"We acknowledge our mistake and beg the Great Khan to punish us!!"
Seeing Tan Shihuai's anger, the soldiers who had been facing off immediately quieted down and lowered their heads.
With a gloomy face, Tan Shihuai looked at the leader in charge of catching the sheep and asked, "What happened? Why would your men do such a stupid thing?"
The leader panicked and hurriedly explained, "Great...Great Chanyu, these soldiers were driven to desperation by the brutality of the Jie people..."
The leader then recounted everything he had seen in the sheepfold to Tan Shihuai.
"What...? These beasts dare to eat the descendants of my Sirius God...?"
Upon hearing this, Tan Shihuai was greatly alarmed and immediately flew into a rage.
Because of hunger and cold, cannibalism has occurred on the grasslands, but such acts were only committed when people were so hungry that they had no other choice.
If there were even the slightest chance of survival, they would never commit cannibalism, let alone tie women up in sheepfolds like cattle and sheep.
However, their tribe is not short of sheep, so in the eyes of Tan Shihuai and the surrounding Xianbei soldiers, these Jie people clearly have a habit of cannibalism.
Such a group of people, whether in the Han Dynasty or on the grasslands, would not be tolerated by the world.
Tan Shihuai's gaze towards the group of Jie people was filled with murderous intent, and like the soldiers, he wanted to kill them all.
"Great Chanyu, please think carefully... These people must not be killed!"
Han Sui, who was standing nearby, seemed to sense Tan Shihuai's murderous intent and quickly spoke up to dissuade him.
Tan Shihuai gritted his teeth and said, "This group of people has defiled this sacred grassland... If we let them continue to live, how will we face the questioning of the Sirius God in the future?"
"While the Great Chanyu's words are true, if we slaughter them all, wouldn't you and your 20,000 warriors have made a wasted trip? The spoils alone are simply insufficient to feed the hundreds of thousands of people in the tribe..."
Although Han Sui also deeply resented these Jie people, he remained calm and offered his advice.
Tan Shihuai said angrily, "Then what should we do...? Are we really going to let them continue to live? Do you know the consequences of doing so?"
"If we run out of supplies, we can plunder again. But if we sell them out and let them live, it's tantamount to betraying the Sirius God and selling out our ancestors. At that point, we will both become traitors to the entire grassland."
Although these Jie people were able to obtain a large amount of supplies from the Han Dynasty, those supplies were clearly not that important compared to the atrocities committed by these Jie people.
Because the Xianbei and Xiongnu people, like the Xiongnu, lived on this grassland and worshipped the Sirius God, considering themselves to be descendants of the Sirius God.
In Tan Shihuai's view, no matter how much he fought with the Xiongnu, it was not excessive. However, no one could tolerate that an outside tribe had committed such an atrocity in his home, feeding on the descendants of the Sirius God.
This is an irreconcilable hatred that can never be forgotten. If I were to sell them to the Han Dynasty for my own selfish gain, it would be tantamount to letting my enemy go free.
If they did that, all the Xianbei people, including their own tribe, would likely be scorned by the entire grassland and the Sirius God. The Xianbei people could not bear such consequences.
Therefore, Tan Shihuai had no intention of letting go of these Jie people in front of him.
"this....."
Han Sui was momentarily speechless. He naturally understood what Tan Shihuai meant and wanted to offer advice, but he didn't know what to say.
"Sir, please forgive me, but I cannot listen to you this time. These Jie people must die; this is something every descendant of the Sirius God must do!!"
After saying this, Tan Shihuai patted Han Sui on the shoulder, then turned around and looked at the Jie people with a fierce glint in his eyes. He was also a proud and sentimental person.
"Sigh!"
Seeing this, Han Sui knew he couldn't change Tan Shihuai's mind, and could only sigh helplessly.
The strategist standing nearby, whose brows were furrowed with worry, suddenly spoke up: "Great Chanyu, I have a method that can both avenge you and obtain the same resources!"
"Oh? Tell me quickly, what's the method!"
Upon hearing this, Tan Shihuai paused for a moment, then looked at Ri Lu with an anxious expression.
Rilu deduced: "Great Chanyu, I have heard that there is a saying in the Han Dynasty: 'A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years.'"
Therefore, I believe that as long as they are all wiped out and exterminated, even if it takes a little longer, it doesn't matter!
Tan Shihuai nodded: "That's true, but if we sell them to the Han people, it will be very difficult for us to kill them later!"
"Has the Great Chanyu forgotten? On the grasslands, whenever there is a shortage of pasture, the herders would pick some sterilizing herbs and feed them to the rams to control the growth of the flock... And that herb also has an effect on humans!"
Ri Lü's eyes flashed, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.
"Good idea... Let's do it this way!"
Upon hearing this, Tan Shihuai's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed to the method of deriving the day's laws.
Although this might take a long time, it would maximize the revenge, making the Jie people watch themselves slowly die, which would be far more painful than killing them all at once.
"By the way, Great Chanyu, you can also pass on the crimes committed by these Jie people to the Han Dynasty and the Northern Xiongnu. In this way, the scholars of the Han Dynasty will not let them off the hook."
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