234: Marching and deployment

"Lin Yue!" She Jian said in a deep voice.

"This humble general is present!" Lin Yue subconsciously stood up and responded.

"Your Xiongnu people surrendered soldiers are good, but now they are mine!"

This was the first time She Jian smiled at Lin Yue today.

But Lin Yue knew it was a pretense, because if he dared to say "no" next, She Jian would show his true colors!

"And you all, the Xiongnu people surrendered soldiers under your command, transfer them all to my Encampment!" She Jian said to the Generals inside the tent.

"Understood!" The Generals stood up and replied!

Completely drowning out Lin Yue's faint dissenting voice.

Lin Yue sighed; he feared these 240,000 surrendered soldiers could not be kept.

She Jian scanned the room and then continued, "Pan Feng, Du Tong, Lv Sheng!"

"This humble general is present!" The three stood up and responded!

"The three of you, with a total of 120,000 cavalry, will be the reserve team. Listen to my command, and then attack!" She Jian said in a deep voice!

"Understood!" The three responded.

"Lin Yue!" She Jian said in a deep voice.

"This humble general is present!" Lin Yue stood up and responded once more.

"You will lead Xing Daorong, Liu Sandao, General Yang Ye, and your 10,000 personal guards, a total of 100,000 Army. Listen to my command and outflank from the left to attack!" She Jian looked at Lin Yue and said in a deep voice.

"Understood!" Lin Yue and the others responded!

"Zong Ze!" She Jian then called out.

"This humble general is present!" Zong Ze stood up and responded!

"You will lead 150,000 cavalry. Listen to my command and outflank from the right to attack!" She Jian said.

"Understood!" Zong Ze accepted the order!

"Yang Chen!" She Jian called out!

"This humble general is present!" Yang Chen stood up and responded from across Lin Yue.

"Your 50,000 cavalry will remain at the very rear and act according to my command!" She Jian said in a deep voice.

These 50,000 cavalry were the Army's last strength, serving as a firefighting squad. Once any part of the Army showed signs of weakness, it would be their time to enter the fray!

"General, then who will be the main attacker?" Lin Yue couldn't help but ask. They were either the left wing, the right wing, or the reserves; there was no main attacker yet!

Could it be that those Xiongnu people surrendered soldiers would be the main attackers? Wouldn't that introduce too many variables? Lin Yue wondered to himself.

"The main attackers will, of course, be those 240,000 Xiongnu people surrendered soldiers. Their numbers are too great now; it's time to thin them out," She Jian said with a smile.

Good heavens, with that one phrase, "time to thin them out," who knows how many Xiongnu people will die in battle. Lin Yue thought to himself.

"Listen up, everyone! Should the Xiongnu people surrendered soldiers defect during battle, Tong Wei, you will retreat first and return to the Encampment to relay my command: regardless of gender, age, or youth, anyone who is a Xiongnu people shall be executed without mercy!

Pan Feng, Du Tong, Lv Sheng, the three of you listen: if such a situation occurs, as soon as the Xiongnu people turn their blades and spears against us, you will attack and kill every single one of them!" She Jian said coldly, his eyes devoid of emotion, revealing a chilling gleam!

"Understood!" The Generals responded.

"How far is the Xiongnu people vanguard from here?" She Jian asked.

"Reporting, General, the scouts say it's still a hundred li from here," Xing Daorong and Zhao Ponu stepped forward and said.

"They didn't rest?" She Jian asked, puzzled.

"No, they only rested for half an hour briefly before once again rushing towards us!" Zhao Ponu replied.

"Haha, in that case, the Army will eat first. Half an hour later, the Army will assemble!

We will fight them at night!" She Jian said in a deep voice!

"Understood!" The Generals stood up and responded, then all walked out, preparing to meet the imminent great battle!

"Lin Yue, you stay," She Jian said with a smile.

Lin Yue's body stiffened. Seeing this, the Generals all quickened their steps.

It wasn't until Tong Wei stepped out of the Great Tent and casually closed the door that Lin Yue had no choice but to turn around and smile:

"What is it, General?"

"Hehe." She Jian first let out a cold laugh, which made Lin Yue's scalp tingle.

"I'm not teasing you anymore." She Jian suddenly smiled, then said seriously:

"On my way here, I received a secret report from the Great General. The one coming this time is that foolish boy from last time."

"This humble general guessed as much.

Only he would concentrate his forces to attack us under these circumstances," Lin Yue said, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Indeed, but that's not important. What's important is that according to our internal secret report, this matter has already reached the Xiongnu people Royal Court. Touman is currently mobilizing troops from various tribes, preparing to march towards us," She Jian continued.

"We still have an inside source?" Lin Yue was a little surprised. This was like Infernal Affairs!

"Of course, in this day and age, who doesn't have a couple of inside sources?" She Jian seemed to be mocking Lin Yue's fussiness:

"Not only do we have inside sources among the Xiongnu people, but Great Qin also has Xiongnu people inside sources. It's just that they are all lurking in the shadows."

"Great Qin has Xiongnu people inside sources? What's in it for them? After it's done, the Xiongnu people Chanyu will reward them with a pasture to herd sheep on the grasslands?" Lin Yue was a little confused, thinking this was just being overly meddlesome!

"Do you think the Xiongnu people only have cattle and sheep? They also have quite a lot of gold and silver. You might even pick up natural bull-head gold walking on the grasslands.

Moreover, some are for money, some for power. There are always some who dream of a good life with the Xiongnu people, always thinking their talents are buried by Great Qin. It's hard to say," She Jian sighed.

"Then when will Touman arrive?" Lin Yue asked.

"It will take at least over a month. They need time to assemble, and it's not close from there to here.

The Great General has ordered that we must display our might this time to make Touman hesitant, so we can have time to build a city here," She Jian said.

"Then why didn't the Great General send the Golden Fire Cavalry?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

Last time, when 30,000 Golden Fire Cavalry appeared, they scared 200,000 Xiongnu Cavalry into fleeing in disarray. In that situation, if caught by the Golden Fire Cavalry, it meant certain death, with no other possibility!

"The situation is urgent. The Golden Fire Cavalry are heavy cavalry and wouldn't be able to make it in time.

Dong Zhuo in the west is also entangled with King Loufan, preparing for a decisive battle, so he can't spare any men right now.

This time, we can only rely on ourselves," She Jian said in a deep voice.

"The reason I asked you to stay this time is to tell you to put away your petty thoughts. This time, I will be in full command!

This time, the two sides will deploy no less than 1.5 million troops, which can be called a large-scale Army group operation.

Such a large-scale Army group operation is about fighting honorably. Night raids will only result in losses and self-inflicted misery.

Moreover, this time we are fighting a surprise encounter battle; neither side has time to probe. It's a contest of casualties, a contest of which side's willpower is stronger.

That's why I put the Xiongnu people surrendered soldiers at the very front. The fewer of our people who die, the better," She Jian said with a stern and cold expression.

"But they are already surrendered soldiers, and they are fighting their former king, so wouldn't it..." Lin Yue hesitated, his words trailing off.

"I have already had Tong Wei spread what I just said: retreat one man, kill the entire family.

I want to see how many people won't care!" She Jian's eyes blazed with a cold light, like a hungry tiger ready to devour someone.