Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

Inside the grassland camp.

Looking at the food supplies still burning and the many tents that had been set ablaze.

Alitan's expression was grim and uncertain.

He would occasionally turn back to stare at Pingsha Pass.

As dawn broke.

"withdraw!"

We can't put out the fire anymore. It's mixed with the black oil from the daytime, and it's been burning for several hours straight, so we can't extinguish it at all. We can only wait for it to burn completely.

"Your Majesty, why must we retreat? We have no supplies, and the journey back will take several days. How can our people hold out? Pingsha Pass must be taken."

The chieftains of the close-knit tribes who were standing by him were furious upon hearing this.

I didn't manage to grab anything.

They couldn't accept returning to the grasslands in such a disgraceful manner after losing so many people.

"We must retreat. This is the king's order. Everyone is exhausted after putting out the fire overnight. Once Ping Sha Pass sends troops out..."

Alitan said with concern.

He immediately led his men toward the horse farm outside the camp.

We have to go!

If we don't leave now, we'll be bogged down by these Zhou people sooner or later. Without food and supplies, we don't know how we'll survive today.

Moreover, if he were a general of the Great Zhou, he would surely send troops immediately. It would take several days to return to the grasslands from here, and there would be no food along the way. He could simply keep chasing them and eventually devour the entire grassland army.

The more Alitan thought about it, the more uneasy he became.

Even though the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were no match for the grasslands in the past, when they had no food, no matter how powerful the grassland warriors were, it was useless.

"kill!"

"Don't let the wild boar hide get away!"

"Grandpa's here with the wild boar hide from the grassland!"

Just then.

Deafening shouts of battle echoed from the direction of Pingsha Pass.

"Not good, engage the enemy!"

Seeing the approaching Zhou army, Alitan's expression changed drastically, and he immediately roared:

"Assemble! Sound the horns! Quickly!"

"Where's Gu Ningzhi? Let him come!"

"Your Majesty, Gu Ningzhi has already run away. He disappeared before dawn. Your Majesty, we can't stay here. Let's go while we can still leave. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave."

A guard watched as the Great Zhou army was about to charge.

Gritting his teeth, he dragged Alitan towards the horse farm.

now.

The entire Wild Boar Skin camp was thrown into chaos.

They've been putting out fires since midnight, and most of them are exhausted; they didn't even have their knives with them.

Looking at the Great Zhou soldiers charging forward.

Many wild boars roared and charged forward.

But most of them scattered and fled.

because.

The leaders are all gone now; there isn't even a single leader in command in the camp.

"No, no, the water is poisonous! The water is poisonous!"

Many wild boar hides felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground before they could even leave the camp.

This situation is becoming more and more common.

Many tribal leaders gritted their teeth and rushed towards the horse farm.

Finished!

It's completely over!

Besides setting fires, these damned Zhou people poisoned the water.

"Don't let a single one escape, officers of the Thousand Households, at the horse enclosure!"

Qin Feng was riding on horseback.

Seeing General Gou leading his men into the Wild Boar Skin Camp, he immediately waved his hand and led the men behind him toward the horse farm to the east.

Running will definitely allow some people to escape.

Qin Feng didn't care about any of this.

These warhorses are the only ones that absolutely cannot have any problems.

It's all silver!

The warhorses that Wild Boarskin rode were the best quality horses on the grasslands, and each one could fetch over a hundred taels of silver.

This is not the kind of inferior horse that can be sold to the Great Zhou every year.

Many of them could be used as stallions.

In Qin Feng's view, what is war all about? It's all about money. As long as you have money, is it difficult to defend Pingsha Pass?

It's actually not difficult at all.

Continue to raise the city walls. Now that the Great Zhou can set off fireworks during festivals, can't they come up with any cannons?

As long as we can figure this out.

Even if wild boar hide were incredibly strong, and impervious to swords and spears, it would be impossible to conquer Pingsha Pass.

"Charge out!"

When Qin Feng and his men arrived at the horse farm...

