Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 311 The family is finally back to normal.

Military command style is actually a reflection of a general's personal character.

Yun Linchuan once told Yun Ce that the style of an army is also the style of its creator, and the spirit of an army is also the spirit of its creator. Any behavior that violates the style and spirit of an army will greatly reduce the fighting power of that army.

The phrase "a brave and valiant army advancing" is used to describe an army that advances bravely and valiantly.

A tenacious and meticulous army has its own methods of application.

However, the number of troops with distinctive style should not exceed 10,000. If there are more, the style will become a weakness and will backfire on the battlefield.

Throughout history, those who can command an army have been called generals.

One who can command six armies is called a commander.

A general who can command the six armies with the ease of controlling his own arm is called a killer general.

To make the skilled warriors fight, the skilled defenders defend, the reckless launch long-distance raids, and the cunning hide underground, this is called: the military governor.

He knew nothing of the army, yet he could command thousands to die for him, calling him king.

Lei Ming's preference for direct combat already destined him to become a general, the highest position in the military. Without the ability to embrace all rivers, the capacity to do more, and the skill to turn the rotten into the miraculous, one cannot become a commander.

Yun Ce was skilled in martial arts, but not in commanding a large army. He was also learned, but not suited for the Han Dynasty. Fortunately, he was experienced in political struggles. Overall, he was neither good at literature nor martial arts. Such a useless person could only become a king, not a general.

The easiest job in the world is to be an official. If someone can't even be a good official, they can basically be sent for humane disposal, because they are really useless.

Lei Ming was a very good official. After working with Yun Ce to set up the Yun family's radioactive source, he had already formed a set of guidelines for the use of radioactive sources in his mind.

This thing is extremely heinous, so he decided that he would not use it lightly. If he did use it, he would make it so that the whole world would be terrified of it; otherwise, he would not use it at all.

The two walked back to the Yun family manor. It wasn't that they didn't want to ride horses, but rather that all the livestock of the Yun family were now under the command of the chestnut horse and the black eagle.

If a person wants to use livestock, both animals need to agree.

The chestnut horse knew that Yun Ce ran incredibly fast, and if he went at full speed, he wouldn't be much slower than it. Therefore, in the chestnut horse's simple worldview, since Yun Ce could run on his own, there was absolutely no need for him to ride a horse.

Lei Ming was also a fast runner, although he couldn't outrun a chestnut horse, but he was still slightly faster than a regular wildebeest. Anyway, he wasn't qualified to ride a chestnut horse or a wildebeest, so he might as well not ride one and just run on his own, for the same reason as Yun Ce.

The journey from Yun Family Manor to Jin Suo Pass was a full eighty li. After following Yun Ce for fifty li, Lei Ming was already out of breath and couldn't help but complain, "This chestnut horse is too much!"

As Yun Ce flew over the grass tips, he said to Lei Ming, who was flying alongside him, "Bear with it for a few more days. After it messes everything up, I'll whip it."

Lei Ming said, "Since you know it will mess things up, why does the lord tolerate it continuing to act recklessly?"

"If we can't tolerate its misbehavior now, are we going to wait until it suddenly comes up with a brilliant idea at a crucial moment?"

Lei Ming took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll deal with the black-haired eagle then."

Compared to the predicament of Yun Ce and Lei Ming, E Ji and Zhang Min's trip was nothing short of extravagant.

Twenty large horned horses of the same color pulled a giant carriage, followed by thirty-six young male and female knights riding large horned horses. At the very front, a chestnut horse scouted ahead, and on each side, there were guards composed of eight ferocious beasts. Most outrageous of all, a black eagle circled above the carriage, along with twenty other equally tall and majestic eagles.

Faced with such a procession, not only would wild beasts flee, but even some clever blades of grass would lie flat on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

The reason why the chestnut horse did this was very simple: Eji's short legs could not run fast, and she could not even beat a dog, not to mention that they were carrying two cubs in their arms who could not withstand any wind or rain.

Under such circumstances, their safety needs to be guaranteed by the most elite security forces.

Zhang Min lifted the curtain to peek outside, then casually tossed the bone she had finished gnawing out the window, where it was immediately swallowed by a ferocious beast. Zhang Min used two slender, white fingers to take a handkerchief and gently wiped the grease from her hands and mouth, saying to the drowsy Eji, "Poor husband, he can only run."

Eji barely opened her eyes, took a sip of the warm tea, and said, "If the chestnut horse isn't given absolute power, how could it possibly work so hard to gather these ferocious beasts north of the Great Wall?"

Zhang Min took a sip of tea and said, "The wild Thunder Smoke Beast population has been discovered, and we're just waiting for the chestnut horse, the king of Thunder Smoke Beasts, to recruit them."

Sister, do you think the chestnut horse might be fooled?

Eji snorted coldly and said, "Don't be fooled by the fact that it has become a spirit. It's just a fool. Wild Thunder Smoke Beasts are hard to tame. Only by putting nails in their heads and forcing them to mate can we get some offspring."

When the cubs are six months old, they must be given a suitable rider, otherwise they will revert to their wild nature.

My husband once said that the Thunder Smoke Beast with nails in its head is just an empty shell; it can't unleash its original power at all and is incomparable to a wild Thunder Smoke Beast.

