Chapter 102 1 step away

Chapter 102 1 step away

Chapter 102 One step away

More than 20,000 "Grassland Cavalry" set out from Lianfeng Valley in a mighty procession, heading towards the depths of Buyuer Lake.

Lu Yunyi and others rushed to the front of the battle formation, and beside them were General Lan Yu and the vanguard scouts.

This scene made many soldiers who were following nearby secretly excited, and their backs straightened!

Lan Yu rode on his warhorse, looking around constantly.

His brows were sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed, and a sense of dejection arose in his heart.

As the old rival of the Ming Dynasty for decades, the Northern Yuan Dynasty had fought back and forth from the beginning, with both wins and losses.
At this point, the army is in disarray, with victory or defeat in the hands of foreigners, and the only thought they have is to escape.

He even acted like a coward and did not send out his trusted soldiers to investigate.

Seeing the big picture from the small, Lan Yu understood clearly.
Usar Khan could no longer control the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Whether it was Helin sixteen years ago or Jinshan last year,
Or maybe the tribes that came to him from all over the country all obeyed Usair Khan's orders but not his proclamations.
The Northern Yuan Dynasty was unable to mobilize its elite troops.
This also led to the fact that the Northern Yuan Dynasty court had no soldiers available and could only keep creating and transferring criminals, like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Lan Yu's body rose and fell with the horse, and his thoughts gradually became silent.

When he was about to win, he suddenly felt empty inside.

Compared to the easy victory at this time, he would rather have a fair fight with the Northern Yuan Dynasty royal court with real swords and guns!
But he was willing, but the Northern Yuan Dynasty was powerless.
At this time, Lu Yunyi came over on his warhorse:

"General, the battle formation is too neat, it will be exposed."

Lan Yu was stunned, and the soldiers around him were also stunned and turned around to check.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

The soldiers behind him, though wearing worn leather armor and holding scimitars,

But whether it is his sharp eyes or his murderous face,

They were all very different from the grassland soldiers seen before, and it could even be said that they were worlds apart.

In particular, there were some sturdy soldiers in their sight.

The little bit of leather armor tightly wrapped around his body, exposing his strong muscles without any hindrance, which was completely different from the loose ones worn by those criminals.
When Lan Yu saw this scene, he suddenly felt tired, and the confusion in his heart surged again.

When did the grassland people fall into such a state?
They couldn't even muster a single soldier to stop the enemy.
He waved his hand gently, and the messenger beside him came over and listened attentively.
"Order the entire army to split into two groups and march in a dispersed manner, with the distance between the front and rear soldiers at 10 feet."

The messengers waved the command flags, shouted loudly, and shuttled back and forth among the entire brigade.

I have to say that Lan Yu's method is very effective.

The originally neat and compact area scattered and became a little noisy.

The smoke and dust from the ground quickly enveloped them, adding a bit of panic to this originally orderly group.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yunyi and Lan Yu looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

When did the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty become so frustrated that they had to hide their abilities while fighting with the enemy.

Time passed by little by little, and the sun in the sky was about to set, emitting an orange-yellow light.

Most of them were running fast and slow, and had been rushing for an hour.
Finally, they saw from afar two long black dragons appearing in the northeastern sky, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Countless soldiers were excited when they saw this scene.
He couldn't help but clench his fists tightly, and the murderous intent in his body unconsciously emanated from him.

This made Lu Yunyi wave his hands and shout: "Killing intent, put away the killing intent!!"

As the distance deepened, Lan Yu's messenger had become Lu Yunyi's messenger.

Upon hearing his order, the messenger ran quickly among the troops without asking for instructions.

After all the adjustments along the way, the soldiers in front of them looked a little embarrassed and disorganized.

But there were so many of them, as if they had just lost a battle or suffered a setback.

Lan Yu was very satisfied with this, and he also understood Lu Yunyi's ability to hide his shortcomings.
In his opinion, it is very easy to make an army strong.
As long as you control the direction and practice hard, you can do it.

But if you want to make an army look weak, you need to pay attention to many details.

For example, by removing the windproof face scarves, the soldiers were exposed to the wind and sun, and looked haggard and tired.

Or give the warhorse a drink of water that is less than usual, causing a hint of white foam to appear around its mouth.

Place thin soldiers on the outside, and let the large soldiers ride on short horses and hide in the center of the formation, etc.

As the distance gets closer, the pace slowly slows down.
The rear army on the grassland in front also noticed something was wrong and sent out more than a thousand soldiers to investigate.

Lu Yunyi looked at Wu Fuliu beside him and said, "You go and deal with them."

"Yes"

Wu Fuliu came forward with his subordinates, and the expression on his face changed from warm and calm to full of violence.

In the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Arisleng had a very good reputation.

He treated the soldiers kindly and had a handsome face, which attracted many grassland women.

However, Borshu was violent and irritable, which made many grassland soldiers secretly afraid of him.
It would be easier to let him handle this kind of situation.

Wu Fuliu rode forward on his warhorse and met the thousand-plus soldiers.

