The Prodigal Son

While Qin Yu led his troops to advance towards Yu Chan, Yan Wujiu's troops stopped to rest and regroup.

Yan Wujiu took a sip of water from his water pouch, then continued to gnaw on the dry, coarse bread.

It's called a thick pancake, but thick noodles actually only make up a small portion of it.

It mainly consists of wheat bran, millet flour, and a small amount of fine bran.

Even this was considered average dry rations in the army.

Despite his noble status, Yan Wujiu did not look down on the dry rations.

He had no interest in tasting the coarse bread; his mind was preoccupied with other thoughts.

"Your Highness..."

It wasn't until Ji Ying and Si Rong approached that Yan Wujiu snapped out of his reverie.

Yan Wujiu turned to look at Ji Ying, "Have everyone hidden properly?"

Yan Wujiu was indeed unwilling to accept it!

The main reason is that he has received news that the Ning army in Xiaxing has occupied Laohukou.

It was extremely difficult for them to safely retreat to Jianmu.

Right now, he has no choice but to take a gamble!

It's just done in a different way!

Lure out the Ning army in Wulin to fight!

Qin Yu's treacherous scheme has succeeded, and he is currently riding high on his success. He will most likely become arrogant and complacent.

If Qin Yu, greedy for merit, were to pursue them, that would be even better!

"Hidden well!"

Ji Ying replied, "This subordinate also had them clean up all the traces."

Yan Wujiu nodded slightly. "How far are we from the Jade Toad?"

"It must be over thirty li!"

Ji Ying answered, then asked, "Is Your Highness certain that the Ning army cavalry from Xiaxing won't join forces with Qin Yu's troops and attack us from behind?"

"uncertain."

Yan Wujiu shook his head slightly, "I'm just betting that Xue Chengdao and Qin Fumeng will be very greedy..."

Without a doubt, since Xue Chengdao and his men occupied Tiger's Mouth, it was clear that they didn't want him to retreat to Jianmu in Tiger Prefecture.

Therefore, Xue Chengdao and his men would likely send their cavalry to quickly penetrate into Pangzhou Prefecture and seize the extremely sparsely defended city before they could.

It's possible that the cavalry has already entered Pangzhou Prefecture.

If he bets right, then they will have a chance to wipe out Qin Yu's Wudang Flying Army!

Although he doesn't know exactly how many men the Wudang Flying Army has left, they have lost at least four or five thousand men in the series of battles.

In this way, the Flying Fang Cavalry and the Wudang Flying Army will be roughly equal in strength.

With the strength of the Flying Fang Cavalry, they have every chance to defeat the Wudang Flying Army!

As soon as they wipe out the Wudang Flying Army, they will immediately pounce on Wulin!

"This humble general also believes they might be greedy!"

Ji Ying nodded in agreement, his face beaming with excitement, and said, "As long as our hidden troops remain undiscovered, we have every chance to kill Qin Yu and reclaim Wulin!"

"The Ning people's scouts shouldn't have discovered them."

Yan Wujiu said confidently, "Besides, Wei Zhui is still keeping watch from behind. Even if a scout discovers them, the scout won't have a chance to get back alive to report!"

He learned this from Qin Yu!

Qin Yu sent men to intercept and kill the messengers he sent to Wulin, so Qin Yu sent men to intercept and kill the scouts of the Ning army!

In fact, they had been hiding their troops all the way, trying to shorten the distance of their raid as much as possible.

At first glance, it seems that the number of Flying Fang Riders has not decreased, but in fact, more than half of them have already hidden!

However, they were all alone!

Many of the horses that were vacated were actually the original foot soldiers.

When the Flying Fang Cavalry charged forward, Si Rong's infantry would also ride over.

He didn't expect the infantry to be able to fight the Ning army on horseback; he just wanted to make the infantry a little faster.

This is their only chance to retake Ulin!

Wulin must have stockpiled a large amount of grain and fodder, and the Ning army camp across the Yi River must be sparsely populated!

If they can capture Wulin, they will not only obtain a large amount of food and supplies, but also have the opportunity to invade Min and launch a counterattack against the Ning people!

"What if we get discovered?"

Si Rong asked cautiously and with some concern.

This isn't just a few hundred people, it's tens of thousands!

No matter how well it's hidden, it can still be discovered.

"Then all our efforts will be in vain!"

Yan Wujiu glared at Si Rong, annoyed. "If you're afraid of dying, you can leave now via the side path. I won't stop you!"

Meeting Yan Wujiu's gaze, Si Rong quickly shook his head: "This humble general is not afraid of death, but only afraid of not having the chance to avenge this humiliation!"

revenge!

He wanted to avenge the 30,000-strong army in Ulin!

We must also wash away our shame!

Hearing Si Rong's words, Yan Wujiu's expression softened slightly, and he slowly said, "Man proposes, God disposes!"

"Having come this far, all we can do is our best!"

"Just do your own job well, and be true to yourself and your country!"

He was well aware that if his plan failed, they would face utter annihilation.

If they cannot defeat the Wudang Flying Army, they too will face annihilation.

But this is their biggest and only chance right now!

At this point, Qin Yu absolutely could not leave too many troops to defend Wulin.

Once Qin Yu's Wudang Flying Army is defeated, Ning's infantry will be no threat at all!

It wasn't that he looked down on Ning's infantry, but rather that Ning's infantry simply couldn't catch up with them!

If they miss this opportunity, they will either have to retreat to Jianmu in Huzhou and fall into a completely passive position.

Or, before they could even retreat to Jianmu, they were attacked from both sides by the Ning army and their entire army was wiped out!

If you don't work hard now, you won't have the chance to work hard in the future!

"yes!"

Si Rong clenched his fists tightly, his eyes blazing with murderous intent.

"Alright, everyone, perk up!"

Yan Wujiu clenched his fists. "This battle is a fight to the death!"

Since we've made up our minds, there's only one path left to take.

Even if he fails, he accepts the result!

……

On the way to Yu Chan, Qin Yu was still extra careful.

Fifteen miles ahead of them, there were always numerous scouts exploring in all directions.

Although they were cavalry, they were not too far away from Xue Lie's troops.

Everything was normal a couple of days ago.

On the morning of the third day, Qin Yu received a message from Gui San's men.

"Has Yan Wujiu and his troops suddenly slowed down their march?"

Upon receiving this message, Qin Yu immediately became alert. "Do you know why?"

Since Yan Wujiu wanted to retreat, he should have done so quickly.

Why would someone dawdle when forced to retreat?

"I don't know."

The visitor shook his head slightly. "However, the masked senior judged that it might be related to Commander Xue and the Duke of Wei."

Is that so?

Qin Yu thought about it and realized that it was indeed possible.

He knew in his heart that the old man and his men must have also sent people to keep an eye on Yu Chan's side.

Once Yan Wujiu leaves, the old guys will definitely make some moves.

Could it be that the old man and his men have already occupied Pangzhou Prefecture and blocked Yan Wujiu's retreat route to Huzhou?

If that's the case, that would be wonderful!

They have a great chance of wiping out Yan Wujiu's entire army by attacking from both sides!

Qin Yu pondered quietly.

If it really is the old guys who have put in the effort, Yan Wujiu now only has three options.

We must either force our way into Pangzhou Prefecture, launching a relentless attack regardless of the cost, in an attempt to break through.

But this possibility is relatively small.

Alternatively, they could turn around and retreat towards Linzhong.

Finally, they made a desperate counterattack, heading straight for them.

Alternatively, they could retreat back to the undefended Jade Toad.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Yu immediately ordered someone to inform Xue Lie, who was behind him, so that Xue Lie would be more vigilant...