‘Dong!Dong!Dong!’ The huge sound of war drums sounded, which was a signal of attack. The 20,000 Han cavalry who had been deployed had suddenly burst out with a shout of killing, rushing out from the woods and pounced on the endless ocean of tents.

The war horses flattened the camp tent, the swords cut off the ropes, and the Hun man who was trying to resist with his spear was chopped away by the Han army. The woman hid in the corner with her child in her arms and cried. The war horses jumped over their heads and rushed into the depths of the camp.

Two hundred thousand Huns ran around and cried, but the 20 thousand Han cavalry were orderly, forming a tight net, pushing the Huns from all directions to the center of the camp.

To the west of the camp, tens of thousands of Huns ran towards the sheep and horse wing, which was their greatest property. However, Han cavalry had long guarded the sheep and horse wing and did not allow anyone to approach. Hundreds of people who attempted to attack the sheep and horse wing were killed by the Han army on the spot.

Seeing that there was no hope of fighting for the sheep and horse wing, tens of thousands of Huns gave up the sheep and horse wing and ran towards the gap west. There seemed to be no Han soldiers guarding it there, which became their only hope of escape.

At this moment, Ma Dai led two thousand cavalry out of the woods on the side, cutting off the retreat of tens of thousands of Huns. There were more than 40,000 Huns in this area, mostly women, children and elderly people. When they saw cavalry coming from behind, they were even more terrified and fled, and cried and cried.

Outside the woods is an endless snow field, with thick snow deep and thighs, and young children will be flooded by heavy snow. Even if they can escape such snow fields, they will be dead.

But tens of thousands of Huns did not flee anymore. Thousands of cavalry suddenly appeared in front, intercepting their way, and thousands of Han cavalry behind them, surrounded them from front to back, and they had nowhere to escape. Many women even knelt on the ground and cried bitterly with their children in their arms, as if a disaster was coming.

At this time, hundreds of cavalry rushed forward from all directions and shouted in the Xiongnu words: "Don't panic and fear, the Han army will not kill at will!"

Since the Han army did not rush forward to kill, but surrounded it, more than 40,000 people gradually calmed down. They stared blankly at the cavalry around them, their hearts filled with confusion and helplessness for their future destiny.

In the camp, more than 200,000 Huns were also driven to a clearing ground with a radius of only five miles by the Han army. More than 10,000 Han cavalry surrounded them from all sides. The open space was densely filled with fearful Huns, which were usually precursors of the massacre of genocide. They gathered together first and then began to massacre from all sides.

At this time, Zhao Yunling said: "Let all the elders of the tribe come out to see me!"

Hundreds of cavalry rushed forward and shouted in the Huns' words: "Elders of all tribes come out to ask questions!"

Although these nearly 300,000 Huns belong to Liu Qubei's large tribe, there are dozens of small tribes under the large tribe. Just like the Han family, each small tribe has respected elders in charge of daily affairs.

There was no need for the Han army to threaten, nearly a hundred elders of various ministries walked out of the team and were soon taken to Zhao Yun. The hundred old men knelt down together, and one of the leading old men cried and said, "Report to the general, there is no Xiongnu army here, they are all unarmed women, children and old people. General, please spare us!"

Zhao Yun bowed and smiled at the old men, "If you think the Han army is here to massacre you, then you are very wrong. I am here to save you and give you a way out."

Someone translated Zhao Yun's words, and the hundred elders looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion. How did it turn into salvation?

Zhao Yun continued: "You and the Qiang people had a conflict more than a month ago. I tell you that the Qiang people in Hexi have begun to unite their troops. Tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers will launch an attack on you at the end of the year. Just imagine, your army has massacred so many Qiang people in Lingzhou. Will they let you go? They will use a hundred times more bloody means to retaliate against you, and you will be slaughtered all."

All the elders lowered their heads, and many people trembled all over. They knew that what Zhao Yun said was the truth, and that this was also something they feared day and night. In fact, it was not only the Qiang people. If Liu Qubei did not come back before spring, they would also be robbed by the Xianbei people. This is the survival rule of the strong on the grassland.

At this time, someone asked timidly: "General, what's wrong with the Right King now?"

Zhao Yun laughed and said to everyone: "Liu Qubei has not come back yet. Can't you guess his fate? Not only Liu Qubei, but more than 100,000 Xiongnu troops, including the Xiongnu Shanyu, were all surrounded and annihilated by the King of Han, and the Huns' army has been wiped out!"

The news shocked the Huns and spread quickly. Many women started to cry, which meant that their husbands had died in battle. At this time, Zhao Yun said loudly: "The matter is not that serious. Not everyone died in battle, but many people became prisoners of war."

Zhao Yun turned around and waved his hand, "Bring it up!"

The Han cavalry brought more than a hundred Xiongnu prisoners of war. They appeared in front of the Huns. Suddenly, dozens of women shouted and rushed out desperately, holding the prisoners of war and crying loudly. These Xiongnu prisoners of war also hugged their wives and children. The sudden change made countless Xiongnus seem to see hope.

