After a long journey of one and a half months, the 50,000 new troops of the Great Chu Dynasty finally arrived in Taiyuan City.

Taiyuan City.

Located in the center of Shanxi's borders.

The terrain of Shanxi is extremely important. There is a small basin plain in the middle, the Luliang Mountains on the left, and the Taihang Mountains on the right. The two mountain ranges from north to south are vertically descending to form a large passage.

Two mountains are sandwiched with one river, and the plains and rivers in the middle are the basin dominated by Taiyuan.

Whether the Huns went south or the Chu army went north, most of them had to pass through Taiyuan.

The entire Shanxi is also a barrier to the Great Central Plains region. From Chang'an, Luoyang, to Shijiazhuang, and Yanjing... they are all under the protection of this vast mountain range.

An important exit must be passed from Shanxi to the grassland is Shuofang City. The mountains have opened a large gap here.

This Shuofang is the fortress in front of Shanxi and the most cutting-edge fortress in Dachu.

It is naturally also a must-fight place for the Great Chu and the Huns.

When the northern expedition to the Xiongnu, Shuofang would definitely not be able to avoid it.

Only by recapturing Shuofang and using this as an important military ration and military supplies point can we talk about the Northern Expedition of the Huns.

The new army arrived in Taiyuan City.

After a month and a half of hard training along the way, they were able to have a major rest and supply in Taiyuan City.

The Grand Marshal Li Rong happily led the soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan City to go out of the city to welcome the arrival of the new army.

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night.

Inside Taiyuan City.

The lights are brightly lit.

The Grand Marshal Li Rong, Chu Tianxiu, Li Yu, and dozens of imperial generals were discussing how to attack Shuofang.

Li Rong had a respectable status and was the Grand Marshal of the Three Dukes of the Great Chu Dynasty. He commanded all the military generals. The 300,000 troops on the frontier obeyed his orders.

However, this time, the Taiwei Li Rong was not responsible for the offense, but focused on defense. The entire northern defense line, from the Western Regions, to Shanxi, and to the Northeast, was responsible for the Taiwei Li Rong.

The ones who were actually responsible for the attack were Chu Tianxiu, the Marquis of Cavalry, Li Yu, the General of Guard, and the 50,000 new army led by them.

They were the vanguard troops of the imperial court's northern expedition.

"My father-in-law, how is the situation of the Hun army now?"

Chu Tianxiu asked.

The information he had was that the 500,000 Xiongnu army captured Shuofang City, and Li Rong led 70,000 soldiers and civilians from Shuofang to retreat to Taiyuan. After that, he was busy training the new army and knew very little.

"The Huns left 50,000 troops and horses to guard the Shuofang, and the rest retreated to the grassland. It is estimated that deep in the grassland, the Xiongnu royal court and the Yanran Mountains."

Li Rongdao.

"Only fifty thousand left? They are not going to defend Shuofang City to the death?"

Chu Tianxiu was a little surprised.

Fifty thousand Hun soldiers, a little bit short.

Moreover, the Huns were not good at siegeing and defending the city, so they were accustomed to rushing and attacking on the grasslands to defend the city, which was far less powerful than the Great Chu defending the city.

The 50,000 Xiongnu soldiers must not be able to defend Shuofang City.

"The Hun tribe has few people. Although there are 500,000 light cavalry, they are all clan soldiers from each tribe. They will only get together when the war begins.

They could not stay in Shuofang City forever, and they would have to go back to the grassland to raise horses and sheep. They would not get together again until the war broke out again."

Li Rong said: "The Huns are not good at defending the city. Even if they want to fight our army in a decisive battle, they will definitely be in the wild.

The reason why these troops were left behind was probably to pretend to behave, watch the situation, and keep it as a warning. If our army really wanted to attack the city, they would most likely not defend the city and retreat back to the grassland."

Chu Tianxiu pondered, her eyes shining with golden light, and said, "Then attack Shuofang City first! The new army rested in Taiyuan City for three days, and after three days, the troops will be launched in Shuofang City!

After taking down Shuofang City, he went out of the grassland and prepared to fight to the death with the main force of the Huns!"

The Grand Marshal Li Rong nodded and smiled, "Okay, let's see how powerful the new army you are training is?!"

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Three days.

The new army's troops ate and drank enough in Taiyuan City and nourished their spirits.

