That makes sense!
Wang Yue nodded and smiled, "Fifty thousand Asura Army —that's one of the strongest fighting forces in Northern Liang. Old Master Bai is really generous!"
Based on the known combat strength of the Asura Army, these 50,000 Asura Army are more than capable of holding their own against Tuoba Yu's cavalry without being at a disadvantage.
This is not bragging; it's an achievement earned through more than a decade of hard work.
"Haha, perhaps my father had some ideas behind this too!" Lin Yi said with a hint of a smile in his eyes.
This is 50,000 top-tier elite troops. Even Bai Zizai wouldn't dare to bring them all out at once without the approval of the Prince of Northern Liang. This is an army, not child's play.
Having a father like that must be a great experience; at least you feel incredibly safe.
He gazed at the distant sky, his eyes growing deep and thoughtful.
As the sun sets, the afterglow is like blood.
As if foreshadowing an impending great battle, the distant clouds were all blood red, giving off a sense of oppression.
Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a little expectant, and said with a smile, "Let's leave the Asura Army alone for now and let Zhang Liao do his best. I believe he can buy Ma Chao enough time to break through the enemy's rear!"
Even if we mobilize the Asura Army now and join forces with Zhang Liao to defeat Tuoba Yu, we will not be able to annihilate the enemy. Instead, it will alert them and cause the Northern Region Barbarians to reinforce Dayu Pass.
Instead of doing that, it would be better to wait for the right time to bypass and swallow Tuoba Yu, and then push the battle line to the barbarian territory. That way, the initiative would be in Xiliang's hands.
Therefore, Lin Yi was not in a hurry at all; he only needed to wait for the road to be cleared.
Just as he was about to speak, Lin Yi suddenly saw a guard escorting a man towards them, which startled him. He frowned and asked, "What's going on with this person? An assassin or a spy?"
"Your Highness, this man was sneaking towards the city wall, so I arrested him. According to his entry records, he seems to be from the Northern Region Barbarians!" the guard explained.
Northern Region Barbarians?
Wang Yue grabbed the man's arm, pulled open his clothes, and saw that there was indeed an eagle pattern on it, and it was a red eagle of extremely high rank.
A murderous glint flashed in his eyes as he sneered, "Good heavens! The Net has laid out layers of defenses all around, yet someone still managed to sneak in. It's truly unbelievable. I underestimated the Heavenly Eagle Guard' infiltration capabilities!"
"Yes, that's certainly strange!"
Lin Yi nodded slightly. The intelligence system of the Net now covers the entire Xiliang Commandery, and even the slightest abnormality will be detected.
It's quite strange that this person has actually managed to get to Xiliang City.
Unless this person was hiding in Xiliang Commandery from the beginning and was not exposed, it would be absolutely impossible for the other side to do this, since the front line was basically completely blocked.
Even members of the Net organization cannot enter or leave; they rely on carrier pigeons to transmit intelligence. This person would be almost impossible to get without being able to fly.
He slowly walked towards the man and asked curiously, "A Red Eagle Heavenly Eagle Guard has secretly infiltrated. What is their mission this time? To assassinate me, the young master?"
"Snort!"
The Red Eagle Guard glanced at Lin Yi, then turned his head away with a disdainful look, as if he didn't want to pay any attention to him.
"Presumptuous!"
Wang Yue's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he slapped the Red Eagle Guard across the face, knocking out several of his teeth. He roared, "You'd better know your place in front of the young master, or I'll show you the power of the Net!"
"Pooh!"
The man spat and sneered, "Hmph, if I hadn't shown myself, do you think you could have caught me?"
"Oh, why did you show yourself?"
Lin Yi immediately became interested. This guy actually claimed that he had shown himself voluntarily; this was going to be interesting.
Is this courting death?
"Send the message!"
"Letter?"
Lin Yi was slightly taken aback. This Red Eagle Guard came out to deliver a message, it seemed to be Tuoba Yu's doing. What was this guy up to?
Sure enough, the man took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Wang Yue, who carefully checked it and, after confirming that there were no problems, handed it to Lin Yi.
[To Lin Yi]
Upon seeing these four words, Lin Yi was also stunned. This was actually a letter written to him. Tuoba Yu was up to something.
[The Crown Prince remains silent until Yiming, shaking the entire North; he is truly the pride of Northern Liang!]
Yu Yi deeply admires and respects him!
[Then the current Emperor of Great Ning fears Northern Liang more than he fears our Northern Barbarians, and has even acted perversely, repeatedly targeting Northern Liang. Such behavior is despicable, and Yu abhors it even more.]
[Now, Dayu Pass All Under Heaven parts, and all three parties are at peace. Great Ning harbors malicious intentions, wanting to incite conflict between us so he can reap the benefits!]
[Please join me in attacking Great Ning...]
[Written by Tuoba Yu himself!]
After reading the letter, Lin Yi couldn't help but twitch his lips. This guy thinks he's a fool, doesn't he? He actually dared to invite Lin Yi to join him in attacking Great Ning? He'd be a fool to believe him.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend; that's certainly true.
However, Tuoba Yu is not trustworthy at all. He probably thinks that the joint attack on Li Sansi's Ningchuan Commandery is just a pretense, and that his real intention is to make him lower his guard.
This is interesting, though; perhaps it's worth trying.
He looked at the Red Eagle Guard and smiled, "Go back and tell Tuoba Yu that I, the young master, have accepted his invitation. Let me know when he sends troops, and we will certainly join forces!"
Forehead!
The Red Eagle Guard was startled by Lin Yi's words. Making a decision so quickly seemed far too hasty.
Don't you even need to think about it?
"Your Highness..."
"Alright, just tell Tuoba Yu that, don't ask any more questions!" Lin Yi waved his hand, effectively shooing him away.
The Red Eagle Guard hesitated for a moment, then turned and left the city wall, heading into the darkness.
Watching his retreating figure, Lin Yi gestured to Wang Yue, who quickly sent someone to follow him. They needed to find out where this guy came from, otherwise he would always be a problem.
"My lord, if we join forces with them to attack Ningchuan Commandery, Li Sansi might not be able to withstand it!" Wang Yue pondered for a moment and whispered.
He felt that although the suggestion was somewhat outrageous, some of the actions of the Great Ning Dynasty were even more unpleasant, and it was indeed possible to trick them, at least by wiping out Great Ning's 50,000 troops first.
Lin Yi nodded and smiled, " Tuoba Yu is quite cunning. He's probably trying to put us on guard, which is why he said that. There's clearly something wrong with this joint attack on Great Ning."
Although the enemy of my enemy is my friend, the relationship between the Great Ning Dynasty and the Northern Region Barbarians has become somewhat ambiguous, and it's hard to say who is the enemy and who is the friend.
Well, the Northern Region Barbarians are really unreliable, and their attitude changes in an instant.