591 Killing Tuqi King of the Lef (1/2)
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.