A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

Crossing the territory of the Loufan King, one should theoretically be within the territory of the Xiongnu royal court.

But now this place belongs to the Left and Right Wise Kings.

The power of the royal court had shrunk by more than half after the last battles of Baideng and Yanmen.

Most of these forces were swallowed up by the Left and Right Wise Kings and the Left and Right Guli Kings.

Not long after, the Left and Right Wise Kings had already established several large tribes with more than 10,000 households here.

Wei Ping and his men marched from the Loufan King's tribe straight into Langjuxu Mountain.

All the tribes they passed through on the road were razed to the ground.

On the seventh day after entering the grasslands, the Han army, which had been advancing day and night, finally arrived near Langjuxu Mountain.

All the soldiers were extremely excited. This was the royal court of the Xiongnu, which they considered to be on par with the capital, Chang'an.

No one has ever been able to reach this place since ancient times.

They are the first, and they will be remembered in history!

Not to mention such great achievements, everyone's title could be promoted several ranks.

Many generals were visibly excited, as if the title of marquis was beckoning to them.

Wei Ping and his men rested for a night at a place far enough away from Langjuxu Mountain.

Even though the Xiongnu royal court had declined, it was still the most powerful tribe among the Xiongnu, thanks to the solid foundation laid by Modu.

Even with nearly 80,000 troops being transferred, the royal court still had 30,000 troops on defense.

After conserving their strength, Wei Ping divided his army into four parts, which then attacked from four different directions.

He brought the fewest men, only three thousand, all of whom were elites who had followed him since Baideng.

As the sun rose in the east, Wei Ping raised his halberd high and swung it forward, leading three thousand iron cavalry to charge head-on towards the sacred land of the Xiongnu.

Even at the crack of dawn, the Xiongnu royal court still had enough manpower to guard it, and upon detecting an enemy attack, it would immediately awaken all the guard troops.

"Only three thousand men dare to storm the royal tent? They're courting death!"

A Xiongnu general with a fierce face pointed his broadsword at the Han army and mocked them.

The general beside him unconsciously took a step back, looking at him as if he were a fool.

After noticing something was wrong, the general carefully observed the Han army opposite him and finally spotted the Wei-character flag.

"It's that demon."

The Xiongnu general was deathly pale and trembling.

"Shouldn't he be at Yanmen Pass?"

Before they could figure it out, a volley of arrows rained down, and many Xiongnu soldiers were hit by the arrows and fell from their horses.

These soldiers died unable to understand how the Han army had learned mounted archery, a skill typically mastered only by the northern nomadic peoples who grew up on horseback.

Not to be outdone, the Xiongnu soldiers also raised their bows and arrows and returned fire towards the Han army's position.

After several volleys of arrows, very few Han soldiers fell. At this time, the Xiongnu had relatively few iron arrowheads, and the bone arrowheads could not penetrate the iron armor of the elite soldiers around Wei Ping.

On the contrary, the Xiongnu's leather armor was no match for the Han army's iron arrowheads, and they fell off their horses one after another.

The moment the Han army mastered mounted archery, the balance of power between the Han army and the Xiongnu shifted!

Due to the disparity in equipment, the era of one Han Chinese being able to fight against five barbarian tribes arrived ahead of schedule!

After several volleys of arrows, the Xiongnu were right in front of them.

Led by Wei Ping, everyone quickly switched to long spears and charged towards the Xiongnu.

Wei Ping was like a sharp arrowhead, easily piercing through the Xiongnu's battle lines.

Following the opening torn open by Wei Ping, the Han army continued to expand its battle line. From a high vantage point, the dark mass of Han soldiers resembled a spearhead, piercing the chests of the Xiongnu people from point to area.

In close combat, the disparity in equipment becomes the greatest, and with the help of the cavalry's impact, a single Han soldier's spear can often pierce the chests of several Xiongnu soldiers.

However, the Xiongnu's long swords were no match for the Han army's iron armor.

After one wave of attacks, those who could draw their spears pulled them out and continued charging, while those who couldn't drew their spears took out Han swords and began to fight the Xiongnu one by one.

Just when the Xiongnu thought they had finally stopped the Han army, the Han army from the other three directions also arrived at the battlefield and fiercely attacked from the other directions where the Xiongnu were completely unprepared.

Attacked from both sides, no, attacked from both sides at the same time.

Caught completely off guard, the Xiongnu had no time to change their formation. The consequence of their forced change was that many of them died under the trampling of their own people.

This made the war against the Xiongnu even worse.

"Defend the royal court to the death!"

Those left behind to guard the royal court were Modu's most trusted confidants, each of whom was utterly loyal to the Xiongnu Chanyu.

Langjuxu Mountain was a sacred place for the Xiongnu, even more important to them than Chang'an was to the Han Dynasty.

It is both a capital city and a place of faith.

It's equivalent to Chang'an plus Mount Tai.

Despite the fierce defense of the Xiongnu royal court's guards, Wei Ping remained completely unfazed.

Wielding his halberd, he became the direction the Han army vowed to follow to the death.

The bloody battle lasted a full hour, and all the royal guards were killed in action; no one chose to flee.

After the battle, Wei Ping, covered in blood, arrived at the Xiongnu people's sacrificial site.

Human bones are everywhere here, some of which can be easily identified as Han Chinese remains.

The Xiongnu people also retained the custom of human sacrifice, and hundreds of lives captured from the surrounding area were sacrificed during each sacrifice.

The majority of them are Han Chinese.

"Someone, collect all the remains of the Han people here and bury them on the spot."

"The rest, along with the altar, were burned down."

Wei Ping said coldly.

His deputy, Wei Yang, replied, "Yes, sir."

Wei Yang waved his hand, and a portion of the Han army began collecting the remains.

After burning everything to the ground, Wei Ping did not choose to offer sacrifices at Langjuxu Mountain. Instead, he followed Dou Xian's example and inscribed his achievements on a stone on the mountain.

Even after a thousand years, no Hu person dared to erase this article, because the Wei family never declined and remained a knife hanging over the necks of the Hu people.

"In the winter of the eighth year of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu invaded the border, and a Han general named Ping led his troops northward."

"A school of soaring eagles, soldiers of dragons and tigers, encompassing the six divisions;"

"The commander-in-chief, lightly armed, led four-sectioned chariots, his baggage train covering the road like clouds, numbering over 13,000. He was commanded by eight formations, his presence commanding respect and divine might; his black armor gleamed, his crimson banners painted the sky red."

"Then they ascended the high pass, descended to Jilu, traversed the saline-alkali lands, and crossed the vast desert;"

"They trespassed on the territory of Maodun, and burned down the dragon court of Laoshang;"

"To mourn the people, punish the guilty, and pacify all regions;"

"Therefore, this book is written to inform the world and to proclaim the great Han dynasty's authority, saying:"

"Han held supreme power and prestige, commanding all nations. Wherever the sun and moon shone and rivers flowed, all became subjects of Han."

"Those who offend the mighty Han, though far away, shall be punished!"

At this time, the remnants of the Loufan tribe finally arrived at Yanmen Pass.