Outlanders like these had strong battle intents and were able to resist. As such, Zhao Fu had to destroy their confidence in one fell swoop in order to subdue them.
Sun Wu thought about it and ordered the 600 soldiers to take off their armor and pretend to be bandits. They would first pretend to attack, and it would be best if they could lure the soldiers out of the village. After that, they would set up an ambush. As long as the soldiers died, the remaining commoners would not be able to resist.
After making this decision, Sun Wu started to carry out his plan.
The 600 or so soldiers quickly attacked the Xiongnu Village, using fire arrows in order to ignite the houses and animal pens. Outlanders raised many livestock, and once they set them on fire, it would be easy to cause chaos.
The Xiongnu Village quickly reacted, and 1,000 or so Xiongnu soldiers rushed out of the Village. Seeing these Xiongnu soldiers, the 600 or so Qin soldiers immediately turned and ran.
Outlanders were quite valiant, and they had always been the ones bullying others. As such, when the Xiongnu soldiers saw that the 600 or so bandits had simple equipment and looked quite weak, they were filled with killing intent. They did not want to let them off, and they chased after the Qin soldiers.
The 600 or so Qin soldiers quickly ran, and the 1,000 or so Xiongnu soldiers chased after them. Soon, they had lured the 1,000 or so Xiongnu soldiers into an ambush.
In actuality, the ambush area was not very far away. Sun Wu was worried that the Xiongnu soldiers would not chase after them, so he set up the ambush area very close. As long as the Xiongnu soldiers charged out of the Village, the Qin soldiers would be able to attack them.
"Fire!"
As Zhao Fu gave the order, the sound of the air being torn could be heard as countless arrows whistled towards the Xiongnu soldiers. The Xiongnu soldiers, who had been chasing after the Qin soldiers, were caught off guard, and the arrows rained down, killing most of the Xiongnu soldiers.
Seeing this scene, the remaining Xiongnu soldiers were so frightened that they immediately turned and ran. However, another wave of arrows rained down, and they all died.
Sun Wu also charged. The Archers continuously shot fire arrows into the Village, igniting countless houses and causing the Xiongnu Village to fall into chaos. The Cavalrymen were at the vanguard, and they were like spears as they charged into the Xiongnu Village and started a massacre.
Spears pierced through the chests of the Xiongnu soldiers, causing blood to splatter everywhere. The other soldiers followed behind the cavalry, launching an all-out assault on the Xiongnu soldiers.
The Xiongnu used their weapons to resist, but it was to no avail. Three Xiongnu used their weapons to attack a Qin soldier, but they were all cut in half by a Qin soldier.
Most of the Qin's soldiers that were gathered here were Stage 1 soldiers. Dealing with these Xiongnu commoners with extremely low cultivation bases, they were basically able to kill them instantly.
In fact, even if Sun Wu didn't use any strategy, with the strength of Qin's soldiers, they could launch a sudden attack and kill their way into the village. They could easily kill all the Xiongnu. Sun Wu did this because he was following Qin's strategy, which was to achieve victory with the least casualties.
The situation of the battle was quickly brought under control. The Hun tribe was almost completely massacred, and the 20,000 soldiers easily subdued the high-class Hun tribe village.
Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, Sun Wu ordered his men to take the captives and leave the village first to avoid being surrounded by the fire.
Outside the village, he started to count the captives. There were 2,723 people in total. It was a good number, but it was a pity that their resources had been destroyed by the fire.
However, to be able to bring so many people back, there should be quite a lot of rewards.
"General Sun! We've captured a very beautiful Xiongnu woman, and she's quite strong. In order to capture her, we even injured a few of our brothers, "a soldier excitedly reported to Sun Wu.
"Oh?"
Sun Wu felt quite interested and said, "Bring that woman over!"
Following this, a few soldiers brought a woman over to Sun Wu. She was tied up with ropes, and she was indeed quite beautiful. Her skin was the color of wheat, and there were two small braids on either side of her face. She furiously glared at Sun Wu, giving off the wildness of an outsider.
Seeing this woman, Sun Wu felt quite delighted, and he turned to the soldier who had reported to him and said, "If this woman is beautiful, we can offer her to His Majesty. If she also has Phoenix Qi, we'll all receive additional rewards."
Sun Wu's words caused all of the soldiers to feel quite happy.
"Hurry and release me, you bunch of bandits!" the Xiongnu woman cursed as she looked at the Qin's soldiers around her.
Even though she spoke in the Xiongnu language, Sun Wu had already learned the Xiongnu language from the Language Stone Stele, so he could understand her.
However, Sun Wu didn't mind at all. After all, outsiders like her were the ones who were synonymous with bandits. He gave the order to bring her back, and the group returned to Qin City.
…
"General Wang! A soldier in the southwest has reported that he's discovered a Town with 40,000 residents, "a soldier reported to Wang Jian.
For a gathering place like a Town, it required a Commander-level figure, who could mobilize hundreds of thousands of Qin's soldiers.
Wang Jian nodded and immediately gathered 150,000 Qin's soldiers. He then led the five Generals who had City Lord Seals towards the southwest.
The other Generals who had City Lord Seals remained at Qin City and sensed the surroundings in case anything unexpected happened.
Qin's army quickly surrounded the Town, and the five City Lords' terrifying auras covered the Town, causing the entire Town to fall into panic.
Wang Jian didn't give the order to attack because with Qin's current strength, he could easily destroy this Town. As such, he wanted to force the other side to submit.
The Mayor of this town was a white and chubby middle-aged man. Looking at the black mass of soldiers below, they gave off an incredibly terrifying aura. What was even more shocking was that most of them were Stage 1 soldiers, and adding on the five City Lords in the air, they were incredibly powerful.
It wasn't just the Mayor – everyone in the Town was terrified, and they couldn't even muster up the will to resist.
"Mayor! What do you think we should do? Let alone the 150,000 soldiers outside, just the five City Lords in the sky are enough to massacre our Town. Let's just surrender! "
"Mayor! We really aren't a match for them; let's surrender before they attack! "
"Mayor! If you don't surrender, you'll die without a doubt. Even if you don't think about us, you have to think about your family. If you surrender, they might even make you the Mayor. "
"Mayor! They're all right; let's surrender. We only have 8,000 soldiers, and our population is only a bit more than 40,000. We have no chance of winning at all! "
…
Before Wang Jian could say anything, the people around the Mayor all tried to persuade him to surrender. No one said anything about resisting, as Qin could easily crush them to death. They were all aware of reality and didn't want to die for nothing.
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