Chapter 122: In the Name of God

Chapter 122: In the Name of God

Han Da looked over these Turkic women a few times.

These Turkic women were covered in dirt, had messy hair, and many wounds from the long journey.

Most of these women were middle-aged. Although they had some charm, age had taken its toll.

Even those who were younger and quite attractive, Han Da himself did not like Turkic women.

Han Da awkwardly gave a slight bow to Da Lei: “Mr. Da Lei, thank the Prince for me. But… I am sworn enemies with the Turks! I could never let a Turkic woman become my woman!”

Hearing Han Da’s words, a strange look flashed across Da Lei’s cold face: “What are you thinking? These aren’t women for you. These are the wives, favorite concubines, and daughters of various Turkic chieftains from the outside. They are a great gift the Prince has given you. They should be very useful for dealing with those Turks outside your city walls!”

Han Da was greatly shocked after hearing this: “What? The wives and daughters of the various tribe chieftains? Have you… have you already attacked the Turkic rear?”

Before Han Da could finish.

Da Lei nodded: “Yes, these days! The Prince has achieved great success in the Turkic rear. Their rear is in complete chaos! The Helu Tribe and the Tiesa Tribe have already been captured! Not only that, the Prince successfully stirred up unrest in their rear! Now the Gesa Tribe and the Ashide Tribe have joined together, united against Ashina, and started a war. They are fighting among themselves…”

Da Lei explained the situation in the Turkic rear.

As a result, the Turkic rear was utterly beaten by Xiao Ce’s one thousand cavalry.

Before each attack, Xiao Ce would send a raven to Wei Wuji. Once the raven went out, they would attack.

Because it was a surprise attack, the battle could be resolved in less than two hours.

After killing most of the living forces of a tribe, Xiao Ce would immediately lead his troops away to the next tribe.

And after Wei Wuji received the raven message, he would dispatch troops immediately. Before the survivors of those tribes could even react, they would suffer a second attack.

Because they were already terrified from the first battle! They could be easily swept clean. They would clean up the mess, count the prisoners, and gather the spoils.

Using this two-wave attack method, they pretty much swept through all the tribes in the Turkic rear.

Among these prisoners, initially, there was only Wuqimu Gesa.

Later, Xiao Ce captured some more prisoners, and then had Fu Niu use their unique communication method to contact Da Lei, who was sneaking around.

That made Da Lei wait for a few days, and then he brought these prisoners along.

After listening, Han Da’s face was full of admiration: “As expected of the Prince… truly invincible in battle, and leaving nothing to chance in strategy.”

Da Lei’s expression didn’t change at all: “The Prince said, the credit for this major battle lies with you! You held back the entire Turkic army, so he could carry out his surprise attack so smoothly. Otherwise, his one thousand cavalry probably couldn’t have had such a great effect.”

Han Da was about to be polite.

Da Lei interrupted: “Don’t stand on ceremony. I’ve heard about your battle. Leading so many new recruits and holding out like that is no small feat.”

“It’s all thanks to the Prince’s methods for training soldiers, and his ideological teachings, that gave everyone iron-like will and unity! Otherwise, relying on me alone, I really couldn’t have done it.”

Da Lei did not deny Han Da’s words. Back when Xiao Ce was writing those ideological teachings, Da Lei saw them. He had to admit, those things were highly inflammatory and spoke to everyone’s hearts.

Da Lei nodded: “I’ve said everything I needed to. I’ll leave now. How to use these people, what to do with them, the Prince said it’s all up to you…”

Han Da awkwardly cupped his hands: “Mr. Da Lei, didn’t the Prince give any guidance?”

Da Lei shook his head: “The Prince said, you can do whatever you want with them. Even releasing them is fine, as long as you can delay them here for a while. The Prince still needs at least a month!”

Hearing Da Lei’s words, Han Da’s expression turned grim.

Da Lei asked: “General Han? Is there a problem?”

Han Da nodded and then explained the biggest problem they currently faced.

“Plague? So, you’ve already cut off the subsequent food supplies, and the military provisions have been gone for seven days?” Da Lei asked.

Han Da nodded: “I’ve already ordered everyone to prepare for self-rescue… but Yanbei City was originally a desolate city. Although we’ve arranged for production and planting… the fastest crops still need over a month. Besides, the military and civilian population here is too large. The crops we planted are just a drop in the bucket!”

As he spoke, Han Da looked at Da Lei expectantly.

Da Lei cupped his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and said helplessly: “I’m not good at planning either. I can’t help you with this!”

Although a bit disappointed, Han Da nodded: “I understand, Mr. Da Lei. Please convey my thanks to the Prince! Please tell the Prince, no matter what, we will delay them for one month!”

Da Lei nodded, then took out a few black ravens from his clothes and handed them to Han Da.

“Of course, it’s not completely hopeless. This is the second great gift the Prince had me bring.”

