that they were weak and easily defeated, while Lou Jing alone surmised that the nomads were hiding their strength to lure the Chinese into an ambush. The Emperor imprisoned Lou in annoyance, only to repent after the Han army ran into a formidable Xiongnu host and was hemmed in, besieged for seven days at Pingcheng (??, present-day Datong, Shanxi) before it could break free. Subsequently, Liu Bang executed the other envoys while freeing and apologizing to Lou Jing.

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