shuddered.

"Everything was Xiao Fang's trick. The 8,000 Chu soldiers were the bait for the big-eared thief!"

"He was afraid of the Wuhuan cavalry, so he set up this plan to lure the enemy in order to annihilate Tadun and his Wuhuan cavalry in one fell swoop."

"That semicircle formation must have been carefully prepared by that big-eared thief just to restrain the Wuhuan cavalry!"

"This must be another trick of Xiao Fang. Damn it, I couldn't figure it out."

"If I had seen this earlier, I would have stopped Tadun from going to Quanzhou to die!"

"Now that the Wuhuan cavalry is gone, what should we do?"

Shen Pei's thoughts were churning like waves in his mind. He finally woke up and figured out the mystery. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

However, he didn't dare to speak the truth out loud.

What else could he do? The matter was already done. Did he have to speak out and let Yuan Shang blame him for his miscalculation and failure to see through Xiao Fang's vicious plan, thus ruining the life-saving straw of the Wuhuan Cavalry?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Shen Pei hesitated and was unable to speak.

Wen Chou sighed and said with a bitter face:

"My king, no matter what, Tadun has been captured and the Wuhuan cavalry has been annihilated. This is a foregone conclusion!"

"Now our only weapon to stop the Chu army is broken. We only have 40,000 soldiers left. How can we stop Liu Bei from crossing the river?"

Wen Chou's sad words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back for Yuan Shang, the terrified camel.

Yuan Shang's body swayed and he lost his balance. His legs went weak and he fell onto the steps.

"Yes, now that the Wuhuan are gone, who will stop the big-eared thieves from crossing the river for me?"

"What should I do? What should I do..."

Yuan Shang sat on the ground, muttering to himself, and fell into endless despair.

...

On the south bank of the Yishui River, the Chu camp.

Liu Bei was standing with his hands behind his back, staring at the map in silence.

Xiao Fangze gently waved a feather fan and sipped his tea leisurely, looking relaxed and at ease.

Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and other veteran generals were also calm and composed, chatting and laughing with each other, with no sign of worry on their faces.

On the contrary, newly surrendered counselors and generals such as Tian Feng, Zhang He and Zhang Yan had their brows furrowed, and the anxiety in their eyes could not be hidden.

"Yuan Hao, do you think that Prime Minister Xiao's Que Yue Formation can really defeat 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry?"

"This group of Hu cavalry can compete with the White Horse Volunteers of the past."

Zhang He couldn't help but worry, so he asked Tian Yuanhao in a low voice.

After a moment of silence, Tian Feng whispered:
"Prime Minister Xiao is a sage of strategy, with great magical powers and proficient in the strengths of hundreds of schools. The Queyue Formation he created must be unique."

"Just relying on a military formation alone, they were able to defeat several times more cavalry with only a few thousand men. With my old wisdom, I really can't imagine what kind of magical formation this Queyue Formation is."

Zhang He said "Oh", and deep curiosity surged in his suspicious eyes.

While the two were guessing the conversation, Chen Dao came in excitedly.

"Your Majesty, victory news! Wenyuan and his men have delivered victory news!"

"General Zhang Gao and his men defeated the Wuhuan at the lower reaches of the Yishui River with their Queyue Formation, killing more than 20,000 of them and capturing Wuhuan Chanyu Tadun alive. He has been sent to the main camp to await King Hou's decision."

"General Zhang Gao has led the victorious army and is now heading north along the Sang River. They are following the strategy they planned in advance and heading straight to Ji County!"

The tent was suddenly in an uproar.

The worry on Zhang He's face disappeared, and he looked at Tian Feng in surprise:

"Yuan Hao, this Que Yue formation actually defeated the Wuhuan cavalry and captured Tadun alive?"

"Could it be that Prime Minister Xiao is really a deity who has descended to earth?" Tian Feng suppressed his surprise and turned his gaze towards Xiao Fang, stroking his half-white beard and muttering:
"I think Prime Minister Xiao is the greatest man in ancient and modern times. He is truly omniscient and omnipotent."

"Your Majesty, it is truly a blessing from heaven that you have this divine assistant."

"The Yuan family was destroyed by the king. It was not unjust. It was God's will!"

While the two of them were sighing with emotion, Liu Bei could not hide the joy on his face. He took the battle report from Chen Dao's hand and opened it with joy to take a closer look.

The entire course of the war is written clearly.

Tadun hid 30,000 cavalrymen on the north bank of the Yishui River, allowing half of Zhang Liao's troops to land, and then attacked them when half of them crossed the river...

Every step taken by the Wuhuan people was consistent with Xiao Fang's predictions and deductions.

The only unexpected surprise was that Zhang Liao captured Tadun alive amid the chaos.

"I knew it, Jinglue, your Queyue Formation will definitely not be wrong!"

"In this battle, the main force of the Wuhuan was severely damaged and Tadun was captured alive. The threat from the Wuhuan is now resolved!"

