What kind of official is the Commissioner?

Jin Shuke didn't know either. He had only heard of Wu Zhang (leader of five soldiers), Bai Fu Zhang (centurion), Qian Fu Zhang (chiliarch), but he really didn't know there was an official called the Commissioner.

Faced with the First Prince's question, Jin Shuke could only shake his head and say:

"My lord, I don't know."

"You don't know either?"

"Yes, sometimes General Zheng and Mister Bei do say things I don't understand, but I'm sure those words are full of profound meaning, it's just that I can't comprehend them yet.

"For example, after taking Fengxin City last time, Third Master was chatting with Lord Li and said that Situ Yi was simply a transportation captain,

"And the city had quite a few good things stored in it."

"Transportation captain and commissioner, are they both kinds of official positions?"

"Probably, yes, my lord."

"That commissioner seems to often forge imperial edicts. And since he compares someone like Situ Yi to a transportation captain, then both of these 'captains' must be quite worthless."

"Yes."

"Forget it, I'll ask General Zheng when I get the chance later. Jin Shuke, we have to go."

"Yes, sir."

"If we manage to come back alive this time, from now on, you will follow me.

"My princess is the daughter of the Barbarian King."

My wife is the daughter of the Barbarian King. I am the son-in-law of your barbarians.

In the First Prince's view, this identity had a natural bonus for attracting the barbarians to work for him.

But Jin Shuke suddenly said blankly:

"The wind is too strong, my lord, what did you just say?"

…

The speed of the wildlings was much faster than expected. The night after the night raid, the sentry reported that a large number of wildling cavalry had appeared on the southern outskirts of Xue Hai Pass.

After roughly estimating the scale of the wildlings, Liang Cheng directly ordered all the sentries on the periphery to be brought back into the city to avoid unnecessary losses.

A night raid can only be used once; the wildlings are not fools and will not let you play tricks on them again and again. Moreover, the other party's scale and numbers were too large, and a night raid could easily bury you.

You have to be aggressive when you should be aggressive, but you also have to hunker down when you really need to.

The number of soldiers patrolling the city walls was doubled compared to usual. Whatever you are best at is also what you need to prevent others from using your signature move to defeat you.

The Shengle Army's favorite tactic is the "special forces seize the city" tactic, so vigilance must be strengthened. After all, losing Xue Hai Pass to the wildlings is like having their balls stepped on in leather boots. At this time, they are willing to try any method, as long as they can quickly seize this pass.

As for the rest of the soldiers, Liang Cheng let them continue to rest. The wildlings had just arrived, and the nearby trees had been cleared by themselves. They couldn't attack the city for the time being, and at least had to do two days of carpentry work, so there was no need to make the soldiers tired in advance by acting like they were facing a great enemy.

Ignoring the injuries on his body that had not yet healed, General Zheng put on his armor and went to the city tower to check the situation. Not far from the periphery, wildling cavalry were galloping with torches in their hands.

"Is this a demonstration?" Zheng Fan asked Liang Cheng beside him.

"Yes, Master, they're putting pressure on us."

"Do they really think we're easily scared?"

Zheng Fan really looks down on psychological warfare now. The soldiers under his command were fed with his silver and painstaking efforts. If they were really at the end of their rope, they might need to worry about this, but the battle hasn't really started yet, and there is no problem with morale.

It's just that the wildlings' way of fighting has not completely shed its ignorance. You can still vaguely hear chanting over there. Obviously, it's the wildlings' priests, who, according to them, should be called Star Receivers, issuing warnings and curses from the stars here.

"Hehe, doesn't the translated meaning of this sentence mean 'Surrender quickly, or we will eliminate you on behalf of the moon'?"

The devils around him laughed.

Some Shengle Army soldiers next to them laughed along with the adults to fit in.

"Are you all ready?" Zheng Fan asked.

"Master, don't worry." Liang Cheng replied calmly, but at this time, as the actual commander, he had to have this attitude.

Because everyone knows that the truly cruel fighting will soon arrive.

At this moment,

There was a sound from the sky.