The chestnut horse was already the dumbest of the Thunder Smoke Beasts; otherwise, it wouldn't have been a year older and still not chosen as a rider by the 'Beast Supervisor.' Even after being taken away from Peng Zeng by her husband, it didn't commit suicide after growing into adulthood just because her husband wanted to ride it. This shows its inherently shameless nature.

Zhang Min covered her mouth and chuckled, "I was just thinking about how my husband's face turned green when he wouldn't let me ride the chestnut horse. It seems he was having a hard time enduring it." Eji followed with a laugh, "There's nothing we can do. My husband wants the wild Thunder Smoke Beasts to submit, and he also wants more Black-haired Eagles, so we just have to endure it."

Zhang Min pointed to the chestnut horse at the front, its hooves raised high as if it were dancing, and said, "Look at its tail sticking up so high, it doesn't even know shame. It's still a horse, after all."

Eji lifted the cloud-shaped spear in her arms and said disdainfully, "My husband said that the chestnut horse has just been freed from wild beasts and its body is not yet used to that clever brain. It will be fine in a while."

Zhang Min glanced at Yun Tui, who was already fast asleep, and said, "Wasn't the procession for welcoming Cao Kun this time a bit too extravagant?"

Eji shook her head and said, "Cao Kun already owns five states and is already a regional overlord. His ambition is much higher than before. What he didn't care about before, he will definitely care about now. My husband is unable to return from Jin Suo Guan. It is inappropriate for the two of us to greet him with family etiquette."

The family couldn't possibly put on a better show than this; it should satisfy Cao Kun.

Zhang Min frowned and said, "He used to ride the Xintianyou when he came to Yun Clan Manor from Yujin Pass. Why is he riding the Leiyan Beast this time? This is not in line with his status as the head of the Cao Clan."

Eji smiled and said, "My husband sent a message via the bluebird, saying that the sixth and tenth priests of the Guifang found his mansion in Qiuhe City, killed more than 500 of his trusted guards, and then quietly fled far away."

If those two were chasing him from the sky while he was riding a celestial chariot at this moment, where could he escape to?

Zhang Min leaned down and kissed her son's flushed face as he slept, saying, "He's also a coward."

Eji laughed and said, "After you visit the Jin Suo Guan base, then you can say who's a coward."

Cao Kun immediately stood on the high slope and saw the special team that came to greet him from afar.

He used to be able to enter the Yun Clan Manor at will because he was Yun Ce's friend. Now he can't. When he enters the Yun Clan's territory, he has to wait for someone to come and greet him before he can enter.

Otherwise, given his current status, if he were to casually stroll through the Yun Clan Manor again, it would easily give the impression that he was inspecting his own territory.

The eldest son of the Cao family can make friends, but Cao Kun, the head of the Cao family, cannot possibly have any friends.

However, Yun Ce is a person with a strong sense of boundaries. From the beginning of his relationship with Cao Kun, he treated him as an equal. In the beginning, it was only because Cao Kun was generous and did not hold grudges that the two were able to get along.

It wasn't until Cao Kun learned of Yun Ce's title as the heir of the Prince of Changsha that, in the eyes of outsiders, Yun Ce could truly be considered an equal to Cao Kun.

Now, things have changed again; Cao Kun has become the head of the Cao family.

With Yun Ce absent, the person truly qualified to welcome Cao Kun into the Yun clan's territory is Yun Shuo.

This is why Eji carried the cloud spear.

Even if he were still an infant, he would still be the eldest son of the Yun family.

Cao Kun held Yun Shuo, who had come to greet him, with great satisfaction. He even took out the Cao family head's seal and lightly pressed it between Yun Shuo's eyebrows, indicating that Yun Shuo could freely enter and leave the Cao family mansion from now on.

After returning the cloud spear to Eji, he turned to look at Yun Tui and said, "Good boy." Then he turned directly to the chestnut horse and said, "Have you become a spirit?"

The chestnut horse neighed, stood on its hind legs, and clasped its two front hooves, each the size of a bronze hammer, together in a gesture of respect.

Cao Kun hissed and said, "You fucking bastard, you've really become a demon."

Eji chimed in, "He's now the commander-in-chief of the Yun clan's beast army."

Cao Kun looked up at the numerous giant eagles circling in the sky, then at the chestnut horse that was clearly grinning, and said, "It's becoming increasingly difficult to see the future of the Yun clan."

Even a horse can become a steward.

"Excuse me, now that the chestnut horse has become the steward, what does your master ride now?"

Eji covered her mouth and laughed, "Manager Ma thinks my husband runs fast and there's no need for him to ride a horse."

Cao Kun burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Yun Ce and Lei Ming had just rushed back from eighty miles away when they saw Huo Wudi hiding behind a huge curtain, with only her beautiful head showing, staring intently at them.

After Lei Ming gulped down a whole teapot of water, he couldn't resist Huo Wudi's longing eyes and said to Yun Ce, "My lord, I really want to beat her up right now."

Yun Ce glanced at Huo Wudi and asked Lei Ming, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Lei Ming said, "The way she looked at me was like a dog skin seeing a big piece of meat."

Yun Ce said to Huo Wudi behind the curtain, "Cao Kun is coming. This time, he brought a lot of Cao family elites. Serving tea and providing food are all your tasks that require close contact. Remember, spread the favor evenly and don't squeeze every last sheep, or you'll die."

(End of this chapter)