Six thousand Xiongnu cavalrymen left the ruined city and passed through Luo County.
The Left Grand Commandant was furious and allowed his soldiers to massacre and rape all the civilians in the city except for the Xiongnu.
Before leaving, they set it all on fire!
A city with thousands of inhabitants was reduced to ruins!
They didn't spare a single chicken or dog in the city.
Little did he know that the Left Grand Commandant was about to pay the price for this heinous act!
On his way back to Meiji, a great monk dressed in black had prepared a grand Buddhist and Taoist ritual to pray for his soul and the six thousand soldiers under his command whose blood was stained with the blood of ordinary people!
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Zhang Liao escorted Ding Yuan and his party for a day, and they arrived at an open space five miles in front of Pianguan.
He reined in his horse and stopped, his expression slightly complicated.
But it was only a fleeting moment, and then a resolute expression appeared.
"My lord, Pianguan is just ahead!"
Zhang Yang and his soldiers saw a flag fluttering on the city wall in the distance, and a Han character in seal script that looked so familiar!
They cheered!
After six days, 1,000 people went out and 600 returned, which is already a great blessing!
Ding Yuan had already sensed something was wrong, and Zhang Liao deliberately avoided him along the way.
However, he was still somewhat unwilling, so he looked at Zhang Liao and said with emotion:
"Wen Yuan, come with me into the pass!"
"You have rendered a great service this time, saving us from danger. When we return to Lishi in Xihe County, I will recommend you for the position of Commandant!"
Zhang Liao suddenly dismounted, planted his spear beside him, and then bowed to Ding Yuan:
"Saving the adult this time is my way of repaying your previous kindness!"
"Everyone has their own ambitions. I promised the Marquis that I would serve him, so I must take my leave here!"
Zhang Yang shouted, "Wen Yuan, I know you're a man of great loyalty and righteousness. Were you forced to agree to some conditions that this Marquis had to give you before he agreed to lend you troops?"
Ding Yuan didn't speak, but his eyes were fixed on Zhang Liao, as if to say, "I ask the same question!"
"My lord, Uncle Zhi, I did it voluntarily!"
"The Marquis is a remarkable man; he intends to expel the Xiongnu and subdue the four prefectures of Yunzhong!"
"A person with such lofty aspirations is someone I would follow to the death!"
Ding Yuan felt a pang of sadness and said sullenly, "Wen Yuan, have you been brainwashed by him?"
"Although he lent you troops to save us, even if he has four thousand cavalry, how could he possibly defeat the Southern Xiongnu with one hundred thousand cavalry?"
"Do you know that in these four prefectures of Yunzhong, there are even more ferocious and powerful Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Qianghu tribes from Hexi!"
Zhang Liao stood up, his face resolute:
"My lord, just three days after I went to the Marquis to borrow troops, a force of 50,000 Xiongnu soldiers surrounded Shanwu!"
"I knew it! The Xiongnu are not to be trifled with!"
Ding Yuan said, "Fifty thousand Xiongnu troops, this is terrible! And this prince..."
Upon hearing Ding Yuan's words, Zhang Liao felt a surge of disgust and shouted:
"My lord, the Marquis annihilated more than 40,000 Xiongnu soldiers, leaving only a few thousand who escaped!"
"Even the Qiangqu Chanyu fell from his horse and died!"
"The Southern Xiongnu are gone!"
What!
Ding Yuan was struck dumbfounded, as if by lightning!
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