After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

"Form a formation! Prepare to counterattack!" Xu Qingyun walked up to the city wall and shouted loudly. His voice was firm and powerful, and instantly spread throughout the entire city.

The defenders quickly adjusted their formation, and the archers drew their bowstrings to their full potential, aiming at the arrogant northern barbarians under the city wall. With an order, a rain of arrows poured down, forcing back several northern barbarian cavalrymen who tried to approach the city wall.

Upon seeing this, the Northern Barbarians quickly turned around and left, not wanting to fight any more. After all, it was just a provocation and test. Since the Northern Frontier Army had already begun to counterattack, there was no need for them to lose their lives here.

Xu Qingsong stood on the city wall, looking at the fleeing northern barbarians, narrowing his eyes slightly.

He called over the general beside him: "Wait a moment..."

The general opened his eyes wide and asked, "General, are you sure they will come again tonight?"

Xu Qingsong nodded and looked in the direction of the Northern Barbarians: "They have provoked us several times today, just to test our bottom line and lower our vigilance. You do as I say. If they really come tonight, we will make sure they never come back."

The general's eyes widened and gleamed, "Yes! I'll arrange it right away."

As night falls, the world outside Beijiang City is shrouded in a thick layer of darkness.

However, the darkness did not bring the northern barbarians any fear, but made them even more rampant. They sent out small teams that shuttled between villages and outposts on the border like ghosts, carrying out small-scale harassment and destruction.

The leading northern barbarian was a little confused, feeling that it was too easy for them to enter these small towns tonight.

But the situation before him left him no time to think, he could only continue to act despite feeling a sense of unease.

The flames flickered in the night sky, accompanied by the terrified shouts of the villagers and the angry roars of the defending soldiers. The entire border fell into chaos and turmoil.

"You little bastards of the Northern Barbarians, are you ready? We, the warriors of the Northern Barbarians, are here to take your lives! Hahahaha." The shouting coming from the darkness was like the whisper of the god of death, which made people shudder.

However, although the townspeople in front of them had terrified looks on their faces, there was no fear in their eyes. Instead, there was a hint of excitement in the way they looked at them.

excited?

The leader felt that his eyes were blurry. How could he see excitement in these people's eyes? !

What are you excited about? Are you excited that you are about to be killed?

"Boss, have you seen any women or children?" a northern barbarian's voice came from the side.

The man called the boss came to his senses and looked carefully. Damn, where in this town can one see a child or a woman? !

"We've fallen into a trap!" The boss shouted, "Retreat!"

After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

But they were soon surrounded by the "townspeople" from around the town.

The northern barbarians drew their weapons and looked around nervously, trying to find a way to break out.

Among them, the leading northern barbarian had a ferocious look on his face and shouted loudly: "We are surrounded! But don't panic, we northern barbarians are never afraid of death. Even if we die here in battle today, we must let these northern border people know how powerful we are!"

His voice echoed in the night, inspiring the fighting spirit of the other northern barbarians.

They responded one after another, and someone shouted, "Yes! Fight them! Use our blood to defend the glory of the Northern Barbarians!"

However, the "townspeople" of the Northern Frontier Army were not intimidated by their momentum.

Instead, they raised a barely perceptible smile and said in a low and firm voice: "Your courage is admirable, but in this land, your conspiracy is doomed to fail."

Before he finished speaking, the "townspeople" acted almost simultaneously, flicking their wrists and sprinkling the drug powder in their hands around. The drug powder quickly spread out, forming an invisible large net.

The northern barbarians dodged quickly and covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves, but they were horrified to find that their vision began to blur and their bodies gradually lost strength. They wanted to resist, but they were unable to do so.

"What...what is this?" a northern barbarian shouted in horror, but before he could finish his words, he fell to the ground and fell into a coma.

Other northern barbarians also fell down one after another, their faces filled with unwillingness and despair.

The leading northern barbarian used up his last bit of strength, stared wide-eyed at the northern frontier soldiers who were disguised as townspeople, and said in a weak but hateful voice: "You... are despicable..."

But all he got in response was the cold and determined gazes of the Northern Frontier Army soldiers.

With the fall of the last northern barbarian, the contest finally came to an end.

All around, there were only the calm figures of the Northern Frontier Army disguised as townspeople busy at work.

These "townspeople" quickly took out the ropes that had been prepared long ago from their hiding places, their movements skillful and quick.

They had a clear division of labor. One group was responsible for tightly tying up the hands and feet of the unconscious Northern Barbarians to ensure that they could not escape or resist; the other group was responsible for lifting the tied up Northern Barbarians one by one and preparing to transport them back to the Northern Frontier military camp for further interrogation and processing.

"Move quickly, but also be careful not to make too much noise." A Northern Frontier Army soldier whispered, his eyes showing both his seriousness about the mission and his concern for the safety of his comrades.

The others nodded their heads to show they understood. They operated carefully, trying not to make too much noise to avoid disturbing the residents hiding in the town.

After a tense and orderly process, all the northern barbarians were tied up tightly and carried one by one onto the prepared stretchers or carriages. The soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army quickly cleaned up the scene and made sure that no traces were left. Then they escorted the captives and quietly left the town, rushing towards the Northern Frontier Army camp.

Under the moonlight, their figures gradually disappeared into the night, leaving behind only a quiet and peaceful town, as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.

In an interrogation room in a northern border military camp, candlelight flickered and light and shadows were mottled.

Xu Qingsong stood beside a long table, his eyes sharp as torches, examining several northern barbarian captives chained to the wall. With one look from Xu Qingsong, the soldier beside him immediately understood and poured the basin of water in his hand at them.

"cough cough"

Several northern barbarians woke up slowly, still looking somewhat confused.

Xu Qingsong spoke slowly, his voice low and powerful: "What is your purpose in sneaking into my northern border? Who ordered you to do so?"

"Cough cough," the leading northern barbarian coughed lightly.

The northern barbarian who was being questioned barely raised his head and looked directly into Xu Qingsong's eyes, trying to show some unyielding spirit, but his voice was trembling: "We... are just following orders. I don't know the specific plan."

Xu Qingsong sneered. He knew that these prisoners would not speak easily. So he waved his hand and signaled the soldiers beside him to prepare the torture instruments. The soldiers quickly stepped forward and displayed various torture instruments in front of the prisoners. The air was filled with a tense and oppressive atmosphere.