203 The Battle of Muye 5 (1/2)
11 AM, Chun Shenjun, Zhan Lang, Xiongba, Sha Pojun, and the others led 3,000 cavalries and rushed out of Mengjin toward Muye.
At nightfall that day, they were already within 10-kilometers of Muye. They set up a camp and settled down for the night.
Surprisingly, Di Chen did not follow them. Instead, he only sent one of his basic generals and 500 Handan cavalries.
Sure enough, the others called his decision cowardly and timid.
Juedai Fenghua was puzzled too, “Why didn’t you follow them? Is there anything wrong?”
Di Chen locked his brows. Then, he spoke in a solemn tone, “I have a bad feeling about this, I have dealt with Qiyue Wuyi quite a number of times already. Do you think that he is such a careless man? Such a big flaw and he did not realize it, giving us the chance to reap the slaves and earn easy battle contribution points? Their own arrogance blinds Chun Shenjun and the others.”
“Then, why did you still send over our troops?” Juedai Fenghua was still puzzled.
Di Chen shook his head, “The families are now talking to each other and seeking cooperation. It is a very sensitive time, so I do not wish to destroy the peace and unity of the alliance. In any case, if my conjectures are wrong and I send no one, I would miss a good chance.”
Juedai Fenghua finally understood and felt relieved. The shrewd and deeply subtle Di Chen was finally back after taking a few blows, which was more important than anything else.
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As Chun Shenjun and the others were busy settling down, a little bird passed them and flew to the north.
5 AM the following day, Military Intelligence Division Secretary Song San received intelligence from the hummingbird. He did not dare to delay and immediately rushed to Ouyang Shuo’s tent.
The guard stopped him outside of the tent and whispered, “The lord is still sleeping. You cannot enter.”
However, Song San was anxious, “This Intelligence is of great importance, so it can’t be delayed.”
Only after they heard this did a guard walk into the tent to wake Ouyang Shuo up.
But even before the guard had walked in, Ouyang Shuo had already woken up. Practicing the <yellow emperor=”” internal=”” cultivation=”” technique=””> had greatly enhanced his senses, so he could pick up the little changes in the surroundings.
Song San entered the tent and greeted Ouyang Shuo, “My lord, the enemies have indeed appeared. They have 3,000 cavalries and are 10-kilometers away from Muye. They can arrive at Muye as early as this morning.”
Ouyang Shuo rose with force and spirit. The fish had finally taken the bait.
If Ouyang Shuo wished to win this battle, he would have to pay great attention to the Zhou players. The players added up to a force of 60 thousand soldiers, comparable to the Zhou military force.
For the past one or two months, Ouyang Shuo had killed countless brain cells in an attempt to figure out how to turn the tide of the war. He had considered every possibility. The worst case scenario he took into account had happened—Di Chen and the likes had reunited together to fight as one.
Therefore, the first step in his plan was to get rid of them.
No matter how many strategist advisors they had, in the case of asymmetrical information, they were still blind men.
“Guards!” Ouyang Shuo shouted.
“Sire!” a guard entered in.
“Get General Zhang Liao, General Qin Qiong, and General Lin Yi to the tent. I have important news for them.”
“Yes, sire!”
When the three generals arrived, Ouyang Shuo skipped the formalities and directly said, “Gather the cavalries and follow me to Muye.”
“Understood!”
Two days of joint training had allowed the cavalry to gather within half an hour.
Such a big move naturally alerted the other lords. When the troops were gathering, Ouyang Shuo had approached Bai Hua and Feng Qiuhuang. He explained the situation and tasked them with further explanations to the other lords.
Since the lords were willing to accept Shanhai Alliance’s jurisdiction, Ouyang Shuo did not need to report every single detail to them every time. Otherwise, how could he wage a war? Time would be wasted on explanations.
The 10 thousand cavalries marched from Zhaoge toward Muye.
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8 AM in the morning, under the watch of the royal guards, 600 thousand slaves started the work of the day. Trenches were dug and started to form a pattern that looked breathtaking from afar.
However, an hour later, darkness fell upon the land.
3,000 cavalries of Zhou players made their appearance and charged toward the slaves.
It was morning, and the sunlight brought brightness and warmth, but the 3,000 calvaries of hell came out of nowhere, bringing forth darkness and sanguinary. Without a word, they rode into the sea of slaves, swinging their blades and splattering blood down on the land. How could these empty-handed slaves defend themselves against these cavalries? They were like a flock of sheep. Although they were large in number, the lesser wolves chased them, which caused them to run and flee around with no direction.
But the slaves were too large in number, so even the cavalries could not slaughter them all at once. At critical moments like this, if one desired to live, they would have to run faster than the others. Fetters of iron chained all of them. In order to live, they would push down the other slaves, only because they were blocking the way.