I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Bifang's face darkened: "How is that possible? The nine tribes of our grassland have joined forces, let alone a city."

"I dare to challenge even the capital of the Great Duan Empire!"

The high priest turned to look at the Phoenix and the Fire Dragon: "Two leaders, what about you?"

The fire dragon calmly looked at the city wall behind him and said, "I'm not that worried, but I'll just have to pay some price in terms of damage."

"That's true, but if we can occupy this city for a long time, some losses are acceptable." Phoenix also spoke.

The high priest nodded and took out a map from his arms: "See, this city is located behind the mountains, and the only way to connect this city with Daduan is through these mountain roads."

"If we can capture this city and hold the mountain pass, Daduan will be absolutely helpless."

After some discussion, everyone nodded. No matter what, looking at the map, this place does have natural geographical advantages.

What's more, there are countless resources in these mountains, including trees and various minerals, which are all long-term ways to make money. If they can be utilized, it is possible for them to live here for a long time.

"Okay, now that the decision has been made, let's attack the city." The fire dragon spoke directly.

The high priest sighed slightly and said, "Not for now. We have surrounded them. There is no need to rush. The great military strategy is very reasonable. Attacking the heart is the best, and attacking the city is the second best."

"How much food can this city contain? Half a year or a year?"

"Although half of our grasslands have been destroyed, the remaining half is still enough to sustain us for two years. Combined with the fodder we already prepared, our horses won't starve, and our warriors will have enough to eat. We can easily sustain them for two or three years. There's no need to rush."

"I see. You really are worthy of being the high priest." The fire dragon flattered him at the right time.

The high priest smiled without saying anything, then turned to look at the young man behind him: "Liu'er, come here."

When the young man approached, the high priest smiled and pointed to Taiping County in front of him: "You will be responsible for giving them some appetizers first."

"Well, don't worry, Master."

The boy said this and turned back to prepare.

The Fire Dragon looked at the boy in surprise: "High Priest, before I could even ask, could this be..."

Before the Fire Dragon could finish his words, the High Priest smiled and nodded: "Yes, he is the next High Priest."

The Fire Dragon's expression suddenly became a little strange. The high priest is usually passed down from father to son, from generation to generation. However, it is well known that the current high priest has no children!

Or maybe he once had a son, but for unknown reasons, he died inexplicably on the grassland, and the high priest's son was only ten years old and had no offspring.

This led to almost everyone on the grassland believing that after this high priest, there would probably be no more priests.

But where did this young man come from? At first, no one cared, but when they heard the news, several leaders were a little surprised.

"Haha, there's no need to be surprised. I found Xiliu'er by a stream. Although he's not my own, his future achievements will definitely not be inferior to mine."

The high priest spoke calmly, his eyes gleaming with light.

On the other side, on the city wall, Jiang Yuan was holding a rifle with a telescope installed above it.

"Okay, really good, not bad, this sniper rifle has no problems except that it's a little less powerful." After playing with it for a while, Jiang Yuan decisively raised the telescope to observe the situation below.

"Fire Dragon, Phoenix, and Bifang, these three guys actually led the team here."

"Sir, what should we do? Should we just give them a preemptive strike?" Zhao Kai was holding two organized bombs, eager to try.

This is another great opportunity. How can I miss this?

Jiang Yuan waved his hand calmly: "Don't worry, there are so many people. Even if they are really willing to surrender, we can't take them all in."

"Let's see what they do first."

At this time, as Jiang Yuan expected, an old man was slowly walking towards the city gate.

"Who is leading the troops to attack the city?" Jiang Yuan said lightly.

The high priest beneath the city wall had a glint of light in his cloudy eyes: "I am the high priest of the barbarians."

"Barbarian High Priest? Are you leading your troops here to attack the city?" Jiang Yuan asked again.

The high priest laughed dumbly: "Your Excellency, it's fine if you think so, but I also have a way to avoid fighting."

Jiang Yuan curled his lips immediately. "Calling for surrender right from the start?" That was nonsense. They hadn't even fought yet, so how could they possibly surrender?

"Okay, then it's okay for you to tell me about it." Jiang Yuan said casually.

"Okay, that's easy..."

After a moment, Jiang Yuan was speechless looking at the high priest who was still chattering endlessly. This old man was too talkative. He didn't really think that these 400,000 cavalrymen could scare him into opening the city and surrendering?

In general, the old man said a lot, the main point of which was that the city gates should be opened and everyone should live in peace, but no one can take the position of city lord.

Isn't this nonsense?

By then, the barbarians will have a million people. How many great talents will there be in Taiping County? The barbarians will definitely gradually take over the leadership position.

If Jiang Yuan really agreed, he would have to be crazy.

"Hey, High Priest, are you tired?"

"Why don't you take a rest? There's no rush."

The high priest turned with a sly smile on his face and walked towards the barbarian camp.

At this moment, no one noticed that a big bird flew over their heads. Every time the bird flapped its wings, some extremely tiny powder would fall.

The high priest returned to the camp and looked at the stream beside him. Did he really think that he was just idle and kept talking?

All he did was to delay time and attract the attention of the soldiers on the city wall.

"Don't worry, Grandpa. Everything has been prepared. All we need to do next is release the poisonous insects." Xi Liuer said coldly.

The high priest smiled and nodded, patting Xiliu'er's head with his wrinkled hand: "Very good, as long as we can capture this city, you will be the first to achieve the credit."

"And these leaders who have witnessed your methods will respect you from the bottom of their hearts. When I die in the future, the priest clan will be handed over to you."

"Grandpa, I don't want to be the high priest." Xiliuer shook his head seriously.

“Actually, I’d rather go out…”

"Okay, let's talk about all this after you become the high priest. Maybe you will have different ideas by then." The high priest said in a deep voice.

"Now, think about how to deal with these enemies first. Release all the poisonous insects you raised."

Xiliuer nodded heavily, then carefully opened the box on the carriage.

In an instant, thousands of tiny insects flew out of the box. These insects were so small that they were almost invisible to the naked eye.

After circling in the air for a while, the swarm of insects seemed to have sensed something and instantly dispersed, forming a large net and flying towards the people on the Taiping County wall.

On the city wall, Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes, and an old man beside him smiled faintly.

"Can't we study these crooked ways a little more? Come up with some new ideas."

"You still want to use this trick? You are looking down on me!"