Knowing for sure that it was a Xiongnu tribal army that had attacked Yunzhong, Yanyan had no reason to worry about Yunzhong facing Xiongnu retaliation. After a brief rest and replenishing their battle losses with a fresh batch of Xiongnu prisoners, this elite force quietly left Yunzhong City despite the repeated pleas of the Administrator of Yunzhong to stay.
"They have their mission, marching north alone, and we have our mission too—to hold Yunzhong!" The Administrator of Yunzhong knew very well what each side had to do.
Therefore, aside from wishing them good luck, all they could do was watch as Yanyan and his men faded into the distance.
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