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"Do you barbarians all believe that as long as you surrender after defeat, you won't die?"

Upon hearing these words, Lu Xiao's lips curled into a mocking smile:

"Modal is one, and so are you. Are all the things I've heard before about the Hu people being fearless and unafraid of death just rumors?"

"It's true that I'm afraid of death, but it's also true what I just said!"

Gulefeng swallowed hard, desperately trying to buy himself a chance to live:

"Lu Xiao... no, Lord Lu, I was blinded by greed before, leading troops here to seek revenge for a few unrelated people. Now, thinking about it carefully, it was utterly foolish!"

"And doesn't your Great Zhou Dynasty never kill prisoners of war?"

"Please, just tie me up and send me to your Great Zhou capital. That would be a tremendous achievement for you!"

At this moment, Gulefeng was extremely nervous.

He understood the basic situation of the Great Zhou, and every high-ranking official of the Northern Hu knew this as well. Therefore, the first thing he did after the defeat was to surrender in an attempt to save his own life.

Over the years, the Northern Hu have repeatedly marched south, seemingly with great momentum, but in reality, they would only retreat after acquiring enough grass and grain from the Great Zhou, and would not easily start a major war between the two countries.

Under such circumstances, high-ranking generals of the Northern Hu who were captured by chance would have the opportunity to be ransomed.

Gulefeng understood this, which is why he felt he could survive.

Moreover, he was confident that he could use his silver tongue to get to the Emperor of the Great Zhou and secure a chance to return to the Northern Hu alive.

It even led to the Great Zhou Emperor punishing Lu Xiao!

This kind of thing has happened between the two countries more than once, and now the emperor of the Great Zhou is not on a stable foundation, and the power of the country is in the hands of the prime minister.

I've heard that the Prime Minister is greedy for money; as long as he makes a promise at the right time...

"Heh heh, those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts!"

Faced with his pleas for mercy, Lu Xiao's cold laughter grew stronger:

"Yes, my Great Zhou does not kill prisoners, but that applies to our own kind. You are nothing but a jackal who drinks my blood and eats my flesh."

"In the eyes of the Zhou people, you Hu people are barbarians, and incorrigible barbarians at that. There is no other choice but to kill you!"

Upon hearing this, Gulefeng's face turned deathly pale, and snowflakes fell on his face, making it almost impossible to see.

He gripped the Black Dragon Spear, trembling, and asked in a shaking voice:

"Really... there's absolutely no room for negotiation?"

"Rest in peace."

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Lu Xiao shook his head, then exerted force and thrust the gun into Gu Lefeng's heart.

In an instant, scalding blood stained the pristine white earth red, but it was quickly covered by the drifting snowflakes, as if nothing had happened.

A short while later, Lu Xiao, holding Gu Lefeng's head, met up with a dozen or so cavalrymen not far away and turned back towards the White Wolf camp without saying a word.

By the time they returned, the fighting on the battlefield had already ended.

Zhou Daxing, Huang Shan, and other commanders led their men to clean up the battlefield and record the results of the battle.

"That was a truly exhilarating battle!"

Long Gui noticed his return and patted him on the shoulder with a smile:

"Brother Xiao, I was right about you back then, otherwise we wouldn't have achieved such a great victory today!"

"When news of this battle reaches the capital, it will surely delight His Majesty and shake the entire world!"

He was telling the truth.

This time, Gu Lefeng led 8,000 Hu soldiers to attack, but the White Wolf camp was not only not breached, but was also utterly defeated, making it the most brilliant victory in recent years!

Although the major border defense posts blocked the southward advance of the Hu people, they always managed to retreat calmly.

Never before have we chased after and slaughtered the fleeing Hu soldiers like this!

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao nodded slightly, clasped his hands in thanks, and said:

"We owe this victory to the tremendous help of Brother Long, Brother Luo, and all my comrades. Otherwise, I could never have accomplished this on my own!"

"Haha, we're as close as brothers, so let's not stand on ceremony."

Long Gui was overjoyed and very pleased with his humble attitude, and then said:

"Well then, now that the great enemy has been defeated, I'll take my men back to rest first."

"Brother, the victory in this battle..."

Lu Xiao quickly suggested that the spoils from the battlefield had not yet been tallied, and it would be better to wait until things were over before leaving.

Long Gui shook his head:

"As I've said before, the main reason for sending troops to help this time is that I'm itching to kill a few barbarians to embolden the brothers. Food and supplies are just external things and don't matter at all!"

"This great victory may very well lead His Majesty and Chancellor Zhou to summon you to the capital again!"

"When you pass through the county town, why not stop by and have a drink with me again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Long Gui left with his men in a nonchalant manner.

Lu Xiao watched him leave, his expression filled with emotion.

Despite the heavy snow falling outside, his heart was filled with warmth.

"Brother Xiao, we've caught a traitor named Jiang Ke!"

At this moment, Luo Yang arrived with a dozen or so personal guards, looking indignant, and said:

"According to the captured Hu people, Jiang Ke was a scholar who passed the imperial examination at the county level. Later, due to the decline of his family, he was forced to become a merchant. He was once the largest salt and iron merchant in his hometown, and he sold our Great Zhou's ironware and salt to the Northern Hu more than once!"

"After being captured by the Hu people, he pointed out the way to Gulefeng, allowing the Hu people to easily defeat the Great Zhou border and plunder many villages and towns!"

"This man is truly guilty of heinous crimes; killing him is the only way to appease public anger!"

Lu Xiao was also indignant after hearing this, so he said coldly:

"In that case, bring this beast to Bai County and invite the people of Bai County and Changyang County to come and witness the ceremony."

"Then, in front of everyone, tear him apart by chariots!"

Luo Yang wasn't displeased at all; on the contrary, he felt it was a bit too lenient on the other party.

"Shouldn't we subject him to severe torture before tearing him apart by chariots?"

"Although the past is gone, if we can let him suffer a little more, the souls of the people and soldiers who died because of him will be comforted in heaven."

"Brother, you should handle this as you see fit; there's no rush!"

Lu Xiao waved his hand, indicating that as long as Jiang Ke could be kept alive before being torn apart by chariots, that would be fine; otherwise, she would simply be torn apart by five horses.

Snowflakes fluttered down, quickly covering the blood on the battlefield, but the White Wolf Camp and the Changyang Garrison could not be happy at all.

As the bodies of the fallen soldiers of the Great Zhou were being transported to the main camp one by one, and the corpses of the Hu people piled up into a small mountain, Zhou Daxing found Lu Xiao and reported in a deep voice:

"My lord, the casualty figures for this battle are in."

After saying that, he lowered his head and remained silent.

Lu Xiao also took a few deep breaths, exhaled a cloud of white mist, and said:

"Speak."

"War always results in death, and I'm not that incapable of accepting it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daxing pondered for a moment, then decided to bring Lu Xiao back to the White Wolf camp to prevent him from meeting the Hu prisoners.

He spoke solemnly upon arriving at the destination:

"Let's start by talking about our casualties."