Even though there were still some people in the army who were dissatisfied, Shao Jingyu had already issued the order and no one could question his decision. Even if several old generals were unhappy, they did not have the face to oppose Shao Jingyu when they thought of their performance in the previous two battles. However, they were more determined than in the previous two battles.
Shao Jingyu is already above them. If this unknown kid were to suppress him again, he would lose all face.
Now that the strategy has been deployed, Shao Jingyu, Yan Yiming and several generals will spend the rest of their days looking at the map. Shao Jingyu uses the detailed map drawn by Yan Yiming himself to make the plan deployment more complete and accurate.
Apart from Yun Xiao, Shao Jingyu had no other deputy generals under his command. He personally selected the elite troops and kept his sights on the Mongolian Khan in the northeast. On Yan Yiming's side, Yan Yiming personally led 20,000 cavalrymen, and the two generals on the left and right led 10,000 each. Another 70,000 infantrymen were responsible for transporting supplies and attacking King Zuo Xian.
Before the battle, Shao Jingyu solemnly told Yan Yiming that he believed in her, but no matter what the situation was, she must ensure her own safety.
"I should be the one saying this to the general," Yan Yiming said.
The Mongolian army is now in poor combat effectiveness. After the previous two losses, the Mongolian Khan has only about 200,000 troops left, while Zuo Xian Wang has only about 100,000 troops, and even fewer elite cavalry.
Yan Yiming was facing Zuo Xian Wang, and in terms of the degree of danger, Shao Jingyu was naturally more dangerous.
Shao Jingyu looked at Yan Yiming with a smile and asked her, "Are you worried about me?"
"Of course I am worried about life and death," Yan Yiming said frankly, "General, please take care of yourself."
"certainly."
His right eyelid suddenly began to twitch uncontrollably. Yan Yiming reached out and rubbed it. Shao Jingyu saw it and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay," Yan Yiming shook his head, "My eyelids are twitching a little, maybe I didn't get enough rest last night."
Shao Jingyu nodded, "Don't be too tired when the war is approaching, rest early today."
Leaving Yun Xiao to watch the night, Yan Yiming went back to his tent and had a good sleep all night. He practiced sword skills during the day. He felt inexplicably nervous as soon as he stopped. On the night before the battle, Yan Yiming took out the card of Shao Jingyu and looked at the data on it.
The favorability has reached eighty percent.
She pretends to be straight and doesn't understand every day, but as her favorability grows day by day, she actually knows everything.
Yan Yiming had read Jian Yuer's story review of the letter she wrote a few days ago, and he even knew what was written in the letter that was burned to ashes without even being opened.
Shao Jingyu said that he was not an important person. Yan Yiming was a little surprised and suddenly felt some sympathy for Jian Yuer. Although Jian Yuer liked several people at the same time, she was sincere to all of them. The sentence "wait for you to come back" in the letter also came from the heart.
It is said that Jian Yuer has experienced Nangong Xuan, and in the original plot she was able to have a hot relationship with Jiang Yi, but when Jian Yuer mentioned Shao Jingyu, she would never say that he was an unimportant and irrelevant person, but Shao Jingyu could say that.
Compared with Jian Yuer, or even Jian Yuyan, Shao Jingyu is actually much more indifferent.
Hot on the outside but cold on the inside, Shao Jingyu is just like that.
Xiao Pingguo expressed astonishment that a scumbag could be so open about it. Was she praising Shao Jingyu for being responsible for his actions or saying that he was too ruthless?
"It's both," Yan Yiming said calmly, "Being a scumbag or not is not in conflict with whether you dare to take responsibility."
That’s right. Little Apple nodded and looked at Shao Jingyu’s card again.
The data on Shao Jingyu's card, especially his action ability, is about to reach its peak, and his decision-making ability is also getting higher and higher. As a successful general, these two data of Shao Jingyu are very good.
According to the time on the card, it was after this battle that Shao Jingyu completely established his foothold in the court. In other words, according to reason, after this battle, Yan Yiming would be forced to leave this attack by the system.
