Xiao Ning led an army of 600,000 to the city wall of Beijiang. However, there were less than 200,000 defenders in Beijiang City, and they were unable to confront them head-on.

So after discussing with Liu Sheng, the Prime Minister decided to adopt the strategy of defending the city without leaving and not attacking.

The walls of the Northern Frontier were strong and tall, and the gates were small, so they could accommodate less than 3,000 attackers at a time. So they had 600,000 troops, but as long as the walls of the Northern Frontier did not fall, they could not get in.

In addition, the people of the grassland were not good at production, and their food reserves could not support their long-term consumption. At least, they could not consume as much as Dayu.

Therefore, the Northern Frontier does not need to do anything. Just keep reinforcing the city walls and don't give them any chance to take advantage. After defending for a year or two, they will naturally return empty-handed.

But the war was far more brutal than they had imagined, and the grassland people's attack was far more fierce than they had imagined.

Liu Sheng stood on the city wall wearing silver armor. There were bleeding wounds all over his body and face, and his armor was also covered with blood.

Under the city wall, soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, which had just been the site of more than ten rounds of fierce fighting.

We fought more than ten games in one day, which was a life-threatening way of fighting.

The grassland people all fought hand-to-hand, hundreds of thousands of them pressed forward. With such a huge disparity in numbers, all tactics seemed so pale and powerless.

"Are you okay?" The Ninth Prince also came up wearing armor. He came to take over the shift.

Liu Sheng shook his head: "It's okay, they just retreated, I think they will come back in about an incense stick of time."

"Leave it to me, you go back and rest."

"Okay." Liu Sheng didn't say any unnecessary nonsense. At this time, there was no distinction between the prince and the imperial tutor. Only with unity can we protect the northern border, the thousands of people in the city, and Dayu's gate.

The two sides fought for nearly half a month. Every time, the wall of Northern Frontier seemed to be about to collapse, but it held firm every time.

Xiao Ning couldn't sit still anymore, and he was furious in his tent: "Didn't they say that by adopting a round-robin strategy, they could bring down Northern Frontier? More than half a month has passed, and Northern Frontier is doing very well."

The other khans and leaders kept their heads down and said nothing. Who could have thought that a mere 200,000 people in the Northern Frontier could hold out for so long.

"Pass on my order. Gather the army tonight. No matter the cost, we must conquer the Northern Frontier."

Xiao Ning no longer cared about tactics. Even if the odds were three to one, she would still crush the city wall of Northern Frontier.

If the round-robin battle doesn't work, then use the human flesh tactic. There are 600,000 of them. Even if they are thrown like rocks, they can smash a hole in the wall of the Northern Frontier.

"Ana, if we fight hard, we will suffer heavy losses."

Tuoba Xiong didn't want to fight in the first place, and now he was asked to use the lives of his soldiers as a stepping stone to open the door to the northern border. How could he agree?

"If you want to win, you have to pay a price." Xiao Ning didn't feel sorry at all. If they lost their people, they would just continue to fight. As long as they could take over the northern border, would they still be afraid of not having anyone?

"Ana."

"Stop talking. If we keep dragging this on, we will be exhausted sooner or later. The only way now is to end the battle quickly." Xiao Ning insisted on fighting.

In fact, the other tribal leaders no longer wanted to fight and were vaguely showing signs of retreating.

Xiao Ning saw this and sneered, "Do you think that if you withdraw your troops now, you can pretend that this never happened?

You took advantage of the unrest in the south to attack Dayu and tried to divide Dayu up. Emperor Dayu will remember all of you. When Dayu pacifies the south, the first thing he will do is to deal with you."

"Since the day you laid siege to the city, there was no turning back. Either Dayu dies, or we die. There is no other choice."

The leaders looked at each other, feeling cheated for a moment.

They knew very well that Dayu would always remember this blood feud. As long as they were free, he would immediately settle accounts with them. By then, they would really have no power to fight back.

So now no matter how much it costs, they have to fight to the death, otherwise they will have no chance of survival.

So they all agreed with Xiao Ning's opinion and gathered their troops to attack the city under the cover of night. No matter what the cost, they were determined to take over the Northern Frontier.

When the Prime Minister heard that Xiao Ning's camp was urgently gathering troops, he immediately realized that something was wrong and rushed to the city wall to check the situation.

Xiao Ning and his men came out in full force, and it seemed they were determined to fight them to the death.

"How many soldiers do we have left who can fight?" the Prime Minister asked.

"There are only about 100,000 intact soldiers, plus the wounded, there are about 150,000. There are also very few bows and arrows and supplies left." Liu Sheng answered him.

"Are there any reinforcements?"

Liu Sheng shook his head. The south was in turmoil, and the emperor had sent all his troops there. The nearby prefectures and counties could mobilize less than 30,000 men, so Liu Sheng asked them to stay where they were. Once the northern border was breached, they could at least hold out for a while.

"How are the people in the city being evacuated?"

"The elderly, the weak, women and children have all been transferred away, but most of the young men have expressed their willingness to live and die with the Northern Frontier. I have already ordered people to equip them with weapons."

"Okay." The Prime Minister said calmly, "Pass the order down, all troops gather in the city, there will be a fierce battle tonight."

After the Prime Minister finished speaking, he turned and left.

Liu Sheng and the Ninth Prince stayed where they were to make arrangements. Liu Sheng arranged tactics with the generals, while the Ninth Prince led his men to reinforce the city walls and prepare defensive equipment.

No one spoke, everyone just worked silently, and the entire northern border was shrouded in a desolate and solemn atmosphere.

Before the battle began, the Prime Minister returned to his residence and personally packed Ye Qingwan's luggage: "Wan'er, you go back to the capital first. If your father loses, you take your mother away from the capital."

Ye Qingwan didn't say anything. It would be inappropriate to say anything at this time.

If she didn't leave, her father would worry.

She said she would be obedient, but she felt very sad, so she just hugged him silently: "Dad, you must come back, mother and I will wait for you at home."

She wanted to say it calmly, but when her words came out, they came out with a hoarse, crying voice.

In the past, she would run away after getting into trouble, and she had never witnessed war. She didn't know how cruel war was, and she didn't know that the blood spilled on her face was hot.

They are not paper people, they have flesh and blood, they can cry, laugh and feel pain.

According to the original novel, Dayu won the battle in the end, but the price was that almost all the 200,000 troops in the northern border were annihilated, and almost all the adult men in the city died for their country.

In the end, Hu Li led his men to launch a surprise attack on Yazhang, and Xiao Ning had no choice but to withdraw his troops to support Yazhang, attacking Wei to save Zhao, and the iron cavalry of the grassland did not move south.

"Okay." The Prime Minister agreed readily. Although he knew the chances of fulfilling his promise were almost zero, he still wanted to give her some good expectations.

At this time, Liu Sheng walked in. The Prime Minister didn't say anything and turned around and walked out.

Section 130

Liu Sheng's smile was as gentle as ever, and he suddenly inserted a hairpin into her hair: "It's really beautiful."

Ye Qingwan touched the hairpin and found it was still a little warm. She guessed that he had kept it in his arms and it was contaminated with his body temperature.

"If you hear that we have been defeated on the way, don't return to the capital. Go to Yuhang instead. Someone will come to pick you up there. I have already made arrangements in the capital. They will take your mother and everyone in the prime minister's residence to Yuhang."

"Yeah." Ye Qingwan nodded and wanted to speak, but she didn't dare to open her mouth, for fear that tears would fall uncontrollably as soon as she opened her mouth.