122: Qin army marches north

On the plains, the White Horse Righteous Cavalry slowly advanced.

"My Lord, the scout cavalry from Military Marquis Xing has reported that a unit of Xiongnu Cavalry, approximately three thousand strong, is slowly approaching our position," Zhao Yun said.

"Charge!" Lin Yue said.

Over the past eight days, for the first three days, there were only scattered Xiongnu people scouts. But as time went on, they encountered more and more Xiongnu people scouts. They met five groups of scouts in total and beheaded about six thousand Xiongnu people!

"Understood!" Zhao Yun responded.

Then, Lin Yue led Zhao Yun and the White Horse Righteous Cavalry forward to support Xing Daorong's ten thousand White Horse Righteous Cavalry!

"My Lord, I can handle it myself!" Xing Daorong said when he saw Lin Yue coming to support him.

"I know, but this campaign, our success or failure concerns the safety of the main Army behind us; there can be no mistakes," Lin Yue said in a deep voice.

"Alright, then I'll go meet them first!" Xing Daorong said, then charged towards the Xiongnu people.

Lin Yue, on the other hand, took Zhao Yun and others to outflank them, preparing to encircle them.

"Kill!" The sound of battle came from afar!

Lin Yue spurred his horse, rushing like a sharp blade into the flank of the six thousand scouts.

The Xiongnu people scouts fell into a panic. Lin Yue, with a Miao Blade in hand, forcefully cut the Xiongnu people scouts' formation in half.

Zhao Yun, meanwhile, continuously swung his Dragon-Gall Silver Spear, scaring the Xiongnu Cavalry into scattering and fleeing.

Soon after, only the White Horse Righteous Cavalry and some collapsed Xiongnu people scouts remained on the battlefield. The rest of the Xiongnu people scouts had long since fled.

"They got away again!" Xing Daorong said, frustrated, then secretly glanced at Lin Yue.

"Don't secretly look at me. As long as they don't run backward, you're not allowed to chase them!

And don't deliberately force them to the rear. If I find out you do that, I'll have Zi Long practice with you," Lin Yue glared at Xing Daorong and threatened him.

At this moment, reaching the first line of defense safely was the most important thing. As for the military merit of a few thousand heads, it was not as important in comparison. As long as they reached their destination without error, their primary merit was almost guaranteed.

But once they fell into a trap during the pursuit, causing damage to the vanguard cavalry, the remaining infantry would face an extremely difficult situation, and he would have no face to meet She Jian!

"My Lord, look at what you're saying. How could I be so imprudent? I just think it's a pity to watch them run away without chasing them!" Xing Daorong smiled and explained.

"Stop the nonsense. Find someone who understands Xiongnu people to come over and interrogate them to see if we can get anything useful," Lin Yue said.

Soon, a cavalry Soldier ran out from the team, looking around, and finally fixed his gaze on a relatively well-dressed Xiongnu people scout.

"Leave a unit of men to send the injured Brothers to the rear.

Also, bury all these Xiongnu people bodies to prevent plague and to avoid hindering the main Army's advance," Lin Yue said.

The rear must not be lost, especially since the Xiongnu people liked to use plague tactics when they couldn't win. Huo Qubing, the Champion Marquis who sealed the wolves at Juxu, might have died from this Xiongnu people tactic.

"Furthermore, no one is allowed to drink unboiled water. If I catch anyone, they will be immediately expelled from the White Horse Righteous Cavalry!" Lin Yue added, even though the Soldiers had heard this so many times it made their ears callus, he still said it every time.

"Understood!" The entire Army bowed and responded.

【Congratulations to the player for killing 5 Xiongnu Cavalry. Reward: 250 merit points.】

【Player has cumulatively killed 500 foreign cavalry. Please continue your efforts!】

500 already? So fast. It seems Shang Commandery is really a good place to set records, Lin Yue sighed inwardly.

He then checked his attribute panel.

【name: Lin Yue

Title: Pioneer

Identity: Military General (Great Qin)

Nobility: Baron

Official Position: Commandant

Cultivation Method: Killing God Art (Second Layer 91%)

Martial Power: 60

Intelligence: 33

Command: 30

Politics: 22

Charm: 99

Reputation: 3480 (Slightly Famous)

Talent: Amiability

Skill: Art of Recognizing People】

It seems actual combat is still the best way to increase Martial Power!

After several days of fighting, Lin Yue had officially stepped into the realm of a Mid-Level Military General!

Lin Yue observed the Soldiers digging pits and found their efficiency too slow. He sighed, dismounted, took out an entrenching tool from his backpack, and began digging pits under everyone's gaze.

Shovel after shovel, his speed was incredibly fast. The surrounding Soldiers stopped what they were doing and watched Lin Yue.

"Just use it like I just did. It's yours, remember to return it when you're done." Lin Yue stopped and handed the entrenching tool to a Soldier who was watching nearby.

Lin Yue, now at least a Mid-Level Military General, naturally disliked doing everything himself. His duty was to assign everyone to the most suitable position.

Just like he handed the entrenching tool to someone else, he believed that Soldier could do it better than him, so he gave him the task of digging the pit.

His own task should be to ensure that every Soldier digging a pit could use an entrenching tool!

However, this task could not be completed at the moment, because he had previously given entrenching tools to craftsmen to forge, but the craftsmen simply couldn't make them.

He spent a long time explaining, but the entrenching tools the craftsmen finally made were unusable.

At this point, Lin Yue realized it might be due to game limitations. He then searched on the forum and found that technology in ascension was currently restricted.

Simply put, if you took modern knowledge into the game, you would only be able to forge a pile of scrap metal. This led many players to curse the game's crude and unrigorous production, but no one has responded to the matter yet.

"Reporting, Commandant, this Xiongnu people is their Military Marquis. He said their mission is to lure us into pursuit. They have about three hundred thousand Xiongnu Cavalry hidden fifty li away, an alliance formed by eight of their Xiongnu Kings," the Soldier said.

"Eight Kings?" Lin Yue asked. Why were there so few men for eight Kings?

"Commandant, the Xiongnu people's southward raids are not an all-out mobilization, and the Xiongnu King is enfeoffed by the Xiongnu people Chanyu. Some Kings are just tribal chiefs, with only about a hundred thousand tribesmen under them.

Only about twenty of the Kings truly have power; the rest are like the lords of small cities where we are," Li Mu, who had been stationed at Shang Commandery for several years, explained to Lin Yue when he saw his confusion.

"No wonder," Lin Yue said, then smiled at the cavalry Soldier: "Everything on that Xiongnu people scout is yours."

"Thank you, Commandant!" The cavalry Soldier smiled, subconsciously touching the items in his bosom, and then smiled openly when the Commandant said so.

"Commandant, what about that Xiongnu people?" the cavalry Soldier suddenly asked.

"Do I need to tell you how to deal with a traitor?" Lin Yue said.

"Understood!" The cavalry Soldier smiled, secretly cursing himself for speaking too much, then smiled and returned to the team.

"My Lord, the scouts report that a large Army of Xiongnu Cavalry has appeared forty li away!

The number is unknown, boundless, as far as the eye can see, it's all Xiongnu Cavalry!" Xing Daorong reported, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. The thought of wanting to pursue the enemy just now made him break out in a cold sweat!

"Ma Baoguo, quickly bury them. After that, we will retreat!" Lin Yue said.

The disparity in strength between them was too great. He could only fight them if he was with She Jian's Army.

"General She Jian, forty li from my position, ninety li from yours, three hundred thousand Xiongnu Cavalry are approaching. My unit requests to rejoin the main Army!" Lin Yue said into the communication token.

"Granted!"