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Chapter 810 Waiting

Lu You never expected that Shapingba, where he was stationed, would become the front line against the enemy, and a crucial place that both sides had to fight for.

He was quite happy when he received the assignment to come to Shapingba.

Shapingba is a key location, but the surrounding area of ​​hundreds of miles is under our control. Although there are enemy infiltration teams causing sabotage, they would never come to a place like Shuipingba to die.

So, being stationed in Shapingba meant distributing supplies to everyone, providing assistance whenever there was trouble, and basically just lying around sunbathing when there was nothing else to do.

After fighting for so many years, this was the first time Lü You had encountered such a wonderful opportunity, and he was truly delighted. He felt that this time he could finally win without lifting a finger, do nothing, and still get a share of the credit.

However, when I woke up, it really proved the old saying true: in the blink of an eye, the old hen turned into a duck.

When he saw Xia Zhi arrive at Shapingba with three thousand heavily armed infantry, he knew something was wrong.

Xia Zhi was his former superior, leading the most powerful heavy infantry of the Beiting Protectorate, the same force that had withstood the Yuan cavalry charge in Yuan'an City a few years ago.

Xia Zhi's team would only appear in places that are extremely important and cannot be lost. Similarly, the appearance of this team also means that this place must be taken by the enemy.

Lü You was immediately covered in sweat.

However, before he could find out what was going on from his old superior, at noon, even more troops arrived at Shapingba, a full five thousand soldiers, and the commander of the entire force was Chen Liang, a ninth-rank Xuan Yuan master and a veteran general from beyond the Great Wall.

As dusk fell, a large cavalry force arrived, led by his good friend Ding Ergou, with three thousand cavalrymen taking up their positions.

When he hurriedly went to find Ding Ergou, he discovered that all the generals above the rank of lieutenant general had been summoned to a meeting, and Lü You was only a captain, so he was not of that rank and could only return dejectedly.

In fact, it wasn't just Lü You; experienced veterans had already noticed the change in the situation. Only the new recruits were all in high spirits. In their minds, the more men and the more elite they were, the easier the battle would be, and the safer they would be.

For these soldiers who haven't experienced large-scale battles, the two sides of a situation are not yet fully understood.

People like Lü You, who could see only a few clues, knew that another brutal battle was about to unfold here.

Silent all night.

"Fat!"

Early in the morning, Lü You was directing his hundreds of soldiers to dig ditches in his assigned area. Of his thousand men, half were engaged in training and guard duties, while the other half were out doing hard labor, rotating daily. The worst thing for an army stationed in one place is to do nothing; keeping them busy every day is the best way to maintain their combat effectiveness.

Lu You was mainly in charge of their training in the camping techniques of the Mountain Formation. A few days ago, Lu You led everyone in a practice session, but in actual combat, they still discovered many problems. Lu You always believed that practice makes perfect, so he led everyone in repeated practice, determined to master it quickly and well.

Of course, given the current situation, if they make their garrison area even more fortified and solid, their chances of survival will increase even further.

Hearing the shout, Lü You looked up and saw a figure in a red dress on the top of the camp wall. It was Xia Zhi, waving at him!
The new recruits didn't recognize Xia Zhi, and when they saw such a beautiful woman calling their captain so affectionately from above, they immediately started to cheer.

Listening to the rambling and nonsensical chatter from his subordinates, Lü You broke out in a cold sweat. He wondered if these bastards would still be laughing when they saw Xia Zhi don those red armors and wield that horse-slaying saber taller than a man, capable of cleaving a heavily armored cavalryman and his horse in two with a single blow.

"Coming!" Lü You quickly replied, scurrying towards the top of the camp wall as he turned back and said, "Shut up, that's General Xia Zhi!"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd behind me, followed by silence. Turning around, I saw that the group had moved out quite a bit, each of them frantically swinging their pickaxes and hoes, increasing their efficiency several times over.

"General Xia!" Lü You bowed and scraped, his eyes narrowing into slits with a smile.

Lu You, who came from a bandit background, has always been very shrewd in dealing with people. Although following Xia Zhi has never brought him any good things, Xia Zhi is also his powerful backer.

This backer is even more powerful than Ding Ergou's.

Xia Jin's shout of "Fatty" on the camp wall today is like putting a strong armor on Fatty for the days when there is no war!
"General Xia, I am overjoyed to be able to fight under your command again!" Lü You smiled and went over to give a military salute.

"Are you happy or scared?" Xia Zhi looked at the fat man with a smile.

"Yes, we have both!" Lü You replied honestly. "General Xia, we're about to have another major battle here. What's going on?"

“A major battle is indeed brewing. All our troops have been withdrawn back to Boling County!” Xia Zhi said. “Linghu Ye will go berserk. He will gather all his forces to fight us to the death. As the gateway to Boling and with Shapingba’s commanding position, a bloody battle is inevitable here!”

“Shapingba is situated on high ground, with water sources and fertile fields. Stationing troops here can put pressure on the entire Boling County. Its importance is no less than that of Huxiaoyuan.” Lü You said, “But General Xia, are you sure Linghu Ye will definitely come to attack?”

"Definitely, and soon, otherwise we wouldn't be here!" Xia Zhi said, "Because if we don't fight now, he'll have no chance!"

Lu You blinked at Xia Zhi. Although he didn't know why the other party didn't have a chance, he knew that this sentence meant that Linghu Ye was going to fight desperately next.

This is not a good thing.

Back when he was still a bandit, he had clashed with Linghu Ye's army before, and every time he was chased away in a panic. Moreover, those were not the enemy's most elite troops, but just some second-rate soldiers.

Now, they are facing the onslaught of the enemy's strongest forces.

However, one must never admit defeat verbally.

“If they dare to come, let them throw meat buns at a dog. I don’t believe they’re stronger than the Northern Yuan’s iron cavalry during the Battle of Yuan’an!” said Lü You.

"Although we may not be stronger than them, we are definitely not weaker!" Xia Zhi laughed. "But back then we were quite weak. When we were weak, we could only hold on to our strength. Now it's different. We've become stronger! And when the time comes, we'll have a master of innate level to support us."

"Really?" Lü You was overjoyed.

"Our opponents will definitely have a master of innate level in this battle!" Xia Zhi said. "If we don't, won't we be at a disadvantage? Chang Jian, the patriarch, will be coming to Shapingba!"

(End of this chapter)