In a shoal about two days' journey north of Juyongguan.

Densely packed Huns military tents stood everywhere, and everywhere there were loud talking and laughing Huns and cavalry herdsmen from vassal tribes.

Occasionally, the screams of the Han people were heard, but they would arouse the laughter of these barbarians.

Lu Fang's tactics of fortifying the wall and clearing the field were implemented thoroughly, but due to the times, there were still a few villages that failed to receive the news in time, or did not complete the evacuation quickly.

These people became the targets of the Huns.

Until now, the Huns have taken hundreds of Han people hostage.

As before, the old and the weak were killed directly, while the young and strong men and women were kidnapped back to the grassland to be sheep slaves.

Zhao Xin stayed in the Han Dynasty for several years, but he was still a Huns at heart.

Not only will he not be disgusted by the act of robbing sheep slaves, it will also arouse the bloodthirsty desire deep in his blood and gain an inexplicable pleasure.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhao Ponu was asked to be the forward and isolated from the main army first.

That kid recognized himself deep down in his heart as a Han. If he was allowed to participate in the robbery of the Han people's village, I don't know how much trouble he would cause.

Might as well let him out like a hound!

No matter whether Juyong Pass can be captured or not, as long as he fights the Han army face to face and his hands are stained with the blood of the Han army, Zhao Ponu will never be able to go back!

"When he comes back this time, I will betroth my youngest daughter to him!"

In the middle tent, Zhao Xinzhi took a sip of goat's milk wine with great satisfaction.

"At that time, none of you are allowed to call him Zhao Ponu, he can only be Qi Mo Che!"

"No, Your Majesty!"

All the generals accepted the order one after another and laughed loudly again.

A highly regarded Wanhu joked: "Your Majesty, you can be said to have been as kind as a mountain to Zhao Ponu! Not only did you save his life, but you also allowed him to be in charge of the army and tolerated his incomplete loyalty. Now it's still difficult.

I tried my best to help him avoid worries, and even asked the pearl of our prairie to marry him."

"When I come back this time, whether Zhao Ponu wins or not, he will definitely be devoted to you from now on!"

"Hahaha, that's right!"

From the first day he rescued Zhao Ponu, Zhao Xin could tell that he was definitely a talented general.

Several subsequent counter-insurrections further proved this point.

In addition, he was born among the people and had served in the border army, so he also had a deep understanding of the internal affairs of the Han army.

Also, unlike other Han traitors in the tribe, Zhao Ponu was not defeated and captured, but took the initiative to escape from the Han territory. If not for himself, he would have become a grassland savage long ago!

It makes perfect sense to say that there is a big feud between him and the big man!

That's why Zhao Xin was so confident that he kept showing kindness to Zhao Ponu, thinking that he could turn Zhao Ponu into a military general's version of Bank of China!

As for the boy who firmly believed that he was a Han and did not want to be an enemy of the Han, Zhao Xin didn't take it to heart at all.

Given the general trend, could it be that he had the final say on whether to become a Huns or not to become enemies of the Han Dynasty?

Look at it now, no matter how reluctant he is, why don't he just lead the vanguard army from the Second King's Department to the border of the Han Dynasty to hold the customs?

"Your Majesty, you have the wisdom bestowed by the Immortal God, and you will definitely succeed!" Another Wanhu suddenly worried, "But after all, that boy has the rebelliousness and cunning of a wild wolf. Will he take the opportunity to collude with the Han Dynasty and ruin us?

The lives of tens of thousands of warriors?”

"Don't worry, it's impossible!" Zhao Xin was confident, "That kid has the advantages and disadvantages of the Han people. Repaying kindness is one of his weaknesses!"

"The kindness this king has bestowed upon him has gone far beyond saving his life. He will never be able to pay it back in his lifetime!"

"So, he will only attack the city step by step, and then silently feel guilty deep in his heart! This so-called guilt, I will soon help him eliminate!"

Frankly speaking, Zhao Xin's analysis of Zhao Ponu is absolutely correct.

He indeed arrived outside Juyong Pass step by step, silently arranged his troops, and seriously considered how to break through the pass.

Even leaving a small gap for the Han army, it was not done blatantly, but was carefully carried out and was a very common sense action.

In fact, if Tang Qi hadn't suddenly brought out 10,000 improved Zhuge Liannu and 500 sets of heavy cavalry equipment.

If Huo Qubing hadn't inherited his uncle's genetic factor of being reckless when he saw a fighting opportunity, and the people who came to support were elites from the Northern Army.

This Juyong Pass might actually have been knocked open!

Of course Zhao Ponu felt guilty and unwilling to do so.

But just like Xin Zhao said, he wavered between justice and kindness. He would rather commit suicide to apologize after being imprisoned than immediately turn against his benefactor.

The only thing Xin Zhao miscalculated was that not only the reinforcements arrived, but also two of the only three enemies of the Han Dynasty!

Like his uncle, he was born to be the natural enemy of the Huns, and he had whatever he wanted from the handheld system. The Han army would not be able to run out of ammunition and food until the system funds were used up!

Therefore, when Qianhu Ada, who had desperately escaped and returned, knelt down in the middle tent covered in blood and cried out about defeat, Xin Zhao was even in a daze for a second.

"You said that the entire 50,000-strong army was wiped out?"

"Less than 4,000 people escaped, and they were all warriors from the headquarters!" Ada endured fear, "The rest of the vassal tribes, as well as the servant army in the Western Region, are all gone!"

"How is that possible!"

"Even if Liu Che sends reinforcements, isn't the governor of Shanggu County replaced by Lu Fang? How could that idiot possibly wipe out my heroic army with a weak force?"

Zhao Xin was furious and doubted his own judgment for the first time: "Where is Zhao Ponu, why didn't he come back with you?"

According to the military law of the Xiongnu, if the leader survives even though his subordinates are killed in battle, the entire clan will be annihilated!

Ada shook violently and cried: "Spare your life, Your Majesty. I saw Wanhu dead in the battle from a distance and couldn't bear to let all the thousands of warriors under me be annihilated, so I retreated with them. If Wan

If Hu had a military order before his death, he would have ordered the villain to preserve his strength!"

"Zhao Ponu, is he dead?" Zhao Xin stopped breathing for a second, and then became furious, "He is your ten thousand households, your leader. He is dead, why are you still alive!"

God knows how much effort Xin Zhao put into Zhao Ponu, how could he be willing to die so easily!

"Tell me clearly, how did he die? Did he have any collusion with the Han army?"

"No, no, you misunderstood. Wan Hu died heroically in battle——!"

No matter what, Ada dared not let Zhao Ponu bear the charge of betrayal, otherwise he would also be implicated.
Chapter completed!