"Ran Ding, from now on you will follow me. I will let you take revenge yourself." Wang Han said to Ran Ning, "But before that, you must study hard and practice martial arts. I don't want to give you an opportunity that you can't seize."
"Thank you, Lord Xie. I will certainly not let you down." Ran Ning said excitedly upon hearing this, and knelt on the ground again. Being able to take revenge personally was definitely the best outcome for him.
"Get up, kneeling is not customary here," Wang Han said with a smile.
"Yes, sir." Upon hearing this, Ran Ning quickly stood up.
“Ran Ning, you should call me Lord now,” Zhou Qi corrected.
"My lord," Ran Ning quickly and respectfully greeted, and the surrounding people laughed happily.
Wang Han nodded and instructed Zhou Qi, "Zhou Qi, go to the carriage and get my sickle."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Zhou Qi immediately went to the carriage to retrieve Wang Han's sickle. Before long, Zhou Qi returned, carrying the sickle with great effort.
Wang Han reached out and took the sickle from Zhou Qi's shoulder, saying to Ran Ning, "Ran Ning, this sickle is one of my weapons. It weighs about two hundred pounds and has a wide attack range. It can kill people like cutting grass. Moreover, if you are hit by this sickle, you will be seriously injured even if you don't die. It has been stained with blood for thousands of years. Today, I will give it to you as a weapon and teach you the basic way to use it."
"Step back a bit," Wang Han said to the surrounding people, holding his sickle upside down as if in preparation.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding people and Zhou Qi and others quickly retreated ten meters away.
“If you use one hand, its attack range is three meters, and its scythe-like blade makes it impossible for ordinary weapons to block. The blade can also penetrate ordinary armor more easily.” After seeing the people around him step back, Wang Han said, “However, you can’t use it with one hand right now. I’ll show you the most basic way to use it with both hands.”
"First comes the cutting and sweeping, like mowing grass, capable of slicing a person in half, requiring the enemy to be completely covered by the blade," Wang Han said, swinging the sickle horizontally forward with both hands, then stepping back and slashing diagonally backward as if cutting grass. One can imagine that if one were cut, given the unique nature of the sickle, it would at least result in a deep and long gash.
"Then comes the hook. Use the tip of the sickle to stab the enemy, then hook it. At best, it cuts through the flesh; at worst, it severs the enemy's internal organs." Wang Han explained while demonstrating various basic uses. With his sickle in hand, he swept horizontally, dug vertically, or rotated around his body, and soon finished demonstrating them all.
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After the demonstration, Wang Han said to Ran Ning, "I'll only teach you some basic usage methods. After all, the difference in strength between you and me is too great, and my moves are not suitable for you. So you'll need to discover and create more usage methods and moves on your own. Find the method that best suits you. Now, it's yours. I hope you can make good use of its power."
After speaking, Wang Han handed the sickle to Ran Ning, intending to train Ran Ning to be his executioner. Even if he were to be expelled by the world's will in the future, someone would be there to deter the enemies of the Chinese nation in his stead.
"Thank you, my lord." Ran Ning immediately stepped forward excitedly and happily accepted the sickle that Wang Han handed him. This was simply a weapon of slaughter, and it was the weapon of the Marquis of Dingshan. However, the sickle was too heavy, and he struggled to hold it.
"You need to get used to this weight." Seeing that Ran Ning was struggling to hold the sickle, Wang Han said, "From now on, you will carry this sickle with you when you go out. Get used to its weight first, and then you can truly use it in battle."
Wang Han continued, "In addition, you should recruit volunteers from among these people to form an army, which you will lead and train. Remember, it must be voluntary, not forced."
"Thank you, my lord!" Ran Ning exclaimed excitedly. Wang Han valued him highly.
A month later, Wang Han finally led the people back to Yanmen Pass, driving their cattle and sheep with them.
Perhaps it was the lesson learned from the Xiongnu, perhaps it was fear of Wang Han's retaliation, perhaps it was because Wang Han's army had slaughtered everyone on the way back after entering the grasslands, causing all the nomadic tribes to flee, or perhaps it was because the Xiongnu had been struck by a meteor shower, and other tribes were busy preparing to wage war against them. On their return journey, they encountered no fools attempting to rob them.
Although the Left Wise King's plan was excellent, it did not go as planned. In fact, because the Xiongnu were about to face attacks from other tribes on the grasslands, the plan was shelved after the news was released, and there was no follow-up.
Without the Xiongnu's deliberate manipulation and instigation, and given that the other tribes on the grasslands weren't entirely foolish, everyone knew how formidable Marquis Dingshan was—unmatched by ten thousand men, and capable of forcing the Xiongnu to sue for peace single-handedly. The Xiongnu had already lost tens of thousands at Marquis Dingshan's hands; to expect them to suffer tens of thousands more casualties just to seize a hundred thousand head of cattle and sheep, and to thoroughly offend him and await his future retaliation, was clearly not a worthwhile trade-off. Furthermore, with all the tribes on the grasslands preparing to attack the Xiongnu, who would risk weakening themselves and creating trouble for themselves at this time?
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Because of Wang Han's influence, no warlords dared to target Bingzhou at Yanmen Pass. At least during this period of regional fragmentation, no one wanted to offend Wang Han, who enjoyed terrifying prestige among the people and possessed formidable military power. Zhang Sai took advantage of this opportunity to recruit a large number of soldiers using Wang Han's popularity among the people, and he controlled the entire Bingzhou with almost no casualties. With the support of the people and the army, the minor warlords of Bingzhou were unable to make any significant impact. Those who tried to resist were captured and handed over to their own soldiers, along with their loyal generals.
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