C414 (1/2)
After all these years, because he had been leading his troops to battle, Yang Lin was used to living in the army camp. Everyday being with his soldiers made him feel more secure. Listening to the footsteps and orders of the patrolling soldiers, Yang Lin seemed to be sleeping soundly.
However, he was indeed a little tired today. When Diao Chan came to Yang Lin's side, on the same day, her beauty was revealed, causing Yang Lin to be unable to refuse. Very quickly, they changed from personal guards to bodyguards, and the two of them stuck together like glue. After three rounds of battle tonight, she finally fell into a deep sleep.
The autumn wind blew slowly, patting the tent flap. Several oil lamps flickered, and the timid flames were suppressed by the Big Account, causing it to almost be unable to breathe. They looked at each other through the flames as though they were covered in smoke. Outside, the sky was dark, with only a few dogs barking in the distance. It seemed like they were still in the mortal world.
Just as they were having sex in their dreams, a janissary interrupted their beautiful dreams and pulled them back from heaven. ”Reporting to the … Lord General, the West Cold Army has already surrounded us from the west. They are less than twenty kilometers away from our base. ”
”Ah …” Yang Lin was so shocked that he jumped up from the bed and picked Diao Chan up along with him. He immediately realized that Dong Zhuo was ambushing him. Calming himself down, he pretended to be calm and said, ”Darling, quickly put on some clothes. Let's go and have a look at the night sky.”
Yang Lin jumped down from the bed, not showing any sign of panic. He was completely a cavalry soldier, so no matter how strong Dong Zhuo's troops were, he could just run away. He ordered the herald calmly, ”Inform all the generals and advisors to gather at my Big Account.”
However, just as Yang Lin was putting on his clothes and was about to put on his armor, another patrol member ran over and reported loudly, ”Reporting … Lord General, a large number of West Cold Army s have surrounded us from the east.
This time, Yang Lin felt that the situation was getting serious. He must have spent a lot of effort to cross the river at the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Needless to say, Dong Zhuo had definitely sent troops from the north, and probably only the south was left for Yang Lin to escape, but to the south was the Yellow River, which was a dead end.
Just as expected, from the east, north and west direction, they found out that Dong Zhuo's army was coming from. Furthermore, it was a cavalry army from the north, and infantry from the east and west. According to the patrol's preliminary estimate. Dong Zhuo's soldiers were around two hundred thousand.
When Generals and the strategists arrived at Yang Lin's Big Account and found out that Dong Zhuo's army numbered more than two hundred thousand, they couldn't help but be a little nervous. Yang Lin laughed and said lightly: ”Haha …. Dong Zhuo had invested a lot of money this time … Other than defending the Duke of Guandong, he has also drained almost all of his manpower. He truly thinks highly of us, hehe … ”
”Lord General, Dong Jun has the upper hand, we should hurry and break out of the encirclement. This place is not far from the Upper Party. As long as we can break into the Upper Party's territory, we will have our own cavalry to support us. ” Hua Xin did not have the mood to joke around with Yang Lin, so he quickly rushed Yang Lin to break out of the encirclement.
”No, Dong Zhuo has arranged a cavalry unit at the north side, he is waiting for us to break out from the north! If our army breaks out to the north, it's very likely that we'll be held up by them. ” Yang Lin became serious. Although he did not put the West Cold Cavalry in his eyes, the West Cold Army had a huge number of people, and if he brought the Civilian personnel and the staff to stall them, escaping would not be that easy.
”Chen Cang, Liu Zhi, you two immediately send out your orders, order Guo Tong and Huo Lang to lead two large teams to attack Hanoi County from the south, and order Qin Wu and Qin Yong to lead three large teams to attack Hedong County from the south. I want to let Dong Zhuo steal everything from the south, I cannot let Dong Zhuo take any advantage of me.”
Although Yang Lin's army was scattered about in a few spots, they were after all, cavalry and were extremely agile, so they could reach Hanoi in a short period of time. Thus, not only did Yang Lin not worry about Dong Zhuo's encirclement, he even wanted to take this opportunity to drive Dong Zhuo to the south of the Yellow River. He looked at Militaries and the general, and solemnly issued his order.
”Dong Zhuo's main objective is me. Thus, I order: Liu Pi, you will lead three squadrons of soldiers and bring all of the Civilian personnel and logistics members to the east to break out of the siege. Think of a way to reunite with Guo Tong, Huo Lang, and take back the Hanoi County. Gong Dou, bring three squadrons to the west to break out of the siege, gather with Qin Wu and Qin Yong, and attack Hedong County. I will bring four squadrons and a personal guard squadron to the north to break out and attract the main forces of the West Cold Cavalry. ”
”Absolutely not! Lord General, you absolutely cannot! ” Han Rong and Chen Ji were forced to stay in the army because of Hua Xin. Although they did not leave, they were only temporarily hiding from Dong Zhuo, or from Yuan Shao, or from Yuan Shu's blades. Now, seeing that Yang Lin was risking his life to save them from danger, he couldn't help but become a little agitated. ”As the commander in chief, how could you take the risk so easily?”
”Lord General, please let me lead the way and break through the siege.” Liu Pi immediately stood out and said. They were sworn brothers with Yang Lin, and from the looks of it, Madam Zhou had treated them as his own flesh and blood. How could they allow Yang Lin to take the risk?
”Lord General, it's better if I go.” Gong Dou also stood out, pulling Liu Pi over, and anxiously said: ”Lord General, you are the backbone of our cavalry of Youzhou, if you were to put yourself in danger, how can we break out of this predicament?”