Just as Kerbo 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 20,000 soldiers guarding the camp suffered heavy losses!"
"Trash! They're all trash! They have wine bags and rice bags!"
Kerb 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, where will his 300,000 troops go?
"Yilizhen, you immediately lead your troops back to defend the camp. You must defend the camp!"
"As you command, Shanyu!"
The leader of the Tiger Wolf 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 Tuoba Hu stopped, they could not stop them.
Tuoba Hu also realized at this time that Su Che must have expected that they would attack Tianmen Pass tonight. Not only had he made preparations for defense in advance, but he also sent an army to surprise their Xiongnu base 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 Tuoba Hu hasn't thought about using archers to shoot Euphorbia soldiers from a distance, but they don't have the advantage in range.
The bows and arrows of the Huns could only shoot about 120 meters, while the crossbows in Southern Xinjiang had a range of 400 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 Tuoba Hu had no choice but to grit his teeth and order a retreat.
As soon as Tuoba Hu returned to Kerbo, he saw Kerbo staring at him with murderous intent in his eyes.
"Tuoba Hu, what crime do you deserve for running away from the battlefield?"
Tuoba Hu's legs suddenly went weak, and he knelt in front of Kerbo, kowtowing repeatedly: "Chanyu, it's not that the general is afraid of death, it's 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?"
Kerbo said, pulling out the scimitar from his waist and about to chop off Tuoba's head.
"Chanyu!"
At this moment, the leader of the Tiger Wolf tribe hurried over.
"Report to Chan Yu 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 Tiger Wolf Tribe showed a solemn look on his face: "The one who attacked our camp must be the 60,000 Xuanjia Army at Tianmen Pass. Now this army has gone somewhere and is a threat to our army. A big threat!”
At this time, Tuoba Hu 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 your troops quickly!"
"How dare you say that!" Kerbo was furious, and the knife was already placed on Tuoba Hu's neck.
"Chanyu, even if you kill me, I will still say it! Without food and grass, our army can hold on for five days at most. If this disappearing Xuanjia army crosses the Ilim River and destroys the pontoon bridge across the river, our army will It’s over!”
As soon as Tuoba Hu said these words, the faces of all the leaders present changed drastically. Even Kerbo felt a chill on his back and broke out in cold sweat instantly.
"Quick, go and see if the pontoon bridge on the Ilim River is still there?"
Soon, a cavalryman left and returned. As Tuoba Hu said, the pontoon bridge on the Ilim River had disappeared!
The pontoon bridge was temporarily built. Although it was laborious to build a new one, it was not difficult. But since Su Che 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 Yilimu 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.
Kerbo couldn't swim there with all these 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!
Kerb 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 Su Hao was not dead at all. The person on the wall of Tianmen Pass was not Su Che at all, but Su Hao.
Kerbo 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 Nanjiang. The Euphorbia warriors under Su Che are too strong. It is impossible to defeat Tianmen Pass." The leader of the Tiger Wolf 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 Nanjiang. As long as he can let us cross the river, at the worst we can pay him some cattle and sheep."
"Tuo Qiankui is right. We should give them some cattle and sheep. When we reorganize our troops and horses, we can take them back from other surrounding countries. If the people are gone, 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.
Just as Kerb was hesitating, a soldier's voice came.
"Report to Shanyu, the envoy from southern Xinjiang asks for an audience."
"Let him come here!"
I saw Shi Qingsheng walking up to Kerbo in a swaggering manner, holding a toothpick in his mouth and looking arrogant: "Are you the Chanyu of the Huns?"
"How brave! Why don't you kneel down when you see Shan Yu?" Tuoba Hu scolded.
Shi Qingsheng sneered and said disdainfully: "I am an attendant of the majestic King of Southern Xinjiang. How can I kneel down to you, a mere Xiongnu Chanyu?"
Saying this, Shi Qingsheng was still very panicked.
However, before he came out, Su Che 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 Shi Qingsheng didn't know what was said in this, but what the prince said was correct.
Kerbo almost fainted from anger. He thought he was some kind of big shot, but it turned out to be just a servant. How could a servant drag him so hard? Is there any heavenly principle?
"How dare you, come here! Take this guy out and chop him down!"
"You dare to kill me?"
Shi Qingsheng's eyes widened and he said sternly: "Our prince said that the Xuanjia Army has crossed the Yilimu 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 Yilimu River." He, if you don’t believe me, just give it a try, do you have the courage?”
