The Han court immediately sent officials to appoint this newly conquered land.

From then on, this newly conquered land had a formal name called Akha Protectorate.

The first major protector of the Akka Protectorate was Liu Zhan, the King of Qi of the Han Dynasty.

Shortly after Liu Zhan took office, the barbarians in the south launched a new round of harassment against the Akar Protectorate.

Although the barbarians did not gain any advantage in the battle, they still stubbornly held their positions and kept harassing the Akar Protectorate.

Moreover, these barbarians also learned to be smart. They used fire attacks to burn many trees near the Akar Protectorate's Mansion, making it impossible for the soldiers under Liu Zhan to use the forest roads to attack them.

At the same time, they also used this period to build their camps better and better.

Liu Zhan was relatively weak at hand and could not launch a fierce counterattack against the barbarians.

This situation made Liu Zhan very distressed. After all, if he was trapped for a long time, it would definitely be very unfavorable to the people of the Akar Protectorate.

So Liu Zhan was determined to take the initiative and personally lead the army to raid the barbarians to see if there was any way to break the barbarians' defense line and rescue the people in the Akha Protectorate's Mansion.

Liu Zhan walked along the mountain road with thousands of men, with only dozens of personal guards around him. There were too few such men around the Akadu Protectorate's Mansion and were prone to danger.

"Your Majesty, you'd better take a break?"

A maid next to her asked with concern.

His Majesty the Emperor has not closed his eyes for three days, and his face is now sallow, which is obviously a symptom of excessive fatigue.

Liu Zhan waved his hand and refused and continued to move forward.

This action must be kept confidential, otherwise it is likely to fail.

Liu Zhan knew the power of the barbarians, especially this time the barbarians seemed to have become more cunning. They actually used fire attacks to burn their own food and grass, which made Liu Zhan have to retreat and rebuild.

But even so, Liu Zhan was still unwilling to give up. After all, this place was a fertile soil, and Liu Zhan was unwilling to give up just like that.

"Send the order and speed up!" Liu Zhan gritted his teeth and said, "I want to see what tricks these barbarians can play with."

Under Liu Zhan's insistence, they finally came outside the camp of the barbarian soldiers.

However, what surprised Liu Zhan was that they did not set up a guard post around the camp as they did before, but instead laid the camp tent at the farthest place from the camp, which made Liu Zhan and others, who were supposed to be stationed in the nearest place, lose the best opportunity for ambush.

However, Liu Zhan was not discouraged because of this. On the contrary, he became even more excited.

Liu Zhan had long heard that on the wild grassland, only at night can the enemy be the most vulnerable, and the barbarians during the day can be the most powerful.

So Liu Zhan believes that this time they chose to raid the barbarians at night.

This time, the barbarians really didn't expect that the Han court would take such measures.

Because in the impression of barbarians, the Han court always likes to fight with them during the day so that they can avoid damage.

Unfortunately, this time the barbarians' wrong judgment destined their tragic fate in the future.

...

Liu Zhan’s plan was very simple. He first asked his subordinates to make rice. After eating and drinking, he let the soldiers sleep well. Only in this way can they be physically energetic and the raid at night can the greatest effect be achieved.

After eating and drinking, Liu Zhan changed into leather armor, rode a horse, and quietly groped towards the barbarian camp with five hundred people.

However, this time, Liu Zhan's strategy changed. He did not charge directly to kill the barbarians, but led these subordinates to the back of the barbarians, intending to attack behind the barbarians.

The barbarian camp was not far from the Akha Protectorate, so Liu Zhan led the soldiers to run for only half an hour before reaching the rear of the barbarians.

After Liu Zhan carefully checked around and confirmed that there were no barbarian scouts or posts nearby, he issued an order to attack.

"Kill all these barbarian thieves!"

As Liu Zhan's voice fell, the soldiers picked up their weapons and began to attack these barbarians.

This time, Liu Zhan did not choose to charge directly, but chose to shoot rifle.

His targets are archers and shield players in the camp.

The barbarians fought against the Han people a lot in the wild, so their tactical qualities are not low, and the barbarian archers and shield players are very professional.

After discovering the attack of the Han army, they quickly organized defenses, and even after a brief chaos, they began to organize counterattacks.

"Bang!" Liu Zhan shot the head and then pulled the trigger.

In an instant, most of the archers and shield players in the barbarian camp were killed and injured.

