"What's written?" Feng Jixing asked.
Lin Muyu handed it over. Feng Jixing glanced at it and his scalp went numb. He gritted his teeth and said, "Despicable, this is too despicable. Is he trying to divide the hearts of the people in Lan Yan City?!"
"This is the most powerful part of Long Qianlin …" Lin Muyu sighed.
Feng Jixing asked, "How many kites like this are there in the city?"
The imperial guards replied, "Countless. The commoners are reading it and it can't be stopped."
"Oh no …"
Feng Jixing frowned, "What should we do … The city is already short of provisions. If the commoners make a ruckus, I'm afraid Lan Yan City will collapse on its own."
Zhang Wei said, "What's wrong with that? If those unruly commoners dare to make a ruckus, we'll just kill them!"
"Don't be reckless."
Feng Jixing looked at Lin Muyu and asked, "Yu, do you have any ideas?"
"Yes!"
Lin Mu Yu looked at the volunteer soldiers that blotted out the sky and earth outside the city and said lightly, "Let them pay them back in their own coin. Let the people from the Minister's residence immediately write one hundred thousand Yu letters and pretend that it is a letter sent from the Five Valleys City. Just say that the volunteer soldiers are very hypocritical and had already massacred the entire Five Valleys City. The city walls are filled with human heads and it is only death if one surrenders. Distribute these Yu letters in Lan Yan City and perhaps it can curb their psychological attack."
"Good!"
Feng Jixing's eyes lit up and he smiled, "You still have a way. Men, do it!"
"Yes, General!"
Lin Muyu leaned against the blood-stained city wall, feeling an indescribable discomfort in her heart. Yihe Country promoted equality for everyone and adopted the equal distribution system to appease the people. This was a level of civilization that was far above the imperial system, yet she was here as the "Empire's dog" in their words. Was she doing the right thing or wrong thing?
However, after looking at the Tian Chong Army and Longquan Army's war flags that had been reduced to ashes, Lin Muyu felt a little relieved. What equality for all? What equal land system? It was just a ploy to usurp the world! If everyone was truly equal, then the soldiers of the Long Quan Army and Tian Chong Army also had parents, wives, and children. Where was their equality?
Even if the world changed its master, it would just be a different person enslaving the people.
The only hope for survival was to defend and wait for reinforcements.
…
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed, but there was still no sign of reinforcements. The citizens in the city had already caused a ruckus, and even the capital's treasury had been smashed and looted twice.
In the Ze Tian Palace, the officials were at their wits' end.
A wisp of green smoke lingered above the incense burner, and Qin Yin's beautiful eyes were red. After hearing the news of the East Patrol Army's defeat, she had cried for three consecutive days. She had grown up under her father's care since she was young, so her relationship with Qin Jin was naturally different. Now that Qin Jin had mostly died in battle at Fairy Lake, half of Qin Yin's world had collapsed. The other half was Lin Muyu.
"What's the situation with the volunteer soldiers?" Qin Yin raised her head and asked the crowd.
Chu Huaiyin cupped his fists and said, "They are no longer attacking the city recklessly. Instead, they are using catapults to continuously destroy the city walls. The walls are already damaged in many places. If this continues, I'm afraid that Lanyan City will not be able to hold out for long."
"There is an even more pressing problem," Feng Jixing said.
Qin Yin was stunned. "General Feng, what problem?"
"We don't have enough provisions for the warhorses!"
Feng Jixing said, "The imperial guards have 10,000 cavalrymen, and the Flying Mount Battalion has 17,000 cavalrymen. In addition to the 4,000 warhorses from the imperial guards and the supply of other warhorses in the city, there are more than 30,000 warhorses in Lanyan City that need to be fed. However, there are a total of 19 fodder farms around Lanyan City, and they have already been occupied by the volunteer soldiers. Before dawn tomorrow, our fodder will all be used up. In other words, after tomorrow, there will be no more cavalrymen in the city."
