Chapter 591-Killing Tuqi King of the Left
Chapter 591-Killing Tuqi King of the Left
Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora
Along with Zhan Lang’s elimination, Ouyang Shuo basically had no opponents in the Huo Qubing quest line of the Battle of Mobei
In the next two days, Ouyang Shuo wiped out the remaining Lords one by one. Even the lost Zhang Liao troops were smoothly gathered with them.
Following which, Ouyang Shuo did not waste anymore time and headed for Huo Qubing.
As there were no more opponents, it was naturally a smooth journey.
15th day of the battle.
Under the guidance of Little White, the army finally met up with Huo Qubing's troops.
A tanned face, sharp brows, and glistening eyes; he looked extremely handsome.
He left an incredibly clear first impression on Ouyang Shuo.
During the Wu King of Han’s reign, the minister once gave Huo Qubing such an evaluation, ‘A knife that is sharpened too quickly is too sharp and easily breaks.’
His words came through in the end. The genius general Huo Qubing rose up like a shining star; he streaked across the skies of West Han but passed away early.
"Player Qiyue Wuyi greets the Biaoqi General!" Ouyang Shuo bowed.
"It's great that you are here. Tomorrow, we will face the Tuqi King of the Left's forces. You lead your troops and join in!" Huo Qubing did not hesitate and simply gave an order; his voice sounded extremely sure and strong.
"Yes!" Ouyang Shuo replied and said, “General, my army has some surrendered soldiers that have performed well for the Han Army. Please reward them."
As Ouyang Shuo spoke, he passed over a book recording their war deeds.
When Huo Qubing heard these words, he was extremely interested and took a look, “Not bad. Since they have performed well, they should be recorded. After this battle, I will report their deeds to the court."
Huo Qubing liked Ouyang Shuo’s way of dealing with things. Naturally, he was happy about this matter.
This was the best way to get close to someone.
"Thank you, General!"
Ouyang Shuo smiled, with Huo Qubing’s assurance, his promise of rewards was no longer empty. When the surrendered Xiongnu soldiers heard the news, they would definitely fight harder tomorrow.
This was Ouyang Shuo’s plan.
He was the first and only player to reach the frontlines. Moreover, he was a 1st class marquis. Even Huo Qubing would not dare to treat him lightly.
For tomorrow's battle, Ouyang Shuo was named as the Baijiang, and he would lead the left wing of the army.
In contrast to his treatment of Wei Qing, the Wu King of Han did not arrange a Baijiang for Huo Qubing. He did not want to restrict the general's command over the troops, and he did not feel the need to try and keep him in check.
The king had sent him fifty thousand elite cavalry, the strongest in the Han Army.
The Wu King of Han declared that Huo Qubing could select the soldiers that he liked. Such treatment was something that not even Wei Qing received.
If Huo Qubing did not say that he only needed fifty thousand, the king would have sent even more troops to him.
From this, one could see how biased the king was toward Huo Qubing.
Some people said that Huo Qubing was the general that the Wu King single handedly brought up. For the king, seeing Huo Qubing was like seeing his youthful self.
As a king, he was unable to lead his troops out to battle. In essence, Huo Qubing on the battlefield also brought the emotions and feelings of the Wu King.
Hence, it was not hard to imagine how sad the Wu King felt when Huo Qubing suddenly died. He also directly built Huo Qubing’s grave beside the emperor tomb.
Under his charge was also the personal soldiers of Huo Qubing. Amongst which, a few generals were surrendered generals of the Xiongnu tribe. For example, the most famous one was Zhao Ponu, who was in charge of the right troops.
Zhao Ponu wandered the Xiongnu region when he was young. After that, he joined the Han Army and became Huo Qubing’s advisor. After numerous expeditions, he was given the title of Junji General.
Ouyang Shuo obtaining this position was partially because his tactics resembled Huo Qubing’s. If not, with Huo Qubing’s character, he would not have even bothered about this Lord.
During the battle tomorrow, without including the Shanhai City Army, there were fifty thousand Han cavalry and thirty thousand Xiongnu surrendered soldiers.
Huo Qubing personally led the middle troops, which included thirty thousand Han soldiers and twenty thousand Xiongnu soldiers. The right army of Zhao Ponu had ten thousand of each.
This left Ouyang Shuo with ten thousand Han soldiers.
Huo Qubing’s plan could be called exceedingly last minute. It was made after considering the six thousand troops of Shanhai City.
Although Huo Qubing had not seen the strength of the Divine Martial Guards in battle, with his deduction abilities, he knew that this was a true trump card army.
Even without considering other factors, just the killing aura that the Divine Martial Guards emitted left him extremely interested.
In comparison, Huo Qubing's personal troops were much weaker.
How could he not respect such a strong army?
With that, Ouyang Shuo had obtained his respect and trust.
After understanding his orders, Ouyang Shuo left the commander tent.
