Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Night falls.

A tense atmosphere permeated the city of Yanbei.

First, there were the Turks, who were eyeing the city from more than ten miles away, ready to pounce at any moment.

Secondly, no supplies have been delivered for several days in a row, leading to numerous rumors, some saying that the King of the Northern Desert has decided to abandon this area.

Some say that the new heads of the four major clans in the four prefectures of northern Mongolia have betrayed their country and joined forces with the Turks!

Regardless of the rumors, they knew that one piece of news was true.

That is, Yanbei City lost its food and supplies.

Today, Han Da also ordered his soldiers to go with the city's residents in batches to collect various edible foods, which can be seen as a confirmation of these speculations.

If it were before, the people here would have scattered like birds and beasts by now.

However, they have been with Han Da and this army in the northern desert region until now.

They were very satisfied with the army and with their commander.

They knew that this army from the northern deserts claimed to be the people's army, and this was not an empty title.

Especially during that desperate battle, they didn't ask ordinary people for help, even though it was so difficult. Compared to before...

The soldiers defending the city first seized able-bodied men from among the common people and made them endure the hardships.

They also decided to stand with Han Da through thick and thin.

Inside the city lord's mansion, Han Da kept himself locked in his room and never went out.

Many people who wanted to find Han Da were turned away at the door!

Little did they know, Han Da was leading a small group of his most trusted confidants.

Jiang Xing, one of the six deputy generals who were with Sun Qiang and the others, was digging a tunnel on one side of the city wall.

The city gate on the north wall was replaced with a concrete gate. Although it can be opened and closed, it is too noisy and takes too long.

Han Da also secretly planned to dig a passage leading to the outside of the city wall.

Jiang Xing is reliable and steady in his work, and most importantly, he remains calm in the face of adversity and keeps his mouth shut.

There were six deputy generals in total, each with a different personality and their own strengths.

Han Da now understood why Xiao Ce had assigned these people to him.

With their help, even though he was leading new recruits, it did save him a lot of trouble.

Just as Han Da was watching from the side, Jiang Xing came over, covered in dust.

"General Han, no wonder the Turks wanted to dig tunnels to attack, but they gave up after only digging halfway! This city wall extends more than ten feet underground. Now we can finally dig horizontally, and we'll definitely be able to dig through before dawn!"

Han Da was also somewhat shocked upon hearing Jiang Xing's report: "I knew the city wall extended downwards, but I never expected it to extend by more than ten feet! It seems that General Ma Tie put in a lot of effort to build this fortress!"

Jiang Xing nodded, his face full of anger: "Isn't that right? Bao An and his men really deserved to die. With such a natural barrier, they actually allowed the Turks to treat our four northern prefectures as their backyard, coming and going as they pleased! Even a few dogs guarding the city could bite off a piece of flesh from the Turks! We wouldn't let them come and go so easily."

Han Da couldn't help but laugh when he saw Jiang Xing's expression.

Jiang Xing asked with slight confusion, "General Han, what are you laughing at?"

Han Da smiled and said, "I thought you were calm in the face of adversity. But it turns out you have moments when your emotions fluctuate like this."

Jiang Xing listened with a helpless and awkward smile: "General Han, I saw that our predecessors prepared such a city for us to resist the Turks. We actually allowed the Turks to plunder our four northern prefectures at will, and under our support, we actually raised this ungrateful wolf to adulthood! If General Ma Tie knew, he would probably be so angry that he would come back to life!"

Han Da nodded in agreement, somewhat surprised, and asked, "You didn't know this before?"

Jiang Xing said awkwardly, "We were all blinded and brainwashed by Bao An before. We didn't doubt anything he said... Looking back now, we also bear some responsibility."

Looking at Jiang Xing's expression, Han Da patted him on the shoulder: "The King of Mobei is here. The days when we were all bullied are over! The King said that his Mobei army can only die standing, not live on their knees!"

