I really didn't want to burn it.

The Qin soldiers, led by their commanders, launched an attack on the enemy in the Xiongnu camp.

Even though the Xiongnu camp was in chaos, the Qin army continued to carry out its mission in an orderly manner.

Some were burning provisions, some were attacking monsters, and others were besieging the battlefield to prevent the Huns from escaping.

Even before they set off, Li Ang had told them that they must defeat the Xiongnu in this night raid.

The cannons used during the day had startled Li Ang. If this dragged on any longer, who knew what strange things the Xiongnu would come up with?

What if they pull out a magical version of "Ivan the Great" next time?

Therefore, Li Ang was not prepared to give the Xiongnu any chance and was determined to crush them today.

However, the Xiongnu's performance was simply too poor to bear.

This left Li Ang and his men looking at each other in disbelief, almost unable to believe their eyes.

I'm giving it my all, afraid of losing this battle.

Is this the result?

That's it? ?

That's it? ? ?

Little did Li Ang and his men know that their opponents were not the Xiongnu at all, or more precisely, not the Xiongnu army led by the Xiongnu people they thought they were facing.

For Barbatos and Raum, the two demonic pillars from the West, was night raiding used in ancient warfare?

what is that?

Shouldn't we be washing up and going to bed at night?

Most importantly, many in the Xiongnu army suffered from severe night blindness, which led Barbatos and his men to mistakenly believe that the Qin army on the other side also suffered from the same condition.

But in reality, that's not the case at all.

Not to mention that since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the various states had already developed sophisticated methods for night warfare.

After Li Ang entered the Qin Dynasty, he significantly improved the quality of the army.

While the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty may not have been as varied or as delicious as modern armies, their nutrition was certainly well-balanced.

Night blindness and the like simply don't exist.

On the other hand, due to the various blockades and suppressions imposed by the Qin Dynasty, ordinary Xiongnu people were lucky to survive, let alone hope to eat vitamin-rich fruits or other supplementary foods.

In fact, the Xiongnu also had extensive experience in night battles. Although they dared not launch a night attack, they knew how to guard against a Qin night attack.

Unfortunately, the arrogant Barbatos and Raum had no intention of appointing the original high-ranking Xiongnu officials.

In their eyes, kobolds, goblins, and other monsters were their own people, while the original Huns were merely expendable resources.

And so they are now paying a heavy price for it.

Because they never imagined that the Qin people would dare to leave Yunzhong City on their own initiative, nor did they expect that the Qin people would launch a night attack.

It can only be said that Barbatos and his people brought this upon themselves!

But Li Ang didn't care about any of that.

We must strike while the iron is hot; if we don't completely subdue the Xiongnu, he won't be able to eat or sleep in peace.

"Grand Preceptor, those monsters are launching a surprise attack to the west, attempting to escape."

Upon hearing the communications soldier's words, Li Ang immediately ordered, "Send Ying Bu and Fan Kuai with men to support Han Xin! Tell them to intercept all those monsters here and not let a single one escape! Don't talk about mercy with those beasts, and I don't want these strange prisoners!"

"Here!"

As soon as the first communications soldier left, another communications soldier rode up on horseback.

"Grand Preceptor, a number of Xiongnu people want to surrender. What should we do with them?"

"I gonna go see."

Li Ang followed his opponent to an open space.

The area was completely surrounded by Qin soldiers with bows drawn and arrows nocked, while in the middle of the encirclement were a dark mass of Xiongnu people crouching on the ground with their heads in their hands.

"National Division."

The commander of this Qin army was Zhou Bo, who rushed over as soon as he saw Li Ang arrive.

"what's the situation?"

“These people want to surrender; it looks like there are at least several thousand of them.”

Zhou Bo was somewhat embarrassed.

Before setting off, the Grand Preceptor's order was to annihilate the Xiongnu completely, without mentioning anything about taking prisoners.

But Zhou Bo didn't want to kill all of them.

It wasn't that he had any compassion for the Xiongnu people; it was simply because killing prisoners was considered unlucky.

In the past, it would have been easier to handle, as the Qin Dynasty had its own procedures for dealing with prisoners of war.

However, this situation was rather special. Before setting off, Li Ang repeatedly emphasized that no one should make decisions on any matter concerning the Xiongnu without authorization.

Li Ang dismounted his warhorse and slowly walked in front of the Xiongnu people.

"Grand Preceptor, those three are the leaders of these Xiongnu people."

Zhou Bo pointed to the three Xiongnu people at the front and said.

By the light of the fire, Li Ang could make out the attire of the three people.

Based on his understanding of the Xiongnu, one of these three was a Xiongnu shaman, and the other two were high-ranking Xiongnu nobles.

Even before Li Ang arrived, the three of them had already heard Zhou Bo address Li Ang.

As high-ranking members of the Xiongnu, they certainly knew how prestigious the Grand Preceptor was in the Qin Dynasty.

Unless the Qin Emperor intervenes, Li Ang can decide the fate of all of them.

