Pei Shaochu, who had fled in panic, was still shaken.
He immediately led his personal guards to arrest civilians so he could report back.
He was humiliated, and his woman was reduced to someone else's plaything.
This caused Pei Shaochu's once arrogant heart to begin to twist.
As Lu Xun said, the brave will draw their swords in anger against the stronger, but the weak will draw their swords in anger against the weaker.
Pei Shaochu unleashed all his anger, stemming from cowardice and incompetence, upon the innocent people of Dali.
It was as if only torture and murder could salvage his fragile self-esteem.
At midnight, the gates of Wuwei city were opened just wide enough for one person and one horse to pass through.
Under the cover of darkness, Mu Zi'an led the Night Scouts into the city quietly.
The entire city of Wuwei was even more dilapidated than Mu Zian had imagined.
Before Mu Zian could take a good look around, an old man with a full head of white hair and wearing armor strode forward.
"This humble general, Chu Xuesong, the garrison commander of Wuwei City, pays his respects to the Duke of Zhenguo!"
Mu Zian stepped forward, clasped his hands in return, and then said.
"What is the situation in General Chu's city?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Xuesong sighed deeply.
"Fuling City was an important town, with 70% of Liangzhou's garrison located there, yet it was breached and almost completely slaughtered by the Xiongnu."
"The Wuwei City has gathered the defeated troops from Fuling City, and there are only five thousand infantrymen left."
"The garrison in the other cities of Liangzhou is only a thousand strong, and they are already struggling to defend the cities, let alone provide support."
The situation was worse than Mu Zian had imagined; in war, falling behind at one step leads to falling behind at every step.
One mistake can lead to hundreds or thousands of attempts to make up for it.
Moreover, the Xiongnu cavalry could mobilize extremely quickly. The nine 10,000-household cavalry units led by the Xiongnu Left Wise King would arrive outside Wuwei City in no time.
It would take the Dali army two months to enter Liangzhou.
The time difference in this situation now depends on the five thousand garrison troops of Wuwei City and the one thousand Night Scouts brought by Mu Zi'an to resist it.
Six thousand men were about to face one hundred thousand elite Xiongnu troops; the difficulty of that situation was unimaginable.
Mu Zian took a deep breath and made a decision immediately!
We must defeat this 10,000-strong Xiongnu vanguard before the Xiongnu Left Wise King arrives at Wuwei City.
The following morning, the long-silent Xiongnu vanguard camp began to bustle with activity.
The garrison on Wuwei City immediately stood ready for battle.
Mu Zian, Chu Xuesong, Jia Xu, Zhao Yun, Luo Cheng, and the generals of Wuwei City all climbed onto the city wall.
The Wuwei City Commandant looked at the Xiongnu people in the distance and said disdainfully.
"These beasts! Even if you gave them another ten years, they still wouldn't be able to breach our Wuwei City!"
The other generals in Wuwei City also nodded in agreement.
Although the garrison in Wuwei City was small, as long as the city walls remained standing, the Xiongnu cavalry would not be able to breach the walls.
In the distance, Helian Tiege, clad in armor, gazed at Wuwei City from horseback, a confident smile on his face.
"Move out!"
With Helian Tiege's command.
Hundreds of Xiongnu people immediately poured out of the military camp, carrying dozens of large cauldrons and standing not far from Wuwei City.
This distance is just outside the range of an arrow.
This would allow the Wuwei City garrison on the city walls to see what they were doing without being shot.
Seeing the Xiongnu people busily setting up their cooking pots, the generals on the city wall all showed puzzled expressions.
Luo Cheng crossed his arms and looked at the road outside the city with disdain.
"These Huns must be out of their minds to dare to cook right under our noses!"
Mu Zian leaned against the city wall, his eyes narrowed, and he felt that the Xiongnu people must have a deeper meaning behind this move!
Sure enough! Dozens of large pots were set up.
The next moment, countless people of Dali were driven like livestock to the boiling cauldron.
Some of these people came from Fuling City, while others were captured yesterday by Pei Shaochu's personal team.
These ragged people, their eyes vacant, gathered together.
Surrounded by fierce-looking Hun soldiers, anyone who resisted would be immediately killed!
A Xiongnu cavalryman rode forward and shouted in broken Chinese to the generals on the walls of Wuwei.
"My Lord Wanhu is a merciful man! If you open the city gates and surrender now, he will forgive and forget your past transgressions!"
"If they continue to resist, the day the city falls will be the day they massacre the inhabitants!"
Hearing the Hun's clamor, the garrison of Wuwei City refused to tolerate it.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
A whooshing sound came from the air!
Countless arrows rained down from the sky!
However, this Xiongnu cavalryman was also cunning; he stood just outside the range of the arrows.
The arrow was embedded in the ground! The Xiongnu cavalryman couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"You Han Chinese arrows are too weak and ineffective!"
Seeing the constantly shouting Xiongnu cavalry, the defenders on the city wall couldn't help but curse.
"You sons of bitches! These beasts!"
A burly man with a full beard shouted.
"Damn it! Whoever shoots him dead, I'll treat him to a night of wine and women!"
Before the words were even finished, the soldiers guarding the city wall suddenly heard a loud bang!
An arrow streaked across the sky like a shooting star!
Just as the Xiongnu cavalryman was still laughing heartily!
The arrow pierced straight through his head.
Before everyone's eyes, the Hun's head, which had been shot, exploded like a watermelon!
The warhorse dragged the headless corpse at breakneck speed, leaving a vivid trail of blood in front of Wuwei City.
The burly man with a full beard on the city wall laughed heartily upon seeing this.
"Excellent archery! Kill these sons of bitches! Who fired this arrow?! I, Niu Er, will never go back on my word!"
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