Ding Tong nodded and said, "That should be the case. Hanmo Da's vanguard force was Someron's elite army. Now that it has been destroyed by General Li, it is as if one of his arms has been cut off, and he can no longer be as powerful as before."

"We will fully cooperate with Admiral Ding's next move."

Upon hearing this, Ding Tong immediately stood up and said:

"General Li thinks too highly of us. On land, the sailors are only good for being beaten. The elimination of the Jin soldiers in Panzhou depends entirely on General Li."

The navy currently has 30,000 troops, who will cooperate with General Li's main force in battle. General Li, please do not refuse.

Li Guang nodded. In battle against the Jin army, the navy was indeed ineffective. Only by leading them under his command and utilizing their unique characteristics could they play a role on the battlefield.

"How far is Meilin from here, and how many Jin soldiers are there?" Li Guang asked.

“Meilin is located south of Panzhou, more than two hundred li away from here, where there are twenty thousand Jin soldiers.”

Xiang Shangjin guards Meilin; he is known as the fiercest general of the Jin Kingdom. One must be extremely careful when facing him.

"Alright, then we will send troops tomorrow to attack Merlin."

Ding Tong was a little puzzled. He didn't know why Li Guang would choose the more distant option. In his opinion, Meilin was more difficult to attack than Panzhou. It wouldn't be too late to attack Meilin after conquering Panzhou first.

Li Guang saw through Ding Tong's thoughts and said:

"Admiral Ding may not know this, but before I came to Panzhou, I wrote a letter to Nancha Ancient Castle, asking the Nanyi tribe to send reinforcements to Panzhou."

Once the Nanyi tribe launches its attack, it will inevitably pass through Meilin. I have calculated the days, and I estimate that the Nanyi army will arrive in Meilin within the next two days.

In this way, we can combine our forces, take Merlin first, and then turn our troops to attack Panzhou.

"I see."

Ding Tong was excited. He hadn't expected Li Guang to be able to mobilize the Nanyi tribe's army. This man's abilities were too strong.

"This time, we don't need the sailors to participate in the battle in Meilin. During this time, you should not provoke the Jin soldiers in Panzhou City. If they come to us, that's a different story."

Right now, you must preserve the strength of your navy. The sailors of Panzhou Lake are the treasures of the Great Northern Dynasty. There will be many battles in the future, and there will be opportunities for them to prove their worth.

"Thank you, General Li. I will obey your orders."

At this moment, Li Guang remembered something and spoke up:

"This time, we captured nearly a thousand barbarian soldiers and more than ten barbarian generals, including Someron's vanguard, Hanmoda. I estimate that Someron will send people to raid the camp in an attempt to rescue them."

"Admiral Ding can use these men as bait to lure the Jin troops to the water fortress. On land, you are no match for the Jin army, but at Panzhou Lake, Admiral Ding is in charge."

"If the Jin soldiers dare to come to Panzhou Lake, I will let them taste the power of the navy and avenge the arrow wound," Ding Tong said.

The next morning, Li Guang and Yue Heng led their troops out. Two hundred li was not a long distance for this large army; if they advanced quickly, they could reach their destination in a day.

Small groups of Jin soldiers frequently appeared on the road. Whenever he encountered them, Li Guang would not let them go. These people were all bandits, and he could not show them any mercy.

This slows down the team's speed, but that doesn't matter, as long as they can eliminate the Jin soldiers.

A day later, the journey was already halfway over. If they sped up, they would arrive in Merlin in no time.

Just then, a scout reported that a large army of at least 20,000 men had arrived outside Meilin City. The soldiers, dressed in rattan armor, were setting up camp.

These are clearly the rattan armor soldiers of the ancient castle. In Li Guang's memory, Meng Liang only had five thousand rattan armor soldiers. How come there are so many people now?

In any case, with reinforcements arriving, we can now fight Someron with full force and it's only a matter of time before we wipe out these Jin soldiers.

What I need to do now is to get to Meilin as soon as possible and join Meng Liang's army.

With this in mind, Li Guang ordered the army to advance at full speed and to ignore any small groups of Jin soldiers they encountered along the way.

At this time, the 20,000 troops outside Meilin City were indeed rattan armor soldiers brought by Meng Liang. Meng Liang had known for a long time that the Central Plains region of the Great Northern Dynasty had been invaded by the allied forces of the Three Kingdoms.

In the past, he wouldn't have paid any attention to these things, but now it's different. Meng Yaoyao married Li Guang and lives in a place called Narcissus Village in the Central Plains.

Just then, a large army from the allied forces invaded Narcissus Village, which terrified him. Meng Yaoyao's safety was threatened, and although he had a large army, it was too far away to help her in her immediate predicament.

Moreover, the army that invaded Narcissus Village this time numbered 100,000, and our small force was simply not enough to meet their needs; going there would be pointless.

During this time, he was restless and didn't know what to do. Just then, someone informed him that a messenger had come from the capital and requested to see him.

Meng Liang immediately realized that the messenger had been sent by Li Guang, and summoned him immediately.

Upon seeing Meng Liang, the messenger immediately tore open his clothes, took out a letter from the lining, handed it to Meng Liang, and then collapsed to the ground. He was exhausted, having traveled day and night.

After reading the letter, Meng Liang finally felt relieved. He never expected that the few thousand soldiers from Shuixian Village could wipe out Shang Wei's army of 100,000.

Currently, tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Shuixian Village to protect the surrounding area. Meng Yaoyao is very safe, and he should not worry.

Li Guang led a large army to the Panzhou region, hoping that he would send reinforcements to eliminate the invading Jin troops in the Panzhou region.

Next, Meng Liang asked the messenger about some specific matters, and the messenger answered them one by one. Meng Liang was very pleased to hear that the situation in the Great Northern Dynasty had been somewhat alleviated, all thanks to Li Guang's efforts to turn the tide.

Meng Liang never expected his son-in-law to be so capable; he, as the chief of the Nanyi tribe, was also proud of himself.

Now that Li Guang is about to relieve the siege of Panzhou, it is Li Guang's duty to send troops to help him.

He gathered all his troops, but only had 10,000 men, which he felt was too few, so he borrowed troops from several surrounding tribes.

The Nanyi tribe was the most powerful in the area, and Meng Liang personally went out to borrow troops, so some of the surrounding tribes still had to give him face.

In this way, Meng Liang spent two days raising 20,000 men and equipping them with rattan armor.

These rattan armor soldiers possessed considerable combat capabilities, and with the rattan armor protecting them, they were practically impervious to swords and spears.

With everything prepared, Meng Liang personally led the troops. The ancient castle was not far from Panzhou, and they could arrive in just seven or eight days.

This expedition is to fight in the interior, which is the first time in thousands of years for the Nanyi tribe.

The soldiers were very excited; this was the first time they had stepped out of their homes and could see the outside world.

The soldiers were well aware that this was a battle, not a vacation, and that bloodshed and sacrifice were inevitable.

But what does that matter? We are soldiers, and a soldier's duty is to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy.