Chapter 420

Gai Xun pointed at a string of round objects hanging on a cavalryman's saddle, his eyes widening.

"Human heads!"

Yang Fu was shocked, his eyes suddenly widening.

Boom—!

As the sound of hoofbeats drew closer, the cavalry led by Lu Bu and the others did not stop but drew an arc in front of the Dongmen of Jixian.

As the cavalry turned.

The soldiers on the horses threw the strings of heads hanging from their saddles high into the air.

Tied together by their hair, the strings of heads looked just like candied haws.

After drawing an arc in mid-air, they landed on the ground and rolled.

Seeing this scene, Liang Hu was immediately frightened pale and retreated rapidly.

"This..."

"This..."

Liang Hu, with trembling lips, pointed at the heads rolling on the ground.

Six thousand cavalry drew a huge arc and threw out all the heads tied to their saddles.

It was as if a rain of heads was falling in mid-air.

Duan Yu covered Dong Yi and Diao Chan's eyes with his hands.

"Send the two ladies back to the carriage first."

Duan Yu ordered.

The attendants standing beside the carriage, who had been frightened, hurriedly helped Dong Yi and Diao Chan into the carriage.

Jia Xu, dressed in a black robe, tucked his hands into his sleeves and shrank his neck.

"I'm going back too; I'm timid."

Saying this, Jia Xu turned around.

But he was blocked by Liu Bai Tu behind him.

Liu Bai Tu frowned.

Seeing Liu Bai Tu frown, Jia Xu thought Liu Bai Tu was also afraid.

"What, you have times when you are afraid too?" Jia Xu smiled.

Liu Bai Tu shook his head: "No, I just think it's a pity; if I had brought the bodies back, I..."

"Stop!"

Jia Xu raised a hand and walked past Liu Bai Tu quickly, as if fleeing.

Over ten thousand heads were all thrown outside the Dongmen of Jixian after the six thousand cavalry passed by.

Even the commandery soldiers on the walls of Jixian were not lightly frightened when they saw this scene.

Not to mention Liang Hu.

If it weren't for the attendants supporting him, he would probably have collapsed on the ground.

Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Qu Yi, Chen Qing'an, and Zhang Xun rode to Duan Yu and dismounted.

Although their armor was covered in dust and dried blood, everyone's eyes were extremely bright.

"Lord."

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao stepped forward and said simultaneously:

"We have not failed the Lord's mission; we broke the Zhong Qiang tribe at Rongqiu, totaling 4,300 heads of Zhong Qiang bandit leaders."

Duan Yu nodded with a smile: "Not bad."

Following them were Gao Shun and Qu Yi.

Gao Shun was not good with words, so Qu Yi represented him in reporting: "General, the subordinate and General Gao ambushed the Dianling Qiang tribe at Qinting in Longxian by accident, beheading 4,600."

Finally, Chen Qing'an and Zhang Xun stepped forward.

"General, the subordinate and Wenze raided the Canlang Qiang tribe at Mount Bozhong, totaling 5,100 beheadings!"

Hiss!

Sounds of gasping came from the direction of Li Jue, Guo Si, and the others.

Gai Xun, Yang Fu, Jiang Xu, and the various officials of Jixian were all stunned when they heard this.

So...

This was the "grand gift" Duan Yu spoke of?

Over ten thousand heads of Qiang tribes?

This...

The officials of Jixian had all heard that Duan Yu's family was plundered by Qiang tribes on the way to Jixian.

But few knew exactly which tribes had plundered them.

Or what the process was.

Only Gai Xun and Yang Fu had a rough understanding.

Unexpectedly...

Duan Yu was not in Hanyang Commandery, yet he already knew so clearly.

Moreover, Duan Yu's method of retaliation was truly... too intense.

Over ten thousand heads piled up like a small mountain outside Jixian.

Directly building a Jingguan.

After praising the generals, Duan Yu turned and walked to Liang Hu, who was pale and needed attendants to support him.

"Inspector Liang." Duan Yu said with a sneer: "I wonder if Inspector Liang is satisfied with this gift of mine?"

"Before I took office, I heard."

"The Qiang scourge in Liangzhou is serious; even in Hanyang Commandery, Qiang tribes often cause chaos and harass the county towns."

"This gift... let it be a grand gift from me to Inspector Liang on my first day in office."

"When I report to the imperial court, I will write Inspector Liang's achievements into it as well."

Liang Hu was deathly pale, pointing at the Jingguan made of heads in the distance, his lips trembling, unable to say a word.

After holding his breath twice, Liang Hu rolled his eyes and fainted directly.

"Oh no, the Inspector has been frightened into a faint."

"Quick, quickly send the Inspector back to the city for treatment."

"Quick!"

With Liang Hu fainting, the attendants and officials around him fell into chaos.

Duan Yu, standing in place, saw this scene and immediately looked up and laughed loudly.

"It seems Inspector Liang couldn't bear this grand gift and fainted from excitement."

As Duan Yu's voice rang out, the generals beside him all laughed loudly.

This scene was seen by Gai Xun, Yang Fu, Jiang Xu, the local powerful families of Hanyang Commandery, and the various officials of Jixian.

But no one dared to say a word.

Look at those proud and fierce soldiers behind Duan Yu.

In the Battle of Shehu Valley, the prepared Beigong Boyu and the old king of the Dianling Qiang were almost completely wiped out by generals like Li Jue and Guo Si.

This was not the end; Duan Yu came with an even more ruthless move this time, directly catching three tribes off guard and taking their strongholds.

With this, although the three tribes were not destroyed.

They were certainly severely damaged.

And this matter would surely spread throughout Liangzhou before long.

At that time, it would probably stir up a great storm.

Gai Xun's expression was somewhat heavy.

He did not know what kind of aftermath Duan Yu's display of power would bring.

Here, after sending off Liang Hu.

Duan Yu's gaze fell on Gai Xun, Yang Fu, and Jiang Xu.

Jia Xu had mentioned the three in his letter.

They encountered an ambush, and Gai Xun and Yang Fu ignored Liang Hu's obstruction, taking their private soldiers and servants to rescue them.

Although they didn't help, this intention and attitude already explained everything.