The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Report to the Governor-General, a large number of enemy scouts have been spotted ahead."

A scout came to Hassan and reported.

"A large number of enemy scouts?"

"Humph, it seems they are aware of our army's arrival."

"Don't worry about them. Pass on my orders. Keep moving forward. We must reach Changhe within ten days."

Hassan sneered.

So what if they were discovered? He didn't believe that Beiting could withstand the attack of his army of more than 100,000.

"Yes, sir." The scout received the order.

Soon, the army set out again and headed straight for Changhe.

On the other side, the Xiongnu army led by Huhanye also entered the Donghu territory, and was only ten days away from Hulan.

Huhanye's journey was not smooth, as he was constantly harassed by Huo Qubing along the way.

Fortunately, the losses were not great, and the enemy was only trying to delay time by retreating the Donghu and Huyan tribes.

In fact, Huhanye had no intention of dealing with the Donghu and Huyan tribes.

The two remaining tribes have a combined population of less than 60,000 to 70,000, and they are all composed of the elderly, the weak, women and children, so there is no need to pay any attention to them.

His target was Hulun. As long as he captured Hulun, the two tribes would rush to surrender.

.......

Hulun City.

Ning Quan has made all preparations and is just waiting for the arrival of Huhanye's army.

The reason why Ning Quan dared to lead an army of 10,000 to fight against an army of 200,000 Huns was, of course, because he had a trump card in his hand.

Whether it is a Barrett, a heavy machine gun, a grenade, an assault rifle, or even explosives, they are all his confidence.

Barrett, grenades, etc. are needless to say

The heavy machine gun is extremely powerful and is bound to cause heavy damage to the Huns.

The key is the explosives. The explosives in Ning Quan's hands are all high explosives with extremely powerful power.

This amount of explosives is enough to blow up a tall building.

At this moment, Ning Quan had already buried explosives at the place where Huhanye might set up camp.

It was impossible to expect explosives to destroy the 200,000-strong Hun army, but it was easy to cause great chaos.

Ning Quan's explosives were not placed in one place, but were divided into small bombs of one kilogram each and scattered around.

Once it is detonated at night, causing a chain reaction, and then the entire army attacks, it will definitely deal a fatal blow to Huhanye.

Ning Quan also made two other preparations and placed explosives in the possible food and grass camps of the Hun army.

If Li Jing suffered a disadvantageous battle with the Arabs or suffered heavy losses, Ning Quan would not seek to annihilate Huhanye, but would blow up the granary to force him to retreat.

As for how to ensure the accuracy of the placement of explosives.

This question is simple. There are certain rules for setting up camp during marches and battles, including the selection of locations for food and fodder camps.

Basically, choose an open area, preferably near a water source.

Hulun is so small that there are limited places suitable for setting up camp, so it is easy to judge.

To ensure that everything was safe, Ning Quan also temporarily recruited 5,000 soldiers to strengthen the city defense.

The combat effectiveness of the newly recruited soldiers is definitely not good, but they can still be used to help out.

Moreover, after experiencing several battles, the new recruits will naturally become veterans.

"Your Highness, look, there's a convoy coming over there?"

Suddenly, Zhang Fei pointed towards the northwest and shouted in surprise.

Hearing this, Ning Quan looked up and saw more than a dozen carriages slowly approaching Hulan.

Ning Quan took a closer look and found that the flag above the convoy seemed a little familiar.

"Hey, the Loulan flag?"

"Could it be...that...Aruna is here?"

When Ning Quan saw the Loulan flag, he was both surprised and delighted.

"Your Highness, it is indeed the Loulan flag, and the convoy is also escorted by our soldiers. It must be the Queen of Loulan who has arrived."

Zhang Fei also reacted at this time and said excitedly.

"Come on, let's go over and take a look."

Ning Quan quickly descended from the city wall and rushed towards the city gate with Zhang Fei.

As soon as we arrived at the city gate, the convoy was already approaching.

Then, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a pretty and beautiful face, it was Aruna, the Queen of Loulan.

When she saw Ning Quan, a bright smile quickly appeared on Aruna's face, and she quickly got out of the car.

Seeing that it was really Aruna who came, Ning Quan was of course extremely excited.

But then he stood there in a daze, looking at Aruna's bulging belly in astonishment.

"You...are pregnant?"

After a long time, Ning Quan walked forward and asked tremblingly.

"Yes, I'm pregnant," Aruna said sweetly.

"Oh my God, is this true? I have a child!"

Ning Quan hugged Aruna in his arms and said excitedly.

"Of course it's true."

"Aruna said that she must bear a child for her husband."

Aruna caressed her belly tenderly.

"Hahaha, great!"

Ning Quan laughed three times, then suddenly lowered his head and kissed Aruna's cherry lips.

"Well......"

Aruna let out a soft moan, her cheeks flushed and her eyes blurred.

The two hugged each other for a long time before letting go.

"Your Highness, the Madam is here!"

Suddenly, Zhang Fei screamed.

"what?"

Hearing this, Ning Quan quickly turned around and saw Li Wanyue walking towards him surrounded by several maids.

"Ma'am, you're here."

Ning Quan went forward and said.

"Well, I heard that my sister is here, so I came to see her."

Li Wanyue nodded slightly, then looked at Aruna with complicated eyes.

Aruna's bulging belly made Li Wanyue feel an indescribable feeling in her heart.

She and Ning Quan had been married for so long but still hadn't gotten pregnant, but Aruna got pregnant after just a few nights, which made her inevitably feel a little jealous.

The key is not this. The key is that if Aruna gave Ning Quan a son, he would be a illegitimate eldest son, and there would definitely be trouble in the future.

There are many examples of princes, nobles, and major families being torn apart and brothers turning against each other because of disputes over the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children.

Seeing that Li Wanyue looked unwell, Ning Quan immediately understood what she was thinking, but he didn't say much.

"Aruna, meet your sister."

Seeing Li Wanyue coming, Aruna hurriedly saluted.

"Sister, stop it. You're pregnant."

Li Wanyue hurried forward to help Aruna up.

No matter how bad she felt, Aruna was pregnant with Ning Quan's child, and she definitely couldn't neglect it.

"Sister, Aruna has something to tell you in private. Let's talk over here."

Aruna naturally noticed that Li Wanyue's expression was not right, and guessed what she was thinking, so she hurriedly pulled Wanyue aside.

"Don't worry, sister. Aruna is pregnant with a girl and will inherit my throne in the future."

Aruna explained quietly.

"What! You're having a girl!"

"how do you know?"

Hearing this, Li Wanyue was suddenly surprised and delighted.

"Sister, this is our Loulan tradition."

"Every generation of Loulan queens gave birth to baby girls, without exception."

“The Loulan Kingdom has always had a queen, and there are no exceptions.

"As for the reason, Aruna doesn't understand either. Maybe it's because of blood." Aruna explained with a smile.