A burning glint appeared in Jiang Xing's eyes: "General Han, are we going to dig a tunnel out here and then catch the Turks off guard?"

Han Da shook his head and said, "No! Our mission is to hold the city, no matter what happens! We cannot leave the city..."

Upon hearing Han Da's words, Jiang Xing's eyes showed even greater doubt: "Then..."

Han Da said, "You'll find out later!"

Time passed by, minute by minute, until it was past midnight.

The soldiers relayed the message one by one: "General, we've broken through."

Upon hearing this, Han Da crawled through. Although the passage was small, it was passable.

After walking for quite a while, they finally managed to get out of the north city wall.

They chose a shady corner where weeds grew rampant.

After they went outside, they looked towards the other side, where countless vultures were gnawing on the bodies of slaves, and their expressions were not good!

Han Da looked around for a while, then set up his disguise in the vicinity.

So I climbed back up.

After returning with Jiang Xing, Jiang Xing asked Han Da, "General Han, do you need to set up sentries for this secret passage?"

Han Da shook his head and said, "We don't need it for now, let's go."

Jiang Xing was increasingly puzzled, but since Han Da didn't say anything, he didn't feel comfortable asking any further questions.

"Tell these people to shut up! Go back now," Han Da instructed.

Jiang Xing cupped his hands in greeting: "General Han, rest assured. These are all absolutely trustworthy people."

Han Da nodded: "Okay, everyone go back and rest."

Still worried, Jiang Xing asked again, "Shouldn't we take care of things here?"

Han Da nodded.

Han Da ordered everyone to leave, and at that moment a figure emerged from the shadows.

Only after confirming that no one was around and it was safe did the figure leave the dug tunnel.

As dawn broke, the dark figure walked back and forth several more times.

...

Han Da went back in the dark and then quietly slipped back inside.

It wasn't until the next day, when it was just beginning to get light, that things started to go on.

There was a knock on the door.

Han Da hurriedly opened the door, but looking at the person outside, he was somewhat disappointed.

"what happened?"

The guard outside the door said, "General Han, that little beggar from yesterday is here again."

As he spoke, the guard handed Han Da another slip of paper.

Han Da tore open the note and glanced at it; his expression became quite interesting.

"Go and prepare my horses!"

The guard nodded in agreement, and after Han Da changed his clothes, he went out.

He was about to ride off on his horse when his guards tried to follow, but Han Da stopped them.

Han Da rode his horse to a deserted residential area on one side of Yanbei City. Although Yanbei City had taken in a lot of refugees, the population was nothing compared to the vast city, leaving many houses vacant.

Upon arriving at the gate of one of the courtyards, I dismounted.

A familiar figure stood at the door of a dilapidated bungalow in the courtyard.

"Mr. Lei!" After recognizing the person at the door, Han Da rushed forward.

This note was passed from Da Lei to Han Da, and it used the secret code that Xiao Ce taught the Twelve Fiends and their confidants.

So, as soon as Han Da received the note from the beggar, he knew it was from Xiao Ce.

Da Lei walked to the courtyard gate, still looking calm: "You've finally arrived!"

Han Da said excitedly, "Da Lei, has the Prince arrived? This is wonderful! I can manage to lead troops into battle, but to govern a city is a nightmare. The Prince has taught me everything in detail, and I still made a complete mess of it! Now that the Prince is back, many things here can be resolved easily! Even the most pressing problems can be solved."

Da Lei said calmly, "You're overthinking it. You're getting ahead of yourself! The Prince hasn't returned."

Han Da was somewhat disappointed: "Then Mr. Lei, you said you would give me a surprise?"

Da Lei said, "That's right, not just a surprise, but a great gift! Follow me..."

Han Da looked disappointed as he followed Da Lei into the dilapidated wooden house. The scene inside left him somewhat stunned.

A room full of more than a dozen Turkic women were tied up.

"this..."

Seeing Han Da's surprised and puzzled look, she said, "This is a great gift from the Prince to you."