Looking at the elderly, women, and children walking slowly, everyone knew that at this rate, the Xiongnu would catch up before they even reached Han territory, and then no one would be able to escape.

Tam and the others hesitated for only a moment before taking their sons and women and breaking away from the group, speeding up their escape south. As for the remaining old people and others, they could only fend for themselves.

Their actions inspired the able-bodied men of Juyan to follow suit. Faced with the ferocious Xiongnu, they had no courage to resist at all, only thinking that if they could run faster than others, their chances of survival would be greater.

As they had anticipated, the elderly, women, and children they had left behind significantly hampered the Huns' pursuit.

Meanwhile, as early as when the Xiongnu were massacring the city of Juyan, Zhangye Prefect Tao Qian and Jiuquan Prefect Zhong Shao, while preparing provisions and supplies for the Liangzhou and Bingzhou armies, also received news of the Xiongnu invasion.

The two immediately ordered Guo Si and Tian Yan to lead their Xiliang cavalry and the troops of the two prefectures to the border for defense.

By this time, a large number of Juyan people had arrived at the border of the Han Dynasty. Looking at the majestic city walls and passes within the Han territory not far away, they couldn't help but feel a sense of security.

The people who fled south from Juyan flocked into the territory of the Han Dynasty, begging for its protection.

Seeing that tens of thousands of Juyan people had arrived at the city walls, Guo Si and Tian Yan did not allow them to enter the city in order to avoid causing chaos.

The Juyan people who fled south had no choice but to gather outside the city. Although they could not enter the city, they felt much more at ease. This was already within the territory of the Han Dynasty, and in their view, the Xiongnu people should not dare to invade here.

Two days later, Lü Bu, Gao Shun, and Dong Zhuo each led their armies from Bingzhou and Liangzhou on a rapid march to the border, where they joined up with Guo Si and Tian Yan.

Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, and others came to the city wall to observe. At this time, about 80,000 Juyan people had gathered at the foot of the city wall. From the northern border, a large number of Juyan people continued to arrive here.