Jiang Ming spared Amur's life not out of mercy, but to thoroughly humiliate Yixie'er Chanyu of the Northern Xiongnu!
Amur was really unlucky to fall into Jiang Ming's hands; how could things possibly turn out well for him?
Jiang Ming was not only an outstanding military strategist, but also a genius master of the art of execution!
On one hand, he ordered the Xianbei people to build a "jingguan" (a mound of skulls) using the heads of the Xiongnu people in the Erji River Valley. On the other hand, he ordered Amur to be made into a "human pig" and put into a large wine jar, which was then placed on a horse-drawn cart. He then ordered the captured Northern Xiongnu soldiers to take the heads of several of Yixie'er's sons back to the Northern Xiongnu camp to report to Yixie'er!
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Yixie Erchanyu was hit in that sensitive spot by an arrow, and the arrowhead had been soaked in feces!
This injury... isn't as simple as just cutting it off and it being fine!
The wound was infected, and he was in excruciating pain... He was on the verge of death!
To be honest, Yi Xie Er is quite a ruthless person!
He gritted his teeth and cut off his own genitals, then used a red-hot iron to burn the wound!
The pain was unbearable, but Yi Xie'er endured it in order to survive... He fainted again from the pain!
This kind of sin is worse than going to hell!
Yixie Er Chanyu was unconscious for three days and three nights before he woke up!
When he woke up, he learned that his son-in-law had returned, his eyes had been gouged out, his ears had been gouged out, his tongue had been cut out, his face had been tattooed, and he had been turned into a 'human pig' and put into a wine barrel!
Even worse, his son's head was hanging around the barrels, turning them into decorations!
Furthermore, the returning Northern Xiongnu soldiers also handed Yixie'er a letter of state!
The letter reads: "Don't let me find you on the grasslands, or else... I'll use your skull as a wine bowl!"
If it were an ordinary person, seeing this letter of state would probably make them faint from anger again!
But Yixie Er was indeed a hero of the grasslands, able to take it and let it go... He sighed deeply, his whole body trembling, and swallowed this humiliation!
Then, he ordered that Luo Gongzi and his two sons be tied up and sent to Jiang Ming!
Furthermore, he presented Jiang Ming with 100 boxes of gold and silver treasures as war reparations!
In addition, he wrote a letter to the state, smearing all the excrement on the hands of Luo Gongzi and his son, indicating that from now on, no matter south or north of the Gobi Desert, the Xiongnu people will only have one Chanyu, and that is Jiang Ming. He is willing to be demoted to the title of Wise King of the North Desert... He only asks Jiang Ming to be merciful and stop the war, so that the common people will no longer suffer from the ravages of war.
Yi Xie Er actually understood that the reason Jiang Ming was able to release the people meant that there must be someone following behind him...
Where is their own base? The other side already knows perfectly well.
The reason they haven't taken action is probably because they're preparing for a major operation to completely eliminate them...
At this point, further protests and grievances are meaningless; the only result will be that the Xiongnu will follow in the footsteps of the Rouran and be completely wiped off the list of nomadic peoples by Jiang Ming!
Therefore, we cannot take a hard line right now; we can only back down and submit in order to prolong our lives and plan for the long term!
In fact, as of now, there are still 200,000 Northern Xiongnu troops in the old camp.
But these 200,000 people are their last remaining assets; Yi Xie Er can't afford to gamble with them...
If all 200,000 of these people were to die, then the Northern Xiongnu would have no men left!
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Three days later, Yixie'er's envoy arrived at the Great Xianbei Mountain where Jiang Ming was stationed.
They not only brought 100 chests of gold and silver jewelry, but also 200 beautiful Xiongnu women, 100,000 head of livestock, and a letter seeking peace.
Of course, there were also the three members of the Luo family, father and sons, who were put in a cage!
The envoy earnestly conveyed Yixie'er's desire for peace to Jiang Ming... and expressed his willingness to submit to Jiang Ming for generations to come, with absolutely no intention of rebellion!
Jiang Ming politely accepted Yi Xie'er's 'kindness'!
They warmly received the envoy and then sent him back. Next, they began to prepare for war, ready to completely wipe out the northern grasslands and leave no hidden dangers!
In fact, if Jiang Ming had subdued Yi Xie'er and used the grassland balance technique from the beginning, he would not have killed Yi Xie'er's sons, but would have held them hostage in the Great Xianbei Mountain!
His initial goal was to eradicate the Northern Xiongnu completely...
However, right now, his soldiers are extremely exhausted and unable to fight any more fierce battles. Many soldiers are injured and need to rest for a few days!
Therefore, he decided to hold off for a while before making a move against Yi Xie Er!
When dealing with these cunning steppe wolves, Jiang Ming was by no means incapable of being soft-hearted or adhering to principles of 'propriety, righteousness, integrity, shame, and trustworthiness'. Only dead Northern Xiongnu were good Northern Xiongnu!
Of course, he wouldn't vent his ruthlessness and cunning on the 200 beautiful Xiongnu women who were sent to him.
Jiang Ming bestowed all these beautiful women upon his subordinates, the Southern Xiongnu soldiers.
Furthermore, Jiang Ming didn't take any of the 100 boxes of gold and silver jewelry; he gave them all as rewards to his subordinates who had rendered meritorious service!
This is 100 boxes of gold and silver jewelry!
All of it was the wealth accumulated by the Northern Xiongnu Chanyu Yixieer through years of trade with the Western Regions and Persia.
Now they have all fallen into the hands of the 90,000 surviving soldiers who fought alongside Jiang Ming.
The soldiers were overjoyed, needless to say!
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