210: Front and back attack

“Surrounded?” Lin Yue frowned and said, “We’ve always been the ones to surround others; who dares to surround us?”

Xing Daorong whispered, “My Lord, the scouts report that two tribes, approximately eighty thousand Xiongnu Cavalry, are heading towards us from the front!

And a two hundred thousand strong Army is also rushing towards us from the rear, about three hundred li away. They will probably catch up to us in less than two days!

It seems the pursuers should be King Baiyang’s prince, Bulu!”

“Prince Bulu?” Lin Yue said in a deep voice. He didn’t expect him to actually come!

His long halberd had left a deep impression on Lin Yue, and it might cause some trouble.

Moreover, he had managed to raise another one hundred fifty thousand cavalry in just a few days!

He truly had some methods!

This also indirectly proved King Baiyang’s influence on the grassland. For Bulu, the Xiongnu people people across the entire grassland were an endless source of Soldiers!

Lin Yue thought to himself. “Perhaps by the time they catch up, Bulu will have even more cavalry under his command!”

“How far are the Xiongnu Cavalry ahead of us?” Lin Yue asked.

“They are probably less than a hundred li away now,” Xing Daorong replied.

“Fight!

We cannot allow ourselves to be attacked from both front and rear!” Lin Yue said in a deep voice. Even if it means suffering casualties, we must deal with them now. Otherwise, under a pincer attack, the already low morale of the White Horse Righteous Cavalry will plummet even further!

By then, it will truly be beyond salvation!

“Du Tong!” Lin Yue called out.

“This humble general is here!” Du Tong responded.

“Your unit will escort the wounded Soldiers and prisoners and continue forward,” Lin Yue instructed.

“Understood… Yes.” Although Du Tong was somewhat regretful about not being able to kill the enemy, military orders were absolute and he dared not question them.

“The rest of you, follow me!” Lin Yue shouted!

“Yes!”

… “You scoundrel, before you now is the Xiongnu King! Not Prince Bulu!” Left Great General Ulihan, Left General said sternly!

He cracked his horsewhip, knocking the Local Official’s helmet off his head and onto the ground!

“Xiongnu King?” The Xiongnu Danghu asked in confusion, then suddenly startled awake and said tremblingly, “It’s… it’s the Xiongnu King!

This humble general greets the Xiongnu King!”

“Hmm.” Bulu nodded, then said in a deep voice, “Your subordinates are good. They are now under my command!”

He needed to consolidate his forces and crush Lin Yue with an absolute advantage. Only then could he possibly rescue his father!

After all, the Qin Army general who defeated his father was unfathomably strong. Even if he, the Left Great General, and the Right Great General combined their strength, there was no chance of victory!

Moreover, the man with two sabers strapped to his back, who fought him that day, was also not to be underestimated. His great saber was used with fierce power, and the saber from his back almost pierced his chest. If he had used his final saber, Bulu might not have been able to subdue him!

So he intended to overwhelm the Qin Army with numbers. When the two armies clashed, no matter how skilled that general was, he would be crushed into a pulp under the merciless onslaught of over a hundred thousand iron cavalry!

“It is their honor that our tribe’s warriors are favored by you, Xiongnu King!” The Local Official said with a smile, but his heart was bleeding.

His tribe was not large, and these fifty thousand cavalry could be said to be his entire fighting force, a cavalry he had accumulated for nearly twenty years. But when under someone else’s roof, one must bow one’s head. Being a commander without troops was better than losing his life!

Because if he, a mere Local Official, dared to utter a single “no,” his head would immediately appear on the banner!

So he had no choice but to comply.

“From now on, you are under the command of the Right Great General and will pursue Lin Yue with me!” Bulu said in a deep voice.

“Yes, I obey the King’s command!” The Local Official forced a smile and replied.

After picking up his helmet, he looked around but couldn’t find the Right Great General. Just as he was wondering, he suddenly saw the Right Grand Commander riding straight towards him.

The Local Official hurried forward to salute and smiled, “Greetings, Right Grand Commander. May I ask where the Right Great General is? This humble general couldn’t find him for a moment.”

“Crack!”

The Local Official saw a horsewhip directly strike his freshly donned helmet, which again rolled to the ground. His eyes were seeing stars, and he didn’t understand what had happened!

“I am now the Right Great General under the Xiongnu King’s banner!” Right Great General Chahan, Right General roared, “Idiot! Say it wrong one more time and I’ll chop off your head! Now, follow me!”

“Yes… yes!” The Local Official recovered and replied, picking up his two-dented helmet and putting it back on his head, then followed behind Right Great General Chahan, Right General.

He secretly swore that from now on, he would never proactively call anyone by name again!

Because it was just too painful!

“Ulihan, Left General, will Father be sad to know that I am calling myself king now?” Bulu asked after seeing the commander’s fifty thousand cavalry merge into his Army.

He hadn’t expected that half a month ago he was just a beloved prince, and today he had become the fearsome Xiongnu King, leading two hundred thousand cavalry to war!

“No, the former King will only be happy to know that you have inherited his title of Xiongnu King!” Left Great General Ulihan, Left General added, “His greatest hope was for you to inherit the throne.”

Elder Aikala also laughed at this moment:

“At necessary times, necessary actions must be taken. Now that the precarious Henan region has lost its Wolf King, the herdsmen on the grassland will become homeless yellow sheep, preyed upon one by one by hungry wolves like the Qin Army until they vanish!

Only with the emergence of another Wolf King will we be qualified to contend with the Qin Army and drive them out of the grassland!

And you, Bulu, are the undisputed choice!

I have already sent people to report the situation here to the Chanyu. In a few more days, you will be the true Xiongnu King of this grassland, beyond question by anyone!”

Bulu pondered for a moment and it indeed seemed as Aikala had said, so he did not continue to ask. It was only when he saw Left Great General Ulihan, Left General’s subtle glance of Hint that he reacted:

“Bulu thanks Elder Aikala!”

He understood that his smooth recognition by the Chanyu was inseparable from Aikala’s support!

“Now, defeating the Qin Army and rescuing the former Xiongnu King is the priority.

Bulu, without further ado, we should depart.” Aikala smiled and said.

Supporting a young Xiongnu King was far more cost-effective than winning over a mature one.

Although many in the Xiongnu people royal court were certainly coveting the Xiongnu King’s throne, he was not at all worried that the Chanyu would bestow it upon someone else. This was because Bulu, under severe duress, would undoubtedly serve Prince Wuluoli wholeheartedly!

Based on this alone, the position of Xiongnu King belonged to him and no one else!

The Chanyu would definitely agree to his request! He had no doubt!

He had found another great helper for Wuluoli!

“Good.” Bulu nodded and then shouted, “All Army, move out!”

Two hundred thousand Xiongnu Cavalry, a mighty host, pursued Lin Yue’s position.