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Arutai gradually calmed down and, after repeated consideration, realized that Luo Wentong's words were true, and his heart tightened.

However, he didn't show it on his face, but simply asked, "What benefit would I gain if I submitted to Lin Xuan?"

Please allow me to explain each point in detail.

Luo Wentong remained calm.

"If the Chanyu submits to the General and they jointly send troops to the Northern Python, the Northern Python will come south to seek revenge in the future, and the Yan Commandery's iron cavalry will surely come to the Chanyu's rescue."

This is one example.

"Secondly, the General permitted the three tribes of Doyan to trade with Yan County, and to sell weapons, warhorses, salt, iron, grain and cloth to the three tribes. The three tribes could also sell their warhorses, cattle and sheep to Yan County."

Thirdly, the General Who Guards the North has the power to establish his own government and can appoint or dismiss all officials in the Yan region.

If the three tribes of Ruoduoyan submit...

The general will establish three guards on the grassland: the Duoyan Guard, the Fuyu Guard, and the Tailin Guard.

The commanders of the three guards were appointed by the leaders of the three tribes. The general's office would also send civil officials and various artisans to assist the Chanyu in governing the tribes and to teach the people farming skills.

Luo Wentong spoke in a steady, rapid voice: "As the head of the three tribes, the Chanyu will be appointed as the General Who Conquers the Barbarians, a fourth-rank official, and will be under the command of the Grand General."

"What does the Chanyu think of these conditions?"

The attractive offer tempted Arughtai.

He forced himself to remain calm and asked, "What obligations does the Duoyan Three Departments bear?"

"It's very simple."

Luo Wentong said solemnly, "If the General gives the order, the three cavalry units must be ready to be dispatched at any time."

Arutai pressed further, "What if Lin Xuan changes his mind later?"

"Oh."

Luo Wentong looked displeased: "The General has always kept his word and has never broken his promise."

"The Chanyu has roamed the grasslands for decades, always decisive and courageous. Why is he now hesitant and full of worries?"

Luo Wentong's voice turned cold: "Whether to fight or surrender, please make a decision quickly."

"If you surrender, I will return to report; if you fight, you may take my life sooner."

"Sir, please don't get angry."

Arutai stood up: "May I ask your name, sir, and what your current position is?"

"Luo Wentong, the chief clerk of the General of the North's Office."

He calmly replied, "This is the appointment document personally signed by the General, and it bears the seal of the General Who Guards the North."

If the Chanyu has any doubts, he may verify them himself.

After saying this, Luo Wentong opened the inner lining of his sleeve, took out four pieces of parchment, and handed them over.

Arutai took it and examined it closely.

Three of them are appointment letters conferring the title of General Who Conquers the Barbarians, Commander of the Duoyan Guard, Commander of the Taining Guard, and Commander of the Fuyu Guard, respectively. All three are stamped with the seal of the General Who Guards the North.

"how?"

Luo Wentong asked.

"Can."

Arutai carefully put away the parchment, cupped his hands and said, "I was very offensive just now, please forgive me, Registrar Luo."

"This Chanyu is willing to submit to the General Who Guards the North and send troops to conquer the Northern Python."

"A wise move."

Luo Wentong smiled and said, "The Chanyu will soon realize that submitting to the General is the most appropriate choice in his life."

"Registration Officer Luo, when should we send out troops?"

Arughtai inquired.

Luo Wentong said, "Please contact the Taining and Fuyu tribes as soon as possible. The troops of the three tribes will be mobilized as usual, but it is essential to keep it confidential."

"it is good."

Arutai nodded.

"I will immediately send someone back to Yan County to report the news overnight."

Several days later

The messenger sent by Luo Wentong arrived at the General's Mansion before the Northern Python Army reached Duanlong Pass, delivering the news of the surrender of the three Doyan tribes.

In the main hall

The generals and strategists inside the camp looked excited.

Lin Xuan also smiled and praised, "Wen Tong's eloquence is truly extraordinary, comparable to an army of 100,000."

"General, we have won this battle."

Zhuge Qing seemed to have foreseen this: "The three tribes of Duoyan can mobilize 100,000 troops to march north from the grasslands, bypass the flank of the Dafu Mountains, and attack the Northern Python army from the side. Perhaps we can take this opportunity to encircle and annihilate their entire army of 200,000."

"If this battle is successful, three guards will be established in the three tribes of Doyan, and their troops will be brought under our command. At that time, the general will have more than 100,000 elite troops."

Zhu Duanhe cupped his hands and said, "Now that the situation is settled, we can contend with Northern Liang."

