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"General, with the troops we have now, I'm afraid we can only defend the city of Keto and it's difficult to take the initiative to attack."

After hearing with his own ears Xia Yun's idea of ​​conquering the Dune Kingdom, Li Taisui immediately showed a hint of hesitation on his face.

Similarly, Tuoba Jinghui who was standing beside him also frowned deeply at this moment.

The Dune Kingdom is vast and rich in resources, and is not inferior to the Daliang Dynasty in terms of population area and resource reserves.

It is almost impossible to capture the Dune Dynasty with an army of more than 100,000 people.

"Don't panic, everyone."

Seeing the panic-stricken and surprised expressions of the people at the scene, Xia Yun immediately let out a gentle laugh.

Of course, he couldn't be so foolish as to launch a full-scale war against the Dune Kingdom with only these 100,000 troops.

"I will stay in the city for two days. After two days, I will go to the Dune Kingdom in person. During my absence, you must guard the city well and do not let the enemy recapture Kerto."

Xia Yun then changed the subject and began to give earnest instructions.

From the beginning he had never intended to stay in Keto City for a long time.

Although the city of Keto has extremely rich reserves of supplies, from a geographical point of view, it is located on the eastern border of the Dune Kingdom after all.

After staying here for a long time, they still knew nothing about the Dune Kingdom.

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

At present, the road from the Mobei grassland to the Dune Kingdom has not yet been completed and is still in the process of expedited paving.

During this period, he had enough time to conduct a comprehensive exploration and analysis of the Dune Kingdom.

It just so happened that he decided to do this himself!

However, when all the generals present heard Xia Yun's decision, they all showed a look of shock on their faces.

"What? Marshal, you are going to the Dune Dynasty?!"

Li Taisui's pupils widened. He never expected that Xia Yun would make such a decision.

You must know that Xia Yun is now the number one figure in the Daliang Dynasty’s military, and he commands an army of more than 600,000 on the battlefield in the northeast.

If something happened to Xia Yun in the Dune Kingdom, it would be a heavy blow to the Daliang Dynasty!

"Does your majesty know about this?"

Li Taisui then asked.

“I don’t know.

Xia Yun smiled and shook his head, still looking calm and composed.

He had no intention of informing the empress of the news.

If the empress knew about this, she would definitely not allow him to take the risk alone and go to the Dune Dynasty.

"Grand Marshal, you are from the Central Plains, and your appearance is different from the people of the Dune Kingdom. If you go there in person, you will definitely fall into danger."

At this time Tuoba Jinghui also spoke, and on his face, it was clearly visible that he was deeply worried.

He was not only worried about Xia Yun's safety, but also about the future and fate of the Tuoba clan.

Now the fate of the Tuoba clan all depends on Xia Yun.

If anything happened to Xia Yun, he would never trust the officials of the Daliang Dynasty.

"Tuoba clan leader, how about you accompany me to the Dune Dynasty?"

Facing Tuoba Jinghui's worry, Xia Yun suddenly looked at Tuoba Jinghui with a smile and said.

Tuoba Jinghui was stunned when he heard this.

Obviously, he had never expected that Xia Yun would take the initiative to invite him.

"If the Grand Marshal really wants to go, Jinghui is willing to accompany him, so that his safety can be guaranteed!"

After a while, Tuoba Jinghui came to his senses and quickly clasped his hands towards Xia Yun.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble Chief Tuoba. We'll select dozens of strong men from the Tuoba tribe. We'll all pretend to be merchants from the Mobei grasslands. With this identity, we can enter the Dune Kingdom. The other party will definitely not stop us."

Xia Yun nodded happily.

Xia Yun already had a plan to deal with the issue of different races and skin colors.

During the great war in the northern border, the Mobei grassland and the Dune Dynasty had actually reached a silent alliance.

The barbarians on the Mobei grasslands, although of the same race as the people of the Daliang Dynasty, have some differences in appearance.

"If you really want to go, I can't stop you. But I have something to say, please accept it."

At this time, Li Taisui knew that Xia Yun had already made up his mind, which was not something he could change, so he immediately changed the subject.

"What do you propose?"

Xia Yun turned his gaze back to Li Taisui and asked.

"After the Marshal leaves, I will send a cavalry unit along the border of the Dune Kingdom until we reach the Tieshui City area in the northwest of the Mobei grassland."

"The Marshal is in the Dune Kingdom. If there is a crisis, you can send someone to contact this unit at any time."

To be on the safe side, Li Taisui had to take such a response.

"of course can."

In response to Li Taisui's proposal, Xia Yun immediately nodded happily.

He is not a completely reckless person. His purpose in this trip is not only to find out the true situation of the Dune Kingdom, but also to ensure his own safety as much as possible.

Otherwise, you will lose your life in the Dune Kingdom, and in the end, everything will be nothing but an illusion!

……

The banquet lasted from day to evening.

The hundreds of personal guards brought by Xia Yun, after having a good meal and a drink, fell into a deep sleep in the residence arranged by Li Taisui.

Among them, only Xia Yun and Xiang Wentian appeared in the streets and alleys of Keto City.

At the same time, Tuoba Jinghui followed beside him.

"The people of the Dune Dynasty in this Kerto city are living in peace and contentment."

Walking on the street, Xia Yun looked at the hustle and bustle of life and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

If it were in the Daliang Dynasty, if a city was conquered by the enemy, the ordinary people in the city would certainly be like frightened birds.

"General, please understand. After our army entered the city, we did not harm the local people at all. Therefore, the local people here do not have much hostility towards our army."

Tuoba Jinghui responded from the side.

"You guys did a great job."

Xia Yun nodded in appreciation.

This is exactly what he wants to achieve.

He didn't want to attract countless people who hated him every time he captured a city.

As the art of war says, the best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities.

Using force to capture a city is always the worst option.

The Dune Dynasty was vast and rich in resources, and was in no way inferior to the Daliang Dynasty in terms of area.

If their military actions against the Dune Dynasty aroused fierce resistance from the ordinary people of the Dune Dynasty, they would have no choice but to attack one city at a time in the future.

In that case, it would take at least several decades to conquer the entire Dune Dynasty.

That was definitely not the situation Xia Yun wanted to see.

"Marshal, let's go change our clothes."

Suddenly, Tuoba Jinghui suggested out of the blue.