SEC Chapter 431 The Six-Word Mantra Was Actually Broken?
Chapter 431 The Six-Word Mantra Was Actually Broken?
"And...and..." The commander of the thousand cavalry seemed to recall some horrific scene, and his expression became extremely strange.
"And what! Speak!" Touman Chanyu roared.
"And those warriors who escaped were all exhausted. Many had even lost their armor and weapons, and countless warhorses had died. They...they..." The commander of a thousand cavalry really didn't know how to describe it.
Just then, an extremely unpleasant smell wafted from outside the tent.
The curtain of the main tent was lifted again.
Supported by two maids, Luan Diyun walked unsteadily into the main tent.
The once arrogant and proud Xiongnu princess is now in a state of utter disarray.
Her hair was disheveled, and her face was covered in frozen mud.
The leather armor that once fit him perfectly had long been discarded, and he was only wrapped in a tattered single garment.
"Father..."
When Luan Diyun saw Touman Chanyu, his eyes reddened and tears welled up in his eyes.
Just as she was about to take a step forward, her stomach suddenly emitted a thunderous rumbling sound.
A deafening roar!
She clutched her stomach in pain, her legs gave way, and she collapsed onto the Persian carpet in the tent.
Damn!
There was no clean food available on the escape route!
Although they knew the seized food was poisoned, they knew they would starve if they didn't eat it!
The tent was deathly silent.
Everyone stared in shock at the scene unfolding before them.
The Left Wise King and the Right Wise King stared wide-eyed, not even noticing that their wine cups had fallen to the ground.
It felt like someone had poured a bucket of ice water over my head.
Touman Chanyu looked at his weak and frail daughter, his lips trembling, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
The sixteen-character mantra has actually been broken?
How is that possible!
The tent was completely silent.
Everyone stared in shock at the scene unfolding before them.
The Left Wise King and the Right Wise King stared wide-eyed, not even noticing that their wine cups had fallen to the ground, spilling mare's milk wine onto the Persian carpet and leaving a stain.
The two men, who had just been drinking loudly, now felt a chill run down their spines.
Touman Chanyu looked at his weakened daughter, his lips trembling, his eyes filled with disbelief. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
The sixteen-character mantra has actually been broken?
How is that possible!
The silence inside the tent lasted for a long time, and the Left Wise King and the Right Wise King subconsciously exchanged a glance.
Having fought on horseback for half their lives, the two immediately grasped the key point from the Chanyu's words.
"The Great Chanyu..."
The Left Wise King swallowed hard, breaking the silence, "What exactly is this sixteen-character mantra you speak of? What kind of military strategy is it?"
How could Princess Yun's 30,000 royal cavalry have suffered such a crushing defeat?
The Right Wise King nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with incomprehension and apprehension: "Yes, our Xiongnu light cavalry are extremely fast, and they have a geographical advantage on this snowy plain!"
"As long as we don't engage the Qin army's heavily armored infantry in a direct confrontation, how could anyone possibly annihilate our 30,000-strong army in an organized manner?"
Upon hearing the questions from the two wise kings, Luan Di Yun, who was slumped on the ground, closed his eyes.
The cramping pain in her lower abdomen came in waves, but what hurt more than her body was the crushing of her pride.
She forced herself to speak, overcoming her weakness.
"When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy camps, we harass; when the enemy tires, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue..."
These sixteen words struck the hearts of the two wise kings with great force.
Both the Left Wise King and the Right Wise King were knowledgeable in military affairs, so there was no need for explanation. These sixteen words flashed through their minds, and the two were immediately startled.
"This...this is practically a battle tactic tailor-made for the light cavalry of the steppes!"
The Left Wise King grabbed his beard, his voice trembling, "Don't fight to the death, just fight a war of attrition! Use the mobility of your warhorses to drag the Qin army of 300,000 to their deaths in the snow!"
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
The Right Wise King turned to look at Ji Dan, his eyes filled with awe: "Truly worthy of being called a Celestial Master! To create such a military strategy, if the entire Xiongnu army were to master this method, our army could be said to be invincible on this snowy northern plain!"
However, the more they felt this battle tactic was invincible, the deeper their doubts became.
Since the battle tactics were perfect, and the Xiongnu had all the advantages of timing, location, and popular support, why did they still suffer a defeat?
And they lost so badly that even the princess ended up in such a state?
Faced with the gazes and questions of the crowd, Luan Diyun's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
She took a deep breath, her voice filled with fear, and began to recount that night.
"This tactic is not wrong, the mistake is... we are facing something that is not within the scope of human power."
Luan Diyun's body trembled slightly. "That night, I led my troops to approach the Qin army's camp, preparing to carry out the 'harass the enemy when they are tired' strategy."
The night was pitch black, which provided us with the best cover...
"But the instant we sounded the horn, dozens of flashes of fire shot out from the Qin army's ranks. Then...dawn broke!"
Luan Diyun raised his head, his eyes fixed straight ahead. "It wasn't torches, but dozens of extremely bright stars! The darkness for miles around turned into daylight in an instant! The light was blinding!"
"What?"
The Left Wise King and the Right Wise King simultaneously cried out in surprise and stood up abruptly.
Touman Chanyu gasped, his face filled with horror: "Night turning into day? How could such a thing happen in this world!"
Luan Diyun gave a bitter laugh, tears streaming down his face: "The warhorses were frightened and neighed wildly, trampling each other!"
The warriors' eyes were blinded by the bright light, and the Qin army's powerful crossbows used the light as a target...
We suffered heavy casualties before we even reached the Qin army's camp gates.
At this point, Luan Diyun clutched his stomach, gritting his teeth, "Later, in order to survive, I went to raid their grain wagons. Those weren't grain wagons at all; they were full of fortresses made of giant logs and hidden crossbows!"
They deliberately retreated, leaving behind grain. But they had laced the grain and fodder with a heavy dose of laxative!
"We were being hunted down, we had no choice. Even knowing it was poison, we had to swallow it to avoid starvation and freezing to death! These 30,000 men were brought down by the Qin army!"
After hearing this explanation, the tent fell silent once again.
The Left Wise King and the Right Wise King felt their scalps tingle and their bodies grow cold.
Night turns into day!
They deliberately left poisoned grain to cut off any chance of survival!
When did the Qin army become so treacherous?
At this moment, Ji Dan, standing to the side, turned extremely pale under her bionic mask.
My heart was filled with terror.
"Night turning into day... blindingly bright light... and that method of poisoning..."
Ji Dan roared inwardly, "Zhang Fan! It must have been Zhang Fan! No one else could have made something like this!"
He thought that by escaping to the Xiongnu and using the "Sixteen-Character Mantra" he had overheard, he could be invincible.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fan's methods were so formidable!
What's even more critical is that now all the Xiongnu high-ranking officials are subconsciously looking in his direction.
Because in the eyes of the Xiongnu, they were the true immortal masters.
The methods that the Qin army is now using are clearly magical arts!
"Immortal Master..."