Just then, you could see several hundred people surrounding a dozen grassland leaders, constantly changing horses.

"Judging by the situation, the drugging here has been successful. Some horses won't be able to escape. Don't let any of them live. Keep the leader alive, but kill the rest!"

"superior!"

Qin Feng suddenly waved his hand.

The hundreds of people behind him quickly surged in.

Niu Wu took the lead, charging ahead with a thick stick in his hand, wielding it with great force.

"Bang!"

He smashed the head of a wild boar in front of him with a single blow.

Qiu Tuizi, who was following on the side, couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Fifth Master, slow down, slow down! Even a head can be exchanged for silver! Don't smash it so badly! Ouch, it breaks my heart!"

"Stop spouting so much nonsense! Can't you sew it back up after smashing it? Get out of the way, the leader is mine!"

Niu Wu curled his lip in disdain.

He continued forward, stick in hand.

They were putting out the fire in the middle of the night, and none of them were wearing armor. They only had one weapon, and after working all night, many of them were poisoned.

They were no match for these Great Zhou people.

They watched as hundreds of grassland warriors were reduced to just a few dozen.

The leaders of the various grassland tribes exchanged glances.

"Stop it, all of you!"

One of them shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Officials of the Great Zhou, I am the chieftain of the Qinghe tribe. We have lost, and we are willing to submit to the Great Zhou. Please order your men to stop and give us horses so we can leave!"

"What did you say?"

Qin Feng rode in on horseback.

He stared at the other person with disbelief.

"I swear to the Eternal Heaven that I am willing to serve the Great Zhou."

To be honest, Qin Feng considered himself to have a thick skin than most people would have.

Did not expect ah.

Compared to others, there's simply no way to compare.

One second they're fighting to the death, the next second they have to stop if they surrender?

What kind of logic is that?

"My lord, this has always been the case on the grasslands. When they attack each other's tribes, it's the same. Swearing allegiance means submission, and the entire tribe will be merged into another tribe."

A young soldier from Gou's army leaned over and explained in a low voice.

"So, when the Great Zhou attacked the grasslands, they also submitted in this way?"

"yes!"

"What's the point of this loyalty? Aren't they the ones leading the troops attacking Pingsha Pass right now? If loyalty were useful, what would be the point of your swords? Who gave you permission to stop?"

Qin Feng sneered.

If you pledge allegiance, you'll be allowed to go back and recuperate; you'll even receive money if nothing happens.

Once you've recovered.

Come on, keep hitting me?

Isn't this guy just missing a screw in his head?

"Keep the leader, but cut off the heads and hides of the rest of the wild boars. After we settle the silver, I'm going to build a mound of skulls right here."

He squinted.

Qin Feng glanced at the dozens of wild boar hides opposite him, whose faces had turned pale.

I immediately lost interest.

He was more interested in the warhorses than in killing the wild boar hides.

"What are you standing there for? Lord Qin is the military supervisor. General Gou has given the order—the order from Supervisor Qin is his order: kill! If the leader isn't killed, kill all the rest of the wild boar hides!"

The Gou family army general on one side suddenly raised his knife and led his men to charge forward.

Lord Qin is right.

Wild boar skin had surrendered before and sworn allegiance.

is that useful?

It's completely useless!

Now, aren't they just leading men to attack the border?

"Damn them, they're all liars! Chop them up!"

……

Beijing.

The Grand Tutor's Mansion.

"Commander Ding is quite generous."

Grand Tutor Wang finished reading the letter, a slight smile on his face, and stood up.

The staff members kneeling below were overjoyed.

Let's see what the Grand Tutor means.

It seems they are willing to protect Commander Ding.

"Send the letter and the messenger together... um, to the Jingzhao Prefecture!"

"Grand Tutor!!!"

The staff were dumbfounded; they hadn't expected this outcome.

He glanced at the other person.

Grand Tutor Wang slowly shook his head and sighed softly.

"Has the reputation of the Nanlin Party fallen so low that even traitors like you, attempting rebellion, dare to openly contact the Nanlin Party for protection?"