The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

"Report!"

A low-voiced report was heard.

The scouts sent out reported: "General Wei Shuo, the grain routes have been thoroughly investigated. There are many small grain transport teams continuously delivering grain to Lin Zixiao's army."

Wei Shuo's eyes flashed.

This was just as he had expected.

Lin Zixiao's plan to launch a large-scale attack on Kyoto is bound to be a protracted and arduous battle, given the city's fortifications and the sheer number and strength of its garrison.

No matter what method Lin Zixiao had, he would definitely prepare a large amount of food and supplies to accompany the army.

These provisions were Lin Zixiao's lifeline.

He didn't need to burn it all; burning just a portion would be enough to let Lin Zixiao know the extraordinary nature of his capital's garrison and instill fear in the soldiers.

He asked in a low voice, "How are their grain transport teams guarded?"

"General, the grain transport team is not heavily guarded, in fact, there are very few guards, but..." the scout said, "there are a large number of cavalry guards on both sides of the road, as well as patrols, and even some partially hidden in the mountains and forests."

"Moreover, every ten miles there are small forts, earthen platforms, and arrow towers. Although they are temporary structures, they are built in a very orderly manner and look quite remarkable."

Wei Shuo's expression changed again.

Master!

I knew Lin Zixiao had considerable military strength, but I didn't expect him to have taken all of these factors into account.

Instead of foolishly deploying heavy troops to guard the grain transport teams, they scattered cavalry along both sides of the road and built fortifications, forming a network from points.

If they try to seize supplies, they will easily be surrounded and killed.

"Amazing! Amazing!"

Wei Shuo sighed, but the passion in his heart surged even more fiercely, and his fighting spirit burned fiercely.

On the battlefield, there's no point in fighting mediocre people.

You have to spar with these masters.

Faced with this situation, he showed no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, he became even more determined to give Lin Zixiao's rebel army a big surprise.

When you observe the weather and feel the time is right, act immediately.

The team marched out like a dragon.

Each person is equipped with two horses, a scimitar, a longbow, and a short spear!

Carrying flammable materials.

It plunged straight down!

Moreover, Wei Shuo led his men without touching the main camp or heavy troops; they only attacked when the supply lines were cut off, without intercepting the supplies, but only burning the supplies and bridges.

To put it bluntly, they came here to cause trouble.

Let's cause destruction as quickly as possible.

Following this order, Wei Shuo arrived at the grain route in the blink of an eye. The cavalry scattered and rushed straight at the grain transport officer and the flag of the grain escort team.

"kill!"

The elite massacres were almost always successful with a single, decisive blow.

They immediately set fire to the grain carts.

Once one place is destroyed, they move on to another, never stopping.

As a result, in just a short while, the grain route was engulfed in flames.

Lin Zixiao's cavalry reacted quite quickly.

They pursued us as soon as Wei Shuo's cavalry appeared.

Unfortunately, Wei Shuo's light cavalry not only had their warhorses selected from among 50,000 cavalry, but also each rider had two horses, and their speed was extremely fast.

Lin Zixiao's cavalry couldn't even touch Wei Shuo.

As a result, the situation gradually turned into one where Wei Shuo led his men to charge ahead, setting fires whenever they had the chance, while Lin Zixiao's cavalry could only watch helplessly from behind, always just a hair's breadth away from being caught off guard.

……

Lin Zixiao's central command tent.

News kept pouring in.

"Report! The enemy has headed east!"

"Report! The enemy has headed south!"

"Report! The enemy is back!"

"Report! The enemy has fled north again!"

……

There were quite a few people inside the central command tent.

Seated on the tiger-shaped chair, with a handsome face and a somewhat frail appearance, but with a resolute expression and calm eyes, it was none other than Lin Zixiao.

The targets of Lin Zixiao's attack were his seven brothers.

They were known to outsiders as the Seven Heroes of Chifeng.

They were the eldest, Xiao Lie, who was his vanguard general and a military officer of the southern border army, and who voluntarily surrendered.

The second son, Cheng Shu, was the main general guarding the central army. He was a local tyrant and powerful figure in the south who brought his private army and supplies to the enemy.

The third brother, Shen Xiao, was a cavalry commander. He was originally a bandit but was recruited by Lin Zixiao and greatly admired the reputation of the Chifeng Army.

The fourth brother, Su Mo, is a strategist and mastermind. Originally a down-on-his-luck scholar, he volunteered to serve Lin Yi, the commander of the Chifeng Army, out of gratitude for his past kindness. He is exceptionally talented.

The fifth brother, Tang Yin, is in charge of intelligence, covert operations, and inside agents. Originally a palace guard, he witnessed the injustice committed by the Chifeng Army and defected to them.

The sixth brother, Wenliang, was a military doctor who also handled military affairs and discipline. Originally a traveling doctor from the south, he was recruited into the army and his exceptional medical skills gradually earned him a place in the military.

Zhao Cheng, the seventh brother, is the commander of the personal guards and an elite general. He was originally a subordinate of the commander of the Chifeng Army and is considered one of Lin Zixiao's closest people.

At present, Lin Zixiao's generals are all gathered together, and most of them have anxious expressions on their faces, especially the third brother Shen Xiao. He is the cavalry commander and was born a bandit. The cavalry he trained is the most superb.

On their northward campaign, they had annihilated countless enemies and never suffered a single loss, but now…

His cavalrymen were like idiots.

Being led by the nose without even touching a hair on their head, he was extremely anxious and immediately said, "Commander Lin, I'll go myself!"

"Damn it, that bastard Ren Tianye wants to compete with me in cavalry? I'll personally go and kidnap his men and chop them to pieces."

The others all agreed.

They are now in the capital, and this will be their first direct confrontation with Ren Tianye. They must fight well, otherwise, if they lose the morale of their troops, things will get complicated.

Lin Zixiao, however, remained remarkably calm, saying indifferently, "No need. There's no need to chase after them. You can't catch them. How many people in this world can outrun the cavalry of Marquis Changping, Wei Shuo?"

Lin Zixiao was already confident and didn't linger on this topic. He said directly, "Now, we'll only do three things."

"First, we must safeguard the source of grain, the only main bridge, and the vital pass."

"Secondly, they set up ambushes at essential water sources and narrow passes."

"Thirdly, we deliberately left a seemingly weak side road open, with heavy troops ambushing on both sides. Let's see if Wei Shuo will fall for it."

Everyone was shocked when Lin Zixiao said this.

He immediately bowed down in submission.

As expected of the son of Lin Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Chifeng Army, his strategic vision and tactics are truly extraordinary.

If you calm down and think about it, no matter how strong Wei Shuo's cavalry is, or how many grain transport teams he has defeated, they are still just scattered small grain carts. If you really follow him and let him lead you by the nose, you will be at a disadvantage.

We should ignore it and focus on protecting our core grain reserves.

And find an opportunity to ambush Wei Shuo.

This is what a great general should look like.

Only generals like these have the potential to achieve merit in supporting the emperor!

One by one, a sense of excitement welled up in their hearts.

With Kyoto right in front of them, if they could just take it, wouldn't each of them become a regional lord or a powerful official?

He immediately accepted the order and prepared to carry it out.

At this moment, Su Mo, the fourth strategist, stepped forward and said, "General, shouldn't we use our secret weapon now?"

"The firearms sent by Protector Bai are incredibly powerful. Now that we've arrived in Kyoto, Ren Tianye won't have time to react. We..."

"We should use firearms to teach Wei Shuo a lesson!"

"Times have changed!"

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