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Chapter 643: The Princess Who Eloped with Her Lover (17)

In autumn, the grassland had a good harvest and the northern army had sufficient supplies. Du Qin led the army and launched a large-scale attack on the border.

The cavalry marched into the Central Plains, filled with endless greed, and clamored that the imperial court did not take the Northern Frontier seriously and that sending a fake princess as a marriage partner was an insult to the Northern Frontier.

When the news reached the capital, all the court officials learned the truth. The civil officials, led by the prime minister, submitted petitions one after another, requesting the emperor to order Gu Zhen to complete the princess's mission and go to the northern frontier with the prince to seek peace.

Half of the twelve border cities that Saibei requested, including Yunsha Pass, would also be divided out.

This almost pissed Gu Xu off to death.

What a coward!

Betray the country and seek glory!

That night, the prince gave an order and the prime minister's residence suddenly exploded. He was hit by several fireballs and a piece of iron was embedded in the prime minister's thigh.

Not only was the prime minister injured, but accidents also occurred in the homes of many civil officials.

The prince's personal soldiers went to put out the fire, but accidentally discovered the letters between the prime minister and Saibei! They immediately raided the house and put the prime minister's family in jail.

The incident happened suddenly and no one was prepared.

The fireball fell from the sky and could accurately hurt people from a long distance. People with quick brains quickly realized that this was the prince's demonstration.

It's not difficult to take your life from a hundred meters away.

At this moment, no one dared to plead for the prime minister, for fear of being charged with treason and collusion.

In the past few years, Gu Xu has gradually cultivated a group of civil officials who are fighting against the prime minister. Seeing that the time has come, they all submitted petitions, demanding that the prime minister be severely punished and that they fight in the northern border to enhance the country's prestige.

There were still some civil officials who were unwilling to hand over power and requested to go to the border to supervise the war. The emperor appointed the prince as the military supervisor and sent several officials to the border.

Several ministers who had just been muttering about how military generals were reckless and brainless and needed the assistance of civil officials immediately fell in dismay. They didn't know that the prince had a personal guard under his command, and if they went to the northern border with him, where swords and knives had no mercy, it was unknown whether they could come back alive.

The matter is a foregone conclusion.

Half a month had passed when Gu Xu and his men arrived at the battlefield. They traveled all night long. As soon as those civil officials arrived at Yunsha Pass, they suffered from acclimatization problems. They all lay in the clinic, unable to get up. It was difficult for them to even lift their hands or feet, let alone give orders.

Huo Song was commanding the battle at the front and sent Lin Fei to pick up Gu Xu.

When Lin Fei knelt down to pay his respects to Gu Xu, he read a hint of familiarity on the face of the Crown Prince, but he did not think much about it. How could a minister keep staring at the Crown Prince?

Gu Xu looked at him several times and found that this was the man his sister was worried about.

He has a good appearance and good demeanor, but he is a little dark, and he looks a little too rough when standing next to his sister. However, most military generals are like this. Compared with the scholars who are often unfaithful, he admires the brave and resourceful Lin Fei more.

The prince's brother-in-law refused to admit that he had already recognized Lin Fei. He pretended to be serious and did not give Lin Fei much of a good look.

Lin Fei scratched his head. He always felt that the prince seemed to know him and his expression was unfriendly.

This doubt was fleeting, as there were more important things waiting for them now.

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The battle with Saibei actually did not last long. Lin Fei was even more capable than Gu Xu had imagined. He led two thousand light cavalry deep into the enemy camp, destroyed the enemy's food and supplies, and severely damaged the enemy's generals.

He also had unique insights into combat deployment, often finding new ways to catch Saibei off guard.

Victory news was frequently reported back to the capital, and everyone in Dayan knew that the Huo family army had produced a young general named Lin, who, at a young age, had killed countless enemy soldiers and made outstanding contributions. Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praised him highly.

The emperor immediately issued an imperial decree to reward the army and appointed Lin Fei as General Zhenbei, making him the first military general in the history of Dayan to hold the third rank at the age of twenty.

At this time in the Saibei camp, Duqin had been scolded by the King of Saibei.

His brothers looked at him with gloating eyes.