Everyone looked up, and many soldiers had already raised their bows and arrows at the sky.

"It's a falcon," Liang Cheng said. "Some wildling tribes raise and tame this kind of bird, using it as a battlefield monitor and a tool for passing messages. Some of the best breeds of falcons are close to demon beasts."

"It's observing us?"

"Yes, Master."

"Hehe, it's like a drone."

Zheng Fan also raised his hand and waved at the falcon hovering above, but did not order the soldiers around him to shoot arrows.

"This bird is a bit small, and it doesn't look very domineering when it flies. I still think the Yan people's eagles are more majestic."

This is a case of love me, love my dog. Because of his natural affinity for the Yan Kingdom, he found many things from the Yan Kingdom more pleasing to the eye.

"If I had known, I should have asked Marquis Jingnan for two to play with earlier. Before the war, let the eagles fly around twice, and then in the field of vision, the cavalry gallops. This scene is awesome."

"Master, don't panic. Ali knows how to tame beasts. When we return to Shengle, we can go to the Heavenly Fracture Mountains to catch some suitable demon beasts that can fly for Ali to train."

"Oh, Ali has this skill?"

"Yes, he can even understand some animal language."

"No wonder he sometimes doesn't sound like he's speaking human language. I understand."

Zheng Fan reached out and patted the wall. Since taking Xue Hai Pass, his side had not sent messengers to Marquis Jingnan to convey this military situation.

On the one hand, it was because the road was long, and there were many wildlings and Chu people in the middle, and it was difficult for ordinary knights to successfully return to the west bank of Wangjiang to successfully convey this military situation.

Sending fewer people was useless and wouldn't make a splash, and sending more people was heart-wrenching because he needed people on his side.

In fact, sending Xue San to deliver the letter would be the most appropriate and have the highest success rate, but Xue San's role here was too important, and he really couldn't let him go.

Of course, the most fundamental reason was that Liang Cheng was very sure that Marquis Jingnan on the west bank of Wangjiang would smell something from the wildlings' reaction.

Letting the wildlings be his messengers was the most cost-effective and effective deal.

This was probably a "telepathy" between one great military strategist and another.

Zheng Fan had also asked, what if the wildlings on the front line, the Wildling King, even knew about this, but deliberately pretended that nothing had happened?

Liang Cheng only replied:

As long as the Wildling King knows about this, then no matter how he tries to disguise it or cover it up, there will be traces, which is unavoidable, and Marquis Jingnan over there will definitely capture these traces.

The falcon circled here for a while before leaving,

In the distance,

The bonfires set up by the wildling cavalry became more and more numerous.

Zheng Fan cleared his throat, took out a cigarette, lit it, and stuck it in the crack in the wall instead of smoking it.

"I'll offer you incense first, grandsons."

…

This time, although the periphery of the wildling camp had not yet had time to make fences or build a camp, there were 5,000 riders each on the east and west sides, divided into several groups patrolling, in this way ensuring the safety of the central army and preventing the tragedy of being raided by the Yan people at night as had happened last time.

The falcon flew back and landed on Grimm's shoulder.

Grimm reached out and touched the falcon's body. Several ten-thousand commanders were sitting in front of him. The troops from various departments gathered here, numbering nearly 40,000, and the Wildling King estimated that he had also received the news and would send more troops over.

Xue Hai Pass was too sensitive and too important, and they did not dare to hide it, nor could they hide it.

"Everyone, Limuer has been taken away by the Star Receiver. We don't have time to hold a funeral for him, because there is only one path in front of us.

"That is to bite with our teeth, and we must take down this Xue Hai Pass again!

"This is the retreat of my holy race!"

Grimm's voice began to become gloomy,

"This time, I, Grimm, will personally bear all the blame after taking down Xue Hai Pass. I, Grimm, will bear the king's anger alone. This is my fault, and it has nothing to do with you. I can swear this to the stars!

"So, right now, you are not fighting for me, nor are you fighting for the king, or even for the future of the holy race, but for your own lives.

