Half a day later.
Liu Wei arrived in Shanwu in a grand procession with 5,000 troops and 3,000 Xianbei soldiers.
On the grassland outside the city, there were burnt tents everywhere, and mountains of corpses were neatly laid out.
The air was thick with the stench of blood.
More than 20,000 Xiongnu men were unarmed and were kept under guard in one place.
Two thousand soldiers from the Great Wall Legion, armed with long spears, kept a close watch on them.
Their eyes were glazed over, and their bodies were trembling, as if they had just experienced a nightmare.
Not far away, a thousand soldiers of the Sword and Shield Battalion were guarding the captured women and children, as well as cattle, sheep, horses, and mountainous supplies.
Cavalrymen patrolled back and forth from time to time.
"Xue Li has been waiting here for his lord for a long time!"
As soon as Liu Wei and his party entered Shanwu, Xue Rengui came to greet them with a captain and a military commander.
"Captain Xue, you've worked hard!"
Liu Wei looked at Xue Rengui, whose white robe was stained with blood, and gave him an approving look.
A thousand cavalrymen dared to raid a Xiongnu stronghold of 30,000 cavalrymen and won a great victory.
Throughout history, only a handful of people, including Marquis Huo Qubing, have been able to achieve this.
Xue Rengui's murderous aura made Liu Du, who was standing next to Liu Wei, shudder and dare not look him in the eye.
"This is what I should do!"
"The Right Wise King of the Xiongnu and a number of tribal leaders are imprisoned in the city, awaiting the Lord's decision."
Xue Rengui cupped his hands and said, "However, I have something I would like to ask my lord to punish me for!"
Liu Wei: "What is it?"
"After the raid on the Xiongnu camp last night, we captured the leader and 30,000 soldiers under his command."
"But this morning, the Xiongnu discovered that we only had a thousand cavalry and four thousand infantry, and they actually wanted to resist!"
"So I took it upon myself to massacre 10,000 people first, so that the rest would not dare to act."
What! !
Seeing Xue Rengui's nonchalant demeanor, Liu Du was completely dismayed.
That's ten thousand people, and he just casually tricked and killed them.
Liu Du recalled the time when his three thousand clansmen were captured and Xue Rengui intended to massacre them.
Fortunately, Liu Du pleaded earnestly, offering his entire clan, his wife, and his sister as hostages and swearing allegiance.
Otherwise, those three thousand clansmen would have been buried alive by Xue Rengui.
Compared to them, their Xianbei tribe seemed extremely fortunate!
Guo Luo and the other guards behind Liu Wei also gasped, unable to remain calm.
They had served in Yanmen Pass, killed people, and witnessed large-scale battles.
They all hated the Xiongnu people for raiding near Yanmen Pass with a passion and gnashed their teeth.
But they could just massacre 10,000 Xiongnu people without hesitation!
If Guo Luo and the others were to do it, they might not be able to bring themselves to do it!
No wonder those Xiongnu prisoners all looked so disoriented.
They must have witnessed their compatriots struggling, pleading, and screaming in the pit.
This was another period of extreme psychological torment for them after the ambush and killing last night.
At this moment, Liu Wei showed no sign of blaming Xue Rengui!
Punish Xue Rengui? There's no need!
It should be noted that even if Liu Wei ordered him to commit suicide on the spot, Xue Rengui would have drawn his sword and cut his own throat without hesitation.
After all, he was a four-star general that Liu Wei obtained through a lottery by spending one million points, and his loyalty was absolutely unwavering.
Liu Wei's orders must be obeyed absolutely.
"Commander Xue, when a general is in the field, one should act expediently!"
"You must have your reasons for doing this, so I won't pursue the matter further!"
Xue Rengui immediately responded loudly, "Thank you, my lord!"
"The crater that killed ten thousand people is not far outside the city. My lord, would you like to go and take a look?"
Liu Wei quickly waved his hand and said, "Let's go see Yufuluo first!"
To be honest, Liu Wei has seen quite a few bloody scenes since he transmigrated here.
He witnessed bloody battles once when he was ambushed by thieves and once when he was chased by Li Mao.
But he never killed anyone himself, let alone massacred tens of thousands of people.
That's so brutal!
On Xue Rengui's face, there seemed to be a hint of regret that his lord had not been able to witness his masterpiece.
However, he quickly came to his senses and hurriedly guided Liu Wei into the city.
Soldiers had already brought Yufuluo, Huyan Gu, and a group of Southern Xiongnu leaders gathered in Shanwu before Liu Wei.
"You are Yufro?"
Looking at the young Hun among them, who was unruly, with fiery eyes, and dressed in a fox fur coat.
Liu Wei asked expressionlessly, "I heard that you were the one who wanted to take my life?"
"So you're the Han prince who came to Shuofang to assume his fiefdom! You..."
Yufuluo was bound hand and foot and forced to kneel in front of Liu Wei, his head bowed the whole time.
When Liu Wei asked him a question, he finally raised his head. Before he could finish speaking, he was surprised to find Liu Du standing to the side.
"You bastard, Budugen! So it was you who betrayed me! You'll die a horrible death! I'll kill you!"
Hufro was taken aback at first, then immediately started shouting!
No wonder the enemy was able to launch such a sneak attack on them so easily; it turns out that Budugen had defected to the enemy and revealed Shanwu's information.
"Prince Yufuluo, my name is now Liu Du, and I am the Protector of the Xianbei under the Marquis!"
Liu Du hurriedly stepped forward and said coldly.
At this point, it is essential to firmly state one's attitude and stance.
Uvrod never expected that Budugen would betray him so completely.
Not only did he accept the official position, but he also changed his surname.
He started cursing:
"Pah! You've even changed your surname? Budugen, are you still a Xianbei from the grasslands?"
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