Ch 381: The Enemy At The Gates
After parading them through the streets.
Li Hanzhou then imprisoned all those scouts in the airtight dungeon.
However, these were only the scouts known publicly in Luoshui City; perhaps there were even deeper hidden scouts in secret.
Relying solely on him and the remaining soldiers in Xuanzhou to investigate would take a lot of time.
Therefore, Li Hanzhou issued a notice within Xuanzhou.
Encouraging the commoners of Xuanzhou to search for scouts hidden among them; as long as they provided information and it was confirmed that the person they accused was indeed a scout, there would be a generous reward.
Thus, in the following few days, the commoners of Xuanzhou spontaneously launched a wave of accusations against scouts.
Some people who accused someone were indeed scouts and received generous rewards.
Others were just filling in the numbers, or had significant conflicts with the person they accused. For such people, Li Hanzhou showed no mercy and punished them severely.
After about seven days of sweeping the area, the dungeon was almost filled with scouts.
Li Hanzhou also wrote a secret letter, explaining the current situation in Xuanzhou, and sent it to Xiao Tiansheng, who was attacking the city.
The prefecture closest to and bordering Xuanzhou is called Yanzhou.
Yanzhou is much smaller than Xuanzhou in terms of area, but within Yanzhou there is a long river crossing, stretching from Yanzhou through Xuanzhou and flowing beyond the border.
The commoners of both Yanzhou and Xuanzhou depend on this river crossing for their survival.
Therefore, after leading the Northern Qi army away from Xuanzhou, Xiao Tiansheng directly targeted the entire Yanzhou.
In Yanzhou at this time.
The air was filled with an extremely strong bloody aura.
On the ground were corpses lying down, warm blood flowing from their wounds, bathed in sunlight; it barely turned into bloodstains before more blood gathered, making it seem like hell at a glance.
Countless soldiers in armor were distributed in front of a city, fighting each other.
Because there had been no war in Divine Palace for a long time, the task of the soldiers guarding the city was simply to patrol and check suspicious individuals; even daily training was only a pretense.
Who would have thought that Xiao Tiansheng had started acting the moment Emperor Yu Yang ordered a conquest, directly attacking their Yanzhou.
To prevent Yanzhou from being breached, after learning of the Northern Qi army’s surprise attack, the Governor quickly mobilized most of Yanzhou’s troops to stop them.
However, these poorly trained soldiers, although numerous, were no match for the Northern Qi army, which had undergone strict daily drills and practiced Military Fist Technique.
The Northern Qi army, transformed into a torrent of steel, effortlessly attacked the city gate.
Swoosh!
A cold light flashed, and a soldier’s head flew up into the air, spinning in mid-air before falling to the ground.
Xiao Tiansheng’s silver armor shone with a sharp cold light under the sunlight.
Without even looking at the person, he paused, and the next moment he leaped up to the top of the city gate.
Against those soldiers with bows and arrows, his Cold Sparrow was almost always a life taken with each swing.
At the same time, under the siege of a large number of troops, the Northern Qi army outside the city gate also fought their way out, breaking through the city gate in front of them.
After entering the city, Pang Wang led them to sweep the city, and after confirming there was no danger, he planted a black flag in the direction of the city gate.
The flag featured a red wolf head image, representing the glory behind the Northern Qi army.
It also announced that this city had been officially occupied by them.
Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, Xiao Tiansheng removed his face mask, revealing a cold and rough face.
He sat in the main hall, looking at the City Lord who knelt on the ground, his face full of terror, and said, “Do you want to live or die?”
“I want to live! Of course, I want to live!”
The City Lord’s body trembled, and he hurriedly said.
“Since you want to live, then write a letter to the Governor and other City Lords, saying that as long as they are willing to surrender and kneel at this King’s feet, this King will give them a way to live.”
“I’ll only give you one minute to consider. If you’ve made up your mind, do as I say; if not, leave your head behind.”
Having said that, Xiao Tiansheng didn’t give the City Lord a chance to answer, and with a wave of his hand, his soldiers dragged him away.
Xiao Tiansheng wasn’t in a hurry and waited quietly.
After more than ten seconds, a subordinate rushed in to report: “Prince, he wants to live.”
“Then let him write a blood letter, sending it from one city to another.”
Xiao Tiansheng’s expression didn’t change at all.
Now that he had entered Yanzhou, conquering the surrounding cities was only a matter of time.
This letter could be considered an advance declaration of war, and it would also scare them; perhaps some cowardly people would surrender because of it.
“Prince, the provisions and military treasury of this city are firmly under our control. I have already arranged for people to guard them strictly…”
Pang Wang then came in, reported the current situation, and said with a smile, “Also, His Highness sent you a secret letter.”
“Oh? Let me see!”
Xiao Tiansheng’s eyes lit up, he took the secret letter in his hand, and examined it carefully.
After a moment, he slowly said, “Not bad, the scouts in Xuanzhou have been almost completely eliminated. Next, we must act quickly and strive to conquer the entire Yanzhou within two months.”
Pang Wang nodded and suggested, “We can pry some information out of that City Lord’s mouth, see which city nearby has the weakest defenses, and strike there.”
“That’s possible, but we still need to arrange some people to check the river crossing.”
Xiao Tiansheng added.
The river crossing is an extremely important lifeline for their base camp in Xuanzhou.
They get a large amount of their daily water from the river crossing.
Xiao Tiansheng is confident in taking the entire Yanzhou in a short period.
But he was also afraid that the Governor of Yanzhou, driven to desperation, would mass poison the river crossing, or throw corpses infected with disease into it, rendering the entire river crossing unusable.
Such things had happened before when he was stationed in Xuanzhou.
Then Xiao Tiansheng wrote today’s battle report on the secret letter and sent it to the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion, to Li Hanzhou’s hands.
Then he summoned other generals overnight to analyze the overall situation in Yanzhou and decide which city to attack first.
After a short three-day rest.
The surrender letter written by the captured City Lord was sent to the other City Lords and even the Governor as scheduled.
Just as they were furious at Xiao Tiansheng’s arrogant attitude.
Xiao Tiansheng was already leading his Northern Qi army, arriving at the city gates!
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