"If the Yan people block this Xue Hai Pass for a month or two, all the holy race warriors who entered the pass this time may be buried in this Jin territory by the Yan people.

"We

"Have no retreat."

Grimm's words were very sincere, and he did not mean to shirk responsibility in the slightest.

The ten-thousand commanders also knew the seriousness of the matter. It could be said that the reason why the wildlings could confront the Yan people on the Wangjiang line in such a relaxed manner was because they had already made enough money. Massive amounts of wealth and slave populations had been transported back to the snowfields.

If the front was really not good, everyone could retreat when they saw the wind and return to the snowfields.

After all, the snowfields were their main battlefield, and the Yan people might not be able to gain any advantage on the snowfields. Furthermore, it seemed that they had withdrawn from the Jin Kingdom, but the Yan people would directly face the pincer attack from the snowfields and the Chu Kingdom. Even if the Yan people swallowed this half of the Chen Kingdom's territory, they would not be able to digest it.

But now, their retreat was gone, which meant that once the most dangerous situation appeared, they would fall into eternal doom!

God knows how the Yan people sneaked in, and even jumped out of the encirclement of their tens of thousands of troops, and finally took Xue Hai Pass. The original good situation collapsed in an instant!

"Grimm, give the order. Now, we can only unite together and take back Xue Hai Pass. Besides this, we have no other way."

"Yes, Grimm, we believe in your ability. We'll talk about the crime later. In any case, we must now take this pass and open up the passage between Jin and the snowfields."

"What should we do, Grimm, give the order. Among the king's men, you are the best at fighting. We all know this."

Grimm was from Jin. His family background and knowledge were indeed much higher than those of most wildlings. In the past, the other nobles and chieftains of the wildlings were superficially respectful to Grimm, but in fact, they looked down on him in their hearts.

But at this moment of crisis, they still instinctively abandoned the others and obeyed Grimm's orders.

Although they had won against the Yan people once in Wangjiang before, now that the Yan people had replaced him with their best fighter, who had even personally征征the snowfields, who knew what the future of the war would be?

Therefore, Xue Hai Pass must be opened, and no matter how many of their warriors' lives were sacrificed, they could not feel sorry for them.

"My department has all gone out to cut down wood further away to make siege equipment. Alangtai, Age, your two departments must keep a close eye on Xue Hai Pass these two days. Limuer was caught off guard and was raided by the Yan people at night. We cannot be as careless as Limuer."

"Yes."

"Understood."

"Everyone else, please go further away to capture some Jin people who are贱民, it's already difficult to find any around here. I appreciate your efforts. When attacking the city, we need lives to slowly fill it in. The more Jin people you can capture, the fewer warriors of our race will be lost."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"We understand."

Grimm's command was mainly composed of surrendered soldiers from the Chen Kingdom. The reason why Situ Yi's small court lived such a difficult life, and no one was willing to pay attention to them after the Battle of Wangjiang, allowing them to run to Fengxin City to fend for themselves, was also because most of the surrendered soldiers from the Chen Kingdom who had surrendered on the battlefield were taken in by Grimm.

He was from Jin, so it was appropriate to use Jin soldiers.

Moreover, if you let the wildlings make siege equipment, they can't do it, so you can only rely on your own soldiers to make it.

As for going further away to capture Jin people to serve as cannon fodder when attacking the city, it was because this area near Xue Hai Pass was no longer nine out of ten empty houses, but basically uninhabited.

This was the necessary place for the wildlings to enter the pass at the beginning. When the wildlings from various departments looted, burned, and robbed, they plowed this place like耕地again and again.

If you want to capture Jin slaves, you can only look for them in places further away.

"When the equipment is completed, my department will take the lead in attacking the city. At this time, you, me, everyone, must not save our strength, because if Xue Hai Pass is not broken in a day, all of us will be in danger of being wiped out!"

"We obey!"

"We obey!"

After the orders were issued,

Grimm reached out and touched the falcon on his shoulder again.

