Sure enough, when King Guli and his men looked from the city wall, they saw thick smoke billowing from the pastures outside the city, with countless cattle and sheep running around in all directions, while the Xiongnu herders fled in panic.

They were itching to see it; these cattle, sheep, and herders were all equally precious.

"Your Majesty, they only have a little over a hundred riders, yet they are going too far. Please allow me to lead the troops out and wipe them all out."

Immediately, a thousand-strong cavalry commander roared.

The herders and their livestock outside the city belonged to his tribe, and seeing them being so plundered, their hearts were already bleeding.

"I'm afraid this is a trap!" King Guli still hesitated.

"Your Majesty, what kind of trick could there be? Didn't the scout just say that there are no traces of Han soldiers within a twenty-mile radius?"

"What kind of schemes could a mere hundred riders possibly have?"

The commander of a thousand cavalry pointed into the distance and said, "Look, they are driving our cattle and sheep to the next pasture."

"If we don't go out and stop them, they'll probably wipe out all the ranches around us!"

"Look at them, they're so infuriating, actually coming here to loiter around, it's clearly a provocation."

Seeing this, the other commanders of a thousand cavalry also volunteered.

Seeing the crowd's high spirits and looking far into the distance without noticing anything unusual, King Guli agreed to the commander's proposal:

"The Han people are well-equipped and have powerful bows and crossbows. You will lead a thousand cavalry out to act according to the situation, but you must be very careful."

The Southern Xiongnu people nowadays have so little to offer, so they naturally have to act cautiously.

The commander of a thousand cavalry could no longer contain himself: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will capture them with ease to quell my hatred."