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Chapter 340 You Go, I'll Cover Your Rear
"What?" Ma Zheng and Chen Su looked incredulous. Could someone other than their adults have managed to get this far?
Although surprised, Shen Li remained calm and asked, "Did you see who was attacking?"
“It’s a chess piece from the Great Zhao Dynasty, with the character ‘Lin’ written on it,” the scout said. “It must be General Lin’s men.”
Hearing this, Shen Li's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down, and she smiled: "I knew she wouldn't be in danger so easily. Pass down the order, attack!"
Before the Rongdi people could react to Lin Wan'er's attack, they quickly gathered to the west. However, news came that the east had fallen short of their goal, because another army had taken advantage of the situation to invade.
The eastern side is the center of the tribe, where the Shanyu's royal court is located.
Shen Li used her spear to knock away several guards in front of the Chanyu's tent, then rode her horse across the royal court. As she reined in her horse, she waved her hand and said, "Release."
Thousands of flaming arrows shot towards the large tents from behind.
"My lord, we have captured the Rongdi chieftain's wife, prince, prime minister, and the Chanyu's uncle. What should we do with them?" Chen Su asked for instructions.
"Take them away. Kill all the other unimportant officials." After giving the order, Shen Li turned her horse around and said, "Charge out along the original route."
“Miss, aren’t we going to save Miss Lin? This side is so empty, she must be having a hard time on her end,” Peony asked.
"Ignore it, retreat." Shen Li gave the order decisively.
Her order was timely, because the royal army had already begun to assemble and surrounded them from three sides.
Shen Li broke out of the tribe before the encirclement closed in, leading her troops westward along the outer perimeter, and found that the army on the west side was indeed entangled.
"Charge in," she ordered.
As a result, a large number of the Rongdi people surrounding Lin Wan'er's army were ambushed from behind and fell down. Because Shen Li charged fiercely at the front, a gap was immediately broken in the encirclement.
"Let's go." Shen Li rushed in and saw Lin Wan'er, who remained calm in the face of danger and immediately turned around to rush towards the gap when she saw that reinforcements had arrived.
Under the moonlight, she wore silver helmet and armor, her face calm and solemn, truly displaying a heroic and valiant demeanor.
The valiant female general showed a rare smile upon seeing Shen Li.
"Here to meet you, how about that, a good friend, right?" Shen Li charged out with her, not forgetting to joke as their spears flashed.
"Is everything going smoothly?" Lin Wan'er asked.
"Kill everyone you can, burn everything you can, don't worry, you can retreat, I'll cover you." Shen Li knew she was asking about the situation in the east.
"it is good."
Lin Wan'er charged ahead, her superb martial arts skills cutting through like a sharp knife. In the middle, the Shenji Battalion fired muskets to the left and right, and at the very back, Shen Li led the Three Thousand Battalion, each holding a saber, to bring up the rear.
The morale of Shen Li's 3,000-strong battalion soared, because they realized how fierce this lord was when danger struck. They witnessed Shen Li's spear send a horse flying and knock down over a hundred men who were about to catch up.
With such adults around, what did they have to fear? So they fought the enemy with excitement and fervor.
An hour later, the entire army broke through the encirclement and headed east under Shen Li's command, still on a forced march.
The Chanyu's royal court was burned down, the princes were captured, and the officials in charge were all beheaded. The tribe was in chaos. Although it still had the strength to fight, it didn't even have anyone to organize a pursuit.
Shen Li's forced march was for the next battle, which was against the scattered troops from various tribes that had been chasing her. Initially, there were 20,000 troops, but now the number had grown to 30,000.
These 30,000 men had limited food supplies and were marching slowly, waiting for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Shen Li. And then they waited for Shen Li to lead Lin Wan'er in a frontal assault.
They were horrified to realize that the force was no longer eight thousand men, but a full twenty thousand! They were all clad in armor, riding warhorses, and carrying not only sharp weapons but also a large number of three-eyed muskets.
These young men, hastily gathered together, looked at their tattered fur coats, broken straw-cutting knives, and even stone sticks and cow bones, and were filled with confusion.
With just one charge, 30,000 men were scattered; those who were not dead ran away, while the dead lay dead at their feet.
Cruel wars are best controlled by even more ruthless people.
Shen Li's Night Chaser was eating dry grass next to the corpse. Over the past two years, she had become accustomed to seeing corpses. She sat under a tree nearby, leaning against it in a daze.
"Have some water." Lin Wan'er walked over and handed her water pouch to Shen Li.
Shen Li took the drink and tilted her head to ask, "I just saw your scout report back. Is there something wrong?"
"The Left Wise King's forces are still hot on our heels and have sent troops to various tribes to deliver messages, doing everything they can to intercept us," Lin Wan'er said calmly.
It was as if she wasn't the one being targeted by numerous tribes and chased by tens of thousands of troops.
Shen Li chuckled lightly: "I would still be somewhat wary if we split our forces, but now that we've joined forces, I really don't know what gives them the confidence to chase us."
Lin Wan'er turned to look at her: "What do you mean?"
“Since they won’t let us leave, why don’t we give them a beating?” Shen Li winked at her. “What does General Yilin think?”
With morale soaring, it would be a waste not to fight.
“That’s exactly what I was thinking too. I’ve come up with a strategic plan. What do you think?” Lin Wan’er said, sitting down beside her and discussing it in a low voice.
They started by talking about the war, but gradually the conversation turned to everyday matters. Their voices were even lower, and they would occasionally chuckle. They didn't seem to be there to fight, but rather to go on a picnic.