in2ebook Chapter 154 Finally, the Northern Barbarian Royal Court is Seen
Chapter 154 Finally, the Northern Barbarian Royal Court is Seen
The Northern Barbarian King's Court.
After more than half a month, the barbarian king and his men finally escaped and returned.
This period was a disgrace to them; as the people at the top of the Northern Barbarian power structure, when had they ever been so humiliated?
They never imagined that one day they would need to hide their identities and flee within their own territory.
In the past, wherever they went in the Northern Barbarian territory, they were greeted and worshipped by thousands of people.
Upon returning to the royal court, he immediately summoned the court officials.
"Greetings to your majesty, long live your majesty."
The officials paid homage.
"No gift."
"Left Prime Minister, tell me, what happened?"
The barbarian king spoke up directly to ask the question.
The Left Chancellor of the Northern Barbarians understood what the Barbarian King was asking.
"Your Majesty, according to our investigation over the past few days, the assassins from the royal court came from the Eastern Qin. Their targets are our royal family. Now, 60% of our Northern Barbarian royal family has died."
The Left Chancellor of the Northern Barbarians said sadly.
They tried to stop it, but there was nothing they could do.
As a result, they lost a large number of Grandmaster-level experts.
This resulted in heavy losses for the Northern Barbarians, arguably the most devastating loss they had ever suffered, bar none.
"Can we send someone to stop them? Even a Grandmaster-level expert isn't invincible."
The barbarian king suppressed his anger.
His heart was bleeding! Their Northern Barbarian royal family numbered over a thousand, and with sixty percent dead, that's more than six hundred people!
These are all part of the foundation of their Northern Barbarian royal family.
"We managed to stop them, but there was nothing we could do. That grandmaster is skilled in assassination. If he doesn't show up on his own, it's almost impossible for us to find them."
"Over the past few months, we've practically turned the entire royal court upside down, but we haven't found any trace of them."
"These people seem to have appeared out of nowhere, and then vanished without a trace after the assassination."
The Left Chancellor of the Northern Barbarians looked frustrated. As the head of the Northern Barbarian civil officials, when had he ever felt so frustrated?
But that was the result. He even mobilized the army stationed at the royal court, but to no avail. He was truly at his wit's end.
"waste."
Upon hearing this, the barbarian king flew into a rage.
"Alright, Your Majesty, a Grandmaster-level expert skilled in assassination, if he wants to hide, he is not someone they can find."
When Zuo Xianwang saw that the barbarian king was about to make a move again, he quickly stopped him.
After all, the Left Prime Minister was a high-ranking official in the court. If he were to take action in front of all the civil and military officials, it would be detrimental to the reputation of the barbarian king.
It is detrimental to their royal family.
At this point, their royal family's prestige had already plummeted to rock bottom.
If the ministers are disheartened, the rule of the Northern Barbarian royal family will be shaken.
The barbarian king calmed down a bit after being reprimanded by the Left Wise King.
He suppressed his anger once again.
"If we can't find the Grandmaster, what about the other assassins?"
The barbarian king questioned again.
"We caught some, but they were all assassins at the Martial Master level. After being caught, they all committed suicide immediately."
"We only determined that they were from the Eastern Qin by looking at their corpses."
"As for assassins above the Martial Master level, we have no way to deal with them."
The Left Chancellor continued to report.
For them, this is truly a disgrace.
"Never mind, it's not your fault. After the court assembly ends, I will ask the leader of the Wolf God Cult for help and have his people search the area."
The Left Wise King knew that further questioning would yield no useful information.
It would be better to directly ask the Wolf God Cult to take action and use the wolves raised by the Wolf God Cult to track down the assassins from the Eastern Qin.
Next, the barbarian king began to rearrange all matters concerning the royal court.
The court session ended quickly, and the barbarian king summoned several ministers to his study to discuss the redeployment of defenses.
There's also the issue of purchasing provisions.
Their food supplies are running low, and if they don't replenish them soon, the Zhenbei Army will attack.
They're in big trouble.
While the barbarian king and his men were discussing the matter.
Qin Wu also began a large-scale cleanup of the barbarian tribes.
As always, the Zhenbei Army never left any survivors.
Another month has passed.
The army sent by the Emperor of Eastern Qin to provide support finally arrived, escorting a large amount of grain.
This time, a full 300,000 troops came.
This directly expanded Qin Wu's army to over 800,000.
With this batch of supplies, as well as supplies and livestock seized from various tribes, they were able to secure the supplies.
Even if Qin Wu were to stop supplying provisions during future major battles, he could still afford to wait.
Moreover, the tailor he requested was delivered, and he began working overtime to make winter clothes from sheepskin and wool.
He knew very well that this battle couldn't be won in a short time.
It won't be able to be taken off until at least winter.
Moreover, the temperature in the northern barbarian region starts to drop almost as early as October.
The temperature drop is not far off.
Qin Wu then ordered his men to speed up their attack, as he wanted to reach the Northern Barbarian King's court before the temperature dropped.
Before the heavy snow arrived, they besieged the Northern Barbarian King's court.
This is a perfect opportunity to let these northern barbarians starve and freeze to death during this winter.
To this end, he has dispatched 30 light cavalry to advance towards the Northern Barbarian King's court and cut off all of the Northern Barbarian King's supplies.
Ensure they have enough supplies to get through the winter.
This also allows him to use these supplies to get through the winter.
He even began ordering the army blacksmiths to start making molds so that ice bricks could be made when the heavy snow came, and then ice houses could be built to keep warm.
The most important thing is to send people to transport large quantities of coal.
Make preparations in many ways for this winter.
There's nothing that can be done about it; that's just how the weather is in the northern barbarians.
He didn't want his soldiers to get hurt because of the weather. Although he couldn't guarantee that he could bring all his soldiers back, he would bring back as many as possible.
After all, they are the pillars of their families, and they all have their own families to protect and support.
In the days that followed, the armies that had gone out continued to send back large quantities of supplies, especially cattle and sheep, and some armies had already begun to return.
The army was advancing rapidly, and was less than a hundred miles away from the Northern Barbarian King's Court.
The temperature is gradually getting colder.
The closer you get to the Northern Barbarian King's court, the lower the temperature becomes.
The soldiers also began to feel the chill, but Qin Wu was prepared and distributed warm clothing.
To protect the soldiers from the cold.
Having warm clothing did not affect the soldiers' morale at all; in fact, the clothing reduced their casualty rate considerably.
There was no way to wear thicker clothes, which also provided some protection against the attacks of the Northern Barbarians' scimitars.
This was an unexpected bonus.
This was something Qin Wu hadn't expected, but he was still very happy to be able to ensure the safety of his soldiers.
Two days later.
Qin Wu led hundreds of thousands of Zhenbei troops and finally set up camp 10 miles away from the Northern Barbarian King's court.
It stands in stark contrast to the Northern Barbarian King's court.