Chapter 135: Divine Soldiers Descend from Heaven

Chapter 135: Divine Soldiers Descend from Heaven

Xiao Ce took a glance at Yan Jia. “What do you think?”

Yan Jia smiled at Xiao Ce and said, “Prince, watching you fight always seems so easy. We never have to put in much effort to win!”

Xiao Ce said with a smile, “Heaven helps me!”

Yan Jia shook his head, not quite agreeing.

“Prince, it’s still your brilliant calculations.”

Xiao Ce said with a laugh, “This is just the beginning! Come on, we can go get the main force now!”

As he spoke, Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, “Da Lei, you sneak into the city. There are some Turks inside who have surrendered. Give them this medicine. Tomorrow night, put this medicine into their usual water sources.”

Da Lei cupped his hands and said, “Yes, Prince!”

Yan Jia saw this and said to Xiao Ce, “Prince, you don’t even want a single one of our men to die?”

Xiao Ce said with a smile, “If they can live, why seek death… I’ve said it before, a bad life is better than a good death! What era is this! I hate fighting and killing the most!”

Yan Jia did not comment on Xiao Ce’s words.

If it were their first time meeting Xiao Ce, they might really believe he disliked fighting and killing.

But having seen Xiao Ce’s methods among the Turks, and how decisive he was in killing, he didn’t dislike fighting; what he liked was killing.

One-sided killing.

Yan Jia was somewhat concerned. “Will drugging the water affect our own water supply?”

Xiao Ce shook his head and said, “It’s fine! It’s just some laxatives!”

Yan Jia asked with a hint of doubt, “Prince, according to the secret tunnel Han Da left for us, we could enter completely unnoticed and kill them all.”

Xiao Ce said, “Hey, this prince is not a bloodthirsty person… Leave some survivors, capture them, and let Zhang Yunqing use them as laborers! You must know, Zhang Yunqing’s Urgen tribe is starting from scratch now. What they lack is people! We capture them and make them build their own homes!”

Yan Jia’s face twitched as he listened, and he nodded repeatedly.

…

On the other side at this time, after the Turks excitedly entered Yanbei City,

they carefully made all preparations.

But after entering the city, they did not see a single person.

Only after they had occupied Yanbei City,

they still hadn’t seen a single enemy. Instead, due to nervousness while searching in the dense alleys,

a few Turks accidentally injured each other.

“Report! Lingluo Alley checked, all is safe!”

“Report! Cao Alley, all is safe…”

Helu, who was waiting at the city gate, listened to the reports from the generals one by one.

Helu’s face grew uglier and uglier.

Ashina beside him said, “Helu, I told you, this intelligence wouldn’t be wrong… Clearly, they had already run away earlier!”

Helu, face dark, pointed at Ashina. “What’s the point of saying that now? You really knew there was no one here… You go ahead then… Weren’t you also too scared to act?”

Just as the two were about to fight again.

Ashide tried to smooth things over. “Regardless, for us, this is still good news. If they had held out and not left, we would surely have lost many Turkic warriors here!”

Ashina said, “If you had listened to me, we could not only have entered Yanbei City quickly but also chased their fleeing troops. All along the way through the Four Prefectures, my people were there; they would not have taken them in. According to my plan, we could have killed freely… We could have wiped them all out before they retreated. But now, if they have holed up somewhere…”

“Enough, enough, cut the crap! You think you’re so capable! What’s the use of talking after the fact!”

Helu said fiercely, “Since you’re all so great. Starting tomorrow, same as before, we’ll each rely on our own abilities. Whoever can capture a few cities, those cities will belong to them… I don’t care to help you all anyway…”

Ashina frowned slightly. “The Four Northern Desert Prefectures, thirty cities, have already submitted to us… There’s no need to attack them. If you agree, we’ll draw lots and divide these cities equally!”

Seeing this, Ashide quickly agreed. “Good, I support Ashina’s idea. There’s no need for us to waste military strength on cities that have already submitted.”

Tiesa and Musa naturally agreed to what was beneficial to them…

After all, if they truly relied on their own abilities, none of them were a match for the Helu Tribe.

“Fine. Then let’s divide them later. Ashina, you can’t trick us this time, right?” Seeing this, Helu also did not dare to anger everyone and spoke.

Ashina said, “There won’t be any problems! This time I can guarantee it! If there’s any problem, you can kill me…”

Although Ashina was unhappy with these people from the Four Great Clans, from the current situation, it was indeed clear.

