The Prodigal Son

Qin Yu led his troops in a rapid attack, rushing about twenty or thirty miles before stopping to rest.

"call……"

Qin Yu let out a long breath and smiled with relief.

Although he hesitated beforehand, he ultimately made the right choice.

Oh shit!

We almost missed our chance to fight!

Theoretical knowledge and actual battlefield experience are quite different!

Training!

I really need to train myself.

Combine the military books you read in this life with the military strategies you learned from various sources in your previous life, and truly apply them to the battlefield!

"General Qin, we're charging in!"

"Haha, I knew it! If it's going to be done, it's done!"

"That old bastard Huang Dengxing is probably going to cry now!"

Yuan Dingguo and his group excitedly found Qin Yu, and even Yu Jing ran over excitedly.

Everyone's face was filled with excitement, and Yu Jing even swept away all her previous unhappiness, wishing she could pick up Qin Yu and kiss him a couple of times.

Although there were some setbacks along the way, the plan was ultimately successful!

At this moment, he saw the hope of reclaiming the throne!

"Yeah, they're coming!"

Qin Yu's smile was exceptionally bright. "However, now is not the time to celebrate! Yuan Dingguo, immediately send men to scout the Wanxiang Mountain area to see if there are any suitable places nearby for an ambush or to hide troops!"

"yes!"

Yuan Dingguo accepted the order and asked with a smile, "General Qin, do you intend to ambush the enemy force heading towards Yiling to provide reinforcements?"

He had seen a detailed map of the Min Kingdom.

Wanxiang Mountain is about 30 miles away from here.

This is the only route the enemy can take to reinforce Yiling.

If an ambush can be set up in advance, it will be easier to wipe out the enemy's reinforcements.

"It might not be them!"

Qin Yu shook his head and smiled, "Don't forget, Yiling still has quite a few cavalry! Huang Dengxing might send cavalry to pursue us!"

"This subordinate understands!"

Yuan Dingguo laughed and immediately went to make the arrangements.

After instructing Yuan Dingguo, Qin Yu then ordered Qin Xiong: "Send a few men to scout the rear. Report back immediately if enemy troops catch up!"

"yes!"

Qin Xiong accepted the order.

After understanding Qin Yu's intention, Yu Jing immediately stepped forward and said, "General Qin, I would like to discuss something with you."

"Your Highness, please speak."

Qin Yu said politely.

Yu Jing chuckled and said, "If we encounter the forces that are supporting Yiling, General Qin, please give me a chance to persuade them to surrender..."

He knew in his heart that it was only a matter of time before they encountered that reinforcement force.

Against Qin Yu's 10,000 elite cavalry, that reinforcement force was probably no match.

If Qin Yu wanted to, he could very well eat them all.

Even at the very least, Qin Yu could severely damage this reinforcement force.

However, these were ultimately soldiers of the Min Kingdom.

After he regains the throne, he will still need these soldiers to serve him.

If Qin Yu wipes them all out, even if he regains the throne, the Min Kingdom will probably only be able to become a vassal state of Da Ning.

They even needed Da Ning to send troops to help them guard the important border areas.

"no problem!"

Qin Yu readily agreed, but immediately changed the subject, "However, if they refuse to surrender, then there's nothing we can do."

They originally intended to use Yu Jing's name to build their own team.

He didn't want to cause trouble as long as the other party was willing to surrender.

"I see!"

Yu Jing nodded and smiled, then cupped his hands in thanks to Qin Yu, "Thank you, General Qin!"

"Your Highness is too kind."

Qin Yu returned the greeting, then gave Yu Jing a knowing smile that all men understood, "Actually, I also hope that Your Highness the Crown Prince can recruit a large army soon so that we can quickly quell Yu Wu's rebellion, so that I can return to the capital and live a good life sooner."

Seeing the smile on Qin Yu's face, Yu Jing naturally understood what Qin Yu meant by "good days," and immediately burst into laughter: "General Qin is truly a man of character!"

After a brief chat, seeing that everyone had rested enough, Qin Yu immediately led his troops to set off again.

Zhou Jishan followed Yu Jing and whispered, "Your Highness, Qin Yu's plan has succeeded. We need to think about what comes next."

