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Xuanyuan Shao looked at the bamboo poles under the city, frowned and said, "My lord, the Xinzong monsters are naturally going to be eradicated, but...these thirteen heads are the biggest trouble."

"I know." Dingwu said solemnly, "Their purpose of assassinating the Thirteen Chiefs is of course not because of any enmity with the Thirteen Chiefs, but to provoke the barbarians to rebel."

"That's right." Xuanyuan Shao said, "They purposely hung the heads on the bamboo poles, and erected them outside the city gate on purpose, so that people could see the thirteen heads. The soldiers and horses guarding Wuping Mansion , was stationed fifteen miles outside the city, and I was only worried that the barbarians already knew the news that their chief had been killed."

Dingwu said coldly: "How many barbarian soldiers and horses are there in the camp?"

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, the barbarians dispatched a total of 1 cavalry, and transferred [-] soldiers and horses to the West Mountain Road. Many died in battle, and they were defeated. Now only [-] people have withdrawn to Hexi. In addition, [-] taels have been sent in advance. Thousands of cavalry went to Yanshan to help defend the Liaodong army, there were originally [-] barbarian cavalry stationed outside the city, and with the retreat of these people, the barbarians still have [-] soldiers and horses outside the city."

Dingwu looked dignified and did not speak, while Xuanyuanshao continued: "The [-] guards led by the late emperor are now stationed in the city. In addition, there are [-] Hexi troops in the camp outside the city. ...!"

Ding Wudao: "You mean, there are only 1 soldiers in the city and outside the city that I can use right now?"

Xuanyuan Shao bowed his head and said: "Yao Chong was ordered to lead the strong men who built the Heavenly Palace to go to the Hexi Corridor to fend off the enemy. They haven't set out yet. There are still [-] people there, but...!"

"Have their weapons been taken?"

Xuanyuan Shao shook his head and said: "The holy decree is to take out 30 taels of silver from the treasury and pull them out. First, we must appease the morale of the army. What Yao Chong meant is to wait until the silver is distributed to those people and the morale of the army is stable before withdrawing it from the armory. Weapons, equipment, and troops. The money was allocated yesterday, and the weapons were supposed to be taken from the armory in the past two days, but...!"

Dingwu's expression was even more severe, "Tiangong Zhuangding, who has never been in a war, has not even been issued with weapons, and he is not even counted as a mob. When he meets barbarian cavalry, he is vulnerable...!"

He naturally knew that Qin was able to control the barbarian cavalry because he had seized the biggest weakness of the barbarians and controlled all the barbarian chiefs.

The status of the barbarian chiefs in their respective tribes is very honorable. The barbarian soldiers of each tribe took into account the safety of their chieftains and could only obey Qin's military orders. But even so, there were still some accidents. During the war, An Lei and Van Persie withdrew their troops when the battle was in full swing, which led to the final defeat of the Qin army. These two troops did not take into account the safety of the patriarch of the clan at all.

Originally, this incident had already shown the ferocity of the barbarians. For Qin, the occurrence of this incident proved that the strategy of holding the barbarian chiefs to control the barbarians was not foolproof, not to mention that the thirteen chiefs were killed at the same time. , and the heads were put on display outside the city, which is of course a big deal for the barbarians.

The barbarians always have their revenge, not to mention that those tribes loyal to the chief must avenge their clan leader, even if An Lei's people with ulterior motives, even if they don't really want to avenge their clan leader, they will definitely take revenge Under the banner of the clan, he made achievements and laid the foundation for his status in the clan.

Wuping Mansion is an important town in the north, and the city is full of supplies. Of course, it is an extremely wealthy city in the north. For the barbarians, the dazzling array of goods and wealth in the city are enough to make their blood boil, let alone revenge for the patriarch of the clan. Taking Wuping Fucheng will not only avenge the chief, but also get countless treasures and wealth. Of course, they will not be soft-hearted.

More importantly, although the barbarians were fierce and fought on their own, they were not stupid. Of course they could clearly see the current situation.

The main force of the Qin army has been mobilized to Yanshan to fight a bloody battle with the Liaodong army. The Hexi court is now under threat from two sides. Empty and weak, although there are still nearly ten thousand defenders, but for the brave barbarians, these ten thousand defenders are not invincible.

Dingwu knew that the current situation in Hexi was already in jeopardy. As long as the barbarians raised their swords and rebelled, with Hexi's current strength, they might not be able to defeat the barbarians.

Moreover, the barbarians will definitely spread the news of the murder of the thirteen chiefs to Mobei. When that time comes, the whole Mobei will be full of anger. Next, countless tigers and wolves will come from the northern grasslands, but Hexi is now It is impossible to call out other soldiers and horses.

King Xunping of the Han Dynasty is now rushing from Yanshan to Hexi at all costs. There are many soldiers in Liaodong, and the Qin army, which is fighting desperately with the Liaodong army in Yanshan, is already at a disadvantage in terms of strength, and it is too late to add troops. Not to mention that soldiers and horses have to be brought back from the front line.

