Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

After Yufuluo fell down and was lifted up from the ground by Duan Yu with one hand.

The Xiongnu cavalry scattered in all directions.

Apart from the five hundred elite royal cavalrymen around Yufuluo, the Xiongnu cavalrymen who had been pierced by Gao Shun and Chen Qing'an were instantly divided into two groups, left and right.

The Xiongnu cavalry, which clearly outnumbered the Xiongnu by a factor of two, were instead surrounded and driven away.

After Yufuluo fell, the Xiongnu cavalry began to collapse.

The Xiongnu cavalry were composed of members from various tribes.

During wartime, the Chanyu or the Left and Right Wise Kings would summon herdsmen from various tribes and bring their own warhorses and bows and arrows.

It was fulfilling the appeal of the Xiongnu Chanyu.

In reality, when these Xiongnu herders mounted their horses to fight, they were essentially loyal to their own tribes, and only secondarily to the Xiongnu Chanyu.

If the war goes smoothly and is profitable, the chieftains of the various Xiongnu tribes will support the Chanyu.

However, once the war becomes unfavorable, or there is no profit to be made, the tribal chief will take away his tribal cavalry.

Yufuluo led nearly five thousand men to trade salt, iron, and warhorses with Wang Rou.

This battle broke out without any warning.

The sudden losses last night still left many tribal leaders with much to say.

Without mutual benefit, the current Xiongnu Chanyu is not as cohesive as he was when the Xiongnu were powerful.

Seeing the ferocity of the Han cavalry, the Xiongnu cavalry, having suffered nearly a third of casualties, scattered like birds and beasts.

They began to scatter and flee across the southern grasslands.

Gao Shun, Chen Qing'an, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Xun split into four groups and began to pursue and kill the Xiongnu cavalry.

Duan Yu, after capturing Yufuluo with nearly three hundred men, faced off against Yufuluo's five hundred elite royal cavalry.

The so-called royal cavalry were Xiongnu herders from tribes directly under the command of the Xiongnu Chanyu or the Left and Right Wise Kings.

These people were the elite troops directly under the command of the Chanyu.

They are also die-hard fans.

Unfortunately, they encountered Duan Yu.

After throwing Yufuluo to Tieshitou, Duan Yu pulled the Heavenly Dragon City-Breaking Halberd from Yufuluo's dead mount.

Then a new round of massacres began.

A short while later, after Gao Shun and Chen Qing'an returned from pursuing the remaining Xiongnu tribal cavalry, the five hundred elite cavalry under Yufuluo's command were completely wiped out.

...........

It was midday, and the sun was shining brightly.

Without the shade of trees or mountains to block the sunlight, it shines down on the earth without reservation.

The Liangzhou soldiers cleaned up the battlefield around the hillside, cutting off the heads of the fallen Xiongnu soldiers, counting them, and finally hanging them next to their saddles.

Apart from the few herders grazing their livestock there, the Xiongnu cavalry under Yufuluo's command either fled or died.

Yuvro, whose thigh had been simply bandaged, was pale due to excessive bleeding.

Those herders were slaughtering sheep and cooking to prepare food for the Liangzhou soldiers who were cleaning up the battlefield.

In front of the owner's yurt.

Duan Yu sat on a wooden stump.

Before him lay Hufro, bound and gagged.

Gao Shun, Chen Qing'an, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Xun sat down on either side of them, and the table in front of them was already full of mutton.

The group was enjoying their meal.

Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu stood behind Duan Yu.

The dark-skinned, glossy-skinned Xiongnu girl timidly poured Duan Yu a bowl of oil tea.

"No...don't kill me, I...I will make my father exchange countless cattle and sheep for me."

"As long as you don't kill me."

With a pale face, Yu Fuluo looked at Duan Yu and pleaded in a trembling voice, "I have no grudge against you. It was Wang Rou, it was Wang Rou who lied to me!"

"I was just deceived by Wang Rou."

