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Just now, the barbarians attacked the city.

They not only breached the city gates, but also stormed the city walls!

Three thousand people!

Only three thousand barbarians!

Of course, there were 50,000 Northern Xia troops in front, but they couldn't overcome the fact that there were only 3,000 barbarians!

Without the National Protection Army, the Great Yue Pass is utterly vulnerable!

"The National Protection Army has fewer than 80,000 men."

"Increasing the number of troops rashly may reduce the fighting strength of the National Protection Army."

Zhou Tiancheng offered a calm analysis.

"The key issue is that even if the National Protection Army were to fight these barbarians, I wouldn't be worried in a one-on-one situation. However, the barbarians have too many Northern Xia cannon fodder at their disposal. In this case, 80,000 National Protection Army soldiers simply wouldn't be enough!"

Lin Tong sighed.

"Gunpowder can't stop them."

"The key is that the gunpowder has already been used this time. They won't dare to attack Daqian again in the short term, but once they annex Beixia, this gunpowder won't be able to stop them."

What should I do?

Faced with a group of barbarians who knew no pain, were unafraid of death, and even had a fanaticism for death, Zhou Tiancheng and Lin Tong were at a loss.

The two men came down from the city wall without saying a word.

This war had a profound impact on them.

Not long after.

Generals from all sides arrived one after another.

Gu Lingze also arrived, his expression somewhat solemn.

"General Lin, Your Highness, I estimate this is a counterattack by the Northern Barbarians against us."

"The last time General Lin led the National Protection Army to fight the barbarians, he must have angered them. Their response this time is both a counterattack and a test."

"The result wasn't good; perhaps they also thought that taking over the Great Vietnam Pass wouldn't be difficult."

"In that case, after their main force takes over Northern Xia, they may launch a direct attack on our Great Qian."

Zhou Tiancheng waved his hand impatiently.

Gu Lingze was taken aback, then nodded slightly.

"What are your thoughts, generals, on the Northern Xia soldiers during this attack?"

A general spoke with disdain.

"Just a bunch of cannon fodder."

Gu Lingze shook his head slightly.

"Haven't you noticed?"

"The captured Northern Xia soldiers under the Northern Barbarians' command have surpassed the combat capabilities of regular Northern Xia soldiers!"

"Although I don't know how the Northern Barbarians did it, they are indeed changing those scattered Northern Xia soldiers."

"And there were hundreds of thousands of these Northern Xia prisoners!"

This time.

Even Lin Tong looked at Gu Lingze.

Zhou Tiancheng couldn't help but smile.

"I can't even tell who is the true heir of Northern Xia anymore."

"The barbarians have more Northern Xia soldiers than the entire Northern Xia country can muster."

He can laugh, but others can't.

The situation is already like this; the next question is how to deal with it!

Gu Lingze spoke directly.

"I propose it."

"All soldiers in the northern border army must bring their families to the Great Yue Pass."

"If the city falls, not only will the soldiers die, but their families will also die."

Upon hearing this...

Everyone gasped in shock.

Even Zhou Tiancheng couldn't help but glance at Gu Lingze.

He didn't realize that Gu Lingze had the potential to become Jia Xu!

Gu Lingze, however, remained serious.

"I'm not joking."

"I've seen the battle today. Once the city fell, everyone was only thinking about escaping for their lives."

"I'm now questioning whether the political commissars dispatched by the Central Military Commission have actually been effective."

"Or are they also afraid of death, and unable to train an army that is not afraid to die?"

These words enraged all the generals.

A large portion of the political commissars of the Northern Frontier Military Commission were appointed by these generals.

Among them were their acquaintances, relatives, and friends—a great many of them!

Just as they were about to launch an attack on Gu Lingze, Lin Tong slammed his hand on the table.

"That's enough!"

"Mr. Gu may have been harsh in his words, but isn't what he said the truth?"

"Haven't you realized your situation yet?"

"If we can't win this battle, it doesn't matter if we die, but our families will die too, and the Great Qian Dynasty might even be destroyed!"

"In that time, we will all be disgraced in history!"

The generals fell silent, not daring to speak.

Lin Tong coldly swept his gaze over the crowd and set the rules.

"Effective immediately, all political commissars are to be relieved of their posts and will be appointed by the National Protection Army!"

"The lower-ranking officers were also instructed by personnel sent by the National Protection Army."

"As for the National Protection Army... let them go to Northern Xia."

"If Beixia doesn't survive this winter, it will be our turn next spring."

Zhou Tiancheng sighed.

The suggestion to send the National Protection Army to Northern Xia was something he had discussed with Lin Tong.

He just hadn't expected the order to come so quickly.

"Let 50,000 people go."

"Leave 30,000 men behind to help guard the Great Vietnam Pass, and incidentally train a new generation of National Protection Army soldiers."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

If only the National Protection Army can fight, then we can only use the National Protection Army as donkeys.

The meeting was adjourned.

Zhou Tiancheng and Lin Tong went to the central military camp for tea.

Lin Tong spoke directly.

"Your Highness, what we need now is not a large number of people, but elite troops."

"Only if our elite troops hold them off can we possibly stop the barbarians."

"But we have too few elite troops. If we charge in recklessly, it will only be a waste. Do you have any other ideas?"

Zhou Tiancheng shook his head.

He stumbled upon the achievements of the National Protection Army by chance. The original members of the National Protection Army were either prisoners or death row inmates. How did he trigger another miracle?

Elite?

That sounds nice.

Where can we find soldiers with high levels of awareness?

Zhou Tiancheng looked up at Lin Tong.

"I suggest that the Northern Xia form a new National Protection Army."

"As long as Beixia grows stronger, we still have time."

Lin Tong was taken aback.

"Your Highness, what do you intend to do?"

Zhou Tiancheng had this idea for a long time.

He had this idea when Tuoba Dao led his troops to attack Dayue Pass.

They drove Northern Xia to the brink of despair!

What should I do?

"Extermination of the entire clan."

As soon as Zhou Tiancheng uttered those two words, Lin Tong, who was standing next to him, subconsciously sat up straight.

Zhou Tiancheng closed his eyes and continued speaking.

"Exterminate the Northern Xia tribe, let the Northern Xia people see with their own eyes how barbarians treat their people. Only then will they understand that without a fight to the death, there is only death—not only will they die, but their children, families, and tribesmen will all die!"

Lin Tong immediately shook his head.

"But barbarians wouldn't do that; they see women and children as treasure..."

He looked at Zhou Tiancheng in surprise halfway through his sentence.

He understood what Zhou Tiancheng meant.

It was the Great Qian who went to destroy the Northern Xia tribe and framed the barbarians!

"Your Highness, if we do this, once the Northern Xia people learn the truth, our alliance with them will be broken!"

Zhou Tiancheng took a deep breath.

"The Great Qianlong era needs time."

"I don't want too many Daqian people to die, so the only option is to let the Northern Xia people die."

"By the way, we also need to find out how the Northern Barbarians control those Northern Xia people, and why the Northern Xia prisoners are stronger than the Northern Xia regular army in their hands?"

Lin Tong nodded slightly.

"I will send someone to inquire. As for the matter of exterminating the clan, Your Highness, you need to think this over carefully!"