New and dark light years

Chapter 385 A remarkable person has emerged from Jin County!

Upon hearing this, Hua Yi'an's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Jin County actually sent troops to help us?" He subconsciously took a breath: "Who is the garrison commander of Jin County, and how could he be so decisive?"

The world is in a state of moral decay, and local armies are mainly focused on self-preservation and getting by; there are hardly any good fighting armies.

The truly skilled armies were either in the north or the Tang army... the next best were the Southern Expeditionary Army, which was then wiped out.

Normally, when encountering rebels, everyone's first reaction is to close the city and stay inside, taking strict precautions.

But someone actually dared to send troops out and even dared to attack the Tang family army; their audacity is truly extraordinary.

At this moment, a captain clasped his hands and said, "General Hua, the Chief Military Advisor of Jin County is a young man named Li Lin."

"Young man? Never heard of him. I did hear that he used to be called Mu Yi! He was from the Empress's side."

The captain continued, "That Li Lin is the son-in-law of the Huang family in the capital. I heard that he is highly regarded by the Huang family and was promoted by them. In just about two years, he went from being a hunter to the chief supervisor."

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped.

Hua Yi'an cursed, "Damn it, he became the chief supervisor in just two years? Even a dragon prince sent to gain experience couldn't rise this fast."

“That Li Lin is indeed capable. He has a nickname in the martial arts world: the Paper Prince.” The captain laughed. “My elder brother is a镖师 (bodyguard/escort) in the martial arts world. He told me about some things about Li Zhenfu Shi of Jin County. He is indeed a rare person and very powerful. He even dares to face a large group of martial arts people alone, so much so that they run away when they see him.”

"So fierce?" Hua Yi'an said with some admiration, "Then it makes sense that they dare to send their own soldiers out to beat people up."

He thought for a moment and said, "Send scouts to investigate again. We must find out the truth. Maybe this is a false message deliberately released by the Tang family army, just waiting for me to be deceived and leave the city to join forces with the so-called Jin County army to attack them from both sides, so that they can ambush me along the way."

"Yes!"

The messenger flag was immediately dispatched again.

Hua Yi'an placed his hands on the city wall, looking at the Tang family army in the distance.

He knew very well that if the Tang family army continued to wear down the city and launched attacks from time to time, his Dian County would definitely not be able to hold out within two months.

He also appealed to the imperial court for help, but now everyone knows that the court can't send any more troops, but it's still possible that they can provide some military rations.

Right now, however, military rations are far less important than reinforcements.

So he really hoped that what the messenger flag had just said was true.

A formidable figure has emerged in Jin County, attacking the flank of the Tang family army.

Two days passed quickly, and then the scouts he sent out finally sent back intelligence via carrier pigeon.

Hua Yi'an had already returned to his command tent. He only slept for about two hours each day.

He opened it and his face immediately lit up with joy.

"It's true, and they even won two battles." Hua Yi'an laughed heartily, "In open field combat, they won two battles against the Tang family army fair and square. This Commander Li is indeed a first-rate hero."

All the captains laughed.

Now their Dian County has less than 20,000 troops left. Although they have city walls and can hold out for a long time, it would be even better if someone were willing to help them share the burden.

Hua Yi'an spread out the map, his eyes bloodshot: "Everyone, take a look. How should we support the Jin County army and give them a hand? Their current location is roughly in these four places."

One of the captains asked, "Sir, should we really go to help? I think it's better to defend the city. Let Jin County and the Tang family army fight to the death first, and then we can go out and pick up the spoils..."

"Get out!" Hua Yi'an pointed outside the tent, his face full of anger.

The captain immediately knelt down: "My lord, I know I was wrong."

"Get out, don't make me repeat myself." Hua Yi'an glared at him menacingly.

The captain had no choice but to get up, bow his head, and leave.

After the man left, Hua Yi'an turned to the head of the guards beside him and said, "Go and keep an eye on him quietly. If he does anything wrong, arrest him immediately."

The guard nodded and left immediately.

Hua Yi'an glanced at all the staff members in the tent: "If any of you dare to inform him, don't blame me for being impolite."

The officers repeatedly said they dared not.

"Alright, now let's discuss how to support our friends in Jin County. They've come to help us, so we need to show our appreciation in return, otherwise we'll disappoint them."

……

On the other side, Mu Tianen looked at the battlefield in front of him in disbelief.

It was a completely one-sided massacre.

He simply followed Li Lin's instructions and sent out cavalry to harass the 5,000 troops that had left the city.

But I didn't expect... that the opponent was so weak.

The cavalry launched an initial volley of arrows, which shattered the morale of the enemy soldiers. Then, seeing that the battle was going in their favor, the cavalry commander led his troops in a charge.

They broke through the weak point of the enemy's formation with almost no effort.

In less than half an hour, a thousand people were killed, and the remaining three thousand or so fled back to the county town.

Both sides entered the battle with the intention of testing each other's strength, but they did not expect this outcome.