They did not lie to him.

The previous wrong intelligence was all due to being misled by Xiao Ce.

“What about this empty city? Does it count as one? Whoever wants it can have it… I don’t want it…” Helu said first.

After all, their goal in attacking cities was the population and resources inside.

An empty city not only offered no benefits but also required men to garrison it.

After Helu finished speaking, everyone else said they didn’t want it either.

Since there was no profit to be had, even Ashina didn’t want it.

Then Tiesa on the side spoke up. “Since no one wants it, I’ll reluctantly take it then.”

Naturally, everyone had no objections, and they told Tiesa that if he wanted it, he would need to station troops here.

Tiesa naturally agreed readily.

Then these people went and found a place, and aside from the nine cities occupied by Xiao Ce, they treated the remaining thirty cities as their own and divided them all up.

After everyone dispersed, Ashide and Tiesa had a good relationship.

Ashide asked Tiesa, “Ashide, why do you want this empty city? After all, this city has no use!”

Tiesa smiled and replied, “You still haven’t changed your way of thinking. It’s still the Grasslands mindset, thinking whoever has strong soldiers and horses is enough… That set from the Grasslands doesn’t work well here. High walls and strong defenses are what matter. And this empty city’s geographical location is a strategic pass. After we conquer the Xiao Kingdom, this city will definitely be the most bustling! It’s not only easy to defend and hard to attack but also a strategic pass. One city here is worth ten others!”

“Moreover, it borders Turkic territory, at the very edge of the Northern Desert. In case of war, this city will be the last to be affected! At first glance, it seems like an unwanted place. But if you look at it with a developmental eye, this is a golden city!”

After hearing this, Ashide suddenly understood. “Tiesa, no wonder you can make money. You are the richest among our Turkic tribes!”

Tiesa said with a smile, “Ashide, I am a merchant… I am not good at fighting. I can only use my methods… to maximize profit!”

Ashide nodded, then said to Tiesa, “Tiesa, in the future, those of us who are not good at fighting need to support each other more.”

Tiesa said to Ashide, “Ashide, do you really think our army can attack deep into the Central Plains Hinterland of the Xiao Kingdom?”

Ashide showed a hint of doubt. “You don’t think so?”

Tiesa nodded. “At least not right now! We seem united, but you saw it. The two strongest tribes here, Helu and Ashina’s tribes, don’t get along! That’s a recipe for defeat! We each have our own little schemes. Taking the Four Northern Desert Prefectures now is already quite good!”

Ashide said, “So you mean… after taking the Four Northern Desert Prefectures, you don’t plan to go south?”

Tiesa smiled and nodded. “Yes, Ashide, we are old friends. Let me advise you too, what we truly have in hand is ours… The Xiao Kingdom may be declining, but it’s still a giant. A starved Camel is still bigger than a horse!”

Ashide nodded. “Tiesa, I understand!”

After waiting for one day, the various tribes set out.

They each went to their assigned areas. Tiesa did not leave a large garrison here either.

After all, in Tiesa’s eyes, Yanbei City was, for now at least, not in danger.

After the main force had all left,

over three thousand people remained in Yanbei City.

After the Turkic army left, Da Lei, using the secret tunnel from before, easily snuck into the city.

The Turks from Tiesa’s tribe here thought this was a safe rear area, completely at ease, with no sense of caution at all.

Da Lei went to the agreed location and found those surrendered Turks hiding underground.

After Da Lei gave them the powder and gave his instructions, he prepared to leave.

These surrendered Turks asked Da Lei, “Sir, is the King of Northern Desert coming? Please tell him to be very careful. The roads from Yanbei City to the Four Northern Desert Prefectures are all filled with Turkic soldiers now…”

Da Lei nodded. “Around midnight tonight, we will enter the city! You just need to put this powder into their water sources.”

The surrendered Turks, trying to curry favor, asked, “Should we go and open the south gate for you?”

Da Lei said with a smile, “No need! The King of Northern Desert has his own methods. Moreover, our main force will enter from the north gate?”

The surrendered Turks grew even more puzzled. “Sir, are you mistaken? Outside the north gate is our Turkic rear area… How can the King of Northern Desert’s army come from our rear?”

Da Lei said with a smile, “Just do as told. Wait for the King of Northern Desert, the divine soldiers will descend from heaven!”