"Don't think about it too much!"

Yu Jingchong and Zhou Jishan shook their heads slightly. "Right now, we need to do everything we can to consolidate our own strength! We can talk about other things later!"

He understood what Zhou Jishan meant.

They need to be wary of Daning!

It goes without saying that the Min Kingdom will suffer heavy losses in both national strength and military strength in this battle.

They must preserve the fighting force of the Min Kingdom as much as possible and find ways to deplete the military strength of the Da Ning Kingdom.

The best course of action is to use the troops from Chu to support Yu Wu to wear down the troops from Da Ning!

Otherwise, we might end up in a situation where it's easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away!

Zhao Luan was not as benevolent as Emperor Xiaowen.

Zhou Jishan nodded slightly and said no more.

The army continued its march.

About half an hour later, the man Qin Xiong had sent out rushed back to report: "Young Master, a large force of enemy cavalry is catching up from behind! A rough estimate suggests there are over ten thousand of them! However, they are not marching at full speed; it seems they are waiting for something!"

"What are you waiting for?"

Xiong Quhu looked puzzled. "Why aren't the enemy pursuing us? Why are they waiting?"

"What are we waiting for?"

Qin Yu rolled her eyes at him, "Just wait and see, you'll be poking our ass!"

"what?"

Xiong Quhu stared wide-eyed, not quite understanding Qin Yu's meaning.

"Have you forgotten that we still have enemy reinforcements ahead of us?"

Pei Xiao glanced sideways at us. "The enemy forces behind us are planning to wait until we encounter their reinforcements, then launch a pincer attack while we're engaged in fierce fighting!"

Qin Yu nodded slightly, casting an approving glance at Pei Xiao.

Pei Xiao is right.

The cavalry behind them must have had this in mind!

Huang Dengxing must have known that they would encounter that reinforcement sooner or later.

He also knew that the reinforcements were no match for them.

This old guy may not want to devour them all, but he'd definitely rather cripple them in a mutually destructive way, rendering them unable to cause much trouble behind enemy lines.

Although Qin Yu cursed Huang Dengxing in his heart, he had to admit that, apart from directly defeating Fang Junji's main force, this was probably Huang Dengxing's best solution to the current crisis.

That old guy really knows his stuff!

"Report..."

Just then, the scout Qin Yu had sent to the front rushed back to report, "General Qin, we have spotted enemy infantry about fifteen li ahead, numbering approximately ten thousand!"

Hearing the scout's words, everyone understood that this must be the reinforcements heading towards Yiling.

Right now, they are facing enemy reinforcements in front and enemy cavalry behind.

This seems a bit troublesome!

The main problem is the timing!

Everyone turned to Qin Yu with questioning eyes, wanting to know how he planned to deal with the situation.

Qin Yu lowered his head in thought.

He was considering whether to engage the enemy cavalry in battle and take the opportunity to wipe out some of them, or to find a way to scare them away.

Qin Yu quickly made a decision.

They need to preserve their strength; there's no need to fight to the death with the enemy!

If a fight to the death is to break out, then let the forces gathered by Yu Jing fight against Huang Dengxing's forces.

Let them wear each other down!

"Splitting into two groups!"

Qin Yu raised his head and quickly gave his answer, "Yuan Dingguo, I order you to lead your troops and His Highness the Crown Prince to persuade the enemy to surrender. If they refuse, then don't be polite! Remember to use the old method: tie tree branches to their horse tails!"

Three thousand Wudang Flying Cavalry should be more than enough to deal with ten thousand infantry!

Yuan Dingguo: "This subordinate obeys!"

"Elder Zeng!" Qin Yu then looked at Zeng Guan, "You will also travel with them. You must protect His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"good!"

Zeng Guan's head.

"Pei Xiao, Han Chong, you are hereby ordered to lead your troops and await orders in the valley ahead!"

Qin Yu issued another order: "Xiong Quhu, I order you to lead your troops to hide on the east side of Wanxiang Mountain. Once they engage the enemy cavalry, you immediately lead your troops to attack from the flank. Make a big commotion, the bigger the better..."