"good!"
Ma Teng nodded, and Gongsun Zan didn't say much. He understood why Huang Zhong wanted Ma Teng to go with him; it was simply because he was afraid Ma Teng would go on a killing spree!
After all, the Southern Wuhuan people have now submitted to the Han Dynasty, and easily slaughtering them would likely cause instability on the border.
Then, he and Ma Teng, along with 1,500 soldiers, broke away from the main force and sped towards the tribe marked on the map.
"Shengji, let's go too!"
Huang Zhong and Gongsun Du then led the remaining soldiers along the route taken by Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng.
Before long, Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng arrived at a high ground two miles southwest of the tribe.
In the light of dawn, they could vaguely see the women of the tribe, some carrying milk buckets, others holding hay, busily moving among the sheep.
"Brothers, leave the women here, and kill any of the rest of the able-bodied men who resist!"
After shouting, Gongsun Zan drew his long sword from his waist, spurred his warhorse, and charged towards the tribe.
Ma Teng and his soldiers followed closely behind.
The thunderous sound of hooves startled the women and children. Seeing the Han army charging towards them, they immediately dropped what they were holding and ran back, screaming and shouting.
Soon, people in the tribe who heard the sound of Han army horses' hooves and the shouts of the tribe's women also came out.
At this moment, the troops led by Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng had already rushed to the vicinity of the tribe.
"Bo Gui, something seems amiss!!"
Looking at the panicked women, children, and elderly in the tribe, Ma Teng looked at Gongsun Zan beside him with some confusion.
"Hmm! There is something strange about this tribe. There isn't a single able-bodied man in it!" Gongsun Zan nodded with a frown.
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