"What should we do …" Qin Yin was a little anxious. "Without the cavalrymen, we won't even have the strength to counterattack."
Feng Jixing said plainly, "That's right."
As he said this, he suddenly laughed.
"What are you laughing at, General Feng?" Qin Yin asked.
As far as I know, they have mobilized a total of 35 people to surround Lanyan City. The rations of these 35 people for a day are already quite large. Earthstar Province is far away from here, so they may not be able to transport the rations here. Therefore, the provisions of these 350,000 volunteer soldiers come from Cangnan Province. According to the intelligence, most of the provisions of the volunteer soldiers are hoarded in Qiufeng Town, 30 miles east of Lanyan City. As long as we burn the provisions of Qiufeng Town, I'm afraid that the volunteer soldiers will collapse on their own. "
Qin Yin pursed her red lips and said, "How to burn the provisions of Qiufeng Town is the key to the problem. General Feng, do you have a good plan?"
Feng Jixing smiled faintly. "We can try, but the price will not be small, and we need the assistance of Yu."
Lin Muyu smiled at the side. "Brother Feng is talking about a diversion, right?"
"Yes!"
A light flashed in Feng Jixing's eyes as he said, "I have inspected the situation of the volunteer soldiers on all sides of Lanyan City today. There are the most people gathered outside the north city wall, and the least outside the east city wall. There are at most 30,000 infantry soldiers defending. In my opinion, we can send a cavalry to attack the volunteer soldiers outside the east gate at night."
"No!"
Chu Huaiyin raised his eyebrows and said, "I have also checked carefully. Although there are only 30,000 volunteer soldiers outside the east gate, the birds in the forest in the distance are constantly flying away. There must be an ambush. That is just a trap set by Long Qianlin."
"I know."
Feng Jixing smiled and said, "I will lead 10,000 imperial cavalry to rush out of the east gate to attract their attention. Chu Huaiyin, you can lead 17,000 Flying Mount Battalion soldiers to attack from the south gate. The army will go straight to Qiufeng Town."
Chu Huaiyin squinted his eyes. "Our opponent is Long Qianlin. Will he not send an ambush to intercept the Flying Mount Battalion?"
"He will, and he will definitely."
Feng Jixing smiled and said, "But we still have a trump card in our hand."
Lin Muyu smiled at the side. "I know … the Longdan Army Camp."
"Yes." Feng Jixing laughed heartily. "The real trump card is the Longdan Army Camp. The imperial guards and the Flying Mount Battalion are both feigning an attack. The important task of burning the volunteer soldiers' rations will be done by the Longdan Army Camp. Although Long Qianlin is very scheming, he will never expect us to use this double decoy strategy when we are at the end of the road."
Lei Hong couldn't help but clap and laughed. "The younger generation will surpass us in time. It is a great fortune for the empire to have generals like Feng Jixing, Chu Huaiyin, and Yu!"
Qin Yin said happily, "That's good. I will leave the night attack to General Feng."
"Yes, I will not disappoint Your Highness's expectations!"
Qin Yin glanced at the officials and said, "This operation is very confidential, so none of the officials present can leave Ze Tian Palace Hall. You can return to your residence tomorrow."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
…
In the afternoon, Lin Muyu sent a letter to Mount Long Yanshan. She used a high-altitude messenger bird. This was a bird specially domesticated by the animal trainers in Lanyan City. It would not become a target for enemy archers when it flew in the air.
At dusk, she received a reply from Luo Yu. It was a letter written by Luo Yu, indicating that the materials to ignite the fire had been prepared. In accordance with Lin Muyu's orders, the 20,000 elites of the Longdan Army Camp went straight to Autumn Wind Town without any delay.
As night fell, the rumbling sound of catapults came from the four walls of Lanyan City. Boulders were shot from both inside and outside the city. Boulders fell into the city one after another, killing and injuring countless people. Miserable screams could be heard from inside the city, but this was war, and no one could change it.
