Ma Chao went into battle alone, without making a sound!
Meanwhile, Zhang Liao and Gongsun Zan's group shocked a lot of people, especially Bai Zizai and Yi Yun, whose eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"Holy crap, what's going on? Didn't the young master say there was no one here?" Yi Yun exclaimed, dumbfounded.
They had previously thought the Crown Prince only had 30,000 men, but now the scene was simply explosive. If you include the logistics troops, there must be nearly 100,000 soldiers.
The two exchanged a glance, and their faces flushed red.
The two of them were, after all, protecting the Crown Prince in Xiliang Commandery, yet the Crown Prince had stirred up such a huge undertaking right under their noses, and they had no idea about it at all. This was truly embarrassing.
The previous 30,000 troops were one thing, since they had surrendered voluntarily.
But how do we explain this army of 50,000? It seems to have appeared out of thin air, without any prior indication.
"Don't look at me, I'm blind here," Yi Yun said awkwardly, shrugging his shoulders.
Bai Zizai glared at him, then walked directly to Lin Yi and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, what's the situation with these people? Could they be the forces you've been secretly building up over the years?"
"These years?"
Lin Yi coughed twice and shook his head directly. "I haven't been here for the past two years. Back then, Lin Yi was a professional playboy, without a doubt."
Seeing that he didn't answer, Bai Zizai's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment, "What a brilliant strategy of concealing one's abilities! The world has been deceived by the young master. Now that he has unleashed his power, the whole world will probably be shocked by him!"
"Not to mention the 50,000 troops, there are also all those white horses. It looks absolutely magnificent!" Yi Yun couldn't help but exclaim as he looked at the backs of the White Horse Volunteers.
Who would have thought that the Crown Prince had secretly accomplished such a great feat over the years, managing to procure 30,000 uniformly white horses? Even the Prince himself probably couldn't have done that.
The Crown Prince is awesome!
Forehead!
Seeing their excited expressions, Lin Yi couldn't help but twitch his lips. These two really knew how to make connections. But this was the only explanation; otherwise, it wouldn't make sense.
He said in a deep voice, " Tuoba Yu's army is wreaking havoc on Ningchuan Commandery. Although I, the young master, am willing to help, my strength is insufficient. Fortunately, I met a hero the other day who, after hearing about this matter, immediately decided to come and assist me."
"With his help, I can finally save the people of Ningchuan Commandery from their suffering."
Upon hearing this, the two were both amused and exasperated. Did the prince think they were too honest? To come up with such an absurd reason was simply going too far.
Where can I find such a hero? Why haven't I met one?
Lin Yi didn't care what they thought; his gaze turned to Little Pine Mountain and then to Great Yu Mountain!
Little Pine Mountain!
When Zhang Liao's army entered the Little Pine Mountain area, the soldiers of Little Pine Mountain were already on high alert. After all, they couldn't possibly be unaware of such a large-scale operation involving 50,000 troops.
Unfortunately, these outer forces crumbled at the slightest touch and were utterly unable to halt the army's advance, which reached halfway up the mountain.
Looking back, Zhang Liao spotted the defensive lines and burst into laughter. "Tsk tsk, no wonder they looked so familiar! These are clearly the five lines of defense Li Sansi used against them, and now they're using them against us. Too bad they chose the wrong people!"
To dare divide such a small force into five lines of defense is simply suicidal.
Jia Xu shook his head and explained, "It seems they are short of troops, so they have no choice but to do this. They are probably stalling for time, trying to inform Tuoba Yu!"
The enemy's forces are clearly insufficient to hold the position, yet they are still not retreating; they are clearly stalling for time.
"With so few men, they think they can buy us time?" Zhang Liao sneered, waving his hand as the Formation-Breaking Camp charged forward.
On the mountaintop, Cha'er's face was also deathly pale!
He said with a grim face, "In less than an hour, four lines of defense have been breached. This battle is going to be difficult..."
After General Tuoba Yu left, he left only 5,000 men to guard Little Pine Mountain. Their purpose was simply to occupy this passage.
Therefore, they took over Li Sansi's five lines of defense. They originally thought they could hold out for a while and wait for the general to come to their aid, but now it seems there is no hope.
These are not in the same league.
"This..."
The Northern Region Barbarians were all pale-faced. They knew they would lose this battle, but the defeat had come far too quickly.
The first four lines of defense were almost completely destroyed, leaving them feeling utterly hopeless. It had taken them several days to break through Li Sansi's five lines of defense.
With insufficient troops, we can't hold out.
"Damn it, how can their fighting strength be so strong? Weren't they just formed?"
"This looks like the Formation-Breaking Camp; our arrows can't hurt them. This is a big problem."
"Wait, they seem to have cavalry too! We're in big trouble now!"
"Quickly inform the General that they intend to cut off our retreat and wipe us out!"
"Damn it, this is a real problem!"
Hearing their words, a resolute glint flashed in Cha'er's eyes. He was probably going to die here this time, and leaving was absolutely out of the question.
He knew in his heart that he couldn't run away.
Once this place falls into Lin Yi's hands, the General will probably be imprisoned in Ningchuan Commandery and die without a burial place.
"Hahaha, they're still not running!"
Zhou Cang, acting as the vanguard, laughed loudly and charged straight towards the enemy lines. Behind him, archers began firing, suppressing the enemy archers' output.
Faced with the overwhelming rain of arrows, Zhou Cang remained completely calm, instead bursting into laughter. His equipment was the heavy armor of the Formation-Breaking Camp, and the enemy couldn't do anything to him as he stood at the front.
Ding ding ding!
The arrows struck him, making a series of thuds as if they had hit a wall of bronze or iron, and were completely unable to penetrate his defenses.
This time, the Heavenly Craft Workshop has increased its production efforts and obtained a large number of heavy armors. The number of soldiers in the Formation-Breaking Camp has almost doubled, enough to start large-scale battles.
"Not good!"
Upon seeing this, Cha'er's face turned extremely ugly. He roared, "Damn it, it's those fully armored guys again! Not only are there more of them now, but even their warhorses are armed!"
How can we withstand this? We can't even scratch them.
" Lin Yi must be pretending to be weak while actually being strong. His strength is far more than what we've seen. We've fallen into his trap this time," one of the men next to him said bitterly.
The claim that they had fewer troops initially is utter nonsense.
Lin Yi now commands a force of 50,000, including a large number of heavy infantry and cavalry; his combat power is simply terrifying.
Cha'er spat and roared, "Send someone to inform the General to be careful of Lin Yi; this man is too cunning. Everyone else, charge! Throw stones at them!"
He summoned a trusted confidant and sent him with a message. The battle had taken a dramatic turn; it seemed they could no longer fight.