Su Mu had already sent his black-armored cavalry to guard the main roads and the city gates. This was to prevent anyone from opening the city gates.
After all, although the Northern Barbarians had tens of thousands of troops, they did not have any siege weapons. They could not break through the city at all.
Furthermore, the reason why Su Mu had led his army out was because the West Mountain Camp had suffered a crushing defeat, causing the morale of the defenders in the city to be low. In addition, someone had made a suggestion. Therefore, after some deep consideration, Su Mu had originally led his army out.
However, in Su Mu's eyes, the officer who suggested this was a big problem. At this time, there were probably people in the camp who were looking for an opportunity to mutiny.
The Northern Barbarians had besieged Dongyuan City and refused to retreat. It was obvious that there was a spy in the city. Otherwise, they would not have done this.
Although I went out to fight today to restore some morale, it also let the soldiers know that the Northern Barbarians will not retreat easily and that they are determined to break through Dongyuan City. Therefore, if the spy wants to think of something good, tonight is definitely the best opportunity.
The morale of the soldiers was not high, and after the battle in the day, they were exhausted…Hehe, it was really a chain of events. Who was planning this behind the scenes?
Humph, no matter who it is, let's get through tonight first. I'll summon a strong army tomorrow and see how you die then.
Su Mu decided to capture this traitor first and kill him as an example to the others.
Although it was impossible for there to be only one spy, this was an extraordinary period, and they could only do extraordinary things.
Besides, other than the lieutenants and troops that he absolutely trusted, he could not use the other soldiers. When he summoned more troops, he could not even use his trusted soldiers.
After all, there was a strong army summoned by the summoning system from the heavens. Why would they use these soldiers?
Of course, he still had to deal with his trusted aides properly. If they were willing to continue to stay in the army, then they could continue to stay. However, he did not need to use them in the war anymore. He would see how he arranged them when the time came.
If they were not willing to be soldiers, they could go back home and farm.
"General, why are you here?"
When the guards saw Su Mu, they quickly bowed.
"Arrest him."
Su Mu ignored the guard and ordered the black-armored cavalry to enter the camp to capture them.
As for Su Mu, he didn't go in to prevent the other party from being desperate.
No matter what, being careful was the best way to go.
When the guards saw this, they did not dare to say anything.
Very quickly, the black-armored cavalry brought him out.
They were the suspects, Zhao Yuan and Zhao Xi. One of them was a lieutenant, and the other was a commander. They were not ordinary low-level officers. Therefore, when these two were arrested, they naturally caused a discussion.
Among them, Su Mu's trusted lieutenants, Zhu Yong 'an and Chang Chun, had already brought their soldiers out to stabilize the current situation.
Although they didn't know why Su Mu was doing this, they knew that there must be a deeper meaning behind it. Therefore, what they had to do now was to stand on Su Mu's side.
"Su Mu, what do you mean?"
Zhao Yuan and Zhao Xi were the Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master of the Zhao Family, the influential family in the city. Zhao Yuan was originally the candidate for the position of the Defender General of Dongyuan City, but unfortunately, Su Mu had given it to him. Therefore, when Su Mu sent someone to capture him, it undoubtedly shocked and angered him.
Moreover, Zhao Yuan was already feeling guilty, so he was naturally worried.
"Zhao Yuan, Zhao Xi, you colluded with the Northern Barbarians and killed tens of thousands of soldiers in the West Mountain Camp. You also intend to open the city gate tonight and let the Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry into the city.”
Su Mu went straight to the point. He didn't waste any time talking to the other party. Instead, he made his words clear and pinned the matter of the West Mountain Camp on the other party.
After all, Zhao Yuan was a lieutenant in the West Mountain Camp. He was also responsible for the transportation of grain, so he knew the situation inside. Moreover, the poisoning might have been assisted by the other party, so his words were not wrong.
As Su Mu exposed the crimes of Zhao Yuan and Zhao Xi, the camp was in an uproar. The officers and soldiers were all discussing.
Zhao Yuan and Zhao Xi were both shocked and furious. They obviously didn't expect Su Mu to know about this.
Of course, he couldn't admit it.
Therefore, Zhao Yuan scolded angrily," Nonsense! You're talking nonsense! The Zhao Family is still in Dongyuan City. How could we do such a thing?"”
If they admitted it, then the thousands of soldiers who escaped from the West Mountain Camp would definitely skin them alive.
Although they didn't poison or kill anyone, they did help.
The two brothers were the ones who had leaked the information about the layout and the situation of the guards in the West Mountain Camp. The opening of the city gates tonight was also scheduled to take place in the middle of the night.
How did Su Mu find out about all this?
No, I can't admit to this. Otherwise, it's all over.
"If you don't want people to know, don't do it. Do you really think no one knows?”Su Mu didn't give them a chance to quibble and directly ordered them to be executed.
Then, Su Mu shouted to the soldiers in the camp,
"Brothers of the West Mountain Camp, we have found one of the murderers who helped outsiders harm you. As for the one who poisoned you…it was an unknown faction. It is possible that they are from the martial world.”
"Beggar's Sect Master Qiao Feng came to see me earlier, hoping to help us defend the city. After I learned the specific situation of the West Mountain Camp, I asked Sect Master Qiao to help investigate. I believe we will be able to find these evildoers very soon.”
Because Su Mu had a high prestige among the guards of Dongyuan City, and with the soldiers of the West Mountain Camp as witnesses, they were certain that he was poisoned and could not fight against the Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry. Otherwise, the 50,000 elite soldiers of the West Mountain Camp would not have been defeated so quickly.
Of course, since these two people had been dealt with, the Zhao Family naturally couldn't be left alive. Su Mu had already sent about a hundred black-armored cavalry to deal with them.
Although the Zhao Family had private troops, the black-armored cavalry's combat strength was enough to deal with these people.
Moreover, even if there were some experts, what kind of experts could there be in this border city?
Besides, wasn't Qiao Feng there?
It was impossible to let the other party charge into the army formation, but it would definitely not be a problem to deal with some mediocre experts. That was why Su Mu had directly attacked and killed the Zhao brothers with lightning speed. He had also wiped out the Zhao family.
As for the mysterious force that poisoned them…
Su Mu didn't think that the other party would hide in the Zhao Family, so there was nothing to worry about.
Moreover, if the other party was here, they would be able to capture them all in one fell swoop.
However, through the report of the black-armored cavalry, Su Mu already knew that the Zhao family had been destroyed. As for the culprit who poisoned them, it was not in the Zhao family.
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