Author: Gongsun Wujiu

The fleeing crowd blocked the gate so tightly that it was impossible to close it.

Seeing the Han army approaching step by step, the people in the pass dispersed in a rush.

The brief confrontation just now had already drained my energy.

Seeing the Han army approaching, the first reaction was to run away.

"Kneel down and don't kill... Kneel down and don't kill..."

Seeing that they could not escape, the people at the pass had no choice but to kneel down one by one and pray for their lives.

Erdan and others could not do anything when they saw the situation, so they had no choice but to abandon the pass and retreat to the rear with others.

It only took the Han army less than half an hour from the launch of the attack to occupy the seemingly dangerous Guanqiang.

In this battle, only a dozen soldiers of the Han army were injured, but they killed nearly 40 of the opponent's soldiers and captured 277 people.

The Han army simply cleaned the battlefield and had their meals, then quickly formed a battle formation and continued the attack.

After the army had advanced for about three or four miles, a large stockade appeared in front of the Han army.

"Array up!"

This time, the Han army lined up outside the stronghold and assumed an offensive posture.

Zhao Guanghan rode his horse and walked to the horse thief's camp. "Listen, you two and three sons. I have to wait for you to leave the camp and surrender within a quarter of an hour. Otherwise, I will kill you after breaking the camp!"

Erdan looked at the Han army outside the village with an ugly expression.

After the battle just now, he already understood that he was definitely no match for the Han army, but he was not willing to surrender like this.

Are you just giving up your foundation and life to the Han army like this?

He looked around and saw that there were close to 500 people under his command.

Although these people cannot defeat the Han army, they can withstand it for a few days with the support of the camp.

Moreover, the road leading out of the mountain in front of the stronghold was very narrow, and there was no place for the Han army's trebuchets to launch.

As long as he can hold off the Han army's attack for a few days, he can negotiate terms with the Han army. Not only can he save his life, but he may also be able to get an official position.

Thinking of this, Erdan gritted his teeth and said, "Second Son, the Han army can no longer use flying stone weapons. We have more people than they do. They can't attack easily."

"I have contacted the young servant captain of the Great Huns. As long as we can hold on for three days, the reinforcements of the Great Huns will arrive."

People finally lifted their spirits a little bit.

Erdan was overjoyed when he saw this.

He quickly urged his men and horses to board the camp and prepare to resist the next attack of the Han army.

Zhao Guanghan stood in front of the formation and waited quietly, and soon a quarter of an hour passed.

He sighed and slowly retreated into the formation.

"Second and Third Sons, prepare to attack!"

After he finished speaking, Wu Tong beside him waved his hand.

The crossbowmen moved forward quickly under the cover of the sword and shield men. Although their number was not large, their uniform movements still put great pressure on the people on the wall.

"Formation... winding up..."

Wu Tong issued two orders in succession.

The crossbowmen took the opportunity to draw the large yellow crossbows at the same time and load the arrows.

"Everyone be careful"

"On the wall of the stronghold, when people saw the movements of the Han army's crossbowmen, they were all panicked."

Zhao Guanghan once again rode forward to persuade him to surrender and said, "Second and third sons, surrender! The Han army will never make things difficult for you. As long as you surrender, I can guarantee the safety of the second and third sons..."

Everyone in the village was moved when they heard the words.

Upon seeing this, Erdan yelled, "The Han people can't be trusted, don't listen to them. Have you forgotten the old events in Luntai?"

"Erdan, we can't fight anymore!" At this time, Kunge came over with a group of people.

"Erdan can't fight anymore. Do you want all the people in Luntai to die?" Kunge asked loudly.

Erdan was furious when he heard this, "Kunge, how dare you shake the morale of the army..."

"Erdan..." Kunge was about to persuade him again, but he didn't expect that Erdan suddenly got angry.

He actually chopped Kunge to the ground with one knife.

Then he drew his bow and shot an arrow at Zhao Guanghan, shouting, "In your dreams, I, Erdan, will never surrender to the Han army..."

Zhao Guanghan, who was unaware of the changes in the village, sighed and waved with one hand.

"wind!"

After hearing the order, the archers pulled the triggers, and powerful crossbow arrows flew towards the stronghold.

"Ah...ah...ah..."

There was a scream.

"Win the string!"

"shoot!"

The crossbowmen had just fired two rounds of arrows.

The sound of surrender came from the stronghold.

"stop!"

Even if Zhao Guanghan stopped the attack.

At this time, the gate of the cottage opened.

Led by a bearded man with yellow hair, a group of people escorted Erdan out of the village gate and knelt fearfully at the gate of the village, waiting for the Han army to surrender.

Zhao Guanghan waved his hand, and the sword and shield men of the Han army stepped forward first, controlled the gate of the village and occupied the wall.

With the overall situation settled, Zhao Guanghan slowly walked to the people who had surrendered.

He jumped on a big stone and said to the surrendering crowd.

"The second and third sons were all tempted by thieves and just misunderstood the Han army... This time they went to the mountain... to pick up the second and third sons from the mountain and return to their homeland."

He paused for a moment and continued, "The Imperial Mansion of the Western Region Camp Commandery of Yunyang Marquis of the Han Dynasty has issued an order that the returning Luntai survivors, regardless of age or sex, will receive forty acres of fertile land..."

At this time, the yellow-haired man said, "Can you take what the general said seriously?"

Zhao Guanghan laughed, "Your life and death are in my hands, why should I deceive you..."

"No, don't believe what he says. The Han army has always regarded us as barbarians. How could they be so kind..."

Erdan, who was tied to the ground, struggled and yelled and cursed.

Zhao Guanghan turned around

"Crack!"

He gave Erdan a whip directly.

"Shut up, I whipped you not because you scolded me, but for the people who died innocently and tragically today..."

"How could you not know what the policies implemented by the Han army are like? You know exactly why you organized the people to come out of the mountains..."

"Because of your inappropriate ambition, hundreds of people were killed and injured... You deserve to die..."

Zhao Guanghan yelled and cursed while beating Erdan, and finally beat him to death in front of everyone.

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After Zhao Guanghan occupied the mountain stronghold, he ordered people to notify Cai Ting and Han Jiang, and at the same time organized people to move the Luntai survivors in the mountain stronghold out of the mountain.

Three days later, after the crowds were transferred, he set a fire and burned the village to ashes.

Although this battle was small in scale, the Han army gained a lot.

"What, there are so many!"

After receiving the news from Zhao Guanghan, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be overjoyed. He never expected that there would be such a huge gain this time.

"We seized 1,737 weapons of all kinds, 848 gold, more than 1,200 kilograms of iron, more than 7,000 stones of grain, 800 pieces of cloth, 2,000 kilograms of oil, and 300 jars of wine..."

These are nothing, what really makes Zhang Yue extremely happy is the population gained.

This time, Zhao Guanghan and Wu Tong obtained a total population of nearly 9,000, including 3,244 adults, 3,864 women, 1,344 children, and the rest were some elderly people.

This was only obtained by Zhao Guanghan and his two men. Soon Cai Ting also sent people to report and obtained a population of 1,476.

Although the harvest on the Han River side was smaller, it also gained a population of nearly a thousand.

With these people, the total population of Luntai suddenly reached nearly 37,000.

Not only has it greatly alleviated the manpower shortage problem in Luntai, but it has also made the population ratio begin to become more balanced.

Hahaha

"Good...great good!"

"I will ask Your Majesty to take credit for the second and third sons..."
Chapter completed!