In mid-air, messages began to be relayed between the hot air balloons, with a series of flag signals being passed from one balloon to the other.
"Southwest!"
"Ambush!"
Two hundred thousand!
Upon seeing this intelligence, Lin Yi couldn't help but burst into laughter, exclaiming, " Li Anlan really did have an ambush, but it's a pity that since they've been discovered, these 200,000 men will just have to stay here!"
The outer city is now under our control, and these 200,000 troops are doomed unless they escape back to the inner city.
Upon hearing this news, Guo Jia and the others were overjoyed. Li Anlan's attempt to steal a chicken had backfired, but he probably couldn't afford to lose his 200,000-strong army.
Lin Yi's gaze swept over the crowd before landing directly on Lü Bu and Zhao Yun. He said in a deep voice, " Lü Bu, Zhao Yun, I'm giving you two 200,000 cavalry. Wipe them out!"
Previously, Pang De from the Western Regions had sent a considerable number of warhorses, and together with the warhorses transported from Xiliang, they were enough to build 300,000 cavalry.
Now that Lü Bu and Zhao Yun have launched a surprise attack, cavalry is naturally needed to successfully stop them.
"Yes, sir!"
Lü Bu and Zhao Yun exchanged a glance, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit. This time, the two of them were determined to determine who was superior.
The two men mustered their troops and charged forward with murderous intent.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Lin Yi's usually calm heart skipped a beat. Once these 200,000 people were wiped out, Li Anlan would likely have no chance to fight back, and Great Ning would be within his grasp.
Zhang Fei, on the other hand, was a little jealous. He whispered, "My lord, I can also fight on horseback. You can't just focus on Lü Bu and forget about me, Zhang Fei!"
Although Huang Zhong didn't speak, his eyes revealed envy; he too longed to prove his strength.
"Haha, how could we leave you out? Our lord has entrusted you with the most important task!" Guo Jia said with a smile, taking a sip of goji berry tea.
"The most important job?"
Xuanwu Gate!
Everyone's eyes lit up. That made sense. Compared to the 200,000 ambushing troops, Xuanwu Gate was the real challenge. Once they took it, they could directly storm into the inner city.
They could easily storm the palace, claim the credit, and earn the title of assassinating the emperor.
Holy crap!
Zhang Fei instantly perked up and exclaimed excitedly, "My lord, rest assured, the emperor is in my hands! I'll kill him with one spear thrust!"
"Alright, then I'll leave it to Yide!" Lin Yi said with a smile.
His gaze then turned towards Xuanwu Gate, and he said in a deep voice, "Leave some men to clean up the battlefield; the rest of you, follow me to Xuanwu Gate. I want to see what other tricks Li Anlan has up his sleeve!"
Once these 200,000 ambush troops are captured, Li Anlan will almost certainly be doomed.
Everyone was thrilled. Finally, things were getting serious. This time, they were facing a formidable opponent. If they could capture Li Anlan, the Xiliang would be a complete success.
On the other side, in the dense forest, Hong Tao led his 200,000-strong army to temporarily encamp in a dense forest.
This place is usually sparsely populated, so the forest is very dense and it is not easy to be discovered. In order not to show any signs of cooking fires, they even carry dry food to eat, which is quite a painstaking effort.
The group, including several generals, all had their eyes fixed on the foot of the mountain, waiting for the Xiliang army to appear. Once they arrived, their side could be liberated.
"Judging from this situation, Xiliang will probably stay in the outer city for a day or two. Aren't we just going to be feeding mosquitoes here?" Veteran General Zhao Yucheng frowned as he spoke.
The enemy has no intention of coming here; they will definitely sweep away all the other enemies before attacking the city.
We arrived too early; we're just here to feed the mosquitoes.
Hong Tao glanced at him and said in a deep voice, " Lin Yi's Net is extremely terrifying. Although it is blocked in the capital, the outer city is now their All Under Heaven."
If we make even the slightest mistake, we will be doomed. At that point, our 500,000-strong army will definitely attack us first.
Holy crap!
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yucheng couldn't help but shudder. If he were surrounded by 500,000 troops from Xiliang, his life would definitely be miserable.
Anyway, the news had already come, so it'll probably arrive in the next day or two. Let the mosquitoes feed us then.
I have plenty of blood, enough to fill you up!
Just as he was about to go back for a nap, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid hoofbeats, which made Zhao Yucheng pause in his tracks.
Turning around, he saw a fast horse galloping straight towards him across the wilderness, making no attempt to conceal itself. In fact, its speed was so great that it kicked up a cloud of dust, making it particularly conspicuous in the desolate landscape.
Judging from this direction, they clearly came from the capital.
Zhao Yucheng's face turned green, and he roared, "Old Hong, is this what you call stealth? This guy just ran over here so openly, is this bastard afraid we won't be discovered?"
"Damn it, Qin Li is so unscrupulous, is he trying to kill me?" Hong Tao's face also turned ugly. If things went like this, his side would definitely be exposed.
The Net) isn't stupid; they've definitely been watching this area the whole time. It would be strange if they hadn't been discovered.
With a dark expression, he walked towards the newcomer. If the man didn't say something perfectly reasonable, he was determined to teach him a lesson in cruelty.
As he walked over, just as he was about to speak, the person who approached him spoke first.
"Lieutenant Hong, you've been discovered!"
"You must retreat immediately, otherwise Lin Yi's men will arrive soon, and then it will be too late," the man said hurriedly.
Hong Tao's anger dissipated almost instantly, and he exclaimed, "How is this possible? How could we have been discovered? I didn't even smoke a cigarette, how could we possibly have been discovered?"
impossible!
That's absolutely impossible!
Zhao Yucheng was also incredulous. How could this damn deep mountain forest have been discovered? This was simply outrageous!
The visitor pointed to the sky.
The two looked up and saw several hot air balloons above them. They could vaguely make out someone staring at them from above, and there was a flag on one of them.
Xiliang!
Hong Tao's face turned green; it was this thing that had exposed him.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard the sound of ten thousand horses galloping in the distance, which made his expression change drastically. This was not the sound of the horse from before.
"Oh no, Lin Yi's cavalry is here!"
"Kill!"
Hong Tao didn't bother cursing; he immediately put on his armor and headed straight for the source of the sound.
Upon seeing the scene ahead, Hong Tao's pupils contracted!
Looking around, all they could see were countless enemies rushing towards them. Judging by their numbers, the enemy had at least a hundred thousand troops. This was a huge problem!
At this moment, they were ambushed by cavalry, which was almost a fatal danger!
The cavalry's attack was too fast; the front-line Great Ning didn't even have time to react before they were torn to shreds by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Five thousand men didn't even make a ripple before turning into a pile of corpses.