New and dark light years

Chapter 307: Seeing Far Ahead

Emerging from Mu Yi's tent, Li Lin looked at the blazing sun in the sky and sighed helplessly.

To be honest, he had long ago guessed that the imperial army was unreliable.

But I never expected it to be so unreliable.

He returned to the camp and summoned all the commanders and deputy commanders to his tent.

Military orders are passed down from level to level in this way.

After all six of them had arrived, he sat down and said, "You must have heard some news by now."

At this moment, a commander asked, "Is it true that the enemy has already reached us?"

Li Lin nodded.

The six of them looked rather grim.

"Our mission is to ensure the safety of Commander Mu," Li Lin said slowly. "We don't need to worry about anything else, understand?"

All six of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Lin continued, "The six of you will start assigning tasks yourselves in a moment. You can decide how to take turns."

"As ordered."

"Then get to work."

After the six people left, Li Yanjing floated out from the altar.

“Husband, why don’t we escape first?” Li Yanjing said. “With me here, those monsters won’t bother you. It will be easy to go home.”

Li Lin shook his head and laughed, "If I were determined to escape, most people wouldn't be able to find me. You should also know that I have a skill for invisibility."

Li Yan nodded at the scenic spot.

"Don't worry, if things don't work out, I'll leave on my own."

Li Lin has not been in this world for long, and he does not have deep feelings for Da Qi.

Now, all he cares about is his wife and a few close friends.

Li Yanjing stared at Li Lin's face for a while, and only after realizing that he wasn't lying did she breathe a sigh of relief: "If it really comes to that, I will help my husband leave."

Li Lin nodded, then walked out of the tent and strolled around the camp.

During war, the commander-in-chief cannot hide. He must move around from time to time so that his subordinates can see him. Otherwise, if the commander-in-chief is not seen for a long time, morale will easily drop and the army will become unstable.

Especially in the era of cold weapons.

After walking around the camp, Li Lin could sense the soldiers' confusion.

They don't understand strategy or the big picture.

They knew, however, that once they were on the battlefield, they might just be one of countless corpses.

Li Lin's appearance put them at ease.

If the military supervisors are still alive, then they should be.

They should at least be there, after all, the military commander gave them so much money, it's only right that they risk their lives for him.

After touring the camp, Li Lin simply moved a chair and sat on the platform.

The terrain there was high enough that any soldier could see him as soon as he turned his head, even if he was doing something.

Seeing their commander so calm, the soldiers became even more composed.

They waited quietly for the order to be given.

Waiting to go to the battlefield and fight.

At this time, the three forces of Yu Jiajun, Dianjun, and Guijun had already arrived at their respective defensive positions and set up camp.

Although Li Lin was looking at the book, he wasn't really paying attention to it.

He was wondering when the two sides would begin fighting.

At that moment, Liu Shen descended from the sky and said, "The fighting has already started."

Li Lin looked up at her and asked, "Could you do a live stream for me?"

This place is about four miles away from the front line as the crow flies, so Li Lin's little paper doll can't run that far.

He could control the area within three miles.

Liu Shen was taken aback and asked, "What broadcast are you talking about... I don't understand."

"It's about relaying the battle situation from the front..."

Liu Shen's eyes lit up: "Give me your blood essence, and I'll help you watch over things. My eyes can see very far. I can see how many feathers a chick has five miles away."

She was quite pleased with herself as she spoke.

After all, it's a dragon's eye... a divine being, so it's normal for it to see far.

"Okay, one drop of blood will help me watch over for a day, how about it!"

Liu Shen nodded repeatedly, drool almost dripping from the corner of her mouth.

Li Lin stretched out his left hand, and Liu Shen immediately pounced on it, sucking on Li Lin's hand from a distance.

Soon, a drop of white water fell into Liu Shen's mouth.

Her body trembled a few times, then she slowly floated into the sky, looking towards the east.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Liu Shen floated down and said, "The right flank is engaged in battle... We have the terrain advantage and have temporarily repelled the enemy."

Then she floated up again, but because she had absorbed the blood essence, she was now in a dizzy state, her body swaying back and forth.

Another half hour passed, and she floated down again: "The middle and right lanes have also engaged the enemy."

Li Lin couldn't help but sigh softly.

That's how it is for logistics troops. They just need to stay in the rear and protect the supply lines. It seems very important, but most of the time, they are actually quite... leisurely.

Unless the army suffers a massive defeat, logistics will hardly be involved in the battle.

The sounds of battle cries could be faintly heard in the distance. At this point, the enemy was engaged on three fronts. It all depended on whether the front lines could hold out, or rather, how long they could hold out.

However, as Yu Qingyou said, with 70,000 against 100,000, they are at a slight disadvantage in terms of numbers.

In terms of terrain... they only have a slight advantage, since they lack city walls. And in mountain warfare, the Nanman are more adept.

Time passed little by little.

