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In 127 BC, Wei had a major victory against Xiongnu's Princes of Loufan ( 樓煩王 ) and Baiyang ( 白羊王 ) after totally outmaneuvering and surrounding the Xiongnu forces, killing thousands of Xiongnu soldiers and capturing over a million Xiongnu cattle.

According to record from Shiji and Hanshu, the battle was so swift and one-sided that the Han forces " returned with all warriors intact " ( 全甲兵而還 ), implying a near-zero casualty rate.

The Han recapture of the territory forced the two Xiongnu clans to withdraw from the fertile Hetao region ( modern western central Inner Mongolia centered on Ordos ), and dealt devastating blow to the economy of these Xiongnu tribes.

The city of Shuofang ( 朔方城 ) was built, and would later become a key stronghold from which offensive and defensive campaigns against Xiongnu would be launched.

For his achievement, Wei was created the Marquess of Changping ( 長平侯 ), and his subordinates Su Jian ( 蘇建, father of the great Han patriot Su Wu ) and Zhang Cigong ( 張次公 ) were also created marquesses.