225: Departure during the spring rain

For two full fortnights, the White Horse Righteous Cavalry were in intense training. Everyone had a fire in their hearts, wanting to throw themselves into this vast battlefield, wanting to fully release the fighting spirit within them!

However, not only did Lin Yue not agree, but even She Jian, who was the most anxious, sternly refused.

Any sane commander would not allow an untrained cavalry force to go out and fight. Because once a cavalry force is fully formed and works in perfect coordination, it is incomparable to ordinary cavalry. Only in a critical moment that determines success or failure would one disregard the future, but it was still far from that time.

Lin Yue had been using this rare opportunity to rest and cultivate the Killing God Art these days, until he received a military order.

The First Emperor's thirty-third year, third month, ninth day, auspicious for expedition.

Lin Yue led the White Horse Righteous Cavalry and the Black Horse Righteous Cavalry silently out of the Encampment. There was no grand send-off ceremony, only a gentle drizzle nourishing the vast plain.

[Troop Type: White Horse Righteous Cavalry

Scale: 160,000

Training Level: 71

Morale: 91]

[Troop Type: Black Horse Righteous Cavalry

Scale: 60,000

Training Level: 69

Morale: 88]

The warhorses' hooves stepped on the grassland, slightly indenting it and kicking up a few blades of green grass.

"Po Nu, when will this rain stop?" Lin Yue asked, narrowing his eyes. They had been marching for three days straight, and this spring rain had not stopped.

Although the rain was not heavy, it had been a continuous drizzle, intermittent and irritating.

Zhao Ponu, now one of the three Military Marquises under Zhao Yun, replied:

"My Lord, this drizzle will stop in less than two hours."

"Alright." Lin Yue nodded, wiped the rain from his face, and continued marching.

A few days ago, Zhao Ponu suddenly said he wanted to pledge allegiance to him. Lin Yue, of course, agreed without a second thought.

At only fifteen years old, Zhao Ponu was already a Third-rate Military General. Lin Yue looked at Zhao Ponu's 98 loyalty and couldn't help but feel anxious, eager to raise him to fanatical loyalty.

Because for every Ranked Military General who becomes fanatically loyal, one can receive a Lucky Large Treasure Chest. The items opened from a Lucky Large Treasure Chest are far more valuable than those from a Lucky Small Treasure Chest.

Last time, among The Yang Clan Generals, including General Yang Ye, all five were Ranked Military Generals, which should have yielded five treasure chests. However, due to the effect of the special recruitment order, no chests were obtained, which made Lin Yue somewhat annoyed. So, at this moment, he set his sights on Zhao Ponu.

"My Lord, where is our target this time?" Zhao Ponu asked, his face full of excitement.

The surrounding generals also looked over, wanting to know the destination of this expedition.

Last time, with only 100,000 White Horse Righteous Cavalry, Lin Yue dared to lead them to raid King Baiyang's stronghold. This time, with 220,000 cavalry, even if Lin Yue said he wanted to lead them to raid Touman's royal court, they would not hesitate!

"There is no target." Lin Yue shook his head and said.

"No target?" Zhao Ponu was a little confused. Where would the Army go without a target? One must know that the grassland is vast, and wandering aimlessly without a target could easily lead to getting lost!

"What we need to do this time is to ensure that in the entire Henan region, not a single Xiongnu people who dares to ride a horse can be seen again!" Lin Yue said in a deep voice.

The Great Wall Legion had now occupied half of the Henan region, but they were subsequently met with resistance.

The Xiongnu people were indeed a people born on horseback. Although their martial prowess was inferior to the Qin Army, their horsemanship was exquisite, coming and going like the wind. They could be said to be one with their warhorses. After suffering successive defeats, they quickly found tactics suitable for themselves.

This also gave the Qin Army quite a headache.

The Army's advance was blocked. The Xiongnu people were scattered everywhere, merely harassing and not actively attacking. This also caused the Qin Army generals to not dare to go too deep, lest they be attacked from front and back.

Therefore, the Qin Army's pace slowed considerably.

This expedition was mainly due to the Great General's order. The artisans building cities in the rear, demoted officials, convicted criminals, and laborers had already departed from Shang Commandery, preparing to build cities in the Henan region. Therefore, the Army was required to occupy the entire Henan region before summer.

This forced Lin Yue to embark on the expedition during the rainy season!

