New and dark light years

Chapter 306 You Must Take Me With You

Li Lin took his spear and returned to his tent.

Li Yanjing emerged from the altar, looking at the 'Linshan' spear in Li Lin's hand with a slight surprise: "This spear shaft... is made of Soul-Suppressing Wood."

"Soul-Suppressing Wood?"

Li Yanjing nodded, then floated over, touched the spear in Li Lin's hand with her finger, let out a soft cry, and withdrew her hand.

The two could faintly hear a 'hissing' sound, like water dripping onto a branding iron.

"Look!"

Li Yanjing held up her finger, and a small black patch appeared on the pad of her finger.

"Does it hurt?"

"A little!" Li Yanjing looked at the large gun barrel with some apprehension: "Just a touch and it's like this. If I were to be stabbed, I don't even want to think about how terrible the consequences would be!"

Li Lin put the spear aside and said, "So it's such a valuable thing? I can't repay this favor."

Li Lin knew very well that anything in this world that was specifically designed to attack strange creatures was extremely valuable.

Not to mention weapons.

"It seems that General Yu really thinks highly of you."

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "He probably just saw that I practiced the Yu family spear well, so this is a reward for me."

"The Yu family's spear technique is so good that they would give you such a fine spear?" Li Yanjing found it somewhat unbelievable.

"Who knows?" Li Lin also found it somewhat unbelievable.
But in any case, the Yu family is considered one of the top military families, so getting involved with the Yu family is not a bad thing.

A large army doesn't set out to fight in just one or two days.

The troop deployment and arrival status, logistical situation, and the situation of friendly forces must all be complete before the army can set off.

Therefore, Yu's army has been stationed here for half a month without moving.

The Yu family army itself had more than 20,000 soldiers, plus more than 10,000 soldiers each from Guijun, Jinjun, and Dianjun, totaling nearly 70,000 troops. They were stationed on this high mountain and the surrounding plains, with densely packed tents that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.

For the past ten days or so, Li Lin has been staying in his own camp.

They relentlessly trained themselves before training their troops.

He doesn't need to attend any meetings, nor is he qualified to.

He thought that such days would continue until the army officially set off for the battlefield.

But the unexpected always comes first... They were ambushed.

A large army bearing the character 'Qin' suddenly appeared 'next to' their army.

By the time Yu's scouts spotted the enemy, the two sides were less than five miles apart.

It sounds like a long way, but in a war involving armies of around 100,000, a distance of five miles is practically the same as a surprise attack.

Inside the commander's tent, Yu Youqing's face was frosty.

"What are the scouts doing... and what are the people on the central route doing! The enemy clearly has around 100,000 troops, yet they appeared right under our noses without a sound, and nobody noticed!"

The military commanders of each prefecture stood silently, shivering like lackeys.

They dared not speak, for fear of getting into trouble.

Yu Youqing took a deep breath: "Now, let's assign tasks. I will personally lead the vanguard to block the front line at Tunkou. The troops from Gui County will be stationed at Tangkou Town on the right flank, the troops from Dian County will guard the 'Guanyang Village' pass on the left flank, and Jin County will be responsible for logistics and defense."

The military commanders of each prefecture all clasped their hands in a salute.

Mu Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief; being able to guard the logistics was a good job in itself.

"Everyone else, return to your camps and break camp immediately! Commander Mu, please stay. I have something to discuss with you."

The others glanced at Mu Yi with some envy before leaving.

Once only the two of them remained in the tent, Yu Youqing said, "The enemy's attack is fierce and their military formation is strange; something doesn't seem right. You're in charge of logistics and supplies, so you must be extremely careful." Mu Yi clasped his hands in agreement.

"And... if the forwards are routed!" Yu Youqing said to Mu Yi, "Your Jin County troops must retreat immediately, without hesitation."

Mu Yi was shocked: "Why! The war has only just begun, we may not be able to..."

"As the Martial Saint said: 'Use orthodox tactics to achieve victory, and unorthodox tactics to achieve triumph.' Although I come from the Yu family, I am not really good at fighting. I can arrange troops step by step, but I may not be good at winning battles. If the enemy suddenly appears in front of us, and the general is clearly good at using unorthodox tactics, I dare not say that we can hold the line."

Mu Yi was stunned.

He's even less capable of fighting.

He was just sent here to 'earn credit'.

"No matter what, the Mu family did my Yu family a favor more than ten years ago. You can run away then."

Mu Yi wanted to say something, but Yu Youqing waved his hand.

Mu Yi sighed and left.

Upon returning to the Jin County camp, he immediately declared a state of war for the entire army, summoned the commanders of the four armies, and assigned them tasks.

"The troops on the eastern route are stationed between the central camp and the front line, and are responsible for many matters between the main camp and the main camp."

Qu Wenjie bowed and accepted the order.

But it was clear from his expression that he wasn't very happy.

"The two supervisors of the Western Route and the Northern Route are in charge of the security of logistics and provisions, and they must be extremely careful."

The two beamed with joy.

Mu Yi looked at Li Lin: "The troops in the southern route will be responsible for protecting my safety."

Li Lin nodded.

Then the other three commanders went out; they were about to leave the camp to take charge of their respective defenses.

Only Li Lin and Mu Yi remained in the tent.

Actually, there's another 'person'!
Liu Shen floated in mid-air, watching the two with great curiosity.

Recently, she had actually wanted to absorb Li Lin's blood essence, but Li Lin did not agree, and she could not find any 'bargaining chips' to trade with, so she was quite unhappy.

However, she was still a child at heart; although she was unhappy, she quickly forgot about it.

He also liked to follow Li Lin around.

Mu Yi looked at Li Lin and sighed deeply: "General Yu is not very confident about this battle."

Li Lin was taken aback: "He comes from a family of military generals."

“Now, the military families of our Great Qi are getting worse with each generation. General Yu is considered relatively reliable.” Mu Yi said with a wry smile, “As you can see... the rebel army has already reached our doorstep, but the central army has not reacted at all, not even a signal fire.”

At this moment, the flames of war were naturally ignited on Yu's side.

Li Lin said, "Actually, if we can hold out for a while, the central army should send reinforcements."

“General Yu is afraid we won’t be able to hold the line,” Mu Yi said. “He even said that if things go wrong at the front, we are allowed to retreat first.”

Li Lin instinctively hissed, "Is the enemy very powerful?"

"An army of around 100,000 suddenly appeared five miles away; they should be less than four miles away now. What do you think?"

Li Lin didn't really understand warfare, but he knew that this distance was a sign that battle was imminent.

"So, Commander Mu, what are your thoughts?"

"If... the front lines really collapse, Commander Li, you must retreat immediately without hesitation, and then take me with you. Don't worry about the others, understand?"

(End of this chapter)