The next day.
Inside the military camp.
Qin Ze opened the system properties panel.
The points have reached 13.96 million, a rapid increase after the points growth rate increased to 100 points per second.
Considering that he would still need to deal with the Tu Yuan Kingdom next year, Qin Ze was considering whether to exchange some more troops for troops in Xijing.
This time, the army of Tu Yuan Kingdom, numbering over 500,000, was annihilated, and a considerable amount of military equipment and weapons were captured. In addition, Tu Yuan Kingdom brought a lot of grain and fodder with them when they sent troops to Xijing.
However, they were wiped out in just over two days after arriving in Xijing, so much of the grain was left over.
Even so, there are still more than 200,000 troops, and they consume a lot of food and fodder every day. It will be at least three months before spring arrives.
With this in mind, Qin Ze decided to save up some points and exchange them for some food.
In addition, we need to exchange for more troops, since we don't know how many people from Tu Yuan Kingdom will come after spring. It would be best to exchange some for Bai Qi first.
All of this requires a lot of points, but fortunately, the number of points earned each day is already quite high, so it will only take a few days.
Once the situation in Xijing is settled, we will proceed with the attack on the capital as planned!
Although the weather is getting colder day by day, the capital is in the south, where the climate is mild. This means that as the army advances further south, the harsh weather will not have a significant impact on them.
Thinking of this, Qin Ze stroked his chin.
He was pondering whether to launch a counterattack from Xijing or to join forces with Yue Fei, who was stationed in Beiliang.
After all, Yue Fei only had 50,000 troops, which still made Qin Ze somewhat worried.
Furthermore, I have been fighting against the Tu Yuan army in Xijing for more than twenty days in total, and the court cannot simply turn a blind eye to this.
After this battle, Jin Fengluan will surely regard him as a "traitor" for his actions.
This means that Jin Fengluan had been preparing to eliminate him during this period.
"I wonder how far she's come..."
With a whisper, Qin Ze lifted the tent flap, gazing at the snowflakes dancing in the air...
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Outside the Beiliang Pass.
Amidst the swirling snowflakes, a group of routed soldiers were fleeing in panic across the plains.
Their numbers were not large, only tens of thousands. The army's banners fluttered in the wind, bearing the character "gold".
The leading general was named Fang Cheng. He was seven feet tall and had a strong physique, but at this moment, his face was pale.
Fang Cheng held a long sword, but the blade was broken, and blood was seeping from his arm.
It was a bloody hole, caused by a spear piercing through it!
At this moment, a lieutenant rode up on horseback, panting heavily, and said:
"General, they didn't pursue us; they've retreated back to the pass."
Fang Cheng glanced back, his expression softening slightly, then sighed softly:
"It's good that they didn't catch up."
The deputy general, pale-faced and still shaken, said, "I thought Qin Ze had led his troops to Xijing, and that the number of troops at the Beiliang Pass was small, just a decoy. But how could there really be tens of thousands of them here!"
"And these guys... they're incredibly good at fighting!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Cheng gritted his teeth, a surge of anger rising in his chest.
A few days ago, he received an urgent order from the capital. The imperial edict stated that Prince Qin Ze of Zhenbei had defied the court, amassed his own army, and openly led his troops to Xijing to fight against the Tuyuan Kingdom. This practice of using war to sustain war was a clear indication of his rebellious intentions!
The Emperor ordered the stripping of the title of Prince of Zhenbei, and Beiliang was no longer Qin Ze's fiefdom.
Therefore, Tongwei City, which is the closest to Beiliang, was ordered by Commander Jin Li to mobilize troops from surrounding cities and then lead an army of 100,000 to Beiliang. He originally planned to attack Beiliang in one fell swoop, but unexpectedly encountered the Beiliang army at the pass!
Even now, thinking of the large army stationed at the Beiliang Pass, Fang Cheng still felt fear.
He didn't understand. Qin Ze had already led the main force to Xijing, so in theory, there shouldn't be many troops in Beiliang.
After all, when the news came from Xijing, it was already known that Qin Ze had 300,000 troops under his command, which meant that Beiliang would not have many troops stationed there.
That's certainly true.
When I led my army to Beiliang, there were indeed some soldiers coming out of that pass, but not too many.
Their own troops completely overwhelmed them.
but--
We can't beat them!
Not only could they not win, they were even crippled! If they pursued them, their casualties would be even greater!
Furthermore, the enemy general was exceptionally skilled in martial arts. I exchanged only two blows with him before he nearly killed me with a single spear thrust. If it weren't for the many personal guards around me, I would have been cut down by him today.
Thinking of this, he frowned and muttered to himself:
"Yue Fei? When did Qin Ze acquire such a figure?"
"Former subordinates of the Crimson Flame Army? No! All the generals of the former Crimson Flame Army, those with names and deeds, are dead. Someone like him couldn't possibly have been unknown back then..."
"After returning to the city, Lord Jin will surely be furious. It seems I'm in for a good scolding. Sigh, I'll need to send more troops; 100,000 is hardly enough..."
Thinking of this, his face grew even paler.
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The capital city, the Prince Qing's residence.
Inside the main hall, Prince Qing sat in the main seat, holding a cup of tea. After taking a small sip, he looked at his eldest son, Jin Jianren, who was seated in a chair below the stage, and said:
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