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Looking at the kneeling people, Qin Ze waved his hand and said in a loud voice:
"Over the years, the Hu and Ma have repeatedly caused trouble on the border, forcing men into slavery and women into prostitution. We don't know how many people they have harmed, killed, or displaced!"
At this point, the people raised their heads, their eyes filled with resentment, and some raised their arms and shouted:
"Your Highness did a good job killing him! You've rid us of a scourge!"
"Well done!"
Qin Ze looked around and continued, "Since I entered Beiliang and wiped out the bandits of Jubeichuan, I have rushed to Hurong Pass to kill the Hu Ma. This battle was by no means easy!"
"Countless soldiers died on the battlefield, and it took countless hardships to finally slay all these barbarian horses!"
"The court did not send reinforcements earlier. Only after I killed 80,000 Hu cavalrymen did they send 50,000 Panlong soldiers. But what is the purpose of these 50,000 Panlong soldiers coming to Beiliang?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked astonished, not understanding what Qin Ze meant.
According to what they knew, after the Prince of Zhenbei annihilated 80,000 Hu cavalry, he was going on a long expedition to the grasslands to wipe out all the Hu cavalry, and the imperial court immediately sent a large army to assist him.
At this moment, seeing Qin Ze's pointed remark, everyone was filled with doubt.
Qin Ze waved his hand, and Huo Qubing immediately brought out a man from the army, Huang Yuanlang, whom he had brought back from the grasslands.
During the previous decisive battle with Cha Yuanzhen, Huang Yuanlang was imprisoned in a large tent and guarded by several Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, so he was unaware of what was happening outside.
Huang Yuanlang was not brought out until Qin Ze annihilated Cha Yuanzhen's army.
Huang Yuanlang, who was brought out, was horrified to see that Qin Ze's troops had increased in number again.
He didn't understand why Qin Ze had so many more troops. Could it be that his previous guess was right? Had he really laid a large army on the Beiku Grassland all along?
But he had no time to think further, as he was already in shock.
The entire army of hundreds of thousands of people from the Dayuan tribe, led by Cha Yuanzhen, was slaughtered by Qin Ze without a single survivor!
Over the years, even at the peak of the campaign, General Tiger Might had failed to wipe out the Hu Ma, yet now Qin Ze, who had only been in Beiliang for less than a few months, had accomplished such a feat.
This means that the entire population of Hu horses in the Beiku Grassland has been wiped out!
This is truly an astonishing feat!
If I were to accomplish such an unparalleled feat myself, wouldn't I be granted titles and privileges, countless rewards, and perhaps even... another king of a different surname!
Of course, Huang Yuanlang only dared to think about it, since he didn't even know if he could save his own life right now.
Regardless of the circumstances, Qin Ze's great achievement made it hard for him to imagine the huge waves it would create in Da Gan.
Qin Haotian made many military achievements back then, and in the end, the Qin family was feared by the emperor because of these great achievements, which led the emperor to enfeoff the Qin family with the land of Beiliang.
Qin Ze's military achievements are now even greater...
Huang Yuanlang understood that this military achievement would undoubtedly excite all the people of Daqian, but some in the court would surely be jealous, and Her Majesty, in particular...
What follows will inevitably be a period of great upheaval and undercurrents.
Seeing the countless people and Qin Ze standing with his hands behind his back, Huang Yuanlang felt a sense of unease and couldn't help but lower his head.
He was filled with anxiety, unsure of what the future held for him.
Just then, Qin Ze announced loudly, "This is Huang Yuanlang, the deputy general of Huang Tianhu, the commander of the Panlong Army!"
"The Panlong Army came to Beiliang this time, led by him and Huang Tianhu. I'm sure everyone knows Huang Tianhu."
At this point, Qin Ze chuckled and continued, "He is the son of Huang Long, the current General of the Garrison Army, and he is known as the 'Ever-Victorious General'!"
"But do you all know what this ever-victorious general did after leading his army to Northern Liang?"
The people looked up, their eyes filled with doubt, but upon hearing Qin Ze's tone, they had already noticed something amiss.
Qin Ze continued, "After the Panlong Army went to Hurong Pass, they took away all the grain that I had taken from the Hu Ma and given to the people!"
“That grain originally belonged to the people. My soldiers risked their lives to retrieve it from the Hu horses and return it to the people so that they could get through this harsh winter, just like you!”
"But the Panlong Army indiscriminately took away the grain from the people!"
"This is letting them starve to death!!"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone's faces flushed red, anger began to rise in their hearts, and their blood pressure gradually increased.
After all, they were from the same border town, so they naturally felt the same way.
After the prince annihilated the 80,000 Hu horses, everyone was extremely excited and praised him. But now they learned from the prince that the Panlong Army had taken away the grain he sent. These are not soldiers who protect the country, they are simply a group of villains!
But at this moment, no one dared to utter a word of curses, after all, no matter what, it was a large army sent by the imperial court, the troops of the famous General Huang Long.
They were just poor commoners; how dare they speak ill of these powerful officials? They could only let their anger simmer in their chests.
Qin Ze narrowed his eyes slightly. Seeing the silence of the crowd, he knew that anger was not enough, so he continued:
"Huang Tianhu seized grain from the people, under the guise of sending troops to quell the barbarian hordes."
"But that's not actually the case. His expedition to the northern grasslands wasn't to wipe out the Hu horses!"
Everyone was shocked by these words.
Finally, someone couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, if they're not here to exterminate the Hu horses, why have they come to this Beiku Grassland?"
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