I should marry the traitor

Chapter 38 Lin

In the Beishuo Jiedushi's residence, the roar of the mecha died down, and An Xinlin's huge mecha body landed in the small courtyard of the residence.

In the yard, a petite black-haired girl with a sweet smile had been waiting for a long time.

"Sister Xinlin, welcome back."

"Ah."

However, the voice that responded to Shi Ming was a little cold, and she could tell that An Xinlin was not in a very good mood.

"Isn't it going well?"

"Humph, the so-called four generations of three officials are nothing but a bunch of pedantic people."

An Xinlin snorted coldly, then walked back into the house with heavy steps and sat on the chair. The metal shell wrapped around An Xinlin's face, so Shi Ming couldn't see her expression clearly, but she was probably quite unhappy.

"Since the Yuan family is so ungrateful, let them deal with Dong Bai on their own. I want to know how Yuan Shao can fight against Dong Bai's army of 100,000 strong without the help of Lord An."

Obviously Shi Ming was trying to flatter An Xinlin, but An Xinlin didn't look down on Yuan Shao that much: "The Yuan family has been a government official for four generations, and their students and former officials are all over the world. Once they start a rebellion, it will be a force of heaven and earth. They should not be underestimated. Even Dong Baizhen may not be her opponent."

Metal fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop as An Xinlin silently looked at the map of Daqian in front of him. Beishuo was located at the northernmost part of Daqian. If they wanted to march to Luoyang, the best time to send troops would undoubtedly be autumn.

After the autumn harvest, the weather was cool, food and grass were plentiful, and the winter nights in the border areas were bitterly cold and unbearable, which was the time when the soldiers were most willing to march south.

But if Yuan Shao doesn't want her to go south, that would be a big problem.

Jizhou lies to the north of Luoyang and to the south of Beishuo. All three major thoroughfares for normal military marches must pass through Jizhou without exception.

If he avoided these city passes and chose to take a detour along the mountains to enter the country, the long journey would be too long for An Xinlin to accept.

On the one hand, supplying food and fodder for such a long journey is a huge problem. On the other hand, it wastes time on the road, and by the time we fight Dong Bai, it will be winter.

Attacking a city in the cold winter is a taboo in military strategy, not to mention that there is Dong Bai in front and Yuan Shao behind. Even if An Xinlin has extraordinary abilities, he cannot accept such a passive situation.

An Xinlin's original plan was to join forces with the Yuan family and strive for the right to speak. On the one hand, he could use the power of the Yuan family to attack Dong Bai, and on the other hand, since they had become allies, borrowing the passage would naturally not be a problem.

For this, An Xinlin was even willing to pay with five hundred black-armored heavy cavalry, which was her most precious treasure.

But the Yuan family was too ungrateful. They actually became her enemy just because she negotiated some insignificant conditions with Bei Di.

"Shi Ming, we must take over Jizhou before autumn." The lenses of the mecha flashed a sharp red light, and An Xinlin made a decision.

"Ah?" Shi Ming's expression was full of question marks: "Sister Xinlin, are you angry and confused?"

"I'm not kidding."

"Yuan Shao's target is Dong Bai. Why don't we just let them fight each other? Why do we need to get involved at this time?"

An Xinlin shook his head: "That's not the case, Shi Ming, your mind is too narrow. The fight between Yuan Shao and Dong Bai is different from our fight against Bei Di."

"After all, it's just a civil war among the Qian people. Whoever wins can accept all the soldiers of the other side. Once the two sides fight and the winner is decided, the winner will not only not become weaker, but will probably become stronger."

Civil war and foreign war are two completely different concepts. Even if An Xinlin defeated Beidi, it would be impossible to convert a large number of Beidi soldiers into Beishuo troops. Because the Qian people are naturally xenophobic, it is not a big deal if there are only a few Beidi people in the army, but once the number increases, how should these foreign soldiers be treated? How should they be rewarded after they have made contributions? Will the Qian soldiers accept a foreigner climbing over their heads and commanding them?

Of course it is impossible. Even if An Xinlin colluded with the King of Beidi and got support this time, the Beishu Army and the Beidi Army were managed separately.

But Yuan Shao and Dong Bai are both Qian people. No matter who wins or loses, for most ordinary soldiers, it is nothing more than a change of Qian commander and some unfamiliar comrades, so the resistance to being recruited is very low.

"There's no need to rush into action." Shi Ming felt very strange: "We can wait until these two people fight each other, and then we can reap the benefits. Why is Sister Xinlin in such a hurry?"

"No, now is the best time!" An Xinlin said firmly: "Yuan Shao does not have an army. Although with the power of the Yuan family, they can gather tens of thousands of troops for Yuan Shao in Jizhou within a few days."

"But I'm afraid that only a very small number of these troops are private armed forces of those aristocratic families. Most of them are young and strong men who have just been conscripted. They are not well trained and have never been in battle. It is probably difficult to replenish their weapons and armor in the short term. They are just a group of lambs that will be defeated at the first blow."

"If Yuan Shao is allowed to gather the troops and train them for a month or two, even if they are new recruits who have never seen blood, at least defending the city won't be a problem."

"Even if we find another chance to fight Dong Bai's Xiliang Army, I'm afraid it will be more than ten times more difficult for us to attack Jizhou by then."

At this point, An Xinlin made up his mind and said to Shi Ming: "Go to the King of Beidi immediately and advance the date of the dispatch. I will lead the troops south within seven days."

"But what about the food and fodder? Our stored grain is not enough to feed the Beishuo Army, and we have to supply it to the Beidi. The autumn harvest has not yet come, so where can we get so much food and fodder?" Shi Ming couldn't accept it. Lord An was a typical person who only cared about killing and setting fires, and didn't know the cost of firewood, rice, oil and salt.

An Xinlin was silent for a moment. After a moment of hesitation, his eyes hidden under the mecha flashed a hint of ruthlessness: "The Beishuo Army can't go, but when they go south, they can ask the Beidi guys to borrow some food from the people, and then share some with us. At most, they can give some gold, silver and jewelry to the pervert who plays with paper figures."

"But Sister Xinlin..."

"Go quickly, don't delay!"

……

"Yes."

Shi Ming wanted to refute but was interrupted directly. He had no choice but to follow the order.

In fact, it seemed that Yuan Shao was right to scold him. Looking at Shi Ming's receding back, An Xinlin thought with some self-mockery, then opened a secret door and walked into a room that even Shi Ming didn't know.

After the secret door closed again, the white mecha slowly disintegrated, turning into a stream of light and sinking into the leg ring of An Xinlin's thigh. After tidying up her long white hair, the petite Beishuo Jiedushi stared at the seven-star glass beads on the table in a daze.

Maybe it’s not right to do this, but so what?

Gently holding the smooth and moist Seven-Star Colored Glass Bead in his hand, An Xinlin's expression changed from cold to rosy.

An Xinlin is still a virgin. She can't use most of the toys recommended by the boss lady of Lakeside Jiaohuai, but she can play with this one, and it was bought for her by Li Changge. When she misses Li Changge too much, An Xinlin will use it...

"Master Li..."

"His Majesty……"

"Linlin misses you so much..."

　The name Lin Yu is the split word of An Xinlin, what a simple hint!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)