Before the New Year was over, Xu Hongyan had brought Mo Hua and the others to the grassland beyond the Great Wall, which was covered in ice and snow. Needless to say, the hardships of the journey were needless to say. The people defending the Chu capital were also not in the mood to celebrate the new year. Even with Murong Shen and He Su's support, the attacks of the Northern Tribes seemed to have weakened after a few days, while the army of the Northern Tribes seemed to be getting stronger. Moreover, there were more and more Northern Tribes attacking the Chu capital. In the end, He Su's troops could not withstand the pressure of nearly a million soldiers and retreated from the battlefield early.
However, He Su, who had retreated from the battlefield, did not remain silent. Instead, he led his troops and regrouped with Murong Shen's troops who were engaged in battle with the Northern Tribes. The two armies charged towards the besieging Northern Tribes. After defeating the Northern Tribes, they continued to pursue the Western Tribes. This allowed the Da Chu State troops defending the city to have less to worry about and focus on the Northern Tribes. On the other hand, if they could continue west and regroup with the Mohist army at the Prince Ding Mansion, it would also save a lot of time for the Mohist army to arrive.
Because the enemy was surrounding the city, there was no festive atmosphere in the Chu capital. After the first snowfall, the Northern Army's siege was suspended. The Northern Tribes were bitterly cold. After the snowfall, the entire city wall was covered in ice. It was more than ten times harder to attack than usual. On the city tower, Duke Hua, Lenghuai, Leng Haoyu and the others stood on the tower and looked into the distance. The camp of the Northern Tribes was clearly visible in the snow-white world. Leng Haoyu looked into the distance and sighed, "The Northern Tribes have sent more troops."
Duke Hua narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm afraid it's not just more troops. Even the Northern Tribes King has come personally." He pointed into the distance. The flag in the center of the camp was the Northern Tribes King's flag. In order to boost the morale of the Northern Tribes Army, the news of Ren Qining's arrival was not hidden. Naturally, he did not mind letting the Chu capital garrison know.
Lenghuai frowned in confusion. "Why is there a five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on the royal flag?" The Central Plains, the Da Chu State, and the Xiling were all formed from the same lineage. Therefore, their flags and royal insignia were mainly made up of dragon and phoenix totems. However, this was not the case for the foreign races in the outer realms. For example, the Northern Tribes worshipped wolves, so the totem of the Royal Tribe of the Northern Tribes was a wolf head. On the other hand, Nanzhao used flowers as their totem. Most of the tribes in the Northern Region had beasts as their totem, but none of them had a dragon as their totem, which was an illusory divine creature.
Leng Haoyu leaned against the cold city wall and said with a smile, "Because the current King of the Northern Region, Ren Qining, claims to be the orphan of the royal family of the previous dynasty."
"What?" Lenghuai and Duke Hua were both shocked.
Lenghuai said with some doubts, "The previous dynasty has been destroyed for two hundred years. Can this Ren Qining's identity be taken seriously?"
Leng Haoyu shrugged and said with a smile, "Who knows? Anyway, he is from the Central Plains. No one can control whether he is a descendant of the previous dynasty or not. If he wants to fight for the world, he must have a reason. "Lenghuai and Duke Hua looked at each other. Duke Hua smiled and said," Second Young Master Leng is right. No matter who he is, he has no right to fight for the Central Plains with the reputation of being the orphan of the previous dynasty just because he brought the people of the Northern Region to attack the Central Plains. It's better to start a rebellion. It won't be so ugly. "As a legitimate descendant of the previous dynasty's royal family, he brought a group of barbarians to attack the Central Plains. It wouldn't sound good if word got out. Moreover, the self-proclaimed orthodox scholars of the Central Plains had always despised the barbarians. Ren Qining's actions were even more unacceptable to the orthodox scholars.
