215: Chapter 0215 What is the meaning of Zhenbei?

Zhao Caiwei naturally sensed that the situation was turning sour.

"Listen up, all of you! I am Zhao Caiwei, Vice Commander of the Cold Iron Guard!"

"Though my father is injured, his word is his bond. He will never go back on it!"

Several garrison generals of the White Kings Army looked at each other, their brows furrowed.

They knew the reputation of the Zhao family's female general.

But the question was, could a woman truly have a say before Prince Yan?

Seeing the atmosphere grow increasingly tense, Zhao Caiwei was anxious.

Having finally persuaded the enemy to surrender, if they fell out and started fighting again, it would surely be a fight to the death!

Just then, exclamations came from behind!

"It's Lin Xiao!"

"Lin Xiao is here!"

The soldiers shouted with joy, as if they had seen their savior.

Zhao Caiwei looked back and saw a man riding a warhorse, galloping across the battlefield toward her.

The soldiers' eyes were full of awe as they silently made way for him.

Lin Xiao held his blade, looking cold and calm on the outside, but ecstatic on the inside!

He was only a few hundred heads away from unsealing the Black Blade, which would likely reach the Heaven Grade!

But this Zhao Yunting had actually thought of using his momentum to persuade them to surrender?

More importantly, with his high prestige, he actually succeeded!

Looking at the thirty to forty thousand enemy troops inside and outside the city that he could no longer kill...

Lin Xiao was so depressed!

It was like being just a tiny bit of experience away from leveling up and getting a big prize in a game, only to be told there were no more EXP dungeons to grind today!

This... wasn't this just pure frustration?

Seriously, you clearly have the numerical advantage, so why are you in such a hurry to surrender?!

Can't you have some backbone?!

Are they all going to surrender to Prince Yan?

Wouldn't that be like giving Prince Yan a massive gift pack for free?!

Earlier, as Lin Xiao watched from afar on the city wall, he had felt terrible!

Then, before long, Zhao Yunting actually collapsed again?

Lin Xiao swore he really hadn't cursed the old general!

Even if he liked grinding experience, he had standards; this was purely a coincidence!

As he expected, once Zhao Yunting collapsed, the White Kings Army began to stir again!

Lin Xiao got excited, found a warhorse, and rushed over, intending to teach these "backpedaling" White King rebels a lesson!

"General! Lin Xiao is here!"

"What do we do? That god of slaughter is coming!"

The moment the White Kings Army saw Lin Xiao galloping toward them, their blood ran cold!

Good grief! How could they forget! The reason this battle was lost from the start wasn't because of Zhao Yunting!

This Living Yama was the real reason they couldn't win!!

Like ice water poured over their heads, they were all wide awake!

The garrison generals, captains, and other officers of the White Kings Army all threw down their weapons in unison!

After a chaotic clatter of falling weapons, many even felt their legs give way and knelt directly!!

White flags were waved frantically, for fear that Lin Xiao wouldn't see them!

"We're not fighting anymore! We surrender!!"

"Lin Xiao, have mercy!!"

For a moment, a thunderous roar of pleas for mercy rose and fell!

Lin Xiao's horse stopped beside Zhao Caiwei; he looked expressionless, but his heart was filled with despair!

It's over, all over! He had killed too many!

Zhao Caiwei looked at the man on horseback who "showed no emotion," and her beautiful eyes couldn't help but sparkle.

She had almost forgotten that Lin Xiao had already beaten the White Kings Army into submission in the Northern Frontier; his reputation was even more effective than Zhao Yunting's!

Lin Xiao sighed; since things had come to this, he could only accept the ceasefire.

"Listen up, everyone!"

Lin Xiao shouted using his inner strength, "I don't care if you are from the White Kings Army or the E Prefecture garrison; since you've surrendered, behave yourselves!"

"I am not Commander-in-Chief Zhao. When I kill, there aren't so many rules!!"

