There is no doubt about the power of a stubborn, old lion.
Xiao Kui was deeply troubled by the defeat at Guixiong Pass. Even though he was terminally ill, he still managed to get up and order the army to march south.
Xiao Zhixing understood his plan.
The Northern Barbarians were plagued by internal conflicts, and the only way for them to divert attention from these conflicts was through external wars.
Just then, he secretly discussed with the Northern Frontier about launching a joint military campaign. He also wanted to avenge his previous humiliation before his death, so he disregarded the advice of An Wuxi and others and gathered an army of 200,000.
Having exhausted the remaining able-bodied men of the Northern Barbarians, they once again marched south.
Meanwhile, in the south, the Southern Barbarians and Southern Barbarians also began to deploy troops on the border. Although they did not have as many troops as those in the north, each numbered 70,000.
Their idea was simple: take advantage of the chaos. As a result, domestic conflicts were put on hold, and they were focused on profiting from the war.
Dasheng was truly besieged on all sides; who could know what the outcome would be?
[Yellow comment: Here we go again...]
The people of the future look back at the historical events of the past, feeling both感慨 (gǎnkǎi, deep emotion) and silent.
They could do nothing but watch quietly and offer their blessings.
Upon returning to Beizhou, Xiao Zhixing immediately convened a military meeting.
"Gentlemen, a great battle is coming. The Mu family army can hold off the 200,000 troops in the northern frontier, but we must withstand the 200,000 troops in the northern barbarians. This is the time for a real bloodbath."
Xiao Dong and the others loudly volunteered for battle, each one eager to fight back.
The current Guixiong Pass is strong and well-equipped, and has no fear of the northern barbarians.
He deployed a mission to launch an offensive against the enemy, leaving Xiao Dong and Su Zhen behind.
His gaze was fixed on Xining Pass.
Xiao Dong asked in confusion, "Is Your Highness worried about that side?"
Xiao Zhixing nodded, "The Northern Barbarians are like a dying old lion, nothing to worry about. What I'm worried about is Xining Pass."
Yelü Ge seemed to have some kind of backing, as he personally led his troops south this time.
Lowe is now extremely cautious; all his communications with Yelü Ge are coded, openly guarding against 170.
Therefore, Xiao Zhixing did not obtain any useful information from that side, and the Ghost Guards could not reach them for the time being.
However, she speculated that Xining Pass was the main battlefield in this battle.
She was worried that something might happen to the Mu family army.
She had previously mentioned that Huang Kun had indeed leaked information about Xining Pass. Although he had been captured, there were some things that were hard to say.
"Alright then, Uncle Dong, Uncle Heiyue, you two guard Beizhou and Mengzhou well. I'll personally lead a group to that area..."
Xiao Zhixing whispered to the two of them, giving them detailed instructions, and then sent a secret message to Mu Wan.
Then she disappeared.
Spies from all sides kept a close eye on Xiao Zhixing's movements and discovered that she occasionally worked at the Xiao residence or convened meetings with her generals to make deployments.
I've always been in the northern state.
Without a doubt, this is a stand-in that Ghost Guard specially found, someone whose height and build are very similar to hers.
That's exactly what we need to do in these kinds of situations.
Because the Shi family members were all present, no one suspected that this was a fake Xiao Zhixing for the time being.
Only the viewers in the live stream and Bai Su knew that Xiao Zhixing had already left Beizhou, hiding by day and going out at night, leading several thousand people westward.
Before she even reached her destination, a ghost guard delivered an urgent report: "Your Highness, Xining Pass has been breached!!"
Xiao Zhixing's expression turned cold. "What's going on?"
"The Northern Frontier used a weapon more powerful than explosive powder to launch a surprise attack and blow open the city gate. With the help of spies, the Mu family army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Xining Pass was breached, and the Northern Frontier army entered the pass. The Mu family army is retreating south while resisting the enemy!"
Xiao Zhixing took a deep breath, thinking of the bomb.
How could Lowe have a bomb? Or something else?
The subsystem made no record of it, and the spies who infiltrated northern Xinjiang also failed to discover it.
Otherwise, she would remind the Mu family.
She suppressed her doubts and quickly gave orders: "Order the Heroines Army to cooperate with the Mu Family Army to slow down the enemy's rampage. Order the 100,000 Xiao Family Army troops in Ningzhou to follow behind the Mu Family Army and annihilate the enemy by mobile warfare!"
"yes!"
Xiao Zhixing and his men continued their journey with great focus.
Viewers in both the first and second dimension live streams were wondering where she was going, as the direction she was heading didn't seem to be towards Xining Pass.
After that, one urgent confidential report after another was delivered to her.
"Your Highness, after losing 30,000 men, the Northern Barbarians set up camp on the spot and did not approach our Long Wall defense line again."
"Your Highness, the Southern Barbarians have attacked General Xiong's troops, and both sides have suffered casualties!"
"Your Highness, the Mu family army has temporarily held off the northern frontier army by defending the cities along the way!"
However, by this time, a quarter of the northern part of Xiazhou had already fallen.
The only reassuring thing was that Yelü Ge, who prided himself on being benevolent, did not allow the northern border army to ravage and harm the people.
"Your Highness, the Xiao family army in Ningzhou has caught up with the enemy forces in the northern border and is cooperating with the Mu family army to annihilate them!"
"Your Highness, the Nanfan are attacking the city, but General Xue Chen has temporarily held off their offensive."
Huo Baijun was already prepared to meet the enemy.
Overnight, war broke out on all four borders of the Great Sheng Dynasty.
Among the ordinary people in China who heard the rumors, some were worried, some were anxious, and some were taking advantage of the situation.
In Shengjing City, the emperor summoned his ministers. Apart from ordering the generals to defend the city to the death, they could only wait for the outcome.
With the outbreak of war and the strain on finances, Duke Li's hair had turned white with worry in just ten days.
At this point, no one criticized Xiao Zhixing for his aggressive military campaigns.
Just thinking about the hundreds of thousands of Xiao family soldiers over there gave them a strange sense of security.
"Your Majesty, the military pay has been distributed, except for...except for the Xiao family army and the Southern Jiangsu army..."
When this was mentioned, Duke Li and Huo Jindao blushed slightly.
Since Xiao Zhixing took over those two places, they have stopped paying military salaries to them.
Beizhou deducted a portion of the taxes and fees itself, while Xiao Zhixing supplied the majority of the goods.
They later realized that perhaps the former Yin dynasty had left her some kind of treasure trove.
Otherwise, how could she be so rich?
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