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Upon hearing this last sentence, Yan Yi was startled.

They actually want to assassinate General Lin?

However, there are 30000 soldiers in Rongyang City at this moment. Can a mere 800 really...?

As Yan Yi pondered this in her heart, she walked forward without making a sound.

"It's settled then!"

"Tomorrow I'll find an opportunity to lure Lin Kai to a secluded place, and then use that as a starting point to make my move!"

A handsome, scholarly man stood up and spoke with a resolute expression.

"But Lin Kai is, after all, an armored soldier, and has been on the battlefield many times. Could it be...?"

A look of hesitation crossed the face of another man standing nearby.

But before the man could finish speaking...

"impossible!"

"Even I struggled to arm wrestle with the maids in the Yan household."

"With 800 people rushing forward in unison, does Lin Kai really have the power to turn the tide?"

The scholar interrupted him directly and decisively.

He paused after saying that.

"Brother Yanyi, you've also been to the battlefield, don't you think...?"

The scholar-man turned his head.

But the conversation was only halfway through.

"Huh? Where did they go? Weren't they just here?"

Looking at the empty space in front of him, the scholar raised his eyebrows.

...

Yan Yi naturally rushed back to report the news.

Although he initially intended to reciprocate a favor, now...

"No! I must deliver the message to General Lin before midnight!"

Walking briskly down the road, Yan Yi looked ahead at the street and gritted her teeth.

...

Actually, Lin Kai was about to go to sleep.

After all, everything in Rongyang City today made Lin Kai feel that the city had no value.

Let's get up early tomorrow and lead the remaining army to continue our journey.

"There is a road from Rongyang City directly connecting to Jin'an City, the capital of Jinzhou, but the journey is..."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Lin Kai stroked his chin.

It's a journey of nearly 1000 li, which should take at least six or seven days to reach the destination. And now, no grain or fodder has been captured from Rongyang City…

I hesitated for a moment.

Lin Kai stood up and walked towards the door.

After the room door opened with a creak.

"Send the order: slaughter half of the chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle, and sheep in the city, and then have the cooks marinate them..."

Looking at the guards standing on the left side of the gate, Lin Kai waved his hand.

The last sentence had just been uttered.

"Young Master! Young Master!"

With a shout, Choi Ki rushed over from the other side.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Choi Ki's hurried appearance, Lin Kai raised his eyebrows after his gaze lingered on Choi Ki's face for a moment.

"We just received an urgent military intelligence from Yan Yi: someone is plotting to assassinate the young master..."

Choi Ki spoke, panting heavily.

"?"

Lin Kai was stunned.

"It's Yan Zhixi's male lovers who want to lure the young master to a secluded place tomorrow, then ambush him with 800 axemen on both sides..."

Reaching Lin Kai, Cui Ji took a breath and spoke concisely.

Lin Kai: ?

Do female-oriented novels have the "axe-wielder" trope?

Even emperors say, "Only an incompetent emperor would be suspicious of his ministers." Do female-oriented content creators know about "smashing a cup as a signal"?

But it's hard to say... Even female-oriented novels can produce stories where characters survive a failed confrontation with Li Shimin at Xuanwu Gate and are even granted official positions by him...

Thinking about this...

"What exactly is the plan? Tell me in detail."

Lin Kai took a deep breath and looked at Cui Ji.

...

At first, Lin Kai was cautious.

But after finding Yan Yi and understanding the 'truth'...

Lin Kai didn't bother with it.

I'd panic at 800 executioners, but I wouldn't panic at 800 servants and maids...

If all 800 of them came up, I could take them all on by myself!

Therefore, Lin Kai refused the request to send soldiers to ransack the Yan residence.

The soldiers are busy right now, what a waste of this precious time...

After giving his personal guards a few more instructions and telling the cooks to prepare dry rations, Lin Kai went to sleep.

It continued until the sun rose the next day.

"Crunch—"

Pushing open the gate of the town general's mansion, Lin Kai walked out looking refreshed.

He glanced at the guards standing on either side.

I thought about it.

"You'll be..."

Lin Kai gave an order to one of his personal guards.

He had only said half of his instruction to his personal guards to "deliberately walk away."

"Young Master! Young Master!"

Choi Ki ran over from the other side of the street, his face flushed.

"?"

Seeing Cui Ji's expression, Lin Kai raised his eyebrows.

"What's wrong? Why are you so agitated?"

Lin Kai stepped forward and helped Cui Ji.

"Young master, you no longer need to worry about supplies! The soldiers just seized 3.6 shi of grain from the Yan residence!"

"I didn't give the order to confiscate their property, did I?"

"Young master, please calm down. This was not done by the soldiers on their own initiative, but by someone reporting it to the government."

"?"

Meeting Choi Ki's gaze, Lin Kai twitched the corner of his mouth.

...

The person who reported it was not Yan Yi. Yan Yi is now under Lin Kai's command, and Lin Kai told him not to pay attention to it, so Yan Yi naturally did not disobey.

The one who went to the yamen to report it was a maid from the Yan family.

The reason for the complaint is simple: Why should I carry an extra machete? Why should I carry a heavier load? Are you deliberately bullying me?

Lin Kai purged the county government office in Rongyang City, and now it's all under his control.

General Lin originally instructed us not to waste our time dealing with you, but you came to us, didn't you?

Naturally, the Yan family was wiped out in one fell swoop.

