Elena Wei's Silent Vigil and Shadows Over the Border Chapter 232

In the darkness of night, the Hun camp was completely silent.

The herdsmen who were on night watch gathered in front of the bonfire, stamping their feet and rubbing their hands, but they still couldn't resist the cold wind. The flames gave them a moment of warmth, but it was soon blown away by the cold wind.

In the sheepfold, the sheep slaves huddled together tightly, most of them were naked, wrapped only in animal skins, shivering in the wind.

After winter, the old and weak cattle and sheep were slaughtered one after another. The sheep slaves became less useful and began to die in large numbers. Every morning, more than ten corpses were carried out of the sheepfold, some of them starved to death, and some of them froze to death.

In the eyes of the Xiongnu, these slaves were not considered human beings at all. If they died, they would die, and it would save food. If they were not in sufficient numbers, at most they would slaughter some of them and capture another group.