Everyone's eyes lit up; this was indeed a good idea. They had been fighting comfortably these past few days, at least the enemy hadn't put any pressure on them, which was the best thing.
If we concentrate our forces, the enemy will definitely not be able to withstand it.
The Evil Bodhisattva exclaimed excitedly, " Little Pine Mountain is Li Sansi's main defensive line. As long as we defeat his main force here, the remaining troops won't be able to stop us at all. We can then directly march into Ningchuan Commandery!"
Ningchuan Commandery is much richer than Little Pine Mountain; robbing it would surely make us rich.
"That's excellent! We can rob for three days and three nights and everyone will be rich!" Yelü Dashan's eyes also lit up. Although he was from the Yelü Clan, no one would complain about having more wealth.
"Our general is invincible! This time, let's charge in and seize Ningchuan Commandery!"
"Beautiful women and immeasurable wealth!"
The others couldn't help but cheer, their eyes gleaming with greed, eager to charge straight in.
Seeing everyone's high spirits, Tuoba Yu looked at Xiao Shan and said in a deep voice, "What's the situation in Xiliang Commandery now? What is Lin Yi doing? He doesn't have a chance to come and cause trouble, does he?"
"General, rest assured, Xiliang Commandery is currently celebrating the Double Ninth Festival with drums and gongs. As for the army, it is said that in order to retaliate against Li Sansi, Lin Yi used the excuse of heavy losses suffered by the army to shut down the gates." Xiao Shan couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, his face full of disdain.
Forehead!
Everyone's lips twitched. These people from Great Ning might not be good at anything else, but they're really good at internal strife.
Tuoba Yu was speechless. He said in a deep voice, "Our attack on Li Sansi is exactly what Lin Yi wants. He also wants us to weaken Li Sansi so that he can dominate Dayu Pass."
Unfortunately, even though he knew this, he had no choice, because he lacked the confidence to cross that four-zhang-high city wall; those people were no pushovers.
"There's nothing we can do. Lin Yi is cunning. This city wall is too ruthless. Next time we need to deal with him, we'll have to prepare even bigger siege crossbows, otherwise it'll be too difficult." The Evil Bodhisattva sighed, somewhat dejected.
In fact, the three forces in Dayu Pass each had their own natural defenses: the Ziwu Road of the Northern Barbarians, the Song Tao River of Great Ning, and the Jiadao Pass of Dayu County.
These places are very difficult to deal with; once someone sets up an ambush, it's very difficult to take them over.
Lin Yi no longer cares about the narrow passage, but the other side has built a four-zhang-high city wall at the end of the passage, leaving nothing to block their way in the middle of the passage, making them easy targets.
To fight Lin Yi again, we need to find a way to deal with the city wall.
Just as Tuoba Yu was about to speak, he saw his trusted confidant galloping towards him, and he couldn't help but frown. Had Lin Yi made a move?
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"General, the King has given orders!"
What?
Everyone's pupils contracted. A royal decree had appeared! What was going on? Had word gotten out that they had suffered a defeat, and the king was now reprimanding them?
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to Yelü Dashan. This guy had just arrived and was a member of the Yelü Clan. Could it be that he was the one who delivered the message?
Why are you looking at me?
Yelü Dashan glanced at the crowd and said irritably, "Why are you all looking at me like that? I'm not the kind of person who talks big. Besides, I'd lose face if we suffered a defeat. I'm not stupid."
Tuoba Yu nodded slightly. The Yelü Clan was known as the Golden Clan of the Northern Barbarians, a family skilled in warfare. If they were to lose a battle, it would indeed be a disgrace to them, so it shouldn't be him.
He glanced at the people around him, and finally picked up the order to read it.
"Rush to the aid of Mountain and River Pass!"
Upon seeing this order, Tuoba Yu's expression turned serious. This was simply an absurd order. He was a hundred and eight thousand miles away from Mountain and River Pass, and you wanted him to fly there?
He handed the orders to the group, a task that was far from easy to complete.
"This is too difficult. There are three counties in between: Ningchuan Commandery, Youning Commandery, and Great Wasteland Commandery. Are we supposed to fight our way through?" Evil Bodhisattva was about to curse. Even though you are the king, you can't be this outrageous.
Yelü Dashan also said with a solemn expression, "His Majesty's intention is probably for us to launch a fierce attack on Ningchuan Commandery, and then advance into the heart of Great Ning to put pressure on Great Ning. Only then will we have an opportunity at Mountain and River Pass."
Grass!
He mentally gave this grassland king the middle finger; this was basically sending his side deep into enemy territory to cover the main army's advance through Mountain and River Pass.
He looked at Tuoba Yu and said in a deep voice, " Great General Divine Eagle, what do you think?"
"Beat!"
Tuoba Yu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
The king has issued this order; if it is disobeyed, it will cause a lot of trouble, which is not what he wants to see.
The Evil Bodhisattva opened his mouth, but finally nodded. "Then let's fight."
Wei Tong, on the other hand, traveled at breakneck speed and returned to the imperial court in just one day. He then couldn't wait to report back.
"What? Li Sansi is actually at a disadvantage?"
Upon hearing Wei Tong's report, Li Anlan's expression immediately turned grim.
Lin Yi's 30,000 new soldiers routed Tuoba Yu, while I gave you, the Prince of Beining Commandery, 70,000 men, and you were utterly defeated. What else can you call a piece of trash?
He couldn't help but say angrily, "So this is the kind of record the Prince of Beining Commandery has to repay me for?"
How was this battle fought?
The senior officials below couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines. The contrast was indeed absurd. This Prince of Beining Commandery was, after all, a renowned general. He couldn't possibly be so useless.
Li Ruyu, the Imperial Clan Secretary, stepped forward and asked, "Commander Wei, didn't Lin Yi say that he defeated Tuoba Yu, killed more than 20,000 people, and that Tuoba Yu eventually retreated?"
This is his nephew, after all; he has to be helped.
"Ahem, after being defeated by Lin Yi, Tuoba Yu launched a frenzied attack on Little Pine Mountain. The Prince of Beining Commandery was also frightened by the enemy's madness, so he fell below. However, I sent the Great Ning Guard to assist him, which should be effective." Wei Tong secretly glanced at the Emperor and whispered.
Forehead!
Everyone instantly understood: the remnants of the army that Lin Yi had defeated had still managed to leave Li Sansi completely disoriented—this was simply outrageous.
Grand Commandant Qin Li sighed. In this battle, they still had a certain advantage in troop strength, but they lost not because of anything else, but because of their lack of fighting spirit.
The Prince of Beining Commandery has lost his edge.
Li Sansi, once the pride of the North, has also fallen into this state due to various reasons. The Emperor's oppressive policies have really gone too far.
Previously, not only was the crown prince killed, but several members of the Li Clan who were related to the crown prince were also implicated. Li Sansi is probably walking on thin ice and has been keeping a low profile. Now he has probably lost that murderous aura.
Hopefully, the Prince will come to his senses soon, otherwise this battle could be quite troublesome.