"That's right, what are you afraid of?"
Seeing how wary everyone was of Lin Yi, Tuoba Qingsong's face immediately turned ugly, and he said angrily.
These people were elites of the Northern Region Barbarians, yet they were so frightened by Lin Yi. This was completely boosting the morale of others while diminishing their own.
The Northern Barbarians, a people of war, have never been so humble!
His gaze swept over the crowd like a blade, and he sneered, " Lin Yi is nothing more than the Heir of Northern Liang. In front of my Northern Region Kingdom, his power is simply insignificant. We can wipe him out at any time!"
He gained a slight advantage earlier, but it was only a small one. Now he dares to leave the city and chase us this far. Don't blame me for teaching him a lesson. With the strength of a mere prefecture, he dares to attempt to defy a whole country. He's courting death!
In his opinion, Lin Yi had become somewhat arrogant!
Lin Yi's soldiers were powerful, but they were by no means invincible.
He didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble, since Mountain and River Pass troops were waiting for him to bring back supplies, and Tuoba Yu also needed to make progress in places like Youning Commandery, so he chose to be tolerant.
After all, if they were to fight Lin Yi here, Mountain and River Pass would be completely helpless.
But since they're pressing us so hard, let's fight!
Just do it!
While the repeating crossbow is powerful, its arrow consumption is also terrifying, which means Lin Yi's men cannot sustain a prolonged battle. Now that he has deliberately stretched out the battle lines, his arrows are unable to be replenished, which is his most fatal weakness.
As long as we sacrifice some of our men to exchange for the enemy's arrows, victory will surely be ours.
Although we failed just now, it was because we misjudged the location of the enemy reinforcements; otherwise, those 30,000 cavalry would definitely have stayed here.
"The Third Prince is right. This Lin Yi really thinks he's All Under Heaven. He actually dared to chase after my Northern Barbarians Cavalry. We'll teach him a lesson in a moment!" Seeing that his prince was in a bad mood, A'ergan immediately stepped forward to express his opinion.
The location wasn't suitable for us before, but once we get to an open area, I'll give him a good beating.
"Hahaha!"
Everyone was delighted by this remark; it made sense.
The power of cavalry lies in their ability to outflank and quickly penetrate enemy lines, which is the best way to deal with archers. Once you get close to them, their bows and arrows become useless.
"Your Highness is right. Let Lin Yi know how powerful we are, or he'll really think we're pushovers!"
"How dare some greenhorn try to teach us a lesson? This is absolutely intolerable! I'm going to kill him!"
"Since that's the case, I'll put on a show of seven in and seven out in a bit, making Lin Yi cry for his parents and run to Lin Rusong!"
"Haha, let's fight then!"
Inspired by Tuoba Qingsong's heroic spirit, everyone decided that since Lin Yi was so arrogant, they should give him a good beating first, otherwise he might really think he was invincible.
Why!
Hearing their words, Tuoba Yu couldn't help but sigh, because he actually didn't want to fight this battle at all.
Because it's pointless!
Even if he were to kill Lin Yi now, it wouldn't benefit the overall situation at all. He wouldn't gain anything. On the contrary, if it delayed the affairs of Mountain and River Pass, the Barbarian King would be furious.
But now we have no choice but to fight.
"Since the Third Prince has already stepped forward, let's leave it to him."
Since he had already handed over the reins, he couldn't be blamed even if he couldn't hold the position. His gaze was fixed on the direction of Youning Commandery, which was his next target.
As for Lin Yi, let's do it next year!
When Lin Yi captured Ningchuan Commandery, it gave him an idea: if he built more catapults and siege crossbows, even the walls of Dayu County wouldn't be able to stop him.
I will definitely not lose next year!
Now he needs to cooperate with the Barbarian King's actions at Mountain and River Pass in exchange for more power and resources to vigorously develop his own strength. This is the most correct choice.
Youning Commandery has a unique terrain, known for its barren mountains and wilderness. Because there are so many mountains, there is a severe shortage of arable land, which makes Youning Commandery very poor.
However, there is also a problem. Because of the Dashan mountains, the biggest problem is that it is difficult for our cavalry to break through.
He couldn't help but observe the surrounding terrain, wondering how he could enter Youning Commandery undetected and complete this invasion.
Ahead, wagons carrying supplies were speeding along the road. No one from Youning Commandery was blocking the way, which meant that there weren't many people from Youning Commandery at the moment; otherwise, they would have already started causing trouble.
However, at that moment, a glimpse of smoke appeared out of the corner of his eye on the mountain to his left, causing his pupils to shrink in surprise.
"Everyone be careful, there are people on the mountain!" Tuoba Yu's expression changed, and he immediately warned.
Is anyone there?
"There's smoke on the mountain!"
"Cigarette?"
Following his finger, everyone's expression darkened. It was indeed smoke, caused by someone starting a fire. There were indeed people on the mountain!
In that instant, they recalled their earlier apprehension towards Lin Yi, and their hearts sank. Could it be that Lin Yi was up to something?
Be on high alert!
Tuoba Yu shouted and then ordered his guards to go up the mountain to investigate what was going on.
The guards didn't hesitate and immediately prepared to dismount and climb the mountain.
But after taking only two steps, there was a loud bang, and he was thrown off the horse!
The entire mountain path then trembled, and countless flying stones shot out, killing many of the Northern Barbarians soldiers on the spot before they could even react!
"My God, this is an earthquake, is it divine punishment?"
Don't push me!
"Holy crap, I got knocked to the ground by a horse! Stop right there... Ah, don't come any closer..."
"Quickly, pull back the warhorse!"
The scene descended into utter chaos, leaving the Northern Region Barbarians stunned. Was this divine punishment?
Even the mountain collapsed; that's terrifying!
This is beyond human capability; it must be a punishment sent down by the gods who could not tolerate our killing.
Pfft!
Seeing someone dismount and kneel to beg, Tuoba Yu killed him with a single blow, roaring, "Get up, all of you! This isn't divine punishment; someone is playing tricks!"
"Get away from the mountain on the left quickly, there are enemies on it!"
A bunch of idiots! Didn't you see the smoke just now? That's evidence of human intervention. What divine punishment? What does the god of Great Ning have to do with us Northern Barbarians?
"Yes!"
Those below, seeing the dead body, scrambled to their feet in terror, fearing they would become the second to be killed.
"General, the road ahead is blocked, the carriage can't pass!" At this moment, Yelü Dashan rode over and said with a pained expression.
What?
Tuoba Yu then remembered the road ahead. He rode forward and took a look, and his face immediately turned grim.