After a night of fighting, the area in front of Wuwei City was littered with corpses, and the ground was stained red with blood.
The withered tree that had ignited the counterattack had now been burned down to just its roots.
A portion of the garrison of Wuwei City was checking for survivors on the battlefield.
The other group of auxiliary soldiers carried baskets and began harvesting the heads of the already dead Xiongnu people.
Meanwhile, Chu Xuesong led his personal guards to capture the warhorses scattered throughout the battlefield.
Chu Xuesong's smile never stopped that night.
He was especially amused to see batches of strong Xiongnu warhorses being led back into the city, his eyes practically disappearing with laughter.
The Great Li region is lacking horses, especially strong and capable warhorses.
Over the years, the warhorses of the Dali cavalry have all been purchased from the Qiang, Xiongnu, and Persian peoples on the frontier.
However, the warhorses they sold to Dali were all gelded and had no ability to reproduce.
This resulted in Dali never being able to develop a cavalry force strong enough to counter the Qiang or Xiongnu.
However, the warhorses captured this time were the strongest and most robust warhorses of the Xiongnu, undoubtedly top-notch as stallions.
A warhorse like this would be worth a hundred taels of silver on the market, and it would be priceless.
Chu Xuesong carefully instructed his guards to separate the stallions and mares to facilitate mating.
Mu Zian didn't care at all about Chu Xuesong's greed.
Guarding the frontier is inherently a tough job, so Mu Zian didn't care if they made a little money.
Just as Mu Zian dismounted to rest, another message arrived.
Helian Tiege is not dead, he has been captured!
When Mu Zian appeared, Helian Tiege was already in a terrible state.
The arrow that Mu Zian shot was firmly embedded in his chest!
Half of his body had been charred by the raging fire!
Even so, he still leaned against the ground, gripping his scimitar, his single eye glaring menacingly at his surroundings.
Mu Zian slowly walked out from the crowd; it was the first time the two had met.
However, Helian Tiege immediately recognized the person in front of him as the enemy commander who would dominate the battlefield tonight.
Helian Tiege used his scimitar to press against his body and barely managed to stand up.
He took a deep breath and, ignoring the open wounds on his body, spoke in a very strange, hoarse Mandarin.
"I never imagined that I, a mighty warrior of the grasslands, would be defeated by a mere Han brat like you!"
"You Han dogs are too cunning! I wouldn't have lost if it weren't for these underhanded schemes!"
Helian Tiege stared intently at Mu Zian with his one eye as he spoke.
"Kill me! That way you'll become famous throughout the world!"
Mu Zian looked down at Helian Tiege with no pity or sympathy whatsoever for this beast.
The battlefield is all about deception, something he could never understand in his entire life.
Mu Zian stared coldly at Helian Tiege, who was already on the verge of death.
"Famous throughout the world? You're not worthy of it."
Feeling humiliated, Helian Tiege wanted to kill Mu Zian, but he only took one step forward before collapsing to the ground.
Mu Zian had considered what methods to use to vent his anger, but after seeing the arrogant and conceited Helian Tiege, he instantly lost all interest.
"Ten thousand Xiongnu vanguard are just an appetizer," Mu Zian said coldly as he turned around.
"Kill him, I still have a use for the body."
After saying that, Mu Zian left without looking back, as if he had ordered an ant to be crushed.
Mu Zian did not linger on the battlefield for long, as he had more important things to do at the moment.
Inside Wuwei City, the crowd gathered together.
"Bring it up!"
With a furious shout, two soldiers appeared, carrying Pei Shaochu who was barely alive.
At this moment, the flesh and blood on Pei Shaochu's two legs had long been scraped away by sharp stones, revealing the white bones underneath.
Two bright red bloodstains were clearly visible during the process.
Snap!
Pei Shaochu, lying like a dead dog, was thrown in front of everyone.
The surrounding generals, who had escaped from Fuling City, had their eyes blazing with fury.
It was Pei Shaochu's betrayal that led to the fall of the entire Fuling City.
Their relatives, wives and daughters in the city all died under the swords of the Xiongnu!
They hated Pei Shaochu so much they wished they could chop him into mincemeat!
A bucket of cold water was poured over him, and Pei Shaochu, who had been unconscious, slowly regained consciousness.
The pain in his body made him tremble involuntarily.
However, when he looked up and saw Mu Zi'an, who was dressed in blood-stained armor and had a cold gaze, he was still terrified and cried out.
Mu Zian coldly stared at the terrified Pei Shaochu and said.
"This should be the first time we've met."
Upon hearing this, Pei Shaochu's face, which had been panicked, suddenly became distorted.
"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, Third Brother and Fifth Brother wouldn't be dead!"
"If it weren't for you, I would be enjoying wealth and luxury in the capital right now!"
"If it weren't for you and me, how could the dignified Pei family have fallen to such a state!"
Pei Shaochu roared with all his might, as if he had suffered a tremendous injustice.
Mu Zi'an asked with a cold laugh.
"You feel you've been wronged?"
Pei Shaochu gritted his teeth and stared at Mu Zian.
"It's just a maidservant who died! Why are you so relentless in your pursuit!"
"Why do you want to drag my entire Pei family down with you?!"
Mu Zian calmly watched Pei Shaochu, who was going crazy.
"Is this your reason for siding with the Xiongnu? Is this your reason for boiling the people of Dali alive into human oil?"
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