After Transmigration: Building a Kingdom in Turbulent Times

Beigong Chun charged ahead on horseback, and behind him were the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, whose skills and bravery far surpassed those of the Zhao Family Army. As soon as they entered the battlefield, they demonstrated remarkable prowess.

In just a moment, the places they passed through were cleared, and some Xiongnu soldiers only needed to catch a glimpse from afar before their faces turned pale and they turned to flee.

Beigong Chun pursued those who were on his path, cutting them down, but if they were not, he pretended not to see them, heading towards the center of the camp where the noise and the cries of battle were loudest.

Zhao Hanzhang was surrounded by the Xiongnu Army, and Qiao Xi was standing afar, directing the battle. Many people were surrounding him, making it impossible for Zhao Hanzhang to reach him.

However, they couldn’t harm Zhao Hanzhang either, as she had decent horsemanship and her spear was sharp enough to kill instantly; the Xiongnu didn’t dare approach her and could only circle from a distance.

Beigong Chun saw her and a flash of admiration crossed his eyes; without a second thought, he led his troops to attack Qiao Xi standing in the distance.

Qiao Xi turned his head and saw Beigong Chun, his face changed immediately, and he quickly turned his horse around, ordering, "Enclose them! Enclose them! Block Beigong Chun!"

But the Xiongnu soldiers who were tightly surrounding him also trembled at the sight of Beigong Chun, unable to help stepping back two steps.

In this moment of hesitation, Beigong Chun charged with his troops, and the two sides fought fiercely, though the Xiongnu were panicked and resisted desperately. When the comrades in front fell one by one, the people holding knives at the back couldn’t help but retreat three steps and then turned around intending to run.

With this turn, they completely lost, and everyone around followed them in fleeing backward. But as they turned, Beigong Chun and his men harvested their lives and then chased after Qiao Xi.

He had been besieged by Qiao Xi for more than twenty days and was already boiling with rage, now he relentlessly chased Qiao Xi.

Yet he remained extremely calm, not losing sight of his surroundings due to his desire to kill Qiao Xi. He consciously maneuvered within the camp, forcing Qiao Xi to involve more people, making it impossible for them to retreat and escape.

Zhao Erlang was fierce in battle, freeing his sister from the encirclement and then setting his sights on Qiao Xi, turning his horse around to chase after Beigong Chun.

Zhao Hanzhang called out, "Erlang, come back!"

Zhao Erlang looked back at his sister.

Zhao Hanzhang said, "Follow me to cut off their retreat; we cannot let them regroup."

Zhao Hanzhang decided to completely scatter them. Even if she couldn’t annihilate these Xiongnu, she would prevent them from regathering. A large battle was imminent, and any reduction in their strength was worthwhile.

Zhao Erlang could only turn his horse around and follow Zhao Hanzhang into battle.

Zhao Hanzhang led her troops in pursuit of the fleeing soldiers, charging back and forth, forcing them to flee in all directions.

She only targeted the main forces, not the stragglers, killing when possible, or dispersing them if not, ensuring they couldn’t regroup.

Huang An saw Zhao Hanzhang leading her troops into the fray and felt slightly anxious, unable to suppress following Beigong Chun, taking advantage of his focus on slaughter to report, "General, they have retreated!"

Beigong Chun just turned his head to glance and said, "She is cutting off their retreat, giving Guan City a chance; let’s destroy their camp!"

Beigong Chun was like a fierce tiger, rushing through the Xiongnu camp, forcing them to abandon the camp and flee in all directions.

Qiao Xi fled in disarray; at this point, he couldn’t even hope to organize a counterattack; all he wanted was for Beigong Chun not to notice him.

So he discarded his helmet and fled directly with his trusted aides.

But even though Beigong Chun was busy killing enemies, he kept an eye out for Qiao Xi; previously unable to find him, just as he was about to fight his way out of the camp, he caught sight of him in the corner of his eye.

It seemed that heaven had arranged this destined encounter for them; Beigong Chun rode forth, and Qiao Xi saw Beigong Chun charging at him, his heart filled with foreboding, yet he still hoped to take a chance. What if heaven favored him?

But it was impossible; Beigong Chun pierced him with his spear and then loudly proclaimed, "Qiao Xi is dead; will you still not surrender?"

Some immediately dropped their weapons and surrendered, but more scattered and ran, not believing that falling into Beigong Chun’s hands meant survival.

Half an hour later, Zhao Hanzhang returned with her troops from the end of the road. She was fine, still had some energy left, while Fu Tinghan returned with a numb expression, reining in his horse in front of Beigong Chun and looking up at this tall and majestic youth.

Beigong Chun only glanced at Fu Tinghan before his gaze fell on Zhao Hanzhang, his face breaking into a smile as he clasped his fists, "Is this Governor Zhao Hanzhang of Ru Nan County?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled slightly and nodded, "Indeed, it is I. I command the Yu State troops by order; General Beigong’s ability to hold Guan City for twenty-six days is truly courageous, I only hope I am not too late."

Upon hearing this, Beigong Chun sighed internally but did not show it outwardly, "Governor Zhao’s personal rescue has already deeply gratified the Xiliang soldiers."

It’s worth knowing that previously when he asked the court for reinforcements, the court couldn’t provide them and kicked the responsibility to Yu State, which was already struggling, not asking him for reinforcements was already considered fortunate.

When he requested food and provisions, not only did the court shirk, but even Yu State couldn’t support him at all.

He was here to aid Luoyang and Yu State, yet ended up being passed around like a hot potato; effective collaboration was out of the question, and even basic sustenance couldn’t be guaranteed, saying he wasn’t resentful was impossible.

But Beigong Chun could not just abandon a city-full of civilians and leave.

Knowing the fate of civilians after the city was breached, from the surrounding counties’ situations it was clear, so even with scant supplies and manpower, he persisted in holding Guan City.

But truth be told, there wasn’t much food left in the camp now; the soldiers were only getting one meal out of three, and going forward, he wasn’t sure how long he could hold Guan City.

Zhao Hanzhang was now managing the affairs and troops of Yu State; though Beigong Chun harbored resentment, he swallowed it down to obtain food, putting on a smile for Zhao Hanzhang.

But Zhao Hanzhang herself was replenishing supplies on-site, where could she find food for Beigong Chun?

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Zhao Hanzhang immediately turned to Fu Tinghan, "The Xiongnu soldiers have fled; surely there are provisions and treasures in this camp; find them all."

She said to Beigong Chun, "Lack of food is not a problem; we can wage war for food, and if there isn’t enough food to loot, that’s fine too. We can use the treasures to purchase food; by the way, there are large landlords and grain merchants in Guan City, right?"

Beigong Chun: "...They might not want to sell food."

Zhao Hanzhang replied, "I’ll have a talk with them; they’ll be willing."

When Guan City was breached by the Xiongnu, the choice became either they go door to door collecting food supplies or the city’s civilians couldn’t survive and had to beg for food; Zhao Hanzhang provided them with an additional option: sell food to them now, a slightly higher price wasn’t out of question.

Fu Tinghan quickly led people to find a large amount of treasures, of course, the food was still there; Qiao Xi wasn’t entirely incompetent, having ordered soldiers to burn the food before fleeing.

However, the one given the order was a Jiehu, who cherished food and hesitated, after which Zhao Family Army’s soldiers caught up with him, so the burning didn’t happen.