Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

The signalman was the only survivor.

If this was not the case, he would have reacted only when Hongxuan brought his troops to the tent.

General Dingguo Cao Wenxiu roared:

"Everyone, move back now, and take all the wine away!"

Cao Wenxiu looked at the signalman fiercely and said,

"I'm asking you one last time, how many troops did Zhenbei King Hongxuan have?"

"I don't know! Maybe five thousand people!"

"choke!"

Cao Wenxiu drew his sword, jumped up, and stabbed the signalman to death.

"They are all dead, how are you still alive? You know nothing, what use do I have to you, General?"

Cao Wenxiu drew out his scarlet sword, left the military tent, and directly summoned his men.

But even so, the soldiers and officers he summoned would not agree with him killing Zhenbei King Hongxuan.

"No, I have to talk to my father about this too, so that he can be prepared."

In fact, General Jianwei Cao Zhu was unaware of the entire assassination of Zhenbei King Hongxuan.

Although Cao Zhu is the highest authority in the Cao family, his heart is still with Dafeng. He would never do something like killing the emperor's son.

Besides, he is old and can't guard this border for many more years.

Unlike his son.

General Dingguo Cao Wenxiu really wanted to be a local emperor on this border, so of course he hoped that Zhenbei King Hongxuan would die on the way.

And he also has some understanding of Zhenbei King Hongxuan.

There is no force in the court that is like an exiled prince. Even if such a prince is killed, it will be fine as long as the emperor doesn't know.

General Dingguo Cao Xiu came to the residence of General Jianwei Cao Zhu.

"Something bad happened to my father."

Cao Zhu, who was drinking tea and reading a storybook, raised his eyes:

"Something big has happened. What big thing has happened? Our northern border cities have strong walls and the garrisons patrol day and night. The new ruler of Beishang is most afraid of me. If he really dares to send cavalry over, I will be the first to shoot him."

Cao Xiu's expression was ugly:

"Father! The assassins I trained went to rob and kill Zhenbei King Hongxuan, but none of them came back. They were all killed by Zhenbei King!"

"Kang Dang"

The purple clay teapot that Cao Zhu was holding fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

"How could you, a bastard, do such a thing? Who ordered you to do it?!"

Cao Zhu's face was pale and bloodless, but his pupils were bloodshot as he looked angrily at his disappointing son Cao Xiu.

"My sister Cao Min'er told me in the letter that the King of Zhenbei only brought a thousand personal guards. The King of Zhenbei and Min'er are mortal enemies. I am just helping her."

The operator's face was uncertain.

"I know that the political struggles in the imperial palace are extremely cruel, but he is the emperor's son after all. How could you be so stupid? How could you do such a thing? Why didn't you tell your father before you did it? Why did you think of him now that something happened?"

Cao Xiu showed a look of deep regret and said, "Father, what should we do now?"

Cao Zhu puts on his armor:

"Gather the troops and see how many people Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan has!"

Cao Zhu knew about the 4,000 death warriors trained by Cao Xiu.

"I don't know, but it shouldn't be too much!"

Cao Zhu's expression became even uglier.

"You don't know why you were so stupid that you attacked the King of Zhenbei without knowing the strength of the troops. Now that you have made trouble, you will know what it means to be your father, right?"

Cao Zhu said as he walked and scolded.

The entire northern border guard force consists of 100,000 troops.

In this border area, Cao Zhu is not the only one who has the final say, but Cao Zhu's administrative position is the highest.

The actual number of troops he could mobilize was 50,000.

"Now that you have sent assassins to kill Zhenbei Prince Hongxuan, you have already formed a feud with him. Although I don't want to kill the prince, if he comes to the northern border, we will surely die!"

Cao Zhu mobilized 30,000 troops.

No matter how powerful the King of Zhenbei is, he can't possibly have 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Besides, we had already consumed a wave of enemies with our death squads.

When Cao Zhu was about to mobilize 30,000 troops, Cao Xiu said:

"The 4,000 warriors before my father did not cause any harm to Zhenbei King Hongxuan. The spies reported that they were all shot to death by crossbows in the ambush. Those crossbows were extremely powerful."

"We didn't cause any damage to the Zhenbei King's troops! Thirty thousand troops are enough. If we had more, there would definitely be chaos. We were already eyeing the north, and now we are fighting among ourselves. How will we report to His Majesty?"

Thirty thousand soldiers were assembled and ready to march near their camp.

Prepare to welcome Hongxuan's army.

After two days, the Red Army finally arrived at the northern border. They marched all the way and went directly to the military camp in the northern border.

Hongxuan has already found out that there are no ambushes along the way.

The purpose of his trip was not to enter the Zhenbei Palace, but to take his own army to take over the border guards in the northern border.

This is also Hongxuan's final stop on his way from the Imperial City of Kyoto to the northern border.

Hongxuan's army advanced slowly.

Yu Deshen rode quickly to the side of the Zhenbei King and said, "Reporting to the prince! Cao Zhu and Cao Wenxiu have gathered 30,000 troops and are advancing towards us."

Hongxuan was shocked:

"He actually mobilized 30,000 troops to attack and kill me. Is he seeking death?"

Thirty thousand troops is already a considerable force. If a war really breaks out, the scale will definitely be quite large.

"Should I kill all these 30,000 Dafeng soldiers?"

Hongxuan calmed down completely.

If the 4,000 death warriors before were ambushes, then the 30,000 soldiers he brought now were definitely border guards for the north.

In other words.

The soldiers led by Cao Zhu and Cao Wenxiu will be needed to guard the border in the future.

How can we waste our time on internal friction here?

"Let's take it one step at a time! If they really dare to take action, don't blame me for being ruthless."

King Hongxuan of Zhenbei marched forward with all his personal guards and the First Army.

"Fan Jingtao, Yu Shunshen, the two of you listen to my orders!"

"First Army Commander Fan Jingtao, listen to my orders!"

"First Army Deputy Commander Yu Shunshen, listen to my orders!"

The two responded respectfully.

"I order the two of you to pass on the order to your six brigade commanders. If these border guards dare to charge over, shoot them without hesitation and show absolutely no mercy. Anyone who dares to show mercy will be punished by the warlord."

"The last general takes command!"

These border guards are about to rush over to fight with me, why should I show any mercy?

Even if King Zhenbei did not issue such an order.

I will also let the First Army issue the order to kill, and as long as they dare to move, my soldiers will never show mercy.