However, just like the original strategy to capture Jian Yuyan, Shao Jingyu’s card is an SSR card, so he cannot leave immediately after maxing out his favorability, but needs to complete the opportunity for the male protagonist’s transformation.
Because of that opportunity, Jian Yuyan completely saw clearly what he really wanted in his heart. This was Jian Yuyan's opportunity.
Xiaopingguo is also looking forward to what kind of changes Shao Jingyu will undergo because of Yan Yiming.
After several days of strict military preparation, the final battle finally began.
Shao Jingyu will lead the most elite 60,000 cavalry to the northeast to attack the Mongolian Khan. Yan Yiming and the left and right generals will lead 40,000 cavalry and subsequent 70,000 infantry to the northwest, intending to annihilate the Khan's greatest helper, Zuo Xian Wang.
Shao Jingyu, as the main force, had already set off at dawn. An hour later, the Western Route Army also sounded the horn of attack.
The military flag rustled in the wind. Yan Yiming rode on his horse with his back straight. The two generals on his left and right looked solemn.
This time, she was the commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, but Yan Yiming did not dare to be arrogant. Even though the two generals on her left and right did not have any outstanding achievements, they did have more experience than her.
The two generals saw that Yan Yiming was not as complacent as they had imagined, but would often ask for their opinions. The dissatisfaction in their hearts gradually dissipated, and they were no longer as indifferent to Yan Yiming as before.
The most important thing about cavalry is speed, but even so, as Yan Yiming went deeper and deeper into the heart of the grassland, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
According to the feedback from the spies who were captured earlier, it would take no more than five days for a fast horse march to the place where Zuo Xian Wang of the Mongolian army was stationed. Now it is the seventh day, but there is still no sign of Zuo Xian Wang.
This is not right.
Seeing her worried look, General Zuo laughed at her youth and said, "How can the actual battle be so different from what we expected? It doesn't matter. Just keep moving forward."
Yan Yiming hesitated and looked back, but saw that the vast army was so large that it seemed as if its end was nowhere in sight.
His right eyelid began to twitch wildly again. Finally, he felt something was wrong and ordered the entire army to stop marching and retreat a few miles.
General Zuo suddenly became displeased and snorted coldly, saying that if she did not march forward, she was not afraid of disrupting the morale of the army and delaying the journey. What if King Zuo heard the news and ran away?
The right general also felt that something was wrong. Even though the itinerary was one or two days later than previously expected, generally speaking, since it was close to the royal court, there would be protection on the periphery and it would not be so unguarded like this.
The right general also tried to persuade the left general, but the left general was angry that the right general had gone along with Yan Yiming and didn't give him face. He immediately flew into a rage, "You are as cowardly as mice. Since you dare not step forward, I will go and find out for myself!"
Yan Yiming shouted sternly that they should not act rashly and was unwilling to explain any further, so he ordered the entire army to retreat. However, he did not expect that General Zuo actually led two thousand elite soldiers to the northwest secretly while retreating.
Yan Yiming cursed for the first time, "This idiot!"
Shao Jingyu and her two previous reckless actions were so successful that it was inevitable that others would have the same idea that even if they disobeyed military orders, they could ignore it as long as they had made contributions.
General Zuo disagreed with Yan Yiming's opinion and scolded him for being short-sighted and cowardly. He led two thousand elite soldiers to explore the way.
An hour passed and General Zuo did not return. Two hours passed and there was still no sign of him. Three hours later, only a hundred of the two thousand elite soldiers were left, and they appeared in front of his left and right men in panic.
General Zuo, covered in blood, finally saw Yan Yiming and the others. He fell off his horse and fainted. The soldier behind him, covered in blood, finished his words with his last breath, "This is not the Zuo Xian Wang, but the Mongolian Khan..."
For a moment, perhaps it was an illusion, Yan Yiming seemed to hear the deafening sound of horse hooves trampling the silent grassland, and his heart seemed to be suddenly tightened.
