The young soldier glared at the nobleman with a ferocious expression, gritting his teeth as he said:
"You damned nobles... We risk our lives and fight for you, yet in your eyes we're not even worth as much as livestock!!"
"Kill him!!"
The surrounding soldiers roared angrily, their eyes bloodshot, and then surrounded the nobleman.
The various unfair treatments they suffered finally pushed these Xiongnu soldiers to their breaking point, and now they have finally erupted in defiance.
"What...what are you trying to do? Are you planning a rebellion?"
The nobleman was greatly alarmed when he saw the soldiers suddenly surrounding him.
He couldn't understand what was wrong with these usually docile and obedient soldiers. He had only killed a disobedient slave, so how could this have happened?
Why did they suddenly have the courage to actually turn on themselves?
The young soldier shook his head and said coldly, "No... this is not a rebellion. Just like Brother Wang Chen said, we simply want to take back what is rightfully ours!"
"What...what do you deserve? I'll give you everything...okay?"
Facing the soldiers' predatory gazes and the threat of death, the nobleman became frightened and promised the soldiers that he would spare him.
"You can't afford it. If you had any conscience all these years and treated us like human beings, we wouldn't have done this!"
The soldiers refused the nobleman's request outright, knowing that given what had just happened, they would likely lose their lives if they let the nobleman go.
Seeing that they still wouldn't let him go, the nobleman's expression hardened, and he said sternly, "Do you know the consequences of killing me? If I die, your wives, children, and elderly parents will certainly not survive either..."
"Hmph~, you still dare to threaten us even when you're about to die. Your nature is indeed ruthless. If we don't die, who knows what kind of suffering we'll encounter... Prepare to die!"
The young soldier's eyes widened, and he immediately spurred his horse forward, his scimitar aimed without hesitation at the nobleman's neck.
Seeing this, the nobleman hurriedly raised his sword to block, and with a "clang," the two curved swords collided fiercely. The nobleman felt his hand go numb, and the curved sword almost slipped from his grasp.
"Prepare to die!!"
Just as the nobleman barely managed to block the young soldier's attack, a furious shout suddenly came from behind him.
Then another soldier rushed forward, raised his scimitar high, and slashed it hard across the nobleman's neck.
"Pfft!"
A silky sound rang out, and the nobleman's head flew high into the air, a jet of blood gushing out instantly. Then, the nobleman's body fell straight off his horse.
Just then, several of the nobleman's personal guards rushed forward.
"You...you killed the sir?"
Upon seeing the headless corpse on the ground, the guards turned deathly pale.
Seeing this, the young soldier immediately stepped forward, pointed to the Jie people who were scattering and fleeing, and explained:
"We didn't kill the lord... but because he was eager to capture the Jie people alive, he was killed by those despicable Jie people!"
"What...? These damned Jie people... Brothers, follow me and kill them to avenge them!!"
Upon hearing this, several guards were immediately enraged and spurred their horses to charge at the Jie people.
Now that this nobleman is dead, his guards have failed in their duty and are unlikely to survive. Even their families will be buried with him.
Therefore, in order to atone for their sins, they had to listen to the young soldier's words, regardless of whether they were true or not.
"Let's go too!"
Watching his guards leave, the young soldier sneered, then led his companions to charge at the group of Jie people once again.
The actions of these soldiers were inevitably observed by the other soldiers.
Seeing the noble leaders shouting and killing their comrades, many soldiers with deep-seated grudges also brandished their scimitars at them with sinister expressions.
In an instant, countless noble leaders were beheaded, and the entire Southern Xiongnu army was filled with shouts of "revenge."
Lu Bu, Wang Chen, and the others simply watched the actions of the Southern Xiongnu soldiers with indifference and did not choose to intervene.
Before long, more than half of the Jie people who had scattered and fled died under the scimitars of the Xiongnu soldiers.
Upon seeing this, Lü Bu remembered that the imperial court currently needed slaves.
Immediately, Lü Bu spurred his horse and gave chase, then shouted loudly:
"Make them lay down their weapons; those who surrender will not be killed!!"
"General Lü...?"
Upon hearing Lü Bu's roar, the surrounding Xiongnu soldiers paused in their tracks.
"Why are you not obeying my orders?"
Seeing the Xiongnu soldiers standing there dumbfounded, Lü Bu couldn't help but shout angrily.
"promise!!"
Upon hearing this, several Xiongnu soldiers quickly and respectfully responded, then dispersed to relay Lü Bu's orders.
General Lü has ordered: Make them lay down their weapons; those who surrender will not be killed!
As shouts rang out, the Xiongnu soldiers finally stopped their massacre of the Jie people.
Now that they have killed their own noble leader, their only option is to surrender to the Han Dynasty. In addition, Lu Bu's display of great prowess on the battlefield has filled them with awe.
Therefore, these Southern Xiongnu soldiers naturally dared not disobey Lü Bu's orders.
Soon, the remaining six thousand-plus Jie people were brought under the control of the Southern Xiongnu soldiers.
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