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

Wu Qimu Gesa was roughly pressed to the ground by Da Lei, wincing in pain.

He glared angrily at Xiao Ce and said, "You piece of trash, you ambushed our rear. Now you're slinking back here in disgrace, aren't you? You're about to die, and you still don't realize it."

"I tell you, my Khan, my tribe is the bravest people on the grasslands. They have never been defeated... Now, your death is at hand..."

Xiao Ce laughed and said, "Alright, what's the point of talking to a brainless woman like you? Now your Turkic Kingdom is ruled by the Xiao family! I have unified the Turkic Khaganate. And you people are nothing but stray dogs!"

Wu Qimu Gesa shook his head: "Impossible..."

Xiao Ce then said to Da Lei, "Go find a pole, strip her naked and tie her to it. Then go and shout at He Lu and his men. If they dare to attack again, tear off a piece of her flesh every minute..."

Da Lei nodded and went to do it.

Wu Qimu Gesa struggled frantically. But how could he possibly break free?

Not long after, Da Lei stripped Wu Qimu Gesa naked and hung him on a pole.

Han Da then dispatched a team to broadcast messages.

"He Lu, you old dog, your wife is in our hands! You must retreat immediately. If you attack for even a minute longer, we'll tear a piece of her flesh off!"

"He Lu, you old dog, your wife is in our hands! You must retreat immediately. If you attack for even a minute longer, we'll tear a piece of her flesh off!"

...

As he spoke, Da Lei began to act, taking a small knife and cutting a piece of flesh from Wu Qimu Gesa's body.

Wu Qimu Gesa screamed in agony.

Speaking in Turkic, he cried out, "Khan, Father... come save me... please come save me..."

Hearing the commotion from not far away, He Lu was first taken aback, then took out his binoculars.

He then looked through the binoculars and saw that it really was his wife, stripped naked and hanging there.

He was angry.

"How did Wu Qimu end up in their hands? Shouldn't Wu Qimu be behind us?"

The adjutant beside Helu comforted him, "Khan, is it possible that she resembles the Khan's wife?"

He Lu frowned deeply: "Bullshit! Do you think I can't tell if she's my woman or not? Damn it... how dare they insult my wife... I'll make them wish they were dead..."

"Should we continue our attack?" the adjutant beside him asked.

He Lu's eyes were bloodshot, and he clenched his teeth so hard they made a grinding sound.

He then continued, "Of course we should attack! Although I don't know how they got Wu Qimu there, they must have been using him as a trump card. Now that they've brought out this trump card, it's enough to prove that their Northern Desert Army is at its wit's end..."

"Go and command the entire army. In one hour, all troops will launch a full-scale attack in accordance with my orders!"

He Lu said, his eyes bloodshot.

At this moment, several leaders behind the main army heard the messenger's words and were all shocked.

In particular, as the elder brother of Wu Qimu Gesa and the leader of the Gesa tribe.

Gesa glared at him and said, "Are you sure? Is it Wu Qimu?"

The messenger nodded with absolute certainty: "That's right, absolutely certain. Many people saw it. The Khan's wife, Wu Qimu, was stripped naked by the people of Xiao and hung on a pole, being tortured to death. There's no mistake!"

Gesa's face instantly turned extremely grim: "These two-legged sheep from Xiao Kingdom are courting death... Gesa tribe, everyone prepare. Upon hearing the Helu tribe's command, we will charge in with all our might..."

Seeing Ashina's attempt to persuade him, Gesa said sternly, "Ashina, you don't have to charge! However, I think Helu is right this time. Wu Qimu must be the trump card of the Xiao people. Now that they have played their trump card... this shows that they are at their wits' end. Let's take Lingxiao City in one fell swoop."

After listening to Gesa's words, Ashina shook his head and said, "We are one. Since you have made your decision, we will naturally charge forward! We are one."

He looked at Ashide, who said sternly, "These people from Xiao are insulting us... When have we Turks ever suffered such a humiliation? If we retreat now, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to our morale... Charge!"

...

