All the money was emptied on the way to exile, and there was too much money to spend

Thinking of this possibility, the person who proposed it couldn't help but feel scared.

He quickly took another step forward.

"Deputy General, we really have to retreat."

"We can't let the Mobei people become extinct in our generation."

This is a very serious topic.

The other people in the big tent also took a deep breath because of these words.

But if you think about it carefully, although the statement of "extinction" is a bit exaggerated, it is indeed for this war that all men in Mobei who are over 16 years old and under 60 years old were conscripted into the army.

If we were really all wiped out here, it would be no different from the extinction of our species.

Thinking of this, other people also began to agree, and they agreed to step back temporarily.

Save your strength.

Retreat back to Tongtian Pass.

That was the territory they had seized more than ten years ago. They retreated back there and held on, waiting for the prince to come before making further plans.

After this proposal gained the support of most people, the deputy general thought about it and made the decision.

That is, retreat!

Since you want to retire, it is better to do it sooner rather than later, and do it immediately.

The deputy general gave an order, asking everyone to go down and inform their subordinates to retreat immediately to Tongtian Pass.

He sat at the table nearby, picked up a pen and wrote an urgent letter to Prince Zhennan.

'Xie Lin came to Stone City in person. We were defeated and retreated to Tongtian Pass to preserve our strength and wait for the prince to return.'

After writing a few short sentences, he handed them to the sentry, asking him to quickly pass them back to Mobei.

He also began to pack his bags and prepared to retreat with the army.

It's very busy outside the city.

On the city wall, Xie Wenhao, who was monitoring the enemy's movements, saw that the enemy was trying to break camp, and he couldn't stop smiling.

"Haha, these bastards, are they scared now?"

"This is all thanks to General Xiao Xie, the prince, and the princess." Wang Shouquan echoed with a big smile on his face.

Come to think of it, the enemy troops in Mobei, who had been eyeing them covetously, retreated because of Xie Lin's arrival. How could they not be happy?

Of course, Wang Shouquan believed that even if the prince had not come, with the princess being there, the Mobei soldiers would have to retreat after failing to capture the city.

It's just a matter of time.

The prince has arrived and has simply brought forward the timeline for the other party to withdraw their troops.

In order to confirm whether the other side was really retreating and not just pretending to retreat, Wang Shouquan sent someone to investigate after the Mobei people evacuated their positions.

Make sure they have really retreated to Tongtian Pass.

Wang Shouquan reported the good news to Xie Lin.

Xie Lin did not smile like Wang Shouquan and Xie Wenhao. His face looked normal, as if everything was expected.

"Your Majesty?"

Wang Shouquan asked suspiciously, "Is this different from your plan?"

"No."

Xie Lin replied calmly. He glanced at the chess pieces on the chessboard and said to Wang Shouquan, "Go and have someone prepare. We will send troops to attack Mobei tomorrow."

"Crusade against Mobei?"

Wang Shouquan was stunned for a moment and was unable to react.

After all, for so many years, the relationship between Mobei and Daqing has always been that when the enemy attacks, we defend; when the enemy advances, we retreat...

Except for the time when Xie Lin rode alone for thousands of miles to the Mobei royal court, the Daqing soldiers had never taken the initiative to attack.

It’s not that we didn’t take the initiative to attack Mobei.

When the Mobei soldiers came to Daqing and burned, killed and looted, they took the initiative to fight.

But the fighting was always limited to the land of Daqing.

Unlike now, Xie Lin said he wanted to attack Mobei.

This crusade means that the war will spread to the enemy's territory, right? A few decades ago, Wang Shouquan would not even dare to think about it.

Now that Xie Lin said it so easily, how could Wang Shouquan not be excited?

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Shouquan came back to his senses from his excitement, clasped his fists and answered "yes" in a very loud voice.

With a smile on his face and his feet seemed to be on Hot Wheels, he hurried away to arrange personnel to leave the city tomorrow to counterattack the Mobei army.

The garrison troops of Shitou City were also very excited when they heard that a counterattack was going to be launched against Mobei.

One by one, people raised their hands to sign up, vying to take part in the counterattack.

Not to mention that they had been bullied by the Huns all along, and they were holding a grudge in their hearts.

For example, the person leading the team now is King Xiaoshan!

The person who will move into the Golden Palace in Chang'an one day will personally lead the team to counterattack Mobei. Anyone who is not a fool will choose to go with Xie Lin.

These people may never encounter such a good opportunity in their lifetime.

Follow the future emperor into battle and kill the enemy.

This is an opportunity that many people only dream of.

Now that such an opportunity is before them, they will naturally sign up enthusiastically.

"General Wang, I want to go."

"I'll go as well."

"And I."

"I……"

"I!"

Everyone in the audience spoke loudly.

Wang Shouquan was very happy when he saw the soldiers with high morale.

He raised his hand and asked them to stop and listen to him first.

"We can't all go out with 10,000 people. We must leave some guards in the city."

After that, he continued, "Due to our food and grass problems, I decided to take 6,000 people out of the city and leave the remaining 4,000 people behind."

"On one hand, we must guard against the people from Mobei who might attack us from a detour, and on the other hand, we must also pay attention to those coming from Chang'an."

Now that the prince is here, there will definitely be people coming from Chang'an.

If they come at that time, it would not be good if Stone City was in chaos.

Also, since the prince has decided to go to war, the food and fodder will definitely follow. When the food and fodder are escorted, we will still need your help.

Wang Shouquan thought about it and felt that leaving behind a few thousand people was indeed an appropriate arrangement.

But the other soldiers who were left behind were not happy.

They also want to follow the general and the prince to the battlefield to kill the enemies.

"Your responsibilities behind the scenes are equally great."

Xie Lin's voice interrupted from the side.

The originally noisy crowd suddenly became silent.

Xie Lin, accompanied by Xie Wenhao, slowly walked over.

Wang Shouquan hurried forward.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?"

"come and see."

Xie Lin agreed, looking up at the 10,000 soldiers below him, "Commendants, it doesn't mean that those in the rear are worse than those in the front."

"On the contrary, the people in the rear are the most important."

Only by transporting food and supplies and guarding the retreat route can the soldiers fighting on the front be completely relieved.

Xie Lin has accumulated great prestige in the army, and his few words can have a much better effect than Wang Shouquan's many words.

After he finished speaking, the people below were no longer agitated, and they also no longer felt bad about being left behind.

Wang Shouquan kept nodding on the side.

The prince still has a solution.

He was almost talking until his voice was hoarse, but they were unwilling to give up the fight for a spot to go to the battlefield.

As soon as the prince arrived, the matter was resolved in just a few words.

very nice.