Do you really want the Qin Emperor to stand up for those who rebel against the glory of the Qin Dynasty? To offer advice to his own teacher for the sake of his enemies?

Ha ha.

Did the Huns make keys?

"The great Grand Preceptor of Qin!"

So the three high-ranking Xiongnu officials took a few steps forward, then solemnly knelt down before Li Ang and buried their heads deep in the soil.

"We are willing to surrender. Please accept the humble Xiongnu people's contribution from the great Qin state's Grand Master."

Following the tradition of the grasslands, the group placed their weapons and ornaments at Li Ang's feet as a sign of complete submission.

Then they respectfully prostrated themselves on the ground, closed their eyes, and awaited Li Ang's judgment.

"interesting."

Li Ang was well aware that when the nomadic people of the grasslands did this, it meant they had given up all resistance and were expressing absolute loyalty to those who knelt before them.

If Li Ang does not accept, then it will be a complete and irreconcilable conflict between the two sides.

However, these Xiongnu people would not do anything; they would simply wait for the Qin soldiers to kill them.

Li Ang would certainly not do that. Killing the enemy on the battlefield is one thing, but killing prisoners is another.

This concerns the face and dignity of the Qin Dynasty, the supreme power.

Merit should be earned on the battlefield, not by seeking validation from unarmed prisoners of war or ordinary civilians.

Moreover, these surrendered nomadic tribes were also very useful to Li Ang.

The nomadic tribes on the grasslands can never be completely wiped out. Even if Li Ang truly eradicated the Xiongnu, other tribes would soon reclaim the grasslands.

The best way is to completely integrate the nomadic peoples of the grasslands into the Qin system, making them a true part of Qin.

The talent points of the nomadic peoples were changed from "warrior" to "singer" and "dancer," making them obediently become the pastures and mines of the Qin Dynasty.

It's important to know that the area between southern and northern Inner Mongolia has quite abundant mineral resources.

If it weren't for the Singularity incident, Li Ang originally planned to carry out a comprehensive transformation of the Xiongnu.

Now, things are back on the right track.

But before accepting these guys, there are some things Li Ang still needs to clarify.

"You Huns."

As Li Ang spoke, he slowly raised his hand.

His action was misinterpreted by the Xiongnu as a rejection of his surrender.

All the Xiongnu people immediately kowtowed vigorously.

"Great Grand Preceptor of Qin! Please forgive us!"

The three leaders were even more obsequious, crawling forward and trying to lick Li Ang's feet.

"Leon Falter, stop!"

Just as Li Ang was agonizing over whether avoiding these three guys would lead to a deeper misunderstanding, Fujimaru Ritsuka arrived with her Servants.

"He who comes is stopped!"

The dutiful Qin soldiers issued a warning to the Chaldean group.

After realizing that the warnings were ineffective, the soldiers in the first rank immediately fired their bows and arrows.

Red A stood in front of Ritsuka and easily deflected the arrows with Gan Jiang and Mo Xie.

"That's it?"

Red A beckoned to Zhou Bo provocatively, "How about you give it a try?"

Zhou Bo pretended not to see anything and stood quietly behind Li Ang, acting as if he were just a decoration.

"cut."

Red A, having made a fool of himself, clicked his tongue.

After seeing Chaldea's lineup, Leon suddenly had some other ideas.

So, knowing full well what was going on, he asked Ritsuka.

"Chaldea, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to stop you from killing these people."

Ritsuka said loudly to Li Ang.

“Foolish! They are the sinners who invaded Qin with the monsters.”

"No! We were just misled by Galio and his group!"

“They threatened us, saying that if we didn’t follow them and fight against the Qin Dynasty, they would take us and feed us to the monsters.”

"We don't want to go to war with the superior nation either; we've only gone through the motions during every siege!"

"Humph."

Listening to these guys' sophistry, Li Ang snorted disdainfully.

Not wanting any bloodshed, Ritsuka quickly said, "Attila-chan is the queen of the Huns. If she can persuade them, we can guarantee that the Huns will never dare to offend the Qin Kingdom again!"

"Are you sure this little brat, who hasn't even grown a full beard yet, can subdue these Huns?"

Li Ang was too lazy to explain the difference between the Xiongnu and the Huns to Ritsuka.

The Hun shaman, whose will to survive was at its peak, understood the unspoken meaning in Li Ang's words and hurriedly shouted at the top of his lungs.

“We acknowledge it! We acknowledge it! The runes on this young girl are indeed the mark of our Xiongnu Holy Maiden! We are willing to follow her arrangements!”

Upon hearing the shaman's words, the Xiongnu people readily agreed.

"That's right, she is our Holy Maiden!"

"Long live the Holy Lady!"

"We are willing to follow the Holy Maiden forever!"

These swarming Huns chanted various slogans and then prostrated themselves before Attila, who was riding on a sheep.

Although Ritsuka felt somewhat uncomfortable with the way the Huns expressed their gratitude, she was still very happy to have prevented a massacre.