Chapter 113 What? The war is over?

Not long after, Lin Xiuming's scout cavalry arrived at the gate of Yancheng City. One of the soldiers shouted loudly: "We are the army sent by the imperial court to support the Northern King. The general is Lin Xiuming. Please open the city gate immediately! Let the Yancheng defenders open the city gate!" Let’s go in!”

Hearing this, the soldiers in Yancheng were very nervous. At this time, a captain guarding the city gate immediately said: "The King of the North is resisting the barbarian army at the north gate! Please wait a moment! We will report first!"

Hearing this, a soldier became angry instantly, "You're reporting that the barbarian army is here, why don't you let us in quickly! If something happens to King Bei, can you gatekeepers take the responsibility!"

The captain said again: "Don't worry, now is a critical period, we need to confirm whether you are a member of the imperial army.

After hearing this, the scout had no choice but to follow the procedure and show them the official documents so that the soldiers at the South Gate could confirm their identities.

Seeing that Yancheng's soldiers seemed to be stalling for time, Lin Xiuming's face became increasingly ugly.

At this time, Lin Xiuming's deputy general Zhou Yu said next to Lin Xiuming: "General, Yancheng has really been occupied by barbarians, right? Why do I feel that the soldiers guarding the city don't want us to enter?"

Zhou Yu was a person close to the Eighth Prince. He naturally wanted to see the Northern King captured by the barbarians. If Yancheng was captured, Zhou Yu would not feel that it was a loss to Daxia.

After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Lin Xiuming just looked at the city in front of him expressionlessly and did not speak.

He could tell from Zhou Yu's tone that Zhou Yu seemed to want to see something happen to King Bei. Lin Xiuming was not a fool. He knew Zhou Yu was from the Eighth Prince when he left the capital.

As a child of the prime minister's family, Lin Xiuming was very familiar with the situation in the court.

At this time, Zhou Yu continued: "General, if Yancheng is really occupied by the barbarians, then we should seize the time to retreat. If we wait for the barbarian army to catch up, I am afraid that all 70,000 of us will be destroyed."

After hearing this, Lin Xiuming said coldly: "Vice General Zhou, you seem to want to see something happen to King Bei?"

Zhou Yu said quickly: "General, you have misunderstood my subordinates. They just think that if Yancheng is lost, then there is no need to defend Beijun anymore."

Hearing this, Lin Xiuming turned his head and glanced at Zhou Yu, and then said seriously: "If you give up Beijun to the barbarians today, and give up King Qi's fiefdom to the barbarians tomorrow, will you have to give up the entire Great Xia the day after tomorrow?" To the barbarians?”

Seeing that Lin Xiuming was angry, Zhou Yu immediately shut up and said nothing more.

Lin Xiuming turned to look at the city tower of Yancheng. At this time, the flag of the Northern King was still hanging on the tower. He guessed that Yancheng had not been lost yet. It was probably true that the barbarian army was already in Wanning as the soldiers guarding the city said. River valley.

Now we just need to wait for the order from King Bei. After King Bei knows that the imperial army is coming, he will definitely let them enter Yancheng immediately to help Yancheng resist the barbarians.

With these 70,000 people, there is a high probability that there will be no problem in defending Yancheng.

Lin Xiuming tried his best to think in a good direction. Now he can only think in a good direction. If Yancheng is really occupied at this time, then they will definitely not be able to defeat Yancheng again. In the end, there is a high probability that only He fled back to King Qi's fiefdom in embarrassment, and then returned to the capital to accept punishment.

After about half an hour, the gate of Nancheng opened.

Seeing the city gate open, Lin Xiuming breathed a sigh of relief. He was already ready to fight.

At this time, a soldier came out of the city on horseback and said loudly: "The war against the barbarians is over. Your Majesty asked me to inform you to go to Wanning Valley as soon as possible to clean up the battlefield."

Hearing this, Lin Xiuming and other soldiers were stunned.

What?

The war is over?

How can this be!

Is it possible that Yancheng has really been occupied by barbarians?

Is this an invitation to put you in a urn?

The barbarians want to wait until 70,000 of them enter the city before annihilating them?

Just when they were thinking this, Lin Xiuming took the lead and ran directly towards the city gate.

"Soldiers, follow me into the city!"

However, Lin Xiuming had to verify whether Yancheng had been occupied by barbarians, even if the 70,000 of them were attacked by barbarians by then.

Seventy thousand of them originally came to Bei County to resist the barbarians. If the barbarians didn't see them, but they ran away, does this make sense?

After seeing Lin Xiuming moving, the soldiers immediately took action, and the army followed Lin Xiuming slowly into the city.

However, all the soldiers were very vigilant. These 70,000 troops were all elite soldiers who had been on the battlefield. They still had the due caution.

After Lin Xiuming entered the city, he found that there were still sparse ordinary people on the streets.

But most of the people were inside the room, with the door half open, peeking outside.

The common people naturally knew that the barbarian army was attacking Yancheng, so they did not dare to go out.

At this time, a messenger shouted loudly: "Great victory in Beijun! Great victory in Yancheng! King Bei led the soldiers of Beijun to kill 200,000 barbarian soldiers and captured 100,000 barbarian soldiers!"

The messengers kept shuttling through every street in the city, loudly announcing the results of the war.

Soon all the imperial troops who entered the city heard the message of the messenger.

The officers and soldiers in the imperial court were stunned when they heard that the messenger said that King Bei led the army of Beijun to kill 200,000 soldiers and captured 100,000 barbarian soldiers.

The first thing they thought of was that this was fake news!

Most of the soldiers in the 70,000-strong army led by Lin Xiuming had fought against the barbarians, and they knew very well the fighting power of the barbarians.

Not to mention the 300,000-strong army, if their 70,000-strong army fought against the 50,000-strong army of the barbarians without a city, it would not be easy for them to defeat the barbarians.

As a result, the messenger from Beijun said that the King of Beijun led Beijun's army to defeat the barbarian army of 300,000?

Not only were they defeated, but they also killed 200,000 barbarian soldiers and captured 100,000 barbarian soldiers. This can be said to be a total annihilation.

is it possible?

What a joke!

There are only so many soldiers in Beijun. Let alone defeating the barbarian army, it is already very difficult to defend Beijun.

If they really had this strength, the imperial court would not send 70,000 troops to support them.

Lin Xiuming was a little confused as to why King Bei wanted people to spread such false news in the city.

This doesn't sound true.

Anyone with a little bit of brains knows that it is impossible for the Northern King to defeat the barbarian army of 300,000.

What's more, the false news spread by King Bei's people is too false. If you say that you repelled the barbarian attack, I'm afraid the common people will believe it.

In the end, you said you killed 200,000 barbarian troops and captured 100,000 barbarian soldiers!

Who does this make believe?

There is a reason behind everything. Lin Xiuming now wants to know what King Bei wants to do.

Then he said to the soldiers behind him: "Speed ​​up the march and join the King of the North as soon as possible."

About two-quarters of an hour later, Lin Xiuming and the imperial court's 70,000 troops finally arrived at the north gate of Yancheng.

At this time, Lu Chen was standing on the tower, looking to the north.

A soldier from Beijun came to Lin Xiuming and said, "General Lin, the King of Beijun is waiting for you on the tower!"