In no time, Yuwen Chengdu had replaced all the iron spears hanging on either side of his horse. It was unknown how many curved swords, long sabers, and spears he had seized from the enemy to reach his current state.

The tip of the gun was already pressed against the neck of the bald man, Kui Tou!

"Have we... been defeated?"

"Hmph, your leaders have been captured alive by me, Yuwen Chengdu! Anyone who dares to move will be killed without exception!"

Zhao Hao smiled slightly when he saw that Yuwen Chengdu had succeeded.

When the order was relayed to the entire army and the news was spread far and wide.

The Xianbei army had been reduced to just over 20,000 after being surrounded and slaughtered by Zhao Hao's three armies.

"Young master! Your subordinate has fulfilled his mission and brought you the champion!"

Along with them came the Xianbei leaders from the other tribes.

Kui Tou is considered young; most of the other tribal leaders are elderly people in their fifties or sixties.

Seeing that Kui Tou was still in a daze, Zhao Hao didn't bother to pay attention to this kind of person who was all bark and no bite.

"Take all these people down and await further instructions!"

"yes!"

"Build a mound of Jing (a mound of corpses) of the Xianbei who died in battle, and burn it! This will serve as a warning to the surrounding barbarians: those who dare to invade our territory will be killed!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Jinglue, let's have a grand feast tonight! The army has fought so bravely and deserves a good reward!"

"promise!"

Finally, the battle came to an end after Li Xiuning volunteered to take charge of the patrol.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a desolate figure, covered in blood, fled back to the northern desert.

Unbeknownst to Zhao Hao and his companions, a turbulent and unpredictable situation was quietly unfolding within the Han court...

"Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live ten thousand years!"

"Speak if you have something to say, otherwise the court is adjourned!"

A burly man with a mustache stepped forward and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I, He Jin, have something to report!"

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