At this moment, in an inn at the foot of the city wall.

Mr. Qianlong had a smug expression on his face: "As expected, Xiao Ce did show up... But where did they get Wu Qimu from?"

The young page shook his head and did not answer.

Mr. Qianlong said with a smile, "The Turks didn't retreat, did they?"

The young page shook his head and replied, "Sir, the Turks didn't. On the contrary, it seems to have fueled their fighting spirit... How could this King of the Northern Desert make such a foolish move right from the start?"

Mr. Qianlong smiled and said, "He must have overplayed his hand. Do you really think of him as a saint? Things are getting interesting."

...

Han Da, standing on the city wall, said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, perhaps we should stop. We originally intended to break down the Turks' psychological defenses. However, after we insulted and mistreated Wu Qimu, it seems we provoked these Turks. Their attacks have become even more ferocious."

"Moreover, it seems that the troops behind them are also being mobilized."

After listening to Han Da's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Don't be afraid... I'm just afraid they won't charge! It seems I've come at the right time... This time I'll definitely give them a good beating. Only after I've really hurt them will they dare not attack rashly again."

Xiao Ce said to Han Da, "Did you do the things I asked you to do?"

Han Da nodded: "Your Highness, the assignments have been made... Everyone is seated now."

Just then, a noise came from one side.

Yin Pan'er arrived, escorted by a group of people.

After Yin Pan'er climbed onto the city wall, she looked around and immediately spotted Xiao Ce, who was wearing golden armor...

Then he rushed over in twos and threes and bowed respectfully.

"See you, my lord!"

After seeing how much weight Yin Pan'er had lost, Xiao Ce naturally knew that the situation here was complicated and had taken a heavy toll on her.

After helping her up, he asked, "Pan'er, what brings you here?"

Yin Pan'er bowed: "Your Highness, I heard that you had returned. So I thought I'd come and see you. Sure enough... you're back... are you alright?"

Before Xiao Ce could speak, a huge rock crashed down on their heads with a loud bang.

Xiao Ce instinctively shielded Yin Pan'er with his body.

Yin Pan'er blushed.

"This isn't the place for reminiscing. You should go back now. Go to the rear and help me supervise everyone making that jar of explosives..."

Yin Pan'er nodded and said, "Han Da just gave the order, and I ordered everyone to assist. Your Highness, I won't cause you any more trouble here... I'll do what I can to help."

Xiao Ce nodded, and Yin Pan'er started to leave, but had only taken a few steps.

Suddenly remembering Nie Bing's matter, he returned to Xiao Ce's side.

Xiao Ce looked at Yin Pan'er as she turned back and asked, "Pan'er, is there anything else?"

Yin Pan'er nodded and said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, may we speak in private?"

Seeing Yin Pan'er's expression, Xiao Ce guessed what she wanted to say.

"You want to talk about Nie Bing, right?"

When Yin Pan'er saw Xiao Ce speak, her eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

"Your Highness, you know? Uncle Lai told you?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "No, it was Nie Bing who told me. I gave my consent to this!"

Yin Pan'er's eyes widened even more.

"Haven't you been here the whole time? Do you know what I'm talking about?"

Xiao Ce revealed a meaningful smile: "Of course I know, it's just about the granary. I agreed to it!"

Yin Pan'er looked surprised: "Then...then it's fortunate that we didn't do anything to Sister Bing..."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Whatever you do, it's fine. It will only increase that Qianlong's trust in him. No problem!"

Yin Pan'er asked, "Then... are we just going to let them destroy our granaries?"

Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "You know who's in charge of these granaries, right?"

Yin Pan'er nodded: "Of course, it's Lin Zhong, Uncle Zhong."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "That's settled then, I know everything. How could I let Qianlong destroy the food supplies for our Nine Cities? Don't worry. Everything is under control."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er was completely shocked.

I was absolutely shocked!

Xiao Ce is terrifying; he has all these things under his control.

“Then, Your Highness, I will go and oversee those matters,” Yin Pan’er said.

Xiao Ce nodded.

