"Give it to me!"
Lin Yi's eyes lit up; it seemed there was new information from Xiliang.
However, since carrier pigeons cannot reach this area, intelligence must be delivered manually.
This is also a limitation of homing pigeons. Although they are convenient, they still have drawbacks, namely that they cannot fly around freely; in other words, they are limited.
Carrier pigeons are actually one-way; if you want them to deliver messages, you need to take them out and then take advantage of their nesting instincts, and they will fly back accurately.
But here's the problem: he can't fly back.
That's why Lin Yi started building a relay station specifically for raising pigeons, so that it could be used in both directions without having to use the same pigeon repeatedly.
However, this requires a process and a certain amount of time to cultivate, and it also needs to be coordinated with the post stations.
The reason we were able to deliver the message to Wind and Snow City last time was because Wind and Snow City had a stronghold of the Net, but there is no stronghold in this desolate wilderness, so we can only deliver the message manually.
Xu Chu accepted the letter and respectfully handed it to Lin Yi.
Upon opening the package, a smile flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. He murmured, " Li Anlan certainly didn't disappoint. This guy really is taking advantage of our misfortune, actually sending 500,000 troops to invade our Xiliang!"
This guy really doesn't give us any openings; he'll seize any chance he gets.
Sure enough, these days, all talk of father-in-law and son-in-law is nonsense. Who knows how this guy is planning to destroy Xiliang and kill his own son-in-law?
That's fine too. I won't feel guilty about killing him later, and I might even feel a bit of pleasure.
"My lord, is Xiliang alright?" Bai Zizai asked with some concern upon hearing that an army of 500,000 was attacking Xiliang.
Lin Yi shook his head and laughed, " Uncle Bai, don't worry, Li Anlan's small force can't do anything to Xiliang. He's far from being able to handle it!"
Not to mention the enemies I've prepared for him, there are still nearly 300,000 elite troops in Xiliang alone, plus the City Guard Battalion in each city, totaling over 400,000.
Gan Ning's naval forces were also providing support on the water.
If Xun Yu were to gather a few more militia, his army would easily exceed 500,000.
Even if Li Anlan exerted all his strength, he couldn't take Xiliang.
Nowadays in Xiliang, nobody cares about whether he's an emperor or not; they only recognize the Prince of Xiliang!
"My lord is truly amazing!" Bai Zizai nodded. The young master had never made a mistake; if he said there was no problem, then there was no problem.
Lin Yi summoned Wang Yue, handed him the letter, and said with a smile, " Wang Yue, go and deal with these things. I underestimated Ning Kun; he actually sent spies to the Northern Barbarians!"
They could have kept it a secret for a few more days, but unexpectedly, Ning Kun had spies in the Northern Barbarians who relayed the message to Li Anlan, adding a bit more drama to the situation.
However, it wasn't a big problem. This situation had been anticipated, and Li Anlan couldn't do anything about Xiliang.
With his father leading an army of 300,000 south, Li Anlan figured things wouldn't be easy for him either!
" Ning Kun's spy?" A murderous glint flashed in Wang Yue's eyes. So, a colleague had actually infiltrated the Northern Barbarians. It seemed he needed to clean up a wave of them.
Seeing that he had gone down to take care of his business, Lin Yi looked in the direction of Great Jade Mountain.
Now that he had entered the territory of the Great Jade Mountain, looking at this so-called Great Jade Mountain, he couldn't help but reveal a strange smile. This was the Great Jade Mountain, for crying out loud?
This mountain is probably not even half the height of Great Yu Mountain, and it's not particularly steep or dangerous, which means our cavalry can charge up it.
He looked at Jia Xu and smiled, " Wenhe, tell the logistics department to hurry up and send the supplies over. We're about to pull off a big heist."
According to Net's information, several armies entered Great Jade Mountain earlier. Not only did the third prince, Tuoba Qingsong, go, but the second prince Tuoba Qingshan, also came.
Today, nearly 400,000 troops have gathered at Great Jade Mountain, and the enemy is still arriving in droves, which may reach more than 500,000 in the future.
In this way, the combined forces of both sides would reach a million men.
This made Lin Yi somewhat excited; this could be described as an unprecedented battle!
"The enemy's reinforcements are too fast. Otherwise, it would have been much more effective for us to surround Great Jade Mountain and use the White Horse Volunteers wipe out the barbarian reinforcements," Jia Xu couldn't help but laugh.
Unfortunately, the enemy's reinforcements arrived very quickly. Although the White Horse Volunteers was fast, it was impossible for them to penetrate deep into enemy territory alone, otherwise they would have given the enemy a real headache.
Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh, " The Northern Barbarians must have been aware of this long ago, so naturally they wouldn't have been completely unprepared. Their swift reaction is to be expected. They claim their entire population is a soldier, so that so-called 400,000-strong army is probably a bit of an exaggeration!"
There aren't that many 400,000 troops. Tuoba Wanli suffered heavy losses when attacking Mountain and River Pass, and Lin Yi had previously wiped out nearly 200,000 of his troops. There aren't many troops left.
Besides the original elite troops, this army of 400,000 was probably mostly hastily assembled. After all, there were plenty of people in the Northern Barbarians who could ride horses and shoot arrows, so they were not short of soldiers.
"This hastily assembled army is nothing but a bunch of empty shells. This time, I'm going to unleash a massacre!" Bai Zizai sneered. This hastily mobilized army might know how to shoot arrows, but they were far from being a true elite force.
In this way, with just a little bit of fighting, the enemy will collapse.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and smiled, "I believe Uncle Bai definitely has the ability. Then we'll rely on your Asura Army."
"Hehe, my lord, please don't laugh at me. You still have the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the White Horse Volunteers."
Bai Zizai chuckled dryly.
These armies are no weaker than his, so he dared not boast recklessly.
Ha ha!
Lin Yi burst into laughter and said in a deep voice, "Continue forward. We must reach Great Jade Mountain today, then rest for the night, and launch our attack at dawn tomorrow!"
He was determined to win this battle. Once he defeated the 500,000-strong army of Great Jade Mountain, Tuoba Wanli would probably have few men left and would only choose to flee.
In this way, the Northern Barbarians were essentially wiped out.
Once the Northern Barbarians are defeated, it will be Li Anlan's turn.
This guy is acting all high and mighty in the south. If I don't give him any response, he'll really get a big head and think I'm afraid of him.
"Rest assured, my lord, the three cavalry legions are ready to take their positions at any time, just waiting for the Formation-Breaking Camp!" Jia Xu explained from the side.
"There's no rush, as long as they can arrive today."
Lin Yi nodded slightly. The equipment of the Formation-Breaking Camp was very heavy, and even with one person and two horses, their speed still could not compare with that of normal cavalry.
The Formation-Breaking Camp made up a large proportion of the force in this attack. They were required to lead the charge and destroy the enemy's traps. In this respect, they were even more professional than the Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors Squad, because they were true heavy infantry.
Their defenses were even more incredible than those of the Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors!
It's likely that Great Jade Mountain has received the news and knows about our actions. The question is, what will these two princes choose?