Simultaneous travel: I am a talented person in all the worlds

Chapter 470 Post-War Suppression
The first light of dawn, sharp as a knife, pierced the thick, inky night, casting a cold, greyish-white hue over this land soaked in blood.

Gongsun Yu reined in his horse on a gentle slope, overlooking the boundless battlefield before him.

The stench of blood still lingered in the air, mingling with the cool morning mist.

Countless Qin soldiers' corpses, shattered flags, and discarded weapons and armor lay scattered across the entire plain like garbage swept away by a storm.

In the distance, the soldiers of the 100,000-strong coalition army were escorting prisoners and counting their spoils in groups of three or five. The clamor of cheers and arguments mixed together, diluting the ferocity of the bloody battle that had just taken place.

This was an undisputed resounding victory, a glorious triumph worthy of being recorded in history.

However, Gongsun Yu felt no pride or arrogance whatsoever.

There was nothing but an indescribable shock and an almost absurd sense of unreality.

"How absurd...and how magnificent!"

A few hours earlier, when he received Mo Yu's military order to "lead an army of 100,000 to launch a night raid on the Qin camp," he almost thought the other party had gone mad.

To send such a motley crew, composed of diverse and demoralized individuals, to attack the 180,000-strong elite camp personally commanded by Qin's General Meng Ao? This was tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

The slightest misstep could lead to a complete collapse!

Gongsun Yu was not optimistic about this operation and was even prepared to fight to the death.

But he ultimately chose to carry it out.

Because he had no other choice.

result……

When he led an army of 100,000 men to the battlefield with a death wish, what awaited him was not the bloody battle he had imagined.

Instead... it's about cleaning up the battlefield.

That young commander actually used only a mere thousand cavalrymen to kill the Qin general Meng Ao in battle amidst ten thousand troops, seize his command flag, and forcefully defeat the 180,000-strong Qin army!

It turns out that the so-called "100,000 troops pressing forward" was not the main attack at all.

The 100,000 troops he led were merely following behind, waving flags and shouting, expanding the gains, and incidentally cleaning up the battlefield.

"A thousand cavalrymen broke through ten thousand troops, and the general was killed in battle..."

Gongsun Yu murmured to himself, his cloudy old eyes filled with awe, "Yu's divine might is unparalleled throughout the ages."

"General!"

A lieutenant rode up the gentle slope, interrupting his thoughts.

"Our pursuit has reached thirty li, and the Qin army's routed troops are no longer organized. However... our army's formation has become somewhat scattered due to the excessive pursuit. Should we continue the pursuit?"

The old general frowned slightly.

Although the Qin army was defeated, its military strength was still stronger than that of the Allied Forces. However, its command system was broken by Mo Yu, and it was unable to reorganize and exert its strength in a short period of time.

To avoid being caught off guard and killed by this fierce army, Gongsun Yu made a decisive move:

"Sound the retreat! Issue my order: all units must gather their troops, tally the casualties, and consolidate their gains! This battle is over!"

He looked south to the Baimajin camp, where wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys, and a sense of awe, almost reverence, arose once again in his heart for the excessively young commander.

……

When Gongsun Yu returned to the Baimajin camp with mixed feelings, intending to report the battle results to Mo Yu, he was led to an unexpected place by his personal guards.

It's not the commander's tent.

It was a huge warehouse left behind by the Qin army.

The warehouse door was wide open, and in stark contrast to the jubilant atmosphere outside, where everyone was celebrating the victory, it was unusually quiet inside.

What came into Gongsun Yu's view were all sorts of parts that gleamed with metallic luster.

It contained mechanisms, gears, a bronze frame, and many other intricate components whose names he couldn't even recall.

Several dismantled mechanical beast remains lay quietly in the corner.

The air was filled with a strong smell of tung oil mixed with metal.

And amidst this pile of "scrap metal," he saw the greatest contributor to the battle.

Qin Shi Moyu was shirtless, his muscular upper body still bearing several bloodstains mixed with sweat and black oil.

He was squatting next to a captured tiger-shaped mechanical beast, intently disassembling its complex internal transmission structure, looking as serious as a child obsessed with a toy in his hand.

"This humble general, Gongsun Yu, greets Commander!"

Gongsun Yu walked up and stopped, bowing respectfully.

"Oh? General Gongsun is back."

Without looking up, Qin Shi Moyu replied, "How was the outcome?"

As he asked the question, he subconsciously swung his right arm.

The reattached arm showed no signs of injury, but Gongsun Yu still noticed that Mo Yu's movements were slightly stiff when he moved his wrist.

"Reporting to the commander!"

Gongsun Yu suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and reported in a deep voice:

"In this battle, our army achieved a great victory! We beheaded over 8,000 Qin soldiers, captured nearly 30,000, and seized countless supplies and provisions. Meng Ao's son, Meng Wu, led his remaining troops in a southward escape!"

Qin Shimo listened quietly, nodding occasionally, his face showing little emotion.

However, deep within his heart, a storm was brewing.

'This is outrageous... No wonder he's a battle maniac...'

'They actually managed to turn what I considered a hopeless situation into this...'

Qin Shi Moyu took out a core module from inside the mechanical beast and uttered the same sentiment as Gongsun Yu.

In his original plan, tonight's decisive battle was supposed to be an extremely fierce and bloody one.

First, let Gongsun Yu lead 100,000 troops as the main force and bait to engage the main Qin army in a head-on confrontation, thus restraining the enemy and creating chaos.

Then, seizing the opportune moment, the war-mad leader personally led the elite cavalry to strike straight into the heart of the enemy army, achieving the feat of killing Meng Ao in battle.

