Chapter 336: Born to be a General

On the third day after Zhang Heng arrived, he saw the Lu family army leaving the camp. The hurried footsteps outside made him a little confused.

He went to Ji Ping and asked, "General, what happened? Why are you moving camp?"

Ji Ping said hurriedly, "We are going to fight the Tatars. Our army is about to set out." After a pause, he said, "You don't have to follow. You stay."

Zhang Heng was stunned. To attack the Tatars? Why? In Zhang Heng's impression, it was good enough that the Tatars didn't attack them. When would it be their turn to take the initiative to attack? And they had clearly recaptured Yanhui Pass, so why did Lord Lu still send troops?

He couldn't figure it out, and no one explained it to him. He watched the army marching out in an orderly manner, and he realized that the war was happening before his eyes.

Zhang Heng suddenly felt a surge of courage in his heart. He was a descendant of the Zhang family, a family of military commanders for generations, so there was no reason for him to be afraid.

He immediately picked up his pen and paper and followed the troops. He followed the cooks and helped them carry things. He knew he couldn't fight in the battle, but he could still help.

No one noticed him at this time.

At this time, the Tatars were resting at the Tatar border.

Lately, Zar hadn't had the heart to think about Lu Chenyang. He had been impeached, and the King of Tartar was in a state of panic, as was he. He also had to write a memorial to defend himself, and most importantly, he had to regain the King of Tartar's confidence in him.

Zar was able to reach his current position because of the support of the Tatar King. If even the Tatar King no longer trusted him, he would be completely finished.

A gleam of light flashed in Zar's eyes. The only way to prove himself was victory on the battlefield. Military merit had given him everything, so he also needed to rely on military merit to get out of the trough.

Zar decided to fight the Lu family army and prove himself with a victory.

However, the current situation is that people in the country no longer believe in his ability. Food and grass problems, trust problems, and morale problems are all affecting him.

He must take a long-term view.

But Lu Chenyang did not give him time. When he wanted to plan and prepare for the counterattack, Lu Chenyang arrived first.

As mentioned before, the Lu Family Army excels at surprise attacks. This is unavoidable, as the Lu Family Army, from the outset, has always fought to defeat the enemy with fewer troops, relying primarily on surprise attacks.

The same is true this time.

This time the battlefield was on the grassland. The Tatar border was a large plain with a wide field of vision, making it impossible to ambush. However, Lu Chenyang also had a solution, because it was summer and the grass was dense. The grass on the Tatar grassland grew very high, which could cover the human figure when crawling on the ground.

The Lu family army crawled through the grass to cover their tracks.

The Lu family army began to move at night again. From dusk on, they hid in the bushes. In order to conceal their presence, Lu Chenyang personally led the army in another direction to attract the Tatars' attention.

The Tatar sentries indeed discovered them, but did not notice the grassland in front of the camp.

"Attack from the front and take the enemy by surprise." Lu Chenyang said to Zu Xingwei, "This time, you will lead the Yanhui Army to launch a surprise attack. Wait for my signal."

Dong Zhe was supposed to lead the troops, but he was injured during the attack on Yanhui Pass and has not recovered yet, so he cannot go on the expedition.

Zu Xingwei, on the other hand, truly possesses natural talent. Almost all the soldiers who entered Yanhui Pass to open the boulder suffered varying degrees of injuries. Dong Zhe, in particular, was stabbed several times and is still bedridden. But Zu Xingwei, though stabbed, suffered a minor injury. After bandaging his wound and taking medicine, he was back to full health within two days. He was the least injured of all the soldiers involved in this operation.

On the battlefield, being able to fight is a skill, but being able to fight and having luck is simply being lucky. Zu Xing, a bandit by birth, is now favored by Lu Chenyang and has become one of his most capable generals. He truly is a man of destiny.

Zu Xingwei nodded heavily: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely complete the task!"

Lu Chenyang is now very confident in Zu Xingwei.

Lu Chenyang looked at Ji Ping again: "Your mission this time is also very important. Block and cut off Zar's retreat." He said firmly: "We must not let the Tatar escape. This time we are not fighting a war of attack, but a war of annihilation!"

His eyes were firm, revealing a solemnity he had never had before.

Ji Ping responded, "Yes! I will definitely complete the task."

Ji Ping now has an army of 200,000, including 100,000 Lu family troops and another 100,000 newly recruited Nanyang troops. He is now the general with the largest number of troops under his command except for Lu Chenyang, which shows Lu Chenyang's trust in him.

Ji Ping took the order and left, while Lu Chenyang led 300,000 Lu family troops to the border of Tatar without concealing his tracks.

This time, Lu Chenyang set out with not only the Lu Family Army's Lu flag, but also a flag with the word "General" on it, which represented Lu Chenyang's status. This flag represented Lu Chenyang's personal presence.

Zar received the news quickly and was shocked. Lu Chenyang's willingness to personally lead the army to attack was indeed beyond his expectation.

But Zar was not afraid, instead he felt his blood boiling.