The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Jia Daoxian's current perception ability has almost reached the realm of oneness with nature.

Looking at the large, dark mass not far away, a smile crept onto his lips.

"My lord, are they the men of the King of Jingjue?" Shen Li asked from the side.

Jia Daoshi nodded: "That's right, it's that kid, the King of Jingjue. We've been waiting for so long, and we've finally got him here."

This was the first time he had waited so long for an enemy, and he found it somewhat unbelievable.

Shen Li shaded her eyes with her hand, watching the figures slowly approaching on the grassland, and shouted, "The King of Jingjue is here! All troops, prepare!"

At Shen Li's command, the signalmen in the city immediately signaled with flags and lit smoke signals.

Soon, the garrison troops of Jinshui City, Mushui City, Huoshui City, Tushui City, and Shuangshui City all received the signal!

Almost all the soldiers went into battle mode immediately.

The soldiers on the city wall began preparing ballistae, catapults, and cannon mounts specifically for launching cannonballs.

All the soldiers were ready for battle immediately.

As the thunderous sound of hooves rang out, the army of the King of Jingjue slowly approached the defensive line formed by the five cities, including Jinshui City.

Looking at the banner of the King of Jingjue, Shen Li sighed, "I really didn't expect that the King of Jingjue would actually dare to come!"

Although they knew long ago that the King of Jingjue was going south on a snowy day, Shen Li always felt that the King of Jingjue would definitely give up.

Because these tribes on the grasslands are best at cavalry charges, not sieges.

Especially when besieging a city in winter.

If the King of Jingjue had any sense, he wouldn't have made such an outrageous decision!

However, this idiot still came.

A smile appeared on Jia Daoshi's face: "It's good that he's here. We can get rid of him once and for all. If he hadn't come, he would have remained a major threat on the grasslands. I was really afraid he wouldn't dare to come!"

Shen Li: "Our terrain is open. If we use cannons or mechanical beasts immediately, King Jingjue could easily escape with his men. These barbarians grew up on the grasslands and are more familiar with them than we are. If they escape, it will be difficult for us to annihilate them all."

The reason they were able to annihilate the 500,000-strong barbarian coalition was due to the advantageous terrain of Furong Gorge outside the cliff city.

As for the cavalry of the Yuezhi and the Western Eight Kingdoms, they were caught off guard by mechanical beasts.

In this weather, with snow falling and fog everywhere, if the King of Jingjue's men were to flee, it might be difficult to catch them!

After hearing Shen Li's words, Jia Daoshi glanced at the vast white grassland in front of him.

Shen Li, as expected of the Prince of Zhenbei, was rich in combat experience and hit the nail on the head with just one sentence.

In such foggy weather, it would indeed be extremely difficult to annihilate the enemy's 200,000-strong army.

Once you've alerted them and put them on guard, you can immediately turn your horse around and run away, choosing any direction to escape to safety!

The soldiers on Dajing's side lacked experience in snowy grassland warfare, so they definitely couldn't catch up with the enemy.

Jia Daoshi looked around and finally fixed his gaze on the city gate of Jinshui City.

“If the King of Jingjue’s men can enter the city, then we can close the city gates and trap them like dogs. Do you think they can escape?” Jia Daoshi laughed.

Shen Li: "The King of Jingjue has brought about 200,000 troops this time. Our five cities can't hold them all. Besides, I don't think the King of Jingjue would dare to come in."

Upon hearing Shen Li's words, Jia Daoshi was taken aback once again.

King Jingjue, he dared to attack Juebi City when it was snowing heavily, so why would he be afraid of five small front-line cities?

Therefore, Jia Daoshi believed that the King of Jingjue would definitely rush into Jinshui City, and might even be the first to rush in!

Jia Daoshi laughed heartily and immediately ordered: "Order all cities to open their gates, and all soldiers to hide!"

Upon hearing this, the flag bearer immediately signaled with flags. Chu Luen, who was standing nearby, also understood Jia Daoshi's meaning. This was a plan to trap and thwart the enemy. He just didn't know if that fool, the King of Jingjue, would actually sneak in.

However, in Chu Luen's opinion, the King of Jingjue was a fool and would definitely fall for his trick.

Jia Daoshi: "Have each city send out a small cavalry unit to fight and retreat at the same time, luring the Jingjue King's army into the city, then trapping and beating them. Remember to make it look convincing."

"Yes!"

Fighting in such harsh weather conditions is indeed extremely difficult.

Actually, Jia Daoshi's main concern was that the King of Jingjue might escape in the chaos of battle. With the heavy snow and fog, it was hard to find him if he wanted to run away, since he had never seen the old man before.

Soon, a cavalry unit appeared in each city and began to perform.

In Jinshui City, Shen Li personally led the team.

In Mushui City, Chen Long was leading the team.

Over at Tushui City is Hong Jingbao.

In Huoshui City, Yuen Biao was leading the team.

In Shuangshui City, it's Brother Baoqiang.

With these five top actors performing, the barbarians of the Jingjue King certainly wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

As soon as these cavalry units came into contact with the Jingjue King's cavalry, they immediately pretended to be outmatched and wanted to flee. They ran all the way into the city, then opened the city gates wide and had some cavalrymen at the rear gates make it look like they were preparing to abandon the city.

Soon, the King of Jingjue appeared with 200,000 cavalrymen on an open space not far from the gate of Jinshui City.

After seeing the catapults, ballistae, and some boulders on the city walls, his gaze fell on the open city gate. Looking at the drawbridge spanning the moat and the city gate that hadn't been closed in time, King Jingjue couldn't help but laugh: "It seems that my prediction was correct. The Great Jing Dynasty has been waging war for years, and just launched an expedition against the Yuezhi and the Eight Western Kingdoms. Their military strength is almost depleted. After learning that I had arrived, they had no strength left to fight and simply abandoned the city and fled!"

A general standing next to the King of Jingjue stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, when the Kushan Empire’s 500,000-strong allied army marched south last time, the Great Jing Dynasty did not defend these five cities. Instead, they pulled their troops back to the Cliff City. After entering the Hibiscus Gorge, the allied army of the empire was ambushed, which led to their crushing defeat and annihilation.”

Just as the general finished speaking, several barbarian scouts rode up and reported: "Your Majesty, we have discovered a group of Great Jing cavalry north of the Five Cities. They are fleeing towards the Cliff City."

Upon hearing this report, a general immediately spurred his horse forward and shouted, "Your Majesty, this humble general requests permission to fight and annihilate those brats from the Great Jing! Before my king's iron cavalry, not a single one of those brats from the Great Jing will escape!"

King Jingjue waved his hand dismissively, "Forget it, it's just a small force. Let them go. They're probably just keeping an eye on us. They're going back to report now."

"The commander of Cliff City must be trying to repeat the same tactics as last time, but I am not that foolish."

"Alright, let the brothers first settle in the five cities and rest for two days, then we'll figure out a way to break through!"