93: Send troops

“Whoosh!” For three consecutive days, Lin Yue cultivated his mental art in his room, never going out.

“name: Lin Yue

Title: Pioneer

Identity: Military General (Great Qin)

Nobility: Baron

Official Position: Commander

Cultivation Technique: Killing God Art (Second Layer 37%)

Martial Power: 54

Intelligence: 31

Command: 21

Politics: 22

Charm: 99

Reputation: 2315 (Slightly Famous)

Talent: Amiability

Skill: Art of Recognizing People”

The Killing God Art had been cultivated to 37% of the second layer. Based on past experience, when the Killing God Art reached 40%, his Martial Power would increase by another point.

“My Lord, Wu De and Ma Baoguo have just returned to the village. When are we departing?” Liu Sandao asked from outside the door.

Lin Yue pushed open the door and said, “In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you all should prepare.”

“Understood!”

“Xia Lian,” Lin Yue called out downstairs.

“What is it, My Lord?” Xia Qing was laughing with Xia Lian when she heard Lin Yue’s call, and she hurried up the stairs, holding her skirt.

“I’m returning to the Military Camp, and then I’ll be going to other places. A Rong and I won’t be able to return for a long time. Do you have anything you need me to deliver?” Lin Yue asked.

Xia Lian looked visibly disappointed upon hearing this. She pulled two letters from her sleeve and handed them to Lin Yue. After a long hesitation, she finally made up her mind, ran to her room, and with great effort, carried a precious saber, saying, “My Lord, please return this precious saber to him.”

Lin Yue took the precious saber and weighed it. It was a curved blade, about two feet long, with a gemstone of unknown material attached to the hilt—a Yellow-tier weapon.

The most important thing was that this precious saber weighed about ten catties. Giving it to a girl like Xia Lian truly showed that Xing Daorong’s thought process was incomprehensible.

“I’ll keep the letters, but you should return this precious saber to him yourself.” Lin Yue handed the precious saber back to the tearful Xia Lian, but unexpectedly, Xia Lian was uncharacteristically firm this time, shaking her head resolutely and backing away, refusing to accept it.

“My Lord, please tell A Rong that I can’t carry this. If he wants to protect me, tell him to come back alive,” Xia Lian said.

Lin Yue was momentarily stunned, then said, “Alright, I will relay the message.”

“Thank you, My Lord!” Xia Lian bowed and then ran downstairs.

“Let’s go,” Lin Yue said.

Without notifying anyone, the group immediately rode their horses out of the village, embarking on their journey to the Nuzhen Tribe.

Inside the main tent.

“I’ve received news that the Great Wall Legion is about to leave Liaodong Commandery. Our time has come!” Nurhaci said in a deep voice.

The main tent was filled with people, all high-ranking Nuzhen Tribe members. Upon hearing this news, they were all overjoyed!

They had been living in such repression lately; Huerhan had died tragically before their eyes, and they were powerless to do anything.

“During this time, we’ve been trampled underfoot, worse than dogs!

Being a dog isn’t scary; what’s scary is being a dog for so long that you lose all your ferocity!

Tell me, are your claws still sharp? Can you still gnaw at the enemy? Can you still make the enemy fearful and tremble with dread?” Nurhaci asked sternly, his voice echoing throughout the main tent, striking at the hearts of everyone present!

“Yes!” the Generals roared!

As if to vent all the dissatisfaction they had accumulated in their hearts over these days!

“Good! Heheli, you will be the main commander, with Bayara and Murhaci as your deputies, leading 100,000 elite warriors to attack the Suksuhu Department!”

“Fiyanggu, Anfeiyanggu, Šurhaci, the three of you, with Fiyanggu as the main general, will lead 120,000 warriors to attack the Dong’e Department!”

“E’yidu, Yarhazi, Zhao Bo, the three of you will accompany me on the expedition to conquer the Zhechen Department! Chu Ying, Dai Shan, Mang Gurtai, and Huang Taiji will follow the Army!”

Nurhaci’s orders came one after another, startling the Generals into silence!

Their tribe, at its fullest, only had six to seven hundred thousand people. This expedition could be said to have mobilized every able-bodied young man who could breathe onto the battlefield. If, during this period, any one of their Armys failed, it would be a catastrophe for their tribe!