Otherwise, the current training of the White Horse Righteous Cavalry had not yet met expectations, and their combat effectiveness was still somewhat low. If these 220,000 cavalry were all like the cavalry that launched the night raid on King Baiyang's Encampment last time, Lin Yue would truly want to attack Touman's royal court!

That way, he could be said to be famous throughout the world!

Unfortunately, Lin Yue did not yet have that kind of strength and could only search for battle opportunities in the rain.

"Po Nu, tell General Xing to spread the scouts' reconnaissance range a hundred li away. If he encounters Xiongnu people, he is allowed to act as he sees fit!" Lin Yue said.

"Understood!" Zhao Ponu responded, then rode alone to the front.

"My Lord, in a few more years, Po Nu will be able to handle things on his own." Zhao Yun said with a smile.

"Did you suggest the allegiance?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

Zhao Yun nodded and said with a smile, "I taught him spear techniques, how could I let him go for nothing?"

...After an hour, Zhao Ponu returned.

"My Lord, General Xing sent someone to report that there is a Xiongnu people tribe to the northeast, eighty li from here, with about 100,000 people inside." Zhao Ponu said.

"Depart!"

Lin Yue's face lit up with joy, and the more than 200,000 White Horse Righteous Cavalry moved in response!

...The spring rain stopped, even later than Zhao Ponu had said, taking a full two and a half hours.

Lin Yue inhaled the fresh scent of the air after the rain, mixed with a hint of grassy smell, feeling somewhat intoxicated.

However, the Xiongnu people in the Encampment before them looked as if they had seen a demon.

Perhaps it was the continuous drizzle just now that prevented too many Xiongnu people from going out of the tribe. At this moment, they were all in the tribe, staring in terror at the suddenly appearing Qin Army.

The scene was somewhat eerie. Lin Yue did not order an attack, and the Xiongnu Soldiers did not fight to the death.

Time passed by minute by minute. Finally, the gate of the Xiongnu people Encampment opened wide, and a fast horse slowly emerged.

An elderly Xiongnu people man slowly approached, finally stopping his warhorse a hundred paces from Lin Yue, dismounting and walking to Lin Yue's front.

"General Lin Yue, I am Lu Duoha, the Local Official of this tribe." Lu Duoha, speaking in not very fluent qin language, knelt before Lin Yue:

"War has long arrived, but it is laughable that King Baiyang was unprepared. We are all victims.

I know your prestige. When countless white horses surrounded the tribe, my heart was already dead.

I only beg that you be magnanimous and do not slaughter the Encampment. The fault lies with King Baiyang, with me, and with the warlike ambition of the Xiongnu people. It does not lie with the peaceful herdsmen in the tribe.

These herdsmen, they graze their horses during the day and sing loudly in the Encampment at night. They are innocent.

I only ask that you vent all your anger on me. I am willing to die to secure a path to survival for everyone in the tribe, even if they are sent to Great Qin as slaves, that would be enough."

Lin Yue waited quietly for him to finish all his words, then asked, "You understand qin language, and you know who I am?"

"My mother was a Qin People, but my qin language is not very fluent. As for your prestige, it has long spread throughout the grassland.

When countless white horses appear, one knows that the White Horse Righteous Cavalry have arrived; and among them, the most heroic and majestic person is you." Lu Duoha, still kneeling with his head bowed, said respectfully:

"You are the king of the grassland, and the most handsome man on the grassland. Although the Xiongnu people say they hate you, any woman who has seen you thinks of you every night; and any man who has seen you fantasizes about becoming you every night!"

"This person must be killed!" Xing Daorong whispered to Pan Feng beside him at this moment.

"Why?" Pan Feng asked, full of confusion.

"Such a spineless Xiongnu people, he is truly eloquent, silver-tongued, and speaks like a flowing river of words.

If such a manipulative person were to join the Qin Army, where would you and I have a chance to shine?" Xing Daorong's face was full of worry.

"A Rong, when did you learn so many idioms?" Pan Feng was greatly surprised.

"Heh, Xia Lian said she likes someone a bit more cultured, and Li Mu teaches me some every day now." Xing Daorong brushed it off, clearly hating this Xiongnu people named Lu Duoha more than showing off:

"Not good! Look, My Lord is clearly swayed and somewhat moved by him!"