Lin Yi'an and Lu Changqing are only thirteen years old this year. Lin Yinan felt that the two were too young to take this risk.

The real fighting on the battlefield is far more brutal and bloody than dealing with bandits and outlaws.

"One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand." Her country had a history of five thousand years, and behind every dynastic change was a tragic tale of hell on earth.

Not to mention the distant past, the two cities of Pingdu and Linjiang, which are the closest to the city, are now empty, and the lives of all the people in those cities have come to an abrupt end.

Their army, including the three aristocratic families, numbered only 16,000, while Cangwu County had 20,000, for a total of 36,000.

The Hu people have 100,000 elite soldiers, selected through countless battles!

Even with the rocket launchers and other explosives that Yun Er had previously manufactured, plus the secret weapons in his own space, it was simply a drop in the ocean.

With several powerful families involved, these things cannot be openly displayed to the public.

Otherwise, even if you win, endless troubles will come knocking.

In chaotic times, who doesn't want to be a hero?!

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Lin Yi'an cautiously probed, "Sister, let's go together!"

Lin Yiheng, who had just received the news, also rushed over.

Lin Yiheng knew his two younger brothers' personalities well. If he agreed, they would definitely find a way to sneak around. Rather than living in fear, it was better to keep them under his watchful eye.

Lin Yiheng fully supported their decision to join the military.

"Eagles soar through the sky and fly thousands of miles, but they must endure the pain of broken wings and the suffering of severed beaks; only in this way can they face difficulties without fear and forge ahead!" Lin Yiheng said to Lin Yinan.

Hearing his words, Lin Yinan came to her senses and looked back and forth between Lin Yi'an and Lu Changqing.

The food has improved in recent years, and the two boys have grown quite a bit taller. They've unknowingly become taller than her, probably around 1.75 meters.

It is said that people in ancient times matured early because medical conditions were poor, life expectancy was relatively short, and constant warfare and social system pressures contributed to this.

She sighed helplessly; the little baby had finally grown up.

Lin Yinan said solemnly, "The battlefield is not a game. All actions must be in accordance with military orders, otherwise you will be dealt with according to military regulations. Can you do that?"

"We guarantee we can do it!" they both said in unison.

She turned to Yunxi beside her and said, "Take them to Yunyi and have him find them a suitable suit of armor to wear."

Yunxi and Qianwu were her personal guards on this expedition.

Yunxi nodded and said, "Yes, gentlemen, please follow me."

After the two left, Yunye frowned, thinking about the weapons Yun Er had made, and asked, "Third sister-in-law, how do you plan to transport those weapons?"

"Come on, I'll take you to see it."

Lin Yinan and the other two headed to the weapons workshop on the back mountain.

Thirty percent of the rockets were left for Yunye, while the explosives were stored in another underground chamber, which Lin Yinan took with him.

The explosives were incredibly powerful. Yunye had seen them tested deep in the mountains; just a few bundles were enough to blast away half of a small hill.

At that time, Yunye and Yunmo both knew that once this item was released, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

At that time, Longtan will inevitably become a target for war fanatics.

They will lose their peaceful and tranquil lives and fall into endless strife.

Lin Yinan has a way to use the explosives without being discovered, storing them in her own space, the fewer people who know about them, the better.

With everything prepared, the army quickly set off.

As the army descended the mountain, it passed through Longtan County. Banners fluttered in the wind, and soldiers clad in armor marched in neat formations.

Lin Yinan wore a suit of armor that exuded a chilling aura on the outside, and a black outfit underneath. She rode a tall steed at the head of the group, her face solemn and her eyes as sharp as a hawk's.

The city gate was filled with people seeing them off. Their expressions were solemn, their eyes filled with both expectation and worry. Everyone was silently praying that the city lord and all the soldiers would return safely.

Yunye stood on the city wall with the Yun and Lin families.

Li Shulan and her mother-in-law, Grandma Zhao, were already in tears, staring at the receding procession with deep reluctance in their eyes.

Lin Yiheng held Lin Zhiyan's hand with one hand and hugged Yun Shijiu with the other.

"Mother! Mother! I hope you will return safely soon!"

Lin Zhiyan's clear voice was drowned out by the noise.

Yun Shijiu gazed at the dashing figure on horseback, his face cool and resolute, and felt a sense of both familiarity and strangeness towards him.

From afar, Lin Yinan spotted the little figure Lin Yiheng was holding in his arms and waved to her.

Yun Shijiu wanted to call out to her mother, but after opening her mouth, nothing came out. She quickly raised her little hand and waved it vigorously in the direction her mother had left. After a long while, she finally put it down.

She touched her chest, then felt the token she wore around her neck day and night, and her uneasy heart calmed down.

Finally, dozens of carriages drove out from inside the city gate.

The carriage was loaded with the latest liquor and medicinal herbs from the distillery, all wrapped tightly in oilcloth, so the people thought it was just food supplies.

A day later, the Longtan army joined forces with the Chen family's tribe in Yongqing City.

Lin Yinan incorporated the Chen family's retainers into the army and continued their rapid march towards Nanzhou Prefecture.

In Nanzhou Prefecture, not a single star was visible in the night sky, and the earth was shrouded in darkness.

The city was eerily quiet, with only the occasional sound of hurried footsteps and the thuds of objects hitting the city gates.

The people hid in their homes, no one dared to sleep, they all secretly watched the movements outside the street through the cracks in their doors.

At the south gate, flames soared into the sky, and in the distance, a dark mass of enemy troops surged in like a tide.

The Hu people's towering siege engines pounded against the heavy city gates again and again, producing a dull, loud thud.

Seeing that things were going badly, Yun Mo hurriedly shouted to Yun Er, "Yun Er, the Hu people are attacking exceptionally fiercely tonight. There are too many Hu soldiers at the city gate. Quickly fire a few of your rockets to repel them!"

"We used them all up this morning!" Yun Er shouted as he shot an arrow.

The cut on his hand had already split open, and the gauze was stuck to his skin. Fresh blood seeped through the gauze and dripped onto his clothes and the ground.

Yun Mo frowned, thinking to himself, "Oh no!"

"What's wrong?" Yun Er asked.

"The Hu people are afraid of us because we have rockets. Have you noticed that there weren't many Hu people attacking the city gate in the morning, but there were half again as many in the afternoon? But we repelled them with rolling stones. Now look, aren't there more of them than in the afternoon?"

Yun Er was stunned. "The Hu people are testing us!!"

“That’s right, Yun Xiaobei, quickly organize the carrying of more stones up.” Yun Mo gave the order decisively.

"Damn it, these bastards!"

Enraged, Yun Er fired two arrows simultaneously. With fewer and fewer arrows around him, his hands began to tremble.

"Replenish the arrows!"

He had just finished shouting when a sharp, piercing sound came from the darkness.