Chapter 781 Young General vs. Rich Lady 84
Tuolu sent people to search for Huo Xiao for a whole day, but could not find any trace of Huo Xiao, as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth.
The eldest prince still had a high fever and could only shout for killing in his daze, but it was useless. He had not yet been able to kill Huo Xiao to avenge the eldest prince.
He killed a general who was delivering news to Rong State to serve as a warning to others and prevent the news that the eldest prince was seriously injured from leaking out. As long as the eldest prince was still alive, even if he was disabled, he should be the next Khan!
Tuolu paced back and forth in the tent anxiously. Now he could only hope that Xuanjiu could really make Qi and Lu countries side with them, but he couldn't just do nothing.
He suddenly had an idea. If Huo Xiao could use conspiracies and tricks, he could use them too!
"Come here! Deploy our troops outside Pingyang City. This general wants to persuade the Huo family army to surrender!"
Everyone thought that Tuolu was crazy. If the Huo family army could be persuaded to surrender, they would not have been fighting for so long without entering the city.
But no one dared to provoke the crazy Tulu. After all, he was just a private, so they just didn't need to fight.
Five thousand infantry, five thousand cavalry, and five thousand archers were lined up in neat rows, but none of them crossed the moat. If they did, the other side would start attacking.
When they are far away, the Huo family army will not waste gunpowder.
There was a human head held high on the flagpole, its face covered in blood, its hair disheveled, and its features could not be seen at all.
Tuolu stood on the siege vehicle and shouted, "Huo Xiao led his troops to attack our granary yesterday. This general discovered him and Huo Xiao fled in panic. This general took advantage of the victory to pursue him and captured him!"
"This is Huo Xiao's head! Huo Xiao is dead! Your commander is gone, stop resisting in vain, open the city and surrender!"
Many members of the Beirong Army did not know the truth, and when they heard this, they really thought Huo Xiao was dead.
Someone who was fluent in Weiguo dialect also shouted, "Huo Xiao is dead, open the city and surrender!"
"Zila--" a shrill sound was heard. Peng Haichang was not very good at using the tweeter, so Zhuo Zhantu had adjusted the sound for him before.
The noise lasted for a while, and Peng Haichang said slowly: "Hey, hey, hey! The voice is loud enough, listen to the people on the other side, you said the major general is dead, I don't believe it!"
"The Huo family army won't believe it. The young general is wise and brave. He is blessed by the gods and will surely live a long life."
Tuolu shouted, "The head is here, so what if you don't believe it? Huo Xiao is dead, and you can't defend Pingyang City at all."
"If you have the guts, ask Huo Xiao to come out? If he doesn't come out, he must be dead!"
Peng Haichang was a little panicked. He naturally believed that the major general was safe, but the major general had left the city to launch a surprise attack on the Beirong army. This matter was kept secret and not many people in the Huo family army knew about it, let alone the people in the city.
"Nonsense! The Major General is resting in the General's Mansion. You are a clown, not worthy of our General to come out."
"If you want to fight, just fight. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Tuolu learned some half-baked techniques of psychological warfare, but he refused to open up and just kept on cursing, trying to disintegrate the Huo family army from within.
"I cut off Huo Xiao's head with my own hands, and chopped his body into pulp. It was such a pleasure to eat his flesh and drink his blood!"
"Zhao Shan has already fled with his men, and he will definitely not come back. If he hadn't fled, Huo Xiao wouldn't have died so miserably. What are you still holding on to? Surrender as soon as possible. Whoever opens the city gate will be rewarded with 100 taels of gold!"
To the Huo family's army, these words were a blatant provocation, so General Zhao Shan would not abandon the Major General and run away.
The Huo family army would rather die than surrender and would never do such a shameless thing.
"Fight them! Blow these bastards to death!"
"Why hasn't the young general come yet? With the army approaching, it doesn't make sense for the young general to still be resting. Has something really happened?"
"General Zhao Shan is not here either. Only General Peng is here. I haven't seen the Major General for two days. Did he really leave the city to launch a surprise attack?"
A centurion who knew the situation shouted, "Stop talking nonsense! Keep a close eye on the Beirong people and don't let them cross the moat."
"The young general will be fine. Everyone, cheer up and defend Pingyang City!"
Everyone knew that the young general must have left the city. The veterans thought that the young general was being too reckless and that he must not have brought many people with him, yet he dared to go out of the city for a surprise attack.
At this point, they could only believe that the major general was still alive.
The recruit was really panicked. He wanted to ask but didn't dare to. He could only hold the sword tightly in his hand, ready to fight at any time.
Tuolu shouted for a long time but to no avail. Peng Haichang could not deny the fact that Huo Xiao was not there, but he was stubborn and refused to believe it. There was no chaos in the Huo family army.
In a rage, Tuolu was about to attack the city. Peng Haichang's face was solemn. There was not much explosives left in the city, and he didn't know how long they could hold out.
But we still have swords, bows and crossbows, so the worst that can happen is we can just hold on.
As the first wave of Beirong people rushed across the moat, there was a loud bang, smoke and dust rose up, and even the people behind were affected. The power of the explosives was even greater!
Huo Xiao stood on the city wall and pressed the switch in his hand.
Xu Sheng and his men carried several explosion-proof boxes up, Zhuo Zhantu and his men carried several large boxes of prepared Molotov cocktails, and Zhao Shan and Zhao Hai, dressed in armor, protected the major general.
Everyone was present, even Yan Changfeng had climbed up the city wall. He was wearing sunglasses and a strange outfit that fit his body tightly, and he stood with his hands on his waist, looking very proud.
"Come on, come on! Come and kill your father. If you have the guts, come over here. I won't kill you if I don't blow you up!"
Huo Xiao held the tweeter and said, "Tuolu! I heard that you wanted to see me. You must be tired of living, so I am here to send you to the west!"
"I did launch a surprise attack on the Northern Rong army, and it went very smoothly. I guess Hedan must have died. Your master is dead, and you are a good dog. You came here to avenge your master. Hedan couldn't beat me, so how can you? You are just courting death!"
"Hedan is dead, killed by explosives! God has given Pingyang City countless food and weapons, and there is no end to the explosives. If you don't want to die, come and die!"
Huo Xiao spoke the last sentence in the Rong language, and all the soldiers of the Northern Rong heard it.
The power of the explosives became stronger and stronger, which really frightened them.
The news of Hedan's death made them even more panicked, and they dared not rush forward at all.
Tuolu shouted angrily: "Nonsense! The eldest prince is still alive! Whoever dares to spread rumors again, I will kill him!"
Huo Xiao shouted, "Why don't you let Hedan come out to meet people? I am blessed by the gods and I am alive and well, but Hedan must have been blown into mud."
"Shut up! The eldest prince only injured his leg, he is still alive!"
Tuolu regretted what he said, but he couldn't take back what he had said. He shouted so loudly that many people heard him.
Now the news that the eldest prince was seriously injured could no longer be concealed.
Huo Xiao laughed loudly, "It doesn't matter if he's not dead, I will make him dead in no time! Open the city gates, use explosives to clear the way, use chariots to run over, attack the Beirong army, and send Hedan off!"
Tuolu was completely panicked. Even if the Beirong army had lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers, there were still 200,000 left. 20,000 against 200,000, how dare Huo Xiao take the initiative to attack?
But thinking that Huo Xiao dared to launch a surprise attack with hundreds of people, and thinking of those terrifying weapons and chariots, he dared not stay any longer and shouted loudly: "Quick, quick, quick! Retreat! Retreat!"
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