Therefore, he was prepared to bear the losses in battle.

As long as a thousand elite cavalrymen are not completely annihilated, and as long as the combined army of one hundred thousand is not more than half lost.

He could accept any of these outcomes. But what was the result?

The boss is indeed a boss.

They didn't bother with any tactical attrition warfare; instead, they staged a legendary "thousands of cavalry raid the enemy camp, and amidst ten thousand troops, took the general's head!"

The combined force of 100,000 men was almost completely unharmed, except for some losses during the pursuit.

His most valued elite cavalry force was only half lost, and still retained a strength of over 500 men.

This record, so outrageous that it defied all reason, left even him, the "self," utterly dumbfounded.

……

"The might of the commander is beyond the comprehension of us mortals. This great victory is entirely due to the commander's efforts," Gongsun Yu said sincerely, his voice filled with respect.

Qin Shi Moyu finally put down his tools and casually took a cloth robe from the guard next to him and put it on.

He raised his hand and helped Gongsun Yu, who was still bowing, to his feet, a smile on his face:

"General Gongsun, how is it? Have I fulfilled the promise I made before?"

Gongsun Yu's old face turned bright red.

Mo Yu had promised him that if he could hold Puyang for ten days, he would win him a great victory.

He had some doubts, and he himself almost lost Puyang to the Qin army in a single day.

If Mo Yu hadn't acted decisively and chosen to launch a surprise attack that very night...

He won't be able to hold on much longer, at most in the next day or two.

"Commander... Commander..."

Gongsun Yu was somewhat incoherent, and finally bowed deeply, saying, "This humble general...is completely convinced!"

"Hahaha!"

Qin Shi Moyu laughed heartily and patted him on the shoulder without any hesitation, "I was just teasing you! General Gongsun, please don't take offense."

The reason for letting Gongsun Yu reap the credit for defeating Qin was...

On the one hand, he needed someone with sufficient influence and prestige among the six kingdoms to witness this great victory firsthand.

Otherwise, how can the political impact of this victory be maximized? How can one expand their prestige and influence in this chaotic world?

The other reason, however, is somewhat awkward, or even helpless.

He truly has no one left to command.

A general who can reliably command an army of 100,000 is already an entry-level commander of a large army, and such individuals are extremely rare throughout the world.

As his power continued to expand, the severe shortage of talent not only failed to improve but became even more serious.

Therefore, even an old general like Gongsun Yu, who is over sixty and whose vigor has faded, is still a rare gem in Mo Yu's eyes and someone he must win over.

"Speaking of which, I have another matter that I need to trouble General Gongsun to make a trip for me personally." Qin Shimoyu's smile remained unchanged, but his tone became slightly more serious.

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yu immediately became solemn and clasped his hands in a salute:
"If you, Commander, have any orders, I will gladly die for you!"

"Not that serious."

Qin Shi Moyu smiled and waved his hand.

"The Qin army still has a detachment of about 40,000 men, led by Yang Duanhe and Zhang Tang, in the direction of Puban in Hedong."

"I have already dispatched Zhao Tuo, a deputy general of Wei, with 50,000 troops to attack them. I would like to ask the old general to lead another 50,000 troops to reinforce them. We must take down this detachment of Qin troops, or at least drive them away."

"This humble general will certainly live up to the commander's high expectations!"

Upon hearing that he was to fight the Qin army, and that he was leading the Allied Forces, not the garrison troops under his command that were to guard Puyang, Gongsun Yu accepted the order without any hesitation.

"Ha~"

After explaining the matter, Qin Shimo seemed to feel tired. He yawned and looked weary.

"My lord, please rest well. I shall take my leave."

Gongsun Yu immediately understood, bowed respectfully, and then turned and left.

Watching Gongsun Yu stride away, the weariness on Qin Shi Moyu's face quietly faded.

'What a pity...'

'Unfortunately, Gongsun Yu is ultimately not one of our own. Moreover, the subsequent ownership of territory conquered using the allied forces could easily lead to endless disputes among the six states.'

Otherwise, from a purely military perspective, the most correct course of action would have been to have Gongsun Yu lead an army of 100,000 men to take advantage of the Qin army's recent defeat and low morale, and sweep through the entire Dongjun region, maximizing the gains of this victory.

However, sitting in his position, besides military matters, he also had to consider more complex and intricate political factors.

Therefore, Qin Shi Mo Yu had no choice but to settle for second best and send Gongsun Yu to reinforce Zhao Tuo.

This would free up Zhao Tuo's resources to reclaim the lost territories of Wei.

In this way, this achievement would be enough for Zhao Tuo to gain a firm foothold in the Wei court, have a higher status, and be able to rightfully control more troops.

Although Wei general Zhu Hai had completely won over Wei during this battle.

However, the naturally suspicious Mo Yu was still uneasy and placed all the military power of the entire Wei Kingdom on one person.

Placing another Zhao Tuo in the entourage would be like adding another layer of insurance.

In this way, no matter which of Zhu Hai and Zhao Tuo runs into trouble in the future, the game he painstakingly laid out in the state of Wei will not end in complete defeat.

"Then..."

Qin Shi Mo Yu's thoughts shifted from the chessboard of the Wei Kingdom to the inconspicuous Wei Kingdom.

"Wei Junjiao!"

He gently stroked the communication ring on his left fingertip and murmured:

"Ji Yi, you personally lead the team and go there."

"Here."

How could he allow those lazy parasites to reap the benefits of the country he had worked so hard to build?

Everyone who took advantage of him has to pay a price!

(End of this chapter)