The visitor Wu Fuliu seemed somewhat familiar.
He was also a member of Tianbao Nu, a general of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. He inherited his father's military position and had few soldiers under his command.
He was not valued in the Northern Yuan Dynasty court and was always sent out to do dirty work.

Before the migration from the grassland, it was he and Wu Fuliu who led the soldiers to plunder the surrounding tribes.

Before they could get close, Wu Fuliu laughed and yelled:
"Su He, look at your character. You are a good general, but you are reduced to a scout at the end. You really bring shame to your father."

The big man named Su He seemed to be used to such ridicule.
Seeing an acquaintance, he chuckled, picked up the water bag in his hand and took a big gulp.

It was not until this moment that Wu Fuliu realized that his face had a red glow that was only associated with drunkenness.

His face turned serious, and he pointed his long knife at Su He:

"It's already this late, and you're still drinking? If Taiji finds out, you will definitely be punished."

Su He began to shake his head, showing self-mockery, looking at Wu Fuliu in a daze, and said:
"The adults are busy escaping, so they don't have time to care about us little pawns."

As he spoke, Su He thought of something and looked around at the soldiers behind him:

"Didn't the two princes order you to stop the enemy? Why are you back?"

Wu Fuliu snorted coldly: "This is not your business."

Su He's face froze, and his expression changed back and forth. Then he smiled awkwardly and waved his hand casually:

"Okay, okay, you are all important people with soldiers under your command, and we brothers are left alone and helpless behind, hated by all gods and ghosts."

After saying that, Su He no longer paid attention to them, tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, and waved his hand lightly towards the front:

"Brothers, Let's Go"

The sound of violent horse hooves rang out, and more than a thousand soldiers came and went like shadows and wind, just as they pleased.

The soldiers at the front were so shocked that they looked at each other.
Lan Yu's face was extremely ugly. He had always been strict in disciplining his troops.
Seeing his opponent like this, he suddenly felt angry for no reason.

The royal court's soldiers had fallen to such a state that they were no longer worthy of being a match for the Ming army.

Deng Zhen had said more than once that as long as they could find the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the soldiers would surely win the battle.
Now it seems that this is true.

Lan Yu's will was somewhat depressed, and he ordered in a cold voice: "Keep going."

Lu Yunyi on the side waved his hand gently, and the war horses continued to move, most of them moving forward slowly.

Lu Yunyi walked side by side with Lan Yu and explained:

"The elite troops of the Northern Yuan court were all controlled by its powerful officials.
Although they were imperial soldiers, they were actually private soldiers.

As for the soldiers that Usair Khan could control, there were only the royal guards.
Its leaders were Taiwei Manzi and Taishi Halazhang.

The ones we saw before were all composed of young and strong men from various small groups. They were not very strong in combat and their military discipline was also rather loose on weekdays."

Lan Yu remained silent, looking sideways at the crowd of people walking slowly on the side. The people were wearing ragged clothes, had sallow faces, and cracked lips, and they were staggering on the yellow earth.

Even though the weather has not yet warmed up, they are still wearing thin clothes and look miserable.

Their few possessions were piled on the few carriages and carts.
There were some tables, chairs, and benches, as well as a small number of burlap bags hidden underneath, which must have been food.

There were several big men around the carriage and cart, looking around with vigilant expressions.

If anyone approaches, they will put their hands on the long swords at their waists.

When the big men sensed Lan Yu's gaze, they showed fear on their faces and quickly lowered their heads.

Seeing this, Lu Yunyi coughed lightly:
"General, in order to avoid being exposed, please use your peripheral vision to investigate."

"Peripheral vision?" Lan Yu turned his eyes, puzzled.

Lu Yunyi's eyes flashed. He had done something in the royal court these days.

Instead, he trained many soldiers to track and detect the enemy and guard against possible assassinations and various crises.

Lu Yunyi calmed down, looked straight ahead, and said softly:

"I have recently discovered in the Northern Yuan court that direct gazes can alert the other party.

So when collecting information, we often use peripheral vision.

This can reduce the need to make eye contact with the other person, and also reduce the awkwardness caused by looking directly at the other person."

Lan Yu frowned slightly, thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and began to learn in the same way.

Soon, he showed emotion on his face, and a hint of joy welled up in his heart.
After glancing at them out of the corner of his eye, the grassland people seemed not to notice his gaze and never looked him in the eye again.

This discovery surprised Lan Yu secretly. He looked aside and said with a smile:

"You are such a kid. You are so energetic studying these strange things all day long."

Lu Yunyi smiled bitterly at the right moment:
"In the royal court, I am a foreigner from the Naiman tribe.
Suddenly becoming the confidant of the land security slave inevitably aroused suspicion.
That's why we trained so many soldiers to protect safety.

General, you may not know that in less than a month,
The soldiers under his command had already discovered six poisonings and more than ten assassinations at night.
If I didn't have these strange thoughts, I would have died long ago."

Lan Yu's face suddenly became serious, and his heart skipped a beat.
His keen insight told him that this matter was not simple.

Lan Yu didn't say anything polite, but asked directly: "What do you want to say?"

Lu Yunyi was stunned, his body stiffened slightly.