At night, the streets of the city were silent. Ten thousand imperial soldiers were waiting in formation. Feng Jixing was wearing an iron armour and holding a Windcutter in his hand. He slowly put on his helmet and said to Lin Muyu and Chu Huaiying with a faint smile on his face, "I am going. Two hours later, the two of you will rush out of the west gate with the Flying Mount Camp. Remember, don't be obsessed with fighting. After attracting enough volunteer soldiers, rush back to the city. General Du Hai will lead the Tian Chong Army to the west of the city to receive you."
"Yes, I know." Lin Muyu said with a smile.
However, Feng Jixing took a deep look at the two of them, as if he couldn't bear to see them die. After a few seconds, he said, "You two brats, come back alive. I, Feng Jixing, only have you two brothers in my life …"
Chu Huaiying clenched his fists and said, "Don't worry, our lives are very tough."
Lin Muyu smiled and said, "Brother Feng, you have to come back alive too. Wait for us to come back and drink this celebratory wine!"
"Okay!"
The city gate slowly rose. There were a total of eight city gates under the east city wall, and all of them rose. A dense group of imperial soldiers rushed out on horseback. Almost all of them were equipped with spears and round shields. Their war horses were also the best horses in the empire, and their combat power couldn't be underestimated.
…
After watching Feng Jixing leave, Lin Muyu said, "Brother, let's go! Have you … seen Sister Chu Yao? "
Chu Huaiying laughed and said, "Brat, are you worried that we won't be able to come back alive?"
"Yes." Lin Muyu nodded and said, "I'm indeed worried."
"Don't worry, we'll come back. Let's go, don't let Yao worry. She's with the people from the Spiritual Medicine Department and is treating people in the casualty barracks!"
"Okay!"
Not long after, the sounds of killing filled the air outside the east city wall. Feng Jixing's imperial soldiers had already clashed with the volunteer soldiers. The volunteer soldiers from all directions immediately swarmed over, as if they wanted to tear the 10,000 imperial soldiers into pieces at the first opportunity. After a while, all eight city gates rose. Nearly 20,000 Flying Mount Battalion's heavy cavalry surged out of the city and headed straight for the volunteer soldiers outside the west gate.
The sound of the horses' hooves shook the heavens and the earth. It was as if the entire Lanyan City was trembling because of this battle.
Lin Muyu held the Dragon Spirit Sword in her hand, and the horse she was riding on was snorting. She quickly rushed to the front of the cavalry formation with her master and walked side by side with Chu Huaiying. Under the moonlight, the volunteer soldiers' camp could be vaguely seen. In the distance, the volunteer soldiers raised their shields and shouted, "The dogs of the empire are here, prepare for battle!"
"Go!"
Lin Muyu spurred her horse forward even faster. With a sudden wave of her hand, the golden gourd wall emerged from her body and blocked the front of the Flying Mount Battalion's charging formation behind her. "Pa, pa, pa!" The long spears that were thrown by the volunteer soldiers were deflected. The warhorse suddenly neighed and leaped over the first shield formation. Lin Muyu turned around and swept her longsword across. The sword light flashed across and the group of volunteer soldiers' bodies and shields were sliced into pieces!
Fresh blood quickly permeated the air, and there were sounds of violent collisions all around. One could well imagine the consequences of the high-speed heavy cavalry colliding with the shield formation. The shield formation of the volunteer soldiers collapsed almost immediately. The well-trained Flying Mount Battalion quickly brandished their weapons and slashed at the enemy's encampment, cleaving through the waves and directly killing their way into the encampment.
Crack!
The Dragon Spirit Sword flashed, and a volunteer soldier stood dumbfounded on the spot. A second later, he realized that his right arm had been sent flying along with his iron spear. He immediately let out a miserable howl, and in the next moment, he was trampled into a pile of meat paste by the iron hooves of the warhorse.
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