Soon, the commander of the cavalry returned, covered in blood. He dismounted, clasped his hands in greeting, and said excitedly, "Reporting to the Commander, I have lived up to your expectations and returned victorious."

“I saw it.” Mu Tianen nodded, then asked, “What do you think of the Tang family army?”

The commander thought for a moment and said, "Very poor... not as good as the rumors say. Most of their weapons are rusty, only a small number of swordsmen and shieldmen have scale armor, and most of them only have a broadsword and a shield. In addition, their spearmen are also very bad. The spears feel very brittle, and I don't know how many years they have been stored away and are still being used."

"Their weaponry is subpar?" the commander said. "Their men are subpar too. They are generally weak and look very thin."

Mu Tianen nodded: "I understand."

"You have done a great service this time, and I will report it to the Chief Commander truthfully."

"Thank you for your guidance, Commander." The commander was very pleased.

He's done a great job this time; even if he doesn't get promoted, he'll still get a lot of money.

Li Lin has never been stingy with money; this is common knowledge.

Half a day later, in the evening, Li Lin received Mu Tianen's battle report.

In his battle report, Mu Tianen described some of the Tang family army's "predicaments," such as inadequate weaponry and insufficient food.

After reading it, Li Lin was quite puzzled: "If most of the Tang family army's troops are starving, how can their border troops resist the attacks of the southern barbarians?"

Xiao Chunzhu said from the side, "Sir, is it possible that the Southern Barbarians are even hungrier? The Tang family army is starving, but the Southern Barbarians have nothing to eat at all."

Upon hearing this, Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "Send a message to the four commanders: you may intensify the offensive against the enemy as appropriate, but you must still be cautious and avoid being surrounded or ambushed by the enemy."

The message was sent out quickly. Li Lin looked at the map and shook his head helplessly.

The roads leading from Jin County to Dian County are all treacherous passes... there is no possibility of taking a detour; the only option is a direct assault.

Generally speaking, it is very unprofitable to attack a county town by force, but Li Lin is rich and powerful. He had taken this into consideration, so he equipped all four armies with a lot of craftsmen.

These craftsmen are skilled at assembling siege engines and catapults.

Therefore, it is not wrong to say that war is about logistics.

At the same time, in Qiubei County.

Tang Huai stood on the city wall, looking at the Jin County army in the distance.

From a distance, the camp of ten thousand soldiers looked like clusters of small white flowers blooming across the land.

He had just returned from the front lines when he heard the news of his unit's left flank's defeat. It happened in a battle that took place outside the city, and after a small-scale engagement, his unit was defeated.

According to the defeated soldiers at the time, the soldiers of Jin County were all fully armed and as strong as oxen; they could even shatter their shields with their swords.

They were practically inhuman, which is why they lost so quickly.

Upon hearing this news, Tang Huai's first reaction was: Could it be that the Jin County government army also has something similar to the flesh of the White Elephant God?

But then he dismissed the idea.

If such a thing truly exists, it cannot be concealed. For example, the Tang family army had no way to hide the existence of the White Elephant Divine Flesh.

Moreover, their rebellion was more or less related to the white elephant god's flesh.

More than half a year ago, they were ordered by the emperor to send over a thousand catties of white elephant meat to the palace.

But then the emperor actually ordered them to hand over all the white elephant meat. How could that be possible!

Not sending it would be treason.

Then let them rebel... Anyway, the Tang family has long since given up on being loyal subjects.

Tang Huai sighed, shaking off his surprise.

The flesh of the white elephant god was only given to ten thousand loyal soldiers... and so, two-thirds of the white elephant god's flesh was consumed.

We need to keep the remaining third.

Those ten thousand elite soldiers were all held in the hands of his father, Tang Qi, and would not be used unless absolutely necessary.

In addition, they have about 50,000 elite troops, making a total of 60,000 capable fighters.

These 50,000 elite troops were distributed among various military commanders. Tang Huai brought 4,000 elite troops and 10,000 soldiers with him.

Logically speaking, it should be impossible for them to lose to the troops of Jin County.

But a soldier's caution made him feel that he should first test the strength of the enemy on the other side.

How do I try it?
Night raid.

After issuing the night raid order to his most trusted commander, Tang Huai returned to his tent, ate some dry rations, lay down to rest, and quietly awaited the results of the battle.

When night fell, he came to the city wall.

Although he issued the order for a night raid, he did not care how the raid would proceed.

He looked ahead and, finding no trace of his night raiding force, nodded in satisfaction.

Even their own people can't find where they're hiding, so how could the enemy possibly find them?

At that moment, he saw a bugle call suddenly sound from the enemy's brightly lit camp in the distance.

Because it was too far away, the situation was unclear. I could only vaguely see arrows being shot out. After a while, it became quiet.

The enemy camp remained as calm as ever.

Tang Huai knew that the night raid had failed.

"It seems that Jin County has produced some extraordinary people."

Tang Huai muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)