232: Pre-war preparations

"Ru Lin, long time no see!" Lin Yue exclaimed happily when he saw the newcomer in the Encampment!

"My Lord!" The newcomer quickly stepped forward, then bowed and saluted, "This humble general Zong Ze, greets My Lord!"

"Ru Lin, there's no need for such formality. What are we being polite for between us!" Lin Yue said with a smile, then helped Zong Ze up and said with emotion, "You've come a long way, it must have been hard on you."

"After This humble general received the message, he led the Army and hurried here on horseback. Now, fortunately, it's not too late," Zong Ze said with a look of relief.

"Not late, of course not late. I estimate the fighting won't start until tomorrow," Lin Yue said with a smile.

In fact, Zong Ze was the earliest one to arrive!

"By the way, Ru Lin, there's something I wanted to tell you. Some of your one hundred thousand infantry have been transferred to my command by General She Jian," Lin Yue said, fearing it might cause a misunderstanding with Zong Ze and create unnecessary estrangement between them.

"What's there to it? If My Lord wants them, This humble general would offer them with both hands, even without General She Jian saying anything. Only with My Lord can This humble general be where he is today!" Zong Ze laughed heartily.

"Haha, Ru Lin, you now command the one hundred thousand cavalry that General Wang Li transferred from various parts of the Army. I hear you've achieved quite a few military merits!

Even General General Meng Tian praised you to me," Lin Yue said with a smile.

"This humble general's minor achievements are not worthy of the General's praise. Rather, This humble general regrets not being able to follow My Lord on the night raid of King Baiyang's Encampment and establish supreme merits!

This humble general is here today to be entirely at My Lord's disposal! This humble general is still waiting for My Lord to lead him to continue building achievements and careers!" Zong Ze laughed.

"With Ru Lin's one hundred thousand iron cavalry assisting, I think it would be hard to lose!" Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Not one hundred thousand, but one hundred fifty thousand. This humble general rescued many Qin People captives from various Xiongnu tribes, and This humble general selected some strong and patriotic individuals from them to join the cavalry," Zong Ze said with a smile.

"So that's how it is." Lin Yue nodded. It seems that before him, Zong Ze had already implemented this method to replenish soldiers, but it hadn't spread yet. Otherwise, Zong Ze wouldn't have been able to have an extra fifty thousand cavalry after replenishing his forces!

"My Lord, Colonel Du Tong has returned!" Zhao Ponu said.

"Let him come over!" Lin Yue said.

After a moment, Du Tong walked over and cupped his hands, "This humble general Du Tong, greets the Gentleman of the Household!"

"Where is Pan Feng?" Lin Yue asked.

"Colonel Pan is behind and should be back in two more hours," Du Tong replied.

"Why are they one after another?" Lin Yue asked, a bit puzzled.

"General Pan captured twenty thousand Xiongnu surrendered soldiers and is currently clearing the battlefield, so he's a bit slower," Du Tong explained in detail.

"All right, you go rest first," Lin Yue said.

"Understood!" Du Tong responded.

"My Lord! My Lord! I'm back!"

From afar, a loud voice came, and there was no doubt it was Xing Daorong.

"This humble general greets My Lord!" Xing Daorong said with a smile.

"A Rong, you should go rest quickly," Lin Yue said with a smile. There was no need to say more between him and Xing Daorong.

"Ah?" Xing Daorong was a bit dumbfounded; this was different from what he had imagined!

He had imagined that after his hundred-mile rush to aid, when he greeted My Lord, My Lord would pull his sleeve and tell him to quickly rise, saying how hard he had worked, and so on. Then My Lord would help him up, look at his hurried appearance, and say something like, "A Rong, you've lost weight, you look haggard."

Then he would say something heroic like, "This humble general will go through fire and water for My Lord, not regretting even ten thousand deaths," and that way, he would leave a deep impression in My Lord's heart.

He even asked Li Mu how he should reply to make My Lord even more moved, but Li Mu only smiled and ignored him.