By evening, the front lines had still not collapsed.

According to Liu Shen, this is now the third wave of Qin army's proactive attack.

However, the fighting continues intermittently.

Generally speaking, morale will drop if an attack fails to capture an enemy stronghold or achieve a partial victory.

It is necessary to wait for a period of time, until the soldiers have rested, eaten and drunk well, and their morale is boosted, before launching another attack.

But the southern barbarians don't seem to have this saying.

They just kept attacking.

Li Lin stood up and said to Xiao Chunzhu beside him, "Have someone prepare dinner for the army. Do it quickly, just enough to fill their stomachs."

Xiao Chunzhu, who had been waiting nearby, immediately went to inform the cooks upon hearing this.

After dinner, the soldiers spontaneously took turns keeping watch.

Just as Li Lin got up and was about to go find Mu Yi, he saw Liu Shen descend from the sky with a whoosh.

"Li Lin, you're in for a world of trouble."

"what happened?"

“A barbarian army has secretly circled around from the south.”

"That's impossible!" Li Lin was stunned. "There's a big river over there. The map shows there's no bridge, and the current is very rapid."

“I didn’t see how they got here, but they just got here.”

Li Lin frowned deeply: "Approximately how many people are there?"

"There should be around 10,000 people."

"How far is it?"

"Less than two miles away."

Li Lin immediately shouted to the guards not far away: "Sound the alarm bell immediately, everyone line up and assemble."

The bells rang urgently.

The three thousand soldiers were assembled in less than half an incense stick's time.

The soldiers were very nervous, and they looked up at Li Lin on the training platform.

Li Lin had someone bring out a map from his tent, then pointed to it and asked, "Approximately which direction did they come from?"

“Here!” Liu Shen pointed.

Li Lin observed for a moment, then said coldly, "They're after Commander Mu, trying to cut off our supply lines. We have the intelligence advantage now, so we can ambush them. Commanders, set up an ambush here. Hurry up, the enemy is almost here."

"As ordered!"

The three men immediately led their men and hurriedly ran out of the camp.

The commotion naturally disturbed Mu Yi, who was resting in the main tent.

He ran out of the main tent, beckoned Li Lin over, and asked, "What happened?"

"Someone has come around from the south."

"how do you know?"

Li Lin said, "That's what the True Lord said."

Mu Yi was sweating profusely. He asked in a low voice, "Should we retreat first...?"

He spoke in a low voice, as if afraid that others would hear him.

Li Lin said, "The enemy only has about 10,000 men; we can fight them."

"Ten thousand men... The other three armies are still patrolling outside. We don't have enough manpower. How can we fight?"

"General Yu chose this place as our logistics base for a reason; it's on high ground," Li Lin said earnestly. "And we're planning an ambush, then..."

Mu Yi interrupted him: "Commander Li, you should listen to me. General Yu told us to leave first, why do you insist on staying?"

“We have to try,” Li Lin said. “If our rear is captured, the enemy will attack from both sides. They won’t even need to hold out; the entire army will collapse on the spot. How can we run away in that situation? Even if we escape, we will still be subject to military law when we return.”

Mu Yi's face was pale: "But... even if we are punished by military law, that's a matter for the future. We can ask our family members to help us out, so it may not be a capital offense."

"We have to give it a try," Li Lin said. "If it doesn't work out, we'll leave."

"You've wiped out all your soldiers, how are you going to escape?" Mu Yi lowered his voice, expressing his anger in a hoarse tone: "What are you... so stubborn about? I'm your superior, you listen to me."

Li Lin said calmly, "Do you really want to be a deserter? To go back and be laughed at? Take a chance before you run away. If you do your best, at least you won't be laughed at so badly."

Mu Yi seemed to have considered what the consequences would be if he did nothing and fled back to the capital.

Mockery and ridicule will probably follow them forever.

Mu Yi gritted his teeth: "Damn it, you stubborn mule, fine, go ahead. Remember, if things don't work out, come back and take me with you."

Li Lin nodded slightly: "Okay."

Having said that, he stepped out of the camp.

Watching Li Lin's departing figure, Mu Yi gritted his teeth and said to a man beside him, "Uncle An, take a few men to protect Commander Li. If things get out of hand, bring him back by force. Don't let him fight to the death with all his soldiers."

A middle-aged man left with several soldiers.

Mu Yi then said to his personal guards, "Go and light the beacon fires so that the three patrols outside will return to guard the camp."

"It's nighttime now, they shouldn't be able to see it."

"Even if you can't see it, you have to set it on fire!" Mu Yi roared.

The soldiers had no choice but to obey.

After Mu Yi finished speaking, he returned to the tent and plopped down on the carpet.

His expression was bitter: "I just came here to coast along and earn some military merits. I hope I don't die here... Damn traitors, why did they have to come and attack us!"

At that moment, he felt like crying!
(End of this chapter)