Xia Yixin looked at the man opposite her. He had already lost weight, and he hadn't gained any more weight recently, making him even thinner.
Just as she was about to say something, Chu Mubai had already regained his original gentle and refined demeanor.
He got up and walked to the desk, placing the things he had prepared beforehand in front of her. "The new emperor will arrive in Maicheng tomorrow. I know that Commander Yan will definitely leave Maicheng with the Tiger and Leopard Division tonight. I happen to have some news here, as well as a secret plan. Commander Yan, please be careful. You can open the letter in the secret plan after you leave the city."
Xia Yixin didn't put the things away, but instead asked, "What about you?" She paused, then added, "Now that we've partnered with you, as your collaborator, I feel it's necessary for me to know all your plans. After we leave Maicheng, the new emperor will definitely not let this go and will investigate Zi Linglong's matter. What are you planning to do?"
Chu Mubai chuckled, picked up his teacup, and said loudly, "Commander Yan, rest assured, I have my own methods. Moreover, I have many experts by my side, so in case anything happens, I can still protect myself. I will wait for good news in Maicheng. I offer this tea in place of wine to wish Commander Yan a resounding victory."
He finished his tea as soon as he finished speaking, his eyes open and honest.
Chu Mubai's plan was to have them bypass the confrontation area, run to the rear of the Northern Underworld Emperor's troop deployment, and strike directly at the Northern Underworld Emperor's capital.
Including the capital of the Northern Underworld, he gave him contact persons and secret codes for more than a dozen important cities in the Northern Underworld.
In other words, Chu Mubai had already planted spies in those cities. As long as she made the necessary contacts, conquering the cities from the inside out would not be a problem at all.
Besides marveling at Chu Mubai's foresight, Xia Yixin also vaguely felt that he had probably been planning to conquer Beiming for many years, but for some reason, it was not implemented in the original work.
Chu Mubai truly kept his promise and gave them all the freshest chainmail. Although there were only five hundred sets, the thin yet tough and soft armor immediately caught the eyes of all the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Division.
Wearing this armor is like having a second life; they've done experiments and found that ordinary arrows can't penetrate it at all.
Xia Yixin didn't say who these were for, but sealed them all away, indicating that they would be distributed according to military merit, which made the soldiers even more eager to try.
However, because they were planning a surprise attack, they couldn't carry too much weight, and they only brought enough food for 5,000 people for three days.
In other words, they must find supplies within three days.
Under the cover of night, the Tiger and Leopard Division, having destroyed their temporary encampment, quietly left Maicheng.
Before leaving, Xia Yixin met with Shen Chen. Knowing that "he" was leaving, he decided to pretend to be an ordinary citizen and visit other towns. He was completely immersed in the idea that "practice makes perfect" that Yan Jiu (Xia Yixin) had mentioned before.
Xia Yixin rode away on a black steed, leading her troops away.
Gradually, the city gate tower and the cold, white figure on it receded into the distance and disappeared completely.
She felt for some reason that she was overlooking something, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Zi Linglong rode her horse alongside Yan Jiu (Xia Yixin), while Ying, dressed as a soldier, guarded them.
Zi Linglong also saw the figure on the city wall and couldn't help but ask, "Isn't Chu Mubai afraid that we won't come back?" He even withdrew the two experts who had been with her before.
If Zi Linglong and the others manage to escape, he really won't be able to do anything about it.
"He's gambling with people's hearts too." Xia Yixin looked at the girl in military uniform beside her and asked, "Do you really intend to never come back?"
As she expected, Zi Linglong gave her a "how could this be?" look.
Xia Yixin sighed and laughed, "Even if we run away, we won't get any benefit. After all, we're all in the same boat now."
Zi Linglong nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
As Xia Yixin rode her horse, looking at the few soldiers around her who could ride, she was thinking about something else. There weren't many warhorses left behind when Crown Prince Rui attacked the city, and some of them escaped later, so her cavalry now numbered less than a hundred.
The terrain of Beiming is flat, with many grasslands, valleys, and forests, making cavalry crucial.
If she could equip five thousand men with warhorses, those five thousand cavalrymen would be utterly unstoppable in open battle, their sheer presence alone enough to scare away the enemy.
It seems she needs to find a way to get some Malaysian stuff.
The horse she wanted caught her attention in a place called Mengcheng, one of the cities. It was the largest horse farm in Beiming, and only two days' journey from here.
She decided to choose that place for her first battle.
Almost immediately after Xia Yixin led her army away, the new emperor arrived at Maicheng.
This new emperor was ambitious, leading an army of 100,000, with his vanguard alone numbering over 20,000. Every soldier was clad in exquisite armor, exuding a formidable aura.
Compared to them, the equipment of the more than two thousand guards in the city was rather rudimentary, so Chu Mubai had already ordered his men to hide away all the good stuff they had acquired earlier.
However, it was only because the new emperor's side had better equipment. When the new emperor's 20,000 soldiers met the gazes of the 2,000 guards on the other side, they were all a little apprehensive. First of all, it was obvious that they came to pick up the spoils of war. Now that two of the three important towns of Beiming had been captured, the remaining cities were almost within their grasp. Moreover, Chu Mubai had already exhausted a lot of Beiming's military strength in the early stages, so they were just picking up the credit.
Furthermore, the murderous aura emanating from these soldiers suggests they are truly blood-soaked blades.
Chu Mubai was dressed in a plain white robe, his figure was tall and slender, and his temperament was becoming more and more like that of an immortal, as if he could ascend to heaven at any moment.
He waited at the city gate tower with several thousand soldiers, including Leng Zhan, and knelt down when he saw the imperial carriage.
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