"When the soldiers stormed into the Yan residence, they saw dozens of maids arguing and saying things like they were being ostracized and disrespected."

"After taking control of the more than 800 people in the Yan residence, 12 taels of gold and 364 million taels of silver were confiscated from the residence. As for the other fabrics, spices, and rouge, they are already being sold off..."

Cui Ji looked at Lin Kai and spoke excitedly.

Young Master is truly amazing! No wonder he's the reincarnation of the Martial Star from heaven!

No wonder they told us to ignore those scoundrels... Turns out they came to us of their own accord!

"..."

Lin Kai fell silent.

Is this reasonable?

"【The strictest father in the female-oriented genre】has really been throwing a tantrum at me all this time, hasn't he?"

Lin Kai was a little conflicted.

Just as Lin Kai took a deep breath and was about to speak...

"However, afterwards, the maid who reported it asked us to give her a reward, or to release the people from the Yan family. She said that they hadn't even started to do anything yet, and that we could just confiscate their property without killing them."

"The soldiers dared not act on their own, and after consulting me, I too dared not make a decision, so young master, you see..."

Choi Ki spoke hesitantly.

Lin Kai: ?

"Kill them all!"

Turning around, Lin Kai waved his hand.

...

The logic in female-oriented content is often: I don't add scallions, so you can't kill me.

But in the context of serious history, it is often said: I don't eat beef.

So when Lin Kai's order was relayed...

"asshole!"

"We haven't even laid a hand on them! Why are you killing us?!"

"Lin Kai, you beast, you're worse than an animal!"

"Since we haven't done anything wrong, you should let us go!"

A barrage of insults and curses erupted from the Yan residence.

However, Lin Kai couldn't hear these words.

Because at this time, after leaving 3 soldiers behind to cleanse themselves, he led the remaining 2 soldiers away from Rongyang City.

Even considering the laborers and losses involved in transporting the grain, 3 shi of grain would be enough for the army to travel for six or seven days.

Since there was no need to prepare anything, Lin Kai naturally prioritized getting on the road.

However, two days later at Shenshi (3-5 PM).

On an open space more than 200 miles outside Rongyang City.

"A large force has been spotted 50 li to the left?"

Riding on his horse, Lin Kai turned his head to look at Cui Ji, who was running towards him.

Someone's coming to hit me?

Yes, just as I thought. Once the news gets out, I'm definitely going to take over the world...

How many people?

After thinking for a moment, Lin Kai spoke.

"The scouts estimate there are over a thousand, no less than 1500."

"What about the unit types?"

"They were all light cavalry."

Meeting Lin Kai's gaze, Cui Ji spoke honestly.

"Light cavalry again?"

Lin Kai was a little suspicious.

Do female-oriented novel readers really not know that relying on a single unit type is a major taboo? The whole way there are light cavalry...

I don't quite understand.

But after calculating and considering the time it would take for the cavalry to arrive, I realized...

"Send the order: halt the advance and prepare for battle."

Lin Kai looked at the messenger beside him.

...

Strategically, we can despise the enemy, but tactically, we still need to take them a little bit seriously.

What if a Feng Aotian shows up?

Moreover, these soldiers all fought alongside him and will become powerful weapons to sweep across the world in the future. Lin Kai thought it best not to die if possible.

However, after Lin Kai ordered the army to stop marching and form a defensive formation,

Lin Kai waited and waited, but still didn't see a single person.

It continued until three quarters past the hour of You (5:45 PM).

"That's not right. In an hour, they should have covered at least 50 li on horseback, right?"

Looking at the army stretching for more than two miles in his line of sight, Lin Kai stroked his chin.

Something's wrong, something's very wrong...

Is it going to be another case of "the sun is so strong, I have to reapply my makeup"?

I hesitated for a moment.

"Send the order: the army will march to the left! We must capture the enemy!"

Turning to the messenger beside him, Lin Kai spoke with a serious expression.

You're not coming? Well then I'll go and fuck you to death!

"Here you go!"

Upon hearing Lin Kai's instructions, the messenger bowed and accepted.

He had just reached into his clothes.

"Report!"

Cui Ji rode his horse through the crowd and galloped towards Lin Kai.

They met Lin Kai's gaze.

"Just now, 400 men on horseback charged into our army from the left flank, and they have all been captured. Young master, look..."

Choi Ki spoke, panting.

Lin Kai: ?

What the heck? Something's not right.

I'm still waiting for the enemy to arrive, and then you tell me I've been captured?

With only a thousand or so men, you're not going to split your forces, are you?

"Bring the man up here."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Kai waved his hand.

...

The 400 people were then escorted to Lin Kai.

It is in a valley more than 6 miles to the left of the army.

"General An, will this work?"

"We already have fewer people than Lin Kai's, so if we split our forces again, wouldn't that be..."

A woman dressed in light silver armor lay on the ground and spoke hesitantly.

These words were spoken.

"What do you know?"

As the art of war says, "When things are weak, make them appear strong; when things are strong, make them appear weak."

"1600 men were divided into four groups and broke into Lin Kai's army. This way, Lin Kai would not dare to take any action because he could not see the strength of our army."

"And when Lin Kai's vigilance reaches its peak, that is when Lin Kai wants to retreat."

"If I lead 200 men out now, wouldn't we be able to capture Lin Kai in the chaos?"

The woman, clad in bright silver armor, put down the bamboo tube she was holding and gave a cold snort.