"How can Wentong be so eloquent?"

Meng Jiao muttered to himself.

"Ha ha."

Lin Xuan laughed and said, "This is what is meant by 'a single word can deter ten thousand soldiers.' To govern a country and ensure its stability, both civil and military officials are indispensable."

"In the future, Wen Tong's story may become a celebrated tale among scholars throughout the world."

"With just one person and one word, he subdued 100,000 grassland troops."

"Meng Jiao".

"Your subordinate is here."

"Send word to Wentong, ordering the three tribes of Duoyan to make a feigned move towards Luanshi City, and then attack Beimang when our army gives the order."

"Yes, ma'am."

Lin Xuan stood up and bowed to everyone, saying, "The safety of Yan County depends entirely on you all. After this battle, I will make sure you all get a good rest."

"You're too kind, General."

Zhuge Qing and the others responded in unison, "We will certainly do our best."

With strategists like Zhuge Qing and Wang Ziyuan planning internally, and tens of thousands of Yan cavalry and the three Doyan tribes that had submitted to them externally.

To be honest, he had only hoped that Luo Wentong would persuade the three tribes of Duoyan to withdraw their troops, but he did not expect that this man would persuade Arutai to surrender with his eloquence.

With the assistance of three cavalry units, the odds of victory have increased even further.

Back in the backyard, leaning back in the wicker chair, he said, "Finally, I can sleep peacefully tonight."

"Qing'er, how's the intelligence gathering by the Northern Liang spies going?"

"It's mostly cleared."

Mu Qing'er replied, "We're just waiting for the final move."

"At that time, let Tuoba Yu'er step in to keep things in order."

He casually instructed, "I may be heading to Duanlong Pass in a few days, and the General's Mansion will be under your and Ziyuan's management."

This time, the Northern Python army's southward march was different from previous ones, as it was accompanied by many martial arts masters from the Northern Python martial arts world.

"Rest assured, young master."

She nodded: "I will definitely guard the General's Mansion."

Early April

After splitting up, the 100,000 Northern Python Iron Cavalry arrived outside Duanlong Pass, but did not immediately attack the city. Instead, they set up camp outside the pass.

On the city tower

Lin Xuan, clad in heavy armor and with a swallow-shaped sword at his waist, stood on a high place gazing into the distance, with Tian Hu and Zhang Long attending him.

Yan Ri and Po Jun stood not far apart, one holding a knife and the other a sword, their expressions cold and their killing intent palpable.

"Quite a show of force."

He began, "Looking around, the Northern Python camps stretch endlessly beyond the pass, with patrols coming and going, and the camps are extremely well-constructed."

It was equipped with barricades and traps.

"This is going to be a tough battle for us."

"Judging from their camp setup, the commander of this force is no ordinary person."

Tian Hu's expression was solemn.

"General, shall we launch a night raid on the camp?"

Zhang Long was eager to try.

"No."

Tian Hu shook his head: "The Northern Python camp is heavily guarded. Even if we charge in, if the enemy is prepared, thousands of cavalrymen may not return."

"A raid on the camp won't work."

Lin Xuan said, "But harassment is permissible at night."

"Every hour, half an hour, two hours, and half an hour, a team of a thousand men is dispatched out of the pass to launch rockets from a distance."

This arrangement is to prevent the other party from figuring out the pattern of harassment.

"When leaving the border, remember to avoid the traps we have set."

He reminded him.

That night, the Yan cavalry repeatedly went out of the pass to harass the Northern Python army camp from a distance. After firing a round of rockets, they immediately turned their horses around and retreated.

The harassment continued until dawn. As the first light of day appeared, a thin mist hung in the air, and smoke rose from both Duanlong Pass and the Northern Python Army Camp almost simultaneously.

At noon, the Northern Python Army began to advance towards the pass. Without any fancy tactics, they could only rely on their flesh and blood to fight against such a treacherous fortress as Duanlong Pass.

On the open ground in front of the pass, the pit that Zhang Long had ordered his men to dig had been filled with the bodies of the Northern Python soldiers. The dark infantry formation pressed forward, stepping on the remains of their comrades, and carried ladders up to the top of the city wall.

The Northern Python soldiers below the city, holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, climbed up more than ten cloud ladders.

Rolling logs, boulders, boiling oil, and boiling water are all common methods used by the defenders to defend against enemies. After being heated to a boiling point, they are carried up to the battlements and poured directly downwards.

Then soldiers, armed with iron forks over ten feet long, vigorously pushed down the ladders, or raised their spears and stabbed the enemy as swiftly as striking a groundhog.

