What's strange is that these villagers are all women and children; there are no men, whether they are old, young, or teenagers.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Xu Rong was taken aback when he saw the women and children in front of him.

The lieutenant stepped forward and said, "Reporting to the general, we have learned that yesterday a troop of soldiers from the Goguryeo capital came and took away all the men in the village and looted the village."

"What? They even looted their own people's villages?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Rong was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Heh~, I initially thought that the Left Chancellor of Goguryeo would only conscript all the able-bodied men, but I didn't expect him to not even spare the old men and boys. Is he afraid that Goguryeo will not be completely destroyed?"

The lieutenant laughed as well: "Perhaps he thinks that having more people will be enough to stop our army."

Xu Rong nodded. "Perhaps. Military strategy is indeed difficult for these barbarians."

"General, what should we do with these women?"

Looking at the trembling women, the deputy general couldn't help but ask.

Xu Rong's expression turned serious: "Pass down the order that no one is allowed to touch these women. They will be reassigned after the war. Anyone who dares to harm these women will be dealt with according to military law."

"promise!!"

Xu Rong's cold words made the deputy general's expression stiffen.

Soon, Xu Rong's orders spread throughout the army. Although the soldiers in those auxiliary battalions came from Han Hui and Woju, they had been training with the Han army for more than a year.

In his heart, he already considered himself a member of the Han army. His sense of honor had made him shed his former barbaric nature, and he naturally strictly obeyed Xu Rong's military orders.

And so, those Goguryeo women spent the night in fear and dread.

The next morning, Xu Rong ordered his men to leave some food for the women before continuing to lead his team toward Sifang City.