This kind of battle can only be fought once.
Lin Ye led the most elite soldiers to ambush in the tunnels of Caoshu City, and successfully launched a surprise attack, killing more than 20,000 Loufan border troops.
He also killed a prince and successfully reduced one competitor for Emperor Lou Fan's great cause of hegemony.
Someone advised Lin Ye that such a raid could actually be done again. It took so much manpower and material resources to dig out the tunnel, so it would be a waste to only use it once.
Lin Ye's answer was...don't waste it if you can use it.
Don't treat your enemies as fools, this has always been Lin Ye's motto.
Even if you know that the enemy is not as powerful as you, is even stronger than the enemy in terms of military strength, and has advantages in all aspects, do not treat the enemy as a fool.
The reason why this raid was successful was because the enemy's vanguard was spared, so Lou Fan's army behind was careless. It was also thanks to Lou Fan's vanguard that they only rested for one night in Caoshu City.
The vanguard army hurriedly entered the city and left in a hurry. In only one day, no matter how carefully they searched, they only wanted to see if there were any hidden people in the city, and they did not expect that there were tunnels under Caoshu City.
But if the vanguard army has been stationed in Caoshu City for a long time, Lin Ye will have to fight against the vanguard army.
Although this team is not Lin Ye's goal.
There are 30,000 people in the vanguard army, and more than 20,000 of them are not elite frontier troops. If we attack this team, the role of the tunnels will be even smaller.
In the middle of the night, Lin Ye controlled the Quicksand Armor and killed Zongzheng Chonghuo with one sword. This was a great humiliation for Lou Fan and a great morale boost for Dayu's army.
The only dissatisfaction is that the Quicksand Armor is still not so easy to control.
Lin Ye ran in front, and the Quicksand Armor followed behind, smashing himself six times along the way, knocking down two walls, three windows, and a tree.
To describe it as stumbling is not an exaggeration.
And if the distance is a little further, the control will be weaker. Sometimes a hole in the ground can make the quicksand armor fall into the mud.
While Lin Ye was gathering his team, the Quicksand Armor ran back, looking a little dirty...
Disgusted, Lin Ye did not let it return to his body immediately, but gave the Quicksand Armor a blank look.
If the Quicksand Armor had intelligence, he would probably feel aggrieved...
"Quickly leave the city, don't have any contact with the Loufan people again, and retreat to the southwest. Xumi Jinghong's tiger and horse cavalry will respond there."
Lin Ye waved his hand: "Back off!"
The jade elites who gathered into a sea turned into countless rapids in an instant, retreating southward along the streets and alleys. After leaving the city gate, they evacuated all the way to the southwest.
A few days later, the news reached the Loufan Army, and they learned that Zong Zheng had been killed in heavy fire, and more than 20,000 of the 50,000 elite front troops were killed in an ambush. Zong Zheng's face immediately darkened.
Although Zongzheng Chonghuo's death meant that he lost a competitor, he lost this battle so cowardly that once word spread, it would definitely damage the morale of the military.
"Pass the order."
Zongzheng Xianhe loudly ordered: "No one is allowed to publicize what happened in Caoshu City. Just say that Zongzheng Chonghuo contracted a serious illness due to acclimatization, and I have sent people back to Loufan for treatment."
He sat down, his face still gloomy and terrifying.
Before going south, the most common saying he heard was... You must be very alert when fighting Lin Ye, because Lin Ye uses his troops very treacherously, and few people can guess Lin Ye's intentions.
The words "Using troops with strange tactics" finally became real.
"The troops are ordered to move slowly. The distance between each army should not exceed ten miles. They must gather in Caoshu City within five days."
Zong Zhengxian looked at the clan elders: "As for the killing of Zhong Huo, I have to ask a few elders to help suppress it. Don't let the news know in the country for the time being, otherwise the country will be a little unstable."
A million troops marched south, led by six princes. Lou Fan had never seen such a large battle in the thousands of years since his country had been founded.
