Before Liu Bao could respond, he saw countless densely packed soldiers of Cao's army suddenly pouring out of the cliffs on both sides.
They held up the Lingyue Repeating Crossbows in their hands and pulled the triggers at the Huns cavalry in the valley.
Arrows fell like rain for a while, and the Huns who were caught off guard were shot so hard that they fell over and suffered heavy casualties in an instant!
"hidden!"
Liu Bao shouted anxiously.
It's a pity that the valley is so bare. Where is there any place to hide?
Many Huns had to hide under the bellies of their horses, or use the corpses of their companions as shields, so they could barely escape!
The rain of arrows overhead lasted for unknown length of time, then suddenly stopped.
All the Huns looked at each other, wondering what had happened.
However, Liu Bao instinctively sensed something was wrong.
The next moment, I saw countless clay pots falling from above my head.
However, it did not cause casualties to the Huns. More fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
"Crash! Crash!"
As more and more clay pots were broken, a pungent smell filled the valley.
"It's kerosene!"
The well-informed Liu Bao's pupils shrank suddenly and he cried out!
These Han dogs are so damn cruel, I want to burn them alive here!
"Whoosh!"
A rocket was shot down from above, hitting the river of kerosene on the ground.
Just listen to the "whisk" and the kerosene will burn quickly.
But in the blink of an eye, the fire spread and enveloped the valley.
Originally, there were many bushes and weeds in the valley, and they burned under the raging fire.
Those Huns who were lucky enough to survive the rain of arrows had nowhere to hide in the face of the raging fire.
They made miserable screams and were gradually swallowed up by the fire!
Yang Ling, who was above the valley, didn't feel the slightest bit soft-hearted when he heard the commotion below.
The right way is to be kind and not to control soldiers.
Not to mention the Huns below, they are all our own enemies.
When the Huns took advantage of the political instability in the Eastern Han Dynasty, they rebelled many times and joined forces with Xianbei to raid border fortresses, kill officials, and oppress the Han people.
Today is just a small punishment for their evil deeds back then!
The fire in the valley raged for nearly an hour before gradually extinguishing.
Yang Ling led everyone along the path to the valley.
Along the way, the ground was full of Huns who were burned to death.
"Brother Ziyi really had a good plan. He wiped out all the Huns cavalry without spending a single soldier."
Gan Ning on the side praised sincerely.
"It's just that these Huns are stupid."
Yang Ling smiled and waved his hand.
He had been sending people to closely observe the enemy's movements. When he learned that a Huns cavalry broke away from the main force and searched villages and counties along the way, he guessed that Ma Teng and others wanted to plunder food and grass.
So Yang Ling sent Wang Yousheng to lead the Huns into the valley and set up an ambush.
Finally annihilate them here!
At this moment, Zhao Yun, who was responsible for cleaning the battlefield, suddenly rushed over in a hurry.
"Brother, we found a few survivors ahead of us!"
Yang Ling's heart moved.
"Let's go over and have a look."
They walked over quickly and soon saw several Huns lying on the ground, surrounded by Cao's army.
"I've seen the general with great facial features!"
The soldiers all saluted Yang Ling.
Yang Ling nodded in response and looked at the Huns on the ground.
Although they were burned to death, it could still be judged from the clothes on their bodies that these people were of high status.
"Who are you?"
"I...I...I am the Xiongnu...Zuoxian King Liu Bao...water...I want...to drink water..."
When the fire was raging, Liu Bao luckily found a sunken mountain in time and barely managed to save his life.
But even so, he was also left with only one breath left by the scorching heat.
Liu Bao, the Xiongnu Zuoxian King?
This guy is quite famous in history.
After Cai Yong's daughter Cai Yan was taken captive to the Huns, it is said that he took him into his house.
Moreover, his son Liu Yuan established the Han and Zhao regime during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Yang Ling nodded slightly, signaled to the soldiers on the side, and handed the water bag to Liu Bao.
Liu Bao took it and drank a lot before regaining half his life.
Looking at Yang Ling surrounded by Cao Jun, Liu Bao said cautiously,
"I don't know if your Excellency is..."
"My husband is the most handsome general in the imperial court!"
Zhou Cang, who was following Yang Ling, said proudly.
"What, you are Yang Ling?"
Liu Bao was shocked!
"How dare you call my husband by his first name?!"
Pei Yuanshao's eyes widened angrily and he scolded sternly.
Liu Bao was startled and hurriedly said respectfully,
"Liu Bao, the wise king of the left side of the Xiongnu, pays homage to General Wu Guanzhonglang!"
Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction and asked,
"Why are you here? You'd better answer me honestly and don't try any tricks!"
Liu Bao hesitated for a moment and finally told the truth about the situation.
Sure enough, it was pretty much what I had guessed.
In this case, I don't know if Zhang Liao has dealt with Guo Yuan and Huchuquan outside the valley.
As soon as Yang Ling thought of Zhang Liao, she saw him and his people coming from a distance.
"I've seen the general with great facial features!"
Zhang Liao saluted Yang Ling and said with some regret,
"A thousand Huns outside the valley were almost wiped out by our troops. But it is a pity that the leaders Guo Yuan and Huchuquan Shanyu ran away."
"It doesn't matter, we have achieved a big victory today."
Yang Ling smiled and comforted,
"Besides, if you escape the Xiongnu Chanyu, don't you also capture the Xiongnu's Zuoxian King alive?"
"Brother, how should we deal with this person?"
Zhao Yun asked in a low voice.
Yang Ling looked at Liu Bao, pondered for a moment, and then said,
"Liu Bao, are you willing to be loyal to my big man?"
Hearing this, Liu Bao was a little confused.
But in order to survive, he quickly said respectfully to Yang Ling,
"I am willing to be loyal to the big man!"
"That's good. In that case, I'll spare your life!"
Yang Ling nodded and ordered,
"Come here, take King Zuo Xian down for now, so that he can rest and recuperate!"
After Liu Bao was taken away, Huang Zhong frowned and said,
"If he is not of my race, his heart must be different. Why should the Five-Fun Zhonglang spare his life?"
"What General Han Sheng said is absolutely correct."
Yang Ling said with a smile,
"It's just that the Huns have always caused trouble for our Han border. To solve this problem, I plan to divide them from within, so I must spare Liu Bao's life."
According to my understanding of the Huns, if I kill Liu Bao, I will only benefit Huchuquan.
But if Liu Bao is left behind, it will pave the way for future internal strife among the Huns.
As long as the Huns cannot maintain unity and often fight among themselves, the Han can always suppress them.
"The wise man with five senses will be far-sighted, and the bad will be far behind!"
Huang Zhong shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.
"Okay, it's getting late. We have to retreat early to avoid Ma Teng and the others from pursuing us."
Yang Ling ordered.
"Here!"
Everyone took the order and immediately ordered their troops to leave.