His words, chilled with killing intent, reached everyone's ears, scaring the thirty thousand-plus White Kings Army soldiers into silence!

"Miss Caiwei, take the old general into Jingmen for treatment. I'll handle things here."

Lin Xiao planned to incorporate the White Kings Army; after all, this was E Prefecture, which wasn't Prince Yan's territory.

The White Kings Army certainly wouldn't want to join Prince Yan either. He might as well use these tens of thousands of troops to take E Prefecture and then rendezvous with the Zhenbei Army!

So, Lin Xiao did not intend for Zhao Caiwei to handle these prisoners of war.

Zhao Caiwei was moved by the man's "gentle and considerate" words.

At a time like this, he was still concerned about her father's health and wanted to share her burdens...

But with such a huge mess before them, how could she leave it all to him?

He had already sacrificed enough and worked hard enough; she and the Cold Iron Guard owed him a debt of gratitude...

"Lin Xiao, thanks to you turning the tide today and saving our Cold Iron Guard, we cannot burden you any further."

Zhao Caiwei shook her head and ordered a few old subordinates to see to Zhao Yunting's placement.

"As for taking over Jingmen and dealing with the prisoners, several old generals and I will handle it."

The Cold Iron Guard generals nodded one after another, all showing gratitude toward Lin Xiao.

He was originally just here to assist, yet it was thanks to him that they turned defeat into victory!

Lin Xiao's lips twitched.

Damn it! At the critical moment, this girl is quite territorial, isn't she? Not giving me a chance?!

"Exactly! How can this Jingmen and tens of thousands of prisoners be left to an outsider like you?"

Just then, Eunuch Zhu ran over from the crowd.

Earlier, he had been too scared to show his face, but now, seeing the army's miraculous reversal and victory, he was overjoyed!

After all, he was the army supervisor; this great victory was partly his credit!

Hearing that Lin Xiao wanted to handle the aftermath, he immediately sensed a hint of danger!

"Now that Commander-in-Chief Zhao is unconscious, how Jingmen City is taken over and how the prisoners are handled must be decided by His Highness Prince Yan!!"

Eunuch Zhu squinted and threatened, "I shall report this to His Highness Prince Yan immediately. Until His Highness gives the order, no one is allowed to act on their own authority!!"

Zhao Caiwei and the others frowned; although it was unpleasant to hear, they were Prince Yan's soldiers after all and could not argue.

"Haha..."

Lin Xiao burst out laughing at this moment.

"Lin Xiao, what are you laughing at?" Eunuch Zhu asked displeasedly.

"Let me ask you, what is my official rank?" Lin Xiao inquired.

"Great General of the Northern Frontier. What, do you think I'd be afraid of you? So what if you're the Earl of Cangbei? I served the late Empress!!"

Eunuch Zhu stood with his hands behind his back, looking arrogant.

"The two words 'Zhenbei'—what do they mean?"

"Governs the troops of the Northern Frontier..."

The words were on the tip of Eunuch Zhu's tongue when he realized he had fallen into a trap and quickly shut his mouth.

Lin Xiao continued by pointing at the White Kings Army.

"They are troops of the Northern Frontier, and Jingmen is a city of E Prefecture. Tell me... who should they be under?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Caiwei and the Cold Iron Guard generals couldn't help but frown.

From the perspective of the imperial court, it seemed... it was truly reasonable for Lin Xiao to take over the White Kings Army and the E Prefecture garrison?

But by doing so, wouldn't he be setting himself against Prince Yan?

Their Cold Iron Guard and the Yan Kings Army had just been saved by him; how were they supposed to face Lin Xiao now?

Eunuch Zhu flew into a rage and shouted, "I knew it! You brat weren't up to any good when you offered to help!"

"Jingmen is now the territory of our Yan Kings Army. The city and the troops should all belong to His Highness Prince Yan..."

Before he could finish, a flash of dark light swept across!

A head rolled onto the dirty snow, Eunuch Zhu's terrified expression frozen forever at that moment.