Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 253 I Go In, You Come Out
Faced with the powerful Northern Di cavalry, the supplies for defending the city were not enough.

However, the space on the city wall is limited, and more supplies can only be placed under the city and replenished at any time.

Chu Shizhao was already satisfied with what they had achieved despite the sudden surprise attack by the Northern Di cavalry.

Inside Xueyuan Pass, the evacuation of ordinary people and wounded soldiers is still ongoing.

It was not just because there were so many people, but mainly because it took too much time to identify the thieves from the Dark Night Cult and to persuade those people who were unwilling to leave their homeland.

If the current situation continues, Chu Shizhao estimates that it will take at least two hours to evacuate all the civilians and wounded soldiers.

At the same time, Chu Shizhao also made other arrangements and transferred some garrison troops.

"Zhu Mingyuan! What are you still delaying for?" Murong Ze couldn't help but urge him again.

Chu Shizhao said quickly: "General, the iron chain has cooled down. We will start to open the black iron gate now."

The horn on the city wall sounded again, and the black iron gate, which looked like it weighed tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of pounds, was slowly pulled up.

Murongze suppressed his anger and waited patiently.

To his surprise, this time it was surprisingly smooth. It took two incense sticks of time to lift the black iron door, but it was finally locked tightly using a mechanism.

But during this process, there were really no accidents.

This inevitably made Murong Ze trust Zhu Mingyuan a little more.

After the black iron gate was completely opened, Zhu Mingyuan immediately smiled and said, "General, let's move the dragon-breaking stone now, and then we can open the gate to welcome the army into the city."

Looking at his appearance, if someone didn't know him, they would probably think he was the one attacking the city.

This guy seemed to be really happy about Beidi's conquest of Xueyuan Pass.

"Very good!" Murong Ze couldn't help but praise: "You did a good job. Don't worry, I, Beidi, have always been generous in rewarding those who have made contributions."

Chu Shizhao, who was reassured, became more energetic.

He swung the whip and started lashing at them: "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and move that damn dragon-breaking stone away!"

Even though Chu Shizhao had already gotten down from the city wall, Murong Ze could still clearly hear the other party's domineering whip sounds and condescending urging voice.

Unfortunately, Murong Ze's good mood did not last long.

Not long after, Zhu Mingyuan came back running, exhausted. As soon as he wiped off one layer of sweat from his face, another layer immediately appeared.

"General." Zhu Mingyuan was like a mouse seeing a cat, and smiled cautiously: "Well, there is a little problem again."

"Before, because..." He pointed cautiously at the endless army behind Murong Ze and said, "Before, because the heavenly soldiers came too fast, those cowardly losers dropped the Dragon Breaking Stone too hard, causing it to get stuck."

"Don't worry, I will have someone smash the Dragon-Breaking Stone right now so that we can welcome you into the city as soon as possible."

"If you don't believe me, I've already asked the strong men in the army to start smashing it."

The moment Murong Ze heard the news, he almost couldn't suppress his anger.

Now he was almost certain that he had been fooled by that hateful thief Zhu Mingyuan.

It is possible that an accident may happen once or twice.

Problems keep happening again and again. There is no such a coincidence in the world.

But then he heard the sound of someone smashing the wall behind the city gate.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
It seemed like someone was really trying hard to break down the wall.

This made Murong Ze feel a little shaken again.

Maybe, it really is such a coincidence?
After all, their army is approaching.

These southern barbarians are timid by nature, so it is normal for them to make many mistakes in their panic.

Murong Ze is now just like all the people who have been deceived. He starts to believe only what he wants to believe.

"The last time!" Murong Ze said coldly.

Zhu Mingyuan on the city wall quickly assured: "General, please rest assured. I swear to God that this is definitely the last time."

"After all, after breaking the Dragon-Breaking Stone, only the city gate is left. It is impossible for the city gate to malfunction."

"If any accidents happen again, you don't have to do anything, General. I, Zhu Mingyuan, have no face to live in this world anymore. Just let me be killed by swords and dismembered by people."

Anyway, it was Zhu Mingyuan who swore, so Chu Shizhao didn't feel guilty at all.

Murong Ze, who was fooled by Chu Shizhao again, chose to continue waiting.

Naturally, the strong men in the city gate did not do anything to the Dragon-Breaking Stone.

