Just as Burkle was about to send someone to check the situation, a general covered in darkness hurried over.
"Report to Shan Yu that a group of cavalry raided our camp. The 10,000 soldiers guarding the camp suffered heavy losses!"
"waste!"
Burkle raised his riding crop and whipped the general hard, making his whole body tremble with anger.
Now that Tianmen Pass cannot be conquered for a long time, if the camp is lost again, what will happen to his 200,000-strong army?
"Yihan, you immediately lead your troops back to defend the camp. You must defend the camp!"
"As you command, Shanyu!"
The leader of the animal skin tribe immediately mounted his horse and led a group of sergeants towards the camp.
At the same time, the tens of thousands of troops who were storming Tianmen Pass also noticed the fire in the direction of the camp. For a moment, the morale of the troops was weakened. Many people had no intention of fighting anymore and fled in all directions. No matter how hard Latuo stopped them, they could not stop them.
Latuo also realized at this time that Yang Xun must have expected that they would attack Tianmen Pass tonight. Not only did he prepare for defense in advance, he also sent an army to surprise their Huns camp.
The Xiongnu side has lost tens of thousands of horses so far, but Tianmen Pass is still solid. The Euphorbia soldiers' formation is even harder than the city wall. The cavalry and infantry are all killing each other, and they can't get in at all.
It's not like Latuo hasn't thought about using archers to shoot Euphorbia soldiers from a distance, but they don't have the advantage in range.
The Xiongnu's bows and arrows could only shoot about 80 meters, while the Beiyan's crossbows had a range of 300 meters. All their archers were shot dead before they entered the attack range.
As it turned out, continuing to attack the city was just a waste of lives, so Latuo had no choice but to grit his teeth and order a retreat.
As soon as Latuo returned to Burker, he saw Burker staring at him with murderous intent in his eyes.
"Latuo, what crime do you deserve for running away from the battlefield?"
Latuo's legs suddenly weakened, and he knelt in front of Burker, kowtowing repeatedly: "Chanyu, it's not that the general is afraid of death, but that the gate is really impassable that day!"
"Don't make excuses! Your military strength is twice that of Tianmen Pass, but the result is a complete defeat. If the Japanese Chanyu doesn't kill you today, how can he be worthy of his dead brothers?"
As Burkle said, he drew out the scimitar from his waist and was about to chop off Latuo's head.
"Chanyu!"
At this moment, the leader of the Beast Skin Tribe hurried over.
"Report to Chanyu that when I led my people back to the camp, the camp had already fallen. All the food, grass and supplies in the camp were burned down. All the cattle and sheep had fled, and the enemy troops were nowhere to be found!"
Speaking of this, the leader of the Beast Skin Tribe showed a solemn look on his face: "The one who attacked our camp must be the 20,000 Xuanjia Army at Tianmen Pass. Now this army has gone to who knows where, and it is a threat to our army. A big threat!”
At this time, Latuo seemed to have thought of something, and said quickly: "Chanyu, the food and grass have been destroyed, our army is in a doomed situation, withdraw our troops!"
"How dare you say that!" Burker was furious, and the knife was already placed on Latuo's neck.
"Chanyu, even if you kill me, I will still say it! Without food and grass, our army can hold on for three days at most. If this disappeared Xuanjia army crosses the Zhuomu River and destroys the pontoon bridge across the river, our army will It’s over!”
As soon as Latuo said these words, the faces of all the leaders present changed drastically. Even Burkel felt a chill on his back and broke out in cold sweat instantly.
"Quick, go and see if the pontoon bridge on the Zhuomu River is still there?"
Soon, a cavalryman left and returned. As Latuo said, the pontoon bridge on the Zhuomu River had disappeared!
The pontoon bridge was temporarily built. Although it was laborious to build a new one, it was not difficult. But since Yang Xun destroyed the pontoon bridge, would he watch them build another one?
If you want to build a pontoon bridge, you must send someone to swim across it first, pull a rope as a fixation, and then use the rope as a basis to build wooden boards.
The Xuanjia Army must have crossed the Zhuomu River at this time and were waiting for them on the other side of the Zhuomu River. Anyone who swam over and pulled the rope would be killed.
Burkle couldn't swim there with all 200,000 people, could he?
What's more, most of the grassland people are landlubbers, and those who can swim are very rare. Now the way back is completely blocked!
Burkle sat down on the ground. He didn't expect that he would be cornered by a little baby after fighting all his life.
He even suspected that Yang Huai was not dead at all. The person on the wall of Tianmen Pass was not Yang Xun at all, but Yang Huai. =
Burker gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Since there is no way out, let's take Tianmen Pass in one go. Send the order, and the whole army will attack. We must break the city within three days!"
The leaders around me looked at me and I looked at you. No one had any intention of attacking.
"Chanyu, I think we should negotiate peace with Beiyan. The Euphorbia warriors under Yang Xun are too strong. It is impossible to defeat Tianmen Pass." The leader of the Beast Skin Tribe said.
"Yes, Chanyu, our Xiongnu population was already sparse, and now it has been reduced by more than half. We can no longer fight."
"I think we should negotiate peace with Beiyan. As long as he can let us cross the river, at the worst we can pay him some cattle and sheep."
"Lamu He said well. We should give them some cattle and sheep. When we reorganize our troops, we can also take them back from other surrounding countries. If the people are gone, then there will be nothing."
Other leaders also agreed. At this time, everyone had no intention of fighting anymore. They were really scared by the Euphorbia. That thing was simply abnormal for defense, and it was basically invincible.
After all, no one is a fool, and no one wants to die in vain. Their soldiers are their capital on the grassland. If all the soldiers die, their tribe will only be annexed by other tribes.
While Burkle was hesitating, a soldier's voice came.
"Report to Shanyu, the envoy from Northern Yan is asking for an audience."
"Let him come here!"
I saw Zhang Ergou walking up to Burker in a swaggering manner, with a toothpick in his mouth and an arrogant look: "Are you the Chanyu of the Huns?"
"How brave! Why don't you kneel down when you see the Shanyu?" La Tuo scolded.
Zhang Ergou sneered and said disdainfully: "I am a servant of the noble Northern King of Beiyan Town. How can I kneel down to you, a mere Xiongnu Chanyu?"
Having said this, Zhang Ergou was still very panicked.
However, before he came out, Yang Xun specifically told him to be more arrogant when he was in front of the Xiongnu Chanyu. The more arrogant he was, the greater the chance of returning alive.
Although Zhang Ergou didn't know what the explanation was, he was right what he heard from the prince.
Burker almost fainted from anger. He thought he was some big shot, but it turned out to be just a servant. How could a servant be so dragging? Is there any heavenly principle?
"How dare you, come here! Take this guy out and chop him down!"
"You dare to kill me?"
Zhang Ergou's eyes widened and he said sternly: "Our prince said that the Xuanjia Army has crossed the Zhuomu River and cut off your retreat. If you dare to kill me, he guarantees that your 200,000-strong army will not be able to cross the Zhuomu River." Muhe, if you don’t believe it, just try it!”
