This is the Qin army's iron-fisted approach: to completely wipe the Xiongnu out of this land!
The news reached the northern desert.
Red Cloud Wolf listened to the terrible news coming from all over the country with a pale face.
He knew this was the Qin people's way of annihilating his clan. But, still recovering from his serious injuries, he was powerless to stop it.
"Your Majesty! Let's retreat!"
"Retreat?" Red Cloud Wolf gave a bitter smile. "Where to retreat to? These Qin people won't let us go. What they want is the complete annihilation of the Xiongnu!"
Outside the tent, the autumn wind howled, whipping up countless grains of yellow sand.
This land, once belonging to nomadic peoples, is about to welcome new masters!
Meanwhile, throughout the desert.
Zhang Erhe's cavalry, divided into dozens of squads, were searching for and annihilating the scattered small tribes.
"Reporting to the General!" a scout galloped up, "Traces of the Huns have been spotted in the oasis ahead. Judging from the size of the camp, there are approximately three thousand men."
"Go!" Zhang Erhe immediately ordered. "These tribes hiding in the oases are the most difficult to deal with. We must drive them out, leave no one alive!"
Soon, the Qin army quietly approached the oasis.
This small tribe seemed to have only recently migrated here; their tents were barely set up. They had clearly heard about the devastation in the Yin Mountains and were discussing whether to continue their migration.
"Release the arrows!"
A dense rain of arrows suddenly descended from the sky, engulfing the entire camp. The unsuspecting Xiongnu had no time to react before they were riddled with arrows.
Even more terrifying, the Qin army had long been lying in ambush around the oasis. Anyone who tried to escape was immediately cut down.
"No! We surrender..."
A leader knelt and begged for mercy, but before he could finish speaking, he was hacked to death. The Qin army was bloodthirsty, killing anyone they saw, regardless of gender or age.
Blood quickly stained the oasis's pools red. Countless corpses lay scattered on the ground, and even cattle and sheep were not spared.
"Set it on fire!" Zhang Erhe ordered. "Burn all the tents! Leave not a trace!"
In this way, one small tribe after another was found and wiped out.
Some hid in valleys, only to be forced out by the fire attack and slaughtered. Some hid in marshes, only to die of thirst after being cut off from their water supply. Some fled into the desert, only to be caught and hacked to death.
Zhang Erhe's methods were exceptionally ruthless.
Every trace of a nomadic tribe on this land must be completely erased!
Half a month later, in the northern desert.
The Qin army's pursuit finally closed in on the Red Cloud Wolf's camp.
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!" a general rushed in to report, "The main force of the Qin army is heading this way! There are at least two hundred thousand troops..."
Crimson Cloud Wolf's face turned deathly pale. He knew this was the final moment.
"Pass down the order." He struggled to his feet. "Everyone, prepare to break out!"
The sounds of fighting suddenly erupted outside the tent. The Qin army's iron hooves had already breached the outer defenses and were approaching the central command tent.
"Release the arrows!"
A dense rain of arrows covered the entire camp. Thousands of arrows fired simultaneously, completely destroying the last resistance of the Xiongnu.
"Kill! Leave no one alive!" Meng Tian personally oversaw the battle. "This is the final battle. We must completely wipe the Xiongnu off this land!"
The Qin army pounced on the last camp of the Xiongnu like hungry wolves.
Some tried to break through, but were killed by a hail of arrows. Some tried to surrender, but were hacked to death. Many more were trampled into a bloody pulp by horses in the chaos, without even having a chance to cry out.
The guards around Crimson Cloud Wolf fought desperately to protect their master, trying to fight their way out.
Unfortunately, the Qin army was prepared. A dense swarm of arrows instantly turned them into pincushions. Even the Red Cloud Wolf's warhorse was shot down and fell heavily to the ground.
"It's over." Meng Tian looked down at the Xiongnu leader. "You nomadic tribes should never have existed on this land!"
A flash of light, and the head of the Crimson Cloud Wolf rolled to the ground.
With their commander dead, the Xiongnu's last resistance crumbled. The Qin army launched a frenzied massacre in the camp, killing indiscriminately regardless of age or gender.
By the next morning, the entire camp had become a dead zone.
The ground was littered with corpses, and blood flowed like a small river. The once mighty Xiongnu tribe, which dominated the northern deserts, was completely wiped out in this battle.
One month later, at the Longxi camp.
The wicked man received battle reports from all the armies.
"Reporting to the Grand Commandant, this northern expedition resulted in the deaths of over 280,000 Xiongnu soldiers and civilians. The survivors, numbering no more than 10,000, have already fled to the far north. As for livestock..."
"explain!"
"Following the Grand Commandant's orders, the Xiongnu's tents and equipment were all burned to the ground. No trace of their existence can be seen on this grassland anymore!"
The wicked man nodded in satisfaction: "Pass down the order. From this day forward, any foreign tribes that set foot on this land shall be killed without exception! This place will forever remain the territory of the Great Qin!"
As the sun sets, it paints this land, once teeming with nomadic peoples, red with color.
From then on, no one here would ever mention the name Xiongnu again.
All traces of those nomadic tribes on this land will be forever lost in the long river of history!
Those who are not of our kind shall be exterminated!
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