They were just pretending to hit something huge hard.

Although it seems like they are hitting very hard, most people are actually using clever strength. So the things that seem like they are hitting very hard are actually very heavy and can make a very loud noise.

But in reality, apart from the sound, the stone was not damaged at all.

"Young Master, two-thirds of the people in Xueyuan Pass have been evacuated. We have also found eleven thieves from the Dark Night Cult among these people."

"According to their confessions, the Dark Night Cult should have started planning in Xueyuan Pass seven or eight years ago. It took them five years to build the Blood Feeding Machine alone."

Chu Shizhao said with a sigh, "No wonder the border towns had almost no power to fight back. With deliberate planning, I'm afraid anyone would not be able to stop the attack of the Northern Di cavalry."

"What is the current situation of the Blood Feeding Machine Hub?"

Huo Qinghuang hesitated to speak, but in the end, he said nothing: "Young Master, it is still running smoothly at the moment. After all, before we arrived, the people of the Dark Night Cult had already injected enough...power into it."

Huo Qinghuang hesitated on the last two words, obviously not knowing how to describe the energy that keeps the blood-feeding machine running.

After all, this thing actually uses blood to keep it running, and most of it is the blood of the people in Xueyuan Pass.

Chu Shizhao loves the people so much.

Faced with a powerful enemy, he was even willing to sacrifice his own image and make jokes to delay time in order to allow the people of Xueyuan Pass to evacuate.

Huo Qinghuang was afraid that this sentence would anger Chu Shizhao and make him lose his correct judgment in anger.

"Very good, just keep it up."

Chu Shizhao was not as sensitive as Huo Qinghuang imagined.

All his energy now is focused on other cavalrymen, and he really can't take care of those messy things.

At the foot of the city, Murong Ze began to call Zhu Mingyuan impatiently again.

Chu Shizhao slapped his face hard, forcing himself to force a deliberately flattering smile.

He leaned out and looked outside the city wall.

"General, are you looking for me?"

"Zhu Mingyuan!" Murong Ze gritted his teeth and said, "Don't play dumb. It's just a Dragon Breaking Stone. You haven't solved it in such a long time?"

Chu Shizhao immediately said with a bitter face: "My Lord General, that is the Dragon-Breaking Stone. It is used to prevent the enemy's siege equipment from crashing into the city gate?"

"Think about it, if even the siege equipment can't be destroyed easily, how can it be so easy to use people to smash it?" "I have tried everything. Except that the city gate is too narrow and the powerful equipment can't be sent in, I have tried everything from pouring water to burning."

“It’s just…” Chu Shizhao laughed and said, “This Dragon Breaking Stone is too solid. It really cannot be broken in a short time.”

"If you are really in a hurry, how about this? You can bring some of the best soldiers around you, and I will use a basket to hoist you up to the city. When you come in, you will naturally be able to see everything, and you will understand that I am only loyal to Beidi."

For some reason, Murong Ze saw a hint of mockery in Zhu Mingyuan's eyes.

But when he looked carefully, he found that there was only respect and fear on this person's face.

As for entering Xueyuan Pass alone?

Murong Ze is not really stupid, how could he agree to such a ridiculous proposal?
Don't say that he is now 70% sure that Murong Ze is most likely fooling him.

Even if this guy really surrendered, he would not risk his life by abandoning the army and entering the city alone.

After hesitating for a long time, Murong Ze still had a little hope in his heart.

"Zhu Mingyuan, you only have one stick of incense left. After that, regardless of whether the Dragon Breaking Stone is opened or not, the Northern Di army will enter the city."

"It's just the difference between entering through the city gate or stepping over you."

Zhu Mingyuan on the city wall repeatedly assured: "General, please rest assured. I promise that there will be absolutely no mistakes this time."

After leaving the city wall and the range that Murong Ze could see.

The ingratiating smile on Chu Shizhao's face immediately disappeared.

He ordered Zhao Wenguang, Huo Qinghuang, and Li Batian: "Prepare for battle. I guess we can't keep it secret this time."

Li Batian picked up his saber and shouted excitedly, "Finally, we can have a good fight. I've been waiting for a long time..."

Before he could finish, Huo Qinghuang interrupted him impatiently: "Shut up, the young master has finally bought so much time, are you going to ruin the young master's good fortune again?"

