As soon as Bu Dugen died, his subordinates immediately scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in several directions from the north.
Sun Ce and Xue Rengui split up their forces to pursue, killing nearly ten thousand enemies each. Only when their horses were exhausted did they return to Xuwu County.
At this moment, Xuwu County was filled with grief and cries. Almost every family had lost their loved ones, and many families had already been wiped out by the Xianbei people.
Sun Ce led the army and rested in the city for a period of time. He used various methods to gather warhorses and finally formed a second cavalry.
In a battle with these Xianbei people, they couldn't do without cavalry. Even if they won, they couldn't attack the deserters.
The Xianbei people who escaped from Xuwu knew that they would be retaliated against, so they didn't dare to stay in Yunzhong. After the battle, they fled back to the grasslands.
Unfortunately, there was only grass for horses to eat in the grasslands, but no food for humans to eat. Therefore, they had recently returned to Yunzhong one after another.
Sun Ce ordered people to closely monitor the movements of the Xianbei people in Yunzhong while continuing to purchase and collect warhorses. He also told Zhao Yun to train the new soldiers.
Not long after, the scouts reported that after Bu Dugen's death, Zhang Chun had once again been elected by the Xianbei people and became the leader of the Xianbei people in Yunzhong. Although he had been defeated by Sun Ce, he still had 80,000 cavalry!
"My lord, there are so many enemy soldiers. How can we defeat them?”Zhao Yun frowned. She couldn't get the gist of it and couldn't help but ask.
"Wait for the right time."
The opportunity that Sun Ce had been waiting for arrived very quickly.
The autumn rain continued. The heavy rain prevented the Xianbei people from going out to graze and could only hide in Ping City.
However, in this heavy rain, Sun Ce led his 30,000 infantry and cavalry troops out and set up camp in the forest north of Ping City.
They had only brought three days worth of rations. Once the rain stopped and the Xianbei people went out to graze, the army would launch an attack and wipe out the Xianbei people in the clouds!
After the sky cleared up, the heavy rain washed away all traces of Sun Ce's army. The Xianbei scouts patrolled the area, but they didn't find anything or hear anything.
Not long after, their warhorses were brought out by herds and were grazing leisurely on the hillside.
The savage and cunning Xianbei people, who had been formed from plunder, now looked harmless, especially the women and children. They looked no different from the people of the Great Han Dynasty.
Sun Ce was already giving orders to the three generals!
"Now that the Xianbei people have spread out and their warhorses are outside, we will also split up. Each of us will lead six thousand cavalry and charge down from the east, west, and north. At that time, the Xianbei people would definitely be defeated and flee. The cavalry would continue to pursue and kill all those who fled in all directions! Long Qie led the infantry and killed all the old, weak, women, and children here, leaving no one alive! Go and prepare now!"
"My lord, do we really have to kill the elderly, women, and children?" Zhao Yun hesitated.”
"Kill them!" Sun Ce's face was filled with determination." Have you forgotten how they treated our people in Xuwu County? Don't pity them. These people are all aliens. There's a saying that those who aren't of our race must have different hearts! He also said that if you don't kill the tiger, there will be endless trouble in the future! These people, no matter what, must be exterminated. There was no room for mercy!”
Zhao Yun also recalled how these Xianbei people had slaughtered the people of the Great Han Dynasty, how inhumane they were, and how they had done all kinds of things that angered the heavens and the people!
Hence, his gaze turned cold."Zilong understands."
Soon, the three groups of cavalry and Longqie Infantry were ready. Seeing countless Xianbei people walking their horses and singing, they felt very satisfied.
Sun Ce's face was cold. He suddenly raised his spear and made a forward attack posture!
Then, from the north, the drums suddenly sounded. Sun Ce, Xue Rengui, and Zhao Yun immediately led their cavalry and charged out from behind. In an instant, the entire mountain was filled with Sun Ce's men, and they were all charging towards the Xianbei people in the valley!
"Heavens! Where did this Han come from?!"
"Didn't the scout say that there was nothing suspicious nearby?”
"Run!"
Some Xianbei people ran away, while many more felt despair!
Almost all of the warhorses were grazing on the hillside. Only a few people who were herding horses got up and ran away. The other warhorses were frightened by the approaching cavalry and ran around the grasslands. In a hurry, the Xianbei people had no time to find their warhorses.
However, without warhorses, they would not be able to contend against Sun Ce's cavalry!
Especially after the three cavalrymen, there was a group of infantrymen charging forward with high morale!
Thus, these Xianbei people began to flee.
At first, there were more than 10,000 people trying to stop them, but when they saw their own people fleeing and the Han cavalry approaching, many people fled in fear.
In the end, there were only five thousand people who could fight!
"I am Zhao Zilong from Chang Mountain! Don't even think about living today!" Zhao Yun led the charge and quickly defeated the 5,000 Xianbei cavalry. Only then did he lead his subordinates to chase after the Xianbei people who were fleeing on foot.
There was almost no cover on the plains. Other than grass, there were mountains. The three groups of cavalrymen charged back and forth, and the Xianbei people had no way to fight back. Three days later, all the Xianbei people who had escaped were killed. Only then did they meet up with Long Qie.
Long Qi was Sun Ce's loyal follower. He had listened to Sun Ce's orders to exterminate the Xianbei people. Before they arrived, he had already slaughtered all the old, weak, women, and children. Even their heads had been cut off to pay tribute to the vengeful souls of the Han men who had died in Xu Wu!
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