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As he spoke, he muttered to himself, "They're so fierce? How come they couldn't take this place?"

Because they were both disguised.

They changed into Turkic clothing; everyone here wore Turkic attire, and their faces were those of people from the Xiao Kingdom.

So, they didn't seem out of place here!

They were not found either, including the Tianzi Camp members who were hiding among the people.

Yan Jia said, "Your Highness, no matter what, our outcome is good. When you wrote to Yun Qing. Urgen, how many people did you ask him to send?"

Xiao Ce was taken aback: "I just wanted them to send some elite troops to launch a surprise attack, and then I just wanted them to use the 'sparrow tactic'..."

Yan Jia said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, I just estimated that they have mobilized at least 100,000 troops..."

Xiao Ce asked Yan Jia, "Are you sure?"

Yan Jia nodded and followed Xiao Ce's words, saying that Xiao Ce had his own methods for estimating troop strength and was infallible...

Xiao Ce immediately understood: "I originally wanted them to learn this 'sparrow warfare' tactic so that they would have a way to deal with the Slavs who come later... They must have misunderstood."

Just as the two were talking, they heard several people asking questions.

Have you seen the Northern Desert Army?

Have you seen the Northern Desert Army?

Since Xiao Ce had already given instructions, these Turks kept their mouths shut and said nothing...

As a result, they made no discovery whatsoever.

Seeing this, Yan Jia asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, do you think we should show ourselves?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "No rush... let's lie low for a while longer... and see if there are any further changes."

Yan Jia nodded and said no more.

...

Meanwhile, Yunqing Urgen received a series of news of victories.

But it made him extremely happy.

He said to Wei Wuji, "General Wei Wuji, tell me... why couldn't we defeat them after several attacks?"

Wei Wuji said to Yun Qing.Urgen, "Khan, this time we didn't take this place on our own! We were lucky... The people in the south attracted away 90% of our troops... so we took this place without lifting a finger."

"Then we went to provide support... They were caught off guard. So, all their heavy firepower was ineffective. Without that heavy firepower support, our weapons are actually not much different from theirs."

"We were fighting a siege battle before, and their heavy firepower wiped out most of us. By the time we attacked their side, there weren't many men left..."

Yun Qing.Urgen nodded, then realized what he meant and asked Wei Wuji, "No... what did you say?"

Wei Wuji was stumped by Yun Qing Urgen's seemingly random question.

"What? What did I say?"

"You mean our own people? Aren't they the elite troops of the Northern Desert King's Palace?" Yunqing Urgen asked.

Wei Wuji nodded affirmatively: "That's right...they're all our people...I haven't seen a single soldier from the Northern Desert King's Palace. It must be that the Northern Desert King provided these people with weapons and taught them combat tactics...Aren't those people all over there?"

As Wei Wuji spoke, he pointed to a book and saw a group of people dressed in Turkic clothing eating breakfast.

Yunqing Urgen glanced in that direction, listened and nodded, a hint of disappointment flashing across his face.

"Let's get to our posts right away... and then take control of all their prisoners... Now, we're at war with the Slavs. We can't afford to have any illusions... You stay here and hold the line."

"Take that Slavic woman with me. I need to go to the Northern Desert Royal Palace... If the people there still don't send troops, we really can't hold out... Your Highness, aren't you setting me up for failure?"

When Yunqing Urgen said this, he still had quite a bit of resentment.

After all, the reason he dared to mobilize the entire nation and army to resist was because of this.

It was because they heard that Xiao Ce would send troops.

Now, Yunqing Urgen knows that the Northern Desert Prince's Palace has not sent a single soldier, which is clearly an attempt to avoid suspicion.

Yun Qing and Urgen immediately realized that they were being used as cannon fodder.

Although he knew that the Turks could never be on equal footing with the people of the Northern Desert Royal Palace...

However, he didn't want to become cannon fodder.

This time, he dealt a heavy blow to the Slavic people and even captured the Slavic princess.

We will definitely face a fierce counterattack from the Slavs!

"What? Your Majesty Khan, it seems you harbor quite a grudge against us! Do you feel we've used you as a pawn? Are you resentful?"

Just then, a familiar voice came from the side.

Upon hearing this, Yunqing Urgen was jolted awake.

Look in the direction from which the sound came.

A handsome young man dressed in Turkic attire immediately caught his eye.

At that moment, Wei Wuji also recognized Xiao Ce at a glance.

"Your Majesty!"

The two shouted almost in unison.

Then he took two steps at a time and moved forward quickly.

Before Xiao Ce could speak, the two men knelt down and kowtowed to him several times.

"Meet the prince!"

"Your Highness, I didn't mean that... I knew you wouldn't abandon us!"

"Your Highness...I...I didn't mean that...I just wanted to..."

