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The בני אפרים were “slaughtered like cattle”. If you imagine that each one had their throats slit, or that is what is meant in במדבר, that is just your imagination.
Saying that they were “slaughtered like cattle” doesn’t mean that שחיטה is an appropriate term for human beings, any more than comparing the שבטים ,to different animals means that they actually had horns.
And yes, מפרשים discuss why ושחט was used with רי זירא. Because it isn’t the normal use of the word. Look it up next time דף יומי comes around.