With the elimination of the Wolf Warriors, Ouyang Shuo was almost invincible on Huo Qubing's route.
Over the next two days, the remaining lords were also wiped out by Ouyang Shuo's troops. Even the lost Zhang Liao's troops successfully met up with the main army.
After that, Ouyang Shuo did not delay and led his troops to chase after Huo Qubing.
Because there was no enemy, their journey was naturally smooth.
On the 15th day of the battle.
Under Little White's guidance, the main army finally met up with Huo Qubing's troops.
His face was dark, his brows were sharp, and his eyes were bright.
Huo Qubing's first impression on Ouyang Shuo was very clear, like adding oil to a raging fire.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Lord Yan had once commented on Huo Qubing in front of Emperor Wu of Han: A knife that is sharpened too quickly and too easily breaks.
Lord Yan's comment turned out to be a prophecy: The genius general Huo Qubing rose like a comet, streaked across the sky of the Western Han Dynasty, and died young.
"How can a mutant be without clothes? Greetings, General!" Ouyang Shuo bowed.
"You came at the right time. Tomorrow, the main army will attack the Left Virtuous Prince's troops. Lead your troops and join the battle!" Huo Qubing was decisive and gave a military order.
"Yes, General!" Ouyang Shuo nodded and continued, "Reporting to General, there are some Xiongnu soldiers in our army who have made contributions to the Han Dynasty. Please reward them."
As Ouyang Shuo spoke, he handed over the booklet that recorded his military achievements.
Huo Qubing was a little interested when he heard this. He took the booklet and smiled. "Not bad. I am clear about rewards and punishments. Those who make contributions will be rewarded. After the battle, I will report their military achievements to the imperial court. "
Ouyang Shuo's method was very in line with Huo Qubing's personality, so he was naturally happy.
This was the so-called 'convergence', and it was the best way to get close to one's superior.
"Thank you, General!"
Ouyang Shuo smiled. With Huo Qubing's guarantee, the handsome reward he had promised earlier was not an empty promise. Presumably, the Xiongnu soldiers would receive the news and put in more effort in the battle tomorrow.
And this was Ouyang Shuo's goal.
As the only mutant lord who arrived at the frontline and was also a Marquis of the first rank. Even Huo Qubing would not truly neglect Ouyang Shuo.
For tomorrow's battle, Ouyang Shuo was appointed as Huo Qubing's assistant general to lead the army on the left.
Unlike Wei Qing, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not arrange for Huo Qubing to have an assistant so that he would not restrict his abilities and become a hindrance to him.
The 50,000 cavalrymen assigned to Huo Qubing were also the most elite soldiers in the Han army.
Emperor Wu of Han had once said that Huo Qubing could pick the soldiers he liked from the entire army. Even Great General Wei Qing had never received such treatment before.
If not for Huo Qubing's claim that he only needed fifty thousand elite cavalrymen, Emperor Wu of Han would have been willing to hand over half of the imperial guards to Huo Qubing.
From this, it could be seen that Emperor Wu of Han favored Huo Qubing. It could even be said that he doted on him.
Someone once said that Huo Qubing was a famous general trained by Emperor Wu of Han. When Emperor Wu saw Huo Qubing, he felt like he was looking at his younger self.
As the emperor, Emperor Wu of Han could not personally lead his troops into battle. In a sense, Huo Qubing's achievements on the battlefield were entrusted to Emperor Wu of Han's feelings for war.
From this, it was not difficult to understand Emperor Wu of Han's grief at Huo Qubing's sudden death. He even built Huo Qubing's mausoleum on the side of his imperial mausoleum, Maoling.
Huo Qubing's camp was filled with his personal army. Among them, the famous generals were almost all surrendered generals of the Xiongnu. For example, the most famous general under Huo Qubing, Zhao Bonu, was in charge of the right army.
Zhao Bonu had wandered the Xiongnu territory when he was young. He later returned to the Han army and became Huo Qubing's military officer. After several expeditions, he was promoted to General Junji. Later on, he was implicated by the Witchcraft Curse and was exterminated.
Ouyang Shuo's current position was partly due to his battle tactics and Huo Qubing's kindred spirits. Otherwise, with the general's personality, it was possible that he would not have paid any attention to Huo Qubing.
In tomorrow's battle, excluding Shanhai City's army, there were 50,000 Han cavalrymen and 30,000 surrendered Xiongnu soldiers.
Huo Qubing personally led the middle army, which included 30,000 Han cavalrymen and 20,000 surrendered Xiongnu soldiers. Zhao Bonu's right army consisted of 10,000 Han cavalrymen and 10,000 surrendered Xiongnu soldiers.
Ouyang Shuo was left with only 10,000 Han cavalrymen.
Huo Qubing's arrangement was probably done on the spur of the moment. He had Shanhai City's 6,000 soldiers in mind.
Although Huo Qubing had yet to witness the might of the Divine Martial Guards on the battlefield, he could still tell that this troop was a true trump card.
Putting everything else aside, just the murderous aura emanating from the Divine Martial Guards was enough to make Huo Qubing a little excited.
In comparison, even Huo Qubing's personal army could not compare.
How could Huo Qubing not be in awe of such a strong army?!
Because of this, Ouyang Shuo was able to gain Huo Qubing's respect and trust. As for the rest, it was all fabricated.