His family had been the royal taming監 of the Situ family in their early years. It was only because of a taming error that a Situ family member was frightened by a demon beast that they suffered a family disaster and had to flee into the snowfields.

But the family's skills were not lost. This falcon was carefully selected and carefully cultivated by him. This was no ordinary falcon. It was intelligent and could even think like a human being. Although it could not speak, it could communicate with Grimm in a way that only the two of them understood.

"In addition, I will send a letter to the Yan general in Xue Hai Pass, inviting him to meet me outside the city tomorrow. What the Yan Kingdom can give him, my holy race can give him even more, and even cede a part of this Xue Hai Pass territory and allow him to be crowned King of Jin!

"In any case, no matter what promises we make, as long as he is willing to surrender to my holy race, it is worth it."

At this time, Age, who was sitting below, said:

"Grimm, I'm afraid that the Yan general will not dare to leave the city."

"Yes, what if that Yan general is as timid as a mouse and cherishes his life very much?"

Grimm's expression immediately darkened when he heard this.

He said solemnly:

"Sneaking across Wangjiang, rushing to Fengxin day and night, beheading Situ Yi, and then using迷障to lure us out of the encirclement, and then taking the opportunity to take Xue Hai Pass.

"This method, courage, and method of using troops can be called the outstanding person of this era, and is even above me, Grimm.

"How can you insult such a hero casually? Insult is a small matter. If you continue to look down on people like this, Limuer will be your example. We must be sober.

"The other party is definitely not a胆鼠輩!"

Everyone's faces were a little embarrassed when they heard this.

Grimm continued to stroke his falcon and said:

"If such a person can be brought under my king's command, the rise of my holy race in the future will definitely add another boost. This person is worth seeing, and must be seen.

"If he is willing to surrender, I, Grimm, am willing to give him my position and the troops under my command. I will personally lead his horse!

"Age, you immediately find someone to write a letter, stating that at noon tomorrow, I, Grimm, will meet him three miles outside the city. My army will retreat ten miles first, and both he and I can only bring one flag bearer, and there must be no third person. After the letter is written, find a divine archer to shoot it into Xue Hai Pass."

"Yes, I'll have someone do it right away."

At this time, Alangtai said: "But, Grimm, how do we know if the person who comes out of the city tomorrow to meet us is the other party's commander?"

Grimm smiled immediately when he heard this,

He pointed to the falcon on his shoulder and said:

"It told me that it had already seen the person with the highest status in the other party's army on the city tower, and also remembered that person's appearance.

"Demon beasts are spiritual, and I believe in its feelings, it will never be wrong.

"It will hover in the air tomorrow. If the person who comes out of the city to meet me is not that person, then it proves that the other party has no intention of negotiating with us at all. I will naturally return directly, and after the siege equipment is made, we will attack the city!"

………

"What, the other party's commander wants to invite me to leave the city tomorrow to negotiate with him?"

"Yes, Master, this is the letter that the other party just had someone shoot into the city. It said that the wildlings would retreat ten miles first tomorrow, and the meeting place would be three miles outside the city, but the commanders of both sides could only bring one flag bearer to show solemnity, and no third person could be brought," Liang Cheng said.

Xue San laughed immediately when he heard this:

"Are you crazy? What are we going to negotiate? Are we going to leave Blindman and Si Niang in Shengle and take the troops to run to the snowfields to become领主?

"But, Master, can we take this opportunity to use a delaying tactic?"

Liang Cheng shook his head and said, "It will take at least a few days for the other party to build siege equipment, so strictly speaking, whether the Master sees him or not, it will not serve as a delaying tactic."

What he meant was that people were idle and temporarily unable to attack the city, so they thought of playing this trick.

"Then what are we going to do? I'm not going, I'm not going," Xue San said immediately.

"Yes." Liang Cheng nodded.

But Zheng Fan suddenly raised his hand and said:

"No, I'll go."

"Master, it's dangerous," Xue San said nervously.

Zheng Fan shook his head,

A smile suddenly appeared on his face,

And said:

"Tell Sword Saint, I'll trouble him to carry a flag for me tomorrow."