"The situation is already decided, and Tuoba Yu is powerless to reverse it!" Jia Xu said with a smile upon hearing this.
For Tuoba Yu, this situation was a nightmare battlefield. There were city walls and moats blocking his way, archers sniping from the shadows, and the Formation-Breaking Camp charging forward with fierce attacks.
The only chance is to break through the formation and destroy the arrow barrage; only then will they have a chance to fight back.
But here's the problem: this Formation-Breaking Camp only has three thousand men, but they're damn tough!
Lin Yi nodded and smiled, "As expected of the Formation-Breaking Camp, Wenyuan seems to have already gained some experience. It's just that Tuoba Yu chose the wrong opponent!"
Such a heavily armored monster, combined with the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow array behind it, would be a dead end if the arrows from behind couldn't be dealt with.
Originally, Tuoba Yu's best opportunity was for his cavalry to flank the enemy and strike directly at the center of the arrow formation. Cavalry couldn't defeat archers at long range, but in close combat, they were the archers' worst enemy.
But here's the problem: although the forest isn't large, it's a bit of a stretch for cavalry to think they can charge through it.
Therefore, Tuoba Yu's only chance is to withstand the Formation-Breaking Camp and defeat it head-on. However, this is no easy task, as this is the Formation-Breaking Camp, and even the knock-off version assembled by Zhang Liao is not easy to break through.
If they had stubbornly resisted, they would have had a chance to wipe out the three thousand Formation-Breaking Camp. But now that they had this city wall, there was no point in Tuoba Yu resisting.
"What? This combat power is only at a certain level?"
Even Bai Zizai couldn't help but gasp. Wouldn't the complete Formation-Breaking Camp be no match for the Asura Army? That was far too powerful.
Looking around, the front of the Formation-Breaking Camp was piled with corpses, but the Formation-Breaking Camp itself hadn't suffered many casualties. The few who died in battle were personally killed by Tuoba Yu; most people couldn't even break through their defenses.
If a complete Formation-Breaking Camp to exist, wouldn't that mean it would ascend to the heavens?
Li Sansi fell silent. Lin Yi possessing such a trump card army was definitely not good news for Great Ning.
If Lin Rusong also had a force of this strength, that would be truly terrifying.
Seemingly sensing their thoughts, Lin Yi couldn't help but smile wryly, "The cost of building this Formation-Breaking Camp is too high. These three thousand men alone cost me over ten thousand strings of cash. I can't afford any more!"
Holy crap!
Three thousand people spent over ten thousand strings of cash?
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines; the number was simply terrifying. However, looking at the armor covering the Formation-Breaking Camp, the price was definitely reasonable; the cost of the craftsmen must have been astronomical.
At this moment, Jia Xu, who had been watching the battlefield intently, suddenly said seriously, "My lord, Zhang Liao has sent out a signal requesting permission. Should we keep the enemy here?"
"You think you can just leave so easily?"
Lin Yi glanced down and saw that Tuoba Yu was indeed preparing to retreat, so he couldn't help but sneer.
He said in a deep voice, "Send a signal to Zhang Liao to continue pursuing Tuoba Yu. Now that we have the upper hand, we cannot let this opportunity slip by. We must weaken Tuoba Yu's strength as much as possible!"
Unfortunately, although the terrain was good, it couldn't completely cut off the enemy's retreat. Otherwise, Lin Yi would have used explosives to blow up their escape route, even at the risk of being discovered by Li Sansi.
Even so, we cannot let them leave so easily.
"Understood!"
Upon hearing the order, Jia Xu nodded and immediately had his men signal with flags to tell Zhang Liao to continue the pursuit.
Upon seeing the banner, Zhang Liao's eyes lit up, and he began to charge towards Tuoba Yu's direction. The archers behind him followed on horseback, skillfully inflicting casualties on the enemy.
In an instant, the Northern Barbarians soldiers responsible for covering the rear were routed and slaughtered like vegetables on the main road.
Seeing this, Bai Zizai couldn't help but laugh and said, "Now that Tuoba Yu Yushi is in a bad mood, it's the perfect time to kick him while he's down. He's sure to reap a great reward!"
Tuoba Yu's men are probably stunned by the attack, and this is the time when their morale is at its lowest, making it the best time to weaken their strength. Once they recover, they'll be a force to be reckoned with again.
"Haha, Tuoba Yu suffered heavy losses in this battle. It's a pity that the Formation-Breaking Camp didn't have top-tier warhorses, otherwise they would have been able to hunt down the enemy to death!" Lin Yi said with some regret.
Although the Formation-Breaking Camp also had warhorses, these warhorses were used to carry equipment and supplies, not to carry people.
The reason is simple: the Formation-Breaking Camp was fully armored, and their weight was already at the limit of ordinary warhorses, thus restricting Formation-Breaking Camp mobility. If they had top-tier warhorses, Tuoba Yu would have suffered even greater casualties!
Forehead!
Hearing his words, Yi Yun couldn't help but laugh and cry. Even in Northern Liang, there weren't many of those top-tier warhorses. The young master was simply asking for an exorbitant price.
If the entire Formation-Breaking Camp were truly converted into cavalry, then Tuoba Yu would probably be badly beaten and forced to flee in terror.
Just then, Wang Yue hurried over and whispered in Lin Yi's ear, "My lord, the Great Ning Guard have broken into Dayu County. They say there was an assassination attempt at the Little Pine Mountain camp, He Zudao was seriously injured."
Oh!
Upon hearing this news, Lin Yi's eyes lit up. An assassination attempt had occurred at the Little Pine Mountain camp at this time—wasn't that too much of a coincidence?
Tuoba Yu!
His first thought was of Tuoba Yu; this was probably his doing, aimed at stopping the Great Ning army from causing trouble.
However, his real target was probably Li Sansi and his son; He Zudao was likely just an unlucky fellow. Since Li Sansi and his son were not around, the target could only be him, the General Who Pacifies the North.
Tsk tsk!
This guy harbors great hostility towards Northern Liang; he's really in for a bad time this time.
However, this is good news. Now, with the help of Tuoba Yu, Li Sansi can be brought back, and it will be convenient for Tuoba Yu to use gunpowder to cause trouble.
Thinking this, he nodded to Wang Yue and said in a deep voice, "Hand the man over to your uncle; he's probably one of his men!"
"What?"
Li Sansi, who was already suspicious, changed his expression upon hearing this. Could it be that one of his men had been arrested?
Lin Yi nodded and said in a deep voice, "Uncle, news just came from the Great Ning Guard that assassins have appeared at Little Pine Mountain. General Who Pacifies the North has been He Zudao injured and requests your return to oversee the situation!"
"What?"
Li Sansi's pupils contracted, and a fierce aura instantly appeared on his face. Someone actually dared to provoke him; this was simply outrageous.
He glanced at Lin Yi; if it wasn't this kid, then it was Tuoba Yu!
He looked at Wang Yue, frowned, and said, "Commander Wang, where are my men?"
Wang Yue waved behind him, and a person was immediately brought over. Upon seeing Li Sansi, the newcomer immediately knelt on the ground.