The King of Saibei threw the battle report in his hand fiercely in his face: "Our army has been severely damaged! Lin Fei also intercepted our food and grass. Winter is about to come. How many soldiers will starve and freeze? Have you ever thought about it?"

It was Duqin who insisted on going to war at the beginning. The King of Saibei doted on this son and believed him about 70% when he saw that his words were so certain. However, he did not expect that the old man Huo Song actually had such a powerful general under his command!

It’s even more powerful than Huo Song back then!

Du Qin bowed his head deeply and said, "Father, I am willing to lead the troops to launch a surprise attack. Today, Lin Fei was conferred the title, and the spies reported that Dayan was going to celebrate this event, so it must be a time for slacking off. I am willing to take the blame and make meritorious contributions!"

The King of Saibei thought for a moment and realized that this was a desperate gamble. However, if he didn't win another battle, his soldiers would be exhausted and their psychological defenses would collapse. If he lost his fighting spirit, there would be no possibility of turning the situation around.

"Approved. Be careful in everything."

Du Qin selected three thousand soldiers and waited for an hour in the biting wind, finally hearing the shouts and cheers from the Huo family camp.

The high city walls were brightly lit and heavily guarded. Duqin's soldiers were divided into three groups: one group attacked with fire, one group climbed the wall, and another group ambushed him.

Just as he gave the order and several rockets were fired towards the troops stationed on the city wall, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the wall and several black cannons poked their heads out from the high city wall.

Du Qin didn't see clearly what it was, but he felt something was wrong. He was about to shout to retreat when suddenly a burst of fire poured down from above, as if engulfing thousands of troops. The heat wave tore through the air and shot into his three thousand light cavalry at an extremely fast speed.

Even though the shield was put up immediately, the power of the fireball was so overwhelming that it blew the shield into pieces.

Du Qin was thrown to the ground, but he still let out a heart-wrenching roar. He felt a piercing pain in his calf. He had been on the battlefield countless times and suffered injuries many times, but none of them was as painful as this one. He didn't hold on for long, and his eyes went dark and he passed out.

Three thousand soldiers were unable to strike a single blow. Looking from the city wall, Gu Xu, accompanied by Huo Song and Lin Fei, were excitedly admiring the outcome of the battle. The cheers were getting louder and louder. From the start of the battle until now, today was the most enjoyable day!

Gu Xu sighed in his heart, this is the hot weapon his sister mentioned!

Waiting until this moment to use it is to deal a fatal blow to Saibei, to completely break down its psychological defenses, so that it will never dare to invade again!

"With this thing, the soldiers have nothing to fear! Why should we, Great Yan, be afraid?" Huo Song burst into tears. One day, when he closes his eyes, he will be able to rest assured!

Lin Fei couldn't calm down for a long time, and he couldn't wait to return to the capital to ask Zhen'er what was going on.

The city gates were opened and the soldiers cleared the battlefield. Those who were still alive were all seriously injured. Du Qin was the least injured and was put under guard. He was an important hostage for detailed discussions with Saibei.

The surprise attack failed and the entire army was destroyed. The Second Prince of Saibei was captured alive. When the news reached the Saibei camp, the King of Saibei staggered and fell heavily into his chair.

It's over, it's all over now!

The envoy from Dayan looked respectful, but he could not hide his pleasure. He handed over the document and waited for the King of Saibei to make the decision slowly.

There were three conditions: the northern fortress had to cede land as compensation, all the cities that had been seized over the past decade had to be repaid, and gold, silver, cattle, sheep, and horses had to be compensated.

The Second Fortress in the North surrendered and paid tribute to Dayan every year as a vassal state.

The third was to agree that the second prince Duqin and his family would go to Dayan as hostages in order to establish long-term friendly relations with Dayan.

The Saibei royal family could not bear the humiliation, so they made a decision and fought back, but they were repeatedly defeated by that cannon. Only then did they understand why they lost so badly.

This was no longer a weapon they could use to fight back, so they had no choice but to agree to peace talks.

The three conditions were agreed to one by one, and from then on the northern frontier became a vassal state of Dayan and was no longer capable of a single attack.

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