This fear was vividly displayed by the tribal soldiers at this moment. Although a few desperate individuals tried to act rashly, they did not cause any significant disturbance.
Seeing the tall and imposing Han soldiers clad in iron armor, heads bowed, slaughtering their comrades, the fleeing Japanese soldiers gave up their escape and knelt on the ground, choosing to submit.
The entire battle lasted only a quarter of an hour before it ended, and even the tribal chief, Shejinlu, was captured alive.
After a final count, it was found that only three people from the Han side died in this battle, and twelve others were injured in the knees.
They killed 115 Japanese soldiers, captured 500 able-bodied men, 800 young women, 300 elderly people, and 400 children.
The spoils were quite plentiful, including rice, ramie, linen, some beans, as well as a large quantity of pearls, jade, and silver nuggets.
Looking at the pearls and silver nuggets, the accompanying scions of noble families and merchants all wore expressions of excitement.
Subsequently, two Han soldiers brought the tribal chief, Shejinlu, before Chu You.
Without the soldiers even giving any orders, Shejinlu knelt down in front of Chu You, his face filled with fear, and rattled off a long string of words.
After Shejinlu finished speaking, the guide translated, "Your Excellency, this man says he is willing to be your slave and servant, and to serve you faithfully!"
Chu You frowned: "Tell him that if he is to pledge allegiance, he should pledge allegiance to the Emperor of our Great Han!"
After the guide translated Chu You's words to Shejinlu, he quickly kowtowed repeatedly with a joyful expression.
The guide translated: "He said he knows the Han Dynasty, he is willing to be loyal to the Emperor of Han, to submit to Han forever, and hopes to receive investiture from Han!"
"A mere little tribe dares to dream of receiving investiture?"
Chu You snorted coldly and then said, "It's not impossible to obtain an imperial decree from the emperor. Let him lead his soldiers to help us attack other tribes and make contributions. Then we can talk about other things!"
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