Before Xiao Ce left, he had already spoken to Nie Bing about it.

If there was an emergency, you could contact him through the ravens. At that time, he had set up a raven-raising person outside Yanbei City as a secret contact point.

Nie Bing was found by Qianlong and made this request.

Nie Bing immediately told Xiao Ce about it, and her request was very simple.

That means Xiao Ce needs to protect her family. If he can do that, Nie Bing will listen to him.

If Xiao Ce cannot do it, Nie Bing will tell Qianlong about the granary location she found.

When Xiao Ce learned of this news, he told Nie Bing that he could tell Qianlong to pretend to work for Qianlong, and he would arrange the matters concerning the granaries.

After replying to Nie Bing, he wrote to Lin Zhong, telling him to be prepared.

...

On the battlefield, the Turks launched an attack like madmen.

The first batch of explosives, packaged in jars, was transported over.

Xiao Ce ordered his men to take these jars, light them, and then throw them towards the underground ladders.

Although no one knows what effect this thing can have.

But they blindly trusted Xiao Ce and did as he said.

However, Xiao Ce's thinking was too simplistic.

Because the burning time of the fuse was not calculated properly, the fuse did not ignite the gunpowder when the jar was smashed.

It did not achieve any of the desired explosive effect.

The Turks were initially afraid, but when they saw that the jar contained only some pebbles and black powder, it posed no threat to them whatsoever.

The Turks burst into laughter: "Hahaha... Charge, everyone! These two-legged sheep of Xiao are truly at their wits' end... They've even used their pickling jars as weapons... Kill them!"

...

Xiao Ce couldn't think of a way to improve it for a while, so when he saw a rope on one side, he ordered everyone to hang the jar and slowly lower it down.

Once it's placed in the center of the siege ladder, blow up their siege ladder.

On the other hand, Xiao Ce had everyone smash the stones and earthenware pots and put them in cloth bags.

The effect was quite quick; after the jar was lit, it was lowered down using a rope.

It was placed at one-third of the height of the ladder.

With a burst of explosion, the siege ladder was blown in half, and the Turks were injured and fell down.

This halted their advance, while Wu Qimu, hanging on the pole, had already been torn to pieces and turned into a bloody mess.

At that very moment, He Lu had already ordered his men to start beating the drums as a signal.

The Turks who had been waiting behind them began to move.

At this moment, Xiao Ce looked at the explosive pack that had already been transported to him.

"Get the catapults ready. On my command, launch them!"

Han Da nodded, following their attack.

Xiao Ce directed the catapults from the city wall: "Fire!"

More than twenty catapults were launched in an instant, igniting more than two hundred packets of explosives.

The Turks saw black dots approaching them.

They shouted, "Watch out for falling rocks!"

The team was scattered, but they were still observing as the explosive charges landed near them one by one.

Just as they were taking a look, there was a loud bang.

The simple homemade explosive charge exploded, and the resulting explosion was incomparable to any explosives of later generations.

But this level of intensity in the battle is sufficient.

At the epicenter of the explosion, many people were instantly overturned.

Even those on the outer perimeter were injured by broken tiles, rubble, and projectiles...

"Watch out... what the hell is that! Stay away from those things..."

This wave of over two hundred explosive charges effectively hit the attacking force, injuring at least several thousand people.

The Turks had never seen anything like this before and were completely panicked.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ce mobilized the entire city to produce over a thousand packages of explosives.

The main problem is that they don't have enough explosives; otherwise, they could still produce more.

Hearing the series of explosions, even the Turks attacking from the front couldn't help but look back.

Seeing the people behind them being blown to pieces, they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

At this moment, Xiao Ce shouted loudly, "Keep throwing! Bomb them to death!"

“Our defending troops should also light their explosive charges and throw them down.”

As the people below the city wall stared in disbelief and looked behind them, they discovered that many cloth bags were still being thrown down from the city wall.

After they dodged, some people started taunting again: "Khan, they really have nothing left to defend the city, they're even using sacks! Let's hurry up and kill them!"

"ha..."

"boom..."

"boom..."