I switched allegiance to Zhang Han and rebuilt the Qin Dynasty; Liu Bang was heartbroken.

"Fight! Warriors of the grasslands, take up your weapons and slay these beasts!"

"Don't stop, don't rest..."

Despite Modu's furious roar, the exhausted Xiongnu army was still routed by the remaining troops.

This group of remnants were the Xiongnu people who had surrendered to the Qin Dynasty in the north and were now marching south under the orders of Han Xin.

Driven by their quest for food, they relentlessly attacked the Xiongnu army's food camps along the way, their eyes already bloodshot from hunger.

Wherever they went, they left behind only countless white bones.

With bloodshot eyes, they pounced on a group of exhausted soldiers as if they were prey.

Even among exhausted soldiers, some might have made a desperate last stand, but how could they possibly withstand a group of irrational, ferocious beasts?

Ultimately, it turned into an extremely brutal hunting war!

"Damn it, you bunch of beasts..."

"You deserve to die!"

"..."

Maodun's insults were extremely vile, but the surrounding Xiongnu generals couldn't care less. After cutting down several men who charged towards Maodun, they anxiously cried out, "Great Chanyu, retreat quickly! The eagles of the steppe are at their most exhausted; they can't stop these ferocious beasts..."

Maodun was dragged away, cursing and swearing. Looking back, he saw the Xiongnu cavalrymen heading north falling in droves.

Maodun was so angry that it seemed as if he was about to breathe fire.

It's over!

No wonder there are no remnants of northern armies marching south; they have all become enemies of the Xiongnu and betrayed the grasslands!

What methods did the Qin people use to control these wild beasts?

Maodun couldn't understand it.

All I know is that he is now in a very desperate situation.

This unexpected encounter will result in heavy losses for the 10,000 soldiers stationed in the northern part of Dai, plus the 20,000 soldiers he brought.

The Dai region had a total of 80,000 troops, and 30,000 of them have been lost!

Maodun twitched with heartache; no wonder he had had a very bad feeling all along.

The Qin army's strike was truly ruthless!

However, Maodun valued his own safety highly, and despite his raging anger, he gritted his teeth and ran away first.

I'll entrust the battle here to my trusted confidant, Ai Lai.

Hopefully, more people can be evacuated.

……

This battle came very quickly.

When the Qin army, which was pursuing them, received the news, they heard that the remnants of the Xiongnu army had decisively defeated a Xiongnu cavalry force that was marching north from the south!

"how is this possible?"

"You mean this group of remnants, with less than 10,000 men, defeated more than 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry?"

"how did you do that?"

The Qin generals felt as if this battle with the Xiongnu was a dream come true.

At the outset of the war, Qin mobilized the entire nation's resources to deal with this war, which was destined to be extremely bloody.

However, since the start of the war, the Qin army has been advancing triumphantly in three regions.

The Qin army has achieved great victories in Yanbei and Shanggubei. Now, the Qin army is gathered in the northern part of Dai, surrounding the Xiongnu. Everyone is prepared to defend against the Xiongnu's desperate counterattack.

As a result, another very strange victory occurred.

Wang Ling found it unbelievable!

"The Xiongnu cavalry that marched north numbered around 20,000, all of whom were extremely exhausted."

"It's like a long journey that has lasted for several days without any rest."

"The men were exhausted, and the warhorses were even more exhausted. Many times, when those remnants of the Xiongnu charged forward, the warhorses were unwilling to move their feet."

"Many warhorses simply collapsed and fell asleep."

"These Huns who rushed in, even if some of them showed some fighting power, their strength was limited and they were no match for them."

"These remnants of the Xiongnu army are very ferocious..."

Listening to the report, Wang Ling looked at the battlefield in the distance, and the scene of the remnants of the Xiongnu who had surrendered to Qin crushing the Xiongnu cavalry always felt unreal.

"Judging by the time, it must have been the Xiongnu who, after hearing that their northern rear route had been cut off, dispatched this cavalry to march north day and night. This is an exhausted army!"

"These remnants of the Xiongnu army are nothing but a pack of wild beasts. They did not advance very fast. Once they were well-fed and watered, they were at their strongest."

"In their eyes, these Xiongnu cavalrymen were probably just a bunch of food..."

The "cruel" in "the remnants of the Xiongnu army" refers to their brutal cruelty!

They have no dietary restrictions; when they're extremely hungry, they'll eat anything.

When the Qin army followed the remnants of the southward-bound army and saw the first Xiongnu camp ravaged by the remnants, their worldview was utterly shattered.

Only by using a ruthless army to attack a weary force can one achieve a crushing victory.

A Qin general suggested, "Should we send reinforcements? If we have the chance, we can wipe out all these Xiongnu people."

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Although the exhausted army had collapsed, it was clear that they still had some strength, and some of them were still putting up a stubborn resistance.

At this point, the Qin army could launch a surprise attack and take advantage of the Xiongnu's weakened state to wipe them out together.

Wang Ling was also very tempted.

Even though he only had five thousand cavalrymen with him, they were all top-notch warriors who had been well-rested and prepared. If they charged, they could indeed win the battle.

"No, let's wait a little longer."

"Our plan is to head south and annihilate all the Xiongnu troops that have entered the territory."

"Since the Northern Marquis's strategy of using the Xiongnu to attack the Xiongnu has succeeded, let them fight for a while longer; their hatred will only deepen."

"These remnants of the Xiongnu army will help us pave a path to attack Modu!"

"We will only attack after they are completely thrown into chaos."

Wang Ling took a deep breath and said.

As a general in the Qin army, he certainly craved military merit, but the overall strategy of the Qin army could not be ignored either.

Using the Xiongnu to fight the Xiongnu, and throwing the entire Xiongnu army into chaos, would be more in the Qin army's interest!

This is far more important than him leading his troops to annihilate the Xiongnu people before him.

Having served in the Qin army for so long, the most important thing Wang Ling learned was the military spirit of the Qin state.

Only by serving the empire can one achieve personal glory!

The Qin army continued to hold the line in the rear, but killed some Xiongnu people who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to move north.

This forced the remnants of the Xiongnu army and the Xiongnu troops that had failed in their northward advance to sweep towards Daixian.

"Go and report this news to the Marquis of the North, and ask him to make preparations. The plan is going more smoothly than we imagined."

……

Maodun's southward advance was not fast; his warhorses and men were already very tired.

After hastily retreating for thirty or forty miles, they found a wooded area at the foot of a mountain to rest.

Maodun took a few gulps of water, then choked and spat it onto the blade of his sword. In the sunlight, the water droplets reflected the extreme exhaustion of the surrounding Xiongnu warriors.

These soldiers fell asleep immediately, not even caring that they were still in danger.

Maodun stared blankly for a moment, then subconsciously looked around.

Twenty thousand men marched north, and with the soldiers who had already joined them along the way, the total number was at least twenty-five thousand.

At this moment, it is unknown whether there are two thousand people who have fled here.

"These are the fiercest eagles on the grasslands..."

Maodun stared blankly for a moment, then slowly ran his hand along the blade of the sword. Suddenly, he buried his head in his hands, and tears of despair could no longer be held back.