Yunqing Urgen offered a rambling explanation.

Xiao Ce waved his hand: "Alright, get up. It's understandable that you're resentful since you didn't see me... But don't worry. I didn't use you as pawns..."

With that, Xiao Ce waved his hand: "All of our men, come out."

Suddenly, several people dressed in Turkic clothing stood up from various places, and they removed their Turkic hats.

They revealed a bunch of buzz cuts.

The Crew-Headed Army was an elite force among the Northern Desert Army.

Xiao Ce said, "I was just thinking of teaching you some guerrilla warfare tactics, but I didn't tell you how many people you were going to bring. I told you to bring your elite troops... how come you brought 100,000?"

Yun Qing.Urgen looked embarrassed: "Isn't this a war? Besides, you said elite troops... these 100,000 are all our elite troops..."

Xiao Ce looked at Yun Qing. Urgen looked like a wronged little wife.

For a moment, he was unable to refute it.

"Alright, if we miss this one, there will be other opportunities in the future!"

Yunqing Urgen said to Xiao Ce, "By the way, Your Highness... we didn't come for nothing this time... we caught a big fish."

When Yunqing Urgen mentioned that Xiao Ce had captured the Slavic princess, Xiao Ce did not react at all.

He figured that Xiao Ce hadn't heard him, so he repeated it again.

Sure enough, after he said that...

Xiao Ce immediately became interested and asked Yun Qing.Urgen, "What? What did you say...who did you catch?"

"Her Highness the Slavic Princess, who is also the President and Supreme Commander here!"

After Yun Qing Urgen finished speaking, a smug expression crept onto his face...

"Oh? Are you sure? Then you really made the right decision to come... If the catch is reliable... I really will reward you, reward you!"

Xiao Ce said with equal joy.

In fact, when he launched this counterattack, he never intended to capture any supreme commander.

Previously, when Xiao Ce heard that the supreme commander here was a woman, and a princess at that, he didn't take it seriously.

I figured that this kind of person would definitely run away the moment a war started...

To everyone's surprise, Yunqing Urgen was caught.

Actually, it was also because Nikolaevich Eva underestimated her opponent...

It was mainly Xiao Ce and his accomplices who disguised themselves, causing them to make a misjudgment.

They hadn't expected that among these commoners were quite a few of the elite troops from the Northern Desert Royal Palace.

She never expected that Yunqing Urgen would dare to launch a counterattack after killing their envoy in Kyoto!

Multiple misjudgments led to Nikolaevich Eva's arrest.

Yun Qing.Urgen said awkwardly to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, we can't understand their language either... but judging from her appearance... it should be her! Why don't we... go and take a look?"

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "Alright! Let's go take a look... If she really is a princess... then she must be someone important!"

As he spoke, Yunqing Urgen asked where Wei Wuji was being held.

Wei Wuji then began to lead the way.

On the way there, Xiao Ce said to Wei Wuji, "Wei Wuji, when I saw you before, you were just a child... but now you look a bit like a god of war."

Before Wei Wuji could speak, Yun Qing Urgen began praising Wei Wuji to Xiao Ce.

While praising Wei Wuji, he also took the opportunity to compliment Xiao Ce on his discerning eye.

As they spoke, they arrived at several wooden cages, in which a blonde, blue-eyed woman with an imposing figure, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, was imprisoned.

The woman sat calmly in the wooden cage, looking completely at ease, showing none of the demeanor one would expect of a prisoner.

Xiao Ce sized up the woman; she was indeed quite attractive, judging from her facial features.

This woman is not simple!

That composure and calmness alone is remarkable.

He had actually seen strong women like Nan Xi who were weak in the Western Regions, but the Nikolayevich Eva in front of him had a completely different temperament from them.

They saw Yunqing.Urgen walking over.

Nikolaevich Eva sized up Yun Qing Urgen a few times, then said in a slightly accented Xiao dialect, "Yun Qing Urgen, you have indeed impressed me! You have proven your worth, and you are qualified to talk to me?"

Yun Qing Urgen saw that Xiao Ce was standing behind him and did not intend to speak.

He understood that Xiao Ce didn't want to show his face for the time being.

So he continued, "What joke are you talking about? You're a prisoner now!"

Nikolaevich Eva chuckled and shrugged, rising from the wooden cage: "You are truly naive. You know nothing of the strength of our Slavic nation! From the moment you captured me, your strength was already dwindling! The only thing you can salvage now is to release me!"

Before Yun Qing and Urgen could speak...

"I suppose your decision doesn't count here!"

As she spoke, Eva Nikolayevich's gaze passed directly over Yun Qing Urgen and landed on Xiao Ce.

"Your Highness, the King of the Northern Desert, you are a wise man! Killing me would bring you nothing but harm!"

Xiao Ce was somewhat surprised that she spoke to him!