As they said, arriving at the right time was better than coming early.
Based on history’s progression, after he killed the forces of the Tuqi King of the Left, Huo Qubing wanted to kill Chan Yu, so he led the troops up north to the Khentii Mountains to worship the gods.
For the battle tomorrow, if nothing went wrong, it would be a crazy chance to obtain a massive number of battle contribution points.
Only one matter made Ouyang Shuo wary.
In history, the Tuqi King of the Left had led his personal guards to escape. If he could, Ouyang Shuo wanted to kill him as a form of a greeting gift for Huo Qubing.
In the Han Army tent, Xiongnu people in the Han Army uniform could be seen everywhere. Hence, it was not really shocking when Ouyang Shuo brought his three thousand surrendered Xiongnu soldiers in.
After setting up camp, Ouyang Shuo summoned Zhao Kuo to discuss about the battle tomorrow.
Based on Huo Qubing’s arrangements, the Shanhai City Army would be on the left wing; Ouyang Shou would control everything there.
Under such circumstances, to smoothly kill the Tuqi King of the Left was highly difficult.
After all, orders were king in the military.
Without Huo Qubing’s orders, Ouyang Shuo did not dare to do anything stupid.
His only hope was that the performance of the Divine Martial Guards would attract the general’s attention.
……
The next morning, the army immediately moved out.
The current Tuqi King of the Left did not know that Huo Qubing eyed him. In his eyes, the current Huo Qubing should be thousands of miles away.
Who knew that their forces were like a ghost.
Before noon, eighty thousand Han troops had charged into the Tuqi King of the Left's army, catching them completely off guard.
The two armies engaged in slaughter on the grassland.
The Han Army was strong, and the Xiongnu Army panicked.
As expected from a genius general. His constant victories did not come from luck but from his commanding skills and tactics. Ouyang Shuo felt impressed.
In Shanhai City, probably only Baiqi and Han Xin were better than him. Even the god general Sun Bin was a little weaker.
Under the leadership of Huo Qubing, the Han Army relentlessly attacked wave after wave.
The elite Tuqi King of the Left was suppressed to the point where he could not retaliate.
The Xiongnu people were adept at cavalry warfare, but they could do nothing before the Han Army.
At 3 PM, the Tuqi King of the Left's army looked like it was about to collapse.
"The general has orders!"
Ouyang Shuo was commanding at the left wing; he did not personally participate in this battle.
Wang Feng led the Divine Martial Guards and went to and fro on the battlefield, helping Ouyang Shuo earn an endless supply of battle contribution points. At a glance, he was close to crossing the two hundred thousand mark.
Even the kills of the three thousand Xiongnu surrendered soldiers added to his points.
Apart from that, even 20% from the ten thousand Han Army soldiers was included.
Ouyang Shuo did not expect that the role of left general would grant him such great rewards.
It seems like after this battle, he could make good use of these points.
Just as the killing reached its most intense state, a messenger ran over, "The general orders the left wing to route to the back of the enemy to cut off their retreat path!"
"I follow!" Ouyang Shuo was delighted.
He had gotten his wish.
Ouyang Shuo was worried that the Tuqi King of the Left would escape?
Huo Qubing immediately sent an order.
In normal situations, the one in charge of blocking the retreat path was the elite commander the main general recognized.
This time, Huo Qubing did not use the Zhao Ponu’s right wing. Instead, he chose the left wing for this role. With that, it seemed like the performance of the Divine Martial Guards had completely impressed him.
In the end, he did not let Ouyang Shuo down.
During the tactical meeting yesterday, Zhao Kuo had suggested that Ouyang Shuo let the Divine Martial Guards fight without caring about loses and sacrifices. They needed to be at their strongest level on the battlefield.
Only then could he obtain Huo Qubing’s recognition.
In the end, it was just as Zhao Kuo had said.
During this battle, Zhao Kuo had performed well twice.
Bringing him was worth it!
In Shanhai City, this general was previously scolded as a paper general. Now, he had finally shone brightly.
……
With a Shua! Ouyang Shuo unsheathed the Chixiao Sword from its scabbard once more.
"Personal guards, follow me out!" Ouyang Shuo slapped his war horse and charged out.
This time, he wanted to personally kill the Tuqi King of the Left.
"Kill kill kill!"
When they saw their Lord personally act, the Divine Martial Guards felt their blood boil.
Everyone knew that whenever their Lord struck, it was the most intense moment of the battle.
Ouyang Shuo led three thousand Divine Martial Guards, three thousand surrendered Xiongnu soldiers, and also the ten thousand Han troops to leave the battlefield and charge toward the back of the enemy.
The vast grassland became the world of the cavalry.
With Huyan Qiu leading the way, Ouyang Shuo did not need to worry about getting lost.
"Tuqi King of the Left, your head is mine!" Ouyang Shuo muttered.