At that time, women would become slaves, like the cattle and sheep on the grassland, becoming the private property of the victors.

Children taller than a carriage wheel would be killed, and the rest would also become slaves. If they were lucky, acknowledging their captors as fathers might improve their lives, but it would still be a life on the edge of subsistence.

Nurhaci saw the worries in the Generals’ hearts; he understood these concerns perfectly, yet he still explained to everyone:

“The era of great contention is about to begin; we cannot afford to plan slowly.

The Suksuhu Department, Dong’e Department, and Zhechen Department are merely appetizers before the main course.

Jianzhou still has numerous tribes such as the Suwan Department, Yargu Department, and Wanyan Department! And outside, the Haisi Jurchen are eyeing us covetously!

These places all need us to conquer them!

And the Qin Dynasty to the south, the Liaodong Garrison is a thorn in our side! The Great Wall Legion has subjected us to endless humiliation!

At this moment, only by putting everything we have on the line and fighting with all our might can we break free from our shackles! Only then can we stop being bullied, allow our tribesmen who love cattle and sheep to graze freely, and let our tribesmen who love to fight gallop across the land. Let our children and women feel proud of their fathers and husbands!

May you all fight with your backs against the wall, and together with me, establish supreme glory!” Nurhaci said with emotion!

He stood up, raised his wine glass, and said to everyone, “Generals, success or failure rests on this one endeavor!”

Nurhaci then drank it all and walked out of the main tent.

The alien cavalry was ready. Five thousand cavalry, though not many in number, he hoped they would bring him some surprises!

Then, the Generals, full of fighting spirit, walked out of the main tent, each going to find their own troops, preparing to march!

Zhao Bo walked towards a carriage. On top of the carriage was a cage, wrapped on all four sides with burlap, leaving only the top open. The scorching sun shone directly inside, and the person within was covered in wounds, some places already festering, looking on the verge of death.

Zhao Bo lifted a corner of the burlap, looking at the person with a half-smile.

“Zhao… Bo,” the person said, his cracked lips parting.

“Isn’t this Brother Li?” Zhao Bo chuckled.

“Scram,” Li Ke cursed, his voice extremely weak.

“I’m going on an expedition, and with me are five thousand player cavalry. Oh, and your Azure Dragon Gang contributed over five hundred people,” Zhao Bo said.

Upon hearing this, Li Ke closed his eyes in despair. “You… bastard!”

“Heh heh, do you think everyone is a ingrate like you?” Zhao Bo suddenly roared, his arm reaching through the wooden bars to grab Li Ke’s neck and ask, “I provided you with good food and drink, you lacked neither food, fine wine, nor women? How did you treat me? Hmm?”

“You didn’t say you wanted us to resist Great Qin back then!” Li Ke shouted with all his might!

“Do you think only you figured it out, only you are smart? Are others all fools? Why are you the only one opposing me?” Zhao Bo suddenly laughed, “I’ll give you one last chance: surrender or die!”

“Is it that there are still people in my Azure Dragon Gang who don’t want to follow you?” Li Ke suddenly laughed, but it pulled at his wounds, making him gasp.

“You’re not stupid, indeed. It’s just a hundred or so people; I’m just a bit reluctant, that’s all,” Zhao Bo said.

Li Ke fell silent upon hearing this, feeling both a little relieved and a little guilty. Only now did he understand the truth that what is free is often the most expensive.

But now, he regretted it deeply. Then he held his breath and, with all his strength, spat on Zhao Bo’s face: “Ptui!”

“Hahaha!” Li Ke couldn’t help but laugh heartily as he watched Zhao Bo, who was three parts startled and seven parts disheveled!

Zhao Bo calmed down in an instant, wiped his face, and sneered continuously.

“If you have the guts, kill me,” Li Ke said weakly.

Zhao Bo looked deeply at Li Ke, then smiled, “I won’t kill you. I’ll just torment you like this every day, making you live like this, unable to live or die. I’ll make it so you can’t even quit the game!”

“It’s just a game, do you have to be so vicious?”

“Heh heh.” Zhao Bo ignored him, simply put down the burlap, turned, and walked away.

“Watch him closely; don’t let him die!”