The female prisoner was fierce

Baturu:

"I…"

Gollum~~

He subconsciously swallowed a large mouthful of saliva, and cold sweat poured down his face.

They were only thinking about exaggerating their revenge and completely ignored the problems in their words.

The main problem is that they don't dare to tell the truth.

If the general knew that he was defeated by a group of women and lost nearly thirty warhorses, what would happen to his reputation as the third bravest warrior of the grasslands?

"General..."

Baturu forced himself to speak:

"That place is treacherous, and cavalry couldn't maneuver effectively. I risked my life to lead my brothers out of there."

Yelü Deguang waved his hand, too lazy to listen to him continue his fabrication:

"Alright, what's the name of that place?"

Baturu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said:

"Xiao Family Village! That place is called Xiao Family Village!"

Xiao Family Village?

Yelü Deguang made a mental note of it, but didn't take it too seriously, saying:

"Just a bunch of bandits who ruled the mountains."

"Even if it's really as you say, with several hundred elite soldiers, it wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps in our Northern Di army."

Baturu was still unwilling to give up:

"General Yelü, are we really going to ignore everything? What if they stab us in the back?"

Yelü Deguang shook his head:

"It's alright."

"They're just a bunch of bandits. The Khan's order is for us to quickly head south, join forces, and take Youzhou directly."

"We'll deal with that Xiao Family Village after we take Youzhou, then we'll wipe out those small forces."

Although Baturu was very unwilling, he had no choice but to give up for the time being.

"yes!"

He reluctantly agreed.

Yelü Deguang stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said:

"Baturu, as one of the bravest warriors of our Northern Di, you must understand that we cannot fight a war based solely on hatred."

"The Turks have already captured the capital of the Great Wu Kingdom."

"The emperor of Da Wu is gone, the court is in disarray, and now the entire Da Wu is a piece of fat meat. Whoever acts quickly can get a bigger slice."

"This is a tremendous opportunity."

"At this crucial moment, we must seize more territory as quickly as possible, instead of wasting time with those bandits from Xiao Family Village, understand?"

After hearing this, Baturu nodded seriously, his morale lifted again, and he answered loudly:

"General Yelü, it was my fault. Please punish me."

After saying that, he placed his right hand on his left chest and then knelt down.

Yelü Deguang shook his head and continued:

"My warrior Baturu, there's no need for that. You can learn slowly."

"Youzhou is the largest state in the northern border of Dawu, with the largest population, the most grain, and the thickest city walls in the north."

"Once we take Youzhou, the entire northern border will practically belong to us, the Northern Di."

As Baturu listened, his heart was immediately invigorated:

"General Yelü, if we break through Youzhou City, please allow me to kill a few more sheep and enjoy a few more women from Dawu."

Yelü Deguang nodded:

"That's natural. Go now and prepare for your journey south."

Baturu:

"Yes, General Yelü."

He placed his right hand on his left chest again, bowed at a 90-degree angle, and then left the government office.

As he stepped out of the government office, a gust of cold wind blew, and the respect on Baturu's face instantly turned into gloom.

He clenched his fists, glanced at the direction of Table Mountain in Xiao Family Village, and secretly hardened his heart.

"Once we take Youzhou, I'll definitely bring my men back and raze that damn Xiao Family Village to the ground!!"

...at the same time.

News of the fall of Yanbei City also reached Qinglong Mountain.

Liu Xiuqing sat in the makeshift thatched hut, his face as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.

Is the news true?

Before him, Ma Sandao nodded hastily:

"Commander, it is absolutely true. Yanbei City has fallen, and the Northern Di people have slaughtered more than 10,000 people."

"Even Lord Yang Huaizhong was dragged for three streets by the Northern Di people after being hung behind a horse. His bones were ground to pieces, and his death was extremely gruesome."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiuqing suddenly stood up and paced back and forth inside the thatched hut several times.

The scar on his face was flushed red with anger, turning a deep purple.

The news that Yanbei City had fallen was a huge blow to him.

Although he had defected from the border army, he no longer considered himself a soldier of Dawu.

But Yanbei City is, after all, Da Wu's territory.

There are city walls, garrison troops, and civilians.

When he was in Black Cloud Village, he would send people to the city every now and then to sell some mountain products and buy some salt and iron.

