Although it was his first time on the battlefield, Zhao Yun showed no fear. While killing the enemy, he sent two thousand men to surround the tribe.

These Xiliang cavalrymen had long been dealing with the Qiang people, so they were naturally adept at carrying out flanking maneuvers.

Soon, the entire tribe was surrounded by Xiliang cavalry.

Zhao Yun also reined in his horse and held his gleaming silver spear horizontally in front of his chest: "Everyone, lay down your weapons and surrender immediately, or you will be killed without mercy!"

"Put down your weapons!!"

As Zhao Yun shouted, the Xiliang cavalry also began to shout loudly.

Although this tribe has nearly 10,000 people, most of them are women and children. Most of the able-bodied men are guarding the city, and less than 1,000 people remain in the tribe.

Faced with the siege of 10,000 Xiliang cavalry, the able-bodied men left behind naturally lost the will to resist.

As the sun completely set, the entire tribe was completely under Zhao Yun's control.

That night, Zhang Liao and Lü Bu also sent people to Zhao Yun's tribe to report on their respective battle situations.

Just like Zhao Yun's side, Zhang Liao's side only managed to kill a few dozen Qiang soldiers at the beginning of their raid on the tribe before forcing them all to surrender.

On Lü Bu's side, he killed all the more than a thousand men who stayed behind in the tribe, leaving only the women and children.

Although Zhao Yun felt something was amiss regarding Lü Bu's situation, he didn't say much.

He understood his senior brother's character quite well; the fact that he was willing to leave the children in the tribe behind was already a great act of restraint.

The next morning, Zhao Yun led his cavalry, escorting the prisoners from the tribe, towards the east of Gangcha City.

When Zhao Yun led his troops to the city gates, Lü Bu and Zhang Liao also arrived with their troops.

When the Han army appeared in the east of the city, the Qiang soldiers stationed in Gangcha were also quite frightened.

No one expected where this Han army came from or how it ended up behind them.

Of course, what worried them most were the three tribes behind them.

Now that the Han army has arrived, the three tribes behind it will surely not escape their fate.

Soon, the Qiang soldiers stationed inside the city also climbed onto the city walls.

Upon seeing the densely packed Han cavalry outside the city and the 30,000 prisoners in front of the Han army, all the Qiang soldiers felt a chill in their hearts.

Upon seeing the large number of Qiang soldiers appear on the city wall, Zhao Yun ordered the messenger beside him, "Send five thousand men over there first!"

"Here you go!"

As Zhao Yun gave the order, five thousand Xiliang cavalrymen, along with two thousand women and children, headed towards the gate of Gangcha City.

Seeing their people being bound and driven over, the Qiang soldiers stationed in Gangcha immediately turned red with anger.

Many Qiang soldiers also saw their wives and children among the prisoners.

For a moment, anger filled the minds of almost all the Qiang soldiers, and many of them shouted that they wanted to open the city gates and go to rescue their families.

"Don't move! This is a trap set by the Han army to lure us out. If you go out, you and your wives and children will all die!!"

A Qiang chieftain in charge of guarding the city immediately shouted to stop his impulsive soldiers.

Seeing that he had failed to lure the enemy out, Zhao Yun frowned and ordered, "Send archers forward to fire on the defenders!"

"Here you go!"

Soon, three thousand cavalrymen carrying large bows dismounted and came up behind the prisoners.

The range of the Han army's large bows far exceeded that of the Qiang soldiers on the city walls. In addition, with Qiang prisoners blocking their way, these archers could aim and fire at the city walls without any hesitation.

In an instant, arrows whistled upwards, and the Qiang soldiers closest to the city wall were hit by arrows and fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

"Release the arrows!"

Upon seeing this, the commander on the city wall immediately ordered a counterattack against the Han army.

Unfortunately, the short bows of the Qiang soldiers had insufficient range, and despite the advantage of the high ground, most of the arrows still landed on the heads of their own people.

For a moment, screams rose and fell. The women and children who had been shot by arrows but had not died were also in great pain, crying their hearts out.

Upon hearing the cries of their own people, the Qiang soldiers on the city wall immediately put down their bows and arrows, refusing to fire any more arrows.

Meanwhile, the Han archers hiding behind the prisoners seized the opportunity and unleashed a fierce barrage of fire on the defenders on the city wall.

"These despicable and shameless Han Chinese!!"

Seeing the Han soldiers shooting arrows continuously below the city, the Qiang general cursed with red eyes.

They never considered that when they were in the past, they had often driven Han Chinese people to attack the cities of the Han Dynasty.

When they do evil, they feel it is justified, but when evil comes upon them, they cannot accept it.

"Everyone, stand back!"

Left with no other option, the garrison commander ordered his troops to retreat temporarily to avoid the Han army's arrows.

At the front of the army formation, Zhao Yun saw the defending troops retreating and immediately prepared to order the army to attack the city.

"Zilong, do not move!"

Just as Zhao Yun raised his hand, Lü Bu rode over from the side.

"Senior Brother, what's wrong with you...?"

Zhao Yun was taken aback when he saw Lü Bu suddenly approach.

Looking at the towering city wall, which was three zhang high, Lü Bu said in a deep voice, "The cavalry will suffer too many casualties if they dismount to attack the city. We still need to lure them out!"

Zhao Yun was slightly taken aback: "But as you saw, senior brother, those Qiang soldiers were all being held back and dared not come out!"

Lu Bu raised an eyelid: "That's because we haven't given them enough stimulation; they haven't lost their minds yet!"

"Not enough stimulation?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun was taken aback, somewhat confused by Lü Bu's words.

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