I should marry the traitor

Chapter 68 My Lord, Weijun City has been broken!

The sky was dark and the moon was like a crescent.

The battle flag fluttered in the night wind, making a dull sound.
Beneath the city wall, there were bloodstains, the crimson mixed with the soil, corpses were everywhere, and there was dead silence.

Most of the corpses were Northern Di people. An Xinlin’s Beishuo Iron Cavalry were cavalry and were not suitable as the main force for siege.

The main task of siege naturally fell on the shoulders of the Northern Di Army.

In fact, these Northern Di elites were indeed elite troops. When their numbers were equal and they were still attacking a city, they actually put considerable pressure on Yuan Shao.

"It seems that the Northern Di people are not completely useless."

Yuan Shao's impression of the Beidi has changed slightly. She used to think that all alien races were trash, but now it seems that the Beidi are at least the stronger ones among the trash.

Tian Feng scanned the battlefield and estimated the approximate losses of the Northern Di people:

"Due to the continuous attacks on the city these days, at least two thousand Di people have been killed, but their ferocity has not diminished in the past few days. They can be called elite troops."

This time the Northern Di army had only 20,000 men, and had lost one-tenth of its men, yet its offensive showed no sign of decline at all, and it was truly an elite force.

"My lord, I have a different opinion."

Just when Tian Feng and Yuan Shao were expressing their admiration for the bravery of the Northern Di people, Qu Yiyi interrupted them.

"Oh, what's General Qu's opinion?"

Yuan Shao still respects Qu Yiyi now. Although Qu Yiyi is a little too arrogant and Yuan Shao doesn't like her, she can't help but feel that she is really capable.

In the battle of Jie Bridge, Qu Yiyi really killed three thousand black-armored cavalry. Anyone who knows a little about the matter knows the value of this record.

Even Guo Tu, who had previously complained about Qu Yiyi because of the iron armor issue, chose to shut up. No one would talk about Qu Yiyi's fighting skills anymore.

"I suspect that these Di people didn't try their best."

After the battle of Jie Bridge, Qu Yiyi naturally became the main general defending the city and had a clearer understanding of the fighting effectiveness of the Northern Di people.

The Beidi people are generally shorter than the Qian people, which makes it easy for people to look down on them.

But there is a little-known fact: being short does not mean being weak. Even in a life-and-death fight, a tall person may not necessarily have an advantage over a short person.

Anyone who has served in the military will have heard something about the legend of black potatoes in Guangxi.

You are short and have dark skin, and they can beat you up easily.

Although these Beidi people are short, they are not weak. They can be described as small and strong. They must be the core elite of the Beidi king.

These Northern Di people acted very quickly and basically obeyed orders. Some of them even climbed onto the walls of Zhongshan County City several times.

Although they seemed to be beaten back later due to lack of successors, Qu Yiyi always felt that the combat effectiveness of these elite Beidi troops was more than that.

Yuan Shao did not doubt Qu Yiyi's words and said:

“It’s normal not to give your best.”

"These people are Di people after all, not Beishuo troops."

“Although I don’t know what conditions An Xinlin offered to collude with this group of aliens.”

"But after all, they are not An Xinlin's army."

"Having fought to this extent is already giving An Xinlin face. There's no need for him to fight to the death with us."

Is that so? Yuan Shao's judgment seemed to make sense, but Qu Yiyi always felt something was wrong.

Although Yuan Shao participated in defending the city, his responsibility was to guard against innate-level strongmen like An Xinlin and King Beidi. His feelings were far less intuitive than those of Qu Yiyi, who was leading the troops on the front line.

Qu Yiyi felt that the Di people had nearly broken through the city's defenses several times, but they stopped fighting and retreated. Although it was still early to capture the city, but you ordered your people to retreat immediately after the defenses were about to be broken, what kind of micro-management could only be done by a foolish commander?

"My lord, this is wrong."

Qu Yiyi hasn't refuted yet, not because she is so submissive, but simply because her brain is not enough and she hasn't figured it out. However, someone refuted Yuan Shao for her.

It was Tian Feng, Yuan Shao's adviser, who was the first to notice the loopholes in Yuan Shao's analysis.

"Although we don't know what An Xinlin promised these Beidi people."

"But I think the most valuable things can only be given after An Xinlin conquers Jizhou."

"There is no direct conflict between the two, and they even have consistent interests."

"If it is true as General Qu said, that these Northern Di people are acting, it is a bit too strange."

Acting? The words Tian Feng suddenly struck Qu Yiyi's heart. She finally found an accurate description for the strange feeling that the Beidi people had given her these days. She immediately agreed:

"Acting, yes, it's acting. These Beidi people give me the feeling that they are putting on a show for An Xinlin."

"It looks like they are fighting very hard, but in fact, they are just hitting the target."

"To be honest, although we Qian people are definitely more brave than the Beidi people, our soldiers are all newly recruited young and strong men. We are really no match for the veterans on the other side who have fought many battles."

"It's been so easy to defend these days. I think it's because these Northern Di people let us down."

"Every time we were about to break through, the Northern Di retreated. Either they were letting us win, or the enemy commander was out of his mind."

"Or maybe the Beidi people didn't want to break into the city at all."

Qu Yiyi's words reached Yuan Shao's ears, although she didn't want to admit that she was able to defend Zhongshan County because the other party let her go.

But after all, she is still at a great disadvantage at this time. Yuan Shao is not a person who will waver against the wind, and she can listen to honest advice even if it is unpleasant to the ear.

Looking at the gray crescent moon in the sky, Yuan Shao thought for a moment and then smiled calmly:

"I don't know what these aliens are planning."

“But isn’t that a good thing?”

"They didn't work hard in attacking the city, and they only hurt An Xinlin. Could they possibly hurt us?"

"Since they like acting, let them do it well. It's a good thing anyway."

"We should deploy our defenses and defend the city. Can we still suffer losses?"

Tian Feng and Qu Yiyi looked at each other and both thought it made sense.

If enemies come, we will fight them; if water comes, we will block it with earth. Even if the Northern Di people play a fake match, they can only harm their friendly forces. It will only benefit the enemy and not harm them.

Although there are still some doubts about the motives of the Northern Di people, there is no need to worry about it.

"My lord, my lord!"

Guo Tu's voice suddenly sounded on the top of the city wall. It was hard for an old man like him to be an expert. He was running out of breath and looked really anxious.

"Why are you so panicked, sir?"

Yuan Shao looked at Gong Ze who was running over in some confusion. He should be counting the military equipment at this time. What could have made him lose his composure like this?
Could it be that the weapons were eaten by rats?

Guo Tu ran all the way to Yuan Shao, looked around to confirm that there were no ordinary soldiers nearby, and then spoke in a low voice:
"My lord, Weijun City has been broken!"

(End of this chapter)