Until it was confirmed that the barbarians had indeed left.
The king of southern Fujian asked in disbelief: "What on earth is going on?"
The Taifu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have been ill all night, so I don't know what happened."
It turns out that the defenders of Hancheng yesterday thought they were going to die.
The King of Minnan was so frightened that he fainted.
Although the Taifu and others claimed to the outside world that the Minnan King's old illness just recurred.
However, in the minds of the soldiers, the title of King of Southern Fujian as a coward cannot be removed no matter what.
After that, the military morale became even more unstable.
An hour later, when the barbarians were about to attack the city, they looked at the opponent's dark and endless team.
The defenders at the city gate simply lost their fighting spirit.
Even, I couldn't help but want to surrender.
If it were not for the forcible suppression by the garrison generals, the barbarians would not have to attack the city at all, and civil strife would have broken out in Hancheng itself.
For this reason, the barbarians stayed outside the city for a long time.
The suffering in the hearts of the soldiers became deeper and deeper.
It was as if the God of Death had been staring at them, and they had nowhere to hide.
That kind of suffering is simply worse than killing them.
As time went on, someone soon realized that something was wrong. Not only did the barbarians stop attacking, but they also seemed to want to retreat.
Wait until you see the black army really retreating.
The soldiers on the top of the city couldn't believe their eyes.
However, the barbarian team was indeed retreating, and their formation was becoming more and more scattered.
There is no intention to attack at all.
At this time, I don’t know who shouted first, “The barbarians are retreating!”
Then, it ignited everyone's emotions.
Everyone on the city wall burst into heart-piercing shouts, "The barbarians are retreating!"
This feeling of surprise cannot be suppressed by any general.
Of course, they don't want to suppress it either.
Because they were as excited as the soldiers.
Amid the shouts of everyone, the barbarians slowly headed west.
Regardless of whether they really retreated, in short, the barbarians did not plan to continue attacking the city today.
Their lives were saved.
Not long after, just after the barbarians left, Jingyang's cavalry arrived below the city head and asked the Minnan King to come out and respond.
But the King of Minnan had already fainted, and the Taifu could only answer from the top of the city.
Then, the Jingyang cavalryman took out Zhao Xiaole's letter and announced: "Jingyang has made peace with the barbarians and asked the King of Southern Fujian to provide seven days of food and let the barbarians leave Jingyang. If you don't comply, you will be responsible for the consequences!"
This is done at your own risk, as it has a lot of implications.
Does that include letting the barbarians continue to attack the city?
But what if the other party is a barbarian pretending to be a soldier?
It wasn't until the letter was delivered to the Taifu that he recognized it as the handwriting of Taifu Xunyang, with the Taifu's seal on it.
The most important thing is that the food was given to the Xunyang Governor and then handed over to the barbarians.
This dispelled Taifu's suspicion.
He immediately made a decision, immediately took out the grain and sent it to Juyongguan!
This little food is nothing to the King of Minnan.
Naturally, I won't be stingy.
But he has no right to send away food. He must get the permission of the King of Minnan. But if he doesn't send food.
Don't say that the master is going to kill someone.
Even the soldiers all over the city wanted to kill people.
Therefore, these grains left the granary smoothly and were transported out of the city without the consent of the Minnan King.
After learning all the truth, the Minnan King nodded, "So, did the barbarians really retreat?"
The Taifu nodded and said: "Yes, according to the reports from the scouts we sent out, the barbarians have indeed left."
"They took boats from the Ba River and left one after another."
The Minnan King was stunned for a while and suddenly asked: "Where is Zhao Xiaole? What else did Zhao Xiaole say?"
The King of Minnan was completely stunned by Zhao Xiaole.
When Zhao Xiaole first arrived in southern Fujian, the king of southern Fujian and the Taifu were superstitious about the principle that a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake.
Now, when the two of them mentioned this matter, they secretly hated it.
Why did you get into trouble with Zhao Xiaole, a beast?
The Tutor also nodded awkwardly, "The Marquis of Zhenguo said that after the war in the south is over, he will prepare to go north."
"He still has some important things to tell the prince, so... let the prince go to see him in person."
The King of Minnan blinked and asked, "If Zhao Xiaole leaves, do you think he will come back?"
Why did the Tutor say, "This shouldn't be possible, right?"
The King of Minnan also nodded and said: "Once Zhao Xiaole leaves, Minnan will still be our world."
"What Zhao Xiaole relies on is just the power of firearms. After he leaves, we will also secretly stockpile firearms. At the same time, we must also have the method of restraining Pixiu in our hands."
"At that time, Zhao Xiaole had nothing to fear."
The Taifu also nodded and said: "Your Majesty is right, Zhao Xiaole is not only good at firearms, he also has mastered the method of restraining Pixiu."
"He can flood Yecheng and burn military supplies. Naturally, there is an element of luck involved. He will not always be lucky."
"Let's just lower our heads for a moment. After we master the true strength, the prince will have the final say in southern Fujian."
The two of them sat on the top of the city and slowly began to discuss.
…
When Zhao Xiaole placed the head in front of Manying, the expression on Saihan's face was still lifelike.
He closed his eyes and suffered death.
Manying was simply unbelievable, "How on earth did you do it?"
Zhao Xiaole did not answer, but shook the account book in his hand and said: "I know the number of your Pixiu very well."
"There are 12,500 in total. Leave 10,000 for me, and you can take the rest with you."
"However, I have something to say in front of you. If you are not willing to give it, then you will not be able to take any of this Pixiu back!"
Man Ying sighed, "I guessed that you must have used disguise. No wonder you must meet the princess. It turns out that not only were we plotted by you, but we also became your accomplices."
Zhao Xiaole not only returned with the barbarian soldiers, but also provided food to stabilize the morale of the barbarian soldiers. At the same time, he arranged for the barbarian soldiers to take small boats and cross the river in batches at the Ba River.
It's really well organized.
At first, Manying and the Barbarian princess were still wondering, what kind of medicine did Saihan take?
He actually gave up attacking Hancheng.
It wasn't until he saw Saihan's head that Manying understood the cause and effect.
It turned out that Saihan had died a long time ago, and it was Zhao Xiaole who had been pretending to be Saihan until the order was distributed.
He secretly left the camp alone and returned to Changyuan with Saihan's head alone.
The barbarian soldiers, under the command of various generals, were already crossing the river in an orderly manner.
But he didn't notice at all that Saihan had disappeared.
Even if there is any problem, Her Royal Highness the Princess is in Bahe and can still solve the problem on Saihan's behalf.