What worries Dingwu even more is the barbarian soldiers on the front line.

In order to deal with the Liaodong iron cavalry, Dingwu dispatched tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry to the front line. These tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry were nominally a subsidiary army of the Qin army, but their actual status on the front line was undoubtedly part of the main force, even The last weapon used to deal with Liaodong iron cavalry, but if there are barbarians in Hexi who send the news of the killing of the chief to the front line, then there will inevitably be chaos on the front line, and it is the best result to be able to withdraw the army. The quasi-rebels wanted to rebel on the spot and attack the Qin army on the front line. Once this happened, the Qin army's defense line in Yanshan would collapse in an instant, and the Liaodong army would quickly cross Yanshan and enter Hexi.

In addition, once the news of Hexi's change reaches Chu Huan's ears, Dingwu believes that it is absolutely impossible for Chu Huan to stand still, and he will definitely take advantage of the situation.

Thinking of this, Dingwu's heart felt cold. Liuli's move was really extremely vicious. Qin State was like a dilapidated gate that was crumbling, and Liuli's move was like a heavy hammer. He knocked hard on the door.

"My lord, the death of the barbarian chief has nothing to do with us." Xuanyuan Shao said softly, "Should we send people to the camp to tell them the truth before their mutiny...?"

"The barbarians accept death." Ding Wu shook his head and said, "They know that the barbarian chiefs have always been in our hands, and they are closely guarded by our people. Now, among the thirteen barbarian chiefs, all of them have their heads chopped off and hanged. Outside the city, do you think they will listen to our explanations? Even if they believe that someone else did it, but without these chiefs in our hands, we can no longer control these barbarian cavalry." With a sneer, "The main force of our army is not in Hexi , these barbarians will naturally feel that this is a great opportunity, they are not loyal, they are cruel and easy to kill, they are like a group of wolves who have run off their leashes, in their eyes, Wuping Mansion is their best prey, so what about them Can you let go of such a good opportunity?"

Xuanyuan Shao said: "My lord, it's still early in the morning, and the barbarian camp is still more than ten miles away, so we may not know the news at this time, shall we block the news first...?"

"Send someone out of the city, take the head back immediately, find someone to sew the head and the corpse together, and put it in a coffin." After a moment of silence, Ding Wu finally said: "Don't publicize this matter for now...!" Speaking of this, he suddenly shook his head and said, "No need."

Xuanyuan Shao said softly: "Does the Holy Majesty think that the barbarian barracks already know the news?"

"This is a trap set by the Xinzong monster." Dingwu said with a solemn expression, "The purpose of their doing this is to let the barbarians see that although the camp is fifteen miles away, the people of the Xinzong He must have disclosed what happened here to the barbarians early on, and the barbarians may have already sent someone over to take a look...!" He frowned, looked into the distance, and murmured: "No, if ...They really know the news, I am afraid that something has happened in the camp."

Xuanyuan Shao's expression changed slightly, and he obviously understood, he cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I will immediately lead a small group of troops to the camp, and first suppress the barbarians."

"I'm afraid it's already too late...!" Ding Wu frowned and said, "Xuanyuan, send someone to convey my will. First, the whole city is under martial law. Residents in the city are not allowed to appear on the streets without authorization. Shenyiwei and city guards , patrol the whole city, but anyone who disobeys the order will be arrested immediately, and those who resist will be killed without mercy. Second, an order will be sent to the whole city to recruit young and strong people to help defend the city, open the arsenal, and distribute weapons. In addition, send The people focus on guarding the granary, and there may be spies in the city, whether it is Liaodong spies, spies sent by Chu Huan, or Xinzong monsters, beware of them attacking the granary." After a pause, he said: "The tens of thousands of Yao Chong's men are not Weapons, immediately send people out of the city to pass the decree, so that Yao Chong can first bring the elite into the Tiangong, protect the Tiangong, use local materials, take what you have, and rely on Wuping Fucheng, tell him that I will soon repel the barbarians, and the weapons are very good. It will be delivered soon.”

Seeing Dingwu's serious expression, Xuanyuanshao knew the urgency of the situation, cupped his hands and said: "I obey the order. My lord, there is no sound of fighting from the camp at this time, so I think I should send people over, even if they don't do anything to the barbarians. Explain, at least let our soldiers and horses guard against the barbarians, lest the barbarian cavalry suddenly mutiny...!"

"Xuanyuan's words are reasonable." Ding Wu nodded and said, "Send someone there immediately and notify the camp...!" Before he finished speaking, his voice stopped abruptly, his face was gloomy, and he slowly turned his head and raised his head Looking into the distance, there was a dead silence on the top of the city, the soldiers on the top of the city seemed to have discovered something, and they all turned their heads, but Xuanyuan Shao had already clenched his fists, his face was cold, and he also turned his head to look over, because at this time he had already heard Then, from a distance outside the city, what came with the wind was the indistinct sound of earth-shattering shouts of killing.