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

Han Da glanced at the Turkic women a few times.

These Turkic women were covered in filth, their hair disheveled, and they had many wounds from their long journey.

Most of these women are middle-aged; although they still have some beauty, they have aged and lost their charm.

Even though there were a few younger women who were quite attractive, Handa himself did not like Turkic women.

Han Da bowed slightly to Da Lei awkwardly, "Mr. Da Lei, please thank His Highness for me. However... I am irreconcilably opposed to the Turks! I cannot allow a Turk to become my woman!"

Hearing Han Da's words, Da Lei's cold expression flashed with a strange look: "What are you thinking? These aren't for your women. These are the wives, favorite wives, and daughters of the various Turkic leaders outside the city. They're a great gift from the Prince to you, and they should be of great use to those Turks outside the city!"

Han Da was shocked upon hearing this: "What? The wives and daughters of the tribal chiefs? You... have you already conquered the rear of the Turks?"

Before Han Da could finish speaking...

Da Lei nodded: "Indeed, these past few days! His Highness has achieved tremendous success in the Turkic rear, their rear is in complete chaos! The Helu and Tiesa tribes have both been captured! Not only that, His Highness has successfully instigated unrest in their rear! Now the Gesa and Ashide tribes have united and are united against Ashina, and war has broken out among them..."

Da Lei recounted what was happening in the rear of the Turkic territory.

The son of Zhejiang, whose rear of the Turks was utterly defeated by Xiao Ce's thousand iron cavalry.

Before each attack, Xiao Ce would send a raven to Wei Wuji, and they would attack as soon as the raven appeared.

Because it was a surprise attack, the battle was resolved in less than an hour.

After he had wiped out most of the tribe's fighting force, Xiao Ce would immediately lead his troops to the next tribe.

After receiving the message from the raven, Wei Wuji immediately dispatched troops. Before the remaining tribes could react, they were attacked a second time.

Because they were terrified during the first battle, they were able to easily wipe out the entire enemy force, clean up the mess, and count the prisoners and spoils of war.

Using this two-wave attack tactic, they almost swept away all the tribes in the rear of the Turkic territory.

Originally, there was only one Wuqimu Gesa among these prisoners.

Later, Xiao Ce captured some more prisoners and then had Axe Ox use their unique method of communication to contact Da Lei, who was lurking in the shadows.

This made Da Lei wait for some time before bringing all the prisoners over.

After listening, Han Da was filled with admiration: "As expected of the prince... truly invincible and with flawless strategies."

Da Lei's expression remained unchanged: "The prince said that the credit for this great battle belongs to you! You held back the entire Turkic army, which allowed him to launch such a smooth surprise attack. Otherwise, his thousand cavalrymen probably wouldn't have been able to play such a significant role."

Han Da was about to make polite remarks.

Da Lei interrupted, "Don't be so polite. I've heard about your battle. It's truly remarkable that you managed to hold out this long with so many new recruits."

"It's all thanks to the excellent training methods the prince gave us, and his ideological teachings, that everyone has such an iron will and unity! Otherwise, I really couldn't do it on my own."

Da Lei didn't deny Han Da's words. He had seen Xiao Ce writing those ideological propaganda materials, and he had to admit that they were extremely inflammatory and resonated with everyone's hearts.

Da Lei nodded: "I've said what I needed to say, so I'll be leaving now. How to use these people, and how to utilize them, is entirely up to you, His Highness..."

Han Da awkwardly cupped his hands in greeting: "Mr. Da Lei, didn't His Highness offer any guidance?"

Da Lei shook his head: "His Highness said you can do whatever you want with them. Even releasing them is fine, as long as you can keep them here for a while. His Highness needs at least a month!"

Han Da's face turned ugly as he listened to Da Lei's words.

Da Lei asked, "General Han? Is there a problem?"

Han Da nodded and then explained the biggest problem he was currently facing.

"Plague? So, you've already cut off your supplies, and your army has been without provisions for seven days?" Da Lei asked.

Han Da nodded: "Although I have already ordered everyone to prepare for self-rescue... Yanbei City is a deserted city. Although production and planting have been arranged... the fastest crops will take more than a month to grow. Besides, the number of soldiers and people here is too large. The crops planted are just a drop in the ocean!"

As he spoke, Han Da looked at Da Lei expectantly.

Da Lei cupped his hands in greeting, shrugged, and said helplessly, "I'm not good at planning either, so I can't help you with this!"

Although Han Da was somewhat disappointed, he still nodded: "I know, Mr. Da Lei, please thank the Prince for me! Please inform the Prince that no matter what, we will hold them off for a month!"

Da Lei nodded, then took out a few black ravens from his pocket and handed them to Han Da.

"Of course, it's not entirely impossible. This is the second great gift that His Highness asked me to bring."

