The county government of Yi County had become Xin Zhi's governor's office. In the lobby, Xin Zhi looked at the intelligence sent by the scout team with a sneer on his face, and then asked: "What do you think Fang Yun is playing?"
"Report to the commander-in-chief. Fang Yun must have been so bold that he actually tried to kill 5,000 barbarians with 15,000 men, and blocked our army with 20,000 men. The order from the Grand Marshal's Office told us to kill the barbarians first and then seize Yunshan Pass. If he kills all the barbarians, even if we seize Yunshan Pass, it will not be a complete success."
"15,000 soldiers against 5,000 barbarians, the outcome is bound to be a loss for both sides. They may be able to kill all 5,000 barbarians, but the remaining fighting force may be less than 3,000. By then, when our army's food and grass arrive, with 35,000 against 28,000, we will surely win!"
"Fang Yun is not well-known, but he is not a reckless person. I think he may have ulterior motives, so the governor must be on guard."
"Why should I be afraid of a mere Jinshi?"
Xin Zhi sneered, "Fang Yun may be arrogant, but he is definitely not a fool. He will never fight with the barbarians when he goes to the barbarians. What he wants to do must be to divert the trouble to others, or use special military tactics to make the barbarians attack Yi County, or attack the grain team. As long as he and the barbarians attack from both sides, it is very likely that the grain team will be destroyed in a short time, and it is even possible to attack Yi County. However, Yi County has a city wall, and his real target must be the grain team!"
"Ah? What should I do then?"
Xin Zhi sneered, "It doesn't matter. He is worthy of being called a virtual saint. He is really vicious. Look at his army, 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. If he wants to attract the monsters, there must be sacrifices. I'm afraid he is prepared to sacrifice 10,000 infantry. As long as the monsters see blood, they will go completely crazy and chase after them. When Wu and Jing were in opposition, both sides often used this strategy to make the enemy and the barbarians lose both sides."
"That's 10,000 soldiers!"
"How can ten thousand infantrymen be compared to five thousand barbarians? Ten thousand infantrymen cannot take down the grain train, but five thousand barbarians are coming out in full force. The grain train will surely be defeated."
"Ah? Then what should we do? Should we go out of the city to stop them?"
"If we leave the city to stop him, he will definitely attract the barbarians to attack us head-on, and then they will take advantage of the situation to seize Yi County."
"If we don't stop them, the grain train will surely be destroyed by the barbarians, and we will be defeated without a fight."
"Commander Xin must have a plan to deal with this."
Xin Zhi said: "After Fang Yun led the barbarians to the vicinity of the grain team, he was left with only 3,000 to 4,000 cavalrymen. They will definitely turn their horses around and join the 20,000 Jingguo soldiers who are now rushing to Yi County. As long as we send one army to intercept the 20,000 soldiers, I will personally lead the personal guards and one army, which will be enough to kill Fang Yun's remaining cavalrymen!"
"Commander-in-Chief Xin is right. As long as your personal cavalry intercepts Fang Yun and the army behind him follows up to encircle him, Fang Yun will surely die! Once he dies, even if all our food and fodder are lost, we will still win!"
"It's just... since Fang Yun dared to lead the barbarians to the grain road, does he have any means to save his life?"
Xin Zhi said proudly: "He is just a Jinshi, what means can he use to save his life? I believe he is good at fighting poetry and even has hidden power, but this is the Thirteen Cloud Ladders. He can only use military tactics. I know he probably has one or two very powerful military tactics, but we have 15,000 people surrounding and killing his 3,000 or 4,000, what can he do!"
"The governor is right! He is just a Jinshi. He is far inferior to you. We are outnumbered and attacking the minority. We will wait for him to tire. He will surely die!"
"However, it will take several hours for the grain team to arrive in Yi County. If he destroys the grain route far away from Yi County and then escapes, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with him."
Xin Zhi smiled and said, "I will arrange for the army to go to meet the grain team. The general Yan who is leading the army is also proficient in the military strategy of 'resolute and vigorous'. He will speed up the army! If the idiot Fang Yun dares to lead the monsters to attack the grain team, the place of the decisive battle will not be more than fifteen miles away from Yi County!"
