"What are you all standing around for! Run! Do you want to be slaughtered by the Xiongnu?"
Deputy Envoy Nan Wujue was the first to cry out. He sprinted toward the horses of the Han Envoy, hurriedly untied the reins, and mounted his horse. The few remaining envoys galloped away, fleeing through the ranks of the Xiongnu army, with the Xiongnu Grand Chanyu and a thousand Golden Guards in hot pursuit.
The Xiongnu soldiers they passed were stunned, until they heard the Grand Chanyu’s roaring voice: "I have already killed the first Han envoy! If we don't finish them off now and word reaches the Han Dynasty, we will surely be at war!"
Chapter 22