Before the attack began, the Northern Python Army's arrow rain was quite powerful, suppressing the defenders on the city walls and making it difficult for them to raise their heads.

Once the Northern Python soldiers approached the city wall, their officers dared not fire arrows easily anymore. At this point, it was the turn of the Yan County officers to unleash a hail of arrows upon these barbarians.

After several volleys of arrows, the Northern Python soldiers fell in droves, like mowing grass.

"boom--"

"boom--"

"boom--"

Under the cover of a shield formation, hundreds of soldiers pushed a giant battering ram to the city gate and began to violently ram the gate of Duanlong Pass.

However, the city gate only trembled slightly; apart from the bolt at the back, the entire gate opening had already been filled and compacted with sandbags.

The Yan cavalry had no intention of leaving the city to fight in the short term, so Lin Xuan ordered the city gates to be completely blocked at dawn.

No matter how hard the rammed vehicles crashed, the city gates showed no sign of opening.

Instead, the stones and boiling oil thrown from the city wall scalded the enemy soldiers holding shields, causing them to scream in agony.

As dusk fell, a loud bugle call sounded, and the Beiman army retreated to its camp like the receding tide.

The battlefield was littered with corpses, left uncollected, and the heavy stench of blood filled the air, with flocks of crows circling overhead.

"carefree."

Lin Xuan stepped into the main hall of the city tower, put down the long sword that was still dripping blood in his hand, and his armor was covered in bloodstains.

This afternoon, he personally killed no fewer than several hundred Northern Python soldiers, even cutting the blades until they curled up.

Since the Battle of Shuoyin, he had not personally led troops into battle for nearly two years. Even when he defeated the Tuoba tribe, he was only strategizing in his command tent.

Po Jun, Yan Ri, and Nan Gong Pu She were all covered in blood, especially Po Jun.

The number of enemies who died by his blade is probably no less than the number killed by Lin Xuan.

However, Nangong Pushe's face appeared slightly pale.

"Not used to it yet?"

Lin Xuan smiled slightly: "After experiencing a few more battles, you'll naturally get used to it."

Private duels in the martial world are like children playing in the face of this battlefield where thousands of troops clash.

Vajra and Finger Profound Realm warriors may be called enemies of a hundred or slaying of a thousand, but if they encounter a charge of ten thousand iron cavalry, they will inevitably be defeated and killed.

Although the Grandmaster of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm is known for being able to move freely among tens of thousands of troops, the Northern Python currently commands an army of 100,000.

Even if celestial phenomena are present, one should still be wary.

Even someone as strong as Lin Xuan dared not rashly lead his troops into battle. At this moment, only five thousand elite cavalry were stationed inside Duanlong Pass, while the remaining five thousand were infantry.

To defeat 100,000 with only 5,000, one must know that the 100,000-strong Northern Python army is not a rabble, but a battle-hardened force.

They have been fighting with the grassland tribes and the Northern Liang cavalry on the border for many years, and there are countless Northern Python martial arts masters hidden in the army.

Charging into battle rashly will surely lead to certain death.

Compared to Nangong Pushe, Po Jun exuded a chilling murderous aura, showing no sign of discomfort.

"happy."

Covered in blood, Tian Hu and Zhang Long entered the main hall one after the other.

"Replace a batch of soldiers to guard the city."

Lin Xuan ordered: "Tonight, Tian Hu will guard the first half of the night, and Zhang Long will guard the second half."

"Yes, ma'am."

The two men accepted the order and left.

During the daytime siege, the Northern Pythons suffered heavy casualties, but the Yan County garrison also suffered considerable losses.

The count revealed 300 dead, over 100 seriously wounded, and over 200 lightly wounded.

At midnight, with the moon and stars shining brightly, the Northern Python army launched another offensive as the clarion call to arms sounded once more.

Almost identical to the strategy Lin Xuan used yesterday to wear down the enemy, the Northern Python Army launched an attack every so often.

They only retreated to their camp when they were exhausted by dawn.

As smoke rose from the chimneys inside Duanlong Pass, the Northern Python Army had already pressed forward. For twelve hours a day, day and night, the sounds of battle in front of the pass never ceased.

"This is utterly absurd."

Several days passed

within the inner city

Covered in blood, Zhang Long stormed into the hall and roared, "In just five days, the Northern Python Army has launched seventy-two offensives. These Northern Python people have completely lost their minds!"

"General, we now have less than six thousand soldiers left in the pass, and they are all exhausted and their horses are weak. We must request reinforcements."