"Put these ravens in a completely safe place and let them acclimatize for a day. Then release them back the next day. These are guide ravens. Once they recognize the route, and a group of ravens has established the path, the prince will be able to make contact with you through the ravens."

"If things go smoothly in terms of timing, after I return and tell the Prince about it, he might be able to give you some advice!"

Upon hearing Da Lei's words, Han Da bowed almost ninety degrees!

"Thank you, Mr. Da Lei. If we could receive guidance from the Prince, that would be the best outcome! On behalf of the people and the garrison of Yanbei City, I thank you!"

Da Lei waved his hand and asked again, "Hey, don't be so polite. Do you think this is a real plague... or..."

Han Da shook his head and said, "The news so far doesn't seem to be true! It's very likely that the heads of the four new great clans, after seeing the Turks come, don't think highly of us either... so they want to side with the Turks! Of course, this is just my guess!"

Da Lei nodded in agreement: "Alright! I understand. Then settle these people down. The Prince said you can do whatever you want with them!"

Han Da nodded and was about to go out to see him off.

Da Lei rejected him.

After Da Lei left, Han Da looked at the room full of Turkic women and frowned slightly...

Even though these Turkic women had their mouths gagged, their eyes still held an air of arrogance.

It kept making "woo woo woo" noises.

Seeing this, Han Da stepped forward and delivered a chop to each of them, knocking them all unconscious.

After knocking them unconscious.

"They're all prisoners, yet they're still acting so arrogant!"

Han Da muttered a curse and carefully tucked the raven into his pocket.

After returning to his lodgings, he followed Da Lei's instructions on how to feed them and sent people to find several people who knew how to raise ravens to take good care of them.

Then, Jiang Xing was called over, along with the men who had been digging the hole earlier.

Jiang Xing was puzzled when Han Da called him: "General Han, who are you looking for...?"

"Didn't you want to know why I had you dig that pit?" Han Da said.

Jiang Xing's expression grew even more curious as he listened.

Han Da didn't say anything, but told them to prepare some carriages and sacks.

"Going to dig another hole?"

Han Da smiled without saying a word and led them to the dilapidated bungalow.

Those Turkic women who were knocked unconscious by Han Da are still asleep.

Jiang Xing stared wide-eyed at the Turks: "General, where...where...where did you come from?"

Han Da said with a smile, "This is Wu Qimu Gesa, the first wife of Helu of the Turkic tribe."

"This is Thesahi's most beloved youngest daughter, and that is Thesahi's first wife."

...

Da Lei had introduced all these people to Han Da, and now Han Da was talking to Jiang Xing.

Jiang Xing asked excitedly, "If we have these people, won't we be able to blackmail those Turks?"

Han Da nodded: "That's right! Is the Heavenly Prison in Yanbei City not yet in use?"

Jiang Xing nodded.

Han Da instructed, "Go and imprison these people in the Heavenly Prison of Yanbei City, and then be sure to send someone you can absolutely trust to guard them."

Jiang Xing agreed with a cupped hand, and then ordered his men to put the women in sacks and lock them up.

...

At this time, the camp of the Turks outside Yanbei City was located in a dense forest a few hundred meters away.

Several Turks were hanging upside down from a large tree.

Da Lei walked to a tree and first put one of the Turks down.

They then removed the cloth from his mouth.

"You little brat, do you know what to say later?"

The young Turk nodded repeatedly: "My lord, I know... I know! I will definitely do as you say..."

Da Lei said to the young Turk, "Alright, tell me what you've got!"

The young Turkic man then repeated what Da Lei had told him along the way.

Da Lei nodded in satisfaction: "Alright! If you dare to try anything funny, your wife and children are in our hands. Urgen the God will make sure they wish they were dead!"

The young Turkic man trembled uncontrollably upon seeing this.

When Xiao Ce attacked, they were all wearing camouflage uniforms and had their faces painted.

Moreover, when they were attacking those Turks, they heard them call them ghost cavalry.

After making some inquiries, Xiao Ce learned that there was a god known as Urgen, the god of death, in the Turkic lands, and Urgen commanded a ghost cavalry.

Their ghost cavalry are specifically there to take the lives of the Turks.

After listening to it, Xiao Ce thought this story that had come to him was quite interesting.

Xiao Ce claimed to be a ghost cavalryman sent by the god Urgen to punish them.

In the name of God, the effect was indeed much better! Wherever they appeared, the people surrendered before the battle even began.

The Turks, seeing their attire and their elusive manner, naturally believed them.

The Turk knelt on the ground devoutly, shaking his head repeatedly: "My Lord God, I dare not... I will absolutely obey the will of the God Urgen."

Da Lei wielded his swift knife with both hands, as if performing a flower dance.

In no time, the ropes binding him were untied.

"Alright, go... If you do well, the gods will protect you!"

This young Turk was also subdued by this incredible swordsmanship.

"Thank you, God! I will certainly complete the task you have entrusted to me!"