Of course, before making any plans, she also had to stir things up.

Bai Feng said regretfully, "Can't I just seize the throne and sit on it for a while?"

Xiao Zhixing sighed helplessly, "I'm telling you to prepare first, or wait until Xiao Chi and Xiao Bao have finished fighting before you try to take advantage of the situation. Anyway, you can't overpower them right now."

We don't know what the situation will be like then, so we can only adapt to the circumstances. In any case, we can't let the Northern Barbarians be quiet.

"A three-way balance of power—this is the final form of the Northern Barbarians!"

This was also a temporary route arranged for the Northern Barbarians after Xiao Zhixing's calculations.

"You can now secretly reveal Xiao Chi's plans to Xiao Kui's sons."

The smart ones will definitely calculate and accumulate strength in advance.

Even if Xiao Kui eventually passes the throne to Xiao Chi, his brothers alone will be enough to give him a lot of headaches.

Xiao Zhixing's reply to Xiao Chi was: Hand over the northern border territory and Guixiong Pass; otherwise, you will not be able to wait.

She couldn't possibly write it too clearly, and Black Tiger personally delivered the letter.

It's best for both parties to keep this to themselves in the dark; revealing it wouldn't do her any good.

At this moment, Yelü Ge finally managed to escape back to Xining Pass.

"Yelü Ge intends to hold the pass and defend it!" the latest military report stated.

He probably knew it was too late to go back, so he simply occupied Xining Pass, intending to first defend the western border of the northern frontier.

Mu Wan's letter also arrived: "Yelü Ge was filled with hatred and wanted to weep blood. He heavily guarded Xining Pass. The two armies fought five times to capture the pass, but all failed."

Upon seeing this, Xiao Zhixing ordered the recall of Bai Zhixian's troops, instructing them to return and enter the northern frontier through Yixiantian to consolidate the front line.

The Mu Family Army and the Heroines Army are enough for Xining Pass.

In the autumn of the twenty-second year of Yunping, the crisis known in history as the Northern Frontier Rebellion was temporarily resolved, which lasted for more than two months.

The attempt to gain an advantage in northern Xinjiang backfired, resulting in the loss of half of the country and the withdrawal of only over 100,000 people.

Dasheng lost Xining Pass, half of Xiazhou was ravaged, the Mu family army lost nearly 50,000 men, the Heroine Army lost more than 10,000 men, and the Xiao family army lost about 20,000 men.

The result, achieved through sheer hard-fought battles with human lives and in the northern frontier, thankfully drove the people out of Dasheng.

The northern barbarians are rising up in a storm.

Their army clashed again with Xiao's army and the Southern Jiangsu army at Guixiong Pass, suffering a loss of nearly 110,000 out of 200,000 men.

The two armies of Dasheng also lost nearly 60,000 men, which can be considered a minor victory.

With Xiao Chi's sudden rise to power and his occupation of the northeastern part of the northern frontier, the Northern Barbarians are even more eager to rebel and return to the Northern Barbarian territory.

A sense of unease and panic gripped the city.

Xiao Zhixing's side didn't lose any men; on the contrary, they gained nearly 300,000 more.

Yes, they were all slaves and commoners.

For a bite to eat and freedom, slaves and impoverished civilians wherever Xiao's army went flocked to them.

They're unwilling to be allowed to join the army.

Xiao Zhixing took them all in, then broke them up and reorganized them into a new Xiao Family Army.

Of course, it will take some time to digest and completely subdue them.

While the fighting raged fiercely in the north, things were not peaceful in the south either.

While the main army at the front was locked in a standoff with Dasheng, Xiahou Gong of the Southern Barbarians launched a coup and engaged in a fierce battle with Xiahou Zhenglin.

Xiahou Zhenglin was injured, and Xiahou Gong also failed to win. In the end, the young emperor's maternal grandfather seized the opportunity and gained control of the court.

With the court unstable, the front lines were naturally uneasy, and the generals of the various southern tribes either withdrew or hesitated.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiong Chumo boldly launched an attack. With the help of the Black Yi tribe, he crossed the Death Forest and invaded the Southern Yi territory, seizing five cities and establishing his reputation.

In Nanfan, Huo Baijun was not to be outdone, with Xue Family Army of Feiyun Pass fighting against the main force of Nanfan.

He led his men to cooperate with Xiong Chumo, also traversing the jungle, crossing the border between the Southern Barbarians and the Southern Barbarians, and advancing side by side with Xiong Chumo.

The two fought like a competition, seeing who could capture more cities. In the end, he unfortunately only managed to get five.

Finally, they carved out a large chunk from the border between the Southern Barbarians and the Southern Barbarians, connecting the two countries' territory.

Like a giant axe lying between two countries.

It occupies nearly 600,000 square kilometers of land.

The two made a name for themselves and became shining new stars.

The camera then returns to the north.

November arrived, and the north was cold, with heavy snow falling.

Xiao Zhixing finally received Xiao Chi's reply.

Before this, he sent people to Khan's capital to test Xiao Kui and search for Consort Qian.

Xiao Kuiming summoned Xiao Chi back to the capital to receive his title, but Xiao Chi refused each time with various excuses.

Ultimately, they were stationed at Changmo Pass, their swords pointed towards the western part of the Northern Barbarians.

Xiao Kui was on the verge of collapse and madness. He had failed at Guixiong Pass again and was stabbed in the back by Xiao Chi.

This made his already seriously ill body unable to withstand the strain.

“An Qing—” In the Khan’s palace, in the Khan’s sleeping quarters, Xiao Kui grabbed An Wuxi’s hand, as if he were having a final burst of energy before death.

"Anqing, I'm dying, cough cough—I'm not reconciled! I'm so unwilling!"

An Wuxi grasped his withered hand, tears streaming down her face, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are blessed by the Eternal Heaven, you will surely live to be a hundred! Cough cough—"

He returned from the Great Sheng Dynasty after narrowly escaping death, but contracted a strange illness, coughing day and night, and is now emaciated.

Thinking of the impending crisis facing the Northern Barbarians, a deep sorrow welled up within me.

Xiao Kui chuckled strangely, "Live...a hundred years? Ha...cough cough...they won't let this Khan live to be a hundred years old!!"

He suddenly raised his head forcefully, his cloudy eyes staring intently at him. "Can I...trust you?"

An Wuxi wiped away his tears, choked back sobs and nodded, "My life is yours. Even if you order me to be buried with you right now, I will not hesitate!"

Bang.

Xiao Kui's head slumped onto the pillow, unable to support itself any longer. He closed his eyes, panting heavily, and after a long while, he finally managed to say haltingly, "Go to the main hall... to the throne, to the Empress Dowager Changsheng... to retrieve, to retrieve the imperial edict..."

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