Original sentence: Chinese historical sources exaggeratedly stated seven million Vietnamese casualties inflicted by Chinese forces during the retaliatory campaign.In retaliation, Chinese imperial forces launched large-scale massacres against the Vietnamese, killing hundred of thousands of Vietnamese civilians.More than 58.000 inhabitants of Yongzhou and nearly more than 100.000 other tribal peoples lost their lives in other parts of southern Guangxi.Nonetheless, anti-Vietnamese expressions have been dated back longer in Chinese history, especially following the Lý–Song War, during which the Vietnamese army under Lý Thường Kiệt invaded southern Guangxi and parts of southwestern Guangdong in response to attacks from the Song dynasty
Edited sentence: Chinese historical sources exaggeratedly stated seven million Vietnamese casualties inflicted by Chinese forces during the retaliatory campaign to deflect their humiliating defeat from the Vietnamese.More than 58.000 inhabitants of Yongzhou and nearly more than 100.000 other Chinese lost their lives in Hunan and surrounding areas.Nonetheless, anti-Vietnamese expressions have been dated back longer in Chinese history, especially following the Lý–Song War, during which the Vietnamese army under Lý Thường Kiệt marched through Guangxi and Guangdong and ransacked Hunan in retaliation for Chinese sanctioning upon hearing the Vietnamese were weak after Champa invasions