The elders shouted, "General, do you really promise not to kill us?"

Zhao Yun smiled at the elders and said, "You go back and tell your tribe members that this is the order of His Highness the King of Han. As long as you surrender to the Han Kingdom and become His Highness the King of Han, then His Highness the King of Han will give you land, a way to live, and a part of your property, so that you can continue to live and will not kill anyone."

Zhao Yun's words were translated, and more than 200,000 Huns finally believed that they would not be killed. They were so excited that they cheered. Zhao Yun immediately ordered thousands of camp tents to be cleared out and temporarily housed the Huns. After the Han army packed up their property, they began to retreat south.

In the camp, more than 10,000 Han soldiers were busy sorting out various property. Liu Qubei worked hard for decades and plundered Guanzhong several times, accumulating a large amount of wealth, not only millions of cattle and sheep and hundreds of thousands of war horses, but also piled up sheepskins, tens of thousands of stones of plundered food, as well as countless silk porcelain, gold, silver and jewelry, etc.

Accompanied by Pang De and other generals, Zhao Yun inspected the soldiers to count the supplies. Pang De smiled and said, "I heard that Liu Qubei has an amazing wealth. Today I realized that he had underestimated him before. There were more than 100,000 taels of gold alone, let alone hundreds of thousands of kilograms of red gold. I am very worried about whether I can transport these wealth back to Guanzhong."

Zhao Yun nodded and smiled, "It's annoying, but since they can bring these wealth from Hetao, we should be able to take it out too. Aren't there tens of thousands of big cars? It shouldn't be a big problem to walk from the ice."

"But if you use a large truck to carry supplies, these women, children and elderly people may not be able to persevere in the difficulties along the way, and many people will die."

"Let them walk in a car, and these wealth are placed in front of them. I wish they could not move them away. In addition, I will give them three sheepskins to keep warm, and give each family ten sheep and a horse."

Pang De hesitated for a moment and gave ten sheep to each family. He felt something was wrong. Moreover, His Highness the King of Han did not have such an order. Pang De carefully advised: "Give them ten sheep to each family, and I am afraid that I will not be able to explain to Your Highness when I go back."

Zhao Yun glared at him, "I will explain His Highness the King of Han, and I will bear the consequences. Now you just obey my orders!"

"Abide by the order!"

Pang De was helpless. Everyone in the army said that Zhao Yun was kind and ruthless. Now it seems that it is true. If Ma Chao was here, not to mention giving the Huns sheepskins and ten sheep, even the big cart would not be allowed to sit for them. They would drive them all to walk south, and no one would care about the death of them.

At this time, Pang De suddenly had an enlightenment. Perhaps the King of Han changed his mind temporarily, replaced Ma Chao, and instead asked Zhao Yun to lead troops to attack the Huns, because he was attracted by Zhao Yun's kind side.

Two days later, the Han army led hundreds of thousands of Huns, weak and weak, and children slowly moved south. Although Sun Li, the garrison of Juyan City, did not get the beautiful Hun girl as his concubine, he didn't care and was secretly ecstatic. Zhao Yun left behind tens of thousands of pieces of furniture that he could not bring, as well as many other sporadic supplies, and told him to move back to Juyan City first and transfer it to the Qiang tribe in Juyanhai after the beginning of spring.

But Sun Li knew very well that this was a good opportunity to make money. Although he did not dare to take all of it as an existing one, he could at least leave valuable things. Zhao Yun also left behind a message. It was not easy for soldiers to guard the border, so he could distribute some property to the soldiers. In this sentence, he and his brothers could make a fortune and resell these materials to the Qiang people. As long as he had money in his hands, he would ask a young and beautiful Qiang girl as a concubine. Isn’t it the same thing?

After Sun Li sent the Han army brigade away, he rushed back to Juyan City impatiently and shouted to the five hundred soldiers: "The opportunity to get rich is here, everyone will come with me!"

He led 500 soldiers to urge their horses out of the city and ran towards the Hun camp like lightning.

Not to mention that the soldiers guarding the border in Juyan City made a fortune because of this, Zhao Yun led 20,000 cavalry to escort nearly 300,000 Hun women and children and countless cattle and sheep wealth along the Zhangye River.

In the snow and ice, the Han army stretched for dozens of miles, and tens of thousands of large carts were loaded with various wealth and supplies, young children and elderly people, creaking on the ice. The elderly and children were wrapped in thick sheepskins and curled up in the carriage, trembling all over. Most of the Hun women were strong. They rode on horseback and followed the carriage slowly, while the older boys were responsible for driving the flock.

Although they lost the accumulated wealth, they saved their lives and obtained a little bit of meager property, which made the desperate Huns see another glimmer of hope.

The team walked very slowly and slept in the open air. Half a month later, the team finally arrived in Zhangye County. Zhao Yun immediately handed over the food to Ma Chao. As the military rations of the Han army in Hexi, all wealth and materials were sealed in the official warehouse of Zhangye County and transported them back to Chang'an after spring.
Chapter completed!