Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 516 Dongwu Town

The next day, the morning light was just breaking and the sun was shining on the earth like silk threads.

Gulizar looked solemn. He knew very well that his current situation was like a trapped beast fighting a battle. The only way to survive was to seek help from outside.

So, he carefully wrote a letter and sent his confidant to deliver it to Jiao Zan at full speed. The letter was sincere and asked Jiao Zan to send someone to ask Hu Yanyan for help.

In this crucial letter, Gulizar made it clear that he and the Gaddafi family were willing to serve Hu Yanyan as a token of their sincerity.

Jiao Zan looked at the letter in his hand with mixed feelings.

He knew in his heart that he had been ruthlessly abandoned by Dun and Yelu Qing, like a lone wolf left in the wilderness.

Fortunately, Gulizar's team is now on his side, which allows him to retain a glimmer of hope in desperate situations.

At this moment, Gulizar asked him to send someone to ask Huyan Yan for help. Thinking about it carefully, this might really be a good solution.

In the letter, Gulzar also elaborated in detail on their retreat route to the north.

They planned to start from Jiaokou, take a detour to Shilou, and then head north along the river road.

However, the biggest obstacle on this route is the forest area.

If he could get support from Hu Yanyan and form a pincer attack from the north and south, there would be hope that Lin Hai could overcome this difficulty smoothly.

After reading the letter, Jiao Zan did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately sent someone to deliver it.

Afterwards, he immediately contacted Gulizar. After discussion, the two decided to evacuate according to the route designed by Gulizar.

After two days of intensive marching, they bypassed the stone building and arrived at a small town by the river.

This small town is called Dongwu Town. It is quiet and peaceful. It is located next to a river and exudes an ancient atmosphere.

This place is only more than 20 miles away from the nearest county town. It is not easy for an army of nearly 200,000 to move without being discovered.

As the saying goes, the more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.

The team was large in number, and some of the Xiongnu soldiers had poor discipline and became restless at night.

They took advantage of the cover of night and sneaked into the nearby village. In an instant, the tranquility of the village was broken, and the evil acts of burning, killing and looting were rampant on this land.

The flames shot up into the sky, and the villagers' cries and pleas for mercy mixed together, which was heartbreaking.

Fortunately, there were a few villagers who managed to escape. They ran all the way to the county government to file a complaint.

The official here was a good official who loved the people very much. After hearing about this, he was extremely anxious. He rushed to Shizhou City that night to report to General Cao Youde who was stationed there at the time.

Shizhou is only more than 60 miles away from here. After Cao Youde learned the news, he made a prompt decision and immediately ordered his general Su Dingshan to lead an army of 50,000 to intercept these Hun soldiers.

After receiving the order, Su Dingshan quickly organized his troops and set off.

Along the way, the sound of horses' hooves was heard and dust was flying. He originally thought that by the time he arrived there, the Huns would have already fled.

However, what he didn't expect was that the Hun soldiers were still there. They were lying in the tent and sleeping soundly, as if they were not alert at all.

When the sun was shining on the earth and the soldiers were preparing to eat, Su Dingshan had already brought an army of 50,000 and blocked their way like a divine force descending from the sky.

When Su Dingshan's troops were gradually approaching the Xiongnu army, scouts from the front came to report.

"General Su, several scouts have discovered that they have a large number of people. There are three camps three miles apart."

The detective came over hurriedly and said.

"With so many people, can we find out the exact number?"

Su Dingshan frowned and stared at the detective and asked.

"It was just daybreak, so we couldn't tell exactly how many people there were, but judging by the number of tents, no camp had fewer than 50,000 men."

The detective's expression was serious, without any guilt at all, which proved that the soldier was not lying.

Su Dingshan didn't expect there would be so many people, and what he encountered was Jiao Zan's vanguard, a full 50,000 people.

There is a floating bridge across the river in Dongwu Town where Jiao Zan is located. Yelu Qing passed through here when he evacuated before.

Gulizar's team was very long, divided into three sections along the way, and slowly moved forward in a long snake formation.

Behind the team, there is a river called Sanchuan River, which is more than ten miles away from Dongwu Town. Gaddafi is responsible for covering the rear and is currently stationed by the Sanchuan River.

The evil act of looting villagers was committed by some bad apples in Gaddafi's team.

In order to stop the enemy, Su Dingshan rushed all the way. He thought the Xiongnu were going to cross the river, so he went straight to Dongwu Town.

"General Su, the enemy troops ahead are numerous. We cannot rush in and attack rashly. We have artillery now. Why not concentrate our firepower and surprise them?"

The speaker was Su Dingshan's deputy general Jia Yixiao. He had a serious face and his eyes revealed firmness and decisiveness.

After hearing this, Su Dingshan felt that what Jia Yixiao said was absolutely right.

Anyway, we have more than 200 mortars in our hands, so why not make good use of them and teach these Hun soldiers a severe lesson.

Dongwu Town is not large in size, but it stretches for a long distance along the river, with houses scattered on both sides of the river.

Most of Jiao Zan's soldiers rested in houses by the river last night, and occasionally some soldiers set up tents outside the houses.

Jia Yixiao quickly ordered his capable subordinate Fat Tiger to set up all the artillery pieces, arrange the mortars neatly, point the muzzles in the direction of Dongwu Town, and aim at the target.

"Dong dong dong..."

Following Jia Yixiao's order, rows of artillery fire exploded like thunder, breaking the tranquility of the early morning.

The sound of the cannon startled the Huns who were making a fire and cooking. They were very familiar with this sound.

For the past month, we have been living under the shadow of artillery fire almost every day.

Then, artillery shells whizzed down like raindrops, and explosions spread all over the town.

For a moment, the place was filled with smoke and flames. Houses collapsed in the artillery fire, and rubble and dust flew all over the sky.

"Oh my God! What happened to us? We are being pursued so early in the morning."

The Hun soldiers howled in fear and ran around, trying to find a safe place to hide.

However, the shells fell relentlessly, and they were like ants on a hot pan, with nowhere to escape.

"Impossible! We are the vanguard. How could the pursuers get ahead of us?"

When Jiao Zan heard the explosion, he was immediately furious and shouted in frustration.

"Boss, there's a floating bridge on the river. Why don't we cross it? If we keep going like this, we'll be powerless here and will just have to wait for death!"

It was Amir who was speaking. He had already returned to the group when they retreated. At this moment, he looked at Jiao Zan anxiously, his eyes full of worry and anxiety.

"Okay, now that it's time, we can only head towards Hexi."

Jiao Zan couldn't care less about anything else at the moment, saving his life was the most important thing.

He gritted his teeth and gave the order to cross the river.