After understanding the military order, Ouyang Shuo did not stay any longer and immediately left the tent.
As the saying went, it was better to come at the right time than to come early.
According to history, after defeating the Left Virtuous Prince's troops, Huo Qubing was still focused on killing the Xiongnu Chanyu and leading his troops north to Wolf Storey Mountain to pray to the heavens.
If nothing unexpected happened, the battle the next day would be a battle where Ouyang Shuo frantically harvested Contribution Points. There wouldn't be much of a commotion.
However, there was one thing that caught Ouyang Shuo's attention.
In history, the Left Virtuous Prince had led his trusted aides to abandon the army and escape. If possible, Ouyang Shuo wanted to make a great contribution to Huo Qubing as a greeting gift.
In the Han army's tents, Xiongnu soldiers in Han military uniforms could be seen everywhere. Therefore, the 3,000 surrendered Xiongnu soldiers that Ouyang Shuo brought did not stand out in the camp.
After setting up camp, Ouyang Shuo summoned his military advisor, Zhao Kuo, to discuss the battle the next day.
According to Cavalry General Huo Qubing's arrangement, the Shanhai City troops were placed on the left flank of the army. They had to obey the Cavalry General's orders.
Under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to successfully kill the Left Virtuous Prince.
After all, military orders had to be obeyed.
Without Huo Qubing's orders, Ouyang Shuo would not dare to act rashly.
His only hope was that the performance of the Divine Martial Guards would attract Huo Qubing's attention.
…
The next morning, the army immediately broke camp.
At this time, the Left Virtuous Prince's troops were still unaware that Huo Qubing had his eyes on them. In his opinion, Huo Qubing should be a thousand miles away, so he could rest easy.
He did not expect Huo Qubing to appear and disappear so mysteriously.
Before noon, 80,000 Han soldiers charged into the Left Virtuous Prince's troops and caught them off guard.
The two armies started a monstrous massacre on the prairie.
The Han army was strong, and the Xiongnu panicked.
Huo Qubing was indeed a genius general. He was able to win so many battles not only because of luck, but also because of his skill in commanding battles. Ouyang Shuo was deeply impressed.
In Shanhai City, it was likely that only Bai Qi and Han Xin would be able to defeat him. Even Sun Bin, who was also a Divine General, was inferior in terms of spirit.
Under Huo Qubing's command, the Han army's attacks came wave after wave.
The elite Left Virtuous Prince's troops were beaten to the point that they could not fight back.
The cavalry that the Xiongnu were best at seemed weak in front of the Han cavalry.
At around 3 pm, the Left Virtuous Prince's troops were in a disadvantageous position and were about to collapse.
"Cavalry General's orders!"
Ouyang Shuo was currently commanding the left wing and did not personally go into battle.
The Divine Martial Guards were led by Wang Feng, and they fought back and forth on the battlefield, earning Ouyang Shuo a steady stream of contribution points. They were about to break the 200,000 mark.
Even the 3,000 surrendered Xiongnu soldiers were counted under Ouyang Shuo's name.
Apart from that, 20% of the Han army's gains from the Left Wing Army were also counted under Ouyang Shuo's Left General's name.
Ouyang Shuo did not expect that the position of Left General would have such additional rewards.
From the looks of it, he could make use of it in future battles.
Just as the battle was getting intense, a messenger suddenly ran over. "Cavalry General's orders, the left wing is to circle around the enemy's rear and cut off their retreat!"
"Yes, General!" Ouyang Shuo was overjoyed.
What he wanted really came true.
Ouyang Shuo was worried that the Left Virtuous Prince would escape!
He did not expect Huo Qubing's military orders to arrive.
Generally speaking, those who were in charge of cutting off the enemy's retreat were elites recognized by the commander-in-chief.
This time, Huo Qubing did not mobilize the right wing led by Zhao Bonu, but the left wing. From the looks of it, the performance of the Divine Martial Guards on the battlefield had completely convinced Huo Qubing.
At least, Ouyang Shuo's efforts were not in vain.
When they were discussing the battle tactics yesterday, Zhao Kuo had suggested that the Divine Martial Guards should disregard sacrifices and losses and fight in their strongest state on the battlefield.
This was the only way to gain Huo Qubing's approval.
In the end, it was just as Zhao Kuo had said.
In this battle, Zhao Kuo had contributed twice and made contributions twice.
This military advisor was worth it!
In Shanhai City, this general who was known to be an armchair strategist finally showed his brilliance.
…
With a swoosh, the Scarlet Night Sword was unsheathed once again.
"Personal guards, follow me!" Ouyang Shuo patted his warhorse and galloped out.
This time, he wanted to personally kill the Left Virtuous Prince.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! "
Seeing the Marquis personally take action, the Divine Martial Guards were all fired up.
Everyone knew that when a Marquis took action, it was the most intense moment of the war.
Ouyang Shuo led three thousand Divine Martial Guards, three thousand Xiong Nu soldiers, and ten thousand Han soldiers on the left wing. They boldly left the battlefield and charged at the enemy's rear.
The vast prairie became the world of cavalry.
With Hu Yanqiu leading the way, Ouyang Shuo did not have to worry about getting lost.
"Left Virtuous Prince, your head is mine!" Ouyang Shuo muttered to himself.
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