He didn't expect Lan Yu to be so direct, but since Lan Yu asked, he didn't intend to hide it.

Holding the reins, he brought the warhorse a little closer and whispered:

"I was also inspired by the King's Court. The land guardian once told me,
Countless people wanted to kill Usair Khan in order to seize power and legitimacy of the steppe.

In addition to the internal affairs that the general talked about with his subordinates last time,
I feel that after my Ming Dynasty is free from external enemies,

There will be a storm in the court, the general must be careful of the people around him to avoid being plotted against by villains. "

Lan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, his whole body was filled with a dangerous aura, staring at Lu Yunyi intently, and squeezed out two words from his mouth:
"Who dares?"

Lu Yunyi sighed lightly and said earnestly:

"We are not only defending ourselves, but also those remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

They cannot win militarily, so it is only natural that they resort to despicable means.

As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, the general will bear the brunt of the consequences."

After Lu Yunyi finished speaking, he reached into his arms, took out a palm-sized booklet, and handed it over:

"General, these are some methods I have summarized to guard against assassinations by spies, as well as some training methods for tracking guards."

Lan Yu took the booklet with some suspicion, opened it gently, and took a glance.
Then I knew that Lu Yun was not lying and that he wrote it himself.

After reading the above content, Lan Yu frowned slightly, then his eyes were confused, and then he was secretly shocked.

Lu Yunyi noticed the change in his expression and felt a little relieved.

The Ming Dynasty had Jinyiwei, so they must have had similar methods.
He didn't know whether his method was good or bad.
Judging from Lan Yu’s reaction now, the effect should be quite good.

"Who gave you these things?" Lan Yu put the booklet close to his body and asked in a low voice.
He had come into contact with the inspectors and the imperial guards, and he also knew the methods used by the eunuchs in the palace.
What was written in the book, at least in his opinion,

Some of the methods are not inferior to those of the Jinyiwei, and are even better in some details.

"General, these are the conclusions drawn by me after reading all the books of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Their struggle for power is always accompanied by assassination, poisoning, or various temptations.

Some of them were left in books, which I found very useful, so I summarized them.

I also ask the general to train more guards to be by his side just in case."

It was not until Lu Yunyi said this that Lan Yu believed it a little.

Whether it was the Yuan Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, the struggle for power was indeed accompanied by various conspiracies.

"You are thoughtful." Lan Yu's voice softened.

This Lu Yunyi cares about his safety more than his adopted sons.

The two were silent, and the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.
As the group moved forward, the sky became increasingly darker.
The sun has turned completely orange and is about to shed its last rays of light.

They were getting closer and closer to the central army where the king's tent was.
Even some of the soldiers who came to inquire had become much more elite and were no longer as perfunctory as Su He.

The whole area was filled with tension, and the killing intent could not be suppressed.
When some patrolling grassland soldiers saw this scene, they felt cold all over and their hair stood on end.

I am even more curious about the military training methods of 'Arisleng' and 'Borshu'!

Finally, the sun sets and the sky and earth become dark.
The world before my eyes seemed to have fallen into darkness, with only a little light at the end of the distant sight!

Seeing this scene, Lu Yunyi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he whispered to Lan Yu on the side:

"General, that is the central army."

"Okay!" Lan Yu's eyes flickered as she stared at the firelight across the darkness.
"Lu Yunyi, you have made great contributions on this trip."

At this point, everyone knows that the Northern Yuan Dynasty’s court has no way to escape!
Lan Yu looked up at the sky and saw that there were less than two quarters of an hour left before the soldiers who were blocking the rear army could launch their attack.

At that time, with the sound of shouting and killing everywhere, it would be wishful thinking to hide one's whereabouts.

So, he waved his hand and ordered:
"Order the entire army to march at full speed and attack the camp!"

In an instant, military orders were issued one after another.

The originally loose military formation suddenly became tight again, and the soldiers no longer looked sickly, but instead were filled with solemnity!

The killing intent gradually gathered between heaven and earth.

This made the soldiers in the rear army, who were not far away, look strange, as they suddenly felt their hair stand on end.

In the dark night, everything is silent.
Only the wind hummed with a bit of uneasiness as it passed through the vast wilderness.

Suddenly, the sky seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force.

A faint but firm light quietly lit up in the darkness.

As the light spread, it seemed as if thousands of troops in the darkness awakened silently.
More than 20,000 riders, like giant beasts awakened after sleeping for a thousand years,
The sound of horse hooves was just a sporadic echo at first.
But soon, it gathered into a deafening torrent, shaking the earth.

If it was just a drizzle just now, then as the warhorse's momentum increased, a torrential downpour broke out between heaven and earth! !
There were spears everywhere, swords flashing like weaving threads, and the sound of weapons being unsheathed resounded endlessly.

Following Lan Yu's order, the entire battle formation seemed to be ignited, and charged forward with unstoppable force.

The sound of horse hooves, armor clashing, and horses neighing intertwined together.
The light of torches bloomed in the night sky, illuminating the resolute faces of the Daimyo soldiers and the undying murderous intent in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)