The remaining barbarians hurriedly evacuated and did not dare to fight.

Liu Zhan did not chase after him, and he led the army to continue advancing deep into the camp.

This time, Liu Zhan did not choose to charge directly, but chose guerrilla.

The barbarian soldiers were not stupid either. They knew that the Han army had cavalry, so they also built a high platform in the northeast corner of the camp. In this way, Liu Zhan's cavalry could not get close and could only shoot from a long range.

This made Liu Zhan unable to suppress through the advantages of the cavalry.

But this makes Liu Zhan easier.

Because Liu Zhan knew that the barbarians had crossbows, he simply hid in the dark with his soldiers and shot the archers with crossbow arrows.

Once a barbarian archer was discovered, he immediately sent someone to surround him and attack with all his might.

In this way, the two sides had a stalemate for two or three days. Almost fifty or sixty of Liu Zhan's soldiers died, but hundreds of barbarian soldiers were also killed and injured.

And this number is still increasing.

Within the barbarian camp, Agur was summoning the generals to discuss how to resist the Han army's attack.

"Everyone, the Han army has now broken through our camp, and our current military force is only about 12,000. If we cannot find a flaw to defeat the other party in a short period of time, we may be in a situation of being attacked from both sides."

"But now the Han army's cavalry has been restrained by us, and they have no time to take care of our side."

"So I think we should take the initiative and defeat these big men's reinforcements as soon as possible, so that we will be safe."

"But don't forget that Liu Zhan is very difficult to deal with."

"And now the Han royal family has sent troops, and their number should be more than us. If we attack rashly, we may be surrounded and annihilated by the Han cavalry."

"So I hope you can provide a suggestion or give me a specific plan. I need to know whether this plan is feasible or not."

Agur shook his head and said, "We have too little information now. We can only prepare if we know their specific number. However, according to the information sent back by the spies, their troops are about 80,000 or 90,000."

"Although these soldiers are numerous, they do not carry too much food and ammunition."

"If we can't defeat them quickly, then we'll be hungry."

“It’s not in our interest.”

"Since that's the case, I think troops should be sent to eliminate them immediately!"

"I agree with this. Our food is still very rich now and we can hold on for a few years, so I think we can fight with the Han army!"

"But, can anyone tell me where our granary is?"

Everyone was silent, they didn't know this.

"Hmph, I don't think so. I'll draw 5,000 people from my tribe and I personally escort this batch of supplies to the camp ahead, so that our losses will be reduced a lot."

"And I believe our warriors will certainly not be afraid of death."

"I agree!"

"I agree too!"

...

"Okay, that's it, I'll send an order to Baglak immediately!"

"Also let our cavalry go to the camp ahead immediately!"

"Abide by the order!"

Liu Zhan stood on the camp and observed the formation of the barbarians. After watching for a while, he sighed and said, "These barbarians are really smart. They know how to build the camp on the hillside. In this way, even the cavalry can't rush over for a while."

"And I also saw that they had built a horse-rewarding horse. It seems that these barbarians have learned the craftsmen from the Han Dynasty to make a horse-rewarding horse-rewarding horse-rewarding horse-rewarding!"

"But our side is not bad either. After all, our soldiers are well-trained and will never be worse than them!"

Liu Zhan's soldiers basically participated in the guards of Pingyang City, so they respected the craftsmen in Pingyang City very much.

So their equipment is the best.

In addition to these, they also have crossbows, a weapon that can attack from a long distance.

Liu Zhan and his men walked slowly forward, while several leaders gathered in the barbarian camp.

"Everyone, what can you do to solve the current dilemma?" Agur asked as he looked at everyone.

"Captain Agur, I think we should take the initiative to attack the Han army." A man stood up and said, "Although the Han army is large, they do not have large-scale chariots like us, so if we can defeat this Han army, it will be very helpful to our next battle."

"And now the army of His Majesty the Emperor of Han has just set off from Hanjing. It is estimated that it is on the way now. According to their course, it will take at least one month to get here, so we can completely deal with the reinforcements from Han Dynasty first."

Others also expressed their opinions that they agreed with this person's proposal.

After all, this battle will be very dangerous for them after a long time.

"Well, since everyone says that, then as you say, send 3,000 people to attack, and be sure to deal with the cavalry of the Han army before the reinforcements of the Han Kingdom arrive."

"yes!"
To be continued...