Liu Bei raised the battle report in his hand to Xiao Fang and said with joy.

Although the Wuhuan had hundreds of thousands of people, the number of those who could actually fight only added up to less than 40,000 cavalry.

In the Battle of Yishui, nearly 30,000 Wuhuan soldiers were annihilated, which meant that the Wuhuan's vitality was completely wiped out.

This is equivalent to all 200,000 Chu soldiers under his command being wiped out in one battle!

What a devastating blow this would be to a country or a force.

The most crucial thing is that even the Chanyu leader Tadun was unexpectedly captured alive by Zhang Liao!
Without a leader, the surviving Wuhuan kings would inevitably fight for the throne with each other. After the Wuhuan people suffered heavy losses, internal strife would only make the situation worse.

With such a force, it would be difficult for them to even protect themselves, let alone save Yuan Shang.

All Liu Bei had to do was to pacify Yuan Shang, capture Youzhou, and then send a troop of troops deep into Liaoxi, where he would be able to easily wipe out the remnants of the Wuhuan.

The border threat in Youzhou was resolved in one fell swoop!
The gains from this battle could be said to kill two birds with one stone, so how could Liu Bei not be surprised?

"The main force of the Wuhuan has been destroyed. The Wei army on the other side must have known about this by now, and their morale must have been greatly disrupted."

"Your Majesty, now is the perfect time for us to take advantage of the fact that the enemy's morale has been severely damaged, and to rush across to the other side and destroy Yuan Shang!"

Xiao Fang spoke with a smile.

Liu Bei agreed with this and was about to give the order to cross the river when Guan Yu reminded him:

"My king, don't forget that Wenyuan captured Tadun alive. Let's deal with this Hu chief first, and then we can cross the river."

Liu Bei suddenly remembered, so he waved his hand and shouted:

"Come here, bring the Hu chieftain Tadun up to me!"

The order was passed down.

A moment later, Tadun, whose hand was broken, was dragged into the tent and forced to kneel at Liu Bei's feet.

Looking down at the blood-covered, trembling Hu chieftain, Liu Bei felt filled with emotion.

Even quite a bit of excitement.

You should know that since the decline of the Han Dynasty, the various Hu peoples in the border areas have taken advantage of the situation to rise up, such as the Qiang people, the Xiongnu people, the Xianbei people, the Wuhuan people...

All kinds of Hu people emerged like mushrooms after rain.

On the surface, they were under the banner of serving the Han people, but in reality they were taking advantage of the situation to expand their territory and plunder the Han population to increase their strength.

The Han court was first busy suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then busy with the warlords fighting for supremacy in the Central Plains, and had no intention of dealing with and suppressing these Hu people.

Even a powerful figure like Yuan Shao, in order to fight for the Central Plains, did not hesitate to marry the daughter of the Wuhuan tribe to appease Tadun.

The Hu people were becoming more and more arrogant. For example, Tadun in front of them dared to force Yuan Shang to cede land and proclaim himself emperor. He openly led his troops deep into the hinterland of Hebei, and his cavalry even drank from the Yishui River and killed their way to the border of Jizhou.

This is unprecedented and an unprecedented humiliation for the Han people!

Now, this shame has finally been washed away by Liu Bei.

Tadun, the Chanyu of Wuhuan, became the only Hu chieftain captured by him, a Han king, after the Han Dynasty declined and the other Hu tribes took advantage of the situation to rise.

Tadun’s kneeling can be said to be of extraordinary significance!

"Who is kneeling in front of the tent?"

Liu Bei put away his emotion and asked loudly, even though he knew the answer.

Tadun, whose face was pale, shivered slightly.

After swallowing his saliva, he said dejectedly:

"I am Tadun, the Chanyu of Wuhuan. Your Majesty, please accept my greeting!"

Having said this, Tadun shamelessly and skillfully kowtowed to Liu Bei.

There was no impassioned expression or reluctance, he simply performed the worship with ease and there was no sense of incongruity.

Xiao Fang sneered.

This is the Hu people. They are not like some Han princes. Even after being defeated, they still have some pride and will not surrender.

The Hu people are so shameless. If you are weak, they will bully you with a clear conscience and rob your women and children. If you are strong, they will kneel down to you obediently.

Dignity, psychological burden, none of these exist.

After Tadun's bow, Liu Bei did not feel a sense of accomplishment, but instead felt an even stronger sense of disgust in his heart.

So Liu Bei didn't bother to ask any more questions, and waved his hand coldly and shouted:

"Drag this Hu chieftain down and behead him, and hang his head on the bank of the Yishui River to deter the Wei thieves on the other side and to frighten the Hu people all over the world!"

"I want to let the Hu people everywhere know what will happen if they become enemies of me and the Han people!"

Tadun, who was kneeling on the ground, was horrified and collapsed to the ground in an instant.

(End of this chapter)