For tribes like these, their will to fight was stronger and their resistance fiercer. They had to be crushed in a single blow before they could be subdued.
After giving it some thought, Sun Wu ordered more than six hundred soldiers to remove their armor and disguise themselves as mountain bandits. They would launch a feigned attack first, preferably luring the village's soldiers out before setting an ambush. Once the soldiers were dead, the remaining civilians would put up far less resistance.
Having made his decision, Sun Wu began carrying out the plan.
The six hundred soldiers swiftly raided the Xiongnu village, firing Fire Arrows one after another to set the houses and animal pens ablaze. These tribes raised large numbers of livestock, and once fire broke out, chaos would easily follow.
The suddenly attacked Xiongnu village reacted quickly. In less than a moment, over a thousand Xiongnu soldiers charged out of the village. At the sight of them, the six hundred Great Qin Soldiers turned around and fled.
The tribes had always been fierce by nature. They had always been the ones bullying others; never had anyone dared bully them. Seeing these six hundred supposed bandits, shabbily equipped and seemingly weak, the Xiongnu were seized by murderous intent. Unwilling to let them escape, they gave chase after the Great Qin Soldiers.
The six hundred Great Qin Soldiers fled at full speed, with over a thousand Xiongnu soldiers racing after them. Before long, they had lured the thousand-plus Xiongnu into the ambush.
In truth, the ambush site was not far away. Sun Wu feared the Xiongnu might not pursue them, so he had set it close by. As long as the Xiongnu charged some distance beyond the village, the Great Qin Soldiers could attack them.
"Release the arrows!"
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