“You find an absolutely safe place to keep these ravens. Let them get used to it for a day, then release them to fly back the next day. These are guide ravens. Once they learn this route, and after a batch of ravens establishes the route, the Prince can contact you via raven.”

“If things go smoothly time-wise, after I return and tell the Prince! He might be able to give you advice!”

Upon hearing this, Han Da bowed almost ninety degrees!

“Thank you, Mr. Da Lei. If we can get the Prince’s advice, that would naturally be the best! On behalf of the people and defenders of Yanbei City, I thank you!”

Da Lei waved his hand and asked again: “Hey, don’t be so formal. Do you think this is a real plague… or…”

Han Da shook his head and said: “Based on the information so far, it doesn’t seem real! It’s very likely the people from the Family Heads of the New Four Great Clans, after seeing the Turks arrive, don’t think highly of us… so they want to defect to the Turks! Of course, this is just my guess!”

Da Lei listened and nodded: “Alright! I understand. Then you deal with these people. The Prince said, you can handle them however you want!”

Han Da nodded and was about to go outside to see him off.

But Da Lei refused.

After Da Lei left, Han Da looked at the room full of Turkic women, frowning slightly…

Even with their mouths gagged, these Turkic women had proud and stubborn looks in their eyes.

They kept making “uh uh” sounds from their mouths.

Seeing this, Han Da stepped forward and gave each of them a chop to the neck, knocking them all unconscious.

After knocking them out.

“You’re all prisoners now, yet still so full of yourselves!”

Han Da muttered curses, carefully tucked the ravens into his clothes.

After returning to his residence, he followed Da Lei’s feeding instructions and sent people to find a few who knew how to raise ravens to take good care of them.

Then, he called for Jiang Xing, bringing the few people who had been digging holes earlier.

Jiang Xing, seeing Han Da call for him, was puzzled: “General Han, you called for me to…”

“Didn’t you want to know why I had you dig that hole?” Han Da said.

Jiang Xing’s face grew even more curious.

Han Da didn’t explain. He had them prepare some carriages and sacks.

“Going to dig more holes?”

Han Da smiled without speaking and led them to that old, run-down house.

The Turkic women Han Da had knocked out were still unconscious.

Jiang Xing looked at these Turks, his eyes wide: “General, you… this… where did these come from?”

Han Da said with a smile: “This is the main wife of Helu of the Turkic tribe, Wuqimu Gesa.”

“This is Tiesa’s most beloved youngest daughter, that’s Tiesa’s main wife.”

…

Da Lei had introduced all these people to Han Da, and now Han Da told Jiang Xing.

Jiang Xing was full of excitement: “With these people, can we threaten the Turks now?”

Han Da nodded: “Correct! The Imperial Prison in Yanbei City hasn’t been used yet, right?”

Jiang Xing nodded.

Han Da instructed: “Go and lock these people up in Yanbei City’s Imperial Prison. Then, you must assign people we absolutely trust to guard them.”

Jiang Xing cupped his hands in agreement and had his men stuff these women into sacks, then went to imprison them.

…

At this time, in a dense forest a few hundred meters away from the Turkish camp outside Yanbei City.

Several Turks were hanging upside down from a large tree.

Da Lei walked to a tree and first took one of the Turks down.

Then he pulled the cloth out of his mouth.

“You, boy, do you know what to say later?”

The young Turk nodded repeatedly: “Servant of God, I know… I know! I will definitely do as you said…”

Da Lei said to the Turk youth: “Alright, let me hear you say it!”

The Turk youth repeated the lines Da Lei had taught him along the way.

Da Lei nodded with satisfaction: “Good! If you dare to try any tricks. Your wife and children are in our hands. The Celestial God Urgen will definitely make them wish they were dead!”

Seeing this, the Turk youth trembled uncontrollably.

When Xiao Ce attacked, they were all wearing Camouflage Uniforms with paint on their faces.

And when they attacked those Turks, they heard them call them the Ghost Cavalry.

Xiao Ce asked around and found out that among the Turks, there was a so-called God of Death, the Celestial God Urgen. Under Urgen was a Ghost Cavalry.

Their Ghost Cavalry were specifically those who came to take the lives of Turks.

After hearing this, Xiao Ce felt this story that fell into their hands was very good.

Xiao Ce claimed to be the Ghost Cavalry sent by the Celestial God Urgen, here to punish them.

In the Name of God, the effect was indeed much better! Wherever they appeared, those people surrendered before fighting.

Those Turks looked at their attire and their ability to appear and disappear without a trace, and naturally believed.

This Turk devoutly knelt on the ground, shaking his head vigorously: “Servant of God, I don’t dare… I will absolutely follow the will of the Celestial God Urgen.”

Da Lei moved his hands like flipping flowers, waving a fast knife.

In a few strokes, the ropes on the man’s body were untied.

“Alright, go… if you do well, the Celestial God will protect you!”

This Turk youth was also impressed by this miraculous knife technique.

“Thank you, Servant of God. I will definitely complete the task you assigned!”