Leng Haoyu smiled unruly and said casually, "The Northern Region is not an iron plate now. The people of the Northern Region have always been at odds with the Central Plains people who Ren Qining put in an important position. This time, Prince has put on a good show in the Northern Region. I'm afraid that the headquarters of the Northern Region is now divided on the inside. "
"Oh?" As soon as these words came out, Lenghuai and Duke Hua couldn't help but perk up their ears curiously. Naturally, they didn't know that Prince Ding, who was still hundreds of miles away, had already done something to the Northern Region. This was originally not a secret, but now that the Chu capital was besieged, the news was blocked, so the people in the Chu capital didn't receive the news at all. Leng Haoyu didn't hide it. A malicious smile appeared on his lips and he said, "A few days ago, Prince had people kill all of Ren Qining's wives and children. Within a few days, all of Ren Qining's concubines and children were also killed. Now, the royal family of the Northern Region can be said to be Ren Qining alone. "
Duke Hua and Lenghuai were shocked. Prince Ding's actions were not only ruthless, but also endless. This was not as simple as taking revenge on Ren Qining. It was likely that the people in the Northern Region secretly blamed the deaths of the Northern Region's princess and children on Ren Qining and the Central Plains people. In the eyes of outsiders, the deaths of Ren Qining's concubines and children were more like the revenge of the people of the Northern Region. Even if Ren Qining herself knew the truth, how many people would believe her if she told them the truth was another matter. When Prince Ding came up with this plan, he was probably still far away in West-Hill. It was not a lie that he could so easily manipulate the hearts of the people of the Northern Jin Kingdom and strategize to determine victory from a thousand miles away.
Duke Hua and Lenghuai looked at each other and couldn't help but sigh. Prince Ding was so talented and wise. The brothers Mo Jingqi and Mo Jingli really deserved to lose.
Leng Haoyu leaned against the wall and looked at the camp of the Northern Region in the distance. A cold smile flashed across his eyes. The country had already fallen, so they should just stay put. Trying to revive the country was just a dream. They actually wanted to break into the Chu Capital and let the people of the Northern Region take over the Central Plains. Sooner or later, they will all die!
The royal family of the Northern Region was almost wiped out. The news of the alliance between the Northern Region and the Northern Tribes naturally spread to the South. However, the two forces of the South, Mo Jingli and Lei Zhenting, did not do anything other than gloat. Lei Zhenting even sneered. He only felt that the depression in his heart for the past two months had dissipated a lot. If not for Ren Qining's interference, even if the Emperor Of Xiling changed hands, his forces would not have been wiped clean by Mo Xiuyao. However, his attention was not focused on the North. Instead, it was focused on the Emperor Of Xiling who had just moved the capital to An City and Mo Jingli in the South. Mo Jingli was still well-behaved. However, after moving the capital, the Emperor Of Xiling was somewhat restless. The Zhennan Palace's influence in the imperial court had been mostly reduced by Mo Xiuyao. Now, Teng Feng was actually somewhat unable to suppress the Emperor Of Xiling.
Although the Western Tomb had lost a third of its land in the North, Lei Zhenting had also taken over a large area of land in the South of Da Chu State. After Murong Shen led his troops to the North, he even opened up a path to the Southwest. Once again, he connected the land occupied by Lei Zhenting to the Western Tomb. In this way, the Western Tomb did not suffer too much from this battle other than losing the Imperial City. However, Lei Zhenting knew that the biggest winner of this battle was actually Mo Xiuyao. Once he took over the Chu capital, the Prince Ding Mansion would have two Imperial Cities under its control. Its power would immediately surpass that of the other countries. However, even though he understood this, Lei Zhenting could not find the time to deal with Mo Xiuyao. He could only grit his teeth and endure.
However, after Ren Qining personally came to the Chu capital to supervise the battle, the northern army's attacks became more and more intense. The defenders in the city had been under siege for nearly three months. Not only were they tired, but the food reserves in the city were also gradually running low. Not to mention the millions of people in the city who also needed to eat. Even on the day of the New Year, whether it was the people or the defenders, each person only had a bowl of plain porridge. The days of defending the city became more and more difficult. In order to boost morale, the elderly Duke Hua had to personally supervise the battle.
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