The man was quick with his marksman, and as soon as he made a move, he immediately rushed to the side, where there were several pairs of skis. Obviously, this man had been observing for a long time, and knew that the reason why the Han soldiers were able to walk on the snow was because of this strange thing.

The Han soldiers who reacted surrounded one after another, but although the man's sword skills were mediocre, his strength was surprisingly great, and three soldiers were injured under his knife one after another.

Zhao Yun was furious, raised the bright silver gun in his hand, and rushed over. The man had already grabbed a pair of skis, and without thinking about it, he kicked them up, and with a force on his feet, the skis "swished" out, and then there was a loud "plop" sound, and a large pit in the shape of a man appeared in the snow, and the man was lying on all fours in the snow cave, and the scimitar in his hand had been thrown far away.

The man couldn't use skis, and he fell all at once, and with great difficulty he couldn't get up half of his body, and he didn't dare to move again, and a sharp spear tip was pressed against his throat. A few Han soldiers had already rushed over, held him down, dragged him up from the snow, and put four or five steel knives on his neck, and he was no longer able to return to the sky.

Hu Chuquan also walked over, took a closer look, shook his head, and said: "General Hui, he is not Liu Bao, he is the leader of another tribe, called Hu Luqi, who is infinitely powerful, and is also a famous warrior among the Xiongnu tribes. ”

Zhao Yun couldn't help but kick Hu Luqi fiercely, and scolded angrily: "You are not Liu Bao, why run away!" Come on, where is Liu Bao? ”

Hu Luqi actually knew Chinese, and after listening to Zhao Yun's words, he knew that they were not looking for himself, but Liu Bao, and hurriedly said in blunt Chinese: "Since the war, I haven't seen him, and I don't know where he is." ”

Hu Chuquan stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, general, as long as you poke these corpses one by one, even if Liu Bao is not dead, he will not be able to escape." ”

Zhao Yun waved his hand and said, "Forget it, arrange your people to start digging pits." ”

After all, Zhao Yun felt that it was not a gentleman's work to make up another knife on the corpse, his purpose was just to prevent Liu Bao from running away, and when the big pit was dug, throw these corpses into it and cover them with soil, even if Liu Bao pretended to be dead and was buried alive, why bother those who were already dead?

Hu Chuquan is now bent on taking refuge in the Han Dynasty, how dare he disobey Zhao Yun's order, and hurriedly let people go back to the camp to gather the clansmen. In a few moments, many people came from the camp. Not only did the 15,000 cavalrymen who were preparing to fight come, but also many young and strong women from his tribe were also summoned, and 30,000 or 40,000 people sweated like rain together, and finally dug a big pit at the fourth watch.

Zhao Yun gave an order, and the soldiers of the Han army dragged up the corpses of those Hun cavalrymen and threw them into the pit one by one, and from beginning to end, no one was found pretending to be dead. These jobs could have been done by the people of the tribe of Huchuquan, but in order to prevent favoritism, Zhao Yun still decided to do it by his own people, so that he could rest assured.

Until the big pit was refilled with earth, Hu Chuquan ordered dozens of war horses to gallop back and forth on it, and completely flattened the place, believing that by the beginning of spring next year, the pasture grass here will grow extraordinarily luxuriantly. Zhao Yun looked around, except that there was no snow here, there was not much difference compared to other places, and he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, although he didn't finally see Liu Bao's body, but in this way, he should no longer have physiology.

After being busy for most of the night, the east was already white, Hu Chuquan pointed to the captured Hun cavalry, and asked cautiously: "Dare to ask the general, how to deal with these people?" ”

These Hun cavalrymen also participated in the labor of digging pits, and in order to show that they had sincerely surrendered, they worked very hard. It is no wonder that, according to the rules of the steppe, they are defeated and captives, and they should become slaves, and slaves are coolies without personal freedom.

Hu Chuquan knew that it was impossible for the Han army to escort all of them back to the Central Plains, so he started the idea of these prisoners. These captives were young and strong men, and if they were kept as slaves in their tribe, his tribe would be able to raise more cattle, sheep and horses, and earn more supplies in future trade.

Who knows, Zhao Yun said lightly: "As long as these people are willing to submit to my Han, they will be the people of my Han in the future, so they will naturally be released." ”

Those captured Hun cavalry thought that if they didn't die, they would be reduced to slavery, and when they heard the interpreter repeat Zhao Yun's words, they didn't expect Zhao Yun to decide to let them go, and they couldn't help but make a commotion. Many people's eyes gradually moistened, and they fell to the ground one after another, kowtowing to Zhao Yun, and muttering Hun dialect that Zhao Yun couldn't understand. The interpreter hurriedly relayed it to Zhao Yun, all of which were words of gratitude.

Hu Chuquan was full of disappointment, he knew very well that with the combat effectiveness of the Han army, the merger of the Xiongnu into the Han Dynasty was already a sure thing. Since everyone is a subject of the Han Dynasty, it is difficult for them to have conflicts with each other again, and if they miss today, they may never have the opportunity to obtain so many slaves again. However, Zhao Yun is an official, he is a citizen, and these people were captured by Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun said that he would release these people, how dare he stop them?

