The Prodigal Son

Afterwards, Qin Yu spent a considerable amount of time explaining the grand plan to destroy Yan to them in detail.

After realizing the power of this combination of punches, not only were the unsuspecting Lü Si and his group shocked, but even Song Xian was greatly astonished.

With this series of combined attacks, the Yan Kingdom was already crippled before the fighting even began!

Without enough food, how could the Yan state fight them?

Moreover, with no food to eat, the people will inevitably revolt!

"You guys are really something!"

Lu Si looked at Qin Yu with a mixture of shock and resentment, "Such a big thing, and you kept it a secret for so long!"

Impressed!

This time, Lü Si was truly convinced.

But he also felt a little disappointed.

It turns out that Qin Yu had already entered the core decision-making level.

Meanwhile, I'm just wandering around aimlessly all day.

"Such a big thing, how can we not keep it a secret?"

Qin Yu glanced at Lü Si with a smile, then said seriously, "You all understand the importance of this battle without me having to say it! Anyone who dares to leak even a single word of the secret edict will have their entire family executed!"

"yes!"

Yuan Ji and Liang Hongqiao suddenly felt a jolt.

Qin Yu: "Also, the Wudang Flying Army is already on its way! The relocation is being conducted under the guise of a troop rotation."

"Therefore, once the Wudang Flying Army arrives, you should begin preparations for the troop rotation!"

"As for how to act for those spies in Yan, I don't need to teach you anymore, do I?"

Yuan Ji and Liang Hongqiao nodded.

It's easy!

It's all just an act!

"In order to deceive the Yan Kingdom as much as possible, I will leave Panyang tomorrow, ostensibly to visit the old man, but actually to hide in Shitang Town between Panyang County and Qingshan County and secretly carry out the next plan."

"If you need to find me, come over there, but it's best not to look for me directly. I'll contact you if you need anything."

"Lord Song, you may continue to stay in Panyang with your men. As for the pretext for staying, you can discuss it yourselves."

"I want to emphasize again that the campaign against Yan is top secret. Before the war against Yan officially begins, no one is allowed to reveal the matter to anyone else, including your closest relatives..."

When it came to serious matters, Qin Yu became extremely serious.

They had prepared for the attack on Yan for so long, they absolutely could not allow any mistakes to happen.

This battle is not about defeating the Yan state, but about utterly annihilating it!

At the very least, we must completely cripple the Yan state.

Otherwise, it would be a disservice to all the time they've prepared and all the performances they've put on.

"Yes, sir!"

The four of them also became extremely serious.

There was a hint of excitement in my heart.

From the time of Emperor Xiaowu, Da Ning had wanted to destroy the Yan Kingdom!

This is the long-cherished wish of two or three generations in Daning!

Now, this wish finally has a chance to come true!

Qin Yu sat down. "I've said everything I needed to say. Do you have any further questions?"

"have!"

Yuan Ji spoke first, "What's the next step?"

"This is not something you should be worrying about right now; I'm not even entirely sure myself."

Qin Yu said solemnly, "If nothing unexpected happens, the old man will arrive here soon under the pretext of inspecting the defenses, or he may arrive secretly. Commander Xue should arrive later! The specific strategy still needs to be discussed!"

"Wouldn't it be a bit too late to ship in such a large quantity of pepper now?"

At this moment, Lü Si asked again.

"Those peppers were shipped over a long time ago."

Qin Yu smiled, "Otherwise, why do you think I would have gone to Shitang Town?"

"Are all those peppercorns hidden in Shitang Town?"

Lu Si suddenly realized what was happening.

"Um!"

Qin Yu nodded slightly. "Shitang Town has already been secretly sealed off!"

"You guys are really something!"

Lu Si expressed his heartfelt feelings.

They really went to great lengths!

Liang Hongqiao pondered for a moment, then looked at Qin Yu expectantly: "Lord Qin, those warhorses you acquired today..."

"You choose two thousand horses first! The rest are for General Yuan!"

Qin Yu understood Liang Hongqiao's intentions perfectly well.

He knew that Liang Hongqiao had selected a thousand elite soldiers.

Perfect, let's get her a light cavalry unit of a thousand men.

"no……"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ji immediately became displeased, "Lord Qin, you can't be this biased!"

"General Yuan, that's too petty of you."

Qin Yu chuckled, "Aren't the soldiers of the Eastern Camp your soldiers too? Even if they're given away, aren't they still in your army? I'm still the commander of the Wudang Flying Army! I didn't leave a single horse for the Wudang Flying Army!"

"that is!"

Liang Hongqiao was satisfied. "General Yuan, what's there to be unhappy about? The meat's already rotting in the pot, isn't it?"

"What do you know!"

Yuan Ji glared at Liang Hongqiao. "Don't you know how many cavalry we have? Don't you know how many cavalry the Wudang Flying Army has? If we don't concentrate all our cavalry, we might not even get a taste of the spoils when the battle starts!"

The Wudang Flying Army has more than 20,000 cavalry!

Moreover, it is led by Qin Yu!

Qin Yu's achievements in Min are evident to all.

Qin Yu led the Wudang Flying Army to achieve great feats; they couldn't just stand by and watch, could they?

They had to gather all their cavalry together to have a fist that could barely be thrown.

Don't worry!

Qin Yu looked at Yuan Ji, who was eager to make a name for himself, with a wry smile. "This is a war of annihilation! Are you worried about not having enough battles to fight? No matter how chaotic Yan is, our dynasty can't possibly conquer Yan with just over 20,000 Wudang Flying Army soldiers!"

This is a classic case of someone desperately wanting to make a name for themselves!

The war hasn't even started yet, and he's already thinking about these things.

Although they said when they made their plans last year that they might have a chance to take down the Yan state without losing a single soldier.

But everyone knows that's an exaggeration.

To conquer the Yan Kingdom, we must fight unless the entire Yan Kingdom surrenders!

The State of Yan was not a weakling like the State of Min.

Although the territory of Yan was not particularly large, its standing military strength remained high in order to defend against Bei Qi and Da Ning.

According to reliable sources, the standing army of the Yan state was conservatively estimated to be between 350,000 and 400,000.

I've heard that the Yan state has over 80,000 cavalrymen alone.

In addition to obtaining warhorses from Beiqi, the Yuanzhou and Muzhou areas upstream of the Panjiang River in Yan State also have large areas of natural grasslands, which can continuously supply warhorses to Yan State every year.

It was precisely because of its consistently high military strength that the overall national power of the Yan state never improved.

When the time comes for the destruction of a state, the Yan state will not care whether the people have food or not; it will definitely spare no effort to ensure that the army has food first!

As long as the Yan army can still barely keep up with its food supplies, they will have to keep fighting.

Hearing Qin Yu's words, Yuan Ji smiled sheepishly, "Isn't this humble general just too eager to make a contribution?"

"If our plan succeeds, you'll definitely have a chance to prove yourself!"

Qin Yu said solemnly, "Moreover, our battle with Yan is not over yet; we will probably have to fight several more battles with Bei Qi on Yan territory..."

"What? We're going to fight Bei Qi again?" Lu Si was stunned.

Wouldn't that mean going to war with two countries at the same time?

Qin Yu nodded and said, "Personally, I think Northern Qi won't just stand by and watch us occupy Yan! Once Yan falls into internal and external troubles, Northern Qi will most likely want a share of the spoils!"

He had discussed these things with the old man before.

He didn't know what Empress Murong would think.

But if he were Empress Murong, he would definitely try every means to get a share!

While the saying "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold" is an age-old truth, if the Yan state were crippled, then the concept of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold" would no longer apply...