Li Batian also realized that he almost did something wrong again, and hurriedly explained in a low voice: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I didn't mean it."

Chu Shizhao smiled and shook his head: "It doesn't matter, even if they find out now."

"These guys have been waiting outside Xueyuan Pass for six or seven hours, and it's almost dark now. Their originally sharp morale has long been worn down. Even if they attack the city now, their fighting power will be greatly reduced."

This time, Murong Ze didn't even wait until the time he and Chu Shizhao agreed upon.

Started calling his name.

In other words, it was calling out the name of the former commander of Xueyuan Pass who had been killed by Li Batian.

"Zhu Mingyuan!"

When Chu Shizhao heard the other party's voice, he let out a long sigh.

I guess this guy must have figured it out.

Sure enough, just as Chu Shizhao stretched his head out, he heard Murongze say, "Zhu Mingyuan, since the Dragon-Breaking Stone at Xueyuan Pass cannot be opened for a while, this general is not without patience to continue waiting."

"However, since you have already surrendered to me, Beidi, you should also show your sincerity. Come here immediately and surrender to this general!"

Chu Shizhao smacked his lips and said, "Not bad, this guy finally has some brains."

"Unfortunately, my brain still doesn't work very well."

"Since you're sure I'm fooling you, why are you still talking so much nonsense? Can't you just attack the city directly?"

"It seems... this guy hasn't given up yet."

Originally, this should be the time to fall out, but Murong Ze obviously still has unrealistic hopes.

Zhu Mingyuan, the defender of Xueyuan Pass, was really a useless waste. He got scared when he saw the army approaching and really wanted to surrender.

Murong Ze asked Zhu Mingyuan to go outside the city to ask for surrender to him, which was to test Zhu Mingyuan's attitude.

"No problem!" To Murong Ze's surprise, Zhu Mingyuan agreed very readily.

"General, please be patient. I and the officials who, like me, long for Beidi and are ready to surrender to Beidi, will leave the city and surrender to you immediately."

"Wait a minute, I'll call them over right away."

Having said that, Zhu Mingyuan disappeared without a trace.

"Wait..." Murong Ze wanted to stop the people, but it was too late.

He had already made up his mind that if Zhu Mingyuan said no, he would never say another word to him.

But Zhu Mingyuan looked like he couldn't wait to surrender. He wanted to bring others with him.

Murong Ze hesitated again.

He really didn't believe what Zhu Mingyuan said.

But what if?
If Zhu Mingyuan could really surrender to Beidi, the fact that he foolishly led his men to wait for a whole day at Xueyuan Pass would become a story spreading throughout the entire Beidi about his bravery.

To conquer the enemy without fighting.

So, even though he was clearly on the verge of an explosion, Murong Ze still patiently continued to wait.

Li Batian threw down his saber in frustration and said in a muffled voice, "I've always heard that the Northern Di are good at fighting. Today, it seems that's just the case. Your Highness, just a few words from you can make them give up the idea of ​​attacking the city."

Zhao Wenguang's eyes sparkled with admiration: "Your Highness is very strategic. He can easily make the dreaded Northern Di cavalry run around in circles."

"Before today, no city could hold out for three hours under the attack of the Northern Di."

"We held off the Northern Di cavalry for a whole day without losing a single soldier."

Far behind the Beidi cavalry, the real Beidi main force. The southern expedition commander Murong Dayu was shouting in frustration: "That rubbish Murongze, what on earth does he want to do?"

"Facing a mere Xueyuan Pass, he kept his troops idle for a whole day. Could it be that this guy is collaborating with the enemy and selling out his country?"

Even though it was just angry words, Murong Dayu knew that the other party would definitely not commit treason.

After all, they are all members of the royal family, and the Northern Di kingdom belongs to their Murong family.

There is absolutely no benefit for them in betraying their country and going to the Great Zhou.

After Murong Ze's army stopped, the main force led by Murong Dayu also had to stop.

After all, Xueyuan Pass is such a small place, and the headquarters may have to send all 100,000 troops there.

In that case, except for a small number of troops attacking the city, the rest will not be able to exert any combat effectiveness at all.

This is also the reason why Murong Dayu is so irritable.

The army set out.

Every move is a matter of life and death.

The army was stationed on a grassland that was flat on all sides and had no strategic locations to defend. It was extremely dangerous.

(End of this chapter)