Then the rumbling soldiers set off Shuofang City.

The two Hun tribes left in Shuofang City were the Huns, King Hunxie and King Xiu Tu, with a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses under their command.

The two of them were named kings and stayed in Shuofang City, and they were uneasy and quite unhappy.

If the Huns launched a large-scale attack on the Great Chu and plundered the population and wealth, they would of course be happy.

But guarding the city... the Shuofang City was already empty. When Li Rong retreated, he took away all his people and wealth. There was no fuel and water.

The city guarding is completely different from the Huns' living habits of sleeping in the open on the grasslands.

What are their 50,000 cavalry staying here?

Waiting for the Great Chu troops to attack?

This Shuofang City is now a useless person. It’s a pity that he will lose it. He has to pay a price to stay here. They are still thinking about their tribes on the grassland.

Sure enough, after waiting for several months, they waited for a large Chu army and appeared more than ten miles away outside Shuofang City.

After seeing this, I knew that they were coming to attack the city.

"Report to the two kings! The Great Chu army is attacking 50,000 troops and heading straight for our Shuofang City!"

The Hun spies reported urgently.

King Hunxie stood on the top of the city and saw a huge army of cavalry and infantry chariots from afar. He felt a little guilty.

King Xiu Tu was even more cowardly and his face turned pale.

They are not military officials, Shanyu, who have a large army of 500,000 Xiongnu, and do not take the Chu army seriously at all.

The two troops combined only 50,000 cavalrymen... If they really want to fight, they will all die from their tribe's personal soldiers.

On the grassland, the Huns were based on tribes.

The soldiers and horses of each tribe are the foundation. If all the soldiers are killed, the tribe may be swallowed by other major tribes at any time.

Even if there are only one or two thousand soldiers who have died or been injured, they will find it difficult to bear such losses.

"Who is the general leading the Chu army? What flag is it? But the God of War Li Rong?"

King Hunxie asked anxiously.

If the war god Li Rong from the Great Chu came, he would not want to fight and directly withdrew his troops back to the grassland. Even if the military minister Shanyu was held accountable, he could argue a few words.

After all, there are not many Hun kings on this prairie. The Hun generals can take advantage of the war god Li Rong, so it is not embarrassing that he can escape.

King Xiu Tu also looked nervous.

"Reported to the king, he was under the banner of "Chu", as well as the banner of "General of Cavalry" and "General of Wei". He did not see the most commonly used "Li" and "Pingwang" flags."

The Hun spy said hurriedly.

"General of the Cavalry?...Little Hun Hou Chu Tianxiu? Why did he come?"

King Hunxie's eyes twitched, his heart was terrified, and his forehead was dizzy.

If you want to talk about the Great Chu Dynasty, who has the most famous reputation, I am afraid it is no longer Li Rong, the Grand Marshal of the God of War.

The Battle of Danyang destroyed the King of Wu’s army!

In the Battle of Wujiang, the 500,000 troops of the allied forces of the ten princes were destroyed!

Such a record is unparalleled. No one dares to say that he has ever had such a record, either the Great Chu or the Huns.

The amazing achievements of the war god Li Rong at that time were nothing more than saving the emperor Xiang Yanran from hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu army. It was revealed that he had killed many Xiongnus, but he never saw them.

Young and vigorous!

The power is as powerful as thunder!

Xiaohunhou, Chu Tianxiu, was only over 24 or 5 years old, and was the youngest and most powerful. Before he saw him, he heard of his reputation first. Who wouldn’t be afraid of him?

King Hunxie and King Xiu Tu both knew their abilities. When they fought against the border troops of Da Chu, they never took much advantage and often suffered some losses.

"King Xiu Tu, are we fighting... or running away?"

King Hunxie grabbed King Xiu Tu's arm and asked nervously.

The Huns had never fought with Chu Tianxiu, and he didn't know how powerful Chu Tianxiu was.

"This...why, let's go outside the city to line up and try the power of Xiao Hunhou? If we can't beat it, our 50,000 light cavalry will escape quickly! Don't be surrounded by them and trapped in the city!"

King Xiu Tu was in trouble.

He did not fight in one battle, and directly abandoned the city and fled, and returned to the grassland to meet Junchen Shanyu, for fear that Junchen Shanyu would punish them.

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