Now that Yanbei City has been occupied by the Northern Di people, he doesn't even have a place to buy things.

Even more critically, the Northern Di people have occupied Yanbei City, and sooner or later they will sweep away the surrounding mountain strongholds.

Qinglong Mountain is only thirty li away from Yanbei City, and it bears the brunt of the attack!

"Commander."

Ma Sandao spoke cautiously:

"I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I should."

Liu Xiuqing stopped and glared at him:

"Spit it out!"

Ma Sandao swallowed hard and said:

"Commander, Yanbei City has fallen, but Youzhou City still stands. It's only a matter of time before the Northern Di people move south."

"If Youzhou falls again, the Northern Di people will have plenty of time to deal with us."

"Therefore, in my opinion, this place is not suitable for us to stay any longer. We should find another place quickly."

Liu Xiuqing also strongly agreed with the other party's statement:

"Where to change to?"

"Black Cloud Stronghold? But that guy surnamed Xiao will never give it up!"

Ma Sandao pointed to the map on the table and said:

"Commander, we don't need to go back to Black Cloud Stronghold. The consequences there are no different from what we have now at Green Dragon Mountain."

"Therefore, I suggest we go to Dongshuang County in the east."

"Dongshuang County?"

"right."

Ma Sandao took a step closer and lowered his voice, saying:

"Commander, Dongshuang County is in the east, close to the territory of the Jurchens. That place is mountainous with little land, and it is extremely poor."

"When the Northern Di people seize territory, they are definitely aiming for the richest places; Youzhou and Jizhou are their targets."

"The Northern Di people look down on Dongshuang County, a poor and remote place."

"Moreover, Dongshuang County is surrounded by mountains on two sides and water on one side, which can be considered a strategically important location, making it easy to defend."

Liu Xiuqing didn't speak, but immediately picked up the map and stared at the location of Dongshuang County on the map, his brows furrowed.

Seeing this, Ma Sandao added fuel to the fire:

"Commander, although Dongshuang County is poor, it is still a county town with city walls, granaries, and county soldiers."

"If we can take Dongshuang County, and use that county as a base to gather the defeated troops, recruit new soldiers, and perhaps even make a comeback!"

"Once our army is strong and well-equipped, let alone that wretched Xiao Family Village, even Yanbei City, if we join forces with the Jurchens, we might not be unable to put up a fight against the Northern Di!"

Upon hearing this, a look of greed flashed in Liu Xiuqing's eyes.

Since the Wei River Incident, the Jurchens and the Northern Di peoples have become completely hostile and broken off relations, making an alliance between the Jurchens and the Northern Di people highly likely.

But he quickly suppressed his doubts and voiced them:

"But Dongshuang County has county soldiers and a county magistrate, so it's not so easy to take it down."

Ma Sandao chuckled:

"Commander, we're not those bandits surnamed Xiao. We have an identity, don't we?"

Liu Xiuqing's eyes lit up immediately, and he clenched his right fist:

"right."

"This commander is a border general of the Great Wu. It is perfectly legal and reasonable for me to enter or purchase military supplies under the name of the border general."

Ma Sandao quickly added:

"more than."

"Commander, we have at least two hundred brothers. Although we suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Table Mountain, if we use them well, taking over a mere poor and dilapidated county town is no problem at all."

Liu Xiuqing was completely moved, and immediately slammed his hand on the table, declaring boldly:

"good!"

"Let's go to Dongshuang County!"

"Pass down the order: have the brothers pack their things, we're leaving first thing tomorrow morning!"

Ma Sandao immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute:

"Yes, Commander!!"

He immediately turned around and went to relay the order.

Liu Xiuqing watched him leave and asked the personal guard beside him:

"How's that guy surnamed Xiao doing lately?"

The guard immediately replied:

"Reporting back to Commander, according to our scouts, after the Xiao family occupied Black Cloud Village, they changed its name to Xiao Family Village."

"In the past few days, he has also gathered several hundred refugees and selected men to train soldiers. There are now nearly five hundred people in the village."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiuqing's facial muscles twitched slightly:

"Damn it, let's see how long you can keep jumping around like that!"

"Once I take over Dongshuang County, I'll have plenty of time to deal with you!!"

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