Although Liu Xin's order did not give a specific explanation of this matter, Zhao Yun also had his own plans. The tribes to which these Hun cavalry belonged obviously belonged to different camps from Huchuquan, if these captives were assigned to Huchuquan's tribe and let them become slaves of the Huchuquan tribe, the original tribes of these Hun cavalry would be greatly weakened, and it was very likely that there would be a situation in which Huchuquan was a dominant family among the Hun tribes, and Zhao Yun believed that this situation was also something that Liu Xin did not want to see.

On the one hand, Zhao Yun asked the interpreter to explain Liu Xin's policy towards the Xiongnu tribes to these captives, and on the other hand, asked Hu Chuquan to prepare horses and dry food for them. Of course, the dry food prepared by Hu Chuquan will not be fried noodles, but just some dried meat.

Hu Chuquan failed to get these captives as slaves as he wished, and had to distribute dried meat to them, somewhat reluctantly, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Hu Luqi who was being held aside by several Han soldiers, and couldn't help but say: "Dare to ask the general, how should he deal with it?" ”

Zhao Yun glanced at it and said in a deep voice, "Kill." ”

Hu Lu was not shocked, and shouted repeatedly: "General, I am willing to sincerely submit to the Han, you let me go!" ”

Xiahou Lan also gave up his hand and persuaded: "General Qiyu, the lord has a strict order not to abuse or kill prisoners, please think twice!" ”

Although Zhao Yun was only seeing this Hu Luqi for the first time, he was very impressed by him. Hu Chuquan said that he was a famous warrior of the Huns, and just now he did kill Hu Chuquan's cronies and three Han soldiers in a gesture, and he shot ruthlessly, fiercely and abnormally, worthy of the name of a warrior. Not only that, but he was able to think of using the method of pretending to be dead to escape in the chaos of the army, which was also quite cunning.

Liu Xin let the Xiongnu tribes be incorporated into the Han Dynasty, so that the Xiongnu tribes could be the obedient people of the Han Dynasty and herd horses and sheep for the Han Dynasty. This Hu Luqi obviously doesn't look like he is willing to be a submissive person, how could Zhao Yun keep him, and couldn't help sneering: "Like such a fierce and treacherous person, what does my Han want him to do?" Kill! ”

The Han soldiers who were guarding Hu Luqi hated him for still hurting the lives of his three brothers after the battle, and when they heard Zhao Yun's order, they almost unanimously waved the steel knife in their hands, and in a moment, they chopped Hu Luqi into pulp.

Those captured Hun cavalry were listening to the beautiful blueprint for the future that the interpreter had drawn for them, when they suddenly heard a scream from here, and they all looked around, and they saw the scene of Hu Luqi being dismembered by the blade, and they were all frightened.

Zhao Yun said loudly: "The tribes of Huchuquan, Chiwule, and Gutu'an have been subordinated to my Han Dynasty, and they are all the people of my Han Dynasty, so they are protected by my Han army. In the future, as long as you are also at ease as my Han people, your safety will naturally be protected by Han soldiers. However, if anyone dares to disobey the yang and the yin, this Hu Lvqi is an example! ”

He said this with great sound, and the captives were all as pale as dirt.

Zhao Yun pointed to the horses that had prepared dry food, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Those who are willing to submit to my Han and be my Han people, you can now receive the horses and dry food and go back to your own tribe." However, as long as you receive dry food and horses, it is equivalent to making a promise that if anyone dares to be an enemy of my Han in the future, my Han soldiers will swear to destroy his entire clan! ”

The day gradually brightened, and the battlefield finally calmed down after a night of noisy noise, and most of the captured Hun cavalry received dry food and horses and left, only some seriously wounded and impaired people remained in the Han army's barracks to continue to receive medical treatment. The Han soldiers and the Huchuquan tribesmen, who had barely slept all night, also returned to their camps, and what they wanted most now was to sleep soundly.

There was no longer a single figure to be seen on the battlefield, the snow was still full of shocking red flowers, and the air still filled the air with a pungent smell of blood, attracting a large group of crows to hover overhead, but they could not find any targets to fill their stomachs.

The blood-stained snow seemed to move slightly, and then a large piece arched up, and suddenly a man emerged from it. The man was covered in blood, and a pair of blood-red eyes looked around viciously, and it was Liu Bao.

Indeed, as Hu Chuquan said, Liu Bao is cunning by nature, and after he knew that the opponent he was facing was Liu Xin's army, he had a heart. Taking advantage of the hand-to-hand combat between the two sides, he pretended to fall off his horse, lay down on the ground, and then slowly made a hole in the snow with his scimitar.

This was quite dangerous, because people and horses came and went, and if you accidentally got trampled on the back of a horse's hooves, you would be half-paralyzed even if you didn't die. However, Liu Bao has no way out, running away is death, and continuing to fight is death, he can only gamble. As a result, he succeeded!

But did he really succeed?