This is not Zuo Xian Wang at all, but the main force of the Mongolian army belonging to the Mongolian Khan. The 200,000-strong army that should have been against Shao Jingyu's most elite division is now approaching her!
The massive Mongolian army was like a giant lion that had been hungry for several days, baring its fangs at Yan Yiming and millions of soldiers.
Yan Yiming's pupils constricted. The Mongolian army deliberately retreated to lure them deeper, clearly knowing their movements.
It’s just that the information they got before was definitely not wrong, but now it’s all wrong. There is only one reason for this: the Mongolian army knew of their movements and made adjustments in the shortest time possible.
The Mongolian Khan and Zuo Xian Wang were not actually too far apart, and cavalry could arrive there in two days at most.
The Mongolian army took advantage of the situation and dug a pit, waiting for them to jump in.
Shao Jingyu might miss his attack or fall into the trap, but Yan Yiming no longer had time to think about what Shao Jingyu would do. He tightly grasped the reins in his hands and without thinking too much, he immediately ordered the chariots to form a barrier to cover the retreat of the entire army.
The main force of the Mongolian army was said to have 200,000 troops, but they only had 40,000 cavalry, and 70,000 infantry were still on the way, so they must not engage in a head-on confrontation with the Mongolian army.
But this battle is not impossible to fight.
After calming down, Yan Yiming slowly figured out the clues.
Even if the Mongolian army saw through their tactics, they had little time to deploy. The cavalry might be able to be replaced within two days, but the infantry and reserves certainly would not be so fast.
Therefore, the army claiming to have 200,000 soldiers would definitely not really have 200,000 soldiers.
At least not in the past two days.
As expected, when the Mongolian army was approaching, they saw that the Xia army was no longer retreating. Unable to find out how many people were on the other side, they stopped and both sides waited and watched.
The enemy's military strength is far superior to theirs. The right general discussed with her whether to continue to regret it. Yan Yiming waved his hand and said, "If we retreat at this moment, the Mongolian army will definitely be able to see through our army."
At that time, they would realize that the Xia army had no numerical advantage and would certainly pursue them relentlessly. Therefore, the breakthrough point of this battle was how to cut off the subsequent reinforcements of the Mongolian army.
Yan Yiming listed every route that the Mongolian army could pass through on the map, and finally determined with the right general the one where the Mongolian reinforcements were most likely to appear.
Logically speaking, this should be the place in all likelihood, but there was only one chance and no room for error. Yan Yiming's heart moved slightly, and he called Xiao Pingguo out after making an excuse to let the Right General go out.
"You promised me something last time when we made up for it. Now I need to know the route the Mongolian reinforcements will take."
Little Apple took a deep breath and said, "You really should use this good opportunity for this!"
"Although I am reluctant, I have to do this," Yan Yiming said, because now she is not just herself.
Little Apple sighed helplessly. A golden light flashed on the map, and a route appeared along the map. Yan Yiming smiled and rolled up the map.
"Thanks."
On the other side, Shao Jingyu advanced northward for about 2,000 miles, crossed the prairie, but failed to find the Mongolian Khan. Instead, he met Zuo Xian Wang, who had no intention of preparing for war.
The moment Shao Jingyu saw King Zuo Xian, he immediately realized that something had gone wrong in the battle.
They met Zuo Xian Wang, and what Yan Yiming met could only be the Mongolian Khan, the main force of the Mongolian army!
Shao Jingyu was shocked. The most elite troops were under his command, and Yan Yiming was facing the main force of the Mongolian army...
There was only one word left in Shao Jingyu's mind: bad news.
However, they are still chasing the left wing of the Mongolian army. If they withdraw now and rush to rescue the western army, they will only let Zuo Xian Wang escape.
Shao Jingyu was torn between inner and outer feelings, but the situation did not allow him to hesitate for a moment. His face was stern and his eyes were like ink. Finally, he made a decision and said calmly,
"Chase!"
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