Xuanyuan Shao looked at the bamboo pole under the city and frowned and said, "Master, the demons of the Heart Sect naturally want to eliminate them, but these thirteen heads are the biggest trouble at the moment."

"I know." Dingwu looked solemn. "Their purpose of assassinating the Thirteen Chiefs was of course not because of any hatred with the Thirteen Chiefs, but to use this to provoke the rebellion of the barbarians."

"That's true." Xuanyuan Shao said: "They deliberately hung their heads on bamboo poles and deliberately raised them outside the city gate, just to let people see these thirteen heads. The troops guarding Wuping Mansion were stationed fifteen miles outside the city. I am only worried that the barbarians had already known about their chief's killing."

Dingwu said coldly: "How many barbarian soldiers and horses are there in the camp?"

"Report to the Lord, the Yi Barbarians sent a total of 25,000 cavalrymen, and eight thousand soldiers to Xishan Road. Many were killed in battle and were defeated and scattered. Now there are only two thousand people who have retreated to Hexi. In addition, 12,000 cavalry have been sent to Yanshan to assist in the defense of the Liaodong Army. There are originally five thousand Yi Barbarian cavalry stationed outside the city, and the withdrawn people, the Yi Barbarians have seven thousand soldiers outside the city."

Dingwu looked solemn and said nothing. Xuanyuan Shao continued: "I followed the former emperor to patrol the north. The three thousand guards led by him are now stationed in the city. In addition, there are still seven thousand Hexi troops in the camp outside the city!"

Dingwudao: "You mean, the soldiers I have available on hand now, and there are only 10,000 people inside and outside the city?"

Xuanyuan Shao lowered his head and said, "Yao Chong was ordered to lead the strong men who built the Heavenly Palace to go to the Hexi Corridor to fight the enemy. He has not set off yet. There are still 30,000 people there, but!"

"Have their weapons been taken away?"

Xuanyuan Shao shook his head and said, "The emperor issued an order to take out 300,000 taels of silver from the warehouse and pull it over. First, we must soothe the morale of the army. Yao Chong's intention is to wait until the silver is distributed to those people, and the morale of the army is stable, then we will extract weapons from the arsenal and equipment to send troops. The silver has been allocated yesterday. We originally had to extract weapons from the arsenal in the past two days, but!"

Dingwu's expression was even more serious, "The strong man from the Heavenly Palace has never experienced any war. Now he has not even distributed weapons. He is not even a mob. When he encounters the Yi barbarian cavalry, he is vulnerable!"

He naturally knew that Qin was able to control the Yi barbarian cavalry because he had seized the biggest weakness of the Yi barbarians and controlled the Yi barbarian chiefs in his hands.

The Yi barbarian chiefs had a very noble position among their respective clans. The Yi barbarian soldiers of each clan took into account the safety of their clan leader and could only obey the military orders of Qin. However, even so, some accidents still occurred. In the battle of Qiufengyuan, An Lei and Fan Persie withdrew their troops when the war was in full swing, resulting in the final defeat of the Qin army. These two soldiers did not care about the safety of their clan leader at all.

This incident already showed the ruthlessness and ferociousness of the Yi Barbarians. For Qin, the occurrence of this incident proved that the strategy of holding the Yi Barbarian Chief to control the Yi Barbarian soldiers was not foolproof. What's more, the Thirteen Chiefs are now killed at the same time, and the heads are even placed outside the city to show public. This is of course a huge thing for the Yi Barbarians.

The Yi barbarians will revenge if they have any grudges. Not to mention that those tribes loyal to the chiefs must avenge their clan leaders, even if they are unwilling to avenge their clan leaders, they will certainly take the banner of revenge, make contributions, and lay the foundation for their position in the clan.

Wuping Prefecture is an important town in the north, with abundant supplies. Of course, it is an extremely wealthy city in the north. For the barbarians, the dazzling array of goods and wealth in the city is enough to make their beast blood boil, let alone avenge the clan leader. If they capture Wuping Prefecture City, they can not only avenge the chief, but also obtain countless treasures and wealth. Of course, they will not be ruthless.

More importantly, although the Yi barbarians were fierce and fought each other, they were not stupid. Of course, they could see the current situation clearly.

The main forces of the Qin army have been mobilized to Yanshan to fight with the Liaodong army. The Hexi court is now threatened on both sides. The Liaodong army and the Northwest army, one east and one west, have put serious pressure on Hexi. Today, Wuping Prefecture is actually empty guards and weak in power. Although there are still nearly 10,000 defenders, for the brave and good at fighting Yi barbarians, these 10,000 defenders are not invincible.

Dingwu knew that the current situation in Hexi was already in danger. As long as the Yi barbarians raised their swords to rebel, with Hexi's current strength, they might not be able to defeat the Yi barbarians.

Moreover, the barbarians will certainly spread the news of the killing of the Thirteen Chiefs to Mobei. When that time comes, the entire Mobei will inevitably be infuriated. Then, countless tigers and wolves will surely come from the northern grasslands, but Hexi cannot call out other troops at all.

King Xuping of Han is now attacking from Yanshan to Hexi at all costs. There are many soldiers and horses in Liaodong. The Qin army, which fought desperately with the Liaodong army in Yanshan, is already at a disadvantage in military strength, and it is too late to add troops, let alone to draw troops from the front line to return.

What Dingwu was even more worried about was the barbarian soldiers on the front line.

In order to deal with the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, Dingwu sent tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry to the front line. These tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry were nominally affiliated to the Qin army, but their actual position on the front line was undoubtedly part of the main force, and even the last weapon used to deal with the Liaodong Iron Cavalry. However, if there are barbarians in Hexi who sent the news of the killing of the chief to the front line, then there will inevitably be a confusion in the tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry on the front line. Being able to withdraw and leave is the best result. It is possible to rebel on the spot and launch an attack on the Qin army on the front line. Once this is the case, the Qin army's defense line in Yanshan will collapse instantly, and the Liaodong army will also quickly cross Yanshan and enter Hexi.

In addition, once the Hexi incident reached Chu Huan's ears, Dingwu believed that Chu Huan would never remain unmoved and would definitely take advantage of the situation.

When Dingwu thought of this, his heart felt cold. Liuli's move was really cruel. Qin was like a broken door that was about to fall. Liuli was like a thousand-pound hammer, beating the door hard.

"Sage, the death of the Yi Barbarian Chief has nothing to do with us." Xuanyuan Shao whispered: "Are we sending people to the camp before their mutiny to inform them of the truth?"

"The Yi barbarians believe in death." Dingwu shook his head and said, "They know that the Yi barbarian chiefs have always been in our hands, and are strictly protected by our people. Now the thirteen Yi barbarian chiefs, one of which is left to cut off the head and hang it outside the city. Do you think they will still listen to our explanation? Even if they believe that it was done by others, but without these chiefs in our hands, we can no longer control these Yi barbarian cavalry." A cold smile, "The main force of our army is not in Hexi, these Yi barbarians will naturally think that this is a great opportunity. They are not trustworthy and cruel and easy to kill. They are like a group of evil wolves with their reins. In their eyes, Wuping Mansion is their best prey, how can they miss such a good opportunity?"

Xuanyuan Shao said: "Master, it's still early, and the Yiman camp is still ten miles away. You may not know the news at this time. Should we block the news first?"

"Send someone out of the city and take back the head immediately, find someone to sew the head and the body together, and put it in burial." After a moment of silence, Dingwu finally said: "Don't publicize this matter for the time being!" At this point, he suddenly shook his head and said: "No need."

Xuanyuan Shao whispered: "Does the emperor think that the Yiman military camp has already known the news?"

"This is a trap set by the demons of the Xin Sect." Dingwu looked solemn and said slowly: "The purpose of their doing this is to let the Yi Barbarians see it. Although the camp is fifteen miles away, the people of the Xin Sect will definitely breathe out what happened here to the Yi Barbarians early. The Yi Barbarians have probably sent someone to see it!" They browned and looked into the distance, murmured: "No, if they really know the news, there might be something wrong with the camp."

Xuanyuan Shao changed his color slightly, obviously also understood, bowed and said in a deep voice: "Master, I will immediately bring a small group of people to the camp, and suppress the Yi barbarians first."

"I'm afraid it's too late!" Dingwu frowned and said, "Xuanyuan, send someone to pass on my decree. First, the whole city is martial law, and residents in the city are not allowed to appear in the streets and alleys without authorization. Shenyiwei and the city's servants patrol the whole city, but those who do not obey the orders will be arrested immediately. Those who resist will be killed without mercy. Second, the decree is issued to the whole city, recruit young and strong people, assist in defending the city, open the arsenal, and distribute weapons. In addition, people will be sent to guard the granary, and there may be some in the city.

The spies, whether they are the spies sent by Chu Huan, or the demons sent by Xinzong, beware of their attacks on the granary." After a pause, he said: "The tens of thousands of people under Yao Chong do not have weapons. He will immediately send people out of the city to send an order, so that Yao Chong can bring the spirits into the Heavenly Palace first, protect the Heavenly Palace, and take materials locally, and take whatever they have. He will rely on Wuping Prefecture City. Tell him that I will soon defeat the Yi barbarians and the weapons will be sent over soon."

Seeing that Dingwu was in a serious expression, Xuanyuan Shao bowed and said, "I obey the order. Master, there was no sound of fighting from the camp at this time. I thought I would still send someone to come. Even if I don't explain it to the Yi Barbarians, at least we should keep our troops and horses on the Yi Barbarians to prevent the Yi Barbarians from suddenly changing!"

"What Xuanyuan said is reasonable." Dingwu nodded and said, "Send someone to go immediately and notify the camp!" Before he finished speaking, his voice stopped abruptly, his face was gloomy, he slowly turned his head, looked up into the distance, and there was a silence on the top of the city. The soldiers on the top of the city seemed to have discovered something, and they all turned their heads over. Xuanyuan Shao had already clenched his fists with his hands, his face was cold and fierce, and he also turned his head to look over. However, he had heard that from the distance outside the city, the wind was vaguely a shocking shout for killing.
Chapter completed!