Chapter 684 Surrender!
Old Master Xu didn't know the truth, but he had an idea in his mind. He wanted to find King Taiping Xu Zhengqi, who had lived another life. He should be able to learn some of the truth from him.
However, if he wants to find Xu Zhengqi who has become Xu Yuanzu, he must first defeat the Grand Princess.
But before that, he had to settle these people from the Northern Barbarians and be prepared to deal with those beast-like savages.
There are so many things to do!
After the Northern Barbarian High Priest flew into the sky, the Northern Barbarians fell silent.
Tuoba Aofeng was standing there stupidly at the moment, thinking back to what the high priest had said before, that there would be no high priest in the Northern Barbarians from now on. He once thought that it was because the Northern Barbarians were about to be integrated into the Tang Dynasty, and the high priest had to choose to return to being an ordinary person.
But now, the truth made him crazy.
Their high priest can actually fly!
"Send the high priest to heaven!"
After a long time, Tuoba Aofeng suddenly spoke.
His voice awakened the silent Northern Barbarians.
On the snow, at first only a few people responded, and slowly, the voices merged into one.
"Send the high priest to heaven!"
Countless northern barbarians shouted in unison, and the sound waves reached the sky.
However, when the shouting finally died down, countless northern barbarians burst into tears.
The high priest flew away, and they lost their faith from then on.
Amid the cries of the Northern Barbarians, Old Master Xu jumped on his horse and slowly approached Tuoba Aofeng and the others.
"Before the noble high priest flies to heaven, make a deal with me!"
"You Northern Barbarian warrior, follow me to guard Longxi Mansion and resist the barbarians."
"In exchange, I will protect the elderly, the weak, the women and the children of your clan."
"Agree?"
Mr. Xu, riding on his horse, had a rather condescending attitude.
Tuoba Aofeng took a deep breath and said, "Northern Barbarian, Tuoba Aofeng is willing to submit to you. The warriors of our tribe will follow you to fight against the barbarians!"
"I swear by Eternal Heaven!"
"If my Northern Barbarians betray us, our entire race will be wiped out, and our souls will have nowhere to return to!"
After saying this, Tuoba Aofeng slowly knelt down in the snow.
As Tuoba Aofeng knelt down in surrender, all the northern barbarians knelt down and swore a solemn oath.
"Follow me into the city!"
Old Master Xu originally wanted to completely exterminate the Northern Barbarians, but now, plans have changed.
He didn't know what the Little Ice Age was, but he knew about the Ice River Mansion, a world of ice and snow. The Little Ice Age, I guess that's what it was like!
Old Master Xu rode back on his horse, and behind him were all the people of the Northern Barbarian Clan.
On the top of Longcheng City, everyone was dumbfounded. They saw the Northern Barbarian High Priest flying away in golden light.
Now, the Northern Barbarians, led by Mr. Xu, are slowly heading towards Dragon City.
"What's going on?"
"Be on guard, be on guard!"
"Eight Ox Crossbows, ready, ready!"
"Cavalry formation!"
Everyone on the city wall was mobilized.
The cavalrymen prepared in the city wall quickly mounted their horses and formed a battle formation, rushing out of Longcheng and heading towards Old Man Xu.
When the cavalry column approached Mr. Xu, he slowly raised his hand, stretched out his five fingers, then clenched his fist, and then stretched out his hand again, pointing in the direction of Longcheng.
This is standard scout sign language!
It means to lift the alert and return.
Mr. Xu made this gesture to tell the cavalrymen who were leaving the city to meet him that everything was under control and there was no need to worry.
Obey orders!
Mr. Xu's subordinates did not hesitate at all to follow his orders.
However, Mr. Xu's personal guards rode their horses closer and stood guard on both sides of Mr. Xu.
This time, Mr. Xu did not let his personal guards return, but took them back to Longcheng.
"Pass on my order. From now on, the Northern Barbarians will be incorporated into the Tang Dynasty!"
"No one is allowed to discriminate or neglect the Northern Barbarians. Anyone who violates this rule will be punished by military law!"
"Now, go get someone to make porridge!"
Old Master Xu didn't know how many people were left in the Northern Barbarians, but he knew that to ensure their basic living needs, a huge amount of rice and firewood was needed.
Although preparations had been made in Longcheng, Mr. Xu had no idea whether these supplies would be enough given the huge population base of the Northern Barbarians.
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When the dust settled on the north barbarians' southward advance, Xu Laoer was leading five thousand elite soldiers, traveling day and night with Fu Bao, out of Jiannan Prefecture and marching rapidly towards Longxi Prefecture.
Because the war horses were left in Qiping Mansion, the cavalry commanded by Xu Laoer has now become infantry.
"Little sister, do you think we're going to be late?"
Xu Laoer has been feeling restless ever since he received the expedited letter sent by his father, Mr. Xu.
"Second brother, can you stop being such a jinx?"
Fubao was also impressed by his second brother. Couldn't he say something auspicious at this time?
Xu Lao Er rolled his eyes and said, "The Northern Barbarians are definitely going all out when they come south this time. Over in Longxi Prefecture, it's probably already been blowing hard and snowing heavily."
"The power of Dragon City and Peaceful Barbarian City as a cornerstone is really meaningless!"
"Without your second brother like me to keep the peace, those fierce and ferocious lunatics in the Northern Barbarians would be difficult to deal with!"
"Second brother, please stop!"
Fubao rolled his eyes at his second brother and said, "Even if our father's fighting ability is slightly worse than yours, it's not much worse."
"Besides, our father is the one guarding the city!"
“With so many eight-ox crossbows, catapults, and kerosene cans, if the Northern Barbarians can still break through Dragon City, I think our family should stop struggling and just clean our necks and wait!”
Although Fubao admitted that her second brother's fighting ability was superb, she really didn't believe that this battle to defend the city could not be won without her second brother.
The number of Eight Ox Crossbows in Longcheng is more than the number used in the battle of Huangfengkou.
"Not really, not really!"
When Xu Laoer heard Fubao ask his family to wash their necks and wait, he laughed.
Fubao snorted, too lazy to pay attention to this self-righteous second brother.
It’s strange to say, but I’ve never seen my second brother be so naughty before.
Is it great to be able to fight?
Well, it’s really amazing to be able to fight!
If her second brother's reputation as a fighter had not reached the point where people were terrified at the mere mention of him, how could the Jiannan Mansion have been taken down so easily?
After Xu Laoer calmed down, Fubao was also thinking about the situation in Longxi Mansion.
If the northern barbarians march south with their entire tribe, it will indeed be a fierce battle.
However, there was one thing that Fubao couldn't understand, which was why the high priest of the Northern Barbarians, who had always been said to be so powerful, had not done anything?
The Northern Barbarians, a people on horseback.
They were indeed very strong, but facing the powerful weapons of the Tang Dynasty, the cavalry tactics of the Northern Barbarians were easily restrained.
Especially during sieges, cavalry are even inferior to ordinary infantry.
Yet, under such circumstances, the Northern Barbarians still chose to come with their entire clan. What kind of crisis had driven them to such a mad choice?
(End of this chapter)
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