"The governor is wise!"
"Fang Yun is doomed to die!"
The generals praised loudly.
“Hahahaha…” Xin Zhi walked out of the military tent and looked towards the direction of Yunshan Pass.
"You are still young after all, and you don't know that defeating the extraordinary with the right way is the way of war! The human race has fought countless battles with the monsters, and the more they show off their military tactics, the more miserable they lose! All the changes in this battle are under my control, so what if you play tricks? Today, I will use my upright military skills to defeat your petty tricks!"
The sun is shining brightly and the grassland is vast.
Fang Yun led 5,000 personal cavalry and 10,000 Luoshan army infantry to the Langman tribe.
Before getting close, Fang Yun used the art of concealing the truth to disguise himself as Xin Zhi, and then changed all the flags to the flags of Qing State. The "Fang" on the governor's flag was also changed to "Xin".
Soon, Fang Yun's army arrived outside the barbarian tribe, and then shouted and cursed loudly with thundering tongues, using extremely humiliating words.
The Wolf Barbarians went completely crazy. The leader of the tribe was a Wolf Barbarian Marquis, who led the entire tribe to attack. Excluding the old, weak and sick, they actually gathered more than 4,000 Wolf Barbarians. Together with the beasts they raised, their strength was no less than that of the ordinary 5,000 Wolf Barbarians.
The army led by Fang Yun turned around and fled.
The military strategy that Jia Lan, the leader of the Luoshan Army, learned was also "swift and decisive", which could increase the marching speed of the infantry, but after all, it was not as fast as the wolf barbarians.
Soon, the wolf barbarians caught up with the infantry of Luoshan Army. Fang Yun used a military tactic in advance, and then ignored them and continued to escape.
Large groups of Luoshan soldiers were seen dying, and the wolf barbarians were in high spirits and chasing them madly.
Before long, tens of thousands of Luoshan soldiers were killed.
Behind Fang Yun’s five thousand cavalry guards were the wolf barbarians who continued to chase them, and behind the wolf barbarians was a road paved with blood and corpses.
After all, the human cavalry was very fast, and even the Wolf Barbarian General found it difficult to catch up.
The Wolf Barbarian Marquis led a few Wolf Barbarian generals in an attempt to attack, but they were easily repelled by the human scholars.
In the end, one was running away and the other was chasing, and neither side could do anything to the other.
Whenever the wolf barbarians wanted to retreat, Fang Yun would curse them with his tongue like thunder to stimulate the bloodiness in their bones.
Both sides kept running, and just after noon, Fang Yun's personal guards saw a large grain transport team appearing ahead.
The army protecting the grain transport team immediately came forward to attack, but Fang Yun handed out military books and used military tactics against the Wolf Barbarian army, killing them with a borrowed knife!
The words "borrowing a knife to kill" in the military book "Thirty-Six Strategies" turned from black to gray, and then a large white knife flew out, exploded into countless light spots, and fell into the barbarian army.
Then, Fang Yun used the trick of concealing the truth, and the entire guard team disappeared from other people's sight and left in stealth.
The wolf army immediately rushed towards the grain transport team frantically.
The two sides engaged in a life-and-death battle.
Fang Yun did not stay, neither did he rush to Yi County nor to Yunshan Pass, but returned along the same route and actually killed his way back to the barbarian tribe.
At the same time, the army of Yi County was divided into two. One army of 10,000 people headed towards Yunshan Pass to block the 20,000 troops of Jing State that were heading towards Yi County from the beginning, while the other army of 15,000 people went straight north to intercept Fang Yun's personal guards.
Soon, the two armies met.
The people on Fang Yun's side seemed a little flustered.
"Hahaha... Fang Yun, I will kill you at the Thirteen Cloud Ladders today, so that the people of Jing will know that the Hanlin of Qing can kill Xu Sheng! After today, I, Xin Zhi, will go down in history and become a famous general of Qing who will be remembered forever! Thank you, Fang Xu Sheng, for your help!"
Xin Zhi's arrogant voice echoed over the grassland.
.(To be continued..)