"What's wrong, A Rong? Is something the matter?" Lin Yue looked curiously at Xing Daorong, who was still frozen in place with cupped hands.

"Ah? Ah! Nothing, My Lord!" Xing Daorong awkwardly stood up and smiled, trying to cover up his embarrassment.

"By the way, what have you gained these past few days?" Lin Yue asked.

"Ah, right! This humble general accepted the surrender of ten thousand Xiongnu surrendered soldiers," Xing Daorong said excitedly, as the conversation took a turn.

"Good, you've worked hard. Go rest quickly," Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Understood," Xing Daorong replied softly, silently walking to the side. But the moment he turned around, his dim eyes quickly brightened!

"Lao Pan!" Xing Daorong called out excitedly!

"A Rong!" Pan Feng walked over and said with a smile.

"Lao Pan!" Xing Daorong said, grabbing his hand.

Pan Feng looked at Xing Daorong, patted his arm, and said, "A Rong, you've lost weight; you look a bit haggard."

"I, I'm fine," Xing Daorong felt a mix of emotions at this moment and almost couldn't help but cry with emotion.

Fortunately, after Pan Feng patted him, he turned to find My Lord and didn't notice his abnormality!

Afterward, everyone arrived, and the Generals gathered in the main tent for a meeting!

Pan Feng's ninety thousand Army, plus twenty thousand surrendered soldiers, totaled one hundred ten thousand cavalry.

Xing Daorong's ninety thousand soldiers, plus ten thousand surrendered soldiers, amounted to one hundred thousand cavalry!

And his own two hundred fifty thousand Army, Zong Ze's one hundred fifty thousand Army!

Lin Yue now commanded six hundred ten thousand Army!

Among them, the Qin Army cavalry numbered three hundred seventy thousand.

A total of six hundred ten thousand cavalry!

It could be said to be equivalent to all the cavalry of General Wang Li's legion plus Zhao Ben's legion!

It was also equivalent to two She Jian armies!

Now, he was the king of this grassland!

Even if Bru arrived, Lin Yue was not afraid at all, and even felt a little eager to move,

Because he had never fought such a wealthy battle in his eight lives!

Lin Yue, full of heroic spirit, was the first to step into the main tent and sat at the head of the main tent!

All the other Generals took their seats in order.

On the right side were Zong Ze, Du Tong, Lu Sheng, Du Song, and three Colonels under Zong Ze's command.

On the left side were Pan Feng, Xing Daorong, Liu Li, General Yang Ye, Li Mu, Yang Yanping, and Yang Dengshan.

Lin Yue was at the center of the head of the main tent, with Zhao Yun and Zhao Ponu standing on his left and right!

Outside the tent were six hundred thousand uniform cavalry!

This was the power he had built through his own efforts in nearly a year since entering the game!

This was an experience he would never have in his entire life on Blue Star!

He had never been so excited as he was now; he felt every cell in his body cheering!

Lin Yue had heard a saying, that is,

"Power is an aphrodisiac that makes people lose themselves!"

Lin Yue thought it was true,

Because of power, how many heroes throughout history have fought to the death, never resting!

At the same time, Lin Yue also understood why ancient emperors were often wary of Generals who held military power,

Because now that he was in this environment, he had been unconsciously influenced. Everyone in the tent was loyal, and the six hundred thousand Army outside the tent, with one command, would all submit!

At this moment, a little devil in his heart kept telling him to contend for the position of supreme ruler of the world! That position is yours!

This was even with "China's Foremost Warrior," General General Meng Tian, firmly suppressing all traitors above him!

And with "The First Emperor of All Time," Qin Shi Huang, still sitting on that supreme throne in Xianyang City!

But this did not hinder the continuous rise of desire in Lin Yue's heart!

It wasn't until a loud shout echoed throughout the entire Encampment that Lin Yue suddenly woke up!

"Lin Yue, get your ass out here!"