The Military Governor Is Wise!

Yi County's yamen had already become Xin Zhi's Military Governor's Office. Inside the main hall, Xin Zhi looked over the intelligence sent by the scout teams, a cold smile on his face. Then he asked, "What do you all think Fang Yun the brat is playing at?"

"Reporting to the Military Governor. Fang Yun must have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall to dare dream of using fifteen thousand men to kill five thousand Barbarians, while using twenty thousand men to block our army's path. The Grand Marshal's Office ordered us to kill the Barbarians first, then seize Cloud Mountain Pass. If he wipes out the Barbarians, then even if we take Cloud Mountain Pass, we will not have achieved complete merit."

"With fifteen thousand soldiers against five thousand Barbarians, the result will inevitably be mutual destruction. They may be able to kill all five thousand Barbarians, but their remaining fighting strength will likely be fewer than three thousand. By then, once our provisions arrive, thirty-five thousand against twenty-eight thousand will guarantee victory!"

"Fang Yun may not be famous, but he is no reckless fool. In this subordinate's opinion, he must have another purpose. Military Governor, you must be on guard."

"He is merely a Metropolitan Graduate. What is there to fear?"

Xin Zhi sneered. "Fang Yun may be arrogant, but he is by no means stupid. If he goes to the Barbarian Race, he cannot possibly intend to fight them head-on. What he wants must be to divert disaster eastward—either use some special Military Way tactic to make the Barbarians attack Yi County, or attack the supply convoy. Once he and the Barbarians strike from both sides, they could very likely destroy the convoy in a short time, perhaps even invade Yi County. However, Yi County has