As a result, a prince was beheaded before the beauty army could be found for a decisive battle. This news would surely cause an uproar when this news was sent back to Lou Fan.
Those who were originally the main ones in the fight would use this as an excuse to jump up and down. The people in the country had difficulty controlling their emotions. If this news spreads, the people would curse.
In the past, Lou Fan's ruling class would not have cared what the people thought.
But it's different now. This battle involves the fate of Loufan's country. Once a few bad news come back, there may be rebels in the country.
Now that all the elite troops are in Dongbo, if there is a rebellion in Loufan's country, the court will not be able to mobilize many troops to quell the rebellion. At that time, Loufan may face an unprecedented crisis.
The six clan elders who came with the army looked at each other, discussed in low voices and agreed to Zong Zhengxian's request.
"Change your style of play."
Zong Zhengxian looked at the generals in the big tent: "From now on, we will no longer pursue speed, divide our troops, or make surprise attacks. The armies will advance together. We must successfully arrive in Yunzhou on the scheduled day!"
The generals responded in unison.
A few days later, Yunzhou.
The first thing Lin Ye did when he returned to Yunzhou City was to climb directly onto the city wall, because before he came back, he heard that Ning Haitang had arrived.
He was sure that Ning Haitang must be on the city wall, not somewhere in the city.
Climbing the city wall, I saw the heroic female general looking into the distance with her clairvoyance.
Lin Ye couldn't help but smile, walked up to Ning Haitang and bumped her with his shoulder: "I'm back, are you still reading?"
Ning Haitang said in a cold voice: "This general is observing the enemy's situation. It has nothing to do with whether you come back or not!"
Lin Ye said: "The enemy is still north of Caoshu City, which is still a thousand miles away. Can General Ning's clairvoyance really see a thousand miles away?"
Ning Haitang didn't seem to have any reaction, still looking north with her clairvoyant eyes, but she stepped on Lin Ye's instep quite hard.
Lin Ye asked: "Does it hurt?"
Ning Haitang ignored him.
Lin Ye: "Shall I rub it for you?"
Ning Haitang: "You are a disciple!"
Lin Ye smiled and stood side by side with her, looking to the north. The sky was high and the clouds were pale, stretching as far as the eye could see.
"I had a fight with your elder brother a while ago."
"Well."
"Your elder brother didn't win the argument."
"Well."
Lin Ye asked: "Aren't you angry?"
Ning Haitang still said in a cold voice: "What does the matter between you and him have to do with me?"
Then he stepped on Lin Ye's foot, this time deliberately targeting Lin Ye's little toe.
Lin Ye grinned in pain, considering his physique.
Of course it's pretending.
As soon as he grinned, Ning Haitang looked at him immediately, with a look of regret in his eyes, but then she thought about how this guy's physical strength alone was already at the peak of the Wuyue Realm, could he really hurt him?
Thinking of this, I stepped on it again.
This time it really hurt her feet, and she frowned.
Lin Ye whispered in her ear: "It really hurts. There are so many people at this time. I will rub your feet tonight."
Ning Haitang's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and Lin Ye immediately moved aside.
"What's the fighting strength of the Loufan people?"
Ning Haitang asked.
Lin Ye said: "The battle in Caoshu City was fought unexpectedly, so the Loufan people did not show the fighting power they should have. However, it can be judged that their strength is higher than that of the Dongbo border army."
Ning Haitang said: "According to the information from the spies, the team you raided in Caoshu City should be Lou Fan's former army. It originally had 100,000 troops, but 50,000 were lured away by my elder brother. Otherwise, it would be difficult for you to fight this battle."
Her cold and indifferent voice contained a concern and annoyance that only Lin Ye could feel.
If Lou Fan's front army of 100,000 men and horses were present, it would be a reckless act for Lin Ye to ambush Caoshu City with his elite troops.
Although Ning Haitang didn't say it clearly, Lin Ye understood what she meant.
As the coach, Lin Ye led a team to sneak attack. This approach was very irrational.
