On that day, Sun Ce and the others traveled north, guided by the Dingling captives toward the Dingling tribe. Upon arrival, Sun Ce, Wei Yan, Ma Chao, and their elite legions, along with the Military Spirit Legion borrowed from Gao Shun, charged directly forward.
This nearly overwhelming combat power, not to mention the Dingling tribe, which had already lost the King of Dingling, three Inner Qi Manifestation Generals, and large numbers of elite cavalry. Even at its peak, the Dingling tribe would likely be swept away without complete defense against such a powerful assault.
Thus, the Dingling people in the north had made no effective defense and were forcefully dismantled by Sun Ce and the others.
After wiping out the Dingling tribe, more than two hundred thousand captives were taken, and Sun Ce's killing intent was not heavy. After executing all the defiant ringleaders, he began marching south with these twenty-thousand captives.