"I can also take you to find them."

"Please don't kill me."

The Xiongnu girl kneeling beside Duan Yu turned her head to look at Yufuluo.

His eyes were filled with disdain.

Then he said something in the Xiongnu language.

Duan Yu couldn't understand the Xiongnu language, but Zhang Xun could.

Holding a leg of lamb in his hand, Zhang Xun looked up at Yu Fuluo and sneered.

"What is she saying?" Duan Yu asked curiously.

Zhang Xun turned his head and said, "She said that Yufuluo is not worthy to be the Right Wise King of the Xiongnu; he only knows how to wield his whip over his herdsmen."

Duan Yu looked at the Xiongnu girl, and when he saw the whip marks on her face, he instantly understood what she meant.

Hufro, feeling utterly ashamed, lowered his head.

"Don't worry, just like you said, you won't die anytime soon."

"Didn't you say that your life is worth many cattle and sheep?"

"Moreover, your younger brother, Huchuquan, is also in my hands."

"I'll see how many cattle, sheep, and warhorses your father, Qiangqu, can offer in exchange for your two brothers' lives," Duan Yu said with a sneer.

"what?"

Hufro was startled and suddenly looked up.

"Stone, bring me the map." Duan Yu reached out to Tie Shitou behind him.

Tie Shitou nodded, then took out a sheepskin map from his pocket.

Duan Yu tossed the map in front of Yufuluo.

“Mark the location of your father’s royal tent and the location of the Xianbei royal tent.”

Hufro trembled as he picked up the map from the ground in front of him.

It was springtime, the time when grassland herders migrated to various pastures to prepare for grazing after enduring the cold winter.

Unlike the Han people, the Xiongnu and Xianbei lived in one place from beginning to end, cultivating and building.

The Xiongnu and Xianbei, these nomadic tribes, migrated many times each year.

Spring, summer, autumn, and winter are all spent in constant migration and grazing.

Therefore, finding the Xiongnu or Xianbei tribes is not easy.

Only their own people truly understand these migration routes.

Huvro quickly marked it on the map.

Tie Shitou returned to Duan Yu with the marked map.

Duan Yu unfolded it and took a look.

Two areas are marked above.

One is in the west, and the other is in the east.

"Wen Yuan, Wen Ze, come and take a look." Duan Yu called out to Zhang Liao and Zhang Xun.

The two brothers stood up and went to Duan Yu's side.

Compared to Zhang Liao, Zhang Xun, as a border soldier of Yanmen Commandery, was more familiar with the situation of the Xiongnu and Xianbei.

After glancing at the map, he immediately said, "Brother Duan, this location in the east is Tanhan Mountain. The Xianbei Chanyu Tanshihuai established the Xianbei royal tent here."

"There is the Chuqiu River here, a land with abundant water and lush vegetation."

"This place is only about 300 li away from Gaoliu."

"We are now about 200 miles away from Tanhan Mountain."

"According to the itinerary, Wang Rou should have only been in Gaoliu for a short time at this point."

“If we set off now, we can reach Tanhan Mountain a step ahead of Wang Rou. If we are lucky, we might even be able to intercept Wang Rou and Wang Ze on the way.”

Zhang Xun pointed to the other side of the map and said, "And this is the surrender city."

“The Xiongnu once established their royal court here. This place is close to the Hetao pasture, and the abundant water and grass make it suitable for grazing.”

“The Xiongnu were defeated and fled to the northern desert, and did not return for many years. After the sixth year of Xiping, the Xiongnu people began to gradually return to this place.”

"It's about 800 or 900 li away from where we are now."

Duan Yu listened and nodded.

Finally, they managed to get ahead of Wang Rou.

It seems that not pursuing Wang Rou through Gaoliu was the right decision.

Otherwise, they might have to face the obstacles set up by Wang Ze, which would waste time.

"Pass down the order: let the soldiers rest for two hours, and then set off for Tanhan Mountain immediately!"