Once something goes wrong with Lin Ye, even if he is not injured, as long as he is surrounded by Lou Fan people in Caoshu City, it will be a fatal blow to Dayu's military morale.
Lin Ye is now Dayu's sea-fixing needle. With him, the military's morale will be stable, the soldiers will be able to work as one, and the people will naturally feel that they can win.
At this time, if there is something really wrong with Lin Ye, if the news spreads back to the country of Dayu, I am afraid that the people's hearts will fluctuate, and there will be voices in the court that avoid war.
"I'll pay attention next time."
Lin Ye said.
Ning Haitang snorted softly, obviously not convinced by Lin Ye's guarantee.
Lin Ye said: "Before you didn't arrive, I did act rashly and recklessly. Once you arrive, you can restrain me. I will listen to you. If I don't, you will punish me."
Ning Haitang: "You are the coach!"
Lin Ye: "Penalize me in private."
Ning Haitang twitched the corners of his mouth, raised his head and looked at the sky...
"Does your foot still hurt?"
Lin Ye asked: "You really don't need me to rub it for you? I should be fine tonight."
Ning Haitang: "Don't worry about it!"
Lin Ye: "Oh..."
The two of them stopped talking and remained silent for about two moments. Lin Ye looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so he touched Ning Haitang's shoulder with his shoulder: "Don't be angry. , I promise to be honest from now on."
Ning Haitang pouted: "Just remember it yourself, promise me nothing, just always remember that you are the commander of this Northern Expedition and the belief of hundreds of thousands of troops."
Lin Ye: "I remember."
Ning Haitang took a breath and her face softened a little. She said in a less cold tone: "After your sneak attack this time, the Loufan people will definitely change their fighting style and their speed will slow down, but all armies will advance together. We won’t be able to find another chance to sneak attack again.”
Lin Yexin said, are you still talking about me? Aren't you also thinking about how to do it again?
"You never thought about playing in Dongbo from the beginning?"
"Well, on the surface, using the Dongbo terrain to gradually consume Lou Fan's military strength is the most correct way of playing, but in fact, this is the most wrong way of playing."
Lin Ye said: "Using Dongbo City to fight a war of attrition with Lou Fan, defending one city after another, will inevitably cause our troops to be too scattered. Originally our military strength is not as good as Lou Fan's, and then use at least 300,000 people to disperse it in Dongbo, in the end it is not the people of Loufan who will be consumed, but ourselves."
"The Loufan people actually hope that we will divide our troops to defend Dongbo's cities. Although they forced Yu Yu to quickly strengthen the walls and clear the country, in fact, what they want to see is a conflict between us and Dongbo."
"If we become strong, Dongbo, except for Xiantang City, will naturally open the city gates and let us in. In this way, all the troops will be dispersed."
"The Loufan people are happy to see this situation. Think about it, I asked your eldest brother to take 160,000 people as bait, and the Loufan people only divided the troops into 50,000 to keep an eye on... Once we disperse our troops... In winter, the Loufan people will rush to Yunzhou even more quickly."
He said so much in one breath, but Ning Haitang replied coolly: "Why are you explaining so much to me?"
Lin Ye: "..."
Ning Haitang said: "I brought from Geling the sharp weapons for city defense that the Ministry of War and the Forbidden Army promised to give you. You go and check them."
Lin Ye: "Okay, I'll be there soon."
Ning Haitang: "Go now."
Lin Ye: "I'll stay with you a little longer..."
Ning Haitang: "Go now!"
Lin Ye: "Go now, go now...domineering mother-in-law!"
He turned around and walked back, looked at the war flags flapping, took off his cloak and put it on Ning Haitang's shoulders.
Ning Haitang had a straight face, and after Lin Ye turned around, the corners of his mouth slightly raised...
Lin Ye took two steps and heard a few soft words coming from behind him.
"My...feet hurt."
Lin Ye immediately turned to look at Ning Haitang. The heroic female